Chapter 761 - Thank You Gifts (1/2)

The Drumming Tribe lived close to the river. Today, the crocodiles lay flat on their bellies as they enjoyed the warmth of the sun. Suddenly, as if they had sensed something, the crocodiles panicked and either hurried to the shore or dived deep into the river. Those that came up to the shore fixed their emotionless eyes on the river.

The Flaming River was the widest river on this continent. Now, a long bamboo raft was floating down the river, and only two people were on it. All the extra space on the raft was used to put a variety of large shells. The people who lived in this area had never seen such shells. Nor had they ever seen such beautiful markings. Even the Drumming tribesmen, who frequently travelled by water, had never seen these before.

“Who are those people?” a Drumming woman who was washing her laundry by the river asked.

“I’m not sure. Maybe they came from downstream? They’re heading for the Flaming Horn tribe,” another person responded as he patted the bewildered crocodile beside him. He gazed watchfully at the river.

“Those people are not normal.”

“There’s people in the river too!”

The Drumming tribesmen could tell that there were many people underwater. They were all swimming beside the bamboo raft and the raft was closer to the other shore, so they couldn’t see the Drumming tribesmen couldn’t see them clearly.

Very soon, they noticed the Flaming Horn guards approaching them. Suddenly, a few figures burst up from underwater. White waves splashed up and trailed behind them.

“Oh my ancestors!” a person shouted in terror, “What was that?!”

“Was that… fish? No, it can’t be! Those are humans!”

The Drumming tribesmen inhaled deeply as they observed the situation on the other side of the river. They no longer cared to pat the frantic crocodiles. They rubbed their eyes and looked at each other.

“Did you guys see that just now? Those figures that burst up from the waters looked like fish, but when I looked again, they became humans and stood on the shore.”

“Me too! That’s exactly what I saw!”

The figures that shot up from underwater indeed seemed like fish, but they couldn’t tell what was going on. They clearly saw fishtails, but when those people reached the shore, they became normal humans. This made them very perplexed.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the river, the Flaming Horns were shocked at the sight of the Di Mountain tribesmen’s transformations. They had seen the Di Mountain child who looked like a mermaid before, so they weren’t as surprised as the others.

Dian Dian did not come over this time, but He Bian was still the leader of this team. There were also a few other familiar faces. The rest were all new faces.

When Shao Xuan arrived, the Di Mountain tribesmen had already been invited up to the hill. They carried large shells into the houses.

He Bian was talking with Gui He when Shao Xuan came, and as soon as he saw him, he immediately turned and greeted him with a grateful smile, “Grand Elder Shao Xuan!”

Shao Xuan looked surprised. He studied He Bian and the other Di Mountain tribesmen. Their energies were clearly different from the last time they came. They seemed more energetic and much stronger.

During the last time He Bian brought a very sick Dian Dian over, He Bian and the rest were actually also sick too. Their conditions were just not obvious. Now, they were all cured. The reason for their illness was their fire seed being engulfed and this recovery meant that they succeeded in defending their fire seed.

“Congratulations,” said Shao Xuan.

“It’s all thanks to you, Grand Elder,” He Bian replied. He also motioned for the other Di Mountain tribesmen to come express their thanks to Shao Xuan.

Shao Xuan’s eyes swept the scene and asked, “Where’s Dian Dian?”

“She’s already the Di Mountain tribe’s shamaness. The bloody battle had just ended, so there are still some matters for her to settle in the tribe.”

He Bian told Shao Xuan a detailed narration of what happened since they went back. Gui He pursed his lips. When He Bian talked to him, he didn’t even bother to mention these details, and he also appeared a little uninterested. But now, he was telling Shao Xuan everything! He even told him about the changes that had happened to their fire seed.

Didn’t he say that he mustn’t elaborate on matters related to the fire seed due to privacy issues? Was that all a joke?!

But Gui He understood their background and why they thought this way. These people respected and valued the shamans much more than chiefs. In their eyes, Shao Xuan was no different from the shaman, and chiefs and whatnots were all lower in ranking. The Di Mountain tribe was after all a tribe that functioned under the authority of the shaman, and plus, Shao Xuan really helped them a lot in their case. They said they were delivering gifts for the Flaming Horn tribe, but more specifically, these gifts were meant for Shao Xuan.