Huang Yue was shocked. It was clearly just a cub, how could it have such a terrifying look.
Did he recognize me
"Huangyue, why don't we let Jiaojiao do it?" The clan leader couldn't help but say, he was still waiting to deal with Yin Gu's body.
As the patriarch, he has a lot of things to do every day and has no time to waste here.
Hearing the clan leader's words, Huang Yue looked grim and stepped back reluctantly.
She knew that she could not take the cub back with her, but as long as he was still in the tribe, he would not be able to 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 clan leader and came to the bed.
Yin Gu on the bed was lifeless, and his face seemed covered with a grayish deathly aura. If Hu Jiaojiao hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would have been hard for her to believe that Yin Gu was still full of energy and talking to her yesterday.
She was even more certain that Yin Gu's performance yesterday was just a last gasp.
Perhaps it was because he had fulfilled his last wish of settling Yin Cang, Yin Gu's face looked very peaceful, without any sign of pain.
Hu Jiaojiao sighed and looked at the thin Yin Cang beside her, "Your brother is gone. It's useless for you to guard his body. It won't be long before his body rots and gets infested with worms. He won't be able to come back."
Yin Cang clenched his fists tightly, and veins bulged on his white fists.
It seemed as if in the next second he would crash into Hu Jiaojiao as hard as he had just done.
"I have a way to make him stay in the tribe forever, but the prerequisite is that you have to be obedient and come 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 even almost close to that of an adult orc. It is useless to coax him.
After hearing what Hu Jiaojiao said, Yin Cang let go of his hand, lowered his head and did not move.
"Yingu hopes that you can grow up safely. This is also the wish of your parents. You don't want to disappoint them, right?"
Hu Jiaojiao coaxed him patiently, and seeing that he seemed to have calmed down, she continued, "If you agree, then I will take your brother's body away?"
A sneer flashed in Huang Yue's eyes.
Did she think that just a few words could make this cub behave
Who knew that the next moment, Yin Cang lowered his head and walked silently behind her, which was regarded as his tacit agreement to Hu Jiaojiao's words.
The orcs showed shocked expressions.
This cub actually listens to Hu Jiaojiao so much!
He was obviously irritable and aggressive just now, how did she do that
Seeing this scene, Huang Yue's face became even uglier, and she turned around and left the wooden house angrily.
Seeing Yin Cang being so obedient, Hu Jiaojiao gently patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"Chief, can you let me deal with Yin Gu's body?" Hu Jiaojiao turned and looked at the chief.
The clan leader naturally had no objection and nodded quickly, "Of course."
Hu Jiaojiao immediately asked two orcs to help carry Yin Gu's body out of the wooden house, and then placed a wooden bed outside the wooden house and put the body on it.
She handed Yin Cang a torch and explained:
"I will help you keep your brother's ashes after burning them. You can light the fire."
Orcs may not be able to accept cremation, but for Yin Cang, keeping Yin Gu's ashes with him is better than letting Yin Gu be eaten by wild beasts.
If the body is buried directly, the orcs in the tribe will not accept it. Orcs will never leave the body in the tribe, as this will attract attacks by wild beasts.
Cremation is the best method.
Yin Cang took the torch in silence and walked towards the corpse with heavy steps.
The body was placed high up, and a lot of wood was piled up so that the flames could burn the body into ashes.
Many orcs from the tribe came to watch. After learning of Yin Gu's death, they all added wood to him as a farewell to him.
Death is a very common thing in the animal 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.
Hu Jiaojiao poured gasoline on the wood. As soon as Yin Cang touched the wood with the torch, the flame ignited instantly, like a man-eating beast, devouring the corpse and the wood in the blink of an eye.
The corpses and wood were chewed by the giant beast, giving off a burnt smell.
Yin Cang looked at 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 this should be the last warmth his brother left in this world.
Perhaps because they sensed Yin Cang’s sadness, the orcs around him also felt heavy-hearted and looked at him with pity.
The surroundings were so quiet that only the crackling sound of burning wood could be heard...
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After the cremation of the body was completed, Hu Jiaojiao took out an inconspicuous wooden urn from the space, put Yin Gu's ashes in it and handed it to Yin Cang.
In fact, there were too many ashes left on the ground, and it was impossible to tell which ones were the ashes. Fortunately, Yin Cang 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 finish 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 clan leader comforted Hu Jiaojiao.
"Thank you, Chief." Hu Jiaojiao nodded to the chief to express her gratitude.
The two orcs on the side looked at Yin Cang and muttered:
"This boy is really lucky to be adopted by two females."
One of the orcs kindly reminded her, "Hu Jiaojiao, this cub has a weird temper and will attack orcs. Be careful not to get hurt by him."
They had never seen a cub with such strong attack power at such a young age.
"Thank you for the reminder."
Hu Jiaojiao nodded politely to the two of them and took Yin Cang home.
The five cubs are helping to feed the rabbits at home.
When they saw Hu Jiaojiao coming back with a strange cub following her, they all felt a sense of crisis.
Even the youngest, Long Yao, instantly shifted his attention away from the rabbit.
He ran towards Hu Jiaojiao with his short legs, opened his arms for a hug, and then looked at Yin Cang as if declaring his sovereignty.
"Who are you? Why are you following my mother duck?"
The little guy asked bluntly.
That look in his eyes, as if he was afraid that his mother would be snatched away at the next second.
Long Yu and the others stared at Yin Cang intently.
"Mother, 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 "mother" seemed to be warning Yin Cang.
Yin Cang glanced at the cub who was 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 orcs' hostility towards him.
It would be strange if any orcs were friendly to him.
Before Hu Jiaojiao could answer, Long Linger 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, why are you speaking for an outsider?"