The people of the Drumming tribe had a deep impression of Yanjiao. They didn't have much contact with other tribes, but Yanjiao's appearance that year was too special. They even helped them, so they remembered clearly.
However, the last time they saw the Yanjiao tribe, there weren't so many people.
The people of the Drumming tribe were happy to see Shao Xuan again after four years, especially Fu Shi, who was familiar with Shao Xuan. But when they saw the Yanjiao team, they couldn't help but be curious. "You're … migrating again?"
They just moved here four years ago, and now they want to leave again?
This tribe migrated too frequently. Although it was because of the natural disaster, the frequency of migration was too high for the tribesmen.
Fu Shi's words were unintentional, but it made the Yanjiao people's faces bitter. If they weren't forced to do so, who would be willing to give up four years of hard work to build their homeland and come all the way here again?
The closer they got, the more familiar Ao, Guigou, Ta, and the others felt. A thought rose in their minds again. Could it be that they really had to go back to where they lived before?
The more they thought about it, the faster their hearts beat. Compared to finding a new place, they obviously preferred their old forest. Even if there were some shortcomings, tribesmen were nostalgic, especially for land. One could imagine how they felt at this moment.
So, before Fu Shi could say anything, Ao asked, "Is there any change in the river? Have the river beasts returned? Can the boat sail on it? "
Ao's series of questions made Fu Shi's expression strange. The warriors of the Drumming tribe beside him also had complicated expressions.
Shao Xuan saw this and asked, "What's wrong? What's changed in the river? "
"Change? Of course! " Fu Shi pointed in the direction of the river. "Did you notice that the sound of the river changed?"
The sound of the river?
Because they didn't often move around in the water, Yanjiao people were weaker than the Drumming tribe in this aspect.
"I didn't hear it," Ao said honestly.
Fu Shi didn't look down on him. His eyes showed a complicated expression. "The sound of the river is gone. In other words, the river is no longer there. "
At this point, Fu Shi also sighed. Back then, when they left the riverbank to seek refuge, they were almost thrown out by the earthquake. They tied themselves and their families to tree trunks or higher terrain. There were many mountains here, and few flat lands. Even if they wanted to hide, they would hide from one mountain to another. No one wanted to leave this place and go further away. Because the fire seed was here, no one was willing to go further away.
Later, everything stopped. When he tried to go to the riverbank, he found that their former village had been destroyed. All the houses had collapsed. If they hadn't escaped in time and stayed far away from the riverbank like the crocodiles, perhaps many of them would have been buried in the disaster not long ago.
What shocked them even more was what happened on the other side of the river. At that time, Fu Shi and the other warriors of the Drumming tribe stood by the river bank and looked forward. Everywhere they looked, the scenery had changed!
The Yanjiao people were prepared to wait another year, but when they heard Fu Shi's words, they were all shocked. Even Shao Xuan wondered if they should wait for another year until the rainy season ended and boats could travel on the river. Along the way, they had discussed how to build a boat but now, Fu Shi said that the river had disappeared?!
This shocked the Yanjiao people so much that they doubted their own ears.
How could such a huge river disappear just like that?
Moreover, according to what the Drumming tribe said, all the changes were only completed in those five days, under the condition of day and night.
"I'll take you to see it," Fu Shi sighed and walked over.
Letting the people in the team stay here, Shao Xuan and the two chiefs went to the riverbank together.
There were crocodiles of all sizes moving around. A brown-eyed crocodile quickly crawled over to Shao Xuan. It was the little crocodile from before. After a few years, it had grown a lot. At first sight, it didn't recognize Shao Xuan, but after Fu Shi's reminder, Shao Xuan recognized it.
But now Shao Xuan was thinking about the river. He patted the brown-eyed crocodile's head and quickly followed Fu Shi.
The Drumming tribe's original residence had been destroyed. If it wasn't destroyed in the earthquake, then it was buried by the mudslide brought by the rain. In short, it was uninhabitable and had to be rebuilt. Fortunately, most of the people were still there, and the fire seed was still there. This was already the best result.
"It's there. See for yourselves." Fu Shi pointed ahead.
In front of them was a small hill, but there was no way to see the other side.
Walking up the hill, there were no other obstacles in front of them. Shao Xuan could see clearly what was on the other side.
"It's … it's really …" Ao's voice trembled. Guigou, Ta, and the others were all in disbelief.
Who wouldn't be shocked to see such a big river suddenly become a small river and still be able to see the scenery on the other side?
"That … that … that's … it's really there!" Ta was too excited and stuttered. The others couldn't understand, but the Yanjiao people knew.
The other side was where they used to live!
The mountain seemed to have become taller, and there were many uneven places at the foot of the mountain. Rocks with edges protruded from the ground, like ferocious beasts baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Further up, they could see the traces of their lives, even if the houses had collapsed.
Their heavy breathing, red faces, and the excitement of the Yanjiao people puzzled Fu Shi.
"That's where we used to live!" Ao took a deep breath. The pain and sorrow of the destruction of the old homeland faded when he saw the situation on the other side.
They had lived in the old homeland for four years, but on the other side, they had lived for decades!
How could they not have feelings?
When they left that year, they had thought that after leaving, they would probably never come back. Even though the shaman said that the Yanjiao could use that place as a backup plan, and if they didn't do well, they could go back. But later, after the Yanjiao tribes returned to the old homeland and developed better and better, they gradually stopped thinking about the other side. Occasionally, they would still dream of the place where they used to live, the dangerous forest, and the familiar hunting routes …
"I didn't expect this … hahaha … I didn't expect this!" Ao took another deep breath, and then let out a long breath, as if he was spitting out all the depression in his heart.
"It's here, right? Xuan? "Ao stared at the other side of the river and said.
"Yes, it's here." Shao Xuan was now sure that the result of the divination was there.
Years ago, the ancestors left the old homeland due to a natural disaster and came here. As a result, the earth cracked and the river formed, cutting off their path of return. And now, a thousand years later, there was another change that was even greater than back then. The earth that had been split open was now closed.
The river that had existed for a thousand years was gone. Only a small trace was left, a small river that wasn't too deep or wide, and one could see the scenery on the other side of the river.
There was probably no other backup plan that could comfort the Yanjiao people more than this.
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