Chapter 142: To Prevent Future Trouble
Qu Yanbai left this room to Qin Muxue and Shi Yan, and squeezed to Sheng Xingyuan's room.
Before leaving, Sheng Xingyuan reminded her, "You're new here, so it's best not to go out at night."
"Thanks for the reminder."
Qin Muxue lay on the table for the whole night until midnight when she heard faint noises outside. Because of Sheng Xingyuan's warning, she did not meddle in other people's business and went out to check.
It wasn't until early morning that someone started knocking on the door.
When Qin Muxue opened the door, she found other residents of the tribe outside, staring at her with basins of water in their hands. "Please, give us a little water."
There were pairs of pleading eyes outside, and for a moment Qin Muxue didn't know what to do.
These residents knew that Qin Muxue could create water, so they took out food from their homes in exchange for water. "This is the dried meat I stored, I hope it can be exchanged for some water."
“This is our family’s pancake!”
"This is sea buckthorn, a wild fruit that is very delicious."
Looking at the pile of food on the table, Qin Muxue felt embarrassed to refuse them. After all, this was an equal exchange.
Then the residents lined up, and each of them got a basin full of water, and went back happily.
By the time all the residents had left, she didn't know how much water she had created using her supernatural powers. She was so tired that she was sweating profusely. She finally understood Qu Yanbai. She was afraid that those residents had also exchanged things with him in this way before.
After Qu Yanbai entered the room, he looked at the table full of food and said, "There are more things here than when I came here. At least I don't have to worry about starving to death here."
Sheng Xingyuan picked up a piece of dried meat and started chewing it. "Just right, I'm hungry. The dried meat here is very valuable. You won't lose out."
This kind of air-dried meat is usually made after they catch prey. They pickle it with salt, dry out the moisture in it, and then smoke it over a fire before preserving it. Generally, the residents here will only take it out during major festivals.
Qin Muxue tried taking a piece of dried meat and tasting it. The meat was very hard and she couldn't bite it, but it did taste unique.
They casually took some food from the table to fill their stomachs. These tortilla-like things tasted pretty good.
Until Shi Yan opened his eyes hazily, he was lying on a hard bed, Qin Muxue was looking at him, "You finally woke up." She shouted in surprise, "What the witch doctor said here is indeed right. At first I thought it was a trick, but I didn't expect that the old woman's blessing was really effective. I don't know what the reason is."
"Just like Manman's supernatural power, the treatment here relies on prayer, which may also be some kind of supernatural power, but only witch doctors have such supernatural power." Qu Yanbai thought of Manman in his mind while explaining. He wondered how she was doing, whether she missed him, and how the baby in her belly was doing.
Thinking of this, he vowed to do everything he could to find the rioters, and then return to Blue Star as soon as possible to be with Manman.
Shi Yan only felt a slight pain on the back of his head, probably because something hit his head after he was caught in the sandstorm.
"Now that Shi Yan is awake, we must find a way to leave the desert."
There was a sound of something falling outside the door. It turned out to be Luna. She originally wanted to ask Qin Muxue for some water again, but accidentally overheard their conversation about wanting to leave.
Luna wanted to leave, but was grabbed by Qin Muxue. "You heard it just now. We want to leave here. Can you tell us how to leave this desert?"
Luna shook her head in embarrassment. "I am very grateful for the food and water you gave me, but I really don't know how to leave this place. I have been here since I was born and have never left this desert."
She glanced at Qu Yanbai with a little guilt. In fact, she would not lie, but the priest asked her to say it, so she could only answer like this. They must not be allowed to leave here, and their safety must be protected, so that the tribe would not have to worry about water and food such as vegetables.
She also had selfish motives. Since the first day she took care of Qu Yanbai, she had fallen in love with this strong man.
He was stronger and more resourceful than the men in the tribe, but there was an indelible melancholy in his eyes.
It was also the first time she had come into contact with such men, who looked very much like their ancestors. Their appearance had long since changed due to their life in the dark underground city and changes in the external environment. In the eyes of their tribe, these men seemed like gods, existing only in legends.
"Thank you, there's nothing I can do." Although Qin Muxue said this, Luna's little movements did not escape her observation. She must know something, but was unwilling to say it.
Combined with what Qu Yanbai and the others said before, the residents of the tribe blocked them from leaving the desert. The people here definitely don't want them to leave.
"In fact, the people in the dungeon are very friendly. It's a good idea for you to stay. Everyone is very friendly..."
"Well, we'll consider it."
After letting Luna go, Qin Muxue's eyes showed a hint of cunning, "Since they won't let us leave here, we have to find a way ourselves."
"Many wild animals will appear in the desert at night because the temperature is too high during the day. They will come out to hunt at night. The residents here are the same. They go out to look for food at night and rest at home during the day. If we want to go out, we can only choose daytime. However, they often send people to monitor us. If there is no one to show us the way, we can't get out of this desert at all."
Sheng Xingyuan and Qu Yan have tried many times to get out of here, but always failed.
"Everything needs to be considered in the long term."
"We can't make long-term plans. Time is running out."
They have time, but the rioters will not slow down their plans because of their arrival.
At this moment, the witch doctor who came yesterday suddenly knocked on their door and said, "Old lady, I haven't thanked you for your help yesterday. My friend has woken up. Your prayers really worked."
"Shi Yan, it was this old lady who saved you."
Shi Yan stood up and expressed his gratitude slightly.
"You're welcome. It's just a small favor." She seemed to be hesitant to speak, "Little girl, I have something to say to you alone."
The implication was to let the others go out first. Qin Muxue winked at them and said, "You guys go out for a walk first and come back later!"
Everyone nodded in understanding and left.
Seeing everyone leave, the witch doctor breathed a sigh of relief. She took out something like sheepskin from her pocket with her wrinkled hands and said, "This should be useful to you."
Qin Muxue glanced at the sheepskin and found that it was a map. She looked at it seriously, her expression becoming more serious. "What is this?"
"You're right. It's about the map to get out of this desert. I know you want to leave here. I believe you must have other tasks here. The people here have narrow vision. They only think about the immediate interests. It's not just our tribe. Maybe all the people on Yanxing are like this. That's what causes the desolation of Yanxing." There was a hint of loneliness in the old woman's voice.
"I have lived for such a long time and have seen all the changes on Yanxing. You must think that this is not a place suitable for human survival. However, this desert used to be a vast grassland. Our Euphemia tribe has lived here for generations. It used to be a home with a comfortable climate. We didn't look like this before." She sighed deeply, and the years filled her face with ravines. "The way you look in the photo is what we looked like before."
Qin Muxue slowly took out the photo she mentioned from her bag, and the old witch doctor stroked the two clear faces on it with her hands.
"Why did you give me the map?"
They were strangers to this witch doctor, and as she said, once they left, the people here would be in crisis of water and food again, but she was kind enough to help them.
But seeing the change in the witch doctor's eyes, Qin Muxue seemed to realize something, "Are you the woman in the photo?"
"Child, you are really smart. I am this woman. I don't know how many years I have lived. In fact, not all people on Yanxing have such a long lifespan. Only the chosen ones have such a long lifespan. He and I are both the chosen ones. He was sent to other planets to perform missions, but I was left here, waiting for his return." There was a hint of excitement in her tone.
"How is he?"
"You mean Anten?"
"Yeah." She looked at Qin Muxue expectantly, but she felt an invisible pressure.
"He... he's dead." He watched him breathe his last with his own eyes, and he said this no matter what. An Teng had already paid the price of his life to send them here.
"An Teng is dead?" The old woman showed an expression of disbelief on her face. "How is it possible? Before he left, we clearly agreed that the day he returned would be our wedding day, but now..." Things have changed.
Qin Muxue felt that the old woman looked much older after hearing the news. She felt a little guilty and could only follow An Teng's instructions and find the letter from her backpack. "He asked me to give it to you before he died. I have fulfilled his last wish..."
The old witch doctor opened the envelope with trembling hands, and a yellowed piece of letter paper and a pair of gold earrings fell out of it.
"Eve, by the time you see this letter, I will probably be dead. I really miss you and Yanxing, but I can't be so selfish. I have been on Blue Star for so many years. There are many vicious humans here, but there are more kind humans. They thought I was disfigured and often took care of me. I spent an unforgettable time here. This pair of earrings is the most exquisite pair of earrings I have ever seen. I want to give it to you. Also, Eve, you don't have to wait for me. Our engagement is like a shackle between us. Now this shackle can be untied. The person I feel most sorry for in my life is probably you. Don't waste the rest of your time on me."
Eve looked at the pair of exquisite earrings and tears fell unconsciously, "How can you be my shackles? We loved each other so much..."
Qin Muxue also understood the relationship between the two. Now that An Teng is dead, all that is left for her is a sad ending.
"Old lady, I'm sorry, if it weren't for us, he wouldn't have..."
Eve wiped away her tears and said, "I think he must have made his own choice. If you want to leave, just follow the direction indicated on this map. I have already got what I wanted."
She stood up tremblingly and almost fainted. Perhaps the blow was too great. After the collapse of her beliefs, she no longer had the motivation to live.
Qin Muxue wanted to help her, but she refused. "It's okay. I still have the strength to walk. If possible, let's leave here as soon as possible."
After Shi Yan and the other two turned around a few times, they couldn't stand it anymore and saw the trembling old witch doctor leave.
"Xiaoxue, what happened just now?"
Qin Muxue took out the sheepskin and said, "This is a map of the desert. We can rely on this to leave here."
Qu Yanbai looked surprised, and asked suspiciously, "She has never had any contact with us, why would she help us?"
Qin Muxue explained to them everything that had just happened. Qu Yanbai couldn't help but sigh, "So it was him..." His bad impression of the evil spirits on Blue Star began to change.
"The people of Yanxing are just like us people of Lanxing. There are good people and bad people. We can't just smear all the good people because of the bad ones."
Qin Muxue lowered her head and said, "Now that we have the map, let's leave this place quickly!"
"We will leave here in the afternoon. Usually in the afternoon, the residents of the tribe are resting. We can take this opportunity to leave and get rid of those people who are following us."
Sheng Xingyuan studied the map for a long time. "It seems that we were very close to the edge of the desert. No wonder they came to stop us."
"Okay, that's the tentative plan. Let's pack up now." Qin Muxue stuffed some food into her backpack so that she could eat it on the road.
Shi Yan's face was still a little pale, and Qin Muxue couldn't help but worry about his physical condition, "Are you okay? It's very hot outside during the day, I don't know if you can hold on."
"Don't worry, I'm fine now."
After that, Sheng Xingyuan found two white cloaks for them from somewhere, the same as theirs, and said, "It's too hot outside, put this on when you go out, otherwise you will get burned quickly."
"Thanks."
Sheng Xingyuan looked at the two people in front of him with an unnatural expression. Qin Muxue's eyes never left Shi Yan, even when she said thank you.
"You, are you already together?" Sheng Xingyuan, who was always rational, suddenly asked uncontrollably. Even he himself didn't know why he asked such a question.
Perhaps even if he was eliminated, he still wanted to hear a definite answer from her.
Qin Muxue just blushed slightly and replied: "What kind of messed up questions are you asking? I don't know where I can find a job now."
But her reaction betrayed her. The way she looked at Shi Yan was clearly so different.
Qu Yanbai rolled his eyes helplessly, "Stop showing off your affection. I've noticed something's not right between you two. When we were at the base, you two lived together. Is it possible that you and I are already..."
"No." Shi Yan answered decisively: "Don't affect a girl's reputation like this. I live with Xiaoxue only because I was injured and she wanted to take care of me."
Seeing him defending her so righteously, Qin Muxue couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Shi Yan and I do like each other, but we won't let this matter affect our primary task. The most important thing now is to leave here first."
"Yeah, Xiaoxue is right."
Sheng Xingyuan nodded dejectedly, "I understand."
He knew the result long ago, but when he heard it, he still felt a little sad.
From childhood to adulthood, he never knew what it felt like to like someone. Now that he finally has someone he likes, everything is too late.
He sighed and walked out of the room, wanting to be alone.
Qu Yanbai noticed something was wrong with him and followed him.
"Professor Sheng, there's something wrong with your condition."
"I'm fine. Staying in such a dark place for a long time will definitely make you feel a little depressed. I just need to adjust myself."
"I know you like her too. Xiaoxue is like the sun. She attracts everyone around her. Although I don't have any romantic feelings for her, I treat her like a sister. I also know that I will inevitably be attracted to her because your personalities complement each other. If it weren't for Shi Yan, maybe you could really be together, but now everything has happened. Shi Yan's treatment of Xiaoxue is irreplaceable to any of us. He has given so much for Xiaoxue. In comparison..."
Sheng Xingyuan couldn't help but interrupt him, "I know what you mean, I just want to like her silently."
His first love ended before it even began.
"Okay, I won't say much then."
The two were about to leave when they saw a fire not far away. "Everyone should be sleeping at this time, why are they all gathered here?"
Before they were discovered, the two hid themselves. They only heard the priest of Euphemia's tribe say, "They are ominous people who will bring disaster here. Let's burn them to death!"
The leader frowned and hesitated, "But they bring us resources. Without them, where will the resources come from?"
"They won't stay here forever. Besides, as you can see, they are from the Blue Star. The Blue Star people have a short lifespan and their bodies are very fragile. They can't help us for long, but if we sacrifice them to the Flame God, there might be a chance of a turnaround..."
"Enough, stop thinking about them!" Old lady Eve is the most prestigious witch doctor here. Her words carry a lot of weight. No one knows how long she has lived. Whenever she opens her mouth, the priests are afraid.
"Master witch doctor, if those people discover their existence, our entire tribe will be buried with them. We can't let them live just for the sake of short-term benefits. Those people's orders are to kill any Blue Star people with superpowers. They have been here for so long, maybe those people have already discovered their existence."
The priest showed a look of horror on his face, causing other residents to start whispering.
"Yeah, keeping them would do more harm than good."
"If the tribe no longer exists, what's the point of having resources?"
Luna was also in the crowd. When she heard what they said, she became very anxious. She didn't want Qu Yan to die in vain. Judging from the current wind direction, it seemed that this group of people were determined to kill them.
"For the future of the tribe, Lord Chief, you should sacrifice them and then give their skulls to those people, and they will not doubt us anymore."
"yes!"
"We have just accepted their kindness, and now we turn around and kill them. This is really inappropriate." There were still people in the crowd who opposed it, but as more and more voices of support emerged, the voices of support gradually increased.
The priest shouted loudly: "I know some people will not accept it. In this case, let's see what will happen to our tribe in the future if we keep them!"
In the burning flames, as the priest chanted incantations, several swaying figures began to appear.
Sheng Xingyuan and Qu Yanbai saw the figures in the firelight from the corner. Weren't they the rioters? Their numb expressions and their ruthless killing methods were killing the residents of the tribe.
When everyone saw the scene in the fire, they all gasped. Their tribe would eventually be massacred and destroyed.
Suddenly someone in the crowd shouted, "Kill them, kill them!" Most people began to echo him.
No matter how Eve tried to stop them, this group of people seemed to be crazy. Eve could also understand their feelings. The tribe had survived to this day, and they had gone through countless hardships. It was really not worth it to destroy everything because of a few Blue Star people. However, the priest insisted on killing them when he could clearly let them escape from the desert. She had already seen through his selfish motives, which was to show goodwill to that group of people.
Luna secretly thought that something was not good, so she thought about leaving secretly and informing them first. At first, she just wanted Qu Yanbai to stay, but now she couldn't care less. She couldn't let him die. As long as he left alone and let the rest of them be sacrificed, it should be okay!
Qu Yanbai and Sheng Xingyuan seemed to have discovered something. It turned out that the people they were afraid of were the rioters. They had found the people they were looking for.
The two hurried back to the room and explained to Qin Muxue and Shi Yan everything they had just seen. "The rioters outside the desert should be their rulers. If we disobey the orders of the rioters, all the people in this tribe will die. Now they are planning how to kill us."
Shi Yan narrowed his eyes and said indifferently: "Otherwise, let's kill them all and put an end to it all, so as to prevent future troubles."
This is what Luna heard at the door.
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