After a century of worship, I became the ancestor of the tribe.

Chapter 23 Temple, Ah-chan (Please continue reading)
After being struck by the talisman, the strange bird no longer targeted the fire tower, but instead screamed and tried to fly away.

shhhhh!

At this moment, the tribesmen who had been mentally attacked had reacted, some drawing their bows and shooting arrows, others throwing wooden spears, but they were all dodged by flapping their wings.

The unavoidable force was largely neutralized by the pale light emanating from its feathers.

Even the shamanic talisman that the volcano had snatched from other tribesmen was also evaded.

"Those with shamanic talismans, listen to my command."

Seeing that the talisman he had thrown out had no effect, the volcano recovered from its excitement.

"Surround it!"

There were seven or eight tribesmen with shamanic talismans. Upon hearing the volcano's roar, their years of hunting experience were enough to draw their attention, and they immediately surrounded the strange bird.

hum!
More than a dozen talismans were torn apart, blood surging, and winding runes flashing.

It immediately attracted the attention of the clansmen present.

The strange bird flapped its wings and flew upwards.

But the runes followed it relentlessly, striking it again and again.

The blood-red runes easily melted the pale light on the strange bird's feathers, dissolving its body.

The strange bird cried out in pain and struggled to flap its wings, but the wings froze in mid-air.

With a 'thud,' it crashed down, its body surging with blood, feathers falling off, and flesh gradually turning into a pool.

Burn it!

The volcano carried a jar of animal oil and hurled it at the strange bird, followed closely by a barrage of rockets.

Boom!

The animal oil exploded when it came into contact with the fire, and the strange bird's skeleton twitched a few times before bursting into flames.

Even after the strange bird was gone, the plague insects remained.

However, everyone discovered that the plague worms that landed on their bodies did not burrow into their clothes after touching the strong medicinal fragrance; instead, they quickly left their bodies.

After landing on the ground, the smell of medicine filled the air, and the animals were so dizzy that they didn't know how to crawl.

The worry in my heart vanished instantly.

"Don't step on them! Use a campfire to drive them together, then burn them!"

Huotang, having escaped the plague insects, quickly stopped his people from moving around.

With someone in charge, the situation stabilized again.

Some campfires were extinguished to make way for the plague insects, while others were relit to block the road.

The tribesmen grabbed torches to drive away the plague insects on the ground and entered the ravines.

Seeing the plague insects outside the ravine defenses begin to run into the distance, Huotang immediately ordered, "Go outside and light a campfire, and use witchcraft to fumigate them. We can't let these insects get into the mountains."

Crackling.

The sound of firecrackers echoed throughout the foot of the mountain.

The plague insects exploded and turned to ashes in the fire.

……

Shen Can, who had run down the mountain, touched the few witch talismans in his arms and slowly walked back up the mountain.

Luckily, I worked overtime; otherwise, those strange birds that appeared later would have been really hard to kill.

If the fire tree is infected by the strange bird, the tribe will surely face a great calamity.

Back on the mountain, he leaned against a rock, picked up the pen and ink that Huo Xian had prepared, and began to write.

He had seen the strange bird clearly; it was indeed bizarre, with one claw and a pig's tail.

It seems to have the ability to deflect attacks from arrows, wooden spears, and the like.

"His body shone with a pale light..."

Shen Can chewed on his pen, carefully thinking about the strange bird he had seen, and describing its shape and appearance.

Suddenly, they sensed the approaching fluctuations of a 'person' several feet away. Looking up, they saw Huotang approaching.

At this moment, Huotang stared at Shen Can with wide eyes.

Shen Can was so frightened that he thought he had bitten the wrong pen tip and turned it into a pen nib to draw a face on himself.

“Witchcraft…witchcraft talisman…”

The fire pit opened.

Shen Can, “Ah (ā)”.

"you."

Then, the two of them stared at each other.

Huotang was still holding a useless talisman in his hand, looking it over and over, as if there was something he couldn't figure out.

Soon, a group of people rushed up from the foot of the mountain, all staring intently at Shen Can.

"Ah-Can, did you paint this animal hide?"

"Ah Chan, are you a witch?!"

"Ah-Can, how do you know how to draw talismans?"

"Ah Chan, you...you want a wife?!"

“Ah Chan…”

"Shut up, call him Temple, what Ah-chan?"

A group of people started talking all at once, their big eyes practically wanting to see everything about Shen Can.

Shen Can tightened his robes and clutched the animal skin scroll he was recording.

Before the talisman was delivered, everyone treated him as a junior, instinctively protecting his safety and urging him to stay away from the battlefield.

But at this moment, the gazes of his clansmen were burning hot, as if they wanted to melt him.

There was even a hint of awe in his burning gaze.

“Temple.” “Witch.”

The intermittent calls of address continued to ring out.

"Shut up, everyone."

Huo Tang spoke up, "I knew about this a long time ago, but I was afraid of you gossipy guys who are just like my wife and aunt."

"What are you doing here? Have you even wiped out the plague? You're all coming up here making beastly noises!"

"Get down here and plow this land three times, then burn it three times with fire."

“If there were no poisonous smoke and dust among the surrounding mountains, I would plant you all in the ground.”

"Chief, the shaman..."

Among the crowd being scolded, some people cautiously spoke up, but before they could finish, Huotang interrupted them.

"Get down there and get to work."

After scolding away a group of people, Huo Tang's gaze returned to Shen Can, and a smile appeared on his face, which had just been filled with anger.

"Ah Chan".

"Chieftain, please don't do this."

Shen Can felt a little uncomfortable watching Huo Tang's expression change in the blink of an eye.

Snapped!
Then, Shen Can received two heavy blows to the shoulder.

Huotang, after patting him on the shoulder, walked to a rock in the distance and looked down at the busy tribespeople below.

It's just that his two shoulders twitch from time to time.

In fact, Shen Can had already made up an excuse, but Huo Tang didn't ask and even blocked it for him in front of the clansmen.

Judging from the clan chief's demeanor and the excited looks in the clansmen's eyes, he felt that his position as the head of the ancestral temple was... secure.

Shen Can laid the animal hide back on the stone and continued recording the scene he hadn't finished.

If a tribe lacks cultural heritage, then it can gradually build it up.

After Shen Can finished drawing, he noticed that Huotang in the distance was still twitching his shoulders from time to time.

Looking down the mountain, the tribespeople were digging three feet into the ground and setting it ablaze.

Smoke and dust billowed up, and a strong medicinal fragrance permeated the area inside and outside the tribe, in an attempt to completely eliminate the stench brought by the plague insects.

Shen Can looked at it for a while, then suddenly realized what was going on.

Oh no, Master is still tied up in the ancestral temple.

He grabbed the animal hide and was about to go back, but after taking two steps he stopped. He went down the mountain and found a large pot of medicinal soup. He jumped in and soaked himself from head to toe before rushing back to the cave.

Fortunately, the old man was tied up. If he had come today, the chances of him getting infected with the plague would have been quite high.

The people of the Great Wilderness believed that some plague worms were visible and some were invisible, but Shen Can understood that this thing was more like 'qi', so even if the tribe members had never seen the plague worms, they could still be infected.

"Woooo..."

Inside the cave, Huo Xian had stopped struggling and was quietly waiting for the outcome. When he saw Shen Can return, he let out a whimper.

"Master, the plague insects have been burned away."

Shen Can quickly untied the ropes and handed over the wet animal hide just as Huo Xian was about to quench him.

After soaking in the herbal decoction, some of the characters on it became distorted.

“Master, this is a record. Take a look, and I will explain it to you in detail.”

……

As Shen Can spoke, he selected medicinal herbs. He felt that under such a huge impact, the tribe should strengthen its prevention measures to avoid being infected by the 'plague'.

As evening approached, Shen Can was still explaining the battlefield situation to Huo Xian.

Outside the Ancestral Temple Cave, the sound of a volcano could be heard.

"Ah Chan looks frail, but I didn't expect him to have such a loud voice."

The fire and the volcano entered the ancestral temple.

Huotang arrived first before the ancestral tablet and respectfully bowed.

Volcano was about to speak, but seeing Huotang's actions, he quickly came to the ancestor.

"Thanks to the protection of my ancestors, I've had my eyes opened in this lifetime. I never thought I would see a true shaman one day."

"I can die in peace now."

Volcano was kicked by Huotang after he finished speaking.

Inside the ear canal, Huo Xian was reading Shen Can's notes on animal hides and paid no attention to Huo Tang and the other two, let alone what they were saying.

"Ah Chan, you're amazing."

The volcano entered the ear canal, spread its palm towards Shen Can and said, "Ah Can, do you still have any witch talismans? Give me a few so I can go to the Yanshan tribe to take a look."

"Ah Chan's talisman drawing is quite good."

Huo Xian also raised his head and nodded in agreement.

“Uncle, A-Can’s talismans are more than just good. If it weren’t for A-Can’s skill, we wouldn’t have been able to shoot down this strange bird today.”

"After the talisman was torn open, the blood-red light condensed into a void talisman..."

"What did you say?" Old Man Huo Xian glared.

“Uncle, you don’t know, that strange bird flew out from the body of a member of the Fushan tribe and rushed straight towards the chieftain.”

"This strange bird can also make strange noises. The sound is so piercing that it makes people instantly cover their heads and crouch down, making it difficult to exert their strength."

"If it weren't for Ah-chan's talisman, I might have become a clan leader much earlier..."

"Snapped!"

He got hit on the back of the head by the volcano, and then he stopped talking.

"Void Condensation Talisman." Huo Xian fell into deep thought.

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