Chapter 63 - Jealousy (1/2)

Ch63 - Jealousy

The barley that had been shelled using his plant abilities was simmered slowly in a stone pot over a small fire, giving off the faint fragrance of cooked rice.

The process of making barley porridge couldn’t be sped up. Zhou Ji waited patiently, adding wood to the fire from time to time as he watched the people of the tribe dance and sing.

It was rare for strangers to come to the tribe, so everyone was very happy. Some members of the tribe had already begun to hook up; Xiong Qi and Bao Yu were also very close and intimate.

Things had remained ambiguous between the two of them during the journey back, but it was obvious that they were planning to begin a relationship together tonight.

Zhou Ji had checked the bodies of Bao Yu and the rest of the Little Brook Tribe earlier and discovered that Bao Yu was already pregnant. Of course, she probably didn’t know… Xiong Qi was going to end up as the father for someone else’s child.

But people from this era didn’t attach much importance to these things.

Even if it was someone else’s child, as long as the child identified someone as their father, then that father of theirs would give them some extra care during their childhood

This was similar to some nomadic tribes in ancient Earth. In some ways they were even more open-minded than those people.

Since that was the case, Zhou Ji didn’t say anything.

Zhou Ji liked to be left in peace, but it was very obvious that for him, quiet relaxation had already become a luxury!

“Zhou Ji, exactly what kind of food is it that the Beast God asked you to find?” Xiong Bai, who was a little more familiar with Zhou Ji, leaned over and looked at that pot of barley porridge, “Is this it? Can I try it?”

“No.” Zhou Ji didn’t even hesitate before he refused her.

Xiong Bai left disappointed, but others also gathered around Zhou Ji to try and see what Zhou Ji was cooking.

The scent of all sorts of different animals filled the area around Zhou Ji.

Zhou Ji had never liked the smell in the valley. Now that he was being surrounded by all these people, he felt that it was even more hopeless.

Unfortunately for him, these people had not only come to see the porridge he was cooking. Someone asked, “Zhou Ji, is it really possible to raise dinosaurs?”

“Zhou Ji, what is the Beast God like?”

“Zhou Ji…”

Xiong Ye laughed as he continued to talk about their journey.

These were all valuable experiences that should be shared with the people of the tribe so that they could learn a little more.

While Xiong Ye was talking, someone suddenly came up to him and fell to their knees in front of him, kowtowing, “Xiong Ye, you are great and generous. Please forgive me! I shouldn’t have offended you in the past! Please leave me a path to live…”

The kneeling person was Yang Ying. Seeing her act this way left Xiong Ye somewhat at a loss about what to do.

After he and Shi Li had broken up, he had had no further contact with Yang Ying. His impression of Yang Ying was based on his past interactions with her.

The Yang Ying from the start of his memories had been very weak. She cried a lot and always lamented about how pitiful she was.

She had indeed been very pitiful. At the time, the elderly and weak of their tribe were always given their share of food, but Yang Ying and her family didn’t have a share.

He had felt bad for her, so he had taken Shi Li with him everywhere to look for food, letting Shi Li take it back to her whenever they found any.

Yang Ying had been very nice to him at the time. When Yang Su’s attitude towards him had worsened after he awakened, Yang Ying had even scolded Yang Su for his sake.

However, he didn’t like Yang Ying and didn’t enjoy interacting with her.

Most people wouldn’t like others who complained tearfully to them every time they saw them, not to mention how Yang Ying always whined about the same few things every time.

So in the past, Xiong Ye would hide whenever he saw her.

Later on, Shi Li had joined the hunting team, and Yang Ying had stopped crying, but her attitude towards him had turned much colder. He hadn’t minded and had instead felt more at ease.

As for how Yang Ying had started to nitpick at him about everything after he and Shi Li had agreed to become a mated pair… In fact, it hadn’t mattered how she nagged at him, and he hadn’t paid her much attention.

However, no matter what kind of Yang Ying it was in his memories, he had never seen such a humble version. Xiong Ye now felt quite awkward.

“Yang Ying, what are you doing?” Xiong He reprimanded her. Yang Ying had suddenly rushed up and done this while the people of the Little Brook Tribe were still here. What was she trying to do?

What Yang Ying wanted was to recover her cave. “Xiong Ye, you and Shi Li had feelings for each other for so many years. They couldn’t have disappeared just like that, right? If you don’t treat me well, Shi Li will definitely be angry when he comes back…”

Yang Ying had no other choice.

The tribe had been very busy when Shi Li had first been taken away. Nobody had time to concern themselves over her, and she had been able to eat her fill because of the abundance of food in the tribe.