The hunting group waited at the entrance of the cave until the next afternoon.
They were supposed to leave at noon, but Mai and Lang Ga proposed to wait a little longer, so they continued to wait at the entrance.
In fact, by this time, Lang Ga and the others had already given up hope, but they were still unwilling to give up.
"Let's go. If we don't leave now, we'll be late." A warrior at the same age as Mai looked at the sky and said.
They did not bring much food, for they had stored all the food they got from the first location. They only brought a small amount of food when they were on their way to the second location. By now, some of the warriors' beastskin bags were already empty.
According to the rules of the hunting group, no one would leave when they were waiting for their companions. Even if the food was gone, they could not leave to hunt. This was another kind of mourning ceremony, to remember their companions. Even if they did not see their companions alive or dead, rationally speaking, everyone knew that the lost ones would never come back.
Once they left the cave, it meant that they had given up waiting. The mourning was over, and the hunting began. The nature of the ceremony was different. Unless they returned from hunting, they would not return to the cave.
For some people in the hunting group, it was enough for them to wait until now. Shao Xuan was not a big shot, nor did he have any status in the tribe. They did not need to spend a few days mourning for him. They had to start hunting as soon as possible.
Mai looked at the setting sun, and asked everyone to get ready to go.
Before they left, everyone lowered their heads slightly, and touched the middle of their eyebrows with one hand. Every time a member of the hunting group left, the other members would hold a simple mourning ceremony like this.
"Let's go." After the mourning, Mai led the others out of the cave, and prepared to go to another cave on the mountainside. That was their second location.
Shao Xuan carried the "ancestor" on his back and the stone tool in his hand, and walked step by step towards the entrance of the cave.
After being in the dark for so long, Shao Xuan did not feel uncomfortable when he saw the light again.
He had already heard the chirping of birds and insects outside the cave, and his mood rose sharply.
The entrance of the cave was relatively narrow, much narrower than the cave entrance of the mountainside. Perhaps a long time ago, this cave entrance was as big as the other caves, but now, more than half of the cave entrance was blocked by some big rocks that fell from the mountain. Moreover, the cave entrance was also blocked by vines due to the passage of time.
The surface of this mountain was the same as other mountains. There was nothing special about it. There were plants and streams. Only the depths of the mountain were different from other mountains. Therefore, the surface of the mountain was the same as the other mountains. There were all kinds of flowers, plants, and insects. The names of all the hunting group leaders carved on the wall of the entrance of the cave were still there and would not disappear.
At the entrance of the cave, Shao Xuan listened carefully and observed the outside through the gaps between the vines. He didn't find any dangerous creatures, so he carefully parted the vines and walked out. When he walked, he had to be careful not to let the "person" on his back hit the rocks. The "person" was already in such a state. He didn't know if the "person" would crack if they hit the rocks.
Sensing Yang Guang's weak aura, Shao Xuan felt as if he had been reborn. If it weren't for the fact that the environment didn't allow him to do so, he would have roared to vent his anger.
He was used to seeing skeletons, so he didn't feel scared. But now, when he turned around and saw the four dried corpses … Shao Xuan forced himself to calm down, and tried to hypnotize himself, "It's okay. These are the ancestors, the ancestors of the tribe. Even if they are shriveled, withered, and gray, they are still extraordinary!"
He didn't leave the four "people" on his back immediately. The treasure was still there. Shao Xuan planned to ask for the ancestors' protection before he met up with the hunting group.
Shao Xuan didn't know where he was, but when he looked up at the mountain and saw the figures flying in the sky, he felt that he should still be on the same mountain. Moreover, he had already arrived at the other side of the mountain, and was still at the foot of the mountain.
He couldn't just wander around like this. He didn't know this place well, and he couldn't fight against those ferocious beasts. He also had to be careful not to be caught by those big birds in the sky. He could only try to contact the hunting group first.
Shao Xuan looked down, and found that there was a layer of gray stone powder on his animal skin clothes and pants, as well as on his hands.
He rubbed his hands together to get rid of the stone powder. He was going to pick up some leaves from the vines nearby to wipe his hands, but he gave up after thinking about it. Shao Xuan didn't know if the vines were poisonous to people.
After wiping his hands, Shao Xuan bent his fingers and put them into his mouth, and blew a whistle with a specific rhythm.
It was impossible to shout directly here, because it would attract some creatures. Therefore, Shao Xuan used the old method used by the hunting group. While blowing, Shao Xuan thought about making a deer whistle for hunting in the future.
The hunting group, who were walking to the second location, paused, especially Qiaomai, his wife, and the several intermediate totem warriors. Their hearing was better than that of the junior totem warriors, so they could clearly hear the sound that the junior totem warriors could only hear vaguely.
"Mike! That's … "Qiaomai pulled Mike excitedly.
Mai signaled her to calm down, and listened carefully. The sound was a little far away, but she could still recognize that it was the secret signal of the hunting team. And it seemed that Shao Xuan was the only one in the team who could blow this kind of whistle!
However, they had just left the cave, and the direction of the whistle was not at the cave entrance, but at the foot of the mountain …
"You guys wait here!" Mai said as he ran down the mountain. With a few jumps, his figure disappeared into the bushes.
"Is it really Xuan?" Lang Ga said in surprise. Although he couldn't hear it clearly, he had heard the same sound before he found the two kids during the Thorn Black Wind incident.
"Impossible! Even our ancestors couldn't come out. How could Xuan do it?!" A warrior said. It wasn't that he didn't want Shao Xuan to come back, but he didn't believe in Shao Xuan's ability, because he worshipped his ancestors.
"But that sound was the same as the one we heard when we found him last time!" Ang said.
Thinking that Shao Xuan was still alive, Lang Ga couldn't help but ask.
Not only Lang Ga, but also the others, who were eager to know the answer.
"Let's go and have a look!"
"Yeah, let's go and have a look. As long as we don't go out of the mountain, we won't encounter any big ferocious beasts. We can go to the cave later."
"I want to go too!"
Generally speaking, people in the hunting group always followed the rules and listened to the leader's words. If the leader asked them to wait, they would do it. But the situation was different now. Since the hunting route was established, almost no one had been able to come out of it after going missing! Even the ancestors couldn't do it!
After a discussion, several intermediate totem warriors decided to go and have a look as well.
So, after Mike ran there, the others in the hunting group followed him.
Mai followed the voice and saw a grayish-white person standing there.
At first, Mike didn't pay attention to what Shao Xuan was carrying on his back, nor did he look carefully at the stone tools Shao Xuan put at his feet. Now, Mike was shocked.
Even though Shao Xuan was covered with a layer of grey stone powder, he was still a kid. He knew who he was at first glance.
"Xuan, you're really okay!" The others in the hunting group who followed him also arrived, and they recognized Shao Xuan.
Lang Ga quickly approached Shao Xuan, ready to give him a warrior's hug to celebrate Shao Xuan's narrow escape. But when he saw what Shao Xuan was carrying on his back, he stammered, "Xuan … What … What's that on your back?"
All eyes were fixed on Shao Xuan's back.
"This," Shao Xuan turned around so that the others could have a better look at the person on his back. He pointed and said, "It's the ancestor."
But Shao Xuan still underestimated the weight of the word "ancestor" in the hearts of the people in the tribe.
As soon as the word "ancestor" was mentioned, Shao Xuan found that the others in the hunting group seemed to be frozen. They stood there blankly, but their eyes turned red, and their breaths were rapid and heavy. Their facial muscles were twitching, and they looked a little twisted. Their bodies even began to tremble.
The people who were normal a moment ago were now all acting strange.
"Wait, don't get too excited! Let's talk slowly! "
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