Xie Qi informed them of the impending crisis and explained his involvement with the Beast God, omitting certain details about the contract and framing their arrangement simply as a partnership. During the Beast God's recuperation, Xie Qi would step into the role of the new Beast God to protect the beastmen until his own death.
"I will head into the forbidden zone to locate the Beast God's true form," Xie Qi said. "While I am away, I ask the Chieftain and the others to tighten the tribe's security. The heavy snow at the Qingmu Tribe was brought by the beastmen of the Digu Tribe, and I suspect the Digu Tribe is behind this current threat as well. It is very likely they will come to attack the Xize Tribe."
"I understand, Lord Beast God," the Chieftain replied.
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