Yuan River

The autumn wind is blowing, one after another, rippling in the gilded forest, arousing bursts of echoes.The fallen leaves return to their roots, and the clear water wrinkles the face, telling the depression of all things at this time.

Without saying a word, Li Binzheng focused on bandaging people with thin leaves to stop bleeding—this was already the tenth person he had personally bandaged.Over the years, these people have followed him through life and death, and they have long been like brothers.

After the bandage was finished, Li Bin patted that person's shoulder lightly, and told him "be careful not to touch the water", and before he had time to rest, he quickly waved his hand to greet the next person.

Everyone is like a frost-beaten eggplant, listless.But seeing Li Bin's serious face, everyone didn't want to say much dejected words.

"Patriarch, Li Xin is back." Someone spoke suddenly.

Li Bin raised his head slowly, feeling a little dazed for a while——Li Xin's brocade hat and fur, he returned with his head held high, with a murderous air that made people feel awe.

Li Xin calmly approached and came to the crowd, coercing everyone, and said slowly: "Listen, in a few days, God will return. She will heal everyone's wounds, because she has always been kind to everyone. her people."

"Just tell me what you want to do this time." Li Bin shrugged noncommittally.

"Your patriarch, Li Bin, provoked another tribe controlled by Yuanshen for no reason. This made her very dissatisfied." Li Xin looked around the crowd coldly, his eyes fell on Li Bin, and he emphasized his tone.

"Otherwise, what should we do? Seeing the Yuan River stop flowing, let the brothers suffer from hunger?" Li Bin retorted.

"Speaking of the point, Yuanshen asked me to bring you gifts. Take a look." Li Xin unhurriedly grabbed a handful of golden rice from the small sack around his waist, put it in his palm, Show it to everyone.

"You stole it from the rice fields."

"And this." Li Xin took out another small black clay pot.

"what is this?"

"There are stasis dispelling grass, bitter ginger, geranium, white cow gallbladder, field seven, pangosaurus, and yam."

"What is it for?"

"This is a poultice that speeds up wound healing. Applying it will allow the wounds of the tribe's brothers to heal before winter comes."

"Really? How much of this poultice do you have on your body?"

"There is only such a small amount at present, but there are still many in Yuanshen. If you want to ask for medicine, I'm afraid you have to visit her in person."

"How do I know you're not lying to me, you're very close to that kid Li Che."

"Haha, I'm not as close as you to him."

"As the saying goes, people have their own desires. But now I really don't understand what position you stand on and what you are trying to achieve. However, since there is medicine that can cure brothers, even in Longtan Tiger's Den, we It is also obligatory to make a breakthrough."

"Then you come with me, just the two of us go to visit her, because Yuanshen has always been tired of dealing with things, she just wants to see you."

"Let's go, sister."

"Sister" was called out so kindly and naturally that Li Xin was stunned on the spot.Li Bin, on the other hand, bandaged the last boy's wound, got up and left.

"Patriarch, you can't take risks alone!"

"Patriarch, think twice!"

"Patriarch, you stay here, we need you!"

"Because I am your patriarch, I should go this trip all the more. I will do my best to get you rice and wound medicine. You stay at home, take care of yourself, protect women and children, and wait for me to come back. Then, If I don't come back, Li Xin will be your patriarch from now on." Li Bin turned his head to look at the crowd, his tone was flat, but he seemed to be in danger, and he was not angry.Some people are probably born to be leaders.He took the sack and clay pot from Li Xin's hand and handed them to the elders in the tribe, then firmly grasped her hand and went upstream.

For a moment, like a midnight dream, it is the past of thousands of times, the past of cuddling each other.A boy is determined to protect his half-sister.She is his whole world.

In those years, when she was still a child, she looked infinitely curious about the world.The eldest brother also held her hands tightly like this, carefully leading her around, looking at the picturesque mountains and rivers in this world.

She wants to catch the crescent moon in the water, she wants to catch the stars in the sky, she wants to hide by Li Bin's side forever, and be carefree from then on.

It's a pity that today's year is not what it used to be.

"Brother, why are you obsessed with fighting against the upstream tribe?" Li Xin put away his chaotic thoughts and asked.

"Yuan River cannot support so many people. If the water and soil environment around Yuan River is overloaded for a long time, it will cause irreversible and serious damage. I am different from Xiang Lin. I have been running in the wilderness for many years, and I know that excessive damage to the environment The consequences. Things are much more serious than you imagined. If things go wrong, the jungle will turn into a desert, and everything will be destroyed."

"Then have you ever thought about letting some people leave here and open up new territories?"

"Leave? The tribe has thrived here for generations, if you leave rashly, you will surely die."

"Some risks are worthwhile. After all, the merits of the present age will benefit the future."

"I don't allow my people to put themselves in danger. If they really want to move, let Xiang Lin move."

Li Xin sighed secretly, and because she knew that Li Bin was always stubborn, she stopped talking.

The autumn wind whistled, lifting the fallen leaves on the ground, causing them to scatter and gather together.The two of them had their own concerns and moved forward dully.

This is Li Bin's first visit to Mrs. Xiang in more than ten years.Should she tell her what her father has been thinking about day and night all these years?

Li Bin tries hard to recall the time when he was with Xiang Shi when he was young, but there are only vague memory fragments that cannot be grasped and the faintly gentle smile when he was lulled to sleep.

Mother?

Faintly...a heart-warming appearance...

"It's here." Li Xin explained concisely.

"Where is this?" Li Bin was a little dazed.

"Hidden Talisman Point. Brother, go in by yourself."

Hearing this, Li Bin turned his head and looked into the cave with his backlight.There is moss on the surface, smoke marks on the rock wall, and the whole cave is so weird that it cannot be described.He stretched out his hand and found that the rock wall was cool and dry jade.

He nodded to Li Xin, and cautiously drilled in, allowing his eyes to slowly adapt to the darkness in the cave.Then, a few rows of engraved symbols on the rock wall faintly emerged.

"The source of the Yuan River, the place of the Yuanshen, protect our tribe. The current patriarch Li Hong, the son of Li Qu, came from the Zou family. Li Hong has two sons and a daughter. Li Bin and Li Che are from the late Xiang family. Li Xin It came out of the Mi family."

After seeing it, Li Bin raised his hand and rubbed the engraved talisman on the wall vigorously.During the movement, the white engraved symbols peeled off layer by layer like snow flakes, revealing the cinnabar handwriting on the bottom layer:

"Shangxie, I want to know you, and my longevity will never end. There are no hills in the mountains, the rivers are exhausted, the winter thunders are shaking, the summer is raining and snowing, the heaven and the earth are united, and I dare to die with you!"

The frank and unrestrained words are shocking, and one can't help but wonder who was the one who expressed his heart so bluntly and vowed to each other?

"This is where they used to meet." Xiang Lin's clear and soft voice came from behind, pulling Li Bin back to reality.

"They?" Li Bin stood firmly facing the rock wall, without any intention of turning back.

"Li Hong and Xiang Zhi."

"Oh, where is Xiang now?"

"Don't worry. Tell me first how you discovered the interlayer."

"The smoke marks are too heavy. It's almost 300 taels of silver." Li Bin turned around lightly, looking up and down at the childish Xiang Lin.This was the first official meeting between the two. Xiang Lin was much younger than Li Bin imagined, and the opponent who gave him a headache was such a handsome boy.

"You are so clever. It is my honor to be your opponent." Xiang Lin had a sly face.

"Thank you. I'm unlucky to have an opponent like you."

"Isn't it difficult for children who grow up without their mothers?"

"..."

"Unfortunately, I don't even know who my father is."

"To be honest, I'm not here to catch up with you."

"Me neither, you and I have nothing to talk about. But I want to talk to you about witchcraft."

"The art of witchcraft, in my current opinion, is just strange powers and nonsense." Li Bin slowly increased his tone, and lowered his eyebrows provocatively, looking at Xiang Lin who was a step away.

"Since that's the case, why do you think everyone is willing to believe it?" Xiang Lin didn't comment.

"Being fooled."

"You are the son of Yuanshen, she gave you life. It is she who makes your blood flow, and it is she who makes your heart beat," Xiang Lin took a step forward calmly, and stretched out his hand to press Li Bin's chest. Li Bin His heart was beating powerfully there, Xiang Linnuo murmured softly, "Do you feel it—her?"

Li Bin was stunned for a moment, he could feel the blood vessels all over his body rushing up and down with the rhythm of his heartbeat, like tens of thousands of horses galloping, making his whole body dry and hot.

"Did you feel it?" Xiang Lin looked at Li Bin, who didn't know why, with great interest, "God exists, and it exists in the human heart. So it dominates everything."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Bin suddenly turned around, knelt down facing the cinnabar handwriting on the rock wall, and blurted out with a feeling in his heart: "Mother God. Mother. The son is back."

"Brother, mother forgives you." Xiang Lin replied quietly, and stepped forward to hug Li Bin tightly, with long-lost warmth.

Suddenly there was a sharp dull pain in his abdomen, Xiang Lin looked down instinctively, and saw a smooth fish dart pierced deeply into his lower abdomen, only the polished handle was exposed, and bright red warm blood gushed out .It turned out that Li Bin took advantage of Xiang Lin's unpreparedness and secretly stabbed Xiang Lin with a dart.

"You...you are more ruthless than I imagined..." Xiang Lin mocked in astonishment.He took off the hairpin and stabbed Li Bin in vain.Li Bin dodged lightly, seeing Xiang Lin's thick long hair scattered on his shoulders, stained with blood.Then, Xiang Lin fell straight backwards - without much noise, but a cloud of dust was raised.

"I didn't intend to talk about peace." Li Bin said coldly, and glanced at Xiang Lin who was on the ground. The boy's delicate cheeks were stained with blood.Li Bin left the cave without looking back.

Seeing Li Bin coming out, Li Xin, who had been waiting outside for a long time, hurried over.She sniffed, the bloody breath revealed everything to her: "Brother, did you kill Xiang Lin?"

"Yes." Li Bin was expressionless.

"You clearly know that this peace talk is very important to the tribe," Li Xin said angrily, "I mean, you shouldn't kill him."

"I know. I just, really want to, kill him."

"Because of Li Che?"

"Let's take it as it is."

"As?"

"Do you need a reason to hate someone?"

"..."

"Xiang is not here. She is in the upstream tribe. Otherwise, she will definitely not be indifferent to this killing. Let's go, let's deal with the corpse. Then go upstream."