"Is there really an end to this land?" Su Baiyi pulled the reins, looked at the endless grassland, and said helplessly. They had been riding horses on this grassland for several months, but
Looking around, I couldn't see any shadow of the sacred mountain other than grassland or grassland.
"That's what the grassland is like." Tantai Jingyue said with a smile, "It seems like it will never end, because everything looks exactly the same everywhere, but in fact we have traveled very far. We should have reached the territory of Jingbei now."
"How did the girl see it? It's obviously the same everywhere." Su Baiyi asked.
Tantai Jingyue waved her riding whip and pointed to a barren mountain in the distance: "That's Beiluo Mountain."
"Is there anything special about this mountain?" Su Baiyi scratched his head, "If you put this over there, you can see it just by walking a few steps."
"Do you see anything hanging on that mountain?" Tantai Jingyue asked.
Su Baiyi rode his horse forward and said confusedly: "It feels like there are some strips of cloth hanging..."
"That's right, those strips of cloth are the clothes of the deceased. After a member of the Jingbei tribe dies, their bodies will be hung on Beiluo Mountain and allowed to be eaten by vultures." Tantai Jingyue said calmly.
Su Baiyi was shocked: "Isn't this disrespectful to the deceased?"
"No, the people of the Jingbei tribe believe that reincarnation is immortal and the soul reciprocates. After death, feeding vultures with a useless skin is a kind of charity and another transformation of the energy of the old body in the world. This is not disrespectful, but
It is the highest treatment. After death, the sinners of the Jingbei tribe are not eligible to go to Beiluo Mountain, but can only be burned in a fire." Tantai Jingyue explained.
Su Baiyi nodded: "That's it. Before I came here, Mr. Mu told me that the people of the Northern Barbarians were fierce and arrogant in their behavior. But this time I came here, I felt that the herdsmen were quite kind, which was completely different from what I imagined.
"
"They are kind because you are so generous with your money, sir." Tantai Jingyue smiled.
"Heshan?" Su Jian waved his hand and split an arrow in half, "Didn't you hear the sound of them sharpening their knives at night?"
Tantai Jingyue turned the horse's head and said worriedly: "Now we are in trouble."
Su Baiyi also turned his head, and saw a dozen tough herdsmen on horseback standing ten feet away. The leader was wearing a wolf fur coat, and the wolf head was leaning on his shoulder, glaring at the red
His eyes seemed to be still alive, and beside him, there were three strong white wolves, grinning at Su Baiyi and others, as if they were ready to pounce at any time.
"Is this a member of the Jingbei tribe?" Su Baiyi asked in a low voice.
Tantai Jingyue nodded: "It seems so. And the person who comes here has three wolves guarding him, so he should have a high status in the clan."
"Who are you?" the leading man asked in barbaric language.
Tantai Jingyue jumped off the horse, bowed to the Jingbei tribe, and replied in barbarian language: "These are businessmen from the south. I passed by Jingbei on this trip. It is really an honor to meet the owner of this place."
That's it." After saying that, Tantai Jingyue took a piece of exquisite sheepskin and a bag of gold nuggets from the horse, took a few steps forward, placed them on the ground, and then stepped back.
"Bring it here." The man said solemnly.
"Yes." A shirtless herdsman jumped off his horse, stepped forward and collected the sheepskin and gold nuggets, then got on his horse and whispered a few words in the man's ear. The man nodded.
"Distinguished master, if we disturb the tranquility here, I can lead the merchants in the south to choose another path." Tantai Jingyue looked at the master's face and asked cautiously.
The man looked at Tantai Jingyue, and then his eyes suddenly showed a sharp light like an eagle. He waved his hand, and a sleeve arrow flew towards Su Baiyi. Su Baiyi was stunned, and the long sword at his waist immediately unsheathed, and directly
The sleeve arrow was cut into two pieces. The man sneered, and then said in a southern Mandarin that was not fluent: "Are all the merchants from the South so good at martial arts?"
Tantai Jingyue swallowed, sweat dripping down her back.
Su Jian shrugged helplessly: "It seems that the owner here does not welcome us very much."
"We, the Jingbei clan, welcome all guests." The man curled his lips and sneered, "But we do not welcome those with evil intentions."
"This barbarian can also speak idioms." Su Jian said to Su Baiyi.
"You call me a barbarian?" the man shouted.
"Guests from the south are ignorant of etiquette, so please don't take offense, master!" Tantai Jingyue was so frightened that she immediately knelt down.
Su Jian and Su Baiyi didn't care at all. After all, these white wolves could scare ordinary businessmen, but in front of them, weren't they just beasts with swords and swords?
"Do you know who the person in front of you is?" The man who just dismounted from his horse to collect the gold nuggets also said in the southern Mandarin.
Su Jian looked at the three white wolves: "Three wolves are guarding each other, either Na Yan or the prince?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then said: "You do have some understanding of the rules of our Jingbei clan. This is Prince He Dan of our Jingbei clan!"
"Prince Hedan!" Tantai Jingyue turned pale with fright, and her lips trembled slightly.
"You don't look kind at all." Su Baiyi curled her lips and said.
"This is not the time to say these words!" Tantai Jingyue shouted.
"Huh?" Su Baiyi noticed Tantai Jingyue's expression and asked, "Is this the single-parent prince very powerful?"
"Prince Hedan is the hero of our grassland!" Tantai Jingyue said seriously.
"You can't be considered a hero. He just raised hundreds of wolves and slaughtered a few tribes." Na and Shanqin Wang suddenly turned their horses' heads, "Kill these two men, all the sheepskins and gold nuggets."
Take them all away, and this girl will send them to my tent tonight."
"Yes." The rest of the crowd shouted.
"Your evaluation of heroes really makes me confused." Su Baiyi said helplessly.
But Tantai Jingyue was so frightened that her legs weakened. She understood that what the decisive prince said was more than just words. The rules on the grassland were that whoever is the cruelest and the strongest is the god.
A favored hero. But when Tantai Jingyue raised her head and wanted to plead again, she found that there was an extra person behind the horse seat with the single prince.
Su Jian.
"This girl can't go to your tent at night, but we don't mind. Let's go and sit in His Highness the Prince's tent." Su Jian said calmly.
"You are very courageous." He Danqing Wang said solemnly.
"After all, if you are not brave enough, your head is yours." Su Jian said casually.
"He's also very capable." He Danqingwang praised him.
"So?" Su Jian asked quietly.
"You are qualified to sit in my tent." He Danqingwang finally said.
"Okay." Su Jian jumped off the horse and walked to Su Baiyi's side, "Then let's go sit in your tent."