“Over the years, the Tianshui and Wotu tribes have taken advantage of their control over water and food to ostracize us. If it weren’t for my father’s ability to make salty sand, we would have perished long ago. The beastmen want salty sand, not only to keep us alive, but to ensure we live well.”
"Moreover, the beastmen are not as brutal and bloodthirsty as we imagine. We have been protected by the beastmen, so life for humans will not be too difficult in the future."
Lin Shanyue patiently squatted down in front of Uncle Shi and explained to him.
After hearing Lin Shanyue's words, Uncle Shi sighed deeply and looked at the others.
“What are you thinking? Since this concerns the tribe, you all have the right to offer your opinions. You also have family members in the tribe.”
Lin Jiang was the first to speak up, "Uncle Shi, I'll listen to Shan Yue. I believe Shan Yue wouldn't harm us!"
Uncle Shi then looked at the remaining people.
"I...I also listen to Shan Yue..."
“Me too. The chief ordered us to protect Shanyue. Shanyue’s words are the chief’s orders.”
"I also……"
Several people echoed, their heads down and their voices low, but Lin Shanyue smiled.
Uncle Shi shook his head and sighed, but ultimately said nothing more.
Although women of the human race do not have a high status, their chief cherishes his daughter from a young age. Because of the chief's attitude, no one in the tribe dares to look down on Lin Shanyue.
That's how he developed his fearless nature.
Sigh... I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.
"Uncle Shi, don't worry, I'll stay here and let the beastmen take you back. Even if the beastmen want to back out on the way, I won't let you be trapped here." Lin Shanyue revealed a playful smile.
They all knew that Lin Shanyue wanted to put their minds at ease, but seeing her smile made them feel even more uneasy.
They are men, how can Shan Yue sacrifice herself to protect them?
"Well, it can't get any worse than it is now anyway." Uncle Shi seemed to have come to terms with it. He beckoned Lin Jiang to help him up and said earnestly.
"Shanyue, do you know why the Shenmu tribe was attacked?"
"It's because of the salt sand. Those two tribes want Father to give them the method to make salt sand," Lin Shanyue answered without hesitation.
On ordinary days, her father would take her with him almost everything he did.
She was very familiar with everything that happened in the tribe.
Knowing the ugly faces of those two tribes was why she hated them so much and felt so resentful. She would rather give the method of making salty sand to the beastmen than let them benefit from it.
“That’s right. The Tianshui tribe controls the water source and always demands a lot of salty sand from us before they will give us water. The chief has been patient and patient. Even though the tribe works day and night to produce salty sand, it all ends up in the Tianshui tribe.”
"Shortly before the incident, the chief of Tianshui sent someone to tell him that if he sent you to the Tianshui tribe as his partner, the Tianshui tribe would take half less salt sand from us in the future."
Upon hearing Uncle Shi's words, Lin Shanyue's eyes widened.
"Chief of Tianshui? Isn't he the same age as my father? Aren't his sons older than me?"
Lin Jiang also looked incredulous, "I heard that Chief Tianshui has already lost three partners! That damned bald monk has actually set his sights on Shanyue!"
The others were also furious, never expecting the Tianshui chieftain to be so shameless.
Lin Shanyue instantly understood. "Uncle Shi, you mean that because my father disagreed, he came to attack our tribe?"
"How dare he!"
I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless.
"The chief didn't want you to know about this, but now it seems better to let you know. If the orcs are really willing to go to the humans to help us, it will let them know who our enemies are."
Uncle Shi's sickly face showed signs of fatigue.
Lin Shanyue clenched her fingers and gently helped Uncle Shi lie down on the hay.
"Uncle Shi, don't think about these things now. Take good care of yourself. Once the snow season is over, I'm counting on you to go back and take revenge yourself!"
Her eyes betrayed her unconcealed worry.
Uncle Shi was older than his father. If his father hadn't trusted Uncle Shi, he wouldn't have sent Uncle Shi to escort him on his escape.
However, crossing mountains and valleys during the snowy season is extremely difficult. The weather is freezing cold all the way, which even strong men cannot endure, let alone Uncle Shi, who is getting on in years.
If he hadn't been brought here, Uncle Shi probably wouldn't have lasted much longer outside.
Thinking of this, Lin Shanyue felt a sense of gratitude towards the beastmen.
Her own kind, who shared the same blood, tried to kill her, but the rumored bloodthirsty and brutal beastmen inadvertently gave them a way out.
Lin Shanyue found the world truly laughable; she couldn't quite distinguish between good and evil.
Having gained the approval of her people and comforted Uncle Shi to sleep, Lin Shanyue did not rest. Instead, she found the beastman guarding outside and asked him to call Su Shiwei over.
Seeing Lin Shanyue reunited with her clansmen, Su Shiwei didn't want to disturb them, so she left first.
Before he even got home, he heard from the orcs that Lin Shanyue was looking for him.
Why are you looking for him so soon? Is the cave too cold, or what?
He hurried back.
To everyone's surprise, upon seeing Lin Shanyue, the cat with its fur standing on end seemed to have been transformed, and it actually bowed its head sincerely to apologize to him.
"Thank you. I don't know your name yet. If I ever return to the tribe, I will definitely give you salt sand separately to thank you for your help."
Considering that Lin Shanyue had previously tried to make her childless, Su Shiwei felt somewhat flattered.
"No need to thank me, I did it for Tangtang." Su Shiwei waved his hand casually. Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain was Tangtang's husband's family, so of course he had to consider the young couple.
As for the name.
"Just call me Shiwei."
Orc names are simple: the first part indicates the orc race, and the second part consists of one or two characters.
After arriving here, they were not used to using animal surnames like the orcs, and instead referred to themselves by the last character of their given names.
Over time, I almost forgot my own name.
"Shiwei," Lin Shanyue murmured to herself, somewhat surprised, "This doesn't sound like a beastman's name at all; it sounds even better than a human's..."
Looking at Su Shiwei's physique, which was hardly strong compared to the orcs, Lin Shanyue thought of the Beast King standing next to Su Tang.
Thinking of how meticulous and considerate Su Shiwei was to Su Tang, she felt a strange pang of sympathy for him.
She looked at him intently for a moment, thinking that if she had the chance in the future, she would repay him in some way.
This male is so pitiful. Although orc females can have multiple mates, it must be very difficult to compete with the orc king for a mate!
Su Shiwei felt that Lin Shanyue's gaze was strange.
What's going on? He's thanking me one minute, and then he's looking at me like that the next. How resentful is he, how much does he want to kill me?
Lin Shanyue told Su Shiwei the news she had just received from Uncle Shi and asked him to pass it on to the Beast King.
The orcs know very little about the humans, so any useful information is precious.
Su Shiwei naturally agreed. Before leaving, she glanced into the cave one last time to make sure that nothing was missing before departing.
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