The Matai people did not feel distressed while throwing away the wolf carcasses.
They were not short of meat, and it could only be kept for a very short time. The smell of blood was still heavy in the air. Although wolfskin is a good thing with thick and dense fur, it’s just that this weather is not very suitable, and the Matai people are not afraid of the cold. In winter, they can just find a piece of animal skin to wear.
Lu Yu watched them go in and out thoughtfully.
Whether it’s hunting or recuperating, there is a possibility of getting hurt at any time, and his current medicines reserve is almost exhausted. It was time to figure out a way to get some more.
Although both the rabbits and the giant grey wolf encountered tonight can drop the Red Medicine, its cost-effectiveness is very low if they go to hunt it specifically. The number of rabbits in a litter is small and the meat is too little, which is not worth the effort. If they hunt a giant grey wolf, they will definitely get injured, and then use the Red Medicine that has just dropped, Back and Forth1一来二去 Gradually, which is equivalent to doing things in vain.
How to get a lot of Little Red Medicine at once? Lu Yu thought.
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The night passed.
It’s another sunny morning.
Lu Yu followed the Matai people to a small lake to wash up briefly.
Since there is still a lot of meat left from yesterday’s mammoth, there is no need to rush to find food today.
The Matai people plan to find the salt stone, peppercorn, and wild peppers that Lu Yu mentioned, and find a little more, to let everyone eat delicious barbecue.
Lu Yu agreed and went with them to the jungle not far behind the cave.
Their formation was like this. Lu Yu was in the middle, with people in front and back, left and right. Tai Lie was on the left, and Xia Cao followed on the right.
When he came out, Lu Yu asked Xia Cao to stand in the middle. He felt that Xia Cao was a woman after all, so she deserved a little more protection.
Xia Cao smiled, her face was gentle but her tone firm, “It’s okay, Witch. If there is danger, I can avoid it.”
Lu Yu nodded helplessly. Anyway the jungle behind the cave has been patrolled by the Matai people, and there should not be too many beasts to handle like the wolves pack last night.
Unknown if it’s because of Lu Yu’s crow-mouthed, or maybe it’s the Murphy’s law at work but not long after the group started walking, Tai Lie shouted to stop.
Lu Yu was a little nervous, “What’s wrong?”
Tai Lie replied calmly, “There are beasts.”
Lu Yu was startled, “What kind of beast? How many? Do you want to run?”
Xia Cao smiled, “Don’t worry, it’s just a brown fox.”
Lu Yu: ?
Xia Cao stretched out her hand, “Witch, look, there——”
Lu Yu looked along her fingertips.
……He might be blind.
He didn’t see anything ah.
After staring hard for a long time, he seemed to see the grass trembling a hundred meters away.
A long-tailed fox with brown fur suddenly jumped out and ran away like lightning.
Lu Yu was shocked: “It ran away! So fast!”
As soon as his words fell, a slender wooden stick flew past his right ear like lightning, flying towards the brown fox with great precision, passing through the fox’s body, and fiercely stuck it in place.
Lu Yu: ? ? ?
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“Shan Pu, go and pick it up.” Xia Cao shouted towards the front, turned his head, and said gently to Lu Yu, “Witch, I will peel off this fox skin and give it to you to use in winter.”
Lu Yu looked at her right hand, which was still holding the wooden stick just now, and was now empty, “……Okay.”
What kind of misunderstanding did he have just now to feel that Matai women needed more protection than he did?
In their eyes, he was probably just a little weakling who could be knocked down at the drop of a hat……
They walked for a while without gaining anything.
Shan Pu, who was walking in front, saw something which made his eyes light up. He ran out quickly like a gust of wind, squatted down to pick something, and quickly ran back.
“Witch, Do you think this is wild pepper?!” He held up a small red fruit to show Lu Yu.
Lu Yu shook his head, “No.” It was a wild little tomato.
“Ah……” Shan Pu was disappointed and wanted to throw away the things in his hand, but Lu Yu stopped him and took the tomato.
In addition to finding seasonings, it is also necessary to bring some vegetables back.
The Matai people only like to eat meat, and no matter how sweet the fruit is, they are only willing to eat a little when they really can’t catch any prey. If this continues, there will definitely be a lack of vitamins, leading to low immunity. By then all kinds of diseases will emerge, and it will be too late to regret.
Lu Yu put the tomatoes into the ring and said seriously: “This is also edible. You take more——”
Wait a minute.
Lu Yu paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered that the Matai people were not ordinary people. They have strong genes, extraordinary talents, no natural disasters, and living a thousand years old can be regarded as an untimely death. Their physique is stronger than a wild beast and can live longer than a tortoise3王八 (Wángbā) Chinese insult. They can live for a hundred years, but he actually thought that eating too little vegetables was not good for their health……
What on earth is he worried about? He should be worried about himself.
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Lu Yu said weakly, “Forget it, just pick some at will.”
“Okay!” Shan Pu was full of enthusiasm.
As they went deeper and deeper into the jungle, the vegetation became thicker.
It wasn’t until Lu Yu was a little hungry that they finally found a place with patches of scattered black pepper trees growing here and there.
Everyone spread out to collect the small red fruits hidden behind the green leaves.
Lu Yu picked off a handful of wild pepper, looked at the cheerful Shan Pu jumping happily not far away, and paused, “Shan Pu, come here for a moment.”
“What’s wrong? Witch.” Shan Pu came over and squatted next to Lu Yu, holding a handful of wild pepper in his hand.
Lu Yu took the pepper in his hand and put it into the ring, “I want to ask you something.”
“What?”
“Last night, when the wolves came, were you at the entrance of the cave, ma?”
“Yes.”
Lu Yu frowned slightly and asked hesitantly, “Then have you seen a special wolf……”
In front of a short pepper tree, two people, one black and one white, with contrasting colors, squatted together with their heads close, muttering something unknown. Because they were so close, their arms rubbed against each other from time to time making them look unusually intimate.
Tai Lie looked over there silently.
Xia Cao glanced at her own king and then looked at the two people in front of the pepper tree. As if unintentionally, she smiled and said, “Witch seems to be very happy talking to Shan Pu.”
Tai Lie’s thin lips pursed slightly, and his eyes darkened.
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“Ah? Witch, do you want to kill the Wolf King?” Shan Pu said loudly in surprise.
The Matai people, who were collecting wild pepper, put down their work and looked over with confusion.
Lu Yu noticed that everyone was looking over, so he stood up and said loudly, “Yes.”
The Matai people whispered to each other.
“What? The Witch wants to kill the wolf king? Why?”
“I don’t know, but the Wolf King is a bit difficult to hunt.”
“Yes, the Wolf King is faster than Shan Pu.”
“Besides, there are many wolves in the Wolf King’s territory.”
“Is wolf meat delicious when grilled?”
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Tai Lie walked up to him, looked down at him, and asked in a deep voice, “Reason?”
Lu Yu smiled, “I was about to tell King.”
“I can get what we need most from the Wolf King.”
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Xia Cao: The smartest woman in all of the Matai tribe
