nycdaug Chapter 166 External Conflict 6
Chapter 166 External Conflict 6
The injured hunter needed to rest, and after his wounds were treated, he was carried back to his cave by others.
Akang's body was still placed in the doorway. People here were cremated after death, and burial would easily attract wild animals that liked to eat carrion, which would bring plague and disaster.
The sky gradually darkened, and the clouds were so low that they seemed to be pressing down on people's hearts, making it hard to breathe.
When Qing Jiu and Guo Qi entered the room, they saw that the body had been cleaned up and a circle of hay had been placed around its head. This was the custom here. They would make some simple decorations for people who died at a young age, hoping to gain the favor and mercy of the mountain god.
The sky was gray and the yard was already dark, but Qing Jiu still saw the dejected man sitting on the doorstep at a glance.
He walked over and gently stroked the bare head with his big hand. The hair was very cold and he didn't know how long he had been sitting there.
Ji Lang looked up at him, and leaned his head on Qing Jiu's strong thigh with some dependence, rubbing against him a few times like a small animal that had found support.
Neither of them spoke, but neither of them wanted to break the silence.
Qing Jiu picked the man up and held him tightly in his arms, just like Ji Lang usually held Xiao Man, hoping to warm him up quickly. Guo Qi and others were still standing at the kitchen door not far away and talking, but he didn't care. Usually he was not good at having such intimate behavior with Ji Lang in front of others, although he would occasionally get uncontrollably close to him, it was not obvious on his face, but his ears would feel slightly hot every time.
He couldn't bear to see this person being even a little depressed. If this cheerful person suddenly stopped laughing and making noises one day, it would be like someone hitting him in the chest with a hammer that had no lethality. It didn't hurt, but every vibration made him feel uncomfortable.
When I got closer to him, I found that his eyes were a little red.
"Have you cried?" Qing Jiu touched the corner of Ji Lang's eyes lightly with some heartache, as if he was afraid that his rough hands would scratch him, so he just touched him vaguely and did not really touch him.
Ji Lang shook his head. When he knew that Akang was really dead, he felt so sad that he wanted to cry, but he forced back the tears that were welling up.
"Did you catch up with the herd?" he asked.
Qing Jiu nodded and said, "They passed through two mountains and then hid in the mountains." There are many caves in that mountain, which are intricate and some are very deep. They are easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we force our way in to chase them, we will easily be ambushed again.
"Let's go eat first. I'm so hungry." Ji Lang took a deep breath. He had to avenge this.
On the second day, when it was still light, people from the two courtyards gathered together and cremated Akang in a field not far away.
They were not idle afterwards. Qingjiu and Xishi took a few dogs and went to the mountain where the herd of beasts disappeared yesterday.
They brought a lot of rotten and wet dry grass pressed on the snow, and smeared it with pork and butter that they had collected earlier.
A group of people worked in the mountains for a whole day, using fire and smoke to force out five wolves and two apes.
They only returned home carrying the killed beasts when all the dry grass and oil they brought were used up.
Most people do not eat orangutan meat, but it can be refined into oil and fed to dogs. Their fur is softer and can be tanned and used to make clothes for children and the elderly.
Wolf hair is relatively hard and can be made into good warm clothing after processing.