Chapter 20

Although Male always unintentionally teased Emily, and Emily secretly decided to live a good life with this charming primitive man, she had only known Male for a few days, and she was still figuring out his personality. Otherwise, she wouldn't occasionally feel that Male was different from the image she had in mind, causing her expectations to crumble.

Therefore, any slight change would make her unable to help but feel full of doubts. After all, in modern times, couples who have been together for more than ten or twenty years have already gone through the toughest days, and now that the good days have arrived, the men turn bad, indulging in eating, drinking, gambling, and prostitution, and speaking ill and even resorting to violence against their once supportive wives. There are too many such cases!

Not to mention this primitive man with such a big difference in background from hers, whom she had only known for a few days and still didn't fully understand.

On the other side, Male was completely unaware of his little companion's inner thoughts. Seeing Emily coming, he grinned happily, showing his white teeth, eagerly anticipating praise from his little companion.

To his surprise, Emily's brows furrowed more and more tightly, and her eyes widened as if she had been startled, her small mouth flattening, as if she was about to cry in the next second.

Male's heart tightened, and he quickly stepped forward. He felt a bit anxious, as if he had accidentally bumped into a great mountain, causing it to crash down with a bang onto a tiger's belly.

The people of the Nuwa Tribe watched in astonishment. They knew that Male had triggered his bloodline power, but except for a very few, no one had seen firsthand what was different about Male after triggering his bloodline power.

Even the pile of bamboo, Male chopped it at night, and no one saw him chop it. Although they were amazed, witnessing the scene was not as shocking as this!

Only a few of the hunters who went hunting today witnessed Male hitting the tiger. Now they watched as Male lightly touched the great mountain, causing this young man, who was nearly as tall and sturdy as Male, to fall down!

Male quickly turned around, bent down, and lifted the great mountain up. "Great mountain, are you okay?"

Poor great mountain's shoulder still hurt, and his hand was gripped tightly by Male like a pair of iron tongs, causing him to cry out in pain, "Ouch, ouch."

Yueliang hurriedly said, "Brother, let go quickly!"

Without Yueliang's reminder, Male heard the great mountain's cries of pain and realized that he had forgotten to control his strength when reaching out to pull him up. He quickly let go of his hand, and the great mountain sat back down on the tiger's soft belly.

Yueliang ran over nervously to check the great mountain's hand and shoulder. Seeing that there was no serious injury, she breathed a sigh of relief, looking helpless. "Brother, you should quickly control your strength! You knocked me flying last night, and today you knocked down great mountain. It's okay for us with thick skin and strong flesh, but what if you accidentally injure sister-in-law?"

Male scratched his head embarrassedly, looking conflicted. He looked at Emily, who was close by, but didn't dare to reach out and touch his little companion.

After the shock and awe of the Nuwa tribe members, upon hearing Yueliang's words, they realized that this wasn't the first time Male had failed to control his strength after triggering his bloodline power.

Unconsciously, they all laughed good-naturedly, touching their bellies, laughing until tears streamed down their faces.

Emily also relaxed a lot in this laughter. The leader of the Nuwa tribe, Male, seemed to be quite different from what she had imagined.

The tribe respected him a lot, but they were not afraid of him. They could even make jokes in front of him and laugh at him. This didn't mean that Male lacked ability; on the contrary, as the leader, Male was quite approachable in the Nuwa tribe!

The tribe members who had watched him grow up understood him well. They had seen Male accidentally knock down the great mountain with their own eyes, and they also knew that Male had killed a tiger with one punch. Yet, they were not afraid that Male would harm them, indicating that Male's character was indeed very good!

Male has always been extremely careful with her, treating her as precious. Even when she was hungry or had a foot injury, he took meticulous care of her. At least for now, he is a responsible and considerate good man. Why should she be afraid of him due to imagined "domestic violence"?

Male paid little attention to the laughter of the tribe members, still worried that his little companion was scared. Although he didn't dare to reach out and touch Emily, he comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, I have already killed the tiger!"

While comforting Emily, he couldn't help but wear a proud expression, seeking praise.

Here it comes again, the primitive muscle man unexpectedly made her feel a bit cute!

Emily burst into laughter with a "puff." She was afraid of him, but he thought she was afraid of the tiger. A sense of guilt surged in her heart instantly. She looked at Male, vigorously nodded, and took the initiative to hold his hand, saying, "It's good that you killed it, preventing it from hurting the great mountain and us."

He thought she was afraid of the tiger, so let it be. After all, she was really scared of a live non-zoo tiger.

Having successfully reassured his little companion, Male grinned happily. At the same time, he held Emily's hand cautiously, afraid of hurting her.

Yueliang shook her head helplessly, "Brother is really something!"

She was knocked down herself and her brother-in-law, but the most fragile companion was unharmed. Being attentive all the time, that's the difference! Ah, it's so sad!

Despite her feelings, Yueliang didn't forget the main task!

Her eyes shifted, "Zhang, skin the tiger and distribute the meat to everyone to cook. Brother, great mountain, come with me, I have something to tell you."

After saying this, she pulled Emily to leave, only to realize that her sister-in-law's other hand was still held by her brother.

Oh well, sister-in-law belongs to brother!

Yueliang let go of Emily's hand, held the great mountain's hand instead, and walked towards the direction where they had just found soybeans in a place where no one was around.

Others couldn't say it, but Male and the great mountain were their own. It didn't matter if Zhang mentioned that a soybean was missing; with two more people searching, they might find it sooner, and sister-in-law wouldn't have to worry so much.

Emily knew that Yueliang was going to tell Male and the great mountain about the missing soybean, and she hoped that their involvement would help find it sooner.

Upon hearing about the missing soybean, the great mountain suddenly felt that although it was just one soybean, the situation seemed a bit serious. However, Male didn't seem too worried.

Yueliang and the great mountain didn't think much about it, feeling confident that Male could find the soybean. They didn't notice the slight discomfort that flashed across Male's face.

Male spoke seriously, "Let's split up to search. You all start from that end and come this way, while Emily and I start from this end. We'll meet in the middle."

This arrangement aligned with Yueliang's intentions. Although they were all newlyweds, without brother and sister-in-law around, she felt that she and the great mountain were already sweet enough. However, with just a glance and a handshake between brother and sister-in-law, it was so sweet that she almost couldn't bear it!

It was wise to separate and search!

As Yueliang and the great mountain walked away, Male held Emily's hand and went to the place to report completion of tasks.

Emily sighed, "I just searched this area twice with Yueliang and didn't find it."

Although she said so, she still lowered her head and searched inch by inch attentively.

Because of this, Emily didn't notice the slight embarrassment on Male's face.

He rubbed his nose, looked in a certain direction, and walked directly over there to start searching.

A spark of realization flashed in Emily's mind—wasn't that where An had stood before?

The thing she had previously felt neglected suddenly connected!

That soybean!

That soybean! An's injured knee bleeding on the ground! Male's flicking action!

In an instant, Emily connected these dots in her mind and came up with a bold guess.

She looked around, seeing no one nearby, and ran to Male, asking, "Did you flick the soybean at An?"

Uh... She had planned to find the soybean and then apologize to her little companion, but she didn't expect her companion to be so clever!

Male nodded openly, "I only had the soybean in my hand at that time."

Emily was both angry and amused, immediately saying, "In the future, don't lay hands on Nuwa tribe members because of me!"

Male wasn't foolish; although Emily didn't say it explicitly, he understood her meaning. He immediately became unwilling, "If I can't even protect my companion, how can I be the leader here?"

He still regretted not dealing with Huang Ye earlier!

Emily felt warmth in her heart, but her expression remained serious, "Even if you need to take action against someone, you must have sufficient evidence to convince the majority of the Nuwa tribe members. Don't engage in these covert actions, okay?"

Emily looked fierce. If it weren't for her lack of height and imposing aura, she would have tried twisting Male's ear. Just moments ago, Emily, who had feared "domestic violence," almost became the "perpetrator."

"Let's find the soybean." Male neither agreed nor disagreed. Emily knew he hadn't really listened, so she angrily patted his back and then lowered her head to start searching for the soybean nearby.

Knowing it was nearby, inch by inch turning over the soil would eventually lead to finding the soybean!

Male's deep and pleasant laughter drifted over, and Emily glared at him again: this muscle man was sometimes quite stubborn.

In a spot a little over a meter from where An knelt, Male finally found the soybean still stained with a little blood. Emily took this precious soybean and put it in a cloth bag, feeling relieved.

Male carried her back like they were celebrating and ran towards the path where they had planted soybeans, in a very cheerful mood. The tiger's fur was quite good today, suitable for making winter clothes to keep his little companion warm!

Yueliang and the great mountain were delighted to hear that the missing soybean had been found. They watched as Emily carefully placed the soybean into one of the bean holes with shallow soil and sprinkled a little water on top. They were all eagerly waiting for her to complete the task.

Emily successfully completed the task and received one hundred corn seeds. However, she couldn't refresh the task for the day after tomorrow; the system reminded her that daily tasks could only be refreshed one day in advance.

Since the task was completed, Emily didn't rush to plant the one hundred corn seeds. She wanted to ferment some farmyard manure first to increase the corn yield.

Emily lay on the great mountain's back, sighing in relief.

Her feet were probably sore again, and she needed a few days of rest.

The weather was quite hot now, but the sun wasn't too harsh yet. If she compared it to her previous life in Huaxia, it was probably late April or early May, the time for spring planting.

If she waited to plant the corn seeds after fermenting the manure, it would probably be time for summer planting. After that, if the system didn't have farming tasks, there was no rush to plant. They could wait until the manure was ready.

The latest time for summer planting would be late June, and the harvest time varied slightly depending on the crops but generally fell in September or October, during the fruitful golden autumn!

When the four of them returned to the tribe, most of the tiger meat had already been distributed. Due to the abundance of meat, Zhang had simply used sharp bamboo blades to remove the meat from the bones and distribute it to everyone. Only an empty tiger skeleton and internal organs remained unclaimed!

The system, silent all along, mechanically announced, "Precious traditional Chinese medicine tiger bones discovered three meters ahead. Triggering task: Collect tiger bones!"

Valuable traditional Chinese medicine? Collecting tiger bones?

Emily knew about a very famous plaster called Musk Tiger Bone Plaster, which is used to treat bruises and injuries.

Tiger bones are also polished by modern people to make jewelry, such as bracelets, because they have grain patterns similar to loofah cloth, whether vertical or horizontal. When polished, they are quite ornamental.

There was also a period when tiger bone wine, said to strengthen bones and tendons, was very popular. However, at that time, tigers were already rare worldwide, on the brink of extinction, and were classified as protected animals by laws in many countries.

China also does not allow the use of tiger bones for medicinal, edible, or commercial purposes anymore. The highly popular tiger bone wine was actually made using bones from ferret-badgers as substitutes for tiger bones.

At first glance, collecting tiger bones wasn't as straightforward as it seemed. The system had specific requirements, but unlike previous tasks where upcoming rewards were visible, this time the system revealed nothing about the rewards.

Emily frowned. She had just completed a planting task and received corn seeds, and now she was triggered with a task related to collecting tiger bones. This fell under the medical field, and the system's range seemed too broad, didn't it?

She still preferred tasks related to planting, allowing her to collect more seeds. Then, after fermenting the manure, they could plant more grains during the summer planting, leading to a bountiful harvest in autumn!

But since there was a task, she would do her best. Moreover, the tiger bones were readily available, and there were enough hands to help.

Emily's thoughts raced, but her attention was drawn to the young man beside the tiger skeleton. He was robust and dark-skinned, not inferior to the great mountain.

"Male, I'll help you process the tiger skin before sending it to you. Can I have a tiger tooth in return?" Zhang, who had been instructed by Yueliang to skin the tiger and distribute its meat, looked hopeful. According to Nuwa tribe customs, whoever hunted the prey had priority over its skin and meat.

"Of course." Male nodded casually, glanced at the great mountain and Yueliang, saw no objections from them, and said directly, "But if you want to give it to Yueliang, then there's no need. She and the great mountain each get a tiger tooth." Zhang felt awkward at Male's straightforwardness, stammered a bit, plucked out a tiger tooth, bid farewell as he said he needed to go eat, and then swiftly left.

Emily leaned on Male's shoulder, her eyes darting between Yueliang and the great mountain. It seemed that Zhang was one of the people who roasted meat for Yueliang during the bonfire festival!

Based on his reaction just now, he indeed wanted to give the tiger tooth to Yueliang!

Although Yueliang chose the great mountain, Zhang didn't seem to have given up yet!

Emily's eyes sparkled with imagination, envisioning a melodramatic plot of a hundred thousand words.

Yueliang remained calm, while the great mountain looked at Male gratefully.

Suppressing her gossiping heart, Emily whispered in Male's ear, "Do you have plans for those tiger bones?"

Tiger bones might not be useful to Male, but just in case, if they had some use, then this collection task would be worth it!

"Not really."

"If not, then clean the meat off the tiger bones later, and put them in a dry place to air-dry. We just received the task to collect tiger bones." Emily commanded Male without pressure.

"Okay," Male agreed without further questions.

"Oh, sister-in-law, didn't you mention fermenting farmyard manure earlier? Can't we use the tiger's intestines, liver, stomach, and lungs for that?" Yueliang suddenly had a bright idea.

Emily glanced at the pile of things, nodded with satisfaction. Yueliang was straightforward and clever. She had almost overlooked these usable parts that could be turned into fertilizer.