Chapter 355
C355 – Is He Really a Shaman?
Posted on April 29, 2019 by AzureOrchid92
For the strong, people were always in awe. However, they also gradually backed off with slightly despising looks when they saw Shao Xuan was in ragged clothes.
As the sun approached the horizon, Shao Xuan finally saw where the Macca tribe was.
The stone wall separating the Macca tribe from the outside has a height that you could see past and the stone houses inside could be seen. Although it was not high, it was still orderly. Some homes also specially used stones to surround the yard.
Although Wanfu had brought back a stranger, the Macca tribe people did not intend to pay attention to him. However, Shao Xuan was noticeable in rags while carrying two wild animals. The impact was too contradictory. When they saw this scene, they couldn’t help but stare. Who exactly is this person? He’s weird.
On they way, Shao Xuan has learned that of the tribes here, many of whom were no longer bound by totems. They also have rituals, but most of it were just spiritual sustenance and not their main source of power. If a stranger was accepted by a certain family, as long as it did not interfere with the tribe, he could also be accepted and become a member of the tribe.
The closer he got to the Macca tribe, the deeper the doubts in Shao Xuan’s heart—he did not feel the presence of a fire seed in the Macca tribe.
When he asked about the fire pit, Shao Xuan was only told that, in the Macca tribe, they do have a fire pit. Perhaps it was a custom handed down by the ancestors. They also do rituals here, but, unlike the tribes known to Shao Xuan before, there was no fire in their fire pit.
Not only the Macca tribe, Wanfu told Shao Xuan that the rest of the tribes were the same. As for the fire seed, the ancestors would not mention it unless they tell it as a story to the younger children. But how the fire disappeared, no one could tell. A lot of it were just speculations because the stories were not clear. Nobody really knew as it happened a long time ago.
On this side, these people do not collectively refer to such people as “Shaman”. Because of the gender, the male were called wizards, while the women were witches. Their names were not the same.
“Would a wizard be in this position? Someone who was born outside, not even knowing where his tribe is? He’s full of lies! Extremely preposterous!” Someone exclaimed.
“We should have beaten and thrown him out again.”
“And you believed that he’s such an important person, Wanfu. You’re so easy to be cheated.”
The young people kept spouting their words, but the highest-ranking people in the team remained silent. They did not speak out and seemed to be in contemplation.
After a long time, the old man smiled casually, “I’m probably thinking too much. All right, everybody, move the stuff back.”
Wanfu intended to defend Shao Xuan, but the leader of the team had spoken, so he could only swallow his defense. But when they returned, Wanfu and Shuri quickly cleared out their pots and jars that they had in the house.
Time gradually passed to noon.
The young men who returned to the tribe from the long-distance team were bragging with their tribal friends about what they had seen and heard along the outing, while the elders summed up the trip in the house.
Honglong!
Thunder seemed to tumble from a distance.
Whether it’s the young people who were bragging outside or the seniors who were talking about inside the house, they all stopped moving. The rest of the Macca tribe also stopped their work at hand and ran out to look up the sky.
The scorching sun in the sky, at this time, was rapidly being obscured by the clouds. The wind was blowing. The clouds were rapidly increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, thickening, like an army arriving.
Honglong long—
Thunder rang in succession.
This time, its appearance was not like a trickle of rain, but a strong one really fell.
“Come on, come on! Clear the jar out of the house!” Cried someone.
“Oh no, everything in my house is loaded!”
“Take care of other stuff later and quickly clear it out!”
“What about the stuff in there?”
“Put it all out! Hurry up!!”
The weather here was changing rapidly. No one knew how long the rain would fall, hence if missed, they would certainly regret it to death.
Plop!
Plop! Plop!
The droplets of rain hit the ground and splashed a lot of dust.
The sky was no longer clear, but gloomy with horribly thick clouds.
Soon, the raindrops became dense, pouring as if someone was pouring water down from the sky.
The children screamed, barefoot and playing outside in the rain.
Then, those young people sitting at the door, bragging with their friends looked dully at the sky, murmuring, “It really unexpectedly rained down!”
The older people in the room, especially the old man, had the same idea. It was really predicted by that man!
Did this mean that man was really a wizard?!
The people who had persuaded Shao Xuan to stay before were now specially feeling remorse and regret! They knew they should not have let that man leave, even if they had to wrap their legs and arms to stop him. They also had shamans in the Macca tribe, but, among the shamans, there were high and low leveled, and their tribe’s would even be afraid to admit they were one if they went to the city-states. Their ability was too low that it would turn into a joke in the city-states. Hence, a person who could predict that it would rain in ten days would, of course, be even more powerful. If he didn’t leave…
By this time, Shao Xuan had already reached a far off distance from the Macca tribe.
In the area, the cactus around were desperately absorbing the water underground with their roots because of this rain. Their stems were deeply sunken with crease-like folds, but because of their water absorption, it had inflated a lot. They were like a machine that continuously stored water. The water saved up would then make them ready to spend the next dry day.
Shao Xuan walked under the downpour, wiping the water on his face. He looked at the thunder and lightning up in the sky, smiling softly as he continued his journey forward step by step.