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Zhu Maoya led the crowd to the cave of the Longbow tribe. They didn't see the horrible scene of corpses everywhere, but the surrounding situation was indeed different from before. The giant logs used as wooden ladders to climb into the Longbow cave were burned and felled. It fell to the side, like giant snakes recumbent, and the rattan ladder hanging from the cave had disappeared.

The Longbow people cut off the way to enter the Longbow Cave, which is the only way they have to choose when they encounter serious threats.

Some time ago, Zhu Maoya brought a few young men to the Longbow Clan to seek mates, but the lively scene at that time had disappeared completely, whether it was the South Forest or the tall Longbow Cave, it seemed dead silent.

When everyone was thinking about how to go up, Yong Yi raised his spear upwards and said in surprise: "Someone is on the bridge!" There was an archer standing on the bridge, holding a bow in his hand. He turned slightly to the outside, observing the crowd below. He obviously recognized that it was not the enemy, and slowly retracted the bow.

"I'm Zhu Maoya, a native of the West Mountain Cave, I want to see you Longbows, let's put down the rattan ladder!" Zhu Maoya shouted upwards, he is an old friend of the Longbow Clan, he has a familiar face.

The archers on the bridge heard the shout and left, and saw a few more people coming out after a while. They scattered the rattan ladder from above, and the long rattan ladder hung down. Yong Yi and Changjiao climbed first, followed by People followed one by one.

Before confirming that the Longbow Cave was safe and sound, the danger could not be ruled out. Yong Yi and Changjiao also quickly climbed up to the cave entrance, holding weapons in hand to defend the rear until they saw the Longbow and some familiar Longbow clansmen coming out of the cave. I feel relieved.

When we met again, the longbow hunters no longer had any smiles on their faces. They held their bows and arrows tightly, wary of the wind and grass on the ground.The longbow came forward to meet Zhu Maoya, and seeing him bring a large group of hunters from the west mountain cave, he was surprised and said, "Zhu Maoya, my family is being attacked by blue-faced men, and I want to send someone to the west mountain cave for help. coming."

Zhu Maoya walked side by side with Longbow, talking while walking: "We are looking for a blue-faced warrior, they are coming to the south forest, Longbow, have you seen him?"

"Leopard Ming, he has a leopard tattoo on his chin." The Longbow announced a person.

"That's right, it's him!" Claw Mark immediately confirmed.

Long Bow was not surprised, he said to Zhu Maoya in a deep voice: "This man killed several hunters of mine and wounded my son. He is doing far-reaching harm to our clan." At this time, everyone had arrived at the main hall of the cave. The hall was full of Longbow people, all melancholy and silent, even the children were very quiet, and could feel the fearful and oppressive atmosphere of the Longbow people.

Longbow told Zhu Maoya to wait for the hunters to sit down, and he asked the tribe to bring fruits and soup for them. The food this time was not as rich as last time, and some fruits were no longer fresh.Apparently because of the blue-faced man's attack, the Longbow tribe had to retreat into the cave, making hunting and gathering very difficult.

Along the way, the young and strong people in the Xishan Cave were hungry. They ate some fruit and drank a bowl of soup. They rested in the Longbow clan's soil cave and listened to their leader talking with the Longbow clan.

From Longbow, I learned that Leopard Ming and his companions were entrenched in White Lake, and first attacked the Longbow hunters who were hunting in the South Deer Valley. The Longbow retreated from their hunting grounds, and the blue-faced people attacked the Longbow people. Because of this, the Longbow tribe cut down the wooden ladder leading into the cave, leaving no way for the blue-faced man to attack, but they also trapped themselves on the mountain.

Zhu Maoya asked, "Where is their camp and how many people are there?"

"They are a tribe in the wild, and they have no fixed residence. Beasts at night will panic and run away when they encounter them." The longbow hunter glanced at the Xishan cave hunter sitting there. Few, but I don't think you can beat them."

Zhu Maoya's expression didn't change, he continued to ask: "Long Bow, how many of them are there?"

Longbow picked up a wild fruit, broke open the wild fruit, squeezed out the seeds inside, and scattered it densely on the ground. He looked up at Zhu Maoya and said seriously: "There are only eight people in Nanlinzi for the time being, but they want to have more people. There are as many people as there are. Zhumaoya, I heard from the escaped Thorny Forest tribe that the blue-faced people crossed the North Mountain in large numbers, looking for their hunting grounds like a pack of hungry wolves."

"We don't have enough food here, they came to the wrong place!" Yong Yi was originally listening to his father talking with Longbow very quietly, but at this moment, he couldn't help but snap his fingers. snatch away.

Yechen sat with his bow in his hand, never saying a word, his expression was dignified, hunting animals wantonly would reduce the prey sharply, he once "saw" in his mind that there were a large number of animal bones on the dead woodland, and even Human bones, would that be the scene where the blue-faced people lived?

"Longbow, with our spears, your clan's longbow, we can drive them out." Zhu Maoya has never flinched in his life, besides, the hunters in Xishan Cave are outstanding, and the archers of the Longbow clan are also famous.

Longbow got up and asked Zhu Maoya to follow, and he led Zhu Maoya to the dark corner of the main hall, where the wounded hunters were lying inside, accompanied by their wives and children, moaning in low tones of pain, even Longbow The black-feathered hunters of the clan were all seriously injured and looked dejected.

"Zhu Maoya, we will leave, leave the White Lake, and go south." Longbow said his plan slowly. The Longbow people are not the opponents of the blue-faced people at all. Every time they hunt, there will be casualties, and their survival is seriously threatened. .

Zhu Maoya was silent for a while, he didn't expect it to be so miserable, as far as the Longbow people at this time were concerned, they had no fighting power.

Long Bow and Zhu Maoya walked around the main hall and returned to the central meeting place. They both sat down calmly. Zhu Maoya asked, "When do you plan to leave?"

"Two more days at the most, after the wounded have recuperated, they will leave." Long Bow's intention to go was already decided, and his decision obviously represented the will of the clansmen.Longbow's gaze swept across the faces of the hunters in the West Mountain Cave again. Seeing that they were not afraid, he said in a deep voice, "Nanlinzi will be the territory of the blue-faced people in the future, not only Nanlinzi, but also the entire White Lake. Zhu Maoya , what are your plans?"

Zhu Maoya closed his eyes, as if he was in deep thought, while the young and strong hunters in Xishan Cave looked resolute, they had never been defeated, and they had no intention of surrendering their place of residence.

"Zhumaoya, although there are many tribes in the south, they are relatively peaceful. Many tribes there have left their caves and lived on the ground. They can grow food and domesticate wild animals." The Longbow tribe often communicates with the surrounding tribes, and he has extensive knowledge. Although his tribe He is a caveman, and he does not reject the earth-dwelling lifestyle.

"Longbow, how do we grow food?" Yong Yi suddenly interjected, he was very curious, he scratched his head, and muttered, "I can't get enough grass."

Longbow only shook his head. He had seen the food grown by southerners with only a handful of seeds, but he didn't know how to grow it.

"Longbow, what is there in the distance, we have to go and see for ourselves, we just heard about it. What we know is the vast forest, or the forest, the mountains are high, and the beasts and enemies are everywhere." Zhu Maoya looked down at himself. He touched the red spear on his lap, his brows and eyes were downcast, very deep, and his words made people sad.

Yechen's heart is full of disappointment, it is so difficult to survive in a place they are familiar with, let alone in a strange place far away.Yechen felt sad, Yong Yi seemed to have sensed his emotion, and stretched out a big warm hand to hold his hand.

By this time, the wishes of the two tribes have been revealed. The Longbow tribe will leave, and the Xishan Cave people will stay behind. They will not fight side by side, nor will they be allies in the future—they are too far apart.

On this day, the hunters of the West Mountain Cave spent the night with the Longbow Clan, and they slept together in the second hall.It was getting dark, and the old hunters were chatting by the fire pit. Both Claw Hen and Old Wood thought that the Longbow would lead the tribe to death, but Zhu Maoxiang disagreed, thinking that the blue-faced people were really strong, and the Longbow people were not good at close quarters. If you want to fight by yourself, you can only choose to leave.Zhu Maoya was silent and resolute, sitting on the side like a mountain.

Most of the young hunters look at the moon and the forest on the wooden bridge. The night is beautiful, but no one appreciates it, and people feel heavy.Changjiaoyi and Heiba ​​went back to the second hall first. Unknowingly, only Yongyi and Yechen were left on the bridge. Yechen touched the jade pendant hanging on his chest. He was thinking about the peace in the south that Longbow said. A thing about taming the beast.

Yong Yi noticed his movements, and recently he was often seen touching the ice stone hanging around his neck, and he had asked him before, saying that it was a relic of his mother.Yongyi put his hand on Yechen's, lowered his head and asked him: "Yechen, do you also want to go to the south?" Yechen shook his head and said sadly: "Zhu Maoya is right, the outside is very big, and you will only meet wild animals on the road. And the enemy, what kind of place the south is, you can only know it if you go to see it yourself.”

"That means the south is either very good or very bad. Yechen, maybe it's better than any place we've ever seen." Yong Yi's appearance was completely free of worries, he had the kind of vigor that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, He was looking up at the starry sky, he squinted his eyes, and suddenly asked: "Yechen, is your name from that star?"

He wrapped Ye Chen's waist with one hand, pointed up with the other hand, and pointed to a star in the sky. It was a star that would appear when night fell.Yechen heard from his adoptive mother that his name came from a star, but he never paid attention to it.

The star in the sky is still lonely, and Yechen on the ground is leaning on Yong Yi's warm embrace, and doesn't feel lonely at all.

Taking the name of the star, is it because he was born in the star cave?Thinking of Xingdong, Yechen couldn't help thinking that under the harassment of the blue-faced people, the Xingdong people must have a hard life, and he was deeply worried about Xiaoxi.

Taking advantage of the dark night and no one around, the two hugged together, Yong Yi kissed Ye Chen, trying to kiss away the melancholy in his heart, they didn't notice that someone was watching behind them, it was still a woman.The person who came was Qiongxu, she was reluctant to leave the place where she lived since she was a child, so she came out to watch the night scene, not wanting to see Yongyi and Yechen kissing together.There are more men from the Longbow tribe who like each other. In Qiongxu's view, it is because of this that the Longbow tribe will become weaker and weaker. She has always been hostile to such people, but at this time, watching them from a distance Kissing, hugging quietly, it seems that even the moonlight is quiet and beautiful.

When people are lonely and afraid, they always want to have a companion. Qiongxu holds the bow in her hand tightly. Her companion is probably this bow. It is the only one that can give her a sense of security.

Qiongxu originally wanted to leave quietly, but Yong Yi happened to turn around and saw her. If someone else was discovered, he would probably leave in despair. Qiongxu was generous and upright, and stopped and said, "I heard that you are going to kill Baoming?"

Yechen left Yongyi's arms without hesitation, and Yongyi replied carelessly: "We want to kill him for revenge, Qiongxu, have you ever fought against him?"

Qiongxu frowned. She remembered that she had encountered Leopard Ming while hunting. This man not only killed her hunting partner and wounded her brother, but also planned to take her away. It was a black feather warrior who desperately rescued her.Being unable to protect herself is a very humiliating thing in Qiongxu's view. She hates Baoming, but she is powerless to kill him.These Xishan Cavemen might be able to, they use spears, and they can fight close to each other, unlike the Longbow tribe, once they are close, they can only be slaughtered.

"Bao Ming has a white spear, the tip of which can pierce a person's head. If you want to defeat him, you have to take the white spear from his hand." Qiongxu witnessed the power and terror of that white spear with his own eyes, and Leopard Ming was here In front of her eyes, two longbow hunters were stabbed to death with this white spear, one was thrown to death, and the other was pierced through the head.