The wind was as cold as a knife.

Goose feathers and heavy snow, flying in the sky.

The slave convoy moved forward slowly, intending to bypass the Qilian Mountains and go to the Xiongnu royal court behind the Qilian Mountains.

The slave convoy that walked on this snowfield all the year round was already familiar with the surroundings, and they would rather walk a little longer around the Qilian Mountains than venture into the Qilian Mountains at this time.

The convoy moved forward.

The bell is ringing.

The children in the cage were huddled together, trembling, their eyes frightened, helpless, and even completely sluggish......

As a native of the Yi tribe, even if they are as young as them, they know their fate.

But the surrounding Yi men did not dare to resist, so they could only wait for fate to come.

In one of the cages, because Chen Dong, an adult, was thrown in, all the children were huddled in a corner, looking at Chen Dong who was lying unconscious in the cage with different eyes.

Suddenly.

A girl boldly moved a step forward from her companions.

The girl was about six or seven years old, with a ponytail and a black cloth covering her head to protect her from the wind and snow, her face was dirty, her cheeks were red and even chapped from the cold, but her eyes were clear and dark, like jewels.

At this time, he was a little worried, looking at Chen Dong who was in a coma.

"Aman, come back!"

In the group of children, a teenage boy shouted.

He was a head taller than the other children, a little strong, and he was also curled up in the middle of the children, apparently the eldest of the group.

"Brother, will he freeze to death?"

The girl named Aman turned her head and blinked, snorting at the same time.

She and the boy are brother and sister.

Because of the boy's protection, she is as delicate as her, so she can hide among the children with her brother unharmed.

"I'm sure I'm freezing to death, it's such a cold day."

The boy responded indifferently: "You come back soon, leave him alone, freezing to death is fate, I don't want anything to happen to you." ”

"But ......"

Ah Man glanced at Chen Dong hesitantly, then turned back to his brother and said, "Brother, let's ...... Can you save him? ”

"Save?"

The boy frowned, looking at the unconscious Chen Dong, a little disgusted.

He and his sister have become slaves, and all he can do is protect his sister from freezing to death on the road.

The rules of survival on the snowy fields are so cruel.

If you want to shelter someone again, you are still an adult, and the boy has no bottom in his heart.

Just when the boy was silent.

The girl raised her hand and wiped the snot on the tip of her nose, her clear eyes were filled with tears, and she said pitifully: "Brother, please, Grandma taught us to be kind, now Grandma and Abba are gone, we are like this, he is the same as us, if we don't help him, he will die." ”

"Kindness?"

The boy's heart ached fiercely, and his face suddenly showed a look of disgust, and he scolded the girl: "Aman, it is because of kindness that we have this end, on the snowfield, there has never been kindness, you come back to me immediately!" ”

"Brother......

Aman still wanted to beg.

But the boy's face was full of anger: "Now, come here immediately!" ”

Facing the stern and irrefutable brother, tears oozed from the corners of Aman's eyes, but he didn't dare to say any more, but slowly moved towards the group of children.

When he approached, the boy suddenly stretched out his hand, pulled Aman into the middle, and then hugged him, conveying some warmth to his sister, and said in a deep voice: "Aman, you remember, don't be too kind, kindness is not rewarded, Grandma and Abba are just because they are too kind, so our village was defeated." ”

The words are sonorous, revealing a deep sense of unwillingness and resentment.

As he spoke, the boy's eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Aman, after arriving at the court of the Huns, you must live well, no matter what happens, you must live well, my brother will definitely come to you, my brother will definitely come to save you, and I will let you get rid of slavery with me." ”

"Brother, I promise you."

Aman's head was buried in the boy's arms: "Aman must wait for his brother to come and pick up Aman and return to the place where Abba and Mom are buried." ”

"Hmm."

The boy answered, but in his red eyes, he let out tears and his lips trembled violently.

He is the elder brother, and after the death of Abba and Auntie, he should protect his sister.

That's why he suppressed all his fears fiercely, the purpose was to let his sister have something to rely on.

But he also knew that after he really arrived at the court of the Huns, he and his sister might have to separate, and from now on, they would be separated.

At that time, at least until he finds his sister again, he will no longer be able to let his sister have something to rely on.

"Brother, he's really going to die."

Suddenly, Ah Man in his arms said, "Can you save him?" We have a car full of children, everyone is fine, isn't it? ”

"There's nothing good or bad, let him die if he dies, I just want you to live!"

The boy's voice remained resolute.

Aman fell silent.

The boy glanced at the children around him: "Come over a little, you can still live if you huddle together to keep warm, otherwise you will die." ”

A group of children squeezed into the middle.

Only Ah Man, his eyes were through the small gaps, always staring at the unconscious Chen Dong.

She knew that when a group of children got together, the probability of freezing to death was very small, which was common knowledge living on the snowfield, even if the outermost children were in danger, the chance of death was still very small.

Only at this time, the uncle on the ground was injured himself, and he was still alone, and when he couldn't keep warm, it was really easy to freeze to death.

"Brother, why don't I go over and accompany my uncle?"

Ah Man suddenly said: "I don't want him to die, Ah Man doesn't want to see corpses, Ah Man has seen a lot of corpses, Abba's mother's, and uncles and aunts...... Woowoo woo ......"

At the end, Aman suddenly cried.

"I can't go, listen to my brother, I'm not allowed to go!"

The boy was red-eyed, holding back tears, but still resolute.

And the children around also cried out with Aman's crying.

After all, they were just children, and the shadow left behind by the slaughter of their village has been suppressed in their hearts.

At this time, Aman's crying seemed to have found an emotional outlet for them.

The crying made the people of the slave convoy annoying.

The leader of the convoy walked at the front, his face full of irritability, and suddenly turned around and scolded angrily: "What are you crying about? Cry again, Lao Tzu will slaughter you! ”

"Boss, it's the little girl in the cage who wants the child to surround the man and keep the man warm, but her brother won't let her."

A companion quickly stepped forward and reported.

"Heating?"

The leader of the convoy hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes, on this snowy day, it is really easy to freeze to death, and if you die, you can't sell it for money, go and drive these children over to save their lives, it's just a pile of money." ”

"Okay."

As the convoy began to whip away the group of children.

At this moment, even Aman's brother was helpless.

And with the people of the convoy scolded.

Ah Man squeezed out the group of children for the first time and rushed to Chen Dong's side.

The rest of the children did not dare to disobey, and forced their cries to rush over together.

In the end, the boy sighed helplessly, leaned over, pulled away the group of children, dragged Ah Man into the middle, and at the same time let Chen Dong stay in the middle.