Original War

Chapter 280

According to the records left by the ancestors, there should be two tall stone pillars near the fire pond, not one. When Shao Xuan first came to his hometown, he only saw one tall stone pillar. As for the other one, it might have been destroyed a long time ago, perhaps it was man-made, or it might be a natural disaster.

In addition, there are other shorter stone pillars, which are not as significant as the first two, but they are more flexible to portray.

Shao Xuan is in charge of the two largest stone pillars closest to the fire pond. Other stone pillars are arranged to be portrayed. Those only need to portray some symbolic patterns.

The two largest stone pillars that Shao Xuan is responsible for are located on both sides of the fire pond, in the direction of the rising of the sun and the direction of the setting of the sun.

The stone pillars are mainly painted with totem patterns, but these totem patterns are slightly different from those on the soldiers. The pattern gaps are large, and many larger gaps will be painted with some patterns.

Located on the stone pillar in the direction of the rising sun, it depicts machetes, bows and arrows, stone balls, hammers, axes, pickaxes, chisels and other artifacts commonly used by warriors, including hunting and daily life needs. In addition, there are various fierce beasts. Although there are many pictures, each pattern is not complicated. Only a few strokes on the animal skin scroll can express their characteristics, which makes people can see at a glance. What is painted on it.

On the stone pillars in the direction of the sun setting, various plants, flowers, ornaments, etc. are depicted. Part of the plants and flowers are planted and picked varieties, and some are commonly used herbal medicines.

The patterns on the stone pillars represent the meanings of harvest and prosperity, and are also like “prayer texts” divided into two parts.

Shao Xuan first drew these on a roll of animal skins based on memory, and then chopped a piece of wood to try to make it a reduced model. The small wooden stake is simple. Shao Xuan started to carve it the day before. The next day he can show it to Wu and the leader.

When the huge stone pillars were carved and erected, the tribe was full of cheers. People in the tourist area only need to climb up the tree and pull away the leaves that block their vision to see the two tall pillars over there.

The short stone pillars in other parts of the tribe have also been completed one after another, which is closer and closer to the appearance of the tribe thousands of years ago in the records left by the ancestors. Maybe there will be more changes in the tribe in the future, but now, they just want to replicate the tribe’s appearance as much as possible.

After the stone pillar is completed, the cremation of the ancestors will naturally take place.

This time, everyone clearly saw the appearance of the seven ancestors. But no one is afraid, it is more reverence, and even more respectful and pious when you kneel down. Pray for a bumper harvest under the protection of ancestors, pray for peace, pray for strength, pray for young children to awaken smoothly.

In the fire pool, the rising flames engulfed the remains of the seven ancestors, and within a short time, even the ashes were gone.

There was a violent wind blowing from the mountain forest. I don’t know if it was because of the influence of these newly erected stone pillars. When the wind blew, there were some noises one after another, like who was whispering and singing.

Some people say it was the ancestors who had no bones in the mountains and forests that had returned, and some said it was the ancestors who responded to their prayers.

No matter what the truth is, everyone thinks it is, that is, no one will really stand up to refute it.

After the ceremony of cremating the ancestors was over, and everyone had dispersed, Ao walked to the broken stones stacked on the side and stood for a long time. Most of these stones were broken stone pillars by the people of the Wanshi tribe, and there were also fragments of buildings in other places. Whenever they saw these, the Yanjiao people sighed.

“Wan Shi, we definitely want to fight!” Ao said.

Sooner or later, there was a battle with the Wanshi tribe, and Shao Xuan knew in his heart that the Yanjiao people couldn’t swallow this breath and felt ashamed of their ancestors. Perhaps, the ancestors back then were worried that someone would come and destroy them, so they brought the precious “history” to the depths of the mountains and forests, took them far away, and hid them in places where others dared not go.

“Maybe this battle will not be far away.” Ao said, looking at Shao Xuan, “A Xuan, although I don’t like those from outside to intervene in our war, but for what they call slave owners, I still care. After all, those are things we don’t understand, and our ancestors have never recorded them.”

As a leader, you naturally need to think more and can’t act rashly. If there were no slave owners, even if the other tribes in the central part opposed it, he would still be able to do so, but the slave owner, Ao was indeed scrupulous in his heart. A Ten Thousand Stone tribe, which was predicted by the ancestors to be extinct, would become stronger. What role did the slave owners play in it?

“I will take a good look at the slave owner after joining the expedition team.” Shao Xuandao. Even though he had met a slave owner, he knew very little. He only knew one thing: “The slave owner has great ambitions.”

This Ao also knew that the people of the tribes in the central region would be jealous, and even the hatred between each other would be temporarily put aside. The slave owner, naturally, could not be easily dealt with.

“This time Lei He Tuo will go with you.” Ao said.

Yanjiao joined the expedition team this time with three people. Lei is a very famous person in the young generation of the tribe. After all, he had a tribal leader in his ancestors, and Lei’s own strength is also good, and there is a fierce beast. And Tuo is not bad, as a person who joined the advance team very early, he has enough strength.

The gathering time that Spring Leaf said was already very close, and Shao Xuan and the three of them were about to leave soon. Before they left, Spring Leaf also took out a map, which marked the gathering place.

A very simple map, a few monotonous strokes, and a few rough tribal branch logos are too vague to be easily found by no one to lead them. Fortunately, Shao Xuan has a more detailed map. Although it is not complete, the gathering place mentioned by the spring leaf is exactly on the map drawn by Shao Xuan, near the edge.

The edge of the map is naturally not the edge of the mainland. Shao Xuan doesn’t understand the farther places, nor can he get exact information from other populations. This time, it happened to be able to improve the map again.

Tuo, Lei and Shao Xuan, among the three, Shao Xuan is the youngest, but also the highest among the three. Who makes him Elder? Therefore, Lei and Tuo also knew that without Ao and others’ advice, the opinions of Shao Xuan were the main ones outside. Besides, they are good at hunting, but not good at finding a place.

Because of the special circumstances, Lei could not leave with his own domesticated beast, so he handed over his domesticated beast to his father. And Shao Xuan didn’t bring Caesar, because the variables outside were too great to bring him.

“You can go hunting with Uncle Mai. Don’t fight or run around while hunting. You have to listen to Old Ke at home. If you meet a she-wolf in the forest, you can bring it back for everyone to see, but don’t let it. People biting the tribe…” Shao Xuan said while brushing Caesar.

Caesar was not in high spirits, and was a little emotional about Shao Xuan going out without taking him. Shao Xuan said a few words before he whispered.

Three days later, Shao Xuan, together with Lei and Tuo, left the tribe and went to the gathering place of the far-traveling team that Huang Ye said. They left when the sun did not come out. Except for a few people, they did not disturb the rest of the tribe.