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Not long after Jiang Chen finished speaking, the horse team entered the village. Compared with when he just left the village in the morning, there was one more leader besides Yan Nan. He looked over 40 years old, dressed like other Wu Chu men, and had a strong figure. Shuo, full of impatience.

Xie Fengshu has an excellent memory, this person was not in the morning team, he suddenly had an intuition - this person should be Yannan's cheap uncle, Bayin.

Their horses were all carrying prey such as wild deer and pheasants, and it seemed that they had gained a lot, while Yannan had Youzhi on his horse.The rest of the men and women in the village rushed over there to help unload the things.Yan Nan looked around on the horse, seeing Xie Fengshu and Jiang Chen here, his eyes lit up, he immediately got off his horse and ran towards this side.

The longevity lock on his chest was shaking slightly, and the silver pendants collided with each other making a crisp sound. Yan Nan ran up to the two of them and shouted at Xie Fengshu with great interest: "Brother Xie, I have hunted a lot of things. Most horse teams."

He turned his head and saw Jiang Chen next to him, remembered that the other party was a person who didn't eat meat, and said loudly to Jiang Chen: "I even picked wild fruits for you, it's a big handful—and there's another brother? "

After all, he was still a young man, Yan Nan still couldn't hide the pride on his face, Xie Fengshu couldn't help teasing him: "Sleep. Did you catch a black bear?"

Yan Nan's complacency disappeared at once, and he looked downcast like a puppy: "No."

Jiang Chen on the side said, "Wu Chu is considered an adult when he hunts a beast alone."

He looked at Yannan and asked, "How old are you?"

"Seventeen."

Jiang Chen said lightly: "That's still very early."

What Jiang Chen meant was that Yan Nan was still young, but Yan Nan thought that the other party was saying that he was long before he was hunting bears.He looked at Jiang Chen with some dissatisfaction, and his tone was extremely serious: "I can hunt a black bear. My arrows are very accurate and my knife skills are also very good. Today is because I didn't meet a black bear, otherwise I would definitely be able to."

The spirit of a young man is the best thing in this world. With a strong wind in his heart, he can look down on the world and cut through the wind and sea without fear when he walks thousands of miles.

Jiang Chen didn't explain, just looked at Yan Nan and said "Sorry".

Yan Nan felt a little embarrassed again, quickly waved his hands and said, "What's the matter, by the way, where is A-Xia?"

Yan Nan turned to look for his sister, and after walking a few steps, he didn't forget to turn his head to Xie Fengshu and Jiang Chen and shouted, "The clan is going to celebrate the harvest tonight, do you want to come and play together?"

Xie Fengshu nodded bluntly, watched Yannan run towards Yanxia who was not far away, knelt down and straightened the messy hair for the other party, and took out a handful of wild fruits from his sleeve and put them in Yanxia's hand .

He didn't know what he said, and made Yanxia smile brightly, like the most ordinary pair of siblings in the whole world.

It was just dark, and the bonfire in the center of the village was already lit.

The wild deer that Yannan and the others hunted today was roasting on the fire, and the women of Wu Chu sat in a group and sang.Their tunes are very long, clear and bright, but very penetrating, as if they have been introduced into the night of the mountains.Xie Fengshu couldn't understand what they were singing, but thought it sounded very good.The men gathered together to drink, and burst into hearty laughter from time to time.Interspersed with children's laughter and screams.

There is fresh popularity everywhere.

In front of Xiaoxi and Xie Fengshu's seats was roasted venison, which was the best deer neck. In front of Jiangchen, there was a large handful of various kinds of wild fruits with banana leaves, as well as freshly baked, scatter Steamed pancakes.

Without exception, all three had a big bowl of wine in front of them.

Of course Jiang Chen didn't drink it, Xie Fengshu took a sip, it was rice wine, slightly sweet and sour, not spicy, he didn't like venison, so while drinking, he touched Jiang Chen's fruit to eat.

Xiaoxi also saw it, with a look of contempt on her face, Xie Fengshu pretended not to see it, Jiang Chen didn't show any expression, and just pushed the fruit towards Xie Fengshu.

The disdain on Xiaoxi's face deepened.

Probably because he looked more friendly than the other two "outsiders". A man came over to toast him first, and Xie Fengshu raised his head to do it boldly. The other party probably didn't expect him to be so forthright. With a smile on his shoulders, he said something in the clan language, which seemed to be praising him.

Someone started, and after a while, men and women came towards Xie Fengshu.

Xie Fengshu drank a few bowls, and his cheeks became hot. He didn't know whether it was because of the wine or the fire. He put his hands on the ground and looked up at the Wuchu people dancing around the campfire.

Compared with their songs, the dance of the Wu Chu people is more enthusiastic and unrestrained. The dress is flying around the fire, and the dance steps are powerful, as if the earth is trembling slightly.

Xie Fengshu looked at it for a while, and was about to turn his head to talk to Jiang Chen, when he suddenly felt a line of sight not far away.

Xie Fengshu immediately turned his head, and a Wu Chu man sitting in the distance was staring intently at this side, with a grim expression on his face, as if he hated them extremely.

It's Bayin.

Meeting Xie Fengshu's eyes, Bayin got up and walked towards the three of them.The three of them stood up together, and when they came to the front, Xie Fengshu smiled frankly at the other party first, following the principle of not hitting a smiling face with his hand.

It's a pity that Bayin didn't appreciate it, he looked at the three of them coldly, and said, "Why are you here?"

He spoke Mandarin, but it was very blunt and cold, Xie Fengshu shrugged and said, "I lost my way."

Bayin didn't believe it, and said coldly: "Outsiders are not welcome here."

While he was talking, he was still holding on to the scimitar at his waist, as if he was waiting for Xie Fengshu and the others to make any changes, so that he could draw the saber immediately.But before Xie Fengshu and the others could speak, a hearty voice came over.

"they are my friends."

Several people turned their heads together, Bayin's complexion was ugly, and the veins on his neck were bulging, but Yannan looked at Bayin without fear, and repeated it again.

"They were brought in by me, they are my friends, and I welcome them."

Bayin smiled coldly: "You are just like your father, weak and incompetent and easy to be deceived. Such a person cannot be the patriarch or protect Wu Chu."

Yan Nan frowned, as if he was dissatisfied with Bayin's words.He was dissatisfied not because of himself, but because of his father.But the person in front of him was an elder, so Yan Nan just stood up straight and looked up at Bayin seriously.

He said loudly in the night wind: "My father is the best patriarch and the most powerful hunter in my heart. He can protect Wu Chu, and so can I. If you don't believe me, you can draw your sword."

The quarrel between them here has attracted the attention of many people. An old man came out from the crowd and yelled at Bayin.

Bayin turned his head and glared fiercely at the other party, before finally turning around and leaving under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Except for the phrase "friend" at the beginning, their subsequent conversations are all in the tribal language.Xie Fengshu couldn't understand, and when he saw the person left, he knew that the debate was over.

But at this moment, everyone's celebrations have stopped, and the atmosphere in the firelight is awkward, Xie Fengshu coughed and said to Yannan: "It's getting late at night, let's go back to rest first."

When the three of them walked a little farther, Xie Fengshu said: "You can smell it, on that Bayin."

The three looked at each other, Jiang Chen and Xiao Xi nodded slightly.

"So it's not that I'm drunk." Xie Fengshu heaved a long sigh.

"It's so magical."

Xie Xi frowned and said, "So he really killed the Zimu ghost?"

"Just went out for three days, ran back and forth between the east corner and the southwest, and killed a son and mother ghost."

Xie Fengshu spread his hands: "I don't even have the speed to become a fairy."

Xie Ximi glanced sideways at Xie Fengshu: "I see."

Xie Fengshu: "..." Why is this person so annoying?

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Jiang Chen suddenly looked behind Xie Fengshu.

Yan Nan was standing not far away, seeing several people coming over, he took two steps forward and said apologetically, "I'm sorry."

Xie Fengshu smiled and said, "There's nothing to be sorry about, it's not your fault."

Yannan replied with some stubbornness: "I brought you in, I should take good care of you."

He still seemed a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Do you still want to drink?"

This seemed to be the best way he could come up with to make amends, Xie Fengshu couldn't help but asked with a smile, "Can you drink?"

Yan Nan became unconvinced again, blushing and said, "I can already hunt black bears by myself!"

As he spoke, his voice dropped again: "But the wine is stored in the attic, and I can't go in."

He didn't expect this just now, but now he suddenly felt ashamed in front of several people, Xie Fengshu looked at him, and suddenly said: "It's okay, there are windows in the attic, right?"

Seeing Yannan suddenly raised his head, Xie Fengshu slightly raised his eyebrows at the other party: "Let's sneak in, you climb the stairs, and I'll take the wine."

He paused, and said again: "There is still a lack of people to look out for."

After Xie Fengshu finished speaking, Yan Nan was taken aback for a moment, then the two turned their heads together and looked at the two beside them.

Jiang Chen looked at them calmly, with a calm expression on his face, Xie Fengshu rubbed his nose and moved his eyes away first, and the eyes of both of them fell on Xiaoxi again.

"..." Xiaoxi couldn't bear it anymore, "You guys are sick! I won't go!"