Chapter 165: One Side in Trouble, Two Tribes Come to the Rescue

Ying frowned, then actually gave a low laugh — he never imagined his Qinghuan would say something like that, truly adorable.

Nan Qinghuan pouted, "You're still laughing, hurry up and think of something!"

Seeing her frustrated and anxious expression, Ying decided to stop teasing her. "Don't worry, Qinghuan, the Herbal Medicine is already here. Come, I'll take you to see — check if it's the right medicine."

Hearing this, Nan Qinghuan was astonished. "You have it? How?"

Inside the flickering firelight of the Cave, when Nan Qinghuan returned, she saw quite a few people in the Cave, each with a large basket beside them, and inside the baskets were actually... "Yao? How did you all get here?"

That's right — it was actually Yao of the Wolf Tribe, and A Qi. A Qi was overjoyed to see her, running toward her, gesturing excitedly as she spoke, "Spirit Woman, we've come to deliver Herbal Medicine for you. Take a look — is this the right medicine?"

"Herbal Medicine?"

What Nan Qinghuan hadn't expected was that when finding Herbal Medicine in the Tribe seemed hopeless, it would be Yao who brought people to help them.

"Yao, you all..."

She saw that Yao had brought several tribesmen and delivered several large baskets of Herbal Medicine. She was so moved she nearly cried.

She hadn't expected the Ancient People to be so loyal and righteous.

Yao hurried to her side and gave a slight bow. "It's me. I heard you needed some Herbal Medicine here, so I gathered our tribesmen overnight to take stock of the medicine in our tribe. Everything in these baskets is what we brought — take a look, is this what you need?"

When Yao heard that the tribespeople had fallen ill and that Nan Qinghuan and Ying were both searching everywhere for Herbal Medicine, he immediately gathered people that very day to prepare medicine for them, then had his tribesmen carry it over overnight.

Fortunately, they should make it in time.

Nan Qinghuan was moved to tears. Seeing the tribespeople work so hard to deliver the Herbal Medicine to her, she immediately said to Ying, "Ying, have the tribespeople prepare a Bonfire and Roasted Meat to welcome our fellow tribespeople to the Tribe."

Ying hadn't expected either that when he was at his wits' end, it would be Yao — whom he didn't even like — who came to help them. He laughed heartily. "Then we must entertain them well. Someone, prepare a Bonfire and venison, and bring out the finest Fruit Wine. Tonight we shall feast our guests who have come from afar."

Yao and Ying went out, while Nan Qinghuan led several tribespeople to sort through the Herbal Medicine together. A Qi was very happy to see her. "Spirit Woman, I saw your tribespeople wearing that thing called clothes — could you make some for our tribespeople too? We want to wear Hemp Robes too!"

A Qi had never been to the Ying Tribe. When she saw that these tribespeople actually had clothes to wear, she was so envious she nearly cried.

Nan Qinghuan nodded. "Of course. Once the illness in the tribe is cured, I'll weave cloth for you. A Qi, help me sort the Herbal Medicine."

"Okay! Then you have to make mine first. I definitely want to put it on and go see Brother Asu."

"Asu?"

She remembered — the strongman of the Wolf Tribe.

"Yes, Asu! You've met him. Spirit Woman, I'm begging you!"

It had to be said — A Qi had now become Nan Qinghuan's little fangirl. Whatever she did, A Qi worshipped her for it.

"Alright, I'll make them for you. Hey, how come I don't see A Lei?"

A Qi quickly smiled. "A Lei is getting married, so she's busy preparing for the wedding and didn't come."

"Getting married — to whom?"

She remembered A Lei — a good girl, one worthy of a man's love.

"Someone from our tribe. When the time comes, we'll also invite the Spirit Woman to drink at the wedding banquet. Even though you're in the Ying Tribe, in our hearts we all regard you and Yao as our leaders — you're the same."

"Alright, Ying and I will definitely go drink at the wedding."

The two actually hit it off happily. Soon, after Nan Qinghuan finished sorting the Herbal Medicine, she still couldn't set her mind at ease.

The Herbal Medicine the Wolf Tribe brought was still missing several kinds. What to do? If the Herbal Medicine wasn't complete, the medicinal effect wouldn't work.

A Qi noticed she didn't look well. "What's wrong, Spirit Woman? Is this Herbal Medicine not right?"

"It's right, just two things are still missing — I haven't got Cnidium and Saposhnikovia yet."

"What's Cnidium? We've never heard of it."

A Qi didn't know what kind of Herbal Medicine these were — Yao had told her to find people to prepare them, so how could they still be short? Nan Qinghuan quickly patted her head. She had to admit, back in the Wolf Tribe, A Qi had been the one most hostile toward her, and now they had actually become friends? "It's fine. Having these is already very good. A Qi, go rest first — you all must be exhausted. I'll take the Herbal Medicine and have someone brew it, and give it to the tribespeople to drink first to see the effect."

"Spirit Woman, do you need my help?"

"No need, go on."

"Om, the Shaman has gone to the Cave."

Dashan's voice came from outside. Nan Qinghuan gave a cold laugh. "That old man really wants to see me make a fool of myself. This time I'll let him make a fool of himself. Where's Youchao Xuan?"

"Youchao Xuan is right there. Om, we're saved! Look — the Wolf Tribe brought so much Herbal Medicine. It's truly wonderful. Om, I really admire you. Before, when you saved the Wolf Tribe, we thought you shouldn't have, but now..."

"What — now you think I should have saved them?"

Dashan: "..."

"Dashan, for a Tribe to survive and grow strong, you need solidarity. You can't only look out for yourselves. You don't understand the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth feel the cold — but I do. Saving the Wolf Tribe wasn't entirely out of kindness, either. I believed that helping them was also helping ourselves. And look — isn't it great now? When we're in trouble, the Wolf Tribe comes to help us too."

These were words Dashan had never heard anyone say before. He bowed respectfully to Nan Qinghuan, his eyes full of admiration. "Om, you truly are a remarkable female."

"Oh, stop blowing rainbow smoke. Come, let's go see if that old man has died of anger."

"Die of anger — the Shaman?"

Dashan knew this Om wasn't going to let the Shaman off. Wonderful — he wanted to seize this chance to vent some frustration too.

When she arrived at the Cave, Youchao Xuan hurried over. "Goddess, all the sick people are here. Following your instructions, we used wine to disinfect. They say they feel much better now and aren't scratching anymore."

"Qinghuan..."

"Axi, how are you feeling? Still itchy?"

Axi lay on the ground, struggling to sit up. Her little face was flushed crimson, but her eyes were bright and clear. "Qinghuan, I'm much better. This wine really can stop the itching — it doesn't itch anymore."

"Silly girl, that's not stopping the itch — it's just disinfecting. Old thing, what else do you have to say now?"

After the Shaman examined one tribesperson's condition, he looked very awkward, his face livid. Even so, he still refused to concede. "You haven't cured them. The itching stopped, but the illness is still there."

"Old thing, don't forget what I told you. You lost, so you can't handle the Ritual anymore. And their illness will be cured very soon too."

The Shaman refused to concede, glaring at her fiercely. "You're far too confident, female. The Wolf Tribe's Herbal Medicine isn't complete — you're still missing the last two kinds. What are you going to use to cure them?"