Chapter 765 - Theyre All Here! (2/2)

“Are the Flaming Horns strong?” asked those who were unfamiliar with them.

“Who cares if they’re the Flaming Horns! Our common target is the Lu tribe!” This was a person who came from the other side.

Some of these people were already panicking. They began to retreat but didn’t leave immediately. Some who were greedy stayed and waited to exploit the benefits.

Others drew closer to watch what was happening.

A large bird the size of a dumb bird walked in front of the Flaming Horn team. This bird did not have large wings and wasn’t as fat as a dumb bird. It’s head was even bigger.

“What bird is that?” someone asked in a whisper.

“I can’t tell, but we can probably roast it and eat it like the birds in the Lu tribe.”

These people were the same people who stole a dumb bird from the Lu tribe that morning. They were still holding some drumsticks leftover from that morning.

They observed the team that had just arrived as they chewed on the drumsticks.

“Someone’s here,” said Ah Guang, who was riding on the Phorusrhacos.

“I smell it too,” another person said from the side.

Those people were not even trying to hide. If they did, the Flaming Horns wouldn’t have been able to smell the roast meat.

“What arrogant fools.”

Ah Guang scanned the forest. He reached for an arrow in his quiver and nocked it on his bow. When he pulled on the bowstring, it gave out a sharp disturbing noise.

Thud.

The mere sound of the bowstring was enough to make the nerves in their bodies tremble in fright.

The arrow travelled through the intertwining branches and pierced through the leaves in its way. The parts of trees that came in contact with the arrow were split in half at the impact.

The derisive laughter of these people had not even faded and they were suddenly interrupted by the sound of the flying arrow.

Thump!

The arrow landed in a tree five wingspans in diameter. The arrow pierced all the way through and the person who leaned on the other side of the tree looked down with widened eyes at his chest. The roasted meat in his hands fell to the ground.

A hole was punctured right through his chest and all he saw was a green arrowhead with blood stains. The blood continued to drip down and splattered on the ground.

The others around him shrieked in terror. They were furious and frightened when they heard the sound of footsteps approaching. They were still dumbfounded and stunned. They didn’t even have the time to care about their dying comrade. They threw the roasted meat on the ground and dashed away as fast as they could.

Sensing the murderous energy brought by the flying arrow, the birds around them cried wildly as they flew into the distance.

Dian Fa was standing at the boundaries of the Lu tribe. He was a little confused as he stared at the wild flock of birds.

Very soon, a team of warriors came out of the forest. Two beasts led the team. One was a bird and the other was a peculiar creature that resembled a tiger or a wolf. The strange thing about this creature was that it had hooves and it clicked loudly as the creature walked.

Bai Xing and the others were still discussing in the chief’s house but rushed out immediately when they heard this noise.

“They’re finally here!”

Shao Xuan walked out and glanced over at the netted bags the team carried.

Inside those netted bags were dead bodies that were either killed by weapons or shot by arrows. One of them even had a hole punctured right through his chest and blood was still freshly flowing from the wound.

“These are?” Bai Xing looked toward the corpses in the netted bags.

“We hunted them in the forest on our way here,” the person who dragged the bag answered.

“Right, Grand Elder. We saw Gan Qie on our way here. He said we don’t have to worry about him. He’s going to spend the night in the forest,” a Flaming Horn warrior said.

“Alright. You guys must be tired. Take a rest first before we talk,” Shao Xuan turned to look at Yan Jiu.

Yan Jiu had already made the necessary preparations before they arrived. When Shao Xuan looked over, he answered immediately, “Okay! Everyone follow me! You guys must be tired. Here’s some meat soup for you.”

“Brother Xuan, what about him?” Ah Guang asked as he pointed to the Phorusrhacos on the side.

After some thought, Shao Xuan said to Yan Jiu, “Didn’t you say that people keep stealing your dumb birds? Let Little Jing stay with them. There’s a nest there, right? He can protect your birds.”

Yan Jiu wanted to say “But your bird is a carnivore” but no words came out. After hesitating for a moment, he continued, “Alright, bring him to the animal pen.”

Shao Xuan patted the bird’s head with the cheek of his blade, “Keep a close eye on them.”

“Don’t worry Brother Xuan. I already discussed with him on our way here,” Ah Guang giggled as he whacked the bird with a whip.

Yan Jiu was confused. What did they tell the bird? He suddenly had a change of mind. Was it really safe to put this bird with those stupid vegetarian birds?

Ah Guang led the Phorusrhacos and followed Yan Jiu to their animal pens.

The animal pen used to rear the dumb birds took up a huge space. There were many nests too, but due to the thefts that happened recently, many of these nests were empty.

When Ah Guang led the Phorusrhacos into the animal pen, a flock of dumb birds hurriedly ran away and even those that were crouching in their nests ran off. More nests were emptied.

“Pick one to sleep in,” Ah Guang said as he patted the Phorusrhacos.

Yan Jiu was worried that the giant fearsome beast might stomp and destroy the nest, but the creature looked around and picked the largest nest. After a few gentle steps, it settled in the nest.

“Alright, let’s go,” Ah Guang didn’t look back anymore. He turned and left immediately.

“Is this… really okay?” Yan Jiu was still worried.

“It’s definitely okay.”

Won’t he… eat those…”

“Just let us know if you lose any birds. We’ll make sure to pay you back.”

Yan Jiu was silent. These people were so nice and even offered to help guard their animal pens. Should he really care about whether they would pay them back?

The Flaming Horns had just arrived, and this meant that the Lu tribe had to make a decision soon. Dian Fa was still here waiting for them to make their answer.

Shao Xuan had a lot of time on his hands. Regardless of what choice they made, the Flaming Horns would take a good rest tonight and then clean up the forest the next day. The main purpose of their trip after all was not merely to help the Lu tribe migrate.

Meanwhile, in some corners of the forest, many were beginning to grow anxious.

Should they stay and wait for an opportunity to steal or leave immediately? The Flaming Horns didn’t seem like people they wanted to mess with.