During their journey, the three occasionally conversed. With two people leading the way, Li Qing wasn't worried about getting lost. He took the opportunity to carefully examine the tunnel, and the more he looked, the more he admired the wisdom of the Qingye tribe. In this era, they were quite intelligent. There were many forks in the road, and they looked exactly the same as the correct path they were on. It was impossible to tell the difference. However, Li Qing could already guess that if he hadn't followed their guidance and wandered into a path with a trap, he might have died a terrible death. Who knew what kind of traps were hidden in those seemingly safe paths?

The two didn't mention what kind of traps were set on the road, and Li Qing naturally wouldn't ask either. After all, that was a secret of their tribe, and the three of them weren't close enough for him to casually inquire about such things. It was highly likely that he would damage the hard-won trust they had built up.

“This tunnel is quite long. It seems they have set up quite a few traps. I wonder how much longer it will take to walk through,” Li Qing thought to himself. “With all these twists and turns, even if I’ve been here before, I’m afraid I’ll still be completely lost next time without the help of my tribesmen.”

After walking for a while, a clearing suddenly appeared in front of the three of them. In front of the clearing, there were four roads leading forward. Three of the roads were the same width and height as the roads they had just walked on, but the other road was very strange. It was so low that it was impossible for a person to stand up and walk in it.

“In ancient times, it is said that some craftsmen who built tombs for emperors would also build a small tunnel like this during the construction of the tomb, so that after the completion, they could sneak away without the knowledge of the soldiers guarding them. Is this a similar case?” Li Qing thought to himself. “Or is this a kind of escape route specially prepared for some people who accidentally enter the tunnel?”

Mang Hu looked ahead and said in a deep voice, "Alright, we've arrived."

“Once we get here, we mustn’t speak on the way.” Mang Hu turned around and warned Yi and Li Qing very seriously, “Not a single word is allowed! If you have any questions, either tell me here, or wait until I tell you when it’s okay to speak. Otherwise, every word we say in there could kill us!”

With his thick eyebrows raised, eyes wide, and face tense, Li Qing knew that Mang Hu was not joking with him whenever he made that expression.

"That road?"

Li Qing pointed to the very low road and asked.

Is it for us to crawl on?

Mang Hu looked around and said, "We won't go there later."

“I know, I mean…”

“That road was prepared for the Titan Serpent,” Manghu looked at Li Qing with a strange expression. “If you want to go that way, we won’t stop you.”

Titanoboa...

Li Qing felt a chill run down his spine. This was the largest snake known in modern biology, with an average length of twelve meters and a weight often exceeding one ton. These two figures alone were enough to illustrate its terrifying nature. Moreover, its limbs were extremely thick; some adult Titanoboa were as thick as a very lush tree.

But that's just knowledge from books. Here... even if a Titanoboa with a body length of nearly twenty meters and a weight of over two tons appeared, Li Qing wouldn't be surprised.

"Forget it." Li Qing looked ahead, somewhat puzzled. "This is a route you usually take when you flee from disaster. There's a Titanoboa here. Is it really okay for you to just leave it like this, or has your tribe actually subdued a Titanoboa as a guard?"

Mang Hu did not answer Li Qing's question directly, but said, "This Titan Python is very sensitive to sound. As long as we are careful while traveling, there will not be any major problems. However, if we talk, this Titan Python may stick its head out from that alley and move into the path we are on to eat us. So we'd better not talk."

Li Qing asked in bewilderment, "Aren't you just digging your own grave? There are only three of us now, and if we walk carefully, we won't make too much noise. But if your tribe were to flee with so many people, no matter how careful you are, you would still make quite a bit of noise, right?"

I explained, “That’s right. Our tribe and the Titanoboa had an agreement that if someone talks to another person on the road, that person is not a good person, and we allow it to eat that person.”

Li Qing exclaimed in admiration, "You really subdued a Titan Python?! This giant creature isn't very intelligent and is extremely ferocious. How did you manage to do it?"

Yi: "You want all of this..."

"Hey!"

Mang Hu sternly stopped him.

"It's not his place to know these things yet."

Li Qing shrugged.

"Don't worry, I won't ask."

Mang Hu snorted, "If you ask these questions again, we'll leave you here."

"Hey, don't be so fierce," Li Qing said with a grin. "I won't ask anymore, let's keep going."

...

at the same time.

Across the Liangmeng River, in another place in the forest.

After crossing the river, the Blackfoots began hunting in various places.

The crossing of the river was generally thrilling but safe. Everyone was very scared, but at least the whale didn't cause any trouble.

After crossing the river, they were still a little shaken, but soon their minds were filled with excitement.

Prey is everywhere!

Wild buffalo, wild deer, wild rabbits that can be seen everywhere, and a wide variety of fruits are all available.

Smiles were on the faces of every member of the Baiyu tribe.

In particular, they did not encounter any particularly fierce creatures along the way, such as wild boars or longhorned bulls, which made their hunting trip very fruitful while suffering almost no losses themselves.

Catching these small prey was very time-saving and labor-saving, and soon the group had a bountiful harvest.

Blackfoot glanced back at the hunting party; each member was holding up the spoils they had gathered on the trip.

These harvests are enough for the tribe to live frugally for about ten days.

Their hunting mission has been perfectly accomplished.

"Fortunately, the overall time spent wasn't too long. This place is very close to the White Feather Tribe. Oh well, there's so much prey in this area anyway, I can come here often in the future," Black Foot thought to himself. "I'm really lucky. I just wonder how the Red Flower Tribe is doing. I haven't even seen a trace of their people yet."

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. It's better if they starve to death!"

Blackfoot turned around and raised a hand to the crowd looking at him: "Brothers, that's enough. We can't take any more prey, and besides, we've already spent a whole night here. It's been a long time. We can't keep our tribe waiting any longer. It's time to go home!"