When Shao Xuan returned to Yanjiao, he relayed the information he got from Yang Sui to the leaders of the tribe. Yang Sui's request was not to air their dirty linen in public. Even the Rain ancestors did not plan to let the Rain tribesmen know. Shao Xuan could not let too many Yanjiao know either. That was why he only told the leaders.
Regarding the monster, everyone agreed to wait and see if they should kill him. They wanted to learn more about the unknown from him, especially the two retired shamans. When the pterosaur was resurrected, they wanted to use this strange bird-like creature to deduce what happened to the fire seed a long, long time ago. Unfortunately, the pterosaur could not speak. Even if it was smarter than some beasts, it could not compare to humans. It could not compare to Caesar and Chacha who grew up in human tribes. The two retired shamans were destined to not get the information they wanted.
However, this time was different.
No one knew how long the Han tribe had existed. There were no records of this tribe in the Flaming Horn ancestors' handwritten notes. Perhaps it was too long ago. Even if there were records of this tribe, they would have been lost over time. For example, during the cataclysm a thousand years ago, although some "history" was recovered, it wasn't absolutely complete. It would be great if he could learn more about that era from that monster. After all, memories could be recovered and humans could speak. This was different from the pterosaur. Of course, this was all based on the assumption that the monster was no threat to Yanjiao. Otherwise, they would have to kill him.
The monster fell asleep in a squatting position with his hands on his head. He did not wake up.
Shao Xuan could not stay here forever. The six Gongjia family members were still waiting for him. Zheng Luo did not want to delay his metal work either. Duo Kang had led a hunting team not long ago so they did not need to go out for a while. Hence, Zheng Luo and Duo Kang took turns to guard the secret room. They had to guard it personally. They would not be at ease if it were anyone else.
After five days, the strange man in the secret chamber finally opened his eyes.
Zheng Luo felt strange watching over such a silent person. This was the first time he knew such a person existed.
When Zheng Luo heard the commotion, he stood at the entrance of the secret chamber and peeked in carefully. There was a long wooden box on the floor. It was newly made. Next to it was the coffin-like wooden box used to store the monster in the desert. Because it was damaged, Shao Xuan made a new one and placed the sleeping monster in it.
Zheng Luo didn't know why Shao Xuan would have such thoughts. Actually, Shao Xuan had only looked at the strange man and suddenly thought of zombies.
When Zheng Luo looked inside, the curled up person in the wooden box had already straightened his hands and feet. He was no longer in a stiff posture. However, when he moved, there were still some creaking sounds, as if his bones and muscles were being pulled.
However, this time, the strange man was unexpectedly quiet.
He should have known there was someone outside but he did not care. After he sat up, he was silent. No one knew what he was thinking.
When Shao Xuan received the news and came over, the strange man was still sitting up straight like he had just woken up.
"How is it?" Shao Xuan asked Zheng Luo.
"It's been like that for a long time. Not moving at all." Normal people would make some movements, including blinking. However, when the person inside didn't move, he really didn't move. His eyelids didn't even move. It was as if his entire body was frozen. His chest didn't rise and fall, and he couldn't hear his heartbeat. Even his pulse couldn't be seen.
Shao Xuan was puzzled. Why was this person so quiet?
Zheng Luo saw that Shao Xuan was still holding a fine-necked ceramic bottle. He sniffed it. It smelled of blood. He understood.
When Shao Xuan entered, the person who had been standing there stiffly raised his head to look at Shao Xuan. He wasn't sure if it was because he sensed Shao Xuan's arrival or because he smelled blood.
"You're awake? Do you want to drink? " Shao Xuan handed over the fine-necked ceramic bottle. It was fresh fearsome beast blood he had obtained from the slaughterhouse.
Even though this person did not seem to have any intention of attacking, Shao Xuan still remained vigilant.
The strange man looked at Shao Xuan but his expression did not change. He took the bottle from Shao Xuan's hand and stared at it. He did not control his strength well and there was a cracking sound. There was a fist-sized hole in the bottle and the crack was still expanding. Blood flowed out from the hole. The strange man quickly used one hand to block the hole and the other hand was gentle. He probably did not expect the bottle to be so fragile.
After looking at it, the strange man removed the stopper with his mouth and sniffed with his nose. It was only at times like this that he showed obvious signs of breathing.
Without hesitation, he grabbed the bottle and poured it into his mouth.
Only the sound of swallowing could be heard in the secret room.
For people with limited strength, drinking too much ferocious beast blood would be unbearable for their bodies. Just like when Shao Xuan was still a junior totem warrior, drinking a little bit of ferocious beast blood could replace a meal. However, this person directly ate the whole ferocious beast leg that day. Shao Xuan didn't know whether it was because of this reason that he slept for several days. This time, he was not in a hurry. He kept a steady pace and drank almost four litres of beast blood.
"Thank you."
Although his voice sounded a little strange, Shao Xuan still understood what he was saying. He raised his eyebrows. He saw how the man removed the stopper without making a sound just now. It was very smooth, as if he was very familiar with this process.
"What did you remember?" Shao Xuan asked.
"A lot." The man paused and continued, "My name is Gan Qie, Gan Qie of the Han tribe."
The man calmly told Shao Xuan about the Han tribe. It was similar to what Yang Sui had told him, but Gan Qie's explanation was more detailed.
The people of the Han tribe liked drought. Similarly, they also liked the sun, which caused drought. That was why there was a circle in their totem. They could survive in a dry environment. On the contrary, they would not be able to adapt to places with plenty of rain. They would even fall sick.
It sounded ridiculous that people with such strong physiques would fall sick in a wet environment, but it was true.
The drought in the central area of the Han tribe was the most serious. The soil was desertified, especially near the fire pit. It could be said that the fire pit of the Han tribe was built on yellow sand. It was similar to the sand in the desert today.
Because the trees were sparse in dry areas, even if the people of the Han tribe mastered the method of drilling wood to start a fire, they did not light it often. This made them develop the habit of eating raw meat, just like how Shao Xuan saw this man eating a beast leg.
Gan Qie only showed obvious emotional fluctuations when he talked about the war between the Rain tribe and the Han tribe. His red eyes seemed to be flowing with blood.
At that time, there were not many people from the Han tribe and the Rain tribe, only about seven to eight hundred people. However, the people of the Han tribe were much stronger. They were also junior totemic warriors, but one of them could fight against two or more of the people of the Han tribe now. The key to a tribe's strength was not its population, but its overall strength. Of course, generally speaking, the stronger tribes had more people. However, at that time, seven to eight hundred people was already considered a big tribe. Their population could not be compared to now.
During the war, the Han tribe did seem to have the upper hand. The area of desertification expanded, and the Rain tribe left in the end. However, the Rain tribe did not know that although the Han tribe seemed to have won the war, they had paid a heavy price. Their fire seed had a problem. The people of the Han tribe fell one by one because of their fire seed. Their fire seed was also on the verge of collapse. At that time, the shaman of the Han tribe could not control it, so the desertification expanded. The larger the area of desertification, the more the fire seed was consumed.
In the end, the shaman of the Han tribe made a decision out of regret. If this continued, the fire seed might disappear, and the Han tribe would disappear from this world. Therefore, the shaman of the Han tribe chose ten people. Including the shaman himself, there were eleven people in total. They sacrificed themselves to stop the fire seed from being consumed.
"Unfortunately, we failed in the end. Our fire seed disappeared!" Gan Qie's face was sad. Fortunately, he did not riot.
Perhaps it was because the most painful moment had passed. Shao Xuan guessed as he continued to listen to Gan Qie's story.
After that, the shaman of the Han tribe was seriously injured. There were only eleven people left in the Han tribe. They dug an underground cave and buried their dead tribesmen in it. After a few years, Gan Qie could not remember how many years had passed. The shaman of the Han tribe, who had lost his mind, could no longer hold on. Gan Qie and the other ten people did not want to continue living. Their fire seed was gone, and their hearts were dead. What was the point of living? They followed the shaman into the underground cave. They wanted to die with him. Maybe they could still see their tribesmen after they died.
Although Gan Qie's pronunciation was a little strange, he spoke slowly and fluently. Shao Xuan could understand what he meant.
Gan Qie looked at his hands. If he could wake up, it meant that they were not truly dead.
"I have a question that I would like to ask." Seeing that Gan Qie had regained his senses and did not look like he was about to go crazy, Shao Xuan said, "I found the power of the fire seed in your bones. This means that your fire seed did not disappear. It was absorbed into your bodies."
Gan Qie looked up at Shao Xuan and asked anxiously, "Really?"
"Didn't you notice? This area is Yanjiao territory. Did you feel the fire seed? "Shao Xuan asked.
"No … no fire seed … how could it not be …" Gan Qie could no longer keep his calm.
"Now, more and more tribes are choosing to absorb the fire seed into their tribesmen's bodies. This is because the fire seed will weaken. If it is absorbed into the tribesmen's blood, it can ensure that the fire seed will not continue to weaken naturally. It can also be passed down through the bloodline of the tribesmen." Shao Xuan briefly explained the situation on the other side of the sea to Gan Qie and explained why everyone had chosen this path.
"So … so it's not that the fire seed is gone … it's … it's …" Gan Qie looked sad but he could not cry. In fact, he was not as emotional as Shao Xuan had imagined.
"Does this mean that the Han tribe can still exist?" Gan Qie's eyes lit up with joy. However, Shao Xuan immediately poured cold water on him.
"I'm afraid you don't understand what happened in the desert. Do you know how you got here?" Shao Xuan asked.
Gan Qie looked at Shao Xuan and waited for Shao Xuan to continue. Ever since he woke up, he had an inexplicable feeling that Shao Xuan was trustworthy. He could not control this feeling. Perhaps it was due to the influence of Shao Xuan's power that had awakened him.
Shao Xuan also briefly explained their trip to the desert.
The Rain tribe and the Han tribe were mortal enemies. The war that year had caused both sides to suffer great losses. One of the powerful tribes was reduced to a small, unknown tribe and almost couldn't survive. The other tribe seemed to have won, but in reality, they lost even more and almost lost their entire tribe. However, Shao Xuan did not want to see them fight, so he could only direct their hatred to the desert.
"I'm guessing that the other nine tribesmen of yours are not doing so well." Shao Xuan was not making wild guesses.
The people of Rock Hill City could enslave the dead and turn them into puppets. From the looks of it, the Han tribesmen had already been dug out by the people of Rock Hill City and distributed to every ruler. However, due to the Han tribesmen's special physiques, they were not easy to enslave. Shao Xuan did not know how many Han tribesmen had already been turned into puppets.
With every word Shao Xuan said, Gan Qie's murderous aura grew stronger. The air seemed to be filled with blood. This made Zheng Luo, who was outside the secret room, tremble in fear. He was on guard in case the person inside suddenly attacked.
If you don't believe me, I have an idea. However, I don't know how high the success rate is because I can't guarantee that it won't happen.
"How long?" Gan Qie asked. If it took too long, he would immediately leave this place and head to the desert to investigate.
"Soon. Whether or not it will happen depends on these few days," Shao Xuan said.
Gan Qie did not leave. He stayed in the secret room. He would do as Shao Xuan said and continue to wait here until the thing Shao Xuan said happened.
Seeing Shao Xuan come out of the secret room, Zheng Luo hurried forward and asked, "Did he really remember?"
"Looks like it."
"Could it be that his head was not normal when he first woke up? Now that he's sleeping, it's back to normal?" Zheng Luo guessed. Then, he thought of what Shao Xuan said might happen. "How should we arrange it? Send more people? "
"No need. Just do what we usually do. It's not good to be too deliberate."
"That's true. Then what does he eat? "Zheng Luo thought.
"Send someone to bring him a bottle of blood. He'll regain his senses. Also, he won't attack us before he knows what's going on. But just in case, let's be careful. If I'm free, I'll do it. "
"Don't worry, just take care of that side." Zheng Luo pointed in the direction of Yanjiao's headquarters. He still wanted to get his hands on a crystal weapon. "I'll stay here. If the situation changes, I'll look for you."
Shao Xuan talked to Zheng Luo and Duo Kang again. After making some arrangements, he left the trading point and went to the headquarters. They had already begun to forge the crystal weapons. Gongjia Ren and the others were not used to it yet so Shao Xuan had to go over and keep an eye on them.
Two days later.
At night, a black shadow ran along the empty trading point like a ghost in the night. He hid his aura very well. When he ran, he blended in with the sound of the wind. It was hard to detect him, at least not in the houses he passed.
The black shadow approached the Flaming River Castle. Then, he found a gap where the guards left and climbed up the stone wall like a gecko.
"Hey, what are you doing there?" A few Yanjiao soldiers held water moonstones and asked the person squatting on the ground not far away.
"My stomach hurts, so I didn't go with them to patrol." The person who stood up was dressed in the same style and accessories as the Flaming River Castle guards. His face was also one of the guards here.
"Is it serious?" A person asked with concern.
"It's not serious. I'll be fine after some rest."
Not far away, a few Flaming Horn warriors laughed, "What did you eat? Or are you looking for an excuse to slack off? Don't get caught by Elder Zheng Luo. "
"Ah, I know, I know!" The person standing by the wall waved his hand. "You guys should go patrol too. Don't slack off."
"Hey, you're still talking about us?!" The Yanjiao soldiers laughed and left.
After the Yanjiao soldiers left, the person leaning against the wall smiled. His face twitched from the pain and slowly turned into mockery.
The Yanjiao guards were just so-so!
He snuck into the Flaming River Castle and hid in a dark corner. None of the patrolling guards could see him. No one would pass by at this time.
He took out a round wooden box and twisted open the lid. There was a brownish-yellow worm the length of a fingernail inside.
The person looked at the worm wriggling against the wall of the box. It stopped at a spot and knocked its head against the wall.
Seeing this, the person closed the lid and snuck towards the direction the worm was pointing at. He avoided the Yanjiao soldiers on the way. He walked and stopped, looked at the direction the worm was pointing at, and found the approximate location of the entrance to the secret underground room.
There were people moving around. The person waited for a while, then shook the hand behind his back. A thin piece like a cicada's wing popped out. It was shaped like the claws of a beast that had been flattened.
He was about to kill the two Yanjiao soldiers guarding the entrance when he heard footsteps. He had no choice but to wait.
"Hey, you two, the boss is calling for you," the person shouted at the people at the entrance.
"What's the matter?" The two were confused.
"I don't know. The boss said he has something to tell you. It should be about that strange person. Go and come back quickly."
The three of them left as they spoke. The person hiding in the dark waited for the footsteps to fade away before coming out. With his rich experience, he could easily find the exact location of the entrance.
He carefully pulled open the stone slab at the entrance. He was still cursing the Yanjiao soldiers for putting such a heavy slab here.
After entering the secret underground room, there were no water moon stones around. There was no light, but there was no one around either. He didn't take out any light crystals and walked forward.
He checked and confirmed that there was no one around. There wasn't even any breathing or heartbeat. He took out a small bead and the round box with the worm. He wanted to see which secret room it was.
He walked to one of the stone doors and used some strength to pull it open. He cursed the Yanjiao soldiers again for using such heavy stone doors.
Finally, he pulled open an opening. He cautiously sensed around. There was no one, no breathing, no heartbeat, and not even a pulse. But the target was here!
Looking inside, it found a long wooden box on the ground. The lid of the wooden box was closed. Looking at the appearance of the wooden box, it was exactly as described by its employer.
This was it!
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