Mila Gray furrowed his brow, annoyed at Jia Bale's flamboyance and noise, while the elder of the Naxi Tribe kept his eyes closed, lips slightly moving, as if silently reciting scriptures, oblivious to the tragic scene before them which appeared to be a matter of honor to their eyes.
According to Wa Village customs, there was an ancient ceremony for offering headhunts to spirits. When tribal youths reached maturity, successfully capturing a human head would earn them feather crowns as decorations, and they would be called warriors. Outside the mountains, Han people lived in many villages, along with peddlers and salt tea merchants passing through, thus the heads were often those of Han people.
For several days, the team, under the guidance of the Naxi Tribe elder, advanced deep into Yulong Snow Mountain, where the air became thin and cold, surrounded by vast white snow and exposed black mountain rocks.
Most of the time, the elder remained silent, closing his eyes to rest.
