Chapter 196: Preparing the Sacrifice

Wu Yue shook her head: "The symptoms that appear each time are different, but one thing is certain—it can continuously spread among the tribespeople."

"As soon as one tribesperson contracts this illness, it will spread to those nearby, until the entire tribe, even the entire forest's beastfolk..."

She exhaled and said: "Until every tribe in the whole forest is infected."

After speaking, she silently asked her own Tongzi in her heart: "Is that right?"

Tongzi pondered for a moment: "Can... maybe."

Wu Yue: "..."

What does "can... maybe" mean?

"Then let's go to the shaman now and hold an early funeral for the deceased tribespeople, to send them off."

The Black Wolf Tribe chief's expression instantly turned grave; Wu Yue's words reminded him of something his grandfather's grandfather once said.

Because the corpse of a beast that had been dead for a long time was washed into the river, anyone who drank that river water fell ill, and only after drinking the shaman's medicine for a long time did they recover.

Moreover, several tribespeople died because the illness was too severe.

Not far away was the Black Wolf Tribe shaman's thatched hut, with several beastman warriors guarding outside.

Seeing the chief bring a few unfamiliar beastfolk over, the beastman warrior standing at the front stepped forward and said: "Chief."

The Black Wolf Tribe chief nodded: "These are Snow Tiger Tribe beastman warriors; we have something very important to discuss with the shaman."

Let them in.

Before the beastfolk had even settled, the shaman's voice came from inside the hut.

It sounded like the shaman was about the same age as the Snow Tiger shaman.

The shaman's hut is naturally different, being guarded in the center by the tribespeople, making the shaman's tent the tallest and largest in the whole tribe.

To their surprise, inside the tent there were also several unfamiliar beastfolk and a female.

Several blond-haired Mad Lion Tribe beastfolk knelt behind that female, occasionally glancing at her with eyes full of admiration.

Wu Yue glanced at her; she was a female with a build similar to Ye Duo's, but her appearance was much softer than Ye Duo's, gentle and mild.

The Black Wolf Tribe chief seemed to know these people; after a simple greeting, he introduced the Snow Tiger Tribe beastfolk and Wu Yue.

Everyone's gaze toward the Snow Tiger Tribe folk became somewhat loaded with meaning.

The Black Wolf Tribe shaman's expression grew even darker: "This unscrupulous tiger old man, last time your Snow Tiger Tribe was in trouble I did send a shaman disciple from our tribe to help, yet you actually brought a pure-human little female over."

The old man's black beard twitched slightly upward, his wrinkled face full of displeasure.

Wu Yue chuckled lightly: "Our tribe's shaman disciple has only just been found to have shamanic power fluctuations not long ago; he hasn't awakened yet, and he hasn't been studying under the shaman for long."

The shaman is only letting me come because he remembers your previous assistance, knowing I know a bit more about herbs.

Only then did the Black Wolf Tribe shaman look at Wu Yue with a calm expression: "You little female are quite articulate."

Wu Yue gave a slight nod: "These are all words the shaman said."

Having said that, she looked at the Black Wolf shaman: "There's an important matter I already discussed with the chief just now—regarding the arrangement of your tribe's corpses."

The Black Wolf Tribe chief nodded repeatedly, repeating what Wu Yue had just said: "Shaman, our tribespeople's bodies already reek badly; we can't leave them any longer."

The shaman fell silent for a moment, then sighed deeply: "Then prepare the sacrifice tomorrow morning; afterward, have you organize people to quickly take the tribespeople's corpses into the forest."