The words of the Wu tribe witch made everyone in Yanjiao vigilant.
The people of the Ku tribe told them that there was danger in the river, there might be strange fish or something else, and several soldiers of the Ku tribe who were patrolling disappeared from the river bank before, and there were more and more beasts in the woods.
Shao Xuan and the others sometimes docked at the shore to rest at night, and encountered some troubles, but they were all minor troubles, which were much better than the mountains and forests where murderers were everywhere. However, this time, Shao Xuan did not dare to be careless. The people of the Ku tribe couldn't find the reason after suffering a loss, and they didn't want to die in a daze.
"The night watchers should be more vigilant at night." Shao Xuan said to them after returning to the ship.
On the Ku tribe's side, after Shao Xuan and the others left, no more firewood was added to the fires on the grass, just waiting for the fire to be extinguished.
A gust of wind blew, and red light flashed in the firewood in the fire.
In the Wuwu house, in addition to the witch, there are more than ten people. These are all figures who have the right to speak in the Wu tribe, including the silk bones and the elders of the Wu tribe. There is a luminous water moon stone in the house. For tribes like them who built their houses on the ground, the lighting tools used at night are luminous spar instead of fire. It is easy to use fire torches and other tools to clear the house. burn. In addition to the water moon stone, there are some other spar, but the water moon stone is used more, and they are exchanged by others.
"Wu, do you think the Yanjiao people noticed anything?" one person asked.
"It's better if they perceive it better, maybe they will leave immediately." But the tribe of Khu lowered his eyelids, making it difficult to see what his expression was.
"Then if they don't leave, how many more days will they stay here?" the man asked again.
"There is no other way."
"Isn't it that the Flaming Horns are very powerful and can hunt beasts? If they can help..."
"How do you know that the Yanjiao people will help us, if they take the opportunity to do something else, or rob us, what should we do?" An old man looked worried.
"I don't think so." Bogu said, "This trip to the Yanhe trading area has allowed me to see many things that were unimaginable in the past. As for the Yanjiao tribe, they should not come to snatch our things."
"That's just what you think. Who knows if Yanjiao will take advantage of the chaos, or secretly attack us? Although there are only two hundred people, everyone should know that those two hundred people are not easy to deal with. There is a great elder with flaming horns." The old man became more worried after thinking about it.
"The Great Elder of Yanjiao... It's a bit strange." The Wu tribe witch heard them mention "The Great Elder of Yanjiao", and his tone was puzzled. He always felt that the Great Elder of Yanjiao was different from others. No, everyone in Flaming Horn is different from the tribesmen he has seen, but Flaming Horn's Great Elder is even more different.
"Regardless of whether Yanjiao leaves or not, the first thing we need to do now is to prevent those more and more beasts from attacking our tribe!" When he said this, the Wu tribe's witch suddenly set off a fierce murderous aura, like a The net full of blades, his sharp eyes looked at the night outside the house, as if he wanted to break through the darkness and find the hidden figure in it.
The night is deeper.
Although the moon covered the night with a faint silvery light, under the woods, it was still mostly darkness.
This forest is very dense, and most of the trees near the habitat chosen by the Kou tribe are higher than their houses. The spreading branches block the moonlight and cast large shadows on the circular spires.
The voices in the tribe gradually subsided, some people fell asleep, and some people opened their eyes and listened to the movement outside.
In the woods, the guards were hidden, almost blending with the night, and their breathing seemed to be in sync with the night wind.
On the boat by the river, the vigil was staring at the river outside, and the people in the cabin were resting.
Driven by the evening wind, the water of the Yanhe River washed the shore one after another, and when it hit a stone, it would make a crackling sound.
The boat swayed slightly on the river, making a creaking sound.
Shao Xuan was sleeping with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, rolled over, got off the bed, and left the cabin.
When the night watchman saw Shao Xuan suddenly come out, he quickly asked, "Elder, but what did you notice?"
"What did you find?" Shao Xuan asked.
The night watchmen looked at each other, thought for a while, and said, "I just feel a little uneasy, there was a sound in the woods just now, it should be the movement of the Khu tribe, maybe a beast fell into the trap of the Khu tribe, some There was a brief battle, but the beast should have fled, and now there is no movement. The river... is not calm, but we can't say exactly where it is."
Shao Xuan brought out people with rich hunting experience. Their intuition was very keen, and they might not be very precise, but they could still detect it roughly.
"What's wrong?" Tuo came out of the cabin, looked around, and suddenly said, "The river is very quiet."
The night watchman said that the river was not calm, but Tuo said that the river was quiet, which is not contradictory. It is because of this quietness that it seems strange.
In the past, even at night, there would be fish floating on the river from time to time. When the fish tail moved the river, there would be noises. Some even jumped, and then smashed into the water to make a gurgling sound. Some fish that would prey on insects on the shore would Dive to the shallow water on the shore, and ambushed to attack at any time.
But now, there is no sound of fish catching prey on the shore, no movement of fish floating on the river, and no fish jumping up, except for the waves driven by the evening wind.
Beneath this calm appearance, other things are hidden.
Shao Xuan glanced at the surrounding river, then looked at a certain direction upstream, "You guys stay here first, I'll go take a look."
Saying that, Shao Xuan jumped off the boat and quietly went upstream along the woods on the shore.
"I'll go too." Tuo jumped down behind Shao Xuan, and continued to follow without hearing Shao Xuan's objection. Shao Xuan alone is too dangerous, he can still help.
If it was completely dark night, Tuo's movements would definitely be greatly restricted, but now the moonlight at night is getting brighter and brighter, and the disturbance to Tuo's vision will also be reduced, which is why Shao Xuan agreed with Tuo to follow.
The river bank is actually a little far away from the habitat of the Ku tribe, and the smell of the fire of the Ku tribe felt here is also very weak.
Shao Xuan shuttled through the woods on the shore, running and stopping, under the cover of the sound of the leaves blowing in the evening wind, he approached somewhere upstream.
Tuo followed Shao Xuan, and when he saw Shao Xuan suddenly stop, he quickly stopped and gestured to Shao Xuan: Is there a problem
Shao Xuan motioned him to stay calm and wait a minute.
Tuo held his breath and listened carefully to the movements around him. The next moment, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his scalp, the night wind seemed to have dropped to freezing point, and the coolness of Sen Han rushed up along his vertebrae, making him want to shiver, the blood all over his body screaming, There is danger here!
There was the sound of water not far away, like something came out of the river!
However, when Tuo was thinking about how to deal with it next, that feeling soon disappeared.
The sense of crisis that made him sweat cold gradually receded, and Tuo Cai took a careful breath.
After the sense of crisis completely disappeared, there was a sudden rustling sound on the shore, as if something was walking on the grass.
Tuo wiped the cold sweat and looked at Shao Xuan: Do you want to do it
Without that strong sense of crisis, the voice just now should be from other nocturnal beasts, so don't worry about this Tuo.
But Shao Xuan waved his hand and motioned Tuo to continue to wait.
The rustling movement disappeared, and the shore was calm again.
Shao Xuan moved closer to the river bank, then found a suitable place, hid in the tree, let the branches cover his figure, plucked the branches, and looked from the gap between the branches to the place where the sound of water just now sounded on the river bank.