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Chapter 174
Seeing that the stone pagoda was crumbling, the people gathered under the pagoda scattered like birds and beasts. Qing Yan helped Zi Yan, who was still in shock, and led her away from this dangerous area.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine...that wild man saved me."

Ziyan was terrified, and only then did she regain her strength, looked back and saw that Chi Tu picked up the wild man named Crow and followed closely behind the crowd, she couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the ground soon stopped shaking.

The stone pagoda did not overturn, and no one was killed because of it. Only an insignificant savage was injured. No one cared about the life and death of a savage, but thinking that in such a situation, this savage not only did not hide, but went all out to save others. I had to look up at him too.

The only people who really cared about crows were leopard skins and livers, apart from terracotta.

"Brother Crow!"

The two rushed forward to pay attention to his injuries.

The crow glared at the two of them, and said with a stern face, "Don't look at me with that look! I can't die. I've survived this cold weather. What is this little injury?"

That being said, he was actually more worried about his injuries than anyone else.

His left shoulder hurt so badly that he couldn't even use his whole arm.

Don't be disabled... let alone making stone tools with one arm, even the efficiency of moving stones will be greatly reduced.

What happens to worthless savages?The crow figured it out with its toes.

He pretended to be calm on the surface, but regretted it in his heart. At that time, he saw the stone falling on the young high priest, and the distance was only within his reach, so he subconsciously did so.

Stupid!As long as you use your brain, you will never risk your life!
The crow saw the high priest walking towards him, followed by a young woman.

"My lord, are you alright?"

"Master Priest, why did the earthquake suddenly happen?"

"My lord, the mountain is about to breathe fire again, right?"

Although the earth stopped shaking, the shaking in people's hearts was just beginning to brew. They asked questions in one go, not without panic.

Zi Yan ignored them, went straight to the crow, and said, "Let Ah Shui show you the injury on your shoulder."

Ah Shui checks the injury for the crow.

The crow was a little apprehensive, for fear that the other party would not be cured if he said a word, which was no different from sentence him to death on the spot.

Seeing this, Zi Yan calmed down her expression and tone, and said to comfort him: "Don't worry, Ah Shui is best at treating this kind of trauma, and she will definitely heal you."

She paused, looked at Chitu, and ordered, "Come with me."

Something was serious, Chitu knew it the moment the ground started shaking.

The tribe's camp is still a long way from the crater, and the quarry camp where he lives all year round is at the foot of the volcano. He knows the situation of the volcano better than anyone else.

The volcano has never stopped its activity, and the resulting earthquakes are often staged, but most of the time, the vibrations are very slight, and it is difficult for people in the tribe to notice. The stonemasons in the quarry are also used to it and don’t take it seriously. .

But this time the earthquake was extremely strong. After living in the quarry for so many years, Chitu had experienced dozens of earthquakes, if not a hundred. The sum of all of them was far inferior to this one!
The three priests also looked solemn. As priests, they naturally knew more than others.

Before a volcanic eruption, an earthquake will be triggered. The stronger the earthquake, the larger the eruption. This is the knowledge handed down from our ancestors.

After the death of the first priest, the volcano erupted several times, but the scale was very small. Under the control of the high priests of the past, no fires or other secondary disasters were caused, and no casualties were caused.

This earthquake is so strong, this ominous omen indicates that there is likely to be a large-scale eruption in the not-too-distant future!
Chitu was worried about another thing: "Master Priest, I hope you can send more people to the quarry camp, the situation there must be very bad!"

The quarrying camp itself was at the epicenter, and there were a lot of rocks piled up in the mountain. The violent shaking just now almost toppled the stone tower, and the rocks in the mountain fell down in one go. The craftsmen, hunters and porters in the quarry might not be spared. .

Zi Yan said: "I have asked Ah Meng to take people there. Before Dashan's anger subsides, that place is not suitable for living. Ah Meng will bring everyone back. Compared with this, I have more important things to deal with." I will make it for you, I need more holy stone tools for sacrifice, the more the better!"

"I see."

Chitu has worked as a stonemason all his life, and most of the stone tools used in sacrifices are made by him. He knows as much as the priest.

According to the tradition of the tribe, when the warm weather comes every year, the priest will lead the tribe to sacrifice to the fire spirit.Among them, the stone tools made of high-quality holy stones are the most important sacrificial utensils. During the sacrifice, the high priest will throw these sacrificial utensils into the crater to pray for safety.

Generally speaking, as long as the volcano is worshiped devoutly and enough sacrificial vessels are fed, the flames will not erupt from the mountains, burn the forests, and destroy their homes.

But there are always exceptions.

If the volcano shows signs of eruption, it means that it is not satisfied with the "food" fed by the high priest. It is complaining, and it is asking for more food. At this time, additional sacrifices are required to prepare more food. sacrificial vessel.

The sign is so strong this time, one can imagine how deep the volcano's dissatisfaction is!

Ziyan frowned, she had not been a priest for a long time, and she had never encountered such a situation.

After all, she was still very young. Although she had to be firm and strong in front of her clan due to the heavy responsibility of the high priest, no matter how she tried to pretend to be calm in the face of this sudden change, it was difficult for her to conceal her inner anxiety and sorrow.

She couldn't figure it out, she had sacrificed to Dashan very seriously in the last warm day, and they prepared no fewer sacrificial vessels than before, why did Dashan still have such a big fire?

Did something go wrong?

She shook her head slightly, shaking unnecessary thoughts out of her head.

Now, it is meaningless to think about these things anymore. Now we must hurry up and prepare enough sacrificial vessels, hold the sacrificial ceremony before the flame erupts, and maybe there is still a chance to appease Dashan's anger.

Ah Shui had already checked Crow's injury, and knowing that it was not serious, Crow's heart finally fell back into his stomach.

Although Ah Shui does not know the knowledge of herbal medicine, she inherited a set of massage techniques from her teacher, which is helpful for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is very effective in dealing with bruises.

It's just that it's a bit tiring to perform, and she doesn't care about ordinary people, just let him heal by himself, but the crow saved Ziyan's life, so Ah Shui naturally tried his best to heal him.

Ah Shui finished pressing for him, and told him: "I will give you another massage tomorrow, and you should be fine after a while. Before you recover, try not to use too much force, so as not to aggravate the injury."

When the crow moved his shoulder, the pain was still very painful, but it was not so stiff anymore.

This Ah Guo really has some skills, maybe even better than the priests of the Cave Lion Tribe!

The crow was exiled during the sacrifice ceremony to Snow Spirit, and he didn't see the wizards of the Great River Tribe showing their talents, but the priests of the Cave Lion Tribe knew how to heal the sick and wounded, and he knew it.

At night, Ah Meng led his team back.

The faces of the three priests were even uglier.

As Chishi expected, the quarry camp suffered heavy losses, and the stonemasons suffered particularly heavy casualties. When the ground shook violently, they were mining stone in the quarry, so they bore the brunt of it. Several people were stoned to death on the spot, and most of them survived. Injured.

It was not an easy task to make more stone tools in a short period of time, and now the masons were dying and injured, which made the goal that was difficult to achieve directly impossible.

Chishi still called on his apprentices to work hard on polishing the sacrificial utensils.

After learning the ins and outs of the matter, Crow, Leopard Skin and Leopard Liver immediately joined in.

If you don't perform well at this time, when will you wait?

Ah Shui stopped him and said, "The injury on your shoulder is still not healed! You should rest more at this time, instead of forcing yourself to do such hard physical work."

The crow said solemnly: "Now is the time when manpower is needed, how can I stand aside and watch? I don't know anything else, I can only make stone tools, and I can help! I must do this! Even if the shoulder is broken It doesn't matter!"

As soon as this remark came out, the eyes of everyone looking at him immediately became awe-inspiring.

Even Zi Yan couldn't help but look at him a few more times, thinking that this savage is not only kind-hearted, but also quite enlightened, after this matter is over, not to mention that Chitu wants to accept him as an apprentice, even if he is accepted as a clansman, It's not impossible.

What the crow thinks is that without so many stonemasons, a large number of stone tools will be produced in a short period of time. Even if I don't take the initiative, these barbarians will definitely force me to submit. Well, after all, if you are not one of your own, even if you die, what does it matter?

It would be better if I offered to offer it and gain a little favor.

Even so, manpower is still far from enough.

All three priests fell silent.

After a long time, Chi Yan said: "It must be too late if this continues. How about letting everyone make stone tools?"

Qing Yan shook his head and said: "The stone tools used for sacrifice cannot be made casually. If the quality is not good enough, not only will it not satisfy Dashan, but it will anger Dashan, causing the flames to erupt more violently!"

"Perhaps this time, we really can't do anything." Qing Yan sighed helplessly, "The earth's shaking was so violent, the mountain must be very angry, and the anger it spouted would burn this forest to nothing! We can't Stay here any longer, it’s too close to the forest, it’s too dangerous, we have to go farther to hide!”

Chi Yan disagreed, and retorted: "We should find a way to appease Dashan's anger, instead of leaving. If we leave now, Dashan will only be more annoyed, and its anger will continue to burn, and we will never even think about coming back. .”

"Then we won't come back." Qing Yan said, "We can go to find a new home, just like the tribes at the bottom of the mountain. This grassland is wide enough, and there is always a place where the anger of the mountain cannot be burned."

"You actually compare the people from the mountain with us?"

Chi Yan couldn't believe his ears, and his tone became rude: "Qing Yan, you are so foolish! We are the descendants of Huo Yan, how can we run away because we are afraid of Huo Yan? Besides, we still have Zi Yan , even if Da Shan's anger is very fierce, Zi Yan can control it. Right Zi Yan?"

Chi Yan and Qing Yan's eyes fell on the young high priest, waiting for her to make up her mind.

The eyes of the two were like two big mountains pressing on Zi Yan's body, making her chest tight and unable to breathe.

In the morning, there was still a peaceful and happy atmosphere in the tribe, and the bloody smell of sheep placenta still lingered in her mouth. Why did it suddenly become like this?
What would she do if it was her mother?
Zi Yan closed her eyes, recalling her mother's teaching.

When she opened her eyes, she already had an idea.

"You are all right. We are the descendants of the flames, and we cannot just retreat like this. But this time, Dashan's anger is more violent than ever, and even I may not be able to appease it."

"Take your clansmen and flocks and leave here temporarily. The stonemason and I will stay and sacrifice to the volcano. After we finish the sacrifice and calm the anger of the mountain, you will come back."

This is a compromise method, and in the current situation, it may also be the best method.

Qing Yan said: "If that's the case, then I'll stay too. Although I don't have the talent of the High Priest, I'm still the Priest of Fire Spirit, so I should stay."

Chi Yan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Then I will stay too."

"No, Chi Yan, the clansmen need someone to lead them. I am old, and I can't go too far. You are still young, and this person can only be you."

Qing Yan's tone was calm, as if he was just stating a fact.

Chi Yan suddenly understood that Qing Yan's suggestion to leave was only for the safety of the clansmen, and the old man never thought of leaving from the very beginning.

He was suddenly a little ashamed, he thought he was very enlightened, until this moment he realized that his awareness was far inferior to Qing Yan.

Chi Yan clenched his fists tightly, then loosened them weakly, and said with a little frustration: "I see."

He didn't say any more, and immediately gave orders.

After the news spread, the camp suddenly fell into panic.

The tribes on the mountain have settled here for generations, and nothing like this has ever happened. Obviously, the mountain was really angry this time, and its anger may not even be appeased by the high priest.

They grew up with stories of volcanic eruptions, which were always described as apocalyptic scenarios.

Thinking that such a terrible scene was about to happen, and that the flames that would destroy the world were about to devour everything, they trembled with fear.

Everyone hurriedly packed their bags, wishing to escape from this place immediately, the farther the better.

Early the next morning, after resigning from Zi Yan, Qing Yan and others, Chi Yan led the big tribe and drove the flock to a distant place.

The huge camp suddenly became empty.

Zi Yan looked at the people who stayed behind, besides Qing Yan, Ah Shui and a group of masons, there were also some hunters who voluntarily stayed behind.

All eyes were on her, and she saw only one emotion in their eyes: trust.

They were not without fear, but their trust in the high priest allowed them to overcome their fear.

Zi Yan understands that anyone can show cowardice at this time, but she can't.

She took a deep breath and said as calmly as possible, "Let's go to the quarry camp."

(End of this chapter)