The Border Town
Luo Li observed the group with a critical eye, her aura still radiating authority as Shang Lao stepped forward, flanked by his daughter Shang Li, who carried the sleeping Sheng Yin in her arms. "Who are they?" Luo Li asked, her tone sharp and inquisitive.
Shang Li, ever composed despite the circumstances, stepped forward to answer. "We met them after an attack by the thunder wolves. They saved my sister's life. Since they were heading north, we invited them to join our caravan. They're barbarians from a small village."
Luo Li narrowed her eyes, studying the duo in the distance, though they were now just silhouettes. "Barbarians, capable of killing this many wolves by themselves... I suspect they're no ordinary tribespeople. If they're heading north, we might encounter them again. If they truly amount to something, we'll know soon enough."