Chapter 424: The Female Lead Cleverly Solves the Water Shortage

"Goddess, please find a way to bring the river water back; I've been on guard all morning and there's not a drop. How did the river become like this? It wasn't like this before."

"A Mu, A Tu's mother, also came looking for her; these tribe members had previously endured the ice‑river era, but never in any year did it become like this. What will we do without water? Everyone looked expectantly at Nan Qinghuan for help, and some tribe members began recalling what Sangtian had said."

"Could this really be the Heavenly God's Curse? Shouldn't our street have been opened?"

"Yes, otherwise how could the river water become like this? It wasn't like this last year either."

"What can we do now?"

"The tribe members have begun to suspect that perhaps the street shouldn't have been opened, thus offending the Heavenly God."

"Shut up."

"Ying, hearing this, became angry: 'Who let you babble nonsense? Whoever says this is the Heavenly God's doing, I'll drive them out.'"

"When Ying spoke, everyone fell silent, only timidly watching him and daring not to utter a word."

"Nan Qinghuan looked at the people, then calmly said, 'Everyone, go back first; don't worry, let me take a look.'"

"Nan Qinghuan wasn't in a hurry; everyone thought she truly possessed divine power to solve the water shortage, so she immediately let go of Ying's hand and tried to step onto the ice to assess the situation."

"But Ying was very worried about her."

"'Qinghuan, be careful.'"

"Ying knew what she intended; normally in such a situation Nan Qinghuan would go to look, but he feared she might fall into the water, which is very cold and could make her sick."

"Therefore, he wanted to accompany Nan Qinghuan to see."

"Nan Qinghuan refused, 'Don't go; I'll go alone. Can you fetch me an Iron Knife?'"

"'Iron Knife?'"

"Soon, Ying fetched the Iron Knife and handed it to Nan Qinghuan; the weather was very cold, and he felt concerned, 'Qinghuan, if you feel cold, go back; let me take over.'"

"Nan Qinghuan realized that Ying and the others hadn't handled it well; the river being frozen was one thing, but the red substance beneath needed to be uncovered."

"Otherwise, the tribe members would attribute this to the Heavenly God, and their Market street would encounter problems."

"'Let me try.'"

"The other tribe members could only place their hope in Nan Qinghuan; after her urging, everyone went back, leaving only Axi and Dashan standing there, waiting for Nan Qinghuan to see what was happening. Axi's belly was already showing, looking a bit clumsy, and she wanted to go up to help Nan Qinghuan, 'Qinghuan, what are you doing? Shall I help?'"

"'Alright, don't come. If you fall later it'll be a trouble. Stay there obediently; I'll check the situation.'"

"Nan Qinghuan crouched down carefully; her belly was now swollen, and standing up was laborious. After she smashed the ice block open, she finally saw the red substance inside."

"She gently lifted it up and examined it, quickly discovering the issue."

"It turned out to be red algae."

"Fortunately it wasn't some messy thing."

"She smiled, 'No problem, I know what this is now?'"

"Ying saw her bring up some red grass and hurried forward, 'Qinghuan, what are these?'"

"These were things never seen before; what are they? Nan Qinghuan quickly explained, 'These should be winter algae. I didn't expect they actually exist. These algae are harmless; on the contrary they are edible and can be used to stew soup.'"

"'What, stew soup?'"

"Ying and Axi exchanged a glance; this thing could be stewed, not some messy stuff? 'Exactly, it can be stewed, but the ice is too thick; to melt it quickly we need to use Salt. So, Dashan, go find some strong men, get some Salt, sprinkle it on the ice, and it should melt by tomorrow.'"

"Dashan was still surprised to hear Nan Qinghuan's method."

"'Um, does this method really work?'"

"Nan Qinghuan slowly stood up, wiped her icy hands, then placed them in Ying's arms for warmth, 'If it doesn't work, we'll know tomorrow; go do it quickly.'"

"'Alright, I'm going right now…'"

"Dashan, hearing there was a solution, hurried off to handle it. Axi grinned broadly, 'Great, Qinghuan, you can solve our water problem, so the tribe won't talk about the Heavenly God's punishment. How could the Heavenly God punish the Goddess, right?'"

"Nan Qinghuan just smiled, 'Alright, go home; it's too cold outside.'"

"The group went home; after returning, A Mu and the ancestors had already prepared lunch. It's winter now, and they drink soup almost every meal every day."

"They drink a lot of soup."

"Lamb soup, pork soup—any soup works."

"Drinking soup in winter warms the stomach and body, and the tribe gradually grew to like this habit."

"Soup drinking became the Tribe's culture."

"Here, after Nan Qinghuan and Ying returned, they rested; Snow again covered the ground, drifting and scattering."

"But outside the Tulou it was very lively."

"Passion boiled."

"Qingfeng led those men to train in the heavy snow; the people shivered, but seeing Qingfeng, a woman, standing there training with them."

"No one would admit they were inferior to women."

"Therefore, they could endure this severe cold."

"After training ended, Ashu hurried over, 'Qingfeng, you rest first; you're tired today as well.'"

"Qingfeng nodded, 'Ashu, thank you.'"

"'What thanks? Now thanks to you, the Military Camp can be organized well; when Spring comes we can open the eyes of Rong and Rongdi; then see who dares to bully us?'"

"Ashu's eyes were full of confidence, a confidence never seen before. In the past his Cannibal Tribe had almost been wiped out; if not for Ying and them taking them in, he could hardly imagine they would still be alive. 'Ashu, rest assured, we will train them into the strongest Military Camp unit, definitely will…'"

"'Qingfeng'"

"From behind came Youchao Xuan's voice; under the drifting Snow, Youchao Xuan arrived wearing thick Beast Skin. Seeing Youchao Xuan arrive, Ashu was overjoyed."

"'You all chat, I'll go back first; my woman has cooked a meal for me.'"

"Now the Tribe members all have homes; everyone is accustomed to this life. Now Youchao Xuan sees everyone around him has a home, and he feels quite envious."

"'Alright, you go back.'"

"Ashu left; Qingfeng looked at Youchao Xuan. In the snow, Youchao Xuan's long hair appeared even more silvery-white; she suddenly thought this person looked very handsome."

"She knew he was the Clan Leader of the Youchao Clan and that he was an unusual person."

Youchao Xuan, thank you for speaking for me and letting me stay.