Huang Yue was shocked. It was just a cub, how could he have such a terrifying look.
Did he recognize her?
"Huang Yue, why don't you let Jiaojiao come?" The chief couldn't help but said. He was still waiting to deal with Yin Gu's body.
As the chief, he had a lot of things to do every day, but he didn't have time to waste here.
Hearing the chief's words, Huang Yue's face was ugly and she stepped back reluctantly.
She knew that she couldn't take the cub back. Anyway, as long as he was in the tribe, he couldn't escape, so she was not in a hurry.
Huang Yue looked at Hu Jiaojiao as if she was watching a good show. She wanted to see what she could do.
Hu Jiaojiao nodded to the chief and came to the bed.
Yin Gu on the bed was lifeless, his face seemed to be covered with a gray death aura. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Hu Jiaojiao would have found it hard to believe that Yin Gu was still alive and well talking to her yesterday.
She was even more certain that Yin Gu
's last breath yesterday was a last gasp. Perhaps it was because he had fulfilled his last wish to settle Yin Cang, Yin Gu's face looked very peaceful, without any pain.
Hu Jiaojiao sighed and looked at the thin Yin Cang beside her, "Your brother is gone, and it's useless for you to guard his body. It won't be long before his body will rot and get worms, and he won't be able to come back."
Yin Cang clenched his fists, and veins popped out on his white fists.
It seemed that in the next second he would hit Hu Jiaojiao hard like he just did.
"I have a way to make him stay in the tribe forever, but the premise is that you have to be obedient and go home with me." Hu Jiaojiao continued.
Yin Cang is already ten years old. Unlike her five cubs, he has his own thoughts, and his thinking is almost close to that of an adult beastman. It is useless to coax him.
After hearing what Hu Jiaojiao said, Yin Cang loosened his hand, lowered his head and did not move.
"Ying Gu hopes that you can grow up safely. This is also the wish of your parents. You should not want to disappoint them, right?" Hu
Jiaojiao persuaded him patiently. Seeing that his emotions seemed to have calmed down, she continued, "If you agree, then I will take your brother's body away?"
Huang Yue, who was standing beside him, had a sneer in her eyes. Did
she think that she could make this cub obedient by saying a few words?
Who knew that the next moment, Yin Cang lowered his head and walked silently behind her, tacitly agreeing to Hu Jiaojiao's words.
The beastmen showed shocked expressions.
This cub actually listened to Hu Jiaojiao so much!
He was obviously irritable and aggressive just now, how did she do it?
Seeing this scene, Huang Yue's face became even uglier, and she turned around and left the wooden house angrily.
Seeing that Yin Cang was so obedient, Hu Jiaojiao gently patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"Chief, can I take care of Yin Gu's body?" Hu Jiaojiao turned and looked at the chief.
The chieftain naturally had no objection and nodded quickly, "Of course."
Fox Jiaojiao immediately asked two beastmen to help carry Yin Gu's body out of the wooden house, and placed a wooden bed outside the wooden house and put the body on it.
She handed Yin Cang a torch and explained:
"I will leave your brother's ashes for you after burning them with fire, you can light the fire."
The beastmen may not accept cremation, but for Yin Cang, it is better to keep Yin Gu's ashes with him than to let Yin Gu be eaten by wild beasts.
If he is buried directly, the beastmen in the tribe will not accept it. Beastmen never leave corpses in the tribe, which will attract attacks from wild beasts.
Cremation is the best way.
Yin Cang took the torch in silence and walked towards the corpse with heavy steps.
The corpse was placed very high, and a lot of wood was piled up so that the flames could burn the corpse into ashes.
Many beastmen in the tribe came to watch. After learning about Yin Gu's death, everyone added wood to him as a farewell to him.
Death is a very common thing in the beast world. Even so, they still maintain awe and respect for death, because no one can predict whether they will be the next to encounter an accident.
Gasoline was sprinkled on the wood by Fox Jiaojiao. Yin Cang touched the wood with the torch, and the flames ignited instantly, like a man-eating beast, devouring the corpse and wood in the blink of an eye.
The corpse and wood were chewed by the beast, giving off a burnt smell.
Yincang watched the flames dancing in front of his eyes, as if he could feel the remaining shadow of Yin Gu waving goodbye to him.
He thought that this should be the last warmth his brother left in this world.
Perhaps sensing Yincang's sadness, the beastmen around him also felt heavy-hearted, looking at him with pity.
The surroundings were so quiet that only the crackling sound of burning wood could be heard...
...
After the cremation of the corpse was completed, Hu Jiaojiao took out an inconspicuous wooden urn from the space, put Yin Gu's ashes in it and handed it to Yincang.
In fact, there were too many ashes left on the ground, and it was impossible to tell which ones were the ashes. Fortunately, Yincang didn't mind, and held the urn tightly, as if it was the most important thing in his life.
Hu Jiaojiao found a place to bury the remaining dust.
It took half a day to do all this.
"Jiaojiao, Yincang is now in your hands. If you and Long Mo have any difficulties, you can tell me and I will help you." Before leaving, the tribe leader comforted Hu Jiaojiao.
"Thank you, tribe leader." Hu Jiaojiao nodded to the tribe leader to express her gratitude.
The two beastmen on the side looked at Yincang and muttered:
"This kid is really lucky to be adopted by two females."
One of the beastmen kindly reminded her, "Hu Jiaojiao, this cub has a strange temper and will attack beastmen. Be careful not to get hurt by him."
They have never seen a cub with such strong attack power at such a young age.
"Thank you for your reminder."
Fox Jiaojiao nodded politely to the two and went home with the silver coins.
The five cubs were helping to feed the rabbits at home.
When they saw Fox Jiaojiao coming back with a strange cub, they all felt a sense of crisis.
Even the youngest Long Yao immediately shifted his attention away from the rabbits.
He ran towards Hu Jiaojiao with his short legs, opened his arms for a hug, and then looked at Yin Cang as if to declare his sovereignty.
"Who are you? Why are you following my mother?"
The little guy asked bluntly.
His eyes looked like he was afraid that his mother would be robbed in the next second.
Long Yu and the others stared at Yin Cang intently.
"Mom, who is he and why did you bring him to our house?" Even Long Zhong, who always had a bad attitude towards Hu Jiaojiao, asked with a frown.
Although he was asking Hu Jiaojiao, Long Zhong's eyes were fixed on Yin Cang.
The word "mom" seemed to be a warning to Yin Cang.
Yin Cang glanced at the cubs who were a few years younger than him, then withdrew his gaze and stood silently behind Hu Jiaojiao, ignoring their hostility.
He had long been accustomed to the hostility of the beastmen towards him.
It would be strange if some beastmen were friendly to him.
Before Hu Jiaojiao could answer, Long Ling'er stood in front of the four cubs.
"Third brother, don't be so fierce."
Hearing Long Ling'er's words, Long Zhong looked at her with a dark face and dissatisfaction, "Ling'er, how can you speak for an outsider."