The two moons in the sky were separating, and the earth was still covered with a layer of silver light at night.
A figure staggered out from the forest. Probably because his head was hit, half of his face was stained with blood.
He felt his vision was a little blurry. Blood flowed into his eyes, but he didn't wipe it away. His head hurt, but he didn't care.
What did they come here for?
That's right, they came to kill people. Kill the people of the Drumming tribe, and then steal their water moon stones!
Sneak in, kill, steal …
What else was there?
He thought as he walked.
There were many small puddles of different depths on the ground. The sound of his feet stepping into the puddles was very clear, and the splashing muddy water reflected the moonlight.
Until he walked to the side of a river, his remaining consciousness made him stop before he fell into the river.
Looking at the river in front of him, he gradually remembered some things, some things he was told before invading the Drumming tribe.
"When the river rises, you have to evacuate quickly. Once the river rises, you can't get close to any ponds or rivers in the Drumming tribe. Remember …"
The river in front of him was less than ten meters wide. It wasn't a big river in this area, at most a tributary of the tributaries. However, the river level did rise.
When the river rises, you can't get close to ponds or rivers … Can't get close …
Thinking of this, he suddenly quivered and quickly stepped back.
However, he only took a step back when a figure quickly rushed out from the river.
A huge mouth came biting towards him. The mouth was covered in hard scales, and the huge jaw had thick, cone-shaped teeth that made people shudder. There seemed to be some meat residue between the teeth, and there was also the smell of blood that had not yet dissipated ….
This was the last thing he saw. The next second, he was bitten and dragged into the water. The conical teeth instantly pierced his internal organs. Before he was dragged into the water, he was already bitten to death.
In the river, there were other crocodiles gathering here. They bit the "food", rolled around, cut the food into pieces, and then swallowed it clean.
…
In the Drumming tribe, similar things happened in many places. Those who stayed in the Drumming tribe were lucky enough to escape with their lives, but those who ran slower would be killed by the Drumming tribe and the adult crocodiles. In the end, they would become the crocodiles' food.
The corpses left behind from the previous battle were gradually decreasing. However, the ones who were decreasing were the people of the Drumming tribe. These outsiders had become food for the returning crocodiles.
The small crocodiles that had been crying for a few days now stopped. Some even crawled into the water and went to other places to clean up the "trash" with the big crocodiles.
To the Drumming tribe, these crocodiles were "treasured fish", but to the others, they were a nightmare.
Shao Xuan stood there and watched the crocodiles pass by.
These crocodiles that came back from the river, the big ones were more than ten meters tall, and the small ones were no less than three meters. Some swam to other places in the river, and some walked directly through the wetland. Although their walking speed was not fast, they looked murderous. Their eyes were similar to those of the Drumming tribe.
When these crocodiles that had disappeared for a while returned, the people of the Drumming tribe were very excited. This meant that this year's war would end. In the Drumming tribe's territory, the best guards were actually these crocodiles.
These crocodiles wouldn't harm the people of the Drumming tribe. Even if they were no longer breathing, they wouldn't bite them. However, the other tribes didn't have such good treatment. They were completely treated as food and eaten in a very cruel way.
As an outsider, Shao Xuan naturally did not dare to run around at this time. He stood together with the people of the Drumming tribe. A few steps away, the shaman of the Drumming tribe stood.
A crocodile that was more than fifteen meters long passed by Shao Xuan. It probably noticed that Shao Xuan was different, so it approached and opened its mouth towards Shao Xuan. A low growl came from its throat. It was suspecting Shao Xuan's identity. Its cold eyes were filled with killing intent, as if it would mercilessly bite him in the next moment.
However, after the shaman said a few words that Shao Xuan did not understand, the crocodile left.
"Take this." The shaman handed Shao Xuan a bone plate with the Drumming tribe's totem pattern on it.
Shao Xuan took it. With this, no matter where he went, the crocodiles would not treat him as an enemy. Moreover, this bone plate was only in the hands of the shaman. It was made temporarily, unlike the chief's plate, which could not be faked.
When the moon disappeared and the sun came out, there were no longer any living invaders in the Drumming tribe's territory.
Shao Xuan brought Chen Jia back. Along the way, they could see many large and small crocodiles in the pool. They were rolling around in the pool, tearing apart people whose faces could no longer be seen. The pool had already been dyed red with blood. However, whether it was Chen Jia or the other children of the tribe, even the children who were only two or three years old, they were not surprised at all. Some were even cheering at the side. It was not that they were innately cold, but that they were already used to it.
The closer they got to home, the faster Chen Jia's steps became. He did not even care about the water moonstones. Shao Xuan helped him carry the rattan basket, but he did not care much. Right now, he just wanted to see if his father and mother had returned home safely.
"Mother!" Chen Jia shouted and quickly ran over.
Shao Xuan looked over. Ping was standing in the house, looking out of the window.
"Are you okay?" Ping ran out and looked at Chen Jia, then looked at Shao Xuan. No matter if it was Chen Jia or Shao Xuan, there were bloodstains on their bodies. However, this was not their blood.
After checking that there were no injuries, Ping happily said: "Quickly go in, I'll prepare something to eat!"
Since Ping was so happy, it was obvious that Fu Shi was also fine.
Fu Shi was resting in the house. Although there were many injuries on his body, it was enough to keep his life.
After seeing the rattan basket that Shao Xuan carried over, Fu Shi and his wife could not suppress the joy on their faces. Their mouths split open, and that big mouth looked quite scary.
If not for this period of time, Shao Xuan had a better understanding of them, he would definitely have the same thought as the other tribesmen: The Drumming tribe was really scary!
Letting the family of three interact more, Shao Xuan came out to look around.
He heard the crocodile cry, but it was not because it was afraid. The sound it made was different from before. Next to the pond in front of Chen Jia's house, an eight meter long crocodile walked over and climbed into the pond. Its eyes were yellowish-brown, and when it looked at people, it was always cold, making people feel cold.
After it entered the pond, it picked up the small crocodile and swam from one side of the pond to the other.
Those cone-shaped teeth that could easily tear a person's arm off, when it held the small crocodile in its mouth, it did not have any killing power. Instead, it protected the small crocodile.
This was also an animal that knew how to protect its young.
Previously, the person who was trapped by Shao Xuan's trap and had his neck broken by Qing Yi had his corpse taken away. He was not left here to be fed to the crocodiles. Shao Xuan knew that the person's identity was definitely special, and he was not a member of the Drumming tribe.
In the Drumming tribe, people and crocodiles lived in harmony. The real situation was like this, without much intimacy, but they would not harm each other. The invaders were their common enemy.
"What?!!"
Shao Xuan was looking at the crocodiles when he heard Ping cry out in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Shao Xuan walked into the house and asked.
"Sigh, I just heard that someone's water moonstone was stolen." Ping said.
Some people in the tribe were busy fighting because of the Drumming tribe's invasion and did not pay close attention. Now that everything was over, they cleaned up the water moonstones in the rattan basket.
It was clearly wrapped in the animal skin bag, but when they opened it again, they found that it was missing a lot. The animal skin bag was not broken, and the rattan basket was not damaged. Only the water moonstones were missing.
"It must be a 'thief'! Only they have that ability. "Fu Shi said hatefully.
After hearing this, Ping hurriedly opened the rattan basket to check. Her family's harvest this year was not small. If it was stolen, it would be a great loss.
Most of the time, the rattan basket was carried by Chen Jia. When Chen Jia was not looking, it was Shao Xuan who was looking.
"Good, it's not lost." After checking, Ping let out a sigh of relief. These water moonstones were what they relied on for the next year.
"Oh right." Ping originally wanted to wrap the water moonstones again, but when she saw Shao Xuan next to her, she remembered. She took out some water moonstones from the rattan basket and put them into another animal skin bag. Then she handed it to Shao Xuan. "Thank you, Shao Xuan."
Many people in the Drumming tribe were not good with words. Fu Shi also seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he could only scratch his head and swallow his words. He did not know how to thank Shao Xuan, but when he thought of the advice given by the other tribes during the trade, he tried to show the most sincere smile. Thus, when he looked at Shao Xuan, his mouth was wide open.
Shao Xuan: "…"
Retracting his gaze from the other side, Shao Xuan pushed the animal skin bag. "I don't need so much."
Shao Xuan found that Ping took out at least one-fifth of the water moonstones. Don't look down on this one-fifth, this was "money" that could be exchanged for a lot of things.
"Take it!" Ping stuffed the animal skin bag into Shao Xuan's hands and said, "After this matter is over, we will start the trade. When the time comes, you can go out with Fu Shi, you will need it. It's your first time out, so there are a lot of things you don't understand. "
Seeing that he could not refuse, Shao Xuan took the animal skin bag. Moreover, if he went out to trade, he would need it.
"Where do we usually go to trade? Other tribes? "Shao Xuan asked.
"For small trades, sometimes we go to the Luo tribe, sometimes to the Pu tribe, and other tribes. However, for big trades, we have to go to the trading ground." Ping explained.
Fu Shi understood this better. Every time their family went out to trade, he was the one in charge.
"The closest tribe to our tribe is the Pu tribe. This time, we will most likely go there. The people of the Pu tribe have a lot of good things in their hands. Stones, pottery, oh, and some medicine. They are all very good things …"
Shao Xuan remembered Fu Shi's words in his heart. These were all things he needed to understand. Because in the ancestor's animal skin roll, there was no mention of the "Pu" tribe.
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