For the strong, everyone was always in awe. They gradually restrained their slightly disgusted look because of Shao Xuan's ragged clothes.
When the sun was close to the horizon, Shao Xuan finally saw the place where the Macca tribe was located.
The stone wall separated the Macca tribe from the outside. Looking from a high place, one could see the stone houses inside. Although they were not high, they were still orderly. Some houses also specially surrounded the yard with stones.
For Wanfu to bring back a stranger, the people of the Macca tribe did not intend to pay attention. But Shao Xuan's ragged clothes and the two beasts he was carrying were too contradictory. The people who saw this scene could not help but take a few more glances. Who was this person? Really strange.
Shao Xuan already knew on the way here that many of the tribes here were no longer bound by totems. They also had things of faith, but most of them were spiritual sustenance, not the main source of power. If a stranger was accepted by a family, as long as he did not do anything that hindered the tribe, he could be accepted by the tribe and become a member of it.
The closer he got to the Macca tribe, the deeper the doubts in Shao Xuan's heart – he did not feel the existence of the fire seed in the Macca tribe.
Asking about the fire pit, Shao Xuan knew that in the Macca tribe, there was a fire pit. Perhaps it was a custom passed down by the ancestors, and it would be used during the sacrifice. However, unlike the tribes that Shao Xuan knew before, there was no fire seed in their fire pit.
Not only the Macca tribe, Wanfu told Shao Xuan that other tribes were also like this. As for the fire seed, the ancestors would only mention it when they told stories to the younger generation. However, no one could say clearly how the fire seed disappeared. Many of them were glossed over because they were not clear. It was too long ago, and they had no way to know.
Living with Wanfu were two old people and his elder brother's family. Wanfu's elder brother, Wanfa, did not go with them to collect dew. Instead, he went with another team to look for water in another direction, but he only brought back some dried fruits. It was not a fruitless return.
Shao Xuan temporarily lived in the Macca Tribe. He also told Wanfu that he was only staying temporarily and would leave in a few days.
Wan Fa didn't have a good temper like his younger brother. When he saw Shao Xuan, he glanced at Shao Xuan with a picky and defensive look, as if he was looking at someone with bad intentions. Even when Shao Xuan brought two wild beasts, his attitude did not change.
Shao Xuan's rags had already caused Wan Fa to despise him. Seeing that Shao Xuan was actually using a stone knife, Wan Fa despised him even more. This person was actually using a stone knife! It was no wonder that he only had rags that he had been wearing for who knew how long. Stone knives were only used by his grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather. In their tribe, those who were slightly capable had metal knives. In the eyes of Wan Fa and the others, Shao Xuan was just a poor guy with great strength.
Wan Fa waved his slightly deformed and scratched short sword in front of Shao Xuan as if he was showing off. Not only the Wanfu brothers, but most of the people of the Macca tribe had metal weapons on hand, or they were composite weapons. Weapons made of wood and animal horns combined with metal. As for pure stone weapons, except for some old people, the young warriors did not use them.
Of course, there were also people who thought they were smart. They saw that Shao Xuan's stone knife was extraordinary. Under the guise of "looking at you, I'll help you", they wanted to use their rusty knife to exchange for Shao Xuan's stone knife. Shao Xuan certainly did not exchange. He just calmly looked at the other party. Seeing that the other party was uncomfortable, he took the initiative to give up and leave.
Even if Shao Xuan's eyes were calm, the people who faced Shao Xuan had a feeling of breathlessness. It was as if there was a big hand covering the top of their head, and it could come down at any time.
Wanfu's attitude had always been very good. He took out a set of his old clothes, let Shuri change it a little, and gave it to Shao Xuan to wear. They did not have new cloth, and of course, there were no new clothes.
Shao Xuan did not care about wearing old clothes, it was better than wearing rags.
Shao Xuan's appetite was big. He hunted two beasts, one was given to Wanfu's family, and the other was eaten by himself. He only cared about it for one day. The next day, he went out to hunt again, and brought back one. Every day, he would go out to hunt, eat it himself, and give some to Wanfu's family.
Because of Shao Xuan's frequent movements, some people who originally disliked Shao Xuan began to have careful thoughts. Especially the young girls of the Macca tribe, the frequency of walking to Wanfu's door increased a lot. Some people dressed up every day to deliberately block Shao Xuan, in order to say a few more words. If they found such a hunter, they would not have to worry about starvation for the rest of their lives.
Seeing that Shao Xuan's popularity was rising, the young people of the Macca tribe provoked Shao Xuan. Shao Xuan adopted a strategy of ignoring most of the time, and if he could not avoid it, he would end it quickly. There were not many senior totem warriors in this tribe. Most of the young people were intermediate totem warriors like Wanfu. Shao Xuan was not interested in bullying these people.
After understanding Shao Xuan's strength, the number of people who challenged him gradually decreased. Instead, there were several high-level members of the Macca tribe. For those who had the ability, they were certainly willing to retain them. Knowing that Shao Xuan was only staying temporarily, they repeatedly sent people to persuade Shao Xuan to stay, and also promised some benefits. Unfortunately, they could not make Shao Xuan change his mind. For this reason, they regretted for several days.
Because of Shao Xuan's temporary residence, the living conditions of Wanfu's family were obviously improved by a grade. The elderly and children in the family also seemed to be more energetic, but the problem of water was still difficult to solve. Shao Xuan could not help them. The efficiency of the rain stones in his hands was not high in dry places.
However, the water that Wanfu and the others collected last time can last for ten days if they save a little. After ten days, everything would be fine.
Seeing that Shao Xuan was distributing meat every day, Wanfu, who originally wanted to repay the kindness, did not expect that the kindness was not much. Instead, he received a lot of benefits from the other party. There was not much that he could help Shao Xuan, and his heart was even more guilty. He could only pull out what he knew when Shao Xuan asked something, and ask others if he did not know. This helped Shao Xuan a lot.
On this day, Shao Xuan had lived in the Macca tribe for ten days. He had a preliminary understanding of this place and did not intend to continue to live here.
Walking to the door of the house, Shao Xuan looked up at the sky.
"Hey, Shao Xuan, you don't go out today?" Wanfu, who had just woken up, saw that Shao Xuan did not go out, and asked in surprise.
During this time, Shao Xuan went out in the morning every day and came back when the sun was tilting. Wanfu's people were already used to it. Even if they went out to hunt, they would not go out every day. Shao Xuan was a special case. Sure enough, a real warrior was different from others.
Seeing Shao Xuan look up at the sky, Wanfu remembered what Shao Xuan said to them about rain ten days ago. He went to the door and looked up at the sky.
The sun was still high in the sky, and there were some floating clouds in the sky. But in this place, sometimes clouds did not mean that it would rain. Looking at the shape and shape was useless. Sometimes, looking at the dark clouds and rolling thunder, it did not take long for the sky to clear again. It was not uncommon.
"I'm leaving today. Thank you for your hospitality." Shao Xuan turned and said.
"Ah? You're leaving? " Shurui, who came out, was also surprised. She knew the changes in the family during this time. Now there was still a lot of meat in the family that had not been eaten and was hung outside to dry. Many people envied their family for having such a person. Unfortunately, he was leaving. Also, such a person would not be trapped in a remote place like the Macca tribe. Even if he went to the city-state, or to those big tribes, he could easily stay.
When Shao Xuan came, he did not bring many things, and when he left, he did not bring much. The most obvious thing was that he changed his clothes, and he did not look so embarrassed.
When Shao Xuan left, he met a traveling team of Macca coming back from the outside. This team went to farther places to trade, and also helped the tribes bring back some things, such as metal weapons and new cloth.
In the traveling team, there were three senior totem warriors, two middle-aged men, and one older. However, Shao Xuan was not afraid of them, not to mention that he was already leaving, so he did not look at this team. However, the people in the team saw Shao Xuan, a stranger, and glanced at him a few more times.
Wanfu sent Shao Xuan out of the tribe, and then went back.
"Wanfu, who was that person just now?" There were people in the traveling team who were familiar with Wanfu, and asked.
"Oh, his name is Shao Xuan. He saved me and Shurui, and lived in our house for ten days. He is very powerful, and can go out to hunt beasts every day! " Wanfu talked about Shao Xuan's matter. When he met a familiar friend, Wanfu's words were more. He described the situation when Shao Xuan saved them in detail, and also added some words to polish it, which could arouse the interest of the listeners.
"Wow, so powerful?!"
"Yes! Very powerful! " Wanfu nodded vigorously. Every time he said this, many people did not believe it, saying that he was too exaggerated. However, he really did not exaggerate, and what he said was the truth.
Some people in the returning team also heard Wanfu's words. Like others, they felt that Wanfu's words were only 30% true, at most 50%. The young people in the tribe always exaggerated things.
However, the leaders of the team thought more about it. A hale and hearty old man looked at the person next to him and said, "Why do I feel that this method of directly moving a big stone to smash a behemoth sounds a bit familiar?"
"Me too, I just can't remember where I heard it." The person next to the old man also said.
"Such a fierce and arrogant method of fighting, I have indeed heard it. I should have heard it when I went to the city-state before."
The three people with the highest status in the team said so, and the others did not have much to say. No matter what they thought, they would not refute the words of these three elders.
After a moment of silence, the old man asked Wanfu, "I just saw him talk to you before he left. What was he talking about?"
Wanfu looked serious. This was the father of the current leader of the tribe. His position in the tribe was very high, and he had to be treated with respect.
Seeing this question, Wanfu did not hide it and seriously replied, "Ten days ago, when we went out to collect, Shao Xuan said that it would rain this afternoon. Just now, he reminded me to wash the big jar full of jerky at home and wait for the water."
As soon as Wanfu's voice fell, a few younger people could not help but laugh.
"Ha! You believe this? Who does he think he is? Is he? "
Here, some people like that were not collectively called "witches", but different according to gender. Men were witches, women were witches, and the names were different.
"That's right. How did he fall into such a situation? Also 'born outside, don't know where the tribe is'? Full of lies! Extremely bad!! "Someone answered.
"He should be beaten up and thrown out."
"Only you, Wanfu, would believe it. How old are you? Still so easily deceived."
The young people spoke one after another, but the three people with the highest status in the team did not make a sound. They seemed to be contemplating.
After a long while, the old man smiled casually, "Probably I think too much. Okay, everyone hurry up and move the things back. "
Wanfu intended to defend Shao Xuan, but the leader's father had spoken, so he could only swallow the defense. But after returning, Wanfu and Shurui quickly cleaned up the pots and jars in the house.
Noon gradually passed.
The young people who returned to the tribe from the expedition team were bragging to their friends about what they had seen and heard on this trip, while the elders were in the house to summarize and discuss the expedition.
Rumble!
Thunder seemed to roll from a distance.
Whether it was the young people who were bragging outside or the elders who were discussing in the house, they all stopped moving. The rest of the Macca tribe also stopped what they were doing and ran out to look at the sky.
The scorching sun in the sky was quickly being blocked by the clouds. The wind was blowing fiercely, and the clouds were rapidly increasing and thickening at a speed visible to the naked eye, like an army passing through.
Rumble —
Thunder sounded one after another.
This time, it did not look like it was just thunder and not rain, but it was really raining.
"Hurry up! Clear out the jars in the house! "Someone shouted.
"Oh, my house is filled with things!"
"Now is the time to think about other things, quickly clear it out!"
"What about the things in it?"
"It's all poured out! Hurry up!! "
The weather here was changing rapidly. No one knew how long the rain would last. If they missed it, they would definitely regret it.
Di la!
Di la! Di la!
The bean-sized raindrops hit the ground, splashing a lot of dust.
The sky was no longer clear. It was gloomy, heavy and scary.
Soon, the raindrops became dense, like a torrential downpour, as if someone was pouring water from the sky.
The children screamed and played outside with their bare bodies and bare feet.
The young people who were just sitting at the door and bragging to their friends looked at the sky sluggishly, murmuring, "It's really raining!"
The elders who were discussing in the house, especially the old man, all had the same idea. That person actually hit the nail on the head!
Could it be that that person was really a Hui?!
Especially the people who had persuaded Shao Xuan to stay, now they felt regret, regret! If they had known earlier, they would have made the other party stay even if they had to hug his leg. Their Macca tribe also had Hui, but there were also high and low Hui. If the Hui of their tribe went to the city, they would not dare to say that they were Hui. Their ability was too low, and they would be laughed at by the witches of the city. And the person who could predict the rain ten days ago was, of course, more powerful. If they could make him stay …
At this time, Shao Xuan was already far away from the Macca tribe.
The cactus around, because of the rain, the underground roots were desperately absorbing the water that finally fell. The deep groove-like folds on the stems also swelled a lot because of the absorption of water. They were like machines that stored water, storing the water and then preparing for the next dry day.
Shao Xuan, who was walking among them, wiped the water on his face, looked at the lightning and thunder in the sky, smiled softly, and moved forward step by step.
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