Mu Youran patted her shoulder, letting her cry until she had cried enough and stopped, then smiled.
"Alright, you're done crying, now you're leaving. You two can come to my house for dinner tonight."
Upon hearing that she could eat at her house, Xiaomei wiped away her tears with the back of her hand and smiled through her tears: "Then I want to eat perilla-wrapped meat!"
"Okay, let's go back and pick some more at the village entrance!"
"Tch, you glutton!"
Caixia playfully slapped Xiaomei's hand: "Let's go quickly!"
The three of them put their baskets back on their backs and headed straight for You Ran's house.
I took out a basket, filled it halfway with Jerusalem artichokes, and went to the river to wash them clean.
Mu Youran even took a bone knife and shaved off the oxidized black spots, peeling off the skin from the larger ones as well.
Take it home, slice it, put it in a pot, add some water, and cook it.
She originally wanted to eat it steamed, but unfortunately, she didn't have the tools at home to make that many at once.
After all, there are six people eating tonight; fewer than that would probably not be enough.
"The hunting party is back!"
Suddenly, excited shouts came from the square. The three looked over curiously, but because it was too far away, they could only hear the clamor of voices and could not see anyone at all.
Xiaomei asked curiously, "What's going on? They seem so happy."
Mu Youran was also very curious, as Luo Bai and the others were never this happy when they came back from hunting.
"Let's go take a look."
"What about the pot?!"
Caixia wanted to go too, but what if this huge pot of food was ruined by no one watching it?
Mu Youran took her hand and walked outside: "Don't worry, there's still plenty of water inside. It's still early. We can come back after we've seen the excitement."
The three of them quickly ran over, and as soon as they reached the edge of the square, they saw a small black and white hill standing there.
Mu Youran stared in shock at the enormous creature before her: "What is that?"
"It's a ringed bull-horned demon beast!"
Xiaomei recognized the thing at a glance and excitedly pulled her along, squeezing into the crowd.
Upon entering, Mu Youran immediately saw the creature's full appearance. Its body resembled a zebra, while its head was like that of a water buffalo, topped with two large, thick horns that were comparable to her waist.
One glance was enough to make her heart race. She stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the enormous beast before her: "Is this a magical beast?"
"That's right, we're in for a treat tonight!"
"Look, the priestess and the clan chief have come out."
Sure enough, Mu Youran saw her father and the witch approaching with smiles on their faces.
"Today, Luo Bai and his group hunted a magical beast, which is great news for our Sunset Tribe!"
"Let's share the monster meat together tonight!"
Upon hearing this, everyone cheered excitedly. This was meat that could strengthen the bodies of females and enhance their supernatural abilities when eaten by males!
"However, Xiong Da deserves a lot of credit for hunting the magical beast today. If he hadn't gone up to block the magical beast's attack, Luo Bai and the others wouldn't have had a chance to attack."
So, I'm planning to give Xiong Da an extra portion of meat today. Does anyone have any objections?
"No!"
The crowd shouted, "Are you kidding? Putting aside how big this monster looks, with so many people in the tribe, if you divide it up like this, each person won't get much at all."
Even if Xiong Da takes an extra share, they won't lose much.
What's more, Xiong Da's shoulder blade was pierced in the process of capturing this monster, and he's still lying in the cave. He deserves this share!
The clan chief was very satisfied with their performance and turned to the priestess with a smile.
"Please, priestess, purify it."
The old witch nodded, stood before the dead monster, slowly raised her head, and began to chant towards the sky.
Soon, a green light descended from the sky and landed on the monster. Faint black energy emerged from its body, mingling with the green light and disappearing into the air.
The old witch stopped chanting only when no more black energy escaped.
Mu Youran stood there, utterly shocked to see the green light and black mist appear out of nowhere.
This world is truly, truly magical!
There are orcs, superpowered beings, and magical beasts!
At that moment, she suddenly felt so insignificant, so insignificant that she was like a speck of dust in this world.
It disappeared with a gust of wind.
It seems that once they leave the tribe and are separated from the males, they have no means of protecting themselves.
She felt like a parasite; once she lost her host, she would likely face certain death.
At this moment, she was somewhat confused. She didn't understand what role she played in this tribe and this family!
She dared not imagine what her fate would be if her partner were to betray her one day, just like Hei Mao betrayed Xiao Mei.
She disliked the feeling of entrusting her life to someone else.
It felt as if my life would end at any moment.
From childhood to adulthood, the most frequent thing my family said was that I must take control of my own destiny.
At this moment, she felt that her life was very light, that it would vanish at the slightest breeze.
I felt dizzy, my whole body was cold, and everything went dark.
"Relax, relax!"
Xiao Mei was excitedly watching them butcher the monster meat when suddenly You Ran fell towards her.
She immediately reached out to steady herself, but the weight was too great, and she fell to the ground as well.
Luo Bai had just come out of Xiong Da's cave when he saw You Ran faint on the ground. He quickly ran over and hugged her anxiously.
"Leisurely!"
However, no matter how much the people around shouted, there was no response.
Fortunately, the shrine maiden was nearby and, upon seeing the situation, immediately came over to check.
You Ran was covered in cold sweat, her face was deathly pale, and her lips had lost their usual color.
Luo Bai was frightened by You Ran's unwavering stillness; he didn't want to lose You Ran, this considerate and lovely female.
I was so nervous I almost cried.
"Witch, how is Yuran?"
The priestess looked at herself and stood up: "I'm fine, I'm just a little out of sorts. I'll be fine after some rest."
Hearing the shrine maiden say that, Luo Bai breathed a sigh of relief; she had indeed been exhausted these past few days.
Since Huang Yu became the next witch, she has been washing dishes and cleaning the house almost every night.
Looking across the entire tribe, among so many females, she is the only one who has a partner but still has to do the work herself.
That's probably how he collapsed from exhaustion.
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