After Li Qing finished speaking, he thought the Black Wind Tribe would remain silent for a while, but to his surprise, Lie Yan said, "You're right, we have nowhere else to go but to join your tribe."

Lieyan glanced at Atuna and said calmly, "From the moment my father died, our tribe ceased to exist. I am willing to join your tribe."

Prior to this, Lieyan's attitude toward the matter had been ambiguous. He had never verbally agreed or refused, and had always remained silent. This was the first time Lieyan had formally stated his intention to stay or leave.

Lieyan's words left those in their tribe who were still hesitating at a loss for what to do.

They never expected that Lieyan would agree to the Red Flower Tribe's demands so easily.

In their view, this was not a request that could be easily agreed to.

Immediately, discussions arose, and they were all debating whether Lieyan's actions were appropriate, and what they should do—follow Lieyan or not.

Lieyan looked at her family members in her tribe as if she were telling a very ordinary story: "Without Maizi, Atuna and I would have died long ago and would not have been alive until now. Moreover, our tribe won the competition by using underhanded means. Both of these points combined make me feel guilty towards the Red Flower Tribe. So no matter what, even if the Red Flower Tribe treats me very badly after I joined their tribe, I will do as Maizi said."

“This is what I owe their tribe,” Lieyan turned her gaze to Li Qing. Her personality was still as bold and decisive as ever. Seeing the surprised expression on Li Qing's face, Lieyan couldn't help but smile knowingly, her lips curving slightly as she said, “Maizi, are you satisfied with what I said?”

Li Qing smiled and said, "I couldn't be more satisfied than this. Well said. After you join our tribe, we will treat you well."

Flame snorted and patted Atuna on the back, saying, "I will decide whether this guy stays or leaves. He was saved by your tribe just like me. As compensation, he will join your tribe, just like me."

"So, do you have any objections?"

Blazing Flame lowered his head and asked.

Atuna quickly shook his head and said, "No, no objection!"

Lieyan nodded in satisfaction, then turned to the Black Wind Tribe members and said, "According to the bet between Chu and me, if he loses, he is at my disposal; if I lose, I will lead my tribe to join the Red Flower Tribe to remove the curse of the Moth Witch. I lost the curse between Chu and me, so according to the bet, you must also join the Red Flower Tribe with me."

Since the "bet" incident, many things have happened. It seems that apart from Lieyan, no one here still cares about the bet. For a moment, when Lieyan brought up the bet, Li Qing and Chu were all slightly taken aback. The Black Wind Tribe members all had different expressions after hearing Lieyan's words. They never expected that Lieyan could lose, so they didn't think about how they would feel if the bet were to take effect. But now that Lieyan had said so, the Black Wind Tribe members had no choice but to face this reality.

The pride of the Black Wind Tribe, being the strongest of the three tribes across the Liangmeng River, was quickly revealed in a group of people. Several of the younger ones, almost impulsively, stepped forward and said defiantly, "Blazing Flame is right, we lost. According to the bet, we'll join the Red Flower Tribe. It's not a big deal anyway. Even though our tribe is practically finished now, we absolutely cannot bring shame to the tribe. We, the Black Wind Tribe—absolutely keep our word!"

With this younger person taking the lead, several more people stepped forward. Of course, from their expressions, Li Qing could roughly tell how many of them were truly "keeping their promise" or had thought it over carefully and felt that joining the Red Flower Tribe was the only option left.

Li Qing didn't really care what the reasons were for those who were willing to join the tribe.

Change always takes time.

These people are all young people.

Li Qing was confident that he could make them truly and completely loyal to the Red Flower Tribe in a short period of time.

By then, the strength of the Red Flower Tribe will be enhanced in every aspect.

"I never expected that something that was supposed to be quite tricky and required them to have plenty of time to think about would be so easily resolved by Lieyan in just a few words. It seems that their tribe has great respect for Tu and his daughter Lieyan," Li Qing thought to himself. "Of course, a large part of the reason why they agreed to join the tribe so quickly is related to Chu."

Li Qing recalled the scene when they first met, when the young people of the Black Wind Tribe stood up and protected Chu. Without enough personal charisma, even if Chu saved their lives, it would be quite difficult for these young people to subconsciously protect Chu.

"However, I must say, Lieyan's personality is quite good."

Just then, Li Qing saw Lie Yan wave his fist at Chu and promise, "We'll have another match next time, but I definitely won't lose again then!"

Lieyan's personality suited Chu's taste perfectly. He rubbed his fists and said, "Hmph, no matter how many times, the result will be the same."

"How will you know if you don't try, you big dummy?"

Flame sneered.

"Who are you calling a big, dumb idiot!"

Chu Yi slapped his thigh and said.

Dian rolled her eyes and interrupted them helplessly, saying, "You two stop talking nonsense. Whatever it is, we'll talk about it when we get back!"

The two of them then stopped talking.

Meanwhile, the young people still in the cave, after being "brainwashed" by Li Qing and Lie Yan, all expressed their willingness to join the Red Flower Tribe. They stood up, patted their chests, and pledged their loyalty.

“Whether it’s genuine or not, at least now, I can say that I have finally achieved my goal,” Li Qing thought to himself. “The rest is to deepen their sense of identification, which is a long road.”

Just then, Dian stood up and said loudly, "We've said what we needed to say. We must leave immediately; we've lingered here too long..."

Clang!

What was that sound?

Li Qing suddenly realized something was wrong.

He is now extremely sensitive to sound.

Was it an earthquake?

"No, this vibration sounds like it's coming from outside... Is that what the chief and the others were talking about, that big thing?"

Upon hearing this sound, even Dian's face turned pale. "It's it! It really came!"