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Thus, the souls of the deceased can experience every moment that determines the life and death of a tribe together with the living.

However, at this moment, a dispute erupted in this sacred longhouse.

"I disagree!" The young man from earlier kept shaking his head: "Funiya was rescued with great difficulty, showing that the goddess Nia did not wish to see this outcome either. Yet now we are sending her back. What kind of situation is this?"

"If we don't send her back, we'll all die," a gaunt middle-aged man said grimly. "Of course, we don't want to, but we have no choice."

He bit his lip: "Haven't we seen enough of life and death already? Funiya's mother left this world for the same reason. But all of this is to ensure others can live on, this is our sacred agreement as the Senia people!"

"Of course, if one day the tribe needed me to complete this task, I would say the same thing——" he glanced at the young man: "We need to be steadfast and calm now. Remember, the tribe didn't endure till today by relying on impulsiveness."

"Bolton, Funiya is your daughter. What do you think?" He turned his head.

The middle-aged man crossed his arms and remained silent.

"Is there no other way?" the young man gritted his teeth and asked, "How can we hand over one of our own?"

"How about we enter the forest?"

The elder shook his head. The crops in the fields were not yet harvested, and hiding in the forest now would only lead the tribe to freeze or starve to death.

"So we're going to watch Funiya walk to her death?"

"It's not like that. Lord Baron said he wants to adopt Funiya as his daughter. Didn't he say that last time? If we send Funiya over, not only do we not have to hide in the forest, but we can also become real citizens..."

Someone in the crowd murmured.

Everyone fell silent. Adopt Funiya as a daughter? Everyone knew such talk was nothing more than deceiving ghosts. How could a noble lord possibly adopt a Senia person, even if she had half-Elf blood?

Not to mention, everyone knew how despicable and corrupt those nobles were.

"Aren't you ashamed to say something like that?" the young man sneered coldly.

"It's easy to say, but it's still a last resort. Or if the elder thinks it's worth it, we can fight those guys with real swords and guns. Elder?" the middle-aged man snorted coldly.

The arguing in the longhouse grew louder, even reaching outside.

Brand listened quietly, sitting silently on a rock and watching the little girl with green hair squatting beside him. The latter was staring at the ants on the ground, her expression calm, as if she hadn't heard the arguments inside...

"Funiya," the young man finally asked, "you can understand me, right?"

The little girl was slightly startled.

She raised her head, looking at him with her emerald green eyes, a bit surprised.

"Sor... ry, brother..." she answered laboriously, word by word, in Kruz Language this time.

"It's alright," Brand shook his head. He said, "I know you were trying to protect yourself then. It seems Funiya is a smart child——"

The little girl smiled faintly, her smile sweet.

Then she thought for a moment and said, "Big... brother, I... replace Dad, take you... into... the forest, okay? I... also know... the forest..., Mom taught me..."

Brand felt a softness in his heart, but he sighed slightly and still shook his head.

"Funiya, even if you take us into the forest, even if you're not here, that lord Baron will still come after us. Do you understand?" This time, the young man replied in Elf Language.

Funiya was stunned, her expression quickly turning desolate.

"I'm sorry," Brand said softly.

The little girl bit her lip.

But just then, the arguing inside the longhouse grew even more intense——

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(PS: I had originally planned to update the character table today, organizing levels and equipment, etc. But I've been in a low mood the past few days, and my shoulders and neck have been so sore, I just couldn't find the energy. I must apologize here, especially to Sister Hong. I will definitely update tomorrow. I'm going to rest now, thank you.

Also, Wen Yan's hope should have two more chapters according to plan, and then we will move into the subsequent plot——) (To be continued, to find out what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com for more chapters, support the author, and support legitimate reading!)

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