Chapter 472: If You Want to Die, I Won't Stop You

The tribespeople of the two tribes scrambled out of their tents or their own dilapidated shacks in a panic, then stood blankly in the cold wind. The two former Tribal Chiefs immediately shouted, "Quick, get down! Get down! Don't just stand there like fools!"

Hearing their Tribal Chiefs' shouts, those tribespeople hurriedly flattened themselves on the ground, then closed their eyes and waited. The two Tribal Chiefs also shouted repeatedly at this time, "We surrender! We surrender!"

Just as Xiong's men rushed out, they saw the enemies starting to lie flat on the ground one after another. They thought this was a reaction to counter their Bow and Arrow, and were instantly dumbfounded, holding their Bow and Crossbow in confusion.

One of the archers, because he had been pulling the bow for a long time, found it somewhat strenuous. He relaxed his grip a bit too quickly and didn't hold the Arrow steady; it flew out with a 'swish' and shot into the calf of a person lying on the ground, causing that person to cry out in pain immediately.

It was only then that they heard someone shouting surrender. Xiong hurriedly ordered everyone to stop attacking, and he also walked out of the ranks to the very front, wanting to see what the situation was.

Seeing their tribespeople shot and injured, the two former Tribal Chiefs didn't dare to say a word, but they were extremely terrified as they looked at the swarming Huaxia Soldiers all around, each wearing shiny Iron clothing and holding Bow and Arrow, Iron Knife, and Spear. Yet, from the bottom of their hearts, they felt that surrendering was the right choice; there was simply no way to fight this.

Seeing a person who looked like a Leader walk out, they knew it was impossible for Baifeng to have come here in person, unless he was attacking the Suiren Clan, so they hurriedly shouted to Xiong, "Brave warriors of Huaxia, we surrender! Please do not attack us, we surrender!"

Seeing that not one of them held a Weapon and that they had no possibility of attacking, Xiong walked generously in front of the two of them, preparing to question them.

Seeing this, the two former Tribal Chiefs didn't think much and hurriedly knelt on the ground, signaling they were a Subject.

Xiong asked them from a position of superiority, "You two, are you the Tribal Chiefs of this tribe? Which one is the Tribal Chief of the Chenshui Tribe?"

The two of them looked up in terror. They never expected that this Huaxia Leader would actually know that Chenshui was here. Their hearts instantly turned cold, feeling that perhaps Chenshui was a mole sent by Huaxia, and their plans had fallen through. Thus, they intended to tell the truth. As for why they didn't know what Chenshui looked like, it was probably because this Leader didn't need to arrange such matters himself; it had all been arranged by his subordinates.

So they very honestly stated their identities and pointed to Chenshui, who was lying flat on the ground behind them, saying, "That person is Chenshui."

Xiong bypassed the two of them directly and walked straight to Chenshui. Not caring about Chenshui's current state like a dead dog, he asked curiously, "You are Chenshui. So, it was you who discovered us at the Chenshui Tribe, and it was you who discovered us this time, right?"

Even though Chenshui wanted to pretend to be indifferent and unafraid of death, his hands and feet couldn't stop trembling. The moment he opened his eyes and saw Xiong's terrifying face, he hurriedly turned his head to the side and said in a weak voice, "It... it was me. My ears are quite sharp, and I could hear the sound of you moving in the forest. However, how did you know it was me? We should have never met before, right? A small person like me wouldn't be worth the attention of someone like you, would I?"

Upon hearing that Chenshui's ears were actually sharp enough to hear them moving in the forest, Xiong became even more interested in Chenshui. He felt that Chenshui was a rare talent; if he were brought back to Huaxia and trained well, he could definitely be put to great use.

Xiong told Chenshui his previous guesses with great interest. Chenshui also felt that Xiong's judgment was terrifying. He sighed, "I didn't expect the people of Huaxia to be so formidable. Now that you've finished asking your questions, you should kill me. However, could you kill the three of us together? If you could kill those two first, that would be best."

Xiong knew the rules of other tribes, but Huaxia only killed Tribal Chiefs when facing enemies with a blood feud or those who were unreasonable and insisted on resisting. In the current situation, there was absolutely no need to kill them, let alone someone as useful as him, but he felt very curious about why he wanted the other two Tribal Chiefs killed first.

"Shouldn't you all have a very good relationship? You ran so far to notify them and even joined forces with them; why do you want to kill them first?"

Chenshui sneered, "Originally, after they two built this united tribe, they forced me to become this Tribal Chief with only a hollow title, and then they two pretended to be ordinary Soldiers so they could avoid being killed by you. Who knew you all were so formidable and could think of everything? So, since we have to die anyway, I want to ask you to let them die before me."

Before Xiong could speak, the other two Tribal Chiefs wouldn't have it. They hurriedly knelt and turned around to argue, "It was clearly you who tricked us first! It was you who wanted to pretend to be a Soldier and let us two be the Tribal Chiefs. Now that you're dying, what are you spouting nonsense for? We're all going to die anyway, just die together!"

Xiong felt it was very interesting, so he let them explain in detail. The Soldiers who had already begun cleaning up the battlefield and rounding up captives also felt it was very interesting, and while working half-heartedly, they pricked up their ears to listen.

After hearing the grievances and entanglements of the few of them, Xiong clapped his hands with a smile and said, "Interesting, interesting. However, who said I was going to kill you?"

"Ah?"

The three of them voiced their questions in unison. Even Chenshui propped himself up to a sitting position and asked in a panic, "You aren't going to torture us, are you? Is this some special sacrificial method of your Huaxia? Can you just give us a quick end and kill us already?"

The Huaxia Soldiers who were listening to the gossip couldn't help but laugh out loud. Xiong also said with a smile, "Huaxia is different from you; we don't have that habit of killing Tribal Chiefs to establish authority. You have surrendered, and we certainly won't do anything to you. Of course, if you insist on dying, I won't stop you."

The three of them were stunned after hearing this, then hurriedly kowtowed to Xiong, thanking him profusely, "We don't want to die, we don't want to die! We want to live, we can even be a Slave!"

Xiong finally said one last thing to them, "It's good that you don't want to die, but don't think too highly of it either. You will definitely be a Slave; otherwise, why would we go through all this effort? But, even as a Slave of Huaxia, life is more comfortable than that of a Leader of the Suiren Clan. At least you will never go hungry again."

The three of them didn't believe the claim about not going hungry, but as long as they didn't have to die, that was already a huge blessing. When they came to their senses, they discovered that their backs were already completely soaked through.