Chapter 84 – Coming home (2/2)

It was not known who had said what, but all of them began to laugh aloud. However, the laughter did not remain for long before their faces gradually froze. Because they noticed that the forty people in the advance group were staring in their direction, as if looking at morons.

If people in the advance group weren’t too tired to move, they would already have headed over and kicked their butts!

Ah-Xuan was useless?

Have you seen the traps that the lad sets? Have you seen the kid capturing the Green Thief? Have you seen the kid cutting down two Fire Lances and soak the ground with their “blood” in one move? You don’t even know anything so what are you blabbering about?!

They couldn’t help but recall the past when they had mocked Shao Xuan themselves. In the end, they got slapped in the face just two days after entering the green forest.

They had suffered a lot? Well, if they could have the chance to capture the Wind Ball and the Green Thief, they would very willingly suffer every day!

As for the troubles they had encountered along the way, there was even less to say. Everything had its price. Since they had found something as precious as the Green Thief, it was worth it to spend much more effort. Ever since they first joined the advance group, they had mentally prepared to pay the price to be elites.

Tortured? If they could find more rare plants on the animal skin roll, get to eat things like the Green Thief, and encounter all those wonderful treasures, they would wholeheartedly accept this torture every day!

Seeing that the expressions of the warriors in the advance group were not good, the leaders of the small hunting groups all glared at the ones who were chatting, warning them to stop.

Aside from the warriors in the advance group, no one knew that it was Ta who approached Shao Xuan first to ask him to join the advance group. The others did not know that Shao Xuan had made no such request, so naturally they had all kinds of ideas. But there were some nimbler minds who had guessed that the real situation must have been more complicated. However, no matter what the advance group went through, it was not something they could gossip about.

“Not having the ability and still mocking others.” Lang Ga sneered at those who were chatting with a look of despise.

“What did you say?!” Someone in the other crowd stood up suddenly. Being unable to do anything about the advance group didn’t mean they were unable to touch him!

“I called you losers, so what?” Lang Ga was not afraid either.

A few other warriors in the same hunting group stood up together with Lang Ga. They had a pretty good impressions of Shao Xuan. Whether it was because of the blessing of the ancestors or not, they felt that Shao Xuan was a good warrior. That was reason enough.

The two hunting groups were only one second from fighting each other, when the team leader shouted out, “Shut up, all of you!”

Ta swept both groups with a cold look and said in an icy voice, “Whoever talks again should forget about the next hunting trip.”

People on both sides immediately quieted down, for the team leader had the right to pick the ones who could attend the next hunting trip.

When Lang Ga was walking back to his hunting group’s resting spot, he saw Shao Xuan waving at him from the advance group’s spot. Earlier he had a face full of dissatisfaction but now he showed a big smile to Shao Xuan. Shao Xuan’s gestures were telling him that he had something good for him when they get back home.

When all the hunting groups had gathered, Ta led all of them back to the tribe.

– Inside the tribe –

Old Ke was sitting on a piece of stone in the training ground with his hand on his cane, looking thoughtful.

Suddenly, he heard something and looked up. It turned out to be Caesar, running towards him with a stone coated with grass juice in his mouth.

After Shao Xuan left, Old Ke had not stopped Caesar’s training. He trained Caesar with Shao Xuan’s methods. He had to admit that the kid’s methods worked pretty well, and Caesar was making obvious progress. He could quickly find and fetch things even when you threw them extremely far away.

As a reward, Old Ke tossed Caesar a piece of meat. Before he could say anything, he saw someone running back to the tribe, shouting that the hunting team was returning.

Counting the days, it should be about time for the hunting team to return.

Old Ke could not wait any longer. After Caesar finished eating his piece of meat, he sat on the wolf’s back and gently tapped on his head, “Go back home, quickly, Ah-Xuan’s about to return!”

At first Caesar was reluctant to head back, but as soon as he heard Shao Xuan’s name, he began to run quickly, even refusing to listen to Old Ke’s command to slow down.

The wounded had already been sent back to the tribe, and when Old Ke had reached the tribe, there were plenty of people standing along the Path of Glory with their necks stretched, waiting.

Finally, figures appeared in the distance, and the man standing at the mountain foot whistled to signal to the awaiting people.

When the hunting team finally set foot on the Path of Glory, the people along the road began to cheer wildly. This time, some families had children who were participating in their first hunt, so all the members of these families were present to welcome their return.

Seeing that Shao Xuan remained unscratched, Old Ke was relieved at last. However, when he gazed at the others in the advance group, his heart leaped a little. With his keen eyes, he could easily discover that the status of the warriors in the advance group was not normal.