Hearing Wu Yue's heavy panting, Qingcao wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Yue, just hang in there a little longer. We're almost at the river. We can rest there in a bit."
The weather before the small rainy season was truly unbearable. The sky was gloomy, yet it was also incredibly humid and stuffy.
They had only climbed the mountain behind the tribe, but both of them were already drenched in sweat. On top of that, they had been too exhausted when they returned yesterday. They'd only managed a quick wash-up before bed and hadn't properly bathed.
Wu Yue felt like she was covered in a layer of grime.
'It's absolutely disgusting!'
But the hint of a cool breeze from up ahead made her abandon any thought of heading back to the tribe.
The mountain behind the tribe was their territory. While some wild vegetables and fruits grew there, the women of the tribe had long since picked the area clean.
On their way up the mountain, they had only run into a few other tribe members.
