Chapter 11: Punishing the Traitor_1

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"What! My esteemed father went to look for the "Blood Refining Fruit", and never returned, because of me!"

Having heard from Elder Gu Lin that the previous chief disappeared because of him, Xiao Chen nearly jumped up in excitement.

To the surprised and somewhat flustered Xiao Chen, Gu Lin did not mind his interruption, but continued, "Indeed, a year ago, several tribes within a ten thousand mile radius inexplicably heard the news that the 'Blood Refining Fruit' appeared in the Blood Fall Land. In order to increase your chances during the breakthrough to the Blood Refining Realm, your father hastily entered the Blood Fall Land without determining the authenticity of the news, and he never returned."

The heavy voice methodically told Xiao Chen everything he knew. An eerie tranquillity suddenly enveloped the two, and a faint sensation of sorrow pervaded the stone house.

Having listened to Elder Gu Lin's words, Xiao Chen, who was originally a Northwest Goods trader, thought he would not have any feelings for his predestined father. But as it turned out, his heart was rather disturbed, weighed down as if something was blocking it.

Perhaps it was the residual emotions left by his predestined past acting up. Familial bonds were hard to cut off, and a father always symbolized a lofty title, no matter when and where!

"Rest assured, I will rescue father." He muttered to himself as he gently patted his chest with his right hand. This was his promise to his previous self, and also a compensation for occupying the body of another person.

The so-called 'Blood Refining Fruit' was described in the information given by the Mountain River Seal. This fruit grows in harsh environments. It thrives in dark, cold places and requires a large amount of fresh blood for its growth. Flowering only once every hundred years and fruiting only once every hundred hundred years. The most stringent requirement is that there won't be a second 'Blood Refining Fruit' within a thousand miles of a 'Blood Refining fruit'. Despite its rarity, it can only slightly increase a warrior's chance of breaking through to the third layer of the Blood Refining Realm.

Xiao Chen's breakthrough to the Blood Refining Realm was through the prescription passed down by the Mountain River Seal. This prescription combined the medicinal effects of seven medicinal materials, harmonized the Yin and Yang, neutralized most of the volatile components, and left only the pure medicinal power for the human body to absorb, accumulated energy to break through the bottleneck, making the medicinal power gentle. From this perspective, the inheritance of Alchemy Path in Xiao Chen was much more profound than that of this world.

Soon after, Xiao Chen informed Elder Gu Lin about what he had seen and heard in the Black Mountain Tribe. After their conversation, "It seems that the so-called 'Blood Refining Fruit' news has much to do with Xiong Li, our esteemed father must have fallen for their trap!"

"Not only that, they must be plotting something against our Gu Yuan Tribe," Xiao Chen said with a hint of anger.

After pacing back and forth in the stone house a few times, Xiao Chen finally waved his hand and said, "Let the soldiers come to block, and the water come to cover, my Gu Yuan is not easy to bully, old ancestor, you rest, I will go to see those treacherous animals."

As Xiao Chen was about to step out, a hoarse and emotionless voice came from behind, "Chen'er, remember, hesitation breeds trouble. We have a formidable enemy ahead of us, and we cannot afford to show mercy like women."

This was the old man reminding him that as the chief of a tribe, he must not be kind and soft-hearted.

"Hehe! So even that old bear Xiong Li has come to seek my help. In that case, I must give it some thought."

In the territory of the Underground World Scorpion Clan, there stood a blood-red throne made of skulls. It was prominently placed in the center of the Great Hall, radiating a fluctuating bloody light. The ground was covered with a thick layer of human bones, splattered with blood, making it eerie and strange. From time to time, green light would burst out of the lamps on either side.

If one takes a closer look, one will find that the lamps are covered with a thick layer of blood fat that has long dried up and adhered to the surface.

As for Mu Yan's hurried arrival and straightforward proposal for cooperation, the cunning Xie Li knew some unusual things must have happened, hence he took the opportunity to raise his price.

His eyes, glowing bright red, were locked on Mu Yan, as if trying to read something from his face, but in the end, he got nothing.

"A bunch of sunlight-deprived crawlers, once the blood sacrifice is completed and the elder reaches the next realm, you bunch of monsters are going to suffer," Mu Yan seemed disgusted with the environment, constantly waving his hands in front of him as if to drive something away.

No matter what Mu Yan says, Xie Li, who is sitting in the main seat, remains stubbornly silent. Holding a human leg bone in his hand, he eats voraciously, showing a disdainful look to him.

"Tsk! These old humans aren't as tasty as those tender young boys and girls. Go back and tell Xiong Li that we can cooperate, but first prepare five hundred young boys and girls. Otherwise, don't expect my sons to risk their lives for him," Perhaps Mu Yan's incessant chatter interrupted his enjoyment of the delicacy, Xie Li impatiently ordered Mu Yan to leave. His hideous face covered with strands of meat soaked in blood around his mouth made it somewhat bloody.

"Remember: Five hundred young boys and girls. Don't say Xie Li did not give him face. Give him ten days to prepare. As long as my sons get a full meal, they'll slaughter the Gu Yuan Tribe. If he delays, don't blame the tribal chief for raising the price."

As Xie Li's chilling laughter echoed in the room, Mu Yan shot out of the room without looking back, feeling a bit regretful. His hasty arrival this time was somewhat mishandled, allowing the cunning Xie Li to gain the upper hand. He needed to return as quickly as possible to discuss with Xiong Li.

"Hehe! ...."

Seeing Mu Yan making a hasty exit, Xie Li couldn't help but let out a weird scream. As the leader of thousands of scorpions, he managed to stir up trouble and survive under the encirclement of dozens of human tribes. He is not a simple character.

Regarding Xiong Li's abrupt proposal for cooperation, the cunning Xie Li immediately smelled something unusual, and it seemed like an opportunity to exploit. As for the ten-day preparation period, it gave him just enough time to find out what exactly happened outside. If it benefits him, he doesn't mind raising the stakes.

'If he's not of my kind, his heart will be different', this statement applies to any world. There's no such thing as credit between alien races. When two sides cooperate, it's like making a deal with a tiger, it's only a matter of who ends up victorious in the end and gets the last laugh.

Thinking of this, Xie Li loudly called for his subordinates, ordering them to send out scouts to investigate any changes on the surface of the earth, then he continued to relish his delicacy, a human thigh.

Before Xiao Chen's journey to the Black Mountain Tribe, he had already ordered those insiders and traitors who were selling tribe resources to be captured. There were hundreds of them, and now they were tied up in the execution ground, waiting for Xiao Chen's sentence.

"Chieftain, please have mercy!"

"Spare me, I watched you grow up!"

"Have mercy, I've worked hard for the tribe, even if I've done no good."

"Yes, yes, we all contributed to the tribe, why are we being caught?"

Seeing Xiao Chen's arrival, they twisted their bodies, crying out their grievances towards Xiao Chen. Some even played the kinship card. Of course, there were a few who resigned themselves to their fate. They stood still, making no sound, completely unmoved.

The execution ground, which was thousand feet in size, was now crowded with tribe people who glared at these beasts in anger, wishing they could send these beasts to hell themselves.

Seeing Xiao Chen's arrival, the iron stone in charge of the execution introduced the situation in the square to Xiao Chen, "As the chief instructed, we've caught all these inner and outer termites. There are a total of 113 people, among them, more than ten resisted arrest and were killed on the spot by the guardian warriors. The rest are tied here."

Xiao Chen stared intently at these ragged tribe people. Among them were powerful tribal leaders and dandy sons. Some of them had colluded with other tribes, privately selling the tribe's weapons. Some leaked tribe's intelligence. Some had even embezzled the tribe's finances and prepared to flee to other tribes.

To be fair, Xiao Chen did not wish to see these termites. Seeing them stirred up a surge of nameless anger in his heart. He wished he could tear them into pieces. Their behavior was unfit to be considered members of the Gu Yuan tribe.

"The chieftain, these beasts, they should be killed. Kill them, kill them!"

Seeing Xiao Chen's arrival, the tribe people who were originally watching on became excited and shouted to deal with the traitors.

In the crowd, a crowd of people were reacting even more intensely. They were old soldiers whose blood and energy had dried up and had retired from the guardian soldiers. Each of them had contributed to the tribe's growth. Most of them were already physically incomplete.

For these old soldiers who fought for the tribe throughout their lives, these traitors deserved to be dismembered. Their eyes were bloodshot, showing hateful gazes. Their bodies were surrounded by a murderous aura, giving a sense of pressure even though they were old and frail.

"Greetings, chieftain! You must kill these beasts. Otherwise, how can we face the old brothers who died in battle for the tribe?"

A white-haired old man staggered out from the crowd, greeted Xiao Chen. His right shoulder was empty, the entire arm had been cut off by some weapon. Even though he was limping, he didn't let anyone assist him and kept walking forward, his straight back like a planted long spear.

Seeing the weathered old soldier limping towards him to salute, Xiao Chen sidestepped, helped the old soldier and said with emotion, "Old man, I can't accept your bow. You're a great contributor to the Gu Yuan tribe."

"These beasts should have gone to hell a long time ago. How many of our old brothers fought for the tribe, battled in the Great Wasteland, fought against other tribes, and hunted down evil beasts, eventually falling into the nothingness? What did they fight for? But these beasts are undermining the tribe from behind. They should be dismembered and executed with extreme punishment!"

"Correct, Lin He, your father fought against several high-ranking evil beasts alone to save the elderly and weak of the tribe and buy time for the tribe's reinforcements. He ended up feeding himself to the beasts with no remains left. Can you face your father who died in battle?" A legless old soldier argued, pointing at a strong young man among the traitors. He was extremely furious and yelled at the end.

"Wang Jing, your older brother Wang Yang, rushed hundreds of miles to deliver the message of the other tribes attacking, despite being seriously poisoned. He gave the tribe time to prepare for the battle. Eventually, the poison penetrated his bone marrow, crippling his legs...Can you face your bed-ridden older brother?"

"And you...."

The nostalgic old soldiers' hearts were bleeding. They had spent their lives fighting for the tribe's growth. They couldn't stand seeing these traitors harming the tribe from within.

After listening to the old soldiers' roar, the rest of the people who were begging for mercy all fell silent. Everyone's eyes were red, and they hung their heads low.

People are all made of flesh and blood, even if one's heart is black, it was once red. If you do something wrong, you must pay the price, and this price might be your life.

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Xiao Chen didn't keep them waiting. He slowly walked into the middle and said loudly, "There is a debtor for every debt. We will take care of your wives and children. I, Xiao Chen, promise to treat them the same as any other tribe person. You all may now depart in peace! Remember not to betray again in your next life!"

With this command, hundreds of heads fell to the ground. Blood dyed the earth red. Xiao Chen looked at the rolling heads and remained silent for a long time. He knew that the future path of the Gu Yuan tribe was fraught with difficulties and challenges.

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