The next morning, Shuo took his people and said goodbye to the people from the valley tribe.
"See you at the Spring Trade Fair." Shan waved goodbye to Shuo, and asked Shu and Hei to send them to the hillside in front.
Watching the group walk out of the tribal gate, Shan ordered everyone to close the gate, and the smile on his face suddenly faded.
He asked for directions: "Is the back mountain ready?"
"We're ready." Lu said, "Man, Qinglang, Yan, Liushui and the others are lying in ambush in the back mountain."
At this point, he couldn't help but ask: "Is this also what Yu Toshu asked you to do?"
"Yes." Shan's face was filled with pride when he mentioned his daughter. "Yu said that our tribe's weakness is the mountain behind us. If the Stone Tribe wants to attack us, they will definitely come over from the back mountain. When they come here, they will definitely determine the terrain tonight and prepare for their future actions."
When the people of the valley tribe heard this, they were all shocked.
"So what should we do?"
"Why hasn't Yu come back yet? What will we do without her?"
"Everyone, be quiet." Shan raised his voice. "Everyone knows that Yu took a huge risk to follow the Wandering Tribe. She was worried that with the Stone Tribe in front and the Wandering Tribe behind, we were outnumbered and couldn't resist. So she led the Wandering Tribe away and didn't let them know where we were. That way, we only had to deal with the Stone Tribe."
"As for how to resist the attack of the Stone Tribe, Yuye Toshu and Mitsuru told me. Once the Stone Tribe members leave, we will dig traps at the back of the mountain and at the front gate. Then they will fall into the traps like wild beasts in the mountains, and we will be able to destroy them without any effort."
Everyone's eyes lit up, their worried expressions vanished, and smiles appeared on their faces: "Ah, Yu is so smart."
"That's a good idea."
"Haha, just thinking about how desperate they felt when they fell into the trap makes me so happy. If they dare to attack our tribe, we will make sure they never return."
Seeing that everyone's previous worries were swept away as soon as they heard this plan, as if they had already killed the people of the Stone Tribe and won the victory, Shan felt more and more proud of his daughter, but also more and more worried about her safety at this moment.
"So starting tomorrow, everyone will go up the mountain to find branches to make shovels, then divide into teams to dig traps. We'll try to set all the traps within seven days."
Shuo thought he had obtained a lot of information from the Valley Tribe, but in fact, Shan was also trying to trick him when they were chatting.
Shan now knew that the Stone Tribe was four days' journey from the Valley Tribe. Shuo had only come up with the idea of attacking the Valley Tribe at the trade fair, so he naturally had to lead his men back to the tribe first, reunite with the twenty or so men who remained, and then lead them to attack the Valley Tribe.
By this calculation, the valley tribe has at least eight days to prepare.
And in two days, Yu should be back, right?
"Since Yu has arranged everything, we have nothing to worry about. Just do as Yu says." Someone said, "Let's go. There are some dry branches piled up in the tribe. Let's pick some and see if we can make some wooden shovels."
Outside the tribe, Man, Qinglang and the other two stayed in four secluded places, waiting for Shuo and the others to come back and investigate. This wait lasted until nightfall.
However, this situation was already anticipated by Shan and Man. They were well prepared. The four of them were dressed very warmly. The hiding place was facing away from the mountain, and they also brought thick thatched mats and blankets. The four strong guys could still hold on.
It was getting dark, with only the light from the snow shining through. Then Man heard the sound of someone crunching on the snow.
He suddenly perked up, stood up quietly, and looked towards the place where the sound came from through the gaps between the dead branches and grass.
Sure enough, as the footsteps got closer, Man saw several people sneaking past him not far away and heading towards the valley tribe.
He also heard someone ask, "Is it this direction?"
The mountain was covered in dense branches and vines. Even though it was winter, with the leaves fallen and only withered vines of all sizes remaining, the scenery on the mountain behind was the same. If you weren't familiar with the terrain, it would be easy to get lost at night when there was only the dim light of the snow.
"Don't worry, I'm the best at finding the place." said one person.
When Man heard this, a hint of hatred flashed in his eyes.
This is exactly Shuo's voice.
Whether at the trade fair or back home, the Valley Tribe's attitude towards Shuo was unimpeachable. Regardless of whether it was a play or not, the people of the Mountain and Valley Tribes showed a friendly and kind attitude towards the Stone Tribe.
If it were someone else, they might have felt guilty and changed their mind, truly becoming a friendly tribe with the Valley Tribe, willing to help each other. Even if they were short of food, they could have told the Valley Tribe everything and asked for their help. If Shuo had done so, Shan would have certainly helped them.
But Shuo didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt, nor did he show any sign of softening his heart. He used false pretenses to get information from them, and vowed to wipe out their entire valley tribe.
If Yu hadn't seen through his trick, he might have succeeded.
Such people must not be allowed to stay in this world.
After confirming that the people of the Stone Tribe had indeed come to "scout" as Qiao Yu had expected, Man no longer paid any attention to them. He leaned against the bushes and took a nap. In the second half of the night, he heard the footsteps of Shuo and others again. He guessed that they had already checked the back mountain and were preparing to go down the mountain. Man breathed a sigh of relief.
After Shuo and his group left, Man still did not move. It was not until dawn that he was sure that Shuo would not come back. Then he got up, found the other three, and returned to the tribe together.
"How is it?" Seeing the four people coming back, everyone in the tribe gathered around.
Man saw that everyone's eyes were dark blue, and it was obvious that no one slept well last night. He explained the situation.
The people of the valley tribe immediately started cursing and wishing Shuo a miserable death.
"Alright, there's no point in talking about this. Let's go out and find suitable branches to dig our traps," Shan said. "Man, Qinglang, Yan, and Liushui, you four should go back to sleep. You worked hard last night."
The men hurried out of the tribe to make wooden shovels, while the four of them headed back to their respective caves.
Yan glanced at Shan, then quickly caught up with Man and asked him, "Man, the area on the back mountain is so large. How many traps do we need to dig to stop the people from the Stone Tribe? What if they don't reach the traps we dug, but take other routes down the mountain?"
To be honest, at first, he was very dissatisfied and uncomfortable when Qiao Yu didn't take him to the trade fair. But when Man and his companions returned from the trade fair, bringing back the people of the Stone Tribe, and learning about the ill intentions of the Stone and Wandering Tribes towards their tribe, and learning about Qiao Yu's plans and her own disregard for danger to track the Wandering Tribe alone, Yan was shocked even more than when he first learned that Qiao Yu had become the leader through her own strength.
In his heart, he finally felt the same respect for Qiao Yu as everyone else in the tribe.
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