Chapter 70 – You just rest assured (1/2)

Translated by Sunyancai

The Shaman gave Shao Xuan a pack of herbs which could help with health recovery, but also allowed him to get the herbs for healing injuries. He told Shao Xuan to go to Ta’s place one day before the hunting trip to get them.

It was not a large pack, but there were quite a few kinds of herbs that were extremely hard to find. So Shao Xuan did not get much, but according to the Shaman, it was ten days’ dosage.

If he returned safely, he would still have further opportunities, even if he got kicked out from the advance group and rejoined his former hunting group. Also, he could try to trade for the herbs with the Shaman without being a member of the advance group. However, he decided to wait for the effect of the herbs. Shao Xuan didn’t know whether Old Ke would get better after taking them.

The second hunting team returned at the twenty-first day of the hunting trip, with three warriors badly injured and one being unaccounted for. Being missing meant that he must have died already, and his remains were nowhere to be found.

Apparently this time the hunting team had encountered big trouble, however the game they brought back aroused the people’s excitement. Aside from the relatives of the dead and the injured, all folks from the warriors’ families shouted out loud and cheerfully. They won’t have to worry about the food for the next twenty days.

At dusk, Tuo came to Shao Xuan’s cabin to deliver him a message, “Ah-Xuan, you should go to the team leader’s place to fetch something for the hunting trip tomorrow. We’ll set off the day after tomorrow.”

“Okay, got it. Thanks!”

Tuo did not enter the room, for he had to notify a few other warriors who were on patrol.

Shao Xuan looked outside the window, and found that the night swallows were already quite active at that time. Almost all the people in the mountain foot district returned to their own homes. But unlike the times before, this time some of the kids in mountain foot district got to go on their first hunting trip, naturally they were quite excited. During daylight they were busy with training, while at night, they would just roar their excitement out.

Shao Xuan closed the window and then set out the few stone arrowheads that he crafted today.

It’s said that the advance group would go deeper in the forest to do the hunting, where it would be much more dangerous. However, Shao Xuan had no idea what the difference was exactly. More ferocious beasts? Or something else? Given the game that the advanced force brought back was almost the same kind, Shao Xuan could not see anything special after all.

The next day, Shao Xuan went up to the mountaintop district to Ta’s place, where he met a lot of warriors in the advance group.

After taking that pack of mixed herbs, Shao Xuan was kept there to meet the other warriors in the advance group. However, there was no real conversation, for they still considered Shao Xuan as more of a kid than a warrior. Regarding the strength, Shao Xuan was indeed the weakest, so he just faced their doubts and sneers with a slight smile. No further explanation was made.

On the day that the hunting team was about to set off, Shao Xuan dropped off Caesar at Old Ke’s place.

Facing Old Ke’s concerned look, Shao Xuan clenched his fist, “Believe in me, you can just rest assured.”

However, Shao Xuan’s promise cracked Old Ke’s hope, and he was even more worried.

Last time before the kid set off for the hunting trip, he said the exact words of “you rest assured”, but he met the Thorn Black Wind, and then got lost in the mountain after his survival. It’s said that Mai and the others’ faces turned totally pale when they finally found him. What’s more, he was going to tag along with the advance group this time! Didn’t that mean that he would be facing more dangers?

Rest assured? Rest the hell assured!

Seeing Shao Xuan’s back as he climbed up the mountain with the equipment, Old Ke sat in front of his door, with worries and concerns filling up his mind.

It was the same routine as last time, all needed to gather together before setting off, and it was required to sing the song.

When Shao Xuan came back from his first hunting trip, he paid attention to learn the Song of Hunting, so this time he was not pretending to sing it.

The Shaman glimpsed in Shao Xuan’s direction while they were singing, so as to confirm that he was not pretending to sing as he did during last time. The Shaman was quite satisfied.

However, even if the Shaman did not stare at him, Shao Xuan already drew much more attention from people.