Chapter 153 – Tribe (2/2)

After he finished speaking, Shao Xuan grunted as he walked towards Chacha, his face filled with fury and disappointment. When he reached Chacha’s side he said, “Next time, we’ll stay away from your tribe. I’ll tell everyone we meet to not interact with your people, people who forget favors and violate justice. Do you know what that means? Forget about it, speaking to you is pointless. Chacha, let’s go!”

“Wait! Wait!”

The people hiding in the trees hurriedly came out and called out to Shao Xuan as he was getting ready to jump on top of Chacha.

Two people came out, one was old and the other was young. The older one was incredibly robust and had the same tan eyes as the kid. However, standing next to him was a little girl, whose eyes were brown. She also appeared to be less violent, giving people a feeling of gentleness.

Seeing the people walking out, the tied up kid happily said, “Father!”

Only, the kid wasn’t happy for long. As the man walked over with heavy steps, he lifted the kid up into the air by his shirt and gave him a couple of slaps, not even holding back.

Shao Xuan was speechless.

This type of education was way too similar to the one back at the tribe. They would always hit first, and then talk later. Before he arrived, he didn’t know whether other tribes would have this style of teaching.

The boy was already lacking strength, and after being beaten up by his own father, he rubbed his nose and stayed quiet, not daring to cry. He was only able to assume a look of having been wronged.

The man that walked up simply did not care, and after throwing him aside, he said to the girl next to him, “Shui Lan, look after him.”

“Alright.” Hurriedly the girl replied.

After beating up his own child, the man looked towards Shao Xuan, retracting his vicious gaze. He tried to give Shao Xuan a feeling of goodwill while smiling. However, no matter how much he smiled with his eyes, they still gave people a feeling of icy coldness.

“That was indeed our fault. This little brother, are you the one that saved Chen Jia? Oh, that is the name of my child, mine is Fu Shi,” the man informed Shao Xuan.

“Yes, I’m the one that saved him,” Shao Xuan sighed. “This was the first time I had left my tribe, trying to make my way in this world as I collect knowledge and experience. But the first person I came across was unexpectedly… ai!”

And so, Shao Xuan started narrating his interaction with Chen Jia while not sparing any details or telling any untruths. As the man did not understand why his son’s arms were bound, Shao Xuan explained in detail, emphasizing the fact that he had left his tribe to see the world while bringing good intentions.

After Fu Shi finished listening to Shao Xuan’s account, he clenched his fists, and then firmly stared at Chen Jia. Though he had not spoken, his eyes seemed to be saying, “Watch as this old man puts you back in place when we get home.”

Chen Jia could not help but continuously cower backwards.

When Fu Shi turned back to Shao Xuan once more, his face resumed his smiling demeanor. He promptly apologized while trying to justify his son’s actions. “He isn’t usually like this, it’s just he lost something in the tribe recently and has been unable to catch the thief…”

So he gets this outrageous? Shao Xuan swept his gaze over Chen Jia. It was lucky he was dexterous and able to cope with the attack. Otherwise, if he were to be replaced with anybody else, they would’ve easily gotten their arm broken by that punch!

Undoubtedly, Fu Shi realized his own son was wrong. The reputation of the tribe had always been bad, so their Shaman was always telling them to be friendly. And now, his own child attacked the one that had saved his life. Chen Jia simply wanted to get beaten!

Knowing that Shao Xuan was unaware of the outside world, he told him, “This is the Drumming tribe; we are all tribe members.”

Drumming tribe?

Shao Xuan had indeed not heard of them.

“I am from the Flaming Horns tribe.” Shao Xuan responded, observing the other man’s reactions.

The man frowned, thinking carefully. He could not recall ever hearing of this tribe.

“Your tribe should be very far away, right?” He asked.

“It’s extremely far. I was on the river in my boat for twenty days until I reached here.”

The nearly beat up Chen Jia was preparing to say something, but Shui Lan kicked him to shut his mouth.

Fu Shi was also pondering on the validity of his claims. Shao Xuan knew their biggest doubt was the fact that he had been on the water for twenty days. It seems he would have to further explain things later on.

Although he was a bit doubtful, Fu Shi still cordially invited Shao Xuan back to the tribe, saying they had to properly receive him and thank him for saving his son.

Looking at the sky, Shao Xuan agreed. He knew the other party wanted to confirm his identity. However, Shao Xuan decided he should talk to other people and understand the situation here.

And so, Shao Xuan and Chacha followed behind and headed to the core region of the Drumming tribe.

On the road, they met other tribe members wearing similar attire and carrying similar weapons to those back in his tribe, albeit a bit more detailed.

Shao Xuan also discovered that the tribe members could be split into two types. One was like Fu Shi and Chen Jia, with tan eyes that seemed very fierce. The other type was like the girl Shui Lan, with brown eyes, giving off a very gentle feeling.

Walking past a forest, numerous buildings started to appear before Shao Xuan’s eyes.

Because the ground was very wet, a lot of holes were filled with water. And so, there was an extra layer of foundation under the buildings, making the structures a lot sturdier.