Chapter 114: The Mysterious Flute Player

“I haven’t had such good water in a long time, this taste seems like…” Mao Li frowned, savoring the flavor of the water.

“How is it? Are you okay?”

Luo Sang felt a bit anxious.

Before, Mao Li had tested a poisonous medicine for him, and now he was testing the water.

He didn’t want anything to happen to Mao Li again.

Mao Li thought seriously for a moment, “It seems similar to the fruit that Fei Li gave last time.”

Hmm?

Luo Sang asked, “Sweet?”

Mao Li quickly nodded, “Yes, exactly sweet.”

The tribe mostly ate meat and was used to a bland diet, having no idea what sour, sweet, bitter, or spicy tastes were.

Seeing that Mao Li was safe, Luo Sang sighed in relief.

“Go call everyone over for water!”

Hearing this, Mao Li turned and summoned all the orcs to the spot.

Everyone cut the bark to catch the water flowing down the trunk with leaves and fed it into their mouths.

Finally drinking the water seemed to ease everyone’s fatigue a bit.

“Lord Luo Sang is amazing, he managed to find water in this place.”

“Yes, the leader is impressive.”

The orcs praised Luo Sang in exaggerated tones, one voice louder than the next.

Luo Sang couldn’t help but smile as he thought of Fei Li.

—I wonder if Fei Li has finished harvesting the rice?

—Is he tired?

Seeing everyone regain a bit of energy, he urged, “Is everyone rested? Let’s keep moving!” Ever since Fei Li came, every time he goes out to hunt, he’s been eager to return.

With someone in his heart, there’s an added sense of longing.

Everyone continued forward, and soon they arrived at a forest.

Upon seeing the forest, everyone appeared a bit excited.

Where there are forests, there are animals, they could hunt for food.

After walking for a while, Luo Sang suddenly stopped, looking around seriously. Mao Li asked, “Lord Luo Sang, what’s wrong?”

The orcs looked at him with puzzled expressions, not sensing anything unusual.

“This forest has problems.”

Everyone exchanged glances, if Lord Luo Sang said there was a problem, then there definitely was one.

No one would question Luo Sang’s words.

But after looking for a long time, they couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

Mao Li asked, “What’s the problem?”

“The trees in this forest are so sparse, yet not a single ray of sunlight shines through, don’t you think that’s strange?” Upon hearing this, everyone looked up at their surroundings.

It really was strange!

The blazing sun was overhead, but there wasn’t a hint of sunlight in the forest, instead, it was gloomy and dark.

This was too odd!

Everyone looked at Luo Sang, “So what should we do now?”

They had been out for so long and had finally come across a forest, they didn’t know how long it would be before they encountered another one. Luo Sang knew that with everyone’s current stamina, leaving the forest and continuing forward would surely weigh them down significantly. But this forest was truly strange, and he couldn’t guarantee what might happen.

After weighing the options, he decided to lead everyone out of the forest.

Staying alive was the priority.

“Let’s go back the way we came.”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then followed Luo Sang out of the forest.

As they approached the exit of the forest, they found themselves unable to leave no matter what.

All the orcs grew anxious, their expressions wavering as they looked at Luo Sang.

After glancing at Luo Sang for the Nth time, Mao Li finally couldn’t hold back any longer.

“Lord Luo Sang, can we still get out?”

The orcs all looked at him in unison, holding their breath, waiting for his answer.

Luo Sang took a deep breath, turned to face everyone, and said, “Yes, I will lead you out.”

Even if it meant risking everything, he would take them away from here.

Everyone continued moving toward the exit, but their steps seemed increasingly laborious.

He knew that everyone had reached their physical limits.

Even orcs couldn’t withstand such endless walking.

Luo Sang glanced at the exit, then turned to everyone and said, “Let’s take a break for now!”

No one insisted any longer and collapsed onto the ground to rest.

Mao Li dragged his exhausted body toward Luo Sang with difficulty, “Lord Luo Sang, why is this happening?”

Looking at everyone, he didn’t dare voice his suspicions.

“Are we… not going to make it out?” A hint of fear flashed in Mao Li’s eyes.

Luo Sang looked at Mao Li, then finally turned his gaze to everyone and said firmly, “Don’t be afraid, I will definitely take you all out.” As he spoke, he suddenly noticed that everyone’s eyes had changed.

The originally green eyes suddenly turned red.

In the dark forest, pairs of red eyes looked exceptionally terrifying.

How could this happen?

Luo Sang turned around just as Mao Li, standing beside him, suddenly lunged at him, seemingly trying to attack.

He agilely dodged Mao Li’s assault and realized the severity of the situation.

At this moment, the wolf tribe orcs who had been resting on the ground all stood up, attacking him.

“What’s wrong with you? It’s me, Luo Sang! Don’t you recognize me?”

No one responded.

They continued to close in on him, their attacking movements becoming increasingly fierce.

His clenched fists suddenly relaxed, and he did not fight back.

They were his kin, his family, not enemies.

He couldn’t bring himself to strike at them.

In order to avoid hurting them and to prevent them from hurting him, he could only carefully evade their attacks.

Dodging again and again drained a lot of his energy, and he appeared somewhat strained.

He stood far away, breathing heavily.

Seeing them prepare to attack again, he held his breath, intending to continue dodging.

At the moment he held his breath, the approaching wolf tribe orcs suddenly stopped, standing completely still.

Hmm?

He continued to breathe, and they continued to close in.

He held his breath again, and they halted once more.

After repeating this several times, he finally understood why.

He transformed into a wolf and leaped onto a large tree, then held his breath, observing his kin below.

Sure enough, everyone stood motionless in place.

It turned out they were using breathing to locate him.

Thinking of this, he jumped down from the tree, still holding his breath, and stood in front of Mao Li.

He swayed in front of Mao Li a few times, but Mao Li had no reaction.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

A melodious sound of a flute came from nearby, and Luo Sang turned to look.

A person wearing a fur garment sat on a branch, holding a bamboo flute.

The person had long black hair and, like the wolf tribe orcs, possessed a pair of red eyes.

The already eerie forest seemed to darken even more with the arrival of that person.

“Who are you?”

As Luo Sang spoke, the wolf tribe orcs sensed his position and moved closer to him again.

“Ugh—” A muffled groan of pain escaped his lips.

Mao Li, who was closest to him, had scratched him with his claws.

Coming to his senses, he quickly fled the area, putting distance between himself and them.

When he looked up again at the flute player, the person unexpectedly gave him a wicked smile.

“Daring to intrude on my territory, none of you will leave here alive. I haven’t tasted blood in a long time.”

As the words fell, the person continued to play the bamboo flute, the melodious notes echoing through the small forest.

—

Standing at the doorway, Simi peeked out toward Fei Li’s home, just about to speak when a cold laugh came from behind.

“Hey! Isn’t that Simi? What are you doing here?”

“Could it be that you have no food again and have come to ask Lord Fei Li for some?”

After saying that, several humans burst into laughter.

Simi lowered his head, clenching his fists in anger.

As an orc, being mocked by several humans filled Simi with a surge of rage.

Seeing that he wasn’t speaking, the humans exchanged glances with one another.

“Your tribe doesn’t follow Lord Luo Sang out to hunt, yet you still have the face to come ask Lord Fei Li for food. How shameless.”

“You’re clearly an orc, yet you waste your time doing trivial things in the tribe. Isn’t your tribe’s orcs incapable of fighting?”

Before he could finish speaking, Simi, unable to bear it any longer, let out a roar and unconsciously revealed his sharp fangs.

Seeing Simi’s fangs, the humans, being mere humans, instinctively took several steps back in fear.

At this moment, Fei Li came out of the house and happened to witness Simi roaring at the humans.

The humans looked at each other with scared expressions and ran towards Fei Li.

“Lord Fei Li, this orc actually tried to attack us.”

“We all belong to the same tribe, yet he doesn’t even spare his own kin.”

They clamored, accusing Simi of his wrongdoings, while Simi kept his head down, remaining silent.

He knew that he and his tribe had been kindly taken in by Luo Sang and Fei Li and didn’t dare to act recklessly, nor did he dare to speak ill of those humans in front of Fei Li. Because he knew Fei Li was human and would naturally side with his own kind.

Why waste his breath?

Not only could it not solve the problem, but it might also create trouble for Lord Wuze.

Simi lowered his head even further, firmly deciding to remain silent.

Ignoring the accusations from the humans, Fei Li walked straight toward Simi, “Is what they said true?”

“Lord Fei Li, what we said…”

“Shut up, I didn’t ask you,” Fei Li coldly interrupted, cutting off the words of Joey, who was leading the group of humans.

Joey and the others were indigenous residents of the tribe, and relying on their native status, they completely disregarded the Wuze tribe.

Indigenous: The original humans of the tribe, the locals, who were living in the tribe since Luo Sang established it.

Glancing coldly at Fei Li, Joey, filled with resentment, fell silent.

Joey was very exclusionary, especially hostile towards the humans of the tribe.

When Fei Li first arrived at the tribe, Joey often targeted him in secret.

However, due to Fei Li’s contributions to the tribe and his status as Luo Sang’s partner, Joey didn’t dare to take action against him.

Joey was clever, subtly instigating others to oppose Fei Li behind the scenes.

“Simi, look up at me and tell me the truth.”

Slowly raising his head, Simi looked at him, steeling his heart, and recounted what had happened earlier.

Hearing this, Fei Li turned around coldly, his icy gaze sending chills down the spines of Joey and the others.

Everyone signaled for Joey to explain.

Joey stepped forward, justifying himself while pointing at Simi, “You’re lying. It was clearly you who wanted to attack us. We’re just ordinary humans, how could we dare to provoke an orc? Do we have a death wish?”

“It was you who intentionally came to provoke me! You were being unreasonable, which is why I roared at you!”

With both sides holding their ground, Simi couldn’t argue against Joey and the others.

Fei Li knew Joey’s character well, and before he could speak, an angry roar suddenly erupted.