After that, Shao Xuan didn't use the straw ropes provided by Gui Ze anymore. It was too wasteful. He used ordinary straw ropes to practice knotting. Although they were rough and burly, he didn't feel bad if they were broken. If he couldn't untie them, he could just use them as firewood.
For five days in a row, other than patrolling and hunting, Shao Xuan spent the rest of his time trying to knot ropes.
Old Ke didn't understand why Shao Xuan was so obsessed with playing with straw ropes, but since Shao Xuan insisted, he didn't say anything. No matter how big or small the straw balls were, they were all used as firewood.
After failing again, Shao Xuan was a little discouraged. He removed the straw balls that were tied to his fingers and threw them aside. He picked up a gourd filled with water and gulped down a few mouthfuls.
It was just knotting a rope, but he was tired and sweaty. However, it was much better than a few days ago. He could go out and run for a while after a whole day. If it was the first two days, he could walk, let alone run.
Shao Xuan took some time to go to the shaman's stone house and told him about his troubles with knotting ropes.
"It just feels wrong. Every time I play, my hands are tied." Shao Xuan said.
The shaman was silent for a while and said, "If that's the case, you don't have to think about it all the time. It's better to be casual. You don't have to be obsessed with imitating the movements of your hands. You can have your own ideas. "
Shao Xuan thought about it and agreed. Anyway, it was in his mind. If he couldn't figure it out now, he could try it later. What was the saying, "When necessary, you have to learn to be simple-minded."
Someone once said that simple-minded people were actually very smart, because they could always do something that others couldn't.
Understanding the inheritance wasn't something that could be done overnight. It couldn't be rushed, and it would affect his mentality.
"I know." Shao Xuan thanked him seriously.
Seeing Shao Xuan's reaction, the Shaman nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to praise Shao Xuan, he heard Shao Xuan say, "In two days, I plan to take a trip to the forest. It may be a little far, so I won't be back for three to five days. Chacha seems to have found a good stone over there. I want to take a look. "
The Shaman's heart skipped a beat. "Just you?"
Now, the hunting team did not go on a long journey. Instead, they were exploring the area bit by bit. What they were looking for now was stability. At the same time, they could train the new batch of awakened warriors this year. However, since Shao Xuan said that he would be away for three to five days, the Shaman was a little worried.
If it were anyone else, the shaman wouldn't have reacted this way. However, the person in front of him was Shao Xuan. It was rare for an elder to light up the bone ornaments and inherit the will of the ancestors. The shaman was a little hesitant, but still nodded.
"Alright, but be careful. Don't be impatient and don't advance rashly!" The shaman warned.
"I know. Don't worry," Shao Xuan promised.
Hearing these words, the shaman was so worried that he wanted to pull off all his beard.
Two days later, Shao Xuan left the tribe on Chacha's back with the polished stone tools and food.
After flying away from the tribe for a day, Shao Xuan walked directly in the forest. Chacha needed to guard against other birds that suddenly appeared in the sky, and Shao Xuan didn't want to be a hindrance in the air.
Walking in the strange forest, this was not the border area where the tribe first entered the forest. They were already deep in the forest.
The surrounding environment was dangerous. With years of hunting experience and a better premonition than others, Shao Xuan was very sensitive to the hostile gazes around him. Even if they didn't have any murderous intent and only focused on Shao Xuan, Shao Xuan would be alerted as soon as they came within a certain range in the forest.
The forest here was very humid, as if there was fog. The mountains in the distance were also hazy, faintly discernible. In this place, even a small beast or a small mountain was very dangerous.
Further ahead, they walked into another forest. Tall and dense branches blocked the light from above. The place where Shao Xuan walked was very gloomy. Not far away, there was a hostile roar. He didn't know what kind of beast it was, but it was hiding behind the thick grass in the forest. It stared at Shao Xuan with its wild eyes, emitting a dark and ominous light.
If it was the hunting ground on the other side of the river, the beasts would run away when they saw the hunters, because they knew that these people were not easy to deal with. They would be looking for death if they went up. However, in this strange forest, the beasts in the forest didn't know about human beings. They were alert to anything strange, but they also saw it as prey. Not only would they not run away, but they would also try to attack.
A figure jumped out from behind the grass, accompanied by the low roar of the beast, announcing the start of the fight.
The low roar of the beast became sharp and frightened. The sound stopped abruptly, the sound of the blade cutting the flesh, the splashing of the liquid, and the spreading smell of blood. When Shao Xuan withdrew the murderous look in his eyes and came out with the blood-stained blade, there were only the blood-stained beast corpses left in the forest.
As soon as Shao Xuan left, less than ten steps, some smaller beasts rushed out. They were not aiming at Shao Xuan, but at the beast corpse that had been cut in half. They screamed and scrambled for food. If they couldn't get it, they would bite each other. They didn't even look at Shao Xuan. However, not long after, as the pungent smell of blood spread, other beasts would come and drive away these smaller beasts and snatch the beast corpse.
After flying and walking for a day, Shao Xuan looked at the sky. The sun was already hidden under the mountains, so he decided to find a place to rest.
Chacha fought with a ferocious beast with sharp claws living in a cave on the cliff. He drove the ferocious beast out of the cave, and then joined forces with Shao Xuan to make the ferocious beast their dinner.
There were many beast bones piled up in the cave, with a rotten smell. There were also many insects of different sizes crawling around. Shao Xuan lit a torch to drive the insects away. As for the beast bones, Chacha took them out of the cave.
This could be a temporary resting place. If he came back in the future, he could come here to rest.
Shao Xuan took out a piece of animal skin and drew a rough outline of the places along the way. Then he marked the location of the cave. This time, in addition to looking for the stone, he would also draw a simple map of the places along the way, so that it would be easier for the hunting team to explore and hunt.
Shao Xuan applied some medicine to his wounds and Chacha. Then he put out the fire and took the time to rest.
When he woke up the next day, the sky was a little gloomy. He stood at the entrance of the cave and looked out. The forest below was moist.
"It looks like it's going to rain." Shao Xuan said.
Chacha didn't like rain, so he planned to stay in the cave and wait for the weather to clear up before going out. He had been here many times, so he knew that the weather here changed quickly. It was raining now, but it might clear up soon.
Shao Xuan ate the beast meat he had roasted yesterday for breakfast. The meat had become cold and hard, but he didn't care. He ate while looking at the sky outside.
"I don't know when the rain will stop." Shao Xuan walked a little deeper into the cave, in case it would rain later. The wind here was very strong, and the rain might be blown in.
Sitting in the cave, Shao Xuan saw the rope tied around his waist, and his hands itched. He hadn't touched a rope for two days. Since he had nothing to do, he took out the rope from the animal skin bag, cut a section with a knife, and played with it in his hands. The rope in the animal skin bag was a spare. As for the "belt" on his waist, of course, he couldn't take it off.
Shao Xuan was about to tie the rope the way he used to, when he thought of the Shaman's words, and he stopped. If he tied the rope the way he used to, the result would be the same. His hands would be tied, and he would end up with a messy bundle of grass.
Shao Xuan sighed heavily, and closed his eyes. He threw away the memories of the past, and just twirled the rope around his hands aimlessly. Gradually, Shao Xuan lost interest in tying the rope. He wondered when the rain would start. Once it started raining in the forest, it would leave quickly. In this season, it wouldn't rain every day. However, if it didn't rain in this gloomy weather, wouldn't he have to keep waiting?
As he thought about it, Shao Xuan seemed to see the pair of hands again, and the rope that was wrapped around the hands. The rope was moving quickly between the fingers. However, this time, the way the rope was tied was different. Shao Xuan didn't feel so chaotic, and it seemed to have a strong purpose.
This time, Shao Xuan didn't divert his attention, but focused on the knotting movements of the hands. Shao Xuan's hands also unconsciously followed the movements, exactly the same as the knotting movements of the hands in his mind!
After an unknown amount of time, Shao Xuan woke up from that state. When he opened his eyes and looked at his hands, he was shocked to find that there were several knots on the rope, and it wasn't tied up like a few days ago.
Did he succeed?
Or did he still fail?
Shao Xuan guessed the meaning of the ropes and knots in his hands according to the basic conclusion he learned before. Just now, what was he thinking when he was tying the rope?
Hunting? No, that wasn't it.
Stone? No, even further back.
Rain? Yes, rain!
Thinking of this, Shao Xuan's expression became strange, but also a little excited. If the meaning of these conclusions was true …
Regardless of whether he succeeded or failed again, he had to verify it to know.
Looking at the sky outside, Shao Xuan stood up and walked to the entrance of the cave. He took a deep breath, feeling the moist and cold water vapor in the air. He clenched his fist, stretched it out, and faced it.
He silently counted the time.
Five …
He opened his fist and extended his little finger.
Four …
Extended his ring finger.
Three …
Extended his middle finger.
Two …
Extended his index finger.
One!
Extended his thumb and opened his palm.
Smack!
There was a soft sound of liquid falling.
His palm was slightly cold.
Shao Xuan couldn't wait to look over, and then his smile froze.
A pile of bird poop was lying quietly in the middle of his palm.
Shao Xuan's face twitched. He planned to use something to wipe the bird poop off his palm. Just as he was about to retract his hand, another drop of liquid fell.
It was followed by a second drop, a third drop, a fourth drop …
Dense droplets of water fell from the sky, blown by the wind on the cliff wall, and some smashed into the cave.
The forest at the foot of the mountain was instantly covered by a curtain of rain. The sound of dense raindrops hitting the leaves and the ground came from below.
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