Chapter 80. Cang Li touched the discipline ruler for a while...
Cang Li touched the teaching ruler for a while, then tossed it and the teaching book above her head and continued discussing with Tai Qing the topic of "the future development prospects of the human race and the strengthening of armed forces." Mainly, the weather was getting colder and she guessed that the witch clan would come to steal things.
Conflicts usually occur at this time, when people, in order to survive the winter and store food, will steal from others if they don't have any themselves.
"Daoist Master, what do you think about me visiting the Ancestral Witch Houtu of the Witch Clan now?"
Taiqing rejected the idea without hesitation: "No."
Cang Li pressed on, asking, "Why?"
Taiqing was silent for a while before saying, "It's not appropriate to go now. I've heard that the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan have been in frequent conflicts recently. If you go at this time, it's easy for it to be seen as an alliance between the Human Clan and the Witch Clan."
Cang Li thought about it and agreed. She decided to wait until winter was over. That would be perfect. If the Wu tribe really came to seize her, she would capture them all and take them to the Wu tribe for negotiations after spring.
Seeing that Cang Li had given up the idea of immediately going to the Wu tribe, Taiqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"Any more questions?"
Cang Li shook his head, got up, and seriously sat down to meditate and cultivate his primordial spirit face to face with Tai Qing.
Taiqing lowered her eyes and quietly watched Cangli for a while before entering meditation.
There was an invisible exchange of spiritual energy between the two, complementing each other. Taiqing's cultivation was much higher than Cangli's. Cangli was obviously gaining a great advantage by unconsciously exchanging spiritual energy with Taiqing. Her cultivation was increasing by leaps and bounds, and she was almost about to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm.
The next day, Cang Li got up and looked at the empty cave. He was still a little unaccustomed to it. Everyone else had left, and it suddenly felt a bit deserted. Speaking of which, the four of them were alright, at least they were together. Er, however, had gone to the demon race alone. He wondered how he was doing now.
Cang Li pondered whether he should take some time to visit Er.
"Great Chief! Are you awake?"
Siye called from outside, and Cangli quickly responded:
"Get up, get up, what's up?"
As Cang Li walked out, she saw Si Ye calling to her from the ground below the steps. When Si Ye saw Cang Li come out, she said:
"Chief, the weather is getting colder and colder. We've already harvested our crops, and everyone is worried about what happened last winter. So I've come to ask you what to do."
Cang Li knew that Si Ye was referring to the witch clan coming to steal things, so he said to Si Ye:
"Don't worry, didn't I give you a magic weapon? If the Wu tribe dares to come, just beat them up. By the way, if possible, try to capture them alive. Prepare ropes to tie them up and lock them up. I'll need them after winter."
Siye nodded and then asked, "Does the Great Chief want to capture the villains of the Witch Clan to fertilize the land when planting crops?"
After farming for four years, they discovered that if they buried leftover food scraps or animal bones in the ground, the crops would grow exceptionally well the following year.
So, is the Great Chieftain keeping these foreign tribes around because the land isn't fertile enough, and he's using them to fertilize it?
Cang Li: ? ? ?
Cang Li: "...Four Leaves! We humans are a peace-loving race that prospers through self-sufficiency and hard work! How could we do such a brutal thing? Burying people alive!"
Cang Li felt that there might be something wrong with her parenting, otherwise why would Si Ye's first thought when she saw her arresting someone be burying them?
At this moment, Cang Li selectively forgot what she had said before: if the prey that was hunted could not be eaten, it should be buried in the ground; threatening wild animals could also be lured into traps and buried.
Humans' thinking: prey can be buried, and non-human witches = prey = captured and buried.
Yotsuba nodded and said rather perfunctorily:
"I understand, Great Chief."
Cang Li: "...Don't bury him!"
Yotsuba, her thoughts exposed, touched her nose guiltily: "No, no, I know the Great Boss needs it!"
Cang Li breathed a sigh of relief; her people seemed to be a little too martial.
There's not much farm work to do right now; across the river are all the tribesmen training in neat rows, wielding long spears.
Cang Li pondered for a moment. In the prehistoric world, it was not a bad thing to have a strong sense of martial virtue. It was better than being bullied.
Even toddlers who have started to remember things are practicing "hehe haha" in a very convincing way.
Ah Qi sat on this side of the river with a group of children, watching enviously. She also wanted to practice.
Just as Cang Li was about to cross the river, he saw Ah Qi and a group of children with foreign features looking enviously at the other side. He turned and walked over, sitting down next to Ah Qi and asking with a smile:
"Aren't you going to go and play with them?"
Ah Qi was overjoyed to see Cang Li: "Great Chief!"
Cang Li nodded and patted A Qi's head: "Hmm, where's your mother?"
Ah Qi pointed to the opposite side and said, "Mom went there and told us to behave and not to fight with Hua Xu and the others."
Cang Li looked over and saw that the children who had been huffing and puffing while practicing on the other side had all stopped and were looking at this side of the river. The little girl with braids in the lead had her fists clenched tightly, looking like she was about to rush over at any moment.
Looking to the side again, Ah Qi was also glaring at the other side, not to be outdone.
Cang Li found it a little funny. She remembered the little girl opposite her; she was Hua Xu, the first second-generation human to be born. She was the one who named her. The name sounded strangely familiar.
"You two have a conflict?"
Cang Li is somewhat interested in the conflicts between children; they must be quite cute and fun.
After hesitating for a while, Ah Qi looked at Cang Li and whispered:
“I’m not a tattletale. It was Hua Xu and the others who started insulting us. They said our hair wasn’t black, our noses were too high, and our eyes were dark green, while their eyes were a beautiful brown and black. They said we weren’t human at all.”
"But the Great Chieftain said we are children of the human race, so why does Huaxu say we aren't?"
Ah Qi's expression was somewhat stubborn. They were clearly human too, and their mothers were human, so why weren't they?
Cang Li looked very serious. After listening to what A Qi said, he felt that he might need to mediate the conflicts between the second-generation children.
It was also because she hadn't thought things through. Human children are all born in the human race, and everyone has met each other. But Ah Qi and the others were suddenly brought back, and their appearances are quite different. It's normal for Hua Xu and the others to be xenophobic.
So Cang Li waved to the other side of the river, signaling Hua Xu to come over. There were many children on the other side, and soon, led by Hua Xu, they crossed the bridge in a large group. When they reached Cang Li, they called out first:
"Great Chief!"
Then he looked at Ah Qi, who had already stood up, and glared at him, saying:
"You tattletale! Don't think that just because you tattle to the Great Chief I'll let you have your way!"
Ah Qi retorted defiantly, "You're the tattletale! I didn't tattle! And I don't want to play with you guys!"
Cang Li suppressed a laugh and said seriously, pulling the two girls aside, "Alright, stop arguing. Come sit down and tell me what happened."
Hua Xu snorted, sat down, and said, "I'm not a tattletale. We kids should solve our own problems!"
Although the two had disagreements, they seemed to have reached a consensus on this point, and Ah Qi also said:
"Great Chief, we will handle this ourselves!"
Cang Li pretended to be annoyed and said, "But I see that you haven't resolved it. You still argue every time you meet. We are all of the same clan. When will you ever be able to resolve this?"
Hua Xu blurted out, "We're not of the same race! They clearly look different from us!"
Ah Qi paused for a moment, biting her lower lip and remaining silent. She knew in her heart that she was different from human children.
Cang Li immediately became serious and lightly tapped Hua Xu's forehead with his finger: "Don't talk nonsense. What do you mean by not being of the same race? Wasn't their mother one of your own? They also have human blood in their veins, so how can they not be your own people?"
Hua Xu pursed her lips: "But as soon as they arrived, my mother gave them all my toys, snacks, and clothes. They didn't even say thank you when they saw me, and they even glared at me. I was unhappy!"
Cang Li turned to look at A Qi: "Really?"
Ah Qi was a little confused and subconsciously shook his head: "I didn't glare at her."
Actually, when she first arrived, she hadn't showered or changed her clothes and was all dirty. When she saw Hua Xu, who was clean and had her hair styled in pretty braids, she was a little hesitant to talk to her, but she really didn't glare at Hua Xu.
Cang Li raised an eyebrow: "Then there must be some misunderstanding here?"
Hua Xu was a little awkward: "Misunderstandings, misunderstandings and all that, I don't care. She wore the new clothes my mother made for her and didn't even thank her, so I'm not playing with her!"
Cang Li laughed, released the two little hands, stood up, and facing the two children who were both looking up, pretended to be serious and said:
"How about you have a competition? Whoever loses has to apologize, no matter whose fault it is. The loser has to apologize, and then you can shake hands and make up. You'll be good friends from now on. Hua Xu will bring A Qi and the others to play together. A Qi, you have to smile at Hua Xu and the others. How about that? Let's make it clear beforehand that after the competition, no matter who wins or loses, you can't cheat."
Hua Xu and A Qi exchanged a glance and decided to agree for the sake of the chieftain.
"Great Chief, what shall we compete in?"
Hua Xu is quite interested in the competition; the chieftain had organized competitions before after finishing his work in the fields.
Cang Li looked around and pointed to a large tree about a kilometer away on the other side of the river, saying:
"See that tree? I'll hang a small flag over there in a bit. You all start together from the bridge, and the first one to get the flag wins."
Hua Xu and A Qi exchanged a glance and agreed in unison.
Cang Li tore off a small piece of cloth, picked up a small stick, made a small flag, and appeared under the tree in the blink of an eye. He planted the flag there, then returned to Hua Xu and A Qi's side and said:
"Alright, the flag is right there. You two participate, and no one else is allowed to interfere. Are you ready?"
Hua Xu and A Qi stood together at the bridgehead: "Alright!"
Cang Li counted down from the side: "Three, two, one, begin!"
Hua Xu and A Qi shot off like arrows released from a bow, their speed incredibly fast.
Upon seeing this, Cang Li immediately appeared at the key point, where the children on both sides were cheering for their respective representatives.
After the children ran across the bridge, the adults who were training also gathered around to watch with great interest. The children's playful roughhousing was quite amusing and lively.
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