Chapter 259: The Youbuluo's Call for Aid

"What's going on? I heard you almost fought a female from your team, and A Li got involved?"

That night, when Mu Qing and the others returned, they started talking about what happened during the day.

Leng Xiao's complexion immediately darkened; his tone was full of annoyance, "That female is sick; running into a female like that really brings me bad luck!"

Although Leng Xiao doesn't like to associate much with other females, it's truly his first time speaking about a female in such a tone.

Leng Xiu's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly; whether he feared his brother might impulsively clash with that female again or worried about something else, he instructed Leng Xiao, "Stay away from females like that in the future."

Leng Xiao snorted, "Do I need you to remind me of that!"

Leng Xiu gave him a deep look, and said nothing further.

He knew very well his brother's temperament; if he dislikes a female, he'll never allow her any chance to approach him.

However, thinking of some low‑brow females, Leng Xiu decided to do something for that female, to prevent his brother from getting tangled with unrelated beastmen and dragging himself into trouble.

That little incident was turned over, and neither Yun Li nor Leng Xiao nor Leng Xiu took it to heart; consequently, no one later expected that today's event would lead to a result all the beastmen would regret.

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As the tide season passed, the traces of foreign beastmen operating in the south grew increasingly numerous.

When the dry season arrived, Yun Li and the others no longer needed to bother investigating; the rampaging deeds of those foreign beastmen were already common knowledge.

"A Li, Ji Xuan and I will head to Five Salt Mountain in a few days; you stay inside the Tribe and don't go out."

Seeing the foreign beastmen drawing ever closer to the Tribe, Mu Qing and Ji Xuan were uneasy about Yun Li staying in the Tribe.

After all, it's fine if she stays within the Tribe; if she goes out, either Leng Xiu or Leng Xiao would have to stay behind, leaving only one beastman to protect Yun Li, and they feared something might happen to her.

She couldn't possibly not feel Mu Qing's concern; she smiled and replied, "Alright, don't worry. Unless the Tribe is completely empty, I won't leave."

Her strength has only just met the entry standard for the Patrol Team, and with the myriad trivial affairs of the Tribe, her chances to train outside have dwindled.

So if someone truly had to go fight those foreign beastmen, she genuinely couldn't.

"Then wait for us to return."

Mu Qing finished speaking, raised his hand and patted the female's head, his eyes full of worry and reluctance toward his own female.

Yun Li laughed, gave Mu Qing a hug, and said, "Don't worry, go quickly and come back quickly."

When they reached the place where the beastmen gathered, they saw Ji Xuan and the others already waiting there.

Yun Li gave Ji Xuan another hug, "Leave early, return early."

This time they didn't set out with fanfare; they planned to leave the Tribe before dawn so that the foreign beastmen eyeing the Tribe wouldn't notice the Tribe's reduced numbers and seize the opportunity to strike.

What Yun Li and the others miscalculated was that less than two days after Mu Qing and Ji Xuan left with some of the Tribe's capable beastmen, a call for aid came from Youbuluo.

"Are we sure that Snake Beastman came from Youbuluo?"

It sounds so mysterious, doesn't it?

Before the Tribe chief and the Priest could answer her, Yun Li was already pondering it internally.

How could Youbuluo be attacked by foreign beastmen so quickly and be forced to seek their help?

Although the two Tribes, after such a long period of cooperation, have agreed that when one is in trouble, the other must send aid.

But now that Mu Qing and Ji Xuan have just left with a fairly strong contingent of the Tribe's beastmen, the defenses are at their weakest; how could their Tribe possibly agree to send people over to help now?

Even if they did send people, how many could the Tribe actually dispatch?

"It's a stranger Snake Beastman; when the Patrol Team's beastmen found him, he was badly wounded, but when asked about Youbuluo's situation, he could answer everything."

Jicheng's brows knit tightly; clearly rescuing a stranger Snake Beastman put him in a dilemma.

As the Tribe chief, he couldn't casually backtrack on a commitment made for the Tribe, but that Snake Beastman was indeed someone none of them had ever seen.

If that Snake Beastman hadn't known a lot about Youbuluo's affairs and hadn't shown any oddity when the Snake Beastmen who followed from Youbuluo probed, Jicheng and the Priest wouldn't be sitting here waiting to hear Yun Li and the other beastmen's opinions.

"Since the identity is confirmed, Youbuluo really did have an incident? Is it just that there are so many foreign beastmen?"

A middle‑aged female raised her own question.

So far, the foreign beastmen they've captured are all little goons sent to die—mostly from the north, and they've tamed a small winter‑season Tribe beastman; to ensure their own females or offspring have a better life, they've had to rush forward as the foreign beastmen's henchmen, repeatedly testing the Tribe's strength.

Thus, even when they caught a live lead, they couldn't extract the crucial information they wanted.

"They have Beast Slaves."

The Priest sighed, "Those Beast Slaves have been beaten and scolded into fear; some of them, for the sake of their own females and offspring, also have no choice but to obey the foreign beastmen."

"But there's one thing I can't figure out: even if they bring Beast Slaves, Beast Slaves still need food, right? If they don't eat, how could they have the strength to fight our Tribe's beastmen?"

Yun Li also voiced her own doubt.

After all, during the tide‑dry alternation, there have been several incidents near the Tribe where intruders who saw beastmen suddenly attacked; if the Tribe hadn't already prepared defenses, the Tribe might already be suffering casualties now.

Regarding this issue, Jicheng and the Priest exchanged a glance but said nothing.

"Putting that aside for now, we called you here to discuss Youbuluo's current call for aid; who do you think we should send?"

Regardless of whether the aid request is genuine, since a beastman claiming to be from Youbuluo has already arrived, they can't pretend not to hear.

Even if just for show, they must send a few beastmen to sneak into Youbuluo for a look.

Hearing that, Yun Li looked at the Priest in surprise.

His suggestion to send people out was clearly unexpected for Yun Li, but considering that after the Tribe's Market closed, no external news could be received, the Priest's dispatch likely wasn't just to ascertain Youbuluo's condition; it probably also aimed to find out whether the small Tribes outside had already fallen victim to the foreign beastmen.

"……"

No one responded.

Now, who knows if anyone who goes out can return alive.

Yun Li remained silent also because she knew her own strength was weak; if something went wrong outside, her family's line might disintegrate directly.

At that moment, Miduo spoke up, "How about I take some people and go check?"