Yuan River

The moon and stars are sparse, the clouds are light and the wind is light, and it is another autumn night.The cool water of the Yuan River was rushing, the water level rose, and the reefs beside the river stirred up snow-white waves.

The hunters went away to hunt, and the tribe suddenly became deserted.The women sat around in twos and threes, some gossiped, bursts of cheerful laughter broke out from time to time.

There is a small fire on the beach of the Yuan River.Ah Che stood alone by the fire, making him even more lonely against the full moon in the sky.This fire is a sacrificial fire.Archer must guard the fire wholeheartedly until the hunters return safely.

So lonely.A Che casually picked up a flat dark red pebble, carefully inspecting its texture under the moonlight.He couldn't help but recall the old witch.In the past, during the long memorial days one after another, the old and the young accompanied and cuddled each other.In the autumn wind passing through the wilderness, there is the indulgent laughter of the old and the young.

But the old witch had already left, leaving Ah Che alone.He angrily threw the pebble into the river heavily, watching it sink irretrievably, his mood fell all the way to the bottom.He originally thought that after the old witch left, he would be so sad that he would cry bitterly, but in the end he was so lonely that he cut off the time.Who can rely on?Who can accompany?He listened carefully, and the monotonous chirping of crickets far and near in the grass made him even more disturbed.

He suddenly thought of Li Xin.How interesting it would be to tie the rope with her this time.It's a pity that Li Bin didn't let him go.

This Li Bin is real.

When Ah Che was a child, the young Li Bin was already a leader among hunters.He is always high-spirited and full of rewards, and there are many legends about him in the tribe.Once, an adult saber-toothed tiger attacked the tribe, and everyone panicked, but Li Bin quietly walked behind it and stabbed the stone spear hard into its heart.The saber-toothed tiger felt the pain and cut back, while Li Bin rolled and escaped the attack.He kept spinning around it, commanding the hunters to raise their torches to approach it step by step, surrounded it, and kept shrinking the encirclement, finally burning the saber-toothed tiger to death.

"If possible, I wish I was Li Bin," Ah Che whispered to himself, throwing a large handful of pebbles into the river, splashing a lot of water, "Li Bin is the god of the tribe."

The bleak autumn wind came blowing from the upper reaches, making Ah Che feel like sandpaper was blowing on his face. Amidst the howling wind, there was a faint sobbing sound of a woman.

A Che raised his head in surprise, followed the sound and looked upstream - a woman dressed in fine fox fur stood by the river, covering her face.

"Clan mother?" A Che stepped forward and asked tentatively.

"Huh?" Mi wiped her eyes hastily, turned her head to look back at Ah Che, and smiled awkwardly, obviously she didn't expect that there were other people by the Yuan River at this time.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah, didn't Li Xin go hunting together this time? I'm just a little worried." Mi smiled self-deprecatingly, with crystal tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes. Xin is quite similar.

"Li Xin has grown up and is able to take care of herself. The clan mother should be happy for her."

"Anyway, I just want her to be safe and sound."

"Ah."

"Ten years ago, in the same bleak autumn, my brother died on the hunting ground. They brought back his body, bloody and indistinguishable, and I was so scared that I could barely speak. Now, Li Xin I also went hunting. Hunting is really too dangerous, I am so worried about her." Mi's voice trembled as she spoke, her face was full of anxiety, and tears were about to come out of her eyes again.

"The clan uncle has returned to Yuanshen. We, everyone, will go back one day."

"I don't care. I will always stay by Li Xin's side."

Ache was taken aback when he heard this.forever?Is there anything in this world that is eternal?

He sighed softly.I hope that Li Bin will always be safe and sound.Ah Che muttered silently in his heart.

Li Xin wrapped the last bundle of hemp rope around the birch, and tightened it round and round to reinforce it.Then, she wiped the bean-sized drops of sweat from her face, and let out a sigh of relief.

It's finally done.Under her arrangement, the entire forest has become a big airtight pocket.If an animal breaks in, it must be difficult to fly.

"Li Xin, listen, what is that sound?" The hunter who was in charge of accompanying her suddenly spoke.

Li Xin hurriedly listened attentively.The sound of wind, water, birds, and... the sound of trees being hit hard!

"Not good! An animal has strayed into the pocket array! What's terrible is that we haven't gotten out yet!"

"Li Xin, then let's go!"

"No! We all don't move! And don't make a sound!"

A brown elk more than one meter tall rushed forward abruptly. It used its thick antlers to hit the netted hemp rope in vain. Seeing that it could not break through, it turned around anxiously, spread its hooves, and ran rampant, trying to break through in all directions.

Over time, it became exhausted and its running speed slowed down significantly.It stopped and watched, raised its head and neighed, its voice hoarse like a dead soul.

Li Xin pulled out the flying arrows and stone spears, calmly came to it, and confronted it.

It was too late, but it was too late, Li Xin quickly threw the flying arrow and hit the head of the elk.The elk roared and jumped up, and rushed towards Li Xin.Li Xin quickly squatted down, rolled under the white belly of the elk, and pierced the stone spear into its lower abdomen with all his strength.

Blood spurted out and flowed down the stone spear to Li Xin's face, forming a sticky ball.

The elk staggered a few steps and fell down.

"Good job!" A familiar voice sounded.

"Brother?" Li Xin looked up in surprise, and indeed it was Li Bin who came over.As long as Li Bin is around, she has nothing to worry about.

"Sister, you're pretty good at it." Li Bin laughed heartily, and moved forward to wipe off the blood stains on Li Xin's face.

"So, I can completely follow you to hunt."

"Hey, sister, I always hoped to keep you away from the blood, but you never listened. Anyway, since you insist on this, come run with me later. A brother found a musk deer downstream .”

When the hunters arrived, the dun musk deer was grazing leisurely among the bushes.They surrounded it on three sides in an orderly manner, bluffing and shouting.

The original musk deer was frightened and fled from the remaining side.The crowd roared and chased after him.Seeing the musk deer running into the trap, everyone stood guard at the opening of the pocket array.

In the evening, the original musk deer had nowhere to go, trapped in the formation, and desperately broke through the encirclement.For a moment, arrows flew like rain, piercing it to pieces.It fell on the spot like a hedgehog and stopped breathing.

The setting sun melted into gold, and the forest was filled with smoke, blurring most of the bright red sky.As usual, Ah Che sat alone by the river, looking at the distant horizon.

On the horizon, the vegetation vibrates, as if a team is returning.

Thirteen days have passed, are the hunters back?

Gradually, the singing sounded, and it was hard to hear clearly, but it was hard to hide the momentum like a rainbow.

"When you go to Langya, you go to the gate. When you go to Langya, there are people watching. When you go to Langya, who is guarding? The inner gods are brought in by the outer gods. The beach of Longwo is attacked by shrimps, and the tiger is bullied by dogs in the deep mountains. It must be matched with civet cats and happy as tigers." , a chicken is worse than a phoenix..."

The hunters were all overjoyed, and they "roared and sang" wantonly out of tune.The rough singing startled a crowd of storks.

"Li Xin, can you sing? Let's sing along with everyone." Satisfied, Li Binzhi pulled Li Xin over.

"It's the first time I've heard it, I've never heard it before."

"I'll teach you how to sing after we go back." Li Bin pampered Li Xin's head. "Hunting songs have the function of protecting prey. When we go back singing like this, even if there are wild beasts thinking about our prey, we don't dare to rush to them." We attacked."

"Ah."

"This time we returned with a full load, everyone is doing well!" Li Bin turned to the crowd and shouted loudly.

"Brother is the best." Li Xin responded leisurely.

After a while, the hunters came to the tribe.Badgers, musk deer, cats and cats...the prey were unloaded one by one, and piled up in the center of the tribe like a hill, which was extraordinarily rich.

Before sorting, Li Bin calmly passed through the crowd, pushed aside the other prey, and cut open the chest of the only black bear with a stone knife in full view of the crowd.Warm blood spurted out immediately, covering Li Binjing's red upper body.Without changing his face, he deftly opened the incision and picked it up with a machete. The huge heart of the black bear was still bleeding, and he took it directly into his hand.Holding the bear's heart in his hands, he passed through the suspicious crowd again, and came straight to Ah Che who was dazed at the side.

"Bear heart, it's very precious. I'll give it to you." Li Bin faced Ah Che, offering the blood-red heart with both hands.

"Ah...give it to me? No, I can't bear it." A Che blushed in embarrassment and spoke incoherently. He lowered his head and stared at the ground in front of his toes.

"Ache, you are a wizard in the tribe. Of course you deserve this bear's heart." Li Bin said firmly.

"However, when the old witch was still there, he never received such an honor."

"You're different from him. You're very smart," Li Bin paused, then suddenly smiled evilly, the bright sunlight adorning his chiseled face, "I like you very much."

……

On the other side, the patriarch's cold eyes passed through the noisy crowd and fell on the two of them.His brows were tightly furrowed, his face was stiff, he seemed to be regretful, angry, or...frightened.

Trembling, A Che took the bloody bear heart, and it was soft and sticky to the touch.This was his first experience with fresh livestock, and he tried to hold it firmly in his palm.A strange warmth and softness came from between his fingers, and Ah Che couldn't help but slowly wipe off the blood stains attached to them. The coronary arteries with clear veins were revealed, and he rubbed them over and over again.

Is it this organ that keeps the black bear alive?Maybe it should be dedicated to Yuanshen.Archer thought to himself.

"Then I'd rather be obedient than respectful?" A Che raised his eyes and met Shang Li Bin's gentle eyes.

"Take it, brother." Li Bin patted Ah Che's shoulder generously, smiling generously.He is a born god of war and a born leader.

"Brother?" Archer keenly captured the word.

"Haha, all the young men in the tribe are my brothers. This includes you, of course. Right? Brother."

"Then... then thank you, big brother." A Che raised his head, not noticing the inadvertent smile on the corner of his mouth.He only felt that his cheeks were burning hot, his heart was beating faster, and his blood was surging.

Li Bin - this godlike man - called him a brother.For him, this is the greatest honor in the world.Is he recognized - as a member of the tribe, as a member of Li Binzhi.