Chapter 147 – Agitation (1/2)
Translated by Idontreallycare
The Shaman seemed to already know that Shao Xuan was ascending the mountain, so he was simply waiting for him to arrive.
When the people guarding the Shaman’s house saw Shao Xuan arrive, their faces were filled with smiles.
“The Shaman is waiting for you inside.” One man said.
“Thanks.” Shao Xuan responded while walking inside.
Seeing the Shaman seated, Shao Xuan felt that the Shaman was extremely exhausted. Not in a physical sense, but rather in his spirit. Though only a year had passed, the Shaman looked countless years older.
Walking towards the low stone table and sitting down, he asked: “How have you been?”
Smiling and nodding, the wrinkles on the Shaman’s face grew even more pronounced.
The Shaman felt very pleased as he observed Shao Xuan, “Your journey, how was it?”
“Pretty good, I have experienced so much that I’m unable to tell you everything. Later on I’ll draw it for you. You’ll need to provide the roll and the ink as I don’t have any in my possession.”
Although Shao Xuan said he would draw it, since there were so many experiences, he couldn’t possibly draw them all. And so, he would pick a few to show.
Choosing the eagle guide, the elevated mountain range, the ice field, the mysterious Eagle Mountain, and the strange white insects, Shao Xuan would meticulously draw these events.
The Shaman recalled the ancestor’s accounts as he was listening. His face became serious as he deeply pondered over Shao Xuan’s report. He was extremely quiet while Shao Xuan spoke, afraid that if he interrupted he would miss vital information.
Even after Shao Xuan had finished, the Shaman was still deeply thinking, only moving after some time had passed.
“Eagle Mountain, the legends are true.” The Shaman exclaimed.
That year, when he had seen that Shao Xuan had obtained that small bird, he instantly knew that the bird would grow to reach extreme heights.
Shao Xuan had asked him before if he had thought about leaving the tribe in search for people outside.
In actuality, the Shaman had already thought about it. This was what every Shaman would dream about, but what none could succeed at. Yet after seeing the eagle for the first time, the Shaman had an idea. If there was a day where this eagle fully matured, he could fly across and reach the lands that even the warriors of the tribe could not.
Within the ancestor’s records, the mountain peaks housed the giant eagles who feared nothing. When looking from such great heights, their thoughts wouldn’t be to retreat, but rather to conquer.
The other tribe members didn’t know that when the ancestors were first trying to open new routes, that they were met with so many obstacles that they were forced to give up, leaving it to the next generation.
The things stopping the warriors were not the ferocious beasts, but rather the tall mountain range and the expansive river. Both were dangerous places.
But if there was a method to directly fly over the range or river, like a giant eagle could, all their obstructions would be gone.
If the eagle was fortunate enough to mature, then even if the dream isn’t reached within the Shaman’s lifetime, he would still write it down on the animal hide, transferring it to the next Shaman, and then the next, so that even if several hundred years pass, one day, they’ll succeed.
Ever since he had first met Chacha, the amount of care that the Shaman had given him was far greater than that given to Caesar.
He never imagined that Shao Xuan could bring Chacha and discover Eagle Mountain, letting Chacha complete his first stage of growth!
It had renewed the Shaman’s hope.
He had already been fully vested in a new route for several years. Now that Shao Xuan had raised the subject of people outside the tribe and shown him proof they existed, then the new route and other matters paled in importance. Especially the conflict between Ta and Gui He.
Only, he couldn’t tell anyone else yet. After all, in the eyes of the other tribesmen, these things were all illusory. Being the spiritual leader of the tribe, if he wasn’t certain of something, then he couldn’t act.
“Good! Very good! Ah Xuan, the next time you come here, bring Chacha with you.”
“En, I’ll bring him along next time. It’s just he’s gotten very big, Chacha wont be able to fit inside this house.” Shao Xuan responded.
Hearing that Chacha had became unable to fit inside his house, the Shaman’s smile became so wide that his eyes became slits; he was unable to wait to examine him.
Looking at how cheerful the Shaman was, Shao Xuan scratched at the goosebumps on his arms. He wanted to say something to the Shaman, but right now, the Shaman was being extremely emotional. This matter, should Shao Xuan say it now, or maybe later? At the Shaman’s old age, could he handle more shock?
“Hm, could there be something else?” Asked the Shaman as his smiled receded.
“This…well…how far away do you think the other tribes are?” Shao Xuan asked.
The Shaman’s smile returned. Full of excitement he replied, “As long as Chacha matures, we can find this out. Trust me, there will be a day when this happens.”
And then, the Shaman became downcast as he sighed: “Only… I don’t know if I’ll be able to see this happen in my lifetime.”
Shao Xuan kept quiet, he just reached into his bag and took out the stone that the giant eagle gifted him, setting it on top of the stone table.
Before returning, Shao Xuan had carefully cleaned the stone up, removing all of the weird odors from it.
When the Shaman saw the object Shao Xuan had placed on the table, he halted.