Chapter 655 The Jing People (2/2)

Three strong and outstanding warriors stood in front. Perhaps they were always exposed to the sun, so they appeared darker-skinned. The Gu people were already quite brown-skinned, but the Jing people were even darker. Although they were darker, they painted their bodies with refreshing and bright colours such as white, red, blue, yellow, green, etc.

Each of the three Jing warriors in front held a bone or horn weapon in one hand, and a round shield in another, which they placed in front of their chest. Their entire torso was covered, and only their feet and parts above their noses were revealed.

Their black irises contrasted with the white of their eyes could not conceal their anxiety. Maybe they knew that the Flaming Horns were not easy to defeat. Facing such a powerful foreign tribe, it would be strange if they were not defensively prepared.

Their shields were either made from wood or rattan. The Jing people did not have the strength that the Flaming Horns were equipped with, so although shields made from stones, horns, and bones were much sturdier, they were too heavy for them. For tribes that were not as strong, not only could these shields not be utilised to their full potential, they would also become a huge burden for them in battle.

Just by seeing their equipment and gear, Shao Xuan had a basic idea about their strength. He then looked at the people behind the three warriors.

There was a slim, middle-aged man standing there with eyes looking daggers towards Shao Xuan’s direction. When he looked over, his gaze felt as realistic as a sharp blade, and its deadliness caught them with surprise. Besides this, this middle aged man walked with a majestic pride and carried the characteristics of a leader. He was obviously different from the rest of the group.

The Jing shaman?

Shao Xuan thought about the Gu shaman’s words and looked towards the area in that man’s forehead, between his brows.

He didn’t see any third eye that the Gu shaman mentioned, but only a straight line there.

‘That should be him,’ Shao Xuan thought.

The three people who walked in front stayed close to the middle-aged man and stopped about twenty metres away from Shao Xuan’s group. Not just them, all the Jing people who followed them here appeared anxious, defensive, and uneasy.

That middle aged man gently patted the three warriors in front of him. After a slight hesitation, the three warriors tilted their bodies and let him pass by. Their gaze continued to follow Shao Xuan’s movements, just in case if Shao Xuan’s group was to make a move, they would rush over immediately to protect the middle-aged man.

This weather was already extremely hot, but it felt hotter downstream than upstream. That was probably why Shao Xuan saw some people wearing less on their way here downstream. Most of them didn’t wear much and exposed most of their skin to the sunlight. The Gu tribe even wore some linen cloth and ornaments with net designs, but the Jing people were not that complicated. Most of them who came over were basically half-naked. They only covered their cloth and their feet for protection.

It wouldn’t matter much if they drew anything else on their bodies, but what the Jing people drew on themselves were eyes!

The Hui tribe liked cloud tattoos and the Gu tribe liked net tattoos. As for the Jing tribe, they liked “eye” tattoos. Their totem looked exactly like three vertically oriented eyes. Most of the Jing totemic warriors drew eyes as their tattoos. They were quite skilled at drawing. The different shades of colour gave the drawing a faded look. It looked like their bodies were covered with countless eyes, the bright colours contrasted with their dark skin highlighted the eyes even more.

People who had trypophobia would probably feel disgusted and anxious if they saw these people. They wouldn’t be able to look at them directly.

They didn’t wear much, but they had plenty of ornaments on their bodies.

They had ornaments hanging from their ears, their necks, their wrists, waists, and even their feet! These were all made from ground eye stones, and combined with the eyes drawn on their bodies, looking at them would fill you with the terror of being stared at by countless eyes.

“You are the Flaming Horns?” the middle-aged man who walked out asked them.

“That’s right,” Shao Xuan could tell they already knew who they were. He just didn’t know which rumour they heard. Seeing their anxious looks and their connection with the Gu tribe, the Jing tribe’s perception of them was probably based on false rumours. Perhaps their perception was influenced by the Ya tribe’s gossip.

“What business do you have here?” the person asked.

“We just came from the Gu tribe and we have a few things to ask.” Shao Xuan took out the linen scroll that the Gu shaman wrote for him and tossed it over.

The man caught the scroll and looked suspiciously at Shao Xuan. His eyes stared at the scroll for two seconds before he unrolled it. He was probably checking if there was something bad on it, maybe something like poison.

However, after seeing what was written on the scroll, his tightened expression became relaxed. “Zhen wrote this?”

The Gu shaman’s name was Zhen. Shao Xuan nodded after hearing the Jing shaman say this name.

The Gu shaman had already written most of the relevant information that he needed to know on the scroll. After the man looked at the scroll, he waved his hand at the people behind him to relax, telling them there was no need to be anxious. Then, he turned towards Shao Xuan. “Please follow me.”

This meant he agreed to welcome Shao Xuan into their tribe for a friendly discussion.

Shao Xuan only brought half his people in while leaving the rest of them outside.