Chapter 222: Who Launched the Sneak Attack?

Hearing this, the few men from the Baifeng tribe were furious, but they all understood that they could not act rashly at this moment; their own safety was important. However, their main force was right behind them, and if these people were unwilling to listen to reason, they would have to use force.

"Of course this is our territory; it's just that we rarely come over to scout. You should know that our territory is marked. If you don't believe me, I can take you to see our tribe's markings, and you will know whether we are lying to you. Furthermore, our Baifeng tribe is wealthier than your Suiren clan, and we would never commit the atrocity of pretending to be a Cannibal Tribe to slaughter other tribes."

The members of the Suiren clan who did not know the truth suddenly flew into a rage upon hearing this, pointing their Spears at the chests of the Baifeng tribe Soldiers: "What nonsense are you spouting? When has our Suiren clan ever pretended to be a Cannibal Tribe? If the Cannibal Tribe comes, I will be the first to go up and kill them."

Only the leading Suiren clan Soldier knew what the Baifeng tribe people were talking about, and it was this very sentence that confirmed to him that these few people were definitely from the Baifeng tribe, because apart from them, everyone else who knew about this matter was dead.

Given the wealth of the Baifeng tribe, they truly had no need to risk a war with the Suiren clan to seize this piece of land; it wasn't even that wealthy, just a very ordinary place. They had only settled here out of a need for expansion, and they did indeed harbor thoughts of compressing the Baifeng tribe's territory, because this place must be very close to the Baifeng tribe, but they hadn't expected this place to be someone else's territory.

That man pressed down his clansmen's Spears and said to the Baifeng tribe people: "Since you say this is your territory and have markings as proof, then take us to see them. If there aren't any, we will consider it an attempt by you to seize our land."

The Baifeng tribe people gave a cold snort, pointing to the three trees whose crowns could be seen in the distance, and said: "I believe you can see those trees. The name of our Baifeng tribe is carved on those three trees, one character per tree. You should be able to see them clearly. Oh, right, your tribe probably doesn't know what characters are; it's normal not to recognize them."

The Suiren clan people felt insulted, but they had no way to refute it, because they had indeed seen strange symbols on the trees. At the time, they had even thought they were traces left by Heaven and had been worshipping them there. Moreover, they really did not know what characters were.

The Baifeng tribe people wanted to drag them to see them under the trees with their own eyes, but the Suiren clan people were now unwilling: "We have indeed seen the markings there, so there is no need to go. However, I cannot make the decision right now. Our leader is outside; let's discuss it after he returns."

A major reason why the Suiren clan people were unwilling to go was the fear of encountering a Baifeng tribe ambush; being in their own Battalion was the safest. They were also afraid that if they went, they would be seen having worshipped at the trees. They, the dignified Suiren clan, had actually worshipped things carved by the Baifeng tribe people—it was truly too shameful.

But the Baifeng tribe people were unwilling: "What is there to discuss? Occupied is occupied. You withdraw and compensate for our losses. Even if you consult with Baoxi, the result will be the same!"

"I... I, I truly cannot make the decision. Let's talk after our leader comes."

"Fine, I will wait for the result of your discussion! I will only give you one day. When we come here tomorrow, I hope to see that you are already packing up, including our compensation, all prepared."

Having said this, the few Baifeng tribe men turned to leave, no longer entangled.

Just unexpectedly, as soon as they turned and walked a few steps, the few Suiren clan men exchanged glances, and then, at the signal of their small leader, raised their Spears, intending to throw them at the few Baifeng tribe Soldiers.

As a result, just as their hands were raised and before they could throw, many Arrows flew out from the Grass and shot toward them. Several of them immediately threw down their Spears in pain, clutching their wounds.

Of course, not everyone was hit; only a few were struck. The rest were frightened into retreating a few steps, their raised hands also lowered, not knowing what to do in the face of the sudden turn of events.

The few Baifeng tribe men, realizing something was wrong, turned around and saw the wounded enemies, and they knew what was going on. They gave a cold snort: "You still want to ambush us? You didn't even weigh whether you had the ability. You had better move out obediently, otherwise, tomorrow it won't just be this little bit of punishment."

Having said this, they swaggered away. Although they spoke very domineeringly, they were actually very panicked inside. They had been only a hair's breadth away from death just now; fortunately, their clansmen were capable enough.

After entering the forest, they hurried back to their own team. Of course, they did not show their fear; they were the elite of the tribe, so naturally, they had to show their most valiant side.

Baifeng did not say anything more about the current situation. They had already given notice, and it was up to the Suiren clan to handle it. In any case, they would definitely come to take over this place tomorrow. If they didn't move, then war was absolutely unavoidable.

As for the Suiren clan side, their Soldiers were injured, but they didn't know how to treat them. They weren't dead, just screaming in pain, so they pulled the Arrows directly out of their bodies. It would have been better not to pull them out; once pulled, blood sprayed out like a fountain. Before long, those few people turned pale, and even their groans lost sound. Soon after, they died one after another.

Of course, they did not place the blame on themselves and did not believe it was their own error that led to the death of their clansmen. Instead, they simply considered it a declaration of war by the Baifeng tribe against them. One must know that it had always been the Suiren clan attacking others; there had never been an instance of another tribe attacking them.

Thus, they immediately gathered all their clansmen and explained the situation. Everyone was extremely angry and even intended to pursue and kill them immediately, but because their true leader was not there, they dared not act rashly and could only wait anxiously for the leader to return.

Their leader arrived at the Battalion very happily, because they had unexpectedly encountered a large herd of wild deer while out this time. After a round of hunting, they had a bountiful harvest, and they carried over a dozen deer back to the Battalion, one per person.

Before he could tell everyone the good news, he saw a group of angry-looking clansmen surrounding him, loudly talking over one another about how their clansmen had been killed.

When he first heard it, he also felt very angry, but upon careful thought, no tribe should dare to suddenly attack their Suiren clan, and his own clansmen hadn't even fought back.

So he asked carefully about the ins and outs of the matter. However, the clansmen downplayed the territorial dispute, exaggerated the Baifeng tribe's demands and their bad attitude, and didn't mention their own plan to ambush. Instead, they said the Baifeng tribe people had ambushed them. In any case, no matter what, their leader would certainly side with his own people.