"You're really … really from there?" The shamaness looked in a certain direction.
Shao Xuan knew what she meant. He nodded. "Yes."
"You're all here? Where did you come from? What's with the Elder's bone ornament you're wearing? " The Shaman, who usually showed a serious face to others and was a man of few words, was now full of eagerness and asked several questions in a row.
Shao Xuan answered her questions one by one. He told her everything he knew about the history of a thousand years ago. He told her about the life of the other tribe that had been wandering outside for nearly a thousand years. He also told her about his return to the old haunt. He also mentioned the other tribes and the slave masters in the desert.
"The slave masters in the desert were at war. I came across the underwater passage by chance. The others are still there." Shao Xuan said.
The shamaness and Chief Zheng Luo's eyes reddened when they heard that the other branch of the tribe had lived alone for almost a thousand years. They had suffered so much and suffered for so long.
The Flaming Horns tribe mentioned in the records left by their ancestors was very powerful in the past. However, a thousand years ago, there was a change and internal disagreements, which caused this powerful tribe to split into two halves and wander about on their own.
"As for this bone ornament, I found the remains of our ancestors in a stone worm's cave during a hunt. The ancestor was wearing this. Later, the shamaness gave it to me. When I returned to the old haunt, the fire seed was reignited in the fire pit. This bone ornament lit up." Shao Xuan also told her about the flame giant that had appeared at that time.
Hearing this, the shamaness, who was usually calmer than Chief Zheng Luo, suddenly stood up. Her voice was severely distorted, and the hand holding her walking stick was shaking.
"Really?!"
"Really." Shao Xuan took off the bone ornament necklace and handed it to the shamaness for a closer look.
The shamaness threw away her walking stick and carefully took the bone ornament from Shao Xuan with both hands. It was like she was holding the most precious treasure in the world. Her eyes were sincere. She bent her knees and knelt in a certain direction. Two streams of tears flowed down her wrinkled skin and dripped to the ground. This was the first time in her life that she had lost her composure.
Chief Zheng Luo stood beside the shamaness, facing the direction and bowing with the highest etiquette of the Flaming Horn tribe. Although they still had a fire pit here, it was no longer the same as before. Plus, that direction was where their roots were, where their ancestors lived.
Bang!
A figure pushed the door open and came in. This person was originally angry and had a questioning look on his face, but when he saw the Chief and Shaman kneeling on the ground, he was so scared that his face turned pale. This was because the position of the door was in the direction where the Shaman was kneeling, and when he came in, he happened to be in front of the Shaman and the Chief.
The man immediately jumped away as if he had been stabbed all over. His anger and questioning just now were all gone. He stuttered, "What happened?"
Not far from the door, there were many people, including Duo Kang and Guang Yi. However, they didn't dare to push the door open so they waited outside for the Chief to speak. The door of the chief's room was made of soundproof wood. They couldn't hear the conversation inside at all. They could only suppress their curiosity and wait anxiously outside. But now that they saw the scene of the chief and the shamaness kneeling down, they scattered to both sides and looked inside with even stronger curiosity.
After this interruption, the Chief and Shaman calmed down a little. Although they were still excited, they already knew what they wanted to know the most. There was no need to rush.
He called a few people to come in. Zheng Luo glared at the person who had just barged in. The other person also knew what he did wasn't right this time. He scratched the back of his head and didn't say anything.
Those who were called in were the ones with the highest status in the tribe. Some were young and some were old.
The shaman repeated Shao Xuan's words and introduced Shao Xuan's identity.
After listening to the shaman's narration, everyone was dumbfounded. Some people knew about that part of history and were equally excited, while others were more vague about it. Now that they heard it, they were very shocked. So their tribe was not complete!
"Shao Xuan is so young. It wasn't easy for him to find this place alone." An old man sighed and looked at Shao Xuan with love. He thought for a moment and added, "Everyone, please take care of him."
Duo Kang's mouth twitched. "Shao Xuan is stronger than Zhui." He could beat Zhui. Even among the people here, how many of them had the confidence to beat Shao Xuan? Did someone like that need to be taken care of? It was already good enough that he didn't beat them up.
"Right, Shao Xuan, how did you get into the tribe?" Duo Kang asked. Could it be that the warriors guarding the tribe had taken a nap during their patrol? Did the guards leave their post?
Shao Xuan looked at Guang Yi who was sitting next to Duo Kang. He answered, "Uncle Guang Yi brought me in."
When he heard his name, he looked up to see everyone looking at him in confusion. Guang Yi was even more confused. "I brought you in?" Obviously, he didn't remember Shao Xuan. If he had more time to interact with him, if he fought with Shao Xuan, Guang Yi would have a deeper impression of him. But he didn't. So when he looked at Shao Xuan's face, he still couldn't match him.
"Yesterday afternoon, when the sun was about to set, you took me to Guang Yi's house," Shao Xuan reminded him.
Guang Yi thought for a moment and understood. "So it was you!"
The chief and the others were speechless. Duo Kang thought to himself, Guang Yi, you idiot! Do you know that I was so shocked that I couldn't even blow the horn today?!
The shaman, who was drinking water to moisten his throat, calmed down and said solemnly, "Shao Xuan, since you're an elder in that branch of the Flaming Horns tribe, it's the same here."
Everyone looked at the shamaness. The position of elder had been vacant for many years, right? It was even a taboo because mentioning it would make the shamaness sad. Was it finally going to be lifted? And to a young man about the same age as their sons and grandsons.
This involved their ancestors and another Yanjiao tribe. Even if they had other thoughts, they wouldn't say anything. After all, Shao Xuan's appearance was very important to the tribe. Plus, he was wearing the elder's bone ornament!
The shamaness didn't care how much the others accepted. She frowned and tapped her walking stick on the ground to quiet them down. When she turned to look at Shao Xuan, her gaze softened. "Shao Xuan, you said it yourself that you can't be sure if you can safely go through the underwater tunnel again. Why don't you stay here and wait for everyone to come up with a better plan? Then we can go back together. After all, that's our Yanjiao tribe's roots! "
Everyone else agreed. They couldn't wait to leave and see their long-lost "brother".
Shao Xuan nodded. "Okay." He also wanted to find a better and safer way to bring everyone back. If everyone here went back, would Yanjiao be able to regain its former glory?
After a pause, the shamaness said, "In two days, the tribe will hold a ceremony to welcome Shao Xuan. Everyone, get ready."
After the important matters were discussed, the shamaness began to drive everyone away. When everyone left, the shamaness took Shao Xuan to her place and showed him some of the ancestors' records. Since Shao Xuan was an elder, he had the right to look through those records. The records were about their experiences and the changes in the fire seed.
No one was allowed to enter the shamaness' place without her permission.
Shao Xuan was in the room the shamaness had arranged for him. He carefully looked through the records that had been passed down. In the next room, the shamaness took out the box containing the elder's bone ornaments. There were three bone ornaments in the box. The beads inlaid on the bone ornaments were dull. They couldn't be compared to the one Shao Xuan was wearing. They were like rusty swords, dull and dull.
Looking at the three bone ornaments, the shamaness decided to take them out during the ceremony. Maybe they would be happy to see their compatriots?
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