The traveling team continued on their planned route.
After leaving the area of the Mang tribe and the Eight Limbs tribe, the traveling tribe traveled for another six days. They passed through some small markets or some medium-sized tribes in the central region and exchanged some things.
Shao Xuan marked all the places they passed through on the map he drew, and even marked the characteristics of each tribe.
Because they were in a hurry, they didn't exchange too many things. Shao Xuan only exchanged for some tribal symbols or small souvenirs, and hurried on with their journey.
Of course, the traveling team also encountered some wild beasts and even ferocious beasts when they passed through some wild mountains and ridges. However, there were relatively fewer ferocious beasts, and most of them were wild beasts. The traveling team pointed to the map and told Shao Xuan that most of the ferocious beasts were in this direction on the map, and that direction was exactly where Shao Xuan planned to go to the old haunt of the Yanjiao tribe.
It was said that there were very few human tribes living there. It was also a vast mountainous area where ferocious beasts often appeared, and there were all kinds of unimaginable dangers. It was a place that no traveling team was willing to go to.
Shao Xuan wanted to go there and have a look. Since they were on a trip, they naturally had to go to the old haunt of the Yanjiao tribe to see what secrets were hidden in the old haunt of the Yanjiao ancestors, and what the "root" Old He talked about was.
Since they were not going the same way, Shao Xuan naturally had to separate from the traveling tribe.
"Are you really going to leave the team? It's very dangerous to be alone. "Yu persuaded Shao Xuan after hearing that he was going to leave.
"It's rare for me to go out of the tribe, so I want to look around. When I'm done, I'll follow the route to find you. "Shao Xuan said.
Along the way, Shao Xuan had drawn part of the map of the central region according to what he knew. Although there were still many places that the traveling team hadn't been to, and the animal skin roll was still empty, Shao Xuan was not in a hurry, and could finish it slowly.
After bidding farewell to the traveling team, Shao Xuan headed in the direction of the old Yanjiao tribe that Old He had mentioned. This time, he was alone. Sometimes, he would ask Chacha to bring him along when they encountered places with complicated terrain.
One day later.
Shao Xuan looked at the map in his hand. According to the map, this area was the territory of the "Lu" tribe. Usually, when approaching the territory of a tribe, Shao Xuan would ask the Chacha to be more careful. These tribes were very guarded.
To get to the old haunt, they had to go around the Lu tribe. Chacha, who was still in the air, let out a cry that indicated that there were people nearby. Shao Xuan also heard the commotion. Those people seemed to be deliberately restraining their auras and did not speak loudly. They were all silent.
They should be from the Lu tribe, but Shao Xuan didn't know why they were so careful. No matter what, Shao Xuan had to be more vigilant.
Rustle — —
Some sounds of branches and leaves rubbing against each other rang out. There were also the sounds of rapid approaching footsteps. It didn't seem to be made by humans.
Shao Xuan jumped onto a tree, intending to take a look from above. Although the traveling team had told Shao Xuan that the Lu tribe was not a big threat, Shao Xuan still had to be cautious. If the other party's attitude was not good, he would directly ask the Chacha in the air to come to his aid.
Ta ta ta ta ta — —
The footsteps got closer and faster. Shao Xuan couldn't see the other party's face clearly, but from the movements of the branches, he could tell that it was a tall guy.
As the footsteps got closer, Shao Xuan hid behind the dense branches and looked out through the gaps between the leaves.
Ta ta ta ta ta — — Ta ta ta — —
When the other party passed by the tree Shao Xuan was hiding in like the wind, he paused and then turned back.
Shao Xuan held the hilt of his knife, wondering if the other party had discovered him. The surrounding trees were not tall, and the one Shao Xuan chose was more suitable for hiding.
As he was thinking, Shao Xuan saw the branches below being pulled apart. He lowered his head and saw a big bird's head. The bird was holding a fruit in its beak. The fruit was from this tree.
Obviously, this bird only found the fruit, not Shao Xuan. But it didn't expect that when it pulled the branch, it would see the person hiding inside.
Just like that, a man and a bird met.
Shao Xuan was hiding at least five meters above the ground, but this bird's head was less than a meter away from Shao Xuan. This showed how tall this bird was.
With Guang's phorusrhacos in front of him, Shao Xuan was wary of such a big bird. After the branches below were pulled apart, Shao Xuan held the stone knife and was about to slash at it.
However, before Shao Xuan could do anything, the bird let out a shrill squawk. Ignoring the fruit crumbs in its mouth, it turned around and ran away with its big feet.
Shao Xuan: "…" What a waste of such a big bird!
If it was Guang's phorusrhacos that used its head like a hoe, it would probably peck at Shao Xuan, right? However, this bird was even more surprised than Shao Xuan. It was like a little white rabbit meeting a big bad wolf, running away in panic and fear.
Shao Xuan pushed aside the branches and looked at the bird that ran away like the wind.
It was the same as Guang's phorusrhacos. Its upper limbs had degenerated and it could not fly. Moreover, its body looked fatter than Guang's phorusrhacos. Its lower limbs were slightly thicker … and very fleshy.
Whoosh — —
The shadow in the sky swept down, caught the big bird that had not run far, and then flew up again.
After Chacha caught the big bird, a team of seven people rushed out of the woods. They did not notice Shao Xuan at first. They just stared at the sky and shouted. One of them even threw the spear in his hand, but Chacha flew too fast and curved, so the spear missed a lot.
"It's caught!"
"Where did this eagle come from? I've never seen this eagle before! "
Several people shouted over there. Then, they noticed Shao Xuan standing next to them.
"Who are you?" One of them asked suspiciously.
"I'm just passing by. Well, that's my eagle up there." Shao Xuan saw that although the other party looked unhappy, they did not intend to continue throwing spears. He whistled and made a gesture towards the sky.
The travellers had said that the Lu tribe had a special status in the central region, and the people of the Lu tribe should be friendly with each other.
Chacha caught the struggling bird and circled in the sky before landing.
The other party was worried that Chacha would directly throw the big bird down from the sky. However, Chacha only threw the big bird in front of Shao Xuan when it was close to the ground. Then, it quickly flew up. It did not like the people who threw spears at it.
The big bird was put on the ground. There were some claw marks on its body and it was a little frightened, so it did not recover for a while. After panting for a while, it planned to continue escaping. Unfortunately, the other party had already tied it up with straw ropes.
"Are you really just passing by?" The leader asked. This time, his attitude was a little better.
"Yes. I was just resting here when that big bird ran over," Shao Xuan said.
"I'm sorry. I thought that eagle was going to take away our bird." The leader laughed. He had an impression of every eagle that came to their tribe to steal food, but the one he saw just now was indeed very unfamiliar. Moreover, domesticated eagles were different from wild eagles. Just now, he saw that eagle had drawings on its claws. He did not see clearly, but he guessed that they were totem patterns.
The Lu tribe generally did not want to make enemies with others. Therefore, even if they were not close to many tribes, they would not offend them either. This young man in front of him could raise such a big eagle, so his tribe should be relatively large.
"Lu tribe, Yan Jiu." The man introduced himself.
"Yanjiao tribe, Shao Xuan."
Yanjiao tribe? They looked at each other. It seemed that this was the first time they had heard of it. Was it very far from here?
"Did you come here with the traveling team?" One of them asked.
"Yes, I just parted with them."
Sure enough, he came from a far place. They thought.
Looking at the eagle in the sky, Yan Jiu said to Shao Xuan, "Shao Xuan, can you do us a favor?"
"Yes, please."
Yan Jiu explained briefly. It turned out that every once in a while, the Lu tribe would transport some of their animals out to trade with people from other tribes. Then they would come back. However, there was an accident early in the morning. The fence was damaged, but it was not repaired in time. A big bird rushed out, and then many more birds ran away. The patrolmen intercepted some, but missed many.
They sent out five teams to search in five directions. Until now, they had not found all the animals.
"So, I want you … to ask your eagle to help us find them." Yan Jiu said.
"Okay." This was not a difficult task. Shao Xuan called Chacha down and said a few words, then let it fly away.
The people who had been busy all morning finally had a chance to rest. Three of them directly sat down on the ground, thinking that if the eagle could not find them later, they would have to continue.
"Hey, it's coming!!" One of them, who was staring at the sky, said excitedly.
They had only seen eagles in the sky take away their livestock before. This was the first time that they had encountered an eagle helping to bring back their livestock.
This was only the first one. After about ten minutes, the second one was found. After the second one, Chacha did not bring back any more big birds.
"There should be no more birds around here. Let's go back and see if the others have found any." Yan Jiu said.
At the same time, in order to thank Shao Xuan, Yan Jiu also invited Shao Xuan to join them. During the chat just now, Shao Xuan showed his interest in raising big birds. This was also something that the Lu tribe was very proud of. They liked to let people see the results of their breeding, so that they could trade with more people in the future.
"Come with us. We have the largest breeding farm in the central region. Many tribes have traded with us …"
Yan Jiu brought Shao Xuan into the tribe. When he talked about breeding, his tone was full of pride.
Shao Xuan, however, looked at the scene in front of him in surprise.
They stood on the hill and looked at the lower ground. There, there were hundreds of birds as big as the previous one. Although they looked similar in size to the phorusrhacos, they were more docile and only ate vegetables.
In Shao Xuan's eyes, they were simply lumps of meat!
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