Vol.1 Borderless City Prologue Feathered People (6)
Sitting on the branch of a barren tree at the foot of the mountain, its wingclaws scratching restlessly at the scales of Sisha entrenched on the trunk behind him, glancing at the woods of the Feathered Village from time to time, not yet a single figure rising from the bright canopy. The shadow of the tree became shorter and shorter, and I didn't know how many people would come, and I didn't know whether the people who would come would be good or evil, and the heavenly wheel realized that he had put himself in a Jedi, but there was no turning back anyway.
He raised his bow flat with one hand, squinting his eyes to measure the arc of the sea of trees meeting the sky. The night wind carried the fishy sweetness of the sea, and the hand holding the bow trembled.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared in the canopy of the tree, and the sound of flapping wings could be heard in the distance.
The hearts of the Heavenly Wheel seemed to be screwed together. Who's this? Judging from the flying posture, it was definitely not Huangsun, who always flew unhurriedly, but this feathered man was like someone chasing him from behind, and his body was almost parallel to the ground and was moving quickly.
Etianlun saw clearly, this was the aggressive hunter leader Toru Khan, who had always been at odds with the tribal leader of Featherman Island, and Kisen never dared to trouble him. It seems that Huangsun did not betray him, which made Yi Tianlun feel a little more relieved. But what is this man going to do?
Toru Khan soon flew out of the woods and came to a halt over the barren trees. Sisha poked her head out of the treetops and made a "hiss" sound.
"It's you." His slightly gruff voice broke the silence of the night, and he indifferently greeted the Heavenly Wheel.
"There are shadows in the trees."
"I can't sleep thinking about anything else." Toru Khan admitted.
"You're not afraid of waking people up?"
"The canopy of the trees is a natural soundproofing layer, and there are almost two worlds above and below, and they can't hear anything." Toru Khan explained, "The little imp said you know who caused our people to go missing. ”
Yi Tianlun smiled slyly, "Yes, I kind of know." ”
"Don't play tricks." Toru Khan raised his hand, his thumb and forefinger pinched together in a frightening sound.
I flew faster than him. Yi Tianlun thought to himself, if it got to the point where I had to fight, if I could successfully open the distance, I would be able to injure him.
"I heard that your son Toruni has disappeared during the cold season."
Toru Khan glared at the Heavenly Wheel viciously. "It's none of your business."
"But the Wanhe Patriarch didn't plan to send someone to find it."
"Wanhe never sends anyone to look for it." Toru Khan landed on the ground with a thud and took a sip. "Whoever has a son is the same, and whoever has is the same."
"It doesn't sound like he cares." Yi Tianlun said with interest.
"Care!" Toru Khan suddenly roared, "He only cares about himself, and his cubs!" ”
Well, that's what you want. "Have you managed to find it?"
"Of course—" Toru Khan stopped suddenly, as he saw two figures emerge from the woods. Saturn had reached the center of the sky, and the shadows of the trees were fading.
The Pang sisters, both of whom are named Pang, know that according to the information provided by Huang Sun, their mother has disappeared recently and is in a state of anxiety and anger. It is said that Wan Ha is their father.
Huang Sun and two of his friends also arrived. They are Thor and Dee, another young feathered man with whom they had befriended who had disappeared in the hunt not long ago and have been living in fear ever since. Although they are not in direct conflict with Wanhe, it is said that the patriarch's son, Kitsen, raped a female feather they were courting in front of them, and the two held a grudge for it.
The Wheel of Heaven looks around. That's right, they are all people who have missing partners and have conflicts with the patriarch Wanhe. So far so good.
"It doesn't seem like anyone else is coming." Yi Tianlun watched the shadow of the tree gradually elongate in the other direction, and said, "I believe that Huangsun has already told you and is about to hear a bizarre story from me." He was satisfied to see the shadows floating next to their treehouse, the mysterious way of action and the sneaky appearance of the thing, and watching the fear buried in everyone's hearts awaken little by little.
"We're going to get that little black man?" A pong asked.
"Little Negro is a good name. Yes, we're going to get those little blacks eventually. I don't think it's only one. "But our strength is too weak to find them at all." We must rely on the strength of the patriarchs. ”
Several people looked discouraged. "The Wanhe patriarch won't look for it, he thinks that he has been blessed by the gods, if everyone goes to find it, they can only waste their physical strength and consume not many resources." Another Pang said.
"The patriarch doesn't have to be Wanhe." The Heavenly Wheel paused for a moment, appreciating the effect of his words.
The Ponzi sisters, Thor, and Di seemed shocked by the idea, but Huangsun only nodded slightly, while Toru Khan frowned. "What do you want to do, boy?"
"Think about it, Toru Khan, if you become a patriarch——?"
His words worked: for a few seconds the strong, sturdy Toruhan seemed to be caught in the illusion of infinite possibilities, and he longed to believe in the Wheel of Heaven.
"How?"
"Simple, what we have to do is to act in the dark and create more enemies for Wanhe."
"I remember you didn't have wings." A Pang suddenly pointed at him and said.
"yes...... It used to be pretty much like that. "Etianlun didn't deny it.
"He's weak, and the people in the clan don't like him." Thor said that he had been involved in chasing him several times, and Celestial Wheel remembered. "Why should I trust you?"
"You don't have to trust me...... You're just going to do something that everybody here wants to do, and I'm just trying to help you. ”
"Phew." Thor said contemptuously, "You can't even fly." If Huang Sun told me that you were waiting here, I wouldn't waste a night in a treehouse. ”
Leaning on the heavenly wheel to draw a bow and arrow, aiming at the branch a hundred meters away, the carefully polished sharp wooden stick whistled out, and a tree fruit fell in response.
The feathers were shocked. "What is this?" Dee asked with interest.
"My body is not as strong as my rank, so I have to do something else." "I call it 'Enu' when I use the giant spider silk to pull the roots of the baobab tree from the ground to make a simple weapon. "Yinu" is the pronunciation of "bow" in the later Yuren language.
Thor didn't seem convinced, but didn't say anything more.
"The patriarch is a good man, but we need his strength." Yi Tianlun said tentatively, in case someone didn't have enough hatred for Wanhe.
"He's a damn guy." Toru Khan gritted her teeth, and the Ponzi sisters nodded in disgust.
Looking inquiringly at the remaining three, he noticed that Huangsun, Thor, and Di were indifferent to whether or not to take revenge on Wanhe, but they must not mind giving Kisen a little color by the way. But what he needed was a more violent reaction.
"For the sake of our loved ones, and for the sake of no one in our community being killed, we must act together. After the overthrow of Wanhe, a new patriarch was born, and presumably your status will not be low. He looked at them warmly, "I suggest that we meet here at the same time every two nights, and that we don't usually act too familiar with each other." Also, if you want things to go well, remember, you've never met me. ”
The feathers did not react, as if assessing the credibility of the person who was relying on the heavenly wheel.
"Yes." After a moment, Toru Khan said. The others began to nod their heads.
"By the way, I have one more thing to do." The Wheel of Heaven's Wheel tapped his head as if he remembered something, and then quickly activated before everyone could react, and the two winged claws pressed Thor against a boulder, and then stabbed a sharp wooden arrow into the joint of his little finger with lightning speed.
No one came to his aid.
Before Thor could start screaming, Etianlun covered his mouth, and the corners of Etianlun's mouth flashed with pleasure as he watched the other man's eyes fill with bloodshots.
"Relax." He softly reassured Thor, "I promise you'll reap more than this in the future." ”
A strange aura permeated the small group. If there were any luck in the hearts of those just now, at this moment things have undoubtedly begun to push.
Thor gritted his teeth and stood up, bleeding from his severed finger. He was much taller than the Heavenly Wheel, but at the moment he was staring at the Heavenly Wheel with fearful eyes.
"To do, or not to do?" The Heavenly Wheel asked in a voice softer than just now, and everyone could hear it.
"I ...... I do. Thor said with a shudder.
The Celestial Wheel wiped the blood off Thor's hands and clapped his hands in satisfaction.