Jiuying tried to stop the person, but Qingchen stopped her.
"If we don't stop him, he might go back and talk nonsense," Jiu Ying said worriedly.
Qingchen said calmly, "Stopping him won't help. We can't keep him detained indefinitely. Once the Ice Tiger Clan finds out he's missing, they'll come looking for him anyway."
Jiuying was speechless.
Qingchen turned to look at Shen Miao, who was comforting the children. The children were terrified, thinking they had caused trouble, and felt very guilty.
"It's not your fault. On the contrary, you've been a great help," Shen Miao reassured patiently, though she felt a little scared.
If the kids hadn't knocked over the bowl and Gao Shu hadn't drunk the water, we don't know what would have happened.
If Gao Shu dies here without any explanation, the Ice Tiger Clan will definitely not let it go.
"Shen Miao, what's going on?" Qing Chen's voice interrupted.
Shen Miao's gaze fell on his legs. After this period of training, Qingchen's legs were fine as long as he didn't walk too far.
While feeling somewhat relieved, she was also confused, so she honestly said, "I don't know, but I can guarantee that I definitely didn't put the poison in that bowl of water."
“That Ice Tiger Clan beastman was lying,” Jiu Ying said quickly.
Shen Miao shook her head: "I don't think he was lying. His anger wasn't faked. I also saw the poison test stone; it did change color."
Everyone was puzzled as to what had gone wrong. Shen Miao said, "No matter what, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. I will not take the blame for this lightly."
“I’ll help you,” Jiuying said immediately.
Shen Miao nodded. She definitely couldn't complete this task alone. Having an extra helper would mean more strength.
Qingchen said calmly, "To investigate this matter, water and bowls are very important. Also, we need to pay attention to whether any outsiders came into the house during that period."
These words were reasonable, well-founded, and very useful, so Shen Miao decided to investigate accordingly.
On the other side, Gao Shu angrily returned to the Ice Tiger Clan and told them everything about how Shen Miao had poisoned the water. The Ice Tiger Clan beastmen were furious and immediately wanted to grab their weapons and teach Shen Miao a lesson.
"Don't rush," the elder stopped them, and asked in a deep voice, "Gao Shu, is what you said true?"
Gao Shu said angrily, "Elder, it's absolutely true. If the water bowl hadn't been knocked over, I would be dead by now. If you don't believe me, do you not believe the poison-detecting stone? How could I joke about something like this?"
“Elder, Gao Shu wouldn’t lie. It must be that cunning female beast. She can’t stand our Ice Tiger Clan, so she wants to kill our people. We will never tolerate such behavior.”
"That's right, Elder. We must not let that female beast go, or what face will our Ice Tiger Clan have left?"
The beastmen were making a ruckus. The elder pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's go and find Shen Miao. No matter what, she has violated the rules by attempting to poison our people. If we don't give her an explanation, she will have to go to the execution platform."
And so, the Ice Tiger Clan elder led a large group of orcs to the outskirts of Shenmiao's tribe.
Shen Miao was unaware of all this. She analyzed the water source and the bowl that held the water, but found nothing wrong. When she finally ran out of information, Jiu Ying gave her a clue.
While inspecting the area around the cabin, he discovered a footprint that did not belong to Shen Miao's family.
Fearing she might have made a mistake, Jiu Ying called Shen Miao over to check. After examining it, Shen Miao confirmed, "That's right, these aren't my footprints, nor are they Qing Chen's."
“It’s not mine either,” Jiu Ying added.
It's even more impossible for there to be several cubs, as they're all different sizes.
Shen Miao felt that this footprint was very important, and might be the key to solving the mystery. She squatted down and examined it carefully, and finally confirmed one thing: it was the footprint of the peacock beastman.
In this world, different orcs leave different footprints, each bearing the characteristics of its own race.
“It’s Green Pearl,” Shen Miao uttered a name.
Jiuying was silent for a moment, then asked, "Are you sure?"
Shen Miao nodded, of course she was sure. In the entire tribe, there was only one peacock beastman, Green Pearl. She didn't even need to confirm the footprint; Shen Miao could make a decision directly.
"She's been unhappy with me for a long time, and I just humiliated her in front of the orc tribe by hitting her twenty times. She's probably been looking for trouble with me." Shen Miao had already mentally simulated Green Pearl's entire behavior.
“She can’t beat me, so she can’t provoke me directly. Just then, the Ice Tiger Clan’s orcs arrived. Green Pearl wanted to use the Ice Tiger Clan’s power to kill me.”
That's why she poisoned the water. If Gao Shu drank the water and died at Shen Miao's house, Shen Miao wouldn't be able to explain herself no matter how many mouths she had.
As for how she poisoned the water, it wasn't hard for Shen Miao to imagine. Green Pearl must have scouted her house countless times. Taking advantage of the opportunity when she was talking to Gao Shu, she slipped into the kitchen, smeared poison into the bowl, and it couldn't have been simpler.
Jiuying was furious: "She's gone too far! This will get you killed!"
“She’s wanted me dead for a long time,” Shen Miao said coldly.
Jiuying couldn't help but shudder. "This female beast can't be allowed to live. I'll go and capture her."
Shen Miao said, "I'll go with you."
The two went to Green Pearl's house together. Green Pearl was about to go out when she saw Shen Miao and Jiu Ying. She turned around to close the door, but Shen Miao was faster. She stepped forward and stuck one foot into the door, preventing Green Pearl from closing it.
She snapped angrily, "Shen Miao, what are you trying to do? Are you addicted to bullying me?"
"What wrong have you done that you run away when you see me, huh?" Shen Miao shoved her away.
Green Pearl screamed and fell to the ground, her eyes darting around: "I...I don't know what you're talking about?"
Shen Miao smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't know. I'll explain it to you properly."
"Nine-Headed Serpent!"
Jiuying stepped forward, and Shen Miao coldly said, "Tie her up. If you don't want to leave peacefully, then don't leave at all!"
Green Pearl screamed and struggled: "What are you doing? What right do you have to tie me up? Shen Miao, you have no right to do this! Let go of me! Ahhh, let go!"
Jiuying pulled out a rope and tied the person up tightly. Then he stuffed a dirty animal skin into her mouth. Green Pearl glared at him angrily and tried desperately to spit the animal skin out.
"If you dare spit it out, I'll stuff wild animal dung into your mouth later. You try it." Jiu Ying threatened with a forced smile.
Green Pearl was so frightened that she dared not vomit anymore.
Jiuying grabbed the rope by the back of her neck and dragged her all the way to Shen Miao's house.
Before even reaching home, Jiu Ying saw a group of people gathered in front of Shen Miao's house. He squinted and recognized them as beastmen from the Ice Tiger Clan, and his heart skipped a beat.
Green Pearl saw it too, and struggled even more fiercely, her face full of smiles, making muffled sounds as if to say, "Shen Miao, you're finished!"
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