Kexin looked at me with concern and said, "Master, let's go back. I don't know if Kezhu will come back and attack us halfway."
I looked in the direction where the Kasa tribe had left, touched my chin, and pondered.
Kezhu was the savage who had chased me before. They say enemies see each other with burning eyes, and I contributed to the Kasa tribe's current predicament.
Now that we had met, it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't take his anger out on me and come back to cause trouble.
Although we were not to be trifled with now, we were in the open, and they were in the dark.
It was better to go back and make a long-term plan.
Thinking of this, I decisively called out to the women, took all the spoils of war, and left the desolate canyon.
On the way back, I led the group, stopping and starting along the way.
Halfway through, Shangguan Yao showed impatience and couldn't help but say, "Hey, Luziye! Why are you leading us to stop and go? What if the savages chase after us later?"
What a woman with a big chest and no brain!
But when I saw that all the women looked confused, I patiently explained to them, "You've all seen it. Kezhu wanted to eat me alive when he saw my appearance. These savages have grown up in this forest since they were young and are very familiar with the environment. It's hard to guarantee they won't send someone to follow us."
I paused here and observed the expressions of Kexin and Keya from the corner of my eye.
Finding no abnormality, I continued, "The reason I'm leading you all on a detour is to easily observe if anyone is following us. One can never be too careful."
I observed Kexin and Keya's expressions while speaking, also with a sense of caution.
Although they had followed me for some time, who knew if they had reached any agreement with Kezhu when they interacted with him just now.
After all, they were survivors of a wiped-out clan and could only seek refuge with us.
Now Kezhu's appearance gave the two sisters another option.
This was not because I was too sensitive, but because since arriving on this island, I had seen too much of human ugliness and had to guard against it.
Luo Yaqin leaned against a tree, panting slightly.
After hearing me speak, she said with some difficulty to the women, "Luziye is right. Although we are more settled now, don't forget that we are still in a jungle full of dangers. It's always right to be careful."
Shangguan Yao was still a little unconvinced after hearing me, but seeing Luo Yaqin looking exhausted, she said no more.
We circled around the vicinity a few more times. After I confirmed that no one was following us, I led the women back to the cave.
As soon as we entered the cave, Luo Yaqin's body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, I rushed forward and supported her.
"Yaqin, what's wrong!"
Luo Yaqin's face was flushed with a blush that wouldn't dissipate, and cold sweat streamed down her forehead. Seeing my concern, she weakly pushed herself up from my arms and forced a smile at me.
"I'm fine. Maybe it's just that the amount of exercise today was a lot, and seeing the tragic scene in the valley scared me, so I'm a bit exhausted."
Luo Yaqin was a doctor herself and should have known her own body condition. I was relieved to hear her say she was fine.
But I didn't expect that doctors also have times when they cannot heal themselves.
Because of this incident, Luo Yaqin almost lost her life!