Bai Yingying saw tears glistening in his eyes and hurriedly urged him, "Let's go. When we come back, all these things will be returned intact. Even if they can't be, there will be better ones."
Bai Yingying had no regrets and just wanted to leave as soon as possible to find a place to stay.
It was around two in the afternoon, and they had to find a place to stay for the night before dusk.
Bai Yingying was the first to leave the cave and lifted the animal skin curtain to make it easier for Lin Xia, who was carrying a large package, to come out.
As the two of them exited the cave, they heard a familiar shout from behind them.
"Asha."
Lin Xia paused, and the expression on her face instantly became stiff.
It was only when Bai Yingying gently bumped him with her shoulder that he slowly turned around.
He greeted him with an evasive look, "Father."
Bai Yingying also called out obediently, "Uncle Lin."
Father Lin responded with a cold face, "Yes. Axia, come back early after you send Yingying to the female cave. I have something to tell you."
Lin Xia immediately lowered her eyes and responded softly, "...Yes, I understand."
Father Lin shifted his gaze to Bai Yingying. "Yingying, it's not that Uncle Lin is cruel. I've watched you grow up. You're well-behaved and sensible, a good child. But you have to accept your fate. Brother Bai just doesn't want to accept it. He thinks you can make a comeback in the future with your fertility, so this is why you've dragged down the whole family..."
"Dad!" Lin Xia raised her eyes and interrupted him nervously.
Father Lin glared at him fiercely, his eyes becoming even sharper as he said to Bai Yingying, "You know, A-Xia has low talent. It's hard for her to support herself, let alone you. You killed six of your father and brothers. If you still have any conscience, don't burden my A-Xia anymore."
"Dad!" Lin Xia exclaimed, "Yingying is already..."
"Axia!" Bai Yingying interrupted him loudly, "Uncle Lin is right. If you send me to the female cave today, that will be the end of our relationship over the years. Don't argue with Uncle Lin because of me anymore!"
Lin Xia was stunned when he heard this. He had just wanted to say that Yingying was already his partner, but was interrupted by Bai Yingying. He then realized that he couldn't say it, otherwise they wouldn't be able to leave.
Father Lin nodded with satisfaction, "Yingying is still sensible."
After he finished speaking, he revealed his hands, which had been behind his back. In his hands, he held about two pounds of dried meat, which he handed to Bai Yingying.
"This piece of dried meat is Uncle Lin's farewell gift to you. Take good care of yourself. If you're lucky, the female cave will become pregnant, and then you can move out."
There is precedent for this.
There is also a very small chance of pregnancy with low fertility.
The females in the female cave come and go, and if they sow more seeds, some will sprout if they are lucky.
However, such precedents are rare.
In particular, even fewer can give birth to healthy offspring.
It takes one month to detect the cause of pregnancy, and during this month, such things are inevitable, so accidents are naturally very likely to happen.
There are also precedents of miscarriage during pregnancy...
Although these words are meant to comfort the original owner, they would definitely feel even worse if they heard them.
Bai Yingying's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. She politely thanked him and accepted the piece of meat.
Seeing this, Father Lin's face became more kind and he waved his hand, "Go, go. Ah Xia, help Yingying pack her things and come back soon. Don't delay on the way."
Bai Yingying behaved very well, which made Lin's father give Lin Xia more time to help.
But what he didn't know was that although Bai Yingying seemed well-behaved, she had actually secretly kidnapped his son.
Both of them said goodbye to Lin's father meekly.
Father Lin watched them leave, then he sighed deeply and turned back home.
The two walked together, Bai Yingying walked with empty hands, while Lin Xia had two big bags hanging on her body.
It was lunchtime and there were not many orcs outside. The orcs who occasionally saw them just gave them strange looks and did not come forward to provoke them.
No one even cared why they weren't heading in the direction of the female cave?
Sometimes, ignoring is the greatest mockery...
Because they don't even have the qualifications to be provoked.
Lin Xia was obviously in a low mood and kept walking in silence.
It wasn't until they walked into a secluded path that Lin Xia spoke: "Yingying, I'm sorry. My father's words just now were so harsh..."
Bai Yingying smiled at him, "It's okay. I understand. That's a kind father's heart."
Lin Xia was secretly watching her face, and when she saw this dazzling smile, she froze in her tracks.
Bai Yingying said softly, "Axia. Don't worry, Uncle Lin might be angry for a while. But as long as we come back, Uncle Lin won't blame you. I promise!"
As long as she comes back with the baby, Lin's father will be so happy that he will never blame them for running away secretly.
"Yeah." Lin Xia nodded heavily and smiled brightly.
He understood what Bai Yingying meant, but he didn't understand why Bai Yingying was so sure. But no matter what, he would protect her.
The two of them successfully bypassed the sparse guards through a small path and left the tribe.
After entering the forest, the atmosphere seemed to become depressing. Even the chirping of birds and the buzzing of insects seemed like disturbing noise.
Lin Xia's expression also turned serious, "Yingying, follow me closely."
"Okay." Bai Yingying was not unprepared. She had already asked the system for the dagger.
How powerful was iron in the Stone Age Orc Continent?
Let's wait and see.
Just like Lin Xia said, it was difficult for Bai Yingying to walk in the forest.
The forest is almost entirely filled with ancient, towering trees, with their tangled roots rising high. Although it is flat land, walking on it feels like crossing mountains and ridges.
Bai Yingying took every step very carefully to avoid falling and causing unnecessary trouble.
Lin Xia remained vigilant while quietly explaining science to Bai Yingying.
"It's relatively safe here. The tribe's hunting team often clears out wild animals nearby. You just need to be careful of insects. Most insects are non-venomous, but some are highly venomous. If bitten, they can be life-threatening."
"We're wearing more clothes now, so we won't be bitten so easily. Yingying, you just need to be careful."
"Also, be careful of snakes. Some of them are good at camouflage. As long as you don't step on them, they generally won't attack orcs."
"If we are lucky enough to encounter a non-venomous snake, we can also eat some meat." Lin Xia said this, swallowed his saliva, and smiled shyly.
Bai Yingying listened with great interest, as these were things her father and brother had never told her.
Not to mention in the apocalypse, if there were insects and snakes, they would all be food for humans. Unfortunately, only mutated and disgusting monsters are left.
Bai Yingying thought of meat and swallowed her saliva: "Yeah. I want to try snake meat too."
Noticing each other's movements, the two couldn't help but smile at each other.
This is the season when all things come back to life. The ground is covered with rotten fallen leaves, but from time to time you can see new leaves sprouting out of them.
Looks fresh and delicious.
However, Bai Yingying didn’t know many wild vegetables, and she only learned about them at the beginning of the apocalypse.
In the original owner's memory, most plants were poisonous.
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