Chapter 370 (2/2)

Without noticing where he was going, he had already left the residential area of the tribe and arrived at the border. It was a quiet place suitable for thinking.

The Flaming Horn guards greeted him when they saw Guang Yi then left. With Guang Yi there, there was no need to patrol this area, plus he looked like he really wanted them to leave.

He grunted nonchalantly and did not look at them.

Guang Yi continued walking towards the border until he arrived at the river. They’d dug this river on their own. Although it wasn’t huge, it helped keep out some fierce wild beasts, it was their first line of defence.

Now that he was here, he did not plan to leave this spot anytime soon. He sat on the ground, staring at the glimmering river gently rippling in the sunset until he heard rustles and footsteps.

Guang Yi was a very capable warrior. Even the hunting party’s leader might not defeat him in a fight. His hearing was out of the ordinary-- after the rustle, he was cautious and stopped thinking. He stared intently at the patch of forest on the other side of the river.

Rustle rustle. Rustle rustle…

It sounded like someone was walking.

Who would be walking there at this time of the day?

The hunters had all returned and the people on patrol duty would not be at the other side of the river at this time. Then who was it?

Rustle rustle…

The footsteps grew louder.

…

Shao Xuan walked on the moist, grassy ground. Although he usually thought of himself as a mentally strong person, he couldn’t help but feel nervous. The nearer he got to the Flaming Horn settlement, the harder it was to stay calm.

Would the other half of the Flaming Horn Tribe be the same as the Flaming Horn people he knew?

Their temperament, values… would they be like what he imagined they would be?

Would they be very different? How would they treat him? The two branches of the tribe had been separated for a thousand years!

As he was thinking, he stepped out of the forest to see a person on the other end of the river. This middle-aged man was clad in clothing made from animal hide and fabric, he had stubble on his face and a muscular build. He was dark-skinned, his posture very straight and stable, though he gave a feeling that he was ready to attack at any moment. This man had an intense stare of sternness and focus in Shao Xuan’s direction.

The first thing Shao Xuan felt was, I found them.

Guang Yi furrowed his brows when he saw the young man walked out, immediately reprimanding the kid. “Why are you out this late?!”

“??”

He had thought of all the reactions the tribe might have to him but not this.

When he saw Shao Xuan’s confusion, Guan Yi’s tone grew sterner, “What are you still doing there, come here now!”

As he spoke, Guang Yi turned around and took a tree as thick as two people and kicked it into the river.

Shao Xuan looked at the floating tree then at the uncle’s scolding stare. Fine, I’ll cross the river and see what happens.

He leapt and landed on the tree, then utilised the buoyancy of the tree as support to leap unto the bank. When he turned around, the uncle was dragging the tree trunk bag on the bank. This tree trunk had straw rope tied to one end so once the other person had crossed the river, it would be kept for the next use.

When he tossed the tree trunk aside easily, Guang Yi looked up to see Shao Xuan still standing there and was upset once again. “What are you staring at, go home! It’s late, and you’re still loitering about!”

Shao Xuan scratched his head. What did this uncle mean? Did he talk to strangers like that?

Didn’t seem like it.

As he stared at the man walking back, Shao Xuan wanted to ask if the uncle had gotten the wrong person.

“Follow me now! Don’t even think of slipping out now!” Guang Yi scolded, his eyes so piercing they could nail a human to the ground.

Guang Yi’s behaviour was an adult catching a child slipping out to play, now he was scolding the culprit.

Shao Xuan grew increasingly confused but since he was already in the tribal settlement, his goal was achieved. Fine, he’ll go.

Weighing his options, Shao Xuan quickly caught up to the man in front as they headed to the place he had been looking for.

If other Flaming Horn people were here, they wouldn’t have reacted like this. However, coincidentally, Guang Yi had chased away all the other people on patrol duty. Anyone who didn’t know Guang Yi would not know a characteristic he had.