Bai Jin looked at Iyas, who was holding a longbow and felt uneasy.
"Iyas, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, it's probably just an illusion."
Iyas shook her head and continued to look at the bow and arrow that was pierced into the wood. There was nothing on it. Iyas indeed felt a darkness similar to the one she felt when she fought with Kenro. However, an ordinary bow and arrow could not destroy the spirit so easily. Iyas didn't know what she had sensed.
Lotkar left shallow footprints on the fluffy soil. Although the filling at the entrance of the hole was rough, it was very solid.
“I didn’t expect that the Plant Tribe would come to me at this critical moment.
There is still more than a week until the Full Moon Festival. This place is not far from the plant tribe's territory. We have her pass, so it is not a problem to go there.
The only problem is"
Lothgar was about to speak but stopped.
They didn't know who told the plant race that Yang Yu possessed plant abilities.
It is impossible for ordinary people to possess the abilities of plants at will, so before entering the village, Lothkar specifically reminded Yang Yu to be careful and avoid being exposed.
They returned to Wansheng Kingdom without stopping all the way and did not stay for very long. Even if Yang Yu had used [Binding of Thorns] to deal with the enemy, it would be impossible for him to get back to the plant tribe's territory so quickly.
There was only one possibility that Lotkar could think of.
Kaibu once colluded with the Curse Sect and would definitely not refuse the Curse Sect's request.
Before returning, Lotkar and his companions encountered people from the Curse Sect. At that time, the Curse Sect's target was something in Bai Jin's hand, and the fight was also centered around that thing.
However, the fact that Lotkar was in Yang Yu's team was also known by the people of the Cursed Sect.
The people from the Curse Cult must have been sure that they would return to the Silver Fang village, so they set up this trap.
Lotkar shook his head secretly. He still underestimated the Curse Cult's ability to act.
Carefully keeping the pink flowers picked from the rose branches, Bai Jin continued with Lotkar's words:
"The only problem is that this is most likely a trap. The other party may use this to keep us away from the Silver Fang tribe's village."
"A trap? You said the Plant Tribe has a grudge against us?" Iyas tilted her head in confusion. "But Yang Yu's expression made it clear that there was a huge gap between our strengths. If they wanted to get rid of us, why would they go out of their way to lure us to the Plant Tribe's territory? Wouldn't it be better to just attack us directly? Or is there some reason why they had to leave the Silver Fang Tribe to fight?"
"Sister." Huck's forehead was covered with cold sweat. It seemed that even he understood some things, but his sister had misunderstood something.
"Not a plant." Lotkar said firmly, "You hit something with that arrow just now, and you didn't hit anything. I still remember clearly what happened last time."
"But that's probably my illusion. Spirits can't be destroyed by ordinary arrows. I still regret not using the [Arrow of Light]."
"That's probably not an illusion. I can hear a strange sound. It's probably not a spirit, but some kind of magic. Magic that imitates spirits."
Hearing what Lotkar said, Iyas suddenly realized and frowned: "Isn't that bad? Yang Yu is alone, is he okay?"
"It's hard to say." Lotkar explained, "Yang Yu's ability comes from the essence of the plant race. As far as I know, there is only one way to obtain the essence of the plant race.
The plant race will be extremely cautious once it comes to the racial essence, which is determined by the way of survival of their race.
The abilities of the plant race are varied, but within the race there exists the concept of superior species and inferior species.
The reason why Yang Yu's ability was suppressed was because his ability belonged to a lower class below Rose."
"So, that woman just said something strange. She said, 'It's just as I thought.' She was not only saying that Yang Yu possessed the abilities of the plant race, but also that Yang Yu possessed the abilities of her lower race?"
Bai Jin recalled every detail of what had just happened. It all happened so quickly, like a tornado that came and went as soon as it appeared. There were very few details worth recalling.
"Probably.
Lower species of the plant family can hardly spontaneously transform into higher species. They can only complete their evolution through the essence of the race during the annual autumn festival, and only then do they have the possibility of growing into towering trees.
It is quite difficult to gather the racial essence of plants. Only superior species have the qualifications and ability to gather the racial essence. Moreover, when gathering, they should gather the racial essences of different superior species as much as possible to ensure the diversity of the population.
No matter how eloquent Yang Yu is, or how clever he is, he cannot escape the guilt because he has used the essence of his race.
The best situation now is that Yang Yu is forced to stay and asked to participate in the plant tribe's autumn festival, and the decision will be made based on the results.
If Yang Yu can win successfully, there is still room for recovery.
If he fails, Yang Yu doesn't know how he will be treated.
Even though he was not the one who first took away the essence of the race."
Lotkar is also a candidate for the chieftain. As a member of the same race that lives in seclusion in the dense forest, Lotkar naturally knows some secrets about his neighbor, the plant tribe.
"Then, we should meet up earlier and give him some advice."
Before Iyas could finish her words, she suddenly recalled what she had just realized and bit her lower lip tightly.
"It seems that Miss Iyas has also realized it without my reminder. If we leave here, it will be exactly what they want. We will also be in danger.
It is safer to continue to stay here. Kaibu doesn't want to drag the village into the battle between the Curse Cult and us. The Curse Cult will definitely wait until we leave before taking action."
Iyas was so angry that she scratched her head.
"Then what should we do? Can we just wait for him to return? Wouldn't he be the one who gets into danger on the road? We don't know how many people are here. What if Yang Yu is caught and those people use him as a hostage to threaten us?"
"We've been badly outmaneuvered." A barely perceptible bitterness appeared on Lotkar's face. "Our tribe's Full Moon Festival and the Plant Tribe's Autumn Festival are almost on the same day. Even if we successfully find Yang Yu over there, we'll miss the sacrificial battle here, and we might even be ambushed on the way."
The situation was worse than expected. Bai Jin tightly grasped the staff in her hand. If she had more powerful strength, she would not let Yang Yu be captured. In this way, they could consider countermeasures together and deal with difficulties. However
"But it's not impossible to recover. It's a very risky choice.
If Yang Yu were here, he might be able to come up with a better solution. But."
Lotkar looked towards the patriarch's office. As far as he could see, Kaibu was standing on the observation deck, watching everything that was happening here. Under him, the roses were in disarray and the scene was in ruins.
"Let's not talk about it now, let's clean up here first. I brought you in, and I am responsible for your actions. We can deal with the rest after we've dealt with it."
(End of this chapter)