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Chapter 199 An embarrassing situation

Zhang Tian regretted not being able to keep the people's homes on the mountain as promised, and taught them how to make pottery and bows and arrows was a kind of compensation.

Fortunately, this piece of grassland is big enough, it is still summer, food is abundant, and sooner or later they will find a new home.

Zhang Tian didn't like to say goodbye to his mother-in-law, and he explained clearly what should be explained, so that the green mountains would not change, and the green water would flow forever.

After all, they and the tribes on the grassland just met by chance. It is enough to come here, get the things they need, harvest the beliefs of the local aborigines, and leave behind stories, technologies and knowledge.

They have been stuck here for many days, now, it is time to start again.

But before that, you need to raise your spirits first.

Days of high-intensity walking made everyone feel overwhelmed. Lin Yu was especially struggling. Her physical strength was not as good as others, but her consumption was greater than others. Also don't want to move.

She didn't complain or complain, she just gritted her teeth silently and followed everyone's footsteps.

Zhang Tian didn't blindly speed up in order to catch up with time. He was delayed for half a month, not less than a day or two.

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"How long have you been away, Lord Priest and Lord Wizard? Why haven't you come back?"

"Nothing will happen, right?"

"Oh, as I said earlier, there is no need to get involved in this matter. This is a matter of the grassland people. They angered Dashan. What does it have to do with us?"

Not everyone agrees with Zhang and Lin's proposition. In fact, many people have criticisms about it.

This is understandable.

They followed Zhang Tian and Lin Yu on the road to the south in order to go to the affluent land of Taoyuan and live the life they yearned for without worrying about food and drink. However, the priest and the wizard left them halfway and got involved. In danger, what is going on?

In case something happens to them, who else can lead them to move south?

No one can convince the crowd.

The chief of the Youcao tribe, Huabao, had raised objections a long time ago, but the priest of the sky insisted on doing so, so there was nothing he could do.

As time passed, negative emotions such as worry, anxiety, and dissatisfaction gradually accumulated, and similar voices became more and more. Without Zhang Tian's chair, when the chiefs of various tribes gathered to discuss, no one would accept it. Who, endless disputes.

"Thirteen days." Xiao Xiao said abruptly, interrupting Hua Bao's complaint.

The chiefs were all taken aback, and turned to look at the young man beside Lanhua. They remembered that his name was Xiao, and he was very close to the priest of the sky. Other than that, they didn't have much impression.

Xiao Xiao has actually done a lot of things, telling stories to people from other tribes and teaching them numbers... But because the light of the sky priest is too dazzling, he who is closest to this light has become the one that is most likely to be ignored.

Huabao subconsciously asked, "What did you say?"

"Thirteen days." Xiao repeated, "This is the No. 13th day when Tian and Lin left. Dashan was angry on the seventh night of their departure, that is to say, even if they went down the mountain on the eighth day, now they only It's only been five days."

He paused, and glanced at the slightly dull faces. He knew that these elderly chiefs probably didn't understand, so he said, "I don't know if you understand these numbers, and it doesn't matter if you don't. I What I want to say is that considering the time required on the road, it is normal not to be back now."

"how do you know?"

"I did the math, using the numbers I just said."

Huabao stopped talking, he didn't understand how Xiao Xiao counted, in fact, he didn't understand what "counting" meant at all, and why the number of days could be "counted"...

But he didn't ask any more, because he knew that even if the other party explained, he couldn't understand it, and instead he looked like a fool.

Except for the youngest Song Guo, who has a strong learning ability and acceptance ability, and can understand one or two things, everyone else is at a loss, including Xiao's biological mother, Lan Hua.

The more you don't understand, the more powerful you feel.

This young man knows such profound knowledge!

The chiefs' gazes at Xiao Xiao changed a little. All along, they only saw the priest of the sky and the wizard, but now they realized that this guy who followed Tianhe Lin and often went to other tribal camps to pick up girls Boy, although he is not that outstanding, he is by no means an ordinary person.

Gao Shan, the chief of the Juyan tribe, said: "Even if you are right, you can't guarantee that the priest and the wizard will be safe, can you? Everyone has seen what happened that night. The anger of Dashan almost ignited the sky until Now, the sky is still falling dust!"

Lan Hua frowned and said: "Why do you always think of the bad, can't you hope for something good? Heaven can hear the voice of the sky. If he encounters danger, his ancestors will give him guidance, and he will definitely return safely."

Aoi also said: "Lin is much stronger than me. She borrowed the blue stone from me, plus her white stone and the red stone of the tribe on the mountain. With three five-color stones, she will definitely be able to resolve the crisis."

Song Guo echoed: "Pujie didn't say that, she saw the future of Lord Wizard, and they will overcome the difficulties."

"She said that she could see the future through sheep's intestines, do you believe it? Anyway, I don't believe it."

Gao Shan disagreed, and explained: "I'm not thinking of the worst. Of course, I also hope that the priest and the wizard will return safely, but I think we should prepare for the worst."

Hua Leopard agreed: "We've stayed here long enough, and we've already replenished enough supplies. In the past few days, the attitude of the people at the foot of the mountain has gradually changed towards us, and you should have noticed it."

Lan Hua and the others are irrefutable, and they have indeed noticed it.

In the final analysis, they are just guests. When the guests come to stay at home for a few days, both the host and the guest will have a good time. If the guests linger all the time, they will inevitably attract people's suspicion. What's more, these hundreds of guests occupy the best rooms and beds in the host's house ...

The chiefs present had all been masters, and they understood the mentality of the people at the foot of the mountain, and they also knew that they were in a very embarrassing situation.

During this period, they have tried not to cause trouble to their masters, all kinds of materials are made by themselves, and the daily food is hunted and collected by their own hunters... Even so, they still have to look at the faces of the people down the mountain. Said, feeling somewhat unhappy.

On the second day after Dashan got angry, Lanhua originally wanted to send people to the mountain to understand the situation, because the tribe on the mountain moved their camp, and the people down the mountain didn't know the route, so they had to give up.

She believed that Tian and Lin would be fine, but even so, she was unavoidably anxious.

Huabao went on to say: "We can't wait here forever, we have to consider these things. How long do we have to wait? What should we do if the priest and the wizard can't come back? We should all Do you know where Taoyuan is?"

"It's far away in the south." Lanhua said, "Lin told us many times that we have to cross a mountain to get there after crossing this grassland."

"Do you remember the route?"

"Going south, you can't go wrong."

"It's too vague... We have been walking for a long time, and the grassland still has no end in sight. Where is the mountain you mentioned? There may still be danger hidden in the mountain. There is no guidance from the priest, no wizard With my lord's divine power, can we really reach our destination smoothly?"

"What do you want to say?" Lan Hua heard that there was something in his words.

The leopard said seriously: "I don't know why you are migrating, but I know very well why our tribe is migrating, so that we don't suffer from cold and starvation, and we can continue!"

"The guidance given to us by our ancestors is to let us migrate to the south. They didn't say how far south. Compared with the caves we lived in before, this place is already south, isn't it?"

"There is plenty of food here. I asked the people down the mountain. The cold weather here is shorter than where we used to live. Is it really necessary for us to go further south? Even if we have to take greater risks?"

Lan Hua frowned again: "Do you want to stay? You seem to have forgotten that this is the territory of the people from the bottom of the mountain, and they will never share the territory with people of other races."

"I don't mean here." Leopard shook his head, "I mean this grassland. The territory of the people under the mountain does not cover the entire grassland. We can go a little further south to find suitable places to live outside their territory. The place."

"This grassland is big enough, no matter how many people there are. Crows always say that the people down the mountain are stupid, but I don't think they are stupid at all. We can follow their example to build camps and feed sheep. In this way, we can You don’t have to rely on caves anymore, you can settle down anywhere, and you don’t have to worry about having no meat to eat in cold weather.”

"Of course, this is under the condition that the priest and the wizard can't come back, what do you think?"

Gao Shan agreed, and Song Guo, Miao, and Kui didn't object. Although Lan Hua was very reluctant to discuss things under this premise, she had to admit that Hua Bao's proposal was sound.

"Mother snake, what about you?"

All eyes fell on the snake mother who had never said a word.

Among the nine tribes in the River Valley camp, the longevity old lady has the highest prestige, followed by this "hero mother" who raised seven children. Her opinions carry great weight.

However, she seldom participated in the discussions among the chiefs. Most of the time, she closed her eyes and even dozed off. She didn't know whether it was because she was too old to do what she wanted, or she simply didn't want to express her opinion.

At this moment, the name was called, and the drooping eyelids of the snake mother moved slightly. She opened her sleepy eyes and muttered in a low voice: "What's the point of making noise every day? With this energy, why don't you have more children..."

The sound is not loud, and the damage is extremely strong.

Huabao's face was a little ugly, and he said in a slightly dissatisfied tone: "Mother Snake, we are discussing a very important matter. This is related to the future of the tribe, and it is much more important than having a few children!"

"I didn't say it wasn't important, I mean, it's not time to discuss this yet. Didn't Owl say it? It's normal that he hasn't come back now. Owl is a very smart kid, I can see that, I think We should trust his judgment, and even more trust Tianhe Lin."

Snake Mother sat up a little bit, became serious, and asked Xiao: "How long do you think it will be abnormal?"

"It takes at least four to five days to come down from the mountain. According to what I said before, even if they went down the mountain the next day when they got angry on the mountain, it is only five days now, so it is normal not to come back. They promised the people on the mountain to help calm down Anger, will definitely stay on the mountain for a while, I don't know how long it will be, maybe five days, maybe longer."

Xiao casually said a number within ten, and the number within ten has become popular, and all the chiefs can understand it.

The snake mother smiled, looked at the leopard, and said, "Look, isn't this settled? What's the matter? Let's talk about it in five days. Discussing these things now will only add to the panic. Even the people in the mountain believe that the sky priest and the wizard We can tide over the difficulties, why do we doubt ourselves first?"

"Heh..." She stood up and yawned, "It's getting late, Leopard, you are too old, don't hold on, go to bed. After resting, you won't think about these things." Nope."

After the snake mother finished speaking, regardless of the leopard's reaction, she turned her head and walked towards the area where her tribe was located.

Xiao Xiao hurriedly chased after him.

"Go to our snakeberry again?"

Xiao Xiao laughed.

The snake mother looked at him sideways, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked him.She has always had a good eye for men.

If she said who among the young people she looked up to the most, the sky priest would definitely be number one.

It would be best if Snake Berry could mate with the priest of the sky, but after her long-term observation, Tian was obviously not interested in Snake Berry, he seemed not interested in all women, so he got closer to Lin, who was his sister Some are also normal.

Then there is the owl.

Among the young people, he may not be the strongest, but he must be the smartest except for the sky priest. Sometimes wisdom is more important than muscle, and the snake mother knows this very well.

He's still a virgin, it's really coveted... It's a pity that the snakeberry has not yet experienced menstruation and is not yet mature.

"What do you think of snake tails?"

"what?"

"Sleep in our tribe tonight. I will let Shewei accompany you. She will make you happy and teach you how to be a man."

Xiao was startled, turned to face the meaningful smile of Mother Snake, immediately understood, blushed and waved his hands in a panic: "No, no need!"

"You say no, but you really want it in your heart, right? If you don't like snake tails, you can choose another woman. You can pick whatever you want. I'm old, otherwise..."

"Snakeberry!"

Xiao Xiao saw Sheberry, as if seeing a savior, and ran away with a loud shout.

……

After Tian and Lin left, Xiao had been counting the time, separated the two places, and there was no communication. If he couldn't even know the time accurately, he would fall into endless anxiety.For the first time, Xiao realized how important the role of numbers is.

No. 15 days after the two left, the news finally came.

"The priest is back! The wizard is back!"

Several mountain people ran back to the camp excitedly. When they were hunting in the mountains, they met Zhang Tian and others who were returning, and they ran back to pass the message first.

After hearing Leopard Gan's translation, everyone shouted excitedly. They had waited too long for the news, and rushed out of the camp to meet him.

(End of this chapter)