Chapter 42: You’re So Bad

When they heard Bai Er explain that Purple Pulp Berries could restore strength, everyone was overjoyed and immediately went to pick them, no longer caring about any curse or the chief’s orders.

Humph, Gu Ba was no longer their chief, what did his words have to do with them? They didn’t even know this person! Hehe!

Pick, they must pick them all, they couldn’t leave any for Gu Ba and Chi Wei!

“Take them all, if we can’t carry them all, I’ll eat one and throw away one, I definitely won’t let them eat any, humph.” Man Da vigorously picked Purple Pulp Berries, looking at the big and fragrant berries, drool almost dripping from the corners of his mouth.

So Purple Pulp Berries were so delicious? He really couldn’t tell before!

It seemed that in the future, he couldn’t judge things or people by their appearance, hehe, look, weren’t these Purple Pulp Berries and Bai Er the same? The Purple Pulp Berries looked so scary, but they were so sweet and useful. Bai Er was so dark and thin, but he was so good at gathering.

Mm, in the future, when he looked for a partner, he would also look for someone capable, not just someone good-looking.

“Take them all, take them all!” Man Da filled a large leaf and started picking again.

Everyone laughed when they heard his words.

If Man Da had said he would eat one and throw away one fruit before, they would definitely scold him for wasting food. But now, they felt that Man Da was right!

Even if they threw them away, they definitely wouldn’t let the chief eat them!

This Purple Pulp Berry tree bore a lot of fruit, about a hundred pounds. With the combined efforts of more than ten people, they quickly finished picking them all. Everyone sat on the ground contentedly and ate a few. As expected, the taste was very good, and after eating, they felt full of energy, not tired at all.

Bai Er looked at the bare Purple Pulp Berry tree, his eyes rolled, and he smiled mischievously. “Cang Yan, come here, dig up this tree.”

Cang Yan curled his lips. “Mm.”

Man Da chuckled. “Bai Er, you’re so bad.”

Good job being bad!

The roots of the Purple Pulp Berry tree weren’t deep, and there weren’t many branches, so it wasn’t firmly rooted in the ground. Under Cang Yan’s brute force, it was quickly dug up.

“Wu Lin, take it. Later, when we walk for a while, find a place to throw it away, don’t let them find it.” Bai Er instructed.

“Okay!” Wu Lin laughed, very much in favor of Bai Er doing this.

Wu Lin’s partner, Ma Nu, stood beside him, quietly revealing a peaceful smile.

Actually, next to the Purple Pulp Berry tree, Bai Er had already noticed another small Purple Pulp Berry tree. This small tree was only knee-high, with relatively thin roots, and it wasn’t troublesome to carry. Bai Er asked Cang Yan to dig it up as well, planning to take it with them, so they could plant it in their tribe later.

After doing all this, everyone looked up at the sun and found that it was getting late, so they started on their way again with their things.

They couldn’t stay in the dense forest at night, they had to find a safer place to rest, otherwise it would be too dangerous!

This dense forest was very large, and it took them a long time to get through it. When they passed the bamboo forest, Bai Er had everyone get a bamboo tube, which could be used to hold water to drink on the way. Besides the small river outside the tribe, he hadn’t seen a second river yet, so getting water was probably troublesome. So they brought bamboo tubes, and if they were lucky enough to encounter a river, they could fill them with water and take it with them, instead of relying on eating fruits to quench their thirst.

—His stomach had probably shrunk from hunger, if he had to eat fruit every time he was thirsty, he would burst.

“We’re finally out of the dense forest!”

Passing through the last patch of tangled vines and trees, everyone stood at the edge of the dense forest, the view before them bright and open. As far as the eye could see, there were no more tall trees, only waist-high grass, stretching endlessly, with no end in sight.

“So this is what it’s like outside the tribe…” The women were stunned.

They had never been so far away from the tribe, the furthest they had been was to the forest bordering the dense forest.

Red Cao and the other two women stood hand in hand, their faces full of excitement, their mouths open. “It’s so beautiful, standing here, we can see so far, so not everywhere has trees, haha…”

Not to mention the children and women, even the warriors didn’t often see this grassland. They didn’t hunt beyond the dense forest either, only Cang Yan had been here when chasing prey.

“Everyone, walk faster, this place is a bit big, we might have to walk until nightfall to get out.” Cang Yan’s face was serious as he looked at the sky.

“Okay!”

Everyone crossed the grassland with fresh eyes, their faces filled with joy and happiness, moved by this never-before-seen grassland.

Red Cao and the other two women were protected by the warriors, walking in the middle of the team.

They looked at the scenery on both sides, at the wind blowing through the low-lying grass, and at the two-winged beasts flying in the sky, their hearts suddenly firm.

Staying in the tribe, they might never see such a sight, they didn’t know what it was like outside the tribe, they only knew to gather food every day and face those annoying people in the tribe.

“So good.”

“Fortunately, we came out.”

“Leaving the tribe was the right decision.”

The three women picked a few red wildflowers and stuck them in their messy, dry hair, giggling.

“So beautiful!”

Hei Shi’s three children also picked a few flowers and held them in their hands, skipping and running forward. “Father, Father, we’re so happy today!”

Hei Shi touched their heads, shifted the fruits from his left shoulder to his right, and a bright smile appeared on his dark face.

“Seeing everyone happy, I’m also very happy.” Man Da smiled and held up a bunch of small purple wildflowers, putting half of them in his hair and handing the other half to Bai Er. “Bai Er, Bai Er, here you go, put them in your hair too.”

Bai Er glanced at Man Da, the corner of his mouth twitching, and silently turned his head.

To be honest, Man Da was dark and thin, and he was a man, wearing flowers didn’t make him look like a fairy, but rather like a little gigolo.

As Cang Yan said, the sun had already set when they walked out of the grassland, only a faint afterglow remained, casting a dim, yellow light.

Everyone became worried. “No fire, no cave…”