“Ye Jinglue, should you send someone to take over this matter?” Golan asked.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Tao said, “Uncle Golan, you should continue to keep an eye on it. The tribespeople have their own character. Once they've set their sights on something, or someone, they won't change. They believe in you, and after this incident, they'll trust you even more. You just need to report the matter, and someone will naturally help you prepare all the necessary things. Let's do this kind of trade for now; it doesn't seem like we're losing out. If the other party does have other potential uses, then it will naturally be another matter. Even if we have to work a little harder to support them, it wouldn't hurt.”

Golan pondered for a moment, then nodded. Immediately afterward, Golan stood up and said, “Ye Jinglue, I must take my leave today. I'll come find you for a drink tomorrow.”

Looking at the not-so-late daylight and the mostly full bottle of wine, Ye Tao asked strangely, “Uncle Golan, why are you leaving so early? I've already asked the kitchen to prepare a midnight snack.”

Golan laughed and said, “Ye Jinglue, even though we're not in Yunzhou, we still have to celebrate the holidays. Have you forgotten what day it is today?”

Ye Tao thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, “Today is the Night Ghost Festival?”

Golan said excitedly, “Yes! Now there are many Yunzhou tribal children and Yunzhou people who used to celebrate with us who can't go back for the festival. We'll celebrate some festivals here. Everyone has been looking forward to today for a long time. What I didn't expect was that celebrating the festival in Danyang is no less lively than in Yunzhou. The food and entertainment are even more exquisite. How about it, Ye Jinglue, want to come and take a look with me?”

Ye Tao was a little moved by what Golan said. After thinking about it, he said, “Okay, Uncle, wait a moment, I'll go change. I'll just bring a few people along to have fun. …I'll go ask. Qiuyan and Shi'er should be interested too. Let's have a good time tonight.”

The Night Ghost Festival is a unique festival of the Yunzhou tribes. Initially, it seemed to have been created to drive away the fierce ghosts that took away the lives of weak young livestock when the weather turned cold. Usually, bonfires would be lit all night, herbs with medicinal value would be burned, and tribal sacred songs would be sung loudly and continuously to call upon the tribal gods to bless them. But as time passed, it later became a unique nighttime carnival activity for the Yunzhou tribes. The tradition of lighting bonfires and burning fragrant herbs has not changed, but loud shouts and songs have turned into bonfire parties, and a large amount of food and wine is prepared to allow all participants to enjoy themselves. In Yunzhou, the Night Ghost Festival is usually the last unrestricted feast before winter, so everyone cherishes and values it. Those powerful tribes that are not plagued by food shortages regard the Night Ghost Festival as an opportunity to flaunt their strength, often inviting small tribes that depend on them to enjoy the feast together.

As for Golan... he not only knew this well but also enjoyed it. The generous, face-saving, magnanimous, and ostentatious Clan Chief Golan's Night Ghost Festival in Danyang would naturally not be a small affair.

When he heard that Ye Tao was going to travel incognito, Golan was overjoyed. And the fact that he was going with a wife and a soon-to-be wife made him feel even more ecstatic. The VIP lineup for the Night Ghost Festival had invisibly improved by more than one level. Of course, Golan's idea of arranging beauties for Ye Tao to enjoy would have to be postponed indefinitely.

After the press conference in the new city, Tan Weishi returned to the palace. It would take some time to call her out again. But unexpectedly, Wu Ping'an ran an errand but couldn't find anyone. The officer on duty at the palace today happened to be an old acquaintance, Zhuo Xianchen. If it were anyone else, Zhuo Xianchen would definitely not reveal the Embroidery Princess's itinerary, but since it was Ye Tao's man who had come, Zhuo Xianchen generously told Wu Ping'an that the King Tan Xiaopei, Embroidery Princess Tan Weishi, and Queen Zhuo Xiu were traveling incognito tonight to participate in the Yunzhou tribe's Night Ghost Festival.

By the time the news was relayed back, Ye Tao was already prepared. And Ye Tao's security force had long been fully prepared for Ye Tao's occasional incognito trips. With Liu Yong, Guan Huan, and Wu Ping'an attending him, and in a place where Yunzhou tribesmen gathered, full of warriors loyal to Ye Tao, that was definitely enough.

But when Golan heard that His Majesty had already taken his family to the Night Ghost Festival venue without saying hello, he couldn't sit still. He hurriedly urged Ye Tao to set off.

Soon, they arrived at the Night Ghost Festival venue outside the city. The Night Ghost Festival has always started at sunset. It had already been going on for a while, but there was still quite some time before the climax, so there was plenty of time to wander around and find enough food.

The entire camp was arranged according to the tribe's usual camping habits. The largest tent was located in the center, and from the inside out, the tents became smaller, and the status and wealth of the people living there also decreased. Although it was still arranged like this today, it was just a habit. Dozens of bonfires of various sizes were distributed in the middle of the entire camp, and even more were various forms of barbecue grills. There were also wine and mare's milk wine barrels piled up everywhere, ready for use. Tribes have always cherished food. Although they mostly like alcohol because of the weather, alcohol is still an out-and-out luxury for tribes, at least for now.

Now, the entire camp was full of people, and roughly looking at it, the number of people wearing tribal costumes was about the same as those wearing ordinary clothes. It seemed that there were quite a few people who had heard the news and came to watch the excitement.

"Have someone bring some Fine Grey Goose Wine. Let everyone drink their fill tonight." Seeing such a lively scene, Ye Tao whispered. A guard immediately responded and went to do it. Hearing Ye Tao say this, Golan also happily said, "Ye Jinglue, this will cost you a lot. Are your cellars holding up if we drink our fill tonight?"

Ye Tao chuckled and said, "Uncle Golan, you're treating us to beef and mutton, so I should show my appreciation too. Uncle Golan, you must have hidden some good stuff, right? Why don't you take us to your big tent to share it?"

Golan laughed and said, "Come, this way. There's a first-class roasted whole camel in the big tent. I'll let you cut the first slice."

Ye Tao was a little stunned. Roasted whole camel is a luxurious item full of exotic flavors even in Yunzhou and the Benlang Plains. After all, the entire Benlang Plains, although abundant and barren, are basically grasslands. Even the northern tribes only raise some camels near the western tribes to cope with the trade across the sandbars required by the more western tribes and countries. As for further west, that's the place where Ye Tao and the Samir family have reached an agreement to jointly open up in the future. And in Danyang, I'm afraid most people have never seen camels, let alone have the good fortune to use this animal as food.

Ye Tao啧啧 said, "Uncle Golan, you really are generous. But have you forgotten who else is in the camp?"

"Oh! Right!" Golan suddenly realized and hurriedly ordered his men to look for King Tan Xiaopei and his party from Dongping. But in this camp, which was now crowded with several thousand people, it didn't seem easy to do this.

Fortunately, Tan Xiaopei exposed his whereabouts himself. He was sitting with his wife and daughter by a bonfire not far from the big tent, chatting with some guys from all over the place. Among these people were merchants, herdsmen, and soldiers. There was no telling where the topic would lead, but Tan Xiaopei enthusiastically and carefully participated in the topic, guiding the topic and listening to the feelings of these ordinary people from all over Dongping. As a king who controls the entire country, Tan Xiaopei really liked this feeling, and his erudition and composure also impressed the people around him who participated in the conversation. As a leader, Tan Xiaopei is really charismatic.

And at this time, a drunken guy came to make trouble. It seemed that he was looking at Tan Xiaopei being so popular, with a pretty daughter and a noble wife by his side, and had unconsciously become the center of the crowd, and was a little dissatisfied, so he came to make trouble.

"Where are you from?" A big man with a ring of whiskers, nearly fifty years old, said, "Your face is very unfamiliar. I often run this line from Danyang to Yunzhou, but I haven't seen you."

"My surname is Tang," Tan Xiaopei had a faint smile on his face, almost eagerly waiting for this guy to say something. And the guards around Tan Xiaopei were also eagerly hiding around. They would not appear and spoil Tan Xiaopei's interest unless Tan Xiaopei signaled or something dangerous really happened. It was already a convention to call himself Tang when traveling incognito. "Seeing Yunzhou is so lively, I'm thinking that I should open a shop in Yunzhou too."

"This guy is Zhang Shun, the shopkeeper of Tianma Trading Company, who does horse business." A young member of the Xieti tribe who had just met leaned over and said to Tan Xiaopei.

"Horses?" Tan Xiaopei's understanding of the horse business was limited to the reports sent by the Yunzhou Jinglue Office every month, every quarter, and every year. Those reports only contained detailed statistics. The most attractive thing for him was the net income item of horse tax at the end of each report. Especially since the Yunzhou Bureau of Commerce began to fully handle horse trade, the high profitability of horse trade was staggering. "That's a big business. There must be a lot of tricks in it, right?"

Looking at the engrossed Tan Xiaopei, Zhang Shun became more and more unhappy, but in this Night Ghost Festival venue, he was really embarrassed to attack him in person. Around him were people from various tribes doing business in various parts of the Central Plains, all of whom were outstanding children with some status and relationship in the tribes. Many of them also had business dealings with him. It would be bad if he left an arrogant impression on these people.

"Brother Tang, what kind of business do you do?" Although Zhang Shun's mind was hot with alcohol, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration at this time, and sat down not far from Tan Xiaopei with a softened and intimate expression. "If you come to Yunzhou to do business, I can take care of your business."

While thinking about how to deal with this guy whose attitude had suddenly changed, Tan Xiaopei looked towards the opposite side of the bonfire. A few people were there greeting everyone, clearing a small space to sit down. It was actually Chi Xianping and Zhuo Mang... How did everyone get together?