After walking for another thirty minutes or so, the sound of the whistle gradually became closer.
Mu Cuo walked ahead, seemingly oblivious to the darkness.
However, we found it very difficult to walk, and eventually our pace began to slow down more and more.
But the constant shelling behind me made me uneasy, because I felt that the sound of the shells was very dangerous.
We followed, panting, and no one dared to make a sound. After walking for a few more minutes, Mu Cuo, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped. Then she reached out and clapped her hands a few times, very rhythmically.
Then I heard a rustling sound coming from the woods. I turned around abruptly and saw that there were very faint torchlights all around.
Wang Ping and Chen Jian immediately tensed up and held their broadswords horizontally in front of their chests. The foreigners also immediately surrounded all the women, looking around warily.
Just then, I saw a man wearing a wolf skin, holding a torch, and with strange white symbols painted on his face run out of the woods and immediately hug Mu Cuo tightly.
They talked for a long time in their own language, but I couldn't understand a word they said.
Finally, Mu Cuo took a deep breath, turned to look at us, and then said a few more words to the man.
The man was quite surprised, seemingly not understanding what "mu cuo" meant, looking puzzled and glancing at us repeatedly.
The two talked for a while longer, and then Mu Cuo pulled the man to us. The man looked at me and said two words in a very stiff voice: "Thank you."
This really surprised me, because in my mind, and in everyone's impression, these indigenous people are simply unreasonable.
After all, they had indiscriminately attacked us and these foreigners, even the foreigners' ships. If it weren't for the trouble caused by these indigenous people, they wouldn't have been reduced to ashes on that night.
That's why we had no choice but to accept these foreigners.
However, since they were treating us politely, we couldn't very well start arguing with them. Besides, the fact that Mu Cuo had brought us here meant that this indigenous woman didn't want to hurt us.
I immediately looked at the man and nodded.
Mu Cuo spoke to the man again, but the man simply shook his head. They were clearly communicating in their tribal language, but the man obviously disagreed.
Finally, Mu Cuo seemed very angry and excited as she said a few words to the man, pointing at us from time to time with an excited and eager expression. Only then did the man reluctantly nod.
Wang Ping stood behind me, his voice low and full of doubt as he asked, "What exactly are they discussing? Are they deciding whether to arrest us or cook us?"
Chen Jian snorted coldly when he heard Wang Ping's comment: "Who knows? But I have a feeling they won't treat us with courtesy. Let's take them back and treat them well, or better yet, be careful."
I know Chen Jian still harbors resentment about me bringing this female native, Mu Cuo, back with me, but I'm too lazy to bother with him.
After Mu Cuo and the man exchanged a few more words, the man waved to us and then walked ahead.
Mu Cuo seemed relieved and immediately turned to me, whispering, "My brother has agreed to let you come to our tribe. Come with me."
To be honest, this move was very risky, but the thought of those fleets coming from the sea, and those people whom Mu Cuo called devils, could appear in our camp at any moment.
Moreover, they have guns and cannons, while we are practically defenseless. If we were to fight them head-on, we would have absolutely no chance of winning.
I turned to look at Wang Ping and whispered, "Go tell all the male colleagues, including these foreigners, to keep their weapons handy. You can never be too careful, understand?"
Wang Ping nodded solemnly and pulled Chen Jian to the back to relay my message.
Xiao Qiang, who was standing next to me, walked up behind me, looked at me, and grabbed my hand. She was obviously very nervous because her palms were sweaty.
I walked ahead, but Xiao Qiang looked at the back of that wooden pond and pouted.
"Why did this indigenous woman help us? Could it really be just because we helped her once?"
I shook my head. I wasn't quite sure either, but the fact that these indigenous people hadn't attacked us meant that the matter was still negotiable.
"And we did save this female tribeswoman, didn't we? From what I've observed, this female tribeswoman, Mu Cuo, and the man from earlier must have held relatively high positions in their tribe, because the people around them weren't dressed as elegantly as the man."
I remember seeing some outdoor timekeeping videos before. For indigenous people like them, the more gorgeous and noble their clothing, the higher their status and identity...
Given the current situation, let's just keep up first.
After walking for about ten minutes, Mu Cuo and the others stopped. Then, the local people with torches stuck their torches in the ground and quickly went to a pit to search for things.
Wang Ping and his companions watched their movements cautiously, but they couldn't understand what these indigenous people were trying to do with their strange actions.
We could only stand by and watch in silence, while Mucuo and her brother also stood there the whole time.
About a minute later, I was surprised to see a large stone gate appear under the flat mound.
The stone gate is well-organized for cultivating qi; it should be able to accommodate two to three people at a time.
Mu Cuo seemed very excited when he saw the stone gate. He turned to look at us, and his voice became somewhat joyful.
"This is our tribe. Welcome to visit us."
After he finished speaking, Mu Cuo took the lead and we followed him in one by one. It was an underground base that looked like a tunnel.
As we went further in, we didn't feel cold at all; on the contrary, it was warm all around us. The indigenous people followed behind us and blocked all the things at the entrance.
That's when I finally understood why, even after living on this deserted island for two years, we had never been able to find these indigenous tribes. It turned out they had built their tribes underground.
The road was long and winding. After we entered the cave of this tribe, we walked straight ahead for about ten minutes before the view suddenly opened up.
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