This eagle was bigger than the one that had brought them here. It looked like it had traveled a long way and was extremely tired. After falling on the ice, it did not move, only gasping for breath.
Originally, it was just looking around casually, but it did not expect to find Shao Xuan. Then, it stared at Shao Xuan as if he was a rare thing.
Shao Xuan was still holding a piece of ice in his hand. Being stared at by a giant eagle, he could not eat it.
What did that eagle mean?
Shao Xuan did not feel any malice from the eagle's eyes. He was just curious about the eagle's reaction.
After staring for a while, the eagle looked away and looked at the icicle next to Shao Xuan. Then it looked at Shao Xuan.
Did it mean that?
Shao Xuan took out his teeth knife and pried a piece of ice off the icicle. When he turned his head, he found that the eagle was staring at the teeth knife in his hand.
After thinking about it, Shao Xuan stuck the teeth knife into the ice next to him. He did not take the knife, but raised the ice in his hand.
Shao Xuan was about to throw the ice over, but unexpectedly, the eagle opened its mouth. Seeing that Shao Xuan did not move, it raised its curved beak again, as if urging Shao Xuan to move.
Shao Xuan moved forward step by step. He did not have a knife, and the eagle did not show any malice, but when facing such a giant beast, he had to be careful.
After getting close, Shao Xuan quickly threw the ice in his hand into the eagle's mouth and quickly stepped back.
The eagle did not bite. After the ice was thrown in, it swallowed it directly. Then, it continued to open its mouth at Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan pried another piece of ice from the icicle and threw it into the eagle's mouth. After more than ten times, the eagle shook its wings and got up from the ground.
When it flapped its wings and rose up, Shao Xuan felt the ice shards and cold mist coming at him. He raised his hand to block them.
Compared to the big eagle that brought them here, this eagle in front of them seemed to be familiar with humans. The reason why it showed such a strange expression when it saw Shao Xuan was that Shao Xuan felt that it probably didn't expect to see someone in such a place.
Could it be that they also lived in the forest around the hunting grounds?
Suddenly, Shao Xuan's eyes narrowed. He couldn't help but take two steps forward and stare at the eagle's claws. There was a very vague pattern on it.
Although he couldn't see it clearly, Shao Xuan was sure that it wasn't a painting of the Yanjiao tribe.
According to the eagle's behavior just now, it didn't seem like an eagle that had never been in contact with humans. There were too many human-like things in its eyes, just like Chacha. It was as if it had been in contact with humans for a long time, which made it different from the giant eagles in the wild.
The giant eagle walked with heavy steps to a taller icicle and pecked at the ice on it.
Shao Xuan followed it. He got closer and carefully looked at the pattern on the eagle's claws.
Because the outer layer of the eagle's claws had begun to fall off, the pattern was incomplete. Shao Xuan could only speculate about the missing part.
Thinking that it might be a pattern left by someone from another tribe, Shao Xuan felt a burst of excitement.
He had been in this world for so long, but he had never seen anyone other than his tribe.
Shao Xuan drew on the ground with his teeth knife. The eagle next to him had almost finished eating. It was much better than before, when it couldn't even stand up.
It lowered its head and watched Shao Xuan draw on the ground with his teeth knife. At first, it watched quietly, but after a while, when Shao Xuan drew a stroke, it screamed and scratched the drawing on the ground with its cracked claws.
"Wrong? Let me try again … "
After a few strokes, it scratched again.
"Wrong again? Again. "
One drew, the other scratched. When the surrounding ice had been scratched, the eagle finally couldn't stand it anymore. It screamed at Shao Xuan and twitched its neck.
"Hey, what are you doing? Wait!"
Seeing this, Shao Xuan quickly took a few steps back.
Whoa —
A pool of vomit fell in front of Shao Xuan. Fortunately, Shao Xuan dodged quickly. Otherwise, he would have been splashed on the head.
There were also pieces of meat from some unknown animal in the vomit.
Shao Xuan was speechless.
Just as he was thinking about whether to hide further away, Shao Xuan's eyes were suddenly attracted by a stone in the pool of vomit.
It was a polished stone, only the size of Shao Xuan's palm.
Ignoring the disgusting vomit, Shao Xuan quickly walked over and took out the polished stone.
After picking it up, Shao Xuan rubbed it on the eagle's feathers, then took it aside and observed it carefully.
On the black flat stone, there was a pattern drawn with white paint. It should be the same as the one on the eagle's feet.
The pattern looked like an abstract rolling cloud. The material used for the drawing was very strange. After being swallowed by the eagle, the pattern on the stone was not blurred at all. The stone was also intact.
Although he didn't know why the eagle swallowed the stone and spat it out spontaneously, Shao Xuan was more concerned about the pattern and the stone. Where did it come from?
The eagle in front of him looked at the stone with a very gentle gaze.
Unfortunately, the eagle couldn't speak, and Shao Xuan didn't understand its language. He could only guess the general meaning from some of its body movements. However, it spat out the stone because it saw Shao Xuan drawing the pattern wrong again and again, so it couldn't help but show Shao Xuan the correct pattern.
The stone was very good, at least of the highest quality.
It was made of the highest quality stone and special paint. What was drawn on it was usually a pattern that the painter thought was very important, such as a tribal totem. From this painting, Shao Xuan could feel the reverence of the painter when he painted.
He didn't know if this eagle lived in a human tribe like the Chacha, but because they couldn't be engraved, they left a pattern on their feet.
Shao Xuan didn't see this pattern on the stone wall of the cave near the mountain foot of the tribe, but the animal skin rolls left by the ancestors might be able to find relevant information.
When he went back, he would draw it and show it to the Shaman.
Thinking of this, Shao Xuan handed the stone back to the eagle, but the eagle just lowered its head and pushed the stone towards Shao Xuan with its curved beak.
"Give it to me?" Shao Xuan asked in a low voice. There were other giant eagles walking around, so Shao Xuan didn't want to disturb them.
The giant eagle screamed, then turned back and walked towards the icicle it had just bitten, and fell down beside it. However, its eyes were clear, and its breathing was strong. It didn't have any serious injuries or fractures. It was just too tired and couldn't stand stably.
When it fell down beside the icicle, it could bite the icicle with its beak.
Shao Xuan smiled and shook his head. How long had it flown and how many battles had it experienced to be so tired?
Looking at the stone in his hand, Shao Xuan carefully put it into the animal skin bag. When he went back, he would show it to the Shaman. It would be best if he could find some relevant information from the ancient scroll.
Originally, Shao Xuan wanted to find a good stone and carve a tribal totem as an exchange. However, after thinking about it, Shao Xuan gave up. Even if he knew about the existence of other tribes, he didn't know if the tribe had any enmity with other tribes. Therefore, he didn't dare to act rashly.
Every day, Giant Mountain Eagles of various sizes would arrive. Some of them came alone, while others came in pairs or in groups.
However, with that eagle next to him, the other eagles wouldn't come to fight for the territory, let alone notice Shao Xuan.
The surrounding eagles became more and more silent. Even the eagle standing next to Shao Xuan didn't want to talk to the outside world. Other than eating, it just stood quietly beside the icicle. Sometimes, when Shao Xuan talked to it, it only responded with a slight sound.
When the fog thinned, Shao Xuan knew that it was time.
Yang Guang shone the light on the ice field. The fog completely dissipated, and the familiar cry of the eagles sounded again.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh — —
One by one, huge and strong figures appeared in the sky above. They cried loudly to vent their excitement, as if they were celebrating their new life.
Jiao — —
The eagle next to him called to Shao Xuan. It was about to leave.
"Good luck!" Shao Xuan waved to it.
Jiao — —
Another eagle cry, but this time, it didn't come from the eagle next to him, but from the sky.
Shao Xuan put his finger in his mouth and whistled.
A figure separated from the group of eagles flying above and flew towards Shao Xuan.
After not seeing him for so long, Shao Xuan almost didn't recognize him.
The last time they met, Chacha wasn't even as tall as Shao Xuan. Now, he had doubled in size, standing on the ground, he was more than three meters tall.
The eagles on the ice field had already begun to fly down into the abyss, and Shao Xuan and Chacha were about to return to the tribe.
Another eagle cry came from the sky not far away. It was the big eagle that had brought them here before. Its body had also doubled in size. It had a sharp beak, sharp claws, and powerful wings. Its old appearance had completely disappeared, and in its place was a body that was full of strength like that of a young man.
That eagle cried to Shao Xuan and Chacha, and then flew away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"We should also go back." Shao Xuan patted Chacha, who was showing off by flapping his wings, and walked towards the steep slope.
This time, Shao Xuan didn't need to grab Chacha's claws, and could directly jump onto the eagle's back. However, before that, Shao Xuan still had things to take.
"Wait a moment, I have something to bring."
Shao Xuan walked down the steep slope, and came to a place, and began to dig with his teeth knife. Chacha saw this, and also used its claws to help.
Previously, when Chacha scratched the rocks, it could only leave shallow marks on the rocks. Now, it could easily cut off a large piece of rock with one claw. It was even easier for it to claw ice, as if it was tofu.
Soon, Shao Xuan dug out the skin and silk of the white worms that were buried by Shao Xuan.
The skin and silk were in good condition.
"This is very heavy, can you do it?" Shao Xuan raised the three rolls of white worm skin and said.
"Jiao —"
"Okay, let's try it first."
Shao Xuan carried the three rolls of white worm skin and silk, and jumped onto Chacha's back.
"Take off!"
"Jiao —"
After a cry, Chacha swooped down.
Shao Xuan looked back at the top of the mountain.
The mountain peak towered into the clouds, and was hidden in the clouds.
Surrounded by clouds, the mountain was still the same.
Thousands of years had passed, and the ice field at the top of the mountain continued to cycle day after day, with new and old people replacing each other. When they came, they were old and weak, and when they left, they were reborn.
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