Light conceives all beings, and all beings follow the shadow.

It has been said that water is the source of life, and fire is definitely the starting point of civilization.

In ancient times, a fire burned most of the forests on the earth, but it left the fire of civilization to the ancient ancestors. Since the ancient ancestors ate the scorched beasts, they could never forget the delicacy of cooked food, and they no longer drank blood like wild beasts.

In the ancient tribal period, in order to preserve the fire, the tribal leader also specially set up an official who was responsible for preserving the fire - Huozheng. Huozheng is also the ancient ancestor of Zhu Rong, and Zhu Rong's motto is "blood and fire have the same origin".

Lizhou, originally the territory of the Zhurong clan of the Phoenix ethnic group. More than a thousand years ago, after the Lord of Light completed the crusade against the Five Dragons, he went south to destroy the Phoenix, and the people of the Zhurong clan have since become slaves of the country.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance. Although Gong Zhongxia implemented a policy of restraint on the Zhurong clan after he became the ruler and left the state, the Zhurong clan, who believed in the god of fire, would never succumb to the rule of those Central Plains people who shouted the slogan of light but did dark things. If people's hearts are destined to be dark, then "Zhu Rong Yuluo", who inherits the will of his ancestors, vows to die to be a torch that illuminates the darkness. He will burn himself to illuminate others, to warm the earth.

Since "Gong Zhongying" became king in Xiayang City, he actually launched a crusade against the "savage" Zhu Rong clan on the grounds of expelling the barbarians. He intended to clear the entire territory of Lizhou and enter the Central Plains.

However, the current Zhurong tribes are scattered all over the world, extremely disunited, and often kill their compatriots of the same race for trivial things. Some Zhurong clans were willing to be Gong Zhongying's eagle dogs for a little favor and a little favor, and used butcher knives against the Zhurong clan who resisted Gong Zhongying's oppression.

The Zhurong clan, known as the Vermilion Bird, occupies the northern part of Lizhou and is an obstacle for Gong Zhongying to enter the Central Plains in the north. Therefore, Gong Zhongying's first battle after becoming king was to completely eliminate the Suzaku tribe that occupied the northern part of Lizhou.

Zhu Rong Yuluo is a rare wise boy in the previous generation in the tribe, and his six-dimensional ability attributes are: 95 Domination, 90 Force, 92 Agility, 91 Strategy, 85 Politics, 95 Charm. Since he was a child, he has been called "Little Flame" and "Son of the Fire God" by the old chief, meaning the unquenchable fire of the Phoenix race.

Zhu Rong Yuluo is still a sharpshooter who pierces Yang in a hundred steps. Some people claim that if three sparrows fly in the sky, Zhu Rongyuluo only needs to pull the string once with the three arrows to shoot them down together. But this is just an exaggerated compliment to him, in fact, he will never hurt these little animals. If it were three ominous birds (crows) flying through the sky, he wouldn't mind wasting three arrows shooting at once.

But now, even if three crows flew over his head and left disgusting feces on his head, Zhu Rong Yuluo would not have pulled three arrows out of his quiver to deal with them. He wanted to leave these three arrows to the enemy, to the Central Plains people who wanted to kill the Suzaku tribe.

Although the old leader was already past the age of the old man, he resolutely put on the armor and personally led the Suzaku warriors to resist the invaders. As the warrior most valued by the old leader, Zhu Rong Yuluo didn't get the opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy. The old chief gave him the task of protecting the elderly, women, and children from migrating north, leaving a spark of hope for the tribe.

Zhu Rong Yuluo was very resistant to such a task at first. He felt that a good man should go into battle to kill the enemy to protect his people, not be a deserter. But the old leader told him earnestly, "Gong Zhongying is too strong, and we are too weak, and protecting the migration of the tribe is not an act of desertion, but so that the fire of hope can be burned and the tribe can multiply." ”

Zhu Rong Yuluo said unconvincedly: "In that case, why don't you protect your clan and migrate together, but stay and resist Gong Zhongying?"

"We're half-cut into the ground! stay and buy a little time for everyone. The old leader said, handing the mulberry wood bow to Zhu Rong Yuluo, "This bow belongs to your grandfather and should have been passed on to your father, but they all died on the battlefield. Before your grandfather died, let me take this bow and shoulder the mission of protecting my people. Now that you have grown up, it's time to take up this bow and take on the mission of protecting your clan. ”

"Chief......" he threw himself to his knees.

The old leader stuffed the Zhemu bow into Zhu Rong Yuluo's hand, and helped him up, raised Zhu Rong Yuluo's hand holding the Zhemu bow and announced to everyone: "The god of fire is above, and Zhu Rong Yuluo, the son of the god of fire, is a descendant of the phoenix Miao, and after he took over the bow that symbolizes the authority of the leader of the Vermilion Bird tribe, he will be the new leader of the Suzaku tribe from now on." Whoever disobeys the new leader's rule is fighting against the god of fire, and the leader will follow his example by taking his head with this bow. ”

Regarding the old leader's actions, Zhu Rong Yuluo felt very stunned. In his opinion, the bow that symbolized the power of the chief, he should pass it on to his son. Moreover, Zhu Rong Yuluo had already seen the dissatisfaction of the old leader's son "Zhu Rong Baiqiu" with this.

Just when everyone was bowing down to Zhu Rongyu, the old leader leaned into his ear and whispered: "Your grandfather entrusted me as your guardian before his death to raise you as an adult, and I have now fulfilled his entrustment to me." Next, it's up to you! Lead the people of the Zhu clan to live well!"

"Lord Chief......" Zhu Rongyuluo immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the old leader.

The old leader pulled him up, "Now, you are the leader, and the old man can't stand the worship of the leader." ”

He replied, "This worship is a respect for the elders as a junior!"

"Okay, well, so to speak...... The old body accepted. ”

Zhu Rong Baiqiu is a warrior in his thirties, eleven years older than Zhu Rong Yu. Therefore, most people in the tribe felt that Zhurong Baiqiu would be the future tribal leader. As a result, his prestige among most of the tribesmen was high.

Zhurong Baiqiu is known for his military ability, and his six-dimensional abilities are: 92 domination, 95 force, 93 agility, 75 strategy, 60 politics, and 90 charm. Judging from the current situation, if he disobeys Zhu Rong Yuluo, it is estimated that sixty percent of the people in the tribe will follow him to rebel.

And the rest of those who support Zhu Rong Yuluo are either old people or children, and they have no combat effectiveness at all. Even if the two of them decide the winner alone, Zhu Rong Yuluo also knows that he is far from Zhu Rong Baiqiu's opponent.

Now, Zhu Rongyu still has some blame in his heart for the old leader throwing himself into a big trouble. Because when he took over the bow that symbolized the power of the leader, it meant that he not only had to shoulder the responsibility and mission of protecting the clan, but also faced the risk of Zhu Rong Baiqiu usurping the throne and seizing power.

Although the old leader brought out the god of fire, and said that whoever disobeyed his rule, he shot him with a bow. But people's hearts are very difficult to control, who they choose, who they support, can it be that the god of fire can influence? What's more, with Zhu Rong Baiqiu's influence, how can a wooden bow be suppressed? When the time comes, he took away the bow and shot himself, which can also be said to be instructed by the god of fire.

Zhu Rong Yuluo couldn't help but say in his heart: Old leader, wow, old leader, you have given me a treasure bow that symbolizes the power of the leader! This is simply throwing me a hot potato! You should pass on this "authority" to your son, let him become the leader of the Suzaku tribe, and let him become the guardian of the Suzaku tribe.

After the old leader completed the transfer of power to Zhurong Yuluo, he led three hundred "sunset warriors" composed of middle-aged and elderly warriors to Huoshentai to resist Gong Zhongying's army. Looking at the departing backs of these "sunset warriors", Zhu Rongyuluo understood what protection and responsibility were.

According to the instructions of the old leader, Zhu Rong Yuluo led the young Suzaku tribe warriors and clansmen to migrate north. As for why they migrated north, the reason is that both sides of the Chijiang River in the Lizhou section are steep mountains, and it is easy to hide and preserve their strength. In the plains, Gong Zhongying's war horses and chariots were invincible, but if they reached the mountainous areas, the war horses and chariots would lose their advantage.

On the first night of advancing north, Zhu Rong Yuluo found Zhu Rong Baiqiu. And the arrogant Zhu Rong Baiqiu didn't take him seriously at all, he turned his back to Zhu Rong Yuluo, and said in a weird manner: "Lord Chief, what are you doing?"

Zhu Rong Yuluo replied humbly: "Yuluo thinks that Big Brother Bai Qiu is more suitable to be the leader. ”

"Hmph, but now the man who is the leader...... But it's you!"

"I don't want to be a leader at all, the old leader forced this drudgery into me. Zhu Rong Yuluo emphasized, "Brother Bai Qiu, you have seen it with your own eyes, I was forced to take over this bow that symbolizes the power of the leader. ”

"Hmph! The leader is really unique! Being a leader is something that many people dream of, and you actually say it's a chore!"

Zhu Rongyu sighed and said: "Alas! There is a saying that if virtue is not worthy, there will be disaster." The younger brother has no talent and no virtue, so he was pushed to the position of leader by the old leader in front of everyone; first, he can't convince the public, and second, he can't Anbang, this is not a chore...... What's that?"

"Yuluo," Zhu Rong Baiqiu called him by his name, "Are you here to pour bitter water on me tonight...... Or are you here to assert your authority to me?"

"Neither!" he replied.

"Then what do you want to do?" Zhu Rong Baiqiu turned around and stared at Zhu Rong Yuluo with both eyes.

"Brother Bai Qiu's martial arts are world-renowned, and his prestige among the clansmen is high, so he should be the leader of the Suzaku tribe. The younger brother is here to present this treasure bow that symbolizes the power of the leader to the eldest brother!" Zhu Rong Yuluo took out an arrow from the quiver and put it on the bow, aiming it at Zhu Rong Baiqiu's head, "Doesn't the eldest brother want to try the power of this treasure bow?"

In the tribe, even a three-year-old child knows that Zhu Rong Yuluo is a sharpshooter with no arrows. Seeing Zhu Rongyu fall and pull the string at his head, Zhu Rongbaiqiu's face twitched obviously.

In the blink of an eye of Zhu Rong Baiqiu, Zhu Rong Yuluo let go of the hand pulling the string, and the arrow flew directly past Zhu Rong Baiqiu's ear. I only heard a few crows crying in the distance, Zhu Rong Baiqiu turned around and took a closer look, and was directly shocked.

The three crows were pierced by the arrows shot by Zhu Rongyu, and they were firmly nailed to the trunk of the tree. In the dark of night, an arrow shoots through three black crows, which is simply not something that people can do.

Zhu Rongyu walked over, pulled out the arrow wearing the three crows, and said, "This kind of ominous bird should not appear behind the eldest brother. These precious arrows were intended to be reserved for my enemies. It's a shame that it's now stained with the blood of the ominous bird. If Big Brother Bai Qiu becomes the leader, he won't treat the little brother as an enemy, right?"

This question from the soul directly made Zhurong Baiqiu shudder. He shook his head and immediately fell to his knees, "How dare the last general! If anyone dares to regard the leader as an enemy, I will be the first to kill him." ”

"Eh, what are you doing here? This can't be helped, this can't be helped. Zhu Rong Yuluo quickly helped Zhu Rong Baiqiu up, "Little brother just asked you to try the power of this bow, what are you doing?"

At this time, the beads of sweat on Zhu Rong Baiqiu's forehead slipped quietly, "This...... This Bow ...... Symbolizing the authority of the Chief, I ...... Who is qualified to hold it?"

"You and I are brothers, brothers. If the brother wants to test the power of this bow, he will try it, and you are welcome. ”

Zhu Rong Baiqiu still couldn't help but pick up the Zhemu bow, and suddenly took out an arrow from the quiver and put it on the bow to pull the string, aiming at Zhu Rong Yuluo's head. And Zhu Rong Yuluo was calm, as if what was standing in front of him was not Zhu Rong Baiqiu, who was pulling the string with arrows, but an air-like existence. This kind of mental quality is simply not something that people can have.

"You know my archery skills!" Zhu Rong Baiqiu said viciously, "But you can't do it without arrows." If I miss, it's not the ominous bird behind you that I'm shooting you, it's you. ”

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Rongyuluo laughed loudly, "If I die under the arrows of the eldest brother tonight, it will be like this every day! The eldest brother just shot the ominous bird and missed it, not deliberately trying to kill me and usurp the throne, nor will he bear the infamy of being a monarch killer for the rest of his life." You can rest assured that you can boldly release your arrows!"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Rong Yuluo's words actually made Zhu Rong Baiqiu's hands tremble. Just when Zhu Rong Yuluo was about to put away the bow and arrow and return it to Zhu Rong Yuluo, the shaking hand accidentally released the arrow.

In an instant, Zhu Rong Yuluo actually caught the arrow that was shooting at him with two fingers. He said coldly: "It seems that tonight, I wish Rong Yu his life should not die!"

And Zhu Rong Baiqiu was dumbfounded for a while, and it took a while to come to his senses and say, "I...... I saw it, first ...... The Chief's Back ...... Behind it is not a crow, but ...... Phoenix ......"

Zhu Rong Yuluo knew that in fact, Zhu Rong Baiqiu didn't see anything. And the words that Zhu Rong Baiqiu said were equivalent to acknowledging Zhu Rong Yuluo's position as the leader. In fact, just as Zhu Rong Yuluo thought, Zhu Rong Baiqiu respectfully returned the Zhemu bow to Zhu Rong Yuluo. Not to mention anything else, in terms of psychological quality, Zhu Rong Yuluo made Zhu Rong Baiqiu lose convincingly.