Shen Nong: I’m afraid of the dark.

Shen Nong couldn't help but chuckle after hearing the response. He was quite obedient.

The members of the Mu tribe also heard Lu Shuang's response and groped in the dark in the direction of the voice.

After a while, Hu Xiao touched his head and said, "Oops, I think I bumped into someone."

The rabbit beside him coughed lightly, "Me too..."

Mao Yun rolled his eyes in the dark, "Can't you two be more careful? You're always so irritable..."

Mao Yun suddenly fell silent. She felt the tip of her nose hit a "soft wall". She pretended nothing had happened and took a few steps back.

Hu Xiao reached out and touched the person standing next to him. He leaned over and whispered, "Tu Feng, Mao Yun must have bumped into someone..."

"Ok, I know."

When Hu Xiao heard the sound, he let go in fear, "Mao Yun? Wasn't Tu Feng here just now?"

Tu Feng turned his head in the darkness, "Tiger Xiao, you called me?"

Based on the sound, Hu Xiao judged that Tu Feng was not far in front of him, not at his hand.

It's over. During training, Mao Yun will definitely kill him.

Time is precious, Shen Nong interrupted them and said, "Disperse, I will restore your bodies to their original shapes and carry the people from the Water Tribe out."

He reminded: "According to what Monkey Five said, there are seven people in total, don't lose any."

After the members of the Mu tribe recovered their bodies, they couldn't help but touch their whole bodies, and sighed in their hearts: It's amazing that the priest has obtained the power of the beast god!

After groping in the dark for a while, all the people of the Water Tribe were rescued.

The group carefully listened for sounds outside, and after making sure there was no one there, they left the dark cave.

After seeing the light, Shen Nong discovered that the people of the Water Tribe were tied up with thorny vines, and the dried blood on the wounds was overlapping with the new blood.

The spikes pierce into the flesh, and the wound will be disturbed by the spikes if you move.

He suddenly remembered the days and nights he had been locked up here.

Every day, every minute, every second, I am repeatedly enduring this pain that seems small but is as painful as ants gnawing at my heart.

Hu Xiao carried Lu Shuang on his back and came to Shen Nong and said, "Huh, priest, this little priest of the Water Tribe, squeaked all the way without stopping."

Except for the first response from Lu Shuang, which was a faint sound heard by everyone, the rest was just a whisper.

If the tiger's roar was not behind people, he would not have heard it.

Just after she finished speaking, Lu Shuang made another weak "squeak".

Shen Nong withdrew his thoughts, raised his hand, covered Lu Shuang's head, and said softly: "No need to respond, it's safe."

After that, Lu Shuang really stopped responding, and Hu Xiao laughed and said, "Priest, you still have a way!"

Hu Xiao's gaze followed Shen Nong's hand down, and when he saw Shen Nong and Ze's tightly clasped hands, he could no longer laugh.

"Priest...you..."

Shen Nong realized where Hu Xiao's gaze was, he slowly withdrew his hand and said calmly: "Be afraid..."

"I'm afraid of the dark, please hold my hand and walk with me, what's wrong?"

Hu Xiao seemed to be about to say something but stopped himself. The priest used to sleep outside the cave late at night, so how could he be afraid of the dark?

He wanted to ask more, but saw Ze looking at him.

That look was as if he had lost something he loved.

Feeling the death coming from Ze above his head, Hu Xiao felt an inexplicable chill on his back and shook his head frantically, "It's nothing...it's nothing...Priest, I'm leaving!"

"Let's go too."

Shen Nong left first, and Ze followed closely behind Shen Nong.

He remembered what the priest had just said to deceive Hu Xiao. Did the priest... not want others to know his weakness, so he said that?

Although he didn't understand the priest's intention, he could feel the joy in his heart.

He is being protected by the priests.

Shen Nong's wrist was grabbed again, and he turned to look at the culprit.

Before he could even lose his temper, his palms were surrounded by soft animal skin.

"Hold hands, wipe it off."

Shen Nong's wrist was firmly grasped by a big hand, and Ze wiped his palm carefully.

There was a hint of disbelief in Shen Nong's beautiful eyes. He actually forgot to wipe his hands!

Why would he forget!

Ze wiped Shen Nong's palms carefully and said, "Okay."

Upon hearing this, Shen Nong immediately pulled his hand away and walked away without looking back.

He couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't figure it out.

How could he forget to wipe his hands?

…

Dahei tried his best to scare the Ze tribe and cover up for the people from the Mu tribe who had infiltrated them.

Seeing that Dahei did not take the initiative to attack, the Ze tribe did not dare to act rashly.

They were afraid of angering this giant beast and then having their tribe crushed by it.

Shen Nong did not waste any time. Before running to where there were people, he told everyone to shrink.

After this trip to the Ze tribe, Shen Nong had a rough idea of ​​the Ze tribe's combat effectiveness.

Although there are no orc warriors above level six in the entire tribe, there is a large population.

All awakened orc warriors in the tribe are at least level three.

The overall strength of the tribe is not weak, but during the great beast hunt, there was only one level six orc from the Ze tribe.

But the last time they attacked the Wood Tribe, the overall combat power of the orc warriors they sent was much stronger than during the beast tide.

Comparing the two times, it is not difficult to imagine that they are hiding their strength.

Moreover, they were hiding their strength from the tribes headed by the Salt Tribe.

The Salt Department will not tolerate any tribe to grow stronger, so the Ze Tribe hiding its weaknesses is indeed the best strategy.

As they were about to leave Ze tribe, Shen Nong heard an elderly voice not far away.

"Snake One, take your men to the front and have a look. Make sure to escort Yajiu's team to leave successfully."

Shen Nong turned around and saw a little old man holding a cane, just like the old man from the Salt Department.

The other party was giving serious instructions to a fierce-looking man.

On the other side stood a round-eyed man with pieces of meat hanging from his body, frowning with a look of worry on his face.

"Priest, the tribe is facing a crisis now. I think we should stay here and wait until the crisis is over before leaving."

The old priest slammed the ground with his staff. "Do you think that if you stay, you can resist the attack of such a huge beast? I tell you, without the blood of God, you will die if you stay!"

"The divine blood is the most important! No matter what the cost, search every tribe one by one! You must find the divine blood for me!"

Shen Nong looked around at the three of them.

Duck Nine...Snake One...Priest of the Ze Tribe...

They are all acquaintances.

"When did the Ze tribe have the divine blood?" Hu Xiao lifted Lu Shuang on his back and said, "Fortunately it was lost..."

Tu Feng was also thankful and said, "Yes, to be called divine blood, the power must be very strong. It's good to lose it!"

Niu Mu was surprised and asked, "But isn't divine blood blood? How could it be lost?"

Shen Nong interrupted softly, "Stop talking, go back to the tribe."

Several people from the Wood Tribe immediately responded, "Yes, Priest."

Are you still looking for divine blood?

Shen Nong couldn't help but find it ridiculous.

The divine blood that they were looking for at all costs had already appeared before them many times, but no one recognized it.

He glanced sideways and saw that Ze showed no emotion, as if he hadn't heard those words.

Shen Nong turned his head. He always protected his own people.

Considering that Ze has been performing well so far, it would be a shame if I didn't do something on this trip.

The supernatural power around him fluctuated and the ground trembled slightly.

As the supernatural power grew stronger, the ground shook more and more violently, and the trees around the Ze tribe grew rapidly.

The branches buried deep underground broke through the ground, pushing away the thick layer of snow.

The sudden change caused the Ze tribe members to fall down one after another. Under their feet was no longer the snow and the ground, but crisscrossing and protruding tree roots.

The old priest of the Ze tribe held on to his walking stick, and with the support of Eze and Yajiu, he did not fall.

He looked at his tribesmen who were knocked down by the huge tree roots, "What's going on! What happened to these trees!?"

No one could answer his question and everyone was confused.

"ah!"

“It hurts!”

"What is this!"

The screams continued, and the old priest then discovered that these exposed tree roots actually had thorns growing on them?

The sharp thorns pierced the skin, and the blood seeped into the snow, dyeing it red.

"Priest, get out of the way!"

Ya Jiu pulled the old priest away, and sharp thorns grew from the place where the old priest had just stood.

Shen Nong chuckled when he saw this.

Put your index and middle fingers together, with your palm facing up.

The slender fingertips made an upward gesture, and with the priest of the Ze tribe as the center of the circle, a dense thorn forest was spread out.

Let’s see how you can hide.

I don't like to tie people up with thorny vines, but now I'll let you taste the pain of being pricked.

The animal skins wrapped around the soles of their feet could not withstand the numerous sharp thorns at all, and the old priests of the Ze tribe had nowhere to retreat.

There was a sharp pain in the soles of my feet, but I could only hold on and not move.

Hu Xiao saw the scene in front of him and came over with the hunting team. "Priest, didn't you say you wouldn't fight this time? Have you changed your mind now? Are you going to fight?"

Shen Nong shook his head. "I just suddenly felt annoyed with them and wanted to teach them a lesson. Now is the time to leave quickly."

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiao immediately turned around with the hunting team and left quickly.

Shen Nong admired the priests of Hui Ze tribe grimacing in pain for a while, then stopped with satisfaction.

He kept his hands in the same position, but this time the back of his hands were facing upwards, and he tapped his fingertips lightly downwards, and all the spikes quickly disappeared.

However, the tree had already grown bigger and Shen Nong could no longer restore it to its original state.

If it was spring, the trees would not be dormant, and he would not have to infuse so much energy into them. He would have to wait until the trees grew to a certain size before he could manipulate the wood energy they contained.

After leaving Ze tribe, Shen Nong felt that the people behind him were too quiet, and he even suspected that Ze was not following him.

As he turned around, a golden light flashed and Shen Nong was held in someone's arms.

The huge wings with golden light protected him. Shen Nong's face was pressed against Ze's chest, listening to the strong heartbeat coming from the other's chest.

Shen Nong felt that the supernatural energy in his spiritual core that was almost exhausted was recovering. Thinking of the time when the tribal orcs awakened, Ze did the same thing, and his supernatural powers slowly recovered.

So now you can restore a person's condition to its original state without using blood?

Orcs are very strong and usually cannot control their strength, nor do they need to. They are mixed with orcs of similar levels to avoid accidentally hurting low-level orcs.

Shen Nong knew that Ze had already used up most of his strength, otherwise he would have been strangled to death. But he still felt a little pain from being strangled by Ze, and he was a little out of breath.

He moved forward, wanting Zebie to hold him tightly, "Let go a little."

Ze was very obedient and reduced his strength, "Yeah."

Feeling that the state of his spiritual core was getting better and better, and his supernatural powers were becoming more and more abundant, Shen Nong felt more and more like a human-shaped power bank.

…

The people of the Water Tribe were brought directly back to the Wood Tribe by Shen Nong.

Shen Nong arranged for them to live in the mud houses of other members of the Mu tribe, and asked Tu Dong to treat their wounds.

"Hu Xiao, go to the warehouse and get some fish and ask the old people to help cook it."

"Yes, priest."

Lu Shuang vaguely felt the warmth around her and a soft touch beneath her body.

It was as if lying on the soft belly of an animal.

His consciousness gradually returned and he saw a roof that was both strange and familiar.

Only then did Lu Shuang confirm that he was not dreaming and that he was really rescued by the priest of the Mu tribe.

He propped himself up and sat up, and touched the animal hide beneath him. Only then did he realize that the softness he had felt before came from here.

The temperature on the kang kept rising through the animal skins. Lu Shuang couldn't bear it any longer and rolled over on the kang.

His cheek rubbed against the soft animal hide, and he narrowed his eyes in pleasure.

"woke up?"

Lu Shuang looked over immediately when he heard the familiar voice. His face was still pressed against the animal skin. He said in surprise, "The priest of the Wood Tribe!"

When Shen Nong looked at Lu Shuang's appearance at this moment, he felt that the young man was alive again.

It wasn’t as dull as the previous two times I came to the Mu tribe.

"Are you hungry? Here's fish soup."

After Shen Nong finished speaking, Ze behind him walked forward with the fish soup and handed the fragrant and delicious fish soup to Lu Shuang.

I couldn't smell it clearly from a distance just now, I could only smell it vaguely.

Now that she was close, Lu Shuang realized how delicious the food from the Mu tribe smelled.

His stomach made loud noises, gurgling and rumbling like thunder, urging him to eat quickly.

Lu Shuang couldn't control her stomach from growling, so she had to hold her stomach and swallow hard.

He was already grateful that the Wood Tribe priest was willing to risk his life to save him.

Not to mention that the other party took him back to the Wood Tribe to treat his wounds, let him sleep in such a warm "thatched house", and gave him such soft animal skins...

Although he wanted to eat, the priest of the Wood Tribe had already given him enough.

"Food is very important in winter. Priest of the Wood Tribe, please leave some for the people of the Wood Tribe. I won't eat it."

Shen Nong saw that the young man was obviously so hungry that he looked like he could eat a cow.

Seeing him drooling and refusing food, I couldn't help but laugh: "Eat it, the Mu tribe doesn't need a bite of you. We rescued you with great difficulty, not to let you starve to death."

Lu Shuang could refuse this huge temptation once, but he couldn't refuse it a second time. He was really about to starve to death.

"Wood Tribe Priest, you are so kind! From now on, I will give you half of my meat!"

Shen Nong couldn't bear the thought of sharing a piece of meat with others, so he waved his hand quickly, "No, just get better soon."