Huang Rong, who heard the cry, hurriedly ran in from outside the cave, holding two fish that were being grilled.
Guo Mo stood there without saying a word and smiled awkwardly. He knew that the woman had misunderstood.
Seeing another woman coming in from outside the cave, she was extremely beautiful. Even the Miao family woman couldn't help but secretly admire her: "What a beautiful sister."
"Girl, we were passing by and saw you passed out by the pool, so we rescued you."
"I changed the clothes you are wearing. Your original clothes have just been washed for you and are hanging over there to dry."
The woman turned around and saw her original clothes hanging on a branch between two big rocks.
The woman felt relieved when she heard that the clothes she was wearing were those of the beautiful sister in front of her.
But he felt ashamed for his recklessness just now, and his face turned red for a moment.
Seeing this, Huang Rong naturally understood what this woman was thinking.
"Girl, can you understand what I say?"
Huang Rong asked tentatively. After all, many ordinary Miao people live in the mountains and have never been in contact with Han people, let alone proficient in Chinese.
Hearing Huang Rong ask this, the woman nodded but did not speak, obviously still wary.
"We made fish. If you are hungry, why don't you come out and eat some together?"
Huang Rong didn't rush her and went out of the cave with Guo Mo. Pushing her too hard would be counterproductive.
Huang Rong continued to finish grilling the fish in her hand, while Guo Mo took out two alms bowls similar to those used by monks from the luggage on horseback and filled two bowls of fish soup.
Without the carriage, the food and daily life on the way was much simpler.
Guo Mo had just eaten half of the grilled fish when the woman slowly walked out of the cave and cautiously came to the two of them.
"Sister, can you give me a bowl of fish soup?"
He timidly said to Huang Rong, but his Chinese was unusually standard.
Guo Mo didn't react at all, while Huang Rong was secretly surprised. It seemed that the identity of this Miao woman was not simple.
"Of course, come on, drink this, it's just right hot or cold."
Huang Rong enthusiastically handed her cold bowl to the woman, and gave her a pair of chopsticks.
The woman seemed to be very hungry, so she said "thank you" and turned around. In a short time, she even ate and drank the fish soup.
Huang Rong looked at her and said with a smile, "Little sister, you're not full yet. You should drink this bowl and add another cake."
The woman took it gratefully, but this time she ate slowly and slowly, showing that she had had a good upbringing.
Guo Mo and Huang Rong were not idle either. They finished the remaining grilled fish and fish soup with the cooking cakes they brought. Guo Mo even had two wine bags hanging on his horse.
"My name is Huang Rong, his name is Guo Mo, little sister, what is your name? Where do you live?"
It can be seen from today's situation that this woman is also a martial arts practitioner.
"Thank you, Sister Huang, for the fish. My name is Hua Nu, and I live in this mountain now. I have to climb over the mountain in front, and there is a valley down there, which is my residence."
After a meal, I saw Huang Rong, a beautiful and gentle sister, a Miao girl named Hua Nu, and I gave up my guard.
"Sister Huanu, it's getting late today. Let's spend the night here and go back tomorrow. You can just sleep in the cave, we can just stay outside."
Huang Rong usually had no familiar female companions, but this woman from the Miao family whom she had just met seemed particularly kind.
"How is that possible? Sister can live in the cave with me."
Hua Nu came over and took Huang Rong's hand.
"Rong'er, just accompany this flower slave girl to the cave. I'll just keep watch outside the cave."
Guo Mo also advised him that since he had already mastered the "Nine Yang Divine Art", he was naturally not afraid of severe cold.
The two girls lived in the cave, and Guo Mo meditated at the entrance of the cave all night.
"Sister Huang, Brother Guo, just go home with Hua Nu. Since you saved Hua Nu, you will naturally invite her to your home."
Early in the morning, Hua Nu saw Guo Mo and Huang Rong about to leave, so he hurriedly stopped them.
"Brother Mo——"
Huang Rong looked at Hua Nu's enthusiastic look and couldn't bear to refuse her, so she asked Guo Mo.
One night, Guo Mo also thought a lot.
In this deep mountain, this woman named Hua Nu appears. She possesses martial arts skills and is poisoned. Her background must not be simple.
If Guo Mo was alone, he wouldn't care about any dangers, but now with Huang Rong, he is worried about any dangers he will encounter. If he fails to save him, it will be too late.
However, it seemed that Huang Rong wanted to go with the other party, so it was hard for him to object.
"Okay, anyway, we are just on the way, so let's go to Hua Nu's house to have a look. It's just for no reason, but it will disturb your family."
Seeing that Guo Mo finally agreed, Hua Nu was as happy as a child.
Huang Rong originally wanted to ask about Hua Nu's poisoning, but she was worried about making a secret conversation. After all, they had only known each other for less than a day.
The three of them packed up and prepared to go on the road. Hua Nu changed back into her Miao family clothes.
After climbing over the big mountain in front, it looked like it was not far away, but when I started walking, I realized that the road was not close either.
It wasn't until noon that the three of them reached the top.
Guo Mo looked around and saw a few vague houses in the valley below.
The three of them walked down the mountain road for more than an hour before arriving at the mouth of the valley.
No matter how far away he was, Guo Mo felt something was wrong, and there was a faint smell of blood floating in the air.
"Rong'er, Miss Hua Nu, something is wrong. Please be careful."
Huang Rong and Hua Nu were alert when they saw Guo Mo being so cautious, but they couldn't find anything strange.
The three of them walked into the valley in a zigzag formation, with Hua Nu walking at the front. After a while, they came to those houses, which turned out to be temporary thatched houses.
"Elder Shi, Grandma, are you there?" Hua Nu called.
I called three times, but no one in the room answered.
"Rong'er, you guys wait outside, I'll go in and take a look."
Guo Mo didn't wait for the two of them to reply, and took two hurried steps to the door.
He ducked to the side of the door and pushed the ajar door with his hand. The door was pushed open, but there was no sound inside.
Guo Mo braved his courage and carefully walked inside. The smell of blood became even stronger.
When I entered the main room, I found tables and chairs lying on the floor. It was obvious that there had been a fight.
Guo Mo continued to walk inside. Before he entered the back room, he saw a slightly older grandmother lying on her back with a large pool of blood under her body and a sharp knife stuck in her chest.
Other than that, nothing else was discovered.
"Rong'er, come in."
Guo Mo didn't even enter the inner room, so he greeted Huang Rong and Huang Rong outside.
Huang Rong and Hua Nu also followed in. Seeing this scene, Hua Nu ran over crying.
"Grandma, grandma, wake up."
While crying, I shook my grandma's body, but unfortunately I never heard the echo again.
Huang Rong also went over and checked it out.
"Brother Mo, grandma was probably killed last night. In addition to the fatal stab in the chest, she was also hit with a palm in the back."
At this time, Hua Nu had stopped crying and pulled out the sharp knife from Grandma's body. This was a sharp knife unique to the Wuman people.
Hua Nu saw that grandma had been holding her left hand tightly. After opening it, she saw something similar to a belt. It was made of unknown animal bones, but it had a "ghost face" carved on it.
"It's them, it's them again..."
"Where is Elder Shi? Brother Guo, have you seen Elder Shi?"
Hua Nu was just crying, but now she remembered that she had not seen Elder Shi's person or body.
Guo Mo went out again and searched inside and outside, even on the roof, but found no other people.
Only on the left side of the hut were signs of a fight and a half-broken sharp knife.
"Girl Huanu, no one has been found in the valley. I think the Elder Shi you mentioned may have been taken away by them."
Hua Nu didn't speak any more, and closed Grandma's eyes that were still open with her hands.
He picked up grandma in his arms, and with his right hand still following the black sharp knife, he came to the back of the house.
Seeing that Hua Nu was about to dig a grave for his grandmother, Guo Mo quickly stepped forward and took the sharp knife.
Guo Mo possesses the "Nine Sun Magic Skills", so it is no problem to dig a grave.
Huang Rong was also there, helping Hua Nu bury Grandma together.
In the end, it was just covered with a pile of earth and rocks, and no stone tablet was erected to mark it.
During the whole process, Hua Nu did not shed a single tear, as she seemed to have seen too many such situations.
"Hua Nu, can you tell your story to my sister?"
Looking at Hua Nu, who had been kneeling beside the grave for an hour, Huang Rong couldn't help but ask with distress.
It turns out that this flower slave was once the daughter of a leader of a small tribe in Yunnan. Her father was a Miao and her mother was a Han woman.
Therefore, since she was a child, her mother taught her how to read and write, while the elders of the clan taught her the martial arts of the Miao family.
Since there are no brothers above and below, Hua Nu, as a woman, always faces many obstacles when she wants to inherit the position of leader of the tribe.
There is another Miao tribe nearby, which is slightly larger than Huanu's tribe, and they have been thinking of annexing it.
During a gathering of the Miao people, the leader of the other party's Miao people suddenly attacked and killed Hua Nu's father and mother.
The only son of the opponent's leader also died in that attack.
Having lost his only son, this Miao leader went crazy and wanted to kill all the Hua Nu tribe members.
Fortunately, several clan elders with strong martial arts skills and loyalty protected Hua Nu and escaped. This escape lasted for six or seven years, and they were far away from Yunnan and fled to the border of Guizhou.
The leader of the Miao people still refused to let go of Hua Nu and his party. He spared no effort to bribe the local leaders of the Luo Ghost Kingdom in Guizhou and asked them to hunt down Hua Nu and his party.
There were originally dozens of people, but in the past few years, only the strongest Elder Shi and Grandma were left dead.
And Hua Nu was even planted with the most powerful "poison" by the other party.
This is a kind of extremely cold "poison" that attacks once every month at the beginning of the month. The whole body becomes hot and cold, making life worse than death.
Later I discovered that only by soaking myself in a deep pool could I feel some relief.
It has been more than two years in a row, and each attack has become more severe.
It is said that after three years, this "poison" will break out completely, and there is no solution at all.
Hua Nu calmly recounted her experiences over the past few years, as if she was telling someone else's story.
He was hunted down again and again, and his relatives died in front of him one by one.
Since the age of ten, this kind of terror has pervaded every day and night.
Suddenly, Hua Nu stood up, came to Guo Mo and Huang Rong, bent her legs and knelt down.
"Sister Huang, Brother Guo, I know my demands are a bit excessive."
"However, I still want to beg you to save Elder Shi."