Chapter 84

A gentle ray of sunlight filtered through the layers of trees, illuminating Su Bai’s profile. He frowned, raising his hand to shield his eyes, and slowly opened them. The first thing he saw was not the sky, but a pair of red eyes.

Yan Hua tilted her head, blinking her red eyes as she asked, “You’re awake? Because of the sunlight?”

Su Bai reached up to rub his neck.

He saw the horned girl standing in front of him, thinking she was probably helping to block the sunlight.

He stretched lazily, looking at the sun in the sky and estimating it was around 8 o’clock. He languidly said, “Morning.”

“Good morning, did you sleep well last night?” Yan Hua asked curiously. She could feel Su Bai tossing and turning all night.

“It’s definitely not as comfortable as it is in the Tribe.” Su Bai scanned the surroundings, noticing Ye Jiu and the others were still there, but Hei Ya was missing. He asked, “Did Hei Ya go out to find food?”

“Yes, he went to find some berries to eat with the dried meat for breakfast,” Yan Hua nodded.

Yan Jiao walked over, holding two skewers of dried meat, and said, “Su-Su Bai, you’re awake? The dried meat is ready, have some first.”

Su Bai took the dried meat. The thought of eating such oily food early in the morning made him lose his appetite. He said, “You eat first, I’ll just have some berries later.”

“Alright.” Yan Jiao was already starving. He took the dried meat and started eating in big bites.

He had been on watch for the latter half of the night, saying the danger was greater now than before. After all, they needed to guard against ambushes from Ye Jiu’s companions.

“Get them something to eat as well.” Su Bai instructed Mai Mang.

“Do we really need to feed them?” Mai Mang was reluctant. After all, they had just gotten this dried meat.

“Yeah. Otherwise, if they faint, are you going to carry them back?” Su Bai retorted.

Mai Mang pouted, immediately taking out some dried meat from the animal skin bag, saying, “I’ll roast them right away.”

*Thump thump thump…* Hei Ya returned with a bunch of berries wrapped in leaves, handing them first to Su Bai, saying, “You should eat first.”

Su Bai took the berries, wiped them on his animal skin, took a bite and asked, “Did you encounter Ye Jiu’s people while looking for berries?”

“Not yet,” Hei Ya shook his head.

“Good. You should eat something and rest up as well,” Su Bai calmly said.

Da Gua wiped his mouth after finishing eating and said, “I’ll go explore the nearby area first, see if I can hunt some more beasts to bring back. I’ll also check on anyone coming close to us.”

“En, take a Shaman Bone Tablet with you,” Su Bai nodded.

Four hours later, Da Gua returned carrying two wild boars, reporting, “I saw them not far away. There are the two Totem Warriors from last night, with quite a few people following them.”

“In your opinion, among those people, besides the two from last night, are there any other Totem Warriors?” Su Bai asked.

Da Gua thought for a moment, then shook his head, “There shouldn’t be. I looked carefully. Apart from those two, the others don’t look like Totem Warriors.”

“Good. My hunch was not wrong,” Su Bai’s guess was confirmed.

Yan Hua blinked her red eyes, still chewing on a berry, and asked, “Should we untie their vines?”

“Untie them. It wouldn’t be good if their companions arrive and find out how things aren’t as they were told,” Su Bai nodded.

“Yes,” Yan Hua was the first to go over and untie Ye Jiu’s vines.

Hei Ya and Wa Ming were also helping to untie the others, but remained vigilant in case they tried anything.

After being untied, Ye Jiu shook her hands that had been bound all night, softly saying, “Thank you.”

“If you want to thank someone, thank our… our Su Bai,” Yan Hua almost let it slip.

Half an hour later, the other two Totem Warriors brought over two hundred people to Su Bai and his group.

Su Bai’s black eyes scanned the two hundred plus people, noticing that more than half were the elderly, women, and children. There were at most only fifty to sixty young men.

However, this number was still manageable for him at the moment. Any more would be difficult. After all, young men eat meat much faster and in greater quantities than the elderly and the women.

Ye Jiu immediately stood up and walked in front of those people, looking left and right, wanting to ensure they were all okay.

Seeing her so concerned, Su Bai could not help but sigh inwardly:

After ensuring they were all fine, Ye Jiu turned to Su Bai and asked, “Can you give them some food? We’ll definitely work for the Tribe later.”

“Of course.” Su Bai turned to Hei Ya and instructed, “Take out more dried meat to roast, make sure they can eat enough for the journey.”

“Understood,” Hei Ya nodded, taking out more dried meat from the animal skin bag.

The two hundred plus people could not take their eyes off the several large bags of dried meat on the ground. One could even hear the sound of people gulping. Even without knowing their background, anyone could have guessed they had not eaten in days.

Some of them were even standing on tiptoes to see, whispering to each other.

“Look, so many bags of dried meat, Boss really didn’t lie to us.”

“Great. We’ll have dried meat to eat from now on…”

“Yes, we’re no longer Wanderers…”

Su Bai could clearly hear all these murmurings.

In this era, food and a safe place to sleep were undoubtedly the most captivating goals people strive towards, and he could currently provide them both.

Yan Hua looked at the two hundred plus starving people and worriedly stated, “Su Bai, I’m afraid… afraid this dried meat won’t be enough for them.”

“It’s impossible for them to eat their fill right now. They can at most eat till they are half full. I’ve calculated, with this amount of dried meat plus what’s left in the Tribe, and the meat we bring back from hunting every day, it’s enough to last until the next market exchange,” Su Bai said.

“That’s good, I was worried these people would eat up all the dried meat. Then, our trip would have been for nothing,” Yan Hua said, pursing her lips.

Su Bai stood with his hands behind his back, confidently stating, “Don’t worry, I won’t let that happen.”

Yan Hua looked up at Su Bai’s profile, paused for a moment and agreed, “En, I believe you.”

Since Su Bai became the Shaman, the Tribe had been changing bit by bit. She had seen it all. Almost every decision he made had been correct, so she chose to believe whatever he said.