"Rui, can you go any faster? I'm in a hurry to get back." She didn't know if Xiao was still lurking in the shadows, but she was certain that returning to the Eagle Clan was the right thing to do.
Rui was actually more anxious than her, and responded by speeding up.
Beside them, towering dense forests stretched out, and herds of beastmen flew past swiftly. For the first time, Xia Yixin truly understood the meaning of the phrase "eager to return home."
She also felt a little guilty, hoping that it wasn't too late.
Although Rui was fast on his feet, the two places were far apart, and it took him five days and nights to reach the vicinity of the Eagle Clan's territory.
Strangely, Xia Yixin heard the system notifications that the task of eliminating the destroyers was being added and subtracted. First it was subtracted, which meant that Li Sanjin was still alive and had been treated by someone, returning to 20%. But then it rapidly increased again, reaching 80%, which meant that he had been attacked.
For some reason, Xia Yixin felt a sense of foreboding.
Three kilometers away from the Eagle Clan, Xia Yixin, worried that she might delay Rui, let him go back.
With less than ten days until the orcs' breeding season, the strange smell in the air grew even stronger.
However, the closer she got to the Eagle Clan, the more she smelled the burnt smell in the air.
Her heart skipped a beat.
The first thing she saw was a large wall, hundreds of meters high, built of stones and wooden stakes, which protected the cliff in a semi-circular shape.
However, at this point, the wooden stakes were scattered and broken, and judging from the marks, the fire was coming from inside.
It's the dry, windy season, and a single fire can wipe out an entire tribe.
Xia Yixin was even more uneasy, and she ran inside the walled area without even having time to put on the tail feather necklace that symbolized a witch doctor.
However, this place has become a ghost town.
What's even more terrifying is that the sweet potatoes and potatoes that were growing well outside were all burned, and some stone houses that were under construction were already taking shape, but now they are all empty houses.
She ran into the cliff without stopping, where some campfires were still burning, indicating that they had just left.
What exactly happened that caused the Eagle Clan to leave en masse?
However, Xia Yixin noticed that they had taken the already refined salt, indicating that they were preparing to leave again.
Xia Yixin wandered around the group chat but couldn't find the message for her, and felt a little down.
Was she abandoned?
No, there must be a reason.
Xia Yixin shook her head, dismissing the strange thought, and turned to walk towards the largest tribe near the Ying tribe.
That is called the "Sunrise Clan," a small clan of about a hundred people formed by herbivorous beast-spirit humans, the largest of whom is the Deer Clan.
When she arrived nearby, as expected yet unexpected, it was also a scorched wasteland, with many corpses of the Beast Spirit Humans. Fortunately, she finally found a young female Deer Clan member who was still breathing.
She looks to be around ten years old.
After feeding her a "healing pill" obtained from the system, the little girl's complexion gradually became rosy.
The first thing she did when she opened her eyes was to back away in fright, yelling, "Don't touch me! Don't touch me!!"
"Don't be afraid, child. I'm Xia, you've met me before," Xia Yixin quickly pulled her back and comforted her.
"Sister Xia?" The little girl opened her big eyes, and had two deer antlers on her head, making her as cute as Bambi.
Upon seeing her clearly, the little girl burst into tears, crying, "It's gone! The entire tribe is gone! Waaaaaah..."
Xia Yixin quickly hugged her and comforted her. After she calmed down a bit, she asked, "What exactly happened?"
The little girl wiped away her tears, her eyes filled with hatred, and gritted her teeth, "It was a man from the Leopard Clan. We saved him by the river, but he burned down our tribe. His men even brought people from the Bear and Tiger Clan, and he burned down the Ying Clan too..."
"A man from the Leopard Clan?" Xia Yixin had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, through the little girl's words, she confirmed the person's identity; it really was Li Sanjin!
It turns out that six days ago, the deer people of the Sunrise Clan accidentally rescued Li Sanjin. With his silver tongue, Li Sanjin successfully persuaded the deer people to let him stay in their clan. He also learned that the Ying Clan was nearby.
Taking advantage of the cooperation between the Sunrise Clan and the Fiery Clan, he entered the Fiery Clan's territory and witnessed their strength and prosperity, as well as the fact that the Fiery Clan's chieftain was not present.
The little girl recalled, "I went with him, and no one thought he was a bad person. In fact, he behaved very well and even gave me flowers. But I saw him secretly asking a member of the Ying tribe a lot of questions, and he even mentioned your name, Sister Xia. His smile at that time was so scary..."
Xia Yixin's heart skipped a beat.
She guessed that Li Sanjin must have accidentally found out that she was the witch doctor of the Ying tribe, and the fact that the Ying tribe and the Snow Wolf tribe were allies had not yet spread across the continent.
In fact, that's how it is.
Li Sanjin felt that this was a golden opportunity that would not come again. He wanted to take revenge on the Snow Wolf Clan, and even more so on Xia Yixin, who had ruined all his previous efforts. He also wanted to deal a fatal blow to the Ying Clan. So, three days ago, he set fire to the Ying Clan under the cover of darkness. And somehow, he communicated with the Xiong Hu Clan, who also took advantage of the fire to launch a surprise attack on the Ying Clan.
As the breeding season approaches, the various tribes tend to relax their vigilance. Although the Ying tribe is powerful, it has suffered some losses. The Xiong Hu tribe retreated after failing to achieve its goal, and on its way back, it also plundered the Ri Sheng tribe. Some of the Deer tribe members were killed, while others escaped. She was too late to run and hit her head, causing her to faint.
Therefore, the little girl did not know why the Ying tribe wanted to leave.
Xia Yixin had a vague guess that the bear-tiger clan was probably worried that they would attack again.
Sure enough, just as she helped the little girl up, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps approaching from afar, and there were quite a few people.
"Let's hurry, someone's coming." Xia Yixin grabbed the little girl and quickly hid in the nearby thatched hut, also crushing two pills that could conceal their presence.
The two women had just taken a deep breath and hidden themselves in the hay when a dozen dark figures swiftly passed through the shed where they were staying.
As the sun set, darkness fell instantly.
Faint conversations could also be heard.
"We didn't bring enough people last time. This time we must take down the Ying Clan before the breeding season. We can't let the Leopard Clan take advantage of the situation. Hurry!"
Sure enough, it was the Bear-Tiger Clan that had returned with a vengeance.
But they soon discovered that the Ying tribe's territory had become a ghost town. In their anger, they had no choice but to leave again under the cover of darkness.
They were always worried that the cunning leopard clan member might cause trouble if he stayed in the Huaxia tribe.
It wasn't until dawn, after the Bear and Tiger Clan had completely retreated, that Xia Yixin and the little girl left the thatched hut together. She gave the little girl some dried meat from her storage ring, and the two of them temporarily regained some strength.
"Sister Xia, what should we do?" The little girl trusted her completely.
Xia Yixin looked at the distant mountain peaks, which seemed empty without the Ying tribesmen.
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