Chapter 817 Unbelievable
Lu Shi's tense nerves were strangely soothed by her gentle attitude. Before his mind could fully process the situation, his mouth had already agreed: "Okay, alright. Come with me."

After he turned around and led the way, a cold wind blew, and he suddenly came to his senses, his back covered in a thin layer of sweat.

How could I have agreed?

But the words were already out of his mouth, and he dared not turn back. He could only grit his teeth and walk ahead with slightly unsteady steps.

Bai Wanwan and her group followed quietly.

The animal people passing by wore worn-out animal skins and looked pale and sickly. The children playing in the mud were also rather thin.

The entire tribe was permeated with a somber atmosphere of resource scarcity. Although it was a medium-sized tribe, it seemed even more impoverished than the Black Dog Tribe she had seen before.

Soon, they were led to a slightly larger, but equally simple, stone house in the center of the tribe.

"Wait a minute," Lu Shi said, then quickly slipped into the house.

Before long, a male who looked to be in his prime, but whose brows were etched with worry and toil, strode out.

He was the chieftain of the Luhe tribe, Deer Horn.

His gaze swept quickly over the crowd in front of the door, and his pupils suddenly contracted when they lingered on Zhu Xiu, Yan Lie, and others.

Without a word, the powerful aura of an apex predator, ingrained in its very bones, sent chills down his spine, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his inner shirt.

"Guests from afar, are you the ones who have come to see me?" The antler chieftain steadied himself, trying his best to keep his voice calm.

“Chief, we apologize for disturbing you.” Bai Wanwan spoke first, her tone calm and reassuring. “We do have something we would like to discuss with you. Please don’t worry, we mean no harm. The news we bring may be a turning point for the Luhe tribe.”

Hearing the female's gentle assurance, the antler chieftain's tense shoulders relaxed almost imperceptibly, but he still dared not be careless: "A turning point? I wonder... what it is?"

Before Bai Wanwan could answer, Yan Lie interrupted, "My wife has walked for a long time and needs to rest. You can come in and sit down to talk."

The antler chieftain quickly stepped aside to make way for the doorway, his attitude respectful. "Yes, yes, please come in, please come in and have some water."

The so-called "meeting hall" inside the stone house was equally simple, with a hearth in the center and several polished stone benches scattered around it.

Bai Wanwan sat down with Fu Jinshen's help. Zhu Xiu and the others did not sit down. They naturally stood on either side or behind her, making the originally empty room feel crowded and oppressive.

Chief Deer Antlers barely dared to sit down, standing at the lower end with a forced smile, barely daring to breathe.

Bai Wanwan didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Chieftain, I'm here to propose that the Luhe tribe abolish the 'female cave' so that females who have lost or have low fertility can voluntarily choose partners and live a normal mating life."

"What?" The antler chieftain's expression changed drastically, and he almost lost his voice.

Abolish the female cave?

Who will comfort the injured and unable-to-mate males?
Many males are powerful, but because of their ugly appearance, they cannot find females and can only be lured by female caves.

If the female caves are abolished, these males will be the first to cause chaos and shake the foundation of the tribe!
Even when facing these unfathomable powerhouses, the principle concerning the survival of the tribe made him subconsciously straighten his back and blurt out, "This...this is absolutely unacceptable! The tribe needs stability to continue, and it's a rule passed down from our ancestors!"

His reaction was exactly what Bai Wanwan expected.

She didn't get angry; she simply raised her hand slightly to stop the sudden surge of fierce aura from the beastmen around her caused by her tone, and calmly said, "Chieftain, don't be hasty. What if I told you that I have a way to enable these females with low fertility to give birth to healthy and strong offspring? Think about it again, is this feasible?" "Enable...enable infertile females to give birth?" The antler chieftain stared wide-eyed at her as if he had heard a fantasy, his face filled with disbelief.

“Yes, all females, as long as they are willing, I can help them conceive.” Bai Wanwan’s voice was clear and firm. “But my condition is that the Luhe tribe must abolish the female caves, give all females equal respect and the right to choose freely, and guarantee their future lives. If you can do that, I can help them give birth.”

The antler chieftain stared intently at Bai Wanwan, his chest heaving violently.

Reason told him that this was impossible, a rambling nonsense that defied the common sense of the beast world.

But... look at the suffocatingly powerful male guards surrounding her, and then look at her calm and composed demeanor, as if stating a fact...

What if? What if it's true?
For a small tribe struggling to survive, the possibility of suddenly gaining dozens, or even more, cubs...

A fierce battle raged between immense temptation and deep-seated doubt in his mind.

Ultimately, the desire for the tribe's growth and the fear of the unfathomable power of the mysterious visitors overwhelmed everything else.

He gritted his teeth, veins throbbing on his forehead: "If what you're saying... is true, I can do as you say!"

“Alright.” Bai Wanwan nodded. “Then, please send someone now to bring all the females from the female cave here.”

Without further hesitation, Chief Deer Horn turned to the orcs, including Deer Stone, who were peeking in from the doorway and said, "Go! Bring the female cave... bring all the females here! Quickly!"

The orders were passed down through the ranks, accompanied by surprise and commotion.

Before long, a slow and dragging sound of footsteps came.

Thirty or forty females, half urged and half driven by several male guards, slowly gathered in the open space in front of the stone house.

Most of them were dressed in rags, wrapped in the most worn animal skins, with dry, tangled hair and grime on their faces.

Their eyes were empty, numb, and lifeless, as if they had lost all awareness of their surroundings. They moved their feet mechanically, indifferent to why they had been brought here or who was standing in front of them.

They stood there quietly, like shadows whose souls had been ripped away, forming a pitiful contrast with the tribal orcs who were gradually gathering around to watch the spectacle and point fingers.

Bai Wanwan slowly stood up and walked in front of them.

Her voice wasn't loud, but it possessed a peculiar penetrating power, clearly reaching the ears of every female:

"Do you want to leave the female cave and live in a clean house, like the other females, wearing warm animal skins?"

"Do you want to choose a male you like, become his partner, and take care of each other?"

"Do you want... to have your own cubs?"

Three sentences, like three blunt knives, slowly and heavily pried open their long-frozen hearts.

The emptiness in his eyes began to show subtle fluctuations, like stagnant water tossed with a pebble, rippling outwards in waves of pain.

That was a long-held hope that was repeatedly crushed in a long period of despair, and that one dared not pick up again.

They slowly and extremely slowly raised their heads, their eyes blank yet carrying a barely perceptible longing, focusing on Bai Wanwan's face.


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