Chapter 138 Probation Period

Ling Yu was somewhat helpless. Without thinking too much, she quickly called her family members over to help.

She directed the key points of the first aid.

Soon, the male, who had nearly choked to death, finally coughed up the meat stuck in his throat and gasped for breath.

It took me a long time to come to my senses.

Seeing Ling Yu and the tribespeople looking at him like this, the dark-skinned male's face turned red.

"I'm sorry, I've made you all laugh at me."

His companions also blushed and put down the food they were holding.

Seeing that everyone had put their food down, Xiao Feng obediently put hers down as well, and carefully explained, "Chief Yu, we haven't had a full meal in a long time."

Ling Yu smiled and said, "It's okay, I understand."

"Is everyone full?"

They nodded quickly, some still chewing food, saying repeatedly, "We're full! We're full!"

"Okay, I have something to tell you all. Please sit down."

Ling Yu found a rock to sit on, with Xiao Afeng beside her. The others sat down on the ground, looking at her with a mixture of nervousness and confusion.

Xiao took the initiative to say, "Chief Yu, please say whatever you wish to say."

"We are all grateful to you for feeding us. We will do whatever you ask of us without hesitation."

Seeing their nervous expressions, Ling Yu said gently, "Don't be nervous. What I wanted to say was that you previously hoped that A-Feng would join our tribe."

"After careful consideration, I have reached a consensus with the tribespeople and we are willing to accept you as members of our tribe..."

Upon hearing this, the dozen or so people, including Xiao, all widened their eyes in excitement.

They were trembling, their eyes gleaming with excitement, and tears were welling up in their eyes.

Xiao couldn't believe his ears; his voice trembled violently.

"Let's all join in, really, really?"

The tribesmen under the chieftain were all tall and strong, and they had so much food. In particular, the chieftain was so capable, and he knew witch medicine at such a young age.

This tribe looks very powerful in the future.

They, these discarded worthless people, could never have imagined that they could join such a powerful tribe.

Ling Yu nodded seriously: "However, we also have our requirements."

"What do you want? Please tell me, please tell me." Xiao was extremely excited, his expression a mix of crying and laughing, caught in a state of extremely complex emotions.

"Given that we don't know each other very well yet, we need to have a trial period."

Ling Yu said slowly, "Our goal is to continue eastward and find a suitable place to settle down and build a new home. You can come with us, and we will provide you with food."

"During this period, we will also be observing you."

"If you behave well, get along well with our people, and actively help with hunting and food preparation, then you can officially join our tribe and become a member."

“But if any of you are dishonest and only want to enjoy the benefits without being willing to pay the price, then we have the right to make you leave at any time.”

She clearly stated the preconditions in one go, giving everyone time to consider.

Without a second's hesitation, they excitedly exclaimed, "Yes! We're willing!"

"We're willing to do anything from now on! We'll never slack off!"

Xiao looked at Ling Yu solemnly and assured her, "Chief Yu, thank you for giving us this opportunity. We are willing to accept these conditions, and I, Xiao, guarantee that none of us will sit back and reap the benefits."

“But…” His face showed a mixture of complexity and caution.

"You've seen it yourself, all of us have strange illnesses. Aren't you afraid we'll harm you?"

The fact that the leader treated them so well made him feel compelled to remind him of something.

They desperately wanted to integrate into a tribe and have a sense of belonging, but since the other party had been so kind to them, they couldn't bear to hurt them.

Ling Yu and Wei exchanged a glance. Both of them had a much better impression of Xiao. Putting aside everyone else, just Xiao's character was acceptable.

Ling Yu said slowly, "I didn't have time to talk about this earlier."

“I just examined each of you, and none of you are sick. You may have been sick before, but you have recovered.” “The reason you are weak and prone to fainting is because you are hungry.”

Xiao and everyone else stared at her in disbelief.

Not sick? They're not sick at all? They're so weak and powerless just from hunger?

No, that shouldn't be the case.

"Chief Yu, we..." Xiao wanted to speak again, but was interrupted.

Ling Yu looked at him seriously: "Didn't you guys notice that when your companion was choking and about to suffocate, was he able to stand up?"

"And when the other people came to check on him, didn't you feel a bit stronger in his legs?"

Upon hearing this, everyone belatedly realized that they were indeed not so cold anymore, and their weak limbs had regained some strength.

Without Lingyu's prompting, Xiao tried to stand up again, took a few steps cautiously, and his expression grew increasingly surprised.

Although my legs still feel weak, they are much better than before.

He touched his full stomach; this unprecedented feeling of fullness felt somewhat unfamiliar to him.

"It seems to be true; I have some strength now."

"what about you?"

Others also stood up and tried.

Even the simple act of standing up is much more agile than before.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise, laughing and crying at the same time: "We're not sick, we're not sick?"

"No energy, and it really is just from hunger?"

Seeing their surprised and delighted expressions, Ling Yu felt a pang of sadness.

They were already so happy after just having a full meal and regaining some strength.

"Chief Yu, thank you so much."

"We have indeed regained some strength, but... if we continue traveling, we might slow you down. What... what should we do?"

Xiao slowly walked over and said, he was a little worried about delaying their progress.

Ling Yu smiled and said, "You can walk slowly, there's no rush. Even if you spread out, I'll have someone bring you food. In three days, you'll be back to normal."

The reason she didn't stay there for three days to wait for them to recover before leaving was...

Firstly, it was because we were in a hurry to get somewhere and we didn't want to make our people anxious;
Secondly, it was also because these people hadn't been active for a long time. Even if they had taken nutritional supplements and food to recover some strength, they should gradually adapt to and strengthen their physical fitness during their journey.

Looking into Ling Yu's determined eyes, Xiao felt, for some reason, that even though it seemed unbelievable, he couldn't help but want to believe her.

"Okay, whatever you say, we'll do it."

"As long as you don't mind us."

After everyone agreed on the matter, Lingyu told them to rest for a while.

Once it was completely light, we prepared to set off.

Just as Ling Yu was about to find a place to rest for a while, Wei slowly walked over, sat down next to her, and handed her a piece of beast meat.

"Eat up. You didn't have time to eat earlier," Wei said softly, her voice filled with heartache.

Ling Yu had already passed her hunger pangs, but the smell of meat made her hungry again.

She took it without hesitation, took a bite, and started eating.

Wei just watched her quietly, his eyes full of tenderness and doting.

Ling Yu ate for a while before remembering that Wei hadn't eaten anything either. She held the half-eaten piece of beast meat to Wei's lips and asked:
"I'm full, do you want some?"

She regretted it as soon as she said it; it wasn't right to give away her leftovers.

"Um, why don't you go and see if there are any other ones?"

The next second, it followed her hand and bit down on the spot where she had bitten the animal meat. Its gentle breath tickled the back of her hand.

Her face flushed unconsciously.


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