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Desperate arguments proved futile as Xiao Qiang spotted the Sun Tribe Sage among the crowd. The sage's cunning demeanor and cold, sinister smile fixated on him.
"I demand to see your leader!" Xiao Qiang shouted, only to have a foul-smelling cloth shoved into his mouth by the sage. Four burly Sons of the Sun hoisted him onto their shoulders, marching down the mountain in a grand procession. The pitiful hyena managed to escape but did not stray far, quietly and cautiously following behind.
Xiao Qiang was no longer a Saint; he was a notorious Bloodsucker.
Long ago, there had been sightings of Bloodsuckers in the Waji Mountain Tribe, which explained why they meticulously checked him for signs of being one upon their first encounter.
Vapsin appeared, but under the sage's sly influence, he kept his distance from Xiao Qiang. He called over one of the bolder Sons of the Sun to pry open the Bloodsucker's mouth and check how many fangs he had.
The elders of the Sun Tribe said that if a Bloodsucker had four fangs fully grown, he had already turned into a demon and must be burned to be eliminated.
The sage, feeling guilty, would never allow anyone to approach Xiao Qiang for such an inspection. As soon as Vapsin suggested it, he immediately intervened to stop the eager man from getting closer.
Vapsin believed that even if they were to punish Xiao Qiang, there needed to be convincing reasons and evidence. How could they take a life based solely on hearsay?
This was Old Vap's advice to his son when he was sober; he could not go against his father's wishes. Thus, the sage had no choice but to compromise and remove the rag still stuffed in Xiao Qiang's mouth. He also ordered the collection of livestock that had been drained of blood by the Bloodsucker, many of which were horses traded for slaves from the bustling Silk Road area.
The horses had all been bitten on the neck and drained dry by the Bloodsucker.
As the rag was pulled away, Xiao Qiang had something to say: he knew that hyena lingering nearby was still watching, too intimidated by the crowd to come closer.
He deliberately raised his voice to question the sage, "Did you see me suck blood?"
In a rush to execute Xiao Qiang before dawn and silence him forever, the sage became frantic. He nearly leaped up in anger, his shriveled voice shouting, "Who else could it be? You are nothing but a monster that survives by sucking blood; otherwise, how could you remain eternally youthful?"
"What nonsense! Who am I? As a Saint, I possess the ability to live forever."
"Ha! Let me see if you truly are a Saint." The sage retorted sharply, his hawk-like gaze darting at Xiao Qiang as he drew a newly forged double-edged weapon from one of the Sons of the Sun and approached him menacingly.
Xiao Qiang struggled and shouted, "What do you want to do?"
"I want to test your abilities." As he spoke, the Sage smiled coldly and raised his weapon, stabbing it fiercely towards Xiao Qiang's shoulder blade.
"Ugh!" Xiao Qiang let out a low cry of pain, cold sweat pouring down his forehead as the agony spread through him. He glared at the Sage, forcing a bitter smile at Vapsin despite the intense pain, and warned loudly, "Leader, you need to be careful of those around you. He is not to be trusted..."
"What do you mean?" Vapsin mistakenly thought that Xiao Qiang was trying to sow discord between him and the Sage. Naturally, he did not believe the words of this outsider. "You are heartless, a vile Bloodsucker. You have long deceived my father and the Waji Mountain Tribe, claiming to be a Saint. We will call upon the Fire God to punish you."
"Don't be impulsive. Leader, if you just check the Sage's arm, you'll know the truth of the matter. Besides, I just returned from Taiyin Valley; how could I possibly be a Bloodsucker?"
The Sage was anxious on the side, unable to understand what Xiao Qiang was saying to the leader, and dark thoughts began to form in his mind. He waved his hand and said, "This creature will vanish at dawn; we must punish him quickly."
Xiao Qiang knew this was a desperate move by the Sage. He urged Vapsin in a low voice, "Leader, my death is inconsequential, but your Sun Tribe will face extinction."
Vapsin hesitated, images of the imposing and wise Saint flashing in his mind. He saw someone bringing firewood, and as the Sage directed them to light it in an attempt to burn Xiao Qiang alive, he shouted urgently, "Wait!"
The Sage was startled by the leader's command but maintained an air of wisdom as he replied, "My king, time waits for no one..."
Vapsin scrutinized the Sage step by step, his gaze shifting to his arm. The Sage's arm appeared to be bound with cloth; such bindings typically occurred when a prey was injured during Surrounding Capture. Recently, due to the Saint's influence and the Sage's self-imposed isolation for hunting reasons, the tribe had been busy with farming at home. So how did the Sage get injured?
Seeing that Vapsin was suspicious of his arm but not showing any panic, the Sage calmly explained, "I was scratched by this Bloodsucker during our fight just now."
What a perfect lie—reasonable and convincing. Vapsin not only refrained from further questioning the Sage’s injury but also offered him some words of comfort and praise.
Xiao Qiang felt despair for these ignorant humans. He looked up at the dark gray sky and sighed, "I never expected that being a good person would be so difficult; after surviving near-death experiences, I still face death."
The firewood beneath him blazed fiercely as that cunning Sun Tribe Sage sneered triumphantly. His greedy eyes glinted with a sinister light as they fixated on Xiao Qiang.
How could he become a vengeful spirit? Even after being given ample leeway, these ignorant fools still absurdly executed their so-called demon-slaying plan. With a powerful tug, Xiao Qiang broke free from his bindings with a sharp crack as the ropes snapped apart into small pieces.
Bloodsucker broke free, and this situation was serious. It frightened the elderly, women, and children, causing them to retreat hastily. The men holding poles, under the guidance of the wise one, surrounded Xiao Qiang tightly.
Vapsin was momentarily flustered, but with the wise one directing the situation, he could relax and observe from the sidelines.
The hyena hiding in the shadows saw its master in danger and leaped in with reckless abandon, barking furiously. Its bared teeth startled several people.
Some speculated that this Giant Hyena was known to eat humans; how could it possibly be there to protect him?
A faint buzzing sound reached Xiao Qiang's ears, coming from above. With the Sun Tribe confronting him, he had no time to consider who the Visitor was.
Chaos erupted on the scene as the hyena joined in attacking its master. Many were bitten by the hyena, yet under the threats and temptations from the Sun Tribe Sage, no one dared to make excuses to leave. Despite repeated assaults, they couldn't get close to Xiao Qiang.
At that moment, a green arc of light shot down from the sky, causing the Sun Tribe surrounding Xiao Qiang to scream in terror, thinking it was Bloodsucker's reinforcements arriving. They scattered in an instant.
What is happening? Xiao Qiang looked up suspiciously and saw a conceptual aircraft from a future world. Instead of descending immediately, it lowered a soft ladder, signaling for Xiao Qiang to climb up.
Without a second thought, he wondered who this timely savior Brother was. Grabbing hold of the soft ladder and clutching the hyena, he began to ascend.
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