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Chapter 121 Resentment
The audience was shocked, only Lin Yu was at a loss, "exile" was an unfamiliar word to her.

"What did he say?" She tugged at Zhang Tian's sleeve and asked in a low voice.

"Exile." Zhang Tian explained, "Exile the tribe from the tribe."

In fact, exile itself is not uncommon. Each tribe exiles a few people every year. However, most of the exiles are those who have lost the ability to take care of themselves and can no longer contribute to the tribe. The elderly are the main ones, not so much exile as abandonment.

The morality of later generations is not applicable to primitive tribes. Everything is for survival and continuation. Unity, friendship and mutual assistance are for survival, and cold-blooded abandonment of companions is also for survival. Advocating "young people and young people" is for continuation, rejecting "I am old and people are old" is also for continuation.

Banishments of a throwaway nature were commonplace, and what really surprised everyone was Shanxi's announcement that he would banish the guilty, not the "useless."

In other words, this exile is not to abandon the useless people, but to punish the people who have made mistakes, which is very rare.

No matter which tribe you are in, exile is the most severe punishment, and you will never use it lightly.

In Wolf Claw's memory, when he was very young, his mother exiled a clansman, and that person accidentally killed him in a dispute with his clansman.

Only those who commit such unforgivable mistakes will suffer such severe punishment, and the exiled people will lose the asylum of the tribe forever and become savages living in the mountains.

That's why, when Lin Yu, who was suspected of being a savage, was found in the forest, Wolf Claw would object to taking her back to the tribe. In his opinion, this savage woman was either seriously ill or committed a heinous crime. Either way, taking her back would be harmful and useless.

Everyone was talking about it, guessing what heinous crimes those three people had committed, so that the old priest wanted to announce their exile in public at the sacrificial ceremony.

Shanxi turned a blind eye to the reactions of the guests, and turned to Black Bear, "Do you remember the curse ceremony?"

Black Bear nodded, he had learned it but never practiced it.

"Very good." Shanxi smiled, "Then, it's up to you to cast the curse."

Zhang Tian saw the black bear retreat to the back of the sacrificial field, took out a pile of animal bones, stacked them in a certain order and regularity, and then sat down cross-legged with a serious expression, muttering something in his mouth.

For all to see, the young hunters were bewildered, and Wolfclaw exclaimed, "Curse! He's putting a curse on them!"

Wolfpaw heard from my mother before that the priests of the Salt Tribe can use the power of snow spirits to cast curses. Snow will bring good luck, but if they are cursed, snow will punish them and make them suffer from cold and hunger , until death.

The whole place fell silent.

The vast majority of people have only heard of Xueling’s curse in stories. In every story, the curse is described as an irresistible and inevitable disaster. Flying days.

Thinking that the black bear was doing such a terrible thing, everyone had expressions of fear and uneasiness on their faces, and they shut their mouths tightly and dared not speak, for fear of disturbing Xue Ling.

Not long after, the black bear stood up, with a painful and sad expression, who would curse his own people if he had no choice?

He didn't need to gesture, the moment he stood up, everyone knew that he had completed his mission.

The leopard skin and leopard liver wept bitterly, the crow's complexion was as pale as snow, almost unable to stand, and the members of the Youyan tribe were immersed in grief.

Yun felt grief and indignation. He understood that the matter was irreversible. At the same time, he felt guilty. It was his idea to dig a new pit. The crows and the others just followed his instructions, but in the end they received a punishment more terrible than death... In the final analysis, all It's Shanxi's fault!

The "culprit" was looking at him.

Yun understood what Shanxi meant, and he, the chief, had to announce the exile of the tribe.

He dawdled, and reluctantly took out a rope full of knots from the folds of his coat, which was the "family tree" of the tribe with salt.

Crow and the other three looked at the young chief with a glimmer of hope remaining in their eyes.

Yun afternoon made a solemn promise that he would persuade the old priest to take back his orders, and would never watch them being expelled from the tribe.

But at this moment, seeing him take out the family tree, the last hope of the three of them disappeared.

The crow's legs went limp, and it slumped on the ground. The howling of the leopard's skin and liver pierced the silent night sky.

Yun didn't dare to look in the direction of the crows. He announced in a slightly trembling voice: "Crows, leopard skins, and leopard livers, I will follow Xue Ling's will and cut the knots that belong to you, and the Yan tribe will no longer be there. There is your place until death washes away your sins, and Snow Spirit will bring you back to us."

After saying that, he drew out his bone knife and cut three knots, throwing them into the fire.

The knot was burned, the exile ceremony was completed, and the three were completely expelled.

The crow got up, looked at the mountain stream, the black bear and the cloud with some resentment, then turned and left, the leopard skin and leopard liver followed behind him in despair, the three gradually drifted away, and finally disappeared into the vast night, Not to be seen again.

There was still no sound in the sacrificial place, and everyone couldn't break free from the immersive state of watching the theater for a while. Wolf Claw had participated in many tribal meetings, and this was the first time he saw the scene of exile of the tribe in public.

I have to say that it is different to have priests, and even exiled people have such a sense of ritual... Wolf Claw thought to himself.

Lin Yu also opened his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "What will happen if they don't leave?"

Zhang Tian said: "Probably you will be treated as a savage, um...you should be very experienced."

Lin Yu recalled the humiliating experience of being knocked out with a stick, stuffed with a sock in his mouth, and tied to a stick like a wild animal, and suddenly he was out of breath.

Speaking of which, she hasn't pursued this matter yet!
"Who knocked on me?"

"what?"

"Who hit me sap? Was it you?"

"How's that possible? I'm so sorry for you! It's a wolf's claw!" Zhang Tian resolutely betrayed his teammate, "He wanted to shoot you with a bow and arrow, but I tried my best to dissuade you, so I saved your life."

"Really?" Lin Yu was dubious, "Then who took off my shoes and socks? Who stuffed the socks in my mouth? Who thought of binding me in such a damaging way?"

"Look! The sacrificial ceremony has begun!"

Zhang Tian immediately changed the topic, and at the same time shifted his gaze, looking at the mountain stream and the black bear who were setting fire to the sacrifices.

Lin Yu said "tsk", she knew he did it, who else knew how to untie the shoelaces before taking off the shoes except him?She even stuffed socks into her mouth over and over again... The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, what kind of pity and pity, when she was away from home, it turns out that fellow countrymen are the most ruthless!

(End of this chapter)