Chapter 403: The Barbarians’ Dilemma

"Our living conditions are too harsh. Water is a scarce resource. We can't waste it like that..."

Having said this, the man bowed deeply.

"Thank you for your great help, if you don't mind, please let me take you back to the tribe and treat you well!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the others behind him also bowed, and the sound was earth-shaking.

He looked like he wouldn't look up unless they followed him.

Su Chen was frightened by their appearance. After he came to his senses, he could only laugh twice in panic.

"It's okay, it's not your fault."

Su Chen waved his hand quickly, and then said, "Then let's go now?"

After hearing this, the man showed an honest smile and immediately led the way in front, like a silly wolfhound.

"Are we going to the barbarians now?"

Luoluo couldn't help but say that she felt a little uncomfortable for a moment as the people in front of her treated them like guests of honor.

Perhaps because this place is particularly backward, the people here are very simple and honest. Unlike the intrigues in other places, they only know that they must repay a favor.

After twisting and turning, they finally arrived at the edge of the forest. From a distance, they saw countless simple tents standing there.

Seeing a few people, a little boy at the lead ran in excitedly, and soon, a large group of people rushed out.

"Meng Yong, you're back!"

A middle-aged man who looked a little old looked at Meng Yong excitedly. His skin was dark and there was a scar running through the right side of his face.

He was followed by many barbarians.

Soon, they saw Su Chen and his group behind Meng Yong. They stopped instantly and became somewhat alert.

Meng Yong walked up to the middle-aged man and patted him on the shoulder. "Father! I'm back. Thanks to these benefactors for saving me. Otherwise, I would have been dragged to the bottom of the sea by those sinister sea creatures."

This middle-aged man was Meng Yong’s father, Meng Huo.

"What? Why are there sea creatures there? Didn't Xiaoshu say..."

Meng Huo realized that there were outsiders present, so he did not continue the topic.

He sighed slowly, patted Meng Yong's shoulder slowly, and said, "It's okay, as long as you come back safely, the rest is not a problem."

After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Su Chen and the others.

The clothes of Su Chen and others were exceptionally exquisite, and they all looked exceptionally fair, so it was obvious at first glance that they were not southern barbarians.

For some reason, Meng Huo suddenly felt a little ashamed of himself, and even his usually huge body became a little hunched.

"Thank you very much, benefactors. We will definitely do our best to repay your life-saving grace. However, our place is poor... and we don't have anything good to offer. I just hope you don't mind."

Meng Huo said awkwardly.

At this moment, two children suddenly ran out, as if they were unaware of Su Chen and others, and rushed directly into Meng Yong's arms.

"Brother, you're back! Did you find anything to eat?"

The little boy spoke in a baby voice, but due to long-term malnutrition, his cheeks had become sunken, his lips were chapped, and he looked small and thin.

Meng Yong's expression softened a little, and his voice unconsciously became much softer.

"Brother didn't find it today, but he will find it tomorrow. We can still eat the food we stored today, and we will have food tomorrow." Meng Yong said. The child was a little disappointed when he heard this: "But we have already..."

Before he could finish his words, Meng Huo scolded him: "Stop messing around, we have guests here."

He abruptly interrupted the child's unspoken words, but Su Chen also knew that the living conditions of the barbarians must be extremely difficult.

Natasha was soft-hearted. Seeing this scene, she felt sorry for the child and took out some spiritual fruits and handed them to the child.

"Little boy, I have some fruit here. If you are really hungry, you can eat some."

Natasha had a soft voice and was even prettier, which stunned the child for a moment.

He hesitated for a while, he was really hungry, so he carefully took the fruit and said sweetly: "Thank you, sister, are you a fairy from heaven? You are so beautiful."

Children's words are so innocent that Natasha couldn't help laughing.

Meng Huo saw this scene and couldn't help but frowned: "This is my sister's stuff. What did I teach you before? You can't take other people's things. Food is very precious, and they are your brother's lifesavers!"

When the child heard this, he immediately wanted to return the fruit to Natasha, but Natasha was unwilling to accept it and quickly refused.

Seeing that Natasha insisted again and again, Meng Huo couldn't help but sigh, and finally let the child accept it.

The child did not eat the fruit immediately after getting it. Instead, he picked it up carefully.

"Mom hasn't eaten for a long time. I want to bring some food back for her."

These gentle words deeply touched not only Natasha, but also several other people.

Before coming, they had imagined the situation of the barbarians, but they never expected it to be so difficult.

It was clearly rumored that even if the sea tribe and the barbarian tribe did not confront each other, they would not end up in such a miserable state.

It seems that such a result could only be the work of the messenger of the Emperor of Heaven.

Thinking of this, Su Chen took out his storage ring and handed it to Meng Huo: "Here are some food and fruits. You can take them and distribute them. Don't refuse me. This is a matter of life and death. I have a lot of these things."

Meng Huo waved his hands repeatedly: "You have already saved Meng Yong, which is already a great favor. If we accept your things, I can't convince myself."

His face didn't look very good, but it was full of gratitude.

He was well aware of the barbarians' current predicament, and precisely because of this, they knew that if they accepted it, there would be nothing to repay them.

They are like a bottomless pit, only in goes in but never out.

"That's not the case. Maybe we will need your help at that time. Don't be polite. Just take it." Su Chen laughed.

Meng Huo knew the situation of his clan and knew that it was really necessary, so he gritted his teeth and accepted it.

"Thank you, benefactor. If you need us to do anything in the future, we will definitely go to the fire and put it out without hesitation!"

After Meng Huo finished speaking, he handed the food to Meng Yong and asked him to distribute it.

Meng Huo brought a few people to an empty tent, which served as their residence for the next few days.

I have to say that meeting human living conditions is really difficult. Just on the way here, I saw countless pale and skinny children and men.

"You are so short of water and are being harassed by the sea tribe. Why don't you consider going a little deeper into the forest to avoid their harassment?"

Green Radish couldn't help but ask curiously.

There are also many birds of prey in the forest, which can fully meet their needs.

(End of this chapter)