Chapter 410 (1/2)

Crossing The River

While Shao Xuan was wondering about the whereabouts of Chacha, the shaman was thinking about the same problem on the other side of the sea at the Flaming Horn tribe.

After Shao Xuan disappeared in the desert, Chacha immediately left after bringing Tuo and the gang back to the tribe. It was heard that Chacha was in the desert and last seen at the Hui tribe. However, it never came back to the Fearsome Beast Forest since then.

The shaman had sent out people to look for Chacha, but it came to nothing. At first, the shaman wanted to send his people to talk to the people in the Hui tribe. However, the people in the Hui Tribe had visited them before he sent his people out from the Fearsome Beast Forest. They mentioned that Chacha went to their tribe not long ago and took some of the beasts with him when he left the tribe.

Those that left with Chacha included the one that fought with Chacha and the two eagles that had travelled to the desert with Chacha. The people from the Hui tribe thought they would have gone back to the Flaming Horn tribe, but they were wrong.

Chacha was different from the other beasts, it had never been marked before. However, it did listen to Shao Xuan and it only listened to him. It didn’t even listen to Old Ke. No one knew where it was and where it took those beasts to.

At the same time, a group of seven eagles was flying up a high mountain.

They were flying through the clouds and over the frost. When they were tired, they would grasp on the wall of the mountain using their claws. After taking a short rest, they would shake off the ice on their wings and continue on their journey.

The smallest eagle that was falling behind the line had difficulty in following the troop. It was falling further and further behind. In the end, it couldn’t fly anymore. It chose to rest on the mountains, letting out a feeble cry.。

Upon hearing the cry, other eagles who were flying stopped by a mountain as well. All of them screeched to call out to the eagle left behind. However, none of them flew back to help it. One of them had the intention to help, but it was stopped by the biggest eagle in the troop. It was almost beaten up by the eagle. Thus, he could only encourage that eagle instead of giving a helping hand.

All of the eagles stopped by the mountains to encourage the one left behind to catch up.

Chacha was watching them from the side. It didn’t offer any encouragement to that eagle. Shortly after, it curled its claws and snatched a stone that was covered with snow from the side of the mountain. Just when the other eagles thought it would help the smallest eagle, it threw the stone at that eagle.

The other eagles were speechless.

Chacha didn’t wait for long before it threw a second stone towards that smallest eagle. The smallest eagle dodged the stone this time.

The youngest eagle was angered by Chacha’s action. The feathers on his neck were kinds of fried and the ice on his feathers was swishing off.

“Ah——” The youngest eagle screeched. Then, it came after Chacha, fluttering its wings.

Chacha threw the third stone before it continued on its journey. The other eagles saw this and quickly followed.

After a long journey, the seven eagles finally reached the mountain top and stepped onto the ice field. All of them were exhausted, without the strength to scream.

After a short rest, Chacha got up and walked forwards slowly. It was hungry and wanted to have some ice.

It was the second time Chacha came here. Previously, an eagle it didn’t know brought it and Shao Xuan here. The mere thought of Shao Xuan made it furious. It bit off a piece of ice from an icicle and threw it on the ground. Damn it, Shao Xuan went missing again!

The fog in the ice field on the mountain top was thick, but a few huge black figures could be seen from the surroundings.

Two of the largest eagles were standing on the ground, both of them were more than ten metres tall. One of them was fifteen metres tall. However, both of them were still kids. The seven eagles did not dare mess around even though they were nosy. It was because all the huge eagles from this area could kill them with a single swipe even though they were old. It was fortunate enough to be able to fly here with energy left. Thus, it was best to keep quiet if they wanted to stay alive.

Every great mountain eagle must pass the test at Eagle Mountain to grow. The trip to Eagle Mountain would be a test period for the eagle and they would experience something similar to the snake moulting its skin.

Two of the eagles that came here for the first time stayed beside the largest eagle in the troop and watched around with curiosity. Chacha didn’t go near them. Instead, it chose to rest on an icicle while thinking, “I would scare Shao Xuan to death when I get out of here.”

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On the other side, Shao Xuan looked at the bird in front of him and turned around to ask Gongjia Heng. “Will this Hammer bird throw me off the river halfway through the trip?”

“It won’t. I promise!” said Gongjia Heng. Then, he glared at the bird named Hammer, “Did you hear him? Finish this job well and I'll give you a reward when it's over! Otherwise, I’ll roast you today!”

The hammer bird cried softly.

“Did you hear that? It promised so you don’t have to worry. It won’t throw you off halfway.” Gongjia Heng patted Shao Xuan’s shoulder. “Young man, be bold and trust the bird.”

“Alright, fine,” said Shao Xuan.