The first thing to see was the head of a wolf. It''s not the wolf''s head, which has a foul smell in its nose and a ghostly fire in its eyes; it''s a sign of shame that, even if it dies, it can''t return to the earth and the sky. On the grassland, people are only allowed to keep the leather of livestock raised or the body of prey killed by themselves. No one is allowed to use animal or human body for decoration purposes except shaman. So Batu and KAILAS knew the origin of what they saw when the banner with the wolf''s head rose slowly at the boundary of the hills.


    The wolf owner''s team, to be precise, appeared on the ground far away from them was the team of the previous wolf owner who had been confirmed dead and issued an obituary. According to the grassland custom, when people die, they either give their bodies to wild animals or return them to the earth. The so-called "returning to the earth" is not to find a place to build a cemetery like those in the plains. They have a more traditional way of doing it. That is, the corpse is tied to a horse''s back or a similar animal''s pulling board, and then friends or relatives will drive the animal forward until the body falls to the ground, and the place where the body falls will become the burial place of the dead. In the same way, the dead who are so buried will not erect a monument or grave, and only those who have participated in the farewell ceremony will be able to get to the real place where he lies. In this way, there will be no grave robbers or enemies to disturb the peace of the dead. Those who can get there and call out his name must be his close friends.


    "It seems that the wolf owner died earlier than the messenger said, otherwise the funeral procession would not have arrived here." KAILAS narrowed his eyes slightly. The funeral ceremony of the wolf owner was a sight that could not be seen in the grassland for a long time. According to tradition, people who are at the forefront of the team and decide the direction of the team must have blood relationship with the dead. The dead will tell the person the path they are going to take the next day in the form of dreams or omens at night. In this way, the leader of the funeral should be the daughter or granddaughter of the former wolf owner.


    "Do you know the girl? If it''s the wolf owner''s daughter, it will have a reputation among the surrounding tribes. Especially for a young lady like this, men of the right age will always pay attention to her adulthood. " The cat goblin turned to Batu with a sense of banter. Even though the water antelope tribe was more attached to the grey lion tribe, they were also closely related to the authorities on the grassland. In this case, Batu will probably know the identity of the leader of the funeral procession. After all, it is the symbol of the warrior to marry the female offspring of the wolf owner or Shan Yu.


    To Kellas''s surprise, Batu''s face was calm, even sad. The man''s eyes were not on the woman at the front of the line, but at the figure lying alone on the flatbed carriage pulled by four horses in the middle of the line. The man was only dressed in the most humble clothes, for he was about to return to the earth, and it was not good for him to be well clothed. At this time, Batu clearly realized that the so-called hero''s death was only naked.


    Lothar sensed the falconer''s thinking, so she reached out and gently pressed her head. "Let''s go. It doesn''t matter who the girl is. What''s important is that we shouldn''t be insiders outside this team. If that body falls down here, we''re desecrating the meaning of the ceremony itself. "


    The cat goblin snapped off the count''s hand discontentedly. He did not think that the tradition and belief of mortals were worthy of such respect. But as for Lothar''s rigidity in some ways, KAILAS has experienced many times along the way, and he knows that this chivalrous guy won''t allow him to keep watching. To be honest, the cat goblin is not the Earl''s opponent in his martial arts when he does not use weapons. Therefore, he can only complain, "generally, when you say such words, problems will happen."


    The cry of alarm, when the complaint has not dissipated in the wind. The three men hiding in the grass looked at the source of their exclamations. They saw an unexpected scene. The imaginary scene of the body falling did not happen. On the contrary, a team of about 20 or 30 people rushed out of the grass on the other side of the hill. Judging from the fact that they did not ride a horse or hold weapons, they were ambush. When the three thought they were about to see a military conflict between the ambush troops and the wolf owner''s funeral procession, some or most of them drew out their weapons and put them on the neck of their companions. This is not an ambush, but a long-standing mutiny.


    "Things are beginning to be interesting. Are you going to leave now? " There was a slight roar in the cat goblin''s voice, which was proof of his excitement. Seeing such a scene, Lothar, as a knight, and Batu, a subordinate tribe of the wolf Lord, can not be regarded as invisible. Of course, it doesn''t mean that they will expose themselves without any plan, but they need to wait and see.


    "Chirp!" Goshawks hover in the air to provide more information for Batu. After finding out that there may be troops ambush around, the eyes from the air are particularly important.


    "Let''s guess what''s going on. I think it''s because of the coil. Humans always fight because of the coil." The thread ball in the cat goblin''s mouth does not refer to the real wool ball, it is just his usual metaphor. In the cat''s metaphor, the thread ball can refer to money, status and power. In a word, the thread ball is the interest.


    Lothar''s eyes swept across the plain below. As a military Lord from a noble family of Cang lions, he was too familiar with the situation. Spies, ambush, betrayal in the wilderness, any casualties can be attributed to accidents and even ghosts and gods. "That girl is in trouble. No matter who she offended, it seems that these people are going to bury her with her father."Indeed, as the count said, the situation centered on the girl who was carrying the flag. The confidants behind her protected her. Besides them, there were several times the number of traitors and enemies. As for the poor servants who knew nothing about it, they were the first to bleed. That''s why Lothar said that those people wanted the girl to die and shut up on people, which meant that what was going to happen next should never be known to anyone who didn''t know about it.


    "What shall we do?" Batu''s breathing was a little short. Although he had seen a picture far more magnificent and incredible than the war between human beings, he still felt at a loss when the conspiracy that ordinary people should not have been exposed to was unfolded before his eyes. Because what he has to face is not a monster endangering the world. Among the same kind of people, the definition of right and wrong is more blurred.


    If it was in the past, Lothar, adhering to the knighthood creed to protect the weak, would probably choose to rush to help the weak side. But now, there is no impulse in the count''s eyes. There is always a struggle in the world. The struggle will take place in the sea, in the sky and in the shadow. The result of putting the limited strength into the infinite struggle is to separate the wife and the son. This does not mean that Lothar has become selfish or timid, but after realizing that meaningless fighting is so frequent, he chooses to be more careful in deciding when to wave his Tomahawk.


    "Watch first. We''re all outsiders."


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