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Chapter 159 Escape
The crow can't remember how many days and nights it has been running.

From the moment he left the tribe, there was only one thought in his mind: survive!
He is still young, he can't just die like this, he wants to escape the land that cursed him, and go to a world without snow!
The leopard skin and leopard liver have not grown up for a long time, lack of experience, and even less assertiveness, where to go, where to spend the night, how to build a camp, how to distribute food... everything depends on the crow.

Carrying the supplies defrauded from the tribe, they fled to the south day and night without stopping. However, no matter how fast or how far they traveled, the cold wind always followed, and even became more and more biting.

Snow Spirit's curse is approaching and apparently hunting them down!

The leopard skin and leopard liver were panicked, and the crow was equally nervous, but as the backbone of the fugitive trio, he had to remain calm. There was nothing he could do about the terrible curse, and he could only speed up his pace and move forward.

However, no matter how fast the pace is, it will not be as fast as the climate change.

The sudden storm swept the three of them down, making it difficult to move forward.

At the same time, there was a bit of icy chill blowing over their faces, which instantly became invisible.

As soon as the leopard skin and leopard liver touched their faces, they felt the moist touch of their fingertips, and their expressions changed immediately. They looked up at the sky, and exclaimed: "Snow!"

The two men's legs went limp in an instant, and they sat slumped on the ground, looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, their livers and gallbladders were torn apart, and their faces were ashen.

"Catching up...the curse is coming! We can't escape!"

"I'm so cold and hungry! It's a curse, Xue Ling is cursing us! I'm going to die, we're all going to die!"

"Brother Crow... what are you doing?"

The crow's face was more serious than the cold wind. He was moving the supplies carried by the leopard skin into his own basket. When he heard the question, he said without raising his head, "I won't stop you if you want to die. I want to live anyway! I wish you all the best." If you die, leave the food to me."

Leopard Pi burst into tears. He was led by the crow all the way, and he persisted until he reached this point. He had already developed dependence in his heart. Now, the crow's unfeelingness made him feel more despair than the curse.

Leopard Gan was much calmer, he heard the implication, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Crow, do you have a way to live?"

"I don't know. But what I know is that if I sit here, I will definitely die. I want to keep going, even if I can only take one more step, even if I can only live one more day, I will go on!"

Crow stopped what he was doing, straightened his back, looked at the two who were still childish, and said in a very serious tone:

"I saw it just now. There is a forest not far ahead. I will go there to take shelter from the wind. If you want to die, don't follow up. If you die early, you can save some food. If you want to live, you have to take With a little courage and determination, even if you die, you must die like a man!"

"I want to live!"

Leopard Liver got up immediately.

"Leopard Skin, get up!"

He pulled up his brothers of the same race as his age.

Leopard Pi wiped away tears, sobbed and said, "I...I want to live too."

The crow raised his face and said: "You can live if you want, I will tell you what I said before, if you still cry in the future, I will leave you immediately, don't think that I will take care of you when we used to be clansmen. Now we are all Savage, Savage can only rely on himself and cannot rely on others, understand?"

The three of them went on the road again against the cold wind.

The crow said that there is a forest not far ahead, and the not far in his mouth is obviously not the same as the not far from the leopard skin and leopard liver.

I don't know how long I walked, but I felt that the light around me was getting dimmer and darker. It was getting dark, and the leopard skin's feet were numb from the cold. Keep warm from the cold, but still can't stop the invasion of severe cold.

Leopard Pi looked at the leopard liver next to him, and then at the crow leading the way in front. Seeing that the two stood firm against the raging wind and snow, their steps were firm and fearless, so they mustered up their courage and gritted their teeth. Forward.

At the end, the three of them were so cold that their hands and feet were numb, and they were gradually unable to think. However, no matter how the wind and snow roared, no one slowed down. The will and instinct to survive drove them forward.

Finally, a row of crooked dwarf pine trees came into view.

It is rare to see trees on the grasslands. Trees can only grow in places with sufficient water. If there are patches of woods, it is usually a sign of water sources.

These perennially wind-beaten trees don't grow tall or well, but it's always a joy to see them in this water-scarce land during the dry season.When the storm is howling, although this piece of woods is a little sparse, it can still provide shelter for travelers.

Crow breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly found the stream that nourished the woods. The banks of the stream had already started to freeze, leaving only a thin stream of water.

The three of them walked downstream along the shore, looking for a place with denser trees and better shelter from the wind and snow.

Not long after walking, the wind suddenly weakened by most of it.

The crow looked up and found that a low rock wall on the other side of the stream blocked the raging wind. Although Xue Ling continued to show power, the icy snow became bigger and bigger, and soon covered the forest, but without the help of the wind, the snow seemed to be Not so scary anymore.

The three of them crossed the stream and walked under the low rock wall.

It is said to be low because it is compared with the valley wall near the valley camp. In fact, this rock wall is taller than a mammoth. The texture of the rock wall is horizontal, as if it is made of layers of stone bricks, which is similar to the valley camp The kind of valley wall that is cut with a knife and an axe is completely different.

On the leeward side of the rock wall, the cold weather comes later than other places. The vines coiled on the rock wall grow tenaciously, and the bare and tangled grass roots on the ground raise their stubborn heads. Even the plants that are about to dry up, Still on the verge of dying, he straightened his back with his last strength and smiled at Fengxue.

Now, there are three more Twolegs who are also dying but swear to fight their fate to accompany them.

Crows have no interest in studying novel sights.

He untied the wet animal skin harness, unloaded the pannier and the mammoth skin, and took off the gloves that were about to freeze hard.

Limited by materials and sewing techniques, the gloves of this era are similar to the heat-insulating gloves of later generations. There is a thumb hole for the thumb, and the other four fingers are connected together. The heat preservation effect is very good, but it is very inconvenient to work.

"Go get some wood."

The crow took off the horns at the waist, and the fire was kept in the horns.

As a hunter, he is well aware of the importance of preserving fire in the wild.

Leopard skin and leopard liver have not yet formed such a habit.

There are dry wood stored in the tribe, stones specially used for making fire, and tribesmen who are good at making fire. It seems that making fire has never been a difficult task.

But in the wild, there may not be such good conditions, especially in the rainy and snowy seasons, when the wet wood is difficult to drill and burn, not to mention the waste of energy. If there is no fire in the cold night, it may be difficult to see the sun the next day.

Fortunately, although they were exiled by the tribe, they did not go on the road alone like the exiled people before.

Without these supplies, they would not be able to survive here.

The two picked up relatively dry wood, and the crow ignited the forage, started a fire, and put some raw wood in the corner of the fire to dry it.

"Go pick up some more big stones."

When the leopard skin and leopard liver went to pick up stones, the crow picked a few long wooden sticks that were strong enough to remove the branches.

When the two came back, the crow unfolded a thick piece of mammoth skin, pressed the edge of the mammoth skin with stones, and then propped up the center of the mammoth skin with wooden strips to set up a simple tent.

After doing all this, the crow's heart completely fell back into his stomach.

He sat down, untied the thin leather belt tied around his ankles that was frozen hard, loosened the animal skin boots, took out the sedge that was in the boots, put them together with the boots and grass, and put them by the fire to bake , while rubbing the frozen feet with the dry animal skin until the feet gradually regained feeling.

The leopard skin and liver followed suit, and the cold hands and feet quickly warmed up.

"Grumble~"

"Grumble~"

After the body warmed up, my stomach couldn't sit still and began to complain loudly.

Seeing Brother Crow's gaze, Leopard quickly said, "I'm not hungry!"

Then he patted his belly and taught him a lesson, "Don't make trouble! Brother Crow doesn't like other people crying!"

The crow was both angry and funny, but still said with a straight face: "Go to the stream to fetch water."

"it is good!"

The two happily took the animal skin bag and went, fetching water meant that they would have to cook something later, they knew it well.

When they got back the water, they saw that the crow had dug up some plant roots nearby and threw them into the water to boil. They were extremely disappointed.

"What, dislike?"

The two shook their heads like rattles.

"It's good to eat some. It's not like you don't know how long the cold weather is. Take advantage of the plants to eat now, eat more plants, and save the dried meat for later when there are no plants."

Having said that, the crow still cut a small piece of dried meat and shared it with the two of them.

The leopard skin and leopard liver were clutching the jerky that was only the size of a knuckle, reluctant to eat it.

The meat of the tribe with salt has been salted, and the jerky has a salty taste, so they soak one end of the jerky in hot water, lick it, soak it again, and lick it again, showing intoxication color.

The blizzard lasted for three days.

For the past three days, they hid behind this rock wall, except for releasing and fetching water, they hardly moved.

The ones who suffered were the plants standing here. They had survived the bad weather, but they were no match for the dreaded upright ape after all. Everything that could be eaten and digested had been dug up by the three two-legged beasts.

The snow fell completely, the sky was clear and blue as if washed by water, the ground was covered with smooth and flat snow, and the grasslands were endless pure white, reflecting the dazzling sunlight without the slightest temperature.

According to past experience, such a fierce snowstorm should not fall again in the short term.

But it's hard to say, after all, they are now under the curse, Xue Ling failed to take their lives this time, and perhaps will make a comeback soon.

If you don't run away at this time, when will you wait?

The crow sent the leopard skin and liver to fetch water from the stream. He packed the tent, packed the sundries, carefully packed the fire into the horns, put on gloves, carried the basket and the mammoth skin, and set off again.

……

The thick snow has seriously slowed down their progress, and now the distance traveled in a day is not as much as half a day in the past.

But the farther they went, the more they could clearly notice that the snow was gradually thinning!

This shows that they are heading in the right direction, and they are getting out of Xue Ling's control!

The three were overjoyed. The leopard skin and leopard liver changed from the decadence and frustration they had when they first set off. Although the long journey made them exhausted, the spiritual strength brought by the regained hope made up for the lost physical strength. On the contrary, they walked faster than before. Soon.

However, this snowfield seems to be endless, and even the scenery remains the same. In the far west are rolling mountains covered with white snow, and in the east is the same endless snowfield as the front.

Although the sky was still clear and clear, the fugitive escape along the way made the crow's heart shrouded in a layer of haze.

He couldn't really feel at ease until he completely escaped Xue Ling's territory.

He has been on the road since he left the tribe, and his endless wandering made him start to wonder if he will wander like this endlessly for the rest of his life until he dies?

But he soon found himself worrying too much.

Wandering cannot go on forever.

"We don't have much food left."

After the crow distributed today's food, the expression on his face was very solemn.

Compared with the endlessness of this snowfield, the food they carry is too limited. No matter how frugal they are, there will be a day when they will run out of ammunition and food.

"We have to get food."

His tone was calm, but what he said made Leopard Skin and Leopard Liver feel desperate again.

They walked all the way without seeing even a bird. Where can they get food?
"There must be." The crow said with certainty, "The herds near the camp in the valley, they always leave before the cold weather comes and return in warm weather. During this period, they must live somewhere and have food. The place!"

Leopard Pi and Leopard Gan looked at each other, and Leopard Gan asked, "It's snowing everywhere now, where can there be food?"

The crow said, "We should go in another direction, towards the direction where the sun goes down. I see there are trees growing there. Some plants will not die even in cold weather. We cannot digest those plants, but the beasts can, and they must live." over there."

"What if not?"

The crow didn't answer, but just picked up the bag and walked westward without hesitation.

Leopard Liver actually knew the result. With the food they had left, they only had one chance to choose. Once they chose the wrong direction, there was no turning back.

Crow has no idea, but embarking on this escape route is a gamble, and he has long been used to betting his life.

Fortunately, once again, he won the bet.

The majestic mountains block the cold and strong winds, and the forest grows extraordinarily vigorously, and dozens of reindeer roam leisurely among them.

"The herd!"

Leopard Liver and Leopard Skin cried out excitedly.

"Remember how to hunt?" asked the crow.

"Of course!"

The first thing to learn as an adult is hunting. Although the hunting experience of leopard liver and leopard skin is not rich, the hunting skills will never be forgotten.

"Very well, put your things down, grab your weapons, and follow me!"

The rapid secretion of adrenaline made the three of them not feel hungry and tired for a while, and their strength seemed to be pouring out continuously. They suppressed their excitement and approached the deer quietly.

Perhaps it is because the days of ease have passed for a long time, and the lack of vigilance of the deer has not noticed the approaching danger at all.

What a group of stupid deer, they didn't notice it so close...

The crow couldn't help but shouted, "Throw the spear!"

Before the words were finished, spears shot out from the forest all over the sky, and three or four reindeer fell to the ground in an instant, howling.

The panic-stricken deer immediately scattered and fled, passing the three people including the crow who had just straightened up and was about to throw his spear.

But none of the three threw a spear.

The crow tightly held the spear in his hand, staring at the army of hunters who came out of the woods, his face pale as snow.

(End of this chapter)