Shao Xuan's intuition was right. The Drumming tribesmen were slightly repulsed by them. As for why they didn't express it, it was probably because they were afraid of the Yanjiao tribe.
Even though Shao Xuan's group saved Bo Luo, and even though Chacha captured him after saving him, they still saved him. However, the Drumming tribesmen were very strange. They seemed to want Shao Xuan's group to leave as soon as possible.
Shao Xuan could understand why they were repulsed by an unfamiliar tribe. Especially a tribe stronger than them, they would be wary of them. However, Shao Xuan felt that there was something else going on here.
Even so, the Drumming tribesmen still welcomed Shao Xuan's group to the Drumming tribe's resting place. They were guests who had saved the Drumming tribesmen before, so they couldn't draw a clear line between them. The Drumming tribe didn't want to fall out with the Yanjiao tribe yet.
The Drumming tribesmen were very cautious towards Shao Xuan's group of Yanjiao tribesmen. Bo Gu and the others had been to the Flaming River Trading Point before, so they knew more about the Yanjiao tribe than the others. They were inexplicably nervous when they saw Shao Xuan.
The Drumming tribesmen mostly wore linen. It looked like it was woven quite well, and the workmanship was exquisite. This was probably made by their own tribe, and it wasn't any worse than the ones made by the Rain tribe. However, their linen clothes were still wrapped with some unrefined, tassel-like hemp fibers. The Drumming tribesmen were used to this, so they didn't feel uncomfortable with the hemp fibers tied around their bodies.
When Bo Luo was brought to Shao Xuan's ship, his clothes were already severely damaged, so the hemp fibers weren't obvious. Now that Shao Xuan saw so many Drumming tribesmen here, it was obvious that they were wearing a unique outfit.
Seeing that Shao Xuan was curious about the hemp fibers tied around their bodies, Bo Gu explained, "The Drumming tribe is good at making nets. We always bring nets with us when we go out, but sometimes our nets get damaged from hunting, so we use these to repair them."
"I see." With Bo Gu's explanation, Shao Xuan understood.
Different nets had different thicknesses, so the ropes used were also different. Therefore, the people of the Drumming tribe brought raw materials with them and used hemp fibers to repair the nets. No wonder the people of the Drumming tribe had different kinds of hemp fibers. It must be because they used different materials to make their nets, so they had different kinds of hemp fibers wrapped around their clothes. It could be used for decoration as well as practicality.
Shao Xuan and the others didn't think much of Bo Gu's attitude, but some of the Zhi tribesmen had weird looks on their faces.
Logically speaking, Shao Xuan and the rest had saved Bo Gu's son so it was reasonable for them to be polite. However, the people in the Gu tribe who knew Bo Gu were still surprised because Bo Gu was too polite.
Who was Bo Gu?
The current chief of the Drumming tribe!
Although the chief's position in the Gu tribe was not as high as the shaman, he was still a chief. It was rare to see Bo Gu take the initiative to introduce or explain things to strangers. In the past, when outsiders came to the Gu tribe to interact with other tribes, Bo Gu would always give them the cold shoulder. However, Bo Gu's attitude was strange today.
When they brought Shao Xuan and the rest into the tribe, the people who came back to rest with Bo Gu were woken up by the commotion. They ran out to see what was going on. When they saw Shao Xuan and the rest, they first looked at Shao Xuan and the rest in disbelief. They probably thought that they were still asleep so they rubbed their faces with their palms. When they looked over, they continued to stare at them with wide eyes. After confirming that it was Shao Xuan, they hurried over and glanced at Shao Xuan from time to time, sizing him up.
"You know me?" Shao Xuan suddenly asked.
Bo Gu, who was thinking of how to greet the Yanjiao people, was shocked. He looked around and understood what was going on so he didn't hide it. "We just came back from the Flaming River Trading Point. When we were there, we met … Yanjiao's Grand Elder."
The Gu shaman in the middle looked at Shao Xuan. The other Gu tribesmen didn't seem to understand. They looked at Shao Xuan, then at Bo Gu, then at Shao Xuan.
Grand Elder?
This kid?
Bo Gu, are you sure?
Bo Luo, who was beaten up, couldn't care less about the injuries on his face. "What, he's the Grand Elder?"
The Gu tribe had Elders too. Their Elders were the same as other tribes. They were either appointed by the previous chief or shaman after they retired, or they were appointed by those who contributed greatly to the tribe. However, this young man, Shao Xuan, was also an Elder? And the Grand Elder? And … and the Yanjiao's Grand Elder?!
They couldn't accept it all at once.
No wonder Bo Gu was so polite to this kid. This must be the reason.
The others had their own guesses, but Bo Gu and the others who had been to the Flaming River Trading Point knew that the Yanjiao's Grand Elder had a special status. The Yanjiao tribesmen seemed to respect this young Grand Elder. Plus, when Bo Gu asked around at the trading point, he found out that not only the Yanjiao tribesmen, but many other tribes were also wary of this Grand Elder. When they talked about this Yanjiao's Grand Elder, it was as if they had met a ferocious beast.
Shao Xuan brought a hundred people into the Gu tribe while the other hundred guarded the boats by the river.
The Gu tribe had more than three thousand people. Although this number couldn't be compared to Yanjiao's twenty thousand people, it was considered a good number among the smaller tribes.
The Gu tribe didn't lack food either. Fresh wild beast meat was enough to fill their stomachs.
In order to welcome and thank Shao Xuan and the others for saving Bo Luo, the Gu tribe held a feast in the afternoon. It wasn't a feast to show off their wealth, just a normal welcome feast. They roasted meat over a fire and cooked soup in a clay pot.
During this time, the Gu shaman even talked to Shao Xuan and the others. He mainly asked about Shao Xuan and the others' purpose for coming here.
When he found out that Shao Xuan and the others were just taking a stroll along the Flaming River, the Gu shaman heaved a sigh of relief. He didn't show it on his face, but Shao Xuan could feel it.
The Gu tribesmen were courteous, but overall, they seemed to want them to leave as soon as possible. The Gu shaman took the initiative to tell Shao Xuan about the tribes further downstream. He even mentioned that there was a tribe downstream that produced beautiful beads.
This interested the Yanjiao tribesmen, especially Duo Li. His eyes lit up when he heard this.
"What kind of bead?" Duo Li asked.
The Gu shaman took out a bead the size of a thumbnail from his pocket.
Cat's eye stone?
Shao Xuan was surprised. He took the bead and examined it closely. It didn't look like it was made by humans. It looked more like it was formed naturally. However, these beads looked slightly murky and the 'eye' in the middle was a little dim.
This was enough to make Duo Li and the others, who came from the other side of the sea, interested. On the other side of the sea, because the slave masters liked all kinds of beautiful gemstones, these stones that couldn't be made into weapons were often more expensive than grains or animal hides.
Seeing that the Yanjiao tribesmen were so interested in these beads, the Gu shaman's smile deepened.
After the afternoon meal, the sky darkened. The Gu tribesmen began to head back to their homes. Shao Xuan and the others didn't stay in the house the Gu tribe arranged for them. Instead, they returned to the ship. Although it would be more comfortable to stay in a house, the Gu tribe's fire seed was still there. It wasn't as comfortable. That was why they returned to the ship to rest.
However, when Shao Xuan and the others walked towards the river, the Gu shaman said, "Be careful in the water at night."
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