After the totemic inscriptions appeared on the shell, the two tightly shut shells finally opened.
A strange fishy smell came from inside. It smelled like rotten fish that had been thrown onto the shore by the pterosaur.
However, since it was inside the shell, it was probably because it had been there for a long time. When Shao Xuan and Guigou looked inside, they realized that there was a person inside the shell besides some fish skin that didn't seem to have rotted.
Although it was a person, it didn't look like a person anymore.
From the size of the person, it looked like a child around ten years old. However, the child's entire body was severely rotting. There wasn't a single piece of skin that was exposed outside of the child's clothes, so it was impossible to see what the child looked like.
The rotten fishy smell came from the child's body.
However, even though the child's skin was rotting and they couldn't see her face, her eyes were still very beautiful. They didn't become gloomy because of her terrible condition. When she woke up, she was a little groggy. However, she quickly regained her senses and looked at Shao Xuan and the others with confusion in her eyes.
He Bian lowered his voice, afraid that he would scare the child. "Dian Dian, this is the Yanjiao tribe. This should be the place the shamaness mentioned."
He Bian then introduced the child to Shao Xuan. "She is one of the Di Mountain tribe's … children. She is sick, so the shamaness asked us to bring her here to seek help."
Guigou finally understood what He Bian meant when he said 'save our tribe'.
The Di Mountain tribe probably didn't only have one child with this strange disease. They had only brought one child with them. If most of the children were sick and couldn't be treated, this tribe would have no future. It would be a blow to their entire tribe. No wonder He Bian was so agitated. If it were Guigou, he wouldn't have been able to remain calm either. His reaction might have been even more agitated than He Bian's.
However, their tribe's treatment methods might be able to treat normal illnesses, but they might not be able to treat a strange disease like this. He had never seen such a strange disease before. Also, the cause of this disease might be related to the living conditions of the Di Mountain people. How would the Yanjiao know about it?
They couldn't help even if they wanted to.
Guigou looked at Shao Xuan and waited for his decision. Anyway, as the leader, there was nothing he could do about it. He sent someone to the medicine house to call Gui Ze over.
Gui Ze gasped when he saw the child in the shell, but he quickly suppressed the shock in his heart. "She doesn't look too good."
Not only was it not good, it was on the verge of death!
He Bian and the others felt bitter, but there were some things they didn't want to say directly. Instead, they looked at the Yanjiao people expectantly, hoping that they had a solution. The shaman said that many tribes here liked shells. They didn't have anything else, but they had a lot of shells. Even if they didn't have any, they would risk their lives to get them back from the sea. If they wanted big or small shells, they would ask. If they needed those, they would try their best to find them, as long as they could find a cure. He Bian had already expressed that. He was now waiting for Yanjiao's response.
For a moment, the room was abnormally quiet.
The atmosphere was heavy.
Dozens of pairs of eyes inside and outside the Di Mountain tribe's house were all looking at Gui Ze. After all, there was only one shaman here, and they were looking for the shaman! As for the Chief and the Grand Elder, they had all forgotten about them.
Just as Gui Ze was about to say something, Shao Xuan said, "How about this? You guys can rest here and see if you need any food. You'll only be energized when you're full. As for what you're talking about, it's not a simple matter. We need to discuss it."
He Bian opened his mouth. He was anxious, but he knew that there was no point in being anxious. He could only suppress his anxiety.
On the other side, Shao Xuan and the others arrived at the medicine house after they left the place.
The people of the Di Mountain tribe needed some medicine, so Gui Ze ordered some people to send some over. They were all made from common herbs, so it wasn't a problem to bring a few more packets over.
When only Shao Xuan, Gui Ze, Guigou, and the two retired shamans were left in the room, Gui Ze said, "That child is very strange. She has two types of totemic power in her body."
Guigou and the others couldn't tell, but as a shaman who was sensitive to totemic power and the fire seed's aura, Gui Ze could see the crux of the matter. When he saw the child in the shell, Gui Ze's reaction was huge. It wasn't just because of the child's illness. It was also because of this deeper discovery.
Shao Xuan also noticed this, and it was because of this that he found it strange.
"Two types of totemic power?!" This was the first time Guigou had heard of this.
Totemic power came from totems. Two types of totemic power meant that there were two totems.
How could there be two totems in one tribe?
Didn't that mean that the Di Mountain tribe had two different fire seeds?
But how could two different fire seeds coexist?
"How did that child's illness come about?" Guigou felt like his understanding of the world had been refreshed once again. Nothing was too strange in this world.
"The reason why she became so scary was because the two types of totemic power in her body clashed with each other. Even if the child's totemic power wasn't awakened, it didn't mean that she didn't have any totemic power. As long as the totemic power exists, so does the conflict, "Gui Ze explained.
There were ways to treat external injuries, internal injuries, poisoning, and so on. Even if there weren't any, they knew how to solve it. But how could they solve the problem of their fire seed and totemic power? It wasn't like they were from the Yanjiao tribe.
"There's one thing you might not have noticed," Shao Xuan said.
"What is it?" Gui Ze was puzzled.
"It's not just that child. All the other Di Mountain tribesmen have the same problem. It's just that their symptoms aren't as severe."
"What?!"
"How is that possible?!"
It wasn't just Gui Ze and Guigou. The two elders who had been silent all this time also exclaimed in shock.
"Xuan, are you saying that the entire Di Mountain tribe might have the same problem?" the old man asked.
Shao Xuan nodded. "That's very likely."
"No wonder. I thought that only a portion of the children had the same problem. I didn't expect it to affect the entire Di Mountain tribe!"
"Then does the Di Mountain tribe really believe in two totems? There are two types of fire seeds burning in the tribe? "The old woman shook her head." That shouldn't be the case. Otherwise, the Di Mountain tribe would have been wiped out a long time ago. "
"Is it because they want to merge their fire seed with another tribe's fire seed?" Guigou guessed.
This guess wasn't baseless. A long time ago, after winning a battle, some tribes tried to merge their fire seed with the other tribe's fire seed. However, they all failed. That was why they didn't think about merging their fire seed with the other tribe's fire seed anymore. That was why they didn't think about it anymore and just destroyed the other tribe's fire seed. This was mentioned in the notes left by the Yanjiao ancestors. They even warned the descendants of the Yanjiao tribe not to mess around. Otherwise, they would be in big trouble.
"Instead of guessing, why don't we ask them directly? If they want help, they won't hide it from us," Shao Xuan said.
"That's true. If they still don't want to tell us the truth, we shouldn't meddle in their business," Guigou agreed.
After making the decision, Shao Xuan went to talk to He Bian while Gui Ze went to look for the child in the shell.
When Shao Xuan asked someone to bring He Bian to a room to talk to him alone, He Bian seemed very anxious and uneasy. However, he was holding it in.
When he saw Shao Xuan, He Bian hurriedly asked, "Great Elder, is there a solution?" He only remembered that this person was the Great Elder. As for his name? He didn't pay attention and forgot about it after hearing it.
Shao Xuan handed him a cup of herbal tea. "Not at the moment. That's why I want to know more about it. There are some questions that need to be answered."
"Ask away!" He Bian didn't hold back and took a big gulp of the warm tea in the clay cup. He waited for Shao Xuan to speak. The tea had a light bitter taste and was refreshing. It relieved his body of tiredness. His initial irritation also lessened and he spoke more clearly.
"Does your tribe only have one totem?"
"Of course there's only one!" He Bian felt that Shao Xuan's question was stupid. Of course there was only one totem! How could there be two?
"You only have one fire seed?" Shao Xuan asked again.
"Of course!" He Bian was even more confused now. Was there something wrong with the Yanjiao people's brains? How could they ask such a stupid question?
"You've never thought of merging with another fire seed?" Shao Xuan pretended not to see He Bian's gaze.
"Why would we do such a stupid thing?!" He Bian almost smashed his cup. The Di Mountain tribe didn't like to communicate with other tribes, but they still knew the basics!
Shao Xuan thought to himself, 'The other Di Mountain tribesmen probably don't know the deeper problem behind this, but that doesn't mean no one knows. They just didn't tell He Bian.' They didn't even tell the chief. It seemed like the chief didn't have a high status in the Di Mountain tribe.
He Bian originally thought that if this Yanjiao Great Elder asked such a stupid question again, he wouldn't be able to hold back his anger. Luckily, the next question he heard was normal.
"Tell me about the Di Mountain tribe's traditions," Shao Xuan said.
Traditions? Was this related to curing illnesses?
He Bian looked at Shao Xuan suspiciously, but he still held onto some hope, so he patiently told him.
"The Di Mountain tribe is different from other tribes in many ways. The most unique thing is probably the Di Fish," He Bian said.
"Di Fish?"
"That's right. There's a mountain near the sea called Di Mountain. There are fish on Di Mountain called Di Fish. Our tribe has lived on Di Mountain for generations, and we've lived with the Di Fish for generations. The ancestors of the Di Mountain tribe were able to safely reach the foot of Di Mountain with the help of the Di Fish and built the Di Mountain tribe. The Di Fish is one of the Di Mountain tribe's totems! "
Shao Xuan remembered the Di Mountain tribe's totems. The human face and fish pattern on the totem should be the Di Fish that He Bian was talking about. However, he couldn't tell what the Di Fish looked like just by looking at the totem.
"The Di Fish is an important part of the Di Mountain tribe. The Di Fish will also participate in the ceremony. Also, if someone in our tribe dies, according to the Di Mountain tribe's rules, they won't be cremated in the fire pit. They will be buried as fish."
The fish burial that He Bian was talking about didn't mean that they would bury the fish directly. Instead, they would throw the deceased into the water and bury them in the fish's stomach.
The Di Fish that lived under Di Mountain were the ones who carried out the fish burial!
The Di Fish … That was hell.
If what He Bian said was true, then the Di Mountain tribe was similar to the Drumming tribe. The Drumming tribe's crocodiles were part of the Drumming tribe and had lived together for generations. The only difference between the two was the fish burial.
The Drumming tribe knew how to bury fish, but they didn't have a fish burial.
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