Just then, a group of more than twenty people rushed out of the tribe and sped towards them.

When they were about a hundred meters apart, the group stopped, and a burly man rode out on horseback, shouting loudly:

"Our tribe has already paid with cattle, sheep, and people. What are you doing here? Do you really want to exterminate us?"

Upon hearing this, Tuolü and Tali exchanged a glance.

Tari immediately spurred his horse forward and shouted, "Brother Keluntai, it's me!!"

"You are... Tali?"

Keluntai's gaze sharpened, and he recognized the other party as well.

"It's me!"

Tari smiled, and then he and his horse arrived at Keluntai.

"Brother Tali, were you also recruited by the leader?"

Looking at the group of over a hundred people behind Tali, Keluntai couldn't help but ask.

Tali's expression shifted, and instead of answering, he asked, "What? Has the chief sent people to your tribe?"

Keluntai's face fell: "Yes, they came yesterday and took away five thousand head of cattle and sheep, as well as thirty able-bodied men!"

"What? They actually conscripted so many?"

Hearing this, Tari was also taken aback.

In tribes like this, the number of cattle and sheep that can be raised is only five or six thousand, and the number of able-bodied men is at most fifty or sixty.

Now, with 90% of their cattle and sheep and more than half of their able-bodied men confiscated, the tribe faces annihilation if anything goes wrong.

Keluntai gave a wry smile: "I heard that the grasslands are in chaos. Lord Tanshihuai in the west has started a war with the Xiongnu."

Lord Murong is also preparing for war with the Wuhuan in the north, which is why he's levying so much!

"Oh? Something this big has happened?"

Upon hearing this, Tari's expression shifted, and a hint of relief appeared on his face.

Fortunately, their tribe was relatively far away, otherwise their tribe would have inevitably been affected as well.