"What are you thinking?"

Nian Tu blinked, and suddenly guessed what Lu Zhan was thinking. He couldn't help but laugh and shook his head to deny, "I'm not a witch."

Who is she, where did she come from... There was no way to explain these questions to Lu Zhan at the moment. She had been interrogated too many times and had already said everything she could. He would naturally know the rest in the future.

"Hurry up and prepare the medicine," she changed the subject.

His hands had been washed clean, and Nian Tu did not hide anything. He directly helped to prepare the medicine with very skillful movements.

Lu Zhan saw this and was surprised, but did not ask any further questions.

Two people working together doubled their speed. As soon as the injured were settled in the big cave, the snow wolf appeared with a basket of medicine.

Treat those with more serious injuries first, and then those with less serious injuries. After giving medicine to everyone, Lu Zhan instructed, "You will stay here for the time being. If there is any unexpected situation, send someone to notify me in time."

The cave could not accommodate too many people. Except for the injured person himself, the other family members looked back every few steps and left reluctantly.

It just so happened that the patriarch had new tasks to assign to them.

With such a big incident happening, the tribe must strengthen patrols and be on guard against another beast tide attack.

The little rabbit squatted on top of his partner's head, listening to the chief dividing the dozens of young and strong males who were not injured into groups, and listening to him instructing them on the key points of patrol, asking them to guard the tribe tightly. Suddenly, he had a brilliant idea, "Should we dig some traps?"

The patrol team has increased its temporary members a lot, but the manpower is still not sufficient. Once the wild beasts attack in large numbers, it will be difficult for them to stop them and they will definitely be injured.

If you dig some traps, the pressure will be much less.

The clan leader's eyes lit up and he clapped his fist, "That makes sense!"

As expected of Nian Tu, he is really smart!

The patrol members also looked at Nian Tu with admiration, each of them full of energy.

Nian Tu commanded them to dig a deep pit first, making the edges as steep and smooth as possible, laying sharp stones on the bottom, covering the top with branches, and then sprinkling a layer of white snow to cover it. From a distance, the trap could not be seen at all, and by the time the wild beasts rushed nearby, it was too late to slow down.

On the first day the trap was dug, a wild animal was caught.

People cheered and rejoiced, celebrating both the revenge and the food.

After that, we caught a few more, and there were gains every few days.

The condition of the injured was getting better. The seriously injured cub actually survived tenaciously. When the family heard that the life-saving medicine was prepared by Nian Tu, they were all grateful to her.

Everything seems to be moving in the right direction.

But somehow, Nian Tu always had a vague feeling that something was wrong, and the sense of crisis lingered in his heart for a long time.

It's quiet at night.

Nian Tu was hiding in his partner's thick fur and sleeping soundly, when he suddenly heard the whistling sound of the wind. He couldn't help but shiver and woke up.

She rolled over in a daze, unable to distinguish between dreams and reality. "What's wrong?"

Lu Zhan raised his claws and hooked up a piece of animal skin to wrap her up, while he himself turned into a human form.

"It's okay, go back to sleep," he stroked Nian Tu's head gently a few times, got up to pick up the animal skins that were blown down by the strong wind, hung them up again, reinforced them with another layer, and then lit the fire that was extinguished by the wind.

After doing all this, he returned to the bed and found that the little rabbit was not sleeping anymore, but was squatting there looking at him.

"Is it snowing heavily outside again?" Nian Tu was fully awake.

There was no need for Lu Zhan to answer. She had already made a definite judgment. She heard the sound of ghosts howling and wolves howling coming from outside, which was very terrifying.

This time the snow came faster and more violently than last time.

Along with this came a sudden drop in temperature.

In the second half of the night, Nian Tu slept very uneasily. He got up early in the morning and looked at the thick snow outside with his ears drooping.

"Is the weather abnormal?" she asked Lu Zhan.

“……”, Lu Zhan did not deny it.

He raised his paw and pushed the little rabbit closer to the fire, letting her warm herself by the fire, while he stood behind her to shield her from the wind.

Even so, Nian Tu still didn't feel warm enough.

She rubbed her furry paws and sighed, "We might have to migrate."

"Migrate?"

"It means leaving this territory and finding a place more suitable for living to settle down."

Climate change is a very common thing. The Earth has experienced ice ages more than once. According to experience, each ice age may last for tens of millions of years.

"What if the cold season continues, what if the temperature continues to drop..." Nian Tu's voice became softer and softer.

Primitive people had no means to fight against all this, and once a wrong decision was made, it could be a disaster.

Lu Zhan fell silent.

Although he felt that these speculations were a bit alarmist, he was willing to stay with Nian Tu, even if it meant leaving his hometown, as long as it could make her feel more at ease.

The only concern is the responsibility of being a witch.

Alan is not yet capable of taking over on his own and cannot succeed him as the next witch of the tribe.

"When are we leaving?" he asked Nian Tu, while secretly planning to call A Lan over to start special training.

"The sooner the better, it's best to leave when the snow is lighter," Nian Tu shook his ears, "But can't the two of us make a decision on this matter? We should ask the clan leader..."

"No," Lu Zhan frowned, "I can't tell him."

"He won't let us go. We have to leave quietly."

"?"

Nian Tu widened his eyes.

After a while, she spoke quietly, "...I mean, we should all migrate together."

She didn't want her partner to abandon the tribe and responsibilities and elope with her.

Lu Zhan: “…”

"That's not easy to do," he coughed lightly, "There must be a lot of people who don't want to leave."

Based on his understanding of the clan leader, this matter would most likely be left unresolved. The clan leader was conservative in character and it would be almost impossible for him to make such a bold decision.

"I can go ask the clan leader first," Lu Zhan said without being too sure.

He went out for a walk and came back soon, shaking his head at Nian Tu.

As he expected, the patriarch disagreed.

Behind him, a little wolf followed closely.

“Master’s wife!!!”

The little wolf shook off the snow on his fur, jumped excitedly in front of Nian Tu, and his tail shook like a propeller.

Looking at the pair of sparkling blue eyes and silly temperament, Nian Tu suddenly choked and coughed, "Alan?!"

This was the first time she saw Alan in beast form.

How can he be a wolf? He is clearly a husky.

Their eyes met, and Alan stared at the fluffy little rabbit, ready to make a move.

So cute, I want to touch it...

Following a warning glance from his master, he immediately became serious, holding his head and chest high.

"Do you still remember what I taught you before?" Lu Zhan stood between his partner and apprentice without saying a word, separating them.

Ah Lan nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice, "I remember everything, I remember everything!"

In the test, he answered the questions fluently and did not make any boasts at all.

Lu Zhan nodded with satisfaction.

Alan has already mastered most of the medical knowledge, and only lacks some experience. Once he teaches him the procedures related to sacrifices and prayers, he can leave with Nian Nian at any time without worry. Alan will replace him and become a qualified witch.

"Have some soup to warm yourself up," said Nian Tu, and he pulled out a few roasted sweet potatoes from the fire and handed them to A Lan.

Using the brain consumes a lot of calories, and Ah Lan was hungry, so he didn't refuse, "Thank you, Master's wife!"

The traps dug under Nian Tu's guidance were very useful. The tribe caught a lot of prey and everyone had enough meat to eat.

However, the heavy snow continued for several days. When Alan came to learn from his master again, he was reluctant to eat the food given by Nian Tu.

"The traps have been fruitless recently," Ah Lan sighed in low spirits, "I heard from Brother A Mao that there are no prey outside. I don't know what's going on."

In the past, it was also difficult to catch prey in the cold season, but not this difficult.

If we don't budget carefully now, the food we store won't be enough to last until the end of the cold season.

Nian Tu and his partner looked at each other, their expressions somewhat solemn.

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