At the end of the Silver Fang tribe’s village stands a white cliff, and a waterfall cascades down from it, rushing into the stream that provides support for the Silver Fang tribe’s survival.
Not far from the waterfall, there is a square platform covered with claw marks, behind which is a lifelike white wolf head carved.
Looking towards the village from the center of the wolf's head, one can see that the houses of the Silver Fang clan are in a perfect fan shape, as if they were built by shining a flashlight from the wolf's head.
The patriarch's office is right in front of the wolf's head, serving as the starting point of the fan-shaped radiation.
This represents the patriarch of the Silver Fang clan, who manages the Silver Fang clan together with the ancestors.
The patriarch's office is built purely of wood. It is tall and huge, but has only three floors.
The third floor is an observation tower for inspecting the village situation, from where one can have a panoramic view of everything happening in the village.
The second floor is used to store important documents and things.
The first floor is a reception room used to receive guests and help the tribe members solve problems.
The reception room was extremely spacious, with a doorway that was more than six meters high, so even Lotkar, transformed into a giant wolf, could pass through it easily.
After greeting the guards, Yang Yu and his party walked into the reception room in triumphant steps. Looking along the animal skin carpet, at the end of the room, there was a fleshy ball covered with silver hair.
He is the current leader of the Silver Fang tribe, Chunjiang Yin Ya.
The Silver Fang clan, to which Lotkar belongs, considers a sturdy physique as beauty, and it is rare to see fat people with bloated bodies.
As the current leader of the Silver Fang tribe, Chunjiang Yinya has always held this view and he does not want to become like this.
Almost all Silver Fang people over the age of 150 will eventually become bloated like this and die painfully within one or two years.
Before Chunjiang Yinya reached the age of 150, his whole body was full of muscles, and he had a kind of charm of being old but still strong.
But once he is over 150 years old, no matter how perfect he has maintained his body shape before, his body will collapse into this state in just a few months.
The old patriarch has maintained this posture for four years. It is a miracle that he can hold on until this time.
His bloated body made it difficult for him to eat, and only by having a specialist grind the food into pieces and feed it bit by bit into his mouth hidden in his hair could he barely maintain his life.
Even though he was unable to move and could hardly see, Chunjiang still knew that Lotkar had returned when he heard Lotkar's footsteps.
"you are back."
The ball of fur was trembling slightly. Chunjiang's throat could no longer make any sound, and he could only rely on magic power to barely make a weak sound.
"I'm back, Chief. Thank you for your care over the past few years."
Lotkar signaled Yang Yu and the others to get off him, and then bowed to Chun.
"It's not a big deal. Protecting the village is my duty. Now that you're back, I should give you this position. I can finally be free."
The fur ball continued to make sounds. Chunjiang had never changed his original intention and regarded Lothkar as the only candidate for the patriarch.
During this period, he had been questioned by countless people, but he had no intention of changing his mind. He knew what kind of person Lotkar was. No one was more suitable to be the patriarch than Lotkar, and Lotkar would definitely come back.
There was an indescribable helplessness in Lotkar's eyes, "But Patriarch, about what happened seven years ago."
"I believe you can handle properly what happened seven years ago. That's why you came here, right?"
The patriarch's trust gave Lothkar confidence invisibly, while Kaibu just stood aside and stared at the ball of fur, narrowing his eyes and trying his best to restrain his anger.
This old guy, why do I still trust him so much after so many years? Is it really impossible for me to do that
No.
I can do it too. I know, old man, that the position you have now was snatched from the previous patriarch.
The previous clan leader did not choose you as the clan leader candidate, and what I am doing now is no different from what you have done.
The patriarch has become this field, and Kaibu can wipe it out at any time.
The reason why he hasn't done so until now is, on the one hand, he doesn't want to reveal any extra clues, and on the other hand, he wants the old man to see him sit on the throne of the patriarch with his own eyes.
This goal should have been achieved earlier, but it was delayed due to various reasons.
In order to fulfill his promise to the middleman and the Curse Sect, their Silver Fang clan must take the initiative to send troops to participate in the war between Wansheng Kingdom and Rose Empire.
But the old patriarch refused to agree unless Kaibu agreed that the abdication announced by the old patriarch was invalid.
In order to get the old guy to agree to send troops from his tribe to participate in the war between Wansheng Kingdom and Rose Empire, Kaibu had no choice but to agree to this request.
So, the Silver Fang Clan, which had not had any contact with the outside world for a long time, suddenly announced its support for the war between the Wansheng Kingdom and was willing to contribute to the Wansheng Kingdom.
As a price, Kaibu will lose his position as acting clan leader. When the old clan leader's body begins to decay, he will announce his abdication again and then he can take the position of acting clan leader again.
Kaibu knew that this was just a delaying tactic by the old patriarch. The old patriarch still had no intention of choosing him as the candidate for patriarch, nor did he have any intention of designating anyone else as the candidate for patriarch.
The old patriarch had no intention of letting anyone else be the patriarch except Lothkar.
It was precisely because of this that Kaibu began to plan to kill Lotkar, but unfortunately he failed in the end and Lotkar came back alive.
Kaibu also knew that if Lothkar came back, the old patriarch would definitely choose Lothkar as the candidate for patriarch again regardless of all opposition.
"Old Patriarch, are you sure you want Lotkar to participate in the sacrificial battle of the Full Moon Festival in a week to decide the position of patriarch?"
Kaibu asked the old patriarch again with a forced smile.
The furry ball still had no intention of changing and said in a weak voice:
"His status as a candidate for the chieftain has not changed at all. Please convey my message. Forgive me, Kaibu. I don't think you can be a good chieftain."
"Whether I can become one or not is not up to you." Kaibu interrupted Chunjiang, "Time will prove that I can become an excellent clan leader and lead the entire clan to prosperity. It's a pity that you may not see that day."
Kaibu was not at all surprised by what the old patriarch said.
Kaibu had tried everything possible to prevent Lotkar from coming back, but now there is no need for that.
Lotkar has been put on the list of those to be purged by the Cursed Cult.
He can't blame himself for this. If he wants to blame someone, he should blame the people he brought with him for offending the wrong people.
(End of this chapter)