Sai and his two lackeys failed to steal anything. Instead, they were chased by more than twenty aggressive kids in the cave and had to flee for their lives.
That afternoon, almost all the people living in the mountain foot district saw this shocking scene. After all, it was usually Sai, Ye, and Zhan who bullied the other kids. In the past, the kids in the cave were not so united. They basically acted alone, and more than half of them were beaten by Sai and his followers. But now, no one had expected that the kids in the orphan cave would be so united. More than twenty of them surrounded Sai and his two companions and beat them up. If it were not for their parents who came to rescue them, they would have been beaten up even more severely.
Because of this incident, the people in the mountain foot district had a new understanding of the kids in the cave. It turned out that these kids could still unite and fight against outsiders. Those who had ulterior motives hid their thoughts when they saw this.
Fighting didn't matter. The kids in the tribe were not afraid of it, and the adults didn't take it seriously. But being besieged by more than twenty kids was another thing. Even the kids couldn't do it. Who would be stupid enough to ask for trouble?
After dealing with Sai, the troublemaker, Shao Xuan called the group of irritable kids back to the cave. After being chased and beaten, they should have vented some of their resentment, so they came back to do business.
Some kids in the cave saw that Shao Xuan was exchanging fish for animal skins, so they came to ask for help from Shao Xuan. Those kids who were appointed by Shao Xuan to be in charge of the group were smart. They didn't want to get in touch with the people in the tribe, so they asked for help from Shao Xuan.
In some kids' memories, they vaguely remembered that someone had taught them to prepare two things in winter. One was food, and the other was fur. The former would keep them from starving to death, and the latter would keep them from freezing to death. Even with the fur distributed by the tribe, there would still be kids who got sick every winter because of the weather. They would die before they could be treated, and couldn't survive the harsh winter. Those who had lived in the cave for several years were scared of the winter in their memories, because they couldn't eat enough and sleep well. They were often woken up by the cold, and people around them died. Therefore, when they had food, they were willing to exchange some of it for fur.
With the first, there would be a second, third, and fourth person coming to Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan recorded the number of fish caught by each group on the stone wall. He would distribute the recorded amount to each group after they exchanged the animal skins.
Just as he was thinking, a person walked in from outside the cave.
The children in the cave fell silent when they saw the person. Soon, five of them gathered together and looked at the person standing at the entrance of the cave vigilantly.
Shao Xuan knew the man. He was also a kid from the orphan cave, named Mo Er. Mo-Er's father was an excellent warrior. However, when Mo-Er was very young, he had an accident during a hunting trip. After that, Mo-Er's mother remarried. According to the rules of the tribe, Mo-Er had to follow her. However, Mo-Er was not the only child in the new family. Conflicts would always arise, and fights were inevitable.
In fact, Mo-Er's original name was only "Er". His father's name was "Mo". Later, Mo-Er combined the two characters and gave himself a new name.
Mo-Er carried a stone knife that was almost as long as he was and walked into the cave. He glanced around the cave and sniffed. He raised his head in confusion and saw many fishes with sharp teeth and big mouths hanging above his head, staring at him with their dark red eyes.
Mo-Er jumped back a step and pulled out the stone knife from his back. His whole body was tense.
When Mo-Er pulled out the knife, the others who mistakenly thought that Mo-Er was going to rob the fish also stood up with their tools, staring at Mo-Er vigilantly.
What? Do you want to rob the fish?!!
Although they had lived together in the same cave, since Shao Xuan divided them into groups, the five of them became a group. In the eyes of these kids, other than the five of them in the same group, everyone else was an outsider, so they had to be vigilant.
"Alright, put down your knives and sticks … The one with the stone, don't think that I can't see your hands behind your back! Put them down! " Shao Xuan shouted at the kids in the cave, then walked to Mo-Er and pointed at the fish above his head, "They're dead."
Mo-Er frowned and carefully looked at the fishes with sharp teeth. After confirming that they were really dead and posed no threat, he slowly put down the knife. It was hard to hold such a big knife all the time. After putting away the knife, Mo-Er looked around again.
Seeing this, Shao Xuan guessed that he was looking for Ku, so he said, "Ku went to the mountainside and won't come back in winter. Uncle Ge asked me to take care of this place."
Mo-Er nodded and said nothing. For him, it didn't matter who was in charge of the cave, but he was not used to the changes in the cave. With the knife on his back, Mo-Er continued to walk into the cave. But this time was different. In the past, when he left for a period of time and came back, the cave was full of kids lying on the ground. No one cared when he left or came back. But this time, it was different. Everyone in the cave was staring at him. Wherever he went, they stared at him and refused to come close.
While Mo-Er was wondering why the cave changed so much after he left for a period of time, the other kids were also wondering why they were so smart now.
With one more person, they would have to share some of the prey they hunted. No matter how they thought about it, they were … reluctant. Everyone had their own thoughts and glanced at Shao Xuan at the same time, waiting for Shao Xuan to make a decision.
Shao Xuan had heard from Ku that Mo-Er's father had left him a lot of good things. The knife Mo-Er was using was left by his father. Therefore, compared to the other kids in the cave, Mo-Er could be counted as a rich second generation. However, this rich second generation was a bit different. He had a good life, but he would come back to the cave every once in a while. Several times, Mo-Er was dragged back to the mountain by his mother who had remarried. But after a while, he would come back to the cave again.
Maybe it was because he had a fight with the kids of the new family, or maybe it was because of some other reasons. No one asked, and Mo-Er never told anyone. He was a man of few words, except for nodding or shaking his head. Otherwise, he would fight directly. The other kids in the cave only had one impression of him — he was very good at fighting, and no one could beat him. Even Ku, who had gone to the mountainside, was defeated by Mo-Er. Therefore, unless it was absolutely necessary, the kids in the cave would not rob Mo-Er's things. Of course, they would target the weakest one first. And those who tried to rob Mo-Er had all been injured by him.
"Mo-Er, did you spend the winter in the cave?" Shao Xuan asked.
Mo-Er nodded.
"Okay. There were twenty-five kids in the cave, and I divided them into five groups. Now that you are back, then …"
The other kids in the cave suddenly became nervous. They stared at Shao Xuan with their eyes wide open. Many of them even shook their heads at Shao Xuan, as if they were afraid that Shao Xuan would not see it. They were clearly telling Shao Xuan that they would not accept any new members.
"Then you can join our group." Shao Xuan said.
The other four groups all let out a sigh of relief. The nervousness on their faces faded away, and they could not help but feel happy. As for the two oldest kids in Shao Xuan's group, they were not happy about it. But since Shao Xuan said so, they did not object. They turned back to continue weaving straw ropes, and even glared at Mo-Er.
Mo-Er did not care about the others' obvious rejection. At least on the surface, Shao Xuan could not see any resistance from Mo-Er. Mo-Er was still as silent as before.
At night, some kids had already gone to bed. Some who could not sleep because they were worried about whether they could catch the fish the next day were weaving straw ropes absent-mindedly. They made a mess of straw ropes. No matter how hard they tried, they would always make mistakes. When they were angry, they would bite the straw ropes with their teeth. Shao Xuan was worried.
The fire near the entrance of the cave was still burning, and the curtain at the entrance of the cave was not completely pulled down. In the dark night, the firelight coming from the cave was very obvious. The night swallows flying outside would also avoid the firelight and watch from afar.
Mo-Er walked to the entrance of the cave with his saber on his back. He put the big saber on his back aside, and pulled out two short sabers from his waist. One in each hand, he held them in reverse. He still could not hide his breath like the totem warriors. Therefore, as soon as he walked out of the cave, the Night Swallow flying in the dark sky noticed him.
Shao Xuan sat near the fire, close to the entrance of the cave. He could see the sky outside the cave from here.
There were two crescent moons in the sky. Yes, two.
When Shao Xuan first saw the moons in the night sky, he realized that this was an unexplainable fact. This was a new world that was far different from the one he was familiar with. Even all the rules and experiences he had mastered might not be applicable here.
In this season, the two moons would move away from each other in opposite directions. The crescent moons could not bring much light to the night. Compared to a few days ago, the night was much darker.
The night was getting darker and darker. When the two moons completely disappeared, winter would officially begin.
Shao Xuan's eyes fell on Mo-Er, who was outside the cave. Judging from the way he held the saber and the way he was standing, Shao Xuan knew that he was a veteran. When the kids in the cave were still sleeping, Mo-Er began to practice his saber skills. Even though his father was gone, there was still someone to teach him.
Holding the saber, Mo-Er stood there quietly, as if he was staring at the night sky in a daze. But Shao Xuan knew that Mo-Er was waiting, waiting for his prey to come to him.
In the dark night, Night Swallow flashed around the cave. Their figures could not be seen clearly in the dark, and only slight sounds could be heard.
There were many Night Swallow outside the cave, but they were hesitant because of the fire coming out from the cave behind Mo-Er. Only a few dared to rush up.
Shao Xuan heard a rapid sound. There was a Night Swallow approaching!
Mo-Er, who was standing there, suddenly moved. He held the saber in his hand and slashed to the left!
His move was very straightforward, without any hesitation.
Ding!
He missed.
Because he was close to the entrance of the cave, there was a flash of dazzling fire when the saber hit the wall.
The Night Swallow had left, but there was a half-palm-long wound on Mo-Er's arm.
The wound was caused by the shovel-like beak of the Night Swallow. But the Night Swallow was affected by Mo-Er's saber and changed its angle when it attacked. So the wound on Mo-Er's arm was not deep. If he had been hit by the Night Swallow's beak from the front, he would have at least lost a piece of his flesh, instead of the superficial wound on Mo-Er's arm.
An excellent hunter should not only know how to hide, but also know how to be patient. Mo-Er did not show any pain because of the shovel-like attack. He did not even frown. His hand holding the saber was still steady, and he looked the same as before. He did not treat the wound, but just let the blood flow out little by little.
The Night Swallow flashing in the dark night seemed to have smelled the blood in the air, and started to move restlessly.
Shao Xuan could hear more and more small sounds of the Night Swallow flying in the air.
Compared with the other kids in the cave, Mo-Er was too hardworking. When Ku was still in the cave, he did not understand why Mo-Er was practicing with the Night Swallow. In the eyes of the other kids in the cave, Mo-Er was looking for death. After Mo-Er left the cave, Ku muttered that he could live and eat well, but why did he come to this poor place and work so hard?
Caesar was also a little irritable because of the Night Swallow outside the cave. Shao Xuan comforted it and got up to take it into the cave.
However, after two steps, Shao Xuan stopped. He heard a sharp buzzing sound.
At first, Shao Xuan thought it was an auditory hallucination. But then he wondered if it was because he had been thinking too much or something else that caused the tinnitus. But then he realized something was wrong. The sharp buzzing sound was getting louder and louder, as if the object that made the sound was approaching quickly.
Ding!
Another sound of the stone knife colliding with the stone wall. At the same time, the sharp buzzing sound Shao Xuan heard stopped abruptly.
Shao Xuan looked over there.
Mo-Er was holding the knife in his hand, and the blade had already pierced through the body of a Night Swallow. The Night Swallow flapped its wings twice and stopped moving. Blood flowed down along the gray blade.
The night swallows in the night sky changed their direction and flew further away, hovering in a place not too far away.
Mo-Er swung the knife and threw the penetrated Night Swallow into the cave, where it fell beside the big knife on his back. Then he continued to watch, waiting for the next prey.
Caesar bared its teeth at the dead Night Swallow, and wanted to bite it. Shao Xuan stared at the Night Swallow's shovel-like beak thoughtfully.
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