Zhang Qi was riding on a short prairie horse, walking at the front of the cavalry team as the horse walked slowly and shallowly on the snowy field.
There were nine horses, six of which were ridden by Zhang Qi and his party, while the other three were carrying all the things.
Those wolf cubs can only walk.
However, they had no complaints. From last night to this morning, they had eaten twice, which they had never dared to think about before.
There were thirteen wolf cubs in total, of which only four were boys and the remaining nine were girls.
This is the cruelty of the feudal grassland. Compared with men who can mount plunder, girls are their priority to abandon.
The grassland that just snowed a few days ago is not that easy to walk on, especially for these children. The fluffy snow can almost drown them. If Zhang Qi hadn't brought out more than a dozen pairs of tough branches from the riding and cutting world. Snow boots, these wolf cubs have long been swallowed up by the snowfield.
Looking at the wolf cubs behind him who were not walking fast, Ying had a look of impatience on his face. He speeded up and rode his horse to Zhang Qi's side.
"Qi, they are too slow. We can't go more than twenty miles in a day if we go this way. How about I go..."
Ying didn't finish his words, but the ferocity on his face was not concealed.
Zhang Qi glanced at him and refused without hesitation: "They are useful to me, just keep walking like this and I will think of a way."
"Oh..." Eagle muttered in disappointment and chose to obey.
Hui rode a horse and hung beside the wolf cubs. If he found a child submerged in the snow, he would fish it out. In the morning, he told Zhang Qi that in fact, each horse could carry one or two A child is not a problem with the endurance of a prairie horse.
But Zhang Qi didn't agree. He wanted to temper these people's tempers first.
When a glimmer of light shines in the midst of suffering, these people will worship it as a god.
There is no way out in the vast snowfield.
The sun rises and sets.
Just like what Ying said, it took Zhang Qi and the others a whole day to walk less than twenty miles. Several of those wolf cubs had already fallen, and the rest had reached their limit.
night.
The wind began to blow again tonight, and the wind blew up the floating snow, shrouding the entire grassland in a blanket of white.
Ting Hui said, this seems to be called Baimaofeng.
The yurt has been set up, far away from the foot of the mountain, and a flat land has been chosen.
Lighting a fire, cooking soup, and hot food made the wolf cubs forget about the hardships of the day and licked the juice greedily.
Not only them, but also Zhang Qi and others were aroused by these hot foods called happiness.
After enjoying the precious food, Zhang Qi gathered the wolf cubs in one place.
He looked at them.
"I have seen your performance today."
"Yes, the suffering has not defeated you. I am very satisfied with your will to live."
The wolf cubs did not dare to speak. They looked at the man in front of them carefully, Hui and the others did the same. Except for the crossbowman, everyone in the yurt looked at Zhang Qi.
Zhang Qi didn't care about their looks and continued.
"I am a person blessed by God, and you are blessed by me."
"Let me ask you, what is the most annoying thing for prairie people? Does anyone know?"
There was silence in the yurt for a while. After a long while, a thin girl said timidly: "Master, I heard from grandma that what she hates most are wolves, foxes, and hyenas. Those guys will kill cattle and sheep. Let everyone starve.”
Zhang Qi glanced at the girl and smiled: "You are good. From now on, you will be called Hu Ling."
Zhang Qi praised the girl and gave her a name. During the day's journey, he was impressed by the performance of Hu Ling and several other people. Their will to survive was the most determined.
"Thank you, Master." Hu Ling lay on the ground timidly, saluting and thanking Zhang Qi.
Prairie people hate wolves, foxes, and all creatures that can kill their livestock. In the minds of the prairie people, these creatures are just like rats in the minds of farming people. They are all pests that destroy production.
So Zhang Qi called the Huns wolves and these cubs wolf cubs, not to praise their wildness, but to insult them.
He chuckled, and the coldness in his laughter made the hearts of everyone in the yurt tremble.
Zhang Qi has not forgotten the day when he first came. On that day, he was tied to a tree stump, hugged by the cold, and whipped with a whip. He remembered the pain engraved in his soul.
Looking up at the group of wolf cubs, Zhang Qi said word by word: "Forget your former family, they abandoned you, they don't need you, I am the one who kept you alive, I need you.
From now on, you must live for me. I want you to become like wolves, to kill the livestock of the prairie people and let them taste the taste of hunger in the cold. What you have experienced in these days will be Give them back a hundredfold! "
Following Zhang Qi's words, all the wolf cubs narrowed their eyes, and a seed called hatred took root in their hearts.
They were abandoned, cold, hungry, and painful embraced them, and they could not forget those days.
This time, all the wolf cubs gave Zhang Qi an answer. They lay on the ground and shouted: "Yes, Master!"
Zhang Qi showed a satisfied smile and waved his hand: "From today on, don't call me master, you are wolves, then..."
"calls me.
'Wolf Lord'! "
The wolf cubs stood up, their eyes became firm, their future was no longer confused, a kind of enthusiasm called fanaticism arose, and they found their master.
"Lord Wolf!"
The childish voice did not affect the fanatical atmosphere at all. These wolf cubs looked at Zhang Qi as if they were gods.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Zhang Qi named three children who also performed well today and asked them to stand beside him along with Hu Ling.
"From now on, your name is Hu Yi, your name is Hu Er, and you are Hu San."
"Yes, Mr. Wolf."
"Hey hey hey, my name is Hu Er, my name is Hu Er, Hu Er remembers it."
Hu San didn't say anything, he just raised his head and looked at Zhang Qi with enthusiasm. Zhang Qi had already expected their performance.
Hu Yi is an ordinary child, while Hu Er is stupid. Although he is the tallest among them, his intelligence is very low and he eats the most.
Hu San had a feminine personality, and Zhang Qi found more than once that he pretended to be weak and let people around him take him away in order to save energy.
Zhang Qi hugged them to his chest and looked at the remaining wolf cubs: "I am the one blessed by God, and you are blessed by me!"
Suddenly, Zhang Qi and the four wolf cubs disappeared into the yurt. The enthusiasm that had cooled down was once again ignited, and a low-pitched exclamation sounded in the yurt.
Hui and the others looked at each other, nodded, and began to organize themselves.
