Fei'er was taken aback and said, "Leaving today?" Brother Shi, are you because of what I just said?"

Shi Xiaofeng turned his head and said, "It's not... I love Crescent Village and your people, but I can't stay here for long, I have to go back to the city where I live, and there are still many things waiting for me. ”

He paused and said, "Fei'er, I won't forget you." I will definitely come back to see you when I have the opportunity in the future!"

When he said these words, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Fei'er smiled: "Okay, Brother Shi has to count when he speaks, he must come to Crescent Village again!"

After all, a girl of this age doesn't have so many worries and worries, and Shi Xiaofeng's heart is much more relaxed.

"By the way, do you know that there is another way out of Crescent Village, which leads to the outside? ”

"Yes, my dad came in from the other way, I'll take you there now. ”

The two were talking, when they suddenly saw Uncle Naji running over in a panic and saying a few words to Fei'er, and her face changed greatly.

Shi Xiaofeng immediately asked, "Fei'er, what's wrong?"

Fei'er hesitated for a moment and said, "Our neighboring Crouching Tiger Village has always been at odds with Crescent Village, and Uncle Najib said that they sent thousands of people to attack Crescent Village...... Brother Shi, you hurry up and hide, now I can't take you ......"

Shi Xiaofeng hurriedly said: "When is it, you still care about me? I won't leave now, I'll go with you to take a look!"

Fei'er showed joy: "Okay, let's go to the ancestral hall to gather the villagers to discuss the solution!"

Along the way, Fei'er briefly talked about the origin of the grievances between the two villages.

Wohu Village and Crescent Village were originally from the same Didan, and they came to this paradise hundreds of years ago. Because of differences in the history and beliefs of their ancestors, the ten elders of the clan were divided into two, and each led half of the clan to set up a separate gate, and built Crouching Tiger Village and Crescent Moon Village respectively. Crouching Tiger Village is named because it looks like a Crouching Tiger when viewed from a high vantage point.

In the first few decades after the separation, the two villages were able to live amicably and peacefully. A hundred years later, grievances gradually arose over the competition for farmland and water sources, and the contradictions became deeper and deeper.

Crouching Tiger Village is most dissatisfied with the fact that Crescent Village has monopolized the Didan's sacred lake, the Emerald Lake. When their ancestors first arrived, the Emerald Lake was the only source of water, the source of life for everyone, and it had a sacred symbolic meaning in the hearts of the people.

Crouching Tiger Village has been plotting to annex Crescent Village and recapture Emerald Lake, so it has repeatedly provoked trouble. At first, Crescent Village blindly tolerated and intended to calm things down, but Crouching Tiger Village had to make inroads and encroached on a lot of Crescent Village's land for decades, and it was not satisfied. Finally, one day, the Crescent Village could not bear it anymore and fought back, and the two sides launched a large-scale armed fight, with hundreds of casualties on each side.

As a result, the two villages formed a deep enmity, and they were on the same page. In the following 300 years, an unwritten rule was formed - every 20 years, the two sides should fight on a large scale, and the losing side should be compensated with property and arable land.

In the first hundred years, the strength of the two sides was equal, and no one could win against the other. But in recent decades, Crouching Tiger has gradually gained the upper hand, winning almost every fight.

Fei'er said as she walked: "One of my aunts and three uncles died in the last fight, and after I took over as the village chief, I tried my best to reconcile with Crouching Tiger Village, and strictly forbade people from my village to clash with them. It's been less than 20 years since the last fight, so how could they suddenly attack?"

She couldn't help but look sad.

Shi Xiaofeng said: "There is no way to calm the people now, the enemy is coming to the door, and we must resist! By the way, how does the population of Crouching Tiger Village compare with you? How much combat strength can you dispatch?"

Fei'er said: "There are only more than 800 people in the whole village of Xinyue Village, which is less than half of Crouching Tiger Village, and the number of young and middle-aged people who can fight is no more than 400, but they have thousands of people...... What should I do? I've only been the village chief for half a year when this kind of thing happened......"

Shi Xiaofeng secretly made up his mind: If the conflict cannot be avoided, I am only responsible for protecting Fei'er alone! Well, and her mother.

Fei'er quickly calmed down and said, "Brother Shi, I will negotiate with the elders of Crouching Tiger Village, and I will do my best to avoid bloodshed!"

Shi Xiaofeng nodded, secretly praising Fei'er for being young and responsible! But it may not be easy to persuade Crouching Tiger Village to stop fighting.

As he spoke, he had already arrived at the ancestral hall, and the five elders of Crescent Village, including Father Gongza and Aunt Mei Duo, had already arrived.

Aunt Mei Duo was full of anger when she saw Shi Xiaofeng, and said a few words loudly. Shi Xiaofeng estimated that she was venting her anger on herself, blaming this foreign guest for bringing bad luck to Crescent Village.

He ignored Aunt Mei Duo and said, "Fei'er, you tell the elders - I am willing to stay, resist side by side with everyone, and never back down!"

Fei'er glanced at him gratefully, and spoke his words to the five elders in Ditan. The elders nodded one after another, and Aunt Mei Duo's face was slightly gentle.

Father Gongza immediately walked to the center of the ancestral hall and kept hitting a huge bell weighing more than 10,000 catties, and the heavy sound spread throughout the valley and echoed repeatedly.

Fei'er told Shi Xiaofeng that this giant bell is rarely used, and once it is struck, something big must have happened in the village. There are usually gatherings, dinners, and a small clock to convey the news.

In less than a meal, the whole village had gathered in the ancestral hall, and everyone had a look of horror on their faces, and many people said that they had not heard the bell ring for many years.

Fei'er stood on a high platform and said loudly: "Crouching Tiger Village has not kept its 20-year covenant and launched a surprise attack on us! As the village head, I, as the village head, will come forward to negotiate and strive to avoid bloodshed between the two sides. But if they push too hard, we won't give in!"

After listening to the words of the village chief, the crowd was furious, and some young men with strong blood and strength wanted to go to get weapons and fight hard.

Fei'er said loudly: "Don't panic first, let's salute first and then soldier, and wait for me to negotiate with them, and then come back to discuss with everyone." ”

The villagers fell silent. Although Shi Xiaofeng couldn't understand what Fei'er said just now, he was happy for her when he saw that she was able to convince the public.

Fei'er continued: "Father Gongza and Uncle Najib, you two accompany me out of the village to negotiate, and the rest of the people are waiting for news in the ancestral hall. The crowd agreed.

She said to Shi Xiaofeng in Chinese: "Brother Shi, I will go out to negotiate, and you will stay in the ancestral hall." ”

Shi Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "Then what's the matter, I'll go with you!"

Fei'er smiled slightly and said, "There will be no danger in negotiations. The rules set by the two villages for hundreds of years are that they are not allowed to hurt the negotiators in the negotiations before the fight!"

Shi Xiaofeng still shook his head and said, "I don't think Crouching Tiger Village is a good class, they may not be morally with you, I still accompany you to rest assured." ”

Fei'er smiled: "Okay, then there is Brother Lao Shi." ”