Chapter 100: Completely Bidding Farewell to the Era of Wearing Beast Skins

When the tribe members learned that this hemp robe could be worn like beast skin, everyone wanted one badly. The beast skin was too stuffy and hot, but not wearing it was very embarrassing.

Especially the women—if they wore too little, they were easily bullied by the males. Now that they had these hemp robes, they could cover up their attractive parts, reducing the danger when going out.

That evening, Nan Qinghuan's cave was bustling with activity. After Acai finished sewing all the clothes, the tribe members put on the garments they had dreamed of. Acai was so exhausted she could have collapsed to the ground, but her gaze kept drifting toward the cave entrance. Ying had been gone for a whole day—why wasn't he back yet? Nan Qinghuan was also worn out. Finally, after the last tribe member left, she was still weaving. Only when the final bolt of cloth was finished did she stop and look at Acai. "Acai, you worked hard today. Go back and rest first. Tomorrow, work with Axi and the others. Why don't you make a set of clothes for yourself too?"

The hemp robe had no color—it was the original snake-gray. Though not pretty, it was still more comfortable than wearing beast skin. Nan Qinghuan planned to improve the process after some time. Once the houses here were built and everyone lived separately, she could start raising silkworms and making silk. Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone had a silk garment then? But Acai seemed uninterested in the clothes. She forced a faint smile and came to Nan Qinghuan's side. "Goddess, it's already dark. Why hasn't the Clan Leader returned yet?"

Hearing this, Nan Qinghuan narrowed her eyes slightly. So, this woman had taken a liking to Ying? She frowned slightly and swept her gaze over her. "Acai, tell me the truth. Do you like Ying?"

"No, I don't. Goddess, please don't misunderstand. I'm just worried about the Clan Leader. He's been gone all day and hasn't come back. Aren't you worried?"

Seeing her frantically explaining, Nan Qinghuan suddenly smiled. She stretched and looked outside. "You're probably overthinking things. This is his territory—nothing will happen. Go back. You'll stay with A Mu. If you need anything, have A Mu give it to you."

After saying this, she wanted to go out and check herself, but then an anxious voice came from outside. "Oh no, Ying is injured!"

"What?"

This made Nan Qinghuan tense up. She immediately prepared to go out, but then she saw... a tall man rushing toward her. Before she could react, he grabbed her and started kissing her. "Huaner, you're amazing!"

Being held so passionately by Ying, she was completely stunned. "Let me go, there are people here!"

Seeing Ying hug Nan Qinghuan as soon as he returned, Dashan felt awkward. "Ying, your injury..."

"Get out."

"Ying, you're injured?"

Seeing the blood all over his bare leg, Acai's face went pale with shock. "Ying..."

"Get out!"

Ying's shout of "Get out!" made both Acai and Dashan dare not say anything more. She timidly stole another glance at him, then left unwillingly and resentfully.

After she left, Ying held Nan Qinghuan without letting go for a moment, then took her to sit on the stone bed.

"Huaner..."

"What's wrong with you?"

She was dazed from the kissing. What had gotten into this man? Seeing that he had startled her, Ying felt a bit regretful about his rashness. "Sorry, Huaner. I'm just too happy. I heard you made clothes?"

Nan Qinghuan was speechless. She thought something was wrong with him, but it turned out... She nodded. "I used the hemp rope we brought back last time to make hemp cloth. From now on, the tribe can wear hemp robes instead of beast skin. Where did you go today?"

Ying just kept looking at her with delight, unable to get enough of the sight.

He reached out and gently stroked her little face, his eyes a bit evasive. "Went to take care of something. Huaner, you've worked hard."

Seeing that Ying wouldn't say, she wasn't stupid—there must be something. She had come to understand this man by now; he only reported good news, never bad. Suddenly, her gaze fell on his bare feet.

Blood was streaming down Ying's bare leg.

"Your leg is bleeding? Let me take a look."

Ying didn't speak this time. He just sat silently on the bed, watching her, his eyes full of helplessness.

Nan Qinghuan didn't notice anything unusual about him. She just went to find the tool kit, then brought over iodine, cotton swabs, and Yunnan Baiyao. She gently crouched down to wipe away the blood. Her movements were very light, her hand brushing softly over his leg, bringing an uncontrollable ticklish sensation.

The wound was quite deep. Nan Qinghuan had thought it was a cut from a plant, but then she saw... "Ying, bear with it. I'll pull it out for you."

Inside the wound, she found a piece of Green Copper. Carefully, she pulled it out for him. Instantly, blood gushed out, nearly splattering onto her clothes.

Fortunately, Ying had great endurance. After Nan Qinghuan pulled it out, he was just drenched in sweat but said nothing.

Nan Qinghuan silently treated his wound, then tore off a strip from her own skirt to bandage him. After wrapping it up, she picked up the piece of Green Copper and held it in her hand.

"Who hurt you?"

Ying just lowered his head. He hadn't expected Huaner to notice this too. He forced a smile and gently patted her head. "It's nothing."

But Nan Qinghuan didn't believe him. She stood up and met his gaze. "Who hurt you?"

Ying didn't want to say more. He curled back onto the stone bed. "I'm tired, Huaner. Let's sleep."

Nan Qinghuan gritted her teeth but didn't call him out. "You sleep first. I'll go out to relieve myself and be right back."

Ying was a bit stubborn. Under the candlelight, his eyes were fixed firmly on her.

"I'll go with you."

"No need. Your leg is injured. I'll be right back."

Ying felt a bit dizzy and knew she wouldn't run off, so he relaxed. He fell onto the bed and was soon snoring. Once he was asleep, Nan Qinghuan carefully crept out.

Outside, it was pitch black, with a Red Moon hanging high in the sky.

What the hell? Another Red Moon? The wild wolf Mos was watching her from the side. Nan Qinghuan knew that if she left, Mos would wake Ying. She took a bamboo leaf from her sleeve and gently blew on it.

Soon, Youchao Xuan came from the dense forest.

Seeing her looking for him so late at night, Youchao Xuan was puzzled. "Goddess, what happened?"

She paused, then took out the Green Copper Piece from her hand and handed it to Youchao Xuan. "Look, which tribe made this weapon?"

"Green Copper?"

By the light of the Red Moon, he saw a sharp piece of Green Copper, still stained with human blood. Youchao Xuan seemed to realize something. "Ying is injured?"

"He's injured, hurt by this Green Copper. But he won't tell me what happened. Help me find out who hurt him."

Hearing this, Youchao Xuan seemed to understand what was going on. He gave Nan Qinghuan a deep look. "Goddess, tribal matters aren't as simple as you think. Ying not telling you must be for your own good. Maybe you shouldn't..."

"No. He's my man. I absolutely won't let anyone harm a single hair on him. Go investigate for me tomorrow."

Hearing this, Youchao Xuan stared at her deeply and gripped the Green Copper tightly. "Goddess, are you sure you want to investigate?"

Nan Qinghuan nodded. "Of course I want to investigate. I need to know why he's hiding it from me."

They had been together for a while now, but Ying had never been as strange as tonight. She felt he had a secret. If another tribe had invaded, he wouldn't have acted like this. The only possibility was... the person who hurt him was someone he knew—not only knew but was protecting. Youchao Xuan was about to persuade her, when suddenly a cold voice came from behind them in the cave. "What are you doing?"

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