Doan didn't feel good at all.
The old man leaned against a tree and observed everything around him.
As far as the eye could see, he could only see tents made of ragged cloth, as well as people in ragged clothes shuttling back and forth.
Most of them looked sickly. Perhaps due to the long journey, their bodies were all skin and bones. The children's skin was also dark and dirty. They shuttled back and forth among the crowd, rolling and slapping in the muddy water. The entire camp was in a mess and there was a sour stench in the air.
But the old man didn't say anything. This was the norm for the Yaxin people. They migrated from one place to another and lived like this.
But the old man didn't know how long they could stay here. They had been to many places and no overlord was willing to take them in.
The reason why they came to Passus was because they heard that the overlord here was a benevolent and kind-hearted hero. Compared to other nobles, perhaps the overlord would be easier to talk to.
Now, the old man only hoped that the overlord would allow them to live here so that their tribe could flourish.
These days were relatively peaceful. After they set up camp outside Passus, apart from the local militia who came to check on them from time to time, basically no one came to look for them.
But the old man didn't feel at ease because he knew that now wasn't the time to be at ease.
Although they had to act first and report later to enter Passus in order to survive, as long as the overlord didn't agree to let them stay, they would face the risk of being expelled.
Although the young men vowed that the overlord would never refuse their request, Doan didn't think so. He was almost 70 years old and had led the Yaxin tribe across mountains and across the country.
He had learned not to have any expectations for things, so even if the young men said that they would be safe, he wouldn't take it too seriously.
"…!"
At that moment, a loud noise came from not far away. Upon hearing the noise, the old man frowned, turned to the man beside him, and said.
"Go and see what's going on."
"Yes, Elder."
Upon hearing Doan's words, the servant bowed respectfully to the old man and left quickly.
Watching him leave, the old man slowly stood up. He stroked the old walking stick in his hand, a strong sense of unease rising from the depths of the old man's heart.
Although he didn't know what was going on, he could tell from the angry shouts of his clansmen that it wasn't anything good.
Sure enough, after a while, the attendant ran back with a solemn expression, panting heavily.
"Elder, no, not good!!
That Lord has sent someone over!! "
Sure enough, they came!
Hearing this news, Doan's heart sank. He knew that this was definitely not good news.
In fact, unlike the other clansmen, Doan was mentally prepared for this. But even so, he was still unwilling to leave just like that. After all, they had gone through a lot of hardships to reach Passus. If they were driven out, then everything would be over.
Although Old Doan did not have much hope for this, since he was already here, he had to work hard no matter what.
At this thought, he immediately made a decision. He narrowed his eyes and said to the servant beside him, "I will go and see what's going on.
"I'll go and take a look at what's going on. You go and find an excuse to lure the other refugees over. I don't believe that the Lord would dare to openly attack us in front of so many people."
"Yes, Elder!"
Upon hearing Doan's words, the servant revealed an excited expression. Then, he nodded and ran out immediately.
Up until that moment, the old man tidied up the slightly tattered robe made of animal skin, left the tent where he lived, and walked toward the place where the chaos took place.
"The Elder is here!"
"Sir Elder!"
Upon witnessing Doan's appearance, the gathered Yaxin members shouted and quickly made way for the old man in front of them.
Doan followed the path they made and arrived at the entrance of the gathering area. Shortly after, he saw the young lady standing at the entrance of the gathering area. It seemed like she was the center of the commotion.
But even the old man had to admit that the young lady in front of him was quite beautiful. Her long blonde hair shone brightly under the sunlight. Her beautiful face and delicate, snow-white skin were quite eye-catching.
She wore a gorgeous noble dress that nobles often wore. She stood there quietly and motionlessly as if the dirty, half-naked men around her didn't exist at all.
Upon seeing the young lady, Doan understood why the crowd was in an uproar.
In the Yaxin tribe, women had no status. In the eyes of men, the value of women was to reproduce and give birth to children. In their eyes, women were no different from livestock and belonged to private property.
Therefore, ordinary Yaxin people strictly forbade women from showing their faces in public. In their opinion, women who appeared in front of other men without permission were all debauchery, indecent, and evil and should be punished.
And in their opinion, the young lady before them was the same.
Besides, in the Yaxin tribe, women didn't have the right and status to discuss any important matters with men. In their opinion, as long as women did their job well — giving birth to children, that would be the best contribution.
And now, the overlord actually sent a woman to their gathering area. The Yaxin people immediately felt insulted and looked down upon by the overlord.
Their gazes toward the young lady became more and more unfriendly. Some of them even clenched their fists and stared at her coldly.
However, Enoya didn't care about the Yaxin people's gazes at all.
Until the old man appeared, she shifted her gaze to the skinny old man. Then, Enoya smiled and asked.
"Excuse me. Are you the leader here?"
"That's right."
Doan raised his hand and gestured for the others to shut up.
Seeing Doan's action, the noisy Yaxin people instantly shut their mouths.
"Is there anything?"
"It's like this …"
Enoya didn't seem to be affected at all. She didn't even look at the others. Instead, she stared at the old man in front of her and said.
"The overlord ordered me to represent him to inform all of you. As all of you have entered Passus without permission, the overlord requests that all of you leave before nightfall."
Hearing Enoya's words, the surrounding people exploded in an uproar.
"What did you say?!"
"Why should we leave? We are also refugees!"
"What right does a woman have to ask us to leave? This is an insult to us, the Yaxin people!
Get out!
We don't deal with women! "
In an instant, angry curses sounded one after another. Everything here also attracted the attention of the other refugee camps.
After all, the Yaxin people weren't the only refugees who came to Passus. At that moment, seeing these refugees quarreling with the people sent by the overlord, the others immediately gathered around curiously.
After all, everyone was a refugee. If the overlord planned to do something to them, it was likely that they would be in trouble along with him.
That was why they had to find out more information and at the very least, be prepared.
The old man waved his hand, and the Yaxin people behind him shut their mouths again. However, these people glared at Enoya with bulging eyes and even raised their fists as if they were going to teach her a lesson.
If it were any other ordinary girl, perhaps she would be at a loss in the face of such a situation.
But Enoya was completely unmoved. She just stared at the old man, waiting for his answer.
"We just want to find a place to stay, Miss."
Finally, Doan spoke. His voice trembled and even sounded a little sad.
"My people are not accepted everywhere, which is why we came here, hoping to be recognized by the kind and benevolent overlord.
I admit that our actions are a little out of line, but we have no other choice.
Please take a look, Miss. Our people are exhausted. We don't need much, just a piece of land for us to recuperate. That's all. Could it be that the overlord isn't willing to fulfill our little wish? "
Hearing until here, the others couldn't help but nod.
They had to admit that these Yaxin people did look pitiful on the surface. Due to their resistance to civilization, they weren't like other refugees who more or less wore linen clothes. These Yaxin people basically only wore animal skins, so it was easier to see their bodies.
After so many days of arduous trekking, these Yaxin people indeed looked thin and poor. They were all skin and bones, covered in scars. No matter how one looked at them, they looked pitiful.
Even the other refugees couldn't help but show some sympathy.
Unfortunately, Enoya didn't feel anything about it. She was an Undead Creature, so her mind would never be shaken by such things.
To an Undead Creature, there was no difference between a living being and an Undead Creature, so she naturally wouldn't pity these Yaxin people.
Besides, Jenn also warned her to never be fooled by the Yaxin people's pretense of weakness. They did it everywhere.
They pretended to be as docile as a sheep to gain the other party's sympathy. Then, when their forces grew stronger, they would start to act like a wolf with a big tail.
Of course, Jenn wasn't willing to become an idiot who was fooled by them.
"This is the overlord's order. Please leave immediately. If you aren't willing to leave, then we will have no choice but to enforce it."
As she spoke, Enoya took half a step back. As though responding to her words, a dozen fully-armored Magician Knights stepped forward and stood in front of the Yaxin people.
Looking at this scene, the surrounding crowd instantly stirred. After these refugees came to Passus, their lives weren't too bad and they had a good impression of the overlord.
But what they didn't expect was that the rumored kind and benevolent overlord actually had such a side to him.
Although Enoya's words were vague, it seemed like if the Yaxin people didn't leave, they would make a move on them.
"We only hope to recuperate here, just like everyone else. Why must we be chased away?"
Sensing the commotion around him, Doan raised his voice. He knew that the refugees were wavering at this moment. What he needed to do now was to bind the refugees to them. This way, the Overlord might retract his order.
As expected, the other refugees also gathered around. After all, what Doan said wasn't wrong. Everyone was a refugee, so why must they chase the Yaxin people away?
Facing Doan's question, Enoya's answer was short and direct.
"It's simple. Because everyone here is Yaxin."
"Could it be that because we are Yaxin people, we don't have the right to live on this land?"
"That's right."
Enoya nodded without hesitation.
"Yaxin people are heretics, and heretics are not allowed to live on the overlord's land.
Therefore, you must leave. "
"What?!"
Hearing until here, be it Doan or the other refugees, they were stunned. Then, they saw the refugees who came from other places suddenly distanced themselves from the Yaxin people.
Heretics weren't a good term in the Klein Continent. In fact, heretics didn't represent evil cultists. It was just a collective term for believers who didn't believe in the Nine Saints.
Just like the barbarians and Kobolds, they belonged to this category.
However, to ordinary people, there wasn't much difference between the two.
Therefore, after hearing Enoya's answer, the refugees immediately distanced themselves from the Yaxin people. Although everyone was a refugee, they still believed in the Nine Saints.
But these Yaxin people were heretics. As the saying goes, people with different beliefs can't make plans together. Once the important issue of faith and heretics was involved, even the uncultured refugees knew how to choose.
Moreover, the Yaxin people had a bad reputation and their behavior was barbaric and dirty.
The other refugees' gathering places might be dirty and messy, but they were still considered orderly.
Only the Yaxin's gathering place was dirty and smelly. It was basically an active garbage dump. Moreover, they were hot-tempered and didn't interact with others, so there wasn't a good relationship between them.
Previously, they only came over to show concern because they were all refugees.
But now that they heard that these dirty and dangerous people were heretics, the refugees naturally drew a line between them and the other party.
And in this way, they could understand the overlord's attitude. Many refugees remembered that the overlord here was a noble and the noble status was conferred by the Holy Church.
This meant that the overlord must be a devout believer. Thinking about it this way, it was naturally understandable for the overlord to expel the Yaxin people.
As a devout believer of the Nine Saints, it would be strange if the overlord didn't care about a group of heretics appearing in his territory.
"Heretics?!"
Hearing Enoya's answer, Doan was stunned. It wasn't that he didn't expect her to find an excuse, but he didn't expect her to come up with such an excuse.
"How can we be heretics? Our tribe has been worshipping the Forest Goddess Mellikai for generations …"
"But you can't produce any evidence to prove it."
Enoya calmly interrupted Doan's words.
"Worshipping the Forest Goddess is only your side of the story without any evidence. I'm sorry, but you must leave immediately."
Along with Enoya's words, the Magician Knights drew their swords and pointed them at the Yaxin people. A cold glint flashed on the sharp blades with ice-cold murderous intent.
It was an obvious threat.
"Very well … We will leave this place."
Looking at the flashing swords before him, the old man gritted his teeth and said.
He knew that he and the others could no longer instigate the other refugees. He also did not expect that the feudal lord would be so bold as to directly label them as heretics. Before this, although the Yaxin people had always been feared by others, they were still able to survive until now without being exterminated. It was because they claimed that they believed in the Goddess of the Forest, Melikai. That was why the others were willing to let them off the hook.
And now, Jenn actually claimed that they were heretics, which was equivalent to cutting off the entire Yaxin people's path of survival. Once this news spread, he was sure that everywhere would carry out a great purge on the Yaxin people in the name of 'exterminating heretics'!
It would turn into a massacre!
"But, we won't let this go!
We will leave this place, but we won't tolerate your slander. We will appeal to the Holy Church and ask them to uphold justice for the Yaxin people! "
After saying this, the old man let out a snort, turned around, and left.
Gazing at his back, Enoya smiled faintly.
"Go ahead."