"What's wrong?"
Ping had gone to deliver food to Fu Shi and talked to the guards for a while. She had just returned, but before she entered the house, she saw people surrounding the pond and quickly walked over.
"Ping, two treasured fish were killed here!" A woman with a loud voice said.
Ping was shocked. After hearing the details, she wanted to tear the murderer into pieces. Unfortunately, the murderer was still unknown. When she heard that Shao Xuan was misunderstood again, she was very dissatisfied. "Shao Xuan is a good person! He doesn't even want my water moon stone. "
"What?!"
There was actually someone who didn't like the water moon stone?!
The surrounding people suddenly felt that Shao Xuan was too safe. Those who wanted to steal the water moonstones in their tribe were not good people. Compared to them, Shao Xuan was an outsider who was not interested in the water moonstones. Everyone suddenly felt more comfortable around him. But thinking about it, how could Shao Xuan not like the water moon stone? It was such a good thing, why didn't he like it?
"Shao Xuan, the water moon stone is really good. You can exchange it for many things in other tribes."
"Yes, yes, Shao Xuan, it must be because Fu Shi's water moon stone is small and dark. Maybe it's an old stone that has been there for a few years. Come to my house, our water moon stone is big and bright. We just fished it out last year. If it comes out this year, there will definitely be bigger ones!"
"Come to my house, my water moon stone is big too. My daughter personally put it away last year. Oh right, my daughter is over there. She's very pretty. Shao Xuan, you will definitely like her." The auntie who spoke narrowed her eyes and pointed in the direction of her house.
Shao Xuan looked in the direction the auntie was pointing at. There was a young lady standing on the steps of a house. At this moment, the lady was smiling at him with her mouth wide open from ear to ear. Probably because she had just eaten dinner, there were still traces of blood on her white teeth. It was really a big mouth.
"Haha." Shao Xuan turned his head and smiled stiffly.
Fortunately, this was not the time to talk too much. Chun took away the two dead crocodiles and told everyone to pay attention to the surroundings. Also, pay attention to the small crocodiles in the pools around their houses.
Shao Xuan returned to the house covered in blood, holding the beef leg.
Although he had been wronged twice, he really didn't know what to do with this group of people.
After all, he wasn't injured. Moreover, Shao Xuan wanted to follow them to learn more about other tribes. Now that the Drumming tribe also wanted to leave a good impression on them, Shao Xuan wouldn't quarrel with them because of this.
Ping looked at the baby crocodile in Shao Xuan's hand and felt sad. She had watched them break out of their shells. When they broke out of their shells, because the big crocodile had already left, she had personally helped them break out of their shells.
Many people in the Drumming tribe were rash and irritable, but they were also easily emotional. When they were emotional, they would talk a lot. After Ping returned, she told Shao Xuan a lot about the little crocodiles.
The current batch of crocodiles in the tribe were not born during the breeding season, so they were in the minority. Without the protection of the big crocodiles, these little crocodiles were easily harmed. Therefore, every year, the people in the tribe would take special care of these little crocodiles.
Generally speaking, the big crocodiles that had left would return here after the two moons overlapped and the river rose again. They would then lay eggs and hatch their young. At that time, a large number of baby crocodiles would be born.
Seeing that only one of the three little crocodiles was left, Ping started crying as she spoke. At this time, Chen Jia also returned home. To distract Ping, Shao Xuan brought the brown-eyed baby crocodile back to the room.
Now that he had calmed down, he carefully recalled the movements he had heard before, as well as the details he saw when he walked to the pool.
Although this was not the core area of the Drumming tribe, there were still many houses. Other than the people guarding outside, how could there be people walking around outside? How could a fearsome beast sneak in from outside without a sound?
If it was not done by an internal member, then the person who killed the two little crocodiles was too capable.
The little crocodile that Shao Xuan brought back was still crying out. It was probably scared stiff and did not want to return to the pool. Instead, it kept following Shao Xuan.
The three little crocodiles were from the same nest and often moved together. Even if they were separated, they would not be too far apart.
The people in the tribe said that these little crocodiles were very sensitive to people's likes and dislikes. Perhaps they discovered that person, which was why they cried out. They were also killed because of their cries, because if they were allowed to cry out, it would attract other people's attention.
Now, the crocodile that could cry out was dead, and the "mute" in front of him saved its life.
After comforting his mother, Chen Jia was beaten up again. He came to Shao Xuan and asked, "When you went over, you only saw the little fish that was killed. Did you really not see anyone?"
Shao Xuan raised his head and looked at Chen Jia. This child had been beaten up because he ran around at night, but this injury was nothing to them.
"I didn't see any strangers." Shao Xuan said. Although he was not familiar with the surrounding families, he had seen them once and had an impression of them. At that time, he did not see anyone else around, and before that, he did not notice any strangers around.
"Not necessarily strangers. For example, someone familiar?"
Chen Jia was somewhat conflicted. He was not good at hiding his thoughts, and his expression told Shao Xuan what this child was thinking.
As an outsider, Shao Xuan would not easily talk about the matters of the Drumming tribe. Instead, he asked, "Yesterday, who pushed you down the river?"
Chen Jia raised his head in surprise, "How do you know I was pushed?" After coming back, he only told others that he accidentally fell down, but did not tell anyone the truth.
"I guessed." Shao Xuan said. Although Chen Jia looked unreliable, from many details, this child was still very cautious. It was impossible for him to know that there was danger at the river bank and still go there. Perhaps the Drumming tribe's chief and shaman also knew, but they did not interrogate Chen Jia. They might even know more. Those two were not simple-minded people.
After hiding the secret in his heart for two days, Chen Jia felt that he could not hold it in any longer. However, he did not dare to tell the others in the tribe. Just now, when he was outside, he tried to ask his friends about it. Their reactions were very strong, and they felt that it was definitely not someone from the tribe who did it.
"So, you think there is a mole?" Shao Xuan asked.
"What is a 'mole'?"
"It means that the person who did this is someone who is hiding in the tribe."
"… Yes." Since they all said that Shao Xuan was a good person, then he should be able to tell, right? Chen Jia thought to himself.
"That day, when I sneaked out to play, I saw some people walking towards the river bank, so I followed them. There were other people there. I heard them talking, but I did not hear what they were saying. After they left, when I walked to the river bank, I was pushed by someone. "Chen Jia told Shao Xuan about what happened that day. ,
"What did that person look like?"
"… I … I don't remember." Chen Jia bit his hand, feeling very conflicted. He really tried very hard to think, but he just could not remember. He always felt that the person's face was blurry, but looking at the figure, he really did look like someone from the tribe. If not, he would not have kept this a secret. He really could not remember what that person looked like.
Shao Xuan patted Chen Jia's shoulder, "If you don't remember, then forget it. Also, don't tell anyone about this. Even if you do, you have to find someone you absolutely trust. For example, your parents. If that mole knows that you know a lot of things, you might end up like the two little treasured fish that were killed tonight."
"Why?!" Chen Jia's face was full of fear.
"Because they can cry." Shao Xuan also touched the 'mute' little crocodile in his hand, "But it can't, so it survived."
Chen Jia was not too stupid. After thinking for a while, he understood Shao Xuan's meaning. With a pale face, he said, "I … I … I … I'll go find mother first!"
Regardless of whether the truth was as Shao Xuan imagined, at least by scaring Chen Jia, Chen Jia would not run around alone. Otherwise, there was a real possibility that he would be killed.
"When there are many tribes, it is easy to get chaotic. Don't you think so? "Shao Xuan tore off a piece of meat and put it in front of the little crocodile's mouth.
The teeth of crocodiles belong to the truncated tooth type. They can't directly bite off a piece of meat like cats, so they have to roll or sway to bite off the meat. This is the familiar "death roll" and "sway dance" of the crocodile.
Seeing the little crocodile roll around after biting the meat, Shao Xuan thought of the people in the tribe, as well as Caesar and the others.
He wondered how they were doing now.
When he left the tribe, he didn't think so, but now he missed them. He remembered that on the day he left, Shao Xuan wanted to tell the shaman and Old Ke not to worry. In the end, he only said two words before they beat him up with their crutches.
Thinking of this, Shao Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
The moonlight outside the window was even brighter than last night. Soon, it would be the day when the two moons overlapped. If he wanted to go back, he would have to wait at least a year.
… …
In the next few days, the tribe was very peaceful. There were no more abnormal situations, but Fu Shi and the other tribe guards were even more vigilant.
The day when the two moons overlapped was one of the most important days of the year. Other than the sacrificial ceremony, it was also one of the most important days. They called it the "Water Moon Festival".
In the Drumming tribe, there was a small river winding around the tribe. The people of the Drumming tribe called it the "Water Moon Path".
Before and after the two moons overlapped, when the river level lowered, the "Water Moon Path" would be separated from the river. When the two moons overlapped in the night sky, every family of the Drumming tribe would guard the path closest to their house, waiting for the water moonstones to appear so that they could go down to collect them.
Even though Shao Xuan was curious about the production of the water moonstones, in order to avoid suspicion, he didn't take the initiative to follow them. However, Ping was very enthusiastic. It was probably because someone said that her family's water moonstones weren't good that night. She wanted to prove it in front of Shao Xuan, so she let Shao Xuan go with her.
Fu Shi was responsible for guarding the path, so he didn't go with Ping and Chen Jia.
"My family's will definitely be the best this year!"
"Nonsense, my family's is the best!"
"You guys don't need to argue. In any case, the first place will definitely be my family."
Before they even reached the Water Moon Path, a group of children had already started arguing.
The tribe had given each family an area. When the time came to collect the water moonstones, they could only collect them in their own area. Whether they collected more or less, they had to bear the responsibility. It had nothing to do with others.
Shao Xuan, Ping, and Chen Jia stood together. This was the area of Chen Jia's family.
Looking at the muddy river in front of them, which was no more than five meters wide, it was hard to associate it with the name "Water Moon Path". Shao Xuan was looking forward to what would happen next. Such a bright stone, how did it come out from this muddy river?
The two moons overlapped more and more in the sky. Shao Xuan suddenly heard a dense and small sound, as if iron powder was being forcefully attracted by a magnetic force.
The muddy river in front of them was becoming clearer and clearer at a speed visible to the naked eye.
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