Shao Xuan did not touch the old man. He just took the things and left.
If you want to rob someone, you have to be prepared to be robbed and killed as well.
When he came down from the tree, Shao Xuan did not see the fat duck. There was only a piece of rope tied to the tree, and the other end was pecked off.
Shao Xuan was not interested in the duck's whereabouts. He went to the place where he killed the robber. The man's face was blurred, like a melted wax figure. It was very strange.
Shao Xuan tried to dig up some of the poisonous grass, but the grass withered quickly after he left. Shao Xuan only took a few of the withered grass, but after testing it with prey, he found that the poison of the grass, which could kill a senior totemic warrior, was greatly reduced after it withered. The more it withered, the less poisonous it was. It could not even kill an ant.
Shao Xuan could only give up. It was useless to take it away like this. Perhaps these strange plants could only grow in this place.
Shao Xuan continued to walk in the direction of his plan. When he passed by the treehouse, he heard a loud bang. It sounded like a large piece of wood had fallen and broken. He also heard the old man's angry curses and the duck's quacking. It sounded like they were fighting.
"Ah —" There was a scream, followed by the old man's hysterical roar. "Damn it, damn it all!"
Shao Xuan did not go over to look. He continued to take the things he packed and left.
On the other side, the treehouse had collapsed.
After Shao Xuan left, the old man spat at the door and continued to curse. However, his voice was much softer. He didn't dare to curse too loudly for fear of attracting the little devil's attention. Just as he was feeling lucky to be alive, the old man saw a green figure fly into the house. It quickly scratched the old man's head and ran away.
The few strands of hair on the old man's head were still stuck to his scalp and blood. Not only that, the fat duck left a few deep claw marks on the old man's head. If its claws were longer, sharper, and stronger, it might have clawed through the old man's head.
After being hit like this, the old man cried out in pain and swung his axe. He had just been frightened, and now this fat bird was rebelling. He was so angry that smoke was coming out of his head. He vigorously swung his axe around and swung it around.
But the fat duck was not slow. It darted around the house. The old man did not cut off the duck's head. Instead, he made a mess of the house.
The wooden house, which was not very sturdy, fell from the tree and broke into pieces.
The old man, who had fallen to the ground, picked himself up from the ruins. He grabbed the chipped axe and continued to chase after the duck. But in the forest, the duck was much more agile than the old man.
Fat Duck seemed to be playing with him. It led him around in circles, occasionally giving him a claw. It usually worked obediently, mostly because it was afraid of the others. In terms of fighting power, the old man was the weakest. Now that the others were dead, only the old man was left. The fat duck did not want to listen to him. It would not give up such a good opportunity to turn the tables.
As it led the angry old man around, the fat duck led him to a nearby trap. Most of the traps were set by the other three. The old man did not know that the scream Shao Xuan heard was when the old man's leg was caught in a wooden trap.
After the old man fell into a trap, he was trapped by a lasso. He did not have the axe in his hand. He could not get out of the trap. The fat duck hit him a few more times before running away and spreading its wings.
Not long after the fat duck left, the sky in the forest darkened. A black figure stopped on a nearby tree and stared at the old man. Not long after, another similar bird flew over. They were nocturnal and liked to eat rotten meat. If there was no rotten meat, they would create it.
The old man was no stranger to these birds. In the past, he had fed them the corpses of others. Now that he saw the birds on the tree, he felt a sense of despair.
In the silent night, a sudden scream broke the silence of the forest. It was accompanied by the sweet chirping of the birds. The scream became more intense.
Some of the beasts hiding in the dark smelled the blood in the air. They followed the smell and joined in the feast.
As for Shao Xuan, he had already found the way. He did not rest in a cave. Shao Xuan rested on a tree.
Before closing his eyes to rest, Shao Xuan looked at a tree not far away. There, behind the bushes, was a fat figure. It thought it had hidden well.
Shao Xuan ignored it. He had used up a lot of energy to deal with the three robbers. It was time to recover.
The next day, Shao Xuan woke up and continued on his way.
Not far from Shao Xuan, the fat duck continued to follow him. Sometimes, when Shao Xuan saw it, it would fly away. When Shao Xuan turned around and did not look, it would continue to follow.
Shao Xuan did not understand. What was this fat duck thinking?
One day, as Shao Xuan was hurrying on his way, he suddenly heard a terrible "Quack!" from behind him!
While flying over a tree, the fat duck was swatted down by a large bird in the sky. A few of its feathers were broken.
After the fat duck landed on a branch, it was entangled by a snake. Its small claws could not scratch the snake's body. The duck's neck was bitten by the snake. It could not even make a sound.
Shao Xuan swung his sword and cut the snake in half. He lifted the duck's leg and shook it. The duck's neck swayed with it. It had lost consciousness. It was poisoned. It probably did not have long to live.
Shao Xuan looked at the motionless duck and tied its leg with a straw rope. He carried it away and picked up the snake. He would roast it and eat it later.
Many of the poisonous snakes in this forest were very poisonous. He did not know how long this duck would last. Shao Xuan felt it was a pity. It would not taste good if it was poisoned.
At night, Shao Xuan rested in a cave. This was one of the resting spots on the mountain path. There was a stone pot Shao Xuan had made.
He roasted some beast meat, boiled a pot of soup and threw the snake in. Shao Xuan looked at the fat duck on the ground. Just then, the duck woke up. It raised its head and met Shao Xuan's gaze.
"Quack!" The duck wanted to dodge but the snake venom was not completely gone. Its wings and legs were weak so it fell back to the ground.
Shao Xuan looked at the duck, wondering if he should cook it. Since it could wake up, it meant the venom was gone and it was not in danger … It was perfect for cooking.
The fat duck's feathers bristled under Shao Xuan's stare. It quacked again, trying to put up a brave front.
Shao Xuan turned around, picked up a stone stick and stirred the pot. He looked at the snake. Although it was not the most poisonous snake here, it was not to be underestimated. Even an advanced totemic warrior had to be wary of it. However, this fat duck had cured itself so quickly without any antidote!
That's right. The poisonous plants that grew in that place were more toxic than other places. Presumably, the fat ducks that lived in that place would also have a high resistance to poison.
Shao Xuan looked at the fat duck, not sure what he meant. It was surrounded by roasted and cooked food, but the duck was not interested. It fell asleep again, probably because the venom was still there.
The next day, Shao Xuan was woken up by the duck's quacking.
The duck pecked at the straw rope that bound its legs and ran out quickly. Shao Xuan did not stop it.
The stone blocking the hole was still there. The duck could only squeeze out through the gap between the stone and the hole. It almost got stuck.
When Shao Xuan got up and moved the rock away, he looked outside to see the fat duck pecking at the grass not far away. It even hopped and flew for a while.
Looking at its hopping, the snake venom was completely gone. The hungry duck was looking for food. Shao Xuan did not care. He just did what he needed to do.
After eating the leftover roast meat from yesterday, Shao Xuan continued on his way.
The fat duck that was pecking in the bushes stopped looking for food when it saw Shao Xuan walk away. It hurried to catch up. This time, it followed closer than before. However, Shao Xuan's speed made it difficult for the duck.
After passing through the monkey forest, Shao Xuan came to the river again. He looked around. He did not know if the giant crocodile was still around but he did not want to take the risk. He did not plan to build a raft immediately.
Shao Xuan took out a wooden whistle. Heng had made it from tree branches in the valley. He taught Shao Xuan how to blow it. As for whether the hammer bird would listen to him, Heng was not sure.
Following Heng's instructions, Shao Xuan blew the whistle.
Not long after, a bird flew over from the other side of the river. It was the hammer bird. However, when it saw Shao Xuan, it did not land immediately. After Shao Xuan said a few words and gave it a prey, the hammer bird reluctantly agreed.
While the hammer bird was eating, the fat duck landed from the sky and hid behind Shao Xuan, watching him cautiously. The fat duck was afraid of a bird so much bigger than itself.
After a full meal, the hammer bird happily brought Shao Xuan across the river. The fat duck continued to follow behind. The hammer bird did not even want to look at it. It did not care about a tiny thing like this.
When they crossed the river, Shao Xuan did not see the giant crocodile. They reached the other side smoothly.
Shao Xuan would rest at Heng's place for two days before leaving. He did not enter Heng's stone house but rested in the treehouse he had slept in before.
The fat duck rested outside, not far away.
It knew that it would be eaten if it followed Shao Xuan but it still followed. It did not have the ability to live in the forest. Perhaps it had been trained by the old man and lost some of its wildness. It relied on humans to a certain extent. When everyone else died, it had vented its anger towards the old man and felt that it could no longer live in the forest so it followed Shao Xuan here. However, it did not expect that after leaving the forest, there would be even more ferocious beasts in the forest outside. There were birds flying in the sky that could kill it with a single swipe of their claws. It could see them all the time. After days of fear, the duck was so scared that it lost a lot of weight.
Shao Xuan suspected that the duck had Stockholm Syndrome. In tribesmen's words, this was the prelude to being tamed.
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