Although a few days ago, Kexin, Keya, and I brought Kezhu's head to the Kasa tribe, not everyone in the Kasa tribe had witnessed it with their own eyes, and it was inevitable that some would be unconvinced.
Even if Tajis led the way in showing us submission, in the days to come, we would still need to kill people to establish our authority, combining grace and might to win people's hearts.
I was just lamenting the lack of a suitable scapegoat to make an example of, when this Tuyuhun jumped out on his own. What perfect timing!
Then I had no choice but to use his head!
"Right now, I still need to find out if there's anyone behind Tuyuhun. After I get the answers, Keya's ceremony to become the new queen can proceed."
After a few words of instruction to Tajis, I sheathed my saber and walked to Keya and Kexin, who were on the high platform.
"Master, are you hurt anywhere? That was so dangerous just now!"
As soon as I walked up, Kexin and Keya rushed to my side, fussing over me with a concerned look.
"What great storms haven't I weathered? That petty Tuyuhun posed no threat to me at all."
I smiled at Kexin and Keya, easing their tense emotions.
Then I said to Keya earnestly, "Keya, the Kasa tribe members are currently uneasy. You should quickly go and soothe their emotions, and also establish your authority in their hearts."
Keya's small hands felt around my chest. Only when she confirmed I was completely unharmed did Keya let out a sigh of relief and nod at me before going down.
I stretched my body, loosening the muscles that had been tensed due to the urgency of the situation, and took Kexin to the enclosure to interrogate Tuyuhun's accomplices.
Tuyuhun's accomplices, at this moment, were all disheveled, hands clasped above their heads, squatting on the ground, anxiously awaiting my judgment.
Upon seeing me and Kexin approaching, before I could even speak, they started spilling everything they knew like a cascade of beans.
It turned out that Tuyuhun's confidence in launching a rebellion during Keya's new queen ceremony was indeed backed by someone!
However, it was not as I had initially thought. The person behind Tuyuhun was not from the Kasa tribe, but rather the mastermind behind the Kasa tribe's extermination, the Du'an tribe!
It was a strange turn of events that Tuyuhun was a pawn planted in the Kasa tribe by the Du'an tribe!
Although Tuyuhun's personal strength was mediocre, when it came to wickedness, no one was his match!
When the Kasa tribe still existed, Tuyuhun had a falling out with the tribal warrior chief and lived a very uncomfortable life.
During a hunting expedition, Tuyuhun was accidentally captured by people from the Du'an tribe.
Normally, in such situations, neither side would leave any survivors.
But this Tuyuhun had a traitorous heart, and before the Du'an tribesmen could act, he proactively offered to become a spy for them!
All in all, Tuyuhun had contributed a great deal to the downfall of the Kasa tribe!
After the Kasa tribe was wiped out, Tuyuhun, along with his accomplices, infiltrated the ranks of the Kasa tribe survivors.
He intended to exchange the blood of his own people for even greater benefits!
And a few days ago, when I returned with Kexin and Keya, carrying Kezhu's head, Tuyuhun felt the time was ripe. He rallied his accomplices and secretly prepared for today's rebellion!
It seems that the wickedness of people has nothing to do with their cultural background. Even in such a barbaric and wild tribal setting, there are scum like Tuyuhun who would sell out their own people!
The confessions of Tuyuhun's accomplices not only left me dumbfounded but also made the Kasa tribe members guarding them clench their teeth and wish they could devour Tuyuhun alive!
After Tuyuhun's accomplices finished their confessions, I instructed the Kasa tribe members to tie them up with ropes and bring them all to the high platform.
Keya also brought the appeased tribespeople to gather around the platform.
I quietly told Keya everything. Keya was also shocked upon hearing it, her small face turning red!
"Everyone, Tuyuhun's accomplices have confessed everything!"
I pointed at Tuyuhun's accomplices, who were kneeling in a row before the bonfire, and loudly recounted the entire story to the Kasa tribe members.
After hearing it, the people were filled with righteous indignation, their fierce gazes fixed upon Tuyuhun's accomplices kneeling on the high platform.
If I hadn't spoken first, they would have likely rushed forward and torn them all to shreds.
It was no wonder the Kasa tribe members reacted so strongly. Even Tajis, who was usually impassive, had anger etched on his face.
After all, no matter the era or place,
traitors are the most hated!
I knew that the Kasa tribe members were currently seething with anger, like a powder keg ready to explode, capable of causing earth-shattering destruction with just a spark!
"Now, what do you say we do with these people!"
I had ignited the anger of all the Kasa tribe members. Pointing at Tuyuhun's accomplices, I asked them loudly.
"Kill them!"
"Traitors who sold out their own!"
"Sacrifice them to the sea god!"
The enraged Kasa tribe, with their varied shouts, all clamored for the deaths of these people.
Tuyuhun's accomplices, their hands tied behind their backs and kneeling on the ground, turned ashen and their eyes filled with despair upon hearing these cries.
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