The twelfth collect the ninth chapter spirits(1/2)
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A group of Miao people walked down the mountain. Gui Li and Xiaobai looked at them and saw seven or eight strong Miao soldiers surrounded an old man who looked about in his early fifties and walked down.
The loud shout just now was made by this old man.
The Miao soldiers around them saluted one after another, and the excited crowd suddenly calmed down. Everyone bowed their heads and expressed their respect to the old man.
When the group of people got closer, the old man walked out of the crowd, came to Gui Li and Xiaobai, and looked at them. Gui Li and the other two were also looking at him at the same time.
The old man is quite tall. Although he has become older and has white hair on his hair and his temples, he is very energetic and has bright eyes. He frowned and looked at the two of them carefully.
Then, the old man said, "Jijilihulululu, gullahululululululululululu?"
Gui Li was stunned. He seemed to be similar to what the soldier asked just now. It probably meant that he was the same, and he should be asking what he was and what he was doing here?
But no matter how much he guessed, he still couldn't understand what he meant. He could only say, "We have something important to do, we want..." As he said that, he was about to raise his hand, but suddenly he woke up, and quickly put his hand down and said, "I want to pay homage to the great wizard in the altar."
He was actually worried in his heart when he said this. These Miao people didn't understand the meaning of his words at all. What's the use of saying it? But it would be even more rude not to say it. I was afraid that they would anger these Miao people at the moment and were extremely anxious for a moment.
Unexpectedly, it seemed that God was willing to do it. When the old man heard Gui Li talking, he suddenly frowned, looked at them carefully again, and suddenly said in half-baked Middle Earth language: "You, are you Middle Earth people?"
Gui Li and Xiaobai were both shocked and were overjoyed. The best sound in the world at this moment was probably the old man's rustic words. Gui Li nodded quickly and said, "No, yes, we are from Middle Earth. There is something important to do. I want to pay homage to the great wizard of the nobles."
The old man looked at them and saw that they were wearing ethnic costumes from the southern border. However, they seemed to have rough textures, but these two people were extraordinary in temperament and obviously were not ordinary businessmen, especially the woman, who was born with beautiful nature. Even this set of clothes that ordinary Miao women looked down upon on her was unique.
"Who are you? What's the matter with finding a great wizard?" the old man said slowly.
Gui Li and Xiaobai looked at each other and bowed, "This... father-in-law, I have a friend who was seriously injured, and nine out of ten of his three souls and seven spirits were dispersed, and only one soul remained. For ten years, it's like a person who was killed, it's really..."
When he said this, Bi Yao's figure who was still lying in the ice stone chamber of Huqi Mountain appeared in his mind. He touched his feelings for a moment, and his voice could not help but tremble. Although most Miao people next to him couldn't understand what he said, they probably knew what he was begging for when they looked at his expression and listened to his tone. They felt a little fond of this person.
As for Xiaobai standing beside Gui Li, his bright eyes were looking at Gui Li. At this moment, he also put away the faint smile that had been hanging on the corner of her mouth that seemed to see through the worldly love, and was solemn.
Gui Li calmed down, calmed down, and said, "I once listened to the guidance of experts. Such injuries and diseases must be used by Yi Ren, who knows the magical technique of returning souls, and use the remaining soul as a means to perform magical techniques to regain lost souls before he can recover. I have been searching for ten years, but I was unable to find the world. Fortunately, recently," he glanced at Xiaobai and then said, "Fortunately, I heard that the great wizard of the nobles had such magical techniques of returning souls, so I came to ask the great wizard to help him. I am really grateful!"
After hearing this, the old man frowned and his face was very complicated, but seeing Gui Li's sincere expression was really not like lying. After pondering for a while, he said, "It is rare that you middle-earth people still have such friendship, but I can't make the decision on this matter. You can wait here for a while, and I will go to the altar to ask the great wizard to see what he meant. If he refuses to see you, I have no choice."
Gui Li was overjoyed, nodded repeatedly, and said, "Thank you, my father-in-law."
The old man nodded, hesitated for a while, then turned around and said a few words to the Miao soldiers around him in Miao language. The soldiers nodded at the same time. Then the Miao elderly man walked up the mountain alone, and the remaining Miao soldiers slowly gathered together, staring at Gui Li and the others, and they didn't know whether to monitor them! Or were they ordered to protect them.
As for the other Miao people watching, they saw the old man chatting with these two outsiders (in their ears, the words of Middle-earth were just messy birds) and then ordered a few soldiers to watch the people and return to the altar on the mountain. They were talking for a while and whispered.
With so many pairs of eyes watching Gui Li was worried and thoughtful, but he didn't notice any other Miao people. However, Xiaobai still showed a gentle smile again and slowly watched around him, attracting countless erotic, jealous or resentful eyes.
Only Xiao Hui looked around on her shoulders, not interested in these people. Finally, her eyes fell into the stream next to her, and she was very interested in the fish swimming inside. She watched intently, grinning from time to time. She was also ready to jump into the stream and play.
The Miao people's altars were all made of huge stones, majestic and tall, with a hint of roughness and cliché. The old man walked up the mountain road and before he arrived at the altar, he saw a platform in front of the altar, which was flat and paved with large rectangular stone strips, which was quite flat. Behind the platform was the altar.
Two huge stone pillars stood high in front of the altar. At first glance, they were afraid that they were not ten feet high. Moreover, there was no crack around the stone pillar. They were actually carved from a complete huge stone. I really don’t know where the Miao ancestors could find such huge stones, and they could actually transport and erect them in front of the altar.
Walking through these two huge stone pillars is an altar built with stones. The Miao altar in Qilidong has always been quite famous in the southern border. Half is built with huge stones, and the other half is directly excavated by the mountain and dug out on the hard stone wall.
The old man walked in and the light around suddenly dimmed. The temperature around seemed to be much lower than outside.
The old man was obviously very identifiable and was very familiar with the sacred place in the Miao people's hearts. He didn't hesitate and walked directly into the depths of the altar. On the road, a Miao wizard occasionally appeared, and both sides even greeted each other. If Gui Li and Xiaobai saw it, they would probably be able to guess the identity of the old man.
In addition to other wizards in the altar, there are only the patriarchs of the entire Miao clan who can ask for good greetings by people of Miao clan.
The old man continued to walk in, walked through the spacious passage, and came to the deepest part of the altar, which was also the largest room in the altar.
Above the stone gate, decorations made of beast bones are hung, and bright red blood is painted everywhere on the surrounding stone walls, which symbolizes the piety of worshiping ancestors.
Looking from the darkness, everything here is particularly hideous.
However, for the Miao people, this is the most sacred place. The old man also had a solemn expression on his face. He tidied up his clothes and walked in slowly.
The huge stone chamber was empty, with only the innermost part, a ball of flame burning, which was particularly eye-catching in the darkness.
In front of the flame was a strange stone statue that was also carved from a whole huge stone. Its head was dog-shaped, but it was full of body, sharp claws on its feet, and two pairs of wings on its back. It was a very strange statue, and it seemed to be the god believed by the Miao people.
There was only one person in the huge stone chamber. His back looked very old and hunched, sitting silently in front of the flames, as if he was meditating, or as if he was silent.
Somehow, this strange place gives people a strange feeling of keeping time and stagnating.
Here, it seems as if everything is quiet and silent.
The flames were blazing, illuminating the figure of the person in front of the flames, and the light and darkness were illuminated.
The old man walked up slowly, stopped ten feet behind the man, and whispered and respectfully: "Great Wizard."
The figure sitting in front of the flame moved, and an old voice came: "Tu Magu, why are you back? Didn't I tell you the will of the God of the Dog just now? Do you have anything else to be confused?"
The old man who he called Tumakura is the patriarch of the Miao tribe in the southern border today. He only heard him say respectfully: "Great wizard, I fully understand the meaning of the Dog God, and I will definitely do it according to the Dog God's will."
The great wizard still didn't look back, and only heard him say, "Oh, that's good. But what happened that made you turn back, and I felt a little uneasy in your heart."
The head of the Tumakuma tribe frowned slightly, as if he was hesitating to explain it. After a moment, he decided to say directly: "Great Wizard, two strange Middle-earth people came from Qilidong. They hope to pay homage to the Great Wizard."
The great wizard in front of the flame moved, and the head of the dog god stone statue in front of the flame also turned slightly, but he could only see his completely white and sparse hair.
"Who is it? I haven't walked out of this altar for nearly a hundred years. How could there be Middle-earth people coming to me?"
Tu Magu said: "Yes, I feel very strange, so I come up and ask the great wizard if I want them to come up?"
The great wizard was silent for a moment and said, "Did they say anything to do?"
Tu Magu said: "Yes, there are a man and a woman who come. The man said that he wanted to ask the great wizard to help a friend treat his illness."
The great wizard snorted and said, "I want to serve Lord Too God. I have no time to pay attention to these people. You have rejected them for me."
Tu Magu was stunned for a moment, but didn't say much, and said, "Okay, then I'll convey your meaning now." He said that, turning around and walking out.
But before he had walked a few steps, the voice of the great wizard suddenly came from behind: "Wait."
Tu Magu turned around and said, "What, is there anything else, great wizard?"
The hunched figure of the great wizard was still facing the flames, but the old voice slowly came: "What disease did they ask me to treat?"
Tu Magu said: "I heard that it is a very strange disease, as if a person's soul is nine out of ten..."
The figure of the great wizard in the fire suddenly shook.
Tu Magu continued: "The man said that a master once gave him guidance, that in this case, there must be a magical technique for resurrection to heal. The man didn't know where to get the news that you might have such a magical technique, so he wanted to ask you for healing."
Tu Magu slowly finished speaking, but the great wizard did not react, his figure was motionless, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
The flames kept rising and falling, swallowing the firewood in the flames. Tumakura waited for a long time, but still no great wizard spoke. Then hesitated and said, "Great wizard, then I... go and refuse them and ask them to leave immediately?"
The great wizard was still silent and said nothing.
Tu Magu slowly turned around and walked out, but just as he was about to walk out of this stone chamber, the voice of the great wizard rang out again.
This time, even he could hear that the great wizard, who has always been mysterious and wise, seemed to have spoken slowly after a long and complicated thought.
"You... bring them up!"
Gui Li couldn't help but hold his palm tightly, then slowly stretched it out, and suddenly realized that the palm of his hand was filled with sweat due to anxiety.
How long has it been without such excitement and longing? With increasing anxiety, Gui Li kept looking at the altar on the hillside. However, the old man still did not come back after a long time.
Could it be that the great wizard in the altar refuses to heal outsiders?
Or, did you do something wrong again?
Gui Li couldn't help thinking this, and even his heart began to beat faster and faster.
Xiaobai was on the side, his eyes fell on Gui Li's face. Looking at the man who could not hide his anxiety in his eyes, the faint affection seemed to be engraved on his face.
She sighed softly and turned her head away.
There were not as many Miao people watching around as they were at the beginning. After all, after waiting for so long, the patriarch entered the altar but never came down. He did not have an order to deal with these two foreigners. A considerable number of them dispersed.
However, because Xiaobai's appearance was too beautiful, many young Miao men still attracted to stand nearby, looking at her boldly and laughing loudly, thinking that they were talking about her beauty.
As for the monkey Xiaohui, he had jumped off his shoulders and ran to the riverside, squatting beside the clear stream, watching the fish swimming among the cracks of the stones in the water, suddenly pounced down and wanted to reach out to catch the fish. Unexpectedly, the fish was very cunning and slippery, and ran away from its hands, splashing backwards.
However, Xiao Hui didn't care. He retracted his hand and waited patiently. After a while, the water surface was calm and the fish swam back. Xiao Hui saw the opportunity and pounced on it again. After this cycle, Xiao Hui was very interested in this game and never got tired of playing it.
At the foot of the mountain, the crowd gradually dissipated and the surroundings returned to peace.
Tumakura still didn't come back, Gui Li became more and more anxious. He wanted to rush up like this a few times, break into the altar, and grab the great wizard and beg him, but whenever he thought of Bi Yao's figure, he finally put down his thoughts.
The feeling of waiting is so tormenting.
The anxious expression gradually became obvious on his face. In addition to Xiaobai's eyes, the Miao soldiers also saw each other and watched each other. These Miao soldiers were actually very strange in their hearts.
Just ask, why does it take so long? Is there anything else important to the patriarch and the great wizard?
The Miao people have a rough and simple personality. Although they still don’t understand what Gui Li and others are, they are also embarrassed to let these Miao people wait here for so long.
After a while, the tall little boss just now came up and said to Gui Li in a rough voice: "Hululu, Gulala!"
Gui Li was stunned and didn't understand what it meant, but he saw the Miao soldier untied a large bag sewn from his waist and threw it to him.
Gui Li reached out to catch it, and when he sank, he saw a block at the pocket. Then he saw the Miao soldier reaching his hand to his mouth and made a drink. Gui Li felt something in his heart, and pulled out the block and smelled it. Sure enough, the wine smelled strong, and it was a bag of strong wine.
Gui Li smiled bitterly. He was not good at this drink, and now he was in a bad mood. However, the Miao people stared at him and thought to himself that it would not make people feel embarrassed. He nodded and smiled at the Miao warrior, put the wine bag next to his mouth, and took a sip.
Unexpectedly, at this entrance, he frowned. The wine brewed by the Miao people was extremely strong, and the taste was even more intense. It had a spicy atmosphere that hit his throat. He was not careful for a moment and felt quite uncomfortable.
His expression fell into the eyes of the Miao people, and more than a dozen Miao people couldn't help but burst into laughter. I guess the Middle-earth people drank the strong wine brewed by the Miao people. This was not the first time they saw the expression that they were not used to, and there was still a bit of pride in their laughter.
Gui Li was angry, but then he thought that these people had no malice and that he was asking for help, so he could lose his temper. He had to smile bitterly and was about to return the wine bag, but the Miao soldier laughed and reached out to take it.
To be continued...