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Chapter 366: Chapter 367: Previous Tribe Dispute
Gaiyin could not even imagine what would have happened to Taoyuan Valley today if Bai Zheng and others had been intercepted by beast soldiers sent by the kingdom, not by Judge Wen and his men.
He looked very upset.
When Ma Qing arrived, the beastmen had simply warned him that Gaiyin was in a very bad mood. However, they didn’t know the reason behind it.
So, throughout the journey here, Ma Qing was frightened. And when he finally met Gaiyin, he was extremely cautious.
"Chief, what happened?" he asked.
Gaiyin didn’t say a word, just stepped aside to reveal the Beastmen kneeling on the ground.
At first, he didn’t understand.
Then a filthy Beastman ran to him, crying, "Chief, you must save me! I don’t want to die!"
Ma Qing was taken aback. He could hardly believe his eyes, "Ma, Ma Li?! Is that you?"
Ma Li wailed as he held onto Ma Qing’s ankles, "Yes, it’s me, Chief! Please save me!"
Ma Qing looked at Gaiyin, puzzled. "Chief, Ma Li was my tribe’s priest in the past, why is he here?"
Gaiyin was expressionless as he stared at Ma Qing, "Isn’t that a question I should be asking you? Is this the Taoyuan Valley that you assured me only you knew about?"
Ma Qing turned pale!
Gaiyi was suspecting him!
He immediately kicked Ma Li away, knelt on one knee before Gaiyin, and placed his clenched right hand on his chest.
"Chief, every word I told you before was true. I have never told anyone from the tribe about Taoyuan Valley. I don’t know why Ma Li knows about it. Please believe me, Chief!"
Gaiyin did not respond or make any movement.
The surrounding area was quiet. Ma Qing could even hear his own heartbeat.
Cold sweat dripped down his skin and left a small mark on the ground.
Time ticked away.
Gaiyin turned to Mike, "What about you? I heard that you guys met in the Death Forest. How did you know the Winged Tiger Tribe was in the Death Forest?"
Mike clearly shuddered, although nothing was done to him.
Ma Qing’s gaze followed Mike, "Mike? Why are you here, too? Are there only two of you? Where are the other tribesmen?"
Mike smiled apologetically at Ma Qing and responded to Gaiyin, "The priest would make strange sounds in his sleep and sometimes even talk. I overheard him once when I got up to pee. He said that the chief is a stupid beast, wanting to lead the tribe to the Death Forest!"
He paused before continuing, "Originally, when the Wilderness was in rage, the chief came back and said the disaster was not over, and he wanted to take us away. But the priest said that the disaster was over, and that the chief wanted to lead us to become slaves to other tribes. We were reluctant to follow the chief. We thought that the priest would lead us to join the Zhaoying Tribe, so we wouldn’t starve or freeze in the winter. But we didn’t expect the priest to abandon us mercilessly in order to join Upper Beast City!"
Upon hearing Mike’s words, Ma Qing was filled with rage!
He was panting heavily, pointing at Ma Li with a trembling hand, "You, you, you, what did you promise me then? You said that as long as I took those useless female cubs from the tribe away, you would take the rest of the tribe to join the Zhaoying Tribe. You said you’d provide a better life for them. But now, you have abandoned them..."
