Chapter 14: Man-Eating Beastmen

Seeing that she wanted to go out, Axi shook her head like a wave drum, "Qinghuan, don't make me suffer; that day you ran away and Ying almost threw me to the wolves, I don't dare take you out again."

Axi still felt lingering fear; if Qinghuan couldn't be found, Ying would show no mercy to her, even though they grew up together—Ying wouldn't be soft on her, and she had seen how formidable Ying was.

Hearing Axi speak, Nan Qinghuan decided not to act rashly or take risks this time; the previous escape taught her a truth: if she isn't familiar with the Tribe and the surrounding terrain, she simply cannot get away.

And the worst part is that her compass also failed here.

When she ran out that time and ran into Ying, she realized it; she was clearly heading away from the Tribe, and although it was night, her extensive wilderness experience and the moonlight reflecting off the water kept her on the right path. She kept heading south, but after running most of the night she was still caught.

"I'm sorry, I won't drag you down any more."

"Qinghuan, I don't know which Tribe you come from, but they all say you are…"

Hearing that, Nan Qinghuan's eyes flashed oddly, "What are they saying about me?"

"Sister A Yue said she observed the night sky and saw a blue‑eyed person descending onto the Tribe; this person will bring a Plague God to the Tribe. Don't run; if Ying doesn't protect you, they'll drag you to a Ritual for the Heavenly God."

"Blue‑eyed person?"

Her blue eyes are considered a strange‑eyed or ominous person among the wild folk? Superstition is truly terrifying.

Axi nodded, "Blue‑eyed person, I've heard from A Mu that they have blue eyes. A Mu said such people are born noble, they live in another sky; although being born noble makes them legitimate Ape‑men, they are hard to sustain and are born ominous. That's why I don't want you to stay by Ying's side, because you have a pair of blue strange pupils."

She was speechless; her eyes have become a monster in the Tribe? "Got it, then Axi, how many Tribes are there here?"

Axi, seeing she wasn't fleeing, also grew interested in the Tribe's affairs and eagerly introduced, "This place is called the Ying Tribe. Others include the You Su Tribe, the Na Shan Tribe. The people of the Na Shan Tribe are Beastmen; they excel at aerial hunting and often raid us. There are several other Tribes scattered around, but we are not friendly with them. In recent years, especially the Rongdi of the Na Shan Tribe, constantly seek to invade us and seize our treasures."

"What, Beastmen, there are Beastmen here?"

She found it even more bizarre—what kind of ghost place had she crossed into? Axi was very afraid of Beastmen; whenever they were mentioned, a flash of terror crossed her eyes, "Beastmen, Rongdi are Beastmen. They have huge wings that let them fly and hunt in the sky. They also like to eat people; last year Xiao Tu's younger brother was captured and eaten by Beastmen, and when Ying went looking only a few bones remained."

"Flying Beastmen? And they eat people?"

Could it be that this Beastman tribe is also a Cannibal Tribe? I didn't expect Beastmen to exist in the Remote Antiquity Era; this must be what modern people call a mutation.

This ghost place is truly dangerous.

Axi, seeing Nan Qinghuan seemed a bit scared, said, "Qinghuan, are you scared? Since you are, don't run. As a noble Ape‑man female, Beastmen love to plunder; if you're caught by the Rongdi they'll definitely eat you, unlike Ying who would be kind to you."

"Ying is kind to me?"