He glanced at the four poor little ones and made them hug him even tighter.
Leopard Autumn and Wolf Rain are both level seven orc warriors. Their orc aura carries a strong aggressiveness. After the children have experienced a great shock, they are very sensitive to such a strong aura, which makes them extremely uneasy.
Leopard Autumn sighed, without saying what to do, only asking Wolf Rain to heat up the meat soup he hadn't finished that morning and bring some to the four children.
When Yu Ji learned that Bao Qiu had brought back four children from the Wushan tribe, he rushed over to check on the situation.
Yu Ji wasn't a beastman; perhaps because he could communicate with birds, his aura was gentle. Since his arrival, the four children had been subconsciously glancing at Yu Ji, and they weren't as afraid as before, at least they weren't trembling all the time.
After noticing this, Yu Ji also wanted to help Bao Qiu comfort the children. He slowly approached the children who were huddled together, and after they had settled in, he gently patted their heads and smiled, "Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you."
The four children lowered their heads, behaving themselves perfectly, thinking that from the time they arrived in the Wushan tribe until now, that fierce orc warrior had truly never harmed them.
"The broth is here!"
Accompanying the cheerful sounds of the wolf rain was the enticing aroma of meat.
The children all raised their little heads, their dark eyes shining brightly on their gaunt, sunken faces.
It tastes like meat!
They couldn't help but inhale the meaty aroma in the air, and their stomachs began to rumble. Somewhat helplessly, they clutched their stomachs, and a little boy weakly pounded his stomach with his small fist, seemingly annoyed that it was growling at this time.
Wolf Rain placed the earthenware pot containing the broth on the stone table, and Leopard Autumn took out four earthenware bowls and used earthenware spoons to scoop the broth from the pot.
"Come and have some meat soup."
Seeing that the children didn't move, Bao Qiu called out again, "The bowl is too hot; it will hurt your hands if you hold it. You can only put it on the stone table."
After saying that, Bao Qiu didn't care whether the four children drank it or not; he couldn't very well force-feed them the broth.
Taking advantage of the moment when Bao Qiu finished his work, Yu Ji asked, "When you came back, you were in beast form. After you transformed, are the clothes you were wearing still in the Wushan tribe?"
Leopard Qiu nodded. He was in a hurry to run out and didn't have time to go back to the bushes to look for his clothes.
In the rush to save people, I even forgot what to do with their clothes.
Yu Ji sighed, "The priest of the Wushan tribe is a very strange person. He has a strong grasp on the tribe and will not allow anyone to take people away from the tribe under his nose. He hasn't come after us yet, probably because he hasn't discovered your identity."
Yu Ji said helplessly, "You and the four children can't stay here."
He didn't want it to be like this, but the priests of the Wushan tribe were truly not to be trifled with.
Lang Yu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Is that priest from the Wushan tribe very powerful?"
Yu Ji nodded, still feeling a chill when he thought of his previous encounter with Mu Qi. "He seems to have inherited the ability to control trees, allowing him to manipulate plants to easily control people and then kill them."
"Huh?" Wolf Rain exclaimed in surprise.
Why does this sound like their priest? Wolf Rain looked at Leopard Autumn strangely, wanting to communicate with him, but saw that Leopard Autumn didn't find it strange at all, but instead had his brows furrowed.
Wolf Rain couldn't help but look serious. "It can't really be the same, can it?"
Seeing how terrified Yu Ji was by the other party's ability to control wood, Lang Yu hesitated for a long time before finally saying that their priests could do the same.
When the priest visited the Feather Tribe last time, he did not demonstrate his ability to manipulate trees and vines in front of the tribespeople. He didn't know if the priest was intentionally hiding it, but he decided to keep quiet.
Yu Ji assumed that Lang Yu's cry was also out of fear, given the incredible power of manipulating trees. Moreover, only the high priest clan of Beast City possessed this ability. This was also something Yu Ji had always wondered: why would someone with such power come to the small Wushan tribe to serve as a priest?
“Don’t be afraid. I’ll have my people take you to other tribes to trade. There are many tribes on the other side of the sea. It’s a good opportunity to hide.” Yu Ji was worried about not letting Bao Qiu and the others face the terrifying wood manipulation ability. “If it’s inconvenient for you to take these four children with you, I’ll have my people send them to the Wood Tribe first.”
Wolf Rain glanced at Leopard Autumn again. After a moment of contemplation, Leopard Autumn nodded. "Wolf Rain, go to the tribe across the sea to trade. I'll take these four children back to the Wood Tribe."
There are some things he has to say to the priest in person.
Yu Ji agreed to Bao Qiu's arrangement, "Okay, I'll go find the clansmen now. You all pack your things quickly and leave as soon as possible."
Chapter 57
Deer Frost Awakens
After Yu Ji left in a hurry, Lang Yu finally had the opportunity to properly ask Bao Qiu about the priest's ability.
Leopard Autumn gathered up the animal hides he had spread on the ground, rolled them up, and put them in his basket. Recalling what had happened in the Wushan tribe, and thinking of the several withered vines that had attacked him, he pondered, "The Wushan tribe priest's abilities are the same as our priest's, but he doesn't seem to be as powerful as our priest."
Wolf Rain pressed further, "What do you mean?"
Leopard Autumn recalled the events carefully. Although he was somewhat surprised by their shared abilities at the time, he was too preoccupied with saving people to think about anything else. However, he had not forgotten the actions of the Wushan tribe priest when he launched the attack.
"When he attacked me, he withdrew the withered vines binding the Wushan tribesmen. It was as if he didn't have the extra strength to control the other withered vines." Bao Qiu thought of how their priests used their abilities when the beast tide was high. "Our priests' ability to manipulate trees is enough to deal with even a beast tide."
"Hearing you say that, it seems like the priest of the Wushan tribe isn't that powerful after all?" Lang Yu clicked his tongue, a little cocky. "Why is the priest of the Yu tribe so afraid?"
“Even if he’s not as powerful as the priest, I’m still afraid of him.” Leopard Autumn glanced at the four children behind him. “Otherwise, why do you think I saved them?”
Wolf Rain truly had no idea, "Why save him?"
Leopard Autumn waved his hand, "There's no time to talk. You should hurry back and pack your things. Go with the Feather Tribe to the tribe in Haina to do trade."
"Alright."
After Lang Yu left, Bao Qiu packed his things much faster.
He didn't have much stuff to begin with.
A slight noise came from behind. Leopard Autumn looked over and saw that it was the sound of four children standing up.
Judging from its appearance, it seems it couldn't resist the temptation of the broth and wanted to drink some.
Leopard Autumn raised an eyebrow, glanced at her briefly, then turned back to continue with her own business.
The four children initially hesitated to back away when Leopard Qiu stared at them, but seeing that he only glanced at them and didn't say anything, their lingering courage returned. They quickly walked to the stone table, picked up the four bowls of meat soup on it, and began to drink.
The broth was a bit chilly at this point, and the taste wasn't as good as before; it was even a little greasy. But it was precisely this greasiness that made the children, who hadn't tasted meat in a long time, drool with envy.
They drank the broth quickly and noisily, the slurping sounds echoing throughout the cave. The Leopard Autumn Beastman, being of a higher level, could even hear the faint rumbling of their intestines mixed in with these sounds.
The broth was quickly finished, and the children couldn't resist licking the bowls clean. Like ravenous little beasts finally getting their food, they didn't want to leave even a bone fragment.
After hearing the sound of the earthenware bowl being placed on the stone table, Bao Qiu spoke up: "Now that you've finished the meat soup, prepare yourselves. You'll be coming back to my tribe with me later. You should have heard it before: if you want to live, you must come with me. Because your priests will not let you go."
The children, of course, knew what kind of person their priest was, so they did not resist at all, nodded slightly, and then lowered their little heads without saying a word.
Looking at the four messy little heads, Leopard Autumn couldn't help but sigh. His voice unconsciously lowered a little, "The orcs of the Feather Tribe will send us back, so we will be flying in the sky, and we will be very far from the ground, at a very high place."
He paused, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Don't be afraid, I'll sit with you."
After hearing what Bao Qiu had said, the children all raised their heads tremblingly and looked at Bao Qiu cautiously.
Although his gaze contained timidity, it was no longer filled with fear and defensiveness as it had at the beginning.
Leopard Autumn felt even more uncomfortable under the gaze of those four clear eyes. He turned his head away and muttered, "Why hasn't the Feather Tribe priest come to call us to set off yet?"
If Yu Ji heard Bao Qiu's words, he would definitely shake his head with a smile and pretend to blame him, saying, "Isn't that all because of your priests?"
The last time the Feather Tribe sent seaweed to the Wood Tribe, they brought back many large baskets and something called a fishing net.
When the orc who went to the Wood Tribe returned, he explained to the tribe how to use that thing called a fishing net.
This aroused everyone's curiosity, and they all wanted to go to the seaside to see if it was really as the Wood Tribe priest said, that they only needed to hold the fishing net and fly around the sea to easily catch a lot of fish.
In the past, they had to circle the sea for a long time and seize the right moment to catch those agile fish every time they went fishing.
If this fishing net really works, then fishing will be a very easy task for them in the future.
Moreover, according to the orcs who have visited the Wood Tribe, the fish in their tribe are exceptionally delicious. The broth made from those fish is far superior to broth made from other meats.
Unlike other tribes, the Feather Tribe has limited hunting opportunities on land, so they don't care if the fish doesn't taste good.
They've gotten used to the bitter taste of fish, as well as the tough, chewy scales and bones that can get stuck in their throats, and they've always thought that's just how fish are.
I was skeptical when I suddenly heard someone say that the fish was very tender, not tough at all, and tasted especially delicious.
But the tribespeople wouldn't use this to deceive them, and besides, everyone who had been to the Mu tribe said it was delicious, so it must be delicious.
This time when they returned, they had many more large baskets on their backs. Last time, because they didn't have enough baskets, only the hunting team went to the beach.
With enough large baskets now, all the slightly stronger orcs in the Feather Tribe flew to the sea. Besides wanting to gather more seaweed to eat, some also wanted to test whether the fishing nets were really that effective, but most of all, they wanted to help the Wood Tribe gather shell meat.
They heard from Eagle Cliff that he had traded the shells and meat he collected for the Wood Tribe for high-quality animal hides.
However, Eagle Cliff treasured the animal hides he had traded for so much that he hid them in his cave and wouldn't let anyone see them. According to the tribesmen who went with Eagle Cliff, the animal hides he traded for were all quite large.
Just take out any one of these and wrap it around yourself in winter; you definitely won't feel cold at all, and just looking at it makes you feel incredibly warm.
Hearing this, the Feather Tribe members also wanted to trade with the Wood Tribe for large animal hides.
So now that the Feather Tribe has enough large baskets, everyone is scrambling to go to the beach to collect shellfish and meat.
He was thinking of taking the shell and meat to the Wood Tribe to exchange for large animal hides, so that he could wrap himself in them during the winter to keep them warm.
As a result, most of the orcs from the Feather Tribe had left, making it quite difficult to find a few more who could carry Leopard Autumn and the others.
Yu Ji selected a few of the stronger orc warriors from the remaining ones, explained the reason to them, and then sent someone to inform Leopard Autumn and Wolf Rain to prepare to set off.
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Leopard Autumn sat steadily on the back of the Feather Tribe orc, making sure the four children sat close to him so they weren't too far apart, so he could protect them all.
Leaving the tribe for another place can be fraught with fear, even for adult orcs. They may be afraid of the unknown road ahead, and they may feel uncomfortable leaving their familiar environment.
But apart from being a little afraid of heights at the beginning, the four children did not show any fear or other negative emotions.
The four of them kept their heads down, remaining silent, seemingly lost in thought.
Only when the Feather Tribe orcs flew over the Wushan Tribe did they react and glance down. But they quickly looked away and sat quietly and obediently.
——
Lu Shuang felt a powerful yet gentle force flickering within his body, but when he tried to perceive it, the force would disappear.
This made Lu Shuang somewhat anxious. He felt that this power was familiar and very important. He desperately wanted to grasp it, but the more anxious he was, the faster the power disappeared.
Soon, Lu Shuang could no longer sense that power; he couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked.
"No...don't run away!"
Lu Shuang, who was unconscious, suddenly cried out, startling Tu Dong, who was watching over him.
"Finally awake," Tu Dong muttered, letting out a sigh of relief.
Lu Shuang, who had been unconscious for a long time, finally opened her eyes, and Tu Dong hurriedly sent someone to invite Shen Nong over.
She herself was not idle either. She first carefully checked Lu Shuang and found that there was nothing seriously wrong. Then she told Lu Shuang not to move around unnecessarily.