After healing the strange bird's injuries, Li planned to have the bird take the four of them back to their camp to meet Daohua before leaving the place.

The "camp" of Li and his group was quite a distance from the ancient tree. Fortunately, the strange bird saved them a lot of time along the way; otherwise, it would have taken much longer to walk.

Upon reaching the airspace above the "camp" Li had described, Li Qing realized that the "camp" was merely an open space where a group of people lived, with a extinguished campfire in the middle of the space.

That's right, they don't know how to build thatched huts either. Li Qing thought to himself, feeling ashamed, that he was overthinking things. He should wait until everything was settled before finding a new home with them, rebuilding the tribe, and then teaching them how to build thatched huts.

The remnants of the Red Flower Tribe were all drawn to the familiar strange bird flying overhead, especially since several people were standing on it. The distance between them was considerable, and they couldn't make out who was on the bird, so they began to discuss it amongst themselves.

"What's going on? Who are these people? Are they the group Li was talking about?"

"But... wait a minute, wasn't that strange bird supposed to be unable to fly because of those people? How come it's recovered now?"

"Brothers, Li hasn't come back for so long, do you think something might have happened to him?"

"Don't talk nonsense! There's no way Li will get hurt. He's already a level three warrior. Even if those people dare to mess with him, they'd better think twice about whether they have the ability to do so!"

"Then who exactly are they... wait, Pan, look, isn't that Li?" Daohua excitedly pointed at the strange bird.

Now, besides Li, Pan is the leader of these people. His talent and perseverance allowed him to break through to the level two warrior in a very short time, winning over many who had previously been unconvinced and making them all acknowledge him. Pan had just finished reprimanding the chattering tribe and was about to tell them to calm down when the strange bird seemed to be flying downwards, at which point they could see who was on it, when Daohua's words instantly disrupted Pan's thoughts, "Li?"

“Yes, it’s Li!” Daohua said. “And there was a strange woman with her on it, and a really, really big thing, and… oh my god, wheat!?”

"Mai Zi?" Pan exclaimed in surprise. "How could he be here? What's going on?"

Before the incident, Pan and Gu looked down on Daohua and Maizi, often making jokes about them or arguing with them. But after experiencing so much, Pan felt more longing for Maizi and the other members of the Red Flower Tribe than for those petty emotions.

The strange bird descended from the sky at a very fast speed. One second Pan was wondering what was going on, and the next second he realized that the person in front of him was indeed Mai Zi from his memory!

Pan vividly remembered Mai Zi's appearance; he was certain he hadn't misjudged her. When Li Qing jumped off the strange bird and walked towards him with an incredulous expression, Pan was overwhelmed with excitement, repeatedly asking, "Mai, Mai Zi, what brings you here? Is the tribe... alright?"

To be honest, Li Qing only just recognized that this person was Pan, whom Mai Zi had always disliked in her memory. However, now was not the time to deal with such things, so he smiled and said, "It's me, Pan. Long time no see. I didn't know that you and Li have both improved your strength so quickly."

Pan's lips trembled, as if she didn't know how to answer Li Qing's question. Daohua, on the other hand, was more direct. She ran to Li Qing, hugged him tightly, and cried with tears in her eyes, "I missed you so much, Maizi, you're finally back!"

Li opened his mouth, thinking to himself that he was now one of the people being ignored. Just as he was about to remind Li Qing not to waste time and to leave this place quickly, he saw Li Qing give him a look while comforting Daohua.

Sigh, alright then.

Let's wait a little longer.

Li shook his head and stepped aside.

"Wheat, how did you end up here?"

Not only Daohua, but many of the remnants of the Honghua tribe who had been resting earlier surrounded Li Qing, asking him all sorts of questions.

However, most of the questions were about how the tribe was doing and how I ended up in this place.

"Wheat, why aren't you saying anything... Waaah!" Daohua was startled by Dahei. He noticed Dahei walking towards him, so he immediately let go of Li Qing and dodged to the side, shouting, "Ferocious beast! Wheat, get out of the way! It looks so fierce!"

Before it evolved, Dahei and Daohua were very good friends. Now that it has seen its good friend, Dahei is naturally even more enthusiastic. It is normal that this startled the unsuspecting Daohua. Li Qing smiled and walked towards Daohua, saying, "Don't be afraid, this is Dahei. Have you forgotten Dahei?"

"Big Black... Ah, how is this possible?"

“Nothing is impossible. You’re still alive, aren’t you?” Li Qing said gently. “You guessed right. Big Black is a ferocious beast now.”

"Ah! A ferocious beast!" Daohua's emotions were more expressive than many of the tribespeople. Upon hearing that Dahei had become a ferocious beast, she excitedly danced with joy. "That's wonderful! It's a ferocious beast! Our tribe's strength will definitely increase even further!"

Just a moment ago, Daohua was terrified of Dahei, but now she's become inseparable from him, excitedly rolling around on the ground while hugging him. "It's really different! Ouch, it's so heavy... By the way, Maizi, do you know that I'm now a level one warrior? Haha, I'm no weaker than you!"

Li Qing remained silent.

"wheat?"

Daohua sensed that something was off, so she immediately stopped playing with Dahei and looked at Li Qing seriously.

Pan walked towards Li Qing. He first glanced at Li with a puzzled look, and after Li shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing, he faced Li Qing and asked in a rather stiff tone, "Has something happened to the tribe?"

Pan's words instantly silenced the previously noisy camp to the point where you could hear a pin drop, and everyone immediately looked at Li Qing with different expressions.

Clearly, they all knew that Li Qing's "sudden" arrival at this place meant that something had happened on the ground.

Li Qing sighed, knowing that this matter could no longer be concealed. He coughed lightly, turned to look at Lie Yan and the other man, signaling them to listen carefully, and continued, "The details of what happened are very long, but to avoid any unnecessary conflict, I will keep it brief. In short, just as you think, this is not good news."