The people in the fort received shocking news - the army outside was not Rakshasa, but humans and hybrids.
No one doubted the authenticity of this news, because it was said by the patriarch himself. Everyone in the meeting hall was surprised. Only the new fire bearer Lu Ruoya looked as normal, which made everyone in the hall feel admired. Some of them even hesitated to find an opportunity to dig out her heart and eat it to enhance their bravery and calmness.
"Mixed blood?" said the patriarch's eldest son Lixie, "are you talking about those mixed blood people in Li Capital City in the northeast? Why are they here?! We are so far away, and we have never eaten their meat! Is there anyone else? Is he really a human? I haven't seen anyone yet, where did he come from? Oh, Fire Bearer, why haven't you dug out that eye yet? Haven't you chosen a bodyguard yet?"
If she plucks out the eye, Rixi thought to herself, I can eat that eye. Maybe I will see things more clearly, just like my father, the patriarch.
The patriarch ignored him and said to Nuoya: "Lulu Ruoya, the messenger of fire, my stupid son is right to ask, when will you dig out the other eye?"
Noah straightened his body: "Wait until I choose ten guards. You know, after the fire bearer loses his eyes, the ten guards are their eyes, arms, legs and feet, so the fire bearer becomes more powerful than the sighted person. But by then So far, I have only chosen one reliable person.”
The patriarch frowned and waved his hand: "Then when do you want to choose?"
"It doesn't depend on me." Noya said, "There are too few decent warriors in Blackleaf Castle. If the Pale Family is still there, I can easily select a hundred qualified guards in one day."
No one objected to her words. In fact, after learning that the new fire bearer came from the Bai family that once served Luo Xuntian, everyone thought that this also meant that Black Leaf Castle had become stronger and greater.
Lixie suddenly said: "I can be your second guard. If you can give me the eyeballs you dug out."
Noya looked at the patriarch. The clan leader waved his hand again, indicating that he was too lazy to take care of this matter: "Now let's get down to business - Fire Bearer, you claim to be from the south, have you seen anyone before?"
Noah nodded: "I saw Jile Tian's 200,000 troops fighting with people on the Qianjiang River. When I fled, the army was scattered, and many soldiers survived. I agree with the patriarch. The saying - the people in this army outside are the ones fighting against the army of Jile Letian."
The clan leader was very happy that the fire bearer's views were consistent with his own. So he added: "I also know that this army now has two thousand people. But in fact, there are still four thousand people coming further south - in about eight or nine days, there will be six thousand people who will destroy Hei Ye. Surrounded by forts.”
Everyone exclaimed again after hearing the news, but the fire transmitter Lu Ruoya was also unmoved.
"This is not just a war for the Black Leaf family, but also a war for all the families in Bai Zuyuan. People not only want Black Leaf Castle, but they will also take away all the fortresses in Bai Zuyuan." The clan leader said solemnly, "We need to unite. We need to send envoys in all directions to invite reinforcements from other families. After wiping out the army outside, we don’t even need any loot."
The hall became quiet, and everyone was wondering if the patriarch had gone crazy. They can understand that an enemy in such numbers is invincible, they can understand what it means to ask for reinforcements, they can understand what it means to unite, and they can understand what it means to not want loot. But when you put these things together, they can't understand it.
"Kill the enemy and get trophies. This is what the Demon King taught us." Mudamba, the clan leader's younger brother, said slowly, "Even if you hunt with other families, you should share the trophies together - why don't we?"
The patriarch said: "Because if we don't give up enough benefits, those families will not come. They will be more willing to sit back and watch us perish."
Mudamba thought for a while and said: "What the patriarch said makes sense. But killing the enemy and obtaining trophies is what the devil taught us. Why should we give it to them?"
Everyone agreed.
"This is indeed what the Demon Lord taught me. But... forget it." The clan leader sighed, stood up and walked to Mudamba, "We should find another way to solve this problem."
Mudamba suddenly felt dizzy and his body seemed a little out of control. As a result, he briefly lost his concentration, and only realized what he was supposed to do when the clan leader pulled out the knife from his waist. By this time it was already too late, the knife was stabbed into his throat, and then he was pulled hard to the side.
The patriarch grabbed Mudamba's hair with one hand and slowly cut off and lifted his head with a knife in the other hand. Then he said: "If you mention the Demon King's principles again, you idiots, I will cut off your heads. Now, send an envoy to bring them a part of this idiot's body."
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"The patriarch's father is crazy." Lixie followed Lu Ruiya and said, "Why should we give up meat to other families? This is against the teachings of the Demon Lord and will reduce our food. What do you think? Should you find an opportunity to kill him? This way, you can continue to be a fire bearer."
Noya frowned and said, "Continue? Why continue?"
Lixie was stunned: "Oh? Did I spill the beans? Well, the patriarch's father is right, I'm really stupid - but if I kill him, no one will say I'm stupid. The patriarch's father said, you are The fire bearer from the Bai Family, if you hand you over to Luletian, you may get more meat and recognition. He also told others not to tell me, is this what a father should do to his son? "
Noah was silent for a while: "I understand. Because the fortress is besieged and there is no fire messenger, everyone will be panicked. But when this incident passes, I will lose my value."
Lixie clapped her hands happily: "You are a smart man. So we both have reasons to hate him - when do we do it?"
Noya felt that her old self would immediately start making plans to escape or fight back. But since she lost the protection of the Qingxia Demon Lord, she felt that her head had become clearer due to the intense fear. Fear and helpless confusion were like a sharp file, filing away the rusty parts of her mind bit by bit, revealing a more active thinking.
So she thought for a while and said: "We are no match for the patriarch. He is too smart. And since he is so smart, he will surely gradually realize that I am just a prisoner with nowhere to escape. I will be better than any fire bearer." They are all more loyal to the Black Leaf family.”
Lixie frowned, looking very disappointed, and murmured in a low voice: "Huh? Is that so? Okay...ah, I'm going to practice my sword."
He immediately walked away without even bothering to look back.
When he was far away, Noya turned to look at a Rakshasa warrior sitting under the stone corridor in the distance. He wrapped himself in black animal skin and slowly rubbed off the rust marks on a knife with a piece of sand and stone, but kept his eyes fixed on Noya.
So Noya walked to stand opposite him and looked at him for a while. Then she gathered the front of her heavy robe and said, "How did I answer?"
"Not bad." Li Bochen said, "I'm glad to see you still have one eye left - do you want to be a visible fire bearer?"
