Purple aura fell, the morning sun was spread across the mountain city, the wilderness stretched miles vast, still shrouded in faint white fog.
The tribe, silent for a night, awoke with chatter echoing around. Some mischievous children had already jumped out of the house, running wildly on the green stone road of the tribe, playing chase with each other and tossing their mother's warnings out of their minds.
Next, columns of smoke arose. Before long, the entire mountain city echoed with a rich aroma. Blood qi is crucial for warriors' training, to these people living in the wilderness, each meal, and each portion of meat is indispensable. This is one way for warriors to replenish their blood qi.
The women cooked the morning meat, dragged their running children back home by the ear. These naughty kids were already used to it, and it was just another day of being dragged home by the ear, but they enjoyed it nonetheless.
In their young hearts, that was seen as a valiant act.
