At daybreak the next morning, Xiao Fan emerged from You Ruo's tent, clutching his lower back.
Oh, he was clutching his back because he had been beaten up. Anyone whose mind went elsewhere could go face the wall.
(Wall-facing zone)
The Snake-People Tribe had now all reached the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and gathered on an immense plain. You Ruo had also summoned Yin Shi, Yue Mei, and the others.
There were plenty of magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range as well. Although the leaders had nothing to fear, many of their tribespeople were still too weak, so they could not blindly enter the range. Moreover, with an entire tribe moving in, many of the magical beasts already living there would hardly surrender their territories without a fight.
You Ruo glanced at the leaders and instructed, "Next, I'll enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range and clear away the obstacles. Your job is to protect our people along the way. Those who can fight should stay on the outside, while the elderly and children stay in the very center. Make sure you protect them. Understood?"
After that, You Ruo addressed Yan Ci and the others. "Each of you will cover one direction and guard against high-order magical beasts. As for the lower-order ones, you can select a few suitable beasts for our people to practice on."
Yan Ci and the others nodded discreetly.
You Ruo had never been softhearted; otherwise, she could not have commanded such an enormous Snake-People Tribe. Although the rumors spread about her in the Jia Ma Empire were exaggerated, someone softhearted could never have become the tribe's queen.
You Ruo could only do her best to spare the Snake-People Tribe unnecessary losses. She could not let them lose their fighting spirit, either.