The wind blowing by seemed to carry a foul stench, like a piece of rotten meat that had been sitting there for three months.

Hu Sha's body stiffened, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

She turned her head stiffly and saw a pair of glowing green eyes staring at her in the darkness.

"Old... Tiger..." Hu Sha's lips trembled with fear.

The tiger's face contorted with malice, its gaze fixed menacingly on the now-empty ditch beneath her.

Seeing this, Hu Sha instantly understood.

She drank the tiger's water!

It was too dark just now, and she didn't notice at all that this was probably the tiger's territory.

"roar!!"

Perhaps seeing the fear in Hu Sha's eyes, the tiger roared and angrily opened its foul-smelling maw, lunging to bite.

In that instant, Hu Sha felt the scent of death.

Faced with death, Hu Sha was so terrified that she wet herself. However, before the tiger could even touch her, a huge claw pierced her head.

Before Hu Sha could react, the claws grabbed her again.

A dizzying sensation followed, and after an unknown amount of time, Hu Sha was thrown to the ground.

When she opened her eyes, she found herself back outside the cave where she had escaped before.

"I told you not to run away, don't you understand?"

The griffin-orc transformed back into human form, his body completely exposed, resembling a primal beast.

Husha was dizzy and her body hadn't recovered when the griffin orc's slaps came raining down on her.

"You dare to run? I'll show you!"

The griffin beastman stopped when Husha was about to faint, found a vine from somewhere, tied a knot, and put it around Husha's neck.

Hu Sha lay on the ground like a dead dog, her face covered in blood.

Seeing that Husha was still breathing, the griffin orc stopped paying attention to her and started eating tiger meat.

After he finished eating, he threw the leftover intestines to Hu Sha.

"Eat! Don't starve to death. If you dare disobey me again, I'll throw you to the wild beasts right now."

The blood-stained intestines lay on the ground, covered in mud and rotting leaves, and the smell was certainly not pleasant.

After the griffin-orc finished speaking, he ignored Husha and went into the cave to sleep.

The long vines were enough for Hu Sha to move around outside, but she couldn't escape.

The moment she makes a move, the griffin orcs will notice.

When the cave was quiet, Hu Sha finally stirred and began to eat the disgusting-tasting intestines in a humiliating manner.

His eyes, swollen shut from being beaten, were filled with hatred.

It's all that damned female's fault!

As long as she's alive, she'll go back for revenge one day!

...

A few days later.

Su Tang and her group arrived at the place where they had encountered the giant snake before.

The next part of the journey will involve parting ways with Daqing. Daqing will be returning to the farm, while the route to the Griffin Tribe will be a different one, in a different direction.

Hu Shen and the beastmen of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain stopped to rest, while Su Tang and Su Jianyuan said goodbye to Da Qing.

"Daqing, be careful on your way back, please be very careful."

"When you get back, remember to let your father and mother know that we are safe and sound. Tell them that everything is fine in the Beast Mountain and we will go back later. Don't let them know that we went to the Griffin Tribe."

Su Tang and Su Jianyuan took turns giving instructions.

Daqing is a big mouth, and the two of them were afraid that he would let it slip when he got back.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't let anything slip!" Da Qing patted his chest to assure him that he had volunteered to go back.

Although the orcs of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain dared not discriminate against him, being with them was still not as comfortable as being with Lin Xia and Su Guodong.

Daqing was used to being single, so going back would be a good opportunity for him to visit his parents.

He then volunteered to go back and deliver the message.

Su Tang remained skeptical of Da Qing's assurances.

However, she was more concerned about Daqing's safety and repeatedly told him to be careful on the road.

Da Qing readily agreed without the slightest impatience; he simply enjoyed listening to everyone talk to him.

"Don't worry, Tang, I know the forest better than I do at home. I won't be in any danger."

After repeated assurances, Da Qing finally took the package that Su Tang and Su Jianyuan had prepared for him and returned home.

Given Daqing's strength, if he is in danger, the other orcs are probably in even greater danger.

Thinking of this, Su Tang withdrew her gaze.

After a short rest, the group of orcs continued their journey.

The group didn't stop to set up camp and rest until evening.

As dusk fell, several large birds flew hurriedly across the sky, emitting several loud calls.

This is a small hill. We chose a sheltered spot for our campsite so that there wouldn't be strong winds keeping us awake at night.

Su Tang and Su Jianyuan had small tents, but the other orcs did not.

The further south you go, the stronger the wind gets, especially at night.

Sometimes, strong winds can keep people awake all night.

Su Jianyuan had prepared a lot of tinderboxes in advance, and the orcs of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain also benefited from it. As darkness fell, countless bonfires rose at the foot of the low mountain.

Clusters of flames danced like fiery elves.

With a campfire providing shelter from the wind, the beastmen ate and drank their fill, then slept soundly, their fatigue from the day swept away.

After putting the four babies to sleep, Su Tang crawled out of the small tent.

The other orcs outside were all asleep, with only a few left on guard duty and patrolling the area.

Su Tang took out a small package containing clean clothes.

In the past few days, in order to keep up with the journey and in the wild, we didn't camp near water sources at night. In order to save water, we didn't have a chance to take a shower, and we even saved water for daily washing as much as possible.

There happened to be a small river nearby today, and she planned to go and wash herself while everyone was asleep at night.

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