Chapter 156 The Price of Breach of Contract
"Yes, yes. The witch in our tribe has lived to such an old age and has seen everything. There must be a solution!" Hu Lie was so nervous when he saw the tense situation. How could this female be so talkative!
Didn't she see that the other orcs were looking at her in a strange way? Was she trying to scold them away? Was she really that naive?
"Then go ahead!" Jiang Qingqing raised her eyelids and said. Anyway, she has made up her mind, so she's relying on her, right? Then don't blame her for being cruel!
Hu Lie wiped the cold sweat from his head, nodded, and left quickly.
Jiang Qingqing and the eight orcs were left in a stalemate. Seeing Jiang Qingqing's arrogant look, the orcs began to surround Jiang Qingqing and persuade her in various ways.
"Female, although you don't know our customs, it is a fact that you accepted our food. Why don't you just stick with us? We promise that you will have endless food every day."
"That's right. You're going to choose a beast husband anyway, right? Then why don't you just choose us? We're so strong. If we form a family, we can definitely take good care of you."
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Jiang Qingqing listened to the orcs' chattering, and said coldly, "Shut up! I said I don't want to choose you, and I just won't choose you! I don't like any of you. I've said so much, but you don't understand?"
After a long while, Hu Lie finally came back, but his face didn't look very good.
Although Jiang Qingqing had no hope, she still hurried over and asked, "How is it? What did the witch say?"
Hu Lie looked at Jiang Qingqing and seemed to be hesitant to speak. After a long while, he stammered, "The witch said that since you have joined our Tiger Tribe, you must abide by the rules of our tribe and cannot change them at will. Unless..."
"Unless what?" Jiang Qingqing's originally disappointed expression instantly lit up when she heard the word "unless". She asked anxiously as if she had grasped a straw.
"Unless... you can help them stock up on food for three months of winter!"
Jiang Qingqing said without hesitation: "Sure, I'll accept your request!"
"Qingqing, did you hear me clearly? We need to stock up three months' worth of food for each of them. Based on the amount of food you females collect, it's already very difficult to collect food for one orc, let alone you have eight orcs. This... is simply an impossible task!"
Hu Lie was afraid that Jiang Qingqing didn't know the ins and outs of this and agreed without thinking, so he hurriedly explained it to her again.
If it was just one orc, he might help to bear the debt because someone likes Jiang Qingqing, but with so much debt on his shoulders, Jiang Qingqing is enough to discourage most people!
Instead of working so hard and still failing to complete the task, why not just lie down and accept defeat?
After looking at these orcs for a long time, I find them pretty good-looking.
Hu Lie was just thinking about whether he should persuade Jiang Qingqing when he heard the other party's firm voice.
"Who said the mission couldn't be completed? You're just surprised! Wait and see how I find enough food for these eight people for three months!"
Jiang Qingqing looked at Hu Lie's worried eyes and didn't care. Isn't it just three months of food? These orcs have seen too little, so let her, a time-traveling girl, expand their diet!
When the orcs heard this, they looked at each other. Since the little female wanted to accept the challenge, they would follow her. Regardless of winning or losing, it would be a good thing for them.
The two sides reached a consensus, and several orcs left quickly!
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Seeing them walk away, Jiang Qingqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.
Hu Lie squatted down, looked at Jiang Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, don't take what they just said to heart..."
The light in Jiang Qingqing's eyes dimmed for a second, but she quickly perked up and interrupted, "Yeah, I know! As soon as I heard those words, I knew that they were excuses made up by the orcs to drive you away! I won't take it to heart, don't worry!"
Jiang Qingqing said, and then looked at Hu Lie gratefully, "Hu Lie, thank you for today. If you hadn't taken the trouble to help me, I would probably be doomed today!"
Hu Lie hummed, stood up and said, "Get up, it's late, I'll take you home." As he spoke, he extended a hand, obviously trying to pull Jiang Qingqing up.
Jiang Qingqing hesitated for a moment, but still put her hand on Hu Lie's hand and was pulled up by him.
On the way back, they were both silent, each thinking about their own things. Jiang Qingqing felt depressed about the trouble she accidentally got herself into, and then she thought about Hu Lie's eagerness to distance himself from the matter, and she felt a little depressed for a while.
Arriving at Jiang Qingqing's residence, Hu Lie said, "Have a good rest and don't think about what happened today."
Jiang Qingqing responded, went into the room and closed the door. Leaning against the door, listening to the footsteps outside getting farther and farther away, she couldn't help but stand in the dark for a long time, and then walked into the cave with a wry smile.
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Compared to Jiang Qingqing's end which was heavily in debt, Lin Yuxi's end was much cleaner and neater!
After all, she knew about this deceptive custom in the tribe through the original plot, so she didn't dare to accept any gifts she encountered along the way.
After passing five levels and defeating six generals, he finally returned to the cave and breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Yuxi sat on a stone, gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, and recalled the experience on the road just now, still with lingering fears. These orcs really did everything to get a wife. Fortunately, there is a rule that females cannot be forced, otherwise who knows what kind of madness they would fall into!
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the cave. Lin Yuxi stood up alertly and stared at the cave entrance. She saw a figure slowly approaching, "Yuxi, I'm here to see you!" It was her new friend Aya.
Lin Yuxi knew what was going on as soon as she heard it and hurried over to meet him.
Aya was standing at the entrance of the cave, holding a basket of fresh fruits and smiling. "Yuxi, I guess you must be exhausted after coming back, so I brought you some fruits to quench your thirst."
Lin Yuxi felt warm in her heart, and quickly took Aya's hand and walked into the cave: "Aya, I'm very happy that you are here, what else do you want to bring?"
The two sat down, and Aya asked curiously, "I heard that many males gave you gifts along the way. Did you really not accept any of them?"
Lin Yuxi smiled bitterly and shook her head: "How dare I accept it? I dare not violate this custom in the tribe."
Aya sighed softly: "That's right. If you accept it, there will be a lot of trouble in the future. But, aren't you worried that you won't be able to find a partner if you continue like this?"
Lin Yuxi's eyes were firm: "Partners need to know each other sincerely, not just stay together because of gifts."
Aya nodded, her eyes full of admiration: "Yuxi, you are different from us. You have your own ideas. No matter what, I support you."
The two smiled at each other and continued to chat happily about the interesting things in the tribe.