Chapter 3 Bamboo Forest Cabin
"Sister, put me down, I can run by myself."
Chishao kept running with Jiang Xuan on her back. Because they ran too fast and the road in the jungle was difficult to walk on, she was so tired that she was panting and sweating all over.
"You are still injured. If you run too fast, the wound will split open, and then it will be troublesome. It's okay, sister can still hold on."
Chishao continued to run forward, not daring to stop, because he could still faintly hear the crows' calls behind him, which meant that the hunting team of the Crow Tribe had not been left behind.
Jiang Xuan was very helpless. If the hunting team of the Crow Tribe had shown up a few days later, his injuries would have healed and he would have been able to run on his own without having to be carried by Chishao.
The crows' cries behind gradually disappeared. I didn't know how long I had been running before a bamboo forest appeared in front of me. A look of joy appeared on Chishao's face.
"We're here. This is the hunting team's farthest temporary overnight stop."
Chishao carried Jiang Xuan up the mountain and walked into a bamboo forest. Deep in the forest, there was a bamboo house that was built by a former hunting team.
"Oh no, there's someone inside!"
Just as Chishao was about to go over, he suddenly noticed a faint white smoke coming out of the roof, obviously someone had started a fire inside.
Chishao immediately took Jiang Xuan and hid behind a big rock, not daring to breathe.
"Who? Come out!"
Just then, someone shouted from the bamboo house, and then a series of footsteps came towards this side.
What should I do? After escaping for so many days, will I still die in the end?
There was a look of despair in Chishao's eyes. She had run too far with Jiang Xuan on her back and no longer had the strength to carry him away.
Of course, she could also leave Jiang Xuan here and run away by herself. With Jiang Xuan attracting the other party's attention, and she was familiar with this place, she had a great chance of escaping.
"Sister, run away, don't worry about me."
Jiang Xuan had somewhat resigned himself to his fate. Chishao was a good sister who had been taking good care of him for so many days. Since he was destined not to escape, there was no need to drag Chishao to death with him.
He just felt it was a pity that he had just traveled through time and was about to die without realizing his dream of building a tribe.
However, Chishao held his hand tightly, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "You are my brother, and you are my only relative. Even if I die, I will not abandon you!"
"You don't have to be like this..." Jiang Xuan's mood was very complicated. Only he knew that he was not Chishao's real brother.
"Stop talking, they're coming!"
Chishao pulled out the stone knife with his left hand, held the short spear in his right hand, his eyes were firm and fierce, ready to make a final fight! The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Jiang Xuan, who should have been very nervous, calmed down at this moment.
He looked at Chishao's profile, and the softest part of his heart was touched.
In fact, he has been feeling uncomfortable for so many days, because he traveled through time and space, and even though he had gained the memories of his original body, he did not have any real affection for his sister Chishao.
Until this point, Chishao would rather die than leave him, and this determination deeply touched him.
Thinking about Chishao's meticulous care for him over the past few days, Jiang Xuan finally got over his worries and formally accepted Chishao.
"Thank you, sister..."
Jiang Xuan was willing to call her "sister", and the feeling of alienation in his heart disappeared at this moment.
Chishao did not look back. When the footsteps approached, she rushed towards the unknown enemy without hesitation, holding a short spear and a stone knife.
Jiang Xuan gritted his teeth, picked up a stone, and rushed out, ready to give it a try.
However, when he rushed out from behind the rock, he saw Chishao holding a short spear, maintaining an attacking posture, but not taking any action.
"Uncaria, Stone Loach, Nanxing, why are you the ones..."
Opposite Chishao stood three young men, about eleven or twelve years old. They were holding bone spears or bamboo bows in their hands and standing there in a daze.
Jiang Xuan silently threw away the stone he had raised, because he was very familiar with these people.
The tribe where Jiang Xuan originally lived was called the Deer Tribe, and these people were all members of the Deer Tribe.
The three young men were named Uncaria, Shiqiu and Nanxing.
Gou Teng and Jiang Xuan were both twelve years old. The other two boys, Shi Qiu, eleven years old, and Nan Xing, only ten years old, were all relatively young.
The young man named Uncaria put down his bone spear and shouted in surprise: "Chishao, Xuan, you are still alive, it's great."
The three young men put down their weapons. It was the first time they saw acquaintances since the Deer Tribe was destroyed, and they were extremely excited.
Chishao retracted his short spear and asked, "Why are you here?"
Gou Teng said, "Let's go inside and talk. There's a bamboo chicken being roasted inside."
"good."
Chishao and Jiang Xuan followed them into the bamboo house.
After entering the bamboo house, Jiang Xuan saw two roasted bamboo chickens, some golden insects roasted on the stone slabs, a pile of wild fruits, and several lumps of plant roots.
"We caught these two bamboo partridges using a lasso trap. Here, they are for you to eat."
Uncaria took down the two roasted bamboo chickens without hesitation and handed them to Chishao and Jiang Xuan respectively.
Chishao took a bamboo partridge, tore it into two halves with his bare hands, gave half to Jiang Xuan, and returned the bamboo partridge in Jiang Xuan's hand to Uncaria.
"One is enough for us."
Uncaria did not hesitate to give in, because they were young and it was not easy for them to get meat.
Chishao asked as he ate, "How did you escape here?"
Gou Tengdao then recounted the entire process of his escape.
It turned out that when the Crow Tribe attacked the Deer Tribe, due to the huge gap in strength, at the end of the battle, the witch and the leader of the Deer Tribe knew that the battle was lost and the Deer Tribe was about to perish.
Wuhe leader ordered hunting captain Cangshu to take the children of the tribe and escape, so as to preserve a little spark for the tribe.
However, it is not easy to break out of the encirclement.
During the battle, Cang Shu was seriously injured and the soldiers around him died one by one. When he finally broke out of the siege, only these three young men were left by his side.
Cang Zhu fled with the three young men and finally arrived here.
Chishao asked hurriedly, "What about Uncle Cangshu?"
The three young men's eyes suddenly dimmed.
Uncaria whispered, "He's dead. Uncle Cangshu was seriously injured. He died a few days after bringing us here. We buried him in the bamboo forest."
There was a sad look in Chishao's eyes, but she was strong and did not cry.
Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and said, "The people of the Crow Tribe have occupied the hunting grounds. They will find this place sooner or later. This place is no longer safe."
When the three young men heard the words "Crow Tribe", fear appeared in their eyes and they were a little panicked for a moment.
Uncaria asked, “What should we do then?”
Jiang Xuan said: "If we want to survive, we must stay away from the Crow Tribe's activities. Let's run away and find a safe place to stay first."
Chishao nodded and said, "Xuan is right. The tribe is gone. We must survive so that we can take revenge in the future!"
Uncaria clenched his fists and said, "Revenge!"
There was also the flame of revenge in Shiqiu and Nanxing's eyes. They were young and didn't know how difficult it was to seek revenge on the Crow Tribe. They only relied on their passion.
Jiang Xuan said: "Pack your things. People from the Crow Tribe may come at any time. We will leave here tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
The three teenagers had no objection to this. They were relatively young, and when faced with such a major event, they would subconsciously rely on people who were stronger than them.
In this way, the five people had a full meal, and then set more traps in the bamboo forest, looking for bamboo worms, and preparing as much food as possible.
The big insect that Jiang Xuan brought was roasted and shared with everyone. It tasted quite good.
In the evening, Chishao walked into the bamboo forest, added some soil to the lonely grave without saying a word, and then sat beside the grave until dark. No one knew what she was thinking.
The next day, the five set out again to find a safer and more suitable place to live.
I wish my old book friend "Finchlin" a happy birthday and a bright future.
(End of this chapter)
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