Crossing To The Primitive With A Game Panel - Chapter 97

Er Dai held the clear water Lu Yu handed him, seeming to sense something, and became serious. “Brother Lu, you can ask, I’ll tell you everything.”

Lu Yu thought for a moment and decided to be tactful first. “Do you know about the three major tribes in the Beast Plains?”

“I don’t know.” Er Dai quickly shook his head at first, then frowned, hesitating. “I, I seem to have some impression…”

Hearing this, Lu Yu was stunned.

If Er Dai was truly a spy, he could easily claim ignorance. But this ambiguous response, knowing yet not knowing, what was going on?

Lu Yu patiently continued, “Is it because of the Great Drift that you heard about it from someone?”

“No, I’ve always lived in the Green Forest land. This is the first time the Green Forest land has bordered your land. Because I have to work every day, I haven’t been out, really haven’t heard anyone mention it.” Er Dai affirmed.

Lu Yu felt Er Dai probably wasn’t lying. There was no trace of deceit in his expression, and he had previously mentioned that he didn’t have good relationships with others. The people around him were slaves who couldn’t go out freely, so it was entirely possible.

What was the deal with his “Modified Species” after all? Random?

Lu Yu followed up, “Then if you haven’t heard anyone mention it at all, why did you just say you have some impression?”

Er Dai froze.

Yeah, why did he seem to have some impression?

Why did he say that just now?

Er Dai pursed his lips into a straight line, racked his brain, but still couldn’t figure it out.

He punched his own head, conflicted and pained. “I… I don’t know, feels like my head’s filled with mud…”

As if triggering something, Er Dai felt his head increasingly painful, as if it was about to explode.

Er Dai suddenly screamed, clutching his head, pounding it with his fists.

He acted as if he had gone mad.

Lu Yu was startled and was about to act when Tai Lie strode over, lifted Er Dai, swiftly released his hands, and simultaneously pinned his hands behind his back, restraining him.

Er Dai’s chest heaved violently, his eyes bloodshot, pitifully looking at Lu Yu. “Brother Lu, my head hurts so much.”

“Okay, okay, I understand. Sit down first, don’t think too much, take deep breaths.” Lu Yu gave Tai Lie a look.

Tai Lie hesitated slightly, then let go.

Er Dai roughly breathed out a few breaths, sat down, lowered his head, hugged his legs, curled up, hands still trembling uncontrollably, looking pitiful no matter how you looked at him.

Lu Yu couldn’t deny that seeing Er Dai like this, he felt heartache.

Er Dai’s background was already pitiful, his silly and innocent appearance didn’t seem like an act.

Even if it was, on his first day here, he knew too many of their secrets. Why didn’t he report back? Why risk staying here when he could be discovered at any moment?

Lu Yu had basically dispelled his suspicion of Er Dai, but there seemed to be an even bigger mystery.

Lu Yu didn’t know whether he should continue questioning. Er Dai was already in such distress…

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door of the stone house.

Lu Yu paused, who would come here so late?

Lu Yu got up to open the door.

The wooden door opened slowly.

Seeing the person standing straight outside the door, Lu Yu was puzzled. “Le Shui? Why are you here?”

Le Shui said calmly, “I heard some noises.”

Le Shui’s house was to the left of their house, not far away.

He must have heard Er’s cry just now.

Lu Yu thought for a moment and stepped aside. “Come in first.”

Le Shui walked into the room, greeted Tai Lie, and glanced indifferently at what clearly had happened, Er Dai curled up in a ball, sitting down.

Lu Yu trusted every Matai person. Since Le Shui had heard the noise, he didn’t want to just say something to dismiss him. There was no need.

Lu Yu explained to Le Shui, “Actually, I wanted to ask Er Dai something, but he suddenly felt unwell.”

Lu Yu looked worriedly at Er Dai, wondering if he should give him a red pill to try.

Le Shui nodded. “Do you want me to take him back?”

Lu Yu pondered for a moment and nodded. “Okay, but Er Dai in this condition, I’m a bit worried leaving him alone. Le Shui, can you help look after Er Dai for the night?”

He did want to take care of him, but a certain jealous vinegar jar definitely wouldn’t agree.

Le Shui responded lukewarmly, “Okay.”

Lu Yu walked up to Er Dai, who still had his head down, and touched his jet-black hair, gently asking, “Er Dai, would you like to sleep at Le Shui’s place tonight?”

Er Dai lifted his head, tears still evident on his face, timidly glanced at Le Shui, and muttered, “Okay…”

Lu Yu handed Er Dai over to Le Shui, then thought for a moment and took out a sealed bamboo jar from his ring, handing it to Le Shui with instructions, “This is goat milk. Boil it later and give it to Er Dai to drink. It might help him sleep better.”

This goat milk was from a curly-haired ewe caught by the hunting team yesterday.

Le Shui replied, “Got it.”

Watching the two leave, Lu Yu let out a long sigh.

Tai Lie walked over to him.

Lu Yu smirked at him. “At least it proves that Er Dai is not from the three major tribes.”

Er Dai’s pain was definitely real. When he walked over just now, Lu Yu could see the sweat on Er Dai’s forehead, the bulging veins on his neck, and his trembling hands. It wasn’t a matter of acting. If he wasn’t truly in pain, he wouldn’t be able to fake it like this.

Tai Lie asked, “What’s your plan?”

Frowning, Lu Yu said, “I feel like this matter is not simple and is likely related to the three major tribes. I think my questioning approach might be wrong. I want to wait until Er Dai feels better before asking him again. But if he’s still in a lot of pain, then forget it.”

Er Dai was innocent, he couldn’t let him suffer anymore.

Tai Lie nodded. “Alright, but I must be present.”

Lu Yu smirked slightly, teasing, “As the King with the greatest power and highest status, of course you can do whatever you want.”

Tai Lie knew he was deliberately twisting his words, but he didn’t get angry, raising an eyebrow and asking, “Greatest power? Can do whatever I want?”

Lu Yu choked for a moment, scratched his chin, and changed the subject, “It’s getting late. Let’s go to bed.”

Tai Lie didn’t continue pressing, “Okay.”

Moving here, it was the first time the two of them slept together.

Despite having many things on his mind, Lu Yu slept soundly.

Of course, before sleeping, he entered the dream training ground and trained and studied with everyone for several hours.

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Er Dai’s headache would go away as long as he didn’t think about it. After stepping outside for some fresh air, he was now fully awake.

Remembering that he had just haphazardly agreed to stay at Le Shui’s house, he felt embarrassed and hesitantly declined, “Le, Le Shui, maybe I should just go back to the valley.”

Le Shui replied, “Alright.”

Hearing his immediate agreement, Er Dai was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly said, “Then I’ll go back.”

As he took a step back, Le Shui stopped him.

“Wait.” Le Shui called out.

Er Dai halted. “Is there something else, Le Shui?”

Le Shui calmly said, “Witch instructed me to take you to my house. If you don’t want to go, you’ll have to report back to the Witch.”

“Huh?” Er Dai was dumbfounded.

Soon, he became conflicted. Witch had asked him about something today, and he hadn’t said anything. Now, should he refuse to go back? Moreover, Witch might already be asleep, or even sleeping with the King…

Er Dai stood there hesitating for a while, but didn’t say he wanted to go find Lu Yu.

Le Shui furrowed his brows slightly. “What’s your decision?”

Er Dai kept his head down, fingers twisting together, and whispered, “I’ll go with you.”

Le Shui didn’t say anything more and turned to leave.

Er Dai quickly followed.

Le Shui’s stone house was nearby, just a few steps away.

Le Shui opened the door and walked in first.

Er Dai hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and followed.

Inside the house, there were two oil lamps lit, not very bright but enough to see things.

Er Dai looked around discreetly.

Compared to the carefully decorated stone houses of Lu Yu and Tai Lie, Le Shui’s house appeared simple and empty.

Other than a wooden table and a stone stool in the main hall, there was nothing else. On the table, there was only a large bamboo jar with a lid and a small bamboo jar.

Le Shui didn’t say anything and directly opened a wooden door beside him.

“Come in.”

“Oh, okay!” Er Dai withdrew his gaze and hurried over.

Le Shui led him into the room and pointed to the wooden bed in the corner. “You’ll sleep here tonight.”

Er Dai looked over.

The wooden bed was also arranged very simply, with only a cool grass mat on it.

It looks very hard. Er Dai murmured in his heart.

Because he often woke up in the middle of the night due to poor sleep, Er Dai liked to make himself as comfortable as possible. So he used the surplus food he got from recent work to exchange for fur, which he spread under the bed.

Of course, this wasn’t his house, so Er Dai naturally wouldn’t be picky. Instead, he was grateful to Le Shui for taking him in.

“Brother Le Shui, thank you.” Er Dai stood awkwardly beside the bed.

Le Shui gave a faint “hmph” and said, “Don’t sleep yet. I’ll go boil some goat milk.”

Er Dai hastily said, “No, no need!”

“Witch’s orders.”

With these words, Le Shui walked out with the bamboo jar.

Er Dai sat anxiously on the bed. After sitting dumbly for a while, he suddenly remembered that he should go help. How could he just sit there? But as soon as he stood up, Le Shui returned.

A small jar of goat milk didn’t need to be heated for long.

Er Dai took the goat milk. It was his first time drinking goat milk. Such a precious thing was only qualified to be drunk by the leaders and their immediate families in the tribe.

Er Dai extended his tongue and licked it carefully, his eyes widening in surprise.

“So sweet!”

Before he could express any more thoughts, Le Shui said coldly, “Drink it quickly!”

“Oh…okay!”

Er Dai didn’t dare to dawdle anymore and quickly drank the small jar of goat milk.

After finishing it, he took off his shoes and lay on the bed.

He specifically lay on the innermost side, with both arms on his stomach, trying to take up as little space as possible and leave more bed space for Le Shui.

Just as Le Shui was about to turn around and leave, he saw Er Dai’s movements, raised his eyelids, and asked calmly, “Do you want me to sleep with you?”