Lu Chun couldn't understand it, but it didn't matter to them, these flesh-and-blood people.
She closed her eyes again, resigned to being her flesh and blood, waiting to be eaten by cannibals.
Shen Nong arrived quickly. He learned from Bao Qiu that the flesh-eating people sent to the cannibal tribe had to endure deadly torture.
Shen Nong could also tell from Bao Qiu's injuries.
If we don't hurry, these people will probably all die from their injuries.
The vines, glowing with supernatural energy, landed on the deep, bone-revealing wound. Wolf Rain remained conscious and immediately felt the pain in his leg wound lessen rapidly.
He turned his head with difficulty, and when he saw Shen Nong, Lang Yu's heart pounded wildly.
It was the priests of the Mu tribe who saved them.
Lu Chun also felt the intense pain gradually subsiding. She peacefully closed her eyes, "Wolf Rain, I'm slowly losing the feeling of pain in my body. I must be dying soon. That's good, dying means..."
It doesn't hurt anymore.
Wolf Rain interrupted Lu Chun, "You weren't going to die, it was the priest of the Wood Tribe who saved us."
"Yes, I'm not going to die..."
Lu Chun suddenly opened her eyes and saw someone standing beside her out of the corner of her eye. She turned her head and saw the priest of the Mu tribe.
Shen Nong didn't want to use too many of his special abilities here, and these people hadn't formed a blood pact with him.
However, because their injuries were too severe, they used their supernatural abilities to treat them simply, ensuring that they would not die on the way.
"Take them away."
Dahei carried a crossbow and a catapult on its back, which was secured by Shen Nong with vines.
He was holding twelve wounded orcs from the Salt Department in his arms.
After rescuing the people, Shen Nong ordered the Mu tribe to assemble and prepare to return to their tribe.
Looking at the cannibals who had been almost completely destroyed, Hu Xiao asked, somewhat puzzled, "Priest, why don't we capture all the cannibals?"
Shen Nong looked at Hu Xiao with the eyes one would give a spendthrift, "You good-for-nothing, taking them back to the tribe to eat and drink our food?"
Tiger Roar immediately waved his hand at the thought of feeding the cannibals the tribe's delicious cured meat, "I won't give them any. I'll capture them and send them back to work for the tribe."
To capture cannibals and bring them back to work?
Shen Nong chuckled lightly. These people are inherently rebellious. If you don't teach them to behave, they'll cause trouble in no time.
Let them fend for themselves this winter, and we'll talk to them again when they've behaved themselves.
Shen Nong laughed and scolded Hu Xiao, "Are you stupid? You have to eat before you work, otherwise you'll starve to death."
Tiger Roar scratches his head, "Oh, that seems so."
Then we won't arrest them.
Before the smile on Shen Nong's face faded, specks of white fluff suddenly appeared before her eyes.
His smile froze on his face, the temperature around him plummeted, and the air grew colder rapidly.
Pure white snowflakes slowly drifted down from the sky. Shen Nong stretched out her palm and caught a snowflake. It felt slightly cool to the touch, but the warmth of her palm quickly melted the snowflake.
Autumn was so short it seemed like it never even arrived, and winter is already here.
"Hurry back to the tribe!"
Shen Nong shivered. She only had one fish skin coat, which offered limited protection against the cold wind.
The orcs of the Wood Tribe transformed into human form, hoping to return to their tribe before the snow completely covered the land.
Big Black held the wounded orc in his arms, and carried a ballista and a catapult on his back.
Tiger Roar saw that the injured orcs from the Salt Tribe were covered in filth, and their priests, who were very clean, would surely find it unbearable.
He transformed into beast form and said to Shen Nong, "Priestess, get on my back!"
Shen Nong, who had originally wanted to snuggle up in Da Hei's arms, immediately changed his mind; he preferred to be a little colder.
Shen Nong stood there for a while, thinking about how to get on Hu Xiao's back. Hu Xiao was quite big, even when he squatted down, so it would be a bit difficult to get on.
He took in Shen Nong's hesitation.
As Shen Nong tried to grab the fur on Hu Xiao's neck and shoulder with his hands and lift his foot to step on it, he was lifted into the air.
A golden light flashed, and Shen Nong closed her eyes.
He could clearly feel the force and warmth coming from his waist.
After her feet left the ground, and with no foothold, Shen Nong instinctively raised her hand and haphazardly hooked her arm around the other person's neck.
Ze's body stiffened slightly, then he landed steadily on Hu Xiao's back. "Priest, you can open your eyes now."
Shen Nong opened his eyes upon hearing the sound, and huge wings enveloped him, shielding him from the wind and snow.
The wings shimmered with golden light, an unbelievable dreamlike sight.
Ze looked down at the priest in his arms and saw that her beautiful eyes were filled with joy.
But when the other person looked at him, there was a hint of awkwardness mixed in with his joy.
Shen Nong gently rubbed his waist where Ze had hugged him, whether out of dislike for the touch or a desire to dispel the strange feeling in his heart, he was annoyed by the inexplicable emotions in his heart and said in an unhappy tone, "Don't do this next time, I can climb up by myself."
Ze knew he had probably displeased the priest. He nodded slightly, his brows furrowed, and looked at Shen Nong, unsure of what to do.
Shen Nong met Ze's focused, earnest, and somewhat sad gaze, and sighed helplessly. Oh well, it wasn't his fault anyway… she shouldn't have been so harsh…
Just as Shen Nong had convinced herself, the next second, due to inertia, she fell headfirst into Ze's arms. Hu Xiao seemed to sense this and shouted, "Ze, hold onto the priest! I'm running very fast, the priest might fall if she doesn't stay still!"
After shouting, he didn't wait for a reply, and his speed didn't decrease; it even seemed to accelerate. They needed to get back to the tribe as quickly as possible, or they would freeze to death outside.
Shen Nong's face and ears were burning hot. He pressed his head against Ze's chest, unwilling to look up.
“Tiger Roar runs very fast, it will get even colder later.” Ze Ye remained motionless, lowered his head and asked softly, “Priest, may I hold you?”
Shen Nong didn't speak. He could feel the wind getting colder and colder, and the thought that he couldn't even sit still made him feel even more ashamed and annoyed.
In the end, he couldn't resist his body's pressure. "Fine..."
Ze raised his hand and pulled the person directly into his arms. His strong arms held the person's thin shoulders and back firmly. Shen Nong was enveloped by the warmth emanating from Ze's body, and he couldn't help but press his face lightly against Ze's chest.
So warm...
The snow fell heavily, with a soft patter.
In no time, a thin layer of white had covered the surrounding area.
Braving the wind and snow, the group moved forward quickly.
When they returned to the tribe, half a foot of snow had already piled up on the half-built tribal walls.
It spread its wings, and the snow on them fell in a flurry.
Looking at the snow-covered landscape before her, Shen Nong felt the sensation of traveling through time once again.
In the interstellar era he lived in, it was spring all year round, and he never saw snow except when he went to planets where it snowed.
However, since he was doing plant research, the planet with snowfall was extremely cold and no plants could survive.
Therefore, he never went there.
So this was the first time he had ever seen a world covered in snow.
As he was lost in thought about what had happened, he heard Ze ask, "Priest, may I take you down?"
Shen Nong had just stepped out of the warm embrace, and the cold wind made it hard for him to turn his head. He nodded subconsciously, not wanting to exert himself any longer, and decided to stay still if he could.
Then his waist was wrapped around again.
It flapped its wings and landed slowly.
Shen Nong quickly jumped out of Ze's confinement area. How could he have agreed to that... Warm Homeland is a scourge!
The warmth in her arms dissipated, and the wings on her back turned into specks of golden light before vanishing completely.
Hu Xiao put on his fish-skin coat, then went around to Ze's back and asked in surprise, "Ze, how come your wings didn't damage your coat?"
Ze replied in a deep voice, "Wings don't grow."
Tiger Roar asked curiously, "You didn't grow out of there? Then why can you fly and shield the priest from the snow?"
Ze shook his head; he couldn't explain it himself.
Shen Nong could understand what was going on.
Consider the golden runes on both sides of the shoulder blades as energy bodies.
This energy body can take the form of wings. After taking the form, it appears to grow out of the shoulder blades, but the connection point is just a phantom.
Other than that, it is a solid object, so it can fly and provide shelter from the wind and rain.
As long as the energy body is controlled to retract, the wings will once again transform into golden runes.
Shen Nong looked at Ze thoughtfully. If this were in interstellar space, Ze would definitely be captured and sent to a research institute for study.
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Leopard Autumn stood guard at the door of his earthen house, watching the snow grow thicker and thicker, his heart growing heavier and heavier.
The snow outside was too heavy, and the guards wouldn't let him wait at the city wall.
If his leg is alright, he can go with the priest to the cannibal tribe to rescue people.
Winter came without warning, and it's uncertain whether the priests will be able to return...
"Leopard Autumn! The priest is back!"
Yang Lei knew that Bao Qiu was worried, so he came all the way from the city wall to inform him.
"The people who were with you in the salt region have all been rescued. Go and see them; they're in the big earthen house over in the square."
The large earthen house in the square was built behind the tribal warehouse and was recently completed.
This earthen house was mainly used by Shen Nong as an office, while his cave became a completely private space.
Aside from Tuanzi, who can come and go, Zedu can only stay outside.
However, now even the beast-shaped Ze can enter and exit Shen Nong's cave.
Leopard Autumn, leaning on his crutch, limped over.