It wasn't until early April that he heard that the Central Plains region was in turmoil, with fighting and quarreling everywhere. Worried about the safety of his people, he hurried back.

It was on the way that they encountered a rabbit hunting tribe migrating to Caohu.

According to the poor 'rabbit hunting chief', they were members of the tribe of the goddess Bai Yingying. When they heard that the goddess was in Caohu, they followed her.

It's been a difficult journey. Out of several thousand people, there are only a thousand or so left. It's really pitiful and miserable.

Shi Meng saw that they were all from the Rabbit Tribe, and they could talk a lot about Bai Yingying, and some of them looked somewhat similar to Bai Yingying.

He believed it and took great pains to bring these people here.

Fortunately, the closer we got to the Central Plains, the fewer wild beasts there were. Plus, these rabbit orcs were all skinny, so no other orcs came to rob them, so the journey was relatively smooth.

However, this also exhausted him terribly. For the first time, he realized how difficult it was to support a tribe...

The people of the rabbit hunting tribe walk for half a day and rest for half a day. He walks for half a day and hunts for half a day.

Because prey was almost extinct at the foot of the mountain, he had to go up the mountain to hunt. The hunting team assigned to him by the rabbit hunters was not a hunting team at all, but a transport team at most.

He is responsible for hunting, and the 'hunting team' is responsible for transportation to the residence.

Because the rabbit beastmen were weak, they needed to retain enough high-ranking male beastmen for protection. Therefore, the number of people assigned to him was small, and their strength varied.

Sometimes he has to accommodate and protect these people, which is very tiring.

However, he had worked so hard to atone for his sins, but he had never expected that he would offend Bai Yingying again.

Shi Meng's brain was working rapidly, thinking about how to deal with these rabbit beastmen who shouldn't have been brought here?

Bai Yingying looked at his expression and knew that it was just a mistake, so she didn't vent her anger on him.

She looked at the rabbit hunters calmly and said in a flat tone, "Why are you here?"

An elderly man said unhappily, "Aying, you sound like you don't welcome us?"

"They must have misunderstood us because of Qin Xuan and the others' nonsense. Otherwise, why would they go to pick up the people from the Spirit Fox Tribe and forget about us?"

"Yes, Goddess, don't forget that we are your people! We are the people closest to you."

A middle-aged male beastman smiled flatteringly, "Yes, yes, yes, Ah Ying, look at me. I'm your second uncle! This is your cousin Bai Xue. You used to have the best relationship with her."

As he spoke, he pulled out a short, thin woman from behind him.

Bai Yingying looked at Bai Xue and felt that if the person hadn't said he was Bai Xue, she wouldn't have dared to recognize him at all.

The girl in my impression seemed like a completely different person. Her white hair, covered in dirt, was piled up on her head in a mess. I don’t know how long it had been since she had washed it.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s summer, but he’s not wearing any animal robes, just the fur that’s close to his skin, which is no longer white.

The dirt on her face couldn't hide the exhaustion it bore. Though she was about the same age as Bai Yingying, she already had visible wrinkles. The timidity that had once lingered around her was gone, but instead of getting any better, she seemed numb and sluggish.

Bai Xue seemed to feel Bai Yingying's inquiring gaze, and finally focused her eyes on Bai Yingying's face.

Seeing the skin whiter than snow and the beautiful face like a jade sculpture, she showed an infatuated expression and did not recognize that this was Bai Yingying at all.

Bai Yingying's mind moved, and she called out, "Axue?"

Bai Xue's body trembled suddenly when she heard the familiar voice. Her eyes regained focus and she began to cry silently as she looked at Bai Yingying's face. "Ah... Ying... Ying..."

Her voice was oddly hoarse, as if she hadn't spoken in a long time.

Bai Yingying thought that Bai Xue was one of the few old friends who had shown kindness to her at the beginning, so she wanted to keep Bai Xue.

She slowed down her tone and said, "Axue, come to me."

Bai Xue couldn't stop crying, but she didn't move.

Bai Er behind her saw that she didn't move, and his flattering look suddenly turned fierce. He pushed her hard, "Bai Xue! Your sister is calling you!"

Bai Xue was pushed so hard that she staggered and fell forward. Bai Yingying dodged and held her steady.

Seeing this, Bai Er hurried forward and said flatteringly, "Don't let her dirty the goddess's clothes." He looked greedily at Bai Yingying's pure cotton floral dress. "Is this the fine cotton they've been talking about? It's so beautiful. Oh, are those flowers on it? Why are there so many small flowers on the fabric? It's amazing, is it a miracle?"

He said bluntly, "Aying, I'm your second uncle. Can you give me something like this, too?"

Bai Yingying frowned slightly and ignored him.

Li Ye couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hahaha... You want to wear a female skirt? Don't tear it!"

The beastmen's robes are all one-piece and look like wide skirts, so there's no rule that males should wear pants. However, Bai Yingying is wearing a fitted dress that's obviously very narrow at the waist, so how can it be worn by a male?

This old guy wants to take advantage of good things when he sees them, doesn't he even consider whether he can wear them?

"I..." Bai Er only then noticed the difference, his face flushed immediately, and he said angrily: "Can't I just give it to Axue? You..."

He saw the mark on Li Ye's forehead and raised his head in disdain, "You are Aying's beastly husband, but you don't respect your elders. I think you should let other beastly husbands beat you up, so that you will know what respect is..."

"Bang"

After a loud noise, Bai Er, who had not yet finished speaking, was kicked backwards and fell on the rabbit hunting tribe member behind him.

Li Ye put his foot away and said with a grin, "What elder? Who do you think you are? Can you pretend to be the elder of my goddess?" He smiled and said, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll knock your teeth out!"

"You!" Bai Er was shocked and angry. He covered his chest with one hand and pointed at Li Ye with the other. He wanted to say something, but when he saw the murderous intent in Li Ye's smiling eyes, he dared not say anything.

General Bai Er was a bully who relied on his master's power to bully the weak and fear the strong, which was fully demonstrated.

Bai Yingying scoffed, too lazy to argue with these greedy, foolish, and opportunistic people. She said directly, "Shi Meng, just find them a place to stay and you'll be responsible for keeping an eye on them. I have something to talk to Chief Shi about, so I'll be leaving first."

Unless they are killed, even if they are driven away, it will affect Bai Yingying's upcoming plan.

But if we want to kill so many orcs at once, how can we ensure that the news does not get out?

Shi Meng had truly brought her a hot potato. She couldn't kill him, nor could she get rid of him. She could only keep him for now while she thought of a safer solution.

She looked at Patriarch Shi and nodded politely, "Patriarch Shi, is there a suitable place for this conversation?"

Seeing that Bai Yingying didn't vent her anger on him, Patriarch Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Yes, yes, everyone follow me."

He made a gesture of invitation, and Bai Yingying and the others followed Patriarch Shi and left quickly.