As night fell, Jin Xi finished helping around the tribe and returned to the temporary residence Jin Ling had arranged for him—a stone house quite far from the inner city.
Food delivered by the patrol team was waiting in the house. After eating his fill, he got up, left the stone house, and prepared to head to the nearby stream for a good wash.
In the tribe, beastmen usually returned to their homes to rest as soon as it got dark. Aside from the patrol teams, very few would be out and about.
Jin Xi had just reached the water's edge when a massive shadow fell over him from the sky.
An instant later, sharp talons seized him and carried him into the sky.
In midair, Jin Xi didn't dare struggle. He could only cling tightly to his captor's talons, terrified it would suddenly let go and drop him to his death.
Yun Qi flapped his wings, carrying Jin Xi back to the cave where they were hiding.
