In the Drumming tribe.
Houses could be seen everywhere. They had a similar architectural style to the Drumming tribe, with wooden pillars as the base. However, the wooden pillars here were taller and thicker. The houses were at least six to seven meters above the ground. The taller ones were even more than ten meters.
Also, these houses were not square. Instead, they were round and pointed. The roofs were covered with brown cloth. The bigger houses were more than twenty meters in diameter, while the smaller houses were less than four meters in diameter.
Below the houses, there were many nets wrapped around the wooden pillars. These nets were divided into many layers, and each layer had something on it. Some were food, some were clothes, etc.
Some of the nets below the houses were very complicated. It looked very messy, but it was just a look.
There were people resting inside the nets. The ropes and nets could be used as hammocks for people to lie on, and also for drying items.
At this moment, in the center of the Drumming tribe, in the largest house.
The atmosphere was heavy.
"Is Bo Luo really gone?"
The person who spoke had messy hair. His clothes were torn in many places, as if they had been scratched by tree branches. There were dried blood stains and a fishy smell on his body. His tired eyes were bloodshot and hazy. The muscles on his face twitched, and the veins on his arms twitched. It was obvious that he was in a very bad mood, as if he was about to explode at any moment.
The person sitting by the door replied, "… Yes. When I arrived, I saw Bo Luo being taken away by the beasts."
The house was silent again. The air seemed to have frozen for a moment.
"Actually, Bo Luo might still be alive."
In the silence, a voice spoke slowly, dispelling the oppressive atmosphere in the house.
The person who spoke was a thin middle-aged man sitting in the innermost part of the room. Although he didn't look old, there was a hint of white in his hair. At this time, his white hair and dark brown hair were intertwined, brown and white. It looked like a checkerboard that was squeezed together in rows, and his hair was longer than his shoulders.
"My injuries haven't healed yet, so I can't confirm Bo Luo's location. However, I can feel that he is still alive," said the person.
"But he was taken away by the beasts. Where can we find him?" The person sitting near the door was troubled. He looked at the person who was surrounded by an oppressive atmosphere. "Bo Gu, what's your decision?"
Bo Gu rubbed his red eyes. He had rushed back continuously and was already exhausted. He didn't expect to hear that his son had been taken away by the beasts the moment he returned. He was angry and sad... But there were too many things he had to face now.
What to do?
He had no idea either.
Even if the people who were captured by the beasts were still alive, they probably wouldn't be able to live for long.
With a heavy sigh, Bo Gu was about to say something when he heard the gray-haired person sitting at the innermost part of the table say, "Hmm."
This shout was not directed at the people in the room, but he had sensed something else.
"What's wrong, Shaman?" The people in the room looked over.
The brown-haired man didn't say anything. Instead, he looked in a certain direction. Although he couldn't see anything due to the cover of the house, the people in the house knew that there was something unusual going on in that direction.
Just as they were puzzled, they suddenly heard a series of whining sounds, which sounded like the cries of some kind of water bird. The voice came from afar. If it was someone with poor hearing, it would be difficult for them to hear it. However, everyone in the room could hear the voice.
When the people in the room heard the voice, they raised their eyebrows. Their eyes flashed and without saying anything, they rushed out of the room.
Bo Gu dashed out of the house that was more than 10 metres high. Before he landed, he hooked his hand and used the net rope tied to the wooden frame to slow down his fall. "Zeng!" Bo Gu's entire body was like a rock that was falling rapidly. Suddenly, he turned into a leaf and landed lightly on the ground. The sound was like a small pebble landing on the grass. It was so small that it was hard to hear.
After landing, Bo Gu and the others who came out of the house ran towards the direction of the sound and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
After they left, the brown-haired man who was sitting cross-legged in the room slowly walked out and looked towards the river. He was puzzled. "Someone from another tribe?"
At this time, which tribe did they come from? He could sense that the person was definitely not from a nearby tribe. He also didn't know anyone from a tribe. He had never met anyone from another tribe before. Plus, the person who came gave him a very different feeling. It was very different from the people from other tribes he had met before. As for what exactly was different, he couldn't tell.
Not long after, someone rushed back to the tribe from afar. As he ran, he shouted, "Bo Luo is back! Bo Luo that kid is back! "
Hearing the commotion, the people who came out of their houses started shouting.
"What? Wasn't Bo Luo taken away by a fearsome beast?! "
"Bo Luo is still alive?!"
"Where is he? Was he bitten by a fearsome beast? "
"I want to go and see!"
"No, don't run around. If you do, I'll beat you up. Stay in your houses!"
Ignoring the people who were talking, the person who came back ran directly to the biggest house. Using the net rope tied to the wooden frame, he jumped up as if he was stepping on a staircase.
"Shaman, someone brought Bo Luo back," the person said.
"Who?" The Gu shaman frowned.
"Bo Gu said it was someone from Yanjiao."
"Yanjiao? So fast?! "The Gu shaman was surprised. Bo Gu just came back from Yanjiao's trading point. He didn't even have time to talk about what happened there, but someone from Yanjiao had already come to the Gu tribe's territory.
…
When Shao Xuan sensed that the Gu tribe was getting closer, he let Bo Luo send a signal.
Actually, Bo Luo already felt that the scenery on the shore was familiar. He had been here before when he went hunting. However, he knew that they weren't in the tribe's territory yet, so he didn't blow the whistle. Still, his uneasiness was greatly relieved.
When Shao Xuan learned how to let Bo Luo blow the whistle, Bo Luo immediately blew a whistle that only the people of the Gu tribe could understand. The whistle was made from two thumbs placed together. Those who didn't know how to make it would have a hard time blowing it. Even if they did, they wouldn't be able to produce the same rhythm as the Gu tribe's whistle, let alone use this kind of whistle to send simple messages.
Now that Bo Luo saw his tribesmen, his anxious heart finally calmed down. When he saw that his father was among the people on the shore, he was so excited that he wanted to jump onto the shore immediately. However, the Yanjiao's boat was still some distance away from the shore. Even though they were sailing close to the shore, it wasn't good to get too close. The water was shallow and dangerous.
Most of the people from the Gu tribe were surprised to see these floating "houses" for the first time. Bo Gu had seen boats before. At the Flaming River Trading Point, there weren't only Yanjiao boats, there were also other tribes that went to the trading point via the waterway.
That was why when he saw Shao Xuan's boat, Bo Gu didn't have much of a reaction. He was only surprised that Yanjiao had boats coming from downstream and arrived so quickly. There definitely wouldn't be any movement during the rainy season, so these Yanjiao people must have set off after the rainy season. It should be around the same time as when they came back from the trading point.
However, they tried their best to get back to the tribe as quickly as possible. Sometimes they didn't even rest at night and half of them were exhausted by the time they got back. Those people were probably still asleep now. If it wasn't for Bo Luo, Bo Gu would be resting at home too.
However, these Yanjiao people looked very energetic!
Was it because of the boat?
Bo Gu was deep in thought when he heard the Yanjiao's boat approaching the shore. He looked over.
Bo Luo couldn't wait any longer. He jumped off the boat before it even stopped and ran over excitedly. He had survived a disaster and returned safely to the tribe. He even saw his father return. How could Bo Luo not be happy?
However, what greeted Bo Luo was his father's fist.
"You're disobedient! I'll teach you a lesson! "Bo Gu swung his fist at Bo Luo who was running over.
While Bo Gu was scolding his son, Shao Xuan and the rest got off the boat.
The Gu tribesmen who came to the shore stared curiously at Shao Xuan and the rest. Many of them were cautious and scrutinizing.
At this moment, the Gu shaman also came to the shore.
"Welcome to the Gu tribe."
Shao Xuan looked at the Gu shaman who smiled at them. Why did he feel like he didn't want to come?
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