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Chapter 61 Bloody Night

Yellen is struggling among the wolves.

He is far inferior to other orcs in terms of strength, and can only strive to excel in skills. Several times, when he was surrounded by three or four wolves at the same time, he felt that he was overwhelmed and had no choice but to dodge.

This was his first real fight.

Without any warning or preparation, he was dragged out of bed by Thorkell and thrown into the wolf pack.

The mountains and plains are filled with gray and black, and the mountains and plains are filled with sharp teeth and cold light. He was not afraid at all and had no time to be afraid. The road leading to the entrance of the cave is right here. If it cannot be guarded, all the children and females inside will not survive.

Guarding the peace of the tribe is the responsibility of every orc. This is an obligation that is imprinted in their blood from the moment they awaken.

He was not afraid, he just felt like he was worried about someone, but the current situation left him no time to figure out who that person was.

"Oops!" He could even feel the fierce wind hitting his back, but he had no chance to dodge. The sharp teeth of the giant wolf on the left were already in front of him. He had no choice but to save his life and endured that blow. A claw.

However, the severe pain he imagined did not come. In the mountain forest where the north wind was howling, even the last cry could not be heard, and the rice wine was strangled in his throat.

Turning around and swatting the wolf away, Yellen turned his head and looked towards the entrance of the cave. There was a thin figure there, holding arrows in both hands, and his chest was rising and falling violently.

This is an expected and unexpected battle. They had known that when the team searching for medicine set off, the tribe's guard strength would be reduced, and they should be more defensive. However, the darkness of night made them relax their vigilance. Instead of welcoming their companions who had returned from gathering herbs, they were greeted by dark green eyes.

The original battle was not as heroic as imagined. All the howls and blood were covered up by the thick darkness of night. The smell of blood melted into the snow and seeped into the earth. Enemies are coming from all directions, and there is no way to avoid them, so you can only face them head on. Some had their abdomens torn into pieces and died on the spot, while others were seriously injured and were desperately escorted to the hospital by their companions, where their lives were uncertain.

The fast-paced battle outside the cave is extended indefinitely inside the cave. The females without fighting ability can only wait anxiously, hoping for news that they are safe and sound. Simon's clothes had long been stained with blood, and were soaked in rich black amidst the fiery red.

Cheng Yuan was urgently transferred to the hospital, and the smell of blood filled his nasal cavity. He subconsciously identified each person who came, hoping to see that person quickly, but also hoping that the person coming was not him.

"What are you thinking about!" Simon shouted in a low voice.

Cheng Yuan took a closer look and realized that most of his medicine had been spilled.

"Sorry!" He hurriedly applied the medicine, but the orc's painful breathing made him panic.

"Don't think about it, he will be fine." Simon patted his shoulder.

He will be fine too.

Open your mouth, close it, shake your head. A wolf that tried to leap up the stone steps was thrown to the ground, and its fragile abdomen was stepped on, making it difficult to turn over.

The priest's prayers seemed of little use to Thorkel. The wolves seemed to have their eyes on him, and they attacked him as if they were desperate for their lives. He was guarding the fourth post at the bottom, not daring to relax even a little bit.

Perhaps he is one of the best warriors in the clan, but facing so many enemies, he will inevitably have to fight to the death.

There were not many orcs left in the tribe, so he retired and no one could take his place. The hair on his body was soaked with blood and frozen into tiny shards of ice in the cold wind. He knew he was injured. The gray wolf had sneak-attacked him on his chest. The skin might be torn, or the bones might be visible.

"Thorkel, go back quickly!" Leo tried to get closer to him, wanting to share some of the pressure with him.

Although he himself was attacked from both sides.

What answered him was a tiger roar that echoed through the forest.

That night, the blood blurred into rich black under the dim moonlight. Both tribes were fighting in their own way. Some might be more skillful, some more powerful, but the same thing must be the heart of protecting the tribe.

The wolves came suddenly and retreated simply. They didn't seem to be preparing to fight to the death tonight. They killed quickly and retreated without hesitation.

The howl of a wolf from afar heralded Ming Jin's retreat. The orcs, however, seemed to be red-eyed and pounced on the nearest enemy, biting it to death and refusing to let go, strangling it until it was alive and suffocated.

"Can't chase!" These words were shouted by Leo de Sokel. Thorkel's breathing was urgent, but he didn't dare to take a big breath. Only then did the pain occupy his brain again, reminding him of his scars.

Ning Luo came back with Ling Rou, who had a stiff face. Blood was spattered on the corners of his clothes and melted into the black cloth, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Get ready."

Ning Luo's instructions were brief, but before he spoke, Ling Rou had already walked towards the medicine box. The coldness of winter still lingered in his mind, and the shrill howls were mixed into the wind, creating a pressure that made it impossible to breathe.

Some orcs didn't even have the energy to change back into human form. They came back slowly, and the road was dark red. Even the low temperature in the cold winter could not suppress the thick smell of blood.

Cheng Yuan stared at every orc who came in from the corner of the cave entrance. He still can't tell the difference between an orc in his beast form. Every time someone came in, he had to think, "Is it him?"

His heart beat harder than ever before, and he felt a strong sense of uneasiness. This uneasiness enveloped all his thoughts like a dark cloud.

When that figure appeared, even though his face was obscured by blood, water and filth, he still recognized him at a glance.

Cheng Yuan subconsciously ran to the man, but couldn't say a word.

However, the person who usually treated him patiently didn't seem to want to say anything today. The young man only glanced down at him, then walked around him to arrange the wounded.

Cheng Yuan was stunned for two seconds, all the blood in his body seemed to rush to his brain, and his hands were numb. Pani's voice called him from behind, and it took him a while before he calmed down enough to respond.

The water in the basin was dyed red over and over again and was replaced again. Those who cry out in pain are lucky, because there are many people who cannot even make a sound.

In the face of life and death, they could only save the most promising ones. Those orcs who were only gasping for breath could not even take medicine, so they could only give some medicine and do their best to obey fate.

Everyone was inevitably hurt, including Yellen. From the right shoulder to the left side of the waist, three scratches cut open the flesh, and the flesh and blood burst out, which was particularly shocking on the white and smooth back.

"Just do it, it's okay." Yellen said with her back to Ling Rou.

Ling Rou knew that this injury would not be fatal to the orcs, but his hands were still shaking nervously.

"I can endure the pain." He said this, but his movements were as light as fine snow when he was injured.

All the wounded were settled, and it was already the next morning. The orcs who were still capable returned to the foot of the mountain and silently carried back the stiff bodies of their companions. They had no cemetery and could only be buried under a big tree in the back hill without even the simplest ceremony. Those who did not expect to return to their loved ones cried and called, but they could not wake up a person who slept forever. They didn't even have time to say goodbye, because no one knew when the next sudden attack from the wolf clan would be.

"Thoker, why do you look so bad?"

The patriarch looked at him with concern and shook his head, "Go and have a rest. Nothing will happen here without you."

Thorkel still wanted to hold on, but he felt that his brain was a little unable to turn around. His feet seemed to be stepping on cotton and couldn't find a point of contact, and his brain was so dizzy that he couldn't hear the sound clearly. He nodded reluctantly and walked towards the room.

"Thokel." Cheng Yuan called him while standing three steps away from him, his voice trembling and tentative.

Thorkel frowned tightly. His female must have been frightened, but he hadn't comforted him yet, which was a dereliction of duty on his part. He wanted to reach out and touch the female's face, pull her into his arms, and pat her back. He remembered that when he was very young, one day, the thunder outside was very loud, and the lightning was so bright that it lit up the entire sky as bright as day. On that occasion, his mother and father held him in their arms and told him not to be afraid.

Later...

Thorkel tried hard to squeeze the memory of that rainy night out of his mind, but he seemed to have returned to that night again. His body was so cold that he screamed for his mother and father, and that person But she only glanced at him, then locked the door and left without looking back...

"

Thoker?" Cheng Yuan thought he was impatient, so he calmed down and continued to persuade, "You are the only one who has not checked. Orcs?" Although the healing power is good, you can't take care of everything on your own. Go and take a look..."

The female's words were unclear, and Thorkel felt that his condition seemed not to be good, but he felt that his condition was not good. It is an orc's obligation not to let his female, the only person in the world who will worry about him, worry about him. He wanted to go back to the room, wait until his condition was better, or find other companions...

With this thought in mind, he took steps toward the room, but his feet were swaying.

At the last second when his consciousness disappeared, he heard his female shouting his name in terror, but could not see her face clearly...

"Why is no one looking at him with such a serious injury!"

Ning Luo was so angry that his hands were shaking. , roaring with red eyes, spreading his anger indiscriminately to everyone around him.

But no one expressed any dissatisfaction.

The wound was extremely horrifying. It was cut diagonally from the left chest to the ribs on the right side. All the skin and flesh where it was cut across the stomach were turned out, and it seemed that the internal organs could be seen through the thin layer of flesh. The wound was bandaged with some herbs scattered randomly, but the dirt particles were still embedded in the bright red flesh, making it a mess.

Ning Luo took a few deep breaths, lowered his voice, and said in a trembling voice, "Everyone, get out, he needs sutures."

Only Ling Rou was left in the room as an assistant. Cheng Yuan was stubborn and refused to leave, and Ning Luo scolded him angrily. One sentence.

"Lingrou has never seen suture surgery, right? But I have." Cheng Yuan's voice was surprisingly smooth, but that calmness was like a layer of window paper in a storm, which could be broken with just one breath.

Based on the memory of the TV series and movies he had watched, he methodically prepared hot water and towels, and fetched two bottles of extremely high-alcohol wine. Finally, he ran to the clan leader and asked for the brightest night pearl in the clan.

Lingrou took out a needle and thread - this was the thinnest needle and thread in the tribe, but it was rarely used to treat illnesses. In Ning Luo's words, even one injection could kill someone.

"No need for this."

Ning Luo glanced at it and suddenly turned back to the inner room. He pulled out a small package from under his pillow. Cheng Yuan only took one look and concluded that this must not be a modern thing.

It's not even something that ordinary people in modern times can have.

Ning Luo tore open the magic buckle and opened the rolled bag. Inside were various knives that Cheng Yuan knew and didn't recognize. Each one was small and no longer than a human hand, but each one had a silver light. , apparently well preserved by its owner.

Ning Luo took out a plastic-sealed bag from a small pocket, and the blue writing on it came into Cheng Yuan's sight.

"Use this."

Ning Luo guided the needle and thread, and Ling Rou followed his instructions and cleaned the area around the wound and the sand embedded in the flesh.

"Lead wire." Ning Luo said hoarsely.

Cheng Yuan glanced at his hand, but the thread was still not connected.

Ling Rou led the thread and handed it to him. Cheng Yuan held the luminous pearl and focused all the light on this small area.

Ning Luo raised his hand to drop the needle, but the hand seemed to be shaking violently as if it was not under his control. He even took several deep breaths, but failed.

He suddenly slumped down on the chair, supported his forehead with one hand, and almost gave up and said, "Call Simeng to come in."

Simeng followed Ning Luo's instructions step by step. His hands were very steady, which made Ning Luo stand out. The voice became more trembling.

Cheng Yuan held the orc's hand tightly on the side. He didn't even have the energy to explore why Ning Luo was so abnormal. All his body and mind were on this young man whose life or death was uncertain.

No one knows whether the operation will be successful, and nothing can be concluded until Thorkel wakes up.

Cheng Yuan stretched out his hand and brushed Sokel's brow.

He suddenly felt that his previous entanglements seemed ridiculous.

What he cares about is not important in this world.

"Please survive." Cheng Yuan prayed. "As long as you survive, I will find a female for you and leave you with your children."

Chapter 62 About Ning Luo

"End it." Ning Luo squeezed out three words from his throat, his voice was dry and hoarse, like the sound of two stones rubbing against each other.

He sat down on the chair as if exhausted, his whole body trembling slightly. "Get ready and go out. I have to watch here to prevent him from having a high fever."

Cheng Yuan glanced at him.

Ning Luo's body was filled with the smell of blood, and his eyes were filled with red bloodshot eyes but he still refused to close his eyes. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was messy and fell to his forehead, covering the fine lines at the corners of his eyes.

"Go to sleep, I'll keep an eye on you." Cheng Yuan said, packing his things.

As soon as he said "no", Ning Luo suddenly stopped talking, nodded tiredly, said "call me immediately if you have a fever" and returned to the inner room.

Simeng was also busy all night, so Cheng Yuan asked him to go back quickly, leaving Lingrou alone to sort out the remaining things with him.

There was silence everywhere, and Thorkel's weak breathing could be heard clearly in the silent stone chamber. Cheng Yuan suddenly asked, "Ning Luo...when did you come to the tribe?"

Lingrou tilted her head and thought for a while, "It seems to have been five or six years ago. What's wrong?"

Cheng Yuan lowered his head and moved his eyes slightly. , "Nothing."

That night, Cheng Yuan sat beside the bed, leaning his head and looking at the frowning young man on the bed. It seemed like it was the first time he looked at this person so seriously. His eyebrows are deep and have faint eyebrow lines. His nose is straight but not very upturned, which makes his face less agile. His lips are dull and bloodless, making him look distant and cold. His face is not the most beautiful, but it is clean and tough, with the youthful youthfulness that has not faded away. When the two temperaments are combined, they will form an expression that is difficult to accurately describe.

"Why bother pairing up with me?" Cheng Yuan reached out his hand and gently stroked away the young man's frowning eyebrows. "If it weren't for me, you might already have a family of your own."

He raised his head and looked around, suddenly feeling that this place was extremely strange.

It was he who had been deceiving himself and others that he was content with the situation. This place did not belong to him in the first place, and it would not be good for himself or others to stay in this place.

He wants love, but Thorkel wants family.

They were not the same people.

"Wake up quickly." Cheng Yuan placed a kiss on the young man's forehead.

At dawn, Ning Luo came over again.

Cheng Yuan knew that he hadn't slept either. Ning Luo seemed to care too much about Sokel, which made Cheng Yuan suspicious. But he didn't want to ask directly so rashly. He remained silent, as if he hadn't discovered anything.

"How's it going?" Ning Luo came over and probed his forehead.

"Not awake yet." Cheng Yuan whispered. "But I didn't sleep well."

The young man on the bed closed his eyes, but his eyes kept trembling under his eyelids, as if he was experiencing a nightmare that he could never get rid of. His chest rose and fell, weakly but urgently, and his lips trembled, as if he wanted to tell something.

"..." The voice was as inaudible as a mosquito, Cheng Yuan lowered his body and listened carefully. "Thorkel, what did you say?"

"Don't go..." The young man shook his head hard, as if trying to break free from a nightmare.

The weak sound was infinitely amplified in the stone chamber, like thunder.

Ning Luo froze in place as if he had been struck by lightning, but the next murmur was even clearer than the previous one.

"Father, don't go..."

Cheng Yuan raised his head.

Ning Luo's lips were trembling. His eyes began to turn red, and his eyes, which had always been lazy and playful, slowly filled up with water.

Snap.

After the first hot teardrop fell down, the tears poured down like a torrential rain and couldn't be stopped.

He leaned on the bed and squatted down little by little, holding Thorkel's head tremblingly. Tears dripped down his cheeks and fell into the young man's hair, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

"I won't leave... I won't leave..." Ning Luo murmured. The voice was mixed with sobs and was covered with thick moisture, like a rainy day that would never clear up.

"I came here twenty years ago." Ning Luo stroked Sokel's face and traced his eyebrows with his fingers. There was a tenderness in his eyes that he had never seen before, like the resurrection of all things and the melting of ice and snow.

Like Cheng Yuan, Ning Luo was injured all over his body when he came to this world, but was rescued by an orc. He was seriously injured. Fortunately, the witch doctor in the tribe at that time was a real Eastern evil medicine man. In addition, he was originally a special soldier, and later changed his profession to become a doctor. His physical fitness and medical knowledge were very good, and within a month The time will be much better.

For Ning Luo at that time, if it hadn't been for those things that happened later, he might really have slowly accepted this orc.

"At that time, my reaction was much more extreme than yours." Ning Luo's voice was as slow as the gurgling stream.

When he learned that he was going to be paired with an orc, Ning Luo was more resistant than ever. But he did not rush to resist, but silently waited for a suitable time to leave.

"He... is a very good person." He suddenly didn't know what words to use to describe the person he hadn't seen since more than ten years ago. A thousand words can only paint a picture of "very good".

One is not enough, neither is enough.

"Thokel's temperament is his, but he is much better than him." When he recalled it, there was a faint smile in his eyes, like a plum blossom unfolding when the ice and snow first melted.

The orc was almost obedient to him and would give him whatever he asked for. Even the most difficult-to-find fruits and the most difficult-to-hunt meat would be placed in front of him the next day as long as he asked for them.

There was only one thing he never agreed to.

"He refused to let me go. These orcs are the hardest to deceive. They don't even believe in judgment, they only believe in intuition."

He couldn't defeat the orcs who could carry the cauldron, so he used roundabout methods to eliminate the orcs' influence. They were wary, so they pretended to agree to the pairing request.

The first time they had sex, Ning Luo was in severe pain. He thought that simple-minded creatures like orcs would only act recklessly and would not take his feelings into consideration at all. He gritted his teeth, his lips were bleeding from the bite, and he wanted to get over it.

But the orc inside him is surprisingly gentle.

The orc said nothing, lowered his head and licked his cheek, silently comforting him. He was shaking in pain and couldn't get in several times. Just when he gave up on himself and wanted the orc to go in without caring about him, the orc stopped and rubbed himself under him to vent his anger.

"Actually, if I had been willing to try to accept him, maybe I wouldn't be like this now."

But he still angered the orc.

Relying on the trust he had cultivated over the past few days, he finally sneaked out once. But he didn't expect that the natural environment here would be so dangerous and complex. He was besieged by a group of jackals and was in danger.

"Yes, he appeared and saved me. Just like those vulgar novels that girls like to read." Ning Luo said. "I owe him two lives."

The orc who rescued the female remained silent. He did not ask why Ning Luo appeared in that mountain forest, nor why he ran away. He imprisoned the female in the tribe, and occasionally let her go out, but she had to stay close to her. them

"If I really want to run, I still have a chance."

But Ning Luo didn't wait for that opportunity.

"One month later, I found out that I was pregnant. Three months pregnant." Ning Luo said this and glanced at Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan pursed his lips and looked wary.

Ning Luo seemed not to notice, and continued on by himself. "There are no abortion pills here, and he looked at me so hard that he didn't even give me a chance to have an accidental abortion."

Six months later, Sokel was born.

"I really hated him at that time."

In Ning Luo's previous career of more than 20 years, he never thought that he would be pregnant or even give birth to a child.

"This child was just this big when he was born." Ning Luo stretched out his hand and gestured. "My heart softened all of a sudden."

But he is who he is after all.

"Do you still remember the red fruit that Lingrou's beast father desperately brought back?"

Cheng Yuan paused and nodded.

After giving birth, he searched through various books in the tribe and finally discovered this fruit. He knew that he couldn't escape from the forest in his current state, and even if he did, he would be chased back by the orcs with a keen sense of smell. On a rainy afternoon, despite the fact that his body had not fully recovered after giving birth, he ran to the back mountain and picked red fruits while the orcs were out looking for tonics for him.

"I ate it in front of him. I said a lot of vicious words, but he didn't reply. He only boiled a large bucket of hot water for me and asked me not to catch a cold." Ning Luo sat on the edge of the bed. He rubbed his knees. "These legs are the root cause of the disease. When it rains and is cloudy, or when it is cold in winter, the pain will be severe."

Cheng Yuan took a deep look at him.

No wonder he always looks afraid of the cold and doesn't stand up very often.

"The matter between me and his beast father is a matter between our predecessors. The one I feel most sorry for is him." Ning Luo traced his hair along Sokel's hair, sighing at the end.

"At that time, I was afraid that I would become soft-hearted and refuse to leave. I had never taken care of this child, not even for a day. Oh, one day, just that day. It rained heavily that day, and the man never came back for some reason. I just took him He lived with him for a long time, and then he was gone forever." Ning Luo's voice trembled slightly, with a hint of sobs.

"So don't blame him for being so obsessed with children. He wants a family so much."

"So, I will get pregnant too?"

Ning Luo glanced at him and smiled. "I know you still have to ask after holding it in for so long. If I said I was intersex, would you believe it?" Ning Luo suddenly blinked at him, with a playful tone that was not for his age, but his tone was With seriousness.

Cheng Yuan looked at him expressionlessly.

"I'm just teasing you." Ning Luo waved his hand. "I don't know what's going on. Maybe it's because of my special constitution. What's more, even for native females, the pregnancy rate is very low. It's not that easy for a foreigner like you to get pregnant."

Ning Luo stood up and dusted off his clothes. horn. "Okay, the story is over. His wounds are recovering well, and the orcs are really strong. I'm going back to sleep."

"... Do you want to tell Thorkel?" Cheng Yuan suddenly asked.

Ning Luo walked to the door and stood still after hearing the words.

"Your identity." Cheng Yuan added.

"No need." Ning Luo waved his hand. "It's better not to let him know."

This child has already lost him once and cannot lose him a second time.

Chapter 63 I miss you so much

The morning of this day was no longer as beautiful as the beginning of a new day. The entire clan was filled with a depressing atmosphere. No one spoke loudly, or even dared to make a sound, as if they were afraid of disturbing or awakening someone. Before the fog completely dissipated, the cave that had experienced a night of blood rain finally welcomed the person they had been late for all night.

Only a few people, less than one-third, of the 30-strong team that went there have returned now. Every orc who returns from searching for medicine is scarred and has a dusty face.

The blood outside the cave has long been oxidized, and is black with a hint of dark red. It forms a dazzling contrast with the white snow, making people's eyes hurt.

The returning orcs didn't say anything. They only looked at the silent traces of that night's fierce battle. The heavy dark circles in their eyes secretly covered the redness, and the red bloodshot eyes covered some kind of crystal and obscure things in their eyes. They were hidden, and only the rolling Adam's apple exposed the turmoil in their hearts.

"We were entangled as soon as we went up the mountain." The orc ignored the persuasion and insisted on explaining the matter clearly before going to rest. "Perhaps because of the losses suffered last time, the wolves refused to move forward easily. They only blocked our actions around them, but did not launch an attack rashly. We struggled with them while looking for medicine. The witch doctors said that there was enough sunshine. There was no grass growing in the large open space, and there was no sign of any herbs. We could only find a few scattered ones on some extremely steep and difficult-to-reach cliffs. It took us most of the day to gather these herbs before dusk, hoping to catch up. Time to come back."

Upon hearing this, Ning Luo raised his eyebrows and interrupted, "You mean, there is no such medicine in the places I pointed out?"

The orc shook his head affirmatively, "No. None."

Ning Luo's eyes darkened and he said without comment. "

When we went down the mountain, the wolves moved in three directions to reduce the number of casualties. We tried to use the terrain to avoid them, but they refused to get too close. After a period of tug-of-war, we finally went down the mountain. "

As long as we passed the clearing and walked through the forest, We can return to the tribe. We all thought victory was in sight, but who knew..." The orc clenched his hands into fists, the veins on his arms bulging out, and the muscles in his cheeks were trembling. "Those wolves suddenly launched an attack, and even the cranes in the sky participated. We were careless... We thought everything would be fine when we got down the mountain, but we didn't expect that the wolves first wanted to delay time and consume our physical strength. At the foot of the mountain, that's where they really want to launch their attack. "

The open area under the mountain is covered with plenty of snow and is exposed to the moonlight. The reflection of the moonlight from the snow makes the Crane clan's visibility higher and improves their combat effectiveness.

"The Crane Clan will fight if they can, and fly up to the sky if they can't. We didn't bring bows and arrows, and we didn't have time to transform, so we couldn't do anything to them. After a few times, the formation was broken up. We carried the most herbs on our backs. The other orcs..." The orc's Adam's apple rolled, "It was the other orcs who protected us and escaped from death."

There was silence everywhere, only the trembling breathing of the orc could be heard clearly.

"I'm sorry to the tribe..." The orcs buried their faces in their hands. They couldn't cry. Even if they cried, they couldn't let others see it.

"No, you are all warriors." Ning Luo suddenly stood up, walked in front of him, and put a hand on his shoulder. His face was obscured by the black gauze, leaving only a pair of pure black eyes, like fine obsidian flowing in the dark night. "The children and their companions will be reborn because of your efforts. The medicine you bring back is the hope of the tribe." He gently patted the orc's shoulder, and his voice was surprisingly soft, like a mother singing to her children on a summer night. The tone of the lullaby was, "Go back and rest, the tribe will need you tomorrow."

In the conference room, the air had never been more solemn, as if it had been infinitely compressed by someone, making people breathless. The heads of the two clans sat at the head of the table respectively. The second seat next to the leader of the Tiger clan was empty, with only a lone chair. Cheng Yuan sat in the last seat, a little absent-minded.

He had no intention of coming to the meeting. It was Ning Luo who asked him to come and said, "Go over and see him when he wakes up, and it won't take more than a few seconds." He reluctantly agreed.

"I didn't expect... the Crane Clan really intervened and did it so thoroughly." It was Rui who broke the calm first.

Ning Luo snorted coldly, "They have intervened a long time ago. Where do you think this strange high fever came from?"

"You mean..."

Ning Luo lowered his head and turned the tea cup. There was no tea in the cup, only half warm. Not cold water. "The first child to get sick was the one who rushed out of the cave that day and was almost scratched by the Crane Clan. Although he was saved by the orcs, his arm was still scratched. The wound was very shallow and there was nothing wrong with it except that it healed slowly. , No one took it seriously. If I hadn't suddenly remembered and asked his mother and father that day, I might not have known. "

It's inappropriate to just rely on this guess."

"And the orc who saved the child," Ning Luo added, "he was the first orc who got sick. And the orc who came back today also said that the medicine I was looking for on Gouzi Mountain had disappeared inexplicably. How can there be such a coincidence in the world? "It happens again and again and again and again."

"If the Crane tribe really poisoned their claws, it would be difficult to explain."

"How can it be so mysterious? " Son." Ning Luo sneered and leaned lazily on the chair, but his back was straight. "All things are interdependent. Apart from the Spring Pill, I have never heard of any medicine from the Crane Clan that is irreplaceable. It is just a question of the strength of the medicine, and it is impossible for the Crane Clan to dominate."

Simeng also nodded . The leader said, "They have taken the medicine. The orcs' fevers have gone down, and the children's temperatures have also dropped. They are fine."

"The Crane Clan's involvement is really a big trouble." The clan leader sighed.

"When the Crane Clan fly high into the sky, no matter how superb their shooting skills are, with our current shooting range, they can't be affected." Ling Rou thought about the scene last night and thought deeply.

Ning Luo seemed to think of something, and hesitated again, but did not say anything.

As soon as Cheng Yuan returned to the house, he saw Thorkel struggling to get up. He was so frightened that he quickly held him down and said, "Don't move."

"Your wound is not healed yet, be careful of it opening." Cheng Yuan said carefully. After checking it and confirming that nothing was wrong, he breathed a sigh of relief. "You didn't call anyone when you woke up, but you just sat up without thinking."

"I dreamed about you." Thorkel said in a confused manner. "I dreamed that you said you were going out, and then I couldn't find you again."

Cheng Yuan lowered his head to tuck him in, without looking at him, and just said, "You must be having a nightmare."

His hand was suddenly Cheng Yuan looked down his arm. There was still no blood on the young man's lips, but his eyes were looking straight at him, unabashedly, "During the battle, Leo said I was crazy. But I know I'm not." "Crazy, I won't let myself die, and I won't let the wolves rush in."

"When I think of you inside, I can't let them pass."

The young man rarely said so many words. This kind of "Thorkel-style love talk" has no way to resist, so he just prevaricates, "Then you fight like hell and don't say anything even if you are hurt."

"I'm sorry, I was wrong." Thorkel put his hand Holding it completely in the palm of his hand, he stared into his eyes and said, "I will heal the injury earlier next time."

"Yes." Cheng Yuan responded, forgiving him.

However, the young man did not let go and continued, "Also, about the child... don't be angry."

"I'm not angry." Cheng Yuan said this sincerely. "What you said is right."

At least in this world, and even for most people in the world where he lives, it is right.

Marriage does not require love, suitability is enough.

"Then let's..." Thorkel looked at him eagerly.

"There will be children." Cheng Yuan said, more like a promise. "There will be a healthy little orc, as brave as you."

"And a little female like you." Thorkel seemed to have caught something vaguely, and insisted on adding, "Like you... ...just as good."

What's so good about his female? He couldn't tell. He has only had one female in his life, and he has not paid attention to other females. The images of his mother and father that he was most familiar with in his life have long been washed away by time, leaving him with no one to compare with.

But he doesn't need to say what's good about the female. In short, his female is good at everything.

Just be by his side.

When Cheng Yuan heard this, he didn't comment, just leaned down and kissed him on the lips.

This should be a short kiss, as light and gentle as a fallen flower floating on the lake. But suddenly a hand pressed on the back of his head, deepening the kiss. Cheng Yuan said "Hey", but he didn't dare to struggle for fear of touching the wound. The young man seemed to be relying on Cheng Yuan to dare not run away, so he stuck out his tongue and pressed it between his teeth.

Cheng Yuan had never taught Thorkel this kind of deep kiss, everything was primitive and self-taught. He just wants to explore the female's scent, and wants to leave his own scent on his body, telling everyone that this female is his, and no one else can touch it.

There was a faint smell of blood in his mouth. This smell made Cheng Yuan frightened and distressed. He gave up all resistance and just allowed the other party to tease him wantonly and squeeze out the last bit of air.

His breathing gradually became rapid, and the temperature in the room seemed to have increased a lot. The young man pressed his forehead against his, and his voice was hoarse as if he had just woken up, "I miss you so much..."

We haven't had a gentle conversation for a long time, I miss you so much.

I've been through hell once, once through life and death. I miss you so much.

Thorkel didn't like to talk about the reasons. He only put the final result in front of Cheng Yuan.

I miss you so much. I miss you so much.

Chapter 64 A narrow escape from death

The retreat of the wolves seemed unreasonable to others, and everyone felt that pursuing victory that night was the best option. However, Ning Luo and the clan leader were very aware of the wolf clan's behavior.

"They are waiting." Ning Luo stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the half-round moon outside the cave that was about to become full.

"If the two tribes come out in full force, are you sure?" Ling Rou asked.

"No." Although the words were cruel, Ning Luo answered without hesitation.

"Then... is it possible for us to unite with other tribes?" Ling Rou asked, but she didn't even believe it herself.

Not to mention that the two tribes were fighting and the other tribes did not interfere. Even if they could find tribes willing to help, given their current situation of being completely besieged, it would be extremely difficult to go out and deliver messages.

"Our biggest enemy is the wolf tribe, but our biggest trouble is the crane tribe. Without them, the wolf tribe wouldn't be such a big deal at all."

The crane tribe has no ability at all, but they are born with wings.

"Dealing with the Crane Clan..." Lingrou frowned.

The Bird Tribe has a small tribe, so most of them stick together. It is probably that no one is willing to wade into this muddy water.

Unless they can find a tribe that is not on good terms with the Crane Clan, but dares to participate, and even has a certain fighting capacity.

Ling Rou: "Eagle Clan!"

Ning Luo: "Eagle Clan."

The two said almost in unison.

Ning Luo didn't want to use the Eagle Clan unless it was absolutely necessary.

On that trading day, the chief of the Eagle Clan had a very subtle attitude towards "Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix", with an undisguised disdain in his eyes, which was very inconsistent with the orc world's worship of gods. And the way he looked at Cheng Yuan was probing, but also seemed to be funny.

Before leaving, the leader of the Eagle Clan quietly stuffed something into his hand. Ning Luo was startled and quietly hid the thing in his sleeve.

The leader of the Eagle Clan looked back at him, and the teasing look in his eyes made Ning Luo feel a shiver in his heart.

Ning Luo took out a box from under the bed. The contents were padded layer by layer with soft cloth to avoid being bumped.

It was something like a firework. But if we want to be precise, it should be a "flare".

Ning Luo held it like a time bomb.

He didn't want to touch the Eagle Clan. The Eagle Clan leader made him very uncomfortable, as if he would eat him alive.

"I need someone to send the signal bomb out." The next day, Ning Luo summoned the members of the tribe. The most heroic warriors came to the conference room secretly.

"Without companions or help, you need to go down the mountain alone, avoid being surrounded by wolves, walk through the dense forest to the highest mountain on the opposite side, and ignite this signal flare."

Ning Luo glanced at everyone's face and paused. After a pause, "It's possible, someone will come to pick you up."

"Is it possible?" The orcs looked at each other.

This word is too dangerous.

Could it be that all he got in exchange for a narrow escape was "it's possible"?

"Yes." Ning Luo's eyes were calm and unruffled. "It is precisely because life and death are at stake that I have to say it first. I am not 100% sure about this operation. If it succeeds, our predicament may be solved. If it fails, you will be isolated and alone. , came back after a narrow escape."

Everyone looked unhappy, and after a moment of silence, someone finally spoke up. "I'll go."

The first person said, followed by the second person, and the third person... Ning Luo looked at the determined faces, clenching his hands into fists and shaking slightly.

He hadn't felt this way for many years. Every drop of blood in his body was slightly boiling, circulating through every muscle ending.

He had experienced life and death, and had also experienced being away from home. He thought he was very old, but at this moment, he seemed to have returned to the past.

When was that year? Probably "young and energetic".

"Only I can go." The door was suddenly pushed open, and a young man walked in slowly. His face was pale and colorless, his black hair was hanging loosely like a waterfall, and the ends of his hair were a little burnt and tangled randomly. There is only a pair of cool eyes, with the determination of "even if there are thousands of people, I will go."

"Your injuries are not healed."

"It's just a flesh wound." There are no broken bones or tendons, so how can a majestic orc be considered injured?

"There are so many people here, so you don't need to go." A strong adult orc present said.

No matter in terms of force or physical strength, Yellen is far inferior to the several orcs here. Transferring such an important task to him is not an appropriate decision for him or the tribe.

"It's different." Yellen pulled out a chair and sat down.

Ning Luo just remained silent and didn't speak.

There were hurried footsteps outside the house, the door was knocked three times, and Lingrou hurried in.

Ling Rou was stunned for a moment when she saw so many people in the room.

"Sit down when you're here." Ning Luo raised his head and signaled.

Without even glancing at Ling Rou, Ye Lun said to herself, "It's winter now. Among the entire clan, I am the only one with white fur."

​​The natural protective color is simply God's "favour".

Ling Rou suddenly understood something, her eyes widened, and she suddenly turned her head to look at Ning Luo, with confusion and disbelief in her eyes.

Ning Luo blinked and avoided his sight.

"You did it on purpose!" After a while, Ning Luo was holding the heater and was about to leave when Ling Rou grabbed him.

Ning Luo stopped and looked back at him. He was no longer dodging as before, but was actually open-minded. "Yes. So what?"

So what?

Ling Rou suddenly didn't know how to answer this sentence.

Ling Rou himself was unaware of today's meeting. Ning Luo even plotted against him, and used his hand to lure Yellen to notice and enter the conference room. Only then did the rest happen.

But even if Ning Luo didn't do this, wouldn't Yellen not want to go? Can he not go?

cannot.

Anyone can figure out that Yellen is the best candidate.

"Why do you think I lured him here?"

Ling Rou was speechless for a moment.

Ning Luo is helping Yellen.

Even after so much, Yellen's ability is still not truly recognized by everyone. And this time he "accepts orders in the face of danger", his savior-like behavior will allow him to gain a solid position in the tribe,

if he still has his life.

"Then you dare to say that you don't have any selfish intentions?" Lingrou's tone changed and she spoke harshly again.

Ning Luo lowered his eyes and said after a while, "I don't dare."

Yes, he has selfish motives.

Because, if Yellen were not the "white tiger" of the bald tree, and anyone else was chosen, Thorkel would strongly recommend himself.

After all, he was still selfish and refused to send the child to risk himself.

The choice he made was the right one, but it was also selfish.

After becoming a witch doctor, do you really think that you have become an immortal and have cut off your emotions and desires?

Ning Luo thought and smiled to himself.

Chapter 65 Beginning and Ending

It's been a long time since I've had such a quiet night.

There is no moon tonight, and the wolves guarding at the foot of the mountain are silent. Everything is silent, except for the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the dead trees, which is infinitely amplified in the darkness.

Ling Rou and Ye Lun stood on the edge of the corridor, looking at the sky outside the cave.

"If I advise you not to go now, it won't be of any use, right?" Ling Rou said, but did not turn her head to look at Yellen.

Yellen remained silent and did not answer the question.

"If I hadn't participated in the Ascension Festival with you, if you hadn't passed, then you wouldn't have to go today."

The two people's personalities seemed to have suddenly reversed, Lingrou murmured, and Yellen went to silence Silent.

"Do you know how difficult it is for a person to break out of the wolf pack?" Ling Rou's face showed no expression, but her hands were secretly clenched into fists, trembling involuntarily. "Once you fail, you will be thrown to the ground by the hungry wolves, and you will be torn into pieces in an instant and become their meal."

"No one will save you, and there will be no time to save you."

You will stay here forever. In the long winter, it has become a part of my memories.

Memories can never go back.

"You're going to die." The word "death" was choked in Lingrou's throat and became vague, as if she was afraid that if she said it, it would become a reality.

"I know." Yellen said, her voice was very soft and flat, like a gust of wind blowing on a summer night, "But I have to do it."

Why wasn't he afraid?

He has just lived less than a fifth of his life, he has just completed the Ascension Festival mission, and he has just learned to like someone.

He hasn't had time to say that he likes that person, and he hasn't had time to spend the rest of his life with him. How could he want to seek death?

If it was him a year ago, he would never have made such a decision. He would calmly accept the fact that his own physique was not as good as others, and would hide behind those strong orcs.

But now, he was going to do something that would be a narrow escape even for the strongest orc.

He doesn't want to be a savior, he just wants to prove himself.

Because he was so incompetent in the past that he could only threaten others in such a despicable way in order to get the Spring Return Pill and help the female he liked.

No orc could endure such humiliation. Although he knew that the female would not look down upon him because of this, and would even be grateful to him for saving his beast father, he did not want this kind of gratitude.

He wanted to stand in front of him again with a strong posture.

Scenes of scenes flashed through his mind, all showing him being brutally killed and cut into pieces.

In fact, Yellen overestimates himself. In the final analysis, he is just a child who is not yet twenty years old.

"Lingrou." Yellen suddenly called him, with some expectation and caution.

Ling Rou turned her head to look at him involuntarily.

Yellen hesitated several times, but finally said it, "If I come back alive, let's pair up, okay?"

He had never been so nervous that he forgot the danger of the task, Instead, it gave rise to a vague expectation.

"Not good."

Lingrou's answer made Yellen's mind go blank, and her fingertips became as cold as falling into an ice cellar. However, the next moment, the female's warm palm touched his cheek, and a strange soft thing suddenly covered his lips. He heard someone say, "Don't wait for you to come back, now."

Cheng Yuan once told them about a time It's a part of a similar program, and the people who said such things never came back in the end.

He didn't want this to happen to him.

He doesn't want to wait until later. I don't want to wait for another second.

My young body is always full of energy and hope. The slightest touch of my skin is like a wildfire. They embraced each other deeply, as if they wanted to rub each other into their bodies; they caressed each other's bodies, as if they were exploring a new unknown; they were like fish in Heze, nurturing each other.

There is no way to express feelings like "kissing" in the orc world. But they have a common teacher. He taught them that there is a kind of emotion in the world called "love", an expression called "kiss", and a kind of intercourse called "love" instead of intercourse.

Moments before entering, Yellen asked Lingrou in a hoarse voice, "Have you thought about it?"

He was answered by the arms around his neck.

The big white cat's fur is thick and soft, and it seems to be shining under the illumination of the night pearl. Its long and powerful legs are hooked around the tiger's waist. The muscles are tense due to the exertion of force, and the toes are curled up nervously, as if trying desperately. He put his lower body close to the beast on his body, and the wheat-colored skin formed a strange contrast with the white fur. His back was hooked back into an open position, and his head was tilted back deeply, using only his arms and legs as points of strength, exposing his fragile throat and beating chest.

Some broken moans came out of his mouth intermittently. If you listen carefully, you will find that it is a name.

A name that is extremely familiar to a person and will accompany him throughout his life.

in the corridor.

Cheng Yuan, who watched the two teenagers hugging each other into the room in the dark, left quietly and turned around to go back to the room. However, when he turned around, he saw Thorkel, who had been staying there for an unknown length of time.

They rarely joked like they used to these days. This was not something Cheng Yuan did intentionally. On the contrary, he worked very hard to liven up the atmosphere, hoping to restore the relationship between the two to what it was before winter.

But Thorkel's intuition was so accurate that he could accurately see through all Cheng Yuan's disguises, and then looked at him with a puzzled and worried look, wanting to say something but not daring to say it.

Every time he saw that look, Cheng Yuan felt a strong sense of guilt in his heart. This young man should have been fearless and without hesitation, but because of him he lost that sharpness and courage.

"I was just a little worried about them. It's okay now." Cheng Yuan explained, even smiling softly.

"Go back to sleep. Your injury is not healed yet."

Thorkel said nothing. They went back to their room and slept in each other's arms.

If Thorkel knew the art of writing in Country Z, he would probably use the saddest word to describe the two of them.

Strange bedfellows.

There have been new changes to the room.

Thorkel returned to their original room, while Lingrou lived with Yellen. No one noticed this. After all, in everyone's eyes, if it weren't for the fact that winter was not suitable for holding pairing meetings, the two people would have been together long ago.

"Ling Rou." In the early morning, there were not many people in the corridor. Ling Rou had just left the room and walked a few steps when she was called by Cheng Yuan.

"Why are you up so early?" Because he was afraid of waking others, Cheng Yuan's voice was deliberately soft, which seemed particularly soft in the quiet morning.

"Teacher," Ling Rou said this title, and Cheng Yuan became serious. "I want to ask you a question."

"Say."

"Should we have a child when we know that the child may not have a beast father?" Ling Rou asked in a low voice, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. Reddish.

"Children are the fruit of love." Cheng Yuan did not ask this question deeply, nor did he express surprise. He just answered his question seriously and gave Ling Rou an explanation that he had never heard before.

It turns out that children are not for reproduction, but for love.

"If both parents of the child love him, and his mother... his mother and father are able to raise him, the child will be happy." Having said this, Cheng Yuan thought for a while and added, " Happiness means being happy and satisfied."

Ling Rou thought for a moment and said, "Yeah! I understand!"

Cheng Yuan saw a bottle in his hand and asked casually, "Do you want to get some water?

" No." Ling Rou shook her head, opened the bottle and said, "It's red fruit. I want to throw it away."

He didn't want to leave any way for himself.

"That's it." Cheng Yuan blinked, "Have you thought about it clearly?"

"I have thought about it clearly." Ling Rou nodded vigorously.

"I just want to take out the trash. Give it to me and I'll throw it away for you." Cheng Yuan took the bottle and raised his head teasingly towards the room, "On the first day after the wedding, you can't throw the other person away." Just throw it on the bed alone."

Ling Rou blushed, responded casually, said goodbye and trotted away.

Cheng Yuan looked at his back, the curvature of the corners of his mouth became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared without a trace. He hid alone in the empty room where the sundries were kept, holding the small bottle tightly.

He was still thinking about how to get the red fruit when he came across this perfect opportunity.

Maybe this is God's will.

He opened the lid, raised his head, swallowed the contents of the bottle, and drank it all in one gulp.

Chapter 66

Yellen left at twilight that no one noticed.

There were no goodbyes or tears. His departure seemed to be just for a walk or an ordinary hunt.

They didn't want to let tears wet this moment, which would disturb the God of Death sleeping in hell.

The pure white figure gradually faded away and was gradually merged into the accumulated white snow, making it no longer distinguishable. Ling Rou watched the setting sun disappear at the far end of the horizon, and then the world became silent and dark.

"Be careful of catching a cold." A gentle male voice sounded from behind, wearing a thick coat. Ling Rou turned around and smiled shyly at Cheng Yuan.

"Take care of yourself. If you get sick, the baby will get sick too."

Ling Rou's face turned red instantly.

In fact, he himself didn't know whether it was successful or not. This morning he went to Ning Luo's place. He hesitated for a long time before saying what he wanted to say. Ning Luo looked at him for a long time with a look that looked like he was mentally retarded, and sent him back with the words "I only have anti-fetal medicine here, but no medicine to protect pregnancy." Fortunately, he got a friendly answer when he asked Simon for help again, although he was not sure whether the bitter bowl of medicinal soup was of any use.

After sending Yellen away, Ning Luo did not feel relieved. This is only the most critical part of the final battle, but it is by no means the whole story. They still have a lot to prepare for.

"The wolf clan knows us very well, but we know nothing about the situation on the wolf clan's side." In the crowded corridor, Ning Luo's voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone to hear clearly.

"Now, we need a warrior to go deep into the location of the wolves and bring us back the accurate situation there."

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you survive every battle, but now they are too passive.

Several orcs in the audience immediately volunteered to raise their hands, but Ning Luo stopped them with gestures before they could say anything. "This time, we'd better choose a female."

A female.

This made everyone in the audience explode. Many orcs expressed that they did not understand why the orcs would put themselves in danger for a fragile female.

Ning Luo opened his mouth, and just as he was about to say something, he choked on a breath of cold air and coughed. Pani on the side quickly waved his hand when he saw this, and said loudly, "Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!"

Ning Luo calmed down before continuing, "There is a reason why I chose this trip."

The purpose of this mission The biggest difficulty is not only how to break out of the wolf pack, but also how to enter Wolf Mountain. There are wolves everywhere there, and it's impossible to completely avoid them. Even if he ensured that he would not be discovered, he would not be able to sneak into the cave openly.

That is undoubtedly sending death.

A weak female will lower the opponent's alertness. Moreover, females are also precious resources for the Crane Clan, but they may have a glimmer of hope.

But even with some explanations, everyone was still hesitant.

After all, it was too far-fetched and too risky.

"So, is anyone willing to accept this task?"

The cave became quiet for a while.

The females have long been accustomed to a life of protection, but suddenly they are hesitant that such a near-death task falls on their shoulders, leaving them at a loss as to what to do.

After a while, a confident yet playful voice sounded, "Okay, I'll go." The

vigorous female stepped forward step by step, even if she didn't say a word, she still had an arrogant and noble look from her butt. gas. His tone was frivolous, as if he was saying, "Okay, you useless things, let me save you."

Ning Luo said nothing.

"What?" Mu Li raised his eyebrows, "Is there a more powerful female here than me?" He stepped in front of Ning Luo, raised his chin slightly, and said arrogantly, "Even you can't beat me now. ."

Ning Luo looked at his face and suddenly wanted to laugh. However, a kind of warm blood suddenly emerged in the chest.

He knew that Mu Li's words were not intended to provoke him.

But I want to protect him.

"But you are not the best candidate." Ning Luo shook his head.

Mu Li looked like a powerful female, which still made the wolves very alert.

"I'll do it."

Ning Luo turned around in surprise. Simon only took a small step forward, without any unnecessary expressions or words, as if he was saying "I'll cook" or "I'll make medicine".

The Fox clan suddenly exploded, and Rui, who had been silent for a long time, immediately said, "No. You are the priest of my Fox clan. You have an important responsibility and you cannot take risks!"

"It's because I am the priest of the Fox clan. , should shoulder the responsibility of protecting our clan." Simeng suddenly raised his voice, covering up Rui and suppressing the noisy voices. "What do you think, Patriarch?"

After hearing the last two words, Rui's figure suddenly stopped.

Yes, how could he forget that one of them is the patriarch and the other is the priest, and

neither of them can do whatever they want.

Qingge stood with Li Ruo in the audience. Originally, the matter had nothing to do with him. Anyway, it was not their turn. However, the moment Simeng took a step forward, Li Ruo's Qingge's expression suddenly changed. Just when Qingge was thinking about how to take him back to the room quietly, Li Ruo, who had never dared to speak loudly, didn't know where the courage came from, and suddenly broke away from his hand and ran away. When he got to the stage, "Let me go!"

The elder of the Fox clan never thought that his usually well-behaved child would dare to do such a thing, so he quickly shouted, "Li Ruo, don't mess around!"

Simeng didn't understand the little ancestor. What kind of wind did he have? He frowned and looked at him with a bit of confusion and impatience.

Those three words seemed to have exhausted all Li Ruo's courage. At this moment, he turned into the beautiful female who blushed whenever she spoke. Her delicate little face turned red like an apple. She lowered her head and murmured, "I... I'm very young, and the wolves won't think I'm in danger. Besides, I can't do anything else..."

This is the truth.

Mu Li and Simeng are both very important females and will be the backbone in the upcoming battle, but Li Ruo... It seems that even if the mission fails and dies, there is no loss.

Ning Luo ignored the elder of the Fox clan and only asked, "Have you thought about it? If you fail, someone will die."

"I...I have thought about it." The female's eyes dodge, refusing to look. He, but his attitude was extremely determined.

Qing Ge secretly thought that it was not good, and tried his best to wink at Rui. But Kerui remained silent as if he didn't see it.

Qing Ge mentally greeted all the eighteen generations of Rui's ancestors, thinking desperately about how to remedy the situation.

Anyway, I should have agreed. If I want to keep this little thing, I have to go for him myself.

Chapter 67 Twists and turns

The candidate for the mission was decided with an unexpected result. There was no movement from the Tiger Clan. Only the elders of the Fox Clan excitedly ran to Rui to ask him to take back his life. However, Rui said, "The Tiger Clan's witch doctor has decided, so I don't dare." "Objection" was called back, and as expected, Ning Luo was met with disappointment. Rui looked at the elder's slightly hunched back, feeling pity and ridicule in his heart.

Now that the elder's wings are withered and he has to die even with his last bargaining chip, it couldn't be more pitiful.

But Rui doesn't have the mother's heart to really pity him. After all, he himself is more pitiable and hateful.

His hands were stained with the blood of countless members of his clan, and he would always remember the panicked and shrill shouts of his clansmen on that snowy night, as well as the cold and jumping firelight.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Qing Ge stood at the door, looking at him with a half-smile. He was no longer his usual cunning self, but his cunning and sharp look was not reduced at all.

"Master Patriarch, I have something to discuss."

Rui glanced at him.

When talking about "business" and not "qiu", Qing Ge is quite confident.

"I want the leader to take back his life and not send that little guy to die."

As expected, Rui didn't even look at him and said to himself, "The tiger doctor chose the person of his own free will, how can he regret it. If you insist, you can go to the witch doctor."

Qing Ge rolled his eyes, showing some cunning, "I know nothing about witch doctors, but I am very familiar with you." He took two steps forward. Putting his hands on Rui's shoulders, he whispered softly, "I know all about the dirty things in your hands. Aren't you afraid that I will accidentally let it slip because I am grieving the loss of my friend? Aren't you afraid that I will let it slip?" The lives of half of the people and the catastrophe that almost destroyed the entire tribe were actually caused by their clan leader. Tsk, tsk, tsk, people are so evil."

After hearing this, Rui smiled instead of angry and glanced at him sideways. Suddenly, something strange appeared, and for the first time, he looked like a fox. "Go ahead and say it. Which clan member do you think would not believe the clan leader, but would believe the one-sided words of an outsider like you?"

Qing Ge continued without any panic, "Even if other clan members don't believe it, what about the great priest? He is Qiqiao Linglongxin can't blindly trust you."

Rui put down the cup in his hand and looked at him with a contemptuous smile, "Of course he is smart, so even if you don't tell him, he will figure it out sooner or later.

" Ge's smile froze.

"But he won't let himself understand. He can't live without me."

After saying that, the almost crazy light in Rui's eyes dimmed in an instant, and he returned to silence. His eyebrows were cold and rigid, and he gave a faint order to expel the guest.

Qing Ge gritted his teeth and said with a smile, "You madman."

Rui nodded slightly as if to say hello, "Same for you."

in the room. Thorkel looked at the female who was immersed in writing and hesitated to speak.

His instincts told him that his little female was on to something and might be up to something serious, because he was feeling very uneasy.

He wanted to say something to save the situation, but he found that he didn't even have a foothold.

The little female was obviously acting very calmly, just like any other normal day, but he was uneasy.

This intuition had saved him many times before, but for the first time he hoped it was wrong.

"Cheng Yuan".

"Huh?" Thorkel rarely called him by his name like this. Cheng Yuan raised his head and looked at him in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"We have fruit trees planted in our yard, and they will bear fruit this summer."

Cheng Yuan tilted his head, "So?"

"So, wait until summer, let's pick fruits together, okay?" What the orc said He spoke cautiously, as if he was clearly expecting an answer but was trying hard to appear nonchalant.

Cheng Yuan looked into those pure black eyes and tried to organize his words several times to say something, but in the end he just said "Okay".

He knew that anything other than that would make the orcs uneasy.

Then lie to him once. Anyway, it's not the first time.

It won't be the last time either.

He thought so.

At dusk, Cheng Yuan came to Ning Luo's room.

He said it was a discussion, but his tone was stronger than ever.

After hearing this, Ning Luo didn't say a word about his disrespect, and didn't even mean to object. He just smiled and said, "You are all so active, which really makes me uncomfortable."

Cheng Yuan sensitively captured the keyword, " Who else?"

"The little guy from the Fox tribe came to see me just now, the female named 'Qing Ge'. It's quite interesting." Ning Luo folded the quilt, "He just said that he wanted to take Li Ruo's place. Agreed. If you want to go now, just go and talk to him." After saying that, he turned his back to Cheng Yuan and went to sleep.

Agreeing so happily made Cheng Yuan suspicious. "You...are willing to let me go?"

Ning Luo said with a smile, "Why not? I think you are quite suitable."

"Aren't you afraid that I will die there?"

"You are not afraid of me, what are you afraid of?" Ning Luo obviously is. Looking up to him makes people feel oppressive. "Your life is your own. I never save people who seek death.

After all, dying is much easier than living."

So on the same night, Qingge ushered in the third turning point of the day.

"Why did you take my place?" It was a good thing not to risk his life, but there was no free lunch in this world. When such a big pie suddenly hit his head, his first reaction was not joy, but suspicion.

"I have conditions."

That's right. Qingge nodded with satisfaction, "Tell me about it."

"I need you to have a child."

Qingge almost spit out a mouthful of water. "Have a child?"

"Yes. I need you to have a child." Cheng Yuan bit his lower lip before making up his mind and continued, "A child with Sokel's blood."

Qing Ge looked at it with interest. he. "You want me to give you a child, and then pretend it's yours and adopt it?"

"That's right." After saying the request, Cheng Yuan was no longer nervous.

"Then what if I can't give birth?"

"It doesn't have to be you." Cheng Yuan said, "As long as the person gives birth to Thorkel's flesh and blood. Of course, this person cannot have a partner, and the child he gives birth to must be Healthy."

"The warrior Thorkel is at his age, so it's not a bad idea to be with him." Qing Ge licked her lips, looking like a charming vixen, "But aren't you afraid that other females will fall in love with him? , then you won't have anything to worry about."

"That's... the best." Cheng Yuan thought, "This is not something you should worry about."

Qingge's eyes rolled. Suddenly, "Well, it's a deal."

Chapter 68

Snowy night.

The thin figure walked quickly through the mountains and forests. He staggered, tripping over dead trees and rocks under the snow again and again. He stood up hurriedly and continued to run down the mountain. He looked back from time to time, looking behind him with panic on his face.

It was so cold in the middle of winter, so cold that his hands and feet almost froze and kept moving. The snow on the ground was knee-deep, and he could only run forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow, almost rolling and crawling, which was very embarrassing.

Suddenly, his foot hit something hard. He panicked and tried to stabilize his body. However, the thick snow made his animal become extremely clumsy and it rushed forward.

His forehead hit the stone, and even the low temperature could not stop the warm blood from flowing out. At the last second when his consciousness disappeared, he saw a pair of dark green eyes, shining with a ferocious and inquiring light.

Hiss -

Cheng Yuan frowned and forced himself to wake up from his confusion. The sound of quarrels and occasional wolf howls could be heard in his ears.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he was startled by the huge wolf's head in front of him. The white teeth flashed with cold light, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to move.

"Are you awake?"

Cheng Yuan looked for the voice and turned around to see a man in white standing aside, looking at him with soft eyebrows. Even in this desolate cave, there was a scent of immortality. .

Cheng Yuan froze and did not dare to move. He only nodded slightly in reply. The man came over and helped him sit up, and brought him a bowl of water, and then said, "Don't you remember me?"

Cheng Yuan was stunned when he heard this, and looked at the man's face carefully, but he couldn't remember when he had seen this Yang. One person only shook his head.

"Don't be nervous." The man put down the bowl of water in his hand and said with a smile, "Do you know where this is?"

Cheng Yuan quickly scanned the surroundings and said briefly, "...a cave."

"To be precise, it's a wolf. The back mountain where the clan is located." The man looked at him with a half-smile, and just as he was about to say something, a man hurriedly walked over there, followed by an adult gray wolf.

That was a very strong, tall man. Visual inspection shows that he is two meters tall. He is still shirtless in such a cold weather. His full muscles wrap his body in a well-proportioned manner, and there seems to be infinite power flowing underneath.

But what attracted Cheng Yuan the most was his unique face.

This man has a face that resembles that of a European, with deep eyes and a tall nose. His silver-grey hair is naturally curly, cut short to shoulder length, and messily pushed back.

"Who allowed you to come?" The man's green eyes glanced coldly at the man in white.

This tone of voice shocked Cheng Yuan's ears.

The man's accent was very strange, and although there was nothing wrong in his words, he seemed very jerky and awkward.

The man in white was not afraid. He smiled, cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Wolf King". After the ceremony, he stood aside.

Wolf King... Cheng Yuan pursed his lips and carefully looked at the man in front of him. He had imagined what the Wolf King would look like, but the reality never exceeded his expectations.

"Fox clan?" The man walked up to him and asked.

Cheng Yuan shook his head.

"Tiger clan?" The man took another step closer.

Cheng Yuan shrank back, shook his head, and nodded again. He also didn't understand who he was.

"It's a little female from the Tiger clan who sneaked out." The man in white on the other side came to the rescue when the Wolf King shouted. "Lord Wolf King, don't be so fierce. Little females are very timid."

The Wolf King glanced at him sideways, took a deep breath, and managed to say "amiable" with an expressionless face, "Why do you appear here?" "Where?"

"I..." Cheng Yuan was startled when he opened his mouth. It was too cold in the cave, and coupled with the high level of mental stress, his voice trembled unconsciously.

This behavior was taken for granted as the female's fear, which accidentally caused the wolf king to relax a bit of his vigilance.

"I... I want to escape."

"Escape?"

"Well... escape and collect medicine." Cheng Yuan whispered.

This was the line that he and Ning Luo had agreed upon. He pretended to be a female whose child was seriously ill. Because the tribe lacked key medicinal materials, he ran out to collect medicines at the risk of death.

Just as Cheng Yuan was about to say this, he suddenly remembered what the man in white had just said and changed the word "child" to "partner".

"Hahaha, isn't Thorkel a very brave man? How come he is still seriously ill?" The man in white smiled happily, but Cheng Yuan broke out in a cold sweat on the side.

He indeed recognized himself and was very familiar with his identity.

Fortunately, he didn't follow his original words, otherwise he would have been betrayed long ago.

In this world where the husband is the king, it is reasonable for a female to do this. However, the Wolf King with keen intuition did not let Cheng Yuan get away easily.

"Thoker... I remember him." To Cheng Yuan's surprise, when hearing this name, the Wolf King did not grit his teeth, but instead expressed admiration. "He is a very brave and intelligent warrior." At this point, the dark green eyes suddenly raised, and the fierce light in them shocked Cheng Yuan. "Such an important warrior is injured, why won't your tribe heal him?"

"They are all busy. The tribe is in chaos now." Cheng Yuan considered. "It's too risky to go out to collect herbs. The tribe now cherishes every orc and is unwilling to send anyone out again. I can only sneak out on my own."

"Lord Wolf King," the man in white interrupted jokingly, "Are you here? What are you worried about? He is just a little female." The man shook his head with a smile on his face. "Could the tiger tribe be so stupid as to think that one female can destroy the wolf and crane tribes? What a joke!"

Cheng Yuan didn't say a word, just stared at him warily.

This man was obviously speaking to help him, but it made him feel more frightened than the Wolf King.

"If Lord Wolf King is really worried, why not leave him to us." The man in white said with a smile, "This will not only relieve your worries, but also solve the important issue of the reproduction of our clan. It's the best of both worlds."

"I don't want it!" Cheng Yuan instantly understood the man's intention and shouted in shock. "I want to go back, I don't want to stay here!"

The man in white didn't care about his attitude at all, he just smiled and said, "Anyway, your partner is also seriously injured and will die soon. What's the point of going back?"

"That's enough." Wolf Wang shouted coldly, "He is already past the age suitable for pregnancy. It's useless for you to keep him."

"What's the point?" The man shrugged, "It's just that the probability is relatively low, but it's not impossible. I'm crane With so many warriors in the tribe, one of them will succeed."

Cheng Yuan was completely disgusted by this Crane tribe member and blurted out, "I will never go to your place even if I die."

"Shut up, Wolf. The king looked bored, "I said, after the war, all the females there belong to you, I don't care. This, no." He lowered his head and said to the wolf who followed him in, "Go and see, make sure it's Him?"

The wolf came closer to Cheng Yuan and sniffed carefully, making a purring sound. Cheng Yuan resisted the temptation to dodge and looked carefully, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart.

"You go."

"What?!" Cheng Yuan and the man in white said at the same time.

The Wolf King ignored the man and only said, "She said you saved her."

Cheng Yuan tried hard to recall, and a picture suddenly appeared in his mind, and he suddenly said, "Are you... that wolf?"

he thought. Get up, last time when Ning Luo and I were picking ginger grass, they saved a wolf that was giving birth.

This is really... what a coincidence.

Until he walked out of the cave and saw the dazzling sunshine again, Cheng Yuan still felt that everything was like a dream.

He had thought of countless ways to escape, but he never thought that a wolf would personally escort him out.

The she-wolf carried him all the way down the mountain, where she stopped at the circle surrounded by the wolves and refused to leave again.

Cheng Yuan stood there, his hands and feet so stiff that he was at a loss. The she-wolf nudged his legs with the tip of her wet nose, urging him to walk quickly.

He suddenly felt confused.

All this time, deep down in his heart, he could not clearly distinguish between "human" and "beast" here. The existence of "orcs" breaks down the barriers between the two races, making the two concepts blurred. He could only reluctantly think that those who could take the form of humans were "humans", and the rest were "beasts".

But today, or at this moment, he seemed to understand another definition.

There may be no distinction between "humans" and "beasts" at all in this world. In this place of natural selection, humans and beasts stand on the same level. They compete with each other, compete with each other, and devour each other. They have become two equally matched parties in the arena. If they win, they will live, if they lose, they will die.

The values ​​​​of the past have no weight here.

In this world, nothing is more serious and solemn than "survival".

Cheng Yuan's departure was carried out in secret, so except for a few insiders and the guards on duty that day, no one knew his whereabouts, including Sokel.

Therefore, when he appeared at the entrance of the cave, everyone who saw him was startled.

And Thorkel, the young man who had been looking for him all morning, was only stunned for a second, then strode over and hugged him tightly.

"I'm so worried about you."

Cheng Yuan taught him this word, but he didn't expect him to understand it so quickly.

"I'm sorry." Cheng Yuan hugged him back gently. He could feel the tremors in the young man's body and the choking he was trying to hide in his voice.

His heart was stabbed twice today. The first time is like boiling water, and the second time is like soaking in warm water.

He felt that it was difficult for him to harden his heart.

Even those who knew about it were surprised that Cheng Yuan could come back with all his beards and tails so quickly. Even Ning Luo raised his eyebrows and said, "Speed."

It was still a familiar room filled with the smell of herbs. After listening to Cheng Yuan's experience, Ning Luo nodded and said, "Fate is so wonderful. You really are 'good people get rewarded'."

Cheng Yuan was silent, and suddenly he raised his eyes and looked at Ning Luo, his face as cold as frost, "Is it really fate?"

Ning Luo was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Huh, why, you still think it was me who plotted it? ?" He hugged the quilt and said mockingly, "Cheng Yuan, do you think I'm a god?"

"It was just a coincidence that you saved the female wolf. How could I have predicted what happened today?" What's more..." Ning Luo rolled his eyes as if he were an idiot, "You're lucky too. If it wasn't the female wolf who found you or the wolf clan who knew you, you might have been quartered on the spot.

" The sentence makes sense. Cheng Yuan couldn't find any fault after thinking about it carefully. He just said, "This is what I remember. They only took me one way when they came out. I don't know if there are other routes that can lead to the central area." Sure, but what is certain is that they are indeed concentrated in the center of the cave, both the Crane Clan and the Wolf Clan are there."

Cheng Yuan stood up and opened the door to leave, when Ning Luo behind him suddenly said, "Can you bear it?"

Cheng Yuan stood up. Startled.

"Their cubs must be there too. If we rush in, the female wolf and her cubs can't be saved."

What answered him was the door slamming shut.

TChapter 69 Obligations

Cheng Yuan gently pushed open the door.

There was no one in the room, and the mattress was neatly made up, as if no one had ever laid down on it. There was a bowl of water on the small table. It had already cooled down, and you could still smell a spicy smell if you went up to it. Cheng Yuan stood up and took a swallow. A burning sensation penetrated his throat, and a sweet and greasy feeling remained on his tongue.

Cheng Yuan sat on the edge of the bed, swallowing the bowl of ginger syrup as if he couldn't feel the spiciness. One day passed and another night passed. He waited until he fell asleep and woke up again, but the man still didn't come back.

Cheng Yuan rubbed his temples. The sleepiness of being on tenterhooks all night and all day without eating or sleeping gave him a headache like pins and needles. He stood up, his head suddenly felt dizzy, and he swayed around. He almost fell if he hadn't hurriedly held on to the table.

Pushing open the door and walking towards the entrance of the cave, the sunlight reflected by the white snow was particularly dazzling, making him unable to open his eyes.

"Teacher?" As soon as Ling Rou came out, she saw Cheng Yuan standing at the entrance of the cave, looking absentmindedly outside the cave.

"Huh? Oh." Cheng Yuan turned his head and smiled hastily at him. "Morning. So diligent."

"...Morning." Ling Rou looked at him worriedly, hesitated for a long time, and then said hesitantly, "Teacher, you look very bad."

"Oh, it's okay, maybe you don't have the energy to wake up early in the morning."

Ling Rou Rou didn't know why, and couldn't say anything. She could only nod and said, "Lunch is about to start over there, let's go there."

"Lunch?" Cheng Yuan looked at him confused, "Is it already noon now?"

"Yes. Ah..." That's why it was so strange for him to hear Cheng Yuan say good morning to him. Although the teacher had fallen asleep for a while when he first came to the cave, he was not a lazy person.

Only then did Cheng Yuan react. There was no sunlight in the house, and there was no clock. He thought that only one day and one night had passed, but he did not expect that half of the second day had passed.

"Thokel... do you know where he went?"

"I don't know." Ling Rou shook her head. "He hasn't recovered from his injury, so he probably won't be on guard duty. Maybe it's just a routine inspection?"

Is it necessary to go all day and night for a routine inspection?

Cheng Yuan swallowed these words in his stomach, only glanced out, and said to Ling Ju, "Let's go."

outside the cave.

The coldest days are almost over, and even the sun is getting extra warm. It's just that the north wind is still freezing to the bone. Without the protection of fur, thin clothes can't block the all-pervasive north wind.

"Brother, you've been blowing the cold wind here all morning, haven't you had enough?" Leo sat down next to Thorkel. The cold wind halfway up the mountain was bitingly cold even for them orcs.

Thorkel looked at a certain place in the tribe at the foot of the mountain and ignored him.

"I said, what are you looking at? Is there anything at home that you haven't packed away? It's too late. Most of the winter has passed."

After waiting for a long time, Thorkel remained silent as if he didn't exist. Leo didn't Having no idea what to do, she had no choice but to pat him on the shoulder and say, "Okay, no matter what I say here, it's useless. I would like to advise you to go back and rest early, so that your female will not cry out in fear."

"Huh? What? "When?"

This person had some reaction. Leo sighed and said, "I heard someone said that the female was always watching over you when you fainted. He didn't mean to be alive even if he came here."

Thorkel lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then stood up and dusted off his clothes and said, "Hey!"

Leo looked at his gone figure and turned around. Rolling his eyes, he hurriedly followed.

Everyone goes to the kitchen to get lunch in the tribe, and usually acquaintances will help lead one. The female who was responsible for distributing food that day saw Cheng Yuan coming and stuffed him with an extra portion. "You can take Sokel's amount back with you."

"Oh, okay." Cheng Yuan was stunned for a moment before ordering. The head agreed.

Cheng Yuan had some difficulty holding the food for two people, and the orc had a particularly large appetite, so Lingrou helped him get some of it and sent it to the room.

When they arrived at the door of the room, Cheng Yuan said, "Come in, let's eat together."

Ling Rou was about to respond, but when she saw someone coming behind Cheng Yuan, she changed her words, "No, I'm going back first, you guys eat slowly."

Cheng Yuan turned his head at his signal. The young man still had a lingering chill on his body, and he lowered his head slightly and looked at him expressionlessly.

"I'll come. Thank you." Thorkel took the food from Lingrou's hand, opened the door and went in.

Cheng Yuan was at a loss for a moment, so he told Ling Ju not to hurry and turned around to follow.

Even a simple meal was set up on a lively table, but the people sitting at the table were silent, and the air was as cold as in a deserted wilderness.

"Why don't you eat?" Thorkel raised his head towards the food on the table.

"I've been hungry for a long time, and I don't have much appetite." After saying that, Cheng Yuan felt like he was complaining, which was not appropriate, so he quickly added, "I woke up too late this morning and missed breakfast."

"Then what to eat last night? "Is it

..."

"Where was it at noon yesterday?"

"..." It was the first time that Sokel spoke to him in this tone. He was so suppressed that he couldn't even lift his head for a while. "Didn't you eat too?"

"I'm an orc, and I can survive without eating for three days. Can you?"

Cheng Yuan didn't answer. Thorkel pressed forward step by step, and Zhi Mingren raised his head and looked at him, "I have the ability to kill the wolves, can you?"

Cheng Yuan looked at him blankly, not knowing how to react for a moment.

This was the first time he saw Thorkel angry, and the first reaction in his mind was "This is what he looks like when he's angry." It made him feel like he was going too far.

"If you are in the cave, then unless the wolves step on my body, it is impossible to get even half a step closer to here; if you are by my side, then I will keep you safe even if I die. But if you are not here You are by my side, not in my sight, and you don't even let me know where you are. How

can I protect you?" "You don't have to protect me."

"How can I not protect you!" Unexpectedly. The mature and steady Cheng Yuan would say such words, and Thorkel was so angry that he was shaking for a moment. The lukewarmness of the past few days was fermented by that frightening night. It was completely ignited by these words, and he roared so loudly that even the people in the passage could hear him clearly.

Cheng Yuan was no longer nervous and looked back at him calmly, "Why do you want to protect me? Just because I am your female? But we have not held a pairing ceremony. If we have not been recognized by the beast god, we are not considered a pair. "

That's just because we missed the date for the ceremony. If you're unhappy because of this, we can make up for it after this winter."

"That way we will be partners, and then you should treat me." Take responsibility and protect me, right?"

Thorkel was speechless for a moment.

Isn't that how it should be? The female reproduces children for the orc, and the orc protects the female and ensures his food and daily life.

"Thoker," Cheng Yuan's expression was calm to gentle, and he even smiled at him, "I am just an 'obligation' to you."

He picked him up, combined with him, took care of him, and protected him. .

All of this is just the "obligation" of the orcs' hearts.

"No matter who you are, it's the same."

"It's different!" Thorkel hurriedly explained, "You are different."

"Well, I am indeed different from other females." Cheng Yuan nodded. "You saved me and wanted me because I resemble a human being, right?"

Thorkel froze in place like a puppet.

"What I say occasionally, the aura on my body is very similar to your mother and father, right?"

Thorkel pursed his lips tightly and his arms trembled slightly.

That was the deepest pain in his memory and the existence he longed for most.

He couldn't deny that he saved Cheng Yuan in the first place because he felt the aura similar to that of his mother and father back then, and the way Cheng Yuan appeared was very similar to the way the beast father said he picked up his mother and father.

"Don't think about it." Cheng Yuan suddenly put away all his sharp edges and turned back into the gentle "female". He served him food in a bowl and said, "Eat something and take a rest. Your injury is not healed yet." "You shouldn't think too much." He looked into his eyes, which seemed to be full of moonlight, "Perhaps, those troublesome things will be solved when this winter is over."

Chapter 70 Don't worry

As the crescent moon gradually became fuller, Ning Luo was finally so busy that he could not leave the house or even take a step outside. He wrote and drew in his room every day. If someone hadn't brought him food, he would probably not have eaten anything. .

The tribe's defense looked the same as usual, but in fact it was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Even the children no longer played and played in the passages, and the cave was so quiet that people didn't even dare to breathe.

Thorkel sometimes felt that Cheng Yuan was like a well, a well so deep that it was impossible to see the bottom. The well water is sweet and clear, and it is harmless to humans and animals if it stands there, and no one will hate it. But sometimes, he is terrifyingly cold. Even if you throw a stone with all your strength, it won't stir up any splashes. In the blink of an eye, he is as calm as a mirror again.

The quarrel that day seemed to gradually disappear with the cold mist, as if nothing had happened - they had not quarreled, and Cheng Yuan had never been to the back mountain.

"Mother and father" is the most taboo word in his life. Since the beast father also left, no one has ever mentioned such a role to him. Everyone thought that if he was so strong, he wouldn't be as dependent on his beast parents like other weaklings, but they never considered whether his independence came too early.

And Thorkel had to admit that everything Cheng Yuan said was true.

The appearance of Cheng Yuan is exactly the same as what the beast father once said about his encounter with his mother and father.

If meeting Cheng Yuan was purely accidental, then his offer to take Cheng Yuan in that day was indeed his selfish move.

He didn't understand where Cheng Yuan knew this, but he no longer had the courage to question him.

The two rarely maintained a delicate balance. Thorkel makes a round of inspections as usual every day. When he comes back, he will see the food that Cheng Yuan has left for him, waiting for him to come back and eat together. Sometimes the two of them would chat about ordinary things, as if they were really spending a leisurely winter vacation.

After dinner that day, Cheng Yuan took advantage of the dim light of the night pearl to read a book. The light of the night pearl was weak, and Cheng Yuan felt his eyes sore after looking at it for a long time, so he could only temporarily put down the book and close his eyes to rest.

Once his mind was free, his thoughts would easily wander around, and his mind wandered back to the near-miss trip to the wolf den two days ago. Only then did Cheng Yuan remember that there was something he had forgotten to ask.

"Thokel."

His name was suddenly called. The young man who had been secretly observing him was startled. He raised his head and said, "What?"

"Do all the people here have black hair and black eyes? Are there any like that? He has blond hair, blue eyes, high cheekbones, and a straight nose?" Cheng Yuan said, feeling that the description was not specific enough. He took the paper and pen and simply drew a cartoon villain, which was quite similar to the Wolf King he saw that day. Somewhat similar in appearance.

Thorkel took it over and looked at it carefully, then shook his head, "There may be blond and blue-eyed people in the Shark tribe, but they don't have the type of appearance you drew."

Cheng Yuan thought after hearing this.

Since he came to this world, most of the faces he has seen have typical Asian looks. However, the Wolf King is different from the people he has seen. He has a typical European appearance, which makes him very strange.

However, the appearance of the Wolf King did not occupy much of Cheng Yuan's thinking time, because on this day, the tribe finally received the long-awaited news.

A large group of crows flew from nowhere and flew towards the mountain in a dense black mass. The crane tribe, which had been hovering for a long time, was confused and felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. However, these crows had no intention of fighting with them. Each group of birds held a piece of white paper in their beaks. When they passed over the tribe, they scattered snow all over the sky. Before the crane tribe could react, they said "Ah" Ah!" he yelled and ran away without a trace.

The Crane Clan was confused by the battle and hurriedly cut the papers. However, there were many pieces of paper and they did not dare to get close to the ground. After all, many fell onto the plank road and were picked up by the orcs on duty. Enter the cave.

The Crane Clan also refused to delay. A white crane flew across the sky, flew to the back mountain, and handed the paper to Feng Feng.

"Okay! Well done!" Feng Feng thought that his subordinates had intercepted the information about the Tiger Clan, and took it over with a big smile. He took a closer look but couldn't laugh anymore.

There was a row of square symbols on the paper, which were unheard of and unseen before. The Crane Clan who sent the message turned into a human form and explained the situation again and again.

"Treacherous!" Furious, Feng Feng threw the note in his hand to the ground like a member of the Tiger Clan. But the weight of the note was too light, so it just swirled in the air and floated to the ground slowly and annoyingly.

"What's the matter?" A hand suddenly intercepted the note. Feng Feng turned his head and saw the Wolf King staring at the note, a light flashing in his eyes, shocked with fierce murderous intent.

That gaze was like a sharp sword, passing through the clouds and mist, and fell straight into the place they had coveted for a long time...

In the cave, everyone knew nothing about what was going on in the back mountain. The patriarch just looked confused after receiving the note. He was about to send someone to urge the witch doctor to come over, but he was greeted by Ling Rou who hurriedly opened the door and entered.

The young man always grows up very fast, and his stature has shrunk a lot in one winter. His face has been sharpened by blood and killings, but his eyes still have the clarity of the new world.

At this time, the light in those amber eyes was beating happily, and even the cheeks were flushed, making them look particularly energetic.

"It's a letter from Yellen. The letter said that he will arrive with the Eagle Clan in three days."

"Oh?" The clan leader asked strangely, "Do you know what is on this? How do you know it is from Yellen? "

This kind of word was taught to us by Teacher Cheng Yuan in his spare time. He said it was his hometown dialect. I learned it for fun, but I didn't expect it to come in handy." When Ling Rou said this, her eyebrows curled up. It seemed like there was a drop of water hidden in the amber, shining softly. The final note of the last sentence rose lightly, with a bit of deliberately suppressed pride.

"So that's it." The clan leader laughed twice and patted Lingrou on the shoulder approvingly, "Okay, you two are both eager to learn. You can apply what you have learned in such a short time!"

Lingrou lowered her head modestly. He turned his head and took a step back slightly, "It's okay. He's pretty... quite smart."

The clan leader nodded and said, "This is the best news in a few days. Go ask the witch doctor and let's discuss it together. "

Ling Rou took the order and came to invite Ning Luo. She knocked on the door twice but no one answered. She pushed the door open and went in. She found no one in the room. She went around and opened the curtain, only to find Ning Luo sitting in the back room, holding hands. The note shook its head slightly and smiled. That smile was very different from usual. There was no mockery or coldness, but a sense of relief. It was very inconsistent with his usual performance, but surprisingly it was not inconsistent.

"Master?"

"Huh?" Ning Luo came back to his senses when he heard someone calling his name and put down the note in his hand. "What's the matter?"

Ling Rou took two steps forward, looked at him, and then looked at him again. Looking at the note on the table, "You...recognize the words on it?"

"What words?" Ning Luo followed his gaze and looked at the note, and said suddenly, "This? I don't know it. I was just teaching you two when Cheng Yuan taught me. I've seen him twice."

"Then why are you laughing?"

"I laughed at his ugly writing." Ning Luo clicked his tongue twice, his look of joy as a teacher disappeared, and he smiled mockingly. Cheng Yuan once wrote that the person who drew the talisman had a nose and eyes, and look at what the monkey child wrote, it was so messed up."

Ling Rou coldly said, "Teacher has been practicing for many years, we have just learned, so we can't compare. "

Ning Luo raised his eyebrows and glanced at him. Just as he was about to say something malicious, he made a circle between his teeth and changed his expression, "Teacher Cheng allows you to practice slowly, but I don't have that much patience."

Lingrou showed no timidity and met the piercing gaze, "I will surpass you soon."

Ning Luo said, "It's best this way."

Cheng Yuan was not the first one to get the note . , but as one of the few people who can read, he can be regarded as one of the first people to understand the situation.

The words on the note were written crookedly, and you could tell at a glance that the person who wrote them was very anxious. You could vaguely make out the words "will return with the eagle in three days." If a teacher sees this kind of writing, he will be slapped in the face. Only the words "Don't worry" carefully added at the end seem to be hesitant and solemn by the author, showing the immaturity of a young man and the seriousness of sudden growth.

In fact, the word "worry" always carries a bit of sticky resentment. However, the owner blends this overly sweet taste into the heavy worries. You can only chew it carefully to understand the frowning brows. He Bo Nu's tone showed that his buttocks were softened by longing.

Cheng Yuan couldn't help laughing as he watched. The temperaments and ages of these two children always reminded him of the senior class he taught. A group of half-grown children, they are not yet mature, but they all have their own ideas and opinions. As a teacher, sometimes I can't help but want to tell them not to do this or that, but at the same time I envy them for having the capital to "start over" after they make a mistake.

"What's the matter?"

"Note." Cheng Yuan handed the note to Thorkel and said, "The patriarch just sent someone to ask you to come over, and he also sent this."

Thorkel only glanced at it and understood. Probably, he asked casually, "The Eagle Clan is here?"

"No. It was delivered by a group of crows." Cheng Yuan recounted what he had just heard, and finally said with a smile, "This kid is really smart."

"No. "

Huh?" Cheng Yuan blinked and said in confusion. "It

's not a child." Thorkel folded the note in his hand and said, "I'll go over first.

" "Cheng Yuan murmured back.

It took Cheng Yuan a while to realize that the two people he always regarded as children were only two years younger than Sokel.

People, sometimes they think they are fair and just, but they still inadvertently have "double standards".

Cheng Yuan actually doesn't like attending tribal meetings.

On the one hand, his status is embarrassing. Among the "tribe leaders", "witch doctors" and "rising stars", he is an "outsider" who just came here not long ago. He always feels that he is connected with the relationship between Sokel and the two students. He was forced to go in; on the other hand, he knew very little about the situation here, and he did not have a "strategic mind" like Ning Luo. Things like arranging troops and formations were very difficult for him, who had never left school in his life. It was too difficult for people who were young, and the first few times they reluctantly participated were just based on some miscellaneous books I read when I was a student. If he hadn't come here out of nowhere, on such a winter day, he would be sitting in the office grading the new round of weekly examination papers, and he would be laughing and crying over the lonely word "solution" on the answer area.

His temperament is not suitable for the bustling city, but is more suitable for the countryside and mountains.

But it's not this kind of precarious life.

Cheng Yuan collapsed on the wooden bed and closed his eyes with a headache. His heart was beating violently, and the uncertainty of the future made him worried. At the same time, he had the idea of ​​breaking the jar.

Three days, just three days. After three days, either you are lucky enough to survive, or you bid farewell to the world.

But it doesn't matter. It's not the first time he died anyway. Maybe he can take this opportunity to go back by mistake.

However, they did not wait until the third day.

Two days later, the moon will be full.