"Village defense, we have been without food for a day, and it will take at least another day to prepare all the tools. I'm afraid that no one will have the strength to hunt by then." Several old men from the ancient mountain tribe were sitting together, discussing listlessly about survival.
matters.
"Elder Tulu is right. At this point, we can only use the tools we have to give it a try. Alas! I used to think that giving in would make the tribe's survival more secure, but in the end, the tribe fell to this point. As the leader of the tribe, I
You know, no slave has the foresight." The village guard lowered his head and said with self-reproach.
"There is no need for the village defense to blame itself. Although the slave has foresight, his fate is unclear?" Another middle-aged man was obviously very loyal and trusting to the village chief, and proved with facts that the village chief's decision was correct.
"Yes, our ancient mountain tribe is just unlucky. I believe that one day things will turn around." An elder suddenly became excited and continued as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood: "Think about how glorious our ancient mountain tribe was back then. The mountain chief at that time
The tribe doesn't even have the qualifications to be affiliated.
The more depressed you are, the easier it is to miss the original scenery; but the cruel realization and the growling stomach make spiritual victory no longer effective.
"Village defense, the seaweed soup has been boiled, and everyone is waiting for you to cook it." A villager rushed over and said.
"Let's go!" After a moment of pause, the village guard said in a long tone.
"Fellow warriors, although this seaweed soup is bitter, you have to drink it no matter how bitter it is. We will set off again tomorrow. Let's go back and prepare after drinking the seaweed soup." Cun Fang took the lead in drinking a bowl and said without confidence.
"Village defense, I will give this bowl of soup to the warriors on the expedition. I hope you will meet Tuba's skeleton tomorrow and bring it back." Tuba's sister-in-law reluctantly poured the seaweed soup back into the cauldron, shedding tears.
Pleading to the village defense.
"Sister-in-law Tuba, we will definitely find Tuba back, don't worry." Looking at the child in Sister-in-law Tuba's arms, Murafang said and handed the bowl filled with seaweed soup to Tuba.
Sister-in-law.
"Everyone, believe me. This time when we go hunting, even if we risk our lives, we will still have meat soup for everyone." The village guard raised his voice and encouraged him with all his strength.
Although seaweed is bitter, it can save life, so no matter how dissatisfied I was, I still drank the soup.
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"Stop, who is trespassing on the ancient mountain tribe?" Before Mao Qi and Tuba entered the village, they were stopped by the sentry guard of the ancient mountain tribe.
"Tuzi, I am Tubal." Tubal staggered forward and explained.
"Tuba, why are you back just now? Go back and eat some seaweed soup. If you miss the time, you will only starve." Tuzi and Tuba usually have a good relationship, so he quickly told them.
"Maoqi, hurry up!" Seaweed soup is the only food that can save life. Tuba became anxious when Tuzi urged him, forgetting all the tiger and leopard beasts.
"Stop, Tuba, who is he?" Hearing Tuba's shout, Tuzi discovered Mao Qi behind Tuba and asked.
"Tuzi, he is my savior." Tuba didn't care. He urged Mao Qi and was busy leading the way. He completely ignored Tuzi's expression at this time.
"Tuba, what is the good thing about seaweed soup? I think you are anxious." Seeing Tuba's anxious look, Mao Qi asked curiously.
"Although wild vegetables don't taste good, they can keep you from starving and can save your life. If you hurry up and miss the opportunity, we will be hungry tonight." Tuba explained while speeding up his pace.
Mao Qi chuckled, dragging the tiger and leopard beast to follow quickly.
Tuzi stared blankly at the tiger and leopard beast that Mao Qi was dragging. He was dumbfounded and froze on the spot.
"Guer damn, I'm back." At this time, Tuba seemed to have forgotten his fatigue and ran towards the crowd like flying.
Tuba's sister-in-law, who was holding the seaweed soup, heard Tuba's shout, and the bowl in her hand fell to the ground with a bang. She looked for her voice and saw a familiar shadow staggering towards her in the darkness.
"Tuba? Village defense, Tuba is back." A villager reminded excitedly.
"Look, there seems to be another person behind you." Elder Tulu pointed at the dark place and said.
"It's Tuzi. If you don't stand guard well, what are you doing here?" The village guard raised his eyes and saw Tuzi and shouted fiercely.
"Master Village Guard, Tuba is hunting." Tuzi surpassed Tuba in a few steps and shouted incoherently to the village guard.
"Village defense, we have meat to eat." Tuzi shouted, and Tuba then remembered the tiger and leopard beast that Mao Qi was dragging.
"Village defense, look, there is another person behind you."
"Oh my God, what is he dragging behind him..."
Tuba's triumphant return made the entire ancient mountain tribe lively. Everyone was busy fetching water and lighting fires. Mao Qi found a break and secretly drank a bowl of seaweed soup that Tuba couldn't wait for.
The taste was more bitter than expected.
"Tuba, you did a great job this time. Not only did you fill the stomachs of the villagers, but you also brought hope to the ancient mountain tribe." Looking at the busy villagers, the village guard smiled and held Tuba's hand.
The little man Mao Qi who was secretly eating seaweed soup on the side was just a coolie in the eyes of the village guard.
"The village guard is right. Without Tuba, we really can't come back." Mao Qi rushed to say after swallowing the seaweed soup.
"Go away, you have no business talking to me." A villager who had seen Mao Qi snatched the bowl from Mao Qi's hand and shouted sternly.
Mao Qi glanced at the Duowan villagers awkwardly, but was not annoyed. He walked up to Tuba with a smile, stood on tiptoe, said something to Tuba quietly, and then walked aside knowingly.
"This slave is so outrageous..." The villager who took the bowl pointed at Mao Qi and said loudly.
Tuba was about to prove his credit to Mao Qi when he suddenly heard what Mao Qi said and was a little at a loss, but he still chose to remain silent.
"Tuba, in order to reward your heroic performance, I decided to reward you with that slave. From now on, he will be your private property." The village guard, who was in high spirits, had no intention of guessing Mao Qi's behavior, but was busy
Praise and commend the heroes of the ancient mountain tribe.
Upon hearing that Mao Qi was to be his slave, Tuba was frightened again and cast a look at Mao Qi for help. Seeing that Mao Qi was still smiling and nodding to him, he had no choice but to remain silent again.
"It seems that Tuba is quite satisfied with my reward." Seeing Tuba looking at Maoqi, the village guard thought that Tuba was evaluating Maoqi's labor ability, and thought happily in his heart.
Although Tuba was confused about Mao Qi's warning, he gradually got used to it amidst the praises and even felt like a hero.
A tiger and leopard beast allowed hundreds of ancient mountain tribesmen to enjoy a long-lost meal, and Tuba also became the hero of the ancient mountain tribe while feasting.
It was late at night, and everyone who had eaten and drank slowly dispersed. After sending away their wives and children, only Tuba and Maoqi were left.
"Maoqi, why did you stop me just now? You are the real hero." Tuba asked puzzledly. With his character, if he doesn't get a satisfactory answer, he may lose sleep tonight.
"Tuba, the ancient mountain tribe needs a hero, and this hero cannot be me. I can't say more about the reason, but you will understand it later." Mao Qi explained.
"I don't understand. Isn't it a joke that the village guard wants you to be my slave? You are my savior and our family's savior. How can I let you be my slave? I don't agree."
Tuba said his thoughts without hesitation.
"Just think of me as your slave, Tuba, remember what I just said, if you really want to change the ancient mountain tribe and let your family live a good life, you have to be this hero. Then go back, your wife and children are still here
Waiting for you." Mao Qi said seriously.
But Tuba still couldn't understand what Mao Qi said. Just when he wanted to continue to express his views, he saw Mao Qi wave his hand towards him.
"Then you come to my house and I will ask my wife to give up the room." Out of trust in Mao Qi and yearning for a better life, Tuba chose to believe Mao Qi even though he did not understand Mao Qi's intention.
.However, in order to thank Mao Qi for saving his life, it is considered a small gesture to give up the room.
"No need, I'll make do with Tuzi. Go back." After Mao Qi finished speaking, he walked towards the sentry outside the village.
Tubal hesitated for a moment, then walked towards home.
Mao Qize came to Tuzi's place and agreed to stay temporarily at the outpost in Tuba's favor.
Although he was a little tired, Mao Qi was not in a hurry to fall asleep. Everything he had experienced in the past two days and the situation he was about to face needed to be dealt with carefully.
"Unable to summon Spirit Shadow and the others, I will have to act more low-key in the future. A big tree attracts the wind, so it is not a good idea to be a hero. Taking risks and gaining Tuba's trust, trying my best to help the ancient mountain tribe and helping Tuba is the best way to understand this strange place.
; And the most important thing is to figure out the cultivation method in this place and improve your strength as soon as possible. It seems that you have to find an opportunity to ask the village defense. It is estimated that Tuba will not know. This Canning Jue is really ruthless, but
I can practice qi, but I can't use realm energy, let alone advanced martial arts. It seems I have to be prepared to endure hardship here. Fortunately, the Huaxia tribe has learned hunting skills pretty well..." Mao Qi sat cross-legged in the outpost.
, thinking about his plan.
After a night of rest, Mao Qi felt refreshed, and yesterday's fatigue was gone. It seemed that the Qi training had not been completely useless, but unfortunately his state had not changed at all.
Mao Qi got up early and habitually practiced the body-building boxing and pulse-training techniques of the Tianwang clan, as well as the most basic Tongbei boxing of the Huaxia clan. He lost the realm energy and pulse pool, these most basic things.
Instead, it became Mao Qi's life-saving reliance.
"My benefactor, you are training so early. You are really a diligent person."
After Mao Qi finished practicing, he was about to ask Tuba to inquire about some things. Unexpectedly, Tuba was sent to us.
"I've been wandering outside all year round. If I didn't get more exercise, I'm afraid I would have died of illness long ago. Tuba, just call me Maoqi from now on. It's too foreign to always call me my benefactor." Maoqi smiled and found a reasonable reason to reply.
road.
Mao Qi did not expect that Tuba came so early to invite him to share the tiger and leopard meat that he received yesterday.
"Tubal, you are so unkind. You treat slaves better than me." Tuzi finished his duty and was about to go back to sleep. He happened to hear Tubal's conversation and interjected with envy.
According to the rules of the ancient mountain tribe at that time, slaves were absolutely not allowed to eat or live with their masters.
"Tuzi, Maoqi is my friend, not a slave. If you want to eat meat, let's go together. Your sister-in-law has already cooked it." Tuba said seriously.
"It's better to skip it. I stayed up all night and was so sleepy that I went back to sleep." Tuzi waved his hand and said. He didn't take Tuba's words seriously and turned around and left without even looking at Maoqi.
"Maoqi, Tuzi doesn't know you. If he knew what you were capable of, he wouldn't dare to be so rude to you." Tuba quickly explained.
"It's okay. Let's go eat meat." Mao Qi didn't worry about Tuzi's attitude towards him.
Tuba's sister-in-law was very enthusiastic, and she called her benefactor long and benefactor short when she opened her mouth, which made Mao Qi have to admire Tuba's honesty to his wife.
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to be polite, just call me Maoqi." Sister-in-law Tuba's enthusiasm made Maoqi feel uncomfortable, and he couldn't explain clearly, so he had to say politely.
The house of Tuba's family is very simple, short and made of stones. There is only one room in the whole house, but it is quite neat and tidy. It seems that Tuba's sister-in-law is also a diligent person.
"Mao Qi, I have a request, I hope you can agree to it." Seeing Mao Qi eating meat, Tuba hesitated several times before speaking.