Chapter 794 - 793, Discussion_1
Suddenly, the sound of conversation emanated from a nearby place, startling the two beasts. "There are beasts coming, you should leave quickly," they said.
Just as the beast finished speaking, it removed the beast skin it was wearing and began to pour water over its body, acting as if it was bathing. Another beast slipped quietly into the water and disappeared without a trace.
When the patrol team passed by, they saw a completely naked, unfamiliar beast washing its body. Their sharp weapons pointed at him. "What is a beast like you doing here?" they demanded.
Pointing at the clothes haphazardly thrown on the ground and his naked body, the beast laughed, "I got a lot of dirt on my clothes and skin while working, so I came here to wash off."
The beast was haggard, with a wild hair and thick beard. This made it hard to see its appearance clearly, but its eyes seemed oddly vacant.
"Next time go to the river to bathe. There are beast-eating fish and crocodiles here. It’s not safe for you to come on your own — it would be unfortunate if you got eaten." Having said this, the two patrolling beasts continued on their rounds.
As he watched their silhouettes moving away, his initially vacant eyes turned deep and inscrutable. The curve of his mouth below his beard was full of malice, causing a chill to run down any beast who dared to look.
He casually picked up the clothes lying next to him and dusted off the dirt from them. Gazing at the clothes given to him by the Watson tribe, he caressed them with a fanatical look in his eyes. "Such fine clothes... if only our tribe could make something like this..."
Before he finished speaking, his gaze returned to the previous vacancy, and, wearing a face full of simplicity, he headed towards the house-building site.
At that moment, in Ji Nuan and Xiu Yan’s home, several influential beasts from different tribes had gathered.
A large piece of beast skin had been laid on the ground, and a low table had been brought out from the storage room. Food prepared by Xiu Yan was arranged on it.
"Ji Nuan, Xiu Yan, Fu Yi had mentioned the issue within the tribe to me. I had Ying Yan conduct some checks, but nothing unusual was found. Might we have misunderstood?" Ge Xing said, stroking his beard.
Fu Yi shook his head: "After I told you about it, I observed the situation for a few more days. But I still found the burnt, uniquely-made mud objects in the garbage. Furthermore, I checked and found that the mud used each time is different."
Fu Yi’s words immediately sent a chill down the spines of the surrounding beasts.
"I have discussed this matter with Xiu Yan today. He suggests that my task remains unchanged— to continue overseeing the construction of new houses as usual, and let Ying Yan proceed as normal. He and Ya Li will take on the task of uncovering this beast." Fu Yi looked at Xiu Yan as he spoke.
All beasts present turned their gaze onto Xiu Yan and Ya Li. "Xiu Yan, do you have a plan?"
"Investigate all those with suspicious activities." He then looked at Ya Li, "I’ll talk to the patrolling beasts. Arrange for the guards to protect the Shaman, the Clan Leader, the females, the elderly, and the little ones."
Ya Li nodded, "I’ll arrange it."
"Everything must be done quietly. We can’t let this beast find out. Who knows what he would do if he realized we were on to him." Ji Nuan remarked anxiously.
The beasts around nodded in agreement. Following that, the tribe’s higher-ups gathered in the cool courtyard to discuss the implementation of their plans.