"And it was quite rude."
Imagine Artoria visiting another territory.
The other side brings people and says, 'You won't leave here alive today.'
Even a saint like Artoria would draw her sword without hesitation and show the other party how sharp her sword was.
"Is that so?"
"Unfortunately, Bing'er acted too fast!"
The Snow Empress felt very regretful and at the same time blamed the Snow Empress for killing him.
If Zhu Yu had been left alive, the Snow Empress could have used it as an excuse to skip all procedures and directly bring about the descent of the Ice God in the Tengu Hidden Village.
"Ah, this..."
The Snow Empress felt wronged because Bai Luo's hint to her was to pulverize him.
"Alright, I told Bing'er to do that."
Bai Luo helped the Snow Empress out of her predicament, and Momiji, who heard their conversation, then realized what Bai Luo had done.
His decisive and ruthless actions actually protected the reputation of the Tengu Clan.
Otherwise, if Bai Luo had taken it seriously, it would have been a war between two forces, and who knew how many people would have died.
That idiot Zhu Yu was practically joking with the lives of tens of thousands of Tengu.
And those old fogies in the hawk faction!
Did they even know how much disaster provoking such a force would bring to the Tengu Clan?!
"Zhu Yu's attitude, and that of the person behind him, is absolutely not what we intended!"
Hong Ye immediately distanced herself: "Please believe us, we want to join."
"Mmm, I believe you."
"Phew~~"
Upon hearing this, Hong Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the face of racial righteousness, individual sacrifices are unavoidable.
Additionally, Hong Ye found it very strange.
Why was Zhu Yu's reaction so strong?
What exactly did they want to do?
After all, Bai Luo had already arrived; what couldn't be discussed at the meeting?
Just as Bai Luo said.
If there were any issues, they should just bring them up.
Bai Luo would not be stingy with his help if he could assist.
'Saying nothing, not even willing to attend the meeting...'
'No!'
Hong Ye realized something: 'They are simply looking for trouble on purpose.'
The result of looking for trouble was offending Bai Luo, which would lead to the inability of both sides to continue peaceful negotiations.
'Damn it!'
'These old geezers, they only cause trouble for others!'
While Hong Ye was secretly distressed, Bai Luo was also pondering the same question.
Why did this happen?
He didn't recall Rimuru in the original work encountering any obstruction from the Hawk Faction Tengu.
'Moreover, a character like Zhu Yu doesn't seem to have appeared in the original work.'
'Although this is the real world, it's impossible for everything to be exactly like the original work.'
'But is the Tengu Clan overly hostile towards me?'
Bai Luo searched his memories and discovered something: 'I remember in the original work, when Rimuru sent Hong Maru to visit the Tengu Clan, their reaction to the Snake Woman was very strong.'
Then he looked at Zhu Yu and the reaction of the Hawk Faction behind him.
'Heh, so that's how it is.'
Bai Luo understood: 'What Hawk Faction, what staunchly upholding Tengu dignity, it's all nonsense.'
This group of people, most likely, were the traitors hidden within the Tengu Clan.
'The novel mentioned that Frey once invaded the Tengu Clan.'
However, the Tengu Mountain's different space, not to mention its defense, its concealment methods alone were not something ordinary people could break through.
It was true that Artoria could see through it.
But whether she could enter was another matter.
The reason a different space is a different space is that its entrance can change at any time.
If it were Bai Luo, with his spatial mastery, a mere different space would be nothing.
But did Frey have such means?
Perhaps she did, perhaps she didn't.
Bai Luo leaned towards the latter.
'So, there were collaborators who caused the invasion war that might have happened next.'
'Resulting in heavy losses for the Tengu Clan, making them unable to protect themselves in troubled times, which is why they chose to rely on Rimuru's Demon Country Federation.'
Having sorted all this out, Bai Luo finally understood the cause and effect.
'Sure enough, no matter where, there are always such parasites.'
Bai Luo didn't know what benefits Frey had given them to make them betray their own people.
It was just that, with this, Bai Luo had a faint feeling: 'Will Frey come?'
Because of Zhu Yu's interlude, the rest of the journey was very silent, and no one was in the mood to enjoy the scenery.
"My Lord~!"
Bai Luo was already waiting at the entrance, and upon seeing Bai Luo, he immediately bowed respectfully.
The place where Elder Feng lived was a Japanese-style garden.
The architectural style and cultural customs here also seemed to have been introduced from the Great Ogre Clan about 300 years ago.
"~Mmm, let's go inside and talk."
"Yes."
Soon, Bai Luo led everyone into the reception room.
"Lord Bai Luo, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Feng."
Feng knelt and bowed to Bai Luo: "Thank you for taking care of Lord Kenki."
"My body is not well, so I couldn't greet you personally. My sincerest apologies."
"It's fine."
Bai Luo sat cross-legged opposite Feng.
He didn't like kneeling; the reason didn't need much explanation.
As for the others, it was entirely up to their preference; Bai Luo never demanded anything in such matters.
Soon, everyone entered the reception room.
Artoria stood behind Bai Luo, holding her unsheathed Sword of Promised Victory, ready to perform her guard duties.
Shion and Zhu Cai knelt on either side of Bai Luo.
Snow Empress and Ice Empress did not stay inside the room but were on the adjacent veranda, staying with Hong Ye.
As for Egui Peng.
As soon as the little one entered, she jumped into the garden outside the corridor and began searching for flowers and plants she had never seen before.
"How much does Lord Bai Luo know about the situation here?"
"Not much."
Bai Luo: "Please trouble Elder Feng to explain it to me in detail."
"It's my duty."
So, with Bai Luo's assistance, Feng informed Bai Luo of the current situation of the Tengu Clan and expressed her stance.
She and her daughter, Hong Ye, were willing to lead their people to join Bai Luo's command and become his subjects.
"Mmm."
Bai Luo was very satisfied with Feng's attitude, and he said: "I see your sincerity."
"If you don't mind, I will resolve Madam Feng's physical problems."
As he spoke, Bai Luo raised his hand, and surging magic essence gathered at his fingertips like obedient sheep.
That was not an attack, but a blessing, a priceless treasure for any monster—naming!