The clan chief thought he could finally enjoy a peaceful life after retirement, but before he could even sleep in, he heard his son outside howling that the house had been robbed.

The high priest, leaning on his cane, rushed over as fast as he could.

"I heard everyone left? That's impossible! I'm still here, where could they have gone?!"

The High Priestess is the most respected and influential person in the tribe. How dare those people pack their things and leave without informing her?!

However, the facts are undeniable, leaving them no choice but to believe them.

He had planned to lead his men to capture Jin Shu, but now all his men have turned against him and joined the traitor.

Upon seeing this, the few old beast spirits who had initially been observing from the crowd quickly turned back and began packing their things.

They didn't leave at first because they were worried that the high priest might have some way of dealing with the matter.

However, looking at the high priest's trembling old face, everyone knows that it's no use who comes now; the Lin family's reign as clan leader is coming to an end.

"What do we do now?"

Lin Yu was furious, but her mind was a complete blank, and she had no idea how to handle the situation.

However, at this moment, both the clan chief and the high priest fell silent.

At this moment, he actually turned his head and looked at Jin Ying, who had been silent beside him.

"Jin Ying, you always have so many ideas. Now tell me, what should I do? How can I persuade all my people to come back?"

Jin Ying stared at him expressionlessly, then frowned and said coldly.

Instead of asking me now, you should go and see for yourself what's really going on.

"That's right! I want to see just how capable Jin Shu is in fooling all of our people!"

After saying that, Lin Yu took the clan leader, the high priest, and others to the back mountain.

Jin Ying followed.

However, she had many children, and Lin Yu asked her to stay at home and look after them. But in Jin Ying's eyes, these children were a bunch of useless things, so how could she care about them? Therefore, she simply left them there to fend for themselves.

After finally arriving at the back mountain, Lin Yu could see the wooden houses from afar, as well as the chimneys on the roofs of the wooden houses that kept emitting white smoke!

The aroma of meat wafted from the foot of the mountain, accompanied by cheerful laughter.

When Lin Yu and the others were about to stand on the mountaintop and look down, they found that no matter what angle they looked from, their eyes would be blocked by the trees below. Especially in the current snowy weather, there was blinding white light everywhere. Anyone who tried to look down would be painfully hurt by the white light.

In particular, most of the orcs' eyes cannot directly face this white light.

To see what's really going on inside, it seems the only way is to go inside and see for yourself.

Just as Lin Yu was at a loss, the clan leader suddenly snorted coldly.

“I am their ancestral chief! The high priest risked his life to come see them! So what if I walk in openly and honestly? What's there to hide? It's those traitors who should feel guilty, not us!”

After saying that, the clan chief walked down the mountain with a cold face.

Lin Yu helped the high priest and followed closely behind.

Upon arrival, they discovered that beneath the enormous tree canopy lay an incredibly open space, with the wooden houses arranged in a circular pattern that radiated outwards. This ensured that anyone approaching from any direction would be immediately spotted.

Upon discovering them, the clansmen immediately notified Jin Shu.

Jin Shu was teaching the females how to tan leather when she heard the commotion outside and slowly got up.

At the entrance, both the old clan chief and Lin Yu glared angrily at Jin Shu.

The clansmen who had come to watch felt somewhat uneasy and guilty, but after Jin Shu spoke, they immediately reaffirmed their stance.

"The old clan chief has come to demand your return. Anyone who wants to go back with him can leave now. I won't stop you."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other, then took a step back in unison. Their firm stance astonished the old clan chief, who stared at them in disbelief.

"You...you all don't want to come with me?!"

Everyone kept their heads down and didn't speak, but it would be too cowardly to keep doing that, so someone took the initiative to stand up and speak loudly.

"Jin Shu, life here is very comfortable! Every household has an endless supply of charcoal! As long as we work hard, we can fill our stomachs every day. We no longer have to huddle together for warmth in the cold caves. We can live in our own homes, and the wooden houses are much warmer than the caves!"

Why would we leave to continue living that miserable life with you when we already have such a good life?!

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu immediately shouted angrily.

"You can't even endure a little hardship! What kind of cats are you! You have failed the wishes of our ancestors! Don't you know shame?!"

"What's there to be ashamed of? You're already at risk of death, why care about all that?"

Jin Shu is very good to us. She doesn't keep the good things for herself. No matter what she eats or uses, we all benefit from it.

And what about you? You take the most from the hunt, you live in the highest caves, and you expect us to obey your orders? Why should we?!

In just a few words, he left Lin Yu speechless.

Jin Shu looked at the people opposite her.

"Everyone has their own desired life. You can't live without them, can you?"

You have your own lives to live, go back.

Let's live our lives well and stop hurting each other.

Jin Shu's words struck a chord with the old clan leader.

Without these people going out to hunt and working at home, how would he survive?

Just then, Jin Shu said something else.

"We young people were all raised and nurtured by you old folks."

Today, the fact that you elders have the opportunity to join us is my way of repaying the kindness you showed me in raising me.

Upon hearing this, the few old orcs who had remained immediately moved to stand behind Jin Shu.

Now, only the Lin family members and the high priestess, a lonely old woman, remain on the opposite side.

Jin Shu looked at the High Priest and spoke.

"It seems the High Priest intends to stand with the Lin family through thick and thin, so it's really not convenient for me to force him."

It's getting dark, so I won't see you off any further. You should go home now.

They came intending to cause trouble, but after their visit, they found that more than half of their own people had been lost.

Lin Yu nowadays, let alone launching a rebellion, doesn't even dare to utter a single word.

The old clan chief had a cold face.

"Let's go back! I believe that the Beast God will always protect those of us who truly love our homeland!"

Jin Shu looked at them and smiled.

"Stubborn to the end, I hope you can keep being stubborn."

Okay, everyone stop watching and go do what you were doing.

(End of this chapter)