After leaving the Macca tribe, Shao Xuan also saw people from other tribes going out, but he did not go with them. Those people were very wary of Shao Xuan, probably because they were carrying some goods and were worried that Shao Xuan would rob them.
Shao Xuan also had the experience of a long journey. He knew that the team would reject strangers halfway, so he did not go up. He just asked at a distance of twenty meters.
The other party saw that Shao Xuan did not mean to get close. After reluctantly answering Shao Xuan's two questions, they hurried away.
Shao Xuan just asked about the geographical shape of the surrounding area, but the other party's answer was too brief. Shao Xuan could only combine the information he heard from the Macca tribe and speculate about where to go.
Here, there were tribes and slave masters. However, there weren't many conflicts between the tribes and the slave masters, unlike the conflicts on the other side of the sea. Many of the tribes even often went to the cities under the jurisdiction of the slave owners to trade. For them, this was a very common thing. For example, the Macca tribe often had traveling teams go to the nearest city, exchanging things for cloth, copper weapons and so on.
However, Shao Xuan did not intend to go to the slave owners' territory. What he wanted to know most now was whether the other half of the Yanjiao tribe was here or not.
If the preferences of the Yanjiao people had not changed, they would probably be more inclined to the mountainous areas, especially places with many fierce beasts. With more people, there would naturally be fewer beasts and fierce beasts. Therefore, Shao Xuan intended to go to the mountainous areas with fewer people to try his luck.
After asking about the surrounding geographical shape, Shao Xuan made another knot divination to determine a direction and went there. He only divined the approximate location, not the distance, so he could only go in that direction.
In the beginning, he could see some people traveling every two days, but gradually, the number of people he saw decreased. The land became desolate, and although the surrounding mountains and forests were wide, he did not know if it was because of the soil, but the growth of plants was not lush, and there were not many thick trees.
Shao Xuan looked up and saw that there were layers of slightly desolate mountains around him. He did not change his route, intending to pass through the valley. He listened carefully to the movements around him. Except for the cries of some birds and small beasts, he did not hear any other dangerous sounds. The cries of the birds and beasts were relatively peaceful, and there was no panic. It should be relatively safe here.
There were occasional streams flowing through the valley. Shao Xuan had been following the predetermined route and direction. When he came to a stream, he saw someone lying by the water, with his head next to the stream. When the stream flowed, the other's face. His gray hair scattered in the water, swinging with the stream.
If the other person had already died, Shao Xuan would not have cared. However, the person was still alive, just a little weak.
After going over to check, Shao Xuan found that this was a rather old man. There were many wrinkles on his face, and he looked older than he looked from the back. The person did not have any serious external injuries. Other than the broken bone in his right arm, the rest of his body was fine.
This person was dressed in gray cotton clothes, and it was unknown how much he had experienced. His clothes were tattered, and were only a little better than when Shao Xuan had first arrived. The weapons he carried were a few small copper knives. The knives looked different, but they were all very small. Judging from the shape, they did not look like they were used as hidden weapons. Shao Xuan did not know what they were used for. There was also a bag wrapped around his waist. The bag was made of animal skin. Judging from the leather, it was at the level of a Direbeast. The skin of an ordinary beast would not be so tough.
After carefully sizing up the person, Shao Xuan carefully turned him over and moved him away from the stream.
Shao Xuan called out to him, but he did not wake up. Seeing that the person did not wake up, Shao Xuan's gaze fell on the animal skin bag around the person's waist. He reached out and poked it. When the other party was lying by the stream, his uninjured left arm had been protecting his body. Even when he flipped over, his arm did not leave his body. This was a subconscious action, which meant that the animal skin pouch was very important to this person.
When Shao Xuan reached out and poked the animal skin bag, the person did not wake up, but the muscles on his face twitched.
When he poked again, the person's eyes suddenly opened. His bloodshot eyes were filled with vigilance and murderous intent. He pushed his elbow against the ground and quickly rolled away from Shao Xuan. Then, he hit his head on a big rock beside him. Shao Xuan heard the sound and felt pain for him. There was no need to be so agitated.
Fortunately, the person did not faint. After groaning in pain, the person wanted to reach out and touch his injured forehead. However, his right arm was injured, and his left arm was protecting the animal skin bag. He moved his left arm, but after some thought, he put it back and continued to protect the animal skin bag. He allowed the blood to flow from his forehead, but his eyes were fixed on Shao Xuan, as if he was afraid that Shao Xuan would come over and rob him.
"Don't worry, I won't rob you." Shao Xuan saw him like this and said.
At such an old age, he did not know why he had fainted by the stream. When he woke up, he hit his head on a rock. It would be strange if he felt good.
The person relaxed a little, but his guard was still up.
"If I wanted to rob you, I would have done it a long time ago. Why would I wait until now? Besides, even if I wanted to rob you now, can you stop me? "Shao Xuan said.
That's true. The white-haired old man lowered his guard a little. The murderous aura he had when he woke up also disappeared. His head was still a little dizzy, so he calmed down and moved his nose. He looked at Shao Xuan and asked, "Do you have any meat on you?"
It was a question, but his tone was very certain.
Shao Xuan reached into the bag and took out a piece of jerky. He threw it over and asked, "How did you faint here?"
The old man hurriedly caught the jerky that Shao Xuan threw over and sniffed it. His eyes were a little disgusted, but his movements were not slow. He quickly took a few bites and answered Shao Xuan with a lisp, "I was hungry."
He had thought that it was poison or some other reason, but the answer turned out to be hunger.
After quickly finishing the jerky that Shao Xuan gave him, the old man looked at Shao Xuan again and asked, "Do you have any more?"
Shao Xuan took out another piece, but did not immediately hand it over. Instead, he said, "Answer a few of my questions first, and I'll give you the jerky in my hand."
The old man frowned and did not speak. It seemed that he was not very willing.
Shao Xuan did not mind. He raised his finger and pointed, asking, "Walk that way. How long will it take to see the dense forest?"
After hearing Shao Xuan's question, the old man's frown relaxed. He had thought that it was some other question, but it turned out to be this.
"I don't know. I've never been there. It's my first time here. However, as far as I know, you won't see the dense forest for at least two days. It's all the same as here. " The old man replied, "This is a famous wasteland. There isn't even a tribe here. Even if you walk for two more days, you won't see anyone else."
After handing the jerky to the old man, Shao Xuan went to the stream to wash his face and continued on his way. The old man was energetic after eating the jerky and could walk. Shao Xuan did not need to be nosy anymore.
However, Shao Xuan had only taken a few steps when the old man's voice came from behind him.
"Hey, wait! Little brother! "
Just a moment ago, he had been on guard against Shao Xuan like he was guarding against a thief. Now he was calling him "little brother" so intimately. Usually, when someone called someone so intimately, there must be some other intention.
Shao Xuan turned around and looked at the old man, asking him what was going on.
The old man got up from the ground and looked around. His eyes stopped at one spot and he happily pointed in that direction, "There. It's that grass with white stripes. Pick some for me."
From his tone, it was as if he was ordering people around. Shao Xuan looked at the place the old man was pointing at. It was almost vertical to the ground at a ninety-degree angle. At least thirty meters above the ground, there were a few grasses that were half an arm's length with white stripes growing there.
Shao Xuan wanted to turn around and leave, but seeing that the old man did not seem to realize that his tone was wrong, Shao Xuan thought for a moment and shook his head. Forget it, he would not argue with the old man. Besides, he also wanted to know what the grasses with white stripes were for.
In such an unfamiliar place, it was always good to know more.
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