"Report... Report to the Clan Leader, sir. I saw with my own eyes that a large army of Great Qi fled the borders. Those black creatures did not cross Great Qi's borders, abandoning the pursuit of the fleeing soldiers. Unfortunately, those who didn't escape were dragged underwater by those creatures, devoured alive." The old woman, residing nearby with her granddaughter for many years, had some understanding of the upheaval in Great Qi, especially since she happened to pass by that day, hiding in the grass, witnessing everything firsthand.
Upon hearing the old woman's response, the Clan Leader of Zhang An's tribe retreated repeatedly, finally collapsing onto the ground with a muffled thud.
This sound startled the guards at the door, who hastily grabbed their weapons, rushed into the tent, and placed the blade against the old woman's throat.
