Chapter 773 - Flaming River Basin (1/2)

Shao Xuan and Gan Qie ran quickly. Shao Xuan on Chacha’s back in the sky, so he was faster than people who travelled by foot. There were no mountains in their way either. Gan Qie was different from most ordinary humans and he could run for a whole day without rest and not feel tired.

It hadn’t even been three days when Shao Xuan caught up to the rest of their team.

The Flaming Horns finally felt at ease when they saw Shao Xuan come back safely.

“Is everything alright?” Guang Yi asked as his eyes scanned Shao Xuan up and down. He didn’t seem injured.

“I’m fine. I wasn’t their target,” Shao Xuan then told them briefly about their encounter with Su Le and Chu Xu.

Guang Yi looked over at Gan Qie. Even though he barely remembered faces, he remembered how Gan Qie looked like before. He had pale green skin and a bald head. He always seemed lifeless, like there was a lack of blood in his body. He could tell that Gan Qie had changed his clothes, but upon a closer look, he noticed something else. How did he gain so much white hair?

Guang Yi thought it was because he hadn’t noticed this before, so he asked the others if they noticed the changes in his hair. He received the same answer.

“How come he changed so much?! And I feel like…” Guang Yi’s eyes scanned Gan Qie up and down quickly. His intuition was unmistakable, “This person seems even more dangerous than before.”

The other Flaming Horns beside Guang Yi nodded in agreement. Even though they couldn’t tell much from his appearance, long term training and hunting in the forest made their senses keener to beastlike characteristics.

Shao Xuan told Guang Yi and the others about how Gan Qie transformed as well as the changes that had taken place where the battle happened. If anything similar happened in the future, at least they could recall this incident.

“You mean, the forest where we rested just now and the mountains around it all became a piece of deadland?” If Shao Xuan wasn’t the person who told them about this, Guang Yi would’ve thought he was tricking him.

“The fire seed’s energy is truly powerful. If you guys recall our ancestor’s power, this all makes sense,” Guang Yi recalled the power Shao Xuan summoned when they crossed the sea a long time ago. That wasn’t something any ordinary human could do.

“That’s true! Right!” the others weren’t as surprised after hearing Guang Yi’s analysis, especially those who came from the other side with Shao Xuan. No one knew better about the experience they had back then more than they did. They were the ones who were there when it happened after all.

After the others left to tend to their own duties, Guang Yi asked Shao Xuan in a low voice, “Won’t he be a threat to the Flaming Horn tribe?” After speaking, his finger pointed to where Gan Qie was but he tried not to make it seem obvious.

“His enemy is Rock Hill City, and he’s no match for them right now,” Shao Xuan said. To Gan Qie, the Rain tribe was less of an enemy compared to Rock Hill City.

“I understand,” Guang Yi didn’t need to hear the rest of Shao Xuan’s explanation to understand what he meant. Since Gan Qie’s enemy was Rock Hill City and the Flaming Horns were such a powerful group, they could work together. He didn’t want a powerful tribe like the Flaming Horns to be his enemy anyways. He needed an ally, and the Flaming Horns didn’t mind having an additional ally against Rock Hill City.

The team encountered some problems on the way but they had all been solved. Even though the Lu tribe lost some of their reared beasts on the way, the losses weren’t significant.

The reared beasts that were too weak and couldn’t keep up with the rest of the team were slaughtered and fed to the team of warriors. The cubs were locked in cages and carried by carts.

Some expedition teams wanted to rob the Lu tribesmen when they saw the number of reared beasts they had, but upon noticing the Flaming Horns, they immediately ceased to have such thoughts. As they looked closer, they noticed that even the Grand Elder was with them. It was better not to mess with them, they thought.

People who went to the trading point often had to know some important individuals there. Even if they didn’t know any other Flaming Horns, they had to remember Elder Zheng Luo who was in charge of guarding the trading point, and the Grand Elder Shao Xuan.

The Lu tribesmen had been vigilant towards these expedition teams. Whenever they saw an expedition team nearby, they would begin to worry because the members of these teams all looked strong and fierce, and even seemed like robbers. Their axes were stained with blood that might’ve belonged to a beast or human. They carried beast hides and other important goods in their wagons.

“They came from the trading point,” Guang Yi said after scanning their wagons. He couldn’t remember people, but he could remember the beast hides and beast bones as well as other goods they sold in the trading point. Even though most of these goods were covered, some parts that were exposed easily gave it away.

Shao Xuan looked towards the expedition team. His eyes were affixed on their leader. He remembered that person. Right at this moment, that person waved at Shao Xuan. Shao Xuan also nodded in acknowledgement. This was a greeting between tribesmen.

“He recognised me!” the leader of the group had clammy palms when Shao Xuan smiled at him. If they really decided on making a move on these people, they had to get rid of this Grand Elder too. Or else they would not be able to live in peace and would never be allowed to enter the trading point ever again. They would have to remain in their tribe and hide from the Flaming Horns who will be chasing after them.

After some thought, the leader of the group forced a weak smile and then turned to his team who was still drooling over the Lu tribe’s reared beasts, “What are you guys looking at? Hurry and move!”

Thus, the Lu tribesmen watched as the expedition team turned away and left unwillingly, turning their heads to look back after taking a few steps. It seemed as if those people were ready to come over to rob them any moment, but somehow they held back the urge and walked away.

The Lu tribesmen looked toward the Flaming Horns. They watched as the expedition teams left. Bai Xing felt fortunate that he followed the Flaming Horns. This saved them from a lot of trouble.

When the team finally saw a stone sign marked with the Flaming Horn totem, the Lu tribesmen were the most excited amongst the group.

This sign told them the direction to the trading point. It meant that if anyone walked in that direction, they would arrive at the Flaming River trading point.

“We’re finally here!” A migration didn’t just tire them physically. They were emotionally and mentally burdened as well. They had just merged their fire seed not long ago, so they felt an even stronger sense of fear and uncertainty.

The Lu tribesmen didn’t need to go to the trading point. Their destination was somewhere else upstream.

”Since we’re already here, we should part ways,” Shao Xuan decided to head to the trading point with the rest of the Flaming Horn team. They were going to different places after all.

”Wait!” Bai Xing called out to Shao Xuan. He paced over hurriedly with the worry that they might leave if he didn’t rush over.