Nabar looked left and right from the tree, counting everyone in the settlement. In the end, he found that apart from Ah Hua's family of five, everyone else was here.
When he saw that Adou was still alive, he was even happier than when he saw that Old Cripple Granny was alive.
She was Ah Hua's younger sister. If something had happened to her, Ah Hua would have been devastated.
Nabar was gratified to realize that he had already become a good brother-in-law.
Although he had no chance of becoming Adou's real brother-in-law in this life, he would still wholeheartedly protect this little sister-in-law!
That night, everyone in the treehouse fell asleep.
The Big Tree, covered in "fruit," rustled in the breeze. Accompanied by the occasional curses and sneezes, everyone drifted into dreamland.
Nabar was fast asleep when he suddenly heard a rustling sound.
He looked up and saw several little heads poking out of the bushes.
The two oldest children, Hu Niu and Tie Dan, were biting sickles in their mouths as they grunted and climbed up the Big Tree.
Several younger children kept watch below the tree.
"Chief, we've come to rescue you!" Hu Niu had two braids sticking straight up, and she was incredibly nimble.
Children from the mountains were like monkeys. Climbing trees was as natural to them as eating and drinking.
The moment Nabar saw the two of them, his drowsiness vanished.
He hurriedly lowered his voice and warned them, "Hu Niu, Tie Dan, run! Don't come up! There are people guarding the tree!"
The others in the settlement had also woken up, and they all urged the two children to run.
"You little idiots, are you here to get yourselves killed? Run!"
"Don't come up! Run and find Ah Hua and the others. Never