Chapter 108 The Old Witch is Back

After the Frost Descent, the soldiers of the hunting team stepped up their hunting, and the soldiers of the fishing team stepped up their fishing.

Even the soldiers of the planting team, because they had no work to do after the autumn harvest, all went to the nearby forests to collect various wild fruits and tubers.

Jiang Xuan and Chi Shao re-boiled the two bags of insect wax they traded back from the Blue Sheep Tribe, removed the impurities, and poured them into the prepared bamboo tubes.

Two-thirds of the insect wax is directly stored and kept by Red Peony Root to study its medicinal properties and its effects when combined with different medicinal materials.

After pouring one-third of the insect wax into the bamboo tube, a thin rope with strong oil absorption ability will be placed in the middle.

After the insect wax dries, you just need to break the bamboo tube and you can get a very thick candle.

This kind of candle emits a refreshing fragrance when burning, and the flame is stable when burning, which is suitable for night lighting.

After finishing making all the insect wax, Jiang Xuan looked up at the giant dragonfly on the stone mountain.

These giant dragonflies have been clinging to the ancient vines without moving for two days.

Jiang Xuan knew that most of them had probably been frozen to death, just like the giant dragonfly last year.

These giant dragonflies once went to the Mosquito Tribe with them, fought side by side with them, and transported supplies. Now their lives have ended, and Jiang Xuan is more or less sad.

"Cry!"

Just as Jiang Xuan was about to return to his bamboo house, a familiar bird song suddenly sounded in the distant sky.

"Hmm? This is..."

Jiang Xuan looked up at the sky in doubt, with some expectation in his heart.

Soon, a huge black eagle appeared in the distant sky and approached quickly.

Chishao also put down the work in his hands and said in surprise: "It's the old witch's giant eagle! The old witch is back!"

Jiang Xuan was also a little excited. When the old witch left, he thought he would never see her again.

After all, the Southern Wilderness is so big and full of dangers, and the old witch is old.

No one expected that the giant eagle would return to the Vine Tribe.

"Let's go and take a look."

Jiang Xuan immediately walked towards the bamboo house where the old witch lived, and Chi Shao followed closely behind him.

Although he was not sure whether the old witch would come back, Jiang Xuan had always kept the bamboo house for the old witch and did not let anyone else live in it, and Chishao would often go there to clean it.

"Cry!"

The giant black eagle circled in the sky and then quickly landed on the ground.

Those who had just joined the Vine Tribe and had never seen a giant eagle were so frightened that their legs went limp and they ran away screaming.

"Don't be afraid, the giant eagle won't hurt anyone."

The warriors of the Vine Tribe who were familiar with the Giant Eagle quickly began to explain. Those who were fleeing stopped in doubt, but did not go back immediately.

“Boom!”

The giant eagle landed on the open space next to the bamboo house, then squatted down, with one of its broad wings extending diagonally toward the ground.

On the back of the giant eagle, the old witch wearing thick animal skins slowly stood up. He untied two animal skin bags from the eagle's back, and then walked toward the ground along the giant eagle's wings.

When the old witch saw the familiar rattan tribe and the familiar bamboo house, a relaxed smile immediately appeared on his face.

For some reason, he particularly liked this vibrant little tribe.

"Old witch, I thought you were not coming back..."

Jiang Xuan quickly ran to the bamboo house, very happy.

The old witch looked at Jiang Xuan and suddenly found four horizontal lines on his face. He was immediately surprised and asked: "Four-color warrior?"

"Hahaha, I was lucky enough to break through to the fourth color."

Jiang Xuan said he was lucky, but there was a smug look in his eyes.

The old witch glanced up at the stone mountain, his expression becoming even more surprised: "The divine vine has broken through?"

This magical vine gave the old witch an even more terrifying feeling. Its divine power was as vast as the ocean, completely different from before.

At this time, Chishao walked up to the old witch and said, "The Vine God has indeed made a breakthrough."

The old witch nodded, looked at Jiang Xuan again, and said, "No wonder, it seems that a lot of things happened after I left."

Jiang Xuan said, "I'll help you move your things in first, and then we can talk slowly after we light the fire."

Jiang Xuan easily took the two animal skin bags from the old witch, opened the door of the bamboo house, put the animal skin bags away, went out again, climbed onto the back of the giant eagle, took off the remaining animal skin bags, and moved them into the house as well.

It was because Jiang Xuan was brave and relied on his familiarity with the old witch and the giant eagle. Others, even if they were four-color warriors, did not dare to climb onto the back of the giant eagle.

While Jiang Xuan was moving things, Chishao took fire from other bamboo houses and reignited the fire pit in the old witch's house.

The blazing fire brought warmth to the bamboo house that had been uninhabited for a long time, and made people feel more comfortable.

Nanxing and others also came over. Everyone was very happy to see the old witch. They helped him wash the tripod and dishes, and make the bed. Soon they arranged the bamboo house so that it could be lived in directly.

After finishing the work, everyone gathered around the fire pit, and Jiang Xuan told the old witch what had happened after he left.

Including the invasion of the Mosquito Tribe, the breakthrough of the sacred vine, the great sacrifice, and the extermination of the Mosquito Tribe.

"The Mosquito Tribe was destroyed?"

The old witch was a little surprised, because for a small tribe like the Teng Tribe, it was lucky not to be destroyed by other tribes, so how could they dare to expect anything else? Jiang Xuan said: "It's all thanks to the Teng God and the giant dragonfly. We are responsible for cheering them on."

The old witch nodded to show his understanding. After all, the number of warriors in the Teng tribe was too small and their strength was not strong enough.

Jiang Xuan asked again: "Old witch, where did you go after you left the Teng tribe?"

The old witch said: "After leaving the Teng tribe, I traveled around the southern wilderness on a giant eagle and dealt with many tribes."

Then, the old witch told him about the tribes he met on the road and some interesting experiences.

For example, he went to a ferocious crocodile tribe, which raised a large number of crocodiles. The crocodiles were fierce and warlike, and they particularly liked to eat raw meat.

There is also the Bamboo Rat Tribe. The people in this tribe like to live in burrows. They are very timid and will burrow into the burrows at the slightest sign of trouble.

In addition to these two tribes, the old witch has visited several other tribes. According to the old witch's description, these tribes have their own characteristics and are very interesting.

The old witch is very powerful and also knows the art of witch doctor, which allows him to cure diseases and save lives. In addition, he has the terrifying giant eagle and the background of the East Wilderness Eagle Tribe. No matter where he goes, no one dares to attack him easily.

If it were an ordinary warrior, these tribes would probably not be so polite.

"By the way, I also brought you some things from other tribes."

The old witch opened a hide bag and took out a bunch of colorful small fruits, which looked very beautiful.

"What is this?" Jiang Xuan asked curiously.

"This is a colorful fruit. I got it from a small tribe. It is slightly poisonous, but if you eat it, you will only feel uncomfortable for a while. It won't kill you."

"In that small tribe, warriors would eat this colorful fruit in front of everyone to prove their courage."

The old witch smiled and said, "Chief Xuan, do you want to prove your courage?"

Jiang Xuan asked uncertainly: "Is this poison really not lethal?"

The old witch said, "You are now a four-color warrior. This thing is nothing to you. Do you want to try it?"

Jiang Xuan looked at the fruits that were as big as small light bulbs and had various colors, and said, "Well, let's give it a try."

Jiang Xuan took a thumb-sized colorful fruit, washed it first, then put it in his mouth, and took a tentative bite of half of it without swallowing it.

Soon, Jiang Xuan's expression changed. He spat the half of the colorful fruit he had bitten off on the ground and stuck out his tongue to fan it continuously.

“It’s so spicy… It’s killing me…”

“Water…water…”

Jiang Xuan ran to the newly filled water tank, scooped a spoonful of cold water with a ladle, and kept gargling his mouth to relieve the irritation on the tip of his tongue.

"Hahaha……"

The old witch laughed like a child who had succeeded in a prank, "Chief Xuan, the warrior from that small tribe ate the colorful fruit without changing his expression."

Jiang Xuan rinsed his mouth for a long time before his tongue and lips felt a little better.

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He looked at the colorful fruits. He was not afraid because of the discomfort he had just felt. Instead, his eyes revealed excitement.

Because he knew that the so-called colorful fruit should be a kind of pepper in this world! After coming to this world for so long, he has tried many spicy plants, but the spicy taste is not pure, and often has other irritating smells, which are not delicious.

This colorful fruit has a very pure spicy taste and is very spicy. Eating it makes people feel like their mouth is on fire. It must be a rare and fine pepper.

In his previous life, Jiang Xuan also liked spicy food.

But this body has never been stimulated by chili peppers, and the colorful fruit is too spicy, so his reaction is so big.

But it doesn’t matter, as long as he eats it a few more times and gets used to it, he can continue to eat spicy food.

So, Jiang Xuan was very excited.

"Old witch, can you give me a few of these? I'll keep the seeds and plant them in the field next year."

The old witch asked in surprise: "Are you interested in colorful fruits?"

Jiang Xuan nodded affirmatively and said, "I think eating colorful fruits is very exciting."

The old witch couldn't understand Jiang Xuan's desire for excitement, but he still generously gave half of the colorful fruit to Jiang Xuan so that he could keep the seeds.

Jiang Xuan took the colorful fruit, thanked the old witch, and said, "I think it sounds better to call this thing Colorful Pepper."

"Colored Pepper..." The old witch repeated, "This is a good name. Let's call it Colorful Pepper from now on."

In this way, the Teng tribe had its first very spicy pepper, and named it colored pepper.

Of course, there are too few bell peppers now, so Jiang Xuan must plant more of them before he can eat them with confidence.

Soon, the old witch took out the second thing from the animal skin bag: a thick bean pod.

"This is also something I brought back from a small tribe. It's an edible plant. I think Chief Xuan will definitely like it."

This is a dried bean pod, as long as an adult's palm to elbow, flat and slightly curved, with bulges on it.

The old witch peeled open the big bean pod, and seven or eight small black balls rolled out. The old witch caught them and placed them one by one in his palm.

These small balls were a kind of bean that Jiang Xuan had never seen before. Each one was about the size of a quail egg, very round, and had a black luster.

The old witch said, "The people of that tribe call this fruit black pearls. Put it in a pottery pot and cook it with animal meat. It smells really good."

"You can also put it in charcoal and simmer it until it's cooked. It tastes very crispy."

Jiang Xuan said: "Can you show it to me?"

"sure."

The old witch handed all the black beans in his hand to Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan observed carefully and found that these so-called black beads were actually beans, but they were much larger than ordinary soybeans.

At this moment, Jiang Xuan felt that happiness came too suddenly.

The return of the old witch not only brought peppers, but also big black beans, which are very important food crops!

"Old witch, can you give me some more black beads? I can exchange them with good things from you."

The old witch waved his hand and said, "I was going to give them to you anyway. No need to exchange them. Just take them all."

"Old witch, thank you so much."

Jiang Xuan excitedly took out the unpeeled bean pods, and sighed in his heart: The old witch is really a good person! Of course, he couldn't really take it for free, because even if the old witch didn't say anything, he wouldn't be so enthusiastic when he encountered good things next time.

He was thinking about sending some salt and some insect wax to the old witch later, as a way of returning the favor.

Then, the old witch took out a few more plants, but they were rare herbs, which were given to Chishao.

Jiang Xuan was not very interested in herbs. He was already satisfied to get the colored peppers and big black beans.

After listening to the old witch's stories about the interesting things that happened on the road, Jiang Xuan returned to his yard with the colorful peppers and big black beans, and took some insect wax and salt to give to the old witch.

However, when he was about to go out, he saw Tangyuan running towards him from the bamboo shed and gently picking up his animal skin coat with its beak.

"Tangyuan, what's wrong?"

Jiang Xuan clearly felt that Tangyuan's condition was different from usual, and it seemed a little frightened.

Tangyuan couldn't speak, but it let go of Jiang Xuan's animal skin coat and pointed in a direction outside the bamboo forest with its beak.

That direction is exactly where the old witch lives.

Jiang Xuan suddenly guessed why it was afraid. It must be because of the giant black eagle.

As a bird, the oppressive feeling brought by the black giant eagle is too strong. Even at a distance, Tangyuan is still afraid.

Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Tangyuan, don't be afraid. Come with me. I will take you to meet a big brother. Maybe he can protect you in the future."

Jiang Xuan patted the tall glutinous rice ball and walked out of the bamboo forest with it.

Although Tangyuan was very scared, it also trusted Jiang Xuan very much. It felt safe when it was with Jiang Xuan.

Soon, Jiang Xuan brought the dumplings to the bamboo house.

When Tangyuan saw the huge eagle, it became even more frightened. If Jiang Xuan hadn't dragged it away, it would have wanted to turn around and run away.

Jiang Xuan dragged Tang Yuan to the side of the black giant eagle. The black giant eagle looked at them with its sharp eagle eyes but did not move.

Jiang Xuan pushed the glutinous rice balls in front of the giant eagle. He remembered that the giant eagle was raised by the old witch since childhood, which meant that the giant eagle was about the same age as the old witch.

He thought about the seniority and then shouted, "Uncle Giant Eagle, its name is Tangyuan, and it is also a member of our tribe. In the future, please take care of it. When you have time, teach it how to fly and hunt. Do you think it's okay?"

The giant eagle seemed to understand what he said. It first looked at Tangyuan, but did not refuse and nodded directly.

Jiang Xuan was delighted and patted Tangyuan's strong feathers, saying, "Tangyuan, from now on, the Giant Eagle is your real uncle, do you understand? Get closer to the uncle when you have nothing to do."

I don’t know if Tangyuan understood or not, but after staying here for a while, the fear in his eyes was no longer as strong.

(End of this chapter)