In her previous life, Lin Qiu, as a female, was spoiled and arrogant. She transmigrated to a backward mountain region in human society, receiving a twenty-year "Zhao Di" (call for a brother...
"You damned beastly male!"
Song Mu frowned as he watched the giant black bird in front of him transform into a man when it landed on the ground, feeling a bit troubled.
He knew very little about the Feathered Tribe, and thought it was just a big bird in the sky, but he didn't expect it to be an orc.
Mei Yan's left wing was injured by a feather arrow. After he turned into a human form, there was still an arrow hanging on his left arm. The tail of the arrow was still a flashy red, which made Mei Yan even more angry.
"Xiao Qiu, go back first and don't move anything." Song Mu glanced at Mei Yan lightly, supported Lin Qiu's shoulders, lifted the animal skin curtain and sent her back to the house.
"Hey, are you Tiger Tribe going to declare war on us?"
Mei Yan was now outside naked, freezing cold, with an injured arm, but the murderer remained indifferent and even stayed close to the female.
Mei Yan rushed forward, but was stopped by Song Mu's hand: "Come with me, I'll get you some medicine."
Mei Yan's hand was held by Song Mu. Their Feather Clan's advantage was flying, and their strength was far inferior to Song Mu's.
It's freezing and snowy, and he's injured now, so he needs proper treatment.
And he has nowhere to go anyway...might as well stay here.
Mei Yan's eyes rolled: "Oh, you have a conscience."
Song Mu took Mei Yan to a cave next to their house and searched for herbs inside.
Mei Yan was somewhat surprised by the piles of firewood and animal meat in the cave. He felt a little cold and kept rubbing his skin. "How could you have so much food? Don't look for medicine yet. Give me an animal skin and light these firewood to warm me up."
They are more afraid of cold than these animals.
Song Mu found some herbs to stop the bleeding and threw a piece of animal skin to Mei Yan.
Mei Yan took the animal skin and reached out to pull out the arrow from his arm. Blood gushed out and he frowned. Then he wrapped himself in the animal skin, leaving only a shoulder and an arm exposed.
"Your herbs are all wilted. Can they be of any use?"
"This is the only one. You can use it if you like."
The herbs Song Mu brought were dried herbs that had been tested and found to be usable in the tribe, so every family had stockpiled a lot of this commonly used hemostatic and analgesic medicine.
"Stop talking nonsense and bring it here."
Mei Yan snatched the herb, chewed it up, mixed it with saliva, and applied it to the wound: "Does your tribe make this kind of thing specifically to deal with us Feathered Orcs?"
"no."
Song Mu folded his arms and looked at Mei Yan.
If this feathered orc had not practiced shooting prey from the sky, he might not have said so much.
"What is that for?" Mei Yan asked.
"You ask too many questions. Take all these herbs and you can leave my house now." Song Mu put down a piece of animal skin and herbs and decided not to care about the male.
After all, the tiger tribe doesn't like having their territory invaded by others.
Mei Yan said, "You injured me, and you're just going to leave me alone? Where do you want me to go in this cold season? I can't even fly. Aren't you Tigers known for your generosity and kindness? You should at least wait until I recover before sending me away. Otherwise, I'll spread bad words about you!"
Song Mu originally thought that the first half of Mei Yan's words made sense. In such a cold weather, the Feathered Orcs could not fly, which meant they had lost their ability to survive.
But the more he listened to Mei Yan's words, the less reliable he seemed. Song Mu took a breath. Someone even more annoying than Ling Yun appeared!
Song Mu said, "If you want to stay in the tribe, you need to talk to our tribe leader. If he agrees, you can stay."
"You have so much food at home, what's wrong with feeding me for a few days?"
"This is our food for the entire winter season, and there's no portion for you."
After Song Mu finished speaking, he didn't chase him out of the cave. He wanted to go back and tell Lin Qiu about this man's situation, but just as he took a step forward, he took it back: "If you want to stay in our tribe for a while, it's quite simple."
"What's so simple about that? You hurt me, so compensation is only natural, okay?"
Although Mei Yan said this, he listened with his ears perked up.
He also heard that a tiger tribe was exchanging storable meat with everyone at the trading center this year. Everyone didn't believe it at first, and even after being persuaded by them, each tribe only exchanged a small amount and didn't dare to exchange more for fear of being cheated. But who knew that the meat really survived the rainy season? Although the quality of the meat had changed, it tasted better than fresh meat.
Mei Yan now thinks that this should be the tribe.
As we all know, the method of storing animal meat is to sun-dry it, air-dry it, and pickle it with salt.
But everyone found out too late. During this cold season, it was estimated that only this tribe could enjoy sufficient food. Mei Yan decided to temporarily settle in this tribe during this cold season.
"As you can see, our tribe makes a lot of feather arrows," Song Mu picked up the feather arrow that had injured Mei Yan. The tip was still stained with Mei Yan's blood. "The materials for the arrowhead and the shaft are easy for us to obtain, but only the tail of this feather arrow needs feathers. The orcs in our tribe are not good at catching birds and beasts. Since you are a member of the Feather Tribe, if you are willing to help us catch some birds and beasts, our tribe can give you some meat and find a cave for you."
"It's just catching some birds and animals. It's easy. But my wings are injured because of you, so I need to heal them first."
Song Mu shook his head. "You just need to help us observe the sky. If there are any birds or beasts passing by, I'll shoot them. I can't really tell the difference between you Feathered Tribe and other birds or beasts, especially when your feathers don't look distinctive."
Song Mu spoke calmly, but Mei Yan sensed a veil of malice in his voice. "What do you mean by featureless? You call my beautiful black feathers featureless? Do you even know what colorful black means? Hey, you tiger, where are you going?"
"If you're hungry, you can eat some of the meat in the cave for now. Stay here. I'll go report to the clan leader."
Song Mu talked too much today, and he felt uncomfortable with a dry mouth.
He left the cave and Mei Yan wanted to follow him, but then he told him that he could eat any animal meat in the cave.
Mei Yan has been hungry for two days. It snowed for the past two days and he couldn't find any food. Now he feels like he can eat all the meat in the cave.
Song Mu went home first and told Lin Qiu.
"Is that orc okay? Hey, how could he be an orc?"
Lin Qiu felt uneasy when he thought that the Feather Clan could use their innate advantages to freely fly over other tribes.
"I've found herbs to stop his bleeding, but he can't fly, so he may not be able to leave our tribe. I'll go explain the situation to the tribe leader and let him recuperate in the tribe for a few days."
"Can the clan leader agree?"
Lin Qiu felt that they should indeed take responsibility, after all, they had injured someone.
But for a tribe, the entry of foreigners is an extremely dangerous thing.