On January 16, the tenth year since the establishment of the Teng tribe, Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao made arrangements for the tribe, and then prepared to go to the central part of the Southern Wilderness.
Just as they were preparing to set off, the old witch also packed his luggage and came over.
"Xuan boy, I'll go with you."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "You, old man, also want to play in the central part of the country?"
The old witch said: "I can't find any new herbs here. I have to travel to a few more places while I can still move to complete the Great Wilderness Hundred Drafts as soon as possible."
"That's just right. I'll take you, old man, to see our Vine Tribe's new territory in the middle of the country."
Jiang Xuan was in a very happy mood. This time he finally didn't have to travel long distances alone. With Chi Shao and the old witch by his side, he could have more fun on the road.
Soon, all the luggage was tied to the backs of Zi Diao Tangyuan and the black giant eagle. Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao rode the Zi Diao together, while the old witch still rode the giant eagle alone.
When it was time to set off, Nan Xing raised his head and looked at Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao eagerly: "You have all been to the central part, when will it be my turn?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "This territory in the north is our foundation and our retreat. We absolutely cannot afford to lose it, so I sent you and Uncaria to guard it together.
"If you really want to go, when the central part stabilizes, I'll ask Nepeta and Stone Loach to come over and rotate with you, so that everyone has a chance to go to the central part."
"All right."
Although Nan Xing was a little reluctant to give up, as the leader of the guard, he knew the significance of the northern territory and must not be willful.
Undo solemnly said: "Don't worry, leader, we will definitely protect the tribe."
Compared to the southern star, Uncaria's yearning for the central part is not that strong.
Last year, Poria gave birth to another daughter for him, and he is now the father of two children.
Now, most of his family, as well as the people and things he cares about, are in the north. Compared to the distant and unfamiliar center, he prefers to stay in this familiar land.
"Old brother, it's time to go!"
The old witch patted the feathers on the neck of the black giant eagle,
"Bah!"
The giant black eagle spread its huge wings and ran for a short distance on the sacrificial square. Then it quickly flapped its wings and circled into the sky. The strong wind it stirred up made people unable to stand still and unable to open their eyes.
"Tangyuan, let's go too."
Jiang Xuan patted the purple feathers on Tangyuan's back. At this time, Tangyuan was no longer the snow-white meat dumpling it was before. Its wingspan was about sixty meters long and it was bigger than a black giant eagle.
The way Tang Yuan takes off is different from that of the black giant eagle. It first walks forward for a certain distance, and after getting away from the crowd, it squats down with its legs to accumulate strength, then suddenly kicks off, using this power to flap its wings and quickly lift off.
"Hey..."
The glutinous rice balls flew into the sky and circled around the huge divine vine three times before reluctantly flying to the south.
On its broad back, Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao sat on an improved chair, with ropes similar to seat belts tied around their bodies, and a special eggshell-shaped windshield in front of them, making the sitting experience much more comfortable than before.
Chi Shao rarely has this kind of opportunity to fly in the air. She can't even leave the tribe on weekdays. Plus with Jiang Xuan by her side, she can completely let go of her usual disguise.
Chi Shao slowly stretched out a hand outside the windshield. The strong wind in the sky was like a real torrent, rushing wantonly between her arms, palms and fingers. At this moment, the wind was no longer so unpredictable, but changed.
It has to be concrete.
The mountains and rivers in the distance were covered with snow in some places, green in some places, and shrouded in mist in some places. These were scenery she rarely saw.
She looked at the mountains, rivers, birds and clouds, and felt the strong wind rushing like waves on her palms, and finally a long-lost smile appeared on her face.
She lay lazily on the chair, watching the scenery while taking out some dried meat and dried fruits from the animal skin bag she carried with her to eat, enjoying this rare leisure and tranquility.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Xuan also had a smile on his face. He patted the dumpling to make it fly slower and more stable, so that Chi Shao could sit more comfortably.
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It’s the tenth year since the establishment of the Vine Tribe, at the end of January.
In the central part of the Southern Wilderness, the Black Snake Tribe.
"Hiss..."
In the dark cave, a black snake as thick as a bucket poked its head out. Its cold eyes scanned all the living creatures around it, and it quickly analyzed the large amount of information contained in the air.
After confirming that there was no danger around, the big black snake slowly crawled out of the cave and crawled to a piece of grass where it could bask in the sun, letting the warm sunlight gradually increase its body temperature.
Soon, more big black snakes climbed up from the ground. They either climbed onto the rocks or climbed onto the grass, all basking in the sun.
In fact, although there is no snow in the central part of the Southern Wilderness, there are still two or three months of cold weather in winter. At this time, most snakes will try to be less active or enter shallow hibernation.
Feng Cao led the thorn vines to burn the Black Snake tribe, and they succeeded by relying on the Black Snake's shallow hibernation and reduced ability to perceive danger.
But now, as spring arrives and the temperature gradually rises, the big black snakes of the black snake tribe have begun to become active.
As a totem and war beast, the black snake is too important to the entire Black Snake tribe. Without the help of the black snake, they would not be able to exert their full strength whether hunting or fighting.
In addition, although the warriors of the Black Snake Tribe have obtained the totem power of the Black Snake God, and the best among them can even obtain the night vision ability of snakes and the speed of snakes, the side effect is that they are also affected by the habits of snakes.
As a result, these warriors are generally afraid of the cold.
Now, the weather is getting warmer, the big black snake has gradually recovered its normal ability to move, and the warriors of the Black Snake tribe have also regained their strong combat effectiveness. It's time to avenge the burning tribe!
In the area near the central cave of the Black Snake Tribe, a peculiar stone house stands.
This stone house was built half underground and half on the ground. The roof was covered with various barks and broad grass blades, and the surrounding stone walls were covered with black snake totems.
The leader of the Black Snake Tribe strode to the door of this stone house and saluted: "Witch, I am Snake Ya. I have important matters to discuss with you."
Soon, a hoarse voice came from inside the house: "Come in."
The leader Sheya opened the heavy straw curtain on the door and walked along the dirt stairs into the stone house half buried underground.
The furnishings in the stone house are very messy. Various foods, herbs, animal skin rolls, clay pots, and gourd-like vegetable peel bottles are piled up in most places. Only the side of the firepit is slightly less crowded.
An old man wearing a snake-slaughter suit with totem patterns on his face and body was sitting by the fire pit, cooking something in an old clay pot. The smell was not very pleasant.
This old man is the shaman of the Black Snake Tribe.
The leader, Snake Ya, saluted again, and then, being careful not to touch anything in the stone house, he bent down and walked to the fire pit and sat down.
The black snake witch stirred the unknown liquid in the clay pot with a wooden stick and asked, "What does the leader want from me?"
The leader She Ya said: "Before the end of winter, people from other tribes attacked us and burned down countless of our houses, killing and burning many tribesmen. It is time to avenge this great revenge!"
The black snake witch nodded: "Have you found out which tribe did it?"
Leader Snake Ya said: "Only the Bamboo Rat tribe near us is good at digging caves, and since we moved here, the warriors of the hunting team have often had conflicts with the Bamboo Rat tribe. They have long held a grudge."
"Besides, most tribes are afraid that forest fires will spread to their tribal territories. Only the bamboo rats that burrow underground every day are not afraid of fires. Therefore, I conclude that they set the fire."
The black snake witch said indifferently: "It's just a small tribe. It's not that important whether they did it or not. It just so happened that the big black snakes in the tribe had just finished their hibernation recently and were in urgent need of food. The people of our tribe also need some food. Just
Use the reason of revenge to destroy them."
"Okay, tomorrow morning I'll ask the witch to ask the snake god to come out of the cave and lead us to destroy the bamboo rat tribe!"
The black snake tribe shaman nodded, then waved his hand, letting the leader Sheya leave on his own, while he continued to concentrate on brewing the unknown liquid in the pottery cauldron, very focused.
The leader Sheya had endured the unpleasant smell for a long time. After the conversation, he immediately left the stone house and summoned the various warrior leaders in the tribe to discuss the specific matters of attacking the Bamboo Rat tribe tomorrow.
The unlucky Bamboo Rat Tribe would never have imagined that, without doing anything, they would somehow be saddled with an unbearable burden and that the tribe would be annihilated.