The footsteps slowly approached, the black shadow gradually became clear, Mu Ke couldn't stand it anymore, and sat on the ground with his legs weak.

Sang Mu yelled at the black shadow: "What are you doing, it's only been a long time since you came." ”

It turned out that the dark shadows that appeared in the woods were the patrols of the Vulcan Battalion.

During the battle with the bear, Mu Ke and the others were already exhausted, when a strong black man ordered the Vulcan camp to make a fire for lunch.

A strong black man walked over to the two. "Come, brother, drink some wine to replenish your strength. The strong black man said as he handed over the wine.

Sang Mu took the wine and handed it to Mu Ke, who was attracted by the bear head label on the black man's chest and ignored it at all.

The strong black man also seemed to be interested in Mu Ke, looked up and down, and then took the wine jug in Sang Mu's hand and gave it to Mu Ke again: "Come, brother, drink some wine." ”

Mu Ke suddenly felt that he was a little rude, and bowed his head to the big black man and said: "My lord's atonement" The big black man laughed and said: "Don't be polite, I am most annoyed by those courtesies, drinking." Mu Ke took the flask, didn't think about anything, drank it all in one go, and felt that he was still unfinished, and the fragrance of the wine was still entwined in his mouth.

"Little brother is really good for drinking, I don't know my name?"

At this time, Sang pulled up Mu Ke and introduced: "Big brother, this is my friend Mu Ke that I often mention. ”

As soon as the black man heard the word Mu Ke, his eyes lit up, and he began to look up and down again, his slender and powerful limbs, such as a big fist, strong muscles, a pair of resolute eyes on his iron face, and a kind of pride between his eyebrows.

At this time, Sang Mu introduced to Mu Ke: "This is the patrol leader of the Vulcan Battalion, Ibak, and he is also my sworn brother. ”

Muke bowed to Ibak again, as was customary.

"Since they are all brothers, don't want these etiquettes, you will also be my brother in the future, call me big brother!"

Sang Mu looked at Mu Ke happily, looked at the stunned face, and hurriedly said, "Why are you stunned, call big brother quickly!"

Mu Ke came back to his senses and hugged his fists and said, "Big brother."

The three of them laughed, and everyone laughed.

Pointing to the already cooked bear, Ibak asked, "Did you two kill this bear?"

Sang Mu shook his head, looked at Mu Ke and said, "This was killed by Mu Ke alone." Ibak looked at the young man with suspicion, and Muko felt uncomfortable.

At this time, the surrounding members of the Vulcan Battalion also surrounded him, and they all surrounded Sang Mu to talk about the experience of the big bear.

Sang Mu suddenly came to the spirit, a mouthful of meat, a sip of wine, while eating, the eyebrows of the talk danced, everyone concentrated, said the key point everyone applauded in unison.

Full of wine and food, everyone reluctantly prepared to leave.

Ibak was even more reluctant, and called Mu Ke: "Brother, meeting today is our fate, this short knife has followed me for many years, and today it is given to you as a meeting gift." ”

Mu Ke took the short knife and was very excited: "Big brother, it's really a blessing for my little brother to know you, and I don't have anything valuable, so I'll give this bear skin to my eldest brother as a meeting gift." ”

Ibak: "Brother, you can't go back to see Aza this time empty-handed." ”

Sang Mu took over at this time and said: "Yes, you can keep the bear skin for Aza first, and wait until you see the eldest brother next time to make up for it." ”

When Mu Ke saw them say this, he also felt that it made sense, so he had no choice but to take back the bear skin.

Ibak: "What kind of meeting gift is not a meeting gift, I am very happy that Mu Keken recognizes me as the eldest brother, friendship is more important than anything else, the two brothers will go back to the village and reunite." ”

The two of them bid farewell to Ibak and rode away.

Ibak looked at the backs of the two of them leaving, and refused to leave for a long time.

The two of them hurried up, and soon approached the entrance of Heyang Village.

Mu Ke looked at the villagers coming and going on horseback, and everywhere exuded an atmosphere of peace and tranquility, and he couldn't help but think of his childhood memories. Mu Ke's mother died very early and had been living on the pasture with his father, who was silent and strict with Mu Ke, and the only thing he could communicate with was the sheep.

When he was ten years old, his father died of depression, and he has been taken care of by Aza as his own, and he has never been warm, and in his heart Aza has become his father.

But few of the people in the village looked down on the shepherd's son, and that contemptuous gaze was deeply engraved into the young heart, and made him develop the habit of being alone. At the age of fourteen, he succeeded his father as the new shepherd, never to return, with the only one keeping in touch with his childhood companion Kusang.

"Mu Ke, Mu Ke" At this time, Mu Ke came back from his thoughts and looked at Sang Mu apologetically.

Sang Mu knew everything, knowing that Mu Ke's heart was full of fear and happiness at this moment, and still reminded: "We are going to enter the village, hurry up and get off the horse!" At this time, Mu Ke woke up like a dream and remembered the village rules: "The rules that do not allow horseback riding in the village." ”

The two led the horses into the village, at this time Aofeng was a little excited, jumping in the crowd as much as he could, while Mu Ke looked at the surrounding eyes, without the previous indifference, but with more respect.

Before they knew it, the two walked to the village chief's residence.