Mu Bei is 22 years old and lives in Suzhou, Jiangsu. His favorite thing to do after get off work every night is to visit the gardens at night.
Tonight, as usual, after dinner and a shower, I started walking towards the garden.
Mu Bei is the only son in his family for nine generations. He often had the same dream since he was a child. In the dream, Mu Bei learned a unique breathing rhythm. He started practicing it since he was a child, and now it has almost become an instinct.
After practicing for more than ten years, there has been no significant effect, but my eyesight and hearing are indeed several times stronger than those of normal people, and my sixth sense is also very accurate.
Mu Bei likes to visit gardens at night, just for exercise. As usual, Mu Bei came to a dense forest and sat cross-legged waiting.
At around nine o'clock, Mu Bei opened his eyes and stared straight ahead. He saw a man in his sixties, with a woman in her twenties, walking towards the woods. The two of them quickly reached an agreement, and the man was ready to mount his horse.
Mu Bei stared for a long time, his eyes were a little dry, so he rubbed them and continued to watch. The old man might be too old, so he shouted a few times, but he was beginning to lose strength. Mu Bei watched anxiously, so he shouted a few times to cheer for the old man. Who knew that as soon as he shouted, a thunderbolt in the sky struck Mu Bei's head while he was shouting slogans. He left the last two words "Fuck" before fainting.
When Mu Bei woke up again, the world had changed. Until now, he could not tell whether it was a case of possession or rebirth, because when he regained consciousness, he inherited all his previous memories, except for his memory before the age of three, which was blank.
This is a primitive society. There are ferocious beasts as big as mountains, and many plants and animals are new to us.
Mu Bei couldn't tell whether this was Earth or another world. There were supernatural powers here, witches could control natural forces, and there were totem warriors. The status of witches was the same as that of chiefs, but at certain times, the status of witches was higher than that of chiefs. For example, during sacrifices and totem awakenings, witches presided over the ceremony and no one else was allowed to interfere.
The chief's main task is to hunt and defend the homeland. Mu Bei's tribe is just a small tribe. There are only 500 to 600 people, most of whom are old, weak, sick and disabled, and most of them are women. Many men died while hunting and protecting the camp.
Mu Bei's tribe lived on the hillside of Lutai Mountain. There was a cave dug on the cliff, with a five or six meter wide plank road on both sides. At the end of the plank road, there were two huge stone doors. This was to prevent ferocious beasts and outsiders. Although Mu Bei had not seen anyone outside the tribe in his twelve years of memory, he had never seen anyone outside the tribe.
"Abei, where have you been playing again?" Mubei's mother, Sang, called.
Mu Bei hurriedly shouted, "Mom, I'll be back soon." The cave carved out of the cliff was very large, with a hall about the size of a football field and a half. The houses were built around the hall. There were independent houses on both sides of each passage.
Mu Bei is twelve years old this year. In two years, he will be able to participate in the awakening ceremony. Now he is training to become a reserve totem warrior.
If it weren't for the freedom of time, I would probably be treated to bamboo shoots and pork slices by my mother when I go back. Children in the tribe are not allowed to go out. When Mu Bei woke up, he found that the management of this tribe was quite advanced.
All the children in the tribe are raised by the tribe, and they will be given meat every time they come back from hunting. Women have a high status in the tribe because they need to give birth to life. They increase the population of the tribe so that the tribe will not be left without successors. Unless a disaster strikes, women will save food for men and children.
Mu Bei strolled around, thinking about how to convince Am to let him go out for exercise.
As soon as Mu Bei got home, Sang asked, "Didn't you go to exercise? Why are you still so clean? Are you being lazy?" Mu Bei's scalp was numb when Amu stared at him. He said quickly, "Amu, I went to Wu's place today to ask A's father when they will be back. I saw Amu looking outside every day and knew that Amu was worried, so I went to ask."
"You are so brave that you dare to disturb Wu. I will beat you up, you little bastard." Sang shouted.
After saying that, he picked up the wooden stick next to the stone table and was about to hit Mu Bei. Mu Bei was startled and ran away, shouting "Mom, I'm joking, don't take it seriously" while running.
"This kid runs really fast." Sang stopped and scolded with a smile. Mu Bei just ran to the hall and heard a noise coming from outside. He ran out quickly and saw the totem warriors of the tribe returning from hunting.
The tribe has three hunting teams with about 100 people. Most of the time, one team goes out and two stay behind. Only when the big hunt comes in winter will the two teams go out at the same time.
I saw that every totem warrior was covered in blood, with strong muscles like rocks, and each of them had an amazing physique. Mu Bei felt a lot of pressure standing beside them.
Each one of them looked like a ferocious beast in human form. "Abei, did you offend your mother again and run out on your own?"
Uncle Ju, no, I heard that you guys came back, so I came out to greet you.
He said happily: "Your father is behind us. He hunted a big one this time." Mu Bei looked back and saw that every totem warrior was carrying prey that was several times bigger than his body.
"Uncle Ju, are you injured? Is it serious?" Mu Bei asked with concern. Ju reached out and touched Mu Bei's head and said, "It's a minor injury. Just take care of it."
Mu Bei stood on tiptoe and looked back for a long time but could not see his father and brother. The main reason was that the plank road was too narrow, only five or six meters wide, and each totem warrior was carrying prey, which directly blocked most of the view.
Mu Bei suddenly remembered that Am had not notified him yet, so he immediately ran back to inform Am. Maybe if he behaved well, he could avoid being beaten.
When Mubei and Amu arrived at the hall, the leader and the witch appeared in the hall. This was the first time Mubei saw the witch after he woke up. The witch was not tall, about 1.8 meters, wearing a linen robe and holding a cane. It was hard to tell his age, only about 60 years old. His face was a little pale, which might be related to not seeing the sun for a long time.
Mu Bei heard them discussing and holding a sacrifice in the evening, but he didn't hear anything else. The breathing method that Mu Bei had practiced for more than ten years did not come with him.
Fortunately, Mu Bei still has soul memory, and his body is aware of it, always practicing breathing techniques. I believe he will be able to recover to his previous state in the near future.
The meeting was over soon, and Mu Bei stepped forward and called out, "Big brother, this is where you are." Mu Bei had three brothers and sisters, and Mu Bei was the second oldest and had a younger sister. This younger sister was quite rebellious, so she was asked to learn how to sew animal skins. She secretly exercised every day to become a female totem warrior.
Ever since she heard about the female totem warrior, the little girl's heart has been restless. The family of four returned home. Afuli asked: "Where did the little crazy girl go to train again?" This sentence was obviously asked to Mubei, because only Mubei supported the girl to become a female totem warrior.
"I didn't see her. She might be at the training ground or at her younger sister's house. I haven't seen her." Mu Bei said vaguely.
"Let her make a fuss. She will give up automatically if she can't stand the hardship." The father shook his head helplessly. "Do you think she is someone who gives up easily? She doesn't act like a girl at all." Sang said angrily.
"Father, we are holding a sacrifice tonight. Is there anyone who will become a totem warrior?" Mu Bei asked, quickly changing the subject.