These past few days, Ji Hao had joined the Stone Village clansmen on their hunts. With his strength, he could roam even Forbidden Zones without restraint, let alone the Lower Eight Domains.
Before long, Ji Hao returned carrying one small mountain after another.
It was rare for them to bring back so much food without losing a single strong man. The only reason they had returned so early was that there were too few hands to carry any more food back.
"They're back!"
"They're all back!"
The uncles and aunties of Stone Village were thrilled. It was a long-awaited bumper harvest.
Under the Old Village Chief's direction, they offered sacrifices to Liu Shen, though Liu Shen did not absorb blood essence or anything of the sort.
Still, the respect due to her could not be neglected. That was one reason Liu Shen was willing to remain in Stone Village.
The uncles and aunties of Stone Village quickly processed the food, drained its blood essence, and stored it away for later use.
"Time to eat!"
Before long, smoke curled up from every household. The chunks of meat simmering in the iron pots had become tender, while the meat roasting over the fires had turned golden and glistening with oil.
"Big Brother, here, eat this!"
Little Shi Hao thoughtfully tore off a piece of roasted meat first and handed it to Ji Hao.
Over these past few days, Ji Hao and Little Dot had gradually grown closer. Children had no real grudges or worries, and Ji Hao had only needed to casually produce several kinds of beast milk for Little Dot to happily call him Big Brother.
The children could no longer wait, and neither could the burly men. They began tearing into the meat, eating with great appetite, juices running from