bookrandom Chapter 126 Prepare early
Chapter 126 Prepare early
On the fourth day after Wu Yu left,
In the morning,
The sky was covered with thick dark clouds and the air was so cold that you could almost squeeze water out of it.
"Boom boom boom——"
The crisp knocking sounds echoed in the cave.
Nishi Ichiki was sitting in the deepest part of the cave, grinding something with a pestle in his hand, with a few pieces of charcoal scattered around him.
In a blink of an eye, the sound of hurried footsteps broke the silence.
"Wu Xiqi! The tribe leader asked me to call you over!" A tribe member rushed in hurriedly, his face full of panic.
What's going on here?
Nishi Ichisu's eyelids twitched.
Today she was busy making something important that was vital to the tribe's life and death, so she specifically told Chen Qi that no one could disturb her.
At this moment, the clan leader actually sent people here. Something big must have happened!
"What on earth happened?" Nishi Ichiqi frowned and spoke in a serious tone.
"Please come with me quickly, something big has happened." The man said anxiously, pulling her out of the cave without saying anything.
The two of them took big steps, as if there was wind under their feet.
After a few steps, we reached the meat drying rack.
The place was already crowded with tribesmen, and everyone's face was filled with tension and deep worry, as if they were facing a great enemy.
Seeing Nishi Ichisu coming, the crowd consciously made way for a narrow passage.
Chen Qi, who was squatting on the ground, had his brows tightly knitted together, as if they were twisted into a dough knot, and his eyes were fixed on a certain spot on the ground with a serious look.
He didn't look up, but squeezed out a low voice from the depths of his throat: "Come and see!"
Although no name was mentioned, Nishi Ichisu knew that this sentence was directed at her.
He quickly walked around the crowd and took a closer look.
This is……
Blood!
Xi Yiqi's scalp tightened and an ominous premonition surged in his heart.
The tribesmen did not go out hunting in the past few days, and no one was injured.
How could there be bloodstains on the ground for no reason?
"This is what Wulu and her friends found this morning when they were drying the meat. It's not just here, it's everywhere on the ground and branches."
"We followed the blood trail and found someone quietly coming around the back of the tribe." Chen Qi stood up and turned around to say.
This meaning couldn't be more clear...
There must have been outsiders who sneaked into the Yanyuan tribe.
"Who is this person then? Was he sent by Chief Shanyan?" someone speculated.
Some people also exclaimed: "When did this guy sneak in? We didn't even notice it!"
"I hope he didn't hear anything..."
When the tribesmen heard this, they immediately panicked and began to murmur, with voices of worry rising one after another.
Nishi Ichisu squatted down and touched it with his hand.
The blood had long since dried.
"This person must have come to the tribe between the night before yesterday and midnight yesterday."
Lan Xi looked confused, a little puzzled as to why Xi Yiqi was so sure, and quickly asked, "Why do you say that?"
"The rain just stopped the day before yesterday, but these bloodstains were not washed away by the rain. The fact that they are still here is enough to prove that the newcomers entered the tribe after the rain stopped."
"And you see, these bloodstains have been dried for a long time, and the color is dark like rust. There is no way they were left this morning."
Nishi Ichisu explained.
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
Some people were as anxious as ants on a hot pot: "What should we do now..."
Xi Yiqi was full of worries, his thoughts were in a tangled mess, and these words just passed by his ears like the wind.
She acted as if she didn't hear anything and didn't react at all.
But other people can hear it clearly.
These words hit the nail on the head.
For a moment, the crowd was talking about everything.
Some of them shouted anxiously that they needed to migrate quickly, as if a disaster would happen if they were late; some waved their arms and shouted that they needed to be on high alert; others just stood there with confused looks on their faces, like wooden chickens, obviously having no idea what to do.
Various sounds intertwined together, making the scene chaotic and almost out of control.
"enough!"
A loud shout penetrated the noisy environment with overwhelming force.
In an instant, it suddenly became quiet.
I saw Shen Qi with a stern face, like a tiger about to get angry, his face was so gloomy that it was a little scary.
He was also racking his brains to think about this matter, and he hadn't figured it out yet. The noisy sound was like countless flies flying around his ears, giving him a splitting headache.
So he just shouted angrily.
Apparently, some people were not afraid. Nia on the side was so anxious that her face turned red: "Chief, it would be bad if this was someone sent by Chief Shanyan!"
After saying that, he smacked his head in annoyance and muttered quietly, "Who on earth has been keeping watch these past two days? How come we didn't even know anyone came in?"
These words were like a huge rock thrown into the lake, instantly stirring the emotions of the tribe members.
"Yes, who set off the sentry?" People in the crowd kept asking loudly.
Everyone started looking at each other, and everyone started talking.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
At this time, Shen Qi suddenly raised his hand and said in a dignified tone: "Everyone calm down first! This matter cannot be blamed on the person in charge of keeping watch."
The walls surrounding the tribe have not been built yet, and it rained a few days ago, so visibility is extremely poor at night.
Although the surveillance efforts have been stepped up since the trade fair, some negligence is inevitable because the surveillance area is too large.
Even Chen Qi himself didn't dare to pat his chest and guarantee that he could find this person 100%.
"It's us……"
When everyone fell silent,
Four people stood up like children who had done something wrong, with their heads lowered, ready to accept everyone's criticism.
There was a hint of guilt in his voice.
Seeing this, Shen Qi hurried forward and patted their shoulders gently: "Okay, don't blame yourself too much. Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. Think of a solution quickly."
"That's right, now we need to unite and deal with this crisis together." Nishi Ichisu echoed.
Naturally, I was very nervous about this sudden change, but I quickly forced myself to calm down.
Shen Qi and she must not lose their composure, they must remain calm and find a way to solve this problem.
"The Mountain Rock Tribe is only a day's journey away from us, so let's calculate based on the earliest time. The man came to our tribe the night before yesterday, so he should have left yesterday."
"If Chief Shanyan has sent someone, they should arrive this afternoon or evening, so we must think of a way to deal with them before they get here."
That’s right, we can’t just sit there and wait for death, we have to think of a solution quickly.
After hearing this, the tribesmen gradually calmed down.
Many people began to think on their own, while many others stared at the clan leader and Nishi Ichiki, hoping that they could come up with a solution.
After a while,
"They are most likely here for the clay jar." Nishi Ichisu spoke first.
When you encounter a problem, you have to find a solution from the root.
"Wu Xiqi is right."
The group of people who had been to the trade fair nodded one after another; they had already expected this.
"What should we do? We might as well give it to them!"
Someone suggested timidly, with helplessness and fear in his eyes, and he just wanted to avoid conflict through compromise.
When Nia heard this, her face was immediately filled with excitement, her eyes widened, and she loudly retorted: “How can this be possible!”
"This is Wu's teaching and our hard work. Are we just going to let them get away with it like this?!"
His words were resounding.
"What can we do? Can we still hold on?"
The man did not back down, but stiffened his neck and confronted Nia, his face full of anxiety.
Nia was furious, veins popping out on his forehead, and he retorted directly: "Do you think that if we give it to them, Chief Shanyan will let us go?"
"You spineless fellow!"
This made him so angry that he trembled. Some of the tribesmen had been staying in the tribe all these years and had completely forgotten how dangerous the outside world was!
I don’t know much about the Rock Tribe either!
Thinking of this, Nia clenched his fists tightly, as if ready to strike.
"..."
Seeing that they were about to quarrel again, Nishi Ichisu gave Lan Xi a look.
Lan Xi understood what he meant.
She raised the axe high and chopped it hard at the big tree that the man had climbed before.
"Bang-"
With a loud bang, the axe was deeply embedded in the tree trunk.
The powerful impact caused a violent vibration, and the leaves fell down.
The two people who were arguing were frightened and shut their mouths instantly. They turned their heads in horror and stared at the tree that was chopped down.
The effect is good.
Xi Yiqi raised his eyebrows slightly, took a few steps forward, stood in the middle of the crowd and said: "Clay pot, of course we have to give it, but we can also not give it."
There was a hint of cunning in his voice.
Lan Xi easily pulled the axe out of the tree, leaving a shocking deep pit.
But she didn't care about it at all. Instead, she asked in confusion: "So is it a give or a no give?"
She was confused by what had just been said. Since she couldn't think of the answer herself, she might as well ask the person in charge directly.
Xi Yiqi looked at the confused and bewildered expressions of the crowd and said slowly, "The Shanyan tribe has a large number of people and they want this thing. We really can't refuse them right now."
So, we still have to give it to them?
Hearing this, the people who were usually responsible for firing the clay pots hung their heads, with reluctance evident on their faces.
"However, it is not easy to make this clay pot. We will be migrating soon. As long as we can delay it for enough time..."
As soon as the words fell, several people raised their heads suddenly, with a gleam of light in their eyes.
"But how can we delay the time?" Nia looked confused.
"They don't know how this thing is made, otherwise they wouldn't come to rob it. All we need is..."
"..."
"after that……"
"..."
After some conspiracy,
"Okay! It's settled!" Chen Qi made the final decision, his tone firm and decisive.
Nishi Ichiki added solemnly, "From now on, no one should mention a single word about the migration, lest it be heard by outsiders."
It has been four days since Wu Yu left. If everything goes according to plan, the day of migration should not be too far away.
This forest is vast and the tribesmen have many things to do. It is impossible for them to keep an eye on the surroundings all day and guard it day and night.
They can't guard against those eyes that are peeping at them secretly, so the most important thing is to keep their mouths shut.
Everyone agrees with this.
They all nodded.
"We swore to Mother Nature not to tell a word."
The old, the young and the old all spoke with one voice, and everyone made a solemn commitment.
Once the news leaks out, the consequences will be disastrous. With the current strength of the Yanyuan tribe, it is simply impossible to bear such consequences.
The Rock Tribe only needs to wave their fingers casually to crush them like ants!
"Okay, let's start preparing!"
Qi nodded with satisfaction and gave the order.
As soon as he finished speaking, Nia rushed out like an arrow from a crossbow and ran towards the cave.
Before the others could react, he disappeared.
Only a cloud of flying dust was left.
Chen Qi was somewhat amused by Nia's swift action, and hurriedly urged the tribesmen who were standing there in a daze:
"Don't just stand there like an idiot! Move quickly. You never know when the people from the Mountain Rock Tribe will arrive."
These words were like a thunderbolt, instantly shattering the confusion and hesitation that hung over everyone's heads.
in an instant,
Everyone woke up as if from a dream, and all started to get busy.
Nishi Ichisu's eyes followed the busy figures coming and going, but there was no trace of relaxation on his face.
On the contrary, her heart was filled with worries.
The Mountain Rock Tribe has a huge influence in the Dusk Rock Forest and has many spies.
At this critical juncture, there was no way they could migrate rashly.
Not only are the things not ready yet, but the Yanyuan tribe will also be migrating at a very slow pace, and the strong warriors of the Shanyan tribe can easily catch up with them.
In addition, the situation on the Malay side remains unknown.
If it was not dysentery but some other infectious disease, going there rashly would only cause the tribe members to be infected, which would be a real matter of genocide!
Therefore, the only thing we can do now is to delay the time as much as possible and let the Mountain Rock Tribe relax their vigilance.
I estimate that if we wait for another two or three days, we should be able to get accurate information from Wu Yu.
Suddenly,
Nishi Ichisu reached out his hand, stopped Wu Lu who was busy packing the dried meat, and whispered a few words in her ear.
After hearing this, Wu Lu stopped his hands, turned around, and followed Xi Yiqi towards the cave.
*
at night,
As night falls, a glimmer of afterglow still lingers in the sky.
"Tap tap tap——"
The visitors finally arrived.
When Lei Li led Shan Ye and others into the tribe, Xi Yiqi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
No matter what, at least she is not an enemy.
Unlike last time, the number of human models brought by Yamaye this time was much larger, roughly estimated to be more than a hundred people.
The warriors, each of them standing tall and majestic, with powerful steps, approached the open space of Yanyuan tribe with great momentum.
A strong sense of oppression suddenly came over me, making me feel suffocated for no reason.
Most of them also wear eye-catching stone ornaments of strange shapes around their necks. Some are round and smooth stone beads, some are colorful and sharp stone flakes, and some are stone pendants carved with mysterious patterns.
This must be someone from the Mountain Rock Tribe, without a doubt.
"Leader Yamaye." Chen Qi went to meet him.