Aoli looked at the tribe members, who were speaking so righteously about how Ning Luo could not be handed over, and her heart turned cold.
So Ning Luo could not be given up, but Ah Guoguo could?
“Without Ning Luo, we wouldn’t have shoes to wear.”
“And we wouldn’t have meat soup to drink.”
“Ning Luo teaches us how to weave pretty flowers and sew nice clothes.”
“There are many foods we thought couldn’t be eaten, but Ning Luo always has a way.”
“She’s a sage. We can’t hand a sage over.”
Aoli’s eyes reddened. But Ah Guoguo had saved their lives. She could not understand it. Ah Guoguo was the one who had truly ensured everyone survived safely. So why, at this moment, were they willing to abandon her?
“I don’t agree, no matter what,” Aoli shouted loudly. “If any of you dare hand Ah Guoguo over, I’ll fight you to the death. Mike, Mier, do you dare fight alongside me and protect Ah Guoguo?”
Mike and Mier nodded without hesitation. Only then was Aoli satisfied. She took a deep breath, turned around, grabbed Tang Guo, and patted her own chest.
“Ah Guoguo, I’ll protect you. As long as I, Aoli, am alive, I won’t let you be handed over.”
With that, she pulled Tang Guo into the cave right in front of everyone.
Ning Luo was also terrified. Having heard how brutal Mata Kingdom was, she trembled and hid in Gaien’s arms. Vigo gently held her as well.
“Luo Luo, don’t worry. I won’t let you go to Mata Kingdom,” Vigo said softly. “Sleep well tonight. When you wake up tomorrow, everything will be fine.”
“Really?”
“Really.” A cold smile flickered across Vigo’s lips. No one was allowed to take Luo Luo from him. If someone had to be handed over, it would have to be someone else.
After Ning Luo was coaxed to sleep, the men gathered together.
“Hand Ah Guoguo over,” Vigo said. “For Luo Luo’s sake, I hope you won’t stop this. Unless you’re willing to let Luo Luo be handed over instead.”
“That’s impossible,” several voices rejected him at once.
Vigo smiled in victory. “Black Wolf, are you going to stop it?”
Chief Black Wolf clenched his fist but did not say a word to oppose it.
Between Ah Guoguo and Ning Luo, he chose Ning Luo. He could only be sorry to Ah Guoguo. Mata Kingdom probably would not do anything to Ah Guoguo, but he could not afford to lose Ning Luo.
“Mike and Mier are definitely guarding Ah Guoguo’s dwelling,” Vigo narrowed his eyes. “If we work together, we can subdue them. To be safe, we’ll act tomorrow night. During the day, we’ll let them relax their guard first. Aoli doesn’t think too deeply. We can fool her easily.”
The others agreed.
The next day, Black Wolf announced that they would think of another solution. Seeing how confident he looked, the tribe members relaxed.
In truth, when it came to handing Ah Guoguo over, they felt uneasy inside. But between their own lives and Ah Guoguo, they chose themselves. And since Ning Luo was more important than Ah Guoguo, abandoning Ah Guoguo was the only option.
Late at night, Vigo smiled at the others. “This time, let me be the villain. That way, Black Wolf, you won’t lose your dignity as Chief.”
He had more or less accepted the existence of these men. Ning Luo needed all of them to protect her together.
As expected, there was no one guarding Tang Guo’s dwelling anymore. Vigo slipped in easily, subdued Tang Guo, and handed her over to the warriors of Mata Kingdom, telling them that she was Ning Luo.
At this point, Tang Guo looked even fairer and more delicate than Ning Luo. The Mata Kingdom warriors had never seen such a pale and tender female. Without suspicion, they took her away.
“Ah Guoguo will be fine, right?” Mike whispered uneasily, glancing at the sleeping Aoli.
Mier replied with certainty, “Ah Guoguo is the true sage. Don’t worry. She’s already foreseen so much. Nothing will happen to her. When Aoli finds out tomorrow, we’ll break with the Lado Tribe and leave as Ah Guoguo told us to. One day in the future, we’ll meet again.”
“That’s all we can do.”
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