Chapter 183: Chapter 183: “Can’t Resist Warning”

Night was falling, and darkness gradually blanketed the White Lake caves.

In Changxia’s courtyard, the aroma of freshly baked pies lingered in the air.

Knock, knock—

Someone knocked at the courtyard gate.

Changxia paused, tilting her head.

Who could be knocking at this hour?

“Changxia, it’s me!” Milu’s cheerful voice rang out.

Changxia put down the pie she was holding and called out, “Chenrong, the pies are done baking. Come take them out before they burn.”

“Okay,” Chenrong replied.

At the same time, he felt a bit annoyed at Milu.

These people always liked to interrupt his alone time with Changxia. He’d have to find a way to whisk her away someday.

Hmm—

Going to the forest would be a good choice.

“Milu, what brings you here?” Changxia unbolted the door and welcomed Milu into the courtyard of the cave dwelling. Lili stood off to the side. This puzzled Changxia even more—since when did Milu get so close to Lili?

Milu waved her hand and quickly explained, “Don’t get the wrong idea. Lili wanted to find Daya, so he asked me to bring him here.” Someone as clueless as Lili wasn’t her type at all.

“Daya—” Changxia was a little embarrassed. How was she supposed to explain this?

Daya and Yadong were… busy.

She couldn’t just take Lili and Milu over there and interrupt them!

Noticing Changxia’s awkward expression, Lili asked anxiously, “Changxia, did something happen to Daya?”

“Ahem!” Changxia coughed awkwardly. “Well… Daya’s at Yadong’s place. Right now, she’s probably, um, a bit busy. You know what I mean?”

Lili frowned, looking at Changxia in confusion.

Milu pursed her lips, her expression somewhere between a smile and a smirk.

“Busy? What could she be busy with?” Lili asked, still baffled.

Milu suddenly stomped hard on Lili’s right foot. Did this blockhead not see that Changxia was about to die of embarrassment?

A male and a female being ‘busy’ together—

What else was there to explain?

She’d said all along that Daya chasing after Yadong was suspicious. One chasing, one running—eight or nine times out of ten, there was something going on. See? She’d called it.

“Ah!” Lili yelped in pain.

Milu grabbed Lili’s ear and cheerfully said, “Changxia, I’ll take Lili back to the tribe square. We’ll talk later if you need anything.”

“I made some pies—do you two want to try some?” Changxia quickly offered.

Milu waved her off and headed straight out of the courtyard. “No, no, we won’t disturb you and Chenrong.”

“Milu, what about Daya?”

“Blockhead, shut up!”

Standing at the gate, Changxia watched Milu and Lili’s retreating figures with a strange expression.

Those two… are they really okay?

Lili, over two meters tall, being dragged by the ear by Milu—it looked awkward no matter how you saw it. Yet the two of them seemed completely unaware, and from a distance, there was a kind of harmony between them that no one else could break into.

“Where’d they go—” Chenrong saw Changxia come in alone and glanced behind her.

Changxia shrugged and whispered, “Milu brought Lili over to look for Daya. I told them Daya was at Yadong’s place, so Milu took Lili away, said they’d go back to the tribe square.”

Chenrong understood immediately.

Milu was a sharp one.

She’d definitely picked up on some unspoken secrets from Changxia’s words.

“Tomorrow, the Lion and Bear tribes are leaving. Chenrong, do you think Daya will stay in our tribe?” Changxia asked with a mischievous smile, poking Chenrong and lowering her voice.

Daya was decisive—she’d surely sort things out with Yadong tonight.

The two of them were from different tribes, so one of them would have to leave home. From what Changxia knew of Yadong, he wouldn’t choose to go to the Earth Tribe.

Which meant—

Daya would have to leave the Earth Tribe and come live in the Heluo Tribe.

“Maybe Yadong will go with Daya to the Earth Tribe tomorrow,” Chenrong guessed.

If Daya was willing to stay for Yadong, the Earth Tribe should be prepared. If Yadong was serious about marrying Daya, he’d go live in the Earth Tribe for a while—that was the custom in the Misty Forest.

Chenrong was an exception, of course.

After all, he’d grown up in the Tianyuan Tribe of the Western Lands.

His relationship with the Wolf Tribe was still a bit unclear.

“Let’s hope so!” Changxia said.

Daya was a great woman—Changxia really hoped Yadong wouldn’t let her down.

Night fell. After dinner, Changxia and Chenrong prepared food for tomorrow’s trip. Soon, the night passed.

The next morning, just as dawn broke—

Yadong arrived with Daya.

“Changxia, I’d like to trade for some cattail root sugar and chili sauce,” Yadong said, looking a little embarrassed.

Changxia glanced at Yadong, then at Daya.

Daya’s beautiful face was flushed, and she stood shyly beside Yadong, the two of them holding hands, looking very close.

“Of course,” Changxia smiled and nodded.

She’d wanted to tease Yadong a bit, but seeing Daya right there, she decided against it. She didn’t want to embarrass Yadong. Since Yadong had come to trade with animal skins, it was almost certain he was preparing to go to the Earth Tribe.

After all, he’d taken a Bear Tribe woman—he couldn’t skip any of the proper steps.

Otherwise, forget the Earth Tribe—even his own tribe wouldn’t let him off easy.

“Yadong, I’m not sure how much of everything you’ll need. Maybe you should ask Aunt Tianluo?” Changxia suggested.

This was something best handled by elders.

When Changxia and Chenrong got together, she’d simply brought him back from the Normandy Market to the Heluo Tribe—no gifts, no preparations, nothing.

Her case definitely wasn’t suitable as an example for Yadong and Daya.

A union between two tribes couldn’t be taken lightly.

Changxia’s words left Yadong dumbfounded.

Damn—

He really had oversimplified things.

“…Alright, I’ll go back to the tribe and ask Aunt about what else I need to prepare,” Yadong said, still holding Daya’s hand.

“Yadong, you really don’t have to go to all that trouble,” Daya said softly.

Yadong squeezed her hand and said seriously, “Daya, since I’ve decided to marry you, I can’t skip any of the proper steps.”

Pfft—

Changxia burst out laughing.

Thinking of how Yadong had refused before, and seeing him now—

She could only say: “How the tables have turned!”

“Changxia, what are you laughing at?” Yadong glared at her. Last night, Daya had said that if Yadong really didn’t want to marry her, they should just make it clear, so she could go back to her tribe and find someone else…

Hearing that—

Yadong was trembling with anger.

This female really had no shame.

She’d tricked him into giving her his body, and now she was talking about getting together with other males.

So, the two of them spent the whole night bickering and fighting.

As the saying goes, couples quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot.

They managed to talk things through, which led to the scene this morning.

Changxia pouted, completely unafraid of Yadong’s sour mood, and said, “I’m just laughing at someone getting what they deserve!”

“Get lost!” Yadong gritted his teeth, only daring to spit out a single word.

He took Daya by the hand and headed straight for the tribe.

Changxia shook her head—there was nothing more for her to do here. Aunt Tianluo would definitely have all the preparations ready, and more than enough at that.

Last night,

Daya hadn’t gone back to rest at the tribe’s plaza.

Everyone in the tribe was sharp—they all knew what was going on.

Even if Yadong hadn’t prepared anything this morning, the tribe would have made sure he was sent off to the Earth Tribe.