Wolf Totem Page #2

...and you'll be able to pay for it.

Cheers.

To the grassland.

It is forbidden to say.

Hurry. Dad is waiting for dinner.

Thank you.

Hurry!

Load them all!

Pack them fast.

Let's get out of here.

Hurry up.

One, two, three.

Looks like...

...you've settled in right here.

We like it here.

Don't get too comfortable.

You're here

to pass on your knowledge...

...and change these primitives.

Your brigade has been chosen...

...to look after those horses.

It's an immense honor.

It shows how much the Superior Level

puts its trust in you.

These horses...

...are the cream

of the People's Liberation Army's stables.

They are a national treasure.

Brigade leader...

...who do you think

could look after these horses?

Batu, my son, will be in charge.

He is our best herder.

Shartseren will assist him.

Thank you.

Great.

I received this directive...

...to rid the wolves' lairs of their cubs.

I know...

...it is your custom.

You do it every spring, don't you?

The wolves' meat storage

has been looted.

They're already hungry.

That's not my problem.

Killing the pups...

...will make them vengeful.

They will hit back...

...and hard.

Killing the cubs

will reduce their numbers.

Fewer wolves...

...will mean more ground squirrels

and rabbits...

...which destroy the pastures.

It's an order.

Shout if you see a live one!

This one is abandoned.

No puppy inside.

Over here!

Here is a cub.

Be careful.

So cute.

Here you are.

Bayar, look.

There is another one.

It's so cute.

Don't kill it.

The wolf puppy

belongs to Tengger.

Tengger is calling him.

We are helping him on his way.

It's all right.

Don't cry, my son.

His soul will live forever.

He will never die.

Tengger, this newborn is Yours.

Tengger, please...

...accept his soul.

I love coming here.

Sixty centuries of history under our feet.

Incredible.

What a madness.

I still don't understand.

Why did we build that Great Wall

in the first place?

For a thousand years...

...millions of Han Chinese...

...were frightened...

...by a handful of unlettered Mongols.

They ride horses.

We go on foot.

They grow on meat.

We grow on rice.

Herdsmen versus farmers.

Wolves versus sheep.

A wolf!

She dropped the lamb to run faster!

Where has it gone?

Over there!

For sure, it's a female

who's protecting her litter.

Right!

- Come out!

- Come out!

I've got an idea.

Where did you get these?

We'll smoke her out!

There is another exit!

Bravo, Yill. Good dog.

They are very lovely.

Want one?

The little female,

I'm keeping for myself.

Jealous of your friend?

I am just thinking...

...that she-wolf fooled us.

She hid her babies.

They often do this.

They lead us to an old lair

but hide their babies elsewhere.

It's not the right place.

We have to look somewhere else.

No.

She runs away this way.

Hey, hey!

What did I tell you?

- Here she comes.

- Where?

Look, she has black legs.

That's the one.

Come!

Look!

See that?

Food scraps.

See that?

And cub droppings.

Don't touch it.

Taste it.

They are inside.

Quiet.

I am going to get it.

I am going to get it.

Take this.

What?

- Leave me alone.

- Not without dogs!

The male may be inside.

You moron.

The male never stays with the cubs.

Let's come back tomorrow.

Chen Zhen.

I have to do it right now

while the she-wolf is hunting.

Tie up my foot.

Later...

...pull me out.

Give me the flashlight.

Quickly!

The crowbar!

Chen Zhen.

Don't go farther.

If the hole collapses,

there's no way for me to save you.

Chen Zhen!

Don't go farther!

Chen Zhen!

Are you okay?

Come out!

It's okay!

Chen Zhen!

Can you hear me?!

Chen Zhen!

Pull me out!

Okay! Let me pull you out!

Quickly.

Pull me out. I got them!

Be quick. Pull me out!

You're insane.

Look, you see? So adorable.

I told you that they were here.

It's so cute.

Hi, chaps.

How are you?

Everyone says you city guys

can't catch cubs.

But you did great.

You want to sell them to me?

No, no, no.

Let me see.

Excellent fur.

It's cute, isn't it?

- Mm.

Bravo.

It will sell well...

...to make stoles for foreign ladies.

May your soul fly to Tengger!

Give me the other ones.

Give it to me.

Hand me the bag.

- May your soul fly to Tengger!

Lamjav, no!

Chen Zhen.

It's for their salvation.

Tengger will grant them eternal life.

You sure you don't want to sell them

to me?

No.

Our brigade needs them

to reach our quotas.

Too bad.

Never mind.

Be careful when you skin them.

Don't rip the pelt.

Don't rip the pelt...

...or it'll be worthless.

Why didn't you stop him?

Stop him?

Then we'd have had to kill them

ourselves.

Chen Zhen,

what are you doing?

Chen Zhen!

The rope.

Chen Zhen,

are you insane?

How can I pull you out

if you don't have the rope?

I've had enough!

Stroke her. Keep stroking her.

Don't let her see the cub.

Or she will kill it.

Good.

Good Yill.

Good.

Will it work?

How would you know

if you don't even try?

Your babies are hungry.

Good Yill.

Good. Good wolf.

Yill, don't move.

Good Yill.

Good wolf.

Good.

Nurse your babies.

Yill...

...you are the best.

Look at him.

A real bandit.

Do you think this is right?

To raise a wolf in a shepherd's village?

You should have thought about that

before we brought the wolf back.

Me?

As though this whole mess

was all my idea.

Okay.

My idea.

My idea, all right?

It is too much of a risk

to keep it here.

Then what do you suggest?

We should do what the Mongols do.

Kill it and be done.

Good night...

...public enemy.

Anticipated

gale force winds coming from Siberia...

...have moved down to the south.

This cold front will bring moderate gales

and heavy snowfalls to the border area.

Shartseren, the day shift needs help!

Okay!

Hold it tight.

The white hair blizzard is coming.

Go quickly to the army horse pasture!

Don't let anything go wrong!

Give me two winter coats for the day shift.

Come here, kid!

Be a good boy.

Yes, Dad!

Be careful!

Got it!

I'm going!

Anyone there?!

Shartseren!

Where are you?!

Can anyone hear me?!

Batu!

Shartseren!

Is it you?

Are Dorj and Qaokt with you?!

What? Aren't they with you?!

- You're alone?

- Yes.

Where is the day shift?

I can't find them!

They have no rifles nor flashlights.

They might have gone back to camp.

Forget it. Let's steady the horses!

My horse

is out of control. It fears something.

We may have wolves around.

Then we need to move quickly.

Batu...

...let's gather the horses together

to deter the wolves.

Okay.

Wolves!

Damned wolves know

the lake is dead ahead.

Bastards!

Push the lead horse to the east!

Get them away from the lake!

To the left!

Wolf! Help!

Somebody, come!

Chen Zhen, come out!

Wolves are coming!

Gasma!

Chen Zhen, stay away!

Stand back or the wolf will bite you!

Push the sheep aside...

...to let the dog through.

Here, Bars.

Send Bars over!

Gasma!

Let the dog come!

Mama! Mama!

Let me help you!

Move!

Move!

Shartseren!

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