"What's the matter?" Chen Jia did not immediately walk over, but stood still and asked.
"The chief asked me to bring you all over. This time, the Drumming tribe has sent many people, so it's not safe for you all to stay here." The other party said.
Seeing that Chen Jia was still doubtful, the man took out a square bone plate with the Drumming tribe's totem pattern on it. Here, it was equivalent to the chief's command and was a proof.
Seeing the bone plate, Chen Jia's heart relaxed slightly.
"Then what about my family's water moonstones?" Chen Jia asked again.
"Bring them along. If we leave them here, they will find us." The man said.
"Okay." Chen Jia did not think that the chief would be greedy for his family's water moonstones. If he could bring the water moonstones to the central area, it would be much safer.
Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Chen Jia removed the wooden plank and pulled out the rattan basket filled with water moonstones from the water. Carrying it, he walked towards the window. As he walked, he asked, "Has' Tail 'and the others all gone over?"
"Tail" was a nearby child about the same age as Chen Jia. They often played together. Because his hair was tied up in a bundle and was somewhat stiff, looking like a crocodile's tail, everyone gave him such a name.
"Yes, they're waiting at the edge of the forest. You'll see them soon." As the man spoke, he looked around. There were people in the other houses looking in this direction. He waved his hand, "You all come out too, let's leave together."
"Okay!" The people on the other side replied.
Hearing that many people he knew were here, Chen Jia's heart was happy. Hugging the rattan basket, he planned to climb out of the window. But in the next moment, he remembered Shao Xuan's warning. Shao Xuan said, "Don't leave the window if anyone comes over." Then should he leave or not?
Thus, when he was half a step away from the window, Chen Jia stopped and looked at the person standing outside.
Because of the moonlight, half of the person's face was covered in shadows. His eyes were brown and yellow, the eyes of the Drumming tribe. But, it was strange. Why did this person's face become more and more blurred?
His face was blurred?
Chen Jia was startled. Looking at the person outside the window, his face showed vigilance.
"What's wrong? Come out quickly, everyone is waiting." The man urged.
Not only did Chen Jia not move forward, he quickly retreated a few steps, still vigilantly staring at the person in front of the window. He was suspicious of the person in front of him, but when he thought about the domino he had taken out, it was indeed given to him by the leader. Should he give it out or not?
Seeing that Chen Jia did not move, the person waiting outside the window scolded him, but Chen Jia still did not move forward. His face was still filled with hesitation as he held onto the rattan basket tightly, as if he was guarding against a thief.
After a few words of reprimand to no avail, the man lost his patience. Murderous intent flashed in his eyes as he raised his foot, intending to enter.
The moment the other party looked at him, Chen Jia felt as if he had returned to the day when he was pushed into the river.
It's him! It was the person in front of him!
Chen Jia's heart was as cold as ice. He wanted to escape, but he couldn't. Just as he was about to shout and expose this person, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
The other party leaped up and stepped on the windowsill. With just a light jump, he would be able to enter the house. However, the moment he stepped on the windowsill, a rapid buzzing sound rang out.
The person who was about to jump through the window paused. His feet and some parts of his body were tied up by thin threads. It was these threads that caused his movements to stop for a moment.
What's going on?
Why is there such a thing at the window?!
Before he had time to wonder, a stone knife pierced his abdomen from behind.
Pu!
Under the moonlight, dark blood dripped from the knife.
"You … you …"
He turned his head, only to find that the person he thought had left was actually standing behind him without a sound.
Previously, when he quietly came over, he saw Chen Jia and Shao Xuan who entered the house together with Chen Jia. However, he did not know Shao Xuan's strength, so he hesitated whether or not he should act according to plan. Shao Xuan's departure was exactly what he wanted. Once he saw Shao Xuan leave, he came over.
He originally thought that Chen Jia, this idiot, would be tricked out quickly, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen!
Shao Xuan threw the incapacitated person to the side and looked at the dumbstruck Chen Jia in the room. "Are you alright?"
"I'm … I'm fine, I can now …" Chen Jia looked at the window, his mind still replaying the moment just now. In the blink of an eye, that person was tied up! No wonder Shao Xuan did not allow him to touch the window.
"You can now." Shao Xuan said.
Chen Jia put down the rattan basket, climbed out of the window, and looked at the person who was thrown to the side.
Tied up by thin threads and stabbed with a knife, although he was not dead, he was no longer a threat.
"You knew that someone would come?" Chen Jia asked Shao Xuan.
"I guessed."
At this time, the people who were excitedly packing up saw the situation in front of them, and were all frightened.
"What happened? Chen Jia, you killed your own people?! "
"He just said that he would bring us to the chief, Chen Jia, didn't you hear him?!" Someone said with dissatisfaction.
"He's a traitor! He betrayed the Drumming tribe! "Chen Jia said loudly.
"He's not." A voice came from not far away.
Shao Xuan had already sensed that someone was approaching, but after discovering the identity of the other party, he did not make a sound.
"Qing Yi?" Chen Jia looked at the person walking over.
Qing Yi was the youth who was with Shao Xuan that day when he was mistakenly thought to have killed the crocodile. He was the chief's son and had a high position in the Drumming tribe. Shao Xuan also found that many people in the Drumming tribe were very afraid of Qing Yi.
"You said he's not a traitor, and did not betray the Drumming tribe? How is that possible, I was pushed into the river by him that day, it must be him! "Although the voice was different, Chen Jia felt that the person who pushed him that day was this person.
"Chen Jia, you're mistaken again, right?"
"Yes, Chen Jia, you must be mistaken. Just now he said that he would bring us to the chief!"
A few people around Chen Jia's age said.
Shao Xuan did not make a sound, waiting for Qing Yi's next words. He did not kill the person just now, keeping him alive so that it would be easier to interrogate him. However, Shao Xuan did not doubt his identity. The crocodile in the pond had already opened its mouth towards the person, as if it wanted to bite him.
"I said he did not betray the Drumming tribe, because he is not a member of the Drumming tribe. How can he betray us?" As he spoke, Qing Yi reached out and grabbed the neck of the person on the ground, gently twisting it.
Ka!
The person who was kept alive by Shao Xuan really stopped breathing.
After he stopped breathing, the person's body also changed. His body shrunk a little, and his face was no longer the same as before.
Shao Xuan moved his hand, and the silk thread that was originally tightly tied to the person slid down as if it had a life of its own.
Seeing that everyone was looking at the silk thread in his hand, Shao Xuan said, "Our tribe uses it to set up traps to catch prey."
The few of them had an 'I understand' expression on their faces, but they were thinking about other things in their hearts. They had heard from their elders that in many tribes, the warriors were not strong, so in order to not starve, they would use other methods to hunt, such as traps.
Therefore, including Chen Jia, the children all thought that in Shao Xuan's tribe, the warriors must be very weak.
Retrieving the silk thread, Shao Xuan looked at Qing Yi and asked, "Who is this person?"
"I don't know."
Knowing that there was a spy, the tribe had indeed made arrangements. However, this place was not in the core area of the tribe, so the people arranged by the tribe had not yet arrived.
Qing Yi had chased after a spy here, but he did not expect to encounter such a scene.
"The chief indeed told the children here to bring the water moonstones over, but the person in charge of notifying this area was me, not him." Qing Yi pointed at the dead person and said.
There were already people from the Drumming tribe who had entered. They were the best at hiding. They passed through the chaotic battlefield outside and infiltrated into the tribe. They were very skilled at hiding, quietly lurking, and killing at any time. Even the patrolling warriors in the tribe could not detect them all, so there were always areas where they were overlooked.
As for the people who attacked the Drumming tribe at the beginning, they were only there to attract attention.
The tribe had already arranged for people to wait in various places, so that they could clean up these hidden people one by one. However, seeing that the situation was not right, the chief sent some people to inform the residents near the border to move inwards. After this incident, they would return. After all, most of the people hiding in their homes were children, so they did not have much fighting power and still needed protection.
Knowing that they really had to go to the chief's place, the few people who were disappointed earlier became excited again. The neighbors informed each other, and those who were still at home quickly packed up their things and gathered.
"There's one more thing I want to say. Even if you follow me to the chief's place, there may be hidden people on the way. When the time comes and we kill them, I may not be able to take care of all of you." Qing Yi said to the people who gathered around.
They were surrounded by children. The youngest was less than ten years old, while the oldest was about the same age as Chen Jia. There was even a child who was hugging his newborn sister. With such a group, if they were to encounter someone in hiding, they would definitely be affected. After all, those people in hiding would not show mercy just because they were children.
Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank, but they were not too surprised. They were mentally prepared. Since young, they had encountered many things.
"Actually, we can send the youngest one over first." Shao Xuan said.
"How do we send them?" Everyone looked at Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan pointed to the sky, "Chacha."
A whistle sounded.
Very quickly, a figure appeared in the sky.
When it flew over, Chacha was still holding onto a person from the Drumming tribe. Its claws had already pierced through the person, and he was already dead.
After leaving the dead intruder behind, Chacha landed on the ground. Shao Xuan let the youngest children get on the eagle's back first, including those who were carrying other children.
The first batch of seven children were all under ten years old. Shao Xuan let Chacha bring them over. Chacha knew the way, so there was no need to worry. Moreover, the intruders did not attack from the air, so the air was safer than the land.
There were still five children left behind. Shao Xuan wanted to let Chen Jia go up, but this child refused and said to wait for the next batch.
"Then be careful later, don't stay too far away from me." Shao Xuan said.
"Okay." Chen Jia hugged the rattan basket and walked to Shao Xuan's side.
The other four, without exception, all gathered around Qing Yi. In their eyes, Qing Yi was much stronger than Shao Xuan, so it was better to follow him.
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