Clearly, the priest was afraid that Xia Gu would reveal their secret.

He immediately exchanged a glance with the clan leader; their purpose was clear: they absolutely could not let her live!

The priest began to wield his staff, which immediately emitted a blinding light, as if it contained boundless power, and was about to strike Xia Gu.

At this critical moment, a defiant glint flashed in Xia Gu's eyes, and she suddenly shouted, "Everyone, don't you want to know the truth? I, Xia Gu, swear on my soul that everything I say from now on is true!"

Upon hearing this, the priest's face darkened further, and the scepter in his hand shone even brighter, about to fall.

Xuan Li's figure stood like an unbreakable barrier, resolutely blocking Xia Gu's path.

His eyes were filled with determination, as if no matter what danger they faced, he would never let Xia Gu be harmed in the slightest.

Xue Ting and Xue Xin quickly sensed the danger on the field and immediately went to the other side of Xia Gu, standing side by side with Xuan Li.

Xue Xin looked sharply at the priest, her voice full of questioning and sarcasm: "Priest, why are you so eager to kill Miss Xia Gu? Is it because you have something to hide and are afraid that she will really expose your secret and ruin your reputation?"

The priest's face turned ashen; he hadn't expected Xue Xin to so directly expose his thoughts.

That orc... should have been killed long ago before he was imprisoned!

The priest suppressed his anger and sneered, "Stop talking nonsense! As a priest, I am naturally thinking of the peace of the tribe. This female has ulterior motives, and if she is not severely punished, she will surely cause a great disaster."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Li couldn't help but scoff.

He knew the priest's cunning and hypocrisy, and he understood Xia Gu's innocence and purity.

So he stepped forward and said loudly, "Priest, if you truly care about the people, you should be impartial and investigate the truth. Instead, you are acting as you are now, planning to abuse your power and disregard human life before even letting Xia Gu finish speaking!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more and more orcs surged up from all around, and they began to discuss among themselves, clearly having doubts about the priest's actions.

Seeing this, the priest became even more anxious.

He knew that if he couldn't deal with Xia Gu as soon as possible, his secret might really be exposed to the world once she had the chance to speak.

As the scepter in the priest's hand shone even brighter, a loud voice suddenly rang out; it belonged to an elderly snow wolf orc from the tribe.

"Wait! Our tribe values ​​fairness. How can we disregard human life based on one side's story? High Priest, why not listen to what the goddess has to say?"

Upon hearing this, the priest glared angrily, but had no choice but to temporarily suppress his murderous intent.

Seeing this, the clan chief whispered to the priest, "Let her speak."

At this moment, the clan chief frowned, knowing that if this matter was not handled properly, it would inevitably cause turmoil within the clan.

Therefore, he quickly weighed the pros and cons and decided to change his strategy.

Upon hearing this, the priest, though unwilling, understood the clan leader's intention. He had no choice but to retract his staff and stare coldly at Xia Gu, as if waiting for her final struggle.

Xia Gu took a deep breath, her gaze sweeping over everyone present. Her voice grew clearer and stronger: "Does anyone want to know how the orc slaves in this slave cave were imprisoned?"

Upon hearing this, the beastmen began to whisper among themselves, and a tense yet expectant atmosphere filled the air, as if a storm was about to break.

Xia Gu coldly parted her lips, but just as she was about to speak, the clan leader suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Goddess, would you like to see Xue Lan?"

Xia Gu suddenly shut her mouth, her expression turning cold.

He's using Xue Lan to threaten her!

It seems that Xue Lan's departure was indeed related to him.

Seeing that his plan had worked, the clan chief continued, "As long as the goddess doesn't 'talk nonsense' in front of everyone today, I, as the clan chief, will pardon all your sins and allow Xue Lan to return tomorrow. What do you say, goddess?"

Xia Gu gave him a cold glance. "Is the clan leader blatantly threatening me?"

"How dare I?" The clan chief smiled, his eyes still gleaming with a dark light. "It's just a deal with the goddess."

Xia Gu didn't answer, but instead lowered her eyes, looking somewhat helpless.

Xia Gu remained silent, and the surroundings fell silent as everyone's attention focused on this seemingly weak yet exceptionally resilient female.

Little did Xia Gu know, she was having a conversation with the system.

"System, I need to know if Xue Lan is safe right now."

[I'm sorry, host, this is against the rules.]

"The mountain tribes are in complete chaos right now. I need to know where Xue Lan is. I want to take him away!"

Xia Gu's tone was very firm, but she had threatened the system too many times, and this time the system seemed to have no intention of helping her.

[Host, your task is to give birth in the orc world, not to find someone. Once you give birth, you will have completed the first task and will receive a large reward of energy crystals.]

The system used energy crystals to tempt her not to deviate from the main storyline. From the moment she fought with Sherry, she strayed from the mission of having a child.

It's time to bring her back to the main storyline.

"There is no way I could abandon Xuelan."

Xia Gu rubbed her fingers together and quietly gathered all the energy crystals she had obtained in the past few days. If she were to fight the beastmen of the mountain tribe later, she would need these energy crystals as a way out.

After all, she didn't stand a chance of winning.

The clan chief was still waiting for Xia Gu's reply, and his patience was wearing thin. Seeing that she seemed scared, he suddenly became smug.

"Goddess, will you accept this condition or not?"

Xia Gu raised her head, her expression turning cold. "I need to know whether Xue Lan is still alive."

"Don't worry, Xue Lan is a silver beastman from my mountain tribe. He's very powerful and won't die so easily."

"Oh, all right."

Xia Gu calmly took over the conversation, her gaze sweeping over the beastmen who had escaped from the slave cave, each of them looking at her with eager anticipation.

They overheard the conversation between the chieftain and Xia Gu, and knew that Xia Gu was being threatened, so they remained silent and did not influence her decision.

Goya trembled and hugged her arms, but there was no sign of blaming Xia Gu in her eyes.

The chieftain assumed Xia Gu's silence meant agreement and was about to announce that the beastmen should disperse when Xia Gu slowly spoke, word by word.

Though the voice was soft, it resonated like thunder in everyone's hearts.

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