Chapter 610 (2/2)

Shao Xuan thought of the thing he saw on the mountain when he came here, he lifted it up to measure its weight.

It really was quite heavy!

How could it fly like this?

Also, why was the young bird so big?

The Hui tribespeople around him looked shocked.

He lifted it up! He even did it twice!

Are all Flaming Horn tribesmen like this?

For people who didn’t go out on expeditions, this was the memory connected to a Flaming Horn tribesperson that would stick with them for the rest of their lives.

They were really strong! Very, very strong!

Nobody else in the tribe was hit. Once an eagle as large as Dao Shan broke his bone and couldn’t fly for a long time because of this so from that moment on the eagles moved away as soon as they heard movement.

Nobody could imagine that the Flaming Horn tribesman who was smashed to the ground came out unscratched and even lifted the fellow up twice!

The young eagle felt that something was not right and turned to look but it was too round so it just rolled off.

The young eagle was around the same size as Chacha, Dao Shan looked skinny beside it.

Its eyes seemed to be drawn over with ink, it was surrounded by a circle of black feathers which was different from Chacha.

It rolled a full circle before it could stand up again and look at Shao Xuan. It didn’t notice the glare from Chacha and ignored everyone else that looked at it. Its big eyes looked at the cave walls then walked towards it step by step.

It was still a youngling but it hadn’t learned how to fly yet. It couldn’t hunt on its own but had a pair of sharp claws.

Right at the cave walls, it jumped up and flapped its wings while scratching the walls. Down came all the stones with its movements.

“What is it doing?” asked Shao Xuan.

“Practicing.” He She looked at it with warmth and respect.

“The younglings of great mountain eagles start practising soon after they’re born. They practice climbing, flying and using their wings, beak and claws. Every bird goes through thousands of tries. The unskilled or timid will perish, life is cruel for them but that’s how the great mountain eagles are.”

He She told Shao Xuan that the young birds may break their wings while practising but the tribespeople know better than to interfere.

It wasn’t because they were cold-hearted but this was for the betterment of the great mountain eagle. If they wanted to be a qualified adult, they had to put in the effort or when they faced their first threat, they might die.

This journey of blood, sweat and tears make them the great birds they were.

“Their life is full of challenges.”

No matter how many times they fail, they must get up again!

This was why the Hui tribe greatly admired the eagles.

That ball of a bird looked as if it would fall at any given moment but it held onto the cave wall and slowly climbed up.

Small stones would fall from time to time but the Hui people were already used to it. They had people that were in charge of clearing away the stones on the road.

Every Hui tribesperson looked at the bird with admiration, despite its oblivion.

“I have a question,” said Shao Xuan.

“Yes?”

“It hasn’t been long since it was born right?”

“That’s right.” The shaman walked over and continued, “It broke through the shell on the coldest day of winter.

“No wonder, its feathers were so thick,” thought Shao Xuan.

“It is still a baby now so I assume it was large when it came out of the shell?”

“Yes, huge.” The shaman said with pride.

“Then how big was the bird that laid this egg?”

“The parent?” The shaman looked at Shao Xuan with a smile. “Haven’t you met it already?”

“I did?” Shao Xuan reached for the stone badge, “It's this one?!”

“Yes.”

Wow!

How big was Chacha when he was born? He wasn’t much bigger than a chicken egg.

This one could easily flatten a cow to death.

Shao Xuan remembered what Gu La had told him before.

The better the great mountain eagle, the bigger it was during birth.