Chapter 198 Bai Mei's Final Punishment
Chapter 198 Bai Mei's Final Punishment
Yu He didn't let the three cubs come with her to the priest, and Mu Fei also left behind to watch Bai Qing and make sure he didn't run too fast.
So the ones who accompanied her to the priest were Qingyue and Heiyao.
"Xiao He, you came here to talk to us about Bai Mei's punishment, right? We haven't come to a conclusion yet. So just tell us what you think first."
When the priest saw her coming, he was not vague, mainly because this matter involved females and cubs.
If not handled properly, it can easily lead to other accidents.
Yu He had a rare cold expression on his face, and perhaps because he had been with Bai Lan for too long, the other orcs in the meeting hall felt that the goddess at this time seemed very similar to Bai Lan.
When he put on a cold face, his aura suddenly brightened up.
Some orcs who had wanted to persuade the goddess not to make a big deal out of this matter unconsciously gave up their thoughts after seeing this.
Bai Mei is a young female, and a green-level orc, after all. This means that the chances of her giving birth to healthy cubs are very high, and they will also have good talent for cultivation.
Some old orcs are still trying to win Bai Mei's favor so that it will be easier to promote their sons or nephews in the future.
But compared to Yu He, the goddess who already has three cubs gifted by God, Bai Mei's things seem a little insufficient.
If Yu He still looked as good-tempered as when she first arrived, then in their eyes, defending Bai Mei probably wouldn't be a big deal.
But doesn’t Yu He have a cold face anymore?
It's obvious that she came here angry, so who would dare to say anything good about Bai Mei?
The reason they didn't throw stones was that as tribal elders, they were proud of their status and disdained to do such things.
Yu He took in the expressions on the orcs' faces and thought, no matter where they are, they are still not easy to talk to.
Just like in the Wushan tribe, if you act a little bit weaker, the chief will take advantage of this and start to test her bottom line little by little.
Therefore, after suffering a loss once, Yu He said that he would never want to encounter the situation of the Wushan tribe again.
"Since the High Priest has said so, I will speak frankly. My expectations are not high. As long as she can understand what my cub has experienced, at least she should remember what she did wrong today."
As soon as Yu He finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire conference hall instantly fell into a strange silence.
Because from what the goddess said, she wants to whip Bai Mei?
However, flogging has always been used to punish the warriors who made mistakes in the hunting team and patrol team of the White Tiger Tribe. Although Bai Mei had joined Du Zhong's hunting team, she had never hunted a high-level exotic beast independently. She could not be called a warrior at all. At most, she was an ordinary orc led by the hunting team.
So Du Kang was injured because of her. Although Du Zhong and the others were angry, they only asked her to compensate with crystal cores and various herbs, and ordered her not to have any contact with Du Kang in the future.
As for actual punishment, there is none.
But today... Bai Mei is going to be whipped?
All the orcs looked at the priest. The priest was silent for a while. He looked at Yu He and said, "Since that's your request, let's do it. If Bai Mei were an ordinary orc, the whipping in the tribe would probably kill her.
However, she was a Green Rank Orc. Twenty lashes would be enough to teach her a lesson.
This is also a good reminder to other orcs in the tribe: if a cub makes a mistake, you can ask the cub's parents for an explanation, or you can go to the patrol captain or the elders who manage your area to warn or punish the cub's parents.
If they can't handle it, then report it to me and Bai Kun.
However, adult orcs are absolutely not allowed to punch, kick, or even use weapons against cubs under the age of five.
Because if something really happens, this responsibility. Those present, ask yourselves honestly, can you really afford it?
The reason why the priest emphasized that cubs under the age of five should not be attacked is because the cubs of the White Tiger Tribe generally start practicing with crystal cores at the age of five.
Therefore, cubs under the age of five can only punch with embroidery fists, but they cannot cause much damage to adult orcs no matter what.
But for cubs five years old and older, it’s hard to say. Like Bai Qing and the others, if they practiced at the age of five, they could use their innate divine gifts to cause fatal damage to some ordinary orcs.
Many old orcs nodded silently as they listened to the priest's big talk.
Yes, the cubs are the living water of an orc family. If this living water is gone, who knows how much trouble the orc family, who are used to the existence of this living water, will make because of this matter.
Although the goddess's proposal was selfish, the priest had truly considered the long-term development of the tribe.
"We have no objection. Bai Mei has made many mistakes in the past, but we will do this because the tribe leader and Qingyue have worked so hard for the tribe.
The tribesmen in the tribe never bothered with her, but now, she even dared to hit the little cub of the tribe leader's family.
Humph! Who knows whose cub she'll whip next time? And she's using a whip. The cub's physique isn't as good as the orcs she whipped before, so whipping her this time is indeed a good idea."
Some orcs want to protect Bai Mei for their own selfish reasons, and naturally some orcs have many prejudices against Bai Mei because of past events.
Therefore, if the High Priest did not object to the flogging proposed by Yu He and supported it, the orcs who had long disliked Bai Mei would also express their agreement.
Of course, while agreeing, he also wanted to make the twenty lashes more severe.
A middle-aged orc with the same surname as Du Zhong and Du Kang sneered, "A selfish, ungrateful female like Bai Mei. Twenty lashes won't scare her, and she'll even resent the tribe."
"I think fifty lashes is better. After all, she's not made of paper. Let the orcs who carry out the lashing control the strength. Fifty lashes will only make her stay in bed for a month or two."
Just like their Du Kang, who was made unable to get out of bed because of her, and the dry season will be here soon, and Du Kang, who was originally able to take care of himself, will also need his family to take care of him.
This resulted in Du Kang's family lacking labor during the dry season. Once the labor force was reduced during the dry season, their reserves for the winter season would be reduced, and their lives would not be as comfortable as before.
And this is all Bai Mei's fault.
"Mr. Du, fifty lashes is too severe. If it damages her foundation, it will affect her offspring in the future. How are you going to compensate her for this?"
"That's right! Just teach her a lesson, not kill her."
Although the White Tiger Tribe will not indulge females as recklessly as the Wushan Tribe, they still attach importance to them because females are the main force in reproduction.
You can teach a lesson, but you can’t completely ruin a person’s body.
This is too cruel for a female.
"Tsk, and you're talking about offspring? Do you believe a female like her would be willing to get pregnant and give birth to a cub?"
Can you give birth to cubs as soon as you are pregnant?
The night sickness during pregnancy and the severe pain during childbirth are both very hard to endure.
Bai Mei is not an ignorant female in the tribe, so she is willing to make these sacrifices for a male orc.
Because of the sentencing issue of flogging, the meeting hall instantly turned into a noisy trading area.
Yu He and Qing Yue sat next to the priest and watched them quarrel quietly.
Because no matter how loudly these orcs argue, the final decision is still made by the priests.
"Okay, that's enough."
The priest made the final decision, "Give Bai Mei thirty lashes. Execute it tonight. After thirty lashes, today's incident will be written off."
If Bai Mei has any grievances against the tribe because of this matter, then she doesn't have to stay in the White Tiger Tribe anymore.
After all, she wasn't originally an orc from the White Tiger Tribe."
Now she has not even paired up with any male from the White Tiger Tribe, and has made another big mistake.
The priest also didn't want to keep her as a barrier between Qingyue and the goddess.
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