"It's not a big deal," said Shu. "We'll start digging traps tomorrow. Although Yu told us how to choose a location, we haven't decided on the exact location. There are so many people in the tribe, and everyone has their own ideas. There will definitely be arguments tomorrow."

This is also what he learned from Qiao Yu.

When Qiao Yu does something, she always considers all the consequences before it even begins, and never waits until a problem arises to solve it. So following her makes me feel particularly at ease.

This was the first time Man and Shu had made their own decision, so they were especially cautious, worried about potential trouble. They'd been thinking it over again and again over the past two days, and they knew there would be trouble tomorrow.

When Shan heard this, he understood what was going on.

What Manheshu described might actually happen.

Yu rose to tribal leadership through her strength, and won the hearts of her people with her ingenuity. Everyone obeyed her, and they followed her orders without a single objection. Even if someone raised an objection, they were slammed down and stopped from speaking out.

But Man and Shu are different.

These two, lacking much strength, weren't even squad leaders before. Lately, Qiao Yu has been particularly fond of them, always keeping them close by, and the tribe has begun to take them seriously. Shu's appointment as squad leader went unopposed because he's Yu's uncle, and everyone was giving Qiao Yu some face. Man, however, isn't even a squad leader anymore; he's just a shadow figure beside Hei, and everyone now sees him as Qiao Yu's mouthpiece.

Now they want to step forward and make decisions on such an important matter for the tribe, designate locations, and order everyone to do things. I guess many people will not accept this.

At least Qinglang and Yan were stronger and smarter than Shu and Man. If they didn't raise any objections themselves, Lu and Huo would jump in and raise some objections on behalf of their descendants, which would be enough to cause trouble for Man and Shu.

Not only them, but even Shan himself wasn't entirely sure they could find a spot perfect for setting traps and effectively defending against the Stone Tribe's attacks. He even planned to go to Shan himself tomorrow to take a look.

This is a matter of life and death for the valley tribe and cannot afford to make any mistakes.

Thinking of this, he was no longer in the mood to comfort these two people.

After a moment's silence, he asked, "Yu said we should dig a long pit at the front door and set a trap in the area in front of the door?"

"Yes." Shu said.

"Then how do we get in and out?" Shan asked.

"Yu said, 'We should cut down two or three big trees and place them over the big pit. We can walk on those trees when we go in and out, so that no one will fall in.'"

Shan's brow furrowed tightly. He suddenly realized that these two people were particularly unreliable. "If we can leave, then the people from the Stone Tribe can leave too, right? If that's the case, what's the point of setting a trap?"

"It's like this," Man said. "We need to find two high spots outside the tribe. The person who stands at the first spot will be able to see far away. As soon as he sees the people from the Stone Tribe approaching from afar, he will knock down the trees nearby. When the people at this spot near the tribe see the trees fall, they will run over to tell everyone, and everyone will immediately prepare for battle. When the time comes, these large trees at the gate will be moved into the tribe."

When Shan heard this method, he pondered it for a while, then excitedly slapped his thigh and said, "Great! This method is really great."

Then he hissed.

I pulled the wound on my foot when I patted my thigh.

"Brother, be careful." Shu said hurriedly.

He could especially understand his brother's feelings at the moment.

When he and Man heard Yu's words, their mouths opened wide for a long time and they didn't know how to describe their admiration for Yu.

Yu is so… smart. I don't know what's wrong with that brain.

With such a leader, not to mention the Stone Tribe, even if the Sun Tribe comes, they may not be destroyed.

If Qiao Yu knew what Shu was thinking, he would definitely give him a smack on the head. This guy is really getting carried away.

"In that case, you guys dig the pit at the front door first. You can dig the pit at the back mountain after Yu comes back." Shan made the decision.

Man happily said: "This method is good."

That way there will be no disputes.

So the next day, the men of the Valley Tribe took their wooden shovels and began digging the large pit in front of their door. The women and children helped carry the dirt out. Everyone worked with great enthusiasm, and by evening, the pit was complete.

If Man and Shu hadn't been so cautious and hadn't already planned the pit in front of their door, and if Shan hadn't been watching closely, they would have dug the pit much wider and deeper. The three large trees they had cut down wouldn't have been able to support the pit at all.

Seeing someone starting to stick sharpened branches into the pit, Man quickly ran over and shouted, "Hey, you can't stick branches in there."

"Why?" the man asked unhappily, "What else should we put under the trap if not branches?"

"Yes." The others also took branches and came over, eager to try.

"Yu said that we have to capture the people of the Stone Tribe alive. If we stick branches in, they will fall down and be like the prey we hunted before, either dead or injured. That won't work." Man said.

"Capture alive?" Upon hearing this, everyone present was completely confused.

In their understanding, all intertribal wars ultimately resulted in the killing of all the men in one tribe, with the women left to be distributed among the men of the other tribe to bear children and increase the population. Whether or not the surviving boys were killed depended on the leader's discretion.

There was once a tribe that wanted to keep the men to work for them, but those people secretly set a fire while they were not paying attention, burned all the men in that tribe to death, and fled.

After that, no one dared to keep the man.

In everyone's perception, leaving a man behind means leaving behind a disaster.

Now, Yu actually wants to capture the men of the Stone Tribe alive?

"Yu would not do such a foolish thing. Are you kidding us?" the man looked at Man and said.

Man's face flushed red. "How could I possibly deceive you all? It was clearly Yu who said that. Shu and Liushui also heard it. If you don't believe me, you can call them over and ask them."

Someone immediately went to call the trees and the water.

Someone else said, "Call Shan and the three elders as well."

This matter is too serious. We must tell Shan and the elders. They will definitely not allow such a foolish thing to happen. Even if it is Yu's order, it will bring disaster to the tribe.

Shan and the three elders had also been staying here, watching everyone work. When they heard someone calling, they hurried over.

When they arrived, the trees and the flowing water had already arrived.