Chapter 341: Seven Mile Mountain
Walking into the narrow mountain road, twisting and turning, on the hard stone walls on both sides, there are abrupt rocks piercing out from time to time, if you are not careful, you are afraid that you will hit your head.
Looking around the stone wall, there are still water droplets dripping in many places, and most of them converge into a small pool. Up and down the stone wall, in a dark place, there is also a lot of green stone moss, which makes the air permeate with a slightly moist and cold smell.
Baguio twisted and turned, and finally turned out of this mountain road that I don't know how many years and years, and saw the light of day again.
On this day, the sun is rising, and it looks quite sunny from the hazy weather of the previous days.
As soon as she came out of the gloomy mountain road, Baguio couldn't help but squint her eyes under the sun, and felt the light from the sky, as if it was still shining on her body with a beautiful halo.
After a while, when the eyes got used to it, the sound of the bustling in the distance gradually arrived.
Looking from afar, I saw that Huo Ran was cheerful in front of me, and in this area surrounded by mountains, there was a fertile, flat and open land, which appeared in front of me.
Houses with a strong Miao flavor rise from the ground, or built on the mountain, or closely connected. There is also a small clear stream that originates deep in the mountains in front of us, and meanders through this paradise-like land. Many Miao houses are built on both sides of the stream.
And above the water, from a distance, the Miao people built three bridges, they are all different, one is a wooden bridge, the most simple, two giant trees tied together, lying on both banks, even if it is a bridge.
As for the other two, they are both stone bridges, but they are also more flavorful. A big stone is built, rough and solid, swinging on the stream where the water surface is not wide, and then using a heavy stone slab to build up, it is the bridge bridge, which is the simple and practical way to build a bridge here in southern Xinjiang.
But the last stone bridge, which was made of small stones, and had no piers, was an arch bridge, and every stone was closely connected, passing through the air, flying over the stream, and it seemed that it was completely the flavor of the bridge of the Middle Earth, and it was really strange that it would appear here.
Baguio saw these in his eyes, and his heart moved, but he didn't show it on his face. She continued to walk forward, and the crowd grew larger and more lively. Most of the people around are Miao people's native language, and Baguio only feels like a word in his ears, and he can't understand a word for a long time.
Baguio looked around, and most of the Miao people she met around looked at her, because they saw that it was a fresh face, so they looked at it a few more times, but there was no special hostility.
As far as the eye can see, she is already walking among the Miao people, this avenue is on one side of the stream, on one side are many Miao houses closely connected, on one side is the clear river, and there are many green trees on the bank.
At a glance, the Miao houses are mostly built of wood, the style is completely different from the style of the Middle Earth, boxy, unpretentious, and the main entrance of the corner and the edge of the wall are hung with hideous animal bones, the more ferocious beasts are more common, think that this is mostly the Miao customs, in order to show the bravery of the owner of the house.
There are Miao people on both sides of the road to set up stalls to sell, but the things sold are mostly beast skins and raw meat, and after walking a few steps, I saw one or two stalls selling small jewelry and jade and other playthings.
She didn't stop and walked straight forward. Slowly walk to the side of the riverbank, look down, only to see that the river water is extremely clear, standing on the river bank can also see the rocks under the surface of the stream, and there are countless big and small fish swimming and frolicking in the water.
In the distance, there seemed to be a bird passing by, fluttering its wings and falling above the water, looking around a few times, and then happily folding its wings and swimming gently on the water.
All things in heaven and earth, in this place, are surprisingly harmonious.
Baguio looked up, and was suddenly stunned, only to see in the distance, but in the depths of the Miao people's settlement, a stone platform building built on the mountainside, far higher than the ordinary Miao houses.
Baguio frowned and said in a low voice, "Altar." ”
Baguio was silent, but he felt slightly anxious in his heart, not for anything else, but because the altar was in the southern Xinjiang area, which had a special significance.
She has been to Southern Xinjiang many times in previous years, although she has not paid serious attention to the customs of Southern Xinjiang because she is full of worries and is bent on finding the mysterious Black Witch Clan, but he still knows some basic things.
In the border areas of southern Xinjiang, the five ethnic groups of Zhuang, Miao, Tu, Li and Gaoshan are divided into land, or because of different tribes, they also believe in different gods and religions, but among the various ethnic groups, there are places dedicated to sacrificing the ancestors of the gods, that is, altars.
In the eyes of most of the tribal people, most of the time, the words of the sorcerer in the altar are actually no different from the words of the great and mysterious gods. In the past, when the five clans fought fiercely, every time there was a war, it was necessary to consult the sorcerer in the altar first, explain the situation to the gods, and obtain the permission of the gods, that is, the great sorcerer himself, so that the tribal patriarch could start a new war.
From this, it can be seen what kind of status the altar and the wizards inside have here in southern Xinjiang!
And these wizards, as far as he knew, rarely met outsiders.
But......
If you want to know where the beast god is to find the great wizard of the Miao people, it is still very reliable.
The corners of Baguio's mouth moved again, if the wizard in the altar has a high status among the southern tribes, then as the great wizard with the strongest mana and the highest status among the wizards, and who personally conveys the will of the gods every time, he is simply a god in the eyes of ordinary clansmen.
If anyone dared to offend the Great Wizard, Baguio had no doubt that all the Miao people in the land in front of him, and even all the Miao people in the entire southern Xinjiang, would rush over and fight for his life.
Baguio glanced at the altar, only to see the early morning sun falling on her face, as if refracted with a faint warmth.
Without saying a word, she turned around and walked slowly towards the altar halfway up the mountain.
This place is known as Qilitong, which is naturally quite large, and it is known as the largest Miao people in the southern border area, and as she goes deeper, she sees more and more Miao people.
From the larger road she walked, there were branches that continued to stretch to the side, like a big tree spreading its leaves.
From a distance, the road under your feet extends directly in the direction of the altar in the distance, so it saves you the trouble of inquiry.
It's just that as she gradually went deeper, more and more Miao people noticed her behavior, and whispers around her came and went. After about half a cup of tea, she walked to the foot of the tall hill of the altar.
Then, she stopped, not that she hesitated, but that the Miao soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain stopped her.
Baguio felt slightly irritable in his heart, but the situation in front of him was not unexpected. Originally! As the supreme sacred altar of the Miao people, if it is not strictly guarded, it will be strange.
There were a lot of Miao soldiers guarding the foot of the mountain, and at a glance, there were at least a dozen or so strong men, standing guard on the road leading to the mountainside, far or near.
At this time, she was stopped by two Miao men standing in the front, they were wearing ordinary Miao clothes, the difference was that they had a wooden armor made of tough wooden baskets on their chests, and they were holding long-handled spears in their hands, it seemed that this was the difference between Miao warriors and ordinary Miao people.
The two Miao people looked Baguio up and down a few times, and then said loudly: "Gurgling, Quack, ......Quack, Quack, Mul, Woo
Baguio was silent, turned his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "We have something important to do, and we want to meet your great wizard." Because he has asked for help, it is rare for him to speak at this moment, but he is a little polite.
However, it is obvious that this place where the Miao people live is far from being as civilized as the owner who opened an inn in Tianshui Village, who can be proficient in the Middle-earth language, and when he heard Baguio speak, the two Miao people frowned tightly, looked at each other, but even picked up the long-handled spear in their hands, their faces were serious, and they shouted loudly and asked: "Hu Hu Lu Lala, Lu Lu Hu Hu Lili......"
Baguio was dumbfounded, he didn't know what to do for a while, to be honest, he entered Baguio's body through the distraction of the eight scenes, originally wanted to help her improve some of her strength, and the reason why she came here this time was because of the beast god, and the second was because he wanted to do something.
Thinking of this, I know that I must not be impulsive at this moment, otherwise once I get into a fight, I am afraid that it will backfire. But after a moment's hesitation, because of the language barrier, he pointed to the altar that was halfway up the mountain with his hand, and said in a kind voice, "We will go up to your altar and go to meet the Great Wizard." ”
I don't know if the Miao people understood what she said, but he pointed to the action of the altar in the middle of the mountain with his finger, which made all the Miao people around, including the Miao warriors standing farther away and some Miao people who were watching the excitement behind her, angry, and one by one they immediately shouted and cursed, and the Miao warriors even hulala surrounded her and surrounded her.
Baguio was dumbfounded, and for a moment he really felt that his head was extremely big.
There were many Miao girls around, looking at the beautiful appearance of Baguio in the field, they were secretly envious for a while, but when they saw more Miao men looking at Baguio's eyes shining, the audience was shocked, and the sound of chirping came and went for a while.
The Miao soldier at the head seemed to be the leader of the dozen or so soldiers, and he glanced at the young men who were still crying and fluttering in the river, coughed, looked at Baguio, and said loudly and angrily: "Hahalu Lu Lili, Quack La Li!" ”
Baguio is also very anxious here, although he doesn't know why he will cause such a disaster, but now he can't speak with these Miao people, and just now he inadvertently violated the Miao taboo and angered the Miao people. Seeing that the Miao people around her are gathering more and more, although she is a cultivator, she is never afraid that these Miao people are powerful and strong, but she has no choice but to ask for this Miao people now.
She stood there, unable to break in, even more reluctant to retreat, in a dilemma, really embarrassing.
And the surrounding Miao people didn't repent after seeing that she actually made a mistake, and still stood in place without saying a word, and the woman still looked a little anxious.
Seeing that the crowd was about to get out of control, a loud shout came from behind the warriors guarding the mountain path.
The voice was so strong and majestic that it suppressed the clamor of so many people, and it was full of majesty. The surrounding Miao people also seemed to recognize this voice, and they all quieted down all of a sudden, looking up at the mountain, obviously this person was very prestigious among the Miao people.