She asked nervously: "Chief Xuan, are you... leaving?"
Jiang Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, since we have arrived in the central region, I want to visit various tribes."
Aoba said out of nowhere: "Can't you stay a few more days?"
Jiang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "No, it has been a long time since I came out this time. I can't leave the tribe for a long time. I may go to other places and have to go back."
Qingye's eyes were obviously disappointed. Although the time they got together was relatively short, Jiang Xuan was so special that he left a deep impression on her heart.
Now that Jiang Xuan was leaving, she actually felt a little reluctant to leave.
"Then...will you come to the Crocodile Tribe next time?"
"Yes, as long as there is a chance, I will definitely come."
Qingye took a deep breath and said: "Okay, when you come next time, I will treat you to something good."
For tribal people, food is the most precious thing. If they don't regard the other person as a friend, they will never treat someone to eat.
"Okay, I'm looking forward to it."
After Jiang Xuan finished speaking, the two fell silent again, as if they wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
It was getting darker and darker, and the big crocodiles of the crocodile tribe swam out of the black water swamp before it got dark and entered the normal river channel.
Although the river is also dangerous, hundreds of large crocodiles are out at the same time, and the big fish and water animals in the river simply don't dare to come.
Therefore, the crocodile group carried the warriors of the crocodile tribe and swam all the way back under the moonlight. In the middle of the night, they returned to the river beach where they camped before.
They lit a fire and barbecued meat at the camp on the river beach. After eating, they took a nap and continued their journey early the next morning. In the evening, they rushed back to the Crocodile Tribe on time.
When the warriors of the Crocodile Tribe set foot on familiar land, everyone had relaxed smiles on their faces, and they finally returned home safely.
Every time the tribal hunting team goes out, it is a life and death test for everyone. Being able to return home safely is the happiest thing.
"The hunting party is back!"
Among the crocodile tribe, a child shouted loudly.
Then, a large group of children ran towards the hunting team excitedly.
The members of the Crocodile Tribe also came out of their homes one after another and went over to greet the hunting team.
When they saw the hunting team returning home with a full load, they all eagerly began to discuss the large and small, strange-shaped prey, as well as various medicinal herbs.
Of course, there are happy people and sad people.
For example, those soldiers who will never come back, and those who were seriously injured, their families and friends are very sad.
The shamans of the Crocodile tribe also became busy, using various witch medicines to heal the injured warriors.
Jiang Xuan looked at all this and naturally thought of the Vine Tribe, because when the Vine Tribe hunting team came back, it was a similar scene.
No matter how nice it is outside, it is not as good as your own home.
Jiang Xuan returned to the stilted building again. This time, the building felt a little more familiar to him, not as strange as the previous few days.
He first hung the snake gall as big as a sea bowl in a ventilated place, and then organized the things he collected this time one by one and packed them properly in animal skin bags.
These things are the gifts he will give to Chi Shao and the old witch after he returns to the Teng tribe.
After finishing these, he started to barbecue and eat. He had been so nervous these past few days that he didn't have time to have a good meal.
There was a sound of people going up the stairs outside. Jiang Xuan looked up and after a while, he saw Qingye coming over carrying two large animal skin bags.
"Boom, boom!"
Qingye placed two large animal skin bags on the ground.
"Wu heard that you are leaving tomorrow and asked me to deliver these two big bags of fish scale grass to you."
"Thank the witch for me."
Fish scale grass is a very important food crop for the crocodile tribe. When Jiang Xuan rescued Shi Ya, Wu promised to give him two big bags, and now he has indeed delivered it.
From this incident, it can be seen that the crocodile tribe witch is a person who keeps his promises.
Qingye then instructed: "I stuffed some water plants in the animal skin bag. You have to sprinkle a little water on it from time to time, otherwise the fish scales will dry up."
"In addition, don't tie the bag too tightly, provide proper ventilation, and the weather is relatively cold now. As long as the fish scale grass is not pressed tightly, it shouldn't be damaged."
Jiang Xuan nodded and said: "I will pay attention to it. Thank you, Qingye, haven't you eaten yet? Sit down and eat together."
Qingye didn't refuse and sat next to the fire pit.
Jiang Xuan took out the charcoal fire, then put the meat skewers on wooden sticks, and then took out the salt, spices, and the most important thing - oil.
Barbecue without oil is not only easy to burn, but also tastes older.
Brushing the barbecue with oil can preserve the moisture in the meat, and the grilled meat will be relatively tender.
Jiang Xuan said confidently: "You have caught up today. The barbecue of our Vine tribe is a unique craft. You must have never tasted it."
"Really? Then I want to try it."
Qingye watched Jiang Xuan barbecue with great anticipation. She had never seen anyone take barbecue so seriously, and she had never seen someone use so many things to barbecue.
Because tribal people have trouble even having enough food to eat, who has the heart to study this?
Jiang Xuan skillfully used an animal hair brush to brush the animal meat with oil, and then grilled it until both sides turned slightly golden, then sprinkled some fine salt on it.
When the meat is roasted to a certain level, sprinkle some milder spices on it, and for a while, the whole Diaojiaolou is filled with the aroma of barbecue.
“It smells so good!”
Qingye's eyes lit up. Let's not talk about the taste. Just smelling this fragrance makes people salivate.
The quality of the animal meat in this world is really good, so Jiang Xuan only brushed it with oil, sprinkled it with salt, and two relatively mild spices to increase the texture.
In this way, the taste of the meat itself will not be masked by the smell of spices, and it will be more in line with the eating habits of the tribal people.
"Come on, try it, be careful, it's very hot."
Jiang Xuan handed the two skewers of grilled meat to Qingye, and then continued to grill the remaining meat on the charcoal fire.
Qingye took the meat skewer, blew on it first, and then gently bit a small piece.
As soon as the barbecue was in her mouth, Aoba's eyes lit up because she had never eaten such good barbecue.
The meat is very tender, and with the combination of salt and a little spice, the taste is really great!
"tasty!"
Aoba praised it from the bottom of his heart while eating it.
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "If it's delicious, eat more. There are still many here."
While the two were grilling and eating, they chatted some more about Blackwater Lake and Chubu, completely forgetting the passage of time.
By the time Jiang Xuan finished roasting the last skewer of meat, it was already late at night and everyone in the crocodile tribe had fallen asleep.
Qingye looked at the moonlight shining in the window and knew it was time to leave.
"Chief Xuan, it's time for me to go back to bed. I hope I can eat your roasted meat next time."
Jiang Xuandao: "There will definitely be opportunities in the future."
Qingye stood up, looked back at Jiang Xuan again under the light of the fire, then turned and left.
She walked slowly, feeling very conflicted. She thought, if Jiang Xuan told her not to leave at this time, maybe she would stay?
However, Jiang Xuan sent her to the door but never asked her to stay.
I don't know why, Qingye felt a little disappointed.
However, she is different from other tribal women in that she will not take the initiative to stick with someone just because she has a crush on them.
She has her own pride.
Qingye took a breath and quickly walked down the wooden stairs. After walking downstairs, he even turned around and showed a smile to Jiang Xuan, waved, and then walked towards the stilted building where he lived in a carefree manner.
After Qingye left, Jiang Xuan closed the door and lay on the bed cushioned with reeds and animal skins.
He is not an emotional novice. Qingye has some affection for him, and he can clearly feel it.
To be honest, he also admires girls like Aoba.
However, he will not stay in the Crocodile Tribe for a long time, and it is completely unknown when he will come to the Crocodile Tribe again.
He can't show mercy here just because of someone else's favor, and then run away irresponsibly. That is harmful behavior.
Jiang Xuan doesn't want to be a harmful person.
He closed his eyes, listened to the "whirring" of the wind outside and the "crackling" of wood burning in the fire pit, and gradually fell into sleep.
Early the next morning, Jiang Xuan got up, washed himself briefly, ate something, packed his luggage, and said goodbye to the crocodile tribe.
The leader of the crocodile tribe stayed with the witch for a few words. Seeing that Jiang Xuan insisted on leaving, he sent someone to send him away.
"I'll send Leader Xuan there."
Qingye volunteered to take over the task, and then took the crocodile named Xiaoqing to transport Jiang Xuan and all his luggage to the sandbank where they arrived.
"Hey..."
The glutinous rice balls flew over from the forest not far away and landed in the middle of the sandbank.
Jiang Xuan tied everything up with ropes and put them on Tangyuan's back.
"Where does Leader Xuan plan to go next?"
"I want to go visit the Red Ant Tribe."
Qingye pointed to the river on the left and said, "If you follow this river all the way down, you can find the red ant tribe."
"Okay, thanks for the directions."
Qingye then warned: "After you find the red ant tribe, you must be careful. The people in the red ant tribe are very greedy and difficult to get along with."
"Thanks for reminding me, I will be careful."
Aoba stood for a while, wanting to say something more, but couldn't find the words.
Jiang Xuan climbed on Tangyuan's back and said to Qingye: "I'm leaving. If I have a chance in the future, I will come to your crocodile tribe as a guest."
"Go back, let's go!"
Jiang Xuan waved to Qingye and then let the glutinous rice balls take off.
"Huhuhu..."
Tang Yuan kicked off his legs, whipping up a gust of wind and flying into the sky.
Qingye watched Jiang Xuan and Tangyuan go away, and whispered: "Don't lie to me, see you next time..."
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In the sky, Jiang Xuan sat on the back of Tangyuan, overlooking the winding river below and the dense forests on both sides of the river.
Jiang Xuan has been flying for two days after leaving the crocodile tribe.
Along the way, in addition to drawing topographic maps of river channels as usual, he would land on the ground from time to time and collect some special plants.
He may not use these plants himself, but they are very precious things to Lao Wu and Red Peony Root.
Jiang Xuan saw many more tribes. The density of these tribes was far higher than that in the northwest of the Southern Wilderness, but these tribes were all medium-sized tribes and small tribes. Jiang Xuan did not stop.
It wasn't until the third day that Jiang Xuan saw a spectacular scene from a distance!
In a clearing not far from the river, the trees are so sparse that it can no longer even be considered a forest.
Pieces of strange earth-yellow buildings are connected together in this place, just like a huge castle.
In the sky, big red ants with wings kept flying around, making it very lively.
On the ground, groups of giant red ants without wings lined up neatly, working together to move various things towards the castle-like building.
Jiang Xuan also saw a strange big red ant. Their heads were twice as big as other red ants, and their lower jaws were very developed, like a pair of huge iron pincers.
In addition to these giant red ants, Jiang Xuan also saw a large number of tribal people.
Tribal people are usually relatively scattered. Only when hunting, the division of labor and cooperation will be more pleasing to the eye.
Whether they are working or walking, these tribesmen are very neat and look well-trained.
"This should be the red ant tribe."
Jiang Xuan looked at the Red Ant Tribe from a distance. He was very curious. What did the Mountain Turtle Tribe say about all evil deeds and the Crocodile Tribe say it was an extremely greedy tribe? What did it look like?
"Buzz buzz..."
Just as Jiang Xuan was sizing up the red ant tribe, a group of giant red ants with wings flew over carrying a dozen warriors.
The person in front sat on the back of the red ant and asked: "Which tribe are you from?"
Although Jiang Xuan is a five-color warrior and sits with a huge purple fierce bird, these red ant tribe warriors are not afraid at all, because this is the territory of the red ant tribe.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jiang Xuan said neither humble nor arrogantly: "I come from the Vine Tribe."
"The Vine Tribe?" The warrior thought for a while and realized that he had never heard of it at all. It should be some unknown medium-sized tribe, or even a small tribe.
"This is the territory of the red ant tribe. If you want to enter, you must walk. Also, this big bird cannot enter."
Jiang Xuan felt speechless for a while. Why were the glutinous rice balls not allowed in any tribe?
He didn't realize that ferocious birds like glutinous rice balls were a threat to people of any tribe.
Under the watchful eyes of those red ant tribe warriors, Jiang Xuan could only let Tangyuan land. After all, he could not directly conflict with the red ant tribe, otherwise Shen Teng might not be able to save him.
The Red Ant Tribe is, after all, a big tribe, and their totem god is also a great god.
Tangyuan landed in a forest outside the Red Ant Tribe. Jiang Xuan took down some useful things, but let Tangyuan still carry other things.
"You're nearby, don't run around, and come over as soon as you hear me blowing my bone whistle, you know?"
Tang Yuan nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Okay, let's go. Find a place to hunt for food first. When you're full, find a hilltop to squat on. Don't run around."
Jiang Xuan patted Tangyuan's thick bird legs, and then retreated to a farther place.
The glutinous rice balls flew up again. Following Jiang Xuan's instructions, they searched for food near the red ant tribe. After filling their stomachs, they found a hilltop to squat on.
Jiang Xuan then walked to the Red Ant Tribe.
Walking in the forest, Jiang Xuan could more clearly feel the power of the red ant tribe.
Every time he walked a short distance, he would definitely see a totem pattern of the red ant tribe.
Some are on trees, some are on rocks, painted with red paint, very conspicuous.
However, unlike other tribes, Jiang Xuan did not see any tourists outside the Red Ant tribe, not even a simple house.
"What's going on?"
Jiang Xuan was puzzled because even in places like the Crocodile Tribe that required wading through water, many tourists and tribesmen from other tribes had temporarily settled there, and even established trading areas.
Why is the red ant tribe located in the forest and so famous, but no tourists gather here?
With such doubts, Jiang Xuan did not continue moving forward, but walked further away. He wanted to find some tourists to ask.