Wang Ping and Chen Jian quickly followed my instructions and began packing their things, preparing to evacuate the underground camp.
Before we moved the camp, I was worried that the three small children would make noise because of the long journey.
If this happens, it will likely attract the attention of the Etas tribe, and then Chen Jian and Wang Ping will be in the worst possible situation.
So, just to be on the safe side, before leaving, they gave the children some of that numbing liquid.
Although only a very small amount was added, the three children all fell asleep after drinking it.
Wang Xiaoxiao was very worried. She knew that today's events were a turning point for all of us, and something that made us uneasy. Yet, before leaving, she still tugged at my sleeve and kept nagging with red eyes.
"Sihai, isn't this too dangerous? If staying here to ambush those people is something we can't be sure of, then why stay here? Why don't we leave together? What will happen to me and the child if something really happens to you?"
I patted Wang Xiaoxiao on the shoulder, and seeing her worried look, I felt quite uneasy.
"Don't worry, I have my own preparations. You just need to take good care of the child, and you don't need to worry about the rest."
Wang Xiaoxiao was clearly dissatisfied with my answer and wanted to say something more, but I patted her and told her not to waste any more time.
After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we'll meet again soon.
I had Xiao Qiang and Xu Wei drag Wang Xiaoxiao away, and only after watching them quickly and nervously disappear into the jungle outside the underground camp did I finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After they all left, Muta, Mulin, and a dozen other indigenous people stayed behind.
Firstly, we must buy Chen Jian and his group enough time until they can safely reach the new camp and settle down before we can go and meet up with them.
Secondly, we have left too many traces here, and many things must be dealt with in a timely manner, otherwise it will cause trouble later.
We had prepared vines long ago and placed them all around, some even tied to trees to keep out lynxes.
Some were disguised as traps.
All preparations have been made, and now all that's needed is to wait for the people of Utas and his tribe to arrive.
We have also set up many traps in the surrounding area. In addition to the sharp wooden spikes that we have carefully prepared, we have also set up a lot of vine nets around the traps. As long as they come, they will not be able to escape unscathed.
Even after Chen Jian and Wang Ping had been gone for a long time, we remained in ambush around the area.
We originally thought the people of the Utas tribe would come to us soon, but to our surprise, we waited for a long time and still didn't find any movement.
Mulin was the first to get restless. He shifted around us, then lay down next to Muta and mumbled a few words. Muta stiffly told me that Mulin wanted to look around, because perhaps the Utas tribe hadn't discovered our hidden camp.
If that's really the case, then there's absolutely no need for us to keep waiting here.
I'm hesitating about whether to send Mulin. After all, it's a risky move. If the Utas tribe is really nearby, any slight movement we make now could attract their attention.
If something goes wrong, we might all die here.
But before I could speak, Mu Lin picked up a pitchfork from the ground, carefully turned around, and disappeared from where we were hiding, disappearing into the woods.
Although he was being very careful, the rustling sound of his footsteps on the leaves made me feel extremely uneasy.
I quickly moved closer to the wooden tower and looked at him: "Isn't this too risky? Even if there are no ambushes around, we can wait a bit longer. It will be dawn soon, and then we can go from here to the new camp. It will be safer to set up defenses around the new camp. But now you're letting him go out alone. What if there is any danger over there and something happens to him?"
After hearing my words, Muta quickly waved his hand, a very calm and slightly proud expression on his face, and said to me.
"Mulin has been a particularly mischievous child since he was little. There's no place in this forest that he doesn't know, so Zhao, you can rest assured!"
But before Muta could finish speaking, two gunshots suddenly rang out from the woods behind us, and then I saw several torches rapidly closing in on us from the surrounding woods.
My heart skipped a beat, and I immediately turned to look at the wooden tower: "What did I just tell you? There's an ambush here! Quickly tell everyone to retreat to the other side and hide behind the rocks. I'm going to find Mu Lin!"
After I finished speaking, I immediately went to pull the wooden tower and the others, wanting to hide in the pit next to the stone wall.
But to everyone's surprise, the wooden tower stood up but didn't move. Instead, it picked up the wooden fork in its hand, and its expression became extremely serious.
"In our tribe, there has never been such a thing as surrender. Now that they have come, we must face them!"
After saying that, he picked up the wooden fork, looking like he really wanted to go and fight them.
I was furious. How could this wooden tower be such a fool?
In this situation, how can we possibly engage in a direct confrontation?
I quickly grabbed his clothes and pulled him back with all my might. Although the tribesmen behind him also took up weapons like Muta, it was clear that they were also very frightened and uneasy.
Seeing that I had stopped the wooden tower, they all immediately crowded around me. I gestured and made signs at them until they finally understood. They dragged the wooden tower and followed me back to the walls we had built earlier.
"Don't make any rash moves while we're hiding here. They're firing their guns, but they're not closing in on us, which means they probably don't even know we're hiding here. You stay here quietly, I'll go look for Mulin first. If I can't find him, you guys run, understand?"
Muta understood, but shook his head and said righteously, "That won't do. Even if we're going to find Mulin, it should be me who goes!"
After saying that, he stood up again, picked up the wooden fork, and ran past the stone wall, following the path Mu Lin had taken.
I didn't even have time to grab him, and just then, several more gunshots and a lot of noise came from the woods.
I was shocked. Oh no, this hothead is probably going to be in deep trouble this time.
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