Chapter 60 Primitive Tribes They Are Like Cannibals
Zhou Youlan could only use the method Wei Wei had given him before to treat Kang Xiang, but this did not have much effect. Without the medicine, Kang Xiang would not survive the night.
The program crew's helicopter just left a short while ago, and perhaps it can turn back.
"Kang Xiang, there's no medicine to treat your wound right now. Even if there were herbs, they might not be able to quickly stop the spread of the poison," Zhou Youguan said. "The production team's helicopter didn't get very far. What are your thoughts?"
Kang Xiang slowly touched the survival button on his neck, thought for a moment, and pressed it.
He didn't want to die here, he still had competitions to participate in at the end of the year.
Many people found a safe place and fell asleep as soon as they turned their heads. Zhou Youguan stayed by Kang Xiang's side. His eyelids felt heavy as if they were filled with lead, but he closed his eyes and opened them quickly several times, fearing that if Kang Xiang had any problems, he would have no one to call.
"Captain Zhou, go and rest. I feel much better now. Don't worry about me."
Zhou Youling was so exhausted that his breathing became heavy. "The production crew should be here soon. Just hold on a little longer."
"Well, go and rest."
Zhou Youguan didn't walk far either. He was just one step away from him, leaning against a tree and fell asleep with his eyes closed.
With the departure of two people, their companions became fewer and fewer, and now there were only Zhou Youlan, Wei Wei, Da Mahou, Zhang Longtong, Ke Feiyang, Li Rongsheng, Ruan Mengmeng, and two half-dead people, Wang Chunqin and Niu Xixi.
They didn't stay by the river for too long. After Kang Xiang left, they all got up and continued walking.
After crossing the river, they were really approaching the depths of the rainforest. Not the depths of the rainforest, but the center point of the rainforest map area of the route planned for them by the program team.
Before Lin Yue was sent out, he turned back to pick up Kang Xiang. When the two looked down from the helicopter, they couldn't help but feel shocked.
The river they crossed was so wide, and they actually walked step by step and crossed the water.
After they returned to the gathering point, they were arranged to receive medical treatment first. Coincidentally, the program team organized a live broadcast session in which the guests who withdrew from the program recording came to the live broadcast room to cheer for the guests who were still filming.
Zhou Youguan was holding the equipment and chatting with the audience in the live broadcast room from time to time. At two o'clock in the afternoon, other people joined in one after another.
The first to arrive at the live broadcast room were Zhao Jie and Zhao Guanjun, followed by Chen Nan, Lin Yue and others who were still lying in hospital beds.
Lin Yue had just parted with them not long ago, but the others felt as if they were in another world.
Zhao Jie: "Even though I'm in the live broadcast room every day, it still feels like I haven't seen you guys for a long time."
"Hello, Sister Zhao. Long time no see. It's been a long time since we last saw you. How are you?"
Zhao Jie: "I'm fine. I came out for a full body checkup and got all sorts of injections. I've recovered now. Give the camera to Wei Wei for a bit. I want to talk to him."
Zhou Youxuan turned the camera behind him, and Wei Wei looked up at the lens. The people who came in one after another were very happy when they saw Wei Wei as soon as they entered the live broadcast room.
"Wow! We are so lucky that we can see Brother Wei as soon as we come in." Hu Lu joked.
She was in much better spirits and looked refreshed. Compared with those of them who were still walking in the rainforest, she seemed like someone from two different worlds.
It is precisely because we have been together before that this feeling is so obvious.
"Hello, Brother Wei."
"Wei Wei, long time no see."
"Hey, Wei Wei, you've lost weight again."
Zhang Longtong stretched his neck over to say hello, but no one paid any attention to him. Everyone was calling Wei Wei. He just wanted to say a few more words to Wei Wei.
"Wow, are you guys selectively ignoring me and Brother Zhou?"
Zhao Guanjun smiled and said, "I can see you guys every day in the live broadcast room. Since we came out, we have been squatting in the live broadcast room every day whenever we have time. You are the ones I see the most."
Zhang Longtong: "Isn't Brother Wei here too? Teacher Zhao, you are biased."
Zhao Jie said jokingly, "You're right, we're really biased. Every day we come here just to see Wei Wei, but the camera never stays on him for long. It's a shame."
After hearing these words, everyone else present consciously stepped back, not daring to compete with Wei Wei for the spotlight.
In fact, the main reason is that they look so miserable now, as if they are fleeing, but everyone in the camera looks bright and beautiful. The contrast is really tragic.
Zhou Youxuan chatted with them back and forth, and would only let Wei Wei say a few words when the calls were particularly loud. The rest of the time, Wei Wei would mostly remain silent. Zhou Youxuan would not always point the camera at Wei Wei, because he knew that Wei Wei did not like the camera.
The live broadcast room was always noisy. The people on the other end were all talking about the suffering they had suffered on the show before, and the examinations they had done after leaving. They chattered non-stop.
On the other hand, the guests on this side were more silent than each other. This was because the hot weather consumed their physical strength and energy, and they couldn't waste their energy on talking.
"How dare you take off your clothes in the rainforest?" Zhao Guanjun leaned in front of the camera. "There are so many mosquitoes. It would be very dangerous if one of them carries a virus."
Zhou Youling looked back and saw that all the guests were wearing clothes. No matter how hot it was, they didn't dare to take them off and expose their skin to the air.
"No, Mr. Zhao, you must have seen it wrong."
Zhao Guanjun shook his head: "No, I must be seeing things. If it's not a guest, could it be a staff member?"
When the staff heard this, they turned around and looked around. None of the staff in the group took off their clothes. Zhao Guanjun was afraid that he had seen it wrong.
Soon Zhao Guanjun's words were diverted to other topics, and no one took it too seriously. However, Wei Wei was more cautious.
There were actually quite a lot of staff members following them along the way. In order to capture them from multiple angles, the footsteps were always mixed. Wei Wei was used to it. If there were other footsteps, he could usually hear them, but he had not noticed any other different footsteps for the time being.
Wei Wei: "I'll go to the back."
Zhou Youguan turned around when he heard the voice and asked, "Are you going to the bathroom?"
He handed the live broadcast equipment to Zhang Longtong and said, "Let me accompany you. I can take care of you."
"Need not."
Wei Wei turned and walked towards the back. Zhou Youguan had no choice but to continue leading everyone forward, but he looked back from time to time to make sure Wei Wei was safe.
Ruan Mengmeng supported Li Rongsheng, and Wang Chunqin was at the end. Because of their injuries, they walked very slowly. Wei Wei waited until they had all walked forward before turning back to observe the back.
It was very quiet everywhere and there was nothing unusual to notice.
After walking forward for about another hour, Zhou Youguan had already turned off the live broadcast room, and Wei Wei did not follow the team all the time. He would explore a little further to both sides.
One is to see if you can find edible food, and the other is to eliminate danger.
Wei Wei walked to the front right and found several messy footprints about four or five meters away from the team. They were all barefoot, and there were also several footprints that looked like they were made with straw sandals, with varying depths.
He followed the footprints and parted the grass to see that the footprints were all in the direction they came from, which means that they were going in the same direction.
Moreover, these footprints were obviously covered with leaves, which meant someone was following them and was deliberately hiding.
This is not good news.
Seeing Zhou Youxuan squatting in the bushes and not coming out, Zhou Youxuan followed in to look for him and saw Wei Wei looking at something on the ground.
"What's wrong?"
Wei Wei stood up and looked around vigilantly, "Someone has walked here."
But he couldn't find any trace, which proved that the other party was very good at hiding his whereabouts, or that the other party was very familiar with this rainforest, at least more familiar than them.
"You mean there's any sign of someone here?"
How is that possible? Apart from these people here, they haven't seen any trace of other people for a long time, including Wang Ren and the others.
By the way, could it be Wang Ren and the others?
Wei Wei shook his head: "Probably not."
Most of these were barefoot footprints, and even if Wang Ren and his companions were experienced, they would not dare to walk in these places with their skin bare, as they probably could not afford the price.
"Could it be..." Zhou Youguan frowned, "Indigenous people living in the center of the rainforest?"
That is indeed not good news. Meeting humans in any uninhabited place is often more terrifying than meeting wild beasts.
"No wonder Teacher Zhao just said some of them took off their clothes."
I'm afraid that what Zhao Guanjun saw were not their people, but the indigenous people here, or even more unfortunately, savages.
Zhou Youguan stood up and said, "Let's ignore all this for now and speed up."
They were just about to go out when they heard the sound of quarreling outside.
The two looked at each other and ran out in a hurry.
The companions were surrounded by several indigenous people who were obviously from a primitive tribe living in the rainforest. The staff felt for weapons in their hands but did not dare to take them out directly, for fear of angering them.
Moreover, the two sides did not speak the same language and could not negotiate at all, so they were in a difficult situation.
The young men next to Ruan Mengmeng and Li Rongsheng kept staring at them, with excitement and curiosity burning in their eyes. It was not only the excitement of seeing beautiful women, but also the excitement of seeing prey and meat.
Zhang Longtong and Ke Feiyang hurriedly stood in front of them. Although Zhang Longtong was also scared and his neck was stiff, he still blocked them behind him.
The leader of the other side held up the bow and arrow in his hand and said a lot of gibberish, but no one understood. The big monkey imitated a few tones and also gibberished back a lot, but the other side obviously didn't understand and became a little angry.
Zhang Longtong hurriedly pulled him back, "Shut up! Can't you see they are all savages? How could they possibly understand what you are saying?"
"I wasn't speaking properly to begin with. I just copied their tone, trying to at least pass myself off as a 'fellow countryman'."
"You're crazy." Zhang gave him a blank look.
Seeing them talking in a low voice, the other party suddenly raised his voice, and the others quickly raised their bows and arrows at them, and danger was about to happen.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be impulsive, big brothers, don't be impulsive!" The big horse monkey said anxiously, "We are just passing through. We really have no intention of competing with you for territory or invading you. We will leave immediately. Make way for us and we will leave immediately."
Zhang Longtong cursed in a low voice: "Stop talking nonsense, they don't understand what we are saying at all."
"What should I do? Why don't you come?"
"Where are Brother Wei and Brother Zhou? How can we leave if they don't come back? What if they are blocked by these people?" Ke Feiyang said in panic.
The big monkey's eyes rolled around, "I don't know. They went into the woods and didn't come out for a long time."
The other leader mumbled a few more words, and his raised hand seemed to be about to be put down, and everyone couldn't help but panic.
Suddenly they heard Wei Wei's voice again, but he was not stopping them, or they simply could not understand what Wei Wei was saying. But the only thing they could understand was that the language Wei Wei spoke was obviously the same as that of these natives.
Everyone widened their eyes and looked at each other in surprise. Wei Wei could actually communicate with the savages?
Zhou Youguan's tall figure stood in front of them. He was as big as a mountain and had an extremely majestic aura, which made everyone feel a little more confident. What's more, Wei Wei was there too. As long as Wei Wei was there, they felt more at ease.
The indigenous leader looked Wei Wei up and down, his tone becoming obviously tentative, and he said a few words in a language they could not understand.
Wei Wei had a blank expression but remained calm. After a few words of negotiation, the other party put down the bow and arrow.
Zhou Youguan was still very cautious. He turned his head and asked in a low voice, "What are you talking to them about?"
"We are an alien race, so it's normal for them to be wary. I just told them that we meant no offense, and we have no intention of harming them, but..."
The others looked at him confusedly, "But what?"
Wei Wei's brows knitted slightly, "He said that there are people like us in their tribe."
"Same person?"
Everyone felt puzzled, but when they thought about it, they were the only ones here, along with Wang Ren and others who were in a different line of work from them. Could it be that they were talking about Wang Ren and others?
Wei Wei went forward to talk to the other party again. They just wanted to pass through here and hoped that the other party would not make things difficult for them.
But the other party was obviously unwilling and instead offered to invite them to visit the tribe.
When Wei Wei conveyed these words to everyone, everyone was obviously hesitant.
These natives looked... dangerous and bloodthirsty, and the way they stared at people made people feel very uncomfortable, as if they were staring at prey, as if they would tear them apart and eat them at any time.
Wei Wei added, "From what he said, our route will pass through their tribe."
So it doesn’t seem to make much difference whether you go or not, you have to pass by anyway.
"But," the big monkey lowered his voice, "but they look like cannibals!"
"Yeah, Brother Wei, Brother Zhou, what if they trick us in, and then..." Zhang Longtong shuddered at the thought, "I don't want to be eaten by others."
Wang Chunqin: "Are they trustworthy?"
"I believe Wei Wei." Ke Feiyang said, "We're going to pass by anyway, so we just need to go ahead and not enter their tribe or step into their living area."
Niu Xixi jumped to Wei Wei's side and hugged Wei Wei's arm, "I believe in you too. I will go wherever you go."
Others: “…”
Wei Wei gently withdrew Niu Xixi's touch and said, "This tribe of theirs does have a tradition of cannibalism."
"What?!"
Zhang Longtong hugged the big monkey's arm and shook it excitedly, "I told you!! Cannibal!"
"But..." Wei Wei held back his words, "That was a custom from thousands of years ago. There shouldn't be many people of their tribe who have survived through generations, so the custom of cannibalism isn't necessarily going to be passed down."
Zhou Youlan caught a glimpse of this and asked, "How do you know their name has been passed down for over a thousand years?"
Wei Wei's expression remained calm as usual. "Read more books, and maybe you'll understand."
“…” Zhou Youxuan pinched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed. Okay, he just didn’t have enough knowledge.
Zhang Longtong: "Brother Wei, what ethnic group are they?"
"The Suqi people, a primitive nomadic people who have been passed down for thousands of years, have never been influenced by other ethnic cultures."
Wei Wei looked at the tattoos and ethnic accessories on their faces and bodies, and felt a sense of melancholy in his heart, as if he had been lost in a strange place for a long time and suddenly caught a glimpse of the familiarity of his own era.
The meeting across thousands of years pulled him out of the fog and made him realize clearly that Daqi really existed in this world.
And he is not without origin.
Zhang Longtong said fearfully, "If they really have the custom of cannibalism, wouldn't it be very risky for us to go there?"
The giant monkey slapped him on the back of the head angrily. "Didn't I tell you that their tribe is on the only route we have to take? Or are you trying to take a detour? Do you know how far away a primitive tribe's hunting range usually is? Even if we take a longer detour, there's still a chance we'll run into them again."
And now it is obvious that the other party has invited them. If they don't go, they will probably anger these natives.
"Let's go," Zhou Youguan said. "Everyone stay alert, stay in a group, and don't separate."
The big monkey immediately hugged Zhang Longtong, but Zhang Longtong pushed him away in disgust. The big monkey hugged him again, and the two of them pulled and tugged at each other, making a lot of noise like funny people.
Everyone followed them back to the tribe quickly. It was not far from the water source, and the buildings in the tribe were obviously very old, but no more than two or three hundred years old. They probably migrated here a hundred years ago.
From afar, smoke could often be seen rising from the fire, and the paths around it had been trampled flat by people and no weeds grew.
However, they still maintain many of the primitive people's living customs and behavior styles. They do not wear clothes, only straw skirts to cover themselves, and do not wear shoes on their feet. They do not feel pain even when walking on sharp and uneven roads.
The leader invited them to go into the tribe to rest. Although it was an invitation, the people at the back were holding bows and arrows, which looked more like a threat.
Everyone had no choice but to follow in, but from a distance they discovered that there was a place in front of them that looked like an altar. In the center of the altar stood an extremely tall piece of wood that seemed to have grown naturally for hundreds of years. The branches had been specially trimmed, leaving only one bare piece, which served as the execution pillar on the altar.
From the middle of the execution pillar hung hemp ropes downwards, each rope wrapped with brightly colored strips of cloth, draped around the altar like umbrella ribs, with strange words written on the strips.
What was most shocking was that there was a person hanging next to the middle tree pillar.
The clothes he was wearing were similar to theirs. Upon closer inspection, it was found that the person hanging there was Li Xiaohuan!
Everyone was shocked and started talking in low voices.
"Why is Li Xiaohuan here?"
"Oh my God, he looks like he's dead."
"Why is Li Xiaohuan the only one here? Isn't he in the same group with Wang Ren and the others?"
"So the person they were talking about just now was Li Xiaohuan?"
"Could it be that Wang Ren and the others have been... eaten?"
Li Xiaohuan's hands were tied with ropes and hung there. She looked lifeless, like a dead fish.
Zhou Youguan and Wei Wei looked at each other and saw vigilance in each other's eyes.
He was only focused on looking at Li Xiaohuan on the other side, and felt a little scared. Li Rongsheng was already exhausted due to his injury, and he almost couldn't stand still. He and Ruan Mengmeng almost fell to the ground.
The two Suqi people who were following behind came forward to support them. They were frightened and quickly shrank to the side. However, the other party had a smile on his face, revealing a row of blood-red teeth covered with black stains, and his breath exuded a strong stench that made people feel nauseous.
Zhou Youguan took a few steps back and stopped them behind him. Ke Feiyang and Zhang Longtong quickly helped them up and hid beside Wei Wei.
The leader of the other side saw this scene and said a few words to Wei Wei, saying that their young men liked the two girls and asked them to let the two girls stay and they could exchange them for prey.
Wei Wei immediately refused, and then the big monkey asked Wei Wei what they had said. After Wei Wei conveyed it, Zhou Youguan became angry when he heard it.
Zhou Youlan: "Tell him not to plot against us. We have no intention of offending them, let alone competing with them for prey. Tell them to release Li Xiaohuan, and we'll leave immediately."
Although Wei Wei had not yet conveyed it, the other party obviously saw Zhou Youlan's attitude of refusal.
He said to Wei Wei, "I really don't like the attitude of your companions. I invited you here simply because you can speak Su Qiyu. That doesn't mean I will tolerate your arrogance. That person became our sacrifice because he was too rude."
Wei Wei: "We have no ill intentions, but we will not agree to your request. Also, that person is our companion, can you please let him go?"
The other party showed anger, and when the two sides were deadlocked, a group of people suddenly walked out of the tribe. The old man in the lead was holding a deer-head cane in his hand, with bells hanging on the antlers. Wrapped underneath was the colorful cloth strips on the altar, which also had dense and incomprehensible words on them. It was a very ancient and majestic scepter that represented power.
I think this old man is the patriarch of this tribe.
Wei Wei's brows relaxed when he saw that his earlobes were completely embedded with dark blue gemstones.
The man just now was negotiating with the patriarch and telling him the whole process of meeting them. Wei Wei caught a sentence in which he said that they and the sacrifices on the altar were companions.
The older the ethnic group, the more xenophobic and wary they are of outsiders, and they are the same. They were only allowed to come here because Wei Wei knew their language.
The patriarch looked at Wei Wei and asked directly whether they came here for the sacrifices they had already offered to the gods.
Before Wei Wei could say anything, the man who had brought them here pointed at Li Xiaohuan on the altar and said, "He is prey, and you are prey too. If you want to release this man, you must exchange your prey for him, because he is our offering to the gods, and no one can replace him."
Wei Wei conveyed the original words, and everyone's heart sank.
They cannot conflict with the primitive inhabitants. After all, the area within dozens of kilometers around this tribe may be full of hunting traps. It is difficult for them to escape in such a place.
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