The two-colored Warrior lowered his head and said bitterly, "Leader Xuan, the Rock Sheep Tribe is gone."
"How could this happen?"
Jiang Xuan was very shocked because the Rock Sheep Tribe was not considered very weak among the small tribes. How could they just disappear?
The Warrior somberly recounted the tribe’s encounter with the Jackal Tribe’s attack, most of their Warriors perishing in battle, and how they barely managed to escape here.
As he spoke, the people of the Rock Sheep Tribe were very saddened, and many of them wept.
After listening, Jiang Xuan sighed, "So that’s how it is. After our last trade, I had an agreement with Chief Hong Yan to continue trading next time. I didn’t expect..."
Jiang Xuan felt a bit of sorrow at the thought of Hong Yan’s death; he had a rather good impression of Hong Yan.
The two-colored Warrior continued, "Now we have no place to go. I hope Leader Xuan, out of consideration for past trade relations, will let us join the Vine Tribe."
When he finished this sentence, everyone anxiously looked at Jiang Xuan, hoping for a positive answer.
However, Jiang Xuan did not immediately respond but said to the two-colored Warrior, "This is a big matter. I need to discuss it with the people of the Vine Tribe."
"Here’s what we’ll do: you can rest inside for now, and I’ll have someone bring you something to eat."
The people of the Rock Sheep Tribe had no choice but to continue waiting anxiously.
Jiang Xuan had the Tribal Warriors bring them into the Vine Tribe’s territory, allowing them to rest in the forest, and had some food delivered to them.
This forest was quite close to Stone Mountain. With the Divine Vine present, even if they had any ill intentions, they couldn’t do anything harmful to the Vine Tribe.
Jiang Xuan then returned to the tribe and immediately gathered Chi Shao, Gou Teng, and other leaders to discuss whether to let the Rock Sheep Tribe people join the Vine Tribe.
More than two hundred people were not a small number, and the Vine Tribe currently had less than three hundred people.
Suddenly adding so many people would be very challenging for the Vine Tribe to manage, even if they could support them.
If it weren’t for last year’s good harvest and the tribe having a lot of stored food, Jiang Xuan wouldn’t even consider allowing so many people to join the Vine Tribe.
Inside the bamboo house, Jiang Xuan explained the situation to everyone and then said, "This is the situation now. Everyone, share your thoughts on whether we should accept these people from the Rock Sheep Tribe."
Gou Teng said, "Leader, I think we should accept them."
"Our tribe has always been short of people, and many of these people from the Rock Sheep Tribe are Warriors. They can participate in hunting and support a lot of people."
Shi Qiu and Nan Xing both nodded in agreement, feeling that Gou Teng made a valid point.
Jing Jie, however, hesitated to speak, clearly having some concerns.
Jiang Xuan said, "Jing Jie, speak your mind. Don’t hold back."
Jing Jie paused for a moment and said, "Leader, accepting these Rock Sheep Tribe people isn’t much of a problem. It’s spring now, and there’s plenty of food in the mountains. At worst, we’ll eat a little less."
"However, I’m worried that after accepting these Rock Sheep Tribe people, we might attract people from the Jackal Tribe, which would be troublesome."
After hearing Jing Jie’s words, the other leaders fell silent, obviously considering how much of a threat the Jackal Tribe posed to the Vine Tribe.
The Jackal Tribe’s ability to easily wipe out the Rock Sheep Tribe was enough to prove their strength. Could the Vine Tribe withstand them?
Jiang Xuan said, "Jing Jie makes a good point. Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll borrow the giant eagle from the Old Witch to scout out the Jackal Tribe, and then I’ll make a decision."
Everyone had no objections, so they all nodded.
For safety, Jiang Xuan found the Old Witch and asked to borrow the giant eagle. After hearing about the Rock Sheep Tribe, the Old Witch also became interested in the Jackal Tribe and decided to accompany Jiang Xuan to check on the Jackal Tribe.
Soon, the black giant eagle took off with Jiang Xuan and the Old Witch, flying toward the direction of the Rock Sheep Tribe.
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