Honglian didn't say a word all the way, she knew that this matter was decided. Yang Long treats Tianying like this, with his kind of character that will be retribution, he will definitely come to the door in less than one night. But once she comes, she is at ease, even if she thinks too much, it is useless, not to mention that the person concerned has no reaction at all, as if this matter has nothing to do with him at all.

Along the way, however, she was still in shock, Yang Long possessed that strange speed and the ability to hold arrows with his bare hands, which was by no means something ordinary hunters could do. Judging from the fact that there is no aura fluctuation on this guy in front of him, this guy is not a sealer. Since he is not an Indian, there is only one possibility now, and if he can have that kind of speed, this guy must be a martial cultivator.

Yang Long had already seen the white smoke rising from the hut from a distance, and he knew that Uncle Niu must have returned.

"But today's Uncle Niu seems to be a lot earlier than before. Yang Long looked at the sky that had not yet darkened, and shook his head suspiciously.

According to the previous time, Uncle Niu would generally hunt until midnight, except for a night leopard that day, Uncle Niu would almost always come back in the first to two watches. But looking at this day, it is only twilight now, what must have happened when Uncle Niu came back so early?

Sure enough, as soon as he walked into the small thatched house, Yang Long saw Uncle Niu looking dejected, and there was a hint of sadness in the corners of his eyes. However, when Uncle Niu found out that Yang Long and the others had returned, the sorrow on his face disappeared in a blink of an eye, and it was replaced by a forced smile.

"Dad, why did you come back so early. Honglian looked at Uncle Niu with some surprise, and as soon as the words fell, she immediately rushed up and wrapped her arms around him, and her tense little face seemed to be loosened, as if only this family and her father made her feel safe.

There are also a few home-cooked dishes prepared on the table in front of Uncle Niu, although this dish is not as good as any wild and seafood, but for Yang Long, these ordinary dishes are the most precious. However, today's dishes seem to be much richer than before, and there are a few more dishes that Yang Long has never seen.

Uncle Niu touched Honglian's head with a smile on his face, and said lovingly: "Isn't today our daughter's fifteenth birthday?" So I specially sold the leopard skin and went to the town to exchange for your favorite braised pork, which is a signature dish brought out from Langshu Restaurant. Come on, sit down. ”

"Braised pork? really, thank you Daddy. Honglian wrinkled her little nose and sniffed the air around her, looking satisfied, with a bright smile on her little face, there was a strange rendering power, as if it could make everyone's hearts tainted with joy.

Yang Long's heart seemed to be touched by this smile, and what he wanted to ask was stuck in his throat before he could say it. He knew that Uncle Niu must have something to hide from them, especially the little daughter in front of him. The smile on Uncle Niu's face was very far-fetched, but as the girl's laughter remembered, the smile on Uncle Niu's face became more and more relaxed, and it seemed that he was also infected.

He didn't want to spoil this beautiful atmosphere, because he had been so happy in the past, but now that happiness was getting farther and farther away from him, and even made Yang Long feel vague.

Uncle Niu said to Yang Long: "Brother Long, you can sit down too! Today is the first birthday of the little girl, and one more person is also more festive." ”

Yang Long didn't know how long it had been since he had a birthday, and he had even forgotten how old he was. But when she looked at the happy little face of the red lotus girl, he was sincerely envious, maybe he also had this happy feeling in the past!

This meal, Yang Long ate very happily, with Uncle Niu and Honglian, he felt as if he had a home. The warm picture, the dinner party with laughter and laughter is something he has forgotten for a long time, but the father and daughter in front of him did not treat Yanglong as an outsider at all, they gave Yanglong the feeling as if he were his own relatives, at this moment Yanglong enjoyed, enjoyed this long-forgotten feeling. He was afraid, afraid that what disappeared would not come back.

Neither Honglian nor Yanglong mentioned the incident in front of the mountain, and Uncle Niu also had a tacit understanding to hide the things in his heart, they just quietly accompanied the Honglian girl to spend this birthday.

By the time of the third watch, the night was already deep, and Honglian's birthday had passed, and the girl also fell asleep on the side. Only the two of them were still sitting at the table, Yang Long and Uncle Niu seemed to have a tacit understanding, sitting with their own hearts, no one moved, just drank cup after cup.

Uncle Niu drank glass after glass of wine, and his face was a little red. Yang Long was by his side, his alcohol consumption was not bad, in his previous life, he often fell in love with bars, and his alcohol consumption was not small. For these fine wines brewed by Uncle Niu, most of the bottles of wine in the wine jar were in the stomach, and Yang Long was not drunk at all. Compared to the fine wine in the Whitebeard jug, these wines are like plain water. At that time, Yang Long's alcohol consumption was not bad, but he drank Whitebeard's wine, but he was drunk with a glass.

Although these wines are ordinary, they have a different flavor to drink.

After three rounds of wine, the three jars of fine wine have bottomed out. At this time, Uncle Niu actually began to laugh bitterly in a low voice and said, "Little Brother Long, I hope that the little brother will forgive me if you are not well entertained." In the next martial arts, I don't know how to beat around the bush, with all due respect, but now there is a reluctant request to trouble Brother Long, I don't know if Brother Long can help me with this. ”

Yang Long raised his glass and said sincerely: "Uncle Niu said bluntly, don't say anything else, just this life-saving grace, the kid will never forget it in this life." What does Uncle Niu want me to do, if I frown, I won't be a seven-foot man. ”

After speaking, Yang Long drank it all. Yang Long has always wanted to find an opportunity to repay the kindness of this father and daughter, and he has been here for a long time, and now after some pranayama, it is time to leave. He still has a lot of things to do, and it is impossible for him to stay in this place for the rest of his life, so he can take this opportunity to repay Uncle Niu's father and daughter.

Uncle Niu's expression changed slightly, looking at Yang Long's sincere gaze, but he didn't dare to say anything for a while.

"The little brother's life was saved by you, Uncle Niu has any difficulties, just say it bluntly, and the little brother is not the kind of person who can't help anything. Looking at Uncle Niu's embarrassment, Yang Long said secretly.

In fact, he also reminded Uncle Niu from it, saying that he is not an ordinary person, and on the other hand, he also asked Uncle Niu not to be taboo, but the grace of saving his life is irretributive.

Hearing this, Uncle Niu was stunned, Yang Long's meaning was very direct and clear. He looked at the confident smile on Yang Long's face, and said with some shame: "To tell you the truth, the next hunting day is coming." This hunting day is not really a hunting animal, it is a game in the hunting group, in the hunting circle there is not only the survival of wild beasts, but also a huntsman's competition, which is a duel between hunters and prey, but also a duel between life and death. ”

Uncle Niu said with a wry smile: "The hunter and the prey are played by the people of the hunting circle, and the prey of each session will be selected from a family. Not only is the age of the participants stipulated, but even the strength seems to be controlled in the realm of the human seal master. ”

"Hunting?" Yang Long asked suspiciously, "Are both hunters and prey human?"

Uncle Niu nodded and said, "Well, the prey is between the hunters, but the prey carries a token, as long as the hunter catches the prey and gets the token, then the hunter will become the candidate for the next term." Coupled with the fact that each hunter is alone in the jungle, anyone around them has the potential to become an enemy. Therefore, during this period, fighting is inevitable. ”

Speaking of this, Uncle Niu said with a somewhat ugly face, "On this hunting day, our household will be designated as the prey." In other words, my daughter Red Lotus will be designated as a prey and mixed among the hunters. During the hunt, countless people are killed by inflicted harm, and as long as they are not intentional, they are not punished. However, the scope of this deliberate act is simply nonsense. ”

Yang Long frowned slightly, and from Uncle Niu's words, he heard a look of pity. He vaguely remembered that Honglian had said that his own brother was framed to death, but it was defined as not intentional.

Looking at Uncle Niu's sad and indignant face, Yang Long frowned and said, "Can't you choose?

"Don't participate?" Uncle Niu laughed at himself: "This place is where we grew up, and leaving the hunting circle is something I can't do, but my daughter has been dragged down by me." Several times, I asked the girl to leave this place, because the child did not have any sense of belonging to the tribe. But this child is not willing to leave me at all, and now I am cocooned here, watching the people around me leave, even if the tribe abandons me, but I still can't let go of the tribe. ”

Uncle Niu said and spoke, but his bold voice was a little choked. I don't know if it's because of the influence of alcohol, or because the feelings that have been squeezed in my heart for many years are suddenly released. At this moment, Uncle Niu cried, sobbing softly like a child. The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but it's not when he is sad.

Yang Long looked at the sleeping red lotus on the side, he not only envied this girl for having such a good father at the moment, but also envied Uncle Niu's daring to love and hate.

"Then let me be the prey of the little girl Red Lotus!" Yang Long said with a calm expression and a voice without waves, as if this in itself was an insignificant matter.

Hearing this, Uncle Niu was shocked. He opened his mouth and tried to say something, but he found that his mind was blank and he forgot anything.

Uncle Niu muttered to himself, looked at Yang Long and said in surprise: "I just want you to leave here with the girl, and don't come back from now on." ”

"Ahh

He didn't expect that Uncle Niu wanted to ask for this for himself, but he was righteously going to participate in the competition.