"Please...please don't make a sound. We just heard some noise and smelled the aroma of food."
"You are...wanderers?"
"How come there are still homeless people here?" Big Cat Girl looked at the group. There were about ten of them, all thin and weak. They couldn't help but swallow as they looked at the pastries in their daughter's hand.
"Yes, yes...yes, we're from Marble Canyon."
These words were filled with inferiority, just like they had been before. The group glanced at the lively atmosphere not far away and the aroma of food wafting from the air, and finally turned to leave.
Unauthorized entry into another tribe could easily result in capture, and that's how some slaves came to be.
"Mother......"
Among the homeless, a small figure gazed longingly at the pastries in the catgirl's hand, pursed her lips, and looked up at her mother who was holding her hand.
"Little Pear, let's go quickly."
"etc."
The catgirl called out to them, mustered her courage, and stepped forward to hand the pastries she was holding to the girl opposite her who was about the same height as her.
"Our leader said that good things should be shared, and the food there is free. Would you like to come along?"
"I...we, is it really possible?"
"Mother, is it alright?" The kitten girl looked at her mother behind her.
"Of course, but you should inform Chief Su Yuan first, otherwise your little love will be taken away."
"Yes! I'll go find the chief right away!"
Having received permission, she immediately handed the pastries to the other person and ran barefoot towards the beach.
"Wait here for a while. If our leader allows, I will take you there."
The group exchanged glances, but ultimately couldn't resist the craving in their stomachs and remained where they were. Even if it was a trap, they had no choice but to jump in.
"......"
"Wanderers? How come there are wanderers in Cangye Plain?"
At this moment, Su Yuan was arranging the final night's events. The competition was about to end, and the next steps would be the awards ceremony and other activities. Unexpectedly, the cat-eared girl from the daytime had come looking for him.
Upon hearing what had happened on the lawn, he immediately stopped what he was doing.
"They said they came from Marble Canyon."
"Marble Canyon?"
Su Yuan had a vague recollection of it; Yunshi Canyon was not far from Cangye Plain, a canyon leading to the 10,000-strong tribe that Yin Xue had mentioned, the Huanhua Tree Garden.
Because there are no plants or water there, few people would stay there to establish a tribe.
"Of course you can, but we'll be participating in the most eye-catching swimsuit show later. Aren't you coming?"
"I...I'm not coming."
The little cat girl looked at herself and saw that, apart from the little heart that Su Yuan had stuck on her face, there was only another little heart that her mother had stuck on her arm.
So he said somewhat dejectedly.
"Alright, but considering how brave Xiao Ke was, I'll award you the title of bravest person."
Su Yuan thought for a moment, then redeemed a small, heart-shaped glass jar from the system. It was filled with coins, and the sound of the coins clinking could be heard when he shook it.
The shiny piggy bank immediately caught Xiao Ke's attention, and her previous disappointment vanished. She stared nervously at the small jar in front of her.
"Really? This is Xiao Ke's reward?"
"Of course, take it to entertain the 'guests' you invited." Su Yuan glanced at the figures standing on the grassland in the distance and put Xiao Ke down.
The men he had arranged to guard the area had actually spotted those figures long ago, but they mistook them for spies from other tribes and didn't take them seriously.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Ke found out his identity instead.
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