Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 140 - 140 139 Tragedy!

140: Chapter 139: Tragedy!

_1 140: Chapter 139: Tragedy!

_1 After such a fierce battle, all was desolation.

It was but a choice between survival and destruction.

Years of oppression for the Gu Yuan Tribe had vanished at this very moment.

“Brave warriors, today we have won a great victory.

Still, hundreds of valiant soldiers have shed their blood on the battlefield, loyal to the tribe till their last breath.

The Gu Yuan Tribe will not let their bodies lie in the wilderness; we will honor them for generations.”

As the survivors begin to clean the battlefield and attend to the wounded, Xiao Chen glanced at Ding Shan, Shi Ya, and several others, and continued, “Our Gu Yuan Tribe won the battle against the Xuan She Kui Shui Tribes, but our losses are also significant.

As for the threat of the Bao Xiang Tribe, it is far away from us.

Even for Xiang Mo, it will take considerable time to recover from the severe injuries I inflicted on him, so the chief of that tribe won’t be faring much better.”

“The chief of Kui Shui Tribe, along with two Elders from the Blood Refining Realm were killed by me.

Adding to the Blood Refining Realm warrior who was killed ten days ago, a total of four have died at the hands of our tribe.

The Kui Shui Tribe is akin to a tiger without its teeth, but for safety’s sake, Ding Shan, Shi Ya, Huang Liang!”

“Yes, sir!” The three replied in unison.

“After cleaning the battlefield, you three will lead three hundred capable soldiers in a rush attack on Kui Shui.

Even if there are still strong men left in the Kui Shui Tribe, they won’t be your match!”

“But, sir, your injury, leading the soldiers to attack the Kui Shui Tribe….”

“Brothers, isn’t Brother Xiao being looked after by Qing Er?

Aren’t you still worried?” Seeing the three hesitating because of concern for Xiao Chen’s injury, Mu Qinglian stepped forward and spoke.

“Indeed, the situation is unpredictable.

Since Kui Rong was able to plan ahead, informing the Grand Elder of the Bao Xiang Tribe, certainly the Kui Shui Tribe too wouldn’t forget to have a fallback plan.

As the chief of this tribe, I don’t wish for the inheritance of Kui Shui Tribe that has lasted hundreds of years to be taken away.

Remember, from this moment on, every grass and tree in the Kui Shui Tribe are ours.

You must bring back everything that belongs to our tribe, intact!”

“Yes, sir!

We will bring back everything that belongs to our Gu Yuan Tribe, every single bit of it,” the three looked at each other and replied in unison.

“As for Xuan She Tribe, their chief Xuan Kun fled, which is always a problem.

And their tribe has occupied the ancient tribal ruins for hundreds of years; they must have something valuable.

Now that our Gu Yuan Tribe has defeated them, we will deal with them after we’ve taken over Kui Shui Tribe and regained the Elemental Stone Mine.

Now, go and arrange for the tribesmen to clean the battlefield and gather the corpses of the brothers.

They shouldn’t be lying on these cold lands of the Great Wasteland.”

Having arranged everything, Xiao Chen decided to sit cross-legged on the spot for a moment.

At this point, his body felt like a stormy sea, with waves rolling restlessly, struggling to suppress the raging medicinal power within him.

For the sake of defeating the Grand Elder of the Bao Xiang Tribe today, Xiao Chen had paid a great price.

He had consumed dozens of elixirs, these pills he would usually take a few at a time and slowly refine, thereby successfully healing any injuries.

But now, dozens of pills were collected inside Xiao Chen’s body, and he had not refined them carefully.

Instead, using his strength, he had forcefully amalgamated their medicinal power within his body, and now being physically weak, he could no longer suppress it.

Even the normally robust body of Xiao Chen was wracked with excruciating pain.

Life has its reckoning; Xiao Chen protected himself with dozens of pills, forcibly maintaining his optimum combat state.

What goes around comes around, he must face the consequences of his actions.

Seeing Xiao Chen sitting cross-legged, Mu Qing knew that he was healing his injuries.

She did not disturb him but stood protectively in front of him.

Despite the Gu Yuan Tribe having defeated the Xuan She Kui Shui Tribes and the enemies being swept away, this place was safe.

Looking at the faint green glow leaking from Xiao Chen’s body, the rumbling from within, and hot energy constantly radiating from him, coupled with traces of bitterness in his eyes, Mu Qing clenched her eyebrows; worried but helpless.

Underneath the arrangement of Ding Shan and others, the surviving warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe collected their fallen tribesmen, placed them on an open space.

Seeing these brothers who were talking and laughing just a day ago, now lying motionless on the cold ground brought immense sorrow.

Who says a man doesn’t shed his tears lightly, only that he has not yet reached the point of sadness.

Wars bring countless deaths, and how many can return from ancient times?

Holding back their tears, the survivors cleaned the blood stains from their brothers.

Having experienced so much of life and death, from the moment they took over the responsibility of protecting their wives and children, and carry on the tribe from their elders, they have never feared death.

This is their fate, the glory of a warrior’s life.

Hence, despite their uncertain fate, they remain undeterred.

As for the dead of the Xuan She Kui Shui Tribes, they weren’t given such treatment.

Although they were humanoid siblings and enemies, the Gu Yuan Tribe did not let their bodies rot in the wilderness.

Alive as enemies, dead as dust.

Following Ding Shan’s arrangement, the warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe dug a giant pit and buried all the people from the Xuan She Kui Shui Tribes together.

Of course, before they were buried, all the intact armor, weapons, arrows, medicines, and stones had been collected by the warriors, which were the spoils of the war for the warriors of the Gu Yuan Tribe.

It seemed like a simple arrangement, but when they were finished with these tasks, an hour had passed.

Xiao Chen, who was healing himself, had slightly improved.

His previously pale face now had some color, and the intrusive medicinal power in his body had become steady due to his guidance.

Although it was not fully refined, it was gathered and hidden deep within his body, to be handled later.

After all, this was not a place to cultivate.

After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, looked at Ding Shan and the others who were bowing and waiting ahead, and slowly exhaled a murky breath, then stood up.

Seeing that Xiao Chen had recovered somewhat, Ding Shan and others couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“Chief, we have cleaned up the battlefield and taken care of our fallen warriors’ remains.

Please instruct us on how to proceed.

Should we take the complete remains back to the tribe, or cremate them here and take the ashes back to the tribe?”

“Dust returns to dust, earth returns to earth.

Born in the Great Wasteland, we return to the Great Wasteland.

It is thousands of miles from here to our Gu Yuan Tribe, and the journey is riddled with difficulties, especially considering that you still have to conquer the Kui Shui Tribe.

Cremate the bodies here, and bring the warriors’ ashes back to the tribe and bury them in the ancestral land of our Gu Yuan Tribe.”