Chapter 156
Chapter 156 – Murder
Translated by Jon
During the night, neither Ping or Chen Jia had come back, while Fu Shi was still out guarding the tribe.
From an unknown location, Chacha caught a whole deer, then found a tree to eat and rest on.
Only Shao Xuan was left inside.
Shao Xuan couldn’t recklessly wander around as the Drumming tribe was caught up in a tense situation. Since he was an outsider, if Shao Xuan wandered around it would naturally incur suspicion. Rather, it would be better for him to accumulate goodwill, as in the future, other people from his tribe might cross the river and encounter men from this tribe.
Shao Xuan shifted on the wooden planks, with every movement, the wood would let out a creaking noise.
As he was thinking about various matters, Shao Xuan heard a muffled sound that was similar to someone pinching their nose and covering their mouth coming from outside. This sound did not come from a human, but rather from the small crocodile. Listening closer, Shao Xuan found the source coming from inside a pond that was far away from the house.
“Ban Ling, did you see him kill the crocodiles?” Chun stared at her as she gravely asked.
After being thrown into the pond, she was in a sorry state as she got out. Being asked without even getting the chance to tidy up, she responded, “I saw him holding the crocodiles.”
“In other words, you didn’t see Shao Xuan kill them!?”
The surrounding people all felt Chun’s mood had turn unpleasant. Additionally, as Chun brought the two crocodiles over, many people saw that the wounds were caused by a sharp object. It was obvious that Shao Xuan did not carry any tools on his body. Could they have wrongly accused him?
Recalling back to how they treated Shao Xuan, each and everyone of them were embarrassed as they retreated a few steps. Those that insulted him the loudest wished that they could bury their heads inside their pants to reduce their presence.
Yet, there were also people that remained adamant. They thought that just because Shao Xuan wasn’t carrying a tool didn’t mean that they should exonerate him. Perhaps Shao Xuan was hiding a secret? A man stepped forward wanting to say something, but once he saw that Shao Xuan was walking towards the pond, he stopped.
The people of the Drumming tribe were very curious about Shao Xuan’s actions. What was he doing?
Shao Xuan walked towards the water. He didn’t dive in, instead, he stuck his hand inside the pond.
The water very quickly rippled as a small shadow emerged from within. Originally, there was a small cave inside the water where the creature had hidden.
The crocodile crawled directly upon Shao Xuan’s hand after coming out of the water. In actuality, it had been constantly crying out, only no one could hear him. This included the senior totem warriors of the tribe.
Seeing the crocodile in Shao Xuan’s hands, the man who had stepped forward, retreated back once again.
If Shao Xuan was the murderer, then this crocodile wouldn’t behave like this. The people of the Drumming tribe didn’t believe in Shao Xuan, but they believed in their tribe’s “treasured fish”.
“Ban Ling!” Chun shouted as she angrily stared at her.
Chun turned angry as she thought about Ban Ling’s actions. Originally, their tribe’s reputation was already bad enough. Yesterday, it had been Chen Jia who attacked, and today, it was Ban Ling who had acted rashly.
The Shaman and the chief had made an effort to improve their name. The other tribes all knew of their nature, and it wasn’t easy to find an outsider who did not have an impression formed upon them. The Shaman and the chief had wanted to let Shao Xuan stay and realize that they weren’t as bad as the others had thought. And this was the result of their efforts?!
This angered Chun to death.
It was fortunate that Shao Xuan had a bit of strength, or else…..
Ban Ling, who had put her all towards attacking Shao Xuan, shrunk away as her body shook from being shouted at by Chun. Step by step she retreated as her previous imposing manner was nowhere to be seen.
“S-s-s-sorry!” Ban Ling apologized towards Shao Xuan, her voice sounded like she was crying.
“Shao Xuan was it? I am extremely sorry, just treat the words that I had said before as food for the crocodiles [a joke], please don’t take it seriously.” Said the previously outspoken man. Still filled with a feeling of awkwardness, he quickly turned around and ran back home. After a while, he returned while holding a leg of beef that was still dripping with blood. He gave it to Shao Xuan as a form of an apology.
Seeing this, the other people wanted to do the samething too.
At this moment, the man standing next to Chun said, “Mother, the most pressing thing right now, is to find the murderer of these crocodiles.” Speaking as he looked towards the other tribe members, his brown eyes calmly scanned the audience. “Shao Xuan is our tribe’s guest. In the future, if anybody dares to recklessly act against him, they’ll have to answer to me.”
Shao Xuan discovered, after the young man had finished speaking, that the surrounding people started to shiver. They were much more frightened than when Chun was scolding them.