"Alright, alright, let's go, Big Black, we should go back to the tribe."

Li Qing waved to Da Hei.

"The hunting party should be back by now. It's time to go back and eat some meat," Li Qing said. "A balanced diet requires a mix of meat and vegetables."

Pointing ahead, Li Qing said, "Let's go, lead the way."

But Dahei didn't move an inch. Instead of turning around and running forward, it stared blankly at Li Qing with its eyes that were like black pearls, wagging its tail ingratiatingly.

"What's wrong?"

Li Qing asked.

This is unlike Big Black's style.

It had never acted so naively before.

But as soon as Li Qing finished speaking, he felt the ground beneath his feet moving!

Seeing the trees on both sides and the grass under his feet slowly moving, Li Qing was suddenly alarmed. "Could this 'orchard' that I just climbed up with Dahei actually be...?"

A low growl, the sound of some kind of animal, suddenly came from not far ahead.

This confirms Li Qing's guess.

"In other words, this big guy was resting in the same spot just now, which made him and Dahei mistake the scenery in front of them for an orchard that had not been developed by the tribe, so they rushed over and ate the fruit here to their hearts' content," Li Qing thought quickly. "If that's the case, then the tremor just now should not have been an earthquake or a hallucination. It is very likely that the guy got up and continued on his way."

If a creature has an orchard on its back, and a rather large one at that, then it must be an enormous beast. Li Qing didn't want to get into a conflict with such a big guy at this critical moment, so he quickly called out to Da Hei, "Silly dog, hurry up and jump down with me to get out of this place!"

As he spoke, he ran down a small slope to one side.

As he ran towards the small slope, getting closer and closer to the bottom, Li Qing felt a chill run down his spine. He could see that, without realizing it, he had already created a distance of about five or six meters between himself and the ground. The four legs of this big guy were exactly the same color as the earth. No wonder Li Qing hadn't noticed and had unknowingly climbed onto the big guy's body.

Fortunately, so far it has not shown any particularly obvious hostility towards Li Qing and Da Hei, and is just traveling at a very slow pace.

Without a second thought, Li Qing jumped down with Dahei.

This height wasn't considered high for Li Qing at his current level. After landing, he pushed himself up with his hands and stood up without getting injured.

"Phew, thankfully, he seems to be a mild-mannered guy," Li Qing thought to himself.

He unconsciously looked in front of the big guys.

"Holy crap!"

What appeared before Li Qing was a giant tortoise with a neck as thick as a tree trunk!

Its eyes are large, but perhaps due to a physical limitation, it cannot look behind it and can only focus intently on the road ahead.

"What a huge turtle! When did such a terrifying creature appear near the tribe? I've never heard of it before."

Li Qing opened his mouth.

Wheat still has related memories.

This should be a type of turtle called the Earth Seat Turtle. It is huge and looks terrifying, but it is not a ferocious beast. In fact, it has a gentle temperament and will generally never have a conflict with people unless its life is threatened. Its most distinctive feature is that it has many fruit trees growing on its back.

The distribution of the Earth Seat Turtle is not widespread and its numbers are extremely small. This kind of place is too barren for the Earth Seat Turtle, so it is impossible to see it here. What would it be doing here?

Li Qing thought to himself, puzzled.

Even though he knew the Earth-Sitting Tortoise was not hostile, Li Qing still couldn't help but gasp when he saw the huge craters it had left under its feet. With that weight, one stomp would be fatal.

Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief after waiting quietly for the Earth-Seat Turtle to walk a distance and seeing that it did not react.

They were about to run away with Big Black.

The earth-seat tortoise in front suddenly stopped.

"..."

The Earth-Seat Tortoise slowly turned its head and looked at Li Qing.

This was also the first time Li Qing had seen the face of the Earth Seat Tortoise, and its appearance could be described as very... "simple".

Like a strange fish that hasn't fully grown in the deep sea, its head looked very smooth except for its large eyes and mouth. Li Qing searched for a long time before finding two small black dots above its mouth, which should be nostrils.

This earth-seat tortoise, whose appearance could be described as "ugly," stared silently at Li Qing... or rather, at the big black tortoise next to Li Qing.

Big Black was a cheerful creature, and it seemed to understand what the Earth Seat Tortoise was trying to convey, letting out a few short, rapid calls.

The Earth-seated Tortoise listened quietly as Big Black "finished speaking," then gave Big Black a friendly call before turning away again.

...

The timing of our return to the tribe was perfect; the sky was just beginning to darken.

It can still recognize the road.

As Li Qing approached the tribe, he could feel the lively atmosphere emanating from it. The tribe was surrounded by blazing fires, which provided lighting and safety while also creating a unique ambiance.

"Hey, Wheat, you're back! We were almost ready to start celebrating, why are you only just getting back?"

A soldier enthusiastically carried a dead wild boar and said to Li Qing.

"I encountered a tortoise on the way back, and it was a bit late."

Li Qing told the truth.

"Haha, a Tortoise?" The man laughed as if he had heard a joke. "Really? By the way, let me tell you something. Tonight's meat feast also includes a Tyrannosaurus Rex."

Li Qing rolled her eyes: "If you don't believe what I'm saying, there's nothing I can do."

"Also, Tyrannosaurus Rex meat doesn't taste good."

"It's good enough that there's food at all." The man waved and urged, "Alright, come over here quickly."

Li Qing responded and entered the tribe.

The interior of the tribe made Li Qing feel even warmer. This was the first time he had felt this way since he came into this world. Even in the Qingye tribe, which was more "prosperous" than the Honghua tribe, Li Qing had never felt this way. This was a feeling that could truly be called home.

The hunting party piled up their prey near the largest bonfire in the center of the tribe. From a distance, it looked like the hunting party had a pretty good harvest in just one afternoon. There were also a few smaller rhinoceroses on the ground, enough to feed the Red Flower tribe for several days.

The chief and the shaman stood near the fire, chatting amiably with several warriors, their faces beaming with happiness. The other warriors carried their hunted prey to the busy women nearby, who helped them remove inedible parts and entrails from the animals. The women were incredibly skilled at this task, often accepting the food with a smile and quickly preparing it. Even some of the tribe's elderly members, as well as the taciturn Cang, sat around the fire, chatting about topics that interested them.