A few days later, Wotuti brought back two wolf cubs, which were the two that Yin Ruxu and he had seen before by the warm water lake in the snow-capped mountains.
"The mother wolf never came back. She must have died outside. If I hadn't come back, these two little things would have starved to death there." Wo Tu, with his rough hands and feet, casually placed the two cubs in front of Yin Ruxu. "If you want to raise them, you can raise them for fun. Maybe they can be of some use when they grow up. If you don't want to raise them, I'll throw them to the wolf riders."
Yin Ruxu looked at the two wolf cubs who were too hungry to even cry out, and stroked their tangled fur with a frown. Without the care of their mother wolf, the two wolf cubs looked particularly miserable.
"I don't know how to raise one. Can you teach me how to raise one?"
"Don't worry, they don't need to be taken care of very carefully. They are very strong and can survive as long as they are fed."
Sure enough, just as Wo Tu said, the two wolf cubs slowly recovered after eating, although they were still very alert to everything around them. Perhaps because Yin Ruxu took such good care of them, the two wolf cubs seemed to regard her as their mother, often crawling into her arms and making gentle whimpers to her.
The two wolf cubs felt threatened by Wo Tu, who was a very oppressive guy, so they made threatening noises. They were still too small to kill anyone, and in Wo Tu's eyes, they were no different from puppies. It was unclear whether the two cubs liked him or hated him, and occasionally they would come up to him and pretend to bite his palm.
Wo Tu shook them off with his palm, pinched the back of their necks and threw them out of the tent.
Yin Ruxu looked up and saw it, "Wo Tu!"
Wo suddenly stood up, picked up the wolf cub, brushed off the snow and dust on its body, and put it back into Yin Ruxu's hands, "You play, you play."
This winter, Yin Ruxu has two warm wolf hand warmers. In order to avoid the cold, wolves grow a thick layer of fur in winter, and the fur of wolf cubs is soft and warm, smooth and comfortable to the touch, which makes people unable to stop. During the day, Yin Ruxu learned to make felt blankets and play the erxian with Wu Rizhu Amu and others in the big tent, played the qin for them, or listened to their chats. The two wolf cubs nestled beside her obediently. If she took a nap under the fur, the two wolf cubs would crawl into the fur and sleep together in her arms.
The winter here is indeed very cold, at least much colder than the winter in Yin and Zhao. But when the winter passed, she recalled this winter and did not feel any coldness. The memories left were all of the lively laughter and the warm stove in the big tent, the white snow and the warm lake surrounded by green grass that Wo Tu took her to see. Each of them made her feel safe and soft when she thought of it.
Her belly grew bigger, and Wo Tu used to like to suddenly pick her up or lift her up, and even shake her on purpose when carrying her on his back to amuse her, but now he doesn't dare to do that anymore.
He carefully observed her belly before going to bed at night, touching it from time to time. After each observation, he would bring back something new the next day to change her taste.
Life in the winter camp was boring. Wu Rizhu'am was afraid that Yin Ruxu would get bored, so she told her that they would move to a new place after the snow melted.
Before the snow melted, wolves broke into the tribe's camp. The snow that had not melted was piled up next to the low wall, forming a ladder for them. The hungry wolves could not bear it any longer and broke into the settlement, trying to drag the sheep from the sheepfold. The first to discover the "intruders" were the wolves raised by the wolf riders. Although they were domesticated, they were still wild and were no less ferocious than wild wolves. When they discovered the intruders, they immediately sounded the alarm, and for a while, the wolf howls resounded throughout the camp in the middle of the night.
Yin Ruxu had also woken up early. She was awakened by the howling of two little wolves. She saw the two little wolves standing on the fur mat and howling towards the door of the king's tent. Wo Tu was also standing at the door of the king's tent, staring at something outside. Yin Ruxu didn't even notice when he woke up and when he got up.
"Wotu? What's going on outside?"
"It's okay, just a few wild wolves broke in." Wo Tu waved at her and let her continue sleeping.
If it were a small tribe, they would be in a panic if they encountered a group of hungry wolves breaking into their camp. Not to mention the sheep in the sheepfold, even people might be carried away. But the Wutu tribe didn't have this worry. A group of wolf riders quickly chased their wolves out and drove all the intruding wild wolves together and surrounded them. They were well-trained and lit torches to clearly illuminate the surrounded wild wolves.
A warrior was holding a bow and arrow and talking to his companions in the back, "Which one are you going to shoot? Let's see who can shoot more this time. Do you want to compete?"
"Okay, Bi, come on!"
Many people didn't even have time to put on their clothes and were still outside making a fuss with their bare chests.
Some curious women got up and put on their clothes to watch the fun, and gathered around without any fear, chatting and laughing. It was like a party in the middle of the night.
Yin Ruxu was unable to go out to see as Wo Tu pushed her back to sleep. When she woke up in the morning, she found that the wolves that had broken into the city had been dealt with. Everyone was still enthusiastically discussing who was more powerful last night. At noon, they ate wolf meat.
"The small tribe I used to be in had very few people. One winter was particularly cold, and a pack of wild wolves ran into our tribe and killed several people. I was still young at that time, and I saw a wolf bite off the face of a sister in the tent next to me. I was so scared that I didn't even dare to cry." A woman who was making felt in the big tent suddenly said.
Her words triggered the conversations of other women, and another woman said, "Yes, it's the same in the tribe where I was born. When we encounter wolves in winter, we are very scared. The men in the tribe often stay out at night in winter, for fear that they will be dragged away by wolves if they fall asleep. The wolves in our area are very fierce!"
"But since arriving in Wutu, I am no longer afraid of wolves."
"Yes, of course we are not afraid. With the chief here, all wolves are afraid of us. He is the son of the Wolf God!"
The women all looked relieved and happy. They looked at Yin Ruxu again, full of longing and expectation for stability. "The child of the princess and the clan leader will definitely be a brave and strong little clan leader, the descendant of the wolf god, who will always protect us."
Except for the wolf pack that broke into the camp in the middle of the night, nothing else happened, and every day was peaceful. This peace continued until the snow melted and they were about to move to another camp.
The snow on the snow-capped mountains has not melted yet. When the weather gets hotter, the snow will gradually melt into water, flow down the mountain, and gather into streams and rivers, leading to various parts of the grassland, nourishing the land along the way, allowing grass and flowers to grow everywhere, and then gather into lakes, becoming the "pearls" on the grassland.
Yin Ruxu's belly was already quite big, and Wo Tu had recently learned to handle her gently, and he was much gentler when touching her belly. Yin Ruxu had long been accustomed to the feeling of nurturing life, and she was not as nervous as Wo Tu. When the weather was good, she would hold her belly and walk around by herself, and the two little wolves would follow her, running and running, wanting to play with her.
The Wutu tribe migrated in another direction. The further they went, the warmer the weather became. They lived at the foot of Mount Mang for another two months. The spring on the grassland is different from the summer, autumn and winter. It is a vibrant feeling. Standing on the slope, the scenery changes every day. The continuous ground is dyed green, which becomes richer layer by layer and gradually turns yellow. It is a common wild flower with tenacious vitality. It can bloom all over the field when the spring breeze blows. It is also the favorite food of the sheep in the tribe.
Spring is a short transition, and they will soon return to their camp last summer, a place with lush grass and water, after eating up all the grassland.
After so long of gestation and nourishment, green grass began to grow on their campsite last year. Everyone was like people returning from a trip, busy cleaning their homes and resettling themselves.
The caravans that had not come for a winter had been waiting for a long time. They brought more goods to exchange with the tribe for the furs and skins of the prey they hunted in the winter. The caravans became numerous again, and there were more of them this year than last year, forcing Wo Tu to expand the tribal garrison outward.
After staying in the big tent for the whole winter, everyone was bored. Taking advantage of the fun, they started to hold regular gatherings, such as horse racing, archery, and sepak takraw, which came from the Yin State. Adults and children alike ran around the ball. Every day, many people gathered on the large flat grassland in front of the tribe to watch a group of people playing sepak takraw.
At this most lively time, Yin Ruxu's child was finally born.
The timing of the child's birth was not very good. On that day, Wo Tu happened to go to Muchan tribe to attend the wedding of the sister of the tribe leader. As soon as Yin Ruxu responded, the palace maids ran out with pale faces to find someone. Wu Rizhu Amu shouted to the crowd in front of the tribe, "The princess is about to give birth. Who will go to Muchan tribe to find the tribe leader!"
Immediately, several fast horses galloped out, and the crowd cheered loudly, with some people shouting, "Hurry up, hurry up!"
Not long after, Wo Tu came back, riding his horse alone and rushing ahead, leaving the others far behind. When he passed the gate of the tribe, everyone immediately made way for him, allowing him to rush smoothly to the king's tent.
"How is the person?"
"It hasn't been born yet, Chief, please wait aside and don't get in the way."
He waited for a whole day before finally seeing a wrinkled son. His son had green eyes like him, but his face was more like Yin Ruxu.
On the day when Yin Ruxu and Wo Tu's child was born, the war between Zhao and Jin finally ended. This protracted war caused domestic turmoil in both countries. In the end, the Zhao army broke through the capital of Jin and forced the King of Jin to death.
Zhao Xu personally led his troops to attack the State of Jin three months ago. This time, his expedition was slightly smoother than the last time. In comparison, this time he could be said to have avenged his previous defeat. When he stood on the wall of the capital of Jin, overlooking the city that had just been burned by war, his confidence rose again.
He thought, who said that if I lose the luck of the world, I will always fail
Taking down the State of Jin was only the first step, the next step was the Wutu tribe. If we could succeed once, we could succeed countless times.
"Report!"
"King, urgent news has come from the capital that Lord Yu Shang has rebelled!"
Zhao Xu's uncle Yu Shangjun took advantage of the fact that Zhao Xu had been leading troops abroad for a long time and the country was empty, and rebelled in one fell swoop. He successfully controlled the capital and several surrounding cities.
Before Zhao Xu had time to enjoy this hard-earned victory, he received the news that his hometown had been occupied by someone else. It was like a blow to the head.
"What's going on? Where are the arrangements I made before I left? Why didn't anyone stop that old immortal thing?" Zhao Xu was furious, but it was useless. He could only rush back to the capital of Zhao State with his army. However, misfortunes never come alone. When they passed through the Yuan River, the border between Jin State and Zhao State, they were ambushed by the remnant soldiers of Jin State.
The remnant troops were led by a loyal general of Jin. On his way to provide assistance, he heard the news that the royal city had been breached by the Zhao army. He immediately set up an ambush and vowed to kill Zhao Xu, the King of Zhao, to avenge his country and his family.
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