As soon as these words were spoken, the other orcs echoed them.
"Yes, I have seen it. This is the heart-protecting feather Ying Yuan gave to Lu Mian'er. Lu Mian'er treasures it very much!"
"Why is Lu Mian'er's feather here? Could it be that she was the one who killed the Tu Guo Miao?"
"I think it's possible. Didn't Hu Jiaojiao compete with her for Ying Yuan? Maybe she deliberately took revenge on Hu Jiaojiao!"
The clan leader looked at Lu Mian'er with a sullen face. He didn't expect that Lu Mian'er, who was usually well-behaved and sensible, would actually do such a thing.
"Lu Mian'er, why are your feathers here? Is Tu Guomiao's death related to you?" he asked sternly.
Lu Mian'er was so frightened that her face turned pale. She hurriedly explained, "Chief, the feather is mine, but Tu Guomiao's death really has nothing to do with me. I found that the feather was missing yesterday. Tu Guomiao was not killed by me..."
"If you say it's lost, then it's lost. Why should we believe you?"
"That's right. What if you are lying? I think you are the one who killed the fruit seedling."
Among the orcs, several females who disliked Lu Mian'er spoke in shrill voices.
In the tribe, there is competition among the same sex, so most females have disharmonious relationships with each other, and taking advantage of others' misfortunes is the norm.
“I didn’t, it really wasn’t me…” Lu Mian’er shook her head helplessly, her pale face looked so pitiful.
Many males felt distressed when they saw this and stood up to argue for Lu Mian'er.
"Lu Mian'er is kind-hearted, how could he possibly destroy the local fruit seedlings?"
"I believe Lu Mian'er. It's impossible that she did it. Lu Mian'er must be innocent. Chief, please find out the truth!"
The chief was about to lose his temper when Hu Jiaojiao suddenly stood up and said calmly, "Chief, if that's the case, let's compare the footprints on the ground."
She pointed to a section of road not far away, between the river and the fields.
"In the past few days, apart from me and the tribe leader, no orcs have come here, and no one has watered the plants. I just found many unfamiliar footprints over there. They must have been left by the orcs who secretly watered the plants yesterday. Whoever's footprints match the others will be the orc who destroyed the soil fruit seedlings."
"Well, this is a good idea." The clan leader stroked his chin, nodded in agreement, and looked at Lu Mian'er, "What do you think?"
"Chief, I can prove my innocence." Lu Mian'er nodded vigorously with a frank look on his face.
In full view of everyone, Lu Mian'er walked to the river bank and compared the footprints.
The footprints on the ground were long and thin, and Lu Mian'er's feet were short and fleshy. It was obvious that they were not the same orc.
This result was within Hu Jiaojiao's expectations.
As the heroine of the book, Lu Mian'er would naturally not do anything that would be detrimental to the tribe.
"Chief, since everyone is here, why don't we compare the footprints? Maybe we can find the real culprit." Hu Jiaojiao turned and suggested to the chief.
"Yes, we must find the real murderer!" The patriarch nodded seriously.
In the corner, Lu Cuicui turned pale with nervousness when she heard this.
Try footprints? Wouldn't I be exposed by that comparison
"Hu Jiaojiao, there are so many orcs here. How long will it take to try them one by one? I think you just don't know how to grow wild fruits and are making excuses on purpose!" Lu Cuicui accused angrily.
"That's right, thanks for reminding me." Fox looked at Lu Cuicui with a smile, "Male feet don't have such small feet, so it must be a female. We can know as long as we let all the females in the tribe come and compare them."
After she finished speaking, she smiled at Lu Cuicui with her eyes curved, "Lu Cuicui, thank you for your reminder."
"… "
Lu Cuicui was so angry that her teeth were itching.
This is really shooting oneself in the foot.
Soon, the chief ordered the orcs to call all the females in the tribe.
The females lined up and compared the footprints one by one.
Lu Cuicui stood at the end and went forward with courage. As soon as she finished the comparison, it was as if a bomb had dropped among the orcs, and they exploded in shock.
"It's Lu Cuicui!"
"Her footprints are exactly the same as the ones on the ground. She was the one who destroyed the Tuguo seedlings!"
When Lu Mian'er saw this scene, disbelief was written all over her faint pupils.
"Cui Cui, were you the one who stole my feathers yesterday?" She frowned and widened her eyes in disbelief.
She was wondering why Lu Cuicui suddenly apologized to her yesterday. She was deceived by Lu Cuicui again.
Lu Cuicui's body trembled slightly, and her lowered head suddenly raised up, revealing red eyes.
"Sister Mian'er, what are you talking about? It was you who gave me the feather and asked me to do these things. It was you who asked me to do this..."
The voice of grievance is like crying and complaining.
"When did I give you the feather? Lu Cuicui, I didn't expect you could do such a thing..." Lu Mian'er pointed at Lu Cuicui and accused her in grief.
Before she could finish, Lu Cuicui interrupted her with a tearful voice.
"Sister Mian'er, just admit it now. I really can't keep it secret for you any longer."
"you!"
For a moment, the animals' eyes moved back and forth between the two people, not knowing who to believe.
This is such a big show!
At this moment, a gentle and clear voice sounded, "The clan leader and I had a conversation here yesterday. If you want to know who the real murderer is, just look around to see if there are similar footprints."
As soon as these words were spoken, the orcs immediately went to look for it.
"Here it is, the same footprints as Lu Cuicui's!" Soon, a male pointed at the footprints behind the tree and shouted.
Lu Cuicui's face turned pale. Just as she was about to explain, Hu Jiaojiao looked at her with a smile, "Lu Cuicui, you heard about the method of overwatering to kill the fruit seedlings, and Lu Mian'er didn't know about it. How did she instruct you?"
"You directed and acted all of this yourself!"
"I, I..."
Lu Cuicui was so anxious that her tongue became tied and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.
The clan leader's face turned completely dark.
When the beasts saw their leader's expression, they all shut their mouths.
"Lu Cuicui, you have repeatedly endangered the tribe. The tribe can no longer keep you. Today you and your partner will move out of the tribe. Without my permission, you are not allowed to set foot in the tribe!"
The clan leader was furious and expelled Lu Cuicui out in a rage.
Lu Cuicui widened her eyes, "No! No, I don't want to leave the tribe..."
The expelled females can no longer return to the tribe to live, and they are not entitled to raise their cubs themselves. They must be brought back to the tribe after birth.
From then on, she lost the superior environment in the tribe.
Although you won't die, it will be more painful than death.
The tribe leader turned around with a cold face and said, "Take her away and drive her out of the tribe immediately. The tribe cannot tolerate females like you."
"Chief, please forgive me... Please, Chief, I can't leave the tribe..."
Lu Cuicui wailed, but no orc sympathized with her.
Not long after, Lu Cuicui and her partner were driven out of the tribe.
Several orcs threw their animal skin packages on the ground and turned away.
Lu Cuicui looked at the damp and dark cave, and sat down on the ground dejectedly.
It's over, everything is over!