Chapter 342: Drought

The two cubs were skeptical, but they still released their claws. An An tilted his head and asked, "Father, have we passed the test?"

Luo Cihe patted their heads and said with a smile, "Of course you passed! You are really amazing!"

Dun Dun jumped up happily: "Great! Then can we continue to sleep with the female beast?"

Luo Cihe immediately shook his head:

"No, no, you've grown up and need to learn to be independent! This is for your own good!"

An An and Dun Dun pouted, clearly not satisfied with the answer. But before they could protest, Luo Ci He had already picked them up, one in each hand:

"Okay, time to go back to your room and sleep!"

The two cubs were carried back to the room by Luo Cihe. Although they were a little reluctant, they soon fell asleep on the bed.

After returning to the room, Luo Cihe lay back on the bed triumphantly and whispered to Xia Yueke, "Done!"

Xia Yueke looked at him helplessly: "You are so childish."

Luo Cihe chuckled and leaned close to her ear: "I call this wisdom, do you understand?"

Xia Yueke rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to him, turned around and went to sleep.

Luo Cihe looked at her back, a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he closed his eyes.

The night passed peacefully.

It was the next morning when Xia Yuke woke up again. Because of her fighting power, even though the boys knew that it was Luo Cihe who was doing the bad things, they had no way to resist and could only come to her to cry every day.

Xia Yueke was determined to cultivate the independence of the cubs and deliberately turned a blind eye. Later, the cubs seemed to realize that crying was useless and gradually stopped making trouble.

He started going out every day to play with the other cubs.

Xia Yueke was worried at first, but An An said, "Don't worry, mother beast. Didn't we fight with those cubs before? We didn't expect that we would become famous in one battle. Those other cubs have long been fed up with their arrogant behavior and have wanted to teach them a lesson. Now they recognize Dun Dun and me as their bosses!"

At this point, Xia Yue didn't know what to say. She could only smile helplessly and let them go, and have fun every day.

After staying in the fox tribe for a month, the hot season was almost over.

However, when they were happily preparing for the arrival of the rainy season, the rain did not fall for a long time.

In just a week, the once lush forest gradually lost its vitality, and the leaves curled and turned yellow under the scorching sun, as if the last drop of moisture had been drained away.

The air was filled with the smell of dry dust, and even the wind was scorching hot, as if it could ignite everything when it blew.

The stream in the center of the tribe was once a place where the orcs fetched water and played, but now only a few shallow puddles remain, with withered yellow leaves floating on the turbid water.

The stones by the stream were scorching hot from the sun, and even the cubs who usually liked to take a nap by the stream were nowhere to be seen.

Yes, the creek near them was dry.

This was unprecedented in the past, and all the elders and clan leaders were mobilized.

They looked up at the sky, which was cloudless and so blue it made people feel uneasy. Occasionally, a few birds flew by, and the sound of their wings flapping was particularly harsh in the silent air.

There was not even a shadow of a dark cloud.

Elder Fox sighed, "What's going on? Is this a drought? It hasn't happened in hundreds of years."

Amidst everyone's worries, the atmosphere in the tribe grew increasingly tense. Luo Cihe and the other adult orcs gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Xia Yueke took the female orcs to sort out the remaining supplies in the tribe and tried to plan the most reasonable distribution plan.

"This won't work,"

Luo Cihe frowned, his voice filled with anxiety, "We must find a new source of water, otherwise we won't be able to hold on."

The other orcs nodded in agreement, but no one knew where to find water. They were familiar with their surroundings, but now they were in a desperate situation.

At this time, the patriarch spoke up, "Ahem, I know a place where there might still be water."

At that moment, everyone's attention was immediately focused on the patriarch.

"What exactly is this place? Chief, please stop keeping us in suspense!"

An elder couldn't wait and shouted.

"That's right!"

Others quickly echoed.

The old patriarch finally stopped keeping the secret and said, "The water source of that place is in a mountain stream, but..."

"But what? Come on, old man, tell me, stop dilly-dallying!"

An elder who usually had a good relationship with the clan leader shouted anxiously.

"But... that place is quite small, and the male beasts can't get in. If you really want to get water, you have to let the female go."

The chief said it in a breath. He was also surprised when he found that place because he was leading his people hunting and accidentally entered that place. He didn't expect that there was a water source. He was dismissive at the time and just thought it was a good hiding place because it was relatively hidden.

I didn't expect it would come in handy this time.

It took him a lot of effort to squeeze in and find some traces of water, but he himself didn't know how much.

"This..." The elders hesitated. After all, if they were to take the female out to find water, it would be too dangerous.

Females are weak by nature, and it would be bad if they encountered any wild beasts.

But they didn't have time to think too much, because at this moment, there was a commotion outside, and it seemed that two orcs were fighting.

The noise outside grew louder, mixed with angry shouts and sounds of fighting.

Xia Yueke and Luo Cihe looked at each other and rushed out immediately.

The other orcs followed suit, fearing that something serious might have happened.

In the open space in the center of the tribe, two male orcs were wrestling with each other. One was a burly bear orc, and the other was an agile leopard orc.

Their claws waved in the air, their tails snapped, and the dust around them was stirred up, forming a gray mist.

"stop!"

The old patriarch shouted sternly, his voice filled with unquestionable authority.

However, the two orcs seemed to have been so enraged that they had no intention of stopping.

The bear orc punched the leopard orc's shoulder, but the leopard orc dodged nimbly and clawed at the other's chest with his backhand.

The fight between the two orcs became more and more intense, and it seemed that they would not give up.

"If you don't stop, don't blame me for being rude!"

Luo Cihe said in a cold voice, black crow feathers spread out behind him, emitting a dangerous aura.

The two orcs then stopped, staring at each other breathlessly, their eyes full of anger.

"What's going on?" The old patriarch stepped forward and glanced sternly at the two orcs.