In the howling wind and snow, rafts lined up in a row and went up the Wulong River. The hunters shouted loudly and paddled hard. On the shore, there were many Uzbek hunters chasing and running.
Long and several hunters on horseback had already disappeared into the wind and snow and disappeared without a trace.
At the entrance of the Wuzu Valley, two more mares with foals carrying a young girl came out, escorted by a group of hunters, and chased them upstream along the river beach.
"Quick, quack!"
"Drink quack!"
"Gui ga gui ga!"
“There’s a female Gaga!”
At this time, the hunters who were rowing had completely forgotten about the wind, snow, cold and fatigue of the journey. They were sweating profusely and excitedly shouting their own boatman's chant while rowing hard and uniformly.
The green raft was like a chicken. Although it was traveling against the current, it was moving very fast. In less than an hour, it had already traveled more than ten miles. Standing on the raft, you could already see the river beach at the mouth of the Bazu Valley.
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"Use your strength and get home soon!"
Leader Mo's face flushed with excitement, and he waved his bamboo pole and shouted. The hunters behind each bamboo raft shook their oars like the tail of Erha, stirring the clear and cold river water like a boiling pot.
"Tap tap tap tap..."
Several fast horses galloped in from the mouth of the Ba Valley.
As they were about to enter the valley, a group of people couldn't help but look up at the front.
On the windy and snowy mountainside, huge eyes could be vaguely seen, staring at the mouth of the valley. Therefore, several horses slowed down almost at the same time, but it only took an instant. Under the whip of the driving whip, several horses slowed down.
The horse accelerated again, crossing the valley entrance and heading straight into the depths of the valley.
This is the biggest snowfall this year.
Of course, it is also the coldest time of winter this year.
Although it is freezing cold, the work of building houses and reclaiming land for the Ba people is still going on. Near the compound and on both sides of the river, you can still see figures of men and women working in the wind and snow everywhere. Of course, a group of little savages who are not afraid of the cold are indispensable.
, leading a group of monkeys to chase and run on the river beach, and a group of ponies followed excitedly and played around, letting these children climb on their backs.
Once upon a time, humans were still a bunch of beasts.
But now that humans have put on clothes and live in big houses, humans and dogs have begun to dominate them.
The wind led several people on horseback back from the entrance of the valley. An old and weak man who specialized in taking care of and feeding the horses took several horses to the stables to feed them, and several hunters strode into the yard.
Hearing the voice, a girl in a white dress rushed out of the room, but she turned back to the room silently with a look of disappointment.
Almost at the same time, the straw curtain next to Xu Chen's room opened, and a girl wearing an embroidered dress and a blue-gray cloak hurried out holding a golden scepter, but then her face showed deep disappointment, and her eyes
The light dimmed, and he leaned gently against the door wall and looked outside the courtyard door.
Women, children, old and young came out of the fire pit room, kitchen, and bedroom one after another, but seeing that only Feng and a few other familiar hunters were there, they all had disappointed looks on their faces.
"Don't go home in the morning!"
The white-haired mother stood at the door of the fire pond room, looking at the windy and snowy weather with worry on her face.
"Yes, it's time to go home!"
Grandma, who always had a loud voice, also stood beside me and softly followed.
Feng and several hunters walked to the eaves of the fire pit house, put down the backpacks and bows and arrows on their backs, shook the snow on their heads and coats, and explained: "It snows heavily and it's cold. Let's come back early!"
Mother Ba nodded slightly without saying anything, turned around and went in to order a few women to pour hot aphrodisiac fruit tea for Feng and others.
Feng and others sat down by the firepit, took a few sips of hot tea with their teacups in hand, and were about to take off their muddy leather boots to warm their feet. Suddenly, their collective movements stopped, and they all looked up and looked out the door with surprise on their faces.
The fire pond room is facing the courtyard gate, and you can see the river beach outside the courtyard at a glance.
Although the wind and snow were getting heavier at this time, we could still see a group of children playing on the river beach.
However, among the rolling snow and wind, there was still the sound of rapid horse hooves, which seemed to be getting clearer and clearer.
More than ten horses from the tribe have returned today. Could it be that the Uzbek people are here?
Why is it snowing so much?
"Tu, go out and take a look!"
"Okay!"
One hunter stood up and quickly left the yard. Feng and the remaining three hunters then took off their boots and started to roast their feet. An indescribable smell instantly filled the room.
Several women who were busy by the fire pit quickly covered their noses and turned around to leave.
"Gaga, Xiangga!"
A few guys raised their steaming feet proudly and laughed.
The sound of horse hooves outside the door was getting closer and closer, and soon you could see several horses rushing to the river beach in front of the compound in the wind and snow, and at the same time there was a faint roar.
"Witch King Guiga..."
The entire compound fell silent for a while, then suddenly became lively, with people rushing out of all the rooms.
At this time, the men and women who were still working outside the yard in the snow and wind all cheered and headed straight for a group of riders.
Feng and several hunters didn't even have time to put on shoes, so they ran straight out of the compound barefoot.
What came forward was indeed Long and a group of Uzbek hunters who met often.
"Wind, come home in the morning!"
Several fast horses rushed directly in front of the wind, and the dragon jumped off the horse and roared with excitement.
"Really?" Feng grabbed Long's arm with surprise on his face.
"Really, really, we're almost there!" Long gasped and nodded repeatedly.
"Quick, sound the horn, prepare the horses, let's go to the dock!"
The wind roared loudly, and soon the trumpet sounded.
At this time, the roars of Long and others had already alarmed everyone, and groups of men, women, old and children from inside and outside the compound came straight to the gate.
The hoeer lost his hoe and plow, the builder lost his trowel and stones, the kiln burner lost his firewood and clay, the weaver lost his spindle and loom...
The peaceful and peaceful valley compound, which was noisy and noisy, was suddenly completely disturbed by the news. There were sounds of joyful exclamations and shouts and running everywhere.
Inside the stable, the horses that had just been tied up were pulled out again. Even before some of them had time to put on the bridles and saddles, there were already hunters eagerly jumping on their horses and galloping away from the valley.
Ye ran out of the yard crying with tears on her face, and ran toward the valley alone in the wind and snow.
"Ye Ga, ride a horse!"
A group of women, such as Mother and Mother, surrounded the little witch and hurried out of the yard. When she saw a man running away, the little witch couldn't help but call out loudly.
Ye, who had already run hundreds of meters away, stumbled and almost fell down on the river beach. After a while, he ran back again.
"Horse, bring the horse over quickly!"
Someone yelled, and soon two docile mares were brought over. After a while of work, the bridles and saddles were put on, and the little witch and Ye climbed on the horses' backs and sat down.
"It's snowing heavily and it's cold. Mother, don't go!"
Feng and a group of hunters stopped the mother bus.
Mother wanted to shake her head at first, but when she saw that a large group of people had already rushed around the little witch and others, she could only stop.
"Shoes, shoes, shoes!"
Seeing that Feng and several hunters were still barefoot and ready to mount their horses, a group of women couldn't help but loudly remind them.
"Fuck!"
A few people looked down at their furry bare feet and hurried into the courtyard to put on their shoes. When they put on their shoes and came out, there were only this group of women, children, old and weak people left at the entrance of the courtyard who could not run. There was a large group in front of them.
People have gone a mile.
"Quick, quick!"
"Drive~drive~~"
Whether riding a horse or rushing on the road, everyone is constantly accelerating.
Especially Little Witch and Ye, who usually rode slowly, but at this time they couldn't help but hit the horses' bellies to speed up. The two docile mares also followed the group of wild horses in front and started running wildly.
The kicking of the horse's hooves was like thunder, mixed with the increasingly larger and rolling wind and snow, and headed straight towards the mouth of the valley like a gust of wind.
"Look, Malaika!"
After all, rowing boats are not as fast as horses. When Xu Chen and his group were about to run out of energy and were still three or four miles away from the mouth of the valley, they could already see more than a dozen horses galloping down the river beach in the wind and snow.
Go straight to the river bank in the direction of the raft.
"嘢嚯嘢嚯~"
The hunter on horseback cheered excitedly from a distance.
"嘢嚯嚯嚯~"
The hunters on the raft also raised their oars and pennies and shouted in response.
"Look, Wu Laiga!"
A sharp-eyed hunter on the raft pointed at the horses following behind and shouted.
"And Ye Ga!"
The two girls have unique identities among the Ba people and are similar in age. They look very eye-catching while riding on horseback.
"Chen Ga~~"
Although they were still hundreds of meters away, they could already hear the crying call of the little female savage in the rolling snow.
"Sound the horn and dock!"
Although it was still several miles away from the pier, Xu Chen knew there was no need to continue paddling forward.
Therefore, as the horn sounded, the six bamboo rafts quickly approached the shore. Before they could reach the shore, more than ten fast horses rushed to the shore one after another. The hunter jumped off the horse, not caring about the cold and biting river water.
, rushed directly into the water, helped drag the bamboo raft to the shore, and then cheered and surrounded Xu Chen and others as they came ashore.
"Chen Ga~"
Xu Chen was still half-foot on the raft when a girl in a white dress ran into his arms desperately, hugged his neck tightly with her hands and cried loudly.
Feeling the little mother's out-of-control emotions, Xu Chen hugged her tightly with both hands. After hugging her for a long time, he let go and said with a smile: "You have grown up, but you still love to cry so much!"
"Wow, I miss you..."
Ye buried her head in his chest, hot tears flowing on the cold leather armor.
"I miss you too, don't cry, Wu is watching!"
Xu Chen stretched out his hand to wipe her tears that could not be wiped away several times, and touched her hair to persuade her gently.
"Your Majesty the Witch King, welcome your return!"
The little witch's face was full of affection and joy, and her eyes were filled with tears as she squatted in front of Xu Chen.
She also wanted to throw herself into Xu Chen's arms and cry loudly to vent her thoughts and feelings, but she knew that her identity did not allow it, so she could only use this most pious and respectful gesture to express her deepest feelings for Xu Chen.
of love and respect.
"Get up, thank you for your hard work!"
Xu Chen let go of Ye, gently helped the little witch brush away the snowflakes on her head, then helped her up, looked at her much thinner face, and said with a warm face: "Thank you for your guidance and the mother goddess's kindness."
Bless you, everything goes well when we go out this time. After traveling thousands of miles, not a single person is missing. This is all due to you!"
The little witch's eyes instantly radiated with joy, and she nodded excitedly and said, "With the blessing of my mother, nothing can trouble His Majesty the Witch King!"
"Hahahaha!" Xu Chen laughed heartily and reached out to rub the little witch's hair.
The little witch's cheeks were slightly red with embarrassment, but looking at Xu Chen's face, she looked more gentle and respectful.
As he came and went, Xu Chen's aura changed greatly. His messy hair, slightly dirty leather armor, damaged cloak, and his face covered in wind and frost. Not only did he have a more rough and masculine look, but he also became more masculine.
He has added a bit of maturity and boldness, but the light beard on his chin and the familiar young face show that he is still the familiar boy who haunts him.