Two-in-one

The night was completely silent, and the moon hung high in the sky like a round disk. Under the cold light, the orcs on the watchtower of the Wood Tribe saw a red shadow rushing towards the tribe quickly in front of them, "Be on guard!"

After hearing the alert zero, the two orcs on the watchtower and the twelve orcs under the watchtower raised their hands and aimed forward.

The orcs who can be on the watchtower are carefully selected and have excellent eyesight and archery skills.

"Swish, swish--" The wooden arrows broke through the air and pierced into the sides of the rapidly running orcs with great force, warning them to stop.

Fox Five was frightened by this sudden thing, and his body instinctively told him to stop. He reached out and pulled out the thing nailed into the ground. The sharp arrow seemed to emit a cold and lonely light under the moonlight. Fox Five's chaotic mind became clear at this moment. The hair all over his body stood up straight. He sensed the danger of this thing, the danger to his life.

Fox Five didn't dare to act rashly again. He couldn't die before meeting the priest of the Wood Tribe.

After cautiously moving forward some distance, the hair-raising sound of breaking air was heard again. This time, the wooden arrow pierced into the space one step in front of Fox Five's feet.

"Come one step closer and ours will shoot into your head."

Fox Five swallowed subconsciously and his whole body stiffened, but fortunately at this distance he could faintly hear the shouts of the orcs from the Wood Tribe.

"I won't do anything to the Wood Tribe. I just want to meet the Wood Tribe priest."

The orcs from the guard team frowned and replied: "Our priests can be seen by anyone who wants to see them? Get out of here!"

Fox Five had been running all the way here at the fastest speed. After shouting just now, his head was dizzy. He shook his head and took a deep breath, "Please inform them, I am Fox Five from the Vine Tribe. Our priest wants to burn my father and mother and all the old people and children in the cave! Please inform them, if the Wood Tribe priest still doesn't want to see me, I will leave on my own!"

After hearing Fox Five's shout and knowing the reason, the orcs from the guard team frowned even more. He was silent for a while and then continued: "This is your tribe's business. We priests can't do anything about it!"

Even if the priest of the Vine Tribe killed all his tribesmen, the Wood Tribe would have no reason to intervene.

Fox Five knew this, but he had no choice. Only the priests of the Wood Tribe could save those people. He remembered what Lu Shi had said, and as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, he hurriedly said, "We can help! After we rescue them, they will all be members of the Wood Tribe!"

"That's after they are rescued. Also, have they told you in person that they are willing to become members of the Wood Tribe?"

Fox Five was speechless by this question. No, no one in the tribe told him that they were willing to become members of the Wood Tribe. From the beginning to now, he just grasped a tiny possibility of letting those people survive, and ran all the way regardless of anything.

Now, he had to face reality.

Are you leaving? Fox Five's inner voice kept asking him.

The happy faces of the old people and children of the mountain tribe, the miserable deaths of the old people and children of the vine tribe, and the faces of his father and mother kept switching back and forth in Fox Five's mind and could not be shaken off.

Lu Shi's words rang in his ears, "It's different. The Mu tribe is different..."

Fox Five didn't want to leave just like that. Although his tribesmen didn't tell him they were willing to come to the Wood Tribe, they didn't say they didn't want to either. The Wood Tribe was the only chance for those people to survive, and Fox Five didn't want to give up just like that.

But he insisted in vain, and had no other options. He could only shout at the top of his lungs, hoping that his voice could reach the ears of the priest of the Wood Tribe, "Please let me see your priest... Please let me see your priest..."

Fox Five's voice became increasingly hoarse, and the orc from the Wood Tribe's guard team sighed, "If you keep yelling like this, you won't be able to speak anymore. Stop yelling and go back."

Another orc warrior on the watchtower said, "Let me be clear with you. This is an internal matter of your tribe. Our tribe cannot interfere."

"Unless your chief also disagrees with the fire sacrifice and comes to seek help. Otherwise, if our tribe only listens to one orc and sends orc warriors to another tribe to rescue people, how can other tribes dare to sleep peacefully? Except for the cannibals, no tribe will rush into another tribe with orcs."

Fox Five had no idea when tears were streaming down his face. His feet seemed to be nailed to the ground and he could not move a single step back. He begged over and over again, trying to find a way to save his father, mother, the elderly, and the children.

As long as the people from the Mu tribe could see him, even if the result was still not saving him, at least he would know that he had really tried his best.

"Please let me see your priest..."

The two orcs on the watchtower were still wary of Hu Wu, but they were talking in very low voices, "Didn't our caravan's Captain Bao Qiu save a child who was almost burned to death in the Wushan tribe before?"

"He went to find Quanfeng secretly for a deal, not to save the child. Moreover, Quanfeng's attitude was very clear at the time. He didn't want to burn the house, and he was forced to do it. In the end, it was Quanfeng who helped Captain Baoqiu escape. Our tribe is far away from the Wushan tribe. There was only one orc from the Vine Tribe, and Quanfeng was the tribe leader at that time. How can the nature of this be the same?"

"What should we do? Just wait until the vine tribe finishes burning?"

The two were silent for a while, and then one of the orcs said, "Let's go find the priest and see what he says. Hurry up."

Another orc jumped down from the watchtower and said, "Be back soon."

…

"Mumble, mumble."

"Teacher? Is that you, teacher?" Shen Nong's eyes were dark. In his past and present lives, the only people who called him "Nun Nun" were his teacher and his teacher's wife.

This is a nickname used for children in the teacher's hometown.

"It's me. Open the door and let the teacher see you."

Open the door?

Shen Nong was puzzled. It was pitch black and there was nothing in here, so where did the door come from?

As he was thinking this, the next second, a beam of light suddenly appeared in front of Shen Nong's eyes, and an ancient carved wooden door suddenly appeared under the light.

"Teacher, I see the door. I'll open it right away! Teacher, wait for me!"

Shen Nong put his hand on the door. With just a little force, he could successfully open the door and see the teacher. At the critical moment, there was a bang bang bang sound on the door outside the yard, followed by an urgent shout, "Priest! Priest!"

Shen Nong opened his eyes with an unexpected look on his face, and Ze woke up faster than him. He asked Shen Nong to continue sleeping, and he went downstairs to see what was going on. Shen Nong was in a very bad mood now, so he didn't refuse.

After Ze stood up, Shen Nong stared at the beams in a daze. After an unknown amount of time, he heard the sound of a door being pushed open. Then his face felt warm, and Ze's face appeared in front of him. "Priest, what's wrong?"

Shen Nong looked at the worry in Ze's eyes and couldn't even muster the energy to pretend to smile.

He really misses his teacher.

"Why are you shouting so anxiously outside? What happened?" Shen Nong gently rubbed Ze's palm to divert his attention and asked.

Ze told Shen Nong about the Vine Tribe.

After hearing this, Shen Nong sat up, and it was obvious that he wanted to go to the Vine Tribe to rescue people.

Ze didn't say much. No matter what the priest wanted to do, he would stand firmly behind him and said, "I'll go call Bao Qiu and the others."

Shen Nong nodded, he quickly packed up and left the courtyard and headed straight for the tribe’s gate.

After the Mu tribe moved to the former location of the Yan tribe, Shen Nong no longer lived in the cave at the original site of the Mu tribe for the sake of that little bit of spiritual energy. With his current level, it didn't matter much whether he absorbed the spiritual energy or not.

He now lives in a "Siheyuan" with two floors in the middle. The upper floor is made of wood, so he lives in it with the windows open in the summer, and the breeze is very cool. In winter, he lives on the kang downstairs.

In order to make it quieter, Shen Nong's priest courtyard was built in a remote location. When he arrived, Ze happened to bring Bao Qiu and others with him.

When Bao Qiu saw Shen Nong, he said, "Priest, let's go first. Lang Yu has gone to the military guards to find Hu Xiao, and they will follow behind."

Time waits for no one. A long time has been wasted before. Shen Nong did not talk to Fox Wu. He directly asked the orcs to transform and rush to the Vine Tribe as quickly as possible.

Hu Wu's voice was so hoarse that he couldn't speak. He was also very anxious. In the end, he could only look at Shen Nong with gratitude and lead the way.

He transformed into wings, picked up Shen Nong and followed the team.

The orcs were moving very fast. When they were about to reach the vine tribe, they saw the fire ahead and sped up quickly. Bao Qiu and his men were left far behind.

Fox Five also realized something, suppressed the fishy smell in his throat, and ran forward desperately.

Faster, faster, we’re almost catching up.

There was a blazing fire in the cave. The old priest in front of the cave shouted angrily, "Quickly block the entrance of the cave with boulders! It's all because of you that we wasted time. The enchantment leaves are no longer effective!"

This time the boulder did not completely block the entrance to the cave, but left some distance. The screams in the cave continued, and then quickly faded away.

The old priest looked at the hunting team leader Lang Ye and the hunting team member Lu Shi lying on the ground, and said coldly: "You almost killed the tribe! I don't understand what good it will do to your hunting team to stop the fire sacrifice!"

Lu Shi was seriously injured. One of his antlers was broken off from the root, and blood stained his entire face red. He moved his mouth, but could not say a word.

Lang Ye lay on the ground with his limbs twisted and limp. He just felt that the priest's words made him want to laugh but he didn't know why. "It's no good. I just want to save Fox Wood and Wolf Five."

Fujiki had a gloomy face and was about to say something when he saw a golden light coming from the sky. Then the huge rock blocking the entrance of the cave was quickly pushed away from the inside, making a rumbling sound.

The vine tribe members outside the cave were stunned. They had spent a lot of effort to push the orcs inside, so how could they push the orcs who were on fire? Not to mention that they had smelled the scent of the magic leaf before. Even if they woke up, they would not be able to use their strength for a while.

Soon he knew why the boulder was pushed away from the inside. A vine like a giant hand stretched out from the big hole as the boulder moved quickly.

This scene made the orcs of the Vine Tribe's pupils shrink and they were terrified.

The fire in the big hole had not yet been extinguished and was still burning fiercely. The vines seemed to have grown out of the fire.

After the boulder was pushed away, the giant vine hand retracted into the hole, and then large fireballs rolled out of the hole one after another, shocking the orcs of the vine tribe and running around.

Fujiki was chased for a long distance by a fireball. The fireball seemed to have consciousness and bypassed Langye and Lu Shi who were lying on the ground unable to move.

The fire on the vine fireball rolled a few times and then gradually became smaller. At this time, the vines seemed to have life and retracted into the ground one by one, revealing the person in the fireball.

They are the old men and children from the big cave, as well as Foxwood and Wolffive.

Each of them had burns on their bodies to varying degrees, and the fear on their faces had not yet subsided. After feeling the air, they were filled with ecstasy at having survived the disaster. The collision of these two extreme emotions made their expressions become somewhat hideous and terrifying.

This frightened the other orcs of the Vine Tribe. They shouted in fear, "Monster! Monster! The old man and children in the big cave, as well as Fox, Wood and Wolf Five, have all turned into monsters!"

"It's bad, priest! Fox Five and the orcs from the Wood Tribe are coming in!"

Fujiki poked his head out from behind a rock, thinking he had misheard, "Who did you say brought the orcs of the Wood Tribe in?"

"Fox Five!" The orc who passed the message stamped his feet anxiously, "The cub of Fox Wood and Wolf Five!"

Fujiki tightly grasped the stick in his hand and stood up, "Don't you know to stop Xiong San and Xiong Si?"

The orc gritted his teeth and said, "We tried to stop them at first, but later, after they heard what Fox Five said, they followed us."

There was a noise behind them, and the orc who was carrying the message felt a chill down his spine, "They are coming, the priests!"

Coming? What's coming? What's coming?

Fujiki's mind was in a mess, and his brain went blank after seeing the orcs from the Wood tribe.

Any one of them here can knock Cat Vine away. When did Fox Five get to know the people from the Wood Tribe and how could he convince them to come to the Vine Tribe!

Fujimu looked at Mao Teng fiercely. It was him! He was behind this! Why did he ask Lu Shi to come here? Everyone in the Tengman tribe knew that Lu Shi and Hu Wu had a close relationship.

Mao Teng deliberately asked Lu Shi to find Hu Wu! They were about to knock Lu Shi unconscious and sacrifice him directly, and Lang Ye came over for some reason. Now think about it, what else is there to be unknown?

It’s Mao Teng. It must be Mao Teng who called secretly!

In this Vine Tribe, who doesn't know that Langye, Foxwood and the Five Wolves have a deep friendship?

Cat Vine is going to kill the Vine Tribe!

After receiving the resentful gaze from the old priest, Mao Teng lowered his head and smiled bitterly.

He didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong.

After Shen Nong withdrew the vines, he did not go out with Ze immediately. He planned to wait for Hu Wu and the orcs of the Wood Tribe to arrive before the two of them emerged from the bushes.

Shen Nong was observing the movements in front of the cave when his hand was suddenly held by Ze. He looked back and heard Ze ask softly, "Priest, are you still sad?"

Shen Nong was stunned for a moment, raised his hand and smoothed his frowning brows, "Don't worry about me, I just dreamed about my father."

"Father of the priests?"

"Yes, my father." This was the first time Shen Nong mentioned his teacher after traveling through time. He gently rubbed Ze's dry and warm palm, "I thought I would never see my father again, but today I almost saw him in my dream. But in the end I didn't see him, but I miss him very much. I miss him very much."

Ze now understood why the priest would help Fox Five regardless of the consequences when hearing his request for help, "Priest, you saved Fox Five's father and mother."

Shen Nong smiled slightly, "Yes, I saved them. And those old people and children, I saved them too. Although it may be a little unrealistic, I still pray that if my father is unfortunately in danger of his life in another world, there will be someone who can save his life."

Ze held Shen Nong's hand tightly and comforted him clumsily, "The priest's father must be with the Beast God, he will be fine."

Shen Nong couldn't explain the situation between him and his teacher, so he just agreed with Ze's words. The moonlight was hazy and seductive, and Shen Nong really wanted to kiss Ze at this moment.

When the orcs from the Wood Tribe arrived at the cave, they did not see their priest. Bao Qiu looked around but could not find anyone. The orcs from the Vine Tribe were so suppressed by the aura of the high-level orcs that they dared not breathe and stood there trembling.

Bao Qiu didn't know what to do next, whether to take the old people and children away directly, or to beat up the orcs of the Vine Tribe before taking the old people and children away. He simply didn't look for them and shouted directly: "Priest! Where are you and Ze? We can't see you!"

Shen Nong stopped all his actions when Bao Qiu called him. Just as he was about to respond to Bao Qiu, Ze's large, warm hand grabbed the back of his neck, and he felt a soft touch on his lips.

Shen Nong's face turned red due to the nervousness and shame of being discovered, and his breathing became much lighter. Fortunately, Ze did not go too far. He just stayed for a moment and then released his hand that was clasping the back of Shen Nong's neck.

"We are here." The deep, magnetic voice instantly attracted everyone's attention. Under the moonlight, a tall orc walked out of the bushes leading another tall man.

The orcs of the Vine Tribe looked at each other. Although there was no verbal communication, they all understood what each other meant.

When were there two people in the bushes? How come they didn't notice it at all!

Bao Qiu didn't waste any time and asked Shen Nong what to do next. Shen Nong looked at the elders and children of the Vine Tribe and asked, "Do you want to go to the Wood Tribe?"

Shen Nong didn't want to stay here any longer. He had done what he could. After giving the old man and the children a brief time to digest the news, he said directly: "If you want to leave, follow me now. If you don't want to leave, it's up to you."

Fox Five held his father in his left hand and his mother in his right hand, and the three of them stood neatly on the side of the orcs of the Wood Tribe.

Fox Wood and Wolf Five looked at each other and said nothing.

They are not stupid. The Vine Tribe is about to burn them to death. Why should they stay here and let them burn them again?

Not to mention the old people and children, the old people have lived a long time and think a lot. They will follow the gathering team out, the mountain tribe is just a subsidiary tribe of the wood tribe, and the old people and children can share the things called candy.

Although they had never eaten it, they heard that it tasted better than honey.

They all rushed towards the orcs of the Wood Tribe. Some of them had burns on their bodies and cried out in pain, but they did not slow down, fearing that if they ran too late, the Wood Tribe priests would abandon them.

The reason why the old people wanted to join the Mu Tribe was not for the candies they had never tasted, but for the Mu Tribe's attitude towards the old people and children.

This was the first time they had encountered a tribe where people were willing to share things more precious than honey with the elderly and children.

If this thing were given to the Vine Tribe, no matter how much there was, they would not get a share.

If the Mu tribe was the same as other tribes, the elders would not choose to leave, because for them that would just be moving to another place to be burned to death.

Now, going to the Mu tribe means survival, but staying means death. After the old people who have experienced the fear of death once are sure that they can continue to live, no one will choose to stay.

The children thought much more simply. They had just been nearly burned to death and did not dare to stay in this place any longer.

"I, I want to go too." Lu Shi had been accumulating strength for half a day, which was enough for him to say this. After hearing the voice, Hu Wu found Lu Shi's location.

The place was a bit remote, and there were weeds blocking the view. There were orcs from the vine tribe standing in front of them. Fox Five thought to himself that it was no wonder that he didn't see anyone. He was also thinking about asking Bear Three and Bear Four to help him look for them.

He asked his parents to stay and went to find Lu Shi. When he got a little closer, Hu Wu smelled a strong smell of blood, and his heart sank. When he saw Lu Shi was beaten and covered in blood, Hu Wu's nose was sore.

He carried Lu Shi carefully, fearing that he would hurt him. In fact, Lu Shi could no longer feel the pain and even wanted to sleep.

Hu Wu felt very guilty and grateful. If it weren't for Lu Shi, he would really be without his parents today.

"Come here, carry me over. I can't move now." Fox Five turned his head and saw that Captain Lang Ye was also lying in the grass with wounds all over his body.

He was also wondering why it took Lu Shiyi and others so long.

Xiong San walked silently to Lang Ye and carried him on his back, "I'll carry you. It's more comfortable to lie down."

When passing by Xiong Si, Xiong San stopped and said softly, "Xiong Si, I can't guard the gate with you anymore. If one day I get hurt like Hu Mu and Lang Wu, I don't know if the priest will burn me to death. But whether he will or not, I dare not stay in the Vine Tribe any longer."

Xiong Si frowned as he watched Xiong San carrying Lang Ye away, then glanced at the injured old man and children. Finally, he took a step and chased after them, "I don't know if we can get into the Wood Tribe's guard team. If not, we really can't guard the gate together."

Xiong San grinned and said, "Let's work harder and move in together."

"Okay." Xiong Si also laughed.

Fujiki finally couldn't bear it anymore. He hit the ground with his stick. "What are you doing? Come back here! You are orcs from the vine tribe!"

Forget about those old people and children. Lang Ye and Lu Shi’s injuries can be healed after some recuperation. But how can Xiong San, Xiong Si, and Fox Wu go to the Mu tribe!

And what did Xiong San say? The fire sacrifice of the elderly and children is not unique to the Vine Tribe. Was he wrong to sacrifice Foxwood and Wolf Five? He was doing it for the good of the tribe!

He wanted to eliminate the hidden danger of the Vine Tribe becoming the next cannibal tribe.

"Now they are members of my Mu tribe, why are you yelling?" Shen Nong frowned.

Although Fujiki was afraid of the priests and orc warriors of the Mu tribe, he could not really let Xiong San and the other orc warriors go, because Lang Ye was still the captain of their hunting team.

"When did they become Wood Tribe orcs?" Tengmu pointed at the totems on the orcs' faces and said, "When did the Wood Tribe's totems become vines?"

After that, Fujiki shouted with a sullen face: "Kohiro, if you want to be with your father and mother, they can come back. Don't hang out with those useless old people and children."

Fox Five put Lu Ten down and just opened his mouth to say something, but the wind blew into his throat, causing him to shut up immediately due to the pain.

He lowered his head and searched around for a while, then picked up a small, sharp stone. Everyone was surprised by his behavior, but the next second, Fox Five used the sharp part of the stone to scratch the vine totem on his forehead.

The force was so strong that the skin was torn apart in an instant.

The pain in his forehead actually reduced the pain in his throat. Fox Five said with his hoarse voice, "There is no totem of the Vine Tribe on my face. I am a Wood Tribe orc warrior, Fox Five."

Lang Ye laughed out loud and said to Xiong San, "Give me a scratch on the head too."

While Fox Five was moving, Xiong San lowered his head to look for a stone. After he quickly picked up the stone, other orcs from the Vine Tribe also began to look for stones everywhere.

Even the old people and children who were abandoned by the Vine Tribe found stones. The Vine Tribe didn't want them, and they were disgusted by having the tribal totem on their heads.

Shen Nong did not stop him. These injuries were minor and he would be able to cure them after returning to the Mu tribe.

Moreover, these orcs were expressing their determination in their own way, and there was no point in him trying to stop them.

I hope that when the priests of the Vine Tribe see their determination, they will understand the true meaning of the tribe and the people.

Fujiki looked at the orcs with bleeding foreheads in horror. He didn't expect that they would rather destroy the totem than admit that they were orcs of the Vine Tribe.

He glared and roared, as if he thought that if he spoke louder, he would be right. "Do you think that you are no longer an orc of the vine tribe just because you destroyed the totem? I awakened you!"

Shen Nong didn't have time to listen anymore. The old priest just couldn't bear to part with the orc warrior who was in good condition, so he was making trouble here.

Judging from the situation, those who know will understand that the one who is shouting is him awakening, while those who don’t know will think that the one who is shouting is him giving birth.

Shen Nong waved his hand and led his people back to the Mu tribe. Seeing this, Teng Mu hurriedly called Mao Teng, "Stop them!"

Mao Teng did not move. He looked at the backs of the orcs who had left the vine tribe and smiled slightly, "You must live well."

The old man and the children could not hear this warning, but the orc warriors like Fox Five had excellent hearing and heard it clearly. They did not turn around, but just replied in their hearts, "Okay."

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Beast City.

The flame of the oil lamp was almost extinguished due to the action of opening the door. After the door was closed, the small flame that was about to disappear slowly reignited.

"Is there any connection between the man called Shelin Zhao and the second young master?"

"Replying to the Ninth Young Master, he said he didn't know. He said that all the Second Young Master's affairs were related to the priest of the Wood Tribe. He just happened to meet the priest of the Wood Tribe instructing his men to do something and heard the name of the Second Young Master.

The Yan tribe was exterminated by the Mu tribe, and he fled to the Beast City to survive. In order to survive in the Beast City, he pretended to know the second young master in the city. "

"Isn't this a confession?" Mu Jiu said with interest, "Let him go, and have him go to the Mu tribe and bring the priest here quietly. Send two orcs to keep an eye on him. If he dares to run, break his legs and feet, and leave his eyes and mouth to lead the way."

"Yes." The orc turned and was about to leave.

"Wait." Mu Jiu stopped them, "Don't alarm the Second Young Master, and be careful not to let the priests of the Mu tribe see the flaws. Just say that you invite them to participate in the trading day in Beast City. It will be a round trip, and by the time they arrive, the trading day will be almost over."

After saying this, Mu Jiu stressed again, "Be careful with your movements and don't alarm the Second Young Master."

"yes."

After the orcs left, Mu Jiu used a small wooden stick to pick up the wick of the lamp, laughing happily. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, second brother, second brother, there will be a day when you will fall into my hands!