The knock on the door rang again, but there was no sound of anyone speaking outside the door. Gui Li frowned, walked over, and opened the door.
I saw one person standing at the door. He was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old Miao boy. He still had a childish expression on his face. He was holding a basket in his hand, with some meat, wine and food in the middle. It seemed that the leader of the Tumagu tribe had sent someone to deliver the food.
is coming.
The young man handed the basket over. Gui Li nodded and said, "Thank you very much."
The young man grinned, but only made a sound of "Hey!" Gui Li was startled. Such a young man was actually a mute who couldn't speak. No wonder he just knocked on the door and didn't speak.
He couldn't help but look at the young man a few more times. He saw that the young man's clothes had many patches. He had obviously worn them for a long time. He was very different from the Miao people he had just seen on the streets of Qilidong. I guess this young man's status here was not high.
I'm afraid he's probably still an orphan.
Gui Li was startled when he thought of the word orphan. But for a moment, the young man smiled at him and turned away. Looking at his expression from behind, he didn't feel sad or depressed at all.
, quite a bit happy.
Gui Li watched the young man's back gradually disappearing, and suddenly felt an inexplicable annoyance in his heart. He sighed softly, turned around and entered the house, closing the door with a bang.
As the sun sets in the west and the sky gradually darkens, the lights of the many Miao houses in Qilidong are all lit up one by one.
The dim yellow light revealed from each window flickered in the darkness, flickering on and off, like silent eyes in the night.
Then every household and the people under every light have their own moods and lives!
Gui Li stood at the window, looking at the Miao people's settlement in the distance, silent.
The night wind gradually blew, and from time to time the cheerful laughter of the Miao people came from the distance of Qilidong. Occasionally, there were dogs barking from somewhere. However, these sounds carried by the wind only highlighted the uniqueness of this land.
of peace.
Perhaps these ordinary Miao people are happier than those who practice Taoism.
Gui Li slowly closed the window, turned around, and isolated himself from the world outside the house.
He turned around and was startled. Xiaobai, who was sleeping quietly a moment ago, sat up at some point and leaned against the wall beside the bed, looking at him silently.
Gui Li glanced at her and said, "Are you awake?"
Xiaobai smiled, gently rubbed his forehead with his hand, and said, "Is there any tea? Pour me a cup! I have a headache."
Gui Li walked to the table, poured a glass of water, handed it to her, and said: "Where is the Miao people's tea here? Please drink some water!"
Xiao Bai nodded, took the cup, drank a few sips, and seemed to be shaken. He let out a sigh of relief, then glanced at Gui Li and said, "Are you blaming me?"
Gui Li gave a bitter smile, shook his head, and said: "Without you, I wouldn't have known that the great wizard among the Miao people could save Baguio. Forget it, we'll just go see him tomorrow."
Xiaobai nodded and said: "I don't quite sober up after being drunk. Have you seen the great wizard of the Miao people?"
Gui Li nodded and said: "I've seen it before, and he admitted that he does know the art of reviving souls. But he must ask about your origins and find out how you know this secret before he agrees." As he said,
He couldn't help but feel a little worried, whether the Nine-tailed Sky Fox's identity was willing to be revealed or not, and he was unsure of Xiao Bai's reaction.
Xiaobai was silent for a moment and said calmly: "After dawn tomorrow, I will go with you to see him!"
Gui Li nodded and was about to say something else when Xiao Bai suddenly laughed and said, "Look at this monkey, he's even drunker than me."
Gui Li glanced at Xiao Hui, who was still lying next to Xiao Bai, with his limbs spread out and sleeping soundly, and shook his head silently.
Xiao Bai stretched out his hand and touched Xiao Hui's head. His eyes unexpectedly fell on the third eye in the middle of Xiao Hui's forehead. He pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said to the ghost: "There is something I have been thinking about for a long time. It’s Xiao Hui’s third spiritual eye…”
Before they finished speaking, suddenly outside their house, a huge roar like a barking dog suddenly erupted in the sky above Qilidong. The sound shook the surrounding areas and seemed to shake the entire mountain range. Even cultivators like the two of them felt that There was a buzzing in the ears.
Both of them were shocked. Gui Li quickly walked to the door, opened it, and walked out.
This loud noise echoed in the Qilidong Valley, and echoes could be heard from far and near. At this moment, all the Miao people in Qilidong were frightened by this huge sound, and the original peace was instantly broken.
Gui Li only saw countless Miao people rushing out of the house. Looking from a distance, there were looks of fear on their faces. Many people kept shouting the same words, but he couldn't understand what they meant.
There were footsteps behind him, and Xiao Bai also walked out, standing beside him, looking at the panicked Miao people in the distance, and listening to the Miao people's constant shouting, he gradually frowned and whispered: "Maybe problem occurs."
Gui Li also saw that something was wrong and said, "What's wrong? What are those Miao people talking about?"
Xiaobai looked solemn and said: "The loud sound just now was the alarm issued by the stone carvings of the dog god enshrined by the Miao people. If it were not for the critical moment of annihilation, the dog god would never make such a sound. As far as I know , for thousands of years, the Miao people’s dog god has only issued a warning once.”
Gui Li felt agitated in his heart. At this moment, Baguio's hope of life and death was pinned on the mysterious great wizard in the Miao altar. But at this moment, such a weird thing happened. Just when he wanted to say something, he asked Xiaobai for a clear answer. At that time, great changes began to appear in the originally quiet night sky of Qilidong.
In the night sky that was originally sparkling with stars, thick dark clouds suddenly began to gather, covering up all the stars in the sky one by one. The layers of dark clouds swarmed in from all directions, and the changes in the wind and clouds were extremely strange.
The tiny people standing on the ground couldn't help but scream in terror. Countless people began to run around, and then more people began to kneel down to the mountain where the Miao altar was located.
Under the dark clouds, this land that was originally full of joy became desolate.
Gui Li frowned and whispered: "Someone from the Taoist cult is here."
Xiaobai was beside him, looking at the sky, and said: "Do you know where the person is?"
Gui Li slowly shook his head and said: "From the perspective of this technique of controlling the wind and cloud, it is very strange. It is not like the righteous way of Middle-earth, and it is also very different from the devil's sect."
The corner of Xiaobai's mouth moved, and a strange look passed over his face. He seemed to have thought of something, but for some reason, he still didn't say it.
At this moment, as the black clouds were getting lower and lower, it seemed that it was becoming more and more difficult for the Miao people in Qili Cave to even breathe. Everyone was shocked, and the chaos was even more obvious. At this chaotic moment, one of the Miao people suddenly jumped out. The figure, Gui Li looked at from a distance, was none other than Tu Ma Gu, the leader of the Miao people.
I saw Tumagu shouting loudly at the Miao people and waving their arms vigorously. Gradually, the Miao people calmed down a little. Under Tumagu's order, the women, girls and children began to run towards a mountain peak in the distance, leaving only the middle-aged people. Many of the men were armed with weapons. Apparently the Miao people also knew that the situation was critical and were ready to fight to the death.
In the chaos, Tuma Gu glanced towards the river bank and saw Gui Li and Gui Li standing outside the door. He was startled for a moment, then nodded and turned his attention to commanding the tribesmen.
The black clouds were getting lower and lower, and Xiaobai's face was uncertain. Suddenly, she whispered to the ghost: "With this unpredictable cultivator here, I'm afraid the Miao people are no match for them. Do you want to help them?"
Gui Li was silent for a moment, nodded, and said: "Since Baguio depends on them..."
Before he finished speaking, there was suddenly a strange loud sound in the black clouds in the sky, like thunder or the roar of a beast. In an instant, the black clouds seemed to be burning, shining brightly, and there was blazing golden light everywhere inside and outside the clouds.
A moment later, amidst the roaring sound deep in the clouds, a huge fireball fell from the sky, carrying blazing flames, but in the center, there seemed to be a strange black flame burning. Before it reached the ground, all the surrounding trees were withered. The Miao people were horrified and screamed, but the fireball rushed down so fast. Before the Miao people could run away, they heard a sharp sound piercing the air, and a "bang" rushed towards them and hit the ground. above.
Amidst the loud noise, countless broken arms and limbs flew out along with the burning flames. It was so horrific that people everywhere wailed.
Gui Li's expression changed. Unexpectedly, the man in the dark cloud took action immediately. He was about to get up and fly to help the Miao people, but he felt his clothes suddenly tightened behind his back, but it was Xiaobai who held him back.
Gui Li felt strange and looked at her. Xiao Bai glanced into the distance and said, "Don't worry, look there."
Gui Li followed her gaze and saw that what Xiaobai was looking at was the Miao altar halfway up the mountain. On the hilltop platform, illuminated by the blazing flames, a skinny and hunched figure appeared. He stood, looking up at the sky. Although he was too far away to see the figure clearly, from that figure, Gui Li immediately recognized that it was the extremely mysterious great wizard at the Miao altar.
He stopped and stared at the old figure in the mountains from a distance.
The flame clouds in the sky burned more and more fiercely, dyeing the entire night sky red, like an image of the end of the world, when both heaven and earth were destroyed, and a raging fire was unfolding on this southern border.
There was a loud roar, the night wind was fierce, and suddenly there was a cry of surprise, and behind the Miao soldiers, there was a loud cry of killing.
All the Miao people were pale because of this, and Tu Ma Gu's expression changed even more. Qili Cave is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is only one mountain road leading to the outside of the mountain. The Miao people have always been heavily stationed. At this moment, someone unexpectedly attacked in. Could it be... …
Is tonight really the day when the Miao people will be exterminated?
It's just that the Miao people have dominated southern Xinjiang for two hundred years. As the leader of the clan, Tuma Gu was still able to calm down despite the panic. He shouted and rushed behind him. After a while, the Miao soldiers followed.
The night was like blood, and the cold light of countless weapons lit up in an instant, streaking through the air and splashing bright red blood.
The flames burned, and the world was about to burst. The group of devil-like warriors, with ferocious bear head tattoos on their chests, roared and rushed out of the darkness. Their eyes were full of fanaticism and bloodthirsty. One of them was leading the way, and he was extremely tall. The ****'s upper body was covered with scars, and he was holding a huge stone ax and fighting in all directions. Wherever he passed, blood flowed all over the ground, and screams broke out everywhere.
The Miao warriors are known for their bravery, but firstly, something happened suddenly tonight, and the dog gods barked in the sky, which was a sign of a once-in-a-thousand-year disaster. The Miao people were in turmoil and frightened; secondly, the Li people had been lying in wait for a long time and suddenly came in. , coupled with the courage forged in the harsh and barbarous land of southern Xinjiang for two hundred years, and the situation of being exterminated if they failed, the Miao warriors who were killed in a sudden and dominated southern Xinjiang could not resist and retreated one after another.
Tu Ma Gu's eyes seemed to be bursting with fire. At this moment, he had clearly seen the appearance of the enemy and shouted: "Li tribe!"
The leader of the Li tribe raised his ax and hacked another Miao soldier to death. He looked at them with a ferocious smile and said, "Miao dogs, I ask you to repay the two hundred years of hatred today!"
As soon as he finished speaking, as if reflecting his words, countless warriors of the Li tribe roared in unison, like wild beasts barking at the moon. With endless madness, they attacked one after another. The Miao people could not resist it and were about to collapse.
At this critical moment, a low and mysterious voice suddenly sounded in the valley, like a whisper, like a ghost, reverberating around every inch of Qili Cave.
The Miao warriors instantly beamed with joy and were greatly shocked. On the other hand, on the Li clan's side, from the clan leader on down, everyone's face showed panic.
The great wizard whose reputation shocked southern Xinjiang finally appeared at the most critical moment for the Miao people.
The red light flickered for a moment in the flames burning in the sky, and then quickly grew in size, centered on the great wizard standing on the mountain platform, and spread to the entire Qili Cave. Wherever it passed, the burning flames were extinguished.
After a while, the red light extended to the battlefield where the Miao people and the Li people were fighting. From behind, the Miao people were safe and sound under the red light. But at the end of the red light, a strong warrior of the Li people touched the mysterious red light. Suddenly he let out a scream, fell to the ground and twitched non-stop. After a while, his whole body was shaking, and he died from bleeding from his seven orifices.
The people of the Li tribe were shocked and retreated one after another. These warriors were used to fighting. If any powerful enemy or giant beast was in front of them, they would not even blink an eye if they were asked to charge forward. However, this kind of mysterious witchcraft has never been used. It was the most feared force among the people of the Southern Xinjiang tribe. For a moment, everyone had a look of fear on their faces.
The leader of the Li tribe could not help but feel panic on his face. The Miao people's reputation as a great wizard was simply a demonic existence to the other four tribes in southern Xinjiang. At this moment, he realized this more deeply.
However, he did not give the order to retreat, but instead looked up at the sky.
That piece of flame burning in the night sky, blazing and surging!
There was laughter, booming out, with contempt and hostility.
The clouds all over the sky brightened instantly, and the burning flames seemed to be suddenly transparent and hot, turning into terrifying monsters in mid-air. The wind helped the fire, and the fire grew even higher. The wind and clouds kept changing, like the roar of the roaring sea.
In front of the clouds, someone suddenly appeared, like a god, with flames all over his body. Looking down from mid-air, he looked like a proud god.
I saw him waving his arms in mid-air and making a series of strange movements. A moment later, a mysterious force roared behind him, and suddenly the sky was filled with flames. The clouds were flowing crazily. A huge explosion was heard, and in an instant, from the sky Countless fireballs fell down, carrying blazing flames and rushing down to the world.
Everyone on the ground, including Gui Li and Xiao Bai, changed their expressions. There was only one fireball that fell just now, but it was already so powerful. Once these countless fireballs fell, Qilidong would probably turn into a sea of fire immediately, and it would no longer be safe.
Ordinary people can see it, and the great wizard naturally knows this. The red light in the valley lights up almost at the same time. Looking from a distance, although his face is still unclear, the thin figure is under the astonishing power. Under the sky filled with flames, he looked extremely old.
At this moment, everyone looked carefully, and it turned out that the red light came from the great wizard standing on the platform in the mountain. To be precise, it came from a wooden staff in his hand. The wooden staff was dark in color and stood upright. It was actually taller than the great wizard as a whole, especially the top of the wooden staff, which was inlaid with a strange stone that was neither gold nor jade. Under the urging of the great wizard's mysterious witchcraft, it emitted an increasingly intense red light.
The people of the Li tribe suddenly became commotion, and countless warriors turned red-eyed in an instant. The leader of the Li tribe, the giant, even roared loudly, as if he carried two hundred years of deep and endless hatred.
"Bone Jade!"
He looked up at the sky and shouted loudly: "Great Bear God ah ah ah ah ah..."
The sound was shrill and ferocious, and it shook the whole country. In an instant, all the Li warriors roared together and rushed forward one after another. At that moment when blood splattered, they were on the verge of fleeing for life or death.
The night is burning and people are going crazy!
The Miao warriors fought desperately, but facing the crazy Li warriors, they gradually lost the courage to fight and gradually retreated.
The river in Qilidong gradually turned red, reflecting the countless fireballs flying down from the sky!
The red light surged and rose into the sky, facing those huge fireballs, forming a blood-colored barrier that shrouded the sky above Qilidong.
Countless blazing fireballs hit the bloody red curtain almost at the same time. The sound of huge explosions echoed among the mountains, and huge balls of red flames exploded.
The great wizard raised his hands above his head, pointing the tall wooden staff straight into the sky, fighting with all his strength against the mysterious figure in the sky. But as time passed, the pressure from the sky became stronger and stronger, almost to the point of being inhuman. the point.
The great wizard was shocked in his heart. Among the Li people, there had never been such magical magic in thousands of years. Otherwise, they would have used it long ago in the decisive battle over the sacred weapon that decided the fate of the two tribes two hundred years ago.
However, the mysterious figure in the sky before him seemed like an invincible God of War at this moment...
Deep in the heart of the great wizard, there is a growing haze. This strange magic is not something that exists in the world at all, but is the legend of the mysterious demon that has been secretly circulated in southern Xinjiang for thousands of years...
In the sky, flames were blazing. Standing in the clouds, Ahatai's excited face was reddened by the surrounding flames. He could no longer conceal his pride. He was deeply shocked by the disaster of his tribe since he was a child. He abandoned everything and went deep into the world. Among the hundreds of thousands of mountains, I found the devil and prayed for his endless and powerful power. Today, I was finally able to save the people from the abyss of suffering.
The first step for the Li people to live a better life is to trample all the Miao people at this moment, take back the bone jade inlaid on the Miao people's sacred weapon "Black Staff" and sacrifice it to the great bear god. No, the bear god is nothing. When the Li people are suffering, Where is the Bear God?
Ahatai roared in his heart and activated his magic power. In an instant, more than a dozen huge fireballs rushed down from the clouds. As he watched with pleasure, every collision between the fireballs and the red curtain made the once invincible figure As he trembled again and again, he had already decided in his heart that after the victory of the Li people, he would make all the people convert to that god. Only he could bring new life to the Li people!
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Note: Li ethnic group - a branch originating from ancient Baiyue. Long before the Qin and Han Dynasties, a branch of the "Luo Yue" crossed the sea from the mainland to Hainan Island. In the Sui Dynasty, the residents of Hainan Island were called "Li Liao", that is, the ancestors of the Li ethnic group.
.Today, they mainly live in the Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the central and southern part of Hainan Province, and the rest live scattered among the Han people in Wanning, Tunchang, Qionghai, Chengmai, Luxian, Ding'an and other counties. Li is their pronunciation of "mountain". (