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Chapter 421

Black Eats Black

 

Shao Xuan knew it was not a wild bird the moment he saw it . Shao Xuan had seen the birds in the tribe and Chacha, he knew what that look in its eyes meant . Especially when the bird was swimming around in the water . The look in its black beady eyes told Shao Xuan that it had some sneaky plan .  

In the beginning, Shao Xuan wanted to follow this duck to see who was nearby . However, when he arrived, he realised the other party was not friendly at all . He knew that there was a trap ahead . Other people might not know but he could tell because he had set these traps before too .  

Maintaining a distance, he was confident that he could escape if an attack happened . However, when the other party revealed themselves, he changed his mind .  

He first dealt with the hidden guy and his trap, using this blow to strike fear in the rest of them . At the same time, he wanted to know the difference in his totemic power after activating the ornaments twice .  

Right now, the robbers were killed . And the fat duck that lured him here was trapped in his hand .  

The bright green duck’s eyes flashed . It wanted to quack but because he held it by its neck, all it could do was squawk an odd note .  

It was obvious that it understood what Shao Xuan said . It was panicking .  

“I will ask you a few questions . If you give me satisfactory answers, I’ll let you go,” said Shao Xuan, glaring at the duck in his hand .  

Its wings were trapped . The duck kicked its claws and nodded .  

Shao Xuan moved the hand on its neck slightly but was still cautious . If this duck decided to peck him the moment he let go, Shao Xuan would break its neck without hesitation .  

At least this duck was smart . It did not peck him . It looked at him, waiting for him to speak .  

“Are there more of them?” said Shao Xuan .

There was a pause . It nodded .  

“How many?”

The duck froze . It did not know how to count, it was merely capable of answering yes or no questions . As for how many… to the duck, one was the same as ten .  

When he looked at the duck, Shao Xuan knew he wouldn’t be able to get an answer .  

“Bring me there . ”

The duck kicked its feet, indicating that it could not walk .  

Shao Xuan looped some rope around its neck and released its wings . With a long rope as a leash, he said, “Lead the way . ”
 
The duck shuddered . It wasn’t used to having a leash but it still led the way and caused no trouble . However, its eyes kept darting around as it thought of a way to escape .  

When he passed the collapsed tree, he realised the person who died under the tree had turned a peculiar green-black . It was terrifying . Plus there was a pungent smell coming from the body .  

Shao Xuan’s gaze swept across the poisonous little plants . He planned to return to study these plants after dealing with the rest of the people . A poison that could kill a totemic warrior was no ordinary poison .  

The duck was quite cooperative too . It did not bring Shao Xuan through a dangerous region on purpose, even deliberately taking a route to avoid hidden traps . Shao Xuan’s impression of the duck seemed to change .  

This duck did not seem to have a good relationship with this bunch of people . After seeing Shao Xuan kill three of them, it did not seem angry either . While it was still thinking of a way to escape, it still brought Shao Xuan back to their base, leading him through the safest route . It did not seem to care that Shao Xuan was there to cause trouble . It seemed to be happy with this .  

After walking a bit, he noticed evidence of human activity here . There were cooked bones thrown in the bushes . It looked like human bones .  



The duck waddled faster, swaying as it led Shao Xuan in a direction . It could have cried out at this moment to alert the people inside but it did not .  

Shao Xuan looked at a wooden treehouse not far away . There was all sorts of creepers and branches on the house, camouflaging it in a patch of green . Underneath the tree was some bones and burnt charcoal .  

There was someone in the house . After listening, he deduced that there was only one person . He could not sense how strong this person was .  

This person was muttering, then there were chopping sounds .  

After he was certain that there was no one around, Shao Xuan tied the fat duck to a tree nearby . He did not care if it chewed on the rope either . Also, if the duck wasn’t quacking now, it would not later .  

Shao Xuan quietly climbed the tree and arrived on the treehouse .  


There was an old man with a hunched back . He was as thin as a matchstick and seemed mentally ill, He kept muttering angrily to himself . Next to him was some cut meat . Not sure what meat .  

When he sensed movement, the old man turned around . “You’re all back… Who are you?!” 

When he saw the stranger, the old man looked cautious . His eyes glinted as he weighed the difference in their physical strength . He wondered what happened to the three who had left and when they would return .  

However, after regarding Shao Xuan, there was fear in his eyes .  

“You… why are you here?!”

“You know me?” Shao Xuan walked into the house, looking at the old man .  

There were skills hanging around the house . Human skulls with traces of injuries from sharp weapons .  



“No . . . No, I don’t know you!” the old man quickly denied .  

The sword in Shao Xuan’s hand flashed and it pried the axe out of the old man’s hand . With the tip of the sword, he pointed at the old man . “You’re alone here?”

“There, there, there are three more!” the old man answered shakily, his neck retracting to his shoulders when his axe was gone .  

“How do you know me?” Shao Xuan asked again .

“I don’t know you!” When he saw the tip of the blade approach, the old man panicked and let out a shriek . He collapsed on the ground, hugging his head . “I really don’t know you! I just heard that their target this time is a young man with a sword, that’s why I…”

“Tell me where you’re all from,” said Shao Xuan, dragging a wooden stool over as he sat down .

The old man looked up in fear, eyeing the door and then Shao Xuan . “What happened to the other three?”

“Dead . ”

The old man shuddered, absolutely terrified . When he looked at Shao Xuan to see that he looked impatient, he quickly said, “If I tell you, will you let me live?” 

Shao Xuan slashed a wooden stool nearby in half . Both halves burst apart and hit the wall . The loud thud scared the old man so much he shuddered again .  

Shao Xuan retracted his sword and pointed the wooden floor in front of the old man . Calmly, he said, “If you speak, you’ll have a chance to live . If you don’t, I can only send you to meet your friends . ”

The old man looked up in panic then hung his head again . “I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you everything . ”

The old man’s body shook hard . Stuttering, he told him about their origins . This was a person who feared death . Not much effort was needed to get him to tell Shao Xuan everything . He had planned to keep some secrets but after Shao Xuan scared him again, he stopped thinking and just kept begging Shao Xuan to show him mercy .  



This old man had been banished to exile by a tribe in the forest because he had poisoned and killed someone in the tribe . Then, he stole gemstones from the tribe to trade with a slave master . He had planned to escape far away with his treasure . However, he had been targeted along the way and robbed . He almost died along the way so he escaped back into the forest . Thereafter, he couldn’t return to his tribe, and with his abilities, it was going to be difficult to survive in the forest .  

Out of luck, he met a bunch of people risking their lives searching for Gongjia Mountain in the mountain . Since he was somewhat familiar with the place, he became a guide for the team .  

After that, along the way, some of these people died, others were injured, some left . There were eight people left and this old man was one of them . The rest were not focused on looking for the mountain anymore . There was a change of plans-- they robbed people who had found the mountain .  

If they realised the person looked strong, they would not attack . However, when they saw ‘fat goats’, they robbed without hesitation . However, the people who came looking for the mountain were mostly very capable people . Although there were many successful raids, and these targets’ skulls became spoils decorating his house, people in their team died during the robberies too . Eight people dwindled to four . When the numbers dwindled, they became more cautious in choosing their target and did not attack easily . However, they were greedy and hadn’t had the chance to rob anyone in a while . Shao Xuan looked like an average guy and they did not see the Xia guy who was with him . This meant Shao Xuan must have found Gongjia Mountain . Either this or he must have killed the Xia guy . No matter what, this kid must have a lot of treasure with him .  

Under the temptation of such benefits, they planned to kill Shao Xuan . They sent out their bait, which was the duck .  

This duck was trained by the old man . He was good at training birds, he used to train birds in his tribe to steal stuff for him . It was because he was found out, that was why he was banished from the tribe . To prove that he was useful, he picked up his skill once again and set up a trap for the duck . After training it for half a year, it was an effective bait to lure people into traps . Strictly speaking, training a duck would take two to three years, maybe longer . The best method was to train it since it hatched . However, he had limited resources so he could only make do with what he had . Although it was quite extreme, and there was potential that this bait could turn against him, he did not hesitate to use it . He had to show the rest that he was useful too .  

There were not many animals here and food was hard to come by . Anyone would be tempted by this fat duck .  

Shao Xuan understood . It was no wonder this duck did not seem close to these people . It must have started to become defiant during the training .  

Once he was done, the old man looked at Shao Xuan carefully . Would the young man let him live? 

Shao Xuan stood up and looked at the old man shivering on the ground . “The people on these walls, they were victims of your robberies?”

“Yes… . yes,” the old man stuttered, then immediately added, “I did not do anything! They killed these people, it’s all them!”

Shao Xuan stared at him . The old man was so guilty he started sweating . Shao Xuan looked away and took a bunch of bronze tools before he left . These people had benefited from their victims . Medicine, treasures, weapons, there were all sorts of stuff here . It was a black eats black world, Shao Xuan packed everything up and left .  

[TL note: black eats black= using an unethical tactic against an unethical party . ]





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