Scattered wooden houses and long fences enclosed a large clearing in the middle of the village, and in the center of the clearing were statues of the gods of the village—women carved out of sandalwood, draped with stars and moons, with heavy roots growing from her feet, all the way to the carved waterholes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Her face is not clearly carved, but her posture is graceful, and she seems to be flying towards the sky, and she seems to be caring for the earth.

According to the description of the Higashiyagawa family, Zhibei learned the name of this deity, her name is Tsuki, and she is a deity who lives high in the moon, and she looks down on all beings from the heavens, and uses her moon spring to water all life, and is in charge of life and abundance. The people of the village have always worshiped her, believing that she can give everyone a good harvest, so in front of the statue of the god laurel, three fresh ears of wheat are placed all year round.

This large open space is very flat, and in the past it was a place for villagers to discuss things, and it was also a place to worship the gods and hold rituals, but now the whole field is covered with patches of gray clean cloth mats, which are used as a temporary medical ground for the wounded to rest.

Zhibei saw the wolves lying on the cloth mat from a distance, and also saw the enthusiastic villagers who were helping them diagnose and bandage. Even if he only watched from afar, he could still see the miserable condition of the wolves, red and black took over the main colors, and the green eyes that had once impressed him, the green points of light that still glittered in the darkness, now dissipated into a gray chaos.

It's miserable! Zhibei's heart swelled with emotions mixed with sadness and pity, his impression of the wolves was not bad, not to mention, in the description of the villagers, they were all kind and intelligent wolves, adding a lot of colorful colors to everyone's lives. And now, they have ended up in such a miserable end, how can Zhibei not feel sad?

Zhibei couldn't help but speed up his pace, he must grasp what happened as soon as possible, otherwise, such a tragic end may fall on him, Meng and Ji Hong, this is absolutely not good!! When he stepped into the clearing, Zhibei suddenly found that Ji Hong had stopped, he hurriedly turned his head and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong, Ji Hong?" ”

"......" Ji Hong shook her head silently, and then looked at the wolves over there with a sad face.

Zhibei abruptly recalled the hint in the mission, the wolves were afraid of Ji Hong, so they would not play with Ji Hong.

"Is that so...... Zhibei smiled softly in understanding and comforted, "Ji Hong! If tragedy finds us, don't be sad, don't be sad! Believe it, happy days will come! (Note 1)"

"......" Ji Hong stared at Zhibei for a long time with clear eyes, and finally nodded slightly, opened her mouth and said, "It must be like this...... Brother Zhibei! ”

"Hmm!" Zhibei nodded with satisfaction, and walked into the wolf group with the Xihua beside him, either lying on his stomach or lying on his side.

At this time, Zhibei really felt the sadness brought about by the tragedy.

If we talk about the reason why human beings praise life, it is nothing more than that beautiful and harmonious body, as well as a vibrant soul, which brings fresh and great beauty to this world. But all the praiseworthy things of life were lost in the wolves in front of them, the scars and mutilations were all over their bodies, and the aura that had been radiating from their eyes had completely turned into some kind of cloudy and ignorant emotion—they neither longed for life nor for death, and the broken souls made people weep.

But Zhibei is so sad that he can't cry, what is real in front of him, the passing of life...... Although the wolves are still alive, they are already dead, and their declining bodies like marionettes let Zhibei see the future and the past.

In the past, in that cold and cannibalistic society, he had already tasted the despair of "life is like bones, and death is boring", although this crossing made him reborn, but there will be a day in the future! Yes, there will come a time when he will "die" like these wolves...... too......

"Don't be sad, don't be sad! Believe it, happy days will come! Zhibei muttered in a low voice to cheer himself up, and he took Xihua to Changting (village chief). At this time, Changting was standing in front of a gray wolf with a solemn face that was stronger than the surrounding wolves, and that was probably the wolf king of this group of wolves.

The wolf king was dressed in beautiful gray fur, stained with blood and mud and sand, his two front legs were lying on his stomach crossed, his head was lowered, his bandaged right eye was bleeding from the bandage, and the broken left leg was empty, looking extremely desolate. He was now staring at Changting in silence, and the two of them (?) Didn't say a word (wolves, of course, don't talk to people...... ）。

"Uncle Changting......" Zhibei said hello in a low voice.

"Ahh You're here! Changting's voice was hoarse and low, and he was already haggard with worry.

"Hmmm! Let me talk to the Wolf King! Zhibei said.

"Good...... You also have the same ability as Xiao Jihong! ”

"Hmm!" Zhibei turned to the Wolf King and asked, "Wolf King...... Could you please tell us what happened to you? So that we can make a decision as soon as possible! ”

The wolf king looked at Zhibei and called a few times in a low voice, "Woo...... (Can you understand me?) His cry was like a low flute, full of sorrow and despair, and no longer as full of breath as it had been when he first heard it.

Zhibei nodded and said, "I understand!" ”

"Woo...... (Okay, since you can understand, I'll tell you about it.) The Wolf King paused and continued, "Woo...... (The war started from the south, and a certain tribal lord who was controlled by greed and control took the lead in igniting the war, and then the southern land was occupied by blood and blades, and the people were miserable everywhere, and in the end, a queen named Himiko defeated all the tribes and unified the southern lands, but she did not maintain the hard-won peace, she was not satisfied, she wanted the whole world to be under her rule, so the army of her empire went all the way north, not long ago, They've reached Tono, and they're coming to us soon...... ）”

Zhibei looked at the wolf king, he knew that things were not so simple, if it was just conquest, he could naturally surrender, but if he surrendered...... There would not have been such a tragic outcome.

"Woo...... (If that's all there is to it, there's nothing wrong with that.) Himiko is a great ruler, and I heard that under her rule, the people of the south have passed the decadence after the war and are living a good life, and if she can make everyone so happy, then it is not impossible to surrender. But...... She did not allow all inhuman things to exist, the gods of the village were overthrown and trampled by her army, all the inhuman beings with intelligence were slaughtered, and only the weak, or the unruly, were allowed to live. Such atrocities are contempt for life, for all good souls, and naturally everyone does not want to accept death, nor do they want the gods to be defiled by them, so the war broke out! ）”

"Woo...... (And we have a distant relative in the forest of the far field...... They share our no-kill doctrine - in fact, no sapient being is allowed to kill. They fought several fierce battles with Himiko's army, and because they were losing and retreating, they called for help from us, and as you can see, where we drove to, we were completely defeated, and we had to flee...... Yes...... You see, they cannot be stopped, but only destruction...... Alas, destruction...... When the wolf had finished speaking, he bowed his head completely, and looked at the yellow earth stupidly, as if he could find some miracle in it.

Of course, there were no miracles.

Silence shrouded Zhibei.

(Note 1): Section ...... From Pushkin's ...... Well, you know!

(Note 2): Himiko is a good person, don't cute her!

(Ask for recommendation, ask for collection, Arara...... ）