I don’t know if the sky in southern Xinjiang has always been so hazy during this season. After coming out of the hilltop, under the guidance of Xiaobai, the two of them and the monkey headed towards the west of Fenxiang Valley.
That night, the volcano erupted in the Xuanhuo Altar of Fenxiang Valley, and the heaven and earth changed. It was so powerful that it could be felt within a hundred miles. A few days later, in the gloomy sky of southern Xinjiang, a large hole was opened by the hot magma. Although it has disappeared, there is still a large cloud, showing a red and yellow color, hanging high on the sky in the direction of Fenxiang Valley, which is very strange.
Such great changes in the world are already eye-catching, but now they occur in the always low-key and mysterious Fenxiang Valley. Coupled with the status of Fenxiang Valley itself in the righteous cultivation, it has attracted the attention of the world.
For a time, there were a lot of rumors all over the world, everyone was speculating about what happened in Fenxiang Valley?
In just a few days, many unfamiliar faces began to gather in the wild land of southern Xinjiang, which had always been peaceful in the past. Countless people from public or covert forces were openly and covertly trying to figure out what was going on.
This situation is naturally not what Fenxiang Valley is happy to see. On the contrary, due to some unknown secrets, Fenxiang Valley's people are extremely angry about this.
On the one hand, Fenxiang Valley was kind to the disciples sent by the righteous sects such as Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple to inquire, and entertained them with good tea and water. The last sounds of natural disasters were muffled. On the other hand, for the secret efforts of the three major sects of the Demon Sect, After probing, Fenxiang Valley was merciless within its own sphere of influence. For a time, across the vast land centered on Fenxiang Valley in southern Xinjiang, there were flashes of swords and swords from time to time.
It’s just that people from both the righteous and demonic sects can vaguely feel that there is something unusual under the mysterious aura of Fenxiang Valley. This time, Fenxiang Valley seems to have been greatly stimulated, and almost all the disciples in the valley have been mobilized, working day and night. Searches were carried out all over southern Xinjiang. As for who or what they were searching for, they were secretive and could not tell anyone.
After a few days, the gloomy sky in southern Xinjiang became much livelier. Many dazzling and beautiful lights flashed across the sky from time to time, all of which were the outstanding disciples of Fenxiang Valley who were tracking something.
Rumors also arose one after another.
There are all kinds of rumors about strange beasts appearing, or mysterious treasures rising from the crater of the volcano.
What's even more outrageous is that there are vivid rumors that there was civil strife in Fenxiang Valley, and that a rebel disciple killed the Valley Master Yun Yilan. Correspondingly, Yun Yilan, the owner of Fenxiang Valley, actually did not come forward for several days. In the end, this rumor The rumors became more and more fierce, and within a few days it even alarmed Master Daoxuan of Qingyun Sect and Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple. The two jointly sent disciples to Fenxiang Valley to inquire. Fenxiang Valley couldn't laugh or cry, so they had to explain that the owner of the valley was in retreat and could not Come forward.
When the conclusive news came back, Qingyun Sect and Tianyin Temple were relieved. However, what kind of figures the heads of these two sects were, how could they not guess that there must be something fishy between them, so they secretly ordered their disciples not to rush back. Mountain, secretly explore on the spot.
Nowadays, the world is in chaos and demons are dancing wildly. Fenxiang Valley has always been mysterious and ambiguous. At that time, Qingyun was absent from the battle. People can't help but think of something. Therefore, Gui Li accidentally rescued the nine-tailed sky fox that had been suppressed for three hundred years. , but it triggered an undercurrent of the general trend of the world and a gathering of storms in southern Xinjiang.
Because Fenxiang Valley has sent countless disciples to track and investigate, and they practice in the way of Gui Li and Xiaobai, they will naturally not be afraid of these disciples. However, if their whereabouts are exposed, they will inevitably be in countless troubles, and if the big shots in Fenxiang Valley are alerted, they will lead the crowd.
If you pursue me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist. After all, Fenxiang Valley is a thousand-year-old sect with unpredictable potential.
Gui Li thought that the top priority now was to track down the black witch clan who could save Baguio.
So after coming down from the hill, at Xiao Bai's suggestion, Gui Li found a remote village and used money and supplies to buy two sets of local clothes, one for a man and one for a woman, and changed into them with Xiao Bai.
In the remote areas of southern Xinjiang, the customs are naturally different from those in the Middle Earth. Even the clothes commonly worn on the body have a different flavor compared with the robes of the people in the Middle Earth.
Because I bought the clothes from a remote village, the rough workmanship on the clothes is expected. When worn, the biggest difference between these clothes and Chinese clothes is that in addition to the different styles, the colors are relatively bright.
Men's clothes are based on dark blue, while women's clothes are colorful and colorful.
Because they had to avoid the eyes and ears of Fenxiang Valley, Gui Li and the others could not fly in the air. Although Gui Li was quite anxious, after Xiaobai persuaded him a few words and said that he had been waiting for ten years, could it be that the end of the matter was coming?
Can’t wait any longer? If a moment of impatience attracts the pursuers of Fenxiang Valley, I’m afraid the situation will be chaotic, and I don’t even know when to wait!
Although Gui Li was anxious, he couldn't deny that what Xiao Bai said was reasonable, so the two of them walked slowly.
They were dressed in southern Xinjiang clothes and walked slowly along the way. They met several groups of Fenxiang Valley tracking disciples on the way, but they were not recognized by them. At most, it was because Xiao Hui looked strange and looked at him twice.
The most important thing is that that night, Gui Li and Xiao Hui were not exposed, so the people in Fenxiang Valley didn't know what they looked like. They just blindly checked the strange strangers and ignored them.
At this moment, Gui Li and Xiao Bai were walking on an ancient road three hundred miles away from Fenxiang Valley. It was in the wilderness, and there was no one on the road. Just half an hour ago, they had just left a group of Fenxiang Valley disciples.
He walked over in a swaggering manner.
The sky was hazy and dark clouds were moving slightly. Gui Li frowned slightly and walked forward. On the contrary, Xiaobai beside him always had a smile on his face and was in high spirits. He looked around and looked at the scenery of southern Xinjiang along the way.
It was a desolate ancient mountain road, but in her eyes, it seemed to be the most beautiful scenery.
Gui Li glanced to the side. The monkey Xiao Hui was sitting on Xiao Bai's shoulders, calm and composed. I don't know if it was because they were rare spiritual creatures in the world, but Xiao Hui was very fond of Xiao Bai who was transformed into a nine-tailed sky fox.
In terms of intimacy, it seems that I have been spending a lot of time with Xiaobai in the past few days.
Seeing Xiao Hui and Xiao Bai joking and laughing from time to time, Gui Li suddenly thought that if his old friend from Qingyun Mountain had asked to search Piao Tian Literature, the novel would be better and updated faster! Seeing such a look, he must be very envious.
Bar!
Xiaobai was wearing ordinary clothes worn by women in southern Xinjiang. The style was no different from that of ordinary people. However, these ordinary clothes, coupled with her peerless appearance, immediately seemed to glow, and she showed a style that she had never seen before.
It seems that this woman was born to wear this type of clothing, which reveals the unique charm of southern Xinjiang women.
Xiao Bai seemed to have noticed Gui Li's gaze, and in a blink of an eye, he looked around and smiled: "Why, do I still look good in this outfit?"
Gui Li smiled faintly. Due to his temperament, he did not want to answer such a slightly frivolous topic, so he turned to ask: "I see that you are very familiar with the customs and environment of this southern Xinjiang place. If nothing else, just Fenxiang Valley."
You can actually find such an ancient and remote small village in the nearby mountains. Could it be that you have been here before?"
Xiaobai pursed his lips and looked forward, only to see endless mountains in the distance, which is the unique landform here in southern Xinjiang. An ancient road in front of him snaked forward, with both sides far and near.
There are hills with strange rocks and abrupt peaks. The distant peaks are connected to the sky, and gloomy dark clouds hang on the tops of the mountains, blowing in the wind.
She walked slowly, sighed softly for a while, and said quietly: "I have not only been here before..."
Gui Li was slightly surprised and said: "What's wrong?"
Xiaobai let out a long breath, smiled and shook his head, as if he wanted to gently shake off the past years, and said: "You don't know! The birthplace of our fox demon clan is here in southern Xinjiang, and I have been growing up since I was a child.
I grew up in this poor place."
Gui Li was startled for a moment and said: "Then why have you fox demons been reflected in the folklore of Middle-earth for these thousands of years?"
Xiaobai said lightly: "That's because a thousand years ago, I led our fox demon clan to leave here, go to the Middle Earth, and finally settled in the Huqi Mountain in the southwest."
Gui Li was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment. After a while, he said in a solemn voice: "What, you..."
Xiaobai glanced at him with interest, smiled, and a glimmer of light flashed across his eyes, which seemed ambiguous and vicissitudes of life: "I didn't expect that this is where the main hall of your Ghost King Sect is now.
Speaking of which, the name Huqishan probably comes from our fox demon clan!"
Gui Li was silent for a long time and said slowly: "Then do you and the Ghost King Sect..."
Xiaobai didn't wait for him to finish, he shook his head and said: "Don't worry about this, our fox demon clan and the Ghost King Sect have been neighbors for hundreds of years, and they have always been in peace. Not only that, in these hundreds of years, there have been several
A love affair between a human and a monster. So, in addition to repaying you for rescuing me from the Xuanhuo Altar, knowing that you are a disciple of the Ghost King Sect is also one of the reasons why I am willing to help you."
Gui Li felt relieved, then he remembered something and said, "After what happened here, will you still go back to Huqi Mountain to visit your compatriots?"
"Same race?" Xiao Bai's face slowly dimmed, he looked up at the sky, and after a while, he whispered softly: "My fellow racers have all been killed by me."
Gui Li was startled again, Xiao Bai smiled bitterly, his expression became increasingly sad, but he did not want to say any more.
Gui Li was silent for a moment, then changed the topic and said, "We have been walking for three days now. How far is it from the Qili Cave you mentioned?"
Xiaobai looked at him, his eyes flashing across his face like water, and said: "Qilidong is the largest settlement of the Miao people in southern Xinjiang. According to my impression, in the past twenty miles, this place is a place where various ethnic groups live together.
The lively place is called "Tianshui Village", and there is a dangerous path to the south from there, which is the road leading to Qilidong of the Miao people." Then, she smiled softly and said: "But I don't know, these three
Over the past hundred years, have there been any other changes in the situation here in southern Xinjiang?"
Gui Li nodded silently and subconsciously quickened his pace.
Xiaobai followed him, his eyes lingered on him for a few times, and then looked ahead. The mountains were connected, towering, majestic and steep, as if they were like giants, watching these few mountains between heaven and earth and on the ancient road. A little person...
In the past ten years, Gui Li had visited southern Xinjiang many times for Baguio, and he knew something about the customs and customs here.
Southern Xinjiang has a vast territory and is sparsely populated. In addition to the barbaric alien races in the hundreds of thousands of mountains stretching for thousands of miles in the extreme south, the people who have lived in the border areas of Southern Xinjiang for generations have roughly five main tribes, namely: Miao, Tu, The five tribes of Zhuang, Li and Gaoshan.
In terms of population, the Zhuang people are the largest, accounting for almost 40% of the total population in southern Xinjiang. In terms of territory, the Miao people are the strongest and occupy the most vast and fertile land. In terms of folk customs, they have the smallest population. The Gaoshan clan is the most fierce.
These five major tribes have lived on the southern border for generations. Each of the five tribes has its own language, but generally speaking, when communicating with each other, they use a common language similar to that of China, but they all have some "characteristics" of local ethnic groups. ”.
Over the years, there were naturally times when they communicated with each other and enjoyed each other's hand in hand, but there were also conflicts between intrigues and fights. Over the years, a situation gradually formed in which the five major tribes each occupied one area, but their territories were deeply intertwined with each other.
Where the territories of various tribes are connected, there are often villages and towns where people from several tribes live together. At most, there are even people from five tribes living in the same place at the same time, intermingling with each other.
The Tianshui Village that Xiaobai talks about is located on the border of the Miao, Zhuang, Tu and Gaoshan ethnic groups. It is also a famous and lively place on the border of southern Xinjiang.
The sky gradually darkened, and towards dusk, Gui Li, Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui finally walked into Tianshui Village.
Although the name of this place has the word "zhai" in it, it is fundamentally different from the usual mountain villages in southern Xinjiang. Tianshui Village is built on a spacious flat land, with a road leading out of the village from the southeast to the northwest. According to Xiaobai Lu's explanation, This place was originally built by the Tu people, and the original site was not here, but on a mountain not far to the west. Because of a clear spring on the top of the mountain, it was called Tianshui Village.
However, later on, as the four ethnic groups bordered each other and the population increased, this place became a place with a mixed population.
As the number of business trips increases gradually, living in the mountains is not only a small place, but also difficult to live in. Even though the people here in southern Xinjiang are generally stronger than the Chinese people, no one is willing to do so. I climb mountains every day to exercise.
From then on, people gradually began to move to the foot of the mountain, from a few to more. Over time, people in the entire village gradually moved down. As the trade of the four ethnic groups prospered, business trips became more frequent and the scale expanded. As for the original mountain top, The village gradually became deserted, but the name Tianshui Village has been preserved.
At this moment, the sky has just turned dark, and there are still many pedestrians on the street, coming and going, and the surroundings are noisy. Various languages are heard from time to time, which is completely different from the deserted ancient road when they came just now. Xiao Hui, who is sitting on Xiao Bai's shoulder, is very interested. , the monkey's head turned around, looked around, and kept squeaking.
The three-eyed monkey, after all, was different, and it quickly attracted the attention of passers-by on the street. There were also several children wearing southern Xinjiang tribal costumes, laughing and following behind them, trying their best to make faces at Xiao Hui, teasing Xiao Hui. .
Xiao Hui has a playful nature, and he suddenly became excited. His tail was swaying, and he was about to jump down to play. Fortunately, the ghost snorted, dragged it over, and caught it in his hand. Xiao Hui had no choice but to know. Unable to run away, he had to climb onto Gui Li's shoulder, scream at the children behind him, and return with the same grimace, which made the children even more excited, chattering without knowing what to say, and laughing randomly. It's probably quite interesting to think about it.
Gui Li frowned slightly, feeling slightly annoyed, but it was not because of Xiao Hui's playfulness, but because he vaguely thought of other concerns.
He turned his head and looked aside quietly, and saw Xiaobai with a smile on her lips, watching the group of children playing with Xiao Hui with great interest. The coarse linen clothes could not cover up her soft and charming beauty.
Not to mention that in this southern border area, where the wind and frost are severe, most women are ordinary-looking and dark-skinned; even if they go to the middle-earth place and take the human form transformed by Xiaobai's thousands of years of practice, under the exquisite and beautiful appearance The gentle charm that exudes, every frown and smile, all have an intoxicating charm.
Sure enough, a moment later, amid the laughter and laughter of children, more and more people looked over, and the eyes of those adults moved naturally and quickly from the monkey to the beautiful figure that could not be concealed even in coarse linen clothes. On women.
In an instant, the seemingly invisible sound waves spread, and everyone looked at them in amazement. However, the woman under the gaze of countless eyes did not show any shyness at all. Looking at the way she kept smiling, she actually seemed to like this kind of thing. Feel.
Gui Li felt a headache. It was definitely not his intention to attract so much attention. He was thinking about whether to remind the woman next to him to quickly find a place to stay and get up early tomorrow to go to Qilidong to do business.
However, as if it was destined that his idea would not be realized, a character who was bound to appear in countless stories spread around the world actually appeared at this moment.
The legendary gangsters originally existed in the border areas of southern Xinjiang and among ethnic minorities.
Three people walked out of the crowd. They were all men with almost the same appearance. They were tall, rude, and hunky-backed. They spoke half-baked common language mixed with local characteristics, and began to tease Xiaobai.
Gangster A: "Uh, black guy... this woman is so beautiful!"
Xiaobai smiled sweetly, brushed his face with his hand, and said with indescribable tenderness: "Really?"
In an instant, the crowd of onlookers was in an uproar.
The three gangsters were overjoyed. Gangster B opened his clothes, revealing his good figure: "Little sister, follow me! I'll let you eat spicy food... drink delicious food!"
Many people in the crowd laughed immediately. Xiaobai glanced at Gui Li standing next to him, the smile on his face not diminishing.
Hooligan C laughed at Hooligan B and said, "Do you know what eating spicy food means drinking spicy food?" After saying that, he turned to Xiaobai and said, "Little sister, my family has thousands of acres of fertile land. Follow me and I guarantee you..." …”
He was halfway through speaking, but couldn't continue for a while. He saw the smile on Xiaobai's face getting stronger, as if the charm was emanating from his heart, and his bright eyes were like water, as if they were about to flow out.
However, her body took a step back, stood beside Gui Li, and said softly: "I have a husband-in-law."
The crowd around them was in an uproar again. The monkey Xiao Hui, who had climbed onto Gui Li's shoulder, fell off Gui Li's shoulder with a "whoosh" and fell to the ground.
After a while, for some reason, Xiao Hui suddenly lay down on the ground, beat the ground with his monkey paw, grinning loudly.
Gui Li stood there in silence with a sullen face, feeling the fierce gazes of the three gangsters in front of him, looking at him with hostility.
After a while, the gangsters rushed up. It seems that the proverb of southern Xinjiang, the wife comes out of the fist, is still alive and well after thousands of years and is followed by the people of southern Xinjiang.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
With three sounds, three figures flew out, hit the roadside wall, and then fell heavily, groaning loudly.
The onlookers were stunned, and Gui Li said calmly: "Let's find a place to stay, and we'll leave early tomorrow morning." After that, he walked forward, and Xiao Hui, who was lying on the ground, caught up with him two or three times, and jumped onto his shoulders. He kept laughing, turning his head and making a face at Xiaobai.
Xiaobai smiled slightly, followed, walked to Gui Li, and suddenly whispered: "You see, I have been imprisoned for three hundred years, so I am not too old, right?"
Gui Li didn't say a word, he just quickened his pace.