Volume I, The Dongyi Tribe 24. In order to trace the mountain again
It is said that character will determine fate, but fate is not a character that can be controlled, maybe it has an impact, decide how to do it, work hard to do it, and the rest can be left to look at the sky...
Mu San walked on the road that must be passed back to the tribe again, and the trap left by Ah Biao and them could be vaguely seen on the side of the road, Mu San couldn't help but sigh, if they knew that they were coming back today, would they tease him again in advance, this way of reuniting after a long absence, he still missed it very much, and couldn't help but want to shout a few times, I don't know if the lovely people in the village are okay?
The pace quickened as if he was about to fly, a hundred steps and one step, in the blink of an eye, but the familiar environment did not appear, and the scene in front of him stunned him...
What catches your eye is a messy ruins, a desolate place without popularity, the appearance in the memory seems to have never existed, and the full expectation seems to be poured down by a basin of cold water, Mu San's heart instantly cooled, a bad premonition hit, isn't it a bad thing to happen?
He walked on the overgrown land, there should be Ah Biao's house, this should be, it should be, it was the place where he lived since he was a child, yes, no one told him what happened, suddenly he seemed to think of something, and ran in the direction of his home, which was not a big village, and the distance was not far, and there was nothing left in the home, only a scorched trace, was it because of the fire? Migration of clansmen? He didn't dare to think about it anymore, and after leaving Fang for a few months, his family was gone.
"Brother Lin, village chief, where have you been?"
Mu San looked up to the sky and shouted, saying goodbye, but now it is so far away.
He believes that there must be a reason for all this, and he wants to figure it out, even if it is a vast continent and the ends of the earth, he must find traces of his clansmen, and he doesn't want to be an abandoned person without a home.
Walk to the sacrificial temple in the center of the village, the roof is gone, the remnants of the wall are broken everywhere, and he saw the stone statue of the great god of the golden crow has already collapsed to the ground, he hurriedly stepped forward, helped him up, and then kowtowed and bowed, and the village chief shouted a message in his ears: The great god of the golden crow, nourish all things, protect the people, and the lives of Buze.
No matter where Lin Shierlang goes, the Golden Crow God will not be lost, the faith will not be lost, something must have happened, it will be so, he is determined to figure out all this, the ruins here are more conspicuous, there are no weeds to cover it, and the long-term sun and rain cannot be covered, and what is even more strange is that there is no grass, it can be seen that the fire here has burned for the longest time, and it has gone deep into the ground, and it has not recovered for so long.
Mu San pinched up a little ash hidden under the stone statue, twisted it with his hand, it felt a little different from the wood burned, put it under his nose and smell it, the burnt smell was already very light, and there was no difference, I don't understand what it was, etc., why is it so like hair, wouldn't it be?
Time has not passed a month or two, winter has gone to spring, day and night have alternated, some superficial details have long been gone with the wind, and only some indelible traces can be found, coupled with their own meticulous thinking and reasoning.
Now there is no way to be anxious, he really found some clues, in the secret place of the golden crow stone statue, he found some blood stains that had already dried up, and the blood can be sprinkled here, it is impossible to splash it, especially some corners are still relatively clear, you can imagine what it was like on this stone statue at that time, of course, the Lin clan themselves will never take the initiative to defile the stone statue, and the ominous premonition in Mu San's heart is even stronger.
There is basically no more found here, since you want to find clues, you must not just stay in this place, the village chief's house, the hometown of all the clans, Mu San searched all the ruins around, Huang Tian lived up to the answer, sure enough, he found an abnormality in a clan hometown, two bodies that had been dead for a long time were lying on the ground, seeing that their clothes and armor were not from the Lin tribe, they were all tied up when they died, and the death was extremely miserable, indicating that they suffered a lot of torture before their death.
Why are there two corpses in the village? Their weapons are still there, they are not damaged, they are not ordinary villagers at first glance, they are more like soldiers, are they soldiers?
Mu San hurriedly squatted down and picked up the long sword on the ground, although the long sword had long lost its former light, but this system was indeed unusual, it should be uniformly built, and a small "Tai" word on the hilt of the sword was still clearly visible.
Is this the name of the owner, or the name of the tribe?
He didn't know about the tribes outside, so he couldn't think of the meaning of "Tai", so he had to put away his weapons first, and keep the style of his armor firmly in mind.
Now, on the contrary, he somewhat wished that he was abandoned, so that at least he would be fine, if not, he would not dare to imagine the result.
Unable to find other valuable clues, the spirit ape is now silent, quietly by his side, strong is his current belief, hope is beautiful, pursue it.
The rest can only follow the existing discoveries to look down, the boy finally walked out of the mountain, officially set foot on human society, the first time he went up the mountain to find the traces of the clan, the first time he went out of the mountain is also to find the traces of the clan, this has to be said to be a coincidence?
Since Mu San decided to go out of the mountain, he didn't wait anymore and continued to search, so the first choice he faced was which direction to go?
He knew that there was only one place recently, and it was also a tribe that he had overheard the village chief talking about before, the Jin tribe, which was a large tribe that had been formed, of course it was not comparable to their small village, maybe there might be news there, just go here!
Mu San decided the direction and would not hesitate anymore, nor would he stop, and got up to go.
The Jin family is named after the golden peak located at the southern foot of Taiyun Mountain, which is said to be the earliest place to see the sunrise in the entire Taiyun Mountain, and has little contact with the Lin family, so Mu San does not know a lot, so he can only blindly take a hand, improvise, and try to know the depth.
The second choice he faced was the problem of the spirit ape, since he was going to the human world, I don't know if the spirit ape was willing to go, of course, he was still very reluctant to separate, more than a year of getting along, life and death help, he had already regarded it as his own brother, so he had to ask for its opinion,
"Brother Ape, you and I have known each other for more than a year, and I am very grateful to have risked death to save each other several times, but now I am going to the human world to find traces of my clansmen, the continent is vast, I don't know when I will return, are you willing to walk with me?"
The spirit ape shook its head first, and then nodded, just now it was also teasing Mu San, it is much smarter than before, leaving Mu San, living alone in the mountains and forests, it is unwilling, how can it eat delicious food every day? Whatever the reason, this man and ape will not be separated.
Mu San hugged the spirit ape, a good brother, never abandoned, everything is in plain sight, but the feelings are more subtle than fate.
All the way to the east, no matter how beautiful the scenery on the road is, no matter how magnificent the mountains and rivers are, Mu San has no intention of appreciating it, this time it is not better than last time, his mood is more eager, although the direction has been determined, but the sense of foreboding has been lingering in his heart, for a long time.
After walking around the Golden Summit for a few days, Mu San didn't find the station of the Jin tribe, this mountainous area was too big, he only knew the general direction, and it was difficult to find the exact location.
I don't know how much time it will take to find the entire Golden Summit like this, what he lacks most now is time, there is no way, it will only get half the result, what should I do?
The living customs of the Jin clan and the Lin clan are basically not much different, they are both ethnic groups that rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, they must also have their own hunting places, where to find it, isn't it possible to find the Jin clansmen? Such a simple method, Mu San also walked blindly for several days before thinking of it, and couldn't help but scold himself a few words, eager to slap himself twice.
Avoid a few places where wild beasts are scarce, because they are either the territory of large beasts, or there are dangerous existences, and it is best to find a place where wild beasts gather, where there is abundant grass and fertile land.
Mu San really passed by such a place, just where he walked just now, when he and the spirit ape were still resting here, the frightened beasts fled in all directions, empathy, if he was a member of the Jin tribe, he would also choose to hunt here.
Going around and back here, the scattered beasts have regrouped, Kizo didn't disturb them for the time being, first hid aside, and watched the changes, the day of searching turned into a day of waiting again in the blink of an eye, hoping that he would not be in vain.
From a distance, most of these beasts are red deer, sheep and cattle, they are the lowest existence of nature, they are naturally timid, they do not fight or grab, it is this nature that makes them the rations of many fierce beasts, Mu San does not understand what their pursuit is, carefree, but full of crises, can't they resist? Why not fight? Have they never pursued it? Just to live?
This is nature, he can't understand it, this is precisely the biggest difference, people's thoughts are incomprehensible to these beasts, human beings fight with the sky, fight with people, and fight with big beasts, what is the picture? What are you pursuing?
Maybe people can also learn from them not to fight, not to fight, not to be greedy, not to want, not to take, in order to understand the way of nature?
This is the question that the master has always asked him to understand, the road of nature, the fantasy, the life of the poor, it is difficult to see its source, the way of heaven is humanity, and humanity is the way of nature.
There seemed to be a trap there, and Mu San found something different from the distance, which was also something they had used before, and he could see the clues at a glance, and he could feel that it was out of place with the surrounding natural environment, but these beasts did not notice any difference, it seemed that they were arranged by veterans.
A sturdy goat stepped on the trap and fell into the pit, the mournful "bleating" sound came out, and the surrounding kinders just looked up, and continued to lower their heads to graze, is it really indifference that has nothing to do with themselves?
Mu San really can't understand, shouldn't they help each other?