Chapter 17: The Moon Maiden
Qingmiao Village is hidden in a dense forest.
Most of the houses are made of wood cut on the spot, some on the ground, some on trees, high and low, in a circle.
There are four corners outside the circle, and there are seven-man towers, and on each of the towers is a sturdy southern Xinjiang man guarding the tower. Beside them, each of them had a strange wooden utensil, for some unknown purpose.
When they saw such a group of foreigners entering Qingmiao Village, the people of southern Xinjiang in the village cast all kinds of eyes.
Curiosity, confusion, and more hostility.
"Fang Yaobai!" At this moment, a wheat-skinned young man rushed over and greeted his life-saving benefactor fiercely in the manner of a witch.
"It's Fang Shaobai!" Fang Shaobai said helplessly.
Miao Yang repeated it in a good manner, and then said happily: "You are finally here, I thought you would not come to me." My Eminem is almost going to give the tiger bone wine left for you to the patriarch, you came in time, go, come home with me, rub the wound on your shoulder three or four times, and keep you from being sour and numb on rainy days in the future!"
Miao Yang is an extremely enthusiastic and cheerful young man, and his stature is tall among the people of Southern Xinjiang, only a little shorter than Nangong Beidou. Because of Miao Yang's affectionate tone, the people in Qingmiao Village gradually let down their guard, and only a few people still looked at Nangong Beidou and his party with fierce eyes.
Facing Miao Yang's eager words, Fang Shaobai's face suddenly turned pale, as if he thought of the effect of Miao Yang Eminem's unique formula of "Tiger Bone Wine", the whole person shuddered, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, Miao Yang...... We'll talk about it later, but we're here for something important. ”
Hearing these words, Miao Yang seemed to have just discovered that Fang Shaobai was not coming alone.
After Miao Yang saw Nangong Beidou and the others, his eyes showed curiosity: "Are you all Shaobai's friends?"
"Yes, they are my most trusted friends. Fang Shaobai can emphasize the word "trust".
Sure enough, after hearing this, Miao Yang smiled heartily: "Shaobai's friends must also be good men! I'll go talk to Eminem and give you a sumptuous meal in the evening." ”
"Brother Miao Yang, I also want to eat the penny rice made by Miao Mu's mother!" A girl's voice came from behind Weishan and his party.
The girl named "Yuexi" stepped forward and winked playfully at Miao Yang.
Nangong Beidou and Fang Shaobai originally thought that Miao Yang and Yuexi should be familiar people, but Miao Yang looked at the girl with some doubts, as if she was identifying something. At the same time, Yuexi's companion also came out and stood next to Yuexi.
Miao Yang seemed to recognize one of them, and then suddenly looked at Yuexi with a ghost-like look of astonishment, and stammered, "Yue...... Month ......"
However, no matter how hard Ren Miaoyang tried, he only popped out of his teeth with the word "month", and he couldn't take it anymore.
Yuexi smiled sweetly and said something to Miao Yang in the southern Xinjiang language, and Miao Yang, who was still smiling, nodded like pounded garlic at this time.
After Yuexi finished speaking, Miao Yang's face was a little not good-looking, and he seemed to have something in his heart, but seeing that Fang Shaobai, Nangong Beidou and others were still here, he still suppressed his heart and said: "Shaobai, I'll take you to rest first, if you have anything, tell me later." ”
After Fang Shaobai and Nangong Beidou glanced at each other, they readily agreed.
Miao Yang led them to a spacious wooden house and left in a hurry.
Nangong Beidou looked at the direction he was leaving, frowned unconsciously, and turned around and asked Fang Shaobai: "Shaobai, what do you think?"
"The patriarch of the clan of Qingmiaozhai is Miao Yang's own uncle. ”
In the line of sight of the two, Miao Yang was walking towards the big house in the middle of Qingmiao Village with a group of southern Xinjiang women from Yuexi.
"This month's tide girl, it seems to be unusual. Ning Qingyun said in a low voice.
Nangong Beidou glanced back at her, and then lowered his head in contemplation.
Previously, in the tea shop, when this girl offered to take them to Qingmiao Village, the other southern Xinjiang people looked very interesting.
Aguhan was surprised for a moment, then relieved.
Most of the rest of the women didn't care, only the two closest to the girl looked a little disapproving.
Although they were disguised, they did not hide their identity as monks in the Central Plains. And these women, who seem to have no cultivation on their bodies, are not afraid of their status as monks.
Ordinary people only know that the Wu people are good at envoy Gu worms, but in fact, Nangong Beidou knows that the Wu people also have their own set of cultivation methods.
Nangong Beidou is not good at observing words and colors, and distinguishing other people's hearts, but he is born with a sense of sword, but he has a keen sense of smell for crises.
The girl Yuexi, who seemed harmless to humans and animals and had a smile on her face, always gave him a kind of breathless pressure.
Coupled with Aguhan and Miao Yang's attitude towards the girl, Nangong Beidou vaguely felt that the clue they were looking for should be on the body of the girl Yuexi.
"Entering Qingmiao Village is only the first step, although Miao Yang is the nephew of the patriarch, but all major events in the clan need to be asked by Wu Zhu, Senior Brother Nangong, remember that this matter cannot be done overnight, don't let the other party think that we have ulterior motives. Fang Shaobai was obviously a little worried.
Nangong Beidou knew that neither he, Shangguan Chengtai, nor Ning Qingyun were good at dealing with people. And the rest of the Cunwei disciples are not familiar with this place, so this time they came to Qingmiao Village mainly headed by Fang Shaobai.
Fang Shaobai has been in Southern Xinjiang for more than a year, and he knows more or less the temperament of the people in Southern Xinjiang, and when he says this, Nangong Beidou has no objection.
"We're not just a bunch of foreigners here. Suddenly, Ning Qingyun spoke.
"What?" Fang Shaobai didn't hear clearly for a while, while Nangong Beidou and Shangguan Chengtai looked at Ning Qingyun with some surprise.
"When I entered the village, I saw that not all the people around me were from the village. Ning Qingyun didn't care about the other eyes, and only said to herself.
"I saw it too. Another female disciple named "Yu Wanqiu" in the team also said a little timidly, "There are also seven or eight people, they were standing near the outermost guard tower of the village at first, and then they immediately walked away and turned to an invisible place. ”
Nangong Beidou's face froze: "Can you see if it's a monk?"
"I can't see it. Yu Wanqiu shook her head and looked at Ning Qingyun again.
Ning Qingyun also shook his head slightly, but said again: "Although I can't tell where it came from, there is a person's breath...... Makes me feel very uncomfortable......"
Because they were worried that the Miaoyang people would be unhappy, they all carefully collected their qi and divine sense, and it was indeed extremely inconvenient at the moment.
"When Miao Yang comes, I'll inquire first. Fang Shaobai said with a calm face.
At this juncture, there were strangers in Qingmiao Village, and there was a suspicion of deliberately avoiding them, which really made Fang Shaobai a little uneasy.
It's just that he waited for a long time, but Miao Yang didn't come.
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The central house of Qingmiao Village is the place where the patriarch Miao Bao usually discusses with the Wu clan or the warriors in the clan.
When Nangong Beidou arrived, he had already received the news that he was Miao Yang's friend, and he planned to talk to Miao Yang after dealing with the matter at hand.
Who knew that Miao Yang took the initiative to walk in with someone.
Miao Leopard thought that Miao Yang was bringing those foreigners, but when he looked up, he found that it was three Wu women, and he stood up involuntarily.
"Miao Yang, who are these?"
Before Miao Yang could speak, a bright woman beside Yuexi stepped forward and said, "Miao Leopard, don't you want to see the Moon Saint?!"
"Sister Hua, you are so fierce, be careful that Brother Wu doesn't want you. Yuexi smiled and pointed to the person who spoke before, and said to the stunned Miao Leopard: "Uncle Leopard, I am Yuexi, we met once nine years ago, and I was so ......tall at that time."
Miao Leopard finally reacted, and after staggering his hands and slapping his shoulders three times, he pulled Miao Yang to kneel on the ground: "It's really a saint!
Yuexi pulled up Miao Leopard and Miao Yang and said solemnly: "The bloodline of the Wu clan comes from the great witch god, you are all my relatives, and the saint is just a name." What's more, the people of the clan have suffered a lot over the years, but what I can do as a saint is extremely limited, and I am really not worthy of being a messenger of the witch god. ”
"The Moon Saintess is wrong, if it weren't for your proposal in the past two years, my Qingmiao Village would have ceased to exist a long time ago, and even the Holy Land might have been found by the abominable Star Luo Sect, if even the purest you are not worthy of being the Witch God Messenger, then there is no one else in the Witch Clan who is worthy of it. Miao Leopard looked fanatical, and the green tendons on his forehead appeared, and he insisted on speaking.
"Uncle Leopard, the holy woman has something important to do here. Miao Yang was quite calm, interrupting Miao Leopard's gushing praise.
"By the way, the Holy Maiden came to Qingmiao Village, but what are your orders?" Miao Leopard hurriedly asked.
"Uncle Leopard, over the years, the thieves of the Star Luo Sect have destroyed my homeland, slaughtered my relatives, and forced our people to flee continuously, and my biological parents have all died at their hands. Many people have proposed to the Great Witch Blessing that they are willing to shed blood for the witch god and fight the enemy endlessly. However, Da Wu Zhu never agreed, including many of the decisions I made after that, and many people questioned them. Although Yuexi was young, her words still revealed the majesty of the superior, stopping Miao Leopard's intention to interject and continue:
"I know that my people are warriors of the highest rank, fearless of any dark enemy or of death. But I don't want you to shed a drop of blood in vain. When darkness reigns, we can only endure for a while. Fortunately, the Witch God has sent the most reliable companion to support our people, and I believe that the temporary concessions made over the years will one day reward our enemies with blood. That's why the Wu clan has been recuperating for the past two years, Uncle Leopard, I hope you understand. ”
Miao Bao did secretly not understand, but he never questioned the instructions of the Great Witch Zhu and the Holy Maiden. Now, Yuexi's words made him understand the good intentions of the Great Witch Zhu and the Holy Maiden, and he immediately nodded again and again: "Yes, there are eleven more babies in Qingmiao Village this year, six more than last year, and ten more than the year before last, these children will grow up to be great Wu warriors sooner or later!"
"I'm a firm believer in that. Yuexi smiled happily, but continued: "But for now, Uncle Leopard has to settle them down first. ”
"Why?" Miao Leopard was puzzled.
"Because, the time to give the Star Luo Sect a counterattack is finally coming, the first battle is about to start in Qingmiao Village, I don't want the precious fire of the Wu Clan to be harmed. Yuexi's delicate face was as holy as the sacred lake of the Wu Clan, Ami Lake: "I will be here, fighting side by side with you!"