Early the next morning, the sky had just slightly brightened when Yi Feng, his mother, and Yi Baixue woke up and began to busy themselves with his father's funeral.
Because there were always heavy casualties on the battlefield, apart from the high-ranking generals who would bring their bodies back, the ordinary soldiers were basically buried on the spot. Some of them were even left in the wild without being buried or disposed of in time.
And Yi Feng's father was just an ordinary ten-year-old, so his corpse was not brought back.
If it wasn't for his father telling his comrades to bring the Qin sword back before he died, perhaps the Qin sword in Yi Feng's hands might not even be able to come back.
Yi Feng's mother only held a very simple funeral for his father, setting up a cenotaph.
The funerals of ordinary people were all like this. There was not much emphasis on it. Only the funerals of noble families would be held in a very grand manner.
After the funeral, his mother's body became even weaker due to excessive grief.
"Big brother, quickly go and take a look. What's wrong with our cow?”
Just after the funeral and sending off the guests, Yi Baixue hurriedly ran over and said to Yi Feng with an anxious expression.
As he spoke, he pulled Yi Feng and ran towards the cowshed.
This old bull was their family's treasure. It was a reward that Yi Feng's father had received for his meritorious service on the battlefield back then. It had already been in their family for several years.
Every year, they relied on this old bull to plow the fields. Many villagers would even come to their house to borrow the ox to plow the fields, and they could also earn some extra income.
There were dozens of families in the village, but they only had five cows.
Therefore, cattle were a very important labor force in this era, and they were also very precious.
Even the government forbade the slaughter of cattle.
Usually, Yi Baixue was in charge of herding the cows. However, after today's work, Yi Baixue planned to let the cows out to drink some water, but she realized that the old cow at home refused to get up.
"Moo!"
After Yi Feng arrived at the cow pen, he mooed like a cow while pulling the cow rope. However, the old cow still lay there without moving.
He squatted down and began to check on the old bull's condition. He discovered that the old bull's aura was very weak.
"He should be sick. Go to Uncle Shan's house in the village and invite him over to take a look.”
Yi Feng turned his head and said to Yi Baixue, who was frowning slightly and had a worried expression.
Uncle Shan was the only veterinarian in the village, and also the village butcher.
"Yes!"
Yi Baixue nodded and replied. Then, she ran out.
Not long after Yi Baixue left, the old bull slowly closed his eyes.
"Bull soul found. Do you want to absorb it?”
Just as Yi Feng was planning to check on Old Cow's condition again, a cold mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
Yi Feng couldn't help being slightly stunned. Then, he turned his head and looked around, only to discover that there was no one around at all. He even thought that he had heard wrongly, or that he was hallucinating.
"Bull soul found. Do you want to absorb it?”
The cold mechanical voice sounded in Yi Feng's mind again, extremely clear.
He knew that this was not an illusion, and he did not hear wrongly.
"Yes, sir!"
Yi Feng hesitated for a moment before softly speaking.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a mysterious thing enter his body.
Then, he clearly felt a huge change in his body, and his entire body felt like it was expanding.
Then, he felt a burning sensation all over his body. His entire body was filled with power, and he felt like he was about to explode at any moment.
"Ding…fused with Ox Soul, gained the strength of one Ox!”
Then, the cold mechanical voice sounded in his mind again.
"The strength of an ox?"
After Yi Feng heard this, he was once again stunned. He then lowered his head to look at his hands and body. He was still extremely thin and weak, without any changes.
However, he could feel that his hands and body seemed to be filled with endless power.
In order to test his own guess, Yi Feng grabbed the cow on the ground with both hands and began to lift it up.
Very soon, Yi Feng was completely stunned, because his family's four to five hundred jin cow was actually lifted up by him with both hands.
Although he had used a lot of strength to lift the cow, he still hadn't reached his limit. He seemed to be able to lift more weight.
"This, this…"
Yi Feng looked at this thin and weak body, then looked at the huge cow body in his hand, his face filled with disbelief and shock.
It was hard for him to imagine that his thin body could have such powerful strength.
Then, he was ecstatic.
Although he did not know what was going on, it was definitely related to the voice in his mind.
It should be because he had absorbed and fused with the bull soul previously and obtained the strength of one bull, which was why his strength had instantly increased.
Otherwise, his frail body would only have the strength of 100 pounds at most.
"It's too magical, too unbelievable!”
After Yi Feng put down the cow, he looked at his hands that had not changed at all and could not help but sigh in his heart.
It was hard for him to imagine that such a weak body could actually erupt with such a large amount of energy.
"Since I can absorb and fuse with the bull soul to obtain the ability, can I absorb and fuse with other beast souls to obtain other abilities?”
Yi Feng couldn't help but think to himself.
"Uncle Shan, hurry up!"
At this moment, Yi Baixue's voice was heard. Yi Feng collected all his thoughts and turned around. He just happened to see Yi Baixue walking over with a burly middle-aged man.
The burly middle-aged man was Uncle Shan.
"He's already dead!"
Uncle Shan walked forward to check the condition of the cow. His brows furrowed tightly as he turned his head to look at Yi Feng and Yi Baixue.
Actually, Yi Feng already knew about it, and he had just absorbed and fused with the ox soul of this ox.
"Old Bull!"
On the other hand, when Yi Baixue heard that Old Cow had died, she immediately cried sadly.
She had been with Old Cow for so long and had developed feelings for him. Moreover, Old Cow was considered the most valuable thing in their family.
Now that the old bull was dead, she was naturally extremely sad.
However, Yi Feng wasn't too sad in his heart. This old bull could be considered to have died in a worthy manner. At the very least, he had obtained enormous benefits after his death.
Now that he had obtained the strength of a bull, his strength had increased greatly. Even if he went to the battlefield in the future, he would have an additional ability to protect himself.
"This cow died of illness and can't be eaten. I think it's better to bury it to prevent it from getting infected.”
Uncle Shan continued.
"Yes, I know. Thank you for your trouble, Uncle Shan.”
After Yi Feng heard it, he nodded and said.
He also knew that there were many bacteria in cows that died of illness, especially in ancient times when medical skills were not developed. If things were not handled well, people might really die.
Although it was a pity to bury such a big cow, it was better than losing his life.
"What happened to Old Bull?"
Right at this moment, Yi Feng's mother staggered over and spoke with a haggard expression.
"Mother, Old Bull is dead!"
Yi Feng had yet to speak when Yi Baixue turned her head and answered with a tear-stained face.
"What?"
When Yi Feng's mother heard this, her entire body swayed and she fell backwards.
"Mother!"
When Yi Feng saw this, his eyes and hands moved quickly. He hurriedly ran over and supported his mother.
Yi Feng's mother was sick to begin with. Adding on to the fact that his father had just died, his mother was also overly sad and her body became even weaker. Now that she heard that the only cow in the family had also died, she immediately couldn't take it anymore and collapsed.
Only his mother knew what this cow meant to their family.
This cow was the main labor force of their family. They relied on this cow to farm.
Once the cow died, their family's days would be even more difficult.
It was really a leaky house that had to suffer the rain overnight.
"Mother, don't be sad. When your son goes to the battlefield and makes contributions, I can have as many oxen as I want.”
Yi Feng consoled from the side.
"Feng 'er, mother doesn't want you to go to the battlefield. Mother only hopes that you will be safe.”
It would have been fine if Yi Feng didn't say anything, but once he mentioned going to the battlefield, his mother became even more nervous.
"Mother, we can talk about this later. You should take care of your body first. We already don't have a father, so we can't lose a mother.”
Yi Feng said softly. As he spoke, he helped his mother into the house.
"Yes, Mother!"
Yi Baixue, who was standing at the side, hurriedly spoke up. Her eyes were already red, and tears were swirling in her eyes.
Yi Feng helped his mother to lie down on the bed and comforted her a few more words. Then, he said to Yi Baixue,"Little sister, stay at home and take care of mother. After big brother buries the cow, go to the mountain and pick some medicine for mother.”
"Okay, be careful, big brother." Yi Baixue nodded obediently and said gently.
After Yi Feng left the house, he took his tools and dragged the cow to the back of the mountain. He found a place and dug a hole to bury it.
After doing all of this, Yi Feng carried a small bamboo basket and walked deeper into the back of the mountain.
He knew what medicine to use for his mother's illness. Every time his mother fell ill, he was the one who picked the medicine for her.
The last time he picked herbs was more than two months ago. That time, Yi Feng accidentally fell and then rolled down the mountain.
It was at that time that Qin Yifeng took over Yi Feng's body and was reborn into Yi Feng's body.
Yi Feng followed the mountain path and continued to go deeper. As he picked herbs, he began to pay attention to whether there were other creatures.
Because Yi Feng wanted to find some other creatures and try to absorb and fuse with other beast souls to obtain the abilities of those creatures.
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