It was getting dark, and because there was no cable in the mountains on the border, there was only one oil lamp burning in the house, and the light of the fire flickered in the air.

The earthen embryo room is quite large, except for the small hall where everyone is located, there are four bedrooms inside and outside. These specifications are already considered large households in Fengling Village.

Inside the hall, seven figures sat in the dim light. The faltering flame was reflected on everyone's face, but only seven rough outlines could be seen. In the midst of such darkness, one can't help but feel a little weird.

However, Ye Qi and the others who were in it were unaware of the strange atmosphere, perhaps because they were fascinated by the authorities, or maybe they were completely immersed in the problems at hand.

"Huzi, tell me about the situation here, what should we do after we enter the mountain tomorrow." Under the reflection of the firelight, Ye Qi's voice was heard.

The guide soldier Huzi replied: "To be honest, even if we are stationed in the border guards, we are not familiar with every corner of the vast mountains of the frontier. In my opinion, it would be better to have a local guide, as this would save us a lot of forks in the road. ”

After a moment of silence in the hall, Ye Qi's voice sounded again: "Well, you're right. How to say that the meat Ganoderma lucidum was also the first to be discovered by Fengling Village, and they should know the specific location best. ”

Immediately, he doubted: "However, except for the owner of this village, everyone else in this village is very unfriendly to us. I'm afraid it will take a bit of work to get them to help guide the way. ”

"Otherwise, let's go and ask the owner of the village to help guide the way? I think she's pretty bold. A gruff voice burst out of the darkness.

"I'm afraid it's not easy, but we can try." There was obviously a lot of uncertainty in Ye Qi's tone.

The seven people in the room were discussing the matter of entering the mountain tomorrow, when suddenly there was a primitive howl outside the house. There were both men and women, and the shrill shouts of chaos and joy interrupted the conversation.

"What's going on?" Everyone in the room didn't know why, and their big eyes were all blank.

It was Ye Qi who was the first to come to his senses: "Let's go out and have a look." ”

This Miao village is also weird, it is not good to rest well at night, and there is such a big movement, which makes the seven people who don't know the truth feel very unreliable.

When I came to the outside of the house, I found that the whole village had lit torches, like a long dragon gathering in the open space in the center of the stockade. And where the firelight gathers, the sky is illuminated.

Ye Qi and the others also followed the villagers to the central clearing.

When I came to the clearing, I found that this was a place similar to an ancient school field. The villagers holding torches gathered here, and both men and women lined up in an orderly horizontal and vertical formation, and the rigorous momentum was like a military parade. Even the six real soldiers standing at the back of the team were really taken aback by this momentum.

All the villagers had gathered, and in the solemn atmosphere, except for the sound of flames burning and crackling, the team of nearly 1,000 people did not make a sound. They waited solemnly, for the arrival of their chief, for the arrival of the female lord who led the whole village.

It wasn't long before Marceau finally arrived at the schoolyard, surrounded by four sturdy women. By this time, she had changed her outfit, a sleeveless black shortshirt on the top, and a pair of red trousers studded with gold filigree patterns on the bottom. The hair ornaments on his head were also removed, and the jet-black hair was draped over his shoulders so casually. That kind of wild and uninhibited wild surname beauty is enough to make a man with strong blood feel dizzy.

Marceau walked from the edge of the school yard and smiled charmingly when she saw Ye Qi. The ten thousand styles in that touch should be able to sink the young man who is just beginning to fall in love.

Ye Qi's eyes only flashed with a hint of surprise, and then his expression returned to the same as before, and he also greeted the female owner who walked in front of him with a smile.

Although the eyes of the two of them passed by as soon as they touched, in such a short moment, they already had a general understanding of each other, is this the so-called 'heart and soul a little understanding'?

Guarded by four sturdy women, Marceau made her way to the front of the line. Those eyes that were originally soft as water suddenly became as profitable as falcons, scanning more than a thousand people in front of them, like a general about to go on an expedition reviewing the army that was ready to go.

It was a moment before she withdrew her gaze. Then he spoke in the native dialect, in a very inflammatory tone. Her demeanor was solemn, and her words were extremely sophisticated. From time to time, some exaggerated movements will be added, like dancing and witchcraft.

Although Ye Qi couldn't understand what the female owner was talking about, the slow and heavy tone of his words, as well as the voice with a charming effect, all affected the ups and downs of his heart.

Ye Qi hurriedly shook his head and came back to his senses, only to realize that he was not alone, but even the six soldiers beside him were fascinated. Looking at the villagers again, their faces are full of worship, a kind of fanatical worship!

In order to figure out why the villagers looked like this, Ye Qi shook Huzi awake and asked, "Huzi, what are they doing here?" ”

Because Huzi had just woken up and heard the question, he was still in a trance: "They? Oh, they were paying homage to their ancestral gods, blessing them with more prey, and the owner of the village was singing the sacrificial text. ”

Then he scratched the back of his head and said to himself, "What happened to me just now? Why does it feel weird? ”

After the sacrificial text was sung, Marceau suddenly let out a scream, and the whistle resounded through the night sky, like a female tiger unstoppable. The villagers also shouted in response to their owners and cheered them on.

After the worship of the gods was over, everyone piled up the torches in the center of the school grounds, and the blazing flame Star Pavilion was a huge bonfire. Holding hands, they danced a strange dance around the giant bonfire, singing strangely pitched ballads as they went.

Men and women, young and old, are dancing around this flame of life.

"Would you like to join us?" Marceau extended her wheat-colored arm and extended an invitation to Yeqi and them.

The beauty has an appointment, but it is impossible to refuse.

Under the night sky, the huge flames were particularly dazzling and shining. Around it is a group of people who worship the gods and the forces of nature, who worship the richness and majesty of the mountains, the temperature and holiness of the flames, and the infinite wisdom of their ancestors.

This is the dance of prayer to nature and gods in Fengling Village for thousands of years.

The dance is like a ritual through which the wishes of the people are expressed to the ancestors and gods, so as to achieve the purpose of communicating with nature.

Although this may sound mysterious, it exists in the depths of the soul of all peoples. This is worship, just as the Diders believed in Jehovah.

Faith and worship give them a direction to move forward and progress.