Chapter 433: Discovering Precious Coal in the Twilight Cave

Li Xiang, seeing this scene, hurriedly ran up; it had just scared him to death.

Nan Qinghuan, seeing that the monster had already given up, finally put down the Bamboo Flute; her blowing had made her mouth sore, and if it didn't work she could only use another method.

"Alright, it's fine now; this thing won't attack people any more. Ying, what on earth is going on? Did this monster come from the Giant Tribe?"

Ying saw that the monster no longer had any attack power, immediately stepped forward to kill it, but was stopped by Nan Qinghuan.

"Enough, don't kill it. This kind of animal holds grudges. I've tamed it now; it won't come after us, but if we kill it, more monsters will come after us."

"Qinghuan, what on earth is happening?"

Li Xiang arrived with explosives; he and Duoluo went to the Tribe, heard them say they had all come looking for Ying. He feared the monster couldn't be dealt with, so he brought weapons.

He didn't expect the white belt; Nan Qinghuan also has this taming skill.

This indeed surprised him a lot. What kind of surprises did Qinghuan bring to this Remote Antiquity Era? An excavator, the taming skill, what else? Nan Qinghuan, seeing that everyone was fine, finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Senior brother, it's hard to explain in one word. Na Yao, Rongdi, thank you for coming to help us."

Everyone was exhausted; after walking all the way, they were all thirsty.

Ying looked at everyone and said, "Alright, let's first go to Mu Guang Shan Dong to rest. We'll return tomorrow. Qinghuan, what should we do with this thing?"

The Giant Dragon was still lying on the ground, waiting for Nan Qinghuan's summons. Nan Qinghuan thought for a moment, made a gesture, and the Giant Dragon immediately rose, then headed toward the distance. As it ran away, it deliberately paused, turned its head, and glanced at her.

It seemed still a bit fearful.

Nan Qinghuan said nothing, watching helplessly as the Giant Dragon vanished into the snow. Its footprints, deep and shallow, made the onlookers' hearts shiver.

No one had expected this; Nan Qinghuan may appear delicate, yet she can accomplish things that even men cannot.

It's truly beyond comprehension.

Rongdi, after seeing the monster leave, finally looked at Ying and said, "I heard it was people from the Giant Dragon Tribe who came to capture Youchao Xuan and the others?"

Ying was about to answer when Na Yao went to inspect the bodies of several giants. After examining A Tian's corpse, he stood up and said, "I know this man; he is A Tian of the Giant Tribe. It's strange— the Giant Tribe is so far from us, how could they think to come here to capture Youchao Xuan?"

"I also find it odd. We have no grudge or any interaction with the Giant Tribe. Why would A Sang do this, Na Yao?"

Rongdi thought the Giant Tribe was far away, so they wouldn't come here, let alone try to capture Ying's people.

But… Ying fell silent for a moment, seeing the pitch‑black sky and the falling snow, it was too cold.

He was truly moved that everyone came looking for him, especially Na Yao and Rongdi, at this late hour… "Let's go, we'll stay overnight at Mu Guang Shan Dong first, and there we can talk and eat something."

Mu Guang Shan Dong.

This was the third time Nan Qinghuan had heard this name; it seemed to be the place where the ancestors lived. So the ancestors actually lived outside this Tribe; she had wondered how far away it was.

A large group of people arrived at Mu Guang Shan Dong in great numbers; inside the cave, a bonfire blazed brightly.

When Ying and the others stepped in, they were suddenly surrounded by several people.

"Don't move. What are you doing?"

Under the pitch‑black night, many people encircled them.

Ying, holding Nan Qinghuan's hand at a steady pace, said, "It's me, Ying."

"Ying?"

These tribe members wore beast skins and were surrounded by beasts, barefoot, looking even more primitive than primitive people.

Yes, this is the cave under the ancestors' jurisdiction.

The leading man stepped forward and looked at Ying; seeing him come with so many people, as if to occupy the cave, made him very displeased.

"Aren't the ancestors already over there? What are you doing here?"

The man speaking was Ying's uncle, i. e., the son of the ancestors, but primitive people don't use the term 'uncle', they just call him by name.

For example, the dark‑skinned man standing before them, half a head shorter than Ying, had a fierce appearance, with a bone ornament pierced through his nose.

He looked ferocious.

Ying, having his face saved and feeling displeased, turned to Nan Qinghuan, "Qinghuan, show him the thing the ancestors gave us?"

"Thing?"

Nan Qinghuan was a bit stunned, but quickly realized what it was.

Fortunately, she had brought it.

She hurriedly took out from her waist pocket the string of bone ornaments and handed it to Ying, "Ying."

Ying took the ornament in his hand, waved it before the man and said, "Do you see? The ancestors gave me the bone string; Mu Guang Shan Dong is now mine."

"This…"

The man was hard to believe, but when he saw the bone string was real, he realized he had been abandoned by his own mother.

No matter how resentful he was, he could only endure, because the rule here is that whoever possesses the bone string becomes the master of the cave.

"Please."

"I have many friends here; go prepare food, we want meat."

After saying that, Ying reached out, took Nan Qinghuan's hand, and walked toward the upper part of the cave; the people behind them followed, while that man and a few tribe members stayed there, dissatisfied.

But what could they do about their discontent?

There's no way; Ying is now the chief of the great tribe, and they can't defeat him.

"A Lei, what should we do? The ancestors gave the cave to Ying."

"Go bring the water buffalo meat."

Although A Lei was dissatisfied that his mother gave the cave to Ying, he now dared not act rashly and could only treat them with food and drink.

Mu Guang Shan Dong—Nan Qinghuan hadn't expected the cave to be so large.

Moreover, inside were many things her tribe had never seen: a waterwheel, a wooden frame with gears turning with the water, unimaginable for a cave; there were ancient stone pots, and many wooden racks that seemed to be for hunting.

There were also many leaves, stinky, probably used by the tribe members for wiping themselves.

These tribe members liked to collect leaves, and when extreme weather prevented them from going outside to relieve themselves, they would do so inside the cave.

Although modern people might look down on them, these were the treasured survival tools of the ancient people.

And they have survived this way for thousands of years.

The other parts of this Cave are all uneven and hollow, but they're still kept fairly clean.

Soon, Ying invited Na Yao and Rongdi and the others to sit around the Bonfire, listening to him talk about the Giant Tribe. A Lei was dissatisfied with Ying coming here, but since he now held A Mu's bracelet, he could only obey him.

He fetched some Earthen Bowls and handed out cold water; the tribe members, accustomed to the cold water, didn't mind it, even on snowy days they could gulp it down, but Nan Qinghuan's frail body couldn't drink it!

"Wait…"

When Ying said that, A Lei grew a bit nervous, "What's wrong?"

Ying frowned, swirled the water, "It's too cold. Heat it up before serving it; Qinghuan is pregnant and can't drink cold water."

No kidding, Ying is truly attentive to Nan Qinghuan, so attentive that Na Yao feels he could never match it; it seems wherever he goes, this man's eyes are always on Nan Qinghuan.

He can take care of everything.

A Lei glanced at Nan Qinghuan's belly; though displeased, he had no choice but to quickly fetch hot water. Nan Qinghuan didn't want to hear their talk of battles; the Giant Dragon has already been tamed, so there should be no other major issues. Even if there were, she isn't good at warfare and doesn't really want to hear about it.

She hurriedly got up, ready to wander around.

She looked to see what fresh things might be inside the Cave.

The ancestor said the Cave should be given to them; bringing it here was actually of little use, but… huh? Under the Bonfire, some black stones inside the Cave glimmered darkly, sparking her curiosity, and she hurried forward to take a look.

Strange—what kind of stone is this? "Qinghuan, what are you looking at?"

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