Chapter 640 Movement In The River (2/2)
The people who were keeping guard tonight saw him come out suddenly, so they rushed over and asked, “Grand Elder, did you notice anything?”
“Did you guys notice anything?” Shao Xuan asked.
The people who were keeping guard looked at each other and thought, and then one of them said, “We just feel like something’s not right. We heard a sound from the forest. It might’ve come from the Gu tribe. Maybe a beast fell into one of their traps, and they had a small fight, but I’m guessing that the beast escaped, so we didn’t hear anything after that. As for the river…. Something is also strange, but we’re not sure exactly what.”
The people Shao Xuan brought out this time were all experienced hunters. They had keen senses, and even if they weren’t too accurate, they could be sure of what was going on generally.
“What’s wrong?” Tuo walked out from the cabin and looked around. “The river seems peaceful.”
Just now, the guard said that something was strange about the river, but Tuo said that it was peaceful. These two statements did not contradict. It was strange because it was so quiet.
Before, even if it were nighttime, fish would swim on the surface from time to time, and they could hear the tails of fish moving across the water. Some of the fish would even jump up and then drop down with a splash, and other fish that preyed on insects would also hide in the shallow areas and wait for the perfect moment to attack.
However, they did not hear any fish preying on insects by the shore, nor did they hear any fish swimming or jumping up. Besides the sound of the waves caused by the night wind, nothing else could be heard.
Something else remained hidden under the peaceful surface.
Shao Xuan scanned the river’s surface and looked at a specific location upstream. “You guys stay here. I’ll go take a look over there.”
As he said this, Shao Xuan jumped down from the ship and tiptoed after the sounds upstream in the forest.
“I’ll go too.” Tuo followed behind Shao Xuan, and sensing no objection from Shao Xuan, he continued to follow. It was too dangerous for Shao Xuan to go alone. If he followed, perhaps he could be of some help.
If it were completely dark, Tuo’s movements would be very limited, but the moon was becoming brighter, so Tuo’s eyesight was not as limited as time passed. This was also why Shao Xuan allowed him to follow.
There was still a distance from the Gu tribe’s living headquarters, so the energy of their fire seed was not that strong here.
Shao Xuan was passing through the forest beside the shore. He ran and stopped. As the wind blew across the forest and caused the leaves and trees to rattle, Shao Xuan slowly approached a specific area upstream. Seeing Shao Xuan suddenly stop, Tuo also stopped and asked Shao Xuan with his hand gestures, ‘Is there a problem?’
Shao Xuan gestured at him to calm down. ‘Wait for a while.’
Tuo controlled his breath and focused his full attention. He listened to everything around him closely. Suddenly, he felt an itch on his head as if the night wind was reaching freezing point. The sudden cold rushed up to his spine and continued to move upwards, causing him to shiver uncontrollably. The blood in his body screamed: Danger!
Not far away, they could hear movements in the water, as if something was coming out from the river!
However, when Tuo was thinking about how he should respond, the feeling suddenly disappeared.
The danger that made him break out in a cold sweat gradually diminished. Tuo carefully breathed once again.
When his sense of danger completely disappeared, he heard rustling sounds coming from the shore, like something was walking across the grassy fields.
Tuo wiped away his cold sweat and looked at Shao Xuan.Should we make a move?
He didn’t feel a strong sense of danger, so the sound he heard just now was probably made by some other nocturnal beast. Tuo did not need to worry about that.
But Shao Xuan waved his hand and gestured for Tuo to wait.
The rustling sounds moved farther away, and once again, the shore was peaceful.