Chapter 75 Chapter 75
It's not a curse, it's a disease.
The Ya Tribe is located on the top of the mountain, and the way up the mountain is a narrow path. The mountain road is steep and slippery, and Lu Shui almost rolled down the mountainside several times. Fortunately, Mao Cao was quick-witted and pulled him back.
In fact, Lu Shui was walking very carefully. The mountain road was so slippery that even Tu Feng slipped several times.
Not to mention the chief and priest of the Tree Tribe who were with them. The young priest had fallen and was covered in mud, and kept saying all the way that he would never come to the Cliff Tribe again even if he died.
After finally reaching the Cliff Tribe, the young priest from the Tree Tribe simply lay down on the ground, muttering to himself that he was so tired.
Fox Shu stepped right over her. The guards of the Yai Tribe recognized Fox Shu and knew why she was there, so they didn't stop her and let her in.
Tufeng, along with the panting Lushui and the still energetic Maocao, followed Foxshu into the Cliff Tribe. Shuguo changed into a comfortable position, waited until she had lied down enough before getting up, and then swaggered into the Cliff Tribe.
The chiefs and priests of other tribes have also arrived.
Tu Feng was waiting on the side with Lu Shui and Mao Cao. The priests from various tribes had no time to listen to what he said as they were busy preparing for the fire sacrifice later.
Lu Shui stared at the person lying on the pile of branches. He felt that the bruises on his body were familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.
Tu Feng felt his arm tighten. He looked down and saw Lu Shui pinching his arm tightly with both hands. "What's wrong?"
Lu Shui was excited, but he kept his voice low, "Captain, I've seen the marks on the man from the Yai tribe."
Rabbit Wind asked curiously: "Have you seen it? When?"
He heard what the chief of the Tree Tribe said and knew why the Cliff Tribe held the Fire Sacrifice.
This is a curse. If Lu Shui has seen it, it doesn't make sense that he would have no impression of it since they are from the same tribe.
Lu Shui said seriously: "I have really seen it. It was painted on the wood chip that Captain Tu Dong showed us. It is not a curse, but a disease that can be cured."
"Is what you said true?"
Lu Shui was startled by the sudden voice. He turned around and saw that the priest from the Tree Tribe was behind them. "When did you come?"
Shu Guo replied, "I have been standing here. I don't have any orcish aura and I walk lightly, so it is normal for low-level orcs to not notice anything."
Tu Feng looked serious when he heard that. With his current level as an orc, he could detect even the slightest movement within five meters around him.
But this time he did not notice the Tree Tribe Priest behind them.
This is a very dangerous signal.
Tufeng stared at Shuguo, but Shuguo didn't even look at him. He didn't want to discuss when she stood here. He just wanted to know whether what the skinny orc in front of him had just said was true.
"Is what you just said true?"
The words had been spoken, so Lu Shui had no choice but to nod. He added: "But it's a bit far away, so I can't be sure. I need to check carefully to confirm..."
"Come with me, I'll take you there." Shuguo pulled Lushui and was about to leave, but Tufeng stood in front of them with a frown.
To be honest, Tu Feng didn't want Lu Shui to get involved. If it was really a disease that Lu Shui said could be cured, then it would be fine, but if not, he didn't know if they could still leave here safely.
Lu Shui also knew the interests involved, so he spoke in a low voice at the beginning, but he didn't expect that the priest of the Tree Tribe would be behind him.
Shuguo pursed her lips and let go of Lushui. But she didn't leave. Instead, she looked at Lushui and asked, "Is there really a disease that can be cured? It's very similar to the curse?"
She didn't know what "disease" was, but it wasn't hard to guess what it meant.
"Yes, I do."
After getting Lushui's accurate answer, Shuguo looked at him deeply and said, "I will convince the Ya tribe that no matter whether you can save Langya or not, we will let you leave safely."
Without waiting for Tu Feng to say anything, Shu Guo continued, "Even if all the tribe leaders and hunting team warriors from your Mu tribe were added together, they would only be able to fight you to a draw. If something really happens, it won't be difficult for you to get out of here."
Having said that, it is better to walk out safely than to run for your life.
"The Cliff Tribe will not listen to the words of the priests of other tribes. You can't convince them to do anything they want to do." Rabbit Wind said unhappily, "We don't want to get involved. Either you finish the fire sacrifice, and I finish my words and leave. Or I leave now."
Shuguo frowned, but still refused to give in. She knew that Tufeng's argument was unreasonable, as he only wanted to bring his tribe members back safely. So she turned her gaze to Lushui and said sincerely, "Many tribe leaders, priests, and even orc warriors from hunting teams in our marginal tribe have died because of the curse. Every time the curse appears suddenly, it will disappear after torturing people to death. The priest who taught me was tortured to death by the curse..."
As if recalling some bad memories, Shuguo showed a sad look on her face. She suppressed her emotions and said to Lushui seriously: "I swear to the Beast God that no matter whether the result is good or bad, I will protect you with my life. Can you go and see the curse of Wolf Cliff?"
Although Tufeng didn't want to cause trouble for the priest and the tribe, he didn't say anything this time and waited for Lushui to make a decision.
Maocao didn't say a word the whole time, just looked around vigilantly. If Lushui refused, he would take Lushui away immediately. If Lushui agreed, he would protect Lushui well.
"Captain, I might cause trouble for you and the priest..." Lu Shuixu glanced at the man lying on a pile of branches not far away, paused for a moment, and said affirmatively: "I want to try."
If it was really the disease he knew about, and if he could cure it with what he had learned, it would be good news for the medical team. At least, they would know one more disease and how to treat it.
Rabbit Wind didn't argue, "Go ahead."
Shuguo didn't know why the powerful orc warrior suddenly changed his mind and stopped trying to stop them. She didn't have time to ask and just pulled Lushui towards Wolf Cliff.
Tufeng and Maocao quickly followed. If anything really happened, they would take Lushui away as soon as possible.
Fox Tree had noticed something was wrong, but she didn't come over because she was afraid of attracting the attention of the priests and chiefs of other tribes. She waited until Shuguo brought the weak orc from the Wood Tribe closer before she came over and asked, "What were you talking about just now?"
Shuguo didn't even look at Fox Tree. He just waved his hand and told her to get out of the way. Then he brought Lushui and came directly to Yayu, the priest of the Ya tribe.
"Ya Yu, I have something to tell you."
Yayu glanced at the three orcs brought by Shuguo. Fox Tree had told him before that he brought three orcs from the Wood Tribe to discuss trading salt and stone with their tribe, so Yayu was not surprised by the three people who followed them.
"follow me."
Shuguo and the other three followed Yayu. After hearing the footsteps of more than one person behind them, Yayu turned around and found that Shuguo had brought the three orcs from the Mu tribe.
He opened his mouth to ask, but Shuguo shook his head slightly at him with a serious expression. Yayu raised his eyes to look at the various clan leaders and priests not far away, and found that their attention had already been drawn here and they were looking over here.
In the end, Yayu didn't ask any more questions and led the four people to his cave in silence.
Time waits for no one. Shuguo told Yayu everything he knew and his thoughts without waiting for Yayu to ask.
Yayu heard it, but found it extremely unreal.
What is a curse? A curse is a "disease". A curse cannot be cured, but a "disease" can be cured.
"Shuguo, what are you talking about?" Yayu's voice was loud, almost a roar, but the four people present could hear the uncontrollable trembling in his voice.
It’s not that Yayu didn’t understand, but that he didn’t dare to understand.
The "curse" has always existed in marginal tribes, and the number of patriarchs and priests who have died because of the "curse" is too great to count, generation after generation.
The fear of "curse" is rooted in the hearts of all patriarchs and priests of marginal tribes.
But now, someone suddenly said that the curse was not that scary, it was a disease and could be cured. Yayu didn't know what a disease was, nor did he know what it meant to be cured. But he was not stupid, and he could understand the meaning of this sentence.
His understanding is that the curse can be lifted.
The fruit trees also understand it this way.
After being yelled at by Yayu, Shuguo's face was gloomy. She knew from Yayu's expression that he wanted to believe but didn't dare to.
Shu Guo took a step forward, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and blocked Lu Shui with his body. "Xiong Shi couldn't hold back his words, you should have heard from him about the reaction of the sacred tree. It's okay if you don't know, you know now."
Yayu's thin face was filled with disbelief, and his eyes seemed to be emitting light. He asked anxiously, "Did you get the prophecy of the sacred tree?"
Shuguo hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded, "Well, the prophecy of the sacred tree is that someone will come to break the curse, but I don't know if Langya can survive. But I can be sure that if we don't let the orcs of the Wood Tribe try his method, Langya will definitely not survive."
"Are they the ones who broke the curse that you mentioned?" Yayu looked back and forth at the three people from the Mu tribe with a questioning look.
"You don't believe the prophecy of the sacred tree?" Shuguo's voice could be suppressed very low, which shocked Yayu's heart. In the hearts of every tribe member of the marginal tribe, the sacred tree is as important as the beast god. They would not disbelieve the prophecy of the sacred tree.
"I believe it." Yayu clenched his fists, took a deep breath and made up his mind, "Let's do as the sacred tree prophesies and let the orcs of the Wood Tribe see the curse of our chief..."
Tu Feng looked at the scene in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief. The priest of the Tree Tribe really tried his best to let them leave safely in the end.
Although he didn't know what the prophecy of the sacred tree was, it should be a very powerful existence, otherwise the priest of the Cliff Tribe would not act like he obeyed everything the priest of the Tree Tribe said.
The sun was about to rise to the middle of the sky, which meant that the time for the Fire Sacrifice was getting closer. From outside the cave came the voices of the orcs from the Cliff Tribe urging them to come. If they missed the time, they would have to wait until tomorrow.
If we are unlucky and there is no sun or it rains tomorrow, we can only postpone it until the sun comes out.
On the way back, Yayu reminded himself again and again that the prophecy of the sacred tree could not be violated. But when he saw Langya lying on the branches, waiting for the fire sacrifice to end his pain, he felt a little reluctant.
If he missed today, Langya would have to endure at least one more day of pain.
Tufeng stared at Yayu. He could sense the other party's hesitation.
He pulled Lushui and Maocao's arms, signaling them to walk slower. Shuguo also noticed this detail, and her brows, which had just relaxed a little, knitted together again. She was afraid that Yayu would tell her to forget it.
Tufeng was also waiting for Yayu to make the final decision. In fact, he was soft-hearted before and did not firmly reject Shuguo because Shuguo's words reminded him of the time when the Wood Tribe had no priests and the orcs of the tribe could only ask the Water Tribe priests to save them when they were injured.
Later, the Water Tribe was driven away by the Swamp Tribe, and their old priest also died. If the orcs of the Wood Tribe were injured, they could only grit their teeth and hold on.
If you can get through it, you will live; if you can’t, you will die.
Tu Feng knew how it felt to watch people die without being able to do anything, so he did not interfere with Lu Shui and let him choose for himself.
They had no idea that if they failed to save him, the people of the Cliff Tribe would blame them for delaying the fire sacrifice and causing their chief to suffer.
Lushui finally chose to take the risk to save her, and Tufeng did not object. But if the priest of the Ya tribe did not want to, then there was no need for them to take the risk. No matter how much Shuguo said, she was not the priest of the Ya tribe.
Shuguo didn't expect that even though he brought up the prophecy of the sacred tree, Yayu still looked like he was going to hold the fire sacrifice right away. The attitude of the Mu tribe was also very clear. As long as Yayu said to continue the fire sacrifice, they would definitely not interfere.
This was the only chance for the marginal tribe to lift the curse, and she would not let it go easily. Just when Shuguo was anxious to remind Yayu to think about the prophecy of the sacred tree, Yayu spoke before her, "Come and take a look."
After that, Yayu asked the patriarchs and priests of each tribe to step back, leaving enough space for the people of the Mu tribe, and try to lift the curse on Langya.
Shuguo breathed a sigh of relief, Tufeng and Maocao didn't feel much, but Lushui also breathed a sigh of relief.
He actually really wanted to see with his own eyes the diseases recorded on the wood chip, and of course it would be even better if they could be cured.
"Ya Yu, what are they doing?"
"The Fire Sacrifice is about to begin. Why did you ask us to back off?"
"Yeah, if you miss the time, you have to wait again."
"We are in a hurry to exchange for salt rocks. There are already orcs in the tribe who have run out of strength. If they don't eat salt rocks, they will die. We don't have time to waste on this."
Yayu did not answer their questions, but just used his body to block these people, and kept repeating in his mouth, "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer."
Yayu did not ask the orcs of the Ya tribe to stop them. He was thin and could not stop them. But the chiefs and priests of each tribe did not really rush out, let alone leave. They shook their heads and sighed and chose to stay to see what was going on.
When Lushui and his companions reappeared, the eyes of the priests and chiefs of other tribes all fell on them. Tufeng and Maocao looked normal. Lushui, under the gaze of everyone, prepared to examine the extremely weak chief of the Yai tribe lying there with stiff hands.
According to the medical team's rules, he needed to wash his hands with warm water before the examination, but there was no warm water or even cold water here. He didn't dare to ask for it, so he took out the animal skin towel he carried with him to wipe his hands, folded it and put it aside, and began to pry open the mouth of the person lying on the bed and start to look.
Weak, pale, bleeding gums, missing teeth, bruises on the body...
Lu Shui picked up the animal skin towel placed aside and wiped his hands, and confirmed the disease, which was a disease that could be contracted by not eating vegetables and fruits for a long time.
In other words, the chief of the Cliff Tribe was not cursed, but had scurvy.
The author has something to say:
Reality Check Scurvy is not so perfunctory.