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I brought the horsetail back to the tribe and temporarily placed it next to the campfire in the center of the tribe. There was no lighting in the tribe at the moment, and the light here was better.
Wu Yue found Xia and asked her for some herbal medicine, but these were only used to treat mosquito bites, and he didn't know how effective they would be against snake bites.
Seeing that the wound was bleeding again, Wu Yue squeezed it for a long time, and even found a wooden cup to use cupping method to absorb all the blood from the wound on Ma Wei.
"God's messenger..." Ma Tian rushed over and saw his brother lying unconscious. He anxiously asked Wu Yue, who was applying medicine to the wound, "My brother, is he still alive?"
Being bitten by a poisonous snake is fatal. This is common sense that he has witnessed time and time again since he was a child.
Whenever encountering such a thing, the great witch would not waste medicine, but would just leave it to fate.
But the divine messenger was different. He had once saved Tao Hua, who had been declared dead by the Great Witch! And now he hadn't given up and was still treating Ma Wei's wounds. So, did that mean Ma Wei still had a chance of survival?
Wu Yue mashed the herbs and applied them to the wound, frowning as he replied to Ma Tian, "I hope he can survive, but there's no guarantee."
He has done what he can, and all he can do now is leave it to fate.
If the venom of the snake that bit Horsetail wasn't lethal, his actions should have been enough to rescue the victim. But if it was a highly venomous snake with deadly venom, all his efforts would have been in vain.
Hearing what he said, Ma Tian felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him: "But... you are a messenger of God..."
He's a divine messenger, possessing miraculous powers. If he could save Tao Hua, why couldn't he save Ma Wei? Oh, right? Is it because...
"God Envoy Wu Yue, since you can save Tao Hua, why are you unwilling to save Ma Wei? Could it be that Ma Tian can no longer afford the price for you to save her?"
Ma Tian's unspoken words were spoken slowly by someone, and the onlookers from the Ma tribe made way for Ma Wu to walk in front of Wu Yue.
Wu Yue frowned, looked up at him, and tried his best to control his temper: "The medicine I have is for treating external injuries, it is useless for snake venom."
"Really?" Ma Wu squatted down and pulled aside the unconscious Ma Wei's eyes to take a look. He felt that the man was definitely dead.
It’s just right, use him to deal with Wu Yue.
Gently touching Mawei's face, Ma Wu put on a compassionate look and muttered to himself in a loud voice, "Mawei is so pitiful. He wants to integrate into the Sharp Fang Tribe, but what about the Sharp Fang Tribe? The God's Messenger clearly has divine power, but he is unwilling to save him."
Many people in the Malaysian tribe couldn't help but agree when they heard this.
They have witnessed Wu Yue's divine power these days. Even though they respect the great witch of their own tribe more, they still look up to Wu Yue and respect him a little.
It was nothing more than thinking that if I or my friends and family were seriously injured or sick, the magical messenger of God would help to heal them. After all, Tao Hua was a living example, and such injuries could be cured!
But now think about it, Tao Hua was only saved by Ma Tian after he exchanged two horses for the divine messenger. Now the Dama tribe has joined the Liya tribe, and all the horses are allocated by the Liya tribe. They have to rely on others for their meals every day, so what can they give in exchange?
Wu Yue stood up with a grim expression, his eyes darting over the Dama tribe. He suppressed his anger and reiterated, "I'll say it again, I only have medicine to treat external injuries, not snake venom!"
Ma Wu raised his lip slightly and immediately stood up: "Excuse me, Divine Messenger, where did your medicine come from?"
"My hometown." Wu Yue answered impatiently. He was in a very bad mood right now. Not to mention that he might not be able to save Ma Wei, there were very few medicines in the express delivery truck. Even the common medicines for treating injuries and colds would be used up quickly.
By then he won't even be able to cure those basic diseases.
Ma Wu was still relentless: "Where is your hometown? Could you please go there and bring back medicine to treat Ma Wei?" The old man knelt down again and acted pitifully, "Please, please save Ma Wei!"
"Great Wizard!" Immediately, the eyes of the people from the Great Horse Tribe turned red and they rushed forward to help the Wizard up. Many of them even glared at Wu Yue.
Xiao frowned and strode forward to block those gazes.
Wu Yue sighed, feeling annoyed and tired. After taking several deep breaths, he spoke again, but not to the Dama tribe, but to the Sharp Tooth tribe.
"People of the Sharp Fang Tribe, do you remember the story of God I told you? God created humans, but He is not responsible for them. Whether humans are hungry and cold, or well-fed, hunt animals, or are hunted by animals... it all depends on their own abilities. God will not, and does not need to, be responsible for any of this."
He has explained this theory many times, either explicitly or implicitly, and the people of the Sharp Tooth Tribe are basically convinced, so they nodded repeatedly.
Wu Yue continued, "My arrival in this world was an accident. Indeed, I carry with me some things beyond your imagination, and I also possess some magical abilities, but I must tell you, I am not a god."
He rolled up his coat sleeves to show his arms: "My body is made of flesh. I get cold and hot. I bleed when I'm hurt, and I die if I bleed too much. I get hungry and thirsty, and if I don't eat or drink water, I'll die—"
He laughed at himself and said, "My body is no different from yours. It's even weaker than most of you."
The Sharp Tooth Tribe didn't quite understand what he was saying.
Fortunately, Wu Yue continued, "So, I'm not omnipotent. If you're injured or sick, I'll do my best to help. As you know, the medicine I brought is very effective for treating external injuries. But everyone, I have to tell you first, this medicine is not endless. Or rather, it's almost running out."
He pulled out the medicine and displayed it before returning it to the space. "I'm telling you all this time, first, to tell you that I really don't have a better way to treat ponytail. I've done everything I can. Second, to reassure you and to be as careful as possible to avoid getting hurt. After all, I'm running out of medicine, so when the time comes, I'll have to rely on the same medical methods as before. Do you understand?"
The people of the Sharp Teeth Tribe heard it clearly. Unlike the Dama tribe, they had been with Wu Yue for a long time and knew his character and abilities. At this moment, someone immediately shouted, "It's okay, Divine Messenger! We have vine armor now and we can protect ourselves!"
"Right! It doesn't matter if there's no magic medicine! You said that God doesn't have to be responsible for us. We should find herbs to heal ourselves!"
"Even without medicine, the messenger of God will always be the messenger of God!"
Wu Yue smiled sincerely: "Thank you, people of the Sharp Fang Tribe. We are one. If you don't betray me, I will never betray you."
He turned around, looked at Ma Wu, then at Ma Tian, and finally cast his gaze on the Da Ma tribe: "The above is what I said to the people of the Sharp Fang Tribe. Those of you who consider yourself to be people of the Sharp Fang Tribe, please stand with your compatriots."
Ma Tian was stunned, and had a bad feeling in his heart: "God's messenger..."
Wu Yue didn't bother to pay attention to him and continued: "If you don't agree that you are a member of the Sharp Tooth Tribe, please leave. I don't want you, the Dama tribe, anymore."
Everyone present was shocked, especially Ma Wu. He had thought that since the Sharp Tooth Tribe was so short of population, they would definitely not let go of the Ma tribe, which was mostly young and middle-aged. Didn’t the majority of people want the Ma tribe when they voted before?
Unexpectedly, unexpectedly...
Seeing them all standing there in a daze, Wu Yue shouted, "Don't you understand what I'm saying?! I told you to get out!"
Good-tempered people are always frightening when they get angry. Wu Yue's rare scolding made the people of the Sharp Tooth tribe tremble in their hearts, and they looked at the Dama tribe with unfriendly eyes.
Such a good-tempered messenger of God was actually forced to this point by them!
The Dama tribe was also startled, and many began to hesitate. They had actually been living quite well these days. Previously, the Dama tribe's hunting skills were very poor, with only one meal of meat a day, and that wasn't always enough to fill them up. But after joining the Sharp Teeth Tribe, they had two meals a day, especially the evening meal, which was a full meal.
Not to mention the exquisite pottery, endless salt, stone houses, hemp ropes, and other practical or novel gadgets.
If you ask them to leave, most of them would be reluctant to do so.
A young man, unwilling to endure the hardships of exile, stepped forward and stammered in the common language of the region, "I, the people of the Sharp Fang Tribe, will not leave."
Wu Yue nodded: "Welcome."
With someone taking the lead, more than a dozen people immediately went to the Sharp Tooth Tribe, but most of them stayed among the Dama tribe.
You're not going to change, are you? Wu Yue pointed at Ma Wu and said to Xiao, "Chief, if they don't want to leave, let's help throw them out, starting with this damn old man."
Seeing his anger, Xiao was already furious, so he went forward with a cold face and grabbed Ma Wu. Ma Wu was just a skinny old man, how could he possibly be a match for him.
"Let go of the Great Witch!" The Dama people shouted immediately, and some even raised their weapons.
Seeing the other side raising their weapons, the Sharp Tooth Tribe also changed their expressions and raised their weapons as well, and the two sides were on the verge of a fight.
"Great Shaman?" Wu Yue sneered and said to the people of the Great Horse Tribe, "It seems that you all ignored what I said before. You want Ma Wu to continue to be the Great Shaman? Fine, I told you to get out of the Sharp Tooth Tribe, and you can live your life however you want."
"Throw the horse witch out." After saying this to Xiao, Wu Yue saw him grabbing the old man and walking out of the tribe. More than 20 people from the Dama tribe immediately followed, and some people from the Sharp Tooth tribe also followed.
There were still many members of the Da Ma tribe standing still. Wu Yue was annoyed and asked Ma Tian, who was also standing still: "Ma Tian, what do you mean by these people? Do you want the horsetail? Okay, drag it away."
Ma Tian pursed his lips and suddenly knelt on one knee: "I'm sorry, Divine Envoy."
Wu Yue jumped away and didn't accept his greeting: "Don't be polite, if you want to leave, leave quickly."
Ma Tian lowered his head again: "God's Messenger, we don't want to leave the Sharp Tooth Tribe just like that, but..."
Wu Yue laughed: "Oh, you don't want to leave, but you don't want to stop being a Malaysian, right? Brother, I remember I gave you a chance."
He looked at the Dama people and said, "When you first joined, I made it clear that Ma Tian would no longer be the tribe leader, and Ma Wu would no longer be the chief witch. Is this request too much?"
The Dama tribe's silence was not excessive. If they were annexed by force, all the relatives and disciples of Ma Tian and Ma Wu would have been slaughtered. It wouldn't be like the Sharp Teeth Tribe, where Ma Tian could still be deputy captain and Ma Wu didn't have to work.
Wu Yue continued, "I know you still call that old man the Great Witch in private and follow his orders. I've endured it all, as long as you don't make a fuss about it. But aren't you going a bit too far? Time and again, you treat the natives of the Sharp Fang Tribe like enemies, and follow that old man in targeting me like a thorn in your side. May I ask, have we in the Sharp Fang Tribe exploited you? Persecuted you? Massacred you? Let you starve and suffer from the cold?"
He really couldn't understand why they were still dissatisfied after living in this primitive world where they had no idea what to do.
He shook his head and uttered the last words: "Human greed is like a snake swallowing an elephant."
Ma Tian lowered his head more and more as he spoke, and finally said in a low voice: "You... are right, we are willing to become members of the Sharp Fang Tribe."
"Oh." Wu Yue said, "No, I don't like it."
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