At night, Qie Ye lay in the ant nest-shaped house, tossing and turning for a long time and unable to fall asleep.
Sometimes his grandfather's last words flashed through his mind, sometimes the ferocious face of the red ant god flashed through his mind, and sometimes he thought about the woman he met during the day.
He didn't know why, but the woman he had only known for a day left a deeper impression on him, even deeper than most women in the tribe.
Is it because of her understanding, or because she happened to appear when I was most uncomfortable?
Unknowingly, Qieye was already looking forward to meeting that woman for the second time.
"Hopefully she'll still be there tomorrow."
Qie Ye muttered, then closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep with all kinds of random thoughts...
The long night passed quickly.
Early the next morning, Qie Ye got up and had something to eat, then put on his weapons and went out with the hunting team.
The action of cutting leaves surprised the people in the hunting team, because he had not gone out with the hunting team for a long time.
As the leader's son, Qie Ye has certain privileges.
Although he doesn't go hunting, no one dares to say anything, but he can take the initiative to hunt, which always makes everyone feel more balanced.
After entering the forest, the performance of cutting leaves also impressed the hunting team members.
After two years of hard training, Qie Ye has become a four-color warrior, and his hunting skills have also been greatly improved. During the hunting process, he is often able to accurately inflict heavy damage on the prey and then kill it.
After the hunting was over, the leader of the ant tribe's hunting team patted Qie Ye on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Yes, you now look a bit like the leader when he was young."
The words of the leader of the hunting team were a high compliment for Qie Ye, because he was finally no longer the unreliable young man in the eyes of everyone, but had become a real warrior.
After packing up the prey, the group returned to the tribe with various prey.
After returning to the tribe, the cut leaf with the best performance was rewarded with a portion of the best animal meat.
Qie Ye couldn't wait to take the meat and walked to the forest outside the tribe.
Along the way, Qieye saw rows of red giant ants walking neatly, carrying various things to the tribe as usual.
Qie Ye noticed that the number of giant ants had increased a lot than before, but the food they obtained was less than before.
This means that these giant ants will eat a lot of food that should belong to the ant tribe members, and the ant tribe members will live a more difficult life than before.
If this situation continues, one day, when the giant ants reproduce to a certain extent, the living space of all members of the ant tribe will be occupied by the giant ants until they leave or die.
Thinking of this, Qie Ye's heart became heavy again. His fists were clenched unconsciously, but the anger in his heart could not be vented. This feeling was quite uncomfortable.
He quickened his pace, forcing himself not to think about these things, nor to look at the giant ants, but just walked towards the place where he met the female tourist yesterday.
Soon after, Qie Ye finally arrived at the same place as yesterday.
What comes into view is a vast forest and a new wooden house built on a big tree in the forest.
It is said to be a wooden house, but it is actually just a bunch of dry branches collected to look like a house, and then covered with some grass leaves and branches. It is very simple.
However, when Qieye saw the wooden house, his eyes lit up and he was in a good mood.
He quickly walked to the front of the wooden house and shouted: "Fengcao, are you inside?"
"I'm here."
The sound of wind and grass came from behind the wooden house. She slowly walked out of the woods, and then walked towards Qie Ye.
The animal skin clothing on her body had just been washed. Although it was very old, it looked quite clean. Her dark hair was wet and spread loosely. She would shake it with her hands a few times from time to time to shake off the water droplets.
Apparently, she had not only just taken a shower, but also washed her hair.
Qie Ye watched Feng Cao swaying his hair, and his heart trembled for no reason. He didn't know why, but he was even more nervous than when he was hunting.
Fortunately, he remembered what he came for.
Qie Ye put down the large piece of animal meat he brought and said calmly: "I went hunting today and I was lucky. I killed a few large beasts. I specially sent some meat for you to try."
Feng Cao walked up to Qie Ye, looked at the meat first, and then said with a surprised expression: "Is this a dicynodont? I heard that they forage in groups and are more difficult to deal with than ferocious beasts. You can actually hunt them?"
Killing the dicynodont is really awesome."
After Feng Cao finished speaking, he looked at Qie Ye with admiration, his eyes sparkling.
Qie Ye scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "It's just good luck, it's nothing."
Fengcao opened the door of the wooden house, first moved the animal meat in, and then asked Qieye: "Want to come in and sit down?"
"good."
Qie Ye did not hesitate and walked directly into the simple wooden house.
The wooden house is very small. After the wind grass and cut leaves sit in it, plus some sundries, the space suddenly seems very narrow.
"Crack, crackle, crackle..."
Near the door, there is a simple fire pit surrounded by stones. The firewood inside is burning brightly, dispersing the moisture and cold air on the ground.
Feng Cao took out a polished stone knife, laboriously cut the animal meat, and skewered them with fresh wooden sticks.
"Let me do it, my knife is sharper."
Qianye took out a stone knife polished from fine stone and easily cut the animal meat into small pieces, while Fengcao skewered them and slowly roasted them by the fire pit.
Soon, the aroma of meat began to spread, Qie Ye gradually got used to this simple cabin, and his mood slowly relaxed.
Feng Cao quietly took out a small piece of wood from the animal skin bag and threw it into the fire pit along with the dry firewood.
As the wood burns in the flame, a faint aroma gradually spreads, which soothes the mind, relaxes the whole body, and even makes you feel ecstatic.
Qie Ye couldn't help but ask: "What is this smell? It smells so good."
Fengcao replied casually: "I don't know, maybe I accidentally pulled out some herbs when I was collecting firewood."
Vanilla is the collective name given by tribal people to various grasses with aromatic substances. Some herbs can cure diseases, some can repel insects, and some can be burned during sacrifices. They have many functions.
This strange fragrance made Qie Ye feel very comfortable, so he did not delve into what it was, but started chatting with Feng Cao.
Qie Ye was particularly relaxed today and talked more. It was as if he was drunk and couldn't help telling Feng Cao all the emotions and grievances hidden in his heart.
Feng Cao was like a gentle big sister, listening patiently, comforting him and explaining a few words to him from time to time, making people feel like a spring breeze.
However, what Qie Ye didn't notice was that every time the smell faded, Feng Cao would seemingly casually throw a small piece of special wood mixed with dry firewood into the fire pit.
When the sky was getting dark, Qieye chattered for a long time, and finally opened his heart completely and talked about what Fengcao was most concerned about - the ant tribe!
"You know what? One of the most uncomfortable things for me is that the people of the Ant Tribe have no hope."
"You are a big tribe, how can you not see hope?"
Feng Cao perked up, knowing that the most important secret was about to come out, but she had to behave more naturally at this time, and she absolutely couldn't be in a hurry, and she couldn't let Qie Ye become wary.
Qie Ye's expression became painful and he began to struggle. Even the strange fragrance could not relieve his inner torture.
Feng Cao saw that he was hesitant to speak, so he took the initiative and said: "If you don't want to say it, then stop saying it and eat some meat."
Feng Cao handed the roasted animal meat to Qie Ye, with a gentle look in his eyes that showed some distress.
Qieye took the meat and took a bite, and finally couldn't help but said: "You are a tourist, so it doesn't matter if I tell you."
Qieye glanced outside the wooden house first, then lowered his voice and said: "The red ant god of the ant tribe is a foreign intruder, and he wants to destroy the entire tribe!"
"Foreign intruder?"
Feng Cao's eyes widened. There were indeed some tribes in the Southern Wilderness who had replaced their totem gods, but most of them were small and medium-sized tribes. Unless the totem gods of large tribes died, it would be difficult to replace them.
It stands to reason that it is a very big deal for a large tribe to change its totem god. However, Feng Cao has been exploring the central area for a long time, but there is no news at all. What is going on?
Under Feng Cao's inquiring gaze, Qie Ye's heart skipped a beat and he revealed all the secrets in his heart.
"Did you know? Our tribe used to be called the ant tribe, and the totem of our faith was a group of giant black ants. But I don't know when the red ant god came. It quietly killed the black ant god and seized the
He destroyed the ant nest, then replaced all the giant black ants with red ants, and even changed the name of the tribe..."
Through Qie Ye's narration, Feng Cao gradually understood everything that happened in the Ant Tribe, including the historical changes of the Ant Tribe, Grandpa Qie Ye's dying instructions, and the current plight of the Red Ant Tribe people, etc.
At the end, Qieye held his head in pain and said: "The red ant god is too powerful. The harder I work, the more desperate I feel. Even the totem power of the tribal warriors all comes from it, plus the huge number of
Giant ant, what should we use to fight it?"
Feng Cao comforted him at the right time: "Don't be discouraged. As long as you persist, you will always find a solution."
The two talked some more, and when night was about to fall, Qieye left the wooden house and returned to the tribe.
On the way, Qieye recalled what he said to Fengcao, and felt a little regretful, because that was the biggest secret of the Red Ant Tribe, why did he say it out loud?
But thinking of Feng Cao's gentle eyes and her identity as a tourist, he felt that it would be okay even if Feng Cao knew about it. He believed that Feng Cao was a trustworthy person and would not spread the secret easily.
What Qie Ye didn't know was that after he left, Feng Cao also immediately left the wooden house, found his bird of prey mount in the forest, and quickly ran towards the new territory of the Teng tribe in the middle.
She wants to pass the important information about the Red Ant Tribe to Jiang Xuan as soon as possible through the Teng Shen.
As for how Jiang Xuanhui will use this important information, it is not something she needs to worry about.