Chapter 4051 The Clan Chief's Token

Chief Bengka was truly remarkable; he actually thought of carrying us away from the territory of Changgu Kingdom in a basket.

The person carrying Little Fatty suffered terribly, as Little Fatty was the heaviest, and they had to stop and rest every so often.

Our baskets were empty, while Little Fatty's basket was bulging.

For the first part of the journey, the guy didn't complain, but after walking for half a day, he couldn't take it anymore and asked the Bengka chief to let everyone take turns carrying Little Fatty.

Since he started following us around, no matter who was injured, sick, or doing any heavy work, Little Fatty has always taken care of it all. I bet even Little Fatty himself never imagined that one day he would be carried by someone else.

The treatment this time was even better than when they were in Nie Er Kingdom.

With that in mind, the Bengka chieftain led a few people from the village, carrying us towards the border of the Maomin Kingdom. Along the way, we encountered many people from the Changgu Kingdom. The other Changgu people didn't pay much attention to the Bengka chieftain when they saw him. Sometimes, some Changgu people would even come up to greet him warmly, showing great respect for him.

This old man doesn't seem to have any cultivation. Despite his advanced age, many people from the Longgu Kingdom seem to respect him. I have a feeling that this Bengka chieftain might have an even more special identity.

Personally escorted by the Bengka chief, they encountered many people from the Changgu Kingdom along the way, but none of them checked the baskets on the backs of the Bengka chief and his entourage. Some even gave the Bengka chief gifts, mainly food and drink.

Thus, under the escort of the Bengka chief, we traveled during the day and found a place to rest at night.

Even when we were sleeping at night, Chief Bengka and his people would protect us in the middle and hide us in a simple way, for fear that the other people of Changgu Kingdom would discover us.

The journey was uneventful. One evening three days later, we arrived at the border of the Maomin Kingdom. Here, Chief Bengka could no longer escort them any further.

We all jumped out of the baskets one by one. This part of the journey was the easiest part for us.

As soon as they came out, the chief of the Bengka tribe said very politely, "My benefactors, if you continue on for the time it takes to eat a meal, you will reach the territory of the Maomin Kingdom. We can only take you this far. We hope you have a safe journey and that we will have the opportunity to meet again."

Master Zhiqing hurriedly bowed to Chief Bengka and said very respectfully, "Chief Bengka, thank you and the people of the village for bringing us here. Otherwise, we would have encountered a lot of trouble. It is my great honor to meet you."

Chief Bengka waved his hand and said, "My benefactors, there's no need for thanks. If it weren't for you helping us get rid of that serpent, our entire village would have been wiped out. Please continue on your way, and we'll meet again someday."

With that, Chief Bengka waved to us and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute..." the disheveled Taoist priest suddenly shouted.

Chief Bengka and his people stopped and turned to look at the disheveled Taoist priest.

"My benefactor, is there anything else you need?" Chief Bengka looked at the disheveled Taoist priest with curiosity.

The disheveled Taoist priest then took out some salt and bags of white sugar from his Qiankun Eight Treasures Pouch, filling several large boxes. He smiled and said to the Bengka chieftain, "Bengka chieftain, you have helped us so much, we have no way to repay you. Please take these things with you and use them for cooking."

Chief Bengka stared at the salt and sugar the disheveled Taoist priest had taken out, paused for a moment, and asked curiously, "What are these things?"

"This is a seasoning for food. When I ate in your village before, I found that the food didn't have much flavor. If you add some salt, it will definitely taste better. Chief Bengka, you can try it."

As he spoke, the disheveled Taoist priest took out a packet of salt, opened it, and handed it to Chief Bengka.

Chief Bengka took it, poured some out, put it in his mouth, smacked his lips a few times, and immediately nodded, saying, "Good stuff, really good stuff. We'll accept it, thank you."

I originally wanted to give some things to Chief Bengka, but many things were not suitable for them because they are much larger than us and cannot use many things. After thinking about it, the things given by the slovenly Taoist priest were the most appropriate.

Chief Bengka instructed his people to put the salt and sugar given by the slovenly Taoist priest into their baskets.

At this moment, Chief Bengka walked up to us again and said very solemnly, "I also have something to give you."

"No need, no need, we don't need anything." The slovenly Taoist priest quickly waved his hand.

This is the first time I've ever seen anything like this. In the past, even a slovenly Taoist priest would stop and taste a pile of dog poop when he passed by. This time, the Bengka chief offered us a gift, but he refused it, which really surprised me.

However, Chief Bengka said, "This thing is very important to you; it might save your lives in a critical moment."

Upon hearing Chief Bengka say this, we all became immediately interested.

"Chief Bengka, what are you going to give us?" Little Fatty couldn't help but ask.

As the chief of the Bengka tribe spoke, he took off an ornament from his neck, which looked like a bone with inscriptions on it.

I don't know what kind of animal the bone is from, or which part of the body it's from. That piece of bone is bigger than my head.

I looked at the bone and couldn't understand how such a small piece of bone could save our lives. Could it be some kind of magical artifact?

I took a closer look, but I couldn't figure out what was going on.

Seeing our puzzled expressions, Chief Bengka smiled and said, "This is my token. Actually, there's something I haven't told you yet. On Zhaoyao Mountain, which you're going to, there's a Zhaoyao Wood. That thing is an extremely valuable treasure for the entire Fire Domain. Therefore, all five of our countries send some experts to protect the Zhaoyao Wood on Zhaoyao Mountain. My son, Bengsha, is one of the experts who protect the Zhaoyao Wood. From a very young age, Bengsha was the most powerful in the village. He was selected by the national teacher of our Changgu Kingdom and trained to become one of the most powerful experts in Changgu Kingdom. He was then sent to Zhaoyao Mountain to protect the Zhaoyao Wood."

Hearing Chief Bengka say this, I finally understood. I said that along the way, many people from the Longgu Kingdom had shown great respect to Chief Bengka, because he had such a powerful son.