Chapter 522 - People In The Cave
Chapter 522
People In The Cave
Shao Xuan followed the two closely through the forest.
Robber Eleven and Robber Twelve said that a piece of treasure was found when they were hiding something in an underground cave not too far from the Flaming Horn tribe.
They were following a group of Flaming Horn warriors heading back home from the Drumming tribe. They planned to steal a little more from the group but as they had the Water Moon Gemstone and other stolen goods on them, it was hard to move around sneakily. Hence, they planned to hide their items then continue following the group, maybe blend in with them.
As always they would find an inconspicuous place to hide their things. When that was settled, they would head back to retrieve the items and run. It was then when they found the underground cave.
Many tribes would dig underground caves as it was quite useful. Some used it to store food, some used it as a safe place to hide during attacks. The cave seemed to be left behind by a small tribe that either moved away or no longer existed.
The cave was well hidden in the dense forest. No apparent human activity can be seen at a glance, the cave had been abandoned for quite some time. If the Robbers didn’t plan to dig a hole then, they wouldn’t even notice the cave.
Shao Xuan only wanted to know the location of the cave and promised to let the two go if they brought him there.
As they walked out of the cave, Shao Xuan ignored all of the questions that Robber Eleven asked him. He only released them as he promised.
When they got their freedom, Robber Eleven and Robber Twelve didn’t bother asking more questions and slipped away.
Shao Xuan saw the two figures running away and headed back into the cave.
The Ji family had another tradition. They would place grains in their graves. Looking at the three skeletons, it seemed that they were prepared for their deaths. Would they have followed their tribe’s tradition? Maybe they still had strong ties for their tribe seeing that they had the tribe’s patterns engraved.
Shao Xuan checked the rest of the cave but couldn’t find any millets. Maybe they had long turned into dust or maybe they were eaten by some animal but Shao Xuan felt that those weren’t the case. According to Ji family tradition, the grains would be placed nearby in a vase or any sort of container but nothing was there.
If they knew that they were dying- which meant that they were never returning back to their tribe, what would they do if they had any sort of grains on them?