In the vast depths of the Mobei grassland, under a snow-capped mountain with a mountain top, there are several poor herdsmen.

Their tents are thin, patched, and if the wind blows, the adult herders hold down the stakes that hold them in place with their frostbite-covered hands, or the tents will be blown away.

The children would cling to the head sheep and hide their bodies under its chest and abdomen, both to ensure that the emaciated sheep would not flee and to ensure that they would not be swept on the ground by the wind.

The wilderness at the foot of the mountain is full of pristine atmosphere, and from time to time there are wild beasts, which threaten not only jackals, but also large insects and black bears.

Even in the harsh grasslands, such places are the least suitable for survival, no different from exiles. The herders who will struggle here are usually struggling.

Today, the weather was clear, the blue sky was full of white clouds, and in an extraordinarily small tent, a half-grown child wrapped in animal skin walked out.

Today is relatively hot, and at noon, the sun is especially hot, and it is undoubtedly sinful to wear thick sheepskins. However, the boy had no other choice, because he only had such a "dress", whether it was cold or hot, and if he didn't want to run around with his bare buttocks, he had to wear it.

In such a wild place, the shepherds are not much different from the sheep they graze, and the wild beasts of the mountains, the main difference is that they can speak human language.

So in the heat, there is nothing wrong with not wearing clothes, and the children in the other two tents, not to mention boys, and even girls, often only "wear" leaves.

But this thick-eyed teenager is different.

His mother told him that he had noble blood and a heroic father, so he had to wear clothes no matter where he was or what he faced.

Be sure to wear clothes, it is this young herdsman named Yelu Yi, who later changed his name to Yelu Abaoji, who first realized that he was different from others.

The young herdsman grinded a thumb-thick sheep bone on a stone outside the tent, and at his feet there were many such broken bones, including some slender birch poles.

About an hour later, the boy completed his work with four arrows.

"It's better to use wolf teeth for arrows. A short, dark-faced shepherd approached the boy from outside the tent not far away, leaned down and picked up the lamb bone arrows made by the other man and examined them.

"In a few days, I'll have wolf's tooth arrows. The boy looked up and replied firmly.

The meaning of this sentence is, of course, that the teenager will go into the mountains to hunt and will hunt wild wolves. There are not many iron tools on the grassland, except for those big tribes, iron arrows are rare, and a large number of herdsmen use animal bone arrows, the best of which is undoubtedly wolf teeth.

The adult shepherd, as one of the young man's few neighbors, naturally knew about the boy's situation, and he looked back at the ugly tent, "Your mother is so sick this time, it is difficult for you, and you need to go into the mountains to hunt by yourself." ”

The boy did not speak.

Living here, herding is not the most important means of livelihood, because they have too few sheep, and more often than not, they have to go into the mountains to hunt wild animals.

The young man put away the arrows, pinned a short knife to his waist, picked up a longbow that was not much shorter than him, and said to the adult herdsman: "Mother has troubled you to take care of it these days. ”

Compared with the rough arrows made by the young man, the short knife and long bow at his waist were undoubtedly much more refined, and compared with the two, they were tantamount to one heaven and one underground. Adult shepherds are keen on both things, but they don't have the intention of taking them for themselves.

Of course, he had no intention of bearing the pressure of life for the teenager and going into the mountains with the other party to help the other party hunt. In the depths of the steppe, each herdsman's own life is stressful enough to kill them at any time, and there is no time to share the burden of others.

"Anda, I'll go into the mountain with you!" At this time, a thin young man ran over, also carrying a bow and arrows, but his bow was much shabby compared to Yelu Abaoji's, both in terms of quality and appearance.

The adult herdsman grabbed the thin boy and scolded: "Just your body, what are you fooling around, go back and let your sheep go!"

Yelu Abaoji said to the thin boy seriously: "I am thirteen years old, and my mother said that I must go into the mountains alone to complete the hunt, which is my rite of passage. ”

Thirteen years old, coming-of-age ceremony. This is unique to Yelu Abaoji.

Bidding farewell to the shepherd's father and son, Yelu Abaoji went into the vast and dangerous mountains alone with enough dry food and water for three days.

"I don't know if he'll come out alive. However, the odds are slim. The adult shepherd rubbed his left shoulder. There was a noticeable depression there, which had been scratched by a wild beast during a few years of hunting in the mountains, and a bone was missing.

"Anda will definitely come back, and he will bring back the prey!" The thin young man was full of confidence, and his eyes were full of reverence and trust when he looked at Yelu Abaoji's back.

The adult shepherd shook his head sadly, "When you enter the mountain, who is the hunter and who is the prey, that is not necessarily. What's more, it's still going into the mountains alone. Are there fewer hunters buried in the mountains every year than wild beasts hunted?"

Five days later, just when the thin boy thought that Yelu Abaoji had died in the mountains, in the evening evening, he walked out of the wilderness with a bloody wild deer on his shoulders and a fat rabbit in his hand.

Nearly half a month later, Yelu Abaoji was able to move again. His injuries were not light, but fortunately there were no remnants, which in the eyes of adult herders was really a fluke.

At the same time, Yelu Abaoji also gained the awe of his neighbors, including several adult shepherds.

Because, Yelu Abaoji also hunted a black bear!

That was the root cause of his injury.

According to Yelu Abaoji's statement, when several herdsmen went to the mountains to find the black bear, they were all shocked, and they were like gods that Yelu Abaoji could hunt such an existence.

By the time Jeruabaoji recovered, he was already a monk.

In the process of fighting the life and death with the black bear, he actually awakened and comprehended the power of cultivation by himself!

Since then, Yelu Abaoji has never gone into the mountains to hunt again.

Not only him, but also his neighbors, never went into the mountains again.

They began to conquer other shepherds.

This is undoubtedly a more efficient, faster, and even safer means of making a living. Once in the mountains, there are countless unpredictable dangers, and ordinary herdsmen are undoubtedly much easier to bully than those powerful and non-stop beasts in the mountains.

When Yelu Abaoji conquered the hundredth shepherd's tent and triumphantly returned with the spoils of war, his mother called him to him alone and told him with a solemn look he had never seen before, and what he had to do in the future.

His father, the chief of the mighty Diera tribe of the steppes, was a hero revered by all, but was wounded in a battle and subsequently taken from his place. In order to escape the disaster, his strong and wise mother took him thousands of miles away to live in seclusion in this wild place.

Now that he has shown extraordinary talent and strength, he should avenge his father and regain his position.

"Yeluyi, when you have 10,000 string-controlling warriors behind you, you can return to the tribe and challenge your enemies. So from this day forward, every time you conquer a shepherd, you must not kill them, but subdue them. When you have gained prestige and accumulated strength, you will be able to return to your tribe as a warrior!"

Yelu Abaoji kept this in mind.

He began to fight non-stop in the north and south.

His opponents grew stronger and stronger, from scattered tents, to inhabited tribes, to tribes of hundreds, to tribes of thousands.

There are more and more warriors behind him, and his reputation is getting louder and louder, and in just three years, more than 1,000 warriors have taken the initiative to vote.

They follow him, the newly rising heroic powerhouse of the steppes, to join his ranks and expand their control and wealth.

Gradually, Yelu Abaoji no longer needed every tribe to attack, because the other party began to surrender and join on their own initiative. For some small tribes, he only needs to send his generals over to complete the surrender.

Of course, his enemies are also getting stronger and stronger, and the battles with the master monks are becoming more and more frequent, and many times they are even dangerous. It's not that he hasn't experienced failure, it's just that he hasn't died.

And as long as he doesn't die, no matter how many of his subordinates die in battle, after a period of time, Yelu Abaoji, who has cultivated to a higher level, will always succeed in revenge.

When he returned to the Diera Department with more than 10,000 elites in a hundred battles, he was already a well-known hero on the grassland. For such a strong man, the ordinary shepherds of the Diera Department admired him very much, and the elders even took the initiative to greet him.

Subsequently, the chieftain of the Diira Division, the enemy of Yelu Abaoji, was forced to fight alone with Yelu Abaoji in the face of the general situation.

Yelu Abaoji, who was far from the age of the weak crown, stabbed his enemy in full view of everyone, cut off the other party's head, and became the new chief of the Diera Department in the cheers of everyone.

That night, after the cow drink, Yelu Abaoji hugged his former neighbor thin boy, and said to him in high spirits: "From now on, your and my names will be destined to become the stars on the grassland and be looked up to by countless people! I, Yelu Abaoji, you, Yelu Xiannichi, will become a hero in everyone's eyes!"

The legendary road of Yelu Abaoji has entered the ** part.

Favored by the Divine Cult, he successfully unified the eight Khitan tribes.

Subsequently, he no longer had to fight in person, and the masters and strong men under his command led his army to sweep the entire grassland with the momentum of the flood and establish the hegemony of the Khitan State!

And his ambition has also changed from becoming a qualified hunter from the beginning, so that his mother no longer has to work hard, and gradually becomes to conquer more people, have more wealth, beauty, and get more people to submit, until he establishes a dynasty that has never appeared on the grassland!

Finally one day, Yelu Abaoji's eyes fell on the south of the grassland, within the Great Wall.

He finally understood that the world was big, the grassland was nothing, and the Central Plains within the Great Wall was the highest place of wealth and power.

The heroes there have established a glory beyond his imagination, conquered the capital he never reached, and established a legacy that will last forever.

True warriors should be.

Yelu Abaoji, who was full of ambition, pointed the blade in his hand there.

This invincible king of the steppe vows to become the first emperor of the ages and live forever in history.

He understands that only the south is in front of him, and only by conquering there can he conquer the world.

to be called the greatest hero.

So, he met Li Ye.