Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 248 When Crossing the River

The python noticed Jiang Luoluo's "aggressiveness" for the first time.

In the past, no matter how angry Jiang Luoluo was, she was like a kitten that obediently tucked its claws in. No matter how hard you hit her, it was not harmful. It was more like the playful banter between peers.

But when the python looked at Xing with murderous intent, Jiang Luoluo released her retracted claws.

Python was certain that if he dared to attack Xing, Jiang Luoluo would also attack him without hesitation, even if she was no match for him.

This made it easy for the python to turn its gaze away from the rhododendron and onto Jiang Luoluo.

"You care about her a lot?"

Python showed an expression of complete incomprehension, but respect for Jiang Luoluo's wishes. "Alright, I won't touch her."

Jiang Luoluo's fierce expression turned to a hint of confusion, followed by incomprehension.

She could feel a chilling danger emanating from the python, but after it said those words, that instinctive sense of danger actually disappeared.

Python really gave up the idea of ​​attacking Xing.

Just like the murderous intent that arose inexplicably from him, it also disappeared inexplicably.

No, what are you doing? Can your murderous intent switch at any time, like your second personality?

Perhaps Jiang Luoluo's expression of incomprehension was too obvious, because Mang turned to ask Jiang Luoluo instead.

"Isn't this what you wanted?"

"You are qualified."

Jiang Luoluo tried to understand, and she realized that what the python meant was that she had made so many things in the tribe, had made enough contributions and had enough value, so she had a high status in the tribe and had the right to "protect" Xing.

It's like a pet or an object providing shelter.

The water chestnut was labeled with Jiang Luoluo's "protection tag," so the python stopped bothering it.

In the python's eyes, the water chestnut has no "value of existence" of its own. It's like seeing a defective product in a factory that needs to be cleaned up; it just cleans it up as soon as it sees it.

But if someone wanted to keep the defective product for their own use, he didn't have the despicable habit of snatching it from them and destroying it.

After all, his goal was simply to get rid of the burdens in the tribe and reduce the survival pressure on the tribe, but he wouldn't mind if someone took on that pressure voluntarily.

It's truly remarkable that even these incapable tribesmen, who cannot transform into beasts, could live and grow to such an age.

Clearly, Python had been diligently learning about and familiarizing himself with the tribe during this time, but there were still many things he hadn't been able to understand clearly in time, and the child, Meng, who shared a body with him, was even less likely to know much.

"You..." Jiang Luoluo's mind was a little confused, but she knew that the most important thing to do at this moment was to get the python to leave.

Whether or not he has truly given up on his feelings for Xing, he cannot allow him to continue spending time with her.

At the same time, Jiang Luoluo also mentally labeled Python as someone she could no longer get to know better.

We cannot lower our guard against such a dangerous person just because he is currently a child.

Speaking of which, could he be one of those born with a criminal personality...? Jiang Luoluo recalled some news articles she had read in her previous life, about how some people are born different from normal people due to genes or other factors, and have a higher probability of committing crimes.

The python didn't look like a normal person, and Jiang Luoluo had a feeling that a criminal was right next to her, which was a bit creepy.

"Me?" Python looked at Jiang Luoluo, keenly sensing the change in her attitude. "Are you that concerned about her?"

Jiang Luoluo instinctively felt that this topic was dangerous, so she avoided answering and just kept urging Mang to leave, "You should go back."

“I just arrived, and you haven’t told me yet,” Python wasn’t someone who could be swayed by a few words. He realized that if he was driven away this time, the chances of him talking to Jiang Luoluo again would be very slim.

"...about the soft-shelled turtle."

—Knowing that Jiang Luoluo cares a lot about Xing, wouldn't it be too foolish to keep asking about this topic?

The python was adept at making its prey lower their guard, and quickly dispelled Jiang Luoluo's defensiveness by talking about completely unrelated topics.

Of course, he really had no intention of taking any further action against Xing.

“Softfish…” Jiang Luoluo looked at the python suspiciously, neither believing him directly nor letting her guard down.

But she was no match for Python. With Ge not at home, it seemed that even a direct confrontation wouldn't get rid of him, and she would likely get beaten up.

Although Xing is close to adulthood, she has not yet awakened her beast transformation and is physically disabled, so she may not be able to defeat the python.

After much deliberation, Jiang Luoluo decided to maintain a superficial friendship with the python. She left Xing in the cave and took the python out, arriving at a cave not far from the neighboring Ke family's cave.

At this distance, if Jiang Luoluo were to shout, Ke, who was cooking jam in the cave, could rush out and pin the python to the ground in a few moves.

No matter how powerful the python is, it is only a seven-year-old cub the same age as Jiang Luoluo. It is impossible for it to be a match for Ke, an adult orc warrior who is already an adult and has rich hunting and combat experience.

"It's very safe," Jiang Luoluo thought confidently.

The outdoor temperature had risen to almost above freezing, and with the sun shining brightly during the day, Jiang Luoluo didn't feel cold.

"Why are you asking about dried soft-shelled turtles? Do you like eating them?" Perhaps because Xing wasn't around and she didn't need to worry about protecting her, Jiang Luoluo felt very relaxed with this sense of having no weaknesses.

His tone of voice was no longer as aggressive as before.

“I don’t like it,” the python shook its head. “When the tribe first crossed the river, we ate soft-shelled turtles for a while. They were terribly unpalatable, and we didn’t gain any weight after eating them. In fact, we got thinner and thinner. If there wasn’t nothing else to eat, no one would touch them.”

"And it's impossible to keep it. If you catch it and don't eat it right away, it will rot immediately and have a fishy, ​​rotten smell that makes you want to vomit."

It's clear that the python had a deep impression of the soft-shelled turtle, so much so that even now, when it recalls it, its face still shows disgust.

"Oh, I see..." Jiang Luoluo nodded, expressing sympathy for the python's plight.

But suddenly, Jiang Luoluo realized something, and the frequency of her nodding became slower and slower, so slow that she turned her head to look at the python almost in slow motion.

Wait a minute, what did he just say?

When the tribe had just crossed the river?

When we had just crossed the river?

Crossing the river?

Did the tribe have any activities that required crossing the river in the past two years? I haven't heard of any!

"When will we cross the river?" Jiang Luoluo opened her mouth slightly, her voice a little unsteady.

She considered a possibility, but instinctively refused to believe it, even frantically trying to find reasons to support it.

But... Python's answer quickly shattered Jiang Luoluo's faltering rationality.

"According to the tribe's current timeline, it should be 1,500 years ago, which is indeed a long time ago."

With a slightly nostalgic expression, the python recalled, "Back then, there was no Silver Peak Mountain."