Because he had to bring Yi Zong and six slaves, Shao Xuan's return was much slower.
Fortunately, Yi Zong's four slaves and the two left behind by Yi Qi made the six slaves strong enough to not drag them down. Moreover, Yi Zong would occasionally perform divination to confirm which direction was the safest. Even if Yi Zong could not hold on, Shao Xuan could use a straw rope to perform divination to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Shao Xuan did not fly on the eagle's back. He kept an eye on Yi Zong and obtained more information from Yi Zong on the way back.
According to Yi Zong, the mysterious ice-like liquid they had collected was probably what the people of Royal City were looking for. According to the Gongjia family's ancestor's notes, the star butterfly's blood could be used to forge top-grade treasured swords. As for how it could be forged, Gongjia Yue, who had come with them but had died under the eagle's claws, did not explain. Yi Zong really did not know.
Shao Xuan also asked Yi Zong about the strange black world. Yi Zong was tight-lipped too, only telling Shao Xuan that it was a spiritual world that was connected to one's consciousness. If one was killed in that world, one would die even if there were no wounds on one's body. How could one live without a soul? From another perspective, it was equivalent to brain death.
Yi Zong was very cooperative throughout the journey. Other than secrets that could not be revealed, he would answer as long as Shao Xuan asked. He even told Shao Xuan some secrets about the other tribes in Royal City. This surprised Shao Xuan. Based on Yi Zong's behaviour, he felt like he was going to join Yanjiao and was trying to please them.
This was Yi Zong, the prodigy of the Yi family's younger generation.
As for Gan Qie, after drinking the worm's blood, his body had undergone a qualitative change. Shao Xuan had seen Gan Qie split a rock like it was tofu. His elongated finger bones were as sharp as knives. Yang Guang's fingers glowed with a metallic sheen.
On the way back, he drank a little more worm's blood. It was just a tiny amount and he stopped drinking it. In Gan Qie's words, only the first mouthful of the worm's blood was' fresh '. That was the only taste that excited him. After that, he lost interest in it.
In fact, Gan Qie knew that drinking the fresh worm's blood next year might not help him. It had already brought about a qualitative change in him. No matter how much he drank in the future, there would be a limit to what he could change.
However, it was still okay to drink a little of the insect's blood every year. After all, it was good for his body. A small change was still a change.
Star butterflies should appear every year, right?
Gan Qie thought that he might wait for this period of time to go to Eagle Mountain to look for the blood. However, when he thought about the environment there, he felt that it would be difficult.
"If you go there alone, you must be careful. Don't attack the giant mountain eagles." Shao Xuan reminded Gan Qie after understanding his thoughts.
Gan Qie nodded. Of course, he knew that the giant mountain eagles were the ones guarding the area. The ancestors of the giant mountain eagles were probably the ones guarding the area. He could still remember the enormous pressure they gave off. If he couldn't go there alone, he would have to wait for Yanjiao's people. Once it was proven that the worm's blood was extremely helpful for forging, Yanjiao would definitely send people there in the future.
When Shao Xuan returned to Yanjiao, he saw the Yanjiao hunting team at the hunting area. They stayed in the forest for a while before returning with the team. On the way back, Shao Xuan saw some people from smaller tribes. Judging from their hunting habits, they were clearly used to it. They weren't as timid and unfamiliar as they were when they first entered the forest.
During the time that Shao Xuan was away, these people from smaller tribes had gradually integrated into the Flaming River Alliance. They had tasted the benefits and were motivated. Many tribes that used to starve no longer had to worry about food and clothing. They could even satisfy their little ambitions.
Of course, the Yanjiao people were the happiest about Shao Xuan's return.
During the time that Shao Xuan disappeared, the Yanjiao tribes were filled with worry. The people from smaller tribes who went into the forest with him knew that Shao Xuan had left, but they didn't know where he went. The Yanjiao people were tight-lipped so they had no way of knowing. That was why there were all kinds of guesses in private. There were also people who were gloating over other people's misfortune. Some people even said that the Yanjiao Grand Elder might have been eaten by a wild beast in the forest.
In the end, the Yanjiao warriors heard those words and beat them up. They even said that if they heard such words a second time, they would kill them on the spot.
Yanjiao was now the leader of the Flaming River Alliance. If the smaller tribes wanted to survive in this alliance, they had to rely on Yanjiao. That was why after being warned, the rumors about Yanjiao quickly disappeared. Even if they said it in private, they were very careful. They wouldn't let the Yanjiao people hear them.
Even though there were no more suspicions, many people in Yanjiao were still anxious. From the chief to the warriors, they were all restless. The leaders' tempers were getting hotter and hotter. One wrong move and they would explode. They were still suppressing their anger because Gui Ze said that Shao Xuan was still alive. As a shaman, Gui Ze could roughly sense Shao Xuan's location. He wasn't in danger.
When they heard that Shao Xuan was back, the gloomy atmosphere in the Yanjiao tribe changed. It was as if they had reaped a great harvest. From the top of the mountain to the streets of the trading point, the atmosphere suddenly lightened up.
A traveling team that had just arrived at the Flaming River Trading Point was walking around the trading point. When they saw the guards patrolling the streets, they were behaving strangely today. Their usual cold faces looked as if someone owed them a thousand animal skins, but today, they were all grinning from ear to ear.
"What's the good news in Yanjiao?" Someone in the team asked the people from the other teams in a low voice.
"I heard that Yanjiao's Grand Elder is back." The person who answered let out a long sigh of relief. Before this, they didn't dare to mention Yanjiao's Grand Elder in the trading point. They were afraid that the Yanjiao people would beat them up if they said something wrong. In the worst case, they might even draw their swords.
When Ao, who was overseeing the construction site, heard the news, he quickly stopped what he was doing and rushed back to the headquarters. When he saw the eagle in the sky, he was relieved. When he saw that Shao Xuan was unharmed, he finally relaxed.
Although Gui Ze had already gone out to search, Ao still brought some people to search in the direction that Gui Ze had pointed out. However, they received news that something had happened at the trading point so they rushed back to deal with it.
"You're back!"
"It's good that you're back!"
"Hahaha, you're finally back. If you didn't come back soon, I would have thought that something had happened to you." Duo Kang strode over and gave Shao Xuan a bear hug. Then, he patted Shao Xuan's shoulder with all his might. Before this, he wouldn't have said this. When Duo Kang heard that something had happened to Shao Xuan, he would also act like the other Yanjiao people and beat the person who said this. However, now that Shao Xuan had returned safely, he didn't have to worry about it anymore.
On the mountain, Guigou and Gui Ze, as well as the two retired shamans, went down the mountain to welcome them. They were happy that Shao Xuan had returned safely. The tribe was where it was today because of Shao Xuan.
However, after the initial excitement, they noticed that out of the seven people that Shao Xuan had brought back, the other six were obviously slaves. The one in the middle was probably the target.
"Is he the Yi family member you mentioned?" Guigou asked Shao Xuan.
"Yes, Yi Zong from the Yi family," Shao Xuan said.
"Yi Zong from the Yi family?" Zheng Luo, who had just arrived, glanced at them sharply.
The six slaves guarding Yi Zong immediately tensed up. The Yanjiao people around them were too hostile, and many of them were strong. If a fight really broke out, the six of them wouldn't be able to protect Yi Zong.
"Is there a problem with Yi Zong from the Yi family? No, Yi Zong from the Yi family?! The Yi family member from the Royal City team that hunted us back then?! " Duo Kang's smile immediately faded when he heard that Shao Xuan had returned. He stared at Yi Zong with a murderous glare that wasn't much weaker than Zheng Luo's.
Duo Kang gritted his teeth when he thought about how they were hunted down when they migrated. If Shao Xuan hadn't brought them across the sea, it was hard to say how many of them would have survived. It was even possible that all of them would have been wiped out.
When they migrated from the other side of the sea, they were hunted down by the Royal City team and other organizations. Although Yi Zong wasn't the one who gave the orders, he was an accomplice and an enemy if he participated! They didn't believe that Yi Zong didn't want to kill them back then.
When he followed the team to hunt them down, did he think that this day would come?!
Duo Kang flexed his fingers, thinking about how to deal with this captive. But after some thought, he felt that something wasn't right. If Shao Xuan had brought him back alive, it definitely wasn't to kill him.
Sure enough, Guigou only ordered people to bring Yi Zong to a cave and lock him up with the slaves. He didn't immediately give the order to execute him.
When they reached the top of the mountain, everyone else had left. Only a few of the most important people in the Yanjiao tribe were left in the stone house.
"Xuan, tell us what you think," Guigou said.
There was no one else here, only the elders, the chief, the shaman, and the team leader. Shao Xuan told them about the incident. Shao Xuan didn't mention the mysterious power in his body. He emphasized that he had borrowed the power of his ancestors. This also explained why he had brought Yi Zong back alive.
Only Yi Zong was left in the Royal City team. Shao Xuan wanted to know more from Yi Zong. One was about the dark world of the Yi family. Shao Xuan wanted to know more, but unfortunately, Yi Zong didn't say much. The second was about the bug blood. Did the bug blood have other secrets? Like casting?
"What?! That bug blood can really make better weapons?! "Hearing Shao Xuan's explanation, Duo Kang couldn't sit still.
"It's just a guess. We still need to test it." Shao Xuan took out two bug skin bags.
"Test it! Test it! Test it today! "
Not only Duo Kang, but the others were also excited. The green-faced fanged beast's blood had already given them the advantage of making better weapons. If it could make better weapons, of course they were excited.
"Wait, Xuan, you haven't finished yet. What's the third one?" Gui Ze asked.
Everyone was already excited by the bug blood. Hearing this, they suppressed their excitement and anticipation and looked at Shao Xuan, waiting for him to finish.
"The third one is also the one that has the most to do with Yanjiao." Shao Xuan paused and said, "The reason why I brought Yi Zong back safely was because of the condition Yi Zong gave me. He said that he was willing to sacrifice the rest of his life to help Yanjiao expand. "
"Our expansion of the trading point has nothing to do with Yi Zong. How can he help us? With those arms of his, could he lift stone or wood? Or will he let the slaves do the work? "Duo Kang was dissatisfied.
"No, he can!"
Gui Ze and the two retired witches leaned forward. They understood Shao Xuan's words. Others might not understand, but as witches, they were very sensitive to certain things.
"What do you mean?" Everyone in the room looked at Gui Ze and the other two witches.
"Rumor has it that the Yi family can observe everything in the world. They can see the past and the future!" Gui Ze said.
Guigou frowned, then his eyes widened. "You mean, he can point out the best places to build and what to avoid?"
"That's right!"
The Yanjiao tribesmen had been frightened by all kinds of natural disasters.
Back then, the Yanjiao tribe had to leave their homeland because of natural disasters and split up. Forget about Zheng Luo's branch, the Flaming River branch had lived in isolation from the rest of the world for almost a thousand years! All their skills had almost been lost and they had regressed to the lowest level!
Even if they found a way to cross the river and returned to the old haunt with great difficulty, they even welcomed the return of Zheng Luo's group and gathered the wanderers. But just as they were preparing to rise in the old haunt, another disaster struck. If they hadn't been prepared in advance, they might not have done better than their ancestors a thousand years ago.
If they could have known about the natural disasters beforehand, that would have been great!
It had only been a few years but they had already gone through several large-scale migrations. It was too much.
The tribesmen respected and feared the heavens.
"Can the Yi family be trusted?" Duo Kang was still doubtful. As the saying went, those who were not of the same tribe had different intentions. How could he trust someone who wasn't from their tribe? Not to mention someone from the Yi family.
"The Yi family can be trusted," Zheng Luo said. "Since he swore on the Yi family totem, then Yi Zong should be a man of his word."
"If that's the case, then we can spare his life." Duo Kang didn't insist on taking Yi Zong's life. Their tribe was the most important thing.
"But the problem is, he doesn't want his own life," Shao Xuan said.
"What?!"
Shao Xuan's words confused everyone in the room. If Yi Zong wasn't doing it for himself, who else could it be?
"He wants to trade a life for a life. As for whose life, he didn't mention it. He only said that he wanted to talk to us after our discussion. "Shao Xuan repeated Yi Zong's words.
Trade a life for a life?
Who did he want to save?
The Yanjiao people discussed at the top of the mountain for a long time before leaving.
After Shao Xuan went down the mountain, he went to the trading point to check on the progress of the expansion.
Because of Shao Xuan's disappearance, the expansion wasn't progressing very quickly.
"Hey! Shao Xuan! "
As soon as Shao Xuan went over, he was stopped by Yi Si. Yi Si had been waiting here. He couldn't go to the Yanjiao headquarters, so he waited here.
"I heard you brought back a few captives? Who did you catch? "
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