Chapter 22: The Beast Tide?
Ye Xiao walked up to the big boar, drew his saber, and stabbed it in the neck.
Bright red blood spurted out at once, and soon the snow on the ground was stained red, and because he was paralyzed and unable to move, the big wild boar only barely snorted twice, and then stopped moving.
However, Ye Xiao looked at the blood flowing out of the wild boar, and felt a little wasteful, if it weren't for the fact that there was no condiment like chili pepper here, and there was no container to carry, he really wanted to collect this pig's blood, so that he could have one more dish to improve the taste.
This big wild boar is two or three meters long and more than one meter high, and Ye Xiao estimates that it weighs thousands of catties.
Soon, with the help of the big Liu and Pan Zi, the wild boar was broken down by them, four thighs, fur, fangs, fat in the stomach, two rows of ribs, these were taken away, and the others were thrown away.
Not long after they left, a saber-toothed tiger smelled blood and looked for it, and soon several huge wolf-like carnivores ran over, but after seeing the saber-toothed tiger, they did not come forward and kept wandering not far away.
The saber-toothed tiger, who was enjoying a feast, glanced at them, and continued to eat, and when he was full, he left slowly.
When several giant wolves saw the saber-toothed tiger leaving, they pounced frantically, but it can be seen that there is also a hierarchy between these giant wolves.
The eldest of them all, the white-haired giant wolf, enjoyed the food first, and when it had almost eaten it, the rest of the giant wolves dared to lower their mouths, and several giant wolves ate the rest of the meat like a whirlwind.
"Whew~"
Several giant wolves howled in satisfaction, and then disappeared into the ice and snow under the leadership of the white-haired giant wolf, and where the wild boar corpse was located, only some huge bones and bright red blood stains remained.
Ye Xiao and the others, who were on the way back to the camp, also heard the howl of the giant wolf, and several people stopped and looked back, but they didn't find anything abnormal, so they didn't care.
By the time they got back to the camp, it was getting dark, and as before, they had lit a bonfire in the clearing, roasting meat and laughing and talking.
"Boss, there's someone over there!"
While they were talking, a pony on a lookout at the top of the back slope suddenly warned them.
The small courtyard, which was a little noisy just now, suddenly became quiet.
Ye Xiao looked in the direction that the pony was pointing, and sure enough, he found a few shaking fire spots in the distance, and he could vaguely see a few figures, which were quickly approaching the place where they were.
"Chief, it seems to be Udan them." Pan Zi looked at it with the observation mirror and recognized the person.
"Oh! Let me see. ”
Ye Xiao took the observation mirror and looked over, and found that there were five people in total, the one in the lead was indeed Wudan, and the four burly guards were still followed by them, they were holding torches and walking quickly towards this side.
"The alert is lifted, it's indeed them, hurry, go and prepare some hot water for them."
After Ye Xiao confirmed that the person who came was Wudan, he motioned to Panzi and them to lift their vigilance.
"Huh! Uncle Wu, what are they doing here at this time? After Lan Xue heard that it was Wudan, she was a little puzzled.
"I don't know, maybe I'm here to pick you up."
Ye Xiao couldn't figure out what Wudan was doing so late, except that Wudan hadn't been worried about Lan Xue before, and had come a few times, he hadn't come back again, could it be that something happened to their Kunshan tribe? Ye Xiao could only think of this possibility, but what it was could only be known after Wu Dan arrived.
Ye Xiao and Lan Xue walked outside the courtyard gate to wait, and soon, Wu Dan arrived with four guards.
"Uncle Wu, why are you here?"
Lan Xue shouted happily, ran over, took Udan's hand and said.
"Hehe, can't I come and see you? How? Is it reluctant to go back to play at your brother Ye Xiao's place? Udan, smiling kindly, looked at Lan Xue and touched her head with his hand.
"Oops! Uncle Wu, you're making fun of me again! ”
Lan Xue blushed when she heard the meaning of Nuo Yu in Wu Dan's words, and stomped her feet a little unwillingly.
"Haha......"
Seeing her like this, Udan laughed even louder.
"Uncle Wu, is there something you are here for this time?"
Seeing that it was almost over, Ye Xiao stepped forward, saluted Wudan, and then asked.
As for the title of Uncle Wu, it was Wu Dan himself who asked Ye Xiao to call it so, although Wu Dan looks old, his real age is not yet fifty years old with you, and he is the same generation as Lan Xue's father.
Wu Dan saw that Ye Xiao was about the same age as Lan Xue, so he asked Ye Xiao to call him uncle like Lan Xue, so that he would be closer.
"That's right, Ye Xiao, I did come to pick up Lan Xue back this time, but there is one more important thing to tell you, and at the same time, I want to convey the meaning of our patriarch."
Udan stopped laughing, and his face became a little solemn.
Ye Xiao chuckled in his heart when he heard this, and suddenly had some bad premonitions, "Uncle Wu, this is not the place to talk, let's go to the house and talk." ”
Several people walked into the main house, and after sitting down, Pan Zi quickly poured a bowl of hot water for each of them.
"Uncle Wu, you just said that there is something more important to tell us, I don't know what it is?" Ye Xiao looked at Wu Dan and asked suspiciously.
"This matter has to start decades ago...... "Wu Dan told Ye Xiao and the others in detail about what he was going to tell them.
After listening to Wu Dan's words, the big Liu and Pan Zi all gasped, Ye Xiao frowned and was silent, and the atmosphere in the room was a little solemn for a while.
According to Udan, more than thirty years ago, on a full moon night, the originally peaceful wild ice field, suddenly, for some reason, all the beasts became restless, as if they had been affected by something, forming a beast tide that swept the entire wild ice field.
During this period, all the beasts became very irritable and aggressive, and due to the suddenness of the incident, the people of the Wild Ice Field did not have time to prepare at all, and almost all the tribes were affected by the beast tide, and some suffered heavy casualties as a result.
At first, they thought it was an accident, but then every three years, on that full moon night, a beast tide broke out in the wild ice field, and although they had been prepared, the tribe would still be seriously affected.
It has been three years since the last beast tide, and there are only two days left before the next full moon night, and Udan came here this time to tell them the news on the order of the patriarch, and the main purpose is also to be able to win them over.
Seeing that Ye Xiao fell into deep thought, Wu Dan didn't speak, just quietly picked up the stone bowl on the table and drank water.
"Uncle Wu, please help me thank the patriarch for his kindness."
Ye Xiao thought about it and refused, the reason was still the same as before, he still didn't want to integrate into any tribe too early and be governed by others.
"Alas!" Udan was a little disappointed when he heard this, sighed and said, "Have you really thought it through?" You must know that there are only seven of you, no matter how powerful you are, how can you withstand the impact of the beasts? ”
"Yes, Brother Ye, are you really not considering joining our tribe? My father is very good, and I can guarantee that as long as you join our tribe, there will be no restriction on your freedom, and you can go wherever you want. And that beast tide is really terrifying, and it will cause a lot of losses to our tribe every time. ”
Lan Xue persuaded on the side, on the one hand, she wanted Ye Xiao and a few people to join their tribe, and she had witnessed Ye Xiao's skills with her own eyes, which was of extraordinary significance to their tribe. On the other hand, she was also worried about Ye Xiao's safety, she had personally experienced the horror of the beast tide, and she still had palpitations in her heart.
"Hehe, Lan Xue, I'm sorry, we remember your help to us and the kindness of the Kunshan tribe to us, but we are used to being idle, and we don't have this idea for the time being. Don't worry, we won't join other tribes, I have already discussed this decision with a few of my brothers, I don't believe you ask them. ”
Ye Xiao said with a smile, turning his head to look at Pan Zi and them.
"Yes, Sister Lan Xue, this decision was discussed by us together, and we understand your good intentions. As for the beast tide, I believe that with the strength of a few of us, it should not be a problem to survive safely. ”
Several other people hurriedly nodded in agreement, and when Wu Dan invited them for the first time, Ye Xiao told them about it, and the result was that several people unanimously agreed not to join the Kunshan tribe for the time being.
"......"
Lan Xue was a little unwilling, and wanted to say something more.
"Forget it, Lan Xue, Ye Xiao They must have their own reasons for making this decision, let's not force it." Udan interrupted Lan Xue and motioned for her to stop talking.
"Ye Xiao, then we'll take our leave." Wu Dan got up, saluted Ye Xiao, thought about it and said, "Ye Xiao, I still say the same thing, the door of our Kunshan tribe is open for you at any time." ”
"Thanks, we'll think about it again." Ye Xiao also saluted and did not stop them from leaving.
Wu Dan took Lan Xue and a few guards, and left in a hurry, Ye Xiao sent them to the door, watching them disappear into the night.
"Uncle Wu, why don't you let me continue?" On the way, Lan Xue was a little angry and blamed Udan for stopping her just now and not letting her speak.
"Silly girl, I see that you are really thinking about Ye Xiao." Udans smiled and touched her head, "You must know that the more capable people are, the less easily they will be attached to others, and it is useless for you to say anything now, and when they experience the beast tide, they may change their minds." ”
"Is that so?" Lan Xue nodded thoughtfully, and looked back at where Ye Xiao and the others were, with some worry on her face.
And after Lan Xue and the others left, Ye Xiao also instructed the big Liu and them, and began to prepare weapons and traps, for the beast tide that Wu Dan said, he did not take it to heart, but attached great importance to it.
At the same time, he is still a little grateful to Udan, if Udan, if Udan, I'm afraid they don't know what will happen?