After the end of the rainy season, many creatures in the river had left. The most common ones in the river were the piranhas. Of course, there were also some inconspicuous small fish that could directly eat the giant fish, as well as some big fish that threatened the hull from time to time.
Shao Xuan had already told Yan Zhi and the others about the threats in the river. This time, there were many people, and not only Shao Xuan was rowing.
Just like last year, they used the sails, oars and Chacha to pull them forward.
With the experience of last time, Shao Xuan was mentally prepared about what to pay attention to this time. Especially when they encountered invisible air pressure descending from the sky, they were prepared in advance.
They were prepared, not overly curious, and focused on moving forward. Generally speaking, it went smoothly.
However, sailing on the river again, Shao Xuan always had a very strange feeling. He couldn't tell why, but he always felt that the boat should be able to go faster.
Although he couldn't figure out what that feeling was, it wasn't a sense of crisis. Shao Xuan couldn't figure it out, so he didn't think about it anymore. He put this question in his heart first, and thought about it carefully when he had time.
For Yan Zhi and the others, no matter what kind of trouble was around them, they only knew that the Yanjiao tribe was on the other side of the river, and that was enough.
When Shao Xuan and the others were sailing on the river, the Yanjiao tribe had been restless since the rainy season, and had not calmed down, especially after the end of the rainy season.
"Mai, do you think Xuan will come back?" Lang Ga asked, playing with the freshly polished stone arrowhead in his hand.
"I don't know." Mai said, arranging his hunting tools.
"The Shaman said that Xuan had already arrived at the old haunt. Do you think that Xuan will come back after playing there for a few years?" Lang Ga asked again.
Mai didn't answer this time. None of them knew what the situation on the other side of the river was like.
Mai's silence did not shut Lang Ga up. He continued to talk to himself, "What are the people in the other tribes like? If Xuan can come back safely this time, will we be able to go to the other side of the river like him next year, to the old haunt that the Shaman mentioned? "
Lang Ga was not the only one who thought this way. Lang Ga's thoughts were also the thoughts of most people in the tribe.
Over the past year, the tribe had changed a lot. Just think about it a little and you would know. Even the two team leaders who had always been at odds with each other put aside their differences.
In the past, there would have been a hunt after the end of the rainy season. However, this year, the two team leaders were not in the mood to lead the team. After a discussion, the shaman and the chief agreed.
Every day, there would be quite a number of people loitering by the riverbank.
The continuous sunny weather after the rainy season was supposed to be a good day for hunting and bathing. However, whether it was adults or children, on the mountain or at the foot of the mountain, no one was in the mood to do anything else. Whenever they were free, they would stare at the river.
As the days passed, the river level began to drop.
"Will Xuan come back or not?"
"Have you forgotten about it?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Once the river level began to drop, it would only drop faster and faster every day.
They were anxious!
They didn't know how long they would have to walk on the river. Seeing the river level drop day by day, they were also anxious. From the end of the rainy season to the full moon, whether Shao Xuan could come back or not depended on this period.
There were many fish fences on the riverbank. As the fences left the river one by one, the people who walked around the riverbank every day ate less and became thinner in a few days.
On this day, the two team leaders who walked around the riverbank every day looked at each other and sighed. They both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. They already thought that Shao Xuan would not come back this year. What about another year?
One year, they didn't think so before, but now they felt that it was a long time.
While they were sighing, Keke, who was poking at the sand and staring at the river, suddenly stood up and stared at the river in the distance.
Ta and Guigou saw Keke like this, and their hearts trembled. They didn't have time to think about anything else, and hurriedly looked at the river in the distance.
Yang Guang was a little dazzling. The ripples on the river reflected the golden light. Further away, where the river met the sky, it was a little blurry. However, this didn't prevent Ta and Guigou from seeing the little black spot where the water met the sky.
"Is it … Xuan?" Ta's voice trembled. In the past, he didn't like Shao Xuan very much. However, since he knew more, he also understood that whether the tribe could go out or not depended on Shao Xuan. His attitude towards Shao Xuan naturally changed, and he also had unprecedented expectations.
Because of his high hopes, Ta was still a little hesitant and didn't believe it when he saw the little black spot on the river.
"Yes, it must be Xuan!"
"Who else could it be?"
"Boss, it must be him!"
Keke and the others standing next to Ta all answered.
Ta didn't pay attention to them, but looked at Guigou, waiting for Guigou's answer.
Guigou stared at the river. When the little black spot got closer and closer, the muscles on Guigou's originally tense face trembled, and his eyes were filled with ecstasy. "Yes! Look at the sky! "
There was a shadow in the sky.
"Is that Chacha?!"
"Ha! Haha!! "
Guigou laughed out loud. He held the wooden whistle, took a deep breath, and blew it with all his strength.
The sound of the wooden whistle, which was as clear as the chirping of birds in the forest, was extremely harsh at this time. However, the people in the tribe who heard the whistle didn't think it was unpleasant at all. Because it was made by the people on the shore, and the sound meant that the thing they were looking forward to might happen on the river.
The whistle only sounded once and then stopped. It wasn't that Guigou didn't want to continue, but that he used too much strength and the wooden whistle broke.
The whistle was blown to pieces, which showed how excited Guigou was at this moment.
The Shaman said that as long as Shao Xuan came back, there would be hope for everything they wanted to do.
For thousands of years, they were about to achieve what their ancestors had been looking forward to.
"Jiao —"
A long eagle cry pierced through the sky and spread to the tribe.
Caesar didn't wait for Old Ke to get on his back, and ran towards the river bank, leaving Old Ke alone. He looked at Caesar's back and shook his walking stick hard. However, he didn't show any anger on his face. Instead, his red eyes were filled with joy.
"Roar —"
The animals on the mountainside and the top of the mountain roared when they heard the sound that had disappeared for a year.
The Shaman stood on the top of the mountain and rushed down the mountain. He was even more excited than when he heard that the bodies of his ancestors had been found.
It had been a year. During this year, the Shaman had been thinking about what would happen if Shao Xuan succeeded, and what would happen if he failed.
Shamaness was under tremendous pressure, and in just a year, Shamaness seemed to have aged even more.
Soon, a large number of people gathered by the river bank. It was even more grand than when the hunting team returned. Almost everyone who could walk gathered by the river bank. Those who couldn't walk or were injured were carried by those who could walk.
Standing at the front were the Shaman, the chief, the team leaders, and some old men who had more power on the mountain. This was the only place where no one dared to squeeze.
As for the other places on the river bank, everyone wanted to stand at the front and watch. However, the space was limited, so they could only squeeze with their strength.
Even the fish fence made by Shao Xuan and Lang Ga was full of people. It was like a fighting ring. Whoever wanted to go up had to rely on their strength.
It was really hard to imagine how these burly men could squeeze onto the stone pillars that were much thinner than them.
"Hey, don't push!"
"Why are you pushing! Go back! "
"Don't push, or I'll beat you to death …"
The person standing at the front of the river bank felt a strong push from behind. He turned his head and was about to yell, but when he saw Caesar's figure, which was even taller than him, he immediately swallowed his words and voluntarily stepped aside.
How could he not? Caesar was baring his teeth. If he didn't step aside, he would be bitten and thrown away.
Shao Xuan also saw the people by the river bank. He stood at the bow and waved his hand. He shouted to them, "I'm back!"
"Ouch —"
Caesar howled to the sky and squeezed the people next to him. He was so excited that he wanted to jump into the water. If there were not so many uncertain factors in the river, he would have jumped into the water.
"That … is that … our tribe?" Yan Zhi and the others' hearts were beating fast. The words "our tribe" had a life-changing meaning to them.
They could feel the friendly aura coming from the other side. Before they even saw the land, they could already feel it. It was the affinity that belonged to the fire seed. It was a strong feeling that made their blood boil.
Now, when they saw the people by the river bank, they felt that they were full of strength. They had been sailing on the river for such a long time and had become weak.
That is our tribe!
Yan Shuo took the wooden oar and intended to paddle again. Although Chacha was pulling the boat, they just wanted to go faster and get closer to the other side.
Yan Zhi had the same idea. When they were about to paddle again, they suddenly heard the sound of water breaking out from the back of the boat.
They had heard this sound many times during the voyage. It was the sound of a fish jumping out of the water. Judging from the sound of the water, it was a big fish.
Yan Zhi and the others' hearts sank at the same time.
When they encountered this situation on the water, Shao Xuan and Chacha were the ones dealing with it. However, Shao Xuan was standing at the bow and Shao Xuan didn't seem to turn around to help.
The shadow was getting closer and closer. Yan Zhi turned his head and saw the scales on the fish, which were bigger than his palm, and the dense fangs in its mouth.
If they didn't take any action, the fish would directly eat Yan Zhi and Yan Shuo, who were the closest to it. If they fell on the boat, the boat would be overturned.
The fish was getting closer and closer. Yan Zhi could even smell the fishy smell coming from the fish.
They were so close. Would they be buried in the fish's belly?
Yan Zhi and Yan Shuo felt that their hands and feet were cold. They could only hold the wooden oars and try their best, although they knew that with their strength, they couldn't compete with the big fish.
However, before Yan Zhi and Yan Shuo could take action, in the next moment, they felt a piercing sound coming from the other side of the river. An austere and cold wind quickly swept over their exposed skin, almost causing goosebumps to appear on their bodies.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Whoosh! Thin and thick spears and long and short stone knives shot past Yan Shuo and Yan Zhi and nailed the fish.
Puff!
In an instant, blood splashed everywhere.
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