animal ears

?Alan and Adan's village is a medium-sized tribe, located below the river.

On the way, Adan introduced their tribe a little bit. Because they are in the downstream, there will be occasional floods, so their houses are built on trees, and because they are deep in the jungle, they seldom communicate with the outside world and live a self-sufficient life. self-sufficient life.But recently, the beast nearby has caused people to panic. The most important thing is that the location of the beast happened to be the salt lake where females often go, and everyone didn't know what to do for a while.

"I think it might be a wandering beast. If we can negotiate peacefully with it and prevent it from invading the village, it should be fine." Cole was sitting in the cabin of Adan's house, facing the patriarch of the downstream tribe, and There are some older elders.

Palanch's face was condensed, and he was sitting behind Cole with a very serious expression.

In fact, when he first entered the tribe, Cole was almost regarded as an intruder. Everyone was very afraid of Cole's red pupils, and the orcs even gathered to attack Cole and the others. After talking about their affairs, everyone's emotions eased a little, and then the two were invited to Adan's house, and the patriarch and elders came.

Hearing Cole's words, the elderly patriarch shook his head and said with a long sigh: "We thought about it too, but it's too powerful, and we couldn't find any trace of it at all. Even if we found it... there's no guarantee that he will reject us, although So far, no clansman has been harmed, but if you don’t understand, everyone will have no idea.”

Everyone around looked embarrassed.

After a while, the patriarch asked Cole: "Adan said that you are going to the central forest."

Nodding, Cole replied, "Yes."

After thinking about it, the patriarch said with some embarrassment: "It's like this, from the lower tribe to the central forest, you have to pass through the salt lake occupied by that beast, so can you please help..."

"We refuse." Before Cole could speak, Palanche said coldly with a solemn face, "We don't need to take risks for you."

Everyone's faces froze instantly, and the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

"Palanche?" Cole opened his eyes wide and turned his head.

But Palanch looked around the surroundings with icy pupils, and said lightly: "I refuse any request that will put you in danger. I want to protect your safety, and I don't want you to do nothing for nothing." Alien adventure."

With cold words and a merciless attitude, Palanch then dragged Cole out of the door.

"Wait a minute, Palanch!" When he reached the door, Cole grabbed Palanch. Palanch's face was very ugly, and Cole couldn't help asking worriedly, "What's wrong with you?"

Frowning, Palanch turned his head and said, "I don't like the way they treat you like a monster at first, and now they beg you for help."

Hearing these awkward words, Cole was taken aback for a moment, then he couldn't help laughing, pinching Palanch's face, he said: "I've always been like this, and others can't help if they feel scared, because people are naturally will have fear of the unknown, just like the beasts in the forest, and me with red eyes, no one is exception." Then Cole looked at Palanch softly, "I don't care about other people's view."

"But I care." Palanche said with his fists clenched, his body trembling slightly, his eyes lowered, as if he was enduring something, "I can't let you suffer any harm."

"Thank you for caring about me, Palanch." Looking over gently, Cole nodded lightly.

Patting his trembling back lightly, until it calmed down, Cole continued: "The damage will gradually decrease as time goes by. If I keep hiding it, people will hate me even more if they don't understand me." , besides, what’s wrong with being able to help others?”

"But...that's a beast."

"Don't you think I'm weak?" Cole asked with a smile.

Palanch immediately shook his head and said loudly, "No, I never thought about it that way! Cole... Cole is very brave and very strong!"

"That's it." Cole jokingly squeezed Palanch's cheek, then tilted his head, curled his lips, and said with a smile, "Then let's go back together?"

After thinking for a long time, although Palanch was still reluctant, he finally nodded in agreement.

After following Cole and entering Adan's house again, Palanch still had a bad face, everyone looked at him carefully, and then Cole took the words: "We are willing to help find that beast and negotiate with it."

"Huh?" Suddenly agreed, the elderly patriarch looked over in surprise.

Cole looked at the past squarely, smiled faintly and said, "Is there any problem?"

"No, no..." The patriarch shook his head hastily, then whispered something to the elders behind him, then turned around, and said seriously, "Thank you very much for your help, we will also send a few strong orcs over there at that time .”

"That's unnecessary." Cole shook his head, "It will feel threatened if there are too many people, so I can go with Palanch."

"That's it...then it's very late now, you should stay and rest." Shen Mei thought for a while, the patriarch's expression softened, and then motioned to Adan who was beside him.

Adan nodded and replied, "I see."

So the patriarch and the others left, and Adan smiled and said to the two, "Stay with me tonight."

Cole thanked, "Then I will trouble you."

After dinner, Cole sat alone on a tree branch outside the house, and the moon was particularly round tonight.

Adan came back from the outside, saw Cole under the tree, raised his head and smiled and asked, "Is it nice to be in the tree? I also like sitting there very much."

Cole looked down at Dan, then nodded and said, "Yes, the sky can be seen very clearly from here."

Climbing up the tree, Adan squatted beside Cole, his short light brown hair fit softly on his face with some freckles, he raised his head, looked at the moon as well, and said, "I grew up I really liked this place when I was young. The sky is so vast, and the place I live in is so small. I want to leave the village and travel around the world. Hehe, to tell you the truth, I once made a promise with Alan to go together when I grow up Find the end of the sky." As he spoke, he rubbed his nose and laughed.

Cole looked at him, but he was only a teenager, his eyes sparkled with the light of what is known as a dream, and then he smiled faintly and asked, "How is Lan?"

"Thanks to your medicine, there is nothing serious now, it's just a pain." Adan stuck out his tongue and said.

"Such a serious injury, of course it hurts." Cole smiled, paused for a moment, and then said, "You and him are good friends."

"Friends since childhood." Adan said, "We are like brothers."

Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his head, his eyes dimmed, and said in a low voice: "Actually, I am very scared today. Alan was injured to cover me. I can't do anything to watch him bleed. If Alan is like this If I die, I will definitely die of guilt."

Seeing the guilty look in his eyes, Cole pursed his lips and shook his head, and said softly, "It's not that you didn't do anything, you are worried about him, Alan can definitely feel this feeling."

"I hope so..." Adan's voice was very soft.

Cole smiled and said, "Sure, when he recovers from his injury, don't you guys want to see the end of the sky together?"

The dimmed pupils lit up again in an instant, and Adan nodded sharply in response: "Yes!"

He smiled very happily, but for a while, he seemed to notice something, so he scratched his head and said to Cole: "Ah, your friend is here, I'll go in first, so I won't disturb you."

Cole turned around, only to find Palanch squatting behind him.

"Why are you here? Didn't you rest?" Cole asked.

"You're not asleep, I can't sleep," Palanch said.

"Then sit with me for a while." Without any explanation, he pulled Palanch to his side.

"Okay." Palanch sat up, but was very close to Cole, and suddenly wrapped his arms around him. Cole realized it, and Palanch said, "I'm afraid the branch will break, so I circled you."

The bright moonlight scattered on his hair, which was as pure and beautiful as snow, and the silver pupils shone with gentle brilliance, but his face was slightly red.

"You're always so careful," Cole said, ignoring the hands that held him.

Palanch gently put his head on Cole's shoulder, then lightly grasped Cole's hand and stroked it slightly. He didn't speak, just breathing quietly and gently beside Cole.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Cole smelled a faint scent of flowers.

It's the Palanch flower.

Turning around, he found that Palanch had fallen asleep.

His long eyelashes drooped slightly, and his usually cold brows relaxed a lot. The wind gently brushed his cheeks, and he slept peacefully with his breathing.

The cool wind could not disperse the warmth around him. Cole smiled softly, listened to Palanch's quiet breathing, then raised his head, quietly looked at the moon in the sky, felt the oncoming breeze, and The tenderness that surrounds him.

Early the next morning, the two were ready to leave.

But Adam followed.

"I'll go too." Without waiting for the two of them to speak, Adan said, "I know the location of the salt lake."

"But the woods are very dangerous." Cole shook his head.

"In the future, if I travel abroad, I will encounter all kinds of troubles. I am not afraid, and I am also very powerful." Grinning his teeth, Adan stretched out his arms, indicating that he is strong.

Cole thought for a while, but he didn't reject Adan, but Palanch gave Adan a hard look, and then walked in front without saying a word.

Adan blinked, stepped forward cautiously, and asked Cole quietly: "Cole, does that person hate me?"

"Parange is just not used to getting along with people." Cole smiled wryly and shrugged.

Pursing his lips, Adan suddenly smiled. While walking, he said to Ke Er: "But Ke Er is really powerful, and he can make people from the Snow Wolf Clan follow him."

"Snow wolves?" Cole wondered.

"It's your friend." Adan tilted his head and replied.

Palanch?Snow wolves?

Cole blinked, thinking about it, Palanch's animal form is indeed a wolf.

"I've heard that the Snow Wolf tribe is the most united tribe in the north, and they are also very powerful. They are very loyal to the tribe and their people, but they are very indifferent to outsiders. It is rare to see people who are willing to follow other tribes or other orcs. People of the Snow Wolf tribe, once they identify someone, they will be loyal until death." Adan looked at Ke Er with admiration, and grinned, "So Ke Er must be very powerful, so he will be willing to follow."

Is...is that so?

Cole was stunned for a while, and looked at Palanch in front of him, but he was noncommittal.

Cole doesn't want Palanch to follow him as his master, what he wants is a family named "Palanche".

Cole replied, "Parange is not following me."

"what?"

"Parange is my family." Cole said with a smile, "my most important family."

After saying this, Palanch seemed to stop for a while, but he didn't turn his head. Instead, Adan looked at Cole in surprise. After a while, as if he understood something, he nodded and grinned.

Soon, several people came to the salt lake that the patriarch said.

In fact, before entering the salt lake, Cole and the others had already smelled the strong smell of the beast. The opponent was very powerful, but they hadn't revealed their whereabouts yet, so Cole and the others still proceeded cautiously.

Stepping on the rotten and loose leaves, we came to the salt lake along the overgrown weeds. The lake was covered with white crystals. The lake was very calm, but not clear.It is actually a small lake, but it is surrounded by weeds and dense forests, and the line of sight is not wide, so it looks particularly dark and quiet, as if it is unfathomable.

"Let's look around separately, and if you find it, call each other." Cole suggested.

"Okay." Adan nodded and left immediately.

Palanch glanced at Cole for a few moments, then walked away too.

Cole looked for traces of the beast nearby. Following the scent, he walked into the forest unconsciously. Suddenly, there was a scream from behind, followed by a strong smell of blood.Cole immediately rushed towards the smell, and he was almost stunned by the scene in front of him.

The man lying on the ground with bloody flesh in front of him was Adan who was talking and laughing with him just now.

And on his body, there are traces of being bitten by wild animals.

The blood... is still flowing.

Cole stepped forward anxiously, but within a few steps, he suddenly smelled murderous intent!

Cole hastily clenched his fist, but the opponent was even faster. When Cole noticed, the opponent had already pounced down. Before Cole could turn into a beast, he was firmly pressed to the ground, and he had to barely hold it with his hands, and then opened look up.

What entered was a pair of bloodthirsty amber eyes. ?