Traveling through the primitive world: I was a priest in the tribe

Chapter 128 Cannibals Again

At that time, after Ah Hua was locked in a cave with some other people from the tribe, she saw those people coming to capture women and children from time to time. Ah Hua felt something was wrong, so she found a corner and dug a small hole with a dagger hidden on her body. This dagger was given to her by Ji Lang. She was not good at close combat and had never used it. No one knew about this except Dayan and Ah Bai.

Abai was hidden in a small cave by her, and she was blocked outside. There were fewer and fewer children in the cave, and she became more and more uneasy.

But those people basically didn't give them any food, and occasionally threw in some edible weeds. The group of women and children, who already had little fighting power, became even weaker without food.

She had no other choice but to pray in her heart that the geese would come back soon.

But later the hole she dug was discovered by the other two people around her. They also knew that the children would be in danger if they were taken out, so they begged Ah Hua to hide their children in there as well. Later, Ah Hua had no choice but to dig the hole a little bigger at night and hide the three children in it. The three women huddled together and blocked the entrance of the hole with their not-so-broad backs.

Even when they went to grab food, they would leave one person blocking the entrance of the cave.

But soon one of the women was taken away. Ah Hua was so anxious that she couldn't sleep every day. When she was almost in despair, she fainted due to long-term fatigue and anxiety. When she woke up, she subconsciously looked into the small hole behind her. In an instant, she felt like she fell into an ice cave. The three children inside were gone. She quickly glanced around and saw that the others were numb and desperate, sitting against the wall lifelessly.

She asked several times, "Where is the child?", "Where is the child?", but no one paid any attention to her.

Finally, an old man sitting next to her told her that as soon as she fainted, the people came and found all three children and took them away.

Ah Hua wanted to rush out, but the entrance to the cave was blocked by rocks. She had no strength and could only cry in despair. But suddenly, she heard the sound of a fight.

The geese are back!

Sure enough, soon the stones at the entrance of the cave were moved away. It was Dayan. He knew the cannibal's weakness, that they had poor night vision, so he broke in under the cover of darkness. He saw that Abai was almost disemboweled, and the bone knife had cut Abai's stomach. When he rushed forward, the cannibal probably felt very unhappy that his meal was interrupted, and when he heard Abai calling Dayan "father", he threw Abai out in front of Dayan, and it was at this time that Abai's head hit the stone wall.

There were many cannibals, but there was no lighting in the dark. They had nothing to rely on except the fire on the ground, so they naturally had no fighting power. Therefore, Dayan and his men had the upper hand. However, after all, the other side had more people. After rescuing the remaining few people in the cave, they killed some cannibals who blocked the way and rushed out with their men. Some people were injured and needed treatment as soon as possible, so they hurried all the way here.

"I'm sorry, Ji Lang, I may cause you trouble. Those cannibals will not give up. They may catch up with us soon." Ah Hua spoke weakly. She hadn't eaten well for many days, and she was tense all the way. She looked like she was about to faint.

Qing Jiu shook his head and said, "Our two tribes are so close, they will target us sooner or later. Now that we know, we can prepare earlier."

It was still hot at this time, so Ji Lang set up a tent for them in the yard and let them rest first. Among this group of people, including Dayan, there were eight hunters, three children, three women, and two elderly people.

Fortunately, these hunters have good physical fitness and are able to bring these people here.

Ah Zhou and Xiao Ying looked at each other, then looked at Dayan, "Do you still remember the tribe that was wiped out when we were on the way to make salt?"

Dayan looked up suddenly, "They did it."

So the cannibals just missed them. They went to the beach, and the cannibals set their sights on the Baiyun tribe. He also saw several corpses discarded outside the tribe these days. These were all his former tribesmen.

How can it not be cruel?

He pounded the ground hard, not caring about the pain of his wound, "I will kill them. I will make them pay with blood."

Ah Zhou accompanied him on the way to make salt. He knew his temper and felt a sense of sympathy for him. He patted him on the back and said, "Take care of yourself first. Your partner and cub are waiting for you to take care of them, as well as the people in your tribe."

Xiaoman squatted beside Abai, touched the scratched part of his face with her little hand, and said in a distressed voice, "Brother Abai, please get well soon. The kittens are very cute. You should wake up and see them."

He was so small, and he still spoke with a baby's unique voice, and some words were not clearly pronounced. Ah Hua felt soft in her heart when she heard him, and she reached out to touch his little head, "Brother Bai will wake up soon after hearing this, you are good."

"Yeah! We still have a lot of delicious jams and dried fruits. Brother Abai can eat them when he wakes up, and you can eat them too, Auntie Ahua." Xiaoman has now been taught by Jilang how to address people of different generations, but she occasionally forgets when addressing Qingjiu and the others.

When Ah Hua saw her child so happy here, she actually had some ideas. After returning to the tribe, she even asked Dayan whether they should bring their tribe to join the Taotie tribe. But Dayan refused. Firstly, there were so many people in their tribe, and the Taotie tribe might not agree. Secondly, the people in their tribe probably didn't want to leave the Baiyun tribe, so the matter was left alone.

Now, their once powerful tribe is reduced to only a dozen people. In fact, the cannibals are not much stronger than them, but their numbers far exceed those of the Baiyun tribe, and they are very good at taking advantage of loopholes.

Although they escaped death, there was no joy on their faces, only numbness and grief.

Knowing that it was useless to say anything at this time, Ji Lang opened his mouth but still did not speak. He just took a thin blanket and covered Xiaobai with it. After the night had cooled down, it was still a bit cold in the mountains.

Abai is a very well-behaved child. When he lived here during the last winter season, he was usually quiet and could take care of Xiaoman. Whenever Xiaoman came across something delicious, he would be like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, which he couldn't taste. Abai would often share his portion with him.

It was late at night and everything was quiet outside, presumably everyone had gone to sleep, but Ji Lang tossed and turned, finding it hard to accept that all those lively people who had come here to cause trouble when Han Ji had been there before had now turned into a pile of bones.

"Can't sleep?" Qing Jiu held the person in his arms and asked in a low voice.

Ji Lang grabbed his strong big hand and whispered, "Why is it so difficult to live a good life? Why are there cannibals again? They are really annoying."

Qing Jiu knew that this person was a person who could not hide his evil thoughts. The world he lived in before must have been very stable and harmonious, so he could not adapt to all these fighting and killing things. But after arriving here, he had no choice but to force himself to accept it.

But that's how it is here. Even if they don't want to cause trouble, there will always be trouble and people coming to them.

"Don't worry, Dayan and the others were able to escape from the cannibals, which means at least we have the ability to fight against them. I won't let anything happen to you and the tribe." Qing Jiu said.

Ji Lang naturally knew that they were definitely not inferior in terms of combat power, but, "What if they come to do something sneaky? Do something that is not presentable."

"Then we will take the initiative to attack." Qing Jiu said in a flat voice. This time when Dayan and his men were fighting against the cannibals, they killed quite a few of them. So these cannibals will not lack food in the short term. After all, they will not let their own people go.

Take the initiative?

Ji Lang sat up excitedly, "Why take the initiative to attack? Are you going to fight back to the Baiyun tribe?"

"Well, I'll go after I discuss it with Dayan and the others tomorrow." This was the decision Qingjiu made after hearing what Dayan said. After all, this unstable factor would make them stay near the tribe for one more day, and the possibility of danger would be greater.

This is also a good idea. Ji Lang lay down. Instead of passively waiting for the danger to come, it is better to take the initiative to eliminate the danger. "What if they lure the tiger away from the mountain? You leave, and they come. What should we do then?"

Qing Jiu, "I will leave some people behind. During the time we are in the Baiyun Tribe, we should not go out hunting."

The two of them talked in whispers for a while. After all, it was too late, so Qing Jiu coaxed them to sleep. Abai had not woken up yet. Several of Dayan and his men were seriously injured, and the people they rescued were also very weak and needed care. Although he didn't want Ji Lang to worry about them, as the priest of the tribe, he always had responsibilities to take.

Moreover, Qingjiu also liked the way this person did things seriously, like the rising sun, warm and shining.

Abai's head felt stuffy and painful, but his cheeks also felt itchy. He struggled to open his eyes, and what he saw was a small hand holding something and rubbing it on his face.

"Brother Abai, you're awake!" Xiaoman shouted in surprise. Ahua, who was outside the tent, came over immediately and felt relieved when she saw Abai open his eyes.

Ah Hua, who was about to boil medicine, took the bamboo cup from Xiao Man's hand, brought it to Ah Bai's mouth, and fed him water.

Xiaoman originally wanted to imitate Jilang's way of taking care of people, and put some water on Abai's mouth so that he could drink some. However, it was her first time doing this, and she was not very skilled, so she hit Abai in the face several times.

Abai was woken up by being "challenged".

"I... I'm not dead?" Abai spoke weakly. He just remembered that a knife cut his stomach and it hurt so much. He thought he was going to die, but suddenly he seemed to hear his father's voice. The next second, his head hit a stone and he lost consciousness.

Ah Hua carefully helped him lie down again, "Silly boy, you are not dead, your father came back to save us, we are now in the Taotie tribe, you should take good care of your injuries, Xiaoman and the others are waiting for you to get better and play together."

Abai nodded slightly, and his hand was held by a small hand, which was warm and soft.

"Brother Bai, I have saved some delicious food for you. When you are well, we will eat it together."

In Xiaoman’s mind, eating delicious food is the happiest thing, so this is the only way he can use to coax people.

Qing Jiu has already told everyone about his plan, and Ah Hua has also heard it. She is a very smart person. Even though she was locked in the cave, she would occasionally look out through the gaps between the rocks blocking the cave. The people who came were twice as many as the hunters in their tribe. They were about the same size as women like her, and some of them were missing limbs. Moreover, they were not harmonious among themselves, and conflicts would occasionally occur, and people would even die.

They even eat their own people. Cannibals rarely use fire, only using it to illuminate at night. They seem to be afraid of fire. When they eat people, they eat them raw, eating the internal organs first, and like to keep the other parts for a while before eating.

They not only like to eat raw human flesh, but also like to eat carrion.

very disgusting.

Although Ah Hua's sense of smell was not as sensitive as Xishi and the dogs, she did not notice any strange smell when the cannibals came at first. But after killing the hunters who came back from outside, the tribe was filled with a fishy, ​​strong and smelly smell. It was not the ordinary smell of blood, but as if the smell that was originally trapped in a jar was suddenly released.

"They seem to have a special ability to cover up the smell on their bodies," said Ah Hua.

Qingjiu and Xishi had actually suspected this before. After all, even if the things they had on them at the time could cover up the smell, the disgusting smell on Dayu's body after his death could not be covered up by these things at all. At least with Xishi's sense of smell, it was impossible for him to be completely unaware of it, unless they had some other abilities that others didn't know about.

Xi Shi knew that Ah Hua was smart, and she must have noticed something, so she said this, "Did you find something?"

Ah Hua then told her about what she observed after those people broke into the tribe, "But... I didn't find out how they hide and release the scent. They seem to be able to control it easily."

"Maybe this is a 'gift' from their race, just like my perception, the strength of Sashi's family, and Yingjiu's ability to attract animals." Xishi guessed.

"But they can't hide their breath for a long time. Just like eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, they have to expel the smell regularly." A Zhou, who had tracked Dayu and the others, also expressed his guess.

Ji Lang was stunned. What a weird setting! This was simply cheating. Now he didn't think that his "golden finger" was cheating at all.

Most of the hunters including Dayan were slightly injured, so they took Qingjiu and his group to the Baiyun tribe.

Sometimes, Ji Lang felt that in the eyes of these cannibals, people from other tribes were like prey of hunters. Different tribes had different hunting methods, just like when Qing Jiu and his companions went out hunting, the prey they faced were sometimes wild boars, sometimes tigers, and sometimes blind bears. They were much stronger than humans in terms of ferocity and physique, but humans would always find various ways to subdue and kill them.

Just like cannibals will find various ways to hunt tribes.