Chapter 480 (2/2)
Perhaps she was not as calm as she let on. Moving the entire tribe was no small feat. She and the chief were under huge pressure.
When she saw Shao Xuan, she asked, “Why are you in a hurry?”
“I don’t understand something.”
Shao Xuan described his dream. He wasn’t sure if it was a hint from their ancestors or just overthinking.
After listening to his description, her dull eyes brightened. They squinted slightly, the wrinkles in her face cut deeper.
“That’s the path! Our ancestors have shown us the way! Perhaps when we arrive, it will become what you saw in your dream. A walkway will form!” said the shamaness confidently. She believed their ancestors would not lie.
“But…”
“Don’t worry, it’s a hint from the ancestors!”
“But…”
Before he finished, she stopped him. “You must trust your ancestors!”
“I do,” he said helplessly.
“Then it is done. All we need to do is bring the tribe there.”
After meeting Shao Xuan, she became a lot more sprightly. She planned to talk to Zheng Luo. He was also very stressed out and hadn’t slept. Early this morning, he was lecturing someone.
Shao Xuan scratched his head when she hurried off. He didn’t think it would be the same as what he experienced because he heard the sound of flowing water and saw the large shape in his dream. He hadn’t experienced either.
Two days later, the tribe assembled.
The scouts were back. The path was walkable, safe for stagnant patches of water that they had to be careful of.
On the hill, the fire pit was still there but there were no Flaming Horn people. The fire pit was now useless.
The houses were there but they were empty. It was quiet here.
In the fields, tiny weeds had started to grow. The farmers who planned to start planting crops gave up and decided to store their seeds well.
In the manmade river, ducks of different colours swam on the surface. The water was warm. These ducks were as active as ever after suffering through a harsh winter.
“Are we really going to leave them for Taihe?” Duo Kang could not bear to leave them but after they left, this would be a place belonging to no one. Since they were unwilling to let anyone else take it, they gave the place to Taihe.
“They really benefited from this!”
“Hope they won’t eat all the ducks,” said someone who lived near the duck house.
“I don’t care about the rest, I’ll just miss the green ducks,” said the duck house keeper, who kept turning around.
The long line of tribesmen left. The ducks watched them silently, confused but did not follow. When the last person crossed the bridge, they continued swimming with their ducklings.
When they passed a region near Taihe, there was a group of people waiting. They were mostly hunters, everyone knew them. Plus Quan Bai and the rest who had stayed at Flaming Horn for a long time when they planted the Thousand Grain Gold. They were here to send Flaming Horn off.
This was their last encounter. Both sides would miss this.
“Take these with you.” The Taihe chief passed them two large cloth pouches. They were filled with herbs. Taihe had rushed to process these during the past two days.
“Thank you! All the best!” Zheng Luo patted the Taihe chief’s shoulder heavily.
“Right, about the green ducks. Don’t eat them, just keep them there. It’ll pay off. Shao Xuan must’ve told you this?” asked Zheng Luo.
“I understand. Don’t worry, “said the Taihe chief.
Why did this farewell sound so hesitant?
A little time was given for both sides to say their goodbyes.
There were two old people crying, kneeling aside. There were Flaming Horn people married into Taihe, and vice versa. Although there hadn’t been inter-tribe marriages recently, there were still surviving couples.
They wanted to leave with Flaming Horn but they were very old now. They would just be a burden.
The shamaness patted the old women’s heads gently. “You should stay!”
The tribesmen left once again, leaving the place they had lived in for centuries.
Zheng Luo turned around to look at the hill. The tall trees had already blocked his view. Turning around, he took determined steps at the front of the line.