In the past, only the female ducks would incubate the eggs, and this fat male duck would turn a blind eye when the tribesmen took the eggs from their nests. After the second generation ducks were born, the fat duck lost interest in them. It would patrol the forest every day, but would not stop for the ducklings.
But now, this fat duck was incubating eggs?!
But where did these eggs come from?
The ducklings had grown so much, where did these eggs come from?
Thinking about the eggs Bai Guo picked up, could they have been laid by the new ducks?
The fat duck stared at Shao Xuan, as if wary of him. With every step Shao Xuan took, it became even more nervous. It even opened its mouth, revealing its sharp teeth.
Other wild ducks did not have such sharp teeth, and their feet were not like this duck's either. Other than looking like a duck, there were many strange things about this fat duck. Perhaps, all of its previous actions were not as they had imagined?
Shao Xuan did not walk in again. He retreated from the duck shed and asked the person who usually took care of the duck shed.
"That duck? Its behaviour was very strange. After you left, it brought back a few eggs from outside. Then, new ducks came to the forest in front of the tribe. After a while, the patrolmen noticed that the ducks were laying eggs. At first, it was the same as before, but one day, a patrolman approached the duck's nest in the bushes and was attacked by the green duck. If he did not dodge in time, his hand would have been pecked! "said the person who took care of the duck shed.
"Did it attack the tribesmen?" asked Shao Xuan. If that was the case, they had to keep a close eye on this fat duck. They could not let it go on like this.
"Not really. After the patrolman left the nest, the duck stopped attacking. However, the patrolman said that he hid behind the bushes and watched secretly. He saw the duck grab an egg from the nest and fly away. After that, even when the patrolman approached the duck's nest in the bushes, it did not react, "said the person who took care of the duck shed.
"This fat duck is hiding eggs?!" Shao Xuan was surprised. They didn't know when the fat duck had started hiding. It couldn't have been a temporary move. Perhaps it had started a long time ago, and no one had noticed. But why did it bring the eggs back to the duck shed after hiding them? Did he specially bring it back to incubate?
"Not only did it hide the eggs, it even snatched them." "When it grabs the eggs from the duck nest, if it's seen by the mother duck, it will fight with the mother duck."
It was clear who would win if they fought. Those wild ducks were no match for this fat duck.
How heartless.
"Later, the patrolling people went to save the mother duck that was almost bitten to death, and the green duck took the egg away."
"Only one?" Shao Xuan asked.
"Yes, just one." Thinking of something, the person who took care of the duck shed said, "That green duck actually often goes to the duck nest, but after seeing it once, it won't go again. It's like … like it's picking. "
Yes, it would choose. Whether it was in the trees or in the grass, if there were duck eggs, the fat duck would go and take a look. Most of the time, it would leave after taking a look and would not go back. But sometimes, it would grab an egg from the nest and leave with it. It would not look back at the nest again.
"Other than the eggs, it doesn't care about anything else?" Shao Xuan asked.
"Sometimes, if it sees other wild animals in the forest, it will chase them away. But other than the eggs it takes away, everything else seems to be secondary," said the person who took care of the duck shed.
After thinking for a moment, Shao Xuan asked, "When was the first time you saw it take the eggs away from the duck nest?"
"Elder, not long after you left, the patrolmen noticed. Then one day, I saw it going back and forth from one place in the forest to the duck shed to carry eggs. "
So it had hidden some eggs a long time ago and then brought them back to the duck shed?
Come to think of it, if it had started stealing eggs so early, then … "Did anything hatch?"
The person who took care of the duck shed shook his head. "It didn't allow me to go near. I watched it every day, but I didn't see anything hatch. There was no other movement at all. " When the fat duck left, he even sneaked into the duck shed to take a look at the eggs, but he didn't see anything different.
Eggs laid by different ducks had different colors and patterns, but when comparing eggs from the same nest, there really wasn't much of a difference.
"I only went in to take a look once. The next day, I was threatened by the fat duck." The person who took care of the duck shed still felt a lingering fear when he thought of the fat duck's murderous look.
Worried that Shao Xuan would kill the fat duck, the person who took care of the duck shed didn't forget to put in a good word for it. "Actually, as long as you don't go in and touch the eggs, that fat duck is quite easy to get along with."
"Okay. I'll leave it to you guys to take care of the duck shed, "Shao Xuan said to the person who took care of the duck shed.
"It's no trouble at all. When there are more ducks, we'll be able to lay more eggs. Those eggs are more useful than the ducks," someone said.
Duck eggs had many effects, especially in detoxification. They were very beneficial to the tribesmen, but not other ducks. The patrolling men once brought back a female duck that had been killed by a wild beast. After eating it, they found that it didn't have much of an effect. It was similar to the normal birds they ate in the forest, so the tribesmen were very attentive when taking care of the slowly growing ducklings.
Walking out of the duck shed, Shao Xuan thought about the fat duck's reason for doing this. He wondered what was so different about the eggs it took away.
After all, it wasn't a human. Animals in the natural world had all kinds of strange behaviors. He could only wait and see if those eggs would hatch.
Shao Xuan walked up the mountain. He hadn't lived there for a while, so a layer of dust had gathered in his house. However, the backyard was often cleaned. The Thousand Grain Gold plants were slowly wilting, but Qi Qi and the others didn't touch them for safety reasons. They planned to check again next year.
Putting down his things, Shao Xuan went to look for the chief and shamaness.
Guang Yi was talking to the chief and shamaness about the Royal City. There were other people in the house as well, people who would usually show up for important meetings.
When Shao Xuan arrived, Guang Yi was talking about how Shao Xuan sent Luzong flying with one palm. Everyone's faces twitched, imagining the scene in their minds.
Seeing Shao Xuan enter, the chief, Zheng Luo, had a smile in his eyes and invited him to sit.
Ever since Shao Xuan came to the tribe, there was an extra seat next to the chief. It was reserved for Shao Xuan. Shao Xuan and the shamaness sat on both sides of the chief. The rest had to sit at the back.
Everyone was happy with the grains Shao Xuan brought back, as well as Heng's weapons. Of course, the most exciting thing was how Shao Xuan sent the Linlu chief flying with one palm. The Yanjiao people didn't care what others thought. They approved of Shao Xuan's actions. To them, it was very exciting.
"I should thank my ancestors," Shao Xuan took out the bone ornaments he was wearing. "Without them, I wouldn't have been able to do that."
"Thank you for your blessings!" The shamaness wanted to kneel and kowtow.
The others were the same. To them, there was nothing better than being blessed by their ancestors.
"Right, what about the salt mine? How's it going?" asked Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan's words dampened the happy atmosphere in the room.
Zheng Luo wiped the smile off his face, his expression dark. "The Fox and Shen tribes are serious this time."
The five tribes that divided the mine would each send people to guard the mine. They would change every once in a while. However, a few days before the trade, the people stationed at the mine returned. They were all injured, some with arrows in their bodies. Their lives were in danger and the arrows were laced with poison. They had been lying in bed ever since they came back and could only walk for two days.
"The people stationed there were forced to leave. Other than us, the Taihe people were forced to come back too. Thank goodness they brought the herbs or our people would have died from the poison," said Duo Kang angrily.
"In the beginning, it was just a chase. They didn't attack too harshly. That's why so many people came back alive. However, the Mountain Wind tribesmen were not satisfied. When they went over again, the Fox and Shen tribes were much more ruthless. Many of the Mountain Wind tribesmen died." Zheng Luo said to Shao Xuan. "Yesterday, the Mountain Wind tribesmen sent a letter. They asked us to meet up with the Taihe people for a discussion. They want revenge but they can't win against them alone. We want to take back the salt mine too. We also want to know why the Fox and Shen tribes are doing this. That's why we agreed to meet up with them. "
"The Fox and Shen tribes have different attitudes. Why is that?" Shao Xuan pondered. If it was just to take back the salt mine, they wouldn't have held back the first time. "Could it be that there's something else in the mine?!"
Zheng Luo nodded. "I thought of that too but I don't know what's in the mine that's worth turning against the other three tribes. If that's the case, it must be something very important for them to turn against the other three tribes. There must be a lot of it too! "
Zheng Luo's eyes burned with passion. If there was something good, how could the Yanjiao people miss it? If they couldn't negotiate peacefully, then they'd just have to take it!
Shao Xuan understood too. Perhaps the Fox and Shen tribes only found out about the stuff the first time. That's why they worked together to chase the other three tribes away. However, they didn't want to offend the other tribes too much so they held back. That was the only way to turn back. But later on, perhaps they found out about the stuff in the mine and the quantity exceeded their expectations. Coincidentally, the Mountain Wind tribesmen went over too. That's why they chose to kill them. They wanted to take the stuff for themselves and were willing to go to war with the other three tribes!
"Fox and Sen went to look for the other tribes and promised to give them a large amount of salt if they were willing to help. That's why the Mountain Wind tribesmen want us to work with the Taihe tribe. That's how they can continue fighting. "
"I'll go with you all tomorrow," Shao Xuan said.
Shao Xuan and Guang Yi's return made everyone feel more at ease. Having two more powerful fighters was a boost to morale.
However, before that, Shao Xuan planned to ask the people guarding the mine for details.
The leader of the guards had been shot several times in order to protect the rest of the team as they left. He had almost died and had been lying in bed since he came back. He must be very weak now. For a strong Yanjiao person to lie in bed for so long, this injury must have turned a strong man into a bag of bones.
Shao Xuan was prepared to see a frail and weak man. However, when he followed Zheng Luo, the man he saw was completely different. His face was rosy and he had gained weight.
Seeing Shao Xuan's shocked expression, the man pursed his lips and explained, "I ate too many eggs."
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