Chaos City 17
Ning Ren and Little Red Bear put everything in place.
After arranging everything, Ning Ren suddenly thought of a question. He scratched his head and said, "Cong Cong, where are your brother and sister's bodies?"
When he was mourning for his bad father, his father's body was lying on the bed.
But this time there was no body.
This question also made Little Red Bear ask. Congcong tried to recall for a moment and said, "I don't know... They were all taken away by Spider Boss. I don't know where they went."
Jie Ling remained silent.
If you're lucky, your body will be collected by your clansmen. If you're unlucky, it will be transported to the incinerator, where it will be used as a heat source for the Forge Tower. At worst... it will be turned into food.
Congcong couldn't help but get nervous.
"So, can you still succeed without a body?"
Ning Ren was not as sure as he was at the beginning: "It should be possible..."
The two of them decided to give it a try.
Ning Ren first prepared the things for the funeral of brother Congcong. He taught Congcong how to kowtow, how to cry, how to light a fire, and how to smash a pot.
The cubs are very smart and can remember things very well after just one try.
Congcong was stunned by what he saw and had to learn it several times before he finally mastered it. The red hoodie Ning Ren had just put on when he came out was now dusty, and his face and hands were also covered with dust and metal filings from the ground.
The so-called "ghost money" burning in the basin turned into dull ashes, blending in with the overall color tone of the city.
Ning Ren watched with hope as Little Red Bear followed his instructions step by step. He even covered his ears when he smashed the pots. After smashing his brother's pot, he cried for his sister's pot. The two sets took a lot of time.
Fearing that crying would only work if his father got sick, Ning Ren cried twice for Asulin.
Finally everything was over, Congcong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's done!"
Ning Ren was also very tired: "We have to wait. The body is not here. We have to wait for them to come."
"good!"
They are not bored and just wait here.
Ning Ren took out a glass berry and gave it to his little friend. Cong Cong wiped it carefully and was reluctant to eat it.
The two of them sat on the curb, holding their chins together and looking around from time to time.
Time passed minute by minute. Jie Ling wanted to speak many times, but he didn't know how to explain gently to the two cubs. Because when he thought about his past, he couldn't find when he gradually understood the meaning of death. It seemed that he learned it instinctively in this repetitive life.
So he could only stand behind Ning Ren.
Jie Ling looked at them, and it seemed as if she was looking at her former self.
It was almost dusk.
A ray of orange-red sunset light leaked through the gap in the watchtower, passed through the two cubs, and fell on the lead-gray ground.
The two small figures seemed a little lonely during the long wait.
The sound of horse hooves came from afar.
Isa was in a bad mood and came out to relax.
He wore a pure black ring on his left thumb, which he kept rubbing. A faint snake-like light could be seen on the surface of the ring.
He wanted to defeat the young master of the Mi clan in a fair and just manner.
But General Barre and his uncle gave him such an order...
If his father were still alive, would he also put the interests of the tribe first and the warrior oath second?
Jie Ling was the first to notice the young chief of the Chima tribe. He narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, then silently took two steps back and disappeared into the shadows behind him.
Ning Ren didn't notice that his uncle Jie Ling was missing. He and Little Red Bear also noticed the unexpected stranger.
Likewise, Isa also saw them.
In other words, he only saw Ning Ren and ignored Cong Cong next to him.
Silver-tailed Milisi cub.
Isa came to his senses and became alert.
The Mi tribe has a low fertility rate, their cubs have a long growth period and are prone to premature death, so generally speaking, they are accompanied by an adult Mili Sai to protect them.
Isa sensed for a long time, but when he couldn't sense any other presence, he took two steps closer. He didn't want to provoke the Mi Clan cubs in the Chaos City and wanted to go straight over, but Ning Ren and Cong Cong stopped him.
Congcong: "You are not allowed to pass here. Can you go from the side?"
Isa was already in an irritable mood, and being stopped made him even more annoyed: "Aren't roads meant to be walked on? Why should I walk on the side?"
"It's waiting for its brother and sister to come back," Ning Ren explained seriously, gesturing with his hands, and stumbling over what happened. Fortunately, his logic was relatively smooth.
"If you leave here and break something, its brothers and sisters might not be able to come back."
There were broken pieces of porcelain on the road, and the two cubs didn't want the broken pieces to move.
Isa scoffed at this. "Didn't your elders teach you that a dead body can't be resurrected? And you don't even have a body."
Congcong: "I don't believe you! I only believe in A Ren!"
Ning Ren also snorted at Isa.
The two of them sat down on the roadside again, hugging their knees and waiting. Someone sniffed first and started crying, "Why haven't they come back yet..."
One infected the other, and the eyes of both cubs began to turn red.
"Hey..." Isa's cold and irritated expression began to turn awkward.
The teenager raised his hand.
No way, he made her cry?
"Stop crying, okay? There's nothing to cry about. If you two feel unhappy, just hit me."
The two little kids squatting there were about to cry.
"Oh, all right!"
Isa raised his voice and said angrily, "Don't cry, I haven't finished what I was saying yet!"
Two pairs of eyes filled with hope looked over.
"..." Isa paused and curled his lips, "Its brothers and sisters are now in a very far place, it will take a long time to find you."
Congcong's eyes lit up, and he asked hesitantly, "How long will it take?"
Isa: “Twenty years.”
The upper limit of the lifespan of the red bear clan is twenty years. He was not lying to them. When this red bear reaches the end of its lifespan, wouldn't it be able to meet its brothers and sisters?
"very nice!"
Ning Ren patted his chest and said, "A Ren will wait with you."
Congcong: “Yeah.”
They both looked at Isa in unison: "Thank you, brother."
For this pair of teenagers who haven't completely gotten over their middle school years, calling out "brother" sincerely has a 100% chance of being a critical hit.
Isa took two steps back and turned his face away. “Who is your brother?” He cleared his throat. “Can I come over now?”
Congcong quickly swept up all the tiles on the ground, "Sure!"
Ning Ren gave away his last glass berry, "Sweet fruit, for you."
Isa: "I don't..."
Ning Ren held it high and tilted his head: "Brother?"
"...Oh," Isa took it, "Then let me try it."
He put it in his mouth and the sweet taste burst out. He thought that although it could not be compared with the fruits cultivated by their Red Horse Tribe, it was also delicious.
After finishing his meal, Isa said coolly, "Don't tell any life form that can understand the mainland language that I've been here."
Ning Ren: "Let's play together tomorrow!"
Isa left without looking back.
Really, a talented red horse like him would play with cubs?
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Ning Ren played here until dark before going back. After drinking milk, he fell asleep. Jie Ling looked at him, all dirty, and didn't know whether she should help him take a bath.
"Give it to me."
Si Mao went to worship the light pillar and never came back. Asulin was originally thinking about whether to go and see him, but when he saw the dirty kid, his brows were furrowed and he immediately lost all other thoughts.
Did it roll in the mud?
He took off his coat, wrapped Ning Ren up in his arms, and walked towards the bedroom hot spring. "Jie Ling, come here too. Tell me what happened today."
The hot spring water was filled with a light mist. Asulin was half-soaked in the pool in his pajamas, with his tail wrapped around the naked cub, giving him a bath.
Jie Ling has already reported most of what happened today in detail.
"After Red Bear finished the mourning process, the young master went through it twice more himself."
A Sulin: "...Who is he crying for?"
Jie Ling: "I'm crying for you. The young master has a kind heart."
Asulin paused slightly.
Kind heart?
Perhaps sensing the hidden meaning in Asulin's eyes, the impartial Right Inspector coughed softly against his lips and said, "The Young Chief of the Red Horse Tribe may know what I look like. At this special moment, to avoid conflict, I hid in the dark."
"Although the young patriarch appeared alone, he must have some protective skills. Judging from his behavior, he has a relatively simple personality."
Asulin reached out and pinched the cub's rosy face. When the child's face turned red and his brows wrinkled, he calmly withdrew his hand.
"He's a talented successor."
Jie Ling nodded: "Chief, should we kill him, or cripple him and spare his life?"
Asulin used a tissue to wipe the water out of Ning Ren's earlobes, dried himself with a towel, and then wrapped himself in a cotton blanket before drying himself off and coming out of the hot spring.
"Has everything been arranged at the clan school?"
"Well, after the Guangyu Feast, we can arrange for the young master to attend the clan school."
As Asulin held the cub, his movements became increasingly skillful and gentle, but his words were cold and calm.
He responded to Li Ling's previous question: "You can take action, but not in a chaotic city."
Jie Ling lowered her head: "Yes."
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