Chapter 269: The Forest Found a Water Bottle

That's right, the Ji Nü had always complained that the Rongdi married her off to Solitary Wolf, but now there was no way to change it, so she was secretly causing trouble. Having learned that this Li Xiang had come looking for Nan Qinghuan, she secretly told Li Xiang about Nan Qinghuan.

Li Xiang, upon learning that Nan Qinghuan had been taken by the Wildman Tribe and was now a wildman's wife, felt both heartache and fury!

But he had to find a way to meet Qinghuan first.

"When will they be back?"

He wasn't planning to go to the Wolf Tribe; he wasn't stupid. Not to mention that he might not return if he went, but it would also be hard to explain to the Rongdi here.

The Ji Nü didn't understand why he wouldn't go to the Wolf Tribe to find Nan Qinghuan. She just wanted to see Nan Qinghuan and this man leave this place, so that neither Ying nor the Rongdi could have her.

That was her goal.

She just wanted to see them all suffer, and then she would be happy.

"I don't know either. She just said she went but didn't say when she'd be back. Aren't you going to find her?"

Li Xiang glanced at this wildwoman. He naturally knew she wasn't helping him with good intentions. He couldn't find his way back now and could only cling to the Rongdi's side to barely survive.

Today, the Rongdi still denied Nan Qinghuan's existence, so he had thought of a plan and sneaked out to give it a try.

To let Nan Qinghuan know he was here, he deliberately took an empty mineral water bottle from his bag, thought for a moment, then suddenly hurled it out with force.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Li Xiang had his own considerations. Now wasn't the time to go out and find Qinghuan. He wanted to let Nan Qinghuan know he had arrived, and she would naturally come looking for him, this outsider.

He had heard she had become a wildman's woman, with more authority and freedom than him, so he wanted to try his luck. Also, he suspected someone was following him, so it was better to be cautious, or else he might die without even seeing his junior sister.

He suddenly snorted coldly and said in a very loud voice, "What nonsense are you spouting, woman? There's no treasure here at all, liar!"

Having said that, Li Xiang suddenly turned and left, leaving the Ji Nü completely stunned.

What was wrong with this man? "Hey, what are you doing?"

Li Xiang was actually heading back to the Rongdi Tribe. The Ji Nü couldn't understand what this man meant at all. Li Xiang, knowing someone was following him, didn't dare act rashly. After he returned, the Ji Nü could only follow.

"Hey, wait for me!"

At high noon, the sun blazed fiercely.

On a tall treehouse, the Rongdi heard Solitary Wolf's report. He suddenly opened his drunken eyes, his gaze clear and sober.

"He's back?"

"I don't know what the Ji Nü said to him. He went to the Forest, argued with her a few times, and came back."

The Rongdi immediately sat up, looked at Solitary Wolf with some displeasure, and said, "Keep your own female in check. Tell her, if she dares tell Li Xiang anything about Nan Qinghuan, I'll have you eat her."

Solitary Wolf instantly lowered his head and gritted his teeth.

"Yes."

In the large courtyard of the Tulou, after Nan Qinghuan finished listening to Na Yao's doubts, she understood.

"You mean there are too many people and not enough Tulou to go around, so you've been hesitant to move in?"

Na Yao nodded and voiced his concerns. "So I've been thinking of a way. I thought about having the tribesmen fight in a competition—whoever wins gets to live in a house. But what about all these females without mates? No matter how I calculate it, there aren't enough houses. The tribesmen watch every day, wanting to move in, but since I haven't spoken, no one dares to."

He originally hadn't planned to tell the Goddess; he wanted to solve it himself. But he found he couldn't.

After listening, Nan Qinghuan said she had an idea. "So that's what it's about. This is simple—you can follow our tribe's method. Didn't I mention dividing into families before? You can try that approach. That's what we did. Living together like that is harmonious; a family doesn't quarrel, and even if they do, it's easy to resolve."

"A family?"

Indeed, although the Wolf Tribe had already built the Tulou, the tribesmen had no concept of a family, so they still lived communally. Moreover, he found his people were very scattered and hard to group into families.

"I thought about doing that too, but many people without mates are alone. Some males have died, and there are also..."

"You mean the population is very small?"

"Yes. My tribe lost many people in the last great battle. Many lost their relatives—mothers, fathers, even children and mates. It's hard to form a family."

Nan Qinghuan realized this was indeed the problem. The Wolf Tribe's situation was different from the Ying Tribe's.

The Wolf Tribe had suffered war and lost many people; many entire families were gone.

This would require reorganizing families.

How about... "Na Yao, I've thought of a way you can try. Let those who have lost their mates try matchmaking. Hold a Matchmaking Meeting where they can get to know each other and choose someone they like. Then they can form families. Doesn't that give hope for distributing the houses?"

"Matchmaking Meeting?"

Na Yao found this a novel term.

"That's right. This method can solve your problem. Men and women come together in marriage to form a family, and the tribe can grow and develop. I can have Youchao Ji and the others stay to help you. Give it a try."

Hearing this, Na Yao quickly stood up. He knew that with her intelligence, she could definitely help him.

"Then thank you, Spirit Woman."

With the Wolf Tribe's issue resolved, Nan Qinghuan had Youchao Xuan and Youchao Ji stay to help Na Yao prepare for the matchmaking. After she explained the general situation to Youchao Xuan, he said they would handle it well.

Of course, he also admired this method.

It was truly brilliant.

"Goddess, it's not safe for you to go back alone. Let me escort you back?"

"Yes, Heavenly Maiden. Going back alone isn't safe. You're pregnant now; nothing can go wrong."

"What? The Goddess is pregnant?"

Na Yao, who had been about to escort her back to the tribe, was shocked to hear she was pregnant.

His gaze fell on her flat belly. Did she really have a cub? Nan Qinghuan smiled gently. "Don't worry, I'm not that delicate. I'll take a shortcut and be back at the tribe soon. After a while, when we've built a road here, we can think about making Carriages, and then travel will be very convenient."

"Carriage?"

This was a novel thing; he had never heard of it.

"Goddess, let me take you back. I'm not at ease with you going alone."

Nan Qinghuan had no choice but to agree to Na Yao. "Alright, you take me back. You two come back once the division is done."

And so, Na Yao personally escorted her back. Since she was pregnant, Na Yao specially had a wolf carry her. Nan Qinghuan didn't want to at first, but thinking of the long road, she let it go.

When they reached the Forest, the wolf suddenly caught a scent and dashed toward that something.

The wolf was startled, and Nan Qinghuan nearly rolled off. Na Yao quickly caught her with sharp eyes and swift hands — a close call, but no harm done.

"Are you all right, Goddess?"

"I'm fine. What's wrong with this wolf?"

The wolf, as if mad, charged deep into the forest to tear at something. Na Yao blamed it for nearly making Nan Qinghuan fall.

He immediately drew his Iron Knife and struck at the wolf. In an instant, the wolf was stabbed by him, let out a miserable howl, and collapsed to the ground, blood streaming.

Seeing the wolf dead and blood pooling on the ground, Nan Qinghuan suddenly felt like vomiting. In her special pregnancy period, the sight of blood made her nauseous.

"Are you all right, Goddess?"

Yao was still shaken—thankfully nothing had happened, or else if anything had happened to her, Ying would have killed him for sure.

Nan Qinghuan shook her head. "I'm fine. What's wrong with this wolf? Why did it suddenly go mad?"

It had been perfectly fine along the way. She understood animals well—this wolf wouldn't go mad for no reason. It must have seen something.

Yao also noticed something unusual. "I'll go check. There seems to be some unknown object."

"Unknown object?"

Yao walked step by step to the torn bottle. The bottle had been bitten and crushed flat by the wolf. Someone had smeared it with a strange scent—the kind animals loved most.

He quickly picked it up and looked at Nan Qinghuan. "This wolf was attracted by this weird thing. Strange—what is this? I've never seen it before."

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