NOVEL NEXT Chapter 167.1: Bad Move
“General Nalan, please share your insights,” Jia Xing Tian said in a calm tone. “Assuming Xiao Yan did not slaughter the various Snake-People Tribe, how do you interpret the situation based on your speculation?”
Nalan Jie remained silent for a while, then spoke slowly after organizing his thoughts.
“Firstly, the slaughter of multiple Snake-People Tribe members seems to have indeed occurred.”
“According to the recent information we received, multiple Snake-People Tribes were attacked by unidentified individuals. This incident appears to be similar in nature, where certain individuals acted to obstruct reconciliation between humans and the Snake-People Tribe.”
“But personally, I don’t believe Xiao Yan is the one responsible for the massacre.”
“The report states that Snake-People Tribe Leader Yue Mei vigorously protected Xiao Yan. If Xiao Yan had truly slaughtered the Snake-People Tribe, even if he is Xiao Li’s brother, I don’t think Yue Mei would risk her life to defend him.”
After hearing Nalan Jie’s words, Jia Xing Tian nodded gently.
“These insights align with my own speculations.”
Although Jia Xing Tian had never met Xiao Yan and didn’t know what kind of person he was, he couldn’t be as certain as Nalan Jie that Xiao Yan wouldn’t commit the massacre of the Snake-People Tribe. The key point here was Yue Mei, the Snake-People Tribe Leader, fighting to the death to protect Xiao Yan.
They had received information before that Xiao Li had the most interactions with Yue Mei among the Snake-People Tribe Leaders. From this, it could be inferred that Yue Mei had a closer relationship with Xiao Li than with the other Tribe Leaders.
However, even with this close relationship, if Xiao Yan had truly massacred a Snake-People Tribe, Yue Mei wouldn’t risk her life to protect him. Jia Xing Tian was well aware that those Snake-People Tribe Leaders valued the honor of their race highly, and it was hard to imagine Yue Mei doing such a thing.
Therefore, the only explanation for this matter was that Xiao Yan did not slaughter the Snake-People Tribe. In other words, the report about Xiao Yan massacring the Snake-People Tribe was likely just a legitimate reason to make him disappear.
However, considering Xiao Yan’s relationship with Xiao Li, it was intriguing.
Even if those Tribe Leaders really killed Xiao Yan, who was being protected by Yue Mei, they should try to conceal this information as much as possible. Revealing the news of Yue Mei’s death would breed dissatisfaction among the Snake-People Tribe and might even chill the hearts of the entire Mei Snake Tribe, potentially leading to a series of problems.
Revealing news of Xiao Yan’s death, on the other hand, could make Xiao Li abandon her previous efforts to seek revenge against the Snake-People Tribe. This not only denied the Snake-People Tribe the opportunity to leave the Tager Desert but also intensified the conflict between humans and the Snake-People Tribe, with no benefits for them.
Those Tribe Leaders should be aware of this.
Wait a minute…
Jia Xing Tian raised his eyebrows, lightly pinching his goatee.
Is it… intentional?
Even if it’s intentional, what is their purpose?
Releasing such a heavy piece of news that does more harm than good, Jia Xing Tian couldn’t believe there wasn’t an ulterior motive. Those Tribe Leaders couldn’t be so foolish.
Jia Xing Tian picked up the report again, carefully reading each word.
After a moment, he frowned slightly, looked at Nalan Jie, and asked, “General Nalan, what do you think the phrase ‘No Remain’ means?”
Hearing Jia Xing Tian’s question, Nalan Jie’s eyebrows suddenly jumped.
Why would Jia Xing Tian ask him this question?
“‘No Remain… No Remain…”
Nalan Jie kept muttering to himself, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.
No remains?!
Nalan Jie speculated something, but furrowed his brows in confusion.
“But if that’s the case, what are they aiming for?”
“The reason is obvious,” Jia Xing Tian crumpled the report in his hand and whispered, “It seems the Snake-People Tribe might have sent spies.”
“Think about it, these unidentified attackers repeatedly hit the tribes successfully and left without a trace. This is a matter that could be resolved by strengthening defenses, and yet it hasn’t been handled until now. Moreover, it’s happening on their own turf.”
“It must be someone from the Snake-People Tribe leaking information in advance.”
“But no matter how you look at it, the army can’t go there now. Bringing the army there would only make things worse.”
Saying this, Jia Xing Tian looked at Nalan Jie.
“General Nalan, can you accompany me on a trip?”
“This general is willing to accompany you on the journey..”
Nalan Jie replied firmly.
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Snake-People Tribe’s Sacred Land, the core territory of the Snake-People Tribe, and also the location of the Snake-People Queen.