The barbarians were tall, and naturally their dwellings were built on a grand scale.
The great tent where Left King Muhage resided was especially imposing, built from rough stone and standing five zhang high, with black wooden doors three zhang tall.
Never mind Chen Yi's seven-chi stature-even Muhage, nearly a zhang tall, looked small beside this great tent.
Yet when Chen Yi stepped through the doors and caught sight of the black bear lying to one side, his heart still skipped half a beat.
Even lying on the ground, the black bear stood half a body taller than Muhage. Upright, he would probably reach three zhang, barely able to pass through the doors behind him.
Black Bear Mugan?
Chen Yi had heard the name. Rumor had it that this black bear was Muhage's mount, possessing strength no less than a Third Grade Realm martial artist's.
Moreover, the black bear had thick hide and tough flesh. Clad in heavy armor, he could rampage across a battlefield.
In the great battle at Mengshui Pass five years ago, Muhage had relied on this black bear to sweep all before him, beating the Dingyuan Army to the brink of total collapse.
Otherwise, Elder Master Xiao, Duke of Qianguo Zhang Xuan, Xiao Fengchun, and the others would never have risked circling behind enemy lines to cut off their provisions.
Muhage noticed his gaze and glanced over, a smile appearing on his square, domineering face.
"Mugan, my brother."
"Perhaps to you Wei people, he is merely a wild beast with a little intelligence. But to me, he is my brother, and the guardian deity of the Black Bear Tribe."
Chen Yi looked up at him and smiled. "Your loyalty and devotion inspire my admiration, Your Highness."
Muhage laughed heartily, patted the black bear, and headed deeper