The Gu technique developed in Xinmiao Village mainly cultivates and trains insects and some spiritual animals for long-distance combat, thus avoiding a large number of casualties.
The battle between the tribe and Xinzhai lasted for several dynasties, and both sides suffered heavy losses.
It was not until the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty that the newly appointed wizard of the tribe visited the Xin Miao Village and convinced the leaders of each Xin Miao Village that the two sides stopped fighting.
It was also during this dynasty that the most powerful insect king in Xinmiao Village gave birth to mutant offspring.
This mutated insect king turned out to be a black and white butterfly. What's even more incredible is that this butterfly hatched from a python egg.
Before that, the most spiritual thing in the village was a giant python. The giant python was six meters long and had good fighting power. It could easily sweep through a foot-thick earth wall with its tail.
The most important thing is that it can understand the wizard's words, and the wizard can even communicate with other animals through the python.
A butterfly hatched out of a python egg. This kind of thing was unheard of and unseen, and alarmed several leaders of the village.
On this day, several leaders gathered together around a round table, staring intently at the two-color butterfly crawling leisurely in the center of the table, waving its wings from time to time.
"I said, Ah Cai, are you sure this came out of the egg of your guardian beast?"
A middle-aged strong man named A Cai is the leader of the giant python guarding the village.
"I'm sure! Someone was guarding the egg day and night. There is no mistake. There were other people present at the time."
A Cai was really speechless. The leaders of the other villages came not so much to discuss the problem together, but rather to watch his own jokes, with weird smiles on their faces.
"I think you should re-train the insect king, or wait until the guardian beast lays eggs next time."
Another leader of the village said that in fact everyone knew that the giant python could no longer lay eggs.
"Acai, you won't let your apprentice take this little insect to participate in the selection of talkers next month, right?"
"Acai, it seems that your village is going to break the tradition of always being the talker."
"Yes, we are finally given a chance. I think Huzi's orangutan is the most likely."
"Leopard Boy's pangolin is also very ferocious."
The crowd began to talk loudly, and it seemed that the speaker selection competition next month had nothing to do with Acaizhaizi.
"Master, the water is boiling. I'll bring it to you."
A Cai, who was feeling depressed, saw a small figure walking in the door. A child was holding a steaming earthen pot. This child was his apprentice.
A Cai stood up, took the earthen pot from the child's hand, placed it on the round table, and touched the child's forehead dotingly.
"Hurry up and say hello to your senior uncles and junior uncles."
The child nodded obediently and said hello to the leaders present in a slightly childish voice.
"Amao, are you four years old this year? You are the youngest among the apprentices. Are you afraid of getting beaten in the competition next month?"
The leader named Leopard Boy looked at the child who was less than his waist height and said with a smile.
"Uncle, I'm not afraid! Master said that powerful warriors grow up from being beaten again and again."
Amao looked at the strong man in front of him with a naive smile and his eyes were extremely clear. The Leopard Girl smiled and said "Hello" twice, and touched the child's forehead.
After being praised by the master in front of him, the child's face instantly turned red and he lowered his head shyly, muttering in a low voice: "Master said that after sleeping and waking up, he wouldn't remember the pain."
Several strong men at the round table were teased by the cute little children. Only A Cai felt uncomfortable. Such a good seedling would not be able to pass the insect fighting level without the insect king.
"Hey, Master, this butterfly is so beautiful. I have never seen such a butterfly in the village."
The child suddenly discovered the butterfly on the table and stretched out his hand with great joy.
The black and white butterfly also seemed to like the child in front of it, waving its wings and crawling along the child's fingers towards the palm.
The two-color butterfly had just climbed a few steps on the child's finger when it fell upside down and flapped its wings, causing several people to laugh again.
A Cai's face turned pale and red, wishing that his brothers would leave immediately. He thought that any village that cultivated such a weak insect king would be unable to hold its head high.
The two-color butterfly once again crawled towards the child's finger. This time the butterfly crawled onto the child's palm and turned several times on the palm, making the child grin sweetly and look at the butterfly with increasing fondness.
"Master, can you give me this interesting butterfly? I will raise it in a bamboo basket."
The child looked at the gloomy master with a puzzled expression, and kindly asked the master if he was feeling unwell.
Several people present burst into laughter again, and A'ai could no longer control her anger and yelled at the child.
"Play? You know how to play all day long? Will playing make you stronger, or will it help you protect the village in the future? Go back to me now and contact Gu Shu. You are not allowed to come out before next month."
The sudden roar frightened the child so much that he froze on the spot, lowering his head and not daring to look at the master.
No one else noticed the two-color butterfly on the child's palm crawling towards the child's arm. Only the child saw the butterfly crawling to the inside of his forearm and suddenly disappeared. A butterfly-shaped tattoo was left on the forearm.
Half of the wings are black and the other half are white.
"Wow~"
The child suddenly burst into tears. Several people sitting around comforted the child while scolding Acai for why he was so angry with the child.
After coming back to his senses, Ah Cai felt even more guilty. No matter how wrong he was, why did he get angry at Amao? Besides, this had nothing to do with Amao.
"Uh, Amao, master didn't mean it."
Ah Cai knelt down and raised his hand to wipe away Ah Mao's tears.
"Master, the butterfly is gone."
"If it's gone, it's gone. Master will catch two more for you later."
"No, master, what I said is that the butterfly is missing."
The child raised his arm, and Acai saw clearly the butterfly tattoo on the child's arm. She was wondering why she didn't know that the child had such a tattoo, when she heard the child say:
"The butterfly got into my arm."
"What?"
There was a sound of tables and chairs colliding, and several people sitting on the chairs rushed over and surrounded the child.
"You mean this tattoo was left after a butterfly got into it?"
A'Cai held the child's hand and stared at the child anxiously. When the child nodded, A'Cai's eyes scanned the surrounding area.
Several fellow apprentices said that this was the first time they had experienced such a departure, and that they had never heard of anything like this among the witchcraft and voodoo arts they knew.
"ah!"
The child screamed and ran into the arms of the master who was squatting beside him.