Lu Xuan perked up. Although no one had died, the injuries were all quite severe.
The wounds of the Black Howl Tribe beastmen were all bite wounds. Although deep enough to show bone, there were no broken legs or arms. Among the six members of the Eagle tribe who joined, three had injured wings, and one had a wing completely broken.
“Don’t worry, Lu Xuan will heal your broken wings. If it weren’t for these two battles, my wing would almost be healed.”
Ying Fei was very frustrated. His wing, which had just begun to heal, was injured a second time.
After Lu Xuan carefully examined him, he said sternly: “You must rest well. If you injure it again, you might not be able to fly in the future.”
What use is a eagle that cannot fly? Ying Fei nodded seriously: “I will definitely do as you say.”
With no one dead, everyone’s mood was not too low. In fact, because they had defeated the attackers, Xiong Qi’s mood was quite excited.
He sat on the ground, his face full of satisfaction, letting Xiong Yue bandage his bloody and mangled arm.
“That skinny pig was just skin and bones. The way he looked at me, he wished he could swallow me alive as food. Hah, I crushed his spine with one stomp.”
Xiong Yue rolled his eyes unpleasantly: “Yes, yes, yes, you’re the strongest. So hurry up and drink the medicine in the bowl.”
Don’t think he didn’t notice this bear trying to avoid drinking the medicine.
Xiong Qi’s brows were twisted together, his face full of misery. Why was the medicine Lu Xuan made so hard to drink?
Everyone in the Black Howl Tribe had learned to identify medicinal herbs from Lu Xuan. Xue Rong could even do basic medicine mixing. He and Xiong Yue divided the work and cooperated to treat the injured in the tribe.
Lu Xuan treated the injured of the Eagle tribe by himself. His smooth, flowing treatment techniques made the Eagle tribesmen’s eyes widen.
Nearby, the chief of the Eagle tribe, his eyes shining, asked Tian Xuan: “Are you the chief of the Black Howl Tribe?”
Tian Xuan paused, then nodded: “Yes.”
“My name is Ying Qiu, chief of the Eagle tribe. Can we join your tribe?”
Under Ying Qiu’s earnest gaze, Tian Xuan suddenly found it a bit hard to speak. But with his cold face, when he didn’t say anything, Ying Qiu thought he was thinking it over. Not being rejected immediately meant there was a chance. Ying Qiu’s gaze became even more fervent.
Tian Xuan: …
“Don’t you… need to consult your tribesmen’s opinions?”
Ying Qiu waved his hand grandly: “They all listen to me.”
Tian Xuan: “If you join the Black Howl Tribe, you will no longer be the chief. You will have to listen to me.”
Ying Qiu didn’t mind at all: “As long as you can let my tribesmen eat their fill and get timely medical treatment for their injuries, I will listen to you completely.”
Tian Xuan didn’t speak. After a moment, his expression softened.
“You are a good chief.”
Ying Qiu’s eyes widened: “So you’re saying you agree?”
Tian Xuan’s gaze sharpened, and his tone became serious: “You can join, but you must not do anything that harms the tribe. Otherwise, I will definitely send you to meet the Beast God.”
This was something already discussed before, but warnings still had to be given.
Ying Qiu laughed heartily. The rough, unrestrained laughter drew everyone’s attention.
He patted Tian Xuan on the shoulder and said: “Don’t worry, Chief. From now on, we are all beastmen of the same tribe. Only if the tribe is good can we be good.”
Upon hearing this, the beastmen of the Eagle tribe immediately became joyful. One of them, with an arm in a sling, ran to Ying Qiu’s side and said: “Chief, then I’ll go to the forest and call the others.”
Ying Qiu slapped him on the head: “Did a black-feathered bird eat your brain? Didn’t you hear what I just said?”
“Oh… you’re not the chief anymore.”
Then he turned his head and asked Tian Xuan: “There are still injured, sick, weak beastmen and sub-beastmen in the forest. I want to go and bring them here.”
Ying Qiu looked up at the sky speechlessly. What a simple and honest tribesman. But this was exactly what he himself wanted to say. Let it be.
Ying Fei raised his hand: “I want to go with Ying Bai.”
Facing two pairs of simple and sincere eyes, Tian Xuan felt speechless for the first time.
“Go ahead.”
After Lu Xuan finished treating the last beastman of the Eagle tribe, he held back his smile and walked over to Tian Xuan, saying: “Congratulations, Chief Tian Xuan.”
Tian Xuan was startled: “Congratulations for what?”
Lu Xuan’s eyes carried a gentle smile, but his tone was teasing: “Congratulations on your increasing number of tribesmen.”
Tian Xuan chuckled: “The one who will be busy is you. With so many injured, do you have enough medicine?”
Lu Xuan nodded: “Almost enough.”
There were no difficult or complicated cases, all were the same type of injuries, so the same medicine could be used.
Xiong Xuan then came over and asked: “What should be done with those attackers?”
Tian Xuan looked around at all the dead beastmen on the ground, his eyes cold: “Throw them into the river.”
Xiong Xuan nodded in agreement. This was the best method to destroy the bodies and eliminate the evidence.
“I’ll go handle it.”
“No need.” Tian Xuan stopped him: “You are seriously injured and should go back to rest. Let the beastmen of the Eagle tribe do it.”
They still had healthy beastmen staying in the forest to protect the sub-beastmen. It would be most suitable to let those beastmen go.
Xiong Xuan’s entire left shoulder had been torn and bitten almost down to the bone, and he had nearly bled to death. Lu Xuan, while admiring the beastmen’s tenacious survival ability, urged him: “Yes, the most important thing for you now is to recuperate, drink more blood-nourishing herbal soup, and don’t worry about other things for the time being.”
“But…”
Xiong Xuan was very uneasy about that group of silly, dull birds. “Then let me follow behind and watch over them.”
Tian Xuan vetoed it: “No, you must rest properly. Let Xiong Yan watch over them.”
Lu Xuan gestured toward Xiong Yuan, who was standing in the distance looking very worried, and said to Xiong Xuan: “You have a partner and little bear cubs. They are very worried about you. You don’t need to handle these small matters yourself. Everyone knows the importance of the tribe and will definitely do it carefully, leaving no trace behind.”
“Yes, we finally had a few good days, and then these damn bedbugs wanted to destroy everything. We should have left one alive to ask how they found out about this place.”
Xiong Yan, who had been called over by Tian Xuan, said in a sinister tone.
Tian Xuan’s voice was cold and low: “They were probably attracted here by the commotion during the day.”
Xiong Yan’s expression was gloomy. He looked at Lu Xuan: “How did you say those traps were made before?”
Lu Xuan was startled. Traps?
“Oh, that’s not something I can explain clearly in a short time. The top priority now is to let everyone heal their injuries first.”
There were also houses to repair and the destroyed fields to reorganize.
Damn it! Destroying someone’s hard work is unforgivable.
Lu Xuan was furious. He wasn’t angry about the damaged wooden house, but destroying the food he had painstakingly planted was a heinous crime!
After the remaining beastmen and sub-beastmen of the Eagle tribe in the forest had all arrived, the two groups stood in the middle of the devastated tribal grounds, sizing each other up.
According to what Ying Fei had said earlier, the Eagle tribe should have had 24 people, but now they had only 12 in total. The young beastmen and sub-beastmen were the most numerous, with 10, the elderly only 2, and there were no sick ones.
Ying Fei said with deep pain: “Many more of my tribesmen died along the way, and only 4 eggs are left.”
Out of the corner of his eye, Lu Xuan saw that none of Tian Xuan and the others said a word, so he could only say dryly: “My… my condolences.”
Tian Xuan looked at Ying Qiu: “Call a few beastmen to follow Xiong Yan and throw those things on the ground into the river.”