Chapter 672: Dangerous River

The red little beast's fluffy tail twitched, it gave a couple of indifferent 'aow' sounds, then rubbed against her soft embrace, continuing to purr.

Wu Yue liked stroking its soft little body; seeing it didn't seem to mind, perhaps like a kitten shedding fur, it was quite normal.

"Shaman Yue, after crossing that high mountain ahead we will reach the territory of the Yun Wu Shan Mai; we will hunt here and prepare some food."

The large troop slowly stopped; the beastman warrior beneath him respectfully said.

Wu Yue nodded and got down from his back: "En."

The beastman did not leave, but stood tall beside, guarding this female shaman sir who had earned a great treasure for the tribe.

The evening forest breeze brought a slight chill; Wu Yue's exposed arm unconsciously broke out in a fine layer of goosebumps.

Looking up, the dense canopy blocked the view completely; only through thin gaps could one see faint streaks of orange sunset glow.

Feeling her arm already a bit chilly, Wu Yue turned to prepare to take an outer garment from the beast-skin wrap she carried and put it on.

Suddenly, her heart clenched tightly; her body reacted faster than her mind, rolling to the side.

"Bang!"

The dull thud of flesh hitting the ground sounded beside her; the fierce wind seemed to scrape past her ears, carrying intense killing intent.

"Roar!"

The beastman warrior guarding Wu Yue's side let out an angry low growl.

Someone actually attacked Shaman Yue right under his eyelids; this was practically the greatest insult to him.

The beastman roared ferociously and lunged at the exposed thick snake tail, its sharp beast teeth flashing with a chilling light that made one's heart palpitate.

From the sneak attack to the beastman's counter, it all happened within two breaths; by the time the surrounding Kuma tribe's beastman warriors reacted, the guarding beastman was already entwined in combat with the giant python that had just sneak-attacked.

"A beast sneak-attacked our tribe's shaman sir!"

"Kill him!"

Angry and disbelieving howls rose and fell; the tall, strong beastman who always followed the Kuma chieftain led a unit of elite beastman warriors, howling as they joined the battle.

The giant python beastman's combat strength was formidable, but two fists could not fight four hands; under the encirclement of the beastmen, it eventually unwillingly hissed and collapsed, only its cold vertical pupil still gazing toward Wu Yue's direction.

Wu Yue frowned, exhaled a breath, and stood up with still somewhat stiff movements.

"Is that a beastman warrior from the Sea Snake Tribe?"

The Healing Shaman's gaunt face was grim; hearing Wu Yue's question, he nodded and said hatefully: "Damn the Sea Snake Tribe, they bear a grudge against you; the tribe totem on that giant python beastman was forcibly scraped off."

"So even if they had this corpse, they would not acknowledge it."

The totems were all dug out; naturally they had prepared to deny after exposure.

The corners of her slightly pale lips pressed together; Wu Yue's eyes were indifferent: "There will always be an opportunity."

"What opportunity..."

The Healing Shaman, who somewhat understood Wu Yue, glanced at her and knew she had set her sights on the Sea Snake Tribe.

Thinking of the mysterious and powerful Huaxia Tribe behind this Shaman Yue, he momentarily felt a bit of schadenfreude.

In the subsequent journey, Wu Yue encountered no further attacks; perhaps the Sea Snake Tribe also realized the success rate was too low, and they stopped sending their own people to die.

"Chieftain, the river ahead is still very turbulent, with many water beasts, very dangerous."

The beastman's howl sounded ahead of the troop, startling Wu Yue, who was half-asleep on the beastman's back.

The little beast in her arms also muttered, lifted its little butt, dove into her warm embrace, and continued to purr.

"When we came, we didn't pass any major rivers, right?"

Wu Yue softly asked the Kuma beastman warrior beneath her.

"Honored Shaman Yue, you are participating in the trade fair for the first time, so you don't know; each time the trade fair occurs, the Yun Wu Shan Mai experiences a period of heavy rain season, causing the Lin River to swell and flood many tribes' territories; this low-lying territory downstream forms a deep river after the rainy season ends, which takes a long time to recede."

"Moreover, at this time the water beasts in the Lin River also come here along the river to hunt, so this river is very dangerous."

Seeing Wu Yue silent, the beastman's heart stirred: could Shaman Yue be afraid?

The beastman's heart softened; after all, she is still a young female little shaman...

"Don't worry, Shaman Yue; when crossing the river, several beastman warriors will protect you, those water beasts won't even be able to touch the beast skin on you."

Wu Yue chuckled and nodded: "En, our tribe's beastman warriors are the strongest."

Praised by a powerful shaman, the beastman instantly lifted his head high, hehe, the shaman said he was strong.

The simple-minded beastman warrior naturally overlooked the other beastmen in the tribe, took all the praise for himself, and felt pleased for a long time.

Indeed as the beastman said, the Kuma chieftain, after leading people to scout the river conditions ahead, began assigning beastman squads, taking turns to protect the tribe's shamans and those tribe members not strong in combat as they crossed the river.

"Shaman Yue, just follow behind me to cross the river; don't worry, those little fish, only a few, cannot harm us under the protection of the powerful beastman warriors."

Speaking of the strength of their own tribe's beastman warriors, the Healing Shaman proudly puffed out his already thin chest.

"Of course, I have always believed in the strength of the Kuma tribe's beastman warriors."

Wu Yue smiled and agreed.

"Host, your sycophantic look is really unbearable."

The long-silent Tongzi suddenly spoke in a cheap manner.

Wu Yue coldly scoffed: "I don't think I can rely on myself to safely cross the river past those many water beasts; since I need their protection, what's wrong with saying a couple of nice words? This is called being pragmatic makes one outstanding."

Tongzi spread his chubby little arms: "Alright, you're good-looking, whatever you say is right."

"By the way, Yuan Lang and the others have already crossed the Lin River and are about to reach the Snow Moon Tribe; then we'll come together to pick you up."

Although communication via the system and host is possible, voice, video, and face-to-face still have a big gap; although unwilling to admit, Tongzi still misses his canine host somewhat.

Wu Yue's indifferent eyes suddenly brightened, the curve of her lips gaining a hint of sincerity: "You haven't encountered any danger along the way, right?"

Tongzi hehe laughed, quite proud as he patted his not-so-strong little chest: "With mighty Tongzi here, gods block and kill gods, buddhas block and kill buddhas, invincible in all directions, capable of anything."

"Don't brag so much, it's good for mental and physical health."