After crossing the Liangmeng River, Li Qing felt the same way as Dian and the others.
I was utterly shocked.
"Dian and the others have gone so far?"
Li Qing still felt a chill when he recalled the dead whale-kun he saw when he crossed the Liangmeng River. When he was almost at the Liangmeng River, he saw a big, dark creature on the riverbank and had a bad feeling. When he got closer, he found that it was indeed a whale-kun.
Natural disasters have even caused death for river-dwelling animals like the whale-kun.
"Wheat, after you find them, could you also help us find the people in our tribe?" Flame suddenly asked.
Li Qing wasn't surprised by her question; what surprised him was why Lie Yan had held back for so long and was only asking now.
Li Qing said quietly, "Of course you can, but I can't guarantee how many people in your tribe are still alive."
The implication is that so much time has passed, and not everyone is as lucky as Hutun or Jiewu to have escaped the ravages of this disaster.
Moreover, the meteor shower around the Black Wind Tribe was the most intense in the area.
Surviving this is probably all down to luck.
The hog stuck out its tongue and said, "Why are you looking at me?"
Li Qing laughed and said, "It's nothing, just an example, I didn't mean it to target you."
The dolphin stopped talking.
He inwardly complained, though he clearly wanted to go down with Li and the others. He'd heard that place was safe and could even cure illnesses, which would be perfect for him. Unfortunately, the moment he had that thought, Li Qing's glare silenced him. He didn't want to provoke Li Qing. Last time, whatever Li Qing asked, he answered, and the result was that he was knocked unconscious. If he provoked Li Qing again this time, who knew what would happen?
Atuna tentatively asked, "I don't think too many people in our tribe will die, right?"
"Oh?" Li Qing was quite puzzled as to why Atuna would say that, and asked, "What do you mean?"
Atuna mustered her courage and said, "Didn't Dahei smell that there were many people around Chu? Perhaps those people are from our tribe..."
Li Qing had also considered this possibility, but he always felt that the possibility was not very high. After all, Chu hated the Black Wind Tribe very much, and he didn't quite believe that Chu could make such a "generous" move.
“Let’s take a look first,” Li Qing said, rubbing his temples with a headache. “It’s a pleasant surprise that they ran all the way here. It means we can rebuild our tribe here in the future. But how did they end up near the foot of the mountain? This is really troublesome.”
"I hope Father and the others are with Chu's team right now," Lieyan sighed.
Li Qing said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "If Chu really takes in your tribe's warriors, that would be a good thing, but there are always exceptions. We would never take in old scoundrels like Tu or Tashan."
"you!"
"Don't rush, don't rush," Li Qing waved his hand and said, "I just don't trust them, is there a problem?"
Lie Yan was about to lash out again, but after thinking about it, he realized that Li Qing had already saved his life several times. This time, the Red Flower Tribe might have saved many of his fellow tribesmen again, so he decided it was better not to argue with him anymore and simply gave Li Qing a cold look.
“The worst that can happen is that you and Atuna survive,” Li Qing said with a wicked grin, “but that doesn’t matter, at least your tribe’s roots won’t be severed.”
Lieyan, who had grown up in battle since childhood, did not understand what Li Qing meant. Atu Na and several younger Red Flower Tribe warriors also did not understand. Hutun, however, understood and laughed heartily with Li Qing in perfect unison.
Now, even if Lieyan didn't understand, he knew that Li Qing wasn't saying anything nice, and he questioned, "Hey, what do you mean by that?"
No, no.
Li Qing jumped away with a grin, then suddenly said, "We've arrived."
Even though this place had not been ravaged by natural disasters, Li Qing still felt a bad premonition, and this premonition was stronger than ever before—before him was a cave entrance leading deep into the mountains.
If it were just a cave, that would be one thing, but along the way Li Qing saw many wild animal corpses and huge footprints on the ground—having just come out of the Queen Insect King's cave, Li Qing was very sensitive to these kinds of things, and was afraid that he might unknowingly trespass into someone else's territory again.
"The chief and his men are really something, resting in this place," Li Qing thought to himself. "Didn't they see all these wild animal carcasses outside? They're really carefree."
Looking into the depths of the cave entrance, Li Qing sighed, took the torch handed to him by Atuna, and muttered to himself, "I hope I'm just overthinking it."
"Hutun, what do you think?"
Li Qing asked.
"Huh? Me?"
Hu Tun was completely dumbfounded, never expecting Li Qing to ask him that question.
“I feel this area is very unsafe,” Li Qing asked. “What do you think?”
Hutun: "..."
He didn't answer immediately, his mind racing. He wondered if he wanted a definite answer or just peace of mind. After thinking it over, Hu Tun decided that he shouldn't flatter Li Qing anymore and that it would be better to be honest. So he forced a smile and said, "I also feel... that it's very unsafe here."
Hu Tun could see Li Qing's eyebrows twitch. He shuddered, but seeing that Li Qing didn't react, he cautiously explained, "There are wild animal carcasses everywhere here. Could it be that Chu and the others are hiding in here to avoid something?"
After saying that, he glanced at Li Qing again.
Li Qing touched his nose expressionlessly and said, "I don't know either, but... not bad, that's well said."
"That……"
Li Qing patted Hu Tun on the shoulder: "I originally wanted you to be the leader, but considering how smart you are, I'll let it go."
As he spoke, Li Qing called out to Da Hei, "Come on, Da Hei, let's go first."
Hu Tun watched helplessly as Li Qing led Da Hei into the cave, wanting to curse but daring not to. He could only mutter a curse in his heart: "Damn it, what is this?!"
"What are you still standing there for?" Lieyan followed Li Qing and walked in without hesitation. After her injuries healed, she didn't seem afraid at all. "Otherwise, if you upset him, he'll have a chance to teach you a lesson."
Poor Hu Tun, although he was a level two warrior, was most afraid of this kind of unpredictable danger. Seeing Li Qing and Lie Yan going in without thinking, he stamped his foot anxiously and said, "Go in then, who's afraid of who? Anyway, if we encounter danger, I'll definitely..."
"Um?"
Li Qing suddenly turned around, startling Hu Tun. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and corrected himself, saying, "Fighting alongside you, I'm at least a level two warrior!"
Li Qing then smiled happily and said, "That's right, that's more like it."
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