At the same time, Zhou Jianren's fan shot straight up and turned into a shadow into the darkness.
But for a moment, there was a commotion in the dense canopy of trees overhead, countless leaves fell again with Zhou Jianren's fan, and a scream came closer and closer above the head.
"ah!"
Then, with a bang, a person fell into the mud not far ahead.
There is heavy humidity in the rainforest and there are few dry places. The man fell on the ground and was immediately covered in mud.
Xian'er was very fast and stepped forward to grab his collar.
The other party was covered in mud and couldn't see his appearance clearly. All he could see was the clothes of a Miao man.
Xian'er's heart sank, and murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
In the past, these Miao people could not help but kill them, causing them to be separated from Xia and Shang. Now they met the Miao people again, and Xian'er couldn't help but feel hatred in his heart.
He was about to pull out the sword from his waist, but behind him Miao Caihe hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
"This man is following us in the dark. He is probably on the same side as those Miao people. If we don't kill him, we won't cause trouble!"
"Miss Xian'er, please, for my sake..." Miao Caihe lowered his voice, "I am also a Miao, if I want to see the Miao people being killed in front of me..."
"Miao Caihe!" Zhou Jianren shouted, "Have you forgotten your identity?!"
"I understand...but..." Miao Caihe stopped talking and paused for a while, "Putting aside my feelings for my fellow tribesmen, I just killed the Miao people before this trip was fully investigated. Once this matter is exposed,
, we will inevitably face the hatred of the Miao people. How can we seek help from the Miao people in the future?"
Having said this, Zhou Jianren hesitated and reminded Xian'er: "Miss Xian'er, Miao Caihe's worries are not unreasonable. This matter needs to be discussed in the long run."
"Then let's control this person first and see if we can get some useful information."
While several people were talking, the captured clay figurine suddenly spoke.
He spoke in Miao language, which Xian'er and Zhou Jianren couldn't understand, but Miao Caihe understood clearly.
I don’t know what this person said, but Miao Caihe’s face changed drastically after hearing this: “Wait a minute!”
Xian'er and Zhou Jianren were confused and looked at Miao Caihe.
Miao Caihe stared: "He asked us if we were Han people who came to the Miao people to seek ways to eliminate poisonous poisons?"
Xian'er and Zhou Jianren were both stunned: "How did he know?"
Miao Caihe immediately asked in Miao language.
"He said that he and his sister rescued two foreigners. One of the men said that he and his friends were separated. They came to the Miao people to find a way to detoxify the poison."
"Ask him what that man looks like?"
Miao Caihe continued to ask.
"He said he looks like a girl."
Xian'er was overjoyed: "He is really the young master!"
"Quickly tell me, where is my young master?" Xian'er looked a little anxious and grabbed the collar of the person in front of her.
This is none other than Ah Guang, Ah Lan’s younger brother.
Miao Caihe comforted Xian'er: "Miss Xian'er, don't be anxious, don't scare him. Judging from the voice, he should still be a small child."
Xian'er relaxed slightly, but her hands did not loosen.
Next, Miao Caihe and A Guang communicated in Miao language for a while.
Miao Caihe said to Xian'er and Zhou Jianren: "It's true, he saved the master and the mute girl. He was called by the master to look for us. He has been looking for us nearby for a day and just found us. The result was unexpected.
When there were three of us, and he saw that we were all armed with weapons and didn't dare to approach easily, he followed us secretly. He was willing to take us to meet the adults."
Zhou Jianren's face was filled with joy: "Isn't it easy to get here without any effort? That's great! Let's go quickly!"
Xian'er shouted: "Wait! How can we believe him? Who knows if they caught the young master and deliberately used these words to lure us into a trap?"
Miao Caihe frowned and thought for a moment: "I believe him, his tone doesn't sound like a lie."
Xian'er and Zhou Jianren looked at each other, but there was no other way.
At this moment, no matter whether there is a real trap or not, you have to go and check it out.
Xian'er gave her hand and said coldly: "You'd better not lie to us!"
A Guang didn't understand at all and kept talking to Miao Caihe, then walked ahead alone.
The journey is not far, but A Guang talks a lot, and Miao Caihe occasionally responds.
Xian'er was a little suspicious: "What is he telling you?"
"He was very curious about me because I am a Miao and asked me some things about me. He seemed to be yearning for the outside world. He also said that the adults had promised to take him and his sister with him after our trip.
The two siblings left the old Miao village."
Xian'er nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but calmly slowed down and walked to Zhou Jianren's side.
"The feelings between the Miao compatriots are not bad!"
It was already late at night and the visibility was very low. Zhou Jianren could not see Xian'er's expression, but his voice seemed to have something to say.
"Miss Xian'er, what do you mean?"
"What do you think?"
Zhou Jianren walked with some hesitation: "Is Miss Xian'er suspicious of Miao Caihe..."
"You saw it just now. I wanted to kill this Miao man, but she stopped me. Are you people from the procuratorate a little too confused about priorities?"
"..."
"What is her origin?"
"I don't know, but Miss Chunjiao said she is trustworthy."
"What others think is not important! What matters is your own feelings. What do you think of this person? Is he trustworthy?"
Zhou Jianren was silent for a long time and did not answer.
"So, do you feel the same way as I do? Neither you nor I understand the Miao language. We have no idea what they were saying in front of us. All the previous news depends on Miao Caihe's mouth."
"Miss Xian'er's worries are all valid. Let's be careful later. If there is a problem, you and I will take action at the same time. We can't lose the opportunity."
…
When Xia and Shang arrived at the ancient Miao village, the sky was already turning white.
In the hazy light, the entire ancient Miao village cannot be seen, but the village in front of us is slightly different from the village imagined by Xia and Shang.
There are no towering fences or watchtowers outside the stockade. It is a completely open complex of Miao wooden houses and turrets. Moreover, the entire stockade seems to have not been planned in any way. The locations of the houses are very random. Some places are empty, while others are not.
The buildings are densely packed. However, there are many buildings in the village. The buildings are intricately built together and stretch to the end of the field of view. It is impossible to estimate how much area is beyond the field of view, let alone how many people live in this ancient Miao village.
It is easy for someone to sneak into such an open and unprotected stockade. At this time, there are very few people patrolling the stockade.
Under the leadership of Miao Keke, Xia Shang and others easily entered it. (To be continued)