When Lao An and I heard Guojimubu's words, our spirits were lifted. This was something we had never thought of before. There was actually a person who escaped from the Badu Ancient Village here.
"This is best." Lao An said, "Don't worry if you meet him. We are just asking about the situation and will not embarrass him."
Guojimubu nodded and shouted outside the door. Then a man came in. Guojimubu said a few words to him. When they talked, they used local dialect, which we couldn't understand. After ten minutes,
In a few minutes, the people Guojimubu mentioned who had escaped from Badu Village came to us.
"It's a woman?" I was startled.
She was indeed a woman, she was still very young, maybe twenty-two or three years old, and she was very delicate. There seemed to be a kind of innate melancholy between her eyebrows. She bowed to Guojimubu at the door, and then stood blankly.
She was standing. She was not from the village. Guojimubu was very polite to her and asked her to sit down next to us. The girl seemed a little at a loss when she saw the stranger.
"Don't be nervous." Meng Xiaolang smiled and said to her, "We are all good people."
I couldn't help but look at the girl in front of me carefully. According to the old Yi people's stories, all the people in Badu Ancient Village seemed to have acquired disabilities, but the girl had pretty features and looked normal.
"Aqiao." Guojimubu said to the girl in Chinese: "Don't be afraid, these are people from our town in Lubuge. Tell the truth about what they ask. They just intend to redress your brother's grievances."
of."
I still don't understand the relationship between this, but as soon as Guojimubu said it, the eyes of the girl named Aqiao immediately became moist. She turned her head and looked at us eagerly, and her lips trembled twice.
"We must first figure out the situation in Badu Village, and then we will take action." Meng Xiaolang followed Guojimubu's words and said to Aqiao: "Relax a little, don't be so nervous."
I saw that Meng Xiaolang wanted to pick up girls, so I quickly stopped what he was going to say. Lao An started to talk about business. He also had the same doubts as me and felt that Aqiao was a normal person. If what the old Yi told him at the time was true,
, then some of our previous understandings of Badu Ancient Village may need to be readjusted.
"Do the people in Badu Village all have their hands and feet broken or disabled after birth?"
Ah Qiao was startled. She might still not be used to talking to strangers. She turned to look at Guojimbu. Guojimbu smoked a dry cigarette and said bitterly: "The people in that village are all mountain monsters."
!The heart is black!”
With Guojimubu's encouragement, Aqiao finally started to talk to us formally. She slowly stretched out her left hand, which was always wrapped in her sleeve. I didn't observe it. When she stretched out her left hand, I
It was discovered that all five fingers on her left hand had been amputated.
"Tsk, tsk, what a pity, a girl who looks like a flower." When Meng Xiaolang saw Aqiao's left hand, he immediately smacked his mouth, feeling regretful.
Lao An didn't want Meng Xiaolang to hear these things. After all, he was an outsider, so he asked Fan Tuan and Meng Xiaolang to go out and talk first.
After Meng Xiaolang and the others went out, Aqiao began to tell us. Just like what Guojimubu had said before, Aqiao said that the people in Badu Ancient Village were actually not Yi people. Their customs were completely different from those of the Yi people.
, the village itself is very weird, with many weird customs.
But Aqiao actually doesn't know many things. Although she is from Badu Ancient Village, women do not have much status in Badu Ancient Village. Generally speaking, they are only responsible for labor and childbirth, and important things are not
It is the men who decide. What the old Yi people said is right, Aqiao proved it. In the village, every baby born, regardless of gender, will be disabled a few days after birth. I was thinking, there is
Some cut off their hands, some broke their legs, and some even blinded their eyes. They tortured each baby in different ways. Is there any meaning in this?
"Aqiao." I asked this question gently.
"It's all decided by one person."
Badu Ancient Village and Guojimubu Village have one thing in common. They both have one person in charge. However, the person in charge of Badu Ancient Village is not called the leader. Aqiao told us that everyone in the entire village is responsible for that person.
Call God.
"Tell me about this person."
Aqiao escaped from Badu Village more than three months ago. Before that, she had no chance to contact the outside world, nor had she read or received any education, so her knowledge was very limited. She could not explain the so-called "god"
"Who is he? But when she heard some people in the village discussing privately, she mentioned that the person's name was Ziyang.
Aqiao couldn't tell what kind of person Ziyang was, but based on what she said, I felt that Ziyang seemed to be a Taoist priest. If this is the case, then Ziyang is definitely not a name, but a Taoist name.
"What a great spirit." I sneered secretly. Anyone who dares to call himself this Taoist priest either has a mental problem or really has real talent and learning.
Ziyang is quite mysterious, and even people in the village cannot see him often. It is said that Ziyang was already very old when Aqiao's great-grandfather was alive, but many years after Aqiao's great-grandfather passed away, Ziyang is still active in the village.
All major events in Badu Ancient Village are basically decided by Ziyang. After each baby is born, he must be carried to Ziyang, let him see it, and then mutilate their limbs according to Ziyang's instructions.
No matter what the people in Badu Ancient Village are like, those young lives are innocent. Just because of Ziyang's words, they will forever lose a part of their lives and bodies.
"Ah Qiao, do you know why you do this?" I am still very surprised by this question. Why does a good person have to become disabled?
Ah Qiao lowered her head and thought for a moment. She is a woman and has no status in the village. It is impossible for her to hear important things. What she knows is what she hears accidentally. In Badu Ancient Village, I don’t know what year
Since He Yue, there has been a creed that everyone must firmly believe in: Anyone living in the world is full of hardships and dangers. Their lives cannot be controlled by themselves and will be affected by some unknown influences. Only people with missing limbs
, it is possible to escape this influence.
"God said it." Aqiao bit her lip gently and said: "Far, far away, there is an immortal demon who can control everyone's life and death. If we don't do this, once we are killed by the demon
If you notice it, you will lose your life."
This statement is ridiculous. If I had put it in the past, I would not have believed it at all. However, when I heard A Qiao talk about this, I don’t know why, I suddenly thought of those people who were killed by the invisible murderer, Yue Lun, and
The red bird's beak inscription that Biaozi and I originally produced on the soles of our feet.
Naturally, I also thought of the jar that only existed in illusions.
Ah Qiao is a very weak girl, usually very obedient, but if such a woman encounters something she cannot accept, she may become very stubborn and tough. A few months ago, her mother gave birth to Ah Qiao.
Qiao's brother, Aqiao knew very well that in a few days, her brother would be sent to Ziyang, and then Ziyang would decide to amputate a certain part of his body. Aqiao couldn't bear to see this, her brother was very cute
.
She didn't have much time to think about it. She couldn't sleep almost every day in those days. The night before her brother was about to be sent to Ziyang's hands, Ah Qiao finally became cruel and escaped from the village with her brother in her arms.
"It's all my fault..." As she said this, Ah Qiao began to cry softly, crying very sadly. Badu Ancient Village was surrounded by waterways, and Ah Qiao fled privately, not daring to use a boat or a boat.
She was not good at water walking by water. Once she was caught and chased by someone while escaping, she would be doomed. So she escaped through the only exit on land, which was a cliff 60 to 70 meters deep. Ah Qiao Na
She picked up a straw rope. When she was about to climb down the cliff, the straw rope suddenly broke. She fell from a height of several meters. Although she was not seriously injured, her young brother died as a result.
Ah Qiao was very sad, shedding tears as she spoke. The only thing to be thankful for was that she finally escaped from the Badu Ancient Village, and escaped from the world that was like a prehistoric dark civilization to reality.
I don’t know how to persuade when something like this happens. In fact, the comfort from outsiders is the most useless. The reason why sad people are sad is actually because they can’t get over the hurdle in their own hearts. So we didn’t say anything and simply let A Qiao cry.
, it will always be better if the sadness in your heart is vented in this way.
She cried for a long time, and Fan Tuan who was guarding outside couldn't help but poke his head in to take a look. It wasn't until Ah Qiao slowly stopped crying and regained her composure that I asked her if anyone else had entered the village recently. I thought, eight
The people in Dugu Village should be familiar with each other. If an outsider like Lao Shengun stays there for a few days, Aqiao will know.
"No." Aqiao shook her head. She said that since she was sensible, there have been very few outsiders coming to the village, especially in recent times.
I thought about it, Aqiao escaped more than three months ago, and when she escaped, the old magic stick probably hadn't arrived at Badu Ancient Village yet.
Ah Qiao only knows so much. She can only explain some common situations clearly, and the rest must be explored by ourselves. Lao An and I whispered a few words, and we both felt that if we stay in Badu
Outside the ancient village, you may not gain anything in your life. If you want to know the situation, you must venture into Badu Ancient Village.
We asked Ah Qiao to describe the topography inside the Badu Ancient Village, but her living circle was very small, and some places in the village were inaccessible. Until she grew up, she was still unfamiliar with those places.
I have been thinking about it for a long time. So far, I know nothing about the other circumstances of the old magic stick. I can’t guarantee that he is not in danger. The time left for me is very tight, and I have to find him as quickly as possible. So after listening to
After Ah Qiao's story, I talked to Lao An privately, and we decided to take action tomorrow night, or at the latest the day after tomorrow.
Go explore the Badu Ancient Village shrouded in mystery.