The return of these individuals naturally drew the attention of the tribes in the Lingnan region.
Upon discovering that people had returned, the tribesmen gathered around with curiosity.
"They're back, they're back!!"
"I thought they'd be back soon, I didn't expect them to be gone for so long this time!!"
"It has been a long time, but it doesn't matter, as long as they're back, that's good!!"
The people of Lingnan believed that as long as their people returned, everything would be fine.
They were no longer so worried about this matter.
Their originally tense hearts finally relaxed.
However, just as they thought this, dissenting voices emerged from the crowd.
"Where is Old Fifth? Why isn't Old Fifth here??"
"That's right! Where is my man? Why isn't my man here? What's going on??"
"Did my father stay behind to cover the retreat? Why haven't I seen my father appear? What's going on??"
At first, these people assumed everyone had returned.
But they soon realized that many were missing.
The families of many among them had not appeared in the crowd, and their figures were nowhere to be seen.
Therefore, the people of Lingnan began to feel uneasy.
They started to inquire why their loved ones had not appeared.
As these questions were asked, the once lively gathering slowly quieted down.
Although these people had survived, tens of thousands more had been left behind by the Qin army.
This was a significant loss for them.
At the same time, they realized they could not explain this to their tribes.
Facing the questioning gazes of others, they could not bring themselves to speak.
After a good few breaths, someone among them finally spoke:
"This is all we have left who could return. As for the others, they cannot come back!!"
"Cannot come back? Why can't they come back??"
"That's right! Didn't you all go out together? Why can you return, but they cannot??"
These words caused even greater silence among the crowd.
Facing the people of the tribes, they truly found it difficult to answer such questions.
Fortunately, they had leaders among them. While others found it hard to answer, their leaders had to.
So, while the others remained silent, he spoke again.
"We encountered the Qin army. Most of them were left behind by the Qin army, and they couldn't return!!"
"Couldn't return? Are they still alive??"
"Judging by the intensity of their slaughter, they likely won't survive!!"
"Not only that, but we might be in danger here. Those Qin troops might be heading our way!!"
At these words, the crowd fell silent once more.
They had originally thought that their loved ones not returning was already a terrifying prospect.
Never did they imagine that such a calamity would not only befall their families but also themselves.
They could almost foresee that once the Qin army attacked, their tribe would be in grave danger.
Thinking of this, many of them felt fear.
Even a portion of them no longer cared about whether their families were dead; their own safety was now paramount.
With this thought in mind, many began to murmur amongst themselves.
"What? The Qin army is coming? What do we do then??"
"That's right! Our people haven't returned, and we are no match for the Qin army!!"
"It's over, our Lingnan region is completely finished this time, we are going to perish!!"
Many at this moment had a premonition of doom.
Under such circumstances, no one could remain calm.
In fact, it wasn't just them; even those who had escaped back were feeling the same way.
They were also filled with immense worry.
"With our current strength, we will definitely not be able to resist the Qin army!"
"Therefore, I think we should go to other tribes and unite everyone's strength. Only then can we possibly resist the Qin army's offensive!!"
They had not come here intending to stay permanently.
Because they knew that the Qin army might not have found them yet, but after some time, they definitely would.
If they did not prepare early, their fate would be the same as what happened before in their tribe.
Just thinking about this made them terrified.
After all, their escape this time had been incredibly difficult.
Next time, they might not have such good luck to break out.
After all, this time they had paid the price of tens of thousands of warriors to break out.
They no longer had a large army, while the Qin army remained.
Those who heard these words fell into an even longer silence.
After a long while, someone among them finally spoke:
"Then what should we do??"
"My suggestion is to quickly evacuate this tribe and go meet up with our larger tribes!!"
"Evacuate this tribe? We have to leave this tribe??"
"No! I don't want to leave this tribe!!"
"I've lived in this tribe for many years, and I don't want to leave!"
"Can we stay in this tribe and resist the Qin army together??"
Hearing that they had to leave the tribe, many were opposed.
These people simply did not want to leave their tribes.
As they said, they had lived in this tribe for many years and did not want to leave.
However, at this point, they had no choice.
Even if they didn't want to, they had to leave this tribe.
"No, we cannot stay here. Everyone must leave, otherwise, we will all die!!"
"Moreover, we only have half a day to prepare. After half a day, we must leave! Because the Qin army could attack at any moment. If we linger too long, we definitely won't be able to escape!!"
At these words, the crowd was even more astonished.
"Ah! Only half a day? What can we do in half a day??"
"That's right, if we only have half a day, we probably can't take anything with us, do we have to abandon all our possessions??"
"The things in the tribe are what we painstakingly accumulated, how can we so easily abandon them? I disagree, I do not agree to abandon them so easily!!"
They all disagreed with abandoning their livelihoods.
Therefore, one by one, they voiced their opposition.
However, such opposition could not change anything.
Hearing the objections, the evacuating party's attitude became even stronger.
"No, it's only half a day. After half a day, anything not taken will be abandoned!!"
"After all, compared to our lives, these things are not that important!!"