"Witch, here is the beast king fruit picked this time."
Dadu, the chief of the Strength Tribe, placed the prey down and went back to change into a clean animal skin. Then he came to the Witch's wooden house, carefully took out a stone box, and placed it in front of the Witch.
The Witch smiled and nodded, but as she opened the wooden box, the smile lines around her eyes faded.
"Only one beast king fruit ripened this time?"
There were three children in the tribe this year who needed to undergo the baptism.
With only one beast king fruit, it would be difficult to divide.
"Only one has ripened for now. There are still three fruits hanging on the tree. I will pick them when I go next time," Dadu explained.
The Witch put the beast king fruit away with relief. "Did you encounter any unusual situations when you went out this time?"
"No, it's almost winter, and the wild beasts are very active."
The Witch nodded as she listened. After Dadu finished speaking, she looked at him and asked, "Has the food for winter been prepared?"
"We are already in the process of preparing it."
The Witch thought for a moment and reminded him, "I observed the celestial phenomena, and this winter should be difficult. Take them on a few more trips, and try to prepare the food as early as possible. We need to stock up on more animal skins and meat."
Upon hearing this, Dadu's expression became solemn. "Alright. After they rest for a day, I will take them out again tomorrow."
Winter was the most difficult time for the people of the Strength Tribe.
Heavy snow would block the mountains, with drifts even higher than the wooden houses. The wild beasts would all hide in their dens and rarely appear.
Therefore, they needed to prepare enough food and thick animal skins every year to help the Strength Tribe people get through the winter.
After Dadu left the Witch's wooden house, he went to find several men with high prestige in the tribe and told them to inform the young and strong men of the tribe about continuing the hunt the next day.
He then went to the place where the prey was stored in the tribe and began to dismember it.
The animal skins needed to be peeled off separately and handed over to the women of the tribe to be cleaned and made into animal skin clothing.
The animal meat was to be cut according to its position and finally rubbed with coarse salt and air-dried.
As the leader of the Strength Tribe, Dadu possessed immense strength. Under his hands, the large wild beasts were transformed into basins of neatly divided meat in less than half a cup of tea's time.
"Crack!"
With a single strike of the knife, blood splattered.
Dadu raised his knife, about to strike again, when a hurried shout came from outside the door.
"Chief! Chief! The Witch is calling you!"
Crack!
Dadu slammed his knife onto the cutting board, casually wiped the blood on a nearby animal hide, and quickly walked out the door.
At this time, the Witch usually prepared to rest. Why would she suddenly call for me?
I was just with the Witch. It must be an urgent matter that occurred suddenly.
What could it be?
"Witch."
The moment Dadu saw the Witch, his eyelids twitched heavily. He knew that something extremely important must have happened, because the Witch's face was very grim.
"Dadu, I just received instructions from our ancestors. An outsider has intruded into the Green Sea," the Witch said with a solemn expression.
"An outsider? Is it someone from a nearby tribe?"
Dadu was somewhat confused. Although the Strength Tribe was the only tribe in the Green Sea, there were many tribes settled outside the Green Sea.
Tribesmen entered the Green Sea almost every day.
Most of them were perplexed as to why the Witch was reacting so nervously this time.
"No, not from any tribe. It's an outsider from a very distant place. They are heading towards the beast king fruit. We must protect the beast king fruit before they do."
The Witch's state of mind was also disturbed.
She had just blown out the torch and was preparing to sleep, but a sudden palpitation made it difficult for her to fall asleep.
She got up to observe the celestial phenomena and prayed to her ancestors, only then did she understand the source of this palpitation.
The beast king fruit was the greatest secret of their Strength Tribe.
The Green Sea was full of wild beasts and dangers, which was why other tribes dared not live there.
However, for them, there was a treasure in the Green Sea that they could not give up, and that was the beast king fruit.
The beast king fruit was accidentally discovered by their ancestors deep within the Green Sea.
The fruit of the beast king fruit was entirely greenish-blue, emitting a strange fragrance, and faint mysterious runes could be seen on its surface.
Most importantly, swallowing the beast king fruit could stimulate the power within the flesh and blood in advance, and expel toxins from the body, strengthening it.
Therefore, consuming the beast king fruit was considered an indispensable part of the children's baptism for the Strength Tribe.
In order to keep this secret, their Strength Tribe lived in the Green Sea despite the dangers, and every year some tribesmen died due to wild beasts.
This was a precious treasure exchanged with their flesh and blood and lives by the Strength Tribe, and it could not be destroyed by others.
Therefore, they must protect the beast king fruit at all costs.
"They dare to covet our treasure?"
Dadu's face darkened, his eyes filled with ferocity.
As the chief, he had to protect the honor of the tribe, and even more so, the tribe's treasure!
"Don't worry, Witch. I will immediately take people to intercept anyone who tries to touch the beast king fruit. They will have to get past me first," Dadu said in a deep voice, then prepared to leave with his men to intercept them.
"Wait, I'll go with you," the Witch called out to Dadu.
"You're going too?" Dadu's eyes widened in shock, and he shook his head vigorously. "No, you are the Witch of the tribe. How can you go on an adventure?"
The Strength Tribe could do without a chief, but it absolutely could not do without a Witch.
Moreover, the Witch was old and in poor health. Before finding a suitable successor, Dadu dared not let the Witch leave the tribe even a step.
"I must go," the Witch's attitude was very firm. "The enemy this time is not simple."
Even the Witch was not confident that she could protect the beast king fruit.
However, for the future of the tribe, the Witch decided she had to make this trip.
No one, not even the chief, had the right to object to the Witch's command.
After half a cup of tea's time, the chief and dozens of young and strong men from the Strength Tribe set off under the moonlight.
And on the back of the leading chief was an elderly Witch.
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"Two immortal masters, we should be around here."
Guan Li pushed aside the weeds in front of him and said respectfully to the two people behind him.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yi and Ji Buwang turned into two white lights and rapidly ascended to the treetops.
Guan Li looked up at their figures, his eyes filled with both envy and longing.
Xu Yi stood at a high place, taking in the surrounding scenery, her brows slightly furrowed.
The area nearby was nothing but mountains and trees, and even wild beasts were rare. There was not the slightest sign of anything unusual.
She turned to look in Ji Buwang's direction and found that Ji Buwang also had a thoughtful expression on his face.
A moment later, the two jumped down from the trees. Xu Yi asked Guan Li, "Are you sure Senior Si Xiang disappeared around here?"
Guan Li realized that Xu Yi and Ji Buwang had returned without success, and his expression also showed some tension.
He patted his chest and assured them, "Immortal masters, I would never dare to deceive you. I am certain that our ancestor said it was around here."
He had looked through his ancestor's mobile phone hundreds of times and had long since memorized the content. There was no way he could be wrong.
A hint of confusion flashed in Xu Yi's eyes. If that was the case, how did Senior Si Xiang find a way to leave?
But was there something unusual about this place that they had overlooked?
Xu Yi looked around again, her expression focused.