Chapter 87: Cold Despair



What the leader of the Pig Tribe didn't know was that after he led the tribesmen and left a nearby friendly tribe with food, the two great charlatans who had been pretending to be powerful in the inner cave - Son of God Han Cheng and Wu - immediately came out of the inner cave.

They came to the gate of the wall and looked at the backs of the people of the pig tribe who were leaving with food, their eyes sparkling...

The leader of the Pig Tribe, along with his people, trudged through the snow. They were already exhausted and out of breath, but they refused to stop and rest for a while.

Thinking of the crisis in the tribe, they had no intention of resting.

Traveling on snowy days requires a lot of food. Firstly, it is difficult to walk in the snow and it consumes a lot of physical strength. Secondly, the weather is cold and the calorie consumption is high.

After a long journey and a long cold night in the wilderness, the belly full of fish that he had filled with the friendly tribe yesterday had long been consumed.

The leader of the Pig Tribe thought about it, then took six salted fish from the skewer of salted fish that the tribesmen were carrying, and divided them into two, giving each person half a fish.

It was too difficult and too time-consuming to make fire by rubbing two sticks together in the snow. He was eager to rush back with food, so he naturally would not do such a thing.

Each of them took half a salted fish and tore it into pieces, eating as they went on their way. When they were thirsty, they just grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and covered their mouths with it.

The leader of the Pig Tribe was very happy, not only because he was about to return to his tribe, but also because just a while ago, they picked up two frozen chickens in the snow. This was indeed a joyous thing for the tribe that was extremely short of food.

Now the two big chickens were in his hands.

He looked at the two chickens in his hands, and then at the salted fish on the backs of the others that were borrowed from a nearby friendly tribe. The leader of the Pig Tribe couldn't help but smile.

I did not let them down. Just as I promised when I left, I brought back food for them and saved some food that could last for several days!

He could imagine how happy the people in the tribe would be when they saw these foods.

Thinking of how they greedily ate the food he brought back, the leader of the Pig Tribe felt relieved, and the smile on his frozen face became even more intense.

“#¥52%@”

He turned around and shouted to the other equally excited people behind him, then quickened his pace and rushed towards the direction of the tribe.

Seeing the open entrance of the tribal cave from afar, the heart of the pig tribe leader felt a little heavy. He did not think of the worse, but just thought that the people who stayed in the cave could not wait and opened the cave door to come out to look for food.

He quickened his pace again and headed towards the cave, wanting to find out what had happened in the tribe as soon as possible.

About a hundred meters away from the cave, he saw a lot of messy footprints. The footprints extended from the cave, zigzagging all the way to the west.

Some of these footprints were walking away from the tribe, while others were heading towards the cave from outside.

The leader of the Pig Tribe stood here and looked at the numerous messy footprints, the smile on his face completely gone.

He looked here for a while, then clenched the spear in his hand, shouted to the others who also realized that the situation was not good, and ran towards the cave...

The cave, which used to be bustling with people, is now extremely deserted. Except for the Pig Tribe leader and his entourage who just returned, the huge cave is empty.

The cave was in a mess, and the fire that had never been extinguished in the past had now gone cold.

There were several dark marks on the cold ground. They were the blood that had solidified after flowing out!

Around the cold ashes and among the dark bloodstains, there were some dazzling white spots scattered around. These were the bones that had been gnawed clean.

The leader of the Pig Tribe had seen many bones, but these bones made him tremble all over, because they were human bones!

The cold cave was empty. A group of people who had gone through untold hardships and finally borrowed food and rushed back with joy stood there, looking at everything strange and cold, as if struck by lightning.

"#¥…&3*"

The leader of the pig tribe, who was trembling all over, suddenly shouted, turned around and ran out of the cave with a short spear in his hand.

The remaining eleven people also turned and ran after their leader.

The leader of the Pig Tribe ran like mad along the traces left on the snow, his eyes already red.

The sky, which had been gloomy since the morning, became even darker. A cold wind began to blow, and the snow on the ground moved with the wind.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, making rustling sounds as they landed on the ground. Not long after, these snowflakes turned into fluttering snowflakes.

Snowflakes accumulated on the ground, gradually erasing all traces...

The leader of the Pig Tribe, whose footprints could no longer be seen, still stubbornly chased forward until all traces disappeared completely.

He looked around, and except for the standing trees, everything was white. The earth seemed especially vast and empty at this moment.

“#@#%”

Loud cries were heard across the vast snowfield, like the wailing of a wild beast that had lost its cubs.

In the vast snow, the twelve people of the Pig Tribe seemed particularly small...

The round moon shines over the nine provinces, some are happy while others are sad.

The Qingque tribe was unaware of what was happening far away, and they lived their lives as usual.

It was snowing heavily outside, but there was a flickering fire in the cave. The orange-red flames, white steam, bright smiling faces, and peaceful conversations blocked out the solemnity outside and added a touch of warmth to this cold and cruel winter.

Han Cheng held the bowl to his mouth to drink the soup. The grown-up lucky dog ​​looked at the bowl in Han Cheng's hand with eager eyes and tail wagging, eager to get some food from his owner.

Han Cheng did not disappoint him. He took out a piece of bone full of meat from his bowl, put it next to his mouth to blow on it for a while, and then threw it to Fu Jiang, who had never taken his eyes off the piece of meat.

Under Han Cheng's tireless teaching, General Fu has acquired a lot of skills. He doesn't even wait for the meat and bones to fall to the ground. He catches them in mid-air, then squats aside and starts to deal with them wholeheartedly.

Everyone in the tribe was squatting on the ground holding a big bowl and drinking the hot soup. Ever since Han Cheng came up with the idea of ​​boiled meat, this way of eating has become popular in the Qingque tribe, especially in this weather. Drinking two bowls of hot soup would make you feel warm and comfortable.

Inside the cave, farthest from the fire and closer to the cave entrance, there were three women, two sitting on the ground and one lying on the ground.

No matter whether they were sitting or lying down, they all had one surprisingly consistent action - their eyes were all staring at the people of the Green Bird tribe who were feasting on their food.


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