Chapter 717 - Fish Burial (1/2)

After the totemic sign appeared on the giant shell, the seal broke and the shell snapped open into two separate shells.

An unusual fishy smell came from within. It was a smell similar to fish hunted by the pterosaur.

This smell came from a seashell after all. It was probably because it was sealed for too long. The thing that was within the shell was rotten, so it gave out an unpleasant smell. When Shao Xuan and Gui He looked over, they noticed that besides some fish skin that appeared smooth and unrotten, there was also a person.

Even though this was a person, it did not look like one anymore.

Judging by her size, she was a child. She was around ten years old but her skin festered so severely that there wasn’t a single part that was clean and normal so they couldn’t tell what she truly looked like.

And it was this child’s body from which this unpleasant fishy smell originated.

However, even though they couldn’t see her face clearly, her eyes were still sparkling and beautiful. It didn’t appear lustreless or affected by the symptoms on her skin. When she was called awake, she was slightly confused at first, but very soon, as she returned to her senses, she looked doubtfully at Shao Xuan and the others in the room.

He Bian lowered his voice. He was afraid his tone would scare the child. “Dian Dian, this is the Flaming Horn tribe. This is probably the place the shaman told us about.”

After He Bian finished, he introduced Dian Dian to Shao Xuan, “She is… a child from our tribe. The shaman ordered us to bring her here to seek help because she’s sick.”

Now, Gui He finally understood what He Bian meant when he pleaded for them to “save their tribe”.

This probably wasn’t the only child in the Di Mountain tribe with this strange disease. They only brought one of them here. If most of their children were sick like this and couldn’t be cured, there was no future for their tribe. This was no different from extinction. No wonder He Bian was so worried and emotional just now. Gui He couldn’t maintain his composure when he saw her either. If this happened to their tribe, he might even be more emotional than He Bian.

Their tribe could cure typical illnesses but this was an unusual disease, and they might not be able to treat it. He had never seen anything like this before, and the cause of this disease might very possibly be linked to their living conditions. How could the Flaming Horns understand their situation?

They couldn’t help them even if they wanted to.

Gui He looked at Shao Xuan and waited for his decision. He couldn’t decide on this matter. He had to send people to look for Gui Ze in the medicine house.

When Gui Ze saw the child in the shell, he drew a sharp breath but very soon he hid away the shock he had and said, “She doesn’t look too well.”

What do you mean?

She’s literally at the brink of death!

He Bian and the others were all saddened. They had some things to say, but didn’t want to say it yet. They were only watching the people in the Flaming Horn tribe patiently, waiting for a hopeful response. The shaman had told them that many tribes here loved shells.

They didn’t have many other things, but they had a lot of shells. Even if they didn’t have enough, they were willing to go back and get some more from the sea. Regardless of what they requested, whether it be glowing stones or pearls, no matter how big or small, if that were what the Flaming Horns wanted, they would try their best to look for it as long as the Flaming Horns could cure their illness. He Bian made this very clear. He waited for the Flaming Horn’s response.

Suddenly, the entire house was silent.

The atmosphere was a little heavy.

The Di Mountain people all looked at Gui Ze for an answer. After all, there was only one shamaness in this tribe. They weren’t looking for a chief or a Grand Elder. The person they were looking for was the shaman!

Gui Ze was just about to say something, but Shao Xuan immediately said, “How about this. You guys can rest here for a bit and tell us if you need any food. You’ll have the energy you need after a meal. As for what you requested, we can see that it’s no simple matter. We need to discuss this amongst ourselves first.”

He Bian opened his mouth to speak. He was worried sick but he knew that worrying wouldn’t help them at all so he forced himself to suppress his frustration.

After Shao Xuan and the other Flaming Horns left the house, they came to the medicine house to discuss.

The Di Mountain tribesmen needed some medicine to treat their injuries, so Gui Ze sent people to deliver these medicines. They were all just typical decoctions made from common medicinal herbs, so it wouldn’t hurt to give them more.

When Shao Xuan, Gui Ze, Gui He, and the other two retired shamans were the only ones left in the room, Gui Ze finally said, “That child is very strange. There are two totemic energies within her body.”

Gui He and the others couldn’t tell, but Gui Ze was a shamaness and was sensitive to totemic and fire seed energies so she identified this immediately. When she saw the child in the shell, Gui Ze’s reaction had such a strong response because, despite the severe illness, there was something else within the child. It was these two totemic energies.

Shao Xuan noticed this too, so he too thought it was strange.

“Two totemic energies?!” This was the first time Gui He heard about this.

Totemic energies came from a tribe’s totem. Two totemic powers pointed to a possibility of them having two totems.

How could a tribe have two totems?

Did that mean that the Di Mountain tribe had two different fire seeds?

But how could these two different fire seeds coexist?

“Could this be the reason for her illness?” Gui He suddenly asked. His mind was blown by this new fact. Sure enough, all sorts of unusual things existed.

“The reason why the situation became so severe was that a conflict happened between the two totemic powers within her body. Even though she’s a child who hasn’t awakened to her totemic power, it doesn’t mean these totemic powers don’t exist within her. This conflict exists as long as those totemic powers are there,” Gui Ze explained.

They had a cure if it was any other illness, such as external injuries or poisoning, but they didn’t know how to help or cure this disease. This problem was tied to their fire seed and totem. How could they solve it for them? Those people weren’t Flaming Horns.

“There’s something you probably didn’t notice,” Shao Xuan said.

“What is it?” Gui He was doubtful.