A Narrow Road Encounter (continued)

The Pallas's cats, feeling deeply aggrieved, turned to the Riverside Tribe and said, "Do you know how outrageous they are? They've defecated here more than once or twice. When they can't win an argument, they defecate, specifically targeting our animal-like heads, and each time it's a different kind of shit!!!"

Jian Mo was stared at and paused for a moment. "White fur produces black poop, black fur produces white poop, and grayish-white fur produces spotted poop?"

The Pallas's cats were taken aback. "How did you know?"

Jian Mo coughed lightly, touched her nose, and remained silent.

The fat chicks, enraged and humiliated, roared, "We've started fighting! What's wrong with using some underhanded tactics? Do you think your fighting methods are clean? You've been using sneak attacks, raiding nests, stalking, and even trying to turn our tribe's little brats against us..."

The fat birds' insults were well-reasoned and supported by evidence, their speech was exceptionally fluent, and their voices were remarkably clear.

The Pallas's cats initially tried to argue back, but after a few exchanges, they realized they couldn't win the argument.

Enraged, a large Pallas's cat pounced on a big, fat bird, pinning it down on its rear end and sitting on top of it, completely pinning it down.

Big Fat Bird: "Caw!"

The whites of his eyes were practically popping out from under the pressure.

Jian Mo: "..."

Qing Kuo: "..."

The orcs and sub-orcs of the Riverside Tribe: "..."

The remaining chubby chicks wouldn't have it, so they immediately took flight, intending to begin their grand plan of defecating.

Jian Mo and the others stared wide-eyed.

Seeing this, the fat birds changed their minds and frantically chased after the Pallas's cats, pecking at them.

As felines, Pallas's cats naturally have a way of controlling the fat birds. Upon seeing this, they immediately brandished their claws, pounced, and tried to sit on the fat birds and pin them down with their buttocks.

It may not have caused much harm, but it was extremely insulting.

The beastmen from both tribes screamed and lunged at each other, ready to fight.

Unfortunately, both tribes' sub-orcs were on the smaller side, so when they fought, it looked a bit like a brawl between teenagers.

Wu Jiong couldn't stand it any longer and said to Ban Ming and the others behind him, "Go and break up the fight."

Ban Ming and the others had been waiting nearby. They were thrilled to hear the order and immediately transformed back into their beast forms and ran forward.

These big cats joined the fray, some catching fat cats, others catching Pallas's cats, leaving no one untouched.

After a flurry of feathers and animal hair flying everywhere, the scene finally calmed down.

Wu Jiong looked at them. "Revert to human form and we can discuss this further."

Pallas's cats. "Let us go first, meow!"

The fat birds. "That's right, how can we transform when you're pressing us down?"

Wu Jiong: "We can release you, but if you fight again, our Riverside Tribe will demand an explanation from both of you."

The Pallas's cats and the fat birds froze, reluctantly agreeing.

Jian Mo noticed something amiss and whispered in Wu Jiong's ear, "Are they all teenagers?"

Wu Jiong nodded.

Jian Mo said, "How can people from both tribes be so naive?"

They were all teenagers.

That's understandable; Ban Ming and the others are quite naive too.

Once everyone had returned to human form, Wu Jiong asked them to return to the Riverside Tribe to discuss the matter.

We're not far now; we'll be there after crossing the river. There's no need to transform into beast form.

The people from the Cypress Branch Tribe and Rain Rising Tribe stopped arguing, but they walked on opposite sides of the road, ignoring each other.

Jian Mo found it amusing to see their chins raised.

These energetic teenagers really are something else, coming all the way to another tribe to start a fight.

Jian Mo Wu Jiong, "What do we do now?"

Wu Jiong: "Wait a moment, see if people from those two tribes come looking for them. If not, invite them to stay for a couple of days and let them go back at different times."

Jian Mo smiled. "Then which tribe should go back first, and which should go back later? Won't the two tribes argue about the return time again?"

Wu Jiong: "Draw lots."

The people of the Riverside Tribe searched around and, sure enough, the adults of the Cypress Branch Tribe and the Rain Rising Tribe came out to look for them. The chieftains of the two tribes even led the search party out themselves.

The adults from both tribes appeared very elegant and polite.

Especially the two clan leaders.

The chieftain of the Cypress Branch Tribe is named Zhou Zhi, a tall and handsome sub-beastman.

The chieftain of the Rain Rising Tribe is named Qi Ming. He is also very handsome and possesses the fierce temperament unique to feline beastmen.

The two tribal chiefs met in the Riverside Tribe, apologized to each other, and seemed to have a pleasant exchange.

Jian Mo felt she couldn't quite understand the relationships between these tribes.

After exchanging a few words, Zhou Zhi looked at Jian Mo and the others and said, "Thank you for your help this time. We brought rice as an apology."

Qi Ming: "We were wrong too. This was our mistake, and we've prepared five baskets of rice as compensation."

Zhou Zhi: "Besides the five baskets of rice we prepared as compensation, we also brought some specialty nuts and berries. Please have a taste."

Qi Ming: "I heard that Doctor Jian Mo is particularly fond of spices. We brought some spices that are unique to the tribe. Doctor Jian Mo, would you like them?"

Jian Mo listened to them arguing and exchanging things, and realized that the adults in the two tribes were only superficially peaceful, and in reality, they were not much more mature than teenagers.

It seems the two tribes are truly at odds.

What's that saying again? When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.

Jian Mo felt that if they argued a few more times, they would end up arguing about sending things to the Riverside Tribe.

Even if the people of the Cypress Branch Tribe and Rain Rising Tribe were willing to give them gifts, Wu Jiong and his group had no intention of taking advantage of them.

These supplies should be replaced with whatever is needed.

However, the quarrel between the two tribes did bring some benefits to the Riverside Tribe. Normally, the Riverside Tribe could not get such favorable exchange methods, nor could they exchange for so many exclusive good things.

Jian Mo never expected that she could exchange for so much Pearl Rice this year; it would be enough to eat for a whole year.