"Hey, why are you running away?!" Shao Xuan chased after him.
With Shao Xuan's ability, it was not difficult to catch up with Jiao Wu. After all, totem warriors had an advantage over those who had not awakened their totem power. But he wondered why Jiao Wu had such a reaction. After running a few steps, he slowed down and stayed ten meters behind Jiao Wu. He kept this distance and followed him.
Therefore, in the wanderer area of the Longboat tribe, many people who were walking outside saw Jiao Wu running quickly. There was a man behind him, as if he was a debt collector.
"What did Jiao Wu do this time?" Someone asked the person next to him.
"I don't know. Did someone ask him about his totem again?"
"It's possible. After all, many people saw the totem patterns on their bodies that day. It's hard to believe. I've watched them grow up here, but I've never seen any totem patterns on their bodies. Aren't they wanderers?"
Ever since the totem patterns appeared on Jiao Wu and his brother's bodies, people often went to look for them in the following days. Some wanderers were curious and wanted to know more, while others wanted to rope them in. There were also gangs in the wanderer area, because after that, Jiao Wu and his brother's strength had obviously increased. Moreover, some women in the wanderer area looked at them with shining eyes.
Shao Xuan chased after Jiao Wu for a while. When he saw that Jiao Wu was almost out of the wanderer area, he stopped and did not continue to chase. After a while, he saw that Jiao Wu's shadow was not in front of him, so he went back.
He knew that Jiao Wu was hiding in a place not far away. Just now when he passed by a place, Jiao Wu's eyes glanced at that place several times. That wooden house should be where Jiao Wu lived.
Shao Xuan also heard the discussions of the people around him. He was now very sure that Jiao Wu was from the Yanjiao tribe. When he was running, Shao Xuan felt a trace of the totem power of the Yanjiao tribe from him. He did not notice it before. It should be the result of Jiao Wu deliberately hiding it.
What made Shao Xuan happy was that according to the wanderers around, Jiao Wu had brothers? That would be even better.
Shao Xuan walked towards the wooden house. Not far from Shao Xuan, Jiao Wu was hiding behind someone else's wooden house. He thought that he was secretly following Shao Xuan. Seeing that Shao Xuan was getting closer and closer to the wooden house, he became anxious. He knew that he had attracted a lot of attention because of the totem tattoos, and there were many people who were jealous and even hated him. He was afraid that someone would come knocking on his door. Those questions about the totem tattoos were already annoying enough, so when he heard someone call his name, and it was an unfamiliar voice, he subconsciously categorized the other party as someone who was looking for trouble. His brother didn't allow him to fight, so he could only avoid it.
The snow became heavier. The tourists around saw that there was nothing to see, so they all went back to their houses. No one talked to Shao Xuan. If it was in the past, they would be happy to ask around and have some fun in their free time. But now, it was better to go back to their houses and light a fire. To prevent the cold wind from blowing into the house, they even closed all the windows.
This long and narrow walkway became deserted again.
Shao Xuan looked at the wooden house. It was built better than Yan Shuo's house. The wooden boards were neatly pieced together, and it looked sturdy.
Approaching the house, Shao Xuan knocked on the door. No one opened the door, and he didn't hear any sounds of activity inside.
Did they all go out?
Shao Xuan was thinking about whether to directly drag Jiao Wu out, when he heard footsteps approaching from behind.
"Who are you?"
Shao Xuan turned around and looked. It was a young woman. The animal skin clothes she was wearing looked good. Not only were there no holes, there were no bald spots, and the fur on the clothes was quite thick. Her hair was also neatly combed. Her skin was slightly dark, probably because she often went out, similar to the people of the Longboat tribe, she was tanned by the sun.
She was not a wanderer, but more like a person of the Longboat tribe.
This was Shao Xuan's first impression.
"I am a friend of Jiao Wu's brother." Shao Xuan said.
After hearing Shao Xuan's answer, the other party still looked at Shao Xuan with vigilance. "I have never seen you here."
"I just came to the Longboat tribe today." Shao Xuan glanced at the old animal skin clothes in the other party's hand. The fur on the animal skin was longer, but it was a little sparse. There was also a drawing on the bald spots. It looked like a drawing of a Yanjiao totem.
"Is this drawing our tribe's totem?" Shao Xuan asked.
"Your tribe?" She was surprised.
"Yes, I am from the Yanjiao tribe." Shao Xuan said.
"Oh, so you are from there too?!" Hearing Shao Xuan's words, the vigilance in her eyes lessened a lot.
"It's snowing heavily. Go hide in the side." Shao Xuan asked the other party to stand under the eaves of the wooden house.
Maybe it was because it rained a lot here, the slope of the roof of the wooden house was very steep, and the eaves extended outwards. It was convenient to shelter from the rain and snow. Moreover, Shao Xuan wanted to know more about Jiao Wu and his brother from her.
Therefore, Jiao Wu, who was hiding not far away and looking at the door of his house, clenched his fists. He felt that the boy in front of the house must be up to no good. He was anxious for his brother. His wife was almost taken away. Brother, when will you come back?!
If it wasn't for his brother's warning not to hit people casually, Jiao Wu would have run over and beat him up. Should he go out? If he went out, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control himself. But if he didn't go out, he was worried about the situation over there.
Because Shao Xuan's voice was not loud, and Jiao Wu was not too close, he couldn't hear the conversation over there. But the two people under the eaves seemed to be chatting happily.
Shao Xuan learned that this woman was called Mu Qian, and she was from the Longboat tribe. Jiao Wu and his brother were coolies in her family. However, Shao Xuan could tell from her tone that Mu Qian had a good impression of Jiao Wu's brother, Yan Zhi, because Yan Zhi had saved her once. If it weren't for Yan Zhi, she would have been bitten to death by the fish in the river. The animal skin coat she was holding was for Yan Zhi, but Yan Zhi hadn't come back yet.
From her attitude, it could be seen that she was quite protective of Jiao Wu and his brother.
Gee, this was the kind of thing between a rich lady and a poor boy. It should be a very rare thing in this place. He didn't expect the two brothers to be so capable. Shao Xuan thought.
The animal skin coat brought by Mu Qian was worn by her brother. Generally speaking, the people of the Longboat tribe would throw their old clothes to the wanderers who worked for them as a reward. However, most of those animal skin coats were broken or bald. The one in Mu Qian's hand was good among those old clothes, and she specially picked it out.
In order to eliminate Mu Qian's remaining suspicion, Shao Xuan drew the totem she had drawn on the animal skin coat on the ground again. Mu Qian's drawing was not standard, or in other words, Jiao Wu and his brother may not be able to draw the totem of the Yanjiao tribe clearly. Mu Qian was influenced by the brothers.
"The totem of our tribe looks like this." Shao Xuan pointed to the drawing on the ground and said.
"So it is." Seeing that Shao Xuan could draw the totem of the Yanjiao tribe accurately and more clearly than what she had seen from Yan Zhi, Mu Qian's suspicion in her heart completely disappeared. Thinking of what Shao Xuan had said, she thought that Shao Xuan was a wanderer like Jiao Wu and his brother.
Since Shao Xuan and Yan Zhi were descendants of the Yanjiao tribe, Mu Qian's attitude towards Shao Xuan became warmer. However, in Jiao Wu's eyes, this directly sounded the alarm bell.
In the wanderer area, except for his brother, when did Mu Qian treat others with such an attitude?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He couldn't bear it anymore. If he continued to bear it, maybe his brother's woman would be taken away.
"Get out of my way!"
Jiao Wu roared and ran towards Shao Xuan. He punched Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan had been paying attention to Jiao Wu's movements since a moment ago. He could also guess Jiao Wu's thoughts. He avoided Jiao Wu's fist and avoided Jiao Wu's kick.
"Jiao Wu, stop!" Mu Qian shouted.
Jiao Wu didn't listen and continued to punch at Shao Xuan. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he punched, even if he ignored his brother's advice and used all his strength, he still couldn't hit Shao Xuan. He couldn't even touch Shao Xuan's animal skin coat. Every time, he missed by a little bit.
The more Jiao Wu hit, the angrier he became. He was angry and sullen. At first, he could hit the vital parts, but because of his emotions, he couldn't move his hands properly.
"Stop!" A shout came from the side.
It wasn't Mu Qian's voice this time.
Hearing this voice, Jiao Wu stopped.
Shao Xuan looked over. The man was wearing an animal skin coat with holes. He didn't have a beard as long as Jiao Wu's. He was thinner than Jiao Wu, but his eyes were sharp and he looked more stable.
This man should be Jiao Wu's brother, the one Mu Qian was looking for — Yan Zhi.
This kind of weather was bearable for totem warriors, but for those who hadn't awakened their totem power and were in poor conditions, it was very bad. But Yan Zhi didn't seem to feel the cold around him. He didn't even shiver.
Yan Zhi had just finished his work. There were some scratches on his hands. The wounds were not deep and the blood had already coagulated.
"Brother, this guy, he …" Jiao Wu didn't know what to say.
Mu Qian came up and said, "Shao Xuan said that he was also a Yanjiao tribesman."
Shao Xuan found that after hearing Mu Qian's words, Jiao Wu and Jiao Wu's eyes didn't change much. Their eyes flashed slightly, but they were still vigilant.
"Let's talk inside."
Yan Zhi walked to the door. Intentionally or unintentionally, he stood between Shao Xuan and Mu Qian.
Shao Xuan slightly twitched his mouth. The two of them were quite guarded.
After Yan Zhi walked to the door, he took out a thin bamboo knife, inserted it into the gap between the wooden door and the wooden wall, and then raised it.
The door opened.
When the door was not locked and there was no one in the house, they opened the door in this way. Behind the door was a structure similar to a wooden bolt.
After entering the house, Shao Xuan roughly looked at the furnishings in the house. Although it was not good, it was much better than Yan Shuo's house.
"Don't worry about me. You can talk first." Shao Xuan found a wooden stool and sat down.
Mu Qian didn't stay for long. After giving the animal skin coat to Yan Zhi, she went out.
As soon as Mu Qian went out, Jiao Wu closed the door. He stretched his fists and looked at Shao Xuan. It seemed that he was going to fight.
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