When the people of Sun Village discovered that Little Stone was missing, and Xiao Man and Huo Lei were also gone, countless thoughts flashed through their minds. Suspecting the two had kidnapped Little Stone and were preparing to demand his return from White Wolf Village, Xiao Man then returned with Little Stone.
"Little Stone."
"Grandfather." Little Stone quickly bowed. "Grandfather, someone outside wants to kill me."
"Who wants to kill you?" Elder Shi's first reaction was Xiao Man and the others. Then he thought, if Xiao Man wanted to kill someone, she wouldn't have brought him back.
"I don't know who. Sister Xiao Man took me out to play, and we were attacked as soon as we went out," Little Stone quickly lifted his sleeve. "My arm is injured."
Elder Shi was heartbroken. He had someone take Little Stone away before looking at Xiao Man. "What happened?"
"Someone wants to take this opportunity to sow discord between Sun Village and White Wolf Village," Xiao Man reminded Elder Shi. "You'd best recall all your tribesmen who are out, otherwise, they will surely be killed."
"Someone dares to kill my Sun Village people? They're too bold!" Elder Shi was furious. "I want to see who dares to lay a hand on my Sun Village."
"Elder Shi, to avoid unnecessary casualties, it's best to recall them," Xiao Man said unhurriedly. "In the end, no matter who is harmed and by whom, White Wolf Village will inevitably take the blame."
Elder Shi was not a fool, and he quickly understood that Xiao Man's concern was not for the safety of the Sun Village villagers, but for him being instigated to harm the White Wolf Village villagers.
"Do you know who the attackers were?"
"I don't know." Xiao Man shook her head.
Elder Shi's thoughts turned. The ones who least wanted Sun Village and White Wolf Village to form an alliance were Black Panther Village. After all, Black Panther Village had sought an alliance many times, and he had refused. In a fit of rage, they might retaliate by harming the people of Sun Village.
"Someone, recall all the villagers who are out and tell them not to leave the village for now."
"Yes, Great Priest."
After Elder Shi gave his orders, his gaze fell on Jun Ruo beside Xiao Man. This person was unfamiliar. Was he also an outsider?
"Xiao Man, is he an outsider too?"
"Him?" Xiao Man glanced at him and shook her head.
"Is he from White Wolf Village?"
Xiao Man continued to shake her head, as she didn't know how to explain Jun Ruo's existence.
"May I ask which village you are from, sir?"
Jun Ruo walked towards a stone tablet nearby. The tablet was engraved with a sun totem. "Sun totem, it's the Golden Crow tribe from the Twelve Branches. It's a pity, the divine power inheritance has flaws."
Elder Shi looked at Jun Ruo in shock. The fact that they were descendants of the Golden Crow tribe was known to very few in this world. How did this person know?
"Has the Golden Crow tribe been wiped out?"
"It shouldn't have been," Xiao Man chimed in. "When I was in Duan'e Mountain, I encountered a Golden Crow."
"The Golden Crow you encountered is no longer the ancient Golden Crow tribe. The power on this stone tablet is already very weak. Your village's guardian spirit, the Golden Crow, is about to perish." Su Dan Novel Network
Cold sweat beaded on Elder Shi's forehead. This was also why he wanted to move. Once the Golden Crow perished, their Sun Village would lose its guardian spirit and be attacked by all the villages, which would be very disadvantageous for them.
"How dare you..."
Before Elder Shi could utter his reprimand, Jun Ruo's fingertip emitted a beam of light and touched the stone tablet. The stone tablet actually showed the image of a Golden Crow, and a small bird emerged from the tablet.
"Greetings, Sea Emperor, you have finally awakened."
"Sea Emperor..." Elder Shi swallowed with difficulty. The legend was true, there really were Dragon Fish in the Ruoshui River, and this was the legendary Dragon Fish God!
"Little Jin, I didn't expect you to be so weak."
The small bird flapped its wings. "The spiritual energy here is thin. It's hard enough for me to maintain my survival. I don't know when the Divine Master will return."
"Return?" Jun Ruo glanced at Xiao Man. "It should be soon."
"Then I won't worry. When the Divine Master returns, the Golden Crow tribe will never perish. Even if I perish, the Golden Crow tribe will return." The little bird flapped its wings. "Sea Emperor, you have awakened, did you sense the Divine Master?"
Jun Ruo tapped the little bird's head. "Yes."
The little Golden Crow flapped its wings happily and landed on Jun Ruo's shoulder. It suddenly looked at Xiao Man, smelling a familiar scent on her. "It's the smell of that dead bird!"
Xiao Man sniffed herself. Dead bird, could it be the Fire Phoenix?
Seeing the little Golden Crow pounce towards Xiao Man, Jun Ruo quickly grabbed it. "Don't pounce around, it will be fatal."
The little Golden Crow flapped its wings. "She has the smell of that dead bird on her!"
"Besides the smell of the Undying Bird, do you not smell anything else?" Jun Ruo reminded the little Golden Crow. That was the Divine Master you've been waiting for for tens of thousands of years. If you rush up, aren't you afraid that the power contained within her will shatter your precarious spiritual body?"
"We, the Golden Crow tribe, are the true Undying Birds! The Phoenix tribe is at best a dead bird!"
Xiao Man rubbed her nose and flicked a finger, sending out a gust of wind that struck the little Golden Crow. The little Golden Crow perched on Jun Ruo's shoulder instantly fell to the ground, flapping its wings incessantly.
"Golden Crow, are you alright..." Elder Shi asked tremblingly, then looked at Xiao Man. Who are the people you brought back? Their identities seem very unusual!
The Golden Crow scrambled to its feet and hid behind the stone tablet, peeking at Xiao Man. "Sea Emperor, she is..."
The Sea Emperor sighed. "She is someone you cannot afford to provoke. You'd best be respectful. Not only does she have the scent of the Undying Bird, but also the scent of roasted Golden Crow."
The Golden Crow was on the verge of tears. It truly felt the scent of roasted Golden Crow from that gust of wind, which was why it was fearful. "Who are you, and why did you kill my kin?"
"I didn't kill it!"
"You're lying. You indeed have the scent of the Golden Crow tribe on you."
"It really wasn't me who killed it, it was Taotie. I just helped roast the meat." Xiao Man said earnestly about the roasted Golden Crow. Elder Shi had already been so shocked that he had turned into a statue. This outsider actually killed and ate a Golden Crow, what kind of monster was this?
"Taotie, that glutton is still alive!"
"Alive, and very much so, as massive as a mountain." Xiao Man said unhurriedly. "I saw him before I came here."
The little Golden Crow cautiously took steps and hid at Jun Ruo's feet. "Why didn't Taotie eat you?"
"He didn't dare."
"There's something he doesn't dare to eat?"
Xiao Man revealed a row of pearly white teeth at the little Golden Crow. "If he dared to make a move on me, I would have no choice but to find a way to eat him too, so he didn't eat me."
"You... what kind of monster are you?"
"That's very rude. I am clearly human, you are the monster." Xiao Man stretched lazily. "Huo Lei, let's go. Teach me battle energy."
"Oh, alright." Huo Lei felt a little lost. He had always known Xiao Man was very powerful, but he now realized that Xiao Man was far more powerful than he had imagined!