She knew from the beginning that she wouldn't have a cleaver, but other things were fine for now. However, Huo Qiu had told her so much, which meant that she should be careful with metal objects right now, but she still gave her some good stuff.

"You won't have to worry about it not being sharp when you go hunting in the future," Haitang said. Dongfanglong nodded and took it to look at it.

Then he held Haitang directly in his arms. When Haitang was held by Dongfang Long, her face turned red. "Tangtang, it's getting dark,"

"Hmm," Haitang nodded. "But why are you hugging me?"

“It’s dark, and Tangtang can’t see the road clearly. I can see clearly if I hold her, so she won’t fall,” Dongfang Long said. Haitang’s words were so confident that she felt embarrassed to be coy.

Listening to Dongfang Long's heartbeat, Haitang looked at him in a daze. He had really grown up, like a man, exuding a mature and steady heroic aura.

Haitang didn't really care much. She felt bad about letting Dongfanglong become the leader of the tribe. If they encountered danger while out there, Dongfanglong should be the first to take the lead.

She was a petty person. Even when her father was away, she was still worried and afraid that something might happen to Shi Hu. Her family didn't want their family members to become heroes; they just wanted them to be safe and sound.

"Cough cough cough... cough cough cough..." When Dongfang Long returned, Shi Hu, who was not far away, was coughing desperately.

"Uncle, is your throat sore? Go get some water. Tangtang is asleep, and you've disturbed her," Dongfang Long said, looking at Shi Hu with a reproachful expression.

"..." You brat, with my daughter right in front of me, can't I even be a little annoyed? He stared at what Dongfang Long was holding. "This iron bow and arrows, that kid Huo Qiu probably prepared them a while ago. Tangtang isn't one to take a loss lying down,"

Upon hearing that Huo Qiu had led over fifty orcs to mine iron ore, he immediately rushed over to demand his belongings. Huo Qiu, that kid, wouldn't let himself be taken advantage of, but of course, he wouldn't leave them with absolutely nothing.

"Not bad, but the downside is that it needs to be recycled, which is a bit troublesome." However, Dongfang Long didn't think that having this thing would make his hunting easier in the future.

Dongfang Long put Haitang on the bed and went to take a shower. Afterwards, Shi Hu looked at Dongfang Long and asked, "How much of your inner fire is left?"

“Half is missing,” Dongfang Long said. “But this time it will be much faster to complete. Uncles, are you in the same situation as me?”

“How are you the same? You are a dragon, a legendary being, who looks down on the world. Do you know why I gave you my daughter? It’s because, although your beast transformation is unstable, you can be considered the strongest beastman. You can protect Tangtang, so I agreed,” Shi Hu said as he looked at Dongfang Long.

"Yes, I will try my best, I will protect Tangtang," Dongfang Long said. Looking at the still somewhat childish Dongfang Long, Shi Hu shook his head and told Dongfang Long to go to sleep. He sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the scenery outside. Unconsciously, his child had grown up.

He thought back to the beginning, to the despair he felt when he lost his hand. He reached out and touched his severed arm, and at that time, his only thought was that even if he died, he could leave a little food for his children.

At that time, Haitang persuaded herself and said a lot. At such a young age, she learned to take care of her family. Not only Haitang, Yueyue and Xingxing were also doing the same. Xiaohe and others were also working hard to protect their family.

He also persevered by gritting his teeth after seeing the children's efforts. In fact, Shi Hu sometimes felt resistant towards Xingxing and Yueyue.

He probably felt resentful because the other party's mother had run away with the food that could have saved the whole family. However, when he saw the two children looking at him with concern, his anger vanished in an instant.

It has nothing to do with the child; it's all my fault. He was careless, so I let go of my anger. "Uncle, why are you crying?"

"No, I just got sand in my eye," Shi Hu said. "You must treat Tangtang well from now on. She's a good child. Your uncle broke his hand and was thinking of dying, but the children stopped me. I don't think about anything else now, just about helping these children grow up properly, and then finding beastmen to marry females."

"Uncle, are you reluctant to part with Tangtang? Tangtang and I will be living very close by, and I can come home every day without any problem," she said, looking at Shi Hu. "Or maybe we shouldn't move out,"

"Those dreamers! They haven't even finished building my house yet, and they're already trying to kidnap my daughter. I'll beat them to a pulp!" Shi Hu said, looking at Dongfang Long.

Dongfang Long felt wronged. It was clearly Shi Hu who was crying because he was thinking about the past, and in Dongfang Long's mind, that meant he couldn't bear to see Haitang leave. He hadn't expected to get such a thankless task. "I'm not talking to Uncle anymore. I'll finish building the house soon and take Tangtang to live there," he said.

Shi Hu looked at Dongfang Long and shook his head. He then lay down as well. The child had grown up, and the tribe would become stronger in the future. When they grew old, the little orcs would stand up.

Shi Hu thought about many things. The next day, Haitang looked at Shi Hu and sensed something strange about him. Dongfang Long whispered something in Haitang's ear, and Haitang looked at Shi Hu. "Xu, don't go around telling everyone, or my dad will beat you."

Shi Hu cried. Haitang didn't know why he was crying, but she didn't intend to expose him. She also told Dongfang Long not to tell anyone. Dongfang Long obediently nodded and then took the husky with him and left.

Haitang also took Xiaoha and rode in a carriage to collect things, Xiaohe stayed at home tidying up, and Xingxing went to clean the livestock pen.

Haitang planned to go a bit further away today. "Let's go a little further out, maybe we'll find something good there," Haitang said. Lingzhi is rare, and maybe we can find it if we go further away.

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