Chapter 204 – Not easy to deal with (1/2)

Edited by Ilesyt

A dozen people arrived, judging from their clothes, they didn’t live in the wanderer area. They wore thick coats and they walked with arrogance.

The residents of the wanderer area had looks of either fearfulness or full of vigilance. They were always afraid of provoking others and getting into troubles. But travelers didn’t act like that.

Looking at those striding towards them, He Er, who rushed here to tell them the news, shrunk his head, he did not expect these people would come so soon.

“Yan Zhi, you go look for Mu Qian. Hurry up, maybe she can still stop them, or it will really be too late!” He Er said anxiously.

Living in this place since childhood, he knew Jiao Wu and his brother. They got more and more familiar with each other and helped each other. Although sometimes they had conflicts, He Er cherished their friendship, for most of his friends who grew up with him were gone forever. They were the few who survived today. Rationally speaking, Yan Zhi and his brothers were powerful in the wanderer area, so their group was more capable. But if today they are killed by the travelers, he would lead a miserable life.

He Er saw that Yan Zhi was still unwilling to go get Mu Qian and said, “Maybe I can go there to get her!”

“No, you don’t need to. And right now the gate of the Longboat tribe is closed.” Said Yan Zhi.

During the snowy season, the tribe closed the gate, which was the rule of the Longboat tribe, for the members worried that outside people would sneak into the living area of their tribe to take shelter from the heavy snow. That is why when the weather is bad, the Longboat tribe would close the gate and no one is allowed to come close to the border. Those who came close to the tribe’s living area besides the gate would be attacked by the warriors. Those wanderers were not powerful enough to defeat them. Perhaps before they could even cry out, they would be pierced by spears or arrows and look like hedgehogs.

“Let’s go!” He Er pulled Yan Zhi and wanted to leave. But no matter how hard he tried to pull him, he kept still.

In fact, usually when Yan Zhi saw the arrogant travelers, he would try to get away and find a place to escape them. In the past, they had met travelers several times. Mu Qian had witnessed their encounter once. They used to run away from the wanderer area and find a place to avoid them, and then they would came back after the travelers left.

But now, Shao Xuan did not move. It seemed that he didn’t want to leave. Yan Zhi naturally would not leave Shao Xuan alone, because now Shao Xuan was their hope. Even if they lose their lives, they would not let Shao Xuan die from this.

Were they certain that they could defeat the travelers?

Yes. Shao Xuan is a totem warrior, and Yang Sui will be the next shaman of the Rain tribe. Those travelers should avoid offending them. In most cases, travelers didn’t provoke totem warriors and shamans.

He Er knew he couldn’t pull away Yan Zhi, so he looked at Jiao Wu. He saw that Jiao Wu was still standing there. He looked at Yan Zhuo and his wife, who had just finished packing things to leave. But they put the things down, for they didn’t intend to leave.

Jiao Wu didn’t think through it as much like his brother, as he wasn’t smart. He saw Shao Xuan and his brother stay standing still, so he naturally did not flee alone.

“He Er. You leave first.” Yan Zhi said to He Er. Those men obviously came for them and it was kind enough for He Er to ask them to leave. But if he stayed, he would just unnecessarily get dragged into it.

He didn’t understand why they didn’t flee or ask for help, even though they knew that the travelers came to cause trouble. Did they have a deathwish?

He Er was anxious and scratched his head. He hurriedly ran away, but said, “I will go look for help!”

He Er said that he would look for help, but he would not go to the Longboat tribe, for the gate was closed because of the heavy snow. He would not go there to sacrifice his life in vain. He turned to the wanderers who had a good relationship with them, to see if there was a solution.

As a dozen travelers were getting closer, the men in the surrounding areas carefully paid attention to their movement and saw they were not the targets. They instantly felt relieved, as they weren’t the targets of the travelers.

Judging from their facial expressions and tense air, everyone knew they were coming to kill some people!

Seeing several people walking in the front clearly, Yang Sui whispered to Shao Xuan, “Those are the people we saw in the boat yesterday.”

In other words, it was very likely that these people had killed the wanderers yesterday. They had killed one or two people yesterday, and today they could kill four or five more. As long as they didn’t make a big trouble or damage this wanderer area, the people of the Longboat tribe would not stop them.

Shao Xuan had seen the man walking in the front yesterday, but after only less than a day, that man had forgotten him. Shao Xuan was probably no one worthwhile noticing to him. He never remembered such a small potato.

The man walking in the front arrived in front of the wooden house and glanced at the several people standing at the door. He was very shocked that they didn’t run away when they saw them approaching. He had sent a few men to guard at the nearby crossings. It seemed there was no need for him to do so.

“Who is Yan Zhuo?” The man said and glanced at each of them, one by one, with his sharp eyes. In his eyes, they were the same, but when he saw the coats of Yan Zhi and the others, his eyes flashed. He didn’t like such kind of animal skin, because to him these animal skins were cheap.

Yesterday, Yan Zhuo and Jiao Wu had exchanged for animal skins, which were worn by Yan Zhi and the others now. Because of the cold weather, they all wore thick animal skin coats. As Shao Xuan said, they needed to stay healthy now, for they had to hurry along their journey. Shao Xuan told each of them to wear one or two coats.

The wanderers in this area rarely wore so many animal skin coats, and these coats weren’t worn out. This proved that the travelers got real news.

Hearing the man’s questions, Yan Zhi did not move, and Shao Xuan did not move. Jiao Wu was confused, he could not help but glance at Yan Zhuo.

The man was shrew, so he saw the movement of Jiao Wu. He looked at Yan Zhuo standing next to him and gave a malicious smile.

“Are you Yan Zhuo? I had lost a few pieces of jade yesterday which I had gotten from the Mang tribe. However, when I got off the boat, I lost them. I heard that you picked up my jade, right?”

It sounded like a fake story, and when he was talking, his facial expression told everyone: “I am coming here to rob you”.

When the man shouted his name and looked at him, Yan Zhuo knew who the snitch was. He had always been alert to wanderers and travelers, but he was once again betrayed by the man who he considered a good brother rather than a liar. This really upset Yan Zhuo. This time. because of him. everyone got into trouble. Of course, he would not admit taking his jade.

“I didn’t pick up your jade.” Yan Zhuo said.