Farming Animals

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When the authority of the patriarch no longer symbolizes justice and justice, the winter night of the tribe has become no longer safe, the incentive of material shortage has become a breeding ground for evil, the lacquered night has become the best camouflage, and the violent murderer shows his fangs Ya, the weakest and youngest tribesmen became their initial targets of plunder.

Originally, according to the forecast of the superiors, this kind of looting will last throughout the second half of winter, and the heavy snow will bury all the emerging contradictions within the tribe. When the dry season comes, the scorching sun will bring hope of life, All things are revived, roads are restored, cat winter wild animals and slaughtered poultry can be used as brand new food. By then, this difficult winter will pass smoothly, and the tribe will continue to exist. The only thing that needs to be paid is a group of useless old people. Weak only.

It's a pity that the development of things far exceeded expectations. The old and weak of the tribe, who were as weak as ants, seemed to have foreseen the danger in advance, and responded before the disaster came.

The first ones to disappear were the young children in the shanty town. They carried the only remaining rations and disappeared without a trace in the snowy night. Most of them were born with disabilities, their soul power was weak, and they had no possibility of transformation in their lives. The superiors are not worried about their disappearance, the only pity is the food that was smuggled away by them.

Immediately afterwards, the weakest and oldest dog descendants began to escape from the tribe during the winter night. However, this time the premeditated escape was not smooth, and the superiors responded in advance. Patrolling outside the perimeter, these old dogs with larger targets and no longer flexible movements were mostly stopped by the young and strong dogs on duty. Except for a few lucky ones, most of the fugitives did not escape the hunt. The terrified old and weak They were robbed of all the belongings they carried with them, especially the remaining food, and there was not a single grain left.

In order to punish this behavior of departing from the tribe and to serve as an example to others, the superiors acquiesced to the raids of the young and strong, and drove away the fugitives who had been looted. The situation that the readers do not want to see has appeared.

The few clansmen left in the shack gathered together. They stored food together, took care of them together, patrolled spontaneously, day and night, and the advantage in numbers made up for the gap in combat power. , let those looters who are ready to move fear, they dare to loot the old and the weak alone, but when they appear in groups, the situation is directly reversed, as time goes by, the food-depleted breeding areas are young and strong, They began to focus on their former "companions" who lived in the same area as them, and the chaos of the tribe quietly started.

When another winter snow came, the steward in charge of guarding the animal pen counted the number of livestock, but found that the seedlings prepared for the coming year were less than half!The superiors of the clan were finally furious, and the clansmen who stole food and stockpiled seedlings were identified one by one. After all of them were expelled, this dangerous sign seemed to be finally snuffed out. However, the experienced clan elders still started from some Dangerous clues can be seen in the signs. The eyes of those hungry tribe members looking at the animal pen full of seedlings and the tribe's superiors with sufficient food are dangerous and palpitating.

Just as the contradictions and conflicts continued to ferment over time, the tribal trial finally came.

The young and strong members of the tribe gathered in front of the holy tree, waiting for the patriarch and Master Wu Zhu to open the trial enchantment together. Unlike previous years where there was an agitated atmosphere in harmony, the candidates this time looked at their fellow tribe members vigilantly. , the eyes were faintly hostile, and the days of undercurrents wiped away the friendship of the past, presenting the most fruitless truth. The common support in the past has become mutual defense, and the past of tribal unity seems like a dream.

Bai Yi led a group of white feather stewards and waited on the side of the holy wood early, but the patriarch did not see him for a long time. As time passed, the whispering voices in the crowd became louder and louder, and the young and strong in the back row were confused by the front Even the elders of the clan began to feel suspicious and uneasy. Bai Yi's face became colder and colder. After an unknown amount of time, the clan leader finally appeared. He did not come alone. Those enchanting and beautiful jade feathers brought from the county capital!

Ruoyouuowu's fragrance is approaching from far away, and the frivolous laughter is stirring the heartstrings of the young and strong. Everyone is looking at the Yu clan who has become the focus. The eyes of the clan elders are full of worry, and they don't know who Softly said: "Master Yu, it's a sign of tribal chaos."

One sentence shocked all the elders of the clan, and even the neighboring Baiyu stewards who heard this remark showed a little uneasiness. His initial prophecy, the white feathers who were used to being pampered looked worriedly at the group of feathers who suddenly became high-profile, not knowing how to deal with it.

Bai Yi's gaze met the beauty of the Yu family standing in the front, and the latter met Bai Yi's gaze with a secretive smile.

Seeing the other party slowly approaching, Bai Yi turned his eyes away and looked directly at the patriarch Rong Shu, who was surrounded by beautiful people. He tried his best not to get angry, and took a deep breath before saying: "The patriarch probably forgot today What day is it?"

Hearing the sarcasm in Bai Yi's words, Rong Shu's complexion changed and he was about to speak. One hand wrapped his arms around him, bringing silent comfort. He became indifferent, and said loudly: "How come, today is an important trial day for our family, how could I forget it."

After all, he didn't look at Bai Yi, and glanced at the crowd in a blink of an eye until no one dared to look at him again, and subconsciously put away the dissatisfaction on his face, then he withdrew his gaze in satisfaction and said, "Since people have already Come here, let's begin."

"Wait, what's going on with these jade feathers? How can people who have nothing to do with my family's solemn ceremony stay here?" Seeing that Rong Shu wanted to confuse them directly, Bai Yi couldn't help asking sharply.

Hearing his words, all the elders of the clan also spoke out to dissuade them. No matter how this group of jade feathers got the love of the patriarch, their origins are a mystery, their intentions are ulterior, and they are not one of them. appropriate.

Seeing more and more people who opposed it, the beauty Yushi who was the leader was half a step behind. She seemed to be frightened with her face, and tremblingly pulled Rong Shu's arm, silently conveying her fear.

Rong Shu was already annoyed by the unanimous voices of disapproval around him, but seeing the beauty startled, he became even more furious. He stared at the crowd of clan elders who opposed him, and said angrily, "Yu'er has agreed to cooperate with you." I form a contract, and this group of jade feathers will be merged into my lineage of dog descendants, so they are not members of our department? I want him to watch the ceremony here, who dares to stop him!"

Rong Shu's tone was serious, and the undisguised malice in his voice was chilling. For a moment, the entire tribe became quieter than ever before. Rong Shu finally showed a trace of satisfaction on his face when he saw the silence of the crowd, and hurriedly turned around to comfort "in shock" beauty.

Bai Yi looked at all this coldly, feeling physically and mentally exhausted, the development of the matter was beyond his control, a certain kind of huge worry condensed in his heart, and he was so overwhelmed that everything happened in the tribe seemed to be heading towards A certain direction he didn't want to see was deflected, and all the clues began when the residents of the shanty town quietly disappeared in the snowy night.

Bai Yi couldn't help raising his head again, and looked at the clan leader Rong Shu who seemed to be complacent in the crowd. Would he choose to turn a blind eye to everything that happened in the clan?In an instant, the tall and strong figure of the other party became very strange.

Bai Yi has known Rong Shu for many years. Although he didn't intentionally get close to him, he still has a deep understanding. Although he is short-sighted and frivolous, irritable and stubborn, but aside from these bad qualities in his character, he is the leader of the clan. , at least qualified, know how to measure right and wrong, and know how to persist on some important issues of principle, but everything that happened recently is constantly breaking Bai Yi's cognition, as if overnight, All the advantages of Rong Shu's personality disappeared, leaving only flaws, and these flaws in character were magnified several times strangely.

The most puzzling thing for Bai Yi is that he would obey a jade feather, which was obviously not the case when he first returned to the tribe... Bai Yi was startled, vaguely, as if he had caught something, but before he could think Knowing the key point, Rong Shu's voice already remembered: "Okay, since everyone has no objection, then it's a deal at this time, let's start the trial, Lord Wu Zhu!"

Bai Yi came back to his senses suddenly, he looked deeply at Rong Shu who looked casual, restrained his mind, and walked towards him slowly.

The crowd backed away, leaving space for the patriarch and Wu Zhu, and saw them walking slowly towards the towering holy tree, and standing between the two clear and muddy streams under the holy tree, their respective strengths began to condense, and soon the white courage followed. The cyan soul power burst out from their respective palms, and the two groups of power were injected into the stream in front of them respectively. For a moment, the calm and turbid two streams, without wind, automatically spun a circle of waves.

Two chaotic rays of light floated from the water, drew two straight slashes, met in mid-air, and then shot towards the holy wood not far away.

The white feathers sang melodious songs at this moment, and the clan elders responded gently, the light became brighter and brighter, I don't know whether it was the chaotic energy or the melodious singing that awakened the holy wood, and I saw the other people on it. The upper two deep marks full of runes began to emit a dull streamer. The runes injected with light escaped from the shackles of the marks and floated into the air. Countless runes slowly floated in the air. It took shape, and finally, it turned into a heart the size of an adult's head. The heart was like a living thing, and it was still beating vigorously and rhythmically!

This is, the heart of the holy wood!

All those who watched this scene involuntarily set their gazes on the beating heart. The beauty of the Yu family hidden behind was staring at the "heart of the holy wood" with a greedy light in her eyes. At this moment, the fragrance around him seemed to be more intense.

The illusion of the Holy Wood Heart only lasted for a few seconds, and the runes quickly dispersed, scattered around as if irregularly, and quickly transformed into the final form, but a chaotic entrance was opened at this moment!

The door of trials was opened, and a new round of trials for the young men of the tribe began again!

The young and strong entered the trial field one by one through the gate with anxiety or excitement. The clan elders gave each of them a grass seed with a special smell for a moment. The dog descendants have a very sensitive sense of smell. You can quickly find a partner of the same race in the trial field. The big trial is extremely dangerous, and advancing and retreating together can reduce the risk.

The crowd pushed forward little by little, Rong Shu soon spotted a familiar figure, Rong Xiao!

He is at the back of the line, dark and plain, it seems that the fear of being persecuted by him a few days ago has disappeared. When Rong Shu saw him, he felt a surge of anger. Especially what happened in the shabby area, most of them are inseparable from him, but he has no evidence, this cunning boy is slippery, so he can't catch him, which makes him very annoyed, but it doesn't matter, He has told his cronies to kill him in the proving grounds. Holding the marked grass seed that emits a special smell, he will be invisible in the proving grounds. This is the only way to justly hide As long as he damages it, even other clan elders can't say anything, he can easily erase this annoying person who is in the way, just like his stupid father!

Evil thoughts keep rising, and Rong Shu can hardly control the evil thoughts in his heart. He can't control the emotions in his heart these days, and the old city was abandoned overnight.

Sensing his gaze, the young man looked back at him indifferently, his eyes were strangely sharp, as if he knew everything, and saw Rong Shu to the end.

In an instant, the youth's appearance faintly overlapped with the influence of another man, Rong Shu's heart was suffocated, he only felt that the eternal nightmare in his heart had reappeared, he subconsciously took a step back, and seeing God again, the youth had already recovered from the trial. The entrance to the door disappeared.