I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 372, This Makes Me Lose Face

Translator: Silavin

Yan Hua hurriedly rushed back to the Tribe from the forest with Sha Lan, once the competition had ended.

She was anxious to return to the Tribe to check on the blonde girl she had rescued.

“Ah’Hua, don’t rush. What if you trip while running?” Sha Lan kept calling from behind.

Yan Hua was running extremely fast, despite carrying over ten Beast Bone Spears on her back and a large wooden basket slung across her body.

However, these items did not seem to hinder her at all, as if they were not even there.

“What if she wakes up while we’re late? We need to hurry.” Yan Hua solemnly said.

“Wouldn’t it be better if she wakes up? That would mean we had saved her. If she doesn’t wake up, we’ll still have to wait.” Sha Lan continued saying from behind.

She held the basket’s lid with one hand because they were moving so quickly – if she was not careful, the Rain Snakes inside could fall out.

“That makes sense, but I still want to hurry back.” Yan Hua said. Though she agreed with the other’s reasoning, she maintained her rapid pace.

Sha Lan was at a loss. She could only continue following at the same quick pace as Yan Hua.

After more than half an hour, the two of them and the other Warrior Trainees all returned to the Tribe.

At this time, it was around 5 in the evening, and darkness had already fallen.

With the arrival of the rainy season, darkness came particularly early. The sky would be completely dark by around 4 o’clock.

By 5 o’clock, it would be so dark that one could not see their fingers in front of them.

Since there was no light in the forest, with the rain keeping the sun hidden, also making it impossible to light torches, it was made the designated end for the competition. Now, everyone had to return to the Tribe to tally their spoils.

Yan Jiao still stood in his usual spot, his expression unchanging, merely glancing briefly at Yan Hua.

He had learned it was Yan Hua who brought back that blonde girl. Of course, his gaze held no blame, it was just him looking at her in thought. After all, that foreigner was not a Totem Warrior, possibly not even a Warrior Trainee, so they did not pose much of a threat.

“Ah’Lan, I should be fine, right?” Yan Hua quietly asked.

Sha Lan nodded without hesitation, saying: “Don’t worry, you definitely won’t have any problems.”

“Bring all the Rain Snakes you hunted today up here. Let me see who is victorious today, and who came in last.” Yan Jiao’s voice firmly rang out.

*Rustling…* The Warrior Trainees below brought their baskets forward and arranged them in the empty space.

Two Totem Warriors walked to the baskets, opened the lids, and began counting what was inside.

These wooden baskets were one of Gu Mu’s newest creations, and it was the first time the Warrior Trainees had used them.

After carrying these wooden baskets, they were all shocked. It was not for any other reason than how incredibly light they were.

Compared to the wooden buckets they carried last year, the difference was like Heaven and Earth – one was big and unwieldy, while the other was light and spacious. The superiority between the two was immediately apparent.

After several Totem Warriors counted the number of Rain Snakes in the baskets, they reported to Yan Jiao.

Yan Jiao nodded, once again glancing briefly at Yan Hua, with a meaningful expression.

He frowned, stood up straight and said. “This time, first place goes to Sha Lan. Second place, Yan Hua. Third place, Qing Mu.”

His disappointment was obvious – his Daughter had gotten first place yesterday, but only second place today.

He guessed it must be because she rescued that blonde girl, which prevented her from getting first place.

When Yan Hua heard her ranking, she sighed in relief and muttered to herself. “At least I’m not last.”

She thought that if she had come in last, her Father would surely scold her to death. At the same time, she was very happy, looking toward Sha Lan and giving her a gesture of affirmation.

Sha Lan was not surprised about getting first place.

She smiled at Yan Hua. “It’s good that your ranking is also high.”

After Yan Hua handed the blond girl to Yue, she had thrown herself into searching for Rain Snakes.

After all, having lost considerable time after rescuing the blonde girl, she could not delay any further. Else, she might really fall to last place.

*Ahem…* Yan Jiao deliberately coughed a few times, continuing. “The top three get their respective rewards. Naturally, as I mentioned before, last place gets punished. The last place is…”

After announcing the last place, he called Yan Hua to come before him.

“Why did you only get second place? Yesterday you got first, why couldn’t you get first today?” He sternly asked.

“Father, you know how good Ah’Lan is at throwing spears, I definitely can’t compare to her.” Yan Hua said, raising her eyebrows.

“Don’t give me that. You usually perform really well during training. So, why didn’t you show it this time?” Yan Jiao continued asking.

Every time he watched his Daughter practice, he was very satisfied, whether it was archery or spear throwing. Or like yesterday’s Tree Cicadas hunting competition. Yan Hua had demonstrated excellent abilities, with high precision in capturing prey.

Yet this time, she did not even get first place. It was natural for him to be disappointed, feeling she had not shown her usual capabilities she had shown during training.

“I tried my best, but there really were fewer Rain Snakes this year. It’s different from last year,” Yan Hua explained.

Actually, it was not that she had not displayed her full abilities. Rather, for some reason, there really were fewer Snakes in the forest for her today.

Sometimes she could search for half an hour straight without finding a single trace of a Rain Snake. Worse, the rain was getting heavier.

Besides having to wipe away the rainwater, they also had to carefully observe the grass and bushes,

Because these places were often where Rain Snakes appeared – to catch them, she had to pay more attention to these areas.

“By not getting first place, you really made me lose face…” Yan Jiao said helplessly.

He also knew there were not as many Snakes this year, since the cat eared girl had only caught around thirty.

Last year she had caught over fifty, overwhelming many others in quantity.

But this year’s numbers were quite close between first, second and third places, with only a small gap between them.

“It’s the same if she gets first place, and besides, the difference between us isn’t that big,” Yan Hua disliked it when her Father was like this. He always wants to compare her with the others, always needing to determine who was better and who was worse.

It had to be noted that Sha Lan had actually helped her catch a few Rain Snakes. Otherwise, who knew what place she would get. Furthermore, the gap between first and second place would not have been so small.