Chapter 36 Who Did She Offend?

"How did you find me so quickly?" Shen Xiaoxiao asked curiously.

"I came back just after you were taken away by Li Chuan. I followed the direction they pointed to and found you along the way. Plus the mark you left on the road, I was not fooled by him." But the journey was not smooth and he took many detours. There was no need to tell Xiaoxiao about this. It was good enough that she could return to his side.

Shen Xiaoxiao did not comment and said nothing more, while Xiao Yan carefully helped her pick up the stones on her feet.

Soon the others came back, looking frustrated, it seemed that they did not catch up with him, "Xiao Yan, we did not catch up with him, let him run away." The boy ran too fast, they could not catch up at all, and he was obviously more familiar with this place than them, and he got rid of them in a short while.

"It's okay, let's go back to the tribe first, thank you for this time." Xiao Yan said lightly.

"Oh, why are you being so polite? Why do we need to say this?"

Xiao Yan nodded and remembered this favor in his heart. If they need help in the future, he will definitely not stand idly by.

Qingshan looked at Shen Xiaoxiao and hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing.

He knew that it would be useless even if he said it, Xiao Yan would not listen to him.

Xiao Yan asked Shen Xiaoxiao to lie on his back, and Shen Xiaoxiao did not refuse. She definitely could not go back like this. Even if she insisted on walking by herself, she would be a drag. If Xiao Yan carried her, they might go back faster.

At this moment, Shen Xiaoxiao didn't know that there was another big thing waiting for her in the tribe. She was lying on Xiao Yan's back and slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep. She didn't sleep well the whole night yesterday, and got up so early today to travel. She was completely forcing herself. Now she had a chance to sleep and she would not give up.

But she didn't sleep for long. Before she woke up, she heard others discussing her. She lay on Xiao Yan's back without expression. Although her eyes were closed, her ears had already stood up.

"Qingshan, do we really have to watch Xiao Yan take her back to the tribe? Let's not talk about whether what Li Chuan said is true, but what if she and Li Chuan teamed up to deceive us?" They didn't care whether Shen Xiaoxiao really had anything to do with Li Chuan. The only thing they were worried about was that she would hurt them and harm the tribe.

"Otherwise, let's let Xiao Yan throw her away. Maybe Li Chuan will follow behind." They deliberately lowered their voices when they spoke. Shen Xiaoxiao carefully identified what they were talking about. For a while, she felt a little complicated and wanted to cry. Who did she offend?

It took a lot of effort to make them believe her a little, and now they are back to the time before liberation, even worse than at the beginning.

Xiao Yan also heard what they said, but he didn't care. No matter what they said, he would not abandon Xiao Xiao.

Qingshan didn't say anything but just shook his head. They also knew that Xiao Yan had worked so hard to find Shen Xiaoxiao and would never agree to abandon her.

But they couldn't help but worry. After all, they didn't know her origins, and no one was sure whether she would hurt them.

Shen Xiaoxiao listened for a while, and gave up when she didn't hear what they were saying.

As long as they didn't explicitly say that they would abandon her, she could pretend that she didn't know. After a day and a night of wandering life like fleeing from famine, she didn't want to experience it again. This experience was unforgettable for her whole life, and she was extremely glad that she stayed in the tribe, otherwise, she really couldn't survive a day.

The group was silent along the way. Shen Xiaoxiao lay on Xiao Yan's back and looked around boredly. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she quickly patted Xiao Yan's shoulder, "Xiao Yan, go there and take a look." Shen Xiaoxiao pointed in a direction with her right hand. Xiao Yan looked at the direction she pointed, with a puzzled look, but did not say much. He carried her on his back and walked in the direction she pointed. After walking about ten steps, Shen Xiaoxiao let him put her down. She carefully picked up a fruit covered with thorns on the ground. She carefully broke the fruit from the cracked place, and then revealed the brown fruit inside.

Shen Xiaoxiao looked at the chestnuts in her hand with surprise, and then looked at the chestnut tree full of chestnuts. She wanted to pick some back, but she gave up without tools, and said regretfully, "Xiao Yan, do you remember this location?"

"Well, what is this?" Xiao Yan asked doubtfully.

"Chestnuts are a kind of food. They can be roasted, boiled or used to make soup." He added, "And chestnuts can also strengthen the stomach and spleen, and have high nutritional value."

"You can pick some if you want to eat them." Xiao Yan did not doubt what Shen Xiaoxiao said. Even if they were not edible, as long as she was happy, it would only take more time.

Before Shen Xiaoxiao spoke, she heard, "Xiao Yan, what nonsense are you talking about? How can this thorny fruit be eaten? No matter how much you like her, you can't indulge her like this. It's time now. Even if you want to coax her to play, you have to consider the occasion." Others were originally dissatisfied with Shen Xiaoxiao. Seeing that she asked Xiao Yan to stop for this useless thorny ball, they were even more dissatisfied.

Shen Xiaoxiao felt helpless, but they even delayed hunting in order to find her. In addition, chestnuts were not edible in their eyes, so she couldn't say much about it.

Xiao Yan tried to speak but was stopped by Shen Xiaoxiao, "Everyone is right, let's go back first." They had worked hard for a whole day to find Xiaoxiao, so there was no need to argue with them over such a small matter. Mainly, there was nothing to argue about.

As long as they remember the location, they can come back to pick some and save them for winter. She will tell them then, but whether they believe it or not is not her business.

The group started to hurry on their way again, but they did not return to the tribe before dark. Instead, they spent the night under several big trees. They did not go hunting, but just picked some wild fruits to fill their stomachs. The next morning, they started to hurry on their way again.

They did not rest much along the way. After all, they were used to hunting. It was just walking, so they did not feel tired. When they returned to the tribe, it was almost afternoon.

But when they returned to the tribe, they found that the atmosphere of the tribe was very heavy. Everyone gathered at the position of their usual beast god. They intuitively felt that something bad had happened, so they hurried forward, and Xiao Yan followed behind them.

When they approached, they found that the people in the tribe were dejected, as if they had lost hope. "What happened?" The sudden voice woke everyone up. They turned around and their eyes narrowed on Shen Xiaoxiao who was carried by Xiao Yan.

Someone said in disgust, "Shen Xiaoxiao, the evil spirit, is back. She is responsible for all this." Others looked at her angrily, as if Shen Xiaoxiao had killed their entire family.

Shen Xiaoxiao: ???

No, she was kidnapped. Can everything that happened in the tribe be blamed on her?

That's outrageous.