Chapter 28: The Servant Cottage

In the periphery of the 100,000 mountains, there is a valley, this valley is hidden behind two cliffs, and a cottage is built in the valley according to the mountain, this cottage is called Maba Cottage, which is the birthplace of the servants. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBaidu search(飨)$(cun)$(small)$(say)$(網).

At this moment, Maba Cottage is holding their special sacrifice activities.

In the center of the Mapa cottage square stands a huge stone statue, this statue is carved with a wolf's head and a human-like monster, the wolf's head is hideous and terrifying, the fangs are stretched out, exaggeratedly carved into a few feet long, the wolf's eyes are inlaid with unknown materials, and they are shining with green light. There is a stone pit in front of the statue in which several live goats are thrown in. A wizard kept circling the statue while shaking a black banner depicting a wolf totem on one side, and chanting words in his mouth. On the opposite side of the statue, chiefs and elders are holding jade palms and bowing reverently. Oh, the sorcerer shouted, the chiefs and elders got up and threw the jade into the stone pit, and then the ordinary servants bowed, and each of them sprinkled a handful of polished rice into the stone pit, and followed the chiefs and elders as they circled around the stone statue while chanting words and praying incessantly.

At this moment, two strange birds descended in front of the two cliffs of the Maba Cottage, and four people walked down from the back of the birds, it was Elder Sun, Yun Jing, Brother Yin, and the servant girl. As soon as these four people appeared, a team of servants immediately surrounded them, Brother Yin hurriedly stepped forward and muttered a word, and the group of servants dodged away, and Brother Yin led Yunjing and the three of them along a path between the two cliffs to walk inward. The two strange birds flew up the cliff on their own.

Walking between the cliffs, Yun Jing looked up and saw that the two cliff walls were full of official coffins layer by layer, Yun Jing was very surprised, and when he asked Brother Yin, he knew that this was the funeral custom of the servants. (Servant hanging coffin)

Before entering the cottage, Abalu had already quickly greeted him, first seeing Brother Yin, he excitedly stepped forward and hugged him, and then looked up and saw Yunjing, and there was a hug. Yun Jing introduced Elder Sun in servant language, and Abalu immediately came over to salute Elder Sun, and then welcomed them to the square. As Yun Jing walked, he felt that the other servants seemed to be looking at him with a look of hatred and fear.

When Abalu and Brother Yin finished introducing Elder Sun and Yun Jing to the chiefs and elders, the chiefs and elders suddenly bowed to Elder Sun and Yun Jing and shouted in unison: "Immortals help, gods help!" Yun Jing could understand their words, but Elder Sun didn't know why, so he just stood indifferently.

Yun Jing stepped forward to help the chiefs and elders, and said in the language of servants: "You don't have to be like this, talk slowly if you have something!" "The chief and all the servants were very surprised to hear that Yun Jing could speak the language of the servants. The chief said, "Please invite the two immortals to the council chamber, and we will report in detail!" ”

Then, the chief and the elders led Yun Jing and Elder Sun to the council hall, Elder Sun sat at the top, Yun Jing stood beside Elder Sun, and the chief told the story of the matter.

It turned out that after the capital of the servants was captured by Baiyue officers and soldiers a year ago, the chief and other cadres fled back to their birthplace, Maba Cottage, preparing to gather strength and make a comeback. But the Baiyue officers and soldiers took Cang Jue as a stronghold, broke through each one, and continued to kill the servant villages, and Brother Yin and Ha Yimei (the rescued servant girl) led the servants to fight back, but they were finally outnumbered and captured by the Baiyue officers and soldiers. Fortunately, they were bumped into by Yun Jing and rescued the two of them. On the day that Brother Yin and the two were captured, two gods suddenly descended from the sky in Maba Village, asking them for the book of "The Book of Mountains" left by the ancestors of the servants, but when the officers and soldiers of the Baiyue captured Cangjing, they were lost in the city of Cangjing, and they still don't know their whereabouts, of course they can't hand it over. But the two gods spoke, and they were given three days to find and hand over the volume of "The Book of Mountains", and if they couldn't hand it over, they would raze the Maba cottage to the ground. Two days have passed, and tomorrow is the day when the gods come to ask for the "Mountain Sutra", but the chief doesn't even know where the "Mountain Sutra" is now, and what do they take to hand over to the two gods, they are so anxious that they have no choice but to start the sacrificial ceremony, hoping that the holy ancestor they worship can appear and protect them, just after the end of their sacrifice, they didn't expect Elder Sun and Yun Jing to appear, and rescued Brother Yin and Sister Ha, listening to the introduction of Abalu and Brother Yin, they learned that Elder Sun and Yun Jing are powerful immortals, Therefore, they bowed to Elder Sun and Yun Jing, begging the two of them to save them and let the servants escape the catastrophe.

Yun Jing translated what the chief said to Elder Sun, who nodded and asked, "What kind of people are the two godmen you are talking about?" ”

The chief replied, "It's also you Jin people (the servants call the people of the central country of the Zhongtian Continent Jin), but there are two goddesses, one is a very beautiful young girl, and the other is a beautiful but cold middle-aged woman!" ”

Elder Sun frowned when he heard this.

After hearing this, Yun Jing asked again: "What is recorded in the "Book of Mountains", what does it look like?" ”

The chief replied, "The Book of Mountains is a text written by one of our great ancestors after he traveled through the entire 100,000 mountains, and this is written in the ancient Chinese language on a scroll of animal skins. ”

When Yun Jing heard this, he was taken aback, how could he describe it so similarly to the classics he bought in the bookstore in Cangjing City? Could it be that the classic book they bought at that time was what they called the "Book of Mountains", if it was true, it would be of great help to him to find the Yuren tribe, but he didn't understand it at the time, and it turned out to be written in the ancient Yu language. Now, there must be people who know the ancient Chinese language in this servant cottage, just ask them to translate a copy. Thinking of this, Yun Jing felt a burst of excitement in his heart, so he reported his thoughts to Elder Sun in the way of sound transmission, Elder Sun smiled slightly when he heard it, but then Elder Sun's brows furrowed even tighter, and Elder Sun's voice came from Yun Jing's ears: "Who are those two goddesses?" What is the purpose of their search for the Book of Mountains? When Yun Jing heard this, his heart was also trembling, could it be that they would be like themselves, and they would also go to find Yuren? No, there are many treasures in the 100,000 mountains, and they must be looking for treasures, Yun Jing comforted himself in his heart. As for who those two women were, he naturally couldn't guess it, it was the first time he had gone out since he had cultivated, and he didn't know anyone from other immortal cultivation sects. However, one thing is certain, the intimidation of mortals for the sake of a text is certainly not the work of righteous monks. Yun Jing passed on his thoughts to Elder Sun again, and Elder Sun pondered for a while, and when he raised his eyes, he found that the servant chief and the others were still waiting for his reply, and then said, "We agreed to help you once within our ability, but you must help us once afterwards!" ”

When the chief and the others heard this, they were overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "If the gods save my tribe from annihilation, as long as they can use our people, we will do our best!" ”

Elder Sun waved his hand and motioned for everyone to get up. Yun Jing asked, "Chief, is there anyone in your cottage who knows the people of Gu Yuwen now?" ”

The chief was stunned for a moment, and said, "Abalu knows it." ”

Yun Jing was overjoyed in his heart, looked at Abaru, and then at Elder Sun, and saw that Elder Sun seemed to be thinking about something, and he didn't care about the things at the scene. Yun Jing knew that Elder Sun was quiet, so he said: "Chief, we have promised to help you, you arrange a quiet place for Elder Sun, I am an old acquaintance with Abalu, let's get together for a while, what do you think?" ”

The chief was busy applauding, and immediately led Elder Sun to a quiet place in the cottage to rest. The others also withdrew from the chamber, leaving only Abaru and Brother Yin, as well as the rescued girl Ha Qimei, who also stayed, she seemed to be inseparable from Brother Yin, looking at Brother Yin's eyes was actually infatuated, Yun Jing looked at Sister Ha, and then looked at Abalu, Abalu understood what Yun Jing meant, and said with a smile: "Oh, Brother Yun, Sister Ha is Brother Yin's lover, it's not in the way!" Yun Jing nodded, and Brother Yin also understood that Yun Jing seemed to have something important to discuss with Abalu, so he dragged Ha Yimei to the door to guard it.

At this time, Yun Jing took out the beast skin scroll and whispered to Abalu, "Look at what this is?" ”

Abalu took a look at it, was surprised, and said, "This is our ancestral "Mountain Sutra", how did it get to you?" Yun Jing whispered about the process of getting the "Mountain Classic", and Abalu celebrated his forehead, and Yun Jing asked, "Can you translate a copy for me?" This "Book of Mountains" is useful to me. ”

Abaru said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I'll go to translate it right away, but after the translation, this original volume will ......"

Yun Jing said with a smile: "It was handed down by your ancestors, stay here with you, and return the things to the original owner, so I can accumulate a good fate!" ”

When Abaru stepped forward to kneel to worship, he was dragged up by Yun Jing and said, "Without further ado, you hurry up and translate it!" But until your danger is gone, you can't reveal anyone, you know? ”

Abalu put away the "Book of Mountains" and nodded yes, and after instructing Brother Yin to lead Yunjing to rest, he left in a hurry.

The Mystery of the Servant

The "Servants" are an ancient ethnic group that lived in southwest China during the pre-Qin period. 僰 (pronounced bo, class "bo") people. "The word 僰 is pronounced lightly, and the labial sound is white. In ancient times, there was no light labial sound, only heavy labial sound, which was pronounced Pu. It is also known as "mountain palm" and "all palm". According to research, Pu is the Yue people. People mostly call it Baipu, Baiyue. Before the Tang Dynasty, it was known for its slang fangs. Due to the constant conflict with the Han Chinese, the power of the servants was greatly reduced, and then gradually died out. There is a theory that the servants have the custom of chiseling through their teeth and inserting dog teeth in their mouths, causing an epidemic of infectious diseases.

The demise of the servants leaves behind historical mysteries:

1: How the hanging coffin of the servant is formed

2: What is the reason for the servant's teeth?

3: How did the servants suddenly disappear, and are there any descendants of the servants now?

Although the "Servants" have died out, as a nation that has made significant contributions to the independence of the southwest in history, China's history will always retain their place. With the rolling trend of prosperous national culture, with the gradual deepening of reform and opening up, with the continuous deepening of the research on the major topic of "the mystery of the hanging coffin", and with the rapid development of the cultural tourism of the people, the historical value of the "hanging coffin of the servants" has been revealed.