Li Qing waved his hand, about to say a few words, when at that moment, many of the patrols around also noticed the situation and came over.
There were at least fifteen people on patrol in total. They surrounded Li Qing and gradually learned what had happened through Mao and Tong. They were all in a bit of a panic.
Losing more level 2 warriors is fine, but losing Broken River, then losing Thornface, and then two level 3 warriors in a row is still a huge blow to the tribe.
No one could tell whether Li Qing was telling the truth or not, so no one dared to make the first move and instead began to discuss the matter.
A man who appeared to be the leader of the patrol stepped forward, looked directly at Li Qing, and remained silent for a long time.
Li Qing also knew this person; his name was Jiao Du, and he was a level three warrior.
He must be the leader of these patrols, Li Qing thought. He should talk to him first if there was anything, otherwise even if he managed to fool everyone but not Kakuzu, it would all be in vain.
Li Qing didn't wait for Jiao Du to speak first, and said with a smile, "I sincerely wanted to cooperate with your tribe, which is why I risked my life to come here. But it seems that you don't want to cooperate with our tribe, so forget it."
"Let's go, Big Black!"
"etc!"
Kakuzu called out to Li Qing.
Li Qing did not stop and continued walking forward.
"I said wait!"
Kakuzu raised his voice a little, sounding somewhat anxious.
Li Qing then stopped walking.
"So you're saying that the person who got the tattoo wasn't from your tribe?"
Li Qing deliberately asked in a questioning tone, "Our tribe? Putting aside the fact that if it were our tribe that started it, why would I be so bored as to come here and join in the fun? And considering our tribe's current situation, how could we possibly defeat those people with the thorny face?"
"That's true, what he said makes a lot of sense."
“I think so too, but that’s strange, the spiky-faced ones…”
"Shh, don't say anything. With Horn around, he'll handle this."
“That’s true. Let’s stop discussing it and let Kakuzu handle this matter.”
Kakuzu's tone remained low and unaffected by Li Qing's words: "Interesting. But do you really think our tribe is stupid? Mai Zi, you should know that Yong, Li... their deaths were all caused by our tribe. You should also know very well why our tribe did this."
The implication is that they are questioning why you came to seek refuge with the Black Wind Tribe under these circumstances, and even deliberately shrouded the death of Thornface in mystery.
"It seems there's no reason why the Black Wind Tribe is so strong. If it were someone like Chu, he probably wouldn't think so much," Li Qing thought to himself with admiration.
“There’s no point in telling you these things,” Li Qing said. “I’ve already said that this matter is extremely important and urgent. Even a level three warrior like you isn’t qualified to listen. I need to talk to Tu.”
"Damn it, this kid's never going to stop!"
"Is the chief someone he can meet? Damn it, this brat even called our chief by his first name just now, he's asking for trouble!"
Kakuzu turned around and shouted, "Quiet!"
The people behind them immediately shut up.
Kakuzu turned back to look at Li Qing again, and surprisingly agreed to Li Qing's request, "Aren't you afraid that our chieftain could kill you with the slightest flick of his finger?"
Tu was a level four warrior, three levels below a level one warrior, and he was also in his forties, in his prime. Therefore, Kakuzu's words could not be considered as simply intimidating Li Qing.
Li Qing smiled and said, "I believe your chief wouldn't do that. He's a very smart man and knows what's best for the tribe."
Kakuzu shrugged and turned to say, "You're not wrong about that. Alright, come with me."
Li Qing thanked them and followed behind Jiao Du, entering the Black Wind Tribe under the unfriendly gazes of Mao and the others.
Kakuzu clearly felt that even if Li Qing had some kind of trick up his sleeve, it wouldn't work. This was their base camp, and Li Qing was just a level one warrior with a big black dog. Even if they wanted to sneak up on Tu while he was sleeping, they wouldn't be able to succeed with their strength. That's why he not only agreed to Li Qing's request, but also didn't care about Li Qing at all and let him follow behind him without any precautions.
Guided by Kakuzu, Li Qing entered the Black Wind Tribe, which allowed him to get a better view of the entire tribe.
"The male-to-female ratio is relatively balanced. It's a super-large tribe with a total population of about three hundred people. Hmm... even if we were to say that we only have a little over one hundred people who are capable of fighting, the women and children in the tribe don't seem like weak people. It might take quite a bit of time to deal with these issues. Tsk, a bit troublesome."
"But this is also a good thing... well, from the perspective of the tribe's development plan."
At a closer distance, Li Qing could see the entire Black Wind Tribe. He could clearly see the sweat on the foreheads of every warrior and hear the shouts of battle ringing in his ears.
"Compared to this, it's perfectly normal that the Red Flower Tribe can't compare to the Black Wind Tribe."
Li Qing couldn't help but admire him.
Kakuzu seemed to be able to see through Li Qing's mind, and deliberately led Li Qing on a detour, passing by the warriors who were shouting battle cries.
Li Qing looked around at the Black Wind Tribe. This was a very rare opportunity, and he had to take advantage of it to learn as much as possible about the place.
He soon witnessed something even more shocking.
food!
So much food!
In a corner of the Black Wind Tribe, a mountain of food was piled up on the ground, including all kinds of meat. Not far away, there was another mountain of fruits, about the same size as the meat mountain, which was also dazzling and overwhelming for Li Qing.
The food looked very fresh, probably obtained recently from Liang Menghe. The quantity was so exaggerated that it could conservatively be estimated to feed the tribe for five or six days, which was already an astonishing number. Moreover, Li Qing knew very well that these people probably found it troublesome and difficult to store, which was why they only brought back this much. Otherwise, their food reserves would have been much more abundant.
“Hey, what are you looking at?” Kakuzu reminded him. “Forget about those foods. With the strength of our tribe, obtaining them is very easy. As for your tribe—just forget about it.”
Kakuzu slowed his pace and pointed to the cave entrance ahead, saying, "The chief is right there."
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