Chapter 21: contradiction

The clover mat at the entrance of Linying's guesthouse has fallen. Where are the bodies of the two men, one of which is animal shape and the other has not yet had time to change shape. It seems that he was killed from behind in flight. The body The missing part, according to the trace, may be taken away by the beasts of the past.
Huayi looked at the corpse and thought for a moment. As soon as he looked back, he saw a few green eyes in the woods not far and near, looking at it with a jealous look. He turned into the shape of his own monster without hesitation, turning around. He yelled at the wolves.
Chang'an saw that the beasts who were drooling with dead meat and couldn't walk near and far could all wince, and then slowly backed away. He could not help looking up at the big guy with an envious look, and felt that this trick was really useful.
Then Chang'an bent down, and he didn't feel dirty. He opened the body with his hands, carefully examined the wound on the dead man, and judged, "There are bows and arrows, two swords, a machete. He was finally caught by that. Killed the machete. "
Long swords and scimitars are actually the first choice for most orc hunters.
Scimitars are common in tribal warfare and can be used immediately, with a wide range of attacks.
The long sword is usually three to five feet long. Adult men have two palms up and down. The lightest long sword for half-old children weighs over 30 kilograms. There are also legends that weigh up to 100 kilograms. The orcs are naturally powerful and tall. They are too short to use them. Most of the short knives they carry are tools, not for combat and hunting ... Of course, there are special cases, such as Huayi's nine-inch short knife, which is not a barbecue. Yes, it is generally used for assassinations.
And really like Chang'an, it is very rare to carry a saber on the road every day, because in real combat, a double-edged sword is always easier to operate than a single-edged sword.
Chang'an probed his hand into the corpse's clothes again, and touched it. He found a black iron sign from the dead man's arms. He blew up the small sign bloodily and turned it over and looked around for a while. What's the use, ask Huayi: "Do you know this?"
"It's a help card," Huayi turned into a humanoid, and only glanced at him, then said, "He is an ambassador. He was sent out to ask a nearby tribe for help, possibly a tribal war."
Chang'an glanced at him and knew that Huayi hadn't told the truth. He intuitively knew that Huayi must know something he didn't know, but Changan didn't say anything, it was not a tribal war, and it had nothing to do with them.
This is the time of late summer and early autumn, whether it is people growing or wild malt wheat should be harvested, many fruits and vegetables can also be picked, the weather is not cold or hot, and the animals in the forest are not all running Far away, hunting is no problem, it is the best season of the year and it is impossible to survive. Generally, at this time, everyone prepares food for winter in their own tribe. Run to other tribes to fight?
Unless you meet the legendary ghost tribe.
There are some so-called "ghost tribes". There are almost no sub-beasts in these tribes, and most of them are robbed by women. They do not work, they have no place to stay, they wander around, bypassing powerful tribes, and focus on Those fragile tribes lived throughout the year.
Huayi was thinking--here ... but not far from his employer's tribe. Look at the direction that the messenger ran away, maybe these small tribes happened to be under the protection of that employer.
Huayi nudged Changan's shoulder, stood up, and said, "It's none of our business, let's go."
Chang'an glanced at the empty welcome room and asked, "Have you rested?"
Huayi casually said: "Have a fart, it is so lively outside, you can sleep? Don't you be afraid to fly into your head outside the window and hit you?"
Chang'an said "Oh", apparently nothing touched. Huayi immediately remembered his unique skill of falling asleep anytime and anywhere, and his toothache hurt — okay, he almost forgot that this one can sleep anyway.
The two of them were not slow, and they hurried forward in the night. Deep in the unfamiliar dense forest, even the old hunter can only judge a general direction. Unless it is a local resident, it is impossible to be exactly the same. Therefore, although Huayi had avoided the opponent's heart, he still accidentally wiped the battlefield past.
It is inappropriate to say it is a battlefield-the war seems to have ended.
Huayi's ears moved, screaming and shouting came from the wind, and even the children's young voice cried to hoarseness.
However, except for the wrong season, wars like this are not new in the entire North.
Each tribe occupies a certain area, enjoying the surrounding birds, beasts, plant food, starvation in the barren places, and plenty of places to eat and drink, so there is no reason that this tribe is weak and occupies good places.
Either wash your neck and wait for someone to wipe it, or get out of the way early.
As for the fate of the defeated party, it depends on the mood of the victors. If they are kind, they will leave the aborigines and join them in their tribe. Even if they are unkind, there is nothing wrong with killing all the prisoners of war. However, regardless of kindness or unkindness, the defeated leader and elders cannot stay, cut off the grass and roots, their young children will be put on the fire and grilled to dry, leaving the souls of the warriors killed in corpse oil.
Moreover, this is a sneak attack of a ghost tribe. It was originally a malicious robbery. They were hoped for their kindness, but it was better to hope for the blessing of the gods who drowned in the river pit that had fallen.
Huayi listened to the child's sharp and hysterical scream, knowing that it was the sound of an adult who was being roasted alive, but his footsteps didn't stop at all, his face was calm and almost cold-he didn't know when From the beginning, he became such a person.
Chang'an, who has been quietly following him, encountered this scene for the first time. He stopped several times and saw Huayi's deafness, and he had to keep up.
At this moment, the boy suddenly asked, "Zhe Yan said that you were very young at that time. Why was he alone on the road to save him with his own food and give him a deer?"
At first Huayi thought what Chang'an was suggesting or blaming, but until he saw the young man's expression, he realized that he might really just express his doubts. He pulled away the bushes in front of him, silenced for a while, then shook his head, sighing exaggeratedly, but his voice was very soft.
Huayi said to Chang'an with a frowning expression: "Look, a man like me who can't do anything, can't speak, and has bad brains, only has the ability to fight a deer. At that time, With your hands, help will help. "
"... Oh." He talked nonchalantly, and Chang'an didn't hold it, just nodded his head, and said briefly, so that people couldn't see what the young man was thinking.
Huayi felt like he was stabbed by this "oh". He stopped snoring and concentrated on walking, but couldn't help asking himself. If he was 14 or 15 years old, he couldn't help hugging a child with a dirty face. Going to wash your face by the river, will your head be really hot and rush to grab the kid who was burned on the fire and run away?
However, he couldn't remember ... After many years, he couldn't remember what kind of person he was then.
Just then, suddenly, a woman came out in front of the two of them ... maybe she was too young, she could only say that she was a girl, she was naked and had various scars on her bare / exposed skin The black hair braids spread out, and a lot of blood was stained on the ends of the hair, and she was embarrassedly stuck to a large piece. She tripped on her feet and fell directly under Huayi's feet.
Huayi took a step back instinctively, and then a giant beast turned into a forest followed by the monster. He was supposed to pounce on the woman. However, he saw Huayi and paused. , I can't figure out whether the man who suddenly appeared is the enemy or the friend.
Huayi stood still, facing the beast.
The woman under his foot stretched out a bloodstained hand, begging to pinch his corner of clothing in general.
Her hands are very beautiful, and her skin is very tender. Except for new injuries, she can't see any old cocoons. She must be a non-working person and look good. She can even be said to be beautiful. The torn skirt is complicated and delicate. The lace must be the most skillful woman who has to work for several months to get such a delicate and complicated lace. Look at it like this, if she is not the tribe leader, she is the daughter of an elder's home.
Huayi glanced at her mercilessly—the nobles in their tribe enjoyed the best things and sought after by others. At this time, they would also come out to plead guilt for the entire tribe, but in fact it was fair.
The monster cracked its mouth, squeezing out ugly teeth, and stared at Huayi with a faint expression on his face, posing with a threatening look.
After a while, Huayi lowered his head slightly, avoiding the orc's sight, showing weakness. He seemed very careful, even smiling with a flattering smile, slumped and said in a low voice: "I and my brother are just crossing the road Yes, don't want to cause trouble. "
After he said this, as if in order to show sincerity, he bent down and gently pulled his clothes from the girl's hand, facing her increasingly desperate eyes, sighed, and looked with complex eyes She glanced softly: "Woman, this is your life, and you can't blame others."
The girl made a short, desperate cry.
Chang An's brow frowned, and his palm rested on the handle of his saber hidden in the parcel.
But he still had time to move, and Huayi had already lowered his head and walked to the side of the giant beast. While walking, he said, "We are foreigners. We are not familiar with this place.
The monster gave him a dismissive look, and turned sideways proudly, letting the man who seemed to be passing by pass, until he passed by, he heard the man's soft man's mouth still endless. Read: "Fighting every day, oh ... you northerners, really ..."
At the moment when the words "but really" exited, Huayi turned to the side. It seemed as if he was afraid to hit the other side. At that moment, his hand hidden on the side suddenly pulled out, even a little omen. No, not even Chang'an could see that he moved his shoulders, so he put his nine-inch knife into the beast's throat so accurately.
"... Barbaric." Huayi's hand held the handle of the short knife and touched the blood squirting out of the orc's neck. He finished speaking without changing his face.
The color of his knife is extremely dark, and there is no clue in the night. It is as smooth as cutting a melon into the flesh. Huayi's hand is gently lowered, and the giant throat and large blood vessels are cut open The beast didn't even say a word and fell down.
Huayi unhurriedly reached out to catch the giant body of this beast. He used a human hand to catch such a big guy who was almost as tall as him on the limbs, and it looked effortless, and then he bent He lowered his waist, wiped the blood on his hand and the knife on the fur of the beast, and gently held the body to the ground.
All these actions, but in the blink of an eye, Huayi killed the person like a goose feather and fell into the sand, and silently reached an astonishing state.
Then Huayi lifted the girl from the ground, and the blood beads rolled down the straight bridge of his nose from the center of his eyebrows. He wiped it off and grabbed a jerky from the food on his body. She said, "Run."
The girl gave him a deep look, with the jerky, and plunged into the thick woods.