lcionline Chapter 317 Interrogation
Chapter 317 Interrogation
Xi Zhao looked down at the little cubs who were only wearing animal skin skirts and were skin and bones.
Perhaps due to long-term malnutrition, these cubs have bulging eyes, making them look rather frightening, like big-headed dolls.
Inugami stroked each of the pups' heads, then took out small pieces of jerky from his little bamboo tube and distributed them to the pups one by one. It was clear that he had saved up these jerky pieces over time.
After receiving the finger-thick piece of jerky, a young hound-like beastman quickly hid in a corner, like a frightened young animal trying to stuff the jerky into its mouth while cautiously looking around.
The cub was grinding its teeth with dried meat. Its tiny teeth hadn't fully grown in yet, but it still tried its best to tear off a little bit of meat from it.
After seeing this, Xi Zhao hesitated for a moment, took a few steps forward, and then received a fierce-looking bar of teeth from the cub. This little cub could not yet transform into human form.
After Quan Guo finished distributing the food, he noticed what was happening. He quickly came over, picked up the little puppy in his arms, and gently stroked its head. "Huang, you can't do that! Xi Zhao didn't mean any harm."
The puppy whimpered a few times, then lowered its guard and happily rolled around in Quan Guo's arms.
There was a hint of apology in Quan Guo's eyes. "I'm sorry, Huang didn't mean to be mean to you. He was just too scared."
“The Chaoxiong tribe never gives us food. We can only rely on secretly hiding some food when we go out to gather, but even these foods will be stolen by the Chaoxiong tribe’s orcs.”
Perhaps thinking of the days he had lived in agony, Quan Guo subconsciously tightened his grip on the puppy in his arms. "So he was just being instinctively wary."
Perhaps sensing Quan Guo's unease, the puppy straightened up slightly, stuck out its tongue and licked Quan Guo's chin, then rubbed against him reassuringly.
Seeing him say that, Xi Zhao paused for a moment, then took out a large piece of animal meat from his animal skin bag and slowly approached Quan Guo.
Upon seeing such a large piece of meat, the puppy in Quan Guo's arms excitedly straightened up, placed its two paws on Quan Guo's arm, and followed the meat closely with shining eyes.
Xi Zhao chuckled and, under the puppy's expectant gaze, placed the meat into Quan Guo's arms.
Dog Yellow eagerly clung tightly to the beast meat, which was about the same size as his body, and then laboriously raised it in front of Dog Fruit as if presenting a treasure.
The puppy watched Quan Guo happily, "Woof woof woof~" Brother Guo is eating meat!
Quan Guo affectionately patted the puppy's big head, "How about taking Huang over to eat with his older brothers and sisters?"
Dog Yellow tilted his little head and thought for a while, then nodded hard. Dog Fruit put him on the ground, and then the two of them saw the puppy sticking out his little butt and struggling to pull Big Meat to let the other spirit dog beastmen walk away.
Looking at the cub's small back, Quan Guo's eyes were full of tenderness. He said to Xi Zhao, "Huang is already six years old, but he has not yet transformed into human form. The other tribesmen all say that Huang can only be a puppy for the rest of his life."
It's clear that the Spirit Dog Clan beastmen cherish every member of their clan, even a puppy they believe can never take human form; they haven't abandoned it.
Xi Zhao seemed to be deep in thought. This situation seemed somewhat similar to that of Xia, the little cat in the clan, except that Quan Huang's situation seemed to be even worse than Xia's.
If that doesn't work, we'll have to ask the high priest another day to see if there's any solution.
But... now that Quan Guo has found his people, would he still be willing to return to the City of Ten Thousand Beasts with them?
Thinking of this, Xi Zhao's eyes dimmed somewhat.
On the other side, the chiefs of various small tribes, having been granted permission, followed Ma Yuan to begin searching for their lost tribesmen.
The cries of pain and cheers of joy of the orcs could be heard from time to time in the crowd.
The beastmen of the Giant Bear Tribe were temporarily housed by Lin Baiyan in tents near the central tent.
The reindeer and weasel tribes have also temporarily set up camp here. They cannot leave yet, and the division of the spoils among the tribes still needs to be discussed again.
Lang Cang didn't have time to concern himself with these matters at the moment.
Inside the central tent of the Chaoxiong tribe, the escaped Zhu Bao was tightly bound with sturdy straw ropes, and then Hu Qiu splashed a basin of water on his face.
When the unconscious Pig Tyrant regained consciousness, he looked around in a daze, but his mind cleared up when he saw Wolf Cang and the others.
Looking at the expressionless yet murderous male orc in front of him, Zhu Bao's heart sank. It seemed he had fallen into their hands after all.
Pig-like creature rolled its eyes and barked, "Why aren't you letting me go? Do you want the great Pig Tribe to teach you a lesson?"
"The Tyrannical Pig Tribe?" Wolf Cang chewed these words lightly in his mouth.
He slowly took a few steps closer. "Your beast form is a Burning Boar?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Pig Tyrant's eyes. He had never transformed into his beast form in front of anyone else before. How did this male beastman know that he was a Pig Tyrant?
“It seems so…” Lang Cang’s hands, clenched tightly behind his back, remained expressionless. “Didn’t you claim to be from a tribe in the south? Why are you heading north?”
"I've heard that the south is home to many wealthy and powerful tribes. What? Could it be that the north has what you're looking for?"
Pig Bao rolled his eyes. "What could there be? They've just never seen the scenery in the north before, so they came to take a look."
A mocking sneer escaped Lang Cang's throat. He took a few steps back, then suddenly drew the dagger from his waist and swiftly plunged it into Zhu Bao's thigh.
"Ahhh—" Blood splattered onto Lang Cang's arm, but he didn't even blink. "It seems you still don't understand your current situation."
Wolf Cang pulled the dagger out of his hand and gestured repeatedly at Pig Bao's face, "Do you think the Pig Bao tribe, thousands of miles away, can save you if you die here today?"
Pig Bao's voice trembled, but he still insisted that he was just there for sightseeing.
Just then, Xiong Fei suddenly came in, holding an unidentified object tightly wrapped in animal hide.
“General, this was found in the food storage warehouse of the Fierce Boar tribe. He hid it deep inside the meat.”
Xiong Fei was ordered to take stock of all the food reserves of the Chaoxiong tribe, which were their spoils of war. Unexpectedly, he found this among the spoils.
Lin Baiyan wiped the blood splattered on Lang Cang's hands with an animal skin handkerchief. "What is this? Let us see it."
As Zhu Bao watched Xiong Fei approach step by step, he felt a sense of unease for some reason.
Xiong Fei presented the items, and Lin Baiyan lifted the animal skin to reveal a flawless white jade box inside.
There's such a good thing hidden in the pig shortage!
The box was clearly carved from a single piece of jade. The craftsmanship wasn't particularly exquisite, but it was still quite rare.
Curious, he reached out and opened the box, revealing a dazzling gem.
Lin Baiyan's eyes widened in surprise!