Chapter 79: The Problem of Sleep

  Xī mò lā stood beside Mò Yì ér, and couldn't help but shiver. She looked at Mò Yì ér again, who was smiling at her inexplicably. "Mò Yì ér, what are you thinking?"

  "Ah. Haha. Didn't think of anything." Mo Yier hurriedly stopped her unhealthy daydreaming. If Ximen Qing knew what she was thinking, she would probably strangle herself to death.

  The dinner was sumptuous. Firstly, to celebrate Mo Yi'er's return. Secondly, to welcome Si Mola's joining. As for Xiao Rongqiu, everyone has a reserved attitude towards him. Because of Mo Yi'er's reason, no one will drive him away. But because of Chu Yan's reason, everyone doesn't like him much either. They think he is the kind of person who would snatch Mo Yi'er away.

  The variety of food at dinner amazed Sumala greatly. There were many things he had seen before, and he had eaten them when food was scarce too. But he never knew these things could be made to taste even better than meat.

  Chu Yan sat not far from Mo Yi'er, with a small plush ball in between them. Habitually offering the freshest meat to Mo Yi'er, he found that the small plush ball had taken precedence over him and was already carefully taking care of Mo Yi'er, and what's more, it was doing so in a way that was very similar to his own.

  It's hard to put into words what's going on in his mind. Uncomfortable, and many other things. He looked at the little furball. Apart from the name. He felt that the little furball and that pet little furball had a similar feeling. But one is human, and one is an animal. How can they be the same? He was confused by his own thoughts.

  Chu Yan's gaze had been fixed on Xiao Rong all along. At first, Xiao Rong ignored him, but later he couldn't help feeling uneasy under his stare. He turned around and asked, "Chu Yan, what are you looking at me for?"

  "I just feel like I've seen you somewhere before."

  Mo Yi'er almost choked on the meat she had just swallowed when she heard this. She hastily drank a mouthful of wild vegetable chicken soup to get it down. "Heh heh, how is that possible? Xiao Rong Qiu is from an outside tribe. How could you have seen him?"

  "Oh? Is that so." Chu Yan raised an eyebrow. Just now, Mo Yi'er was still unwilling to talk to him, how come she's taking the initiative to speak with him now. "What about your pet little furball?"

  "He's gone again, you know. He always likes to play hide and seek." Mo Yier wiped a cold sweat from her forehead, praying that Chu Yan wouldn't discover anything.

  "Oh, I see." Chu Yan finally stopped asking questions. Not because he believed Mo Yier, but because he sensed that she was hiding something from him. If she didn't want to say anything, then so be it.

  Yao Nu had never done anything, and no one mentioned her. At mealtime, Sang Zhen took her portion of food to give to her, which was already a great deal of care for her. After the meal, Ka Sa called out Chu Yan and told him about what happened after leaving Kan's internal fall. The key point was to make Yao Nu's situation clear. Finally, Ka Sa said: "Now our tribe has too few women. If Yao Nu can't work, let her quickly give birth to children with a man."

  "Uh-huh. I'll go ask which man wants to be with Yaoniang later." Chu Yan also thought that Kasala's words made sense, so he agreed. Then, he asked some more questions about Mo Yuer. Kasala hummed and hawed, unwilling to say more. After all, during this period of time, Mo Yuer and Xiao Hu had been inseparable. He was afraid that if he said too much, it would make Chu Yan angry. Suddenly remembering Sila, he advised: "Leader, Sila is very beautiful, and she's also the younger sister of the leader of our tribe. If she could be your woman, it would be the best thing ever."

  At the words, Chu's thick and dense eyebrows furrowed. In her heart, there was an inexplicable sense of resistance. "Kasa, don't mention this matter again. I don't want anyone except Mo Yier."

  Kasa let out a deep sigh. Chu Yan's answer was not unexpected. But precisely because of this, he felt even more helpless. "Chu Yan, leader. You are our leader. You can have many women all to yourself. But Mo Yi Er will never be with just one man. This time in the Langya tribe, I understood a lot. Are you willing to share Mo Yi Er with other men?"

  "I..." Chu Yan's words got stuck in his throat. He was shocked by what Kasa had said, but soon understood. What Kasa said was the truth. This old man always managed to remind himself of some things. He couldn't refute it. Mo Yier was different from other women. He would try his best to keep her by his side. But he didn't dare guarantee it. Mo Yier had the same feelings for him too.

  "Chu Huo, leader. Think carefully... Alas..." Kasa sighed again, secretly lamenting in her heart whether it was right or wrong to leave the divine being behind. The tribe could become stronger, but many people and things were already beyond control. This small tribe seemed unable to carry a great person like Mo Yi'er.

  Chu Yu stood outside the cave for a while, calming down before returning with a bewildered heart. Some of his tribesmen were already asleep, but Mo Yier, Xiao Rongqiu and Si Mola were standing in front of the fire pit talking about something. That was also where he rested. He walked over. "Get some rest early. You must be tired from rushing on the road."

  As soon as he spoke, three people looked at him in unison. Si Mo opened his mouth: "Chu Zhuo leader, there is not enough space to sleep. What do you think we should do?"

  Now that you mention it, Chu Yan just remembered that he hadn't arranged a place to sleep yet. The hammock could only hold one person, so what was the other person supposed to do?

  "Chu Huo, I am Mo Yier's man. Of course, I will sleep next to Mo Yier. Sila is a woman, she can go squeeze with the other women." Xiao Rongqiu said with ill intentions. Only he and Mo Yier knew that Sila was actually a man in the tribe. He thought he couldn't refute it. But, he underestimated Sila.

  "I don't want to squeeze with others, I've been sleeping alone since I was a child. If it's Mo Yu'er, I can consider it, but no one else is allowed. Unless, Chu Xuan, leader, you can make an exception and give up your position."

  "Start what joke. How can we let our leader step down." The tribesmen who had fallen out with Kan instantly disagreed and rose up.

  "Alright, alright. You all don't need to let me. I'll do it myself." Mo Yuer was driven mad by their noise. Just before Chu Yan entered, Xiao Rong and Si Mola had already started arguing.

  "That won't do." Chu Yan was the first to object, but looking at the kang, he couldn't think of any other solution. If it were before the kang was built, they could have just laid out an animal hide on the ground and made do for one night. But now that everyone had a kang to sleep in, having someone go and make a bed on the floor seemed too pitiful.

  "It's nothing. I'll go and squeeze in with Sang Zhen..." Mo Yuer just thought of squeezing in with Sang Zhen, but as soon as she turned her head, she saw Sang Zhen making out with her man. She couldn't help but blush with embarrassment. They were too focused on discussing things and didn't notice the other sounds in the cave at all.