Chapter 349 Have you ever thought about being the boss? (Part 2)
Si Shuo leaned on Xu Chi and quietly followed the elders to continue watching the fun.
They came to a tree house formed by a nearly thousand-year-old banyan tree in the middle of the tribe's land.
The sky had already darkened. The eight elders, Wei Cang and Yin Jiang sat around a campfire in a stone mortar. The flickering flames cast their shadows on the tree walls, which looked particularly eerie and terrifying in sync with the howling cold wind outside.
"Wei Cang, explain to us what is going on!" The elder was so angry that his face turned blue. He slapped his thigh and asked with gritted teeth. "Every time the tribe members come back from hunting, they will hand over half of the prey to be distributed by the tribe. Why is it that when we needed relief in previous years, there was so little dried meat and dried fruit left in the tribe's warehouse. This year, there is so much stock?"
Wei Cang was trembling all over. He would not admit it. So many supplies were in the clan land. If they were stolen, then his position as clan leader would not only be over, but he would probably be expelled.
But if he admitted it, then others would wonder why there was less inventory in previous years? With everyone watching, he wouldn't be able to get anything from it in the future! "Chief, didn't you ask me to tell everyone? Why did you become silent when it came to the elders?" Yin Jiang raised his eyebrows and asked calmly.
In the past, he fought alone, and even though he lived in the tribe, he still felt like a cloud in the sky, blown everywhere by the wind, with his heart nowhere to go.
Now he has a family, whether it is the little females, the cubs, or the brothers in the brood, they are all venting his anger for him.
Zhu Bang and Wei Cang were both cautious orcs. They had worked together for so many years and had embezzled countless supplies, but no orc in the tribe had noticed. If Xu Chi hadn't followed them closely, they would still be kept in the dark.
Wei Cang pulled the corners of his lips and tried to smile naturally, "Just like Yin Jiang said, I think the weather this year is too abnormal, so I am very strict with everyone on weekdays, and the supplies distributed are also quantitative. The remaining supplies are stored, and I want to share them with everyone before winter. I didn't tell you because I was afraid that some tribesmen would miss them and I couldn't keep them..."
The elders are all smart people, how could they not know that this batch of supplies was seized by someone, and Wei Cang, as the clan leader, was involved!
As for who in the tribe has such courage, they think of Zhu Bang who was burned bald today, and their minds are as clear as a mirror.
So much has been accomplished in just this year, what about before that? Whenever the elders thought of this, they were so angry that they blew their beards and glared at each other, "Okay, okay, you are really a good patriarch of the Eagle Tribe!"
Heavy snow is coming this year, so it is difficult for the Eagle Tribe to make any big moves. Although this matter has been left unresolved, it has left a thorn in the hearts of the elders, as no one wants the fruits of their hard work to be fed to house rats.
After the meeting, Pang Yuan and Yin Jiang walked out side by side and whispered, "Yin Jiang, are you fighting against these two?"
"Well, this time they are willing to sacrifice the lives of other members of the Eagle Tribe and their hard-earned winter supplies to plot against me. If I don't take the initiative to attack, the Eagle Tribe will suffer heavy casualties in the next two days, and the losses will be immeasurable!"
"How dare they!" Pang Yuan clenched his fists in anger. "At first, I thought Wei Cang was honest and loyal, and he treated you sincerely after your father passed away. Plus, I didn't have any children, so I gave him a hand. I didn't expect that he was greedy for life and afraid of death, and for the sake of profit, he didn't care about the lives of his people. The same goes for Zhu Bang. He has received a lot of kindness from your father, but he repays kindness with hatred."
Just as Yin Jiang was about to speak, he felt a wave of vibration in the space. Seeing the note written by the little female on the stone table, he lowered his eyes slightly and remained silent, and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Pang Yuan, have you ever thought about becoming the clan leader yourself?"
Pang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "Yin Jiang, if I were ten years younger, I would have such ambitions. Now, not to mention that I am destined to have no children in this life and have no qualifications to compete for the clan leader, even Zhu Bang, who is level 15, will not watch me become the clan leader."
"Uncle Pang Yuan is a silver eagle orc. No matter his physique or ferocity, he is not comparable to the white-shouldered eagle. You are a peak level 13 orc. What if you can advance to the next level, and Aunt Li can also give birth to a silver eagle cub for you?"
Pang Yuan gasped, "Yin Jiang, you can't just say that." Whether it's improving combat power or giving birth to cubs, it's very difficult to achieve, requiring a combination of talent, strength and luck.
As long as he can advance to the next level, Zhu Bang will not be a threat.
Yin Jiang smiled and said, "Six months of cold winter is enough for the cubs to be born and fully grown! But is the food Uncle Pang Yuan has stored enough?"
"Enough, enough, enough!" Pang Yuan was walking back and forth excitedly at this moment, "If your aunt Li Gu can really get pregnant... No, your aunt is old, isn't it dangerous to give birth to a baby?"
"Aunt Li has taken the elixir, and there is nothing wrong with her body. It depends on your own wishes." Yin Jiang was stuffed with two jade bottles. He smiled and handed them to Pang Yuan: "These two bottles are taken by Uncle Pang Yuan. The red bottle is the marrow cleansing and meridian-clearing elixir, and the green bottle is the elixir for fertility."
Pang Yuan took it and held it tightly, with too many thoughts flashing through his mind. Which male doesn't want to stand tall and become stronger?
Yin Jiang ignored him and strode to leave, but Si Shuo stuffed a pair of sleeping antlered deer calves into her hands.
He paused, picked up the baby helplessly, and went home.
Si Shuo lay on Xu Chi's back and whispered in his ear with a smile: "Xu Chi, we didn't see the plum blossoms yesterday, why don't we go today?"
Xu Chi smiled, turned into a horned deer, and carried her to the plum blossom forest.
After arriving at the plum blossom forest, he flew very slowly. A breeze blew through, enveloping the falling petals and swirling around them. The elegant fragrance filled the air, and the moonlight turned a crimson color.
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Si Shuo smiled and clapped his hands, "Xu Chi, collect all the plum blossoms. We can make plum blossom wine, plum blossom cakes, porridge and tea!"
Xu Chi nodded, and continued to flap his wings vigorously, rolling up most of the petals on Merlin and storing them in his space. He then took the little female to an abandoned one-room cave he found when he was following Zhu Bang.
After taking a bite of the Qingchen Talisman, Xu Chi spread a thick layer of animal skin on the stone bed. He turned his head and saw the little female lighting an oil lamp and fiddling with something.
"Xu Chi, come here, this is the turntable I made, see which one you turn to," Si Shuo smiled and handed over the wooden turntable, which had not only words written on it but also patterns drawn on it.
Xu Chi took it and looked at it carefully, "Cat, snow leopard, snake, deer, mermaid, peacock, fox, rabbit... and colors?"
"Yes, no matter which place you turn to, I will turn you into that kind of female half-beast!" Si Shuo was already waiting with the transformation talisman in his hand.
Xu Chi looked at her, then at the turntable, his breathing became heavy. He gently moved his hand, and the turntable began to spin.
Si Shuo stared at the turntable, even more nervous than Xu Chi! (End of this chapter)