Chapter 46: You Deceive Me and I Cheat You

  "Now can we talk about the transaction?"

  The smile on his face grew wider as Chen Xu looked at the black rock leader, who was holding a clay bowl and had a sudden change in expression, and said with a rather leisurely tone.

  Before the mountain, Chen Xu, who was hiding in the dark, looked at the leader's emotional expression and couldn't help but bring a hint of a smile to his eyes. This was exactly what he wanted to see.

  After this half-day exchange, Chen Xu not only got some information about the surrounding areas from the leader of Hei Yan, but also figured out the true strength of the Hei Yan tribe.

  Although this tribe seems small, with only the area in front of us, it is actually just the core area of the tribe. In several places around here, there are also settlements of the Blackrock Tribe.

  In total, the Blackrock clan has more than five hundred apes, with two to three hundred of them being elite warriors from the hunting squad, not to mention the ordinary tribesmen who can fight at any time.

  The reason why people couldn't see their shadows before was just because the aura revealed by that Sword-toothed Tiger was too intimidating. Now that the Sword-toothed Tiger has been buried, they naturally came out again.

  Perhaps the leader of the Blackrock clan was very hospitable, and this time outside Chen Xu's hunting team were all elite Blackrock warriors, as if they wanted to protect the safety of these distant guests.

  "It's indeed a powerful tribe, and the chief is also an intelligent one. Now that they've had a taste of civilization, I reckon they won't be able to resist taking action next? Hehe, that means I'll have to take action too!"

  "This ape-man is indeed a clever fellow, unfortunately, he knows too much, I must give Blackrock Chieftain a reason to let us leave!"

  He glanced sideways at the black rock ape beside the leader of the black rock, Chen Xu took out the longbow behind him and hid silently in the darkness.

  The Black Rock Ape Men, due to this transaction, gained the absolute recognition of the Black Rock leader, and were drinking delicious meat soup by the largest bonfire.

  In the Fire God tribe, he couldn't have his way, but after returning to the Black Rock tribe, he could slightly have his way. With the recognition of the Black Rock leader, his power increased greatly, so that night he basically didn't do anything else, just pouring bowl after bowl of meat soup into his throat, letting the surging hot air fill his chest.

  A dark shadow flashed by, and in the instant that the black rock ape fell to the ground, its body was caught up in a grasp, preventing it from crashing to the ground with a loud thud.

  Slowly, the black rock ape was placed on the grass, and the dark shadow directly stretched out its hand to probe his throat, pulling out two long arrows with a sudden force, leaving behind two holes that flowed with blood. Then, it quietly slipped into the grass thicket.

  The moonlight slanted, illuminating the figure in the grass thicket, making it look as agile as a wild beast.

  Under the faint silver light, a familiar ape-like face emerged, with that lazy attitude, that expression not belonging to this era, those swift movements, if it wasn't Chen Xu, the leader of the Fire God tribe, who else could it be?

  "Tell the hunting party's warriors that after they fall asleep and let their guard down, take action to get rid of them."

  Next to the largest bonfire, the leader of the Black Rock tribe gnawed on an unknown wild fruit while gazing at the surrounding Fire God tribe's apes with a satisfied expression. He curled up the corner of his mouth and beckoned a hunting team leader to come closer, giving him rapid orders.

  "Great leader, why don't you get rid of them now? These guys are far fewer in number than us, and they eat and drink without any restraint, consuming a whole day's worth of our tribe's food supplies."

  The hunting party leader retreated, a lean and agile ape-like creature emerged from the shadows, also holding an earthenware bowl, but his bowl contained some unknown wild herbs, which were now twisted together, emitting a medicinal aroma.

  "My dear friend, what is a day's ration compared to the lives of my tribe's warriors? These apes may not be weak in battle, but rather than facing them at their strongest, it would be better to let them relax their vigilance and lay down their arms. Without their guard and weapons, they are no different from wild beasts without claws and fangs."

  "Go get Captain Blackrock over here, there are a few things that need to be settled before we act!"

  A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and the leader of the Black Rock tribe curled up the corner of his mouth, revealing a row of yellow teeth. However, his attitude towards this lean ape-man was very gentle. If combined with what the ape-man held in his hand, it's likely that the identity of this ape-man would be revealed. He should have some knowledge of herbal medicine and is probably the tribe's shaman.

  "Chieftain, I reckon it's them who did it. I'll lead the tribal warriors to take them down and let them taste the ferocity of Blackrock tribe's warriors!"

  Another Hei Yan team captain's eyes flashed, and he immediately stood up to ask for orders. It seems that he had a good relationship with the deceased Hei Yan Ape Man, but it is also possible that he was just simple-minded.

  "Idiot, all the guides are dead, if they all die in battle again, who will guide me? You?"

  The leader of the Blackrock clan paced back and forth, occasionally glancing at the resting Firelord tribe apes, constantly calculating in his mind whether to capture them, have them guide the way to the Firelord tribe, or let them go and then send a large troop to secretly follow.

  His gaze finally settled on the fire god tribe's ape man, who was still clutching a bamboo spear in his hand even as he rested. His eyes trembled twice, and he recalled the words of the deceased Black Rock Ape Man about this warrior's combat strength. In an instant, he made up his mind with a final decision.

  A moment later, under the puzzled gaze of several hunting team leaders, the Blackrock leader gave an order to cancel the battle plan, and in the end, he still chose to follow secretly, and catch them off guard on this road.

  Under the dim moonlight, Chen Xu hid in a clump of thistles, staring intently at the commotion beside the massive bonfire. Only after seeing all the black rock apes retreat and their leader disappear into the mountain cave did he quietly let out a sigh of relief.

  "Indeed, a clever ape-man, wanting to take down our Fire God tribe with one pot, what a big appetite, but you're thinking too beautifully. If you were to launch a surprise attack now, although the chances of success are not great, perhaps there would still be a thread of opportunity. But now, you're already doomed to fail."

  Thinking of this, Chen Xu put down the longbow in his hand, leaned back and started to meditate quietly. He knew that tonight's tense situation had been resolved, and before they returned to the Fire God tribe, they would not be in any danger.

  (Seeking votes and recommendations for Sanjiang, sweating, I don't even know when I'll go to Sanjiang!)