Yuan River

Li Bin returned to the cave unhurriedly, dragged Xiang Lin's body out of it, and placed it on the pile of reeds to ignite.The raging flames shot up a foot high, mixed with wisps of thick smoke.

Li Bin folded the wormwood with a solemn expression, carefully arranged it in the shape of a totem, and worshiped repeatedly: "Brother, go all the way. I will keep your teachings in mind. God is in our hearts, interpreting the meaning of our lives."

"Brother..." Li Xin was at a loss for what to do with hesitation, "You not only killed him, but also worshiped him..."

"Li Xin, you should never tell what happened today."

"If I tell, will you kill me?"

"will not."

It's a rare autumn day without wind, cloudless and chilling.

Li Che anxiously turned the piles of dried meat over and over again, looking up at the direction of the lower reaches of the Yuan River from time to time.Finally, he put down the jerky as if making up his mind, turned around and headed straight towards the main tent.

"Mother, do you think they will come?" Li Che directly opened the curtain and broke into the main tent without saying hello.

"Yes." Xiang turned her back to Li Che, without turning her head, and just gently wiped the animal bones used for sacrifice.

"But Xiang Lin has been gone for so long. Today my right eyelid has been twitching. Nothing will happen, right?"

"It's up to people to plan, but it's up to God to make things happen. If you're really in a hurry, go wait by the river."

Li Che nodded slightly, exited the main account, and stopped bothering Xiang Shi.He went straight to the river, and the gurgling water reflected his own slightly thin face.

Now I come to think.The river is exhausted.I still miss you so much.

Never forgetting, can there be an echo?

Li Bin.Li Xin.Xiang Lin.my loved ones.I want to be alone in your arms...

"Brother!" A voice like a silver bell sounded.

Xiang Lin?Li Che turned his head in surprise, but it was Li Xin in front of him.

"Li Xin, you're here! Where's Xiang Lin?"

"We didn't meet Xiang Lin." Li Bin said flatly after him.

"Huh?" Li Che was a little surprised.

"We didn't find him, so we came here directly." Li Xin echoed.

"Then...then where did he go?" Li Che panicked immediately, "I'll look for him! You two go to see Mrs. Xiang on your own first. Sorry, I'm sorry." After speaking, he ran downstream.

"Okay. Brother, let's go to Mrs. Xiang first." Li Xin pulled Li Bin up and started to walk.

"When he heard that Xiang Lin was gone, he was so anxious." Li Bin curled his lips and followed in dissatisfaction.

"That's his brother. If I get lost, are you in a hurry?" Li Xin didn't comment.

The colorful silk is rolled up with the wind, and the music is played again and again.Gray and white swan geese shuttled and fluttered on the eaves of the main tent, with vitality and agility in the solemnity.Xiang Shi, the mistress of the upstream tribe, lived under the eaves.

Li Bin settled down in front of the tent, and then strode straight to the main tent.He lived close to his bereaved biological mother for many years.

When he was a child, whenever he went up a tree to dig birds or secretly played with a stone knife, he was beaten by his father. He always hoped to have the protection of his mother like other children.It's a pity that he didn't, he just grew up strong alone.In all fairness, Mrs. Mi treated him well, but he always felt that something was missing after all.

"Mistress. I am Li Bin, the patriarch of the Li clan." Li Bin stood outside the tent, trying to keep his tone calm.

"Come in, kid." A soft voice answered from inside.

Li Bin pushed the door open and entered.

The graceful woman in front of her wears light fur, which is quite different from the blurred image in her memory.But those eyes—those gentle eyes like spring water, seemed to melt away the passing of time.Li Bin couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

"Li's tribe is seriously injured. Li Bin came to ask for medicine. I hope the mistress will show her mercy." Li Bin knelt on his knees, expressing his feelings directly, without beating around the bush.

"Son, don't worry. The medicine is with Xiang Lin, and I will ask him to take care of it."

"What?" Li Bin was taken aback, beating his chest and stamping his feet, "It's at his place? It's all at his place?"

"Yeah, it's all on him."

"I'm sorry, I'll go find him!" Li Bin was impatient for a while, and he didn't care about others, so he jumped up and rushed out the door, and ran downstream alone.

Li Bin ran at full speed, passing through the bushes along the way.The citrus thorns scratched his arm, and blood oozes from his arm, but he has no intention of slowing down.

Wish the herb was dropped on the ground.I hope that the medicine is left when it is burned.Li Bin read silently all the way.After all, this is the life-saving medicine for dozens of brothers in the tribe!

Li Bin rushed to the hidden talisman point non-stop, before he had time to catch his breath, he immediately got into it.The depths of the cave were dimly lit, and he drilled into the deepest part without flinching.

At the end of the cave, there is a hole the size of a millstone on the side rock wall.Li Bin stretched his hand in cautiously and took out four small jars.

Sure enough, it was hidden here!Li Bin was secretly delighted, and unscrewed the jar, only to see a dazzling array of corresponding medicinal materials.

Li Bin breathed a sigh of relief, proudly picked up the jar and walked out. Suddenly, a familiar figure came into view at the entrance of the cave.The bright light at the entrance of the cave made it difficult for him to see clearly, Li Bin hesitantly greeted the figure in front of him: "Li Che? Is that you?"

"Brother, where is Xiang Lin?" Li Che's cold words came.

"I do not know."

"Stop pretending, I already know."

"What do you know?"

There was no response, and the whistling sound of the spear piercing the air came to the face.Probably due to the darkness in the cave, the spear pierced through the air, but it can be seen that the moves are fierce and full of killing intent.

"Brother, listen to my explanation..." Li Bin shouted hastily.

The spear twirled and slashed diagonally.Li Bin dodged in a hurry, leaning against the stone wall and squatting down.Li Che jumped into the hole and hit from both sides.Li Bin had no choice but to dodge left and right.Seeing this, Li Che directly thrust the spear into Li Bin's throat, making him unable to retreat.

"Why didn't you fight back?" Li Che asked coldly.

"I'm afraid of hurting you."

"Why aren't you afraid of hurting Xiang Lin?"

"Look! Xiang Lin is there!" Li Bin suddenly turned his head and pointed towards the entrance of the cave.

Li Che instinctively turned his head away.Li Bin hurriedly pushed Li Che away, and fled towards the entrance of the cave.

Li Che chased after him angrily.After chasing for a while, he knew he couldn't outrun Li Bin, so he stopped.In fact, he was always deluding himself and unwilling to believe that Xiang Lin had been killed, but Li Bin's reaction forced him to believe it.

"Why?" He fell to the ground, clenched his fists, raised his head tremblingly, and asked the sky.

"Why!" He yelled angrily.

In the boundless wilderness, no one answered.

He thought he had found Xiang Lin as a sustenance for his life, but Li Bin ruined everything.Ever since he was a child, Li Bin's pride and determination have been his guiding light for survival; now, it seems that Li Bin's cunning and cruelty make him hate him?

He roared angrily: "Kill to pay for life, debt to pay! If you kill my younger brother Xiang Lin, I will detain your younger sister Li Xin; if you attack my tribe, I will let your tribe perish!"

Li Che lost his mind and returned to the tribe with a top-heavy head.Everyone who saw him said that he was miserable and panicked, like a dog in mourning.

"Where's Li Xin?" After a while, Li Che asked the other people.

"She's gone, she's back downstream." Someone responded.

"What? Did she explain anything?"

"No."

Li Che slammed his fist on the stone platform so fiercely that he didn't even know that his skin was broken.Without saying a word, he waved his hands and went back to the tent.

Li Bin ran all the way without stopping, and fled back to Li's tribe desperately.When he was out of breath, he saw Li Xin was already leaning on the stake and waiting leisurely for him to come back.She said sarcastically: "Brother, now, you really messed up everything, right?"

"I didn't expect..." Li Bin was inexplicably annoyed.

"Everyone has a bottom line. Some bottom lines are untouchable; if you touch them, he will fight with you. Li Che's bottom line is Xiang Lin."

"I've clearly destroyed my corpse..."

"If you were more confident when Li Che tested you, he would probably believe you."

"This... what should we do now?"

"Let's hurry up and prepare for the battle before winter begins."

"what?"

"The beam has already been formed, and it is irreversible. If you don't attack him, he will attack you. It is better to prepare early."

"It makes sense, then I will listen to you this time."

Within ten days, Li Bin hurriedly applied wound medicine to the wounded of the tribe, sharpened the tribe's spears, and settled the old and weak of the tribe properly, ready to go.

On the eve of departure, Li Xin danced the witch dance all night by the bonfire to boost his momentum.

The bright moon is in the sky, and the galaxy is shining brightly, embellishing the night to the extreme.The beating flames are dazzling and coquettish, like weeping and complaining.

Li Xin tied up her waterfall-like long hair with thin silk, and wore plain white silk as thin as a cicada's wings.She raised her hand lightly, and her clothes fluttered.

She stepped on the fragments of the moonlight, growing lotuses every step of the way, and her gestures were as graceful as a frightened bird, as graceful as a swimming dragon.

The autumn wind is bleak, and the moonlight is ambiguous.Li Bin stared at Li Xin's dancing posture, and inexplicably began to miss a person—a person who was about to become an enemy—his witch dance surpassed the creation of ghosts and gods, and the aura of all living beings in Qishan River was unmatched.

Li Bin got up involuntarily and came to Li Xin's side.He took her hand, let her spin around him twice, and danced together.The two cooperated tacitly, and their movements were natural, without any sloppiness.

"Sister, do you think this is a fate? A fate for the four of us? Sometimes, I really feel sorry for Xiang Lin," Li Bin pondered for a moment, then added as if explaining, "Oh, Yuan The river can’t support so many people, and this is something God can’t help.”

"Brother, the lost brilliance is irretrievable, why do you bother to be truthful everywhere?"

Li Bin supported Li Xin, held her delicate face carefully, and kissed her forehead lightly—without a trace of sexual desire, as familiar as touching himself.

"Li Xin, I'm afraid. I'm afraid I'm wrong."

"There is no right or wrong in this world, only the sane and the irrational."

"You take my side. I'm really scared."

"But I love him."

"Li Che?"

"Ah."

"I love him too."

At this time, we look at each other and not hear each other, and I am willing to follow the monarch every month.

The swan goose flies for a long time, and the fish and dragon dive into the water.