Gao Han thought for a moment before looking at Elder Huo Hongyang and said, "Elder Huo, do you want to collect all the Five Elements Beads? These Five Elements Beads may be related to the secret of the Tata Mountains."
“It is extremely difficult to collect all the Five Elements Beads. The first Five Elements Bead is regarded as a treasure by the tribe and is collected very carefully. Moreover, with the death of the previous leader of the Fire Vein Tribe, the Fire Vein Tribe has also lost many strong men. It is no longer the leader of the Five Vein Tribes. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is at the bottom now.” Huo Hongyang wanted to but was helpless.
"Who says we must use force? We can use wits to defeat them." Gao Han smiled slightly, "What if someone in the other four veins is really infected by the demon?"
Huo Hongyang's heart trembled slightly, "Then all the tribes will definitely be in danger and will have to join forces to fight against the monster."
Gao Han: "That's right. The threat of demons is greater than that of humans. No one can guarantee that if they keep a demon around them, they will not be possessed by the demon in the future."
Huo Hongyang: "In this case, how can we know who is pretending to be a demon? There are so many people in the four tribes. If we want to find the demon, we can't check them one by one. The Water Vein Tribe alone will not agree."
"To be able to influence the decision of the Fire Vein Master, his status in the tribe must be quite high. Or it is possible that the demon is the Fire Vein Master himself. As long as you spread the news and reveal the death of the former Fire Vein Master, as soon as they make a move, you can identify the suspect and temporarily alleviate the Fire Vein Tribe's crisis."
The more Huo Hongyang thought about it, the more he felt that this method was feasible. Although this would allow the young master to know the truth, it could not be kept secret forever. He immediately called Huo Yueguang in and asked him to spread the news.
Huo Yueguang lived up to expectations and sent a group of people to deliberately discuss the matter in multiple places. He also emphasized the incident of instigating other vein masters to plot against the former Fire Vein Master. Sure enough, the news quickly reached the ears of all vein masters.
Tumai tribe.
"Master, something terrible has happened. There are rumors outside saying that you are a demon." The subordinate hurried in.
"What nonsense!" The Earth Vein Master angrily smashed the table beside him, "Who spread the rumor? Arrest that person for me!"
The subordinate said in panic: "We don't know who it is. By the time we heard about it, it was already spreading everywhere. We don't know where it came from, but..." He hesitated.
"But what?"
"I think that some of the rumors may be true. It's not just that the pulse master is a demon, the rumors also say something else." The subordinate was afraid that the pulse master would beat him to death in anger, so he hurried to explain.
When the Earth Vein Master heard what he said before, he almost wanted to beat him to death, "Anything else?"
"They said that when the former Fire Vein Master of the Fire Vein Tribe discovered the demon passage, the passage had already been open for some time, and the demons sneaked into the Tata Mountains. By the time we discovered it, the demons had already secretly infected some humans. Later, the former Fire Vein Master planned to block the passage and kill the demons in the Tata Mountains. In order to destroy this plan, the demons... just..." The subordinates stared at the Fire Vein Master's expression nervously, and found that his face was so gloomy that it was dripping with blood, so they quickly lowered their heads.
"Just what! Keep talking!" the Earth Vein Master shouted angrily.
"They instigated discord and instigated other tribes to attack the former Fire Vein Master. They succeeded afterwards, and no one doubted the identity of the instigator. They also said that demons are lurking around us, and no one knows who will be the next to become a demon." The subordinate said in panic and then shut up and didn't say another word.
The hall was filled with the Earth Vein Lord's low-pitched pressure. He, who had originally been overwhelmed by anger, was now unusually clear-headed, with hesitation and shock in his eyes.
Similar conversations also took place in the other three tribes. For a time, people in several tribes began to panic, worrying that they would be infected by demons, and even became extremely wary of the people around them.
The Lord of the Earth Vein thought about it all night, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. When no one mentioned it, they thought everything was logical, but once someone raised doubts, and he continued to think in this direction, he would find more and more doubts.
Because the identity of the person who proposed to surround and kill the former Fire Vein Lord was too normal, and he targeted the Fire Vein Tribe, no one had ever doubted his purpose, so no one would doubt it.
After thinking about it all night, the Earth Vein Lord still felt something was wrong, so the next day he asked someone to secretly contact the other two tribes.
That night, the leaders of the three tribes secretly gathered together.
"Have you heard about that rumor?" The Lord of the Earth Vein was the first to break the silence.
"I've heard about it a long time ago, but I didn't expect it." The Wood Vein Lord was a little hesitant, "Could this be news deliberately released by the Fire Vein Tribe?"
The Gold Vein Master had a complicated expression on his face. “It’s not impossible, but if we all believed this, we wouldn’t be here.”
Yes, they actually believed it at least 30%, so they gathered here, otherwise they would not care at all, but they knew the so-called truth very well.
The air was dead silent.
The Earth Vein Lord's face turned pale, and he still struggled to speak: "But the Water Vein Lord and the Fire Vein Tribe have never gotten along. Didn't we think that he proposed to murder the Fire Vein Lord because of his own grudges?"
The Wood Vein Master said, "But what if he deliberately used this reason to gain our trust?"
It was precisely because they all thought it was natural for the Water Vein Tribe to target the Fire Vein Tribe that they easily fell into the other side's trap.
Moreover, they were all blinded by interests at that time, so they agreed to the other party's plan without careful consideration. Now that they have figured it out and recalled everything that happened, they found that the Water Vein Master who persuaded them to carry out the plan had too many flaws.
"Although the Water Vein Lord is diametrically opposed to the Fire Vein Lord on some issues, he is rarely ambiguous on major issues. Killing the Fire Vein Lord and allowing demons to invade the Tata Mountains would not benefit him. I felt it was a bit strange at the time. I think he had been controlled by the demons by then." The Gold Vein Lord sighed.
"We were all deceived by him." The Lord of Wood Vein looked unhappy.
The Earth Vein Lord recalled that he had been in frequent contact with the Water Vein Tribe recently, and his expression became even uglier. "So, the Fire Vein Lord's worries were actually correct. The Water Vein Lord might have guessed what the Fire Vein Lord guessed, so he took the initiative and lied to us that the Fire Vein Lord wanted to deal with us."
Gold Vein Lord: "Yes, at that time, Water Vein Lord said that the demons were actually just a few small shrimps invading, and Fire Vein Lord lied to us that a big demon had invaded the Tata Mountains. In fact, he wanted to take this opportunity to kill us and take over all the tribes in the Tata Mountains. We actually believed it."
The Lord of the Wood Vein looked at him and remained silent. Did they really believe it?
Not necessarily. It is more likely that they deliberately wanted to believe it, because anyone could unify the Tata Mountains, and the Fire Vein Lord was the strongest of the five tribes and the person most likely to unify the Tata Mountains.
That's why they didn't think about what the Water Vein Master said, but directly agreed to his plan and murdered the Fire Vein Master.
"Now that things have come to this, what should we do now?" The Earth Vein Master looked at the two of them.
The Gold Vein Master pondered for a moment, "Since we have already determined that the Water Vein Master is most likely a demon, there is no need to hesitate. We cannot let the demon continue to lurk, otherwise we will be infected and assimilated by the demon sooner or later."
The Wood Vein Lord sighed softly, "It has been a year since the Fire Vein Lord fell. During this year, we did not discover any problems with the Water Vein Lord. We do not know what the situation is like, and whether the people in our tribe have also been infected."
The faces of the Gold Vein Lord and the Earth Vein Lord gradually became serious. The latter said, "I suggest that we first intimidate the Water Vein Lord and let him reflect on himself. If he is really a demon, we will work together to kill him, and then find the demon lurking in the tribe."
The Gold Vein Master and the Wood Vein Master responded at the same time: "I agree."
The former suddenly asked, "What about the Fire Vein Tribe? Should we notify them?"
The Earth Vein Lord: "If the Water Vein Lord is really a demon, then he is the enemy of the Fire Vein Tribe. They will definitely join the war without hesitation. At least there will be one more tribe to share the risk with us. Who among you can send someone to notify the Fire Vein Tribe?"
The Gold Vein Lord and the Wood Vein Lord had no objections, and it seemed that the Earth Vein Lord would not dare to send anyone to the Fire Vein Tribe at this time.
They also heard about the battle in the depths of the forest. The Earth Vein Lord was ruthless enough. In order to devour the Fire Vein Tribe, he even attacked a child who had just entered the Spirit Transformation Stage.
"I'll send someone." said the Master of the Gold Vein.
Fire Vein Tribe.
In the Fire Elder's tent.
When the news spread, Huo Dan's eyes were red and he came to Elder Huo with tears and blood. He squeezed his finger bones until they cracked. "Elder, did they really kill my father together?"
Elder Huo knew this would happen, and sighed helplessly, "Yes."
"Why didn't you tell me!" Huo Dan accused painfully.
Elder Huo was also reluctant. “You were only at the Golden Core Great Perfection stage at that time. You couldn’t even defeat their tribe leader, let alone three tribes. How could I watch you die? My mission is not only to protect the tribe, but also your safety. You are now the hope of the Huomai tribe. If something happens to you, the Huomai tribe will be finished.”
Elder Huo gently touched his head again after he finished speaking, "Huo Dan, your father's revenge will be avenged sooner or later, and we will never forget it, but our biggest target now is to find the culprit who killed your father."
Gao Han saw that they had calmed down. "The three tribes of Jin, Mu and Tu should have taken the bait. It won't be long before they send someone to contact you. Have you thought about how to deal with it?"
Huo Dan tried to calm himself down, "First, join forces with the three tribes of Jin, Mu, and Tu to eliminate the Shuimai tribe. We can make plans for other grudges later."
Elder Huo showed a gratified smile on his face, wondering how the young master had grown up.