Hu Jiaojiao's voice stopped abruptly.
She was stunned for a moment, looked over there carefully, and rubbed her eyes hard to make sure she was not dazzled.
How could there be a female beside Long Mo!
She is still a delicate little beauty who is as beautiful as a flower and makes me feel pity for her.
There are only a dozen females in the tribe. Hu Jiaojiao has been here for so long that she is familiar with almost all of them. She is sure that she has never seen this female before and she is not a female from the tribe.
While he was stunned, Ying Yuan and the other beasts came over.
"Ying Yuan!" Lu Mian'er suddenly jumped off a beast and threw herself into Ying Yuan's arms.
Only then did Hu Jiaojiao realize that the chief had not only called her here, but had also called all the family members and partners of these orcs.
"Yingyuan, what happened? Why did you come back so early? Where are the supplies? Where is the sea salt?" The patriarch was completely focused on the supplies and sea salt and had no time to pay attention to the extra females.
Thinking of what happened on the road, Ying Yuan's face turned grim. He hugged Lu Mian'er and replied in a deep voice:
"Chief, I'm sorry. We encountered a skyfire on the way and all our supplies were submerged by it. It was not easy for us to escape back."
"What! Heavenly fire? And the supplies are gone?" The clan leader's face turned pale, as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant.
Ying Yuan nodded, "And the roads to the beach were all covered by the skyfire. We looked around and found no way to get there..."
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the beasts became as silent as death.
The skyfire blocked the road and the supplies were gone. There was not enough time left to find all the supplies. Even if they did, the skyfire had to wait until winter when it was covered with snow and would disappear completely, otherwise they would not be able to get through.
This is going to push them into a desperate situation!
The patriarch staggered and almost fell.
Hu Jiaojiao hurriedly supported the clan leader. Her heart sank when she heard such a big thing had happened.
"What should we do... How could this happen..." The chief's pale lips kept trembling, his face full of sadness, "Without sea salt, how will our tribe survive next year?"
Hu Jiaojiao suddenly understood.
It turned out that the dream did not appear out of thin air. Long Mo and his companions were indeed safe on the journey, but if they could not exchange for sea salt, the females would not be able to survive next year. If the females died, the tribe would be exterminated.
Without salt, she and all the females here might not survive next winter.
It turns out that the life and death danger predicted by the dream is here.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for not protecting the supplies well. Let's gather some more supplies and I'll go to the beach alone to try to exchange some sea salt." Ying Yuan said with a look of self-blame.
Although the patriarch was grieved, he did not lose his mind.
"No, the range of the sky fire is very large, you can't fly over it." The patriarch shook his head and seriously rejected Ying Yuan's request.
If you become exhausted while being burned by the Heavenly Fire and cannot find a place to rest, you will die in the Heavenly Fire.
"But… "
Ying Yuan frowned and wanted to fight again, but the tribe leader raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I can't let you take risks alone. I'll think of another way. At worst, I can save the male's sea salt and leave it for the female."
The clan leader spoke in a firm tone, not giving him a chance to interrupt.
Seeing the dejected look of the beasts, the chief sighed, patted Ying Yuan on the shoulder, and consoled him:
"You just escaped death from the skyfire. Don't blame yourself. Even if the Beast God comes, there is nothing you can do. Go back and have a good rest!"
Seeing that the patriarch had no intention of blaming them, everyone felt even more guilty.
Everyone lowered their heads and remained silent.
At this time, the tribe leader noticed that there was a strange female among the beastmen, and he was surprised:
"Who is this? Why did he come back with you?"
Fox Jiaojiao also looked at the female, and when she noticed the gazes of the other animals, she shrank back timidly, as if she was afraid to speak, and she clenched her hands even tighter.
Long Mo frowned slightly, took two steps to the side, and pulled the animal skin out of her hand.
The female turned pale, and then she spoke timidly:
"My name is Huang Yue. I met Long Mo when I was fleeing on the road. My tribe was attacked by other tribes. All the members of the tribe died. I was the only one who escaped."
"Thanks to Long Mo for saving me, otherwise I would have died in the forest. Can I join your tribe?"
Having females join the tribe is a great thing.
Their tribe was originally a mixed tribe and did not reject foreign orcs. Upon hearing this, a trace of color finally appeared on the pale face of the chief.
"Yes, of course, you are most welcome in our tribe."
This is also good news.
When Hu Jiaojiao, who was standing by, heard this, her face froze and she looked at Huang Yue suspiciously.
Phoenix Moon
Isn’t this the name of the supporting female character in the book
In the original novel, it was Ying Yuan who rescued Huang Yue, so Huang Yue fell in love with Ying Yuan at first sight. Even though he had a partner, he still liked Ying Yuan and was Lu Mian'er's number one rival in love.
How come it was Long Mo who saved him now
"Thank you, Chief. The orcs in your tribe are all good people." Huang Yue bowed her head and thanked him with a grateful look on her face.
She is tall and doesn't look frail, but her innocent face makes people feel pity for her.
All the orcs in the tribe felt embarrassed after hearing this thank you.
They are the ones who take in the females and take advantage of them.
“Huangyue, you must be exhausted after traveling back with them. I’ll let the female take you downstairs and settle you down first. Come back to me if you need anything in the future.” The clan leader said kindly.
"Okay." Huang Yue nodded simply and honestly.
The clan leader looked around, his eyes fell on Hu Jing, who was the most outgoing, and waved:
"Hu Jing, take Huang Yue to rest and get familiar with the tribe. Let her stay with you temporarily."
Hu Jing has no partner and is the most cheerful, so it is most appropriate to live with her.
"No problem, leave it to me." Hu Jing agreed readily and walked out of the crowd.
Unexpectedly, Huang Yue took a look at Hu Jing, then timidly retreated behind Long Mo and asked in a low voice:
"Chief, I, I'm scared. Can you let Long Mo take me to familiarize myself with the tribe? I don't dare to fight other orcs."
Seeing the innocent and harmless appearance of Huang Yue, Hu Jiaojiao felt angry. In the book, the original fourth brother Hu Qingyuan fell in love with her, but was used by her and ended up with a tragic death.
She stepped forward, standing between Long Mo and Huang Yue, and said loudly:
"I'm sorry, my partner doesn't like contact with other females. You just have to overcome that. After all, Long Mo is my partner. You can't just pester my partner because you're afraid of all the orcs in the tribe, right?"
Huang Yue’s face turned pale and she bit her pale lips, looking at a loss.
"I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to bother Long Mo, I didn't know he already had a partner..."