Chapter 548 (1/2)

Drums Out

Mai and Luo were ecstatic when they found that Shao Xuan had caught the green-faced fanged beast. They couldn’t wait to bring it back and study it. However, they knew the other tribes wouldn’t let them off so easily since they hadn’t got anything yet.

Mai wanted the Hui tribesmen to bring Shao Xuan back. They would face fewer troubles in the skies but the eagle was unwilling to cooperate. It screeched and ran whenever Shao Xuan got closer with the green-faced fanged beast.

The great mountain eagles all disliked the area. They would even fly further out to rest instead of staying here. Now, they were rejecting the beast even more intensely.

In the end, Shao Xuan walked back with Mai and the rest. They met some people from Rock Hill City but the group had no intention of picking a fight with the slaves. They went around them knowing that the team from Rock Hill wouldn't be able to catch up with them.

Shao Xuan wrapped the beast in leaves and vines, only exposing its nose and fangs. The slaves were suspicious of them but didn’t do anything since they were unsure. Up until now, the Rock Hill City people and the tribesmen hadn’t had a proper fight because they were conserving their energy for the search for the beast.

When Shao Xuan’s group headed towards the cave, the group of slaves searching for their target also headed back.

When the slaves got back, they were greeted by a gloomy Shi Shi. They didn’t dare make excuses for anything, they just honestly reported whatever happened that day and waited for their punishment. This was becoming a regular occurrence.

“Did you get anything?” A vein was near its bursting point at the edge of Shi Shi’s forehead. His voice was heavy like a boulder waiting to crush them.

The slaves, who were already hanging their heads low, hung their heads even lower.

Shi Shi’s gaze was sharp like a blade, he was taking his time to pick out his victim.

On this hot day, buckets of sweat were dripping down the slaves’ tan faces.

“Master, we saw the tribesmen on our way back.” The leader of the pack, a high-level slave gathered up his courage to speak, “There were some from the Hui tribe, the others had totemic tattoos, they should be from Flaming Horn.”

The two beside Shi Shi lifted their eyebrows at the mention of Flaming Horn. One of them was Robber Four that Shi Shi met a few days ago and the other was Robber Seven who got here recently.

Shi Shi stared at the slave for two second before slowly saying, “Continue.”

Even though Shi Shi remained rather expressionless, they could tell from past experiences that if the story didn’t meet his expectations, they can expect a punishment coming soon.

Sure enough, Shi Shi thought that the thing the tribesmen from Flaming Horn was carrying was the green-faced fanged beast. He called for his men. He ordered the slaves to head to Flaming Horn to confirm his suspicion.

“So, I wasn’t wrong right? Those Flaming Horn tribesmen were the ones who found the green-faced fanged beast first.” Robber Seven jumped then sat atop a wooden bench. He swung his legs as he spoke.