In fact, the couple who escaped from the Yanjiao tribe did not go far. They originally thought that if they could not hide in the Yanjiao tribe, they could hide in the peripheral wanderers area. However, not long after, the Yanjiao people began to check the list of wanderers one by one.
"Let's wait for the right time. There will always be people who leave. Then it will be our chance."
"Yes." The thin woman had become plump, and her face had changed. Even if they were found, no one would think that they were the "traitors". Thinking of something, the woman suddenly asked, "What about that thing?"
"What thing?"
"The longevity leaf!" The woman gritted her teeth.
Hearing this, the man suddenly understood and then said indifferently, "It's okay. When the wind blows over, we will go back and dig it out."
"If it is dug out …" The woman was worried. They had picked up the treasure when they were hiding something. It was in an underground cave, and there were a few skeletons beside it. They didn't know which tribe they belonged to, but judging from the hardness of the bones and the degree of preservation, these people must have been very powerful warriors in the past.
The treasure was next to the skeletons. Whether it was the treasure itself or the people who had been dead for a long time, there was no sign of any tribe. After an unknown number of years, the wooden cylinder had already changed color. However, the leaf inside was still fresh!
That was the longevity leaf!
It was said that the leaf would not rot after ten thousand years. It could be kept fresh for ten thousand years. A long time ago, the shamans of the tribe used it to record the inheritance. However, there were very few longevity leaves that had been passed down. Now, almost no one had seen the longevity leaf, let alone looking for the rare plant that was thought to be extinct.
They had only heard about it before, but had never seen it with their own eyes. However, when they saw the leaf, they were both shocked. After the shock, they were happy. If they could get this treasure, maybe their ranking in the "robbers" would rise a lot. It was a pity that they could not understand the strange lines on the leaf.
Because he was too curious, he didn't feel at ease leaving it outside. So when he sneaked into the wanderers of the Flaming Horns tribe, he took it with him. Anyway, it would not be conspicuous if it was wrapped in a tattered animal skin.
After entering the Yanjiao tribe, they had also locked themselves in the room and secretly studied it for a long time, but still failed to discover the hidden mystery. Perhaps, only the shaman of the tribe could explain it.
"Who would think of digging up things there? Even if they tore down the house, they might not be able to dig it out. Even if someone finds it, we can just steal it back. Besides, how can it be so easy to find it? Even if they find it, they might not be able to understand it. How can it be easy to use longevity leaves to record it? "
"That's true." The woman was relieved.
However, the two men did not know that the things they had buried in the house had already been dug out by Shao Xuan.
On the other side, Shao Xuan was unaware of the outside world. Naturally, he did not know that after he lost consciousness, the dark green leaf in his hand that looked like it had just been plucked quickly withered and turned yellow after all the gold powder disappeared. Then, it weathered and fell to the ground like sand, mixing with the other dust on the ground and becoming indistinguishable.
At this moment, although Shao Xuan knew nothing about the outside world, he could see the totem in his sea of consciousness and the strange pattern drawn on the leaf.
Why would this picture appear here? Was this also a totem?
No, it was not.
Shao Xuan looked at the strange moving picture. It was like a living thing, jumping up and down.
A worm? A snake? Or something else?
It had no eyes, no limbs, only a monotonous line that existed there, but it kept moving.
What the hell was this?
Shao Xuan did not know much about this world. His knowledge of history and other things was even more shallow. He had only heard about it from the mouths of others, and it was even more difficult to tell whether it was true or not. He did not know what the leaf he had been holding before he lost consciousness was, nor did he know what the gold powder was. He also did not understand what the flowing lines represented.
While he was puzzled, Shao Xuan found that in addition to the strange line pattern, there was a pair of hands faintly appearing. With the appearance of the hands, the flat pattern became much more three-dimensional. This time, Shao Xuan could guess what it was.
When he was learning traps from Old Ke, he had also learned several new ways to tie knots. What he saw now was like a pair of hands, holding a rope and tying a knot.
It was just tying a knot. Was there a need to be so mysterious?
Shao Xuan still did not understand. But the more he looked, the more he felt that something was wrong. This was not a knot used to set a trap. It was more like a message, a very important and powerful message.
After staring for a long time, Shao Xuan did not see the pair of hands tying a knot. They just kept moving around, and it was a little chaotic.
While Shao Xuan was staring at the knot in his mind, in reality, in the Wu's stone house.
Chief Ao, the Wu, the two team leaders, Tuo, and some of the people from the previous advance group were gathered here. Their attention was focused on the same place. There, a person was lying on a piece of animal skin.
"Chief, what happened to Xuan? Was he sneak-attacked? "Keke asked in a low voice.
Ta glanced at him. He did not say anything, but his face was very pale.
Not only Ta, but also in the house, no one was happy, especially Guigou. Guigou had taken people to check the name list of the newcomers' residential area in Yanjiao today. He had also searched the houses of the two suspicious people, but did not find anything unusual. However, just as he was about to leave, he heard from people nearby that Shao Xuan had been here, but did not see when he left. Guigou wondered if Shao Xuan had gone to the houses of the two "defectors" again, so he planned to go and check it out.
Unexpectedly, when he went in, he found Shao Xuan lying on the ground. He was so scared that his hair almost stood up. Shao Xuan had just been appointed as an Elder. If something happened to him, the Wu and the Chief would definitely go crazy. Fortunately, Shao Xuan was breathing normally. However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not wake him up. Guigou had to bring Shao Xuan to the Wu for help.
However, even the Wu could not wake Shao Xuan up.
Guigou told the Wu and Ao what he had seen after entering the wooden house, including the newly dug hole near the foot of the wall, the empty wooden cylinder on the ground, and the gold powder in the wooden plate.
The two team leaders suspected that the two defectors had come back and wanted to dig up the buried things, but Shao Xuan had bumped into them and knocked Shao Xuan out. However, it did not make sense. There were no wounds on Shao Xuan's body. It did not look like he had fought with anyone. Besides, if the two defectors could knock Shao Xuan out so easily, why didn't they just kill him?
Unable to come up with an explanation, the others could only remain silent.
The Wu dipped the gold powder in the wooden plate that Guigou brought over and rubbed it with her fingers. Her eyes flashed.
"He moved! Look, Xuan moved! "Guigou, who had been staring at Shao Xuan, exclaimed.
Everyone looked at Shao Xuan, who was lying on the animal skin. They saw Shao Xuan's fingers on both sides of his body moving. There was no pattern to it, but it seemed to be caused by a conscious reaction. But soon, the trembling fingers moved a little more, and his wrist moved from time to time. At the same time, Shao Xuan seemed to be enduring something very strenuous. His physical strength was quickly consumed, and his face was covered with sweat.
He did not fight or do anything else. He was just lying there. How could his physical strength be consumed so quickly?
Everyone was surprised.
"Did he have a nightmare?" Keke whispered. This man was so scared that his forehead was covered with sweat. Was he hunting ferocious beasts in the forest in his dream?
Looking at Shao Xuan's hand movements, the Wu felt that it was not like what Keke had said. It seemed to be somewhat familiar … Thinking of something, the Wu's pupils shrank. She raised her hand and waved at the others.
She wanted to drive them away.
The two team leaders drove the others out, and intended to go back into the room to check on Shao Xuan. However, they were blocked by Ao, who came to close the door. He did not want to let them in.
Ta opened his mouth and wanted to say something. However, his father stared at him, and he became quiet. He turned around and went out with Guigou.
After the others left, Ao closed the door and came over. Seeing that Shao Xuan did not wake up, he asked the Wu in confusion, "What do you think?"
The Wu stared at Shao Xuan's hand movements, and sighed helplessly, "Look at his hand movements. They are not like fighting or anything else. They are like knots."
"Knots?" Ao was even more confused.
A long time ago, before the written language appeared, the ancestors of the tribe used knots to record things. Knots, teaching, and reading were like an early language. It was a popular way of communication and inheritance at that time. It was also called "Conclusion" by the later generations.
When writing gradually appeared and became popular, it gradually replaced the position of knots to record things and became the mainstream medium of communication within the tribe and between tribes. In the end, it led to the withdrawal of knots to record things, and the conclusion was hard to find.
Even in the Flaming Horns tribe a thousand years ago, they were mainly written in words and patterns. All the records were written in pictures. It could be said that now, except for the Wu of the tribe and his successors, no one would learn knots.
"You taught Xuan the Conclusion?" Ao was surprised. Since Shao Xuan was not the candidate for the next Wu, why did he teach him the Conclusion?
The Wu shook his head, "I have never taught him!"
"Could it be Gui Ze?"
"Absolutely impossible! Without my permission, Gui Ze would not make a decision. And … "The Wu did not finish his words. He was just suspicious, because if Shao Xuan's hand movements were related to knots, it was too complicated. It was different from ordinary knots.
"If you did not teach him, where did he learn the Conclusion?!" Ao was not suspicious of Shao Xuan's intentions. He was just confused. In his opinion, knots to record things had long been eliminated. It was useless to learn it. If he had the time, he might as well go hunting.
Just as Ao and the Wu were talking, Shao Xuan suddenly opened his eyes. Just now, in the sea of consciousness, he saw the hands gradually disappear. He left that state and gradually regained his senses. He also felt more and more exhausted and sleepy.
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