In order to reach the direction indicated by the knot, they had to cross the river.
Shao Xuan walked along the river for some distance, but did not find a place to cross directly. So he asked Chacha to give him a lift.
While grabbing Chacha's claws, Shao Xuan saw a hunting scene by the river.
A gibbon-like animal with long and sharp claws was attracted by the shiny objects by the river bank. It wanted to dig them out and take a look, but a water arrow suddenly shot at it.
However, the animal's reaction was fast. It stopped digging and quickly dodged.
Two consecutive arrows did not hit the target. Perhaps it was because it had lost Shao Xuan, the fish in the water was a little anxious. More of its head that was hidden under the water appeared, and some fan-shaped scales could be seen.
Another three water arrows were shot out. The first two water arrows blocked the escape route of the prey on the shore. When the prey hurriedly turned around, the third water arrow hit the target.
The prey on the shore was hit and staggered, but it only paused for a moment. The next water arrows arrived one after another.
A sharp and mournful cry rang out in the forest as if it was going to pierce through one's eardrums. However, its cry only scared off a few timid birds. The other creatures in the forest did not move because of its cry. Except for the fish in the water.
The fish's body was about six or seven meters long. It looked big and heavy. Suddenly, it jumped out of the water and landed on the river bank. Its developed pectoral and pelvic fins were like four legs. After it landed on the shore, it bounced up again. It opened its big mouth with sharp teeth and bit down on the prey that was slowed down by the continuous water arrows.
Shao Xuan could clearly hear the crisp sound of bones.
The prey's eyes were filled with fear and disbelief. The strange fish that had bitten the prey contracted its pectoral and pelvic fins, biting the struggling prey tightly. Its slightly cylindrical body rolled from the river bank into the river. The panicked screams disappeared in an instant, leaving only bubbles on the surface of the water.
Everything by the river bank returned to its previous tranquility. Only some bubbles and not too obvious blood floated up from the river.
This was the Fearsome Beast Mountain Forest that all the tribes were afraid of. Under the seemingly peaceful surface, there were hidden dangers. Even from afar, it gave people a great sense of pressure.
Shao Xuan withdrew his gaze. After crossing the river, he returned to the ground and continued to deal with the various kinds of dangers in the forest. He continued to advance in the direction indicated by the knot.
While Shao Xuan was moving towards his target in the forest, the shaman was counting the days in the tribe.
Six days had passed. He didn't know when Shao Xuan would return. Whenever she thought of Shao Xuan, she would feel a headache and worry.
Just as he was worrying, Ao quickly walked in from outside.
"What happened?" The shaman asked.
After hearing Ao's words, the Shaman knew that it was not about Shao Xuan, but something else. He was slightly relieved, but what Ao said had to be treated seriously.
The people of the Lu tribe told them that there would be a special expedition team coming. The team consisted of people from some big tribes in the central region.
This new matter distracted the tribesmen, so the shaman didn't have time to count how long Shao Xuan had been gone.
After three days of arduous travel, Shao Xuan finally arrived at the place indicated by the knot.
Although there was no sign or stone to indicate that this was the place he was looking for, Shao Xuan felt that this was the place.
Looking around, he was surrounded by mountains. It was a part of the mountain range. The peaks of the mountains reached into the clouds, and white snow could be seen.
As he approached, Shao Xuan felt that there was something in the mountains that was attracting him.
Vigilant of his surroundings, Shao Xuan walked step by step towards the place that attracted him. He didn't know where it was, nor what he was looking for. He just felt that he had to find it.
The higher he went, the steeper the mountains became. The trees became sparse, and the attraction got closer and closer.
Finally, Shao Xuan came to the entrance of a cave. Looking at the boulder in front of the cave, Shao Xuan put his knife back into the leather sheath at his waist. He took a deep breath, hugged the boulder, and moved it out.
With a dull grinding sound, the boulder was moved out of the way little by little.
This place was close to the top of the mountain. Although there was no snow, the temperature was much lower than at the foot of the mountain. However, it was as if someone had lit a fire in the cave. As the boulder was moved out of the way, Shao Xuan could feel the warm air blowing against his face. It was a warm air with a stale smell.
The only difference was that the inside of the cave was pitch-black, and there was no sign of fire.
There was a strange force here that repelled the intruders. It was as if if the intruders persisted, that strange force would tear apart everything that forcibly invaded like the rotating blades of a blender.
。 However, this strange force gave Shao Xuan a familiar feeling.
Chacha hovered in the sky, unwilling to come down. It would rather die than come closer. Shao Xuan did not force it.
After moving the boulder, Shao Xuan went to find some dry wood, lit a torch, and walked in step by step.
He did not know how long this cave had existed. There were some things at the entrance that could no longer be seen clearly. With a touch, they would turn into mud or shatter.
Inside! It was inside!
With the torch in hand, Shao Xuan walked into the depths of the cave. Not long after, he saw several people. To be exact, there were six standing corpses that had been dead for an unknown period of time.
When he did not see them clearly, Shao Xuan thought that they were people blocking his way. After taking a closer look, he realized that they were six brown, dried corpses that looked like they were just skin and bones. Their hair was still there. Although the animal skins on their bodies were no longer shiny and were covered in a layer of dust, they were not as flexible as they used to be. They could be easily cut with a knife.
The six of them completely blocked Shao Xuan's path forward.
These six people no longer looked like they used to. There were no eyeballs in their sunken eye sockets, but they seemed to be seriously looking at something. Although they were expressionless, they gave off an inexplicable feeling of determination and fortitude. It was as if no one, no matter what, could move them.
The closer he got, the more Shao Xuan could feel the power that seemed to want to tear everything apart. His chest churned, and a burning pain spread throughout his body.
Shao Xuan had no choice but to use his totemic power to resist.
However, the strange thing was that when Shao Xuan used his totemic power and totemic patterns appeared on his body, the strong resistance became gentle and no longer repelled. Instead, it made Shao Xuan feel closer.
The strange power that was blocking him was gone.
People from the Yanjiao tribe?!
If they were really from the Yanjiao tribe, then they must be the ancestors from a thousand years ago, right?
Since he was an ancestor, according to the tribe's tradition, they had to bow to their ancestors. Shao Xuan now had the blood of the Flaming Horns flowing in his body. As a member of the Flaming Horns tribe, he naturally had to bow.
Shao Xuan put the torch aside and bowed to the six people in front of him with the ancestors' etiquette.
Bang!
The six corpses fell.
Looking at the fallen corpses, Shao Xuan was stunned. He wondered if he had bowed to the ancestors, but then he thought about it and realized that was not right.
Before, these six people had blocked the way forward, but now that they had fallen, there was still a passage left. It was not very wide, but it was just enough for Shao Xuan to walk through.
Picking up the torch and being careful not to step on the ancestors, Shao Xuan continued to walk in.
After walking for about twenty meters, Shao Xuan saw a person sitting cross-legged on the ground. Or rather, it was a mummy similar to the six people in front of him. However, this mummy was more complete. Other than being slightly shriveled, its face was still clear.
Probably because it was too old, there were more wrinkles on its face. Looking at its clothes …
It didn't look like a warrior, but rather like the old shaman.
Shaman?
Whether it was or not, he had to bow to the ancestors first.
Shao Xuan bowed again seriously. Then, he felt the strange power from before dissipate like the wind.
The temperature in the cave suddenly dropped, as if the torch had been extinguished and the heater was gone.
Shao Xuan looked past the person sitting cross-legged on the ground. Behind this person were wooden and stone boxes that had accumulated a layer of dust.
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