The great elder smacked his lips and continued: "The plague lasted for two years, and then it miraculously disappeared."
"But the plague took away the lives of most of the people with the Lu surname, leaving the Lu branch with a thin population."
"Since then, the Lu branch's prestige and influence within the Jinyin tribe have been greatly reduced."
The Jinyin tribe is also a warlike race. Although they belong to the Great Zhou Dynasty, they also have many private contests.
The status of the five major branches all depends on fighting.
The Lu branch has been able to sustain itself for fifty years only because of the Lan branch, which has slowed down the fighting among the major branches within the Jinyin tribe.
After all, among the five major branches of the Jinyin tribe, the Lan branch and the Lu branch have the best relationship.
But now the Lan branch is about to step down from the position of clan leader. When the other three branches take over, the Lu branch may be liquidated.
The major branches are also waiting for this opportunity and are gearing up.
"I wonder if the clan elder can recommend us the leader of the Lu branch?"
Bai Yutian's eyes flashed and he asked impatiently.
"Forehead……"
As soon as this statement came out, all the clan elders looked at each other, looking very embarrassed.
Bai Yutian chuckled, casually took out a few thousand-tael silver notes, and slapped them in front of them.
"This is the first time that Mr. Huang comes to the Jinyin tribe, so these silver coins will be used as a thank you gift."
The Jinyin people are the same as the Han people. They are well integrated with the Great Zhou Dynasty and naturally have the same preference for money.
At this moment, these taels of silver are almost as much as the monthly income of their entire branch. How can we not be surprised?
The rich man's expression changed, and he finally collected the banknote.
"Since the young master insists on his request, we can't refuse."
"I will take a few of them to the Lu branch to ask for an audience with the leader of the Lu branch."
"However, you two, Jin Yan and Yin Xue, have not been back for many years. The elders in the clan miss you very much, so you should stay here for now."
Bai Yutian thought about it and didn't object.
With Zhao Chuxue and Dian Wei here, even if Lu Yong does show up, there is no need to be afraid at all.
Jin Yan and Yin Xue are just new masters and have not played a big role. It would be good for them to visit their relatives here now.
"Your Majesty...Senior brother, please be careful."
Yinxue also understood Bai Yutian's worries. If she went, it might cause trouble, so she didn't persist.
Seeing Yin Xue watching Bai Yutian leave in a daze, Jin Yan grabbed Yin Xue directly.
…
Under the guidance of the wealthy elders, Bai Yutian and others came to the territory of the Lu branch.
Since the decline of the Lu branch, their territory has been gradually eroded.
Up to now, the territory of the Lu branch is only as big as one or two mountain villages.
And their population does not exceed 3,000.
On the other hand, the Lan branch covers an area almost as big as three Mingzhou cities, is prosperous, and has a population of tens of thousands.
There is really no comparison between the two.
"Please also inform me that there are guests who want to see your leader."
The elder of the wealthy clan came forward in person, and the clan members of the Lu branch were extremely respectful and did not dare to have the slightest suspicion.
Soon, someone from the Lu branch came out to report that the leader agreed to meet.
"Sir, I won't go in. You can do what you want."
"good!"
Bai Yutian was about to move forward, but suddenly he caught a glimpse of the coldness in the eyes of the rich man, and he was suddenly stunned.
"Master?"
Seeing Bai Yutian stunned on the spot, the rich man asked in confusion.
"Haha, rich people don't have to wait. If something happens, just go back. Then we will go look for Jinyan Yinxue."
After saying that, Bai Yutian took Zhao Chuxue and Dian Wei to meet with the leader of the branch named Lu.
The leader of the Lu branch is called Lu Shan. As the leader of a large branch, he only lives in a wooden house.
"You are the guests that the Lan family has always mentioned, right?"
When Bai Yutian and the others approached, they suddenly found an old man waiting for them.
Zhao Chuxue and Dian Wei stepped forward slightly to protect Bai Yutian.
After making sure that the other party had no ill intentions, he moved out of the way.
Bai Yutian inquired about the old man in front of him and found that there was no fluctuation in the old man's body at all. He did not look like a person who knew martial arts at all.
Moreover, the old man did not have any wounds on his body and his breath was very normal.
"Did I guess wrong?"
Although Bai Yutian had doubts in his heart, he still decided to ask first.