Chapter 12: The Six Tribes
The air was so quiet, yet so noisy. In the room where there was no wind, the candle flame in the nose was actually shaking now, could it be murderous?
"Are you a descendant of the Demon Clan?" Facing Han Xizhi's question, Li Zixu's mind went blank, and he didn't know how to answer.
"Is the gentleman joking? I want to fight against the demons with the countrymen, how can I ......?"
Han Xizhi stretched out his hand before Li Zixu finished speaking, signaling that he didn't need to continue. Then he calmed down for a moment and said to Li Zixu: "Yes or no, it doesn't matter, it won't affect the heart of helping Yun Guo fight against demons, so King Yun, please don't worry." I'm just curious, because this "Barbarian Testament" has been deciphered by me, and it says that the host of the first generation of demon kings is Chi You, the lord of the Southern Barbarians, and after Chi You died, his descendants continued to guard his body in the Cloud Kingdom. At the same time, his descendants also manage this wild land here. ”
Li Zixu listened carefully, just like listening to the storyteller under the overpass, telling strange stories about ancient and modern times, strange things, although they were not clear, but they were immersive. Shusheng continued: "After Chi You was killed by the Yellow Emperor, the head, limbs, and torso of his body were separated and discarded in six places in the Cloud Country, where they were guarded by the six Cloud Country tribes. These six tribes are known as the Six Tribes. Has the Cloud King heard of this?"
Li Zixu thought about it carefully, and said that there are not only six tribes in the Yun Kingdom, but also thirty tribes, and it is unknown which six tribes are specific.
Shusheng flipped through his translation and said to Li Zixu: "Miao, Yi, Li, Tai, Mihong, and Jiuxun. ”
Li Zixu thought about it, there are indeed these six ethnic groups in the Yun Kingdom, but he doesn't understand what the Shusheng wants to say about these things. "Sir, this king is puzzled. Is there any description of the demons and the methods to fight the demons in this "Wild Testament"? What you said about Chiyou, this king knows nothing, can those six nationalities be of any help to this battle?"
Shusheng closed the translation and said to King Yun, "Yes, these six nations each guard a part of Chiyou's body, and when the body is recombined, it is possible to resurrect Chiyou. ”
This thunderbolt struck Li Zixu's mind, so frightened that he jumped up from his position and knocked over the candle flame on the desk. As soon as he saw that the room was dark, Dan Qianzi, who was waiting outside the door, immediately rushed into the house. In the room with black eyes, Dan Qianzi was looking for the trace of King Yun, but Li Zixu's voice came from the darkness: "This king is fine, please ask the head to call someone to come over and relight the lamp." ”
Dan Qianzi didn't dare to leave the room casually, so he called the guard outside the door to call the maid to light the lamp. After a servant re-lit the light and walked out of the room, Li Zixu seemed to have calmed down and sat back in his place. Dan Qianzi didn't want this to happen again, so this time he didn't stay outside the door, but leaned against the wall and watched the book saint.
Li Zixu's voice trembled a little, and he asked, "What does Mr. mean, resurrect Chiyou?"
"Yes. Tell me the truth, even if King Yun summons the world's heroes, it is difficult to be the opponent of the demons. Do you know that the demons have defeated even the evil gods of the Lai Kingdom and the snow gods on the snow-capped mountains. The Protoss is not his opponent, how can he fight with the strength of human beings alone? The realm of demons is something that human beings cannot surpass in a lifetime. Since the Cloud King has already thought about confronting the demons, he can only use extreme methods. Fang Cai asked King Yun if he was a descendant of the demons, which was very crucial. Because after gathering Chiyou's stump limbs, it is necessary to sacrifice the flesh and blood with Chiyou's blood to resurrect him. Suffice it to say, if the Cloud King wants to win, he can only do this. ”
This matter made it difficult for King Yun to accept for a while, even if he was a descendant of the demons, he would not use the power of the demons to fight against the demons. Living in the world for so long, he has always considered himself a human being. This time against the demons, it is natural that we should rely on the power of humans. If Chiyou is resurrected, it is difficult to guarantee that the world will not fall into chaos again. You must know that Chiyou has always been a man-eating demon. Even with the help of his powers, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not become his food in the end.
Li Zixu was silent, and Han Xizhi saw that King Yun was hesitating, so he got up. Dan Qianzi saw that Shusheng got up, and also hurried to King Yun's side.
Han Xizhi said: "Please also ask King Yun to consider it carefully. So far, there is no better way. ”
Li Zixu said: "Sir, how do you judge the Chiyou bloodline?"
Li Zixu's sudden words made Dan Qianzi startled, could it be that Li Zixu really planned to resurrect Chi You? He looked at King Yun in confusion, but King Yun just lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly.
Han Xizhi said: "As mentioned in the book, Chi You has two protruding fangs in his lower jaw, and although his descendants do not have teeth piercing the skin like him, they will still have two more teeth in their lower jaws. This can be used as a basis. ”
Li Zixu gently stroked his chin, and then said, "My mother once told me that when I started teething, I did have two protruding teeth in my lower jaw. Whenever a child of the clan is born, in order not to let others talk about it, the dentist will ask the dentist to pull out the two protruding teeth. The same is true of my son Zongyi. It turns out that this is proof that our clan is the descendant of Chiyou. Li Zixu now fully believes that he is a descendant of Chiyou.
He stood up and said to Dan Qianzi beside him: "Dan Qianzi, this king orders you to immediately set off to the place where the six clans are located, and bring the body of Chi You, the guard of each clan, back to peace. Time is pressing, go and go back quickly. ”
Dan Qianzi was supposed to act immediately, but when he heard that King Yun was determined to resurrect Chiyou, his heart was filled with grief. He asked, "My great king, the book says that the resurrection of Chiyou requires a sacrifice of the flesh. The king has decided who to sacrifice?"
Li Zixu said: "I only have a son and a daughter under my knees, both of whom are minors. They are all the future of the Cloud Country, so naturally they cannot be sacrificed. And my brothers and sisters, this king is not easy to coerce them, naturally this king himself comes, so he is worthy of his ancestors and ancestors. ”
King Yun was righteous and awe-inspiring, and let Dan Qianzi kneel in front of him, and the Shusheng was also impressed by King Yun's courage, saying that he knew the method of sacrificial resurrection, he was the four great Fu Saints, and he could just launch the spell of resurrection. After Dan Qianzi left, Li Zixu also returned to his dormitory depressed. Li Zixu was not ready to tell his children and wife about this matter, and wanted to shoulder all the burdens alone. However, King Yun himself didn't know that Prince Li Zongyi had his own way and was fully aware of his conversation tonight.
Don't look at Li Zongyi so small, his mind is already better than that of an adult. When he learned about tonight's events, an incomprehensible expression appeared on his face. The most important thing is that night, something very important to Li Zixu happened: his concubine was about to give birth.
has been busy with state affairs, and King Yun has forgotten that his concubine is about to give birth. Receiving the news that he was about to give birth, he anxiously wandered outside the house, feeling that this child was both a gift from heaven and a bad fate, but it had come at a time for the survival of the country. Hearing the cry of a child in the house, he let go of his hanging heart.
The midwife ran out of the house and told King Yun that she had given birth to a prince.
King Yun was very happy, but he did not dare to go close to the house to see his wife and children. He felt that if he saw the child, he would shake his decision-making because of his feelings. Moreover, he will soon become a man who abandons his wife and children. Such people are not suitable to be fathers, and they have no shame to see them. Li Zixu only gave his child the name Li Zongtang, let the maid continue to take care of his wife, and walked back to the room alone. He was afraid. True, at that time he was afraid. If he saw his newborn son and thought of using his own son to sacrifice and resurrect Chiyou instead of himself, he would definitely hate himself. If you can't see your own children, you won't have such evil thoughts.
What should have been the most joyful moment is so unpleasant at this time.
Entrusted by King Yun, Dan Qianzi led the Wusha Gate and the officers and soldiers to go to the place where the six clans were located to collect the remains of Chiyou.
The Miao people, one of the six ethnic groups, are actually the ethnic group of Tata Village. It is estimated that even Qiu Guying himself did not expect that the clansmen of his family were the descendants of the stump of Chiyou.
Qiu Guying arrived at Tata Village and asked if the people in the village knew about Chi You's body, but of course no one knew. With doubts, he went to the great elder of the village, an old man who had lived for a hundred years. It is said that the Great Elder can't even open his eyes, and he may not be able to say a complete sentence. Qiu Guying thought that there was no hope, but when the Great Elder, who was already as thin as dry wood, heard that Qiu Guying was looking for Chi You's stump to use to deal with the demon, he actually opened his eyes instantly, which also startled Qiu Guying. Then, the Great Elder asked his grandson to help him and lead him to the mountains of Tata Village.
When he reached a wall, the Great Elder opened his mouth, and his soul actually flew out of his mouth and flew onto the wall. A hole appeared in the wall, and the Great Elder was dying. When Qiu Guying walked in, he found a big box in the cave, and when he opened it, he saw that there was a huge arm inside, which had not decayed for thousands of years. This is Chiyou's left arm.
The remaining five ethnic groups had their hands on the road to retrieve Chiyou's stump. They are the right arm of the Li people, the left leg of the Tai people, the right leg of the Yi people, and the torso of the Mihong people. What is surprising is that it turns out that the wine saint Du Kangtai is also a member of the Jiuxun clan, one of the six clans. And his clan is watching over Chiyou's head. In fact, Du Kangtai himself was an accident, thinking that the things they had taken care of for generations would not be able to see the world after all, but he didn't expect to wait for this day.
When Du Kangtai walked into a cellar where Dan Qianzi was kept, Dan Qianzi jokingly said, "You shouldn't use Chi You's corpse to make wine?" If it were true, Dan Qianzi and many drinking friends might doubt their lives because of this. Fortunately, Du Kangtai's answer is naturally not. Chiyou's head is buried deeper than the cellar, and there is a seal, and only the people who take care of it know how to break the seal.
Surprisingly, Du Kangtai's method of touching the seal was simply to put a special flask in a groove. When the flask is inserted into the groove and the mechanism turns, a large iron chest with sigils on the outer shell appears. Dan Qianzi took the torch and watched Du Kangtai open the box, and then his eyes widened. After seeing Chi You's appearance with his own eyes, he also understood that this ancestor who would clear the way for them in the future may also become an obstacle for them in the future.