The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World-Chapter 291: The Tribe.27:s Hero

Outside the cave stood a strikingly attractive woman. Her visage was enchanting, adorned in a blue leather jacket and skirt that impeccably outlined her slender, willowy figure.

The woman, named Lie Jing, was the granddaughter of the former tribal chief Lie Xiu, her mother being Lie Xiu's eldest daughter, Lie Jia. After he succeeded as chief, in order to stabilize the tribe, he took Lie Jing as his wife.

Lie Jing was both intelligent and beautiful, worshiping him deeply and devoted without question. However, truth be told, Lie Yong did not favor such women. He was a traditional man, preferring the blessings of many children.

Therefore, he favored women suited for childbirth, indifferent to their appearances; after all, in the dark, all looked the same.

Lie Hei's recent behavior had been quite suspicious, and so he had entrusted Lie Jing with the task of surveilling Lie Hei.

"Where are Chen He and the others?" Lie Yong inquired further.

"They are all ready, awaiting only the chief's command," Lie Jing responded respectfully.

"Good, tell them to depart immediately and rendezvous with me," Lie Yong commanded sternly.

"Yes."

...

Moments later.

In a hidden cave on the eastern side of the Fire Ant Tribe. The ground here was carpeted with soft insect skins.

Lie Hei excitedly held a child in each arm, both around four or five years old. Beside him stood a woman, still charming in her own right.

"Wonderful! Truly wonderful! These children have inherited my talents, taming the Grey Earth Worms at such a young age. Their futures are boundlessly promising! These Fire Ant eggs I brought you, take good care of them, they are for the children to use in the future!"

The woman, covering her mouth, laughed softly, "Rest assured! I think it's all thanks to your vigorous vitality that the children are so gifted."

Lie Hei, proudly thumping his robust chest, chuckled, "Heh, heh, heh, I am naturally so! Each morning, as strong as a pillar!"

The woman giggled in disbelief, "I don't believe you."

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With a swift move, he mounted her, "Then let me show you what I'm capable of!"

She burst into playful laughter, attempting to push him away. Yet, it seemed more like a coy invitation.

Inside the small cave, two bodies ignited like dry tinder, suddenly bursting into flames.

"It sounds like footsteps…"

After a while, drenched in fragrant sweat, the woman suddenly heard something.

Lie Hei, still vigorously at work, dismissed it, "This place is very secluded, it's impossible for anyone to be here!"

The more she listened, the more uneasy she felt, quickly rising to peer outside. To her shock, several robust figures were approaching! She let out a sharp scream, hastily wrapping herself in the insect skin.

"Dad, you really gave me a hard time finding you!"

Lie Yong's voice, sharp with clenched teeth, suddenly filled the air. Hearing this familiar voice, Lie Hei's courage shrank suddenly. He turned around abruptly to see his son, the tribal chief.

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"Yong… Yong'er, what are you doing here?"

Lie Hei managed an awkward smile.

Lie Yong coldly stated, "Had I not come, you would have squandered the tribe, old man! This woman, named Shi Xin, is the daughter of the fourth elder of the Rock Ant Tribe!"

Lie Yong's gaze swept past Lie Hei and Shi Xin, landing on the two children curled up in the corner of the cave. His frame even seemed to tremble at this moment.

The centuries-old feud between the Fire Ant Tribe and the Rock Ant Tribe lay before him. His own father had united with a woman from the Rock Ant Tribe. And had children!

No wonder he wanted to take the ant eggs from the sulfur pool. It was all to nurture these bastards!

At this moment, Lie Yong was beside himself with rage. He had only heard of prodigal sons, never imagining his own father would turn out to be a prodigal father!

Lie Hei's face turned ashen. He fell to his knees with a thud, grasping Lie Yong's thighs, "Yong'er, listen to me! Let me explain! It was just a moment of folly..."

Lie Yong took a deep breath, kicking Lie Hei away in disgust.

With a grand gesture, he commanded, "Seize Lie Hei! And Shi Xin of the Rock Ant Tribe, along with these two bastards, arrest them all!"

"Yes!"

His three trusted Insect Masters surged forward.

Shi Xin summoned her yao insect, attempting to resist. But in the blink of an eye, her yao insect was slain.

Lie Hei was terrified, "My son... my son, what are you doing? You're not going to kill me, are you?!"

Lie Yong inhaled deeply.

After a long moment, he spoke coldly, "You went out searching for yao insects and accidentally found two abandoned orphans. You wanted to bring the orphans back to the tribe, but you were attacked by Shi Xin and other Insect Masters of the Rock Ant Tribe. You fought bravely, killed Shi Xin, but were mortally wounded in the process, and we arrived to find you already dead. You are the hero of the tribe, but only in death can you become one. Father, it's time to go."

Lie Hei, wide-eyed and speechless, "My son, my son, you..."

Thwack.

A sharp dagger slashed through Lie Hei's neck. Warm blood spurted out, splashing Lie Yong.

Chen He stepped forward, respectfully saying, "Chief, these two children..."

Lie Yong watched them for a long while, finally suppressing his killing intent, "Take them back... from now on, they shall be my adopted sons."

"Yes," Chen He nodded respectfully.

Chu Xuan witnessed everything. He nodded in approval. Such resolute, righteous severance of kinship was rare indeed. This Lie Yong was indeed made of the stuff of greatness!

...

The news of Lie Hei's death spread throughout the tribe, and the people of the Fire Ant Tribe were stirred to fury.

Everyone was ready to strike, roaring with anger, eager to invade the Rock Ant Tribe and avenge their chieftain's father. Everyone looked to Lie Yong, awaiting the words from him.

Amidst the expectant gazes of his furious tribespeople, Lie Yong spoke thunderously, "To war! The Fire Ant Tribe and the Rock Ant Tribe, to war!"

Roar after roar! The roaring echoed unceasingly across the vault of the cave.

"War! War! War!"

Lie Yong looked at the people whose rage he had incited and nodded in satisfaction.

The former chieftain, Lie Xiu, had endured the Rock Ant Tribe's suppression for over forty years, swallowing his pride and quietly strengthening his tribe.

Internally, he had improved the treatment of the young with the Insect Orifice, meticulously protecting them from assassinations by the Rock Ant Tribe.

He had spent the tribe's accumulated reserves to expand the sulfur pool and enhance the ant eggs. Externally, he gathered all intelligence on the Rock Ant Tribe.

He did his utmost to sow discord between the Rock Ant Tribe and the other smaller tribes.

This strategy exhausted the Rock Ant Tribe, preventing them from focusing all their efforts against the Fire Ant Tribe.

Although it was his hand that had slain Lie Xiu, his respect for Lie Xiu remained undiminished in his heart.

Now, he would carry forward Lie Xiu's legacy and flatten the Rock Ant Tribe!

...

The war between the Fire Ant Tribe and the Rock Ant Tribe concluded much quicker than Chu Xuan had anticipated.

The Rock Ant Tribe, though abundant in Silver Insect Masters, was beset on all sides by enemies.

The surrounding smaller tribes had long disdained the Rock Ant Tribe's tyrannical behavior.

However, no one had taken the initiative to call them out.

Now that the Fire Ant Tribe had stood up, they quickly found widespread support.

Three out of the four surrounding smaller tribes backed the Fire Ant Tribe. The remaining one had been a vassal of the Rock Ant Tribe.

Seeing the Rock Ant Tribe in retreat, they switched sides and provided Lie Yong with a secret passage into the heart of the Rock Ant Tribe.

Thus, within just a month, the Fire Ant Tribe steamrolled over the Rock Ant Tribe.

The aggressive are doomed to destruction, while those who forget war are in peril.

Clearly, the Rock Ant Tribe belonged to the former category.

Of course, to Chu Xuan, these inter-tribal conflicts seemed no different from village brawls. What really interested him was the method of cultivation.