That night, Ping and Chen Jia did not return. Fu Shi needed to continue guarding and would not return for the whole night.
After Chacha threw down a deer he caught from god knows where, he found a tree to eat and rest.
Shao Xuan was the only one in the house.
Shao Xuan could not walk around. Now that the Drumming tribe was in a tense period, as an outsider, Shao Xuan could not run around and attract suspicion. As a newcomer, it was better to make a good impression. If there was a day when the Yanjiao tribesmen could smoothly cross over from the other side of the river, they would inevitably greet the Drumming tribesmen.
Shao Xuan crossed his legs and rested on the wooden planks in the room. As Shao Xuan swayed his legs, the wooden planks below him creaked slightly.
As he was thinking, Shao Xuan heard a few humming sounds coming from outside. It sounded like someone was pinching their nose. These sounds were not made by humans, but by the small crocodiles. Listening to the sounds, it came from the pond where Chen Jia's family lived. It was just that it was not near the house.
After a few short cries, the cries came to an abrupt end, but very quickly, more cries came out. Only, the cries after that were different from the ones before. The one who made the last sound was the brown eyed small crocodile that was thought to be mute.
The surrounding small crocodiles did not often cry out. They only cried out when they felt threatened or when they felt danger. For example, the three small crocodiles that Chacha had teased that day had all cried out.
The tribesmen said that these small crocodiles were very sensitive to likes and dislikes. Even if you smiled and looked very kind, if you had bad intentions, these small crocodiles would still avoid you or directly bite you.
At this time, what exactly did the three small crocodiles in the pond encounter that caused them to cry out like that?
The sounds outside continued. Shao Xuan got up and looked outside. He did not see anything out of the ordinary, but somewhere in the pond, the cries continued.
The other tribesmen should not be able to hear its cries. If other small crocodiles continued to cry out like this, someone would have already come to check on the situation.
After thinking for a while, Shao Xuan walked out of the house and headed towards the source of the cries.
On the side of the pond, not far from Chen Jia's house, two small crocodiles lay motionless in the grass.
There was the smell of blood.
Shao Xuan squatted down and used his hands to push the two small crocodiles over. Their light colored abdomens show obvious traces of blood, as if they had been split in half. They were killed with a single blow from a sharp weapon.
The Roar just now, it should be these two small crocodiles. After a few cries, it suddenly stopped. It was at that time that they encountered the killer.
The two little crocodiles died in the same way. They were killed in a single blow. They were extremely fast and almost didn't make a sound.
He was flipping one of the crocodiles open when he heard hurried footsteps, followed by an angry roar.
"What did you do to them?!"
It was a fifteen or sixteen year old girl with tawny eyes.
Thinking of this kind of person's impatience and temper, Shao Xuan was about to explain, but when she saw the crocodiles lying on the ground, she exploded.
"You're looking for death!"
She seemed to have gone crazy, not giving Shao Xuan a chance to explain. Even if Shao Xuan spoke, she would not listen. The totem patterns on her body appeared, and she exerted strength in her legs, increasing her speed in an instant. Her whole body flew through the air towards Shao Xuan.
As she pounced, her entire hand doubled in size, turning into a claw. Combined with the totem patterns on her hand, it looked as if it was covered with a layer of scales. Her fingertips also emitted a crisp sound. Like a ruthless beast, she mercilessly clawed at Shao Xuan.
If he did not dodge, this slender hand would latch onto Shao Xuan's arm. Then, like a crocodile biting onto its prey, she would twist and tear his arm off.
In the face of such a vicious attack, Shao Xuan reached out and grabbed her wrist before she could grab his arm. However, he did not stop. Instead, he took the opportunity to pull her to the side of the pool.
Splash!
She was flung into the pond.
The surrounding people had already heard the commotion and came out. Under such a tense situation, with roars and the sound of someone falling into the water, it would be strange if they did not notice.
The surrounding families, regardless of gender, ran out with tools and surrounded Shao Xuan. The children were not allowed to come out. They only stuck their heads out of their windows or doors to look over.
On the grass beside the pond, the two dead crocodiles were very conspicuous. The people of the Drumming tribe had always paid attention to crocodiles, so the two crocodiles next to them attracted their attention even more.
Originally, they thought it was just a quarrel between two parties, but after seeing the two dead crocodiles, the people who surrounded them became angry.
For Shao Xuan, an outsider, the surrounding families had always been on guard against him. They did not allow their children to come in contact with Shao Xuan. There were several times when their children were curious about the eagle and wanted to go over to take a look, but the adults made up stories to scare them. Now, with this scene in front of them, it was needless to say.
"I didn't kill them." Shao Xuan said.
"If it wasn't you, who else could it be?!"
"It must be him! Ban Ling saw it just now! "
The surrounding people shouted. They looked at Shao Xuan fiercely. Just as they were about to attack, they heard a shout from behind, "Stop!"
Hearing this voice, the person who was about to attack immediately halted his movements and turned to look behind him.
There were two people who came over. Shao Xuan recognized one of them. It was Chun, the wife of Fan Mu. She was also the one who had shouted for them to stop. As for the young man standing next to her, Shao Xuan did not recognize him. However, the young man had dark brown eyes and gave people the impression that he was calmer. At first glance, he seemed more harmless than the others, but Shao Xuan's intuition told him that this person was more difficult to deal with.
"What happened?" Chun walked over and asked.
"He killed two small treasured fish!"
"Yes, he even attacked Ban Ling!"
"I already said that outsiders don't have good intentions! We should have kicked him out long ago! "
The surrounding people began to talk at once, telling him everything that had happened. After listening, Chun did not immediately ask Shao Xuan. Instead, she walked over and picked up the two dead crocodiles.
Shao Xuan could feel that Chun's hands were trembling as she held the two crocodiles. She was trying her best to control her emotions. She also had dark brown eyes, but she wasn't as reckless as the others.
After looking at the wounds on the crocodiles, Chun asked Shao Xuan, "What do you say?"
"I didn't kill them. I just came over and saw that there was something wrong with them. I turned them over and found that they were already dead. When I picked them up to take a look, she came over." Shao Xuan pointed at the person walking out of the pool.
"Ban Ling, did you really see him kill the small treasured fish?" Chun stared at the person walking out of the pool and asked in a deep voice.
Ban Ling had just been thrown into the water and was still in a sorry state. When asked, she didn't have time to tidy up her hair and said, "… I saw him holding the small treasured fish in his hand."
"In other words, you didn't see Shao Xuan kill the small treasured fish!?"
Chun's tone was not very good, and the surrounding people could hear it. Moreover, after Chun took the two crocodiles, many people saw the wounds on the crocodiles. They knew that they were killed by a sharp weapon. Shao Xuan didn't have such a weapon on him. Perhaps they really had wrongly accused him.
Thinking of their actions just now, the people surrounding Shao Xuan all retreated in embarrassment. The people who had shouted especially loudly now wished they could bury their heads in their pants to reduce their presence.
But there were also some people who were unconvinced. They felt that judging Shao Xuan wasn't the murderer based on a single wound was too arbitrary. Perhaps Shao Xuan was still hiding some secrets? Thinking of this, they took a step forward and were about to say something when they saw Shao Xuan turn around and walk towards the pool.
The surrounding people of the Drumming tribe were very curious about Shao Xuan's reaction. What was he doing?
Shao Xuan walked to the side of the pool, but he didn't enter it. Instead, he stretched out his hand to the side.
Soon, the water rippled and a small figure came out of it. It turned out that there was a small hole there, and it was hiding in it.
After swimming out, the small crocodile directly climbed onto Shao Xuan's hand. It was actually crying out, but no one could hear it, including the tribe's senior totemic warrior, Chun.
Seeing the small crocodile in Shao Xuan's hand, the person who had stepped forward and wanted to argue retracted his leg.
If Shao Xuan was the murderer, this small crocodile wouldn't have acted like this. The people of the Drumming tribe didn't believe in Shao Xuan, but they believed in their tribe's "treasured fish".
"Ban Ling!" Chun glared.
Thinking about what Ban Ling had done, Chun couldn't help but feel angry. The tribe's reputation was already bad enough, but this group of people kept on offending people. Yesterday, Chen Jia had attacked his savior, and now, Ban Ling was attacking people without even knowing the truth.
The shamaness and chief were doing their best to salvage the Drumming tribe's bad reputation. Outsiders who knew about the Drumming tribe were already on guard against them, and it was difficult to form good relations with them. Now that there was an outsider who had never heard of the Drumming tribe, the shamaness and chief wanted to keep him here and let Shao Xuan see the good side of the Drumming tribe. They also wanted him to know that the people of the Drumming tribe weren't as bad as outsiders thought. The result?!
She was really angry!
Fortunately, Shao Xuan's strength wasn't bad, otherwise …
Ban Ling, who had been baring her fangs and brandishing her claws at Shao Xuan, was completely listless. Chun's roar made her shoulders tremble, and she took small steps forward, completely losing her previous momentum.
"S-s-sorry!" Ban Ling apologized to Shao Xuan, her voice sounding as if she was about to cry.
"Shao Xuan, right? I'm sorry, but just treat what I said as if it was eaten by the fish. Don't take it seriously. " The one who spoke the loudest just now was the one who spoke the loudest. Perhaps he still felt sorry for Shao Xuan, so he turned around and ran home. After a while, he carried a bloody cow leg and stuffed it into Shao Xuan's hand as an apology.
Seeing this, the others also wanted to follow suit.
At this time, the person standing beside Chun said, "Mother, the most important thing now is to find the person who killed the fish." Saying this, he looked at the others, his dark brown eyes calmly sweeping the surroundings. "Shao Xuan is our tribe's guest. In the future, if anyone dares to make a move without clarifying the situation, come find me."
Shao Xuan discovered that after the youth finished speaking, the surrounding people were trembling. They were even more afraid than when Chun had scolded them.
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