Chapter 49 Return to the tribe
I found him, you beat him for me
Shen Nong kept his eyes open in the second half of the night until dawn, and the vines on Ze's body were removed by Shen Nong before he woke up.
After waking up, Ze found himself sitting at the entrance of the cave. He thought for a long time but could not figure out why he was in this place.
He remembered that he felt unwell late at night and wanted to fight, so he ran out.
Later, the priest came back because he was worried. Then the priest woke up and asked him to go over and sleep.
I can’t remember what happened afterwards.
Ze's vision gradually became clear, and he looked at the priest sitting opposite him. His face, which was originally smiling, instantly became cold and hard after he saw the marks on the priest's body.
Shen Nong's face was white and tender, and the dark circles under his eyes were very obvious. The red marks on his neck and collarbone looked even more red, and on his fair and delicate wrists, there were marks left after being restrained by someone. Although they had faded a lot, there were still some remnants.
Ze quickly walked to Shen Nong, squatted down, and wanted to touch Shen Nong, but remembered that he had not washed his hands yet, so he finally retracted his hand.
"Priest, what's going on?"
Ze's voice was also very cold and hard. He was suppressing a raging rage in his chest, not knowing who had injured the priest.
Shen Nong raised his eyebrows, "You don't know?"
Ze was a little confused and shook his head, "I don't know."
Shen Nong looked at Ze coldly, then sneered.
It's possible to lose memory while in heat.
Ze thought Shen Nong was angry about hurting others. Thinking about the fact that he had left for a while last night, could it be that someone had the opportunity to hurt the priest?
Thinking of this, Ze was deeply annoyed. He asked sadly: "Priest, when I left, did someone come to hurt you? Do you remember what the person who hurt you looked like?"
Shen Nong saw Ze's look of deep remorse and it seemed that he really hadn't remembered it.
Originally, Shen Nong wanted to punish Ze severely and make him remember that it was not that he was suppressed by him and could not beat him before, but that he just did not want to take advantage of him.
Now seeing that Ze had no memories at all, he couldn't help but find it funny because he thought it was his negligence while he was away that caused him to become like this.
If Ze knew that he looked like this because of Ze himself, I wonder what expression this bastard would have.
However, since Ze didn't remember, Shen Nong didn't plan to say it on his own initiative.
He was suppressed and unable to move by the kid who grew up under his care. Shen Nong would never bring up this matter even if he died.
"It was too dark, so I couldn't see what he looked like." Shen Nong paused, observing Ze's expression, and then said, "But he's quite tall, about the same height as you, and very strong."
After thinking for a while, he realized that he had never seen such orcs around.
Orcs like him are rare.
But this is also very important information. As long as he encounters it, he will be able to grasp it.
Ze nodded, indicating that he understood. Then he stared at the marks on Shen Nong's neck and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
Shen Nong yawned lazily and said perfunctorily, "It hurts, it hurts so much." Then he said mischievously, "When we catch the guy, how about you help me beat him up?"
Ze said seriously: "Yeah!"
Seeing Shen Nong's tired expression, Ze got up and went out to help Shen Nong get hot water for washing.
"Priest, I'll get you some water."
Shen Nong didn't respond, but just waved his hand and told him to leave quickly.
While helping Shen Nong get water, Ze cleaned himself up. After the water was ready, he went into the cave and called Shen Nong.
Shen Nong didn't get enough sleep and kept yawning. After he finished washing up, he felt weak all over.
I want to sleep but I can't, and even if I try to sleep I can't fall asleep.
It just so happened that Bao Qiu brought Lang Yu and the others over here, wanting to ask Shen Nong what his plans were for today.
When Bao Qiu was talking to Shen Nong, Lang Yu just stared at Shen Nong.
My beast god!!
The marks on the priest's neck!!
Lang Yu suddenly looked at Ze who was standing beside Shen Nong. No wonder the priest had been yawning and looked so bored today.
Last night, Ze and the priest went into the cave!!
Shen Nong was just talking about splitting Bao Qiu and Lang Yu into two teams, with one team staying in the Yu tribe and the other team returning to the Mu tribe to get some more cargo shipped over.
He saw Lang Yu staring at Ze in a daze. He called out Lang Yu's name, and Lang Yu came back to his senses.
"What's up, priest?"
"Take a small group of people with me and go back to the tribe first." Shen Nong said again.
It has been several days since he came out, and Shen Nong is still a little worried about the tribe.
It just so happened that everything on the Yu tribe's side had been arranged, and with their help, many things could be solved quickly, and he didn't need to waste too much time outside.
Instead of waiting in the Yu tribe, it is better to go back to the Mu tribe.
In order to facilitate the transportation of goods, the Yu tribe will also send people over this time to familiarize themselves with the route.
In the future, they can fly there directly and save unnecessary time.
In the morning, they cooked some meat soup to fill their stomachs, because this time they would fly back to the Wood Tribe on the backs of the orcs from the Feather Tribe, which would save them a lot of time on the way. They only needed to stop and rest for one night.
The meat they had brought was enough to last them on the journey.
So a lot of the meat that Baoqiu and his companions hunted yesterday was given to the Yu tribe to make broth.
The hunting team of the Yu tribe was going to the beach to get kelp and oysters. In order to get the Mu tribe to trade with other tribes, Yu Ji asked Yingya to select a few people to take Baoqiu and the others to trade.
Hai then let the rest of the hunting team go, and selected a few people from the gathering team to supplement them.
There is no danger in going to the beach to collect kelp. There are no tribes there, and no tribe will attack them.
In the past, hunting teams and gathering teams went together in order to bring back more things at one time. The gathering team had no strength left after two trips, so they had to rely on the hunting team to hold on for a few more times.
Now that they had the large backpacks provided by the Mu Tribe, Yu Ji estimated that if they were all filled up, the amount of this trip would be equal to the amount of three trips by their two teams.
Because the Mu tribe is not far away compared to the seaside.
So the people who followed the Mu tribe back this time were also from the gathering team.
The ability of the Yu Tribe's gathering team is second only to the hunting team, because they need to fly for a long time and collect berries and some edible seeds everywhere.
Unlike other tribes, most of them are made up of unawakened orcs, children and old people.
Shen Nong reminded Bao Qiu about some transaction matters, asking him to put safety first and to run away first when encountering danger and never to act recklessly.
Bao Qiu nodded, "Don't worry, Priest."
Shen Nong was worried but there was nothing he could do. He had limited energy and could not take care of both the tribe and the caravan. He could only let Bao Qiu be able to take charge of things on his own.
This time, being able to get in touch with the Yu tribe was something he had never dared to imagine.
The rest is up to Bao Qiu.
After explaining almost everything, Shen Nong turned around and sat on the back of the Yu tribe orc who had already transformed.
It was a rather large eagle. When Shen Nong sat on it, there was still plenty of space left. At least four more people could sit there without feeling crowded.
Then he saw Ze sitting up.
Shen Nong was still a little scared when he thought about what happened last night. He frowned and lowered his voice to cover up the chaotic emotions in his heart, "Why did you sit over here? It's too heavy and I will get tired."
"This weight is nothing." The orc from the Yu tribe was afraid that Shen Nong could not do it, so he said, "We didn't have much strength before because we didn't have enough to eat. We ate more these two meals than before. If we can sit down, we can carry ten people."
Shen Nong curled his lips and said, "You're going against me just because you're full. I shouldn't have fed you meat soup earlier."
Ze saw Shen Nong's expression seemed to indicate that he really didn't want to sit with him. He didn't understand what was going on. Why did the priest suddenly not want him to follow him?
He felt a little sad, but he did not go down. Instead, he said seriously: "Priest, it will be very cold when flying. I am here to block the wind for you, so you won't be cold."
Shen Nong was stunned. He hadn't thought of this.
However, he did not want to praise Ze Youxin as he had done in the past, so he just turned his head to look to the other side and did not ask him to go down.
The orc from the Feather Tribe reminded Shen Nong to sit down, and then flapped his huge wings. The wind from both sides blew up sand and rocks. Shen Nong felt a slight pain on his face.
He turned his head to avoid it and ran directly into Ze's warm and generous arms.
Shen Nong subconsciously tried to push it away, but a familiar feeling came from the back of his head.
He was detained again!
"Priest, don't move. There is sand and rocks."
The magnetic voice came from above his head. Shen Nong pressed his forehead against his hard yet soft chest, feeling the vibration of his chest.
In the end, he said nothing and just hummed muffledly.
After flying completely, Shen Nong wanted to retreat again, but Ze refused again, "It will be cold."
Shen Nong didn't believe it and moved back a little. The man was conscious at this time and would not force Shen Nong to do anything.
His hands loosened slightly, but still protected the back of Shen Nong's head. He did not take them away, but provided enough space for Shen Nong to move.
Then Shen Nong was slapped in the face mercilessly by the cold wind.
It's really cold..
Shen Nong shrank back again and said to Ze fiercely, "Don't touch me, do you hear me?"
Ze blinked in confusion, not understanding why the priest made such a request. When had he ever touched the priest?
But since the priest had mentioned it, he would respond, “Well, I won’t move.”
Shen Nong snorted and rested his head on Ze's chest. He could feel the warm breath coming from the other person.
His eyelids became heavier and heavier, and the sleepiness that had been suppressed by Shen Nong was swept away again by Ze's warm body temperature. After a while, Shen Nong fell asleep in Ze's arms.
Shen Nong seemed to want to make up for the time he had lost sleep, and when he woke up, the sun had already set.
He opened his eyes in confusion, and for a moment he didn't realize where he was. It was just that the scenery in front of him was too beautiful and shocking, and he was only focused on appreciating the beautiful scenery.
The setting sun dyed half the sky red. The sun was round, big, bright orange and yellow, adorning the horizon. There was no end to the mountains and forests, and in the distance birds were flying in groups. The scenery was picturesque.
"Are you awake? Are you thirsty?"
The voice coming from above his head made Shen Nong react. He was still lying in Ze's arms.
He swallowed and felt a little dry in the mouth. "Thirsty."
He opened the water hyacinth and handed it to Shen Nong.
After taking the water gourd and drinking a few sips, he didn't want to drink anymore and put the lid back in. Shen Nong opened the system map and looked at his current location. He had already flown two-thirds of the way.
If they hurry, they can reach the Wood Tribe by midnight. However, the orcs from the Feather Tribe must be exhausted after flying for so long without eating. So Shen Nong said to the orcs from the Feather Tribe, "Let's find a place to rest."
There’s no rush anyway. After a night’s rest, we can return to the tribe during the day tomorrow.
After the group had eaten and drunk their fill, they prepared to rest and leave early in the morning.
Shen Nong lay on the "bed" that Ze had prepared for him, and Ze sat beside him as usual, keeping watch for him.
Shen Nong was in a state of tension because he had slept too much during the day and now he was not sleepy at all.
He closed his eyes and dozed off, thinking about how the tribe would develop in the future. He didn't know how long it had passed, but the temperature around him was lower than before. Shen Nong wrapped the animal skin tighter.
In the second half of the night, Shen Nong felt a little sleepy and fell asleep.
Seeing that the man finally fell asleep, Ze breathed a sigh of relief. He lifted the hide up again, then closed his eyes and went to sleep, suppressing his restlessness.
Early in the morning, Shen Nong suddenly woke up. He touched his body and found nothing wrong.
He glanced at Ze who was leaning on the side and asked the system with some concern, "He doesn't send love?"
The system replied faintly, "Sent, irregularly."
Shen Nong: No, he has to find a partner for Ze when he goes back.
When we woke up in the morning, we cooked broth with all the remaining meat, and after drinking the hot broth, we continued flying.
The sun climbed to the top of the mountain and hung high in the sky. Just when Shen Nong was about to take off his clothes due to the heat, he found that the surrounding scenery was becoming more and more familiar. He finally arrived at the Mu Tribe.