Chapter Twenty-Eight: Prairie Night

Ao Xuanyun led a few people through the outer wooden fence, in the wooden pen are cattle pens and sheep pens, and there are many cattle and sheep returning at dusk in it to recuperate, it seems that this is a rich village.

Walking through several open fields, two tall wooden pillars were erected in front of me, on which hung a huge bull skull, and the curved horns of the bull went straight to the sky, which looked very mighty.

As soon as he entered this doorpost, Ao Xuanyun saw two people walking in front of him, who looked the same, the same as Ao Xuanyun, they did not have horns on their heads, nor did they look like bullheads, but they were really human-like, which made Ao Xuanyun feel relieved, but also a little disappointed.

An old man and an old woman greeted him, and the old man shouted loudly: "Welcome guests from afar." ”

Ao Xuanyun and his entourage walked up with a smile, only to see the old man, half-white hair, curled in a circle, some like the wool on the sheep on the grass, wearing a round hat, with a black and red complexion, while the old woman on the side was wearing a dark red robe, wearing a white scarf on her head, her face was white and red, but it was full of criss-crossing wrinkles, both of them were smiling and very affectionate.

Ao Xuanyun greeted him and shook hands with the old man cordially, like an old friend who had been reunited after a long absence, and he didn't feel a little strange.

The old woman looked at the girls and said, "A few guests from afar, they seem to be tired, go to the tent to rest their feet and drink a cup of hot goat's milk!"

The moon god also smiled at him, but did not speak.

Ao Xuanyun and the old man walked hand in hand towards a tent in the middle, but the people behind them repulsed each other, feeling that this Ao Xuanyun was very arrogant and had no scheming, and he trusted strangers so much.

The moon god only smiled slightly, looking at Ao Xuanyun's figure, and also walked forward hand in hand with the old woman, and the others followed happily when they saw it.

The tent in the middle was obviously much taller than the other two, and when I walked in, I found that there were more than 20 people sitting inside, and it seemed that this was a family reunion.

Ao Xuanyun smiled and nodded to everyone, and the six people were welcomed to sit down at a table in the middle, the table was full of beef and mutton and all kinds of grapes and fruits, the atmosphere was very harmonious, these herdsmen were all very enthusiastic, smiling, and very hospitable.

A few people sat down, there was already a fair woman to pour hot milk for a few people, the old man in the middle raised his hand to signal, everyone tasted a bite, a pure goat's milk flowed into the mouth, giving people a burst of warmth.

The moon god took a sip, looked at the old man in the middle and said, "Thank you for the warm courtesy of the nobles, passing through your land, there is a lot of trouble!"

The old man in the middle smiled slightly and said: "It's a guest from afar, our Mugui Village, there are very few guests from the Black Mountain Forest, over the years, you are a rare guest." ”

After the old man finished speaking, with a smile on his face, he pointed to the beef and mutton on the table, but Ao Xuanyun was not polite, he ripped off a piece of mutton and began to chew it, Ao Bing also picked up a piece and ate it without hesitation, but the four girls were a little gentle, and only picked some minced meat and put it in their mouths to chew slowly.

Ao Xuanyun finished eating a piece, wiped his mouth and said to the old man: "We are from Jiuling Town, we are from Jiuling Town, we are going to the Twelve Cities through Guidi, and we want to spend one night, I don't know if the old man can make it convenient!"

The old man smiled and said: "Of course it's convenient, I know that you are from Jiuling Town, and the Black Mountain Forest is also Jiuling Town, looking at your appearance, I am afraid that you chose to go to the Twelve Cities to practice soul arts!"

The moon god smiled and said: "Thank you, old man, for taking me in, but I don't know what kind of place this is, it seems that my old man already knows that I am waiting for a few people to come here!"

From the moment the moon god saw the two old men, he thought that this seemed not to be accidental, but he already knew that the six of them were here.

The old man squinted his eyes, looked at the moon god and a few others, and said lightly: "Of course, as soon as you get out of the black mountain forest and enter the boundary of my Mugui Village, there will be information coming, we do know that you will come here, but there is no malicious intent, please rest assured!"

After saying that, the other tables also echoed, everyone was smiling, looking very kind, and there were men and women, old and young, after Ao Xuanyun and his party came in, there was no special surprise, and the behavior was natural, non-contrived, which made people feel very relieved.

Ao Xuanyun remembered that when those cattle saw them just now, they had been yelling at the sky, it seems that these people who are wild can understand the language of beasts, and can understand the situation of this grassland through heavy transmission, which can be regarded as an effective way to protect themselves.

Ao Xuanyun looked at the old man, raised his glass, the old man replied, Ao Xuanyun said lightly: "Old man, it seems that this pasture grassland is not very peaceful, the old man is so careful, if the information from the herd is other wicked people, I am afraid that the noble warriors have gone to drive away!"

Ao Xuanyun's words were only based on what the moon god said just now, but this inference was indeed a bit arbitrary, but Ao Xuanyun's confident guess was also nine times out of ten.

The old man sighed lightly: "Yes, the realm of these eight Qiankun is actually not peaceful, I have lived in this grassland for generations, and I have been carefree, but it has really not been peaceful in the past few years, and there are often bandits who come to disturb it, and it is impossible to prevent it!"

As soon as the old man said this, the other people around him also began to discuss, it seems that the harassment of bandits over the years has also brought endless troubles to these villagers.

Ao Xuanyun said with a sad face: "Yes, this world is not peaceful, a few days ago, my Jiuling Town was slaughtered by unknown creatures, more than 10,000 people were killed and injured, and the Jiuling clan was almost extinct, and now I don't know who did it." ”

Ao Xuanyun also shook his head and sighed after speaking, and he was also connected to these villagers.

The moon god looked at Ao Xuanyun and said this, knowing it in his heart, but he just looked at Xuanyun silently.

The old man looked at Ao Xuanyun and said: "The slaughter of the nobles has also been rumored in these twelve cities, but everyone can't say who did it, and the old man also deeply regrets this, we are originally a Yinhai clan, connected by the same root, and should help each other, but although we are neighbors with the nobles, we don't know where those evil spirits come from." ”

Ao Xuanyun's face was a little disappointed, originally he wanted to ask for some useful information about the Jiuling tragedy through this side knock, but when they heard this old man say this, they didn't know anything.

The moon god looked at Ao Xuanyun and knew that he seemed to be cynical, but in fact, he had always been concerned about the Jiuling tragedy in his heart, but this could not be found out in a day.

The moon god looked at the old man and said, "I have been here for a long time, and I have accepted the warm hospitality of the master, but I don't know what the old man is called." ”

When the old man heard this, he said happily: "Little old Erduo is the village chief of this Mugui Village, this is my wife Chahaya, it was my youngest daughter Manina who poured tea for you just now, and the others are all villagers of this village." ”

Ordo said while pointing to his wife and others, and the old woman Chahaya sat next to Manina, listening to Ordo's introduction, Ao Xuanyun also paid special attention to this woman, this woman is slender and plump, with a high nose, deep-set eyes, blue eyes as deep as the sea, a purple hairscarf tied on her head, and the upper body is just wearing a yellow shirt, the waist is half exposed, and the lower body is a pair of pink trousers, which looks very charming and moving, far from the ancient traditional clothing of Jiuling Town.

After listening to the old man's introduction, Ao Xuanyun also said to the village chief: "My name is Ao Xuanyun, she is Yuechan, and that is Harier, Ao Bing, Feiyu, and Hongfeng, and we all went to the Twelve Cities to learn soul arts." ”

The old man smiled slightly and said: "It's rare that some of you go to learn soul art this year, if you can become a soul fighter, you can defend your homeland, and if you can become a soul master, you can travel to the realm of the eight Qiankun, drive away evil and promote good." ”

Ao Xuanyun listened to Ordo's words, and also knew that Jiuling Town had not been treated fairly by the twelve cities, and there had been no quota to participate in soul art cultivation in the past few decades, so the warriors of Jiuling Town only relied on inheritance to practice some spirit techniques, and when they met the real soul practitioners, they were vulnerable, which led to the occurrence of the Nine Spirits tragedy, but this Mugui Village belongs to the Golden Bull clan and should be protected by the Twelve Cities.

Ao Xuanyun was very curious and asked: "Village Chief, listen to what you said, there should be people in your village who should also practice soul arts, so why do some bandits dare to come here to make trouble, and then the guards of the twelve cities don't care?"

The village chief of Ordo sighed and said: "My Mugui Village is slightly better than Jiuling Town, there are places every five years, but not everyone can practice soul arts, some have been gone for a few years, only learned some fur, and they are not able to fight against the bandit spirits in the dark, and these years the twelve cities have not been able to fight, the external enemy has snooped, and the city lord can't take care of our remote village." ”

Ao Xuanyun listened to this and then understood, although it is said to be a Yinhai tribe, but it is only a loose name, in the realm of these eight Qiankun, whoever has the strength has the final say, this Mugui Village is adjacent to Jiuling Town, it should be regarded as the farthest village of the Twelve Cities tribe, and it is understandable that it cannot be taken care of, but I don't want these twelve cities to be without fighting, but it is the same as the vast land, as long as there are living beings, there will be fights anywhere.

Ao Xuanyun was thinking about why he didn't organize his own strength to fight against the evil spirits, what kind of evil spirit made the village chief so melancholy, but he didn't want to walk in at the door at this time and said to the village chief: "Village chief, the bonfire outside has been lit, you can invite guests to the ball!"

The village chief smiled at Ao Xuanyun and said, "Since the distinguished guests are coming from afar, let's participate in our bonfire party together!"

The other villagers also stood up one after another, Ao Xuanyun was already full of food and milk at this time, and was about to go out to see, such a good idea, how could he refuse, Ao Xuanyun glanced at the moon god, and actually stood up by himself, followed the village chief together, and everyone followed, walking outside the tent,

I saw that outside the tent, on a clearing that I had just passed, a huge fire had been ignited, illuminating the nearby grassland, as bright as day, and hundreds of people were already singing and dancing around the fire, which was very lively.

Ao Xuanyun looked at it, and his heart was very excited, this kind of scene was an eye-opener, how could he miss it, he didn't feel smiling, except for the moon god who was still indifferent, the other people were also participating for the first time, and they were all excited.

The chief took a few to the tables and sat down in turn, but the singing and laughter in the audience were even worse, everyone danced and sang, around the flames, unrestrained, indulgent.

Ao Xuanyun looked at the sky, the stars were dense, like a net, dotted with countless pearls, flashing in the sky.

As he was looking, he saw a meteor crossing the sky, leaving a long trail of light in the sky, and the crowd of people who were singing and dancing in the field stopped singing and dancing at this time, and at the same time looked at the trail of light crossed by the meteor, clasped their hands together, and chanted words in their mouths, as if praying for this.

The village chiefs around him also looked solemn, clasped their hands together, and faced the sky.

Ao Xuanyun and the others didn't know why, and after a while, the village chief and the others sat down again, and the cheers began on the field again.

Ao Xuanyun asked puzzledly, "Village Chief, were you making a wish just now?"

The village chief smiled indifferently and said: "Make a wish, how can you make a wish, every time a meteor falls in the sky, it means that a star soul disappears, and we are praying for this disappearing star soul." ”

Ao Xuanyun thought that he had the soul of the nine stars, could it be that there were corresponding stars in this sky?

"Village chief, does this sky full of stars correspond to this star soul, a meteor means that a star soul is devoured?"

Ao Xuanyun asked curiously, but the village chief was thoughtful, but he didn't answer, but the moon god on the side said: "Only the star soul with the power to create stars can make stars in the sky of this black hole, and those falling meteors mean that its star soul has been swallowed by other star souls, but I don't know that the one just now is the star of that part." ”

"I don't know, but the fall of this star soul is not a good thing, there must be a fight when there falls, and there will inevitably hurt mortal spirits. ”

After the village chief finished speaking gloomily, Ao Xuanyun was very embarrassed, because he thought that meteors would bring good luck, so when he saw a meteor, making a wish would be very effective, but he didn't want to make a wish on the meteor was actually disrespectful to a star soul, and he was very sorry in his heart.

Manina, who was on the side, stood up and said: "Guests from afar, please dance around this flame with us, when the light rises tomorrow, maybe we are already in different starry sky, just like this passing star soul, please cherish the beautiful night today!"

Ao Xuanyun was very embarrassed just now, and at this time, someone happened to be invited, so he immediately stood up, but looking at the people in the venue, he was a little hesitant, he was not good at this dance.

But Namanina didn't care about this, pulled up Ao Xuanyun and ran to the field, but Ao Xuanyun was twisting and pinching, looking like a girl's house.

The other girls also invited Ao Bing to play with Fei Yu, Hongfeng, and Harelle, and joined the crowd of singing and dancing, leaving the moon god to sit alone and enjoy it slowly.

On this grassland night, under the stars, the cheerful dance of the herdsmen of this wild grassland added infinite joy to the night, and at the same time, the disappearance of the meteor also filled the faces of the village chief Ordo and his wife Chahaya with gloomy melancholy.

They looked at the cheerful Manina on the grass, with her tall posture, graceful dancing, flying braids, and melodious singing, and tears rippled in their eyes, which made people very puzzled.

The moon god looked at the suffocating Ao Xuanyun and the happy Feiyu, Hongfeng, Harier, and Ao Bing, who was elated in a group of herdsman girls, and was very happy in his heart, and wanted to be like them, indulging in the grass, singing and dancing.

When she squinted at the village chief and his wife, looking at their reluctant eyes, she knew that something would happen tonight, and it might happen to Manina, who was shuttling through the crowd like a butterfly, and she had an ominous premonition in her heart, but she had no clue.

The night of the grassland is very quiet, so quiet that the whole space seems to be filled with only the laughter of the herdsmen, the night is very pure, the light of the stars, like a touch of clear water, dilutes the darkness of the night, making the night look more charming and intoxicating.

Many people like the night, because the night can hide the emptiness and loneliness in the heart, the night can make the dream that cannot fly during the day have a pure and quiet space, the night can also make people fantasize at the same time, and the night is also pregnant with danger and darkness.