Chapter 292 A hill tribe, change of owner (Ch 292)

Time seemed to stand still and the air became heavy and depressing.

A Zhan clenched his fists tightly, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

He suddenly raised his head and looked directly into Mo Yingchen’s eyes through the gap in the visor.

“Master,” Ah Zhan’s voice was steady and powerful, with unquestionable determination.

“Ah Zhan chose to stay!”

The corners of Mo Yingchen’s mouth rose slightly, and a smile of interest emerged.

“oh?”

“Tell me your reasons.”

A Zhan scratched his head awkwardly, and the friction between his armors made a slight metallic sound.

“There’s no particular reason.”

He said in a muffled voice, with a hint of embarrassment in his tone.

“It’s just that if we leave, the rest of the tribe will definitely be slaughtered, and I feel…very uncomfortable.”

“Besides, Azhan believes that the master can definitely defeat that Langu.”

Mo Yingchen raised his eyebrows with a hint of smile on his lips.

“Oh? Why do you think so?”

Ah Zhan chuckled.

“Ah Zhan remembered the past… when the three of us came back from Ah Qiu.”

He tried hard to recall the details of the incident and express his thoughts more clearly.

“The owner looked relaxed at the time, and even had a smile on his face.”

The more Ah Zhan spoke, the lower his voice became, and he seemed a little embarrassed.

“Looking back now, I’m afraid the master had already made up his mind and didn’t take that Lang Gu seriously at all.”

“Ah Zhan thought at that time…the master didn’t care whether Ah Lian lived or died.”

At the end, there was a hint of regret and shame in his voice.

Mo Yingchen couldn’t help but laugh out loud when he heard this.

“You kid…” He shook his head and cursed with a smile.

“But it’s not as simple as just staying.”

Mo Yingchen restrained his smile and his eyes became sharp.

“Are you sure you can make other people in the tribe obey my orders? If you can’t do this, it will be in vain for us to stay here.”

Ah Zhan immediately straightened his chest.

“Master, please rest assured! I have told you before that in this world, the strong prey on the weak.”

He paused, his tone extremely confident.

“Besides, that Aqiu has always relied on Langu’s support to bully others in the tribe. Everyone has been resentful of him for a long time.”

Ah Zhan sneered, his tone carrying a hint of disdain, “It’s just that no one could control him before, so everyone dared to be angry but not to speak out, and endured it bitterly.”

“Now that we have killed Aqiu, we will naturally become the new leaders, and you are my master, so this tribe… will naturally be yours.”

……

The next day, at the central square of the tribe.

This is a place that is only used when a major event is announced.

The faint light of early morning just dispels the last trace of gloominess of the night.

Hundreds of people have gathered in the square.

They were all members of the Aqiu tribe, and were urgently summoned here by Azhan early in the morning.

The crowd was bustling, and the buzzing discussions were like a swarm of mosquitoes on a summer afternoon, full of doubts.

In the past, only the clan leader Aqiu was qualified to stand on that high platform, but today it was occupied by Azhan.

“What is Ah Zhan doing? He called us all here so early in the morning.”

“I don’t know. He looks quite serious. Where is the chief? Why can’t I see him?”

A Zhan stood on the high platform, motionless.

He did not immediately respond to the noisy questions from the audience, but instead calmly scanned the audience to make sure that everyone was present.

Slowly untied a coarse cloth bag from the back.

With a wave of his arm, he threw the pocket off the stage without hesitation.

“Open it and take a look.” His voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone.

In the front row of the crowd, a sturdy tribal warrior bent down and picked up the bag on the ground with a puzzled look on his face.

He opened the bag carefully, with a slight hesitation.

As soon as the soldier’s fingers touched the opening of the bag, a strong smell of blood instantly spread and rushed into his nose.

His face suddenly changed and he subconsciously held his breath.

The bag was completely opened.

“ah!!!”

A sharp scream broke the solemn atmosphere over the square.

A member of the tribe stepped back as if he had been electrocuted.

A terrified finger pointed at a bloody object that had fallen into his pocket.

The crowd exploded in an instant; exclamations, screams, and gasps merged into a chaotic wave of sound.

Everyone was shocked by the sudden horrifying scene before them.

That thing was actually the head of the tribe leader Aqiu whom they had seen yesterday!

The head’s eyes were wide open, and he died with his eyes open.

The cut on the neck was hideous, and the blood hadn’t even completely coagulated yet.

A Zhan’s voice sounded again.

“Everyone, you all know how Aqiu became the patriarch.”

“Since the old chief passed away, this guy who relied on nepotism to get to the top has never made any contribution to the tribe!”

“Hunting? Production? Which one has he ever done? He enjoys the best treatment, but he only wants to exploit us in every possible way!”

A Zhan’s voice suddenly rose, with a hint of suppressed anger.

“A few days ago, in order to please Lang Gu, Ah Qiu was so crazy that he wanted to give my sister Ah Lian to that beast!”

“What kind of person is Lang Gu? Do I need to say more?!”

There was a murmur of discussion among the crowd.

Apparently, many people knew of Langu’s notoriety.

“Fortunately, I met my master, Master Mo Yingchen.”

Ah Zhan’s tone changed and became extremely respectful.

“Last night, with the help of my master, I killed the parasite in the Aqiu tribe with my own hands!”

He pointed at Aqiu’s bloody head on the ground and slammed it loudly.

“According to the ancient rules of the tribe, the strong are respected. Aqiu is dead, and the new chief should be a stronger person!”

“And my master, Lord Mo Yingchen, possesses strength and wisdom far exceeding Aqiu, and is the most suitable person to lead our tribe to prosperity!”

Having said that, A Zhan turned around suddenly.

Facing Mo Yingchen who was standing at the back of the crowd, he knelt on one knee, bowed his head and performed a very respectful salute.

“I, A Zhan, hereby announce that from today on, Master Mo Yingchen will be the new chief of our tribe!”

With this bow, Ah Zhan was not only expressing his submission to his master Mo Yingchen.

More of a gratitude.

If it weren’t for Mo Yingchen, A Lian would probably have been sent to Langu City by A Qiu, and the consequences would have been disastrous.

Mo Yingchen looked calm as he walked up to Ah Zhan.

Ah Zhan stood up consciously and took a half step back.

Mo Yingchen looked around at everyone in the square and spoke slowly:

“Everyone, I’m sure you’ve all heard that Langu will come to marry A-Lian in a month.”

There was a low hum among the crowd; it was clear that they were all aware of the matter.

“To be honest, I discussed this with A Zhan last night,”

“There are actually two paths before us. One is for us to leave immediately, and the other is to stay and lead everyone to fight against Langu.”

He paused and glanced at the crowd.

“After all, I am an outsider and don’t have a deep relationship with the tribe. From my personal point of view, I prefer to leave directly.”