Walking into the narrow mountain road, it is winding and winding. On the hard stone walls on both sides, there are unexpected rocks protruding from time to time. If you are not careful, you may hit your head on them.
Looking around the stone wall, there are still water drops dripping down in many places, and the most places have gathered into a small pool. There are also a lot of green stone moss growing up and down the stone wall in the dark places, filling the air with a slightly moist feeling. Cool taste.
Gui Li and Xiao Bai made many twists and turns, and finally turned out of this mountain road that was unknown how many years ago, and saw the light of day again.
On this day, the sun was rising, and compared with the hazy weather of the previous few days, it seemed quite sunny.
Just walking out of the dark mountain road, Gui Li and Xiao Bai couldn't help but squint their eyes under the sunlight, feeling that the light from the sky seemed to have a beautiful halo, shining on their eyes. On the body.
After a while, as my eyes adjusted, the sounds of bustling people in the distance gradually arrived.
The two of them looked forward and saw that their eyes suddenly brightened. Surrounded by mountains, there was a fertile, flat and open land in front of them.
Houses with a strong Miao flavor rise one after another, either built against the mountains or closely connected. There is also a clear stream, originating from the mountains ahead, winding from this paradise-like land. It meanders through. Many Miao houses are built on both sides of the stream.
And above the water, looking from a distance, the Miao people built three bridges, but they are all different. One is a wooden bridge, the simplest one, with two giant trees tied together and lying horizontally on both sides. A bridge.
As for the other two, they are both stone bridges, but they also have more flavor. A large stone is built, rough and solid, and it is placed flat on a stream with a small water surface, and then a thick stone slab is used to build it up, which is a bridge. A simple and practical way to build bridges here in southern Xinjiang.
But the last stone bridge is made of small stones, and it has no piers. It is an arch bridge. Every stone is closely connected. It flies across the sky and over the stream. It looks like a bridge in Middle-earth. It's really strange to appear here.
Gui Li saw this in his eyes, and his heart moved, but he didn't show it on his face. He and Xiao Bai continued to walk forward, the crowd became more and more crowded, and became more and more lively. Most of the people around were talking in Miao dialect, Gui Li When I heard it, I just felt a tingling sound in my ears, and I couldn't understand a single word for a long time.
Xiaobai walked beside him and looked around. Many of the Miao people he encountered looked at them. Since they saw unfamiliar faces, he took a few more glances, but there was no particular hostility. After walking a few steps, she whispered to Guili: "It seems that southern Xinjiang has become a lot more peaceful in recent years."
Gui Li was startled and didn't understand what he meant, and said, "What's wrong?"
Xiaobai said: "When I arrived here, when ordinary Miao people saw outsiders, every one of them looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and their eyes were even more wary. At that time, the conflicts between the five tribes were fierce and cruel, and fights between tribes broke out from time to time. , if outsiders dare to come to Qili Cave, they will probably be in trouble if they don't have the skills to defend themselves. But looking at the situation today, there have probably been a lot less fights over the years."
Gui Li nodded slightly and looked around. At this moment, they were walking among the Miao people. This avenue was on one side of the stream. On one side were many Miao people's closely connected houses. On the other side was the clear river water, with many green trees on the bank. The trees are in rows.
At first glance, most of the Miao houses are built with wood. The style is completely different from the Chinese style. They are boxy and unpretentious. Moreover, there are skeletons of ferocious animals hanging on the front door and edge walls of the house. The more ferocious the beasts, the more likely they are.
It is common. I think this is probably the custom of the Miao people to show the bravery of the owner of the house.
There were Miao people selling stalls on both sides of the road, but the items for sale were mostly animal skins and raw meat. After walking a few steps, I occasionally saw one or two stalls selling small jewelry, jade, and other toys.
Xiaobai smiled and said: "The furs here are all of high quality, and the prices are very cheap. If you want them, you can buy a few here. It's a great deal."
The corner of Gui Li's mouth moved, but he didn't say a word and walked straight forward. He slowly walked to the river bank and looked down. He saw that the river water was extremely clear. Standing on the river bank, you can also see the surface of the creek.
There are rocks under the water, and there are countless big and small fish swimming and playing in the water.
In the distance, there seemed to be birds flying by, flapping their wings and landing on the water. They raised their heads and looked around for a few times, then folded their wings comfortably and swam gently on the water.
Everything in the world is surprisingly harmonious in this place.
Xiao Bai walked over slowly, and Xiao Hui, who ran to her shoulder again at some point, curiously stuck his head out and looked down the stream.
"What should we do now?" Gui Li said calmly.
Xiaobai pondered for a moment and said: "Three hundred years have passed since then. If that person didn't have our level of practice, he would have probably passed away. We'd better find the place where that person was first."
Gui Li nodded silently and said, "Where is he?"
Xiaobai smiled slightly, pointed forward with his hand, and said: "There."
Gui Li looked up and was suddenly startled. He saw where Xiaobai pointed his finger, but deep inside the Miao people's settlement, there was a stone platform building built on the mountainside, which was much higher than ordinary Miao people's houses.
Gui Li frowned and whispered: "Altar."
Xiaobai smiled and said: "Not bad."
Gui Li was silent, but felt slightly anxious in his heart. It was not because of anything else, but because the altar had special significance in the southern Xinjiang area.
He has been to Southern Xinjiang many times in the past years. Although he was too preoccupied with searching for the mysterious black witch clan to pay much attention to the customs of Southern Xinjiang, he still knew some basic things.
In the border areas of southern Xinjiang, the five ethnic groups, Zhuang, Miao, Tu, Li, and Gaoshan, are divided into regions. Depending on the tribe, they each believe in different gods and religions. However, among each ethnic group, there are rituals dedicated to worshiping gods and ancestors.
The place is the altar.
The altar actually has a lofty status among the tribes in southern Xinjiang. In the eyes of most tribal people, most of the time, there is no difference between what the wizard said in the altar and what the great and mysterious gods said. In the past, the five tribes
When the fight is at its fiercest, every war must first consult the wizard at the altar, explain the situation to the gods, and obtain permission from the gods, that is, the great wizard, so that the tribe leader can launch a new war.
From this we can see what status the altar and the wizard inside have in southern Xinjiang!
As far as he knew, these wizards rarely met outsiders.
Gui Li was silent for a moment, then turned to Xiao Bai and said, "That is the altar of the Miao people. Could it be that the person you mentioned is..."
Xiaobai smiled faintly and said: "Yes, what I saw here three hundred years ago was that the great wizard of the Miao people used the resurrecting method to remove one soul and three souls of a Miao who was captured by the mountain spirit. He was rescued."
The great wizard of the Miao people...
The corner of Gui Li's mouth moved again. If the wizard in the altar had a high status among the southern Xinjiang tribes, then as the wizard with the strongest magic power and the highest status, the great wizard who personally conveyed the will of the gods every time was simply an ordinary tribesman. The eyes are bright.
If someone dared to offend the great wizard, Gui Li had no doubt that all the Miao people in the land in front of him, and even all the Miao people in the entire southern Xinjiang, would rush over to fight him.
Xiaobai looked at Gui Li with interest, smiled and said, "How about it, what should we do now?"
Gui Li glanced at her and saw the rising sunlight falling on her face, as if refracted, with a touch of tenderness.
Without saying a word, he turned around and walked slowly towards the altar halfway up the mountain.
Xiaobai smiled and followed.
This place is called Qilidong, and it is naturally very large. It is also known as the largest Miao settlement in the southern border area. As they went deeper, they saw more and more Miao people.
From the relatively large road they were walking on, branch paths continued to extend to the side, like a big tree spreading its branches.
Looking from afar, Gui and Li saw that the road under their feet extended directly towards the altar in the distance, so they saved themselves the trouble of asking questions.
However, as they gradually went deeper, more and more Miao people noticed their behavior, and whispers continued one after another. After about half a cup of tea, they reached the foot of the tall mountain of the altar.
Then, they stopped, not because they hesitated, but because the Miao soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain stopped them.
Gui Li felt slightly irritated, but the situation before him was not unexpected. After all! As the supreme sacred altar of the Miao people, it would be strange if it was not strictly guarded.
There were quite a few Miao soldiers guarding the foot of the mountain. At a glance, there were at least a dozen strong men standing guard on the road leading to the mountainside, either far or near.
What stopped them at this time were the two Miao men standing at the front. They were wearing ordinary Miao clothes. The difference was that they had a wooden armor made of tough wood and vines on their chests, and they were holding long-handled spears. , it seems that this is the difference between Miao warriors and ordinary Miao people.
The two Miao people looked at Gui Li and Xiao Bai up and down, then most of their eyes fell on Xiao Bai's beautiful face and lingered for a while, then they said loudly: "叽婩叽彽彽当鲁鲁,呱拉Gualaluluhu..."
Gui Li turned to look at Xiaobai, who shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don't ask me, after being locked up for so long, how can I still remember these dialects?"
Gui Li turned around silently, pondered for a moment, and said: "We have important matters and want to see your great wizard." Because he had something to ask for, it was rare for him to speak at this moment, so he was a little polite.
However, it is obvious that this place where the Miao people live is far less civilized than the innkeepers in Tianshui Village who are proficient in Chinese language. When Gui Li spoke, the two Miao people frowned even more. Looking at each other, they even picked up the long-handled sharp spear in their hands, with a serious look on their face, and shouted loudly: "Huhululugua lala, luluhuhuhujilili..."
Gui Li was dumbfounded, not knowing what to do for a moment. To be honest, he had been running around for Baguio for ten years, looking for the whereabouts of the Black Witch Clan. Now he finally had some clues, but they were blocked by these Miao warriors. He was really upset. He was really
I want to directly overthrow these people, rush into the altar, find that great wizard, and ask him to heal Baguio.
But after all, he is no longer the young man who didn't know the world. He knows that he must not be impulsive at this moment, otherwise if there is a fight, it will be counterproductive. But he hesitated for a moment, because he couldn't understand the words, and pointed to the altar halfway up the mountain with his hand.
, said in a kind voice: "We want to go to your altar to pay homage to the great wizard."
I don’t know if the Miao people understood what he said, but when he pointed at the altar halfway up the mountain, all the Miao people around him, including the Miao warriors standing farther away and some who were following behind them, watched.
The lively Miao people became angry, and everyone yelled and cursed loudly. The Miao soldiers even shouted and surrounded them.
Gui Li was startled for a moment, and Xiao Bai whispered beside him: "Oops, you may have violated a big taboo of their Miao people."
Gui Li asked curiously: "What did I do?"
Xiaobai looked at the angry crowd around him and whispered: "In the eyes of the Miao people, the altar is a sacred and inviolable place. They cannot mention it easily in words. Pointing at the altar with your finger is an extremely disrespectful act. To the Miao people
Zhongnai is the biggest insult."
Gui Li glared at her and said angrily: "You didn't tell me such an important thing earlier?"
Xiaobai chuckled softly, and said softly: "You have to think about it, I have been imprisoned for three hundred years, how can I still remember so much..."
Gui Li was speechless again, and felt really dizzy for a moment.
The Miao people around them showed no fear after they were surrounded. Instead, they looked calm and talked in low voices. The man was a bit anxious, but the woman didn't pay attention to the Miao people around them at all.
, Qiao smiles beautifully, looking at the flowing waves.
There were many Miao girls around, looking at Xiao Bai's beautiful appearance, they were all secretly envious for a moment. However, when they saw more Miao men looking at Xiao Bai with their eyes shining, the whole place was shocked and screamed for a moment.
The sounds of liguala were heard one after another, as if this pair of bitches had insulted the sacred altar. Their crime was unpardonable and they deserved to be cut into pieces and executed prematurely.
There were several young men in the middle who couldn't help but argue a few words, saying that the man who insulted the altar was the man, and the woman did nothing wrong. It was better to kill the man and keep the woman as my wife.
Not bad, wait...
Before they finished speaking, these men were immediately submerged in the crowd of Miao girls. They were beaten, kicked, or grabbed by their mothers, older sisters, younger sisters, aunts, third aunts, sixth aunts, and even Miao girls they didn't even know.
They screamed, scratched their ears, beat their eyes, or hit their chests. In short, the sky was full of hands and feet, and the howling of ghosts and wolves suddenly started. After a while, there were several thumping sounds, and these men were all thrown into the stream with bruises and bruises.
Get up and make a big splash.
Miao girls are strong, which is evident.
Those Miao soldiers did not seem to expect that these Miao women would be so angry. They were even angrier than the soldiers who had to be the most loyal to the gods to be qualified to guard the altar. They were so disgusted with these outsiders who had insulted the altar that they were so angry.
If he makes any slightest plea for mercy, he will be beaten with a stick.
The Miao soldier at the head seemed to be the leader of these dozen soldiers. He glanced at the young men who were still crying and flopping in the river, coughed, and looked at Gui Li and Xiao Bai, his face suddenly turned frosty.
, and did not even look at Xiao Bai, but stared at Gui Li, as if he was afraid that the man would slip away, or that his eyes would slip away, so he could not help but explain unclearly, and said angrily: "Hahaha Luluji.
Lili, gualajilihululu!"
Gui Li was also very anxious here. Although he didn't know why a large number of Miao women suddenly rushed together in the crowd, grabbed several young Miao people, beat them up and threw them into the river, but he wanted to come to the Miao alien tribe.
Most of them have some strange customs, which are not surprising.
But now he couldn't understand the language with these Miao people, and just now he had accidentally violated the Miao people's taboo and angered the Miao people. Seeing that more and more Miao people were gathering around him, although he and Xiaobai were both cultivators, they were not afraid at all.
These Miao people are numerous and powerful, and they are tall and strong, but unfortunately, I really have a need for this Miao people now.
In the past ten years, he has gone from hope to disappointment to almost despair, which has been extremely painful. Now that such a good hope has suddenly been rekindled, he will not let it go easily no matter what. But now it doesn't make sense to talk or gesture.
However, I am afraid that it will be difficult to communicate. If I inexplicably violate some Miao taboo, I will be wronged.
He stood there, unable to force his way in, and even more reluctant to retreat. He was in a dilemma, which was really embarrassing.
When the Miao people around saw that these two people actually refused to repent after making a mistake, they still stood there without saying a word. The man still looked a little anxious, but the woman actually smiled brighter and seemed to be even more serious under the crowd.
She was so happy that her smile became more charming, and she actually smiled at a few Miao men who had been staring at her, making those men faint.
This scene fell into the eyes of the surrounding Miao women, and it was like a pot exploding. It was really unbearable, and the noise became louder and louder, almost drowning Gui and Li with their saliva.
Seeing that the crowd was about to get out of control, many Miao women rushed forward to give the little goblin a good lesson. When they let out a good breath of bad breath for themselves in the name of the gods on the altar, they shouted loudly, and from then on
came from behind the soldiers guarding the mountain road.
This voice was so rich and majestic that it actually suppressed the noise of many people, and the voice was full of majesty. The Miao people around seemed to recognize this voice, and they all became quiet all of a sudden, and looked towards the mountain. It was obvious that
This person is very prestigious among the Miao people. (To be continued)