Zhang San, accompanied by Li Jing and the group of maidservants, arrived near Ding Kucha's tribal camp and immediately discovered something very interesting.

Though Ding Kucha was an uncle to the once Great Khan Muzhen, shamelessly addressing Muzhen as his big brother, this man indeed reaped many benefits without a trace of embarrassment.

Hence, his tribe was populous, and their horses were boundless.

Even the surrounding dozen tribes were entirely under his control.

And those tribes were also very wealthy.

Of course, Zhang San suspected that this vast population and wealth probably came from swindling it away from Muzhen's brother.

After all, considering what Changsun Bubai had initially shared with him about Ding Kucha, this guy probably didn't have the ability to develop a tribe to such an extent on his own.

Also, Zhang San noticed a peaceful air among the tribes; there was no sense that they were preparing for an imminent war.

It was as if the winds of war in the south could never reach the grasslands of the north.

Thus, after Zhang San and his entourage approached Ding Kucha's camp, Zhang San whispered, "Let's disguise ourselves first. Then find a way to get close to Ding Kucha's tent. Once we're near, we'll remove our disguises and go see Ding Kucha."

Although the others didn't understand why Zhang San made such arrangements, they all knew that when it came to Zhang San's plans, all they had to do was execute them.

As for Baili Niezhen and others who possessed Cat Demon bloodlines as Half-Demons, they were naturally masters of stealth.

After a quick reconnaissance by the thirteen maidservants, they soon located Ding Kucha's sleeping quarters and could confirm that Ding Kucha was inside.

Subsequently, they all escorted Zhang San to the front of the sleeping quarters.

Zhang San asked everyone to remove their disguises and put away their Tujue robes, then proceeded with Li Jing and the thirteen maidservants to the entrance of the tent.

At that moment, the soldiers at the door were quite puzzled to see a group of people from the Land of the Midday Sun approaching them.

They had not been informed of any visitors from the Land of the Midday Sun coming to see their Khan.

But if these visitors had barged in unexpectedly, how could they have possibly reached this spot without making any noise?

While they were perplexed, Zhang San bowed deeply into the tent and then shouted loudly, "Great Sui emissary Zhang San has come to visit Khan Ding Kucha!"

Ding Kucha, who was embracing two newly bought Hu Ladies inside, was startled by the shout.

Sweat instantly broke out all over his body.

He had indeed received orders from the Great Khan Sharlobi to lead his troops to attack the border between Jin River and Longwang Road of the Great Sui, then push deeply into the territory, saying he could plunder a lot of wealth and even people from the Great Sui.

However, Ding Kucha's main camp was in the northeast of the grasslands, and it would take too long to march south, not to mention that if he encountered fierce resistance from the Great Sui Army, he could suffer heavy losses, which would be quite disadvantageous.

After all, Ding Kucha considered himself already quite wealthy.

He wanted to become even wealthier, but the premise was not to suffer losses.

Thus, Ding Kucha was recently feigning illness, intending to send small forces just to go through the motions.

As long as Sharlobi didn't hold him accountable later, it would be fine.

But he had never anticipated the arrival of an emissary from the Great Sui at this moment.

Wasn't this seeking his own death?

What if Sharlobi found out and suspected him of colluding with the Great Sui?

But with the visitors already at his door, Ding Kucha could only brace himself and allow Zhang San and his companions inside.

As soon as Zhang San entered the tent, he felt its warmth.

While it was bitterly cold outside, inside Ding Kucha's tent, it was so hot that Ding Kucha couldn't bear to keep his upper garments on.

It wasn't just him; the two Hu Ladies beside him were also overheated to the point of being unable to wear clothes.

Zhang San immediately bowed with fists clasped and greeted Ding Kucha, "Great Sui emissary Zhang San pays his respects to Khan Ding Kucha!"

Ding Kucha laughed heartily and gestured for Zhang San to sit and talk.

Zhang San did not hesitate and immediately settled himself behind a desk.

The maidservants blushed, standing behind Zhang San.

"Emissary Zhang San, we have met before, if I recall correctly. Do you remember?"

Zhang San replied with a smile, "Of course, I remember. I even exchanged moves with your brother, Kucha Shahhan, which we in the Great Sui call 'a fight leads to a friendship'!"

As he spoke, Zhang San also joined Ding Kucha in hearty laughter.

"May I ask why Emissary Zhang San has come to my camp? Is there something you need?"

Zhang San replied with a smile, "Actually, it's nothing major. It's just that our Kaihuang from the Great Sui learned that Khan Ding Kucha had finally become a Khan, so he sent me to present you with a gift. This gift is something unique, only for you. None of the others on the grasslands, not even the Great Khan Sharlobi or the other seven Khans have it!"

As he spoke, Zhang San directly pulled out boxes filled with gold, silver, jewels, and even some Cultivation Resources from his Gluttonous Bag.

The contents represented about half of the valuable items Zhang San had on him.

It might not be priceless, but as the Cat-eared Lady maidservants opened the ten large chests Zhang San placed on the floor, Ding Kucha's eyes lit up at the glittering contents, and he couldn't stop grinning.

"Kaihuang has been really good to me. But these things, they can't be for free, can they?"

Zhang San chuckled, already aware that Ding Kucha, despite some greediness, wouldn't manage such a large tribe if he were too foolish.

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