Chapter 186: The Wild Husband

Youchao Xuan looked at Ying and the others working, and was astonished; in just one day the foundation had been filled so high, and the ditch had been dug so deep—truly unbelievable!

The terrain here is broad; in fact it's a massive project, and Youchao Xuan calculated that it would take at least two months to build, and the Rainy Season would arrive in two months.

So the schedule is extremely tight.

But he didn't expect that on the very first day, the Tribe's people would bring him a miracle.

"What's wrong with you two?"

Youchao Ji, who is usually chatty and babbling, fell silent this time and said, "Um…"

Seeing her stammering, Nan Qinghuan sensed something was off.

Youchao Xuan was silent for a moment, then let out a deep sigh, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid we can't finish this house."

Boom!

Like a bomb, this was unacceptable to Nan Qinghuan; she had finally thought of ways to build the house, so why can't it be built? "Why?"

Youchao Xuan knew she was angry, and he was angry too, but… "Goddess, the tiles we brought were smashed on the road, and our tribe members were killed. I wanted to tell Ying, but he was working; I don't know how to tell him."

He saw the tribe's determination to have a new house; everyone rose early and worked until night without rest, just to finish here early and start Beam Raising, but… "It was sabotaged—where?"

This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the tribe; Nan Qinghuan gritted her teeth, looking at the workers, "No, the house must be built; no one may stop her awakening to build the house."

"Heaven's Daughter, don't blame Youchao Xuan; we've done our best, come with us."

Nan Qinghuan was anxious, then followed Youchao Xuan and the others out of the Tribe; after they left, Dashan felt something was off, hurriedly set down his work and went to Ying's side, where Ying was straining to move a huge stone.

"Ying, Oumu and Youchao Xuan have left; do you think anything might happen?"

Ying forcefully threw a stone onto the ground, then stood up and wiped his sweat; before he would have chased after her because he feared Nan Qinghuan would run, but now it's different—he will respect her; she can go wherever she wants.

He couldn't help but give Dashan a cold stare, "Do your work; they've surely gone to discuss the house. You don't understand, I don't either; we can only keep working."

Hearing that, Dashan was stunned, eyes wide as he stared at him, "What, that's Ying's words? Ying, you're so trusting of Oumu now?"

Thinking of Nan Qinghuan filled Ying with satisfaction; he was looking forward to enjoying a good night with her.

"What do you know? When you have a female, you'll understand."

"Ying, you weren't like this before?"

"Which way?"

Dashan: "..."

He felt embarrassed and fell silent; Ying, seeing his silence, suddenly teased, "I think Axi's female looks good—shall you two get married?"

"Axi…"

Dashan's face flashed with surprise, and he became quite shy.

Seeing his reaction, Ying knew he was thinking, then shifted tone, "What do you mean? If you don't like Axi, that's fine. When the house is finished I'll have Axi marry Ji Lei; we haven't held a wedding in ages—once the house is built we'll throw a proper ceremony."

"Hey, Ying, that won't work, I…"

"What's wrong with you?"

Dashan saw Ying grinning mischievously at him and grew angry, "Ying, you've gone bad; you learned from Oumu how to tease people."

"Ha ha, you kid, just tell me whether you're willing."

While work raged here, over there, when Nan Qinghuan and the others arrived at the scene, several corpses had disappeared, leaving only broken tiles and some animal carcasses.

"How could this happen?"

She hurried to inspect the elephants; each had an arrow in its belly, the bodies stained with poison, and the blood was black.

"Heaven's Daughter, this area is Ying's territory; who would dare sabotage here? Have you offended someone?"

Youchao Ji, though outwardly carefree, is actually clever and a descendant of the Mu Tribe; they were to build a house for the Ying Tribe, but the tiles were sabotaged—without tiles how can they build? Nan Qinghuan crouched by the elephant carcasses, surveyed the surroundings, then stood and turned to Youchao Xuan, "How many tribe members died?"

Youchao Xuan's expression was complicated, "A few Beast Tamers transporting the tiles died; I've already sent people to bring the bodies back, lest they become food for beasts."

"Are there any tiles left?"

She had just examined the tiles closely; they were made of a material she had never seen—there's nothing she can do.

"Tiles within the tribe are scarce and hard to make; this is all I could bring. We could have made tiles while building, but now there's less than two months before the Rainy Season—no time. Even if the house is built, without a roof it will leak."

"No tiles?"

Nan Qinghuan gritted her teeth, a bit disheartened, "How long will it take you to finish these?"

"At least half a year—from mixing the slurry to firing to shaping takes that long. Heaven's Daughter, your house can't be finished for now. Youchao Xuan, you've done your best; let's return together."

"Shut up; even if the house can't be built, I won't go back with you."

"If you don't go back, then you don't want to…"

"Enough, stop talking."

The two seemed to hide a secret; Youchao Xuan lost his temper for the first time, and Youchao Ji dared not speak, hanging her head in silence.

Finally he managed to say, "Even if you shout at me it's useless; without tiles, even if you try to build, it won't be until next year."

"No need to wait till next year; I have a method we can try."

Upon hearing that, Youchao Xuan looked at her with surprise, "Heaven's Daughter, you have a method?"

Nan Qinghuan took a deep breath, nodded, "Exactly. Our Tribe will fire the tiles ourselves; since you can't make them in time, we'll do it."

"Firing? Heaven's Daughter, you also know how to fire tiles?"

Youchao Ji stared at her in amazement; Nan Qinghuan smiled, "You've seen it— the foundation is being built and the ditch is under construction; it won't be abandoned halfway. The tribe will finish the house. Youchao Xuan, Youchao Ji, I'll handle the tiles; you just keep building the house properly."

Hearing this, Youchao Ji was skeptical, "What exactly is the method?"

She smiled and teased, "You'll find out soon. But today's matter can't end like this; anyone trying to stop us from building the house won't get away with it."

She was determined to catch the saboteur.

"I won't let that person

The three were startled, turned behind them, and saw…