Fu Shi's roar made everyone understand that tonight's slaughter had already begun.
The people guarding the outer perimeter had already started fighting with the invaders. Roars, collisions, and screams filled the air.
At the same time, the people on the shore of the Water Moon Canal also increased their speed.
Since the battle on the outer perimeter had begun, the warriors there would naturally be strict defenses. However, no one knew if the defensive line would be broken through. Moreover, this time, the invaders were from the Drumming tribe. These people were simply rushing to die, completely crazy.
"Take advantage of the fact that they haven't arrived yet. Hurry up and get the water moonstones!"
Saying this, Ping felt that Chen Jia alone was too slow. She looked at the bottom of the river where her family was, and then at the other families. The other families had already sent people to help, but her family only had Chen Jia alone. This year, their family had more water moonstones than the others. If this continued, they would definitely take longer to fish.
This was not good. Once time passed, the water moonstones would become darker and darker, until they became ordinary stones. So they had to speed up.
Looking at Shao Xuan beside her, Ping said, "Shao Xuan, I'll go down with Chen Jia to fish for the water moonstones. When the time comes, we'll throw them up. You stay here and catch them."
"Okay, no problem."
Ping jumped into the water and quickly swam to the bottom of the river, digging for the water moonstones with Chen Jia. Some of the water moonstones on the surface of the river had already been thrown ashore by Chen Jia, leaving behind some that were partially buried in the mud.
Shao Xuan placed the stones thrown by Ping and Chen Jia into the rattan basket. Because of the water moonstones inside, the rattan basket emitted a bright white light. However, because the rattan basket was surrounded by a layer of animal skin, the light only shone from the top of the rattan basket, not from the bottom of the basket.
Catching the water moonstones thrown ashore and placing them into the rattan basket, Shao Xuan also paid attention to the sounds of fighting in the distance. There seemed to be quite a few people coming. However, because of the robbing and theft of the water moonstones every year, the Drumming tribe was well prepared. There shouldn't be any big problems.
As the water moonstones were fished out one by one, the light in the Water Moon Canal became darker and darker.
About half an hour later, there was basically no light left in the canal. On the shore, there were rattan baskets emitting light. But now, no one was happy because of the Water Moon Stones that they had fished out. Instead, they were very worried.
"Looks like we won't be able to defend against it," an older man said.
"Someone will always come."
"Fortunately, we've already fished out the Water Moon Stones. Otherwise, they would have taken advantage of us again!" A woman said fiercely. Similar things had happened in the past. The guards at the outer layer might not be able to stop all the intruders, and some of the people who rushed into the tribe would steal the water moonstones that had not been fished out from the Water Moon Channel.
The totem patterns on the body of the elder who had spoken earlier appeared. He jumped into the water and swam to the other side of the channel. He lowered his body slightly.
He waited for a moment. Then, he took a step forward. His legs instantly exploded with power, leaving deep footprints on the ground. His body suddenly soared into the sky, and rushed out like lightning. The wide animal skin clothes on his body fluttered because of the change in the airflow.
A figure quickly came out from the forest. Before he could react, he was hit by a punch, and the bones in his chest cracked.
The person who hadn't died was still struggling. But in the next moment, a large hand with sharp claws pressed down on his heart.
Puchi!
The hand directly penetrated and crushed the intruder's heart.
From the moment the elder moved to the moment he killed the intruder, everything happened in a very short time. Although it looked like a simple fight, it was in fact not so.
Shao Xuan realised that after killing the intruder, the elder was panting heavily. If they couldn't kill the intruder in an instant, the longer the battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for them. Other than the moment they started to charge, their speed was slower than the intruder's. If the intruder successfully stole the water moon stone and escaped, the people here might not be able to catch up to him.
"Someone came so quickly?" Ping looked worried. In the past few years, there were people who could rush here at this time. But this year, the tribe had made a lot of preparations. There were also many barriers set up outside. Originally, they thought that they could delay for a little longer to give the Water Moon Channel more time to prepare and settle down. But now, it seemed that things were worse than they thought.
"Quickly let the children take the Water Moon Stones back!" The elder said.
Actually, even if he didn't say it, the others could also guess the current situation.
Putting the last Water Moon Stone into the rattan basket, Ping wrapped the animal skin around the basket and tied it with a straw rope. The originally dazzling white light was completely blocked.
Passing the rattan basket to Chen Jia, Ping said, "Quickly take the Water Moon Stones back!"
"En." Chen Jia didn't say anything more. This kind of thing, he had encountered many times since he was young.
"Mother …" Carrying the rattan basket and walking a few steps, Chen Jia looked back at Ping and shouted.
"Go back! Be smart. You must hide well! "Ping exhorted.
"En."
The surrounding families were in the same situation. They let the children take the Water Moon Stones back, while the adults stood guard here. Ping and the surrounding families were the same. The adults, no matter male or female, would all stand guard here. With the Water Moon Channel as the boundary, this was the second line of defense. After this, it would be the tribe's residence.
"I'll stay here to help you." Shao Xuan said.
"No, Shao Xuan, you take Chen Jia and the others back. You must be careful to hide well. There will definitely be many people from the Drumming tribe coming this time. They won't let go of any opportunity. If someone rushes into the tribe, whether it's the Water Moon Stones or the children, it will be hard to escape. Even if the Water Moon Stones are stolen, don't fight with them. There will be people in the tribe to help. As long as you hide well and wait for the rest of the tribe, it will be fine. "
With Shao Xuan here, she felt more at ease. Chen Jia, this brat, was disobedient and liked to run around. If there was no one watching over him, she would feel uneasy. When this matter was over, she would give more Water Moon Stones to Shao Xuan as thanks. After these few days, Ping felt that Shao Xuan should be a reliable person.
Shao Xuan thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, I'll go back with Chen Jia."
The surrounding people and Ping lived very close to each other, so the children of several families went back together. Shao Xuan went with them.
Carrying a large basket of Water Moon Stones, the group of children's feet were not slow. They were probably used to this kind of thing and did not panic. After returning to their homes, they all went back to their own homes.
The place where the Water Moon Stones were hidden was actually in the water.
In the room where Fu Shi and Ping slept, Chen Jia lifted up a few wooden planks and carefully placed the rattan basket down.
Directly below was the pool. The water here was able to submerge the rattan basket. The murky water was able to hide the rattan basket very well.
After placing the rattan basket down, Chen Jia then remembered that there was an outsider here. He carefully raised his head to take a look, only to find that Shao Xuan was not paying attention to him at all. Instead, he was busy at the window.
"What are you doing?" Chen Jia asked.
"Just in case, adding a layer of protection." Shao Xuan replied.
When Chen Jia came over, Shao Xuan had already finished dealing with the matter.
The windows of the Drumming tribe were relatively large. Every bedroom had a large window. Most of the time, they would use the window as a door, directly entering and exiting through the window.
Therefore, after closing the door, the window was the only way in and out.
Chen Jia looked at the window and did not find anything special. Just as he was about to reach out and touch the window frame, he was stopped by Shao Xuan.
"Your mother told you to hide well." Shao Xuan said.
Chen Jia bit his hand in annoyance, "No need to hide, I didn't hide before. I'll just wait here."
He originally wanted to lean against the window and take a look outside, but when he thought of Shao Xuan's actions just now, he held back and sat there, continuing to bite his hand. He heard that this time it would be even more dangerous. He did not know if anything would happen to his father and mother. In the past, his grandparents had lost their lives in this kind of attack.
Shao Xuan glanced at Chen Jia.
"If you want to hide, will you also hide in the pool?"
"Yes. There's a hole in the pool where you can hide. "
There was no air in the hole under the pool. Only the Drumming tribe, who were good at swimming, could hold their breath for a long time. Others could not do what they did.
Outside, there were small crocodiles calling out. They were from the other pools. Probably because they felt uneasy, they kept calling out. This included the brown eyed crocodile in Chen Jia's family pool.
Shao Xuan looked outside and did not see any intruders. There was not even a person walking around. Everyone stayed in their own houses with their doors tightly shut. No one went out.
"You wait here, I'll go out and take a look." Shao Xuan said. After taking two steps, he turned around and said, "Don't touch the window. If you want to hide, you can enter the pool from under the wooden planks. Remember, if anyone comes to call you, don't come out of the window. Stand as far away from the window as possible! "
"I know." Chen Jia replied.
Shao Xuan jumped out of the window without touching the frame at all.
Compared to the fighting outside the tribe, the residential area was much quieter. Of course, that was on the premise that there were no crocodiles calling out. But because of the crocodiles calling out in the pool, it made people feel more nervous and full of danger.
The "mute" crocodile had already climbed out of the pool and was with the other crocodiles in the pool. Sensing Shao Xuan's arrival, it broke away from its small group and headed towards Shao Xuan.
On the other side, Chen Jia, who was staying in the house, was worried about his parents' situation. Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name from outside.
"Chen Jia, are you home?"
The voice was very familiar. It sounded like someone from the tribe. At the same time, there was the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs. The wooden planks creaked as they approached step by step.
"Who is it?" Chen Jia wanted to jump out of the window to take a look, but he remembered Shao Xuan's instructions before he left. He stopped and stood two steps away from the window, looking out.
A figure heard Chen Jia's voice and walked to the window, looking into the room.
It was dressed like a tribesman. His face looked familiar. It was one of the tribe's patrolling warriors.
But … Chen Jia had a strange feeling.
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