Chapter 610 (1/2)

The totem of the Hui tribe was an abstract whirlwind. The tribe itself was located on the highlands.

Horses ran freely across the highlands. Shao Xuan could spot them from the sky and even without close inspection knew that the horses here were stronger than those of the Feng tribe.

Gu La didn’t slow down, instead, he flew up the mountain.

The majority of Hui tribe lived up the mountain and just like their totem, was surrounded by clouds.

The part that was Hui tribe’s territory had the highest altitude in the whole mountain range. The mountain that was the main site of the tribe was the tallest one of them all. The top snowed all year round and clouds surrounded the body of the mountain which was where the Hui tribespeople lived.

There were eagles flying around the mountains but they were mostly the younglings. Some flew towards them out of curiosity but quickly retreated when they saw that Chacha was in a bad mood.

Gu La brought Shao Xuan to the middle part of the mountain which had many stone houses erected there. He saw that some of the people lived in the natural caves too. The tribespeople here were highly skilled climbers, he could see some children practising with adult supervision. Eagles hovered around them.

As soon as an eagle saw a child slip, the eagle would catch them and place them back on the stone platform. The platform was purposely placed there for children to rest while they were practising their climbing.

Shao Xuan could feel Chacha was slightly confused as the rhythm of his flying was disrupted just now.

Nothing odd happened in the surroundings. Some eagles flew by but they were the eagles from before so Chacha didn’t have any reaction towards them.

Shao Xuan looked up to see the higher parts of the mountains. He noticed that to the top of the main mountain, close to where the snow cap started, there was something faint. Its white body blended into the background well. If it hadn’t moved, Shao Xuan wouldn’t have noticed it.

Was that… an eagle?

It looked different from the rest, it looked more like a ball than anything.

The mountain’s surfaces weren’t flat and the slopes were dangerous. It was rare for something so huge to be able to cling on top like that.

“We’re here!”

Gu La stopped Shan Dao on a path made by the Hui tribe. This was the only way one could walk up the mountain or else they had to climb.

The road wasn’t exactly flat but it was wide enough for Chacha to rest on.

“This is it.” Gu La pointed at a cave not far from where they were.

The cave entrance was huge. It had a height of ten meters and the width of eight meters. The word “Hui (回)” was carved on the wall in a spiral-looking font which resembled their totem.

“Our shaman and chief are here,” said Gu La.

The people inside probably had known about his arrival. At the entrance, Shao Xuan was greeted by the elder, He She that he recognised.

“Welcome to our tribe, the shaman and chief are inside.” He She smiled.

Shao Xuan turned back to say to Chacha, “Go on and play now, go make friends with the other eagles.”

“This is…?” He She looked at the eagle behind Shao Xuan.

“It’s Chacha.”

“It’s him?! He’s back?!” He She and Gu La were very shocked but that cleared some things up for them. Surviving eagle mountain again explained how he got so big and he would still continue to grow.

“Congratulations!” He She said with admiration. The eagles rarely went back to the eagle mountain willingly like Chacha, even fewer came out alive.

The whole time the tribespeople were looking at Chacha, he didn’t spare them a look at all. He looked at the top of the mountain as if he was guarding something.

Shao Xuan followed his gaze.

Small stones and pebbles fell from the cave ceiling with light crackles. It sounded like it came from an eagle younger than Chacha but not to the point it wasn’t a fully grown eagle yet.

Everyone immediately moved away.

A black figure dropped from above along with stones and pebbles.

Chacha and Dao Shan used their wings to protect them from the falling gravel.

He She and Gu La plucked away the fluff in front of them and turned to look in that direction. Their faces turned pale.

“Shao Xuan! Shao Xuan are you okay?!” Gu La ran over.

The figure from the mountain top had landed right where Shao Xuan was standing. The people surrounding the area had horrified looks on their faces.

He She rushed over nervously.

There didn’t seem to be any smell of blood, he isn’t dead right?

The shaman and the chief were able to catch the incident happening before their eyes. It shocked the shaman so much that he dropped his cane. If Shao Xuan died here, how would they be able to break the news to the Flaming Horn tribe?

Luckily, they soon heard Shao Xuan’s voice.

“Damn, he’s heavy!”

Following the sound, the fallen gravel all were lifted up.

Shao Xuan looked at what he was grabbing onto, it was claws. This pair of claws belong to some bird, a beast bird.

With closer look the fluff that was flying around probably had fallen from some young bird.

Young bird?