Shao Xuan looked at the animal skin scroll in his hand. This was already the tenth scroll.
Beside him was the food that the shaman had brought over, but Shao Xuan didn't touch it at all. From the moment he sat down until now, he hadn't looked at anything else besides the animal skin scroll in his hand.
Previously, when Shao Xuan had told the shaman and chief about the other branch of the tribe, the two of them had felt that the other branch's experience was too bitter. But now, looking at the records in his hand, Shao Xuan realized that this branch's experience wasn't much better. Back then, they had paid a huge price. Less than one-tenth of them had made it here safely. It could be said that they had suffered heavy losses. Even those who had made it here had varying degrees of injuries.
From these records, Shao Xuan learned that as early as a thousand years ago, people in the tribe had discovered that the fire seed was weakening, but they hadn't been able to find a solution. It wasn't until the appearance of the slave masters that they saw an opportunity.
The reason why the slave masters were able to travel from this continent to the other side was because of the great changes in the world a thousand years ago. The mountains became valleys, and the sea became land. The underwater passage that Shao Xuan had walked through had indeed risen because of the great changes in the world. Then, a group of slave masters had walked over that "bridge".
The place near the "bridge" was the dry land that Shao Xuan had seen at the beginning. In fact, it was used by the slave masters here to exile the sinners. The environment there was harsh, and there wasn't even a single tribe back then. It was even worse than the current drought. In the desolate land, even if there were many exiles, there weren't many who survived. If not for this, when the "bridge" rose because of the great changes in the world, there would have been more slave masters who had crossed over.
Among the slave masters who had crossed over a thousand years ago, there were a few geniuses. These people were mentioned in the animal skin scrolls. They were all people that the Yanjiao people had come into contact with. Among them, a person named "Mu Han" was mentioned the most. According to the records on the animal skin scroll, the reason why the slave masters were able to rise over there was mainly because of this "Mu Han".
Looking at the records on the animal skin scroll, the Yanjiao ancestors had come into contact with this "Mu Han" quite a bit. Back then, the chief of the Yanjiao tribe who had brought his people out to avoid disaster had fought with Mu Han. The two sides weren't enemies, but they weren't friends either. After knowing each other for a long time, they understood each other very well.
Later, the chief of the Yanjiao had won a contest and obtained some secret information about the slave masters from Mu Han. At that time, the "bridge" in the sea was already very unstable. Whether it was the Yanjiao shaman or some people who were good at divination with Mu Han, they all said that the "bridge" wouldn't last for long.
It was also at that time that the Yanjiao tribe had the biggest disagreement. The chief wanted to go to the other side of the bridge to find a solution to the weakening of the fire seed, but the shaman strongly opposed it. At that time, the next shaman of the tribe had already been decided. His name was "Chi", and he was the successor that the shaman had spent a lot of time and effort grooming. He also had high hopes for him because Chi was indeed a genius. He was also one of the few people who had the power of inheritance before becoming the shaman. Just like how Shao Xuan had helped the shaman draw the Wu Roll, Chi had also helped the shaman draw the Wu Roll very early on.
But in the end, that genius stood on the chief's side. Together with the chief, they brought half of the tribesmen and half of the fire seed from the sea bridge to the mainland. They experienced all kinds of difficulties and dangers. They were ostracized, targeted, and mocked until they came to this forest.
After that, there were ten full volumes of animal skin. All of them recorded how "Chi" had found a way to suppress the weakening of the fire seed and the mystery of the disappearance of the fire seed of the slave owners and the tribes here. Finally, this genius found a solution when he was old.
"The fire seed hasn't disappeared. It still exists in the blood of the Yanjiao people. It will continue to exist with the blood of the Yanjiao people."
Reading up to this point, Shao Xuan thought that the other half of the fire seed had already merged with the Yanjiao people's bodies.
At the back of these scrolls was a very simple drawing. It was the last time Chi had knelt down to the shaman before he came with the chief.
Did he regret it? From the words and drawings Chi wrote at the end of his life, it could be seen that he didn't regret it. But he did feel guilt and regret. He missed the old place very much. But Chi knew that the bridge had already sunk, and he didn't know when it would rise again. Even if it rose again, he wouldn't be able to see it. However, Chi believed that when the "bridge" appeared again, the tribesmen would be able to return to the tribe with the solution he had found.
"One day, we will return to the old place."
At the end of the scroll, there was a sentence similar to what Shao Xuan had seen written by "Zan" on the stone room.
But they didn't know that the Yanjiao tribe that had stayed behind had bad luck. As they walked, they found that the earth had split open, and then a giant river had appeared, completely cutting off their way back. They had lived a "savage" life for nearly a thousand years.
Seeing this, Shao Xuan couldn't help but sigh. It hadn't been easy. Whether it was the shaman or Chi and the chief, no one was truly satisfied. After all, Yanjiao had been split into two. In their eyes, they were all sinners who had let down their ancestors.
Looking at the scrolls left behind by Chi and the chief, one could see that their greatest wish was that one day, the two tribes would be reunited. Yanjiao's prosperity and glory were indispensable.
From the records left behind by the chief, Shao Xuan also discovered some things about "Mu Han." Because he had interacted with Mu Han a lot, the records left behind by the chief were mostly about Mu Han.
It was said that Mu Han had been exiled because he had been tricked. Otherwise, a genius like him wouldn't have been exiled so easily. But who would have thought that this exiled person would encounter a fortuitous encounter and cross the "bridge" from one side to the other.
In the chief's records, there was a paragraph that said, "Mu Han felt that this was a paradise."
"This" referred to the other side of the bridge, where Yanjiao and the other tribes lived. There were weak people like wanderers and prisoners of war who weren't valued. These were all excellent slaves because these people didn't have power, but thirsted for power! This kind of person was the best slave!
There were too many suitable slaves, and this completely ignited Mu Han's ambition. But he also resented the people who had exiled him. He wanted to kill them one day, so he abandoned his original surname, "Mu," and changed it to the more murderous surname, "Shi."
Back then, the chief, who knew Mu Han very well, had written some comments on the scroll. The general idea was that Mu Han's life had been at a disadvantage because he had shown off his abilities. He clearly had talent and power, but he had been tricked in the end.
Shao Xuan recalled the several big cities on the other side of the desert, as well as the surnames of the city lords there. There were no surnames of "Mu" and "Shi" … No, there was a surname of "Shi"!
Could it be that Mu Han had realized his own shortcomings and hoped that his juniors would know how to conceal their strength, endure silently, and trick others without batting an eyelid? Was that why he had changed the murderous "Shi" to "Shi"?
Thinking about it, it was really possible. Didn't Shi Shu and his gang silently launch a war that swept through the entire desert?
Perhaps Shi Shu's understanding of Yanjiao was not because of Dao Yu, but because of the records left by their ancestor, "Mu Han"?
Whether it was true or not, Shao Xuan now had no way to investigate, so he couldn't ask Shi Shu for the real reason.
Shao Xuan read the records left by "Chi", who had changed Yanjiao, again carefully rolled up the scroll and put it back.
If he could go back, these were all very important things. They were the results of Chi's life, and also the antidote to change the weakening of Yanjiao's fire seed.
Shao Xuan stretched his stiff body and looked out of the window.
Yang Guang was really brilliant.
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