Chapter 237 - Conques (1/2)

Edited by Ilesyt

Shao Xuan told the people of the Drumming tribe that he had just met a strange man, and after a careful check on the location, they quickly counted their own water moonstones to see if their stones were stolen. The previous years often saw theft.

They thought that the strange man was a “Thief”, but after they counted their stones, they found none were stolen. They felt relieved at once.

Every year some water moonstones were stolen, but they could not catch the thieves. That was just their speculation. Except the “Thieves”, they didn’t know who could do it.

The “Thieves” was a very special tribe and its members were relatively more independent. They did not even stay together for most of the year. This tribe was very mysterious, so the Drumming tribe knew little about it. That was why Shao Xuan could not get more information from them.

“Nothing stolen. This time, the man cannot be a member of ‘Thieves’, right?” Fu Shi’s wife, Ping, said.

“Who knows, no one knows who he is because we could not find him.” Fu Shi sighed.

After everyone exchanged their ideas, they went back home since none of the water moonstones was stolen.

Shao Xuan did not stay here. After the people of the Drumming tribe dispersed, he said goodbye and left. Just now he had noticed that the shaman of the Drumming tribe didn’t look good, but Shao Xuan didn’t ask him since he did not say anything. He just guessed if the man was a member of “Thieves”, he certainly stole something. This time, the others’ water moonstones were not stolen, so maybe the shaman’s was stolen.

Shao Xuan did not know that he was right.

After all the people of the Drumming tribe left, the shaman of the Drumming tribe called the chief and they talked alone.

“This year, the king water moonstone was stolen.” The shaman of the Drumming tribe spoke with a calm look while looking at the empty box.

Every year after the water moonstones were collected, they picked out the largest water moonstones for the Shaman to evaluate, and then he chose the largest, and brightest stone with the best quality, which was also called the “king water moonstone”. This piece of stone was not be used to trade but was kept by the shaman. At the ritual ceremony, it was used as one of the offerings.

But now, this piece of stone was stolen.

The shaman’s room was well-guarded. Even those of the Martyr tribe and the Jian tribe could not go in silently and steal it.

“Sure enough it a was a member of ‘Thieves’, but this time he was a high rank ‘Thief’.” Fan Mu said helplessly.

If Shao Xuan hadn’t discovered something abnormal and told them today, perhaps, they wouldn’t have found out that the king water moonstone was stolen until the ceremony.

“Choose another one secretly.” The shaman said.

“We have no choice.”

At the same time, a figure evaded the search of the people of the Drumming tribe and then left the area. After leaving the site of the Drumming tribe, he ran for a while and then sat down on a rock at the foot of the mountain.

“What happened? Were you discovered?” A voice with astonishment called out behind him. It was a woman’s voice, but you could not tell her age judging from her voice.

The man sitting on the stone did not look back and continually patted his legs. “Don’t talk about it. I met a strange guy of the Flaming Horns tribe. Unexpectedly he could recognize me at the first sight, and we almost fought against each other with our blades. But fortunately I ran fast enough. If we really fought, I may have been caught by the people of the Flaming Horns tribe that came there. I would not have been able to escape.”

“The Flaming Horns tribe? I have never heard of it before, they suddenly appeared. They are not weak. Although they are inferior to those big tribes in the central region, they should not be underestimated. In addition, they have several ferocious beasts.” The woman’s voice showed her suspicion, and after a pause, she asked again, “Did you get it?”

The man sitting on the stone took a leather bag out of the animal skin coat and from the bag took a shiny stone, like a very big bulb. The surrounding area was brightly lit instantly.

This was the king water moonstone of that tribe!

“I had planned to go board the Flaming Horns tribe’s ship. Maybe there were many good things there. What a pity.” The man sitting on the rock said with pity, patting his leg.

“The Flaming Horns tribe is rather interesting. We shall keep track of it, OK?” The woman said with interest.