Chapter 65
Chapter 65 – The Elder
Translated by Sunyancai
Shao Xuan only took Caesar back to his cabin after having dinner at Old Ke’s place.
Although he had been away for over twenty days, it was obvious that someone had helped keep his room clean. There was clean water filled in the crock. It was still fresh, so Shao Xuan figured it must have been poured in recently. Also, the animal skin on the bed had been washed and air-dried, for it had no bugs or stale smell on it.
Apparently, Old Ke had asked someone to do all that.
Shao Xuan moved his arm a little after he lit bonfire.
It had only been three hours, and Shao Xuan could feel that his bones were healing quickly. Indeed, those were fine herbs. As for the totem patterns on his body… he knew that he was making more progress than his peers. Among the newly-awakened warriors this year, Mao was the publicly acknowledged genius in the tribe, and the totem patterns on his arms only spread out about half a finger’s length.
When they were hunting, no one had the spare time nor the energy to pay attention to Shao Xuan’s totem patterns, even though he was wearing a sleeveless top made from animal skin. Instead everyone had their attention focused on the prey, for one negligent move could result in death, especially in the forests filled with dangers and risks. All of the warriors were extremely cautious. Also, since Shao Xuan was pretty skilled in using his totem power, his patterns would quickly disappear after the prey was hunted down, before anybody had the spare time to look around. Hence, no one had noticed the astonishing length of his totem patterns.
The Shaman unfolded the roll and inside there were some simple pictures with the appearance of the bone ornaments.
“Finally, all were found.” The Shaman sighed.
If there was someone else in the room, he or she would be quite confused. Six bone ornaments were drawn on the animal skill roll, but there were only three of them in the box. Why did the Shaman say “all were found”?
Thinking about Shao Xuan’s answers, the Shaman had a trace of smile on his sad face. He knew that Shao Xuan wasn’t telling the complete truth, but that was fine.
“The power of the flame will guide you in the right direction. Just like in ancient times, when our ancestors used fire to light up the night.” The Shaman had said that, but in fact, there were very few people who could do that. Even if they had the feeling, it was just a blurry one, and almost none of them had an image or a concept as clear as Shao Xuan’s. No one could depend on the blurry hints to walk out of the cave. It would be exactly like how the three ancestors had the feeling and they found the Elder at last. However, they couldn’t get out from the cave.
Recalling Shao Xuan’s abnormal behavior when he was awakened, the Shaman figured his awakening was more like an awakening under the support of a complete flame…
Was that the difference between the complete flame and the incomplete flame?
The Shaman stared at the bone ornaments in front of him. He reached out with his withered hand and touched the dim ball in the middle of the ornament slightly. Then, he put the animal skin roll back, and covered the box with its lid, before putting it back where it was.
Taking two steps back, the Shaman stared at the box silently, and made a sincere salute.
The Elder. It was a title that had been heard in the tribe for a thousand years. He wondered when someone would be addressed by that title again.