The people of Tu Kedong did not care about the so-called auspicious day of the zodiac by the Han people, but the twenty-second day of February was indeed a good day.

In ancient times, the shaman archmage was able to calculate such an hour by exerting his great power.

It rarely rains on the grasslands, but it is inevitable that it will be cloudy or windy, but on the day of February 22, whether it was a strong wind or heavy rain the day before, it will always clear on this day.

Some people say that this is Tengri's gift to the Agoura tribe, the reward of the warriors of Tukedon, and he watched every bit of the sacrifice to Dongmu from there.

This day is the grandest day of the Agoura tribe, especially for the people of Tukedon, it is the most important day except for the Lantern Festival.

Together, they will witness Tu Kedong's sons become warriors.

Kokur was accompanied by a fire that sounded as if from far to near.

Akuda came from afar on his horse, and he had a bow in his hand, and suddenly he hung on the side of the horse's back and pulled the bow away.

Kill two birds with one stone!

The crowd resounded with cheers, the young women to be married were amorous, and most of the men were excited, especially the people of Tu Kedong shouted loudly.

This is their warrior Tu Kedong, the Khan King of this steppe.

Bending the bow and shooting the eagle is a tradition left by the ancestors of Tukedong, before the sacrifice to Dongmu, by the leader or the person with the highest prestige in the tribe, shoot down a large eagle as the beginning of the sacrifice to Dongmu.

At the end of the sacrifice, the leader will pluck the most beautiful feather from the carving, give it to the bravest son of the sacrifice, tie it to his first braid, and accompany him for the rest of his life.

It's a great honor.

There are already many Tu Kedong's sons who are eager to try, and they have been competing with each other since this moment.

Handsome prairie women, exotic beauties dressed in costumes, dancing, bowl dance, chopsticks dance, Gu dance, round dance.

Everyone is dazzled, especially a few tall beauties, which make many men dream.

The sons and daughters present looked at it and couldn't wait to show their strength immediately.

Aguta had already come from afar with two eagles.

This year's sacrifice to Dongmu will definitely be more intense than in previous years, if not for anything else, just for the two eagles in the hands of Ah Gu.

One eagle will pluck one of the most beautiful feathers from its body, so naturally two eagles will each pluck one feather.

There will only be one Baturu who can sacrifice Dongmu, and there can only be one.

Just imagine, other grassland children are just tied with a braid when they become adults, and even the previous Baturu only tied a feather to the braid.

But this year there are two, what a glory it is, and what a grandeur it is.

Walking on the grassland in a big stride is also a lot taller than his peers, riding a horse and galloping, the feathers on the braid rise with the wind, and the girl who faces his heart naturally has more confidence in pursuit.

Ah Guda had plucked the two feathers he thought were the most beautiful, one supple but firm, the other smooth and delicate.

It was only at this moment that it became clear that it was not two eagles, but one eagle and one eagle.

Knowing what they really wanted, the grassland children were even more excited, and they were eager to try.

They are the warriors of the Agula tribe, and the blood of Tu Kedong is in the veins.

It's time for these beasts to wake up.

With a roar from Ah Guda, the curtain was raised on the sacrifice to Dongmu.

The melody of fire is still floating on the grassland.

Horse racing, bock, archery, the prairie people call these three "three skills of heroes"

Boke, that is, wrestling, at the same time contains the meaning of solidity, unity, and durability, and is one of the favorite national traditional activities of the people of Tukedong.

Participants generally wore "Drodego" and "Banzelle" in riveted and trimmed leather, tied with "Zerribug", and "Taoshu" and "Gotler" tightened "Busul"

In the bock of the sacrifice of Dongmu, there is no time limit, and there are no weight and age restrictions.

But most of them are people who have long been braided, and there are also grassland children who participate in the sacrifice of Dongmu, who can't help but compete with others.

Even if you fail, no one will laugh at you, they will only praise your courage, which is Tu Kedong's belief.

As for another reason for this, the festival of Dongmu is one of the biggest events of the Agula tribe every year, and the women of the grassland also come to visit, and occasionally they participate, but there are only a few.

The young and vigorous prairie boy always wants to show his majesty in front of the girl he likes.

But digging the bear hole is the main thing, so in order to conserve physical strength, most people choose not to play. If you can't get by, it will be a shame to throw people into the winter nest.

Horse racing is Abulshilang's forte, and he has been waiting for this day for a long time.

There were about 40 people who participated in the sacrifice of Dongmu this time, all of them were sturdy grassland children, the youngest was fourteen, and the oldest was naturally Abul Shilang.

But he wasn't as tall as the fourteen-year-old.

Kokur rang out, and the boys rolled over their horses.

Each of them had a bow and an arrow in their hands, which meant that each had only one chance to hunt.

The Tiges stuck out their tongues.

This year's prey is the blood deer.

Named for its blood-red fur, it is a unique animal of the Tunguska steppe, and it is also one of the most agile and swift animals in the steppe.

At the sound of an order, the man to Abul's left was the first to rush out.

"Abul, I'll go first!"

This is Tashi, his best playmate since childhood and his lifelong rival.

Although the relationship between the two is good, they compete with each other everywhere.

Tashi led the way, followed by Abul.

Abel was a good horseman, but in a few minutes he left everyone far behind, except for one.

Tashi and his Taige were only three feet away from Abul.

"Abul, I don't think you'll be able to, I'll be in the bag for this first. ”

Tashi looked back at Abul, and with that he raised his whip and distanced himself from Abel again.

Not to be outdone, Abul caught up with Tashi and his taige again.

The two of them are scrambling like this, one moment you are in front and some time you are behind.

Their two grids also seemed to be fighting each other, barking at each other.

Suddenly, a bright red figure flashed in front of the two of them.

"Blood Deer!"

The two spoke in unison.

They gave up the competition very tacitly, and chased after the blood-red figure.

The rest of the forty or so people were miserable, not to mention that the blood-red shadow was not seen, even the shadows of Tashi and Abul were not seen.

Although they knew that the first had hope, they would not give up, just because they were Tengger's people, and Tu Kedong's blood flowed in their bodies.

Look at Tashi and Abul, who have already caught up with the blood deer.

But the blood deer suddenly stopped, and one slipped away from Abul's horse.

The blood deer's body is too athletic.

However, with a stick of incense, the two of them caught up with the blood deer several times, but it escaped several times.

It seems to have become the object of its play.

The Blood Deer let out a low cry, as disgusting as the arrogance of the yellow-mouthed child, and its mockery was piercing.

Tashi was the first to raise his bow and arrows, and one of his taige lunged at the blood deer.

Pounced.

His Taige was a little annoyed and shook his head, trying to find the trace of the blood deer, but it was long gone.

So the two of them and the two dogs began to look for the traces of the blood deer again.

When I saw the red figure again, it was at the foot of the snow-capped mountain not far away.

The blood deer is nibbling on the fresh young leaves watered by the snow.

It caught a glimpse of someone approaching, but did not panic, and turned its head, still chewing on tender grass in its mouth.

The two of them draw their bows at the same time, one on the left and one on the right.

The blood deer seemed to stay where it was, without making the slightest movement.

Shout!

But in the end, only one arrow flew out.

"Abul, it looks like the first one this time is mine. ”

Tashi is confident in his riding skills.

Abel smiled and motioned for him to see for himself.

I saw that the blood deer was still alive and kicking.

"Assi!"

Tashi shook his fist, a little pity.

One of his arrows did not hit the deer, but it wounded the deer's hind legs.

"Tashi, you don't have a chance. ”

Tashi knew he had already lost, but he didn't mind, because he didn't think that Abble could shoot the blood deer, or perhaps he thought in his heart that no one could shoot the blood deer.

"Even if I don't shoot, I don't think you can shoot, it's a blood deer. ”

Xu couldn't pull it off, and Tashi didn't forget to emphasize it in the end.

Abel smiled and gestured at his tag, then drew his bow and searched for the red figure.

His taige was very understanding, but after a while, he chased the blood deer and reappeared in the sight of the two.

Abel raised his hand.

He is determined to win.

A lone wolf sprang out of nowhere and pounced on Tashi's horse.

I took a bite off a large piece of meat.

The horse neighed and fell to the ground. Tashi didn't react and rolled to the grass.

Tashi looked at the wolf, the piece of meat in its mouth, blood dripping from the corners of its mouth.

It was very thin, hungry and bone-ty, and its eyes were faintly red.

"Woo, woo, woo. ”

A low roar sparked Tashi's nerves.

In fact, the blood deer is the favorite blood food of the wolf clan, its flesh is abundant, it is simply a great tonic for the wolf, but this lone wolf is so hungry, it is so hungry that its eyes are full of gold stars, it is so hungry that it is dizzy, and it is about to faint when it is hungry, and even looking at its paws can't wait to bite into it.

The hot blood made its nerves recover a little, and it looked at the boy in front of it, licking, licking, and crumbling at its minions.

There was also a tag, which was used as a pre-dinner dessert, and it began to hunt at the same time.

It pounced on Tashi's taige, who was nimble enough to dodge the blow, but was still cut off by a strand of hair from the sharp wolf claws.

Tashi relented, dropped his bow, drew the ring knife from his waist, and yelled, "Let it go!"

But it was still a step too slow, and the sharp wolf claws were like a demon's hook and sickle, easily harvesting Taige's life.

His grid fell to the ground and kicked his legs, and he didn't move again.

"Ahh

Tashi yelled and began swinging his knife.

Xu Tashi was carried away by the rage, and his knife was out of order.

The wolf wriggled away, deliberately pulling a few steps away and lunging at Tashi again.

The wolf's claws were so powerful that it found the hole and slapped it Tashi's knife-wielding arm, leaving several long streaks of blood.

The ring knife was knocked off, and Tashi wanted to pick it up, but the wolf naturally wouldn't give him the slightest chance to breathe.

It opened its mouth wide and pounced on Tashi.

Tashi ripped the scabbard from his waist and smashed it down on the wolf's head with all his strength.

However, the wolf's skull is harder than iron.

The wolf became even more frantic after a second of hesitation, waving its claws and mouthing blood, eager to bite Tashi's neck and drink his blood.

Although the people of Tu Kedong are brave, this does not mean that everyone can kill an adult wolf alone, especially this lone wolf who is hungry and happens to taste the smell of blood.

Abel was chasing the blood deer ahead when he suddenly noticed that his companion was missing, and when he looked back, he saw the wolf.

The wolf was pounced on Tashi's body, but the distance between the wolf and Abel was not close, but not far.

But if you rush to do so, there is no guarantee that something will happen.

But if it is......

Abel looked at the wounded blood deer and slowly raised his bow.

He bent his bow.

The strings are tight and the strings are loose.

Shout!

His arrow was not aimed at the blood deer, but in Tashi's direction.

"Whew. ”

Abul's arrow pierced the wolf's eye from one side.

Hot blood spilled on Tashi's face, and he was stunned.

Until a familiar figure held out his hand.

He bared a row of white teeth, especially against the background of his dark complexion.

In fact, people will always encounter many choices in their lives, just like a fish and a bear's paw, but they are all left to desire.

At this fork in the road we have walked, each choice will have a different ending, and each choice will have a completely different life.

Abel gave up his low-hanging honors, but bought a lifelong friend.

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Postscript:

At the foot of the snow-capped mountains of Yakutia

Tashi and Abel dug a pit in a meadow.

The pit is not big, and even a little shallow.

Tashi buried his taige with his own hands, and he cut off the wolf's tail as a burial companion.

He slowly filled the pit and walked over to Abel and sat down.

Abel didn't speak, just patted him on the shoulder.

He grabbed a handful of snow from a nearby stone, kneaded it into a ball and gently rubbed it on his face.

The solidified reddish-brown spots on the face disappeared little by little.

The steppe in this season blows the wind, bringing the winter mood of the snow-capped mountains of Yakutia.

But he did not feel cold, because his heart was hot and his blood was hot.

"It looks like this time, we've all lost. ”

Abel laughed.

Two swarthy grassland children lay at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, looking at the blue sky and looking at the white clouds.

I heard that everyone snatched the glory that belonged to them, but in fact, the glory that belonged to the two of them was the glory that ordinary people craved all their lives, and only belonged to each other......