Chapter 148
Chapter 148 – Collection
Translated by Idontreallycare
Shao Xuan knew that the tribe members had an unnatural curiosity for items found outside the tribe, but for Xing, who was always serious and wore a “The Shaman is first, but I’m second” attitude, to think he would also get excited was surprising.
Xing’s nose twitched, his nostrils flaring as his breath grew ragged, each breath becoming harder than the last as this old face grew red.
“This….. This is……”
Xing carefully put the stone in his hands, meticulously examining it. At his age, whether it’s hunting or polishing stone tools, his experience outstripped the rest of the tribe’s. He could naturally see that this stone was polished not that long ago, perhaps within these few years, and at most within the last ten years.
However, since this stone wasn’t a remnant of the ancestors, where did it come from?!
Thinking back to how hurriedly the Shaman rushed here, if it were only for the sake of a kid from the mountain foot, wouldn’t this be excessive? And so, the purpose for the Shaman’s visit naturally must be because of this stone.
In the hearts of the tribe members, the creatures that weren’t strong and didn’t eat meat were all useless. They were looked down upon by all, as herbivores were unable to compare with the highly looked upon bloodthirsty carnivorous beasts.
Shao Xuan once again became speechless. This old man is way too proud! Shao Xuan, seeing Xing’s smug, smiling, proud face, almost wanted to beat him up.
No wonder that when listening to the gossip, he would always hear about a dispute between Xing and someone new every time. Apart from his manner, it must also be because of his family’s clay jar, something they have that is superior to others.
Opening his mouth, Shao Xuan did not know how to respond. This was the difference between him and the native people of this world.
Observing this jar and what was on it, he noted the simple lines, some resembled clouds and some resembled wind. In addition, there was a face with such swirling brushstrokes, the face seemed oddly exaggerated. The jar was fully decorated in three colors, red, brown, and purple.
To the tribe’s people, not only was this beautiful, but more importantly, this painting contained the totem image of the tribe. This image gave off a strange feeling unique to shaman drawings, and was an indication of the tribe that it came from.
Just now, Xing had said that this was a product from the Hui tribe. So, back then the ancestors had contact with this Hui tribe?
The Shaman was watching the rambling Xing, forcing a smile and nodding his head along. Whenever talk about this jar came up, Xing would always be like this, acting totally opposite to usual manner.
After talking for a while, and seeing the other two people weren’t responding, Xing returned back to the stone that Shao Xuan had brought back. Excitedly, he closed his eyes as he recalled the patterns on the stone. Xing then carefully lifted the jar up, letting Shao Xuan and the Shaman look at the bottom. They found that the pictures matched.
“It should be from the Hui tribe.” Xing explained. Before, he had always believed that the other tribes were millions of miles away from them, and that was why they hadn’t seen anything else come from outside.
He never thought that today, something like this would actually happen. That before he died, he would see more things from the Hui tribe, and maybe, possibly meet the people?
Thinking for a while, Xing found his excitement hard to contain. Fervently looking towards the Shaman, he wanted to get a clear answer from him. At least, getting some hope was good. The Shaman was the wisest person in the tribe, and apart from him, Xing couldn’t think of anyone else who could solve this problem.
“I have an idea.” The Shaman told Xing about how his method involving flying on Chacha’s back to get over the mountain.
Focused on listening, Xing repeatedly nodded his head. “Not bad, the forest over there does have many obstacles. If we can fly over, it would be good.”
Shao Xuan heard the discussion between Xing and the Shaman, and inserted, “Actually, we can try passing by the large river.”
The two people, thinking about how to get across, both turned towards Shao Xuan.