Ming's face turned red and he lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Qiao Yu.
"With these troublemakers around, no tribe can be at peace. So our tribe doesn't want to keep you any longer. Please do as you please and go wherever you want."
When the women heard what Qiao Yu said, they were terrified.
Fearing the possibility of being hunted by thunder, they had walked for so long, drifting on the water for days. Now, with great difficulty, they had finally settled down. The houses of the Dragon Tribe were far superior to their previous caves and huts made of branches and straw. They didn't have to sleep on the ground, and they were actually quite happy with the place. They didn't want to move any further; they just wanted to settle down here.
They looked at Ming with pleading eyes.
Heiye, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up: "Haha, Yu, you misunderstood. How could Ming and Hui be the ones instigating these women to cause trouble? You really misunderstood."
He turned around, his face darkened, and shouted at the women, "What's wrong with you? Tell the truth."
The fifty-something woman at the head was actually Hui's younger sister, and had often helped Hui with things in the Shanyin tribe. She was the one who knew how to read people's expressions and adapt to the situation.
She plopped herself on the ground and said to Qiao Yu, "Yu, I was wrong. I wanted the ceramic bowl, but I didn't have much dried meat at home and couldn't bear to give it away, so I tried to take advantage of you. I won't do it again. This matter has nothing to do with Ming and Hui. I was just confused."
As she spoke, she began to sob, telling about her own difficulties and the hardships at home.
As soon as she took the lead, the two who had been making the most noise just now also fell to the ground, muttering the same words.
Hui on the other side also hurriedly said, "Yu, this really wasn't our order. How can we be proud after something like this happened? It's not even shameful enough. They just wanted to take advantage of us. But they had no choice. When they were in the Shanyin tribe, they were ostracized by Lei and his people. Life was very tight. The dried meat at home was almost gone after all the consumption, so they wanted to borrow the tribe's ceramic bowls temporarily. Ming and the elders will teach them a lesson so that such things will never happen again."
"Our three tribes have finally merged together to form one big tribe. If we leave, it will not be good for you, right? They know they are wrong and promise not to do it again. Yu, please forgive them this time." Heiye also said from the side, and kept winking at Ming.
Ming sighed and said to Qiao Yu sincerely, "Yu, please forgive us this time. This kind of thing will never happen again. I promise you."
He secretly made up his mind that he must take good care of Elder Hui and his men in the future and never let them cause trouble again and bring discredit to the Shanyin tribe.
Qiao Yu had witnessed so many conspiracies and intrigues during the apocalypse that she was deeply tired. Coming here, she wanted to properly develop her tribe and was impatient with palace intrigues. In the latter stages of the apocalypse, she understood this truth: in the face of absolute strength, all demons and monsters were futile. Now, in primitive society, she felt this even more deeply.
Although she had just devised a scheme to pit the Sun Tribe against the Shanyin Tribe, it was merely a trick. Ultimately, the tribe's strength would be crucial. Therefore, resolving the internal conflict with a decisive blow and strengthening the tribe was paramount.
She didn't say much and said directly: "If you want to leave, you can leave now. If you want to stay, you must obey my orders."
Ming was overjoyed when he heard the softness in Qiao Yu's words. He made a series of promises, "Listen, we will definitely follow your orders and will not disobey in the slightest."
"Alright then. I'll announce your punishment now," Qiao Yu said. "Hui and Heiye, your positions as elders will be revoked and you will move out of the elders' residence." She turned and said to Man, "You will arrange for them to live in other houses down here."
Man agreed louder than ever: "Yes."
It's a pleasure to work with Yu, there is no feeling of being frustrated at all.
Hui and Heiye's expressions changed drastically.
"It's unfair. This matter really has nothing to do with me. Why are you punishing me? Yu, you are being unfair."
"I knew nothing about this matter from the beginning to the end, how can you blame me? Yu, this is unreasonable, I don't accept it."
Both of them cried out for injustice.
Qiao Yu ignored their shouts and pointed at the women who had caused the most trouble and said, "Man, remember these people."
She pointed at the women in the crowd: "She, she, she, she..."
She pointed out seven people in total. Even though two women had quietly hidden in the crowd when Ming and Hui arrived, Qiao Yu still pointed them out accurately.
"These people, along with everyone in their families, regardless of gender, will not be allowed to work in the pottery, animal husbandry, or carpentry teams for two years. What happens after that will depend on their regular behavior. Any further disturbances by others will be dealt with according to this order."
"Yes." Man answered loudly, looking at the seven people with sharp eyes, vowing to identify the people and not give them any chance to evade responsibility.
The women were terrified.
While they didn't know what the farming and carpentry teams did, they knew exactly what the pottery team was. It had to be pottery. Pottery was so expensive, so if you could make it, you'd definitely earn a lot of money. Plus, you didn't have to go hunting in the wild, so it was safe. It was the perfect job.
But now, because of their disturbance, the whole family has no chance to do such a thing.
The women who had been hiding in the crowd, acting as if nothing had happened, now fell to the ground like Hui's sister, crying and begging Qiao Yu to spare their lives.
Hui and Heiye were still making a fuss, chattering that Qiao Yu had wronged them and putting accusations on Qiao Yu, saying that Qiao Yu took the opportunity to suppress and bully their Shanyin tribe, and asked Ming to plead for them.
Ming was soft-hearted. He knew Hui and Heiye were not wronged, but he still couldn't bear it and pleaded with Qiao Yu, "Yu, please forgive them this time. They won't dare to do it again. Really, I promise."
"Stop." Qiao Yu's head hurt because of the noise.
She glanced at everyone sternly and said, "If you don't accept my orders, leave the Dragon Tribe right now. We don't welcome you."
All the noise stopped abruptly, like a duck with its neck strangled.
"Either obey orders or get out." Qiao Yu said, his eyes staring straight at Ming like sharp swords. "Choose one of the two. Choose now."
Ming couldn't help but shrink his neck when she looked at him.
Hui and Heiye looked ashen. They knew that the people of Shanyin tribe were very satisfied with their place and would never leave it just for their lust for power.
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