Chapter 4, The Big Fool
The elder brother dealt with him and shot a glare at Hua Yi, saying, "You can't even manage your own people, useless!"
Thus, he said with a stern expression: "The bone officer has committed an error and should be confined to the penal hall, without food for an entire night"
The eldest son and the second son of the leader are the ones who brought people back at this time
Since then, Hua Yi has been given a nickname, known as the big fool
He casually sent the third brother away with a few words, then turned back to put his arm around Huayi's shoulder, dragging him outside while whispering in his ear: "Don't worry about your little worker, I will have someone secretly deliver food to him, he won't go hungry. It's good to scare the child a bit when he makes a mistake. It has been a long time since you had a drink with the second brother, right? Come over to my place tonight, and I will give you a deer skin, which can be made into a pair of gloves for winter."
Well, the Third Young Master thought, even a good-for-nothing dares to resist me now
At this moment, Hua Yi was sweating profusely. His third brother was truly despicable; apart from bullying the weak and fearing the strong, he had no other interests. He had always been arrogant and overbearing. He did not dare to lay a hand on the eldest or second brother, but ever since the birth of the fourth brother, Hua Yi, who was a silver-striped beastman, the third brother had harbored a deep dislike for him. How could such a foolish giant possibly deserve to have silver stripes?
The Grand Elder lowered his head, somewhat unsure of how to proceed with the next sentence
His contemplation led to action. Thus, at the end of this month, the chief issued an order, and together with several hundred warriors from the Snow Wolf Tribe, the Grand Elder, his favorite wife, and his four sons, they traveled several hundred miles to visit the Vulture Tribe on the other side of Yufeng Mountain
San Shao, still unaware of the gravity of the situation, shouted loudly: "He broke my things, I want to kill him!"
He is, after all, a rare silver-striped orc. Most orcs have black or brown stripes, while silver-striped orcs are said to take thousands of years to be born. They are the seeds left behind by the true gods in the mortal realm. Each of them possesses innate divine strength, capable of transforming into beasts and can take on a hundred foes single-handedly.
"Either achieve great success and fame, or meet a tragic end." The leader was not comforted and still wore a worried expression, "Look at his pathetic state; does he seem capable of achieving great success and fame? If only..."
This year, Chang'an is six years old, and Huayi is fourteen.
Hua Yi is exceptionally gifted, naturally adorned with rare silver beast patterns and possessing immense strength. He passed the assessment in one go, but on his way back to the city, he gave all his rations to a disabled sub-beast he had never met before. This incident was soon interrogated by his leader, A Die, and the following day it spread throughout the entire Snow Wolf Tribe
However, the leader only said these two words and did not elaborate further
The outcome was excessive, and it was caught on the spot by someone
When Hua Yi reached the age of eleven or twelve, it was as if he had been inflated, growing even more wildly in height. He quickly caught up to his nearly adult third brother and showed a trend of continuing to grow in this manner, thus solidifying the prominent title of "the big fool".
Hua Yiping has always been accustomed to being neither too hot nor too cold; this statement is not particularly arrogant and carries no provocative intent. However, this slight act of defiance completely ignited the anger of the Third Young Master
The Grand Elder pondered for a moment, realizing it was inappropriate to follow the leader in cursing someone's son, and thus chose to advise in a mild manner: "Silver-patterned Orc, in my lifetime, I have only seen one such as the Fourth Young Master. When I was young, I heard the elders say that a person as rare as this, one in ten thousand, will undoubtedly lead an extraordinary life, filled with ups and downs. He will not live a mundane life; regardless of the path he takes, whether good or bad, he is destined for great achievements."
On one hand, he looks down upon this so-called Silver Stripe Fourth Brother, and on the other hand, he is quite annoyed by this third brother who is oblivious to his own limitations
The Grand Elder seemed to understand, much like the worm in his belly, and cast a distant glance at Hua Yi's back—this Fourth Young Master, who usually never argued with others and allowed himself to be manipulated, unexpectedly showed some sense of righteousness and was not without courage
As it was summer, the chief was half-naked, draped only in a piece of animal skin, sitting on the couch, watching his grand elder fiddling with a rare item brought by a trading caravan from the south
The Grand Elder has been by his side since childhood, serving as the leader's "Gongbu Duo"—which means the most loyal brother. When the leader and the young masters of the Elder's family were children, they would each have a Gongbu Duo, who served both as a playmate and a servant. As they grew up, they became the leader's right-hand men.
In the Snow Wolf Tribe, the weak are not nurtured. Every young orc, upon reaching the age of seven or eight, is cast out by the chief to venture out alone, leaving the tribe to undergo training. After one year, they return to be assessed by the elders; those who do not meet the standards are expelled and must start their training anew
"Fighting? What a nice way to put it," the leader said with a wry smile, stretching his back. "Can he really take on the third one? I don't believe it for a second. At most, that kid is just bullying someone again. Come on, let's go take a look."
When the leader has nothing to do during his idle moments, he often worries about this son—he has eight wives and four sons. Aside from Huayi, none of the other three are worth anything. In the future, if he dies and Huayi's brother becomes the new leader of the tribe, what will he do with this foolish big brother?
The Second Young Master is a sub-beast. As soon as the leader spoke, the Grand Elder already understood what he was about to say
Hua Yi initially believed that Gu Cheng was in the wrong, and they were at fault. Therefore, he humbly apologized to the third brother and even pressed Gu Cheng's head down, forcing him to kneel and apologize to the third young master. Unexpectedly, the third brother became arrogant and insisted on killing Gu Cheng. Hua Yi could no longer tolerate this and protected Gu Cheng behind him, leading to a standoff between the two parties.
After confirming that Huayi has a personality similar to that of a sheep, the third brother became increasingly extreme in his behavior
Da Shao raised his hand and slapped Hua Yi on the back of the head, then shot a fierce glare at Lao San. After understanding what had happened, he felt quite uncomfortable in his heart
Hua Yi is on the other side of Yufeng Mountain, the youngest son of the chief of the Snow Wolf Tribe, with three older brothers above him
Although he is a large man who instills fear, his temperament is surprisingly gentle, and he never engages in disputes with others
A sub-beast, no matter how skilled or adept it may be, how can it bear the heavy burden of the entire tribe?
The leader and the elder approached from a distance, and what they saw was this scene. The elder clearly noticed the leader frowning: "Leader?"
The leader sighed: "Let me think about it some more"
The leader did not express his concerns, for at that moment, a sub-beast attendant hurriedly knelt outside his tent and said: "Leader, the Third Young Master and the Fourth Young Master have had a conflict and are fighting!"
The leader did not expect that after being astute all his life, he would be unaware of what went wrong, resulting in such a foolish and reckless son. If it were not for the fact that the boy resembled him so closely, with features that seemed to be carved from the same mold, the leader would almost suspect that his sixth wife had been unfaithful to him. Frustrated to the end, the leader finally came up with a reasonable explanation: it must be because of his sixth wife, who was beautiful yet useless, a woman with long hair but short sight. It was certainly due to her influence that their son turned out to be rather dim-witted.
Hua Yi's life has been saved by Bone Minister, and he no longer seeks anything else. In the face of such unimaginative insults from the young master, he remains unperturbed, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, silently enduring it, which instead drives the young master away.
The boss slowly said, "It's really disgraceful that the leader, who is usually irritable, would even publicly slap his brother in the face."
Upon seeing this situation, the young master immediately understood what was happening and shouted from a distance: "What are you doing? What does this look like?"
The origin of this matter is the Gongbu Duo of Huayi
The leader had many thoughts in his heart that he was willing to share with the Grand Elder. After a moment of contemplation, he finally let out a soft sigh: "Clearly a sheep, yet it has grown the claws of a wolf... Alas!"
"Shut your mouth!" The young master said without any courtesy, raising his hand to give the third brother a hard slap, coldly stating, "Gongbuduo was chosen by our father; even if it means death, it is up to our father to decide. What do you think you are?"
The leader originally thought that once his inept younger son grew up, gained experience, and witnessed bloodshed, he would be fine. However, Hua Yi quickly grew to the age of fourteen, still resembling a tall and sturdy dough, lacking any semblance of a man's courage.
The third brother was stunned by a slap from his elder brother, covering his face and unable to speak
The name of the goblin in Huayi is Gu Cheng. He has not yet reached the age of training and is a small orc, but he is very clever and resourceful. Therefore, even though he is not of the appropriate age, he was chosen by the chief—who appreciated the complementarity between him and his own foolish son.
With a wave of his hand, someone immediately stepped forward to separate the three young masters who were about to grapple with each other and Hua Yi
The second brother, who had been watching the commotion from the side, finally spoke up. He first lifted the third brother's face to examine it closely and exclaimed with a tsk, "Eldest brother's hand is indeed too heavy. If there's nothing to say, don't argue with him; you are the one who suffers. I will have someone send you some medicinal wine tonight. Alright, alright, who told him to be the eldest brother? Hurry back now. We are brothers after all, and it is indeed unbecoming to make such a fuss."
The bone servant is small in stature, but his temper is anything but small. The fate of the Gongbuduo in finding a suitable master relies on luck. Among all the Gongbuduo, only his master treats him the best. He believes that Huayi is an exceptionally good person, especially unable to tolerate others bullying him. Therefore, after the third brother brazenly snatched a piece of nine-pointed deer skin that the leader had given to Huayi, the bone servant secretly took action behind Huayi's back—he stealthily entered the third brother's tent and pierced that precious skin with about ten holes.
"The third son is so useless, it took him four years to pass the training, and he hasn't made any achievements in hunting. However, his methods of bullying his younger brother are quite impressive." The leader increasingly felt that his luck with children was not good, shaking his head sadly as he looked in the direction where the second son had left, his gaze flickering, "The second son... sigh, this second son."
Then he heard the leader say in a tone of indifference: "Understood, you may go."
San Shao did not expect that his fourth brother's useless little servant would have such audacity to climb above him. He was immediately filled with rage and wanted to have the bone minister killed.
If something was stolen, it can be given to you, but a person is a person; how can one casually kill them
Everyone says that Si Shao's temperament is innate. When he was not even six months old and had just learned to sit, his third brother took something from him. He never cried or made a fuss; at most, he would look up once, and then... well, it was taken, so it was taken, he didn't want it anymore
This young beastly subordinate had only just reached adulthood, and clearly regarded this as a matter of great importance. However, after a long silence in the tent, he could not help but raise his head and tentatively called out again: "Leader"
He straightened his chest, and the face that usually bore a three-point smile rarely turned cold. He said to his third brother: "Gu Cheng is my Gengduo, my brother. If you want to kill him, you must first kill me."
Hua Yi learned about this matter and rushed over to intervene, thus clashing with his third brother for the first time
Isn't it just him? The leader snorted lightly, expressing his frustration, "Apart from looking like me, everything else resembles that fool's mother. If he were a sub-beast or a girl, it would be understandable; his brothers would surely not mind having a little sister. But he just happens to be a..."
The Grand Elder paused for a moment and asked, "Is the leader referring to the Fourth Young Master?"
Everyone knows that the hunting skills of the Four Young Masters have been recognized by the leader, and they passed the elders' trials on the first attempt. In nearly twenty years, he is the only one who has achieved this. When he puts on a stern face, the guards of the Third Young Master cannot help but retreat a little.
Although Hua Yi has a good temper, he also has his limits