Chapter 183: This is the tribe's rule

On the road, Wu Yue looked at the bustling tribespeople around her and sighed lightly; just a few days ago she had been relieved to leave the harsh winter behind, but the rainy season had already arrived.

She used to love rain the most, feeling it cool and comfortable, the best weather for sleeping.

But now, looking at the situation around her, her mood felt somewhat heavy.

He let out a light sigh; Yuan Lang's eyes shifted slightly to look at the little female beside him, and he asked, 'Why sigh?'

Wu Yue looked at a grass hut being rebuilt and said, 'Here, merely surviving drains all one's strength.'

Yuan Lang pressed his lips lightly, lifted his gaze to the distant forest, and thought that for warriors like them who had fought on battlefields, such a peaceful life was actually quite good.

He still remembered the frontier civilians, whose homes actually had little grain.

Like the Snow Tiger Tribe's people, they also dug wild vegetables to fill their stomachs.

The game they hunted was not eaten at home; instead, it was taken to the town's tavern to exchange for silver to buy coarse grain.

In winter, a family shared a single quilt, and cotton clothing was a luxury.

'The shaman and the chief summoned you because of the house matter.'

Yuan Lang withdrew his gaze; there's no point dwelling on the past—only the present is real.

Wu Yue turned her head toward him at his words and asked, 'Are we to rebuild all the pure people's houses?'

That would probably be a huge project.

Yuan Lang nodded: 'That's right; before the heavy rainy season we still need to store food, so we can sustain ourselves until the heavy rains end, thus houses are necessary.'

Wu Yue nodded: 'I have no objection; I've already taught Qing Hua and the other few pure people who want to build houses, and I don't mind a few more.'

As they spoke, they had already arrived inside the shaman's cave.

Surprisingly, Ye Duo was also sitting in the cave, behaving very obediently.

Seeing Wu Yue come in, she only raised her eyes, gave him a fierce look, then lowered her head again, feigning innocence.

Wu Yue raised her eyebrows, smiled warmly, greeted the shaman and the chief, then sat obediently beside Yuan Lang.

'Yue, on the way here, did Yuan Lang tell you why we summoned you?'

The kindness in the shaman's eyes had vanished; he now seemed faintly distant, but Wu Yue did not miss the hint of softness at the bottom of his gaze.

She then nodded and said, 'Mm, I have no opinion on the house matter.'

The chief and the shaman exchanged a glance, finally showing the first smile of the day: 'That's good then.'

Wu Yue chuckled lightly: 'Actually, I have an idea; the chief and the shaman can select some males to form a dedicated team.'

I will lead them in building houses; once they are familiar with the work, they can go in small groups to build houses for the other tribespeople on their own, and I will just inspect.

However, during construction they cannot hunt or gather, so their food must be provided by those who already have houses.

Yuan Lang's eyes deepened slightly, and the corner of his mouth curled into a tiny arc.

Upon hearing this, the shaman and the chief's eyes brightened: 'This method is good; with more people, construction will be much faster.'

'Let's first build houses for the tribespeople with stronger gathering abilities.'

Ye Duo, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly happened.

The surrounding tribespeople nodded; the tribe's rule has always been that the strong and capable naturally have priority.

Wu Yue, however, shook her head and said, 'First build houses for families with young ones.'

Ye Duo snorted coldly: 'This is the tribe's rule.'