After flying for half an hour, a dense forest appeared in front of the two, and colorful clouds and mist evaporated from the canopy of the forest, curling up into the sky. The clouds and mist are strange at first glance, and it seems that flying in the sky is not good.

Tian Nuo fell, walked in front of the iron mask, and took the lead into the woods.

This Tian Nuoning seemed to be able to distinguish the direction in this dense forest, and walked forward with an iron mask.

As it got dark, the two of them lit a bonfire in the depths of the jungle and sat on the ground.

Tian Nuoning handed over a piece of dry food, "Eat, rest early." ”

It was rare for Tian Nuoning to take the initiative to talk to him, Tie Mian was a little unaccustomed to it, so he was stunned for a moment and took it.

It was cold to the hand, but there was a faint fragrance of lilies coming from Tian Nuoning's tentacles.

The two sat on either side of the campfire, leaning against the trunk of a tree and preparing to rest. Suddenly, several pairs of green light appeared in the dense forest, and after a while, several giant wolves appeared in front of the two.

Iron Mask stood up, these giant wolves seemed to be not afraid of the bonfire, and the leading giant wolf howled at Iron Mask.

Iron Face drew his sword and was about to move forward, when he suddenly couldn't pull out his foot, and when he looked down, somehow, his foot was frozen on the ground.

Tie Mian was stunned for a while, Tian Nuo Ning behind him slowly opened his eyes, slowly stood up, and walked in front of Tie Mian.

Looking at the wolves, the majesty of the god in his eyes made the wolf gradually lower his head, not daring to look at it, bowing his head to his ears, and after a while the wolf turned his head, wailed a few times, and dispersed with the wolves.

Tian Nuoning turned around, walked to the place just now and sat down, and continued to close his eyes and breathe, leaving an iron face with a shocked face.

This woman can't be a goddess, right? Thinking like this in his heart, Tie Mian couldn't help but look at Tian Nuo Ning a few times, and felt a little offended, his gaze turned out, closed his eyes and fell asleep by himself.

............

Early the next morning, Tian Nuoning's eyelashes trembled a few times, opened her pure and dust-free eyes, saw the iron face who was practicing by himself, and said in a low voice, "Let's go." ”

Continuing to be led by Tian Nuoning, the field of vision gradually broadened, and in front of the two of them was a large river more than ten zhang wide.

The water in the river was as viscous as honey oil, sparkling in the morning sun, and it was a little strange at first sight, and the iron mask did not dare to wade through the water for a while.

was hesitating, only to see this Tian Nuoning's stride did not decrease, and he walked towards the river step by step.

"Hey!" Iron Mask couldn't help but scream.

It's just that Tian Nuoning ignored him with a cold face, Tie Mian was bored with himself, and looked at Tian Nuoning who was walking towards the river with a frown.

The next step was to step into the river, and Tie Mian was about to step forward to stop him, only to see Tian Nuoning actually condense ice steps under his feet, step by step, step by step, step by step in the air.

The morning sun is dazzling, and the white clothes are better than the snow, although he has no intention of being with her, but Tian Nuoning is indeed very beautiful, which Tiemian has to admit.

Following Tian Nuoning's steps, a crystal clear ice bridge stood above the river, and the iron face was silent, with his head down, he stepped on the ice steps and caught up with Tian Nuoning.

............

The rest of the way was nothing, and the two did not talk more, and walked for another day and night, the trees thinned and their vision widened.

The two walked to the height of a hill, Tian Nuoning raised his hand to cover the eyebrows of the stars, identified the lower position, and led Sui Musheng towards a giant tree with a strange shape.

When he approached, the giant tree was about the thickness of the four people hugging him, and the branches were coiled, vigorous and powerful, twisted into the shape of sheep's horns, and even the iron face couldn't help but look at it twice.

"Brother Iron-masked, Sister Nuo Ning, you're here!" A little girl jumped out of the shade on the other side of the tree trunk, it was Wakako.

Li Hao also walked out slowly, with a smile on his face, "Thank you for your hard work, the little girl counted you almost today, and we will be waiting for you here early in the morning." ”

Tie Mian's face softened, but Tian Nuoning still had a cold face, "Velvet tribe, how is the contact?"

"How dare you be lazy about what the priest ordered, naturally it will be done properly!" Li Hao blinked his eyes and gave his thumb.

"Still. Ruozi paused, "The Velvet Clan mostly barters trade, and the head of the Ministry of Commerce wants to see the quality of the iron goods first. ”

"Hmm. Tian Nuo replied, "Then go and see the head of the Ministry of Commerce." ”

The group was led by Ruozi and walked in the direction of the Velvet Tribe.

............

All the way to the clear spring and green grass, gradually see the burst of cooking smoke, after a while a wooden village built by the mountain appeared on both sides of the mountain road, the passing tribe people dressed in animal skin linen, warmly greeted Ruozi, and even came forward to pinch Ruozi's little face, it seems to be familiar tightly.

The world's speculation has not been infected here at all.

A man with a heavy object in his hand flashed out from the path on the side, and when he saw the iron mask, he felt a little embarrassed, so he looked at it twice, but when he saw Tian Nuoning, he seemed to be shocked by his appearance, and he was shocked, opened his mouth wide, and was stunned in place for a long time.

The crowd turned into a rather structured wooden village, and many people gathered in the open space outside the house, speaking words that Iron Mask did not understand at all, and seemed to be bartering there.

Entering the wooden house, the main hall was a little cluttered, with all kinds of measuring tools stacked in one corner, and rolls of animal skin books stacked in one corner, probably ledgers and other things.

Hearing the voice, the owner of the wooden house lifted the animal skin door curtain and walked out of the room on one side, and when he saw it, he couldn't help but have a sincere smile on the corner of his mouth.

"This is the head of the Ministry of Commerce, Elder Zhai Jinzhai. Wakako explained to the crowd.

"Zhai Jin, in the velvet language, means water tank. Wakako said with a smile.

The elder of the water tank, his face was light, and he looked over, and saw that this man was about fifty years old, with a big belly, and it was not an exaggeration to call him a water tank, with his hair braided neatly and uniformly, wearing a loose animal skin coat, and strange beads were strung with strings around his waist and wrists, and the most striking thing was that there was a necklace with two saber-toothed tiger teeth on his neck, showing the wearer's good background.

Zhai Jin and Ruo Zi chatted for a while, and then looked at the iron mask and his party, but when he saw Tian Nuoning, Zhai Jin looked stunned, took two steps back, and pointed at Tian Nuo Ning and Ruo Zi for a while.

After listening to Zhai Jin's words, Ruo Zizhu smiled and turned around, "Sister Nuo Ning, Elder Zhai said that you are the most beautiful woman he has ever seen." ”

Tian Nuo's expression remained unchanged, as if he hadn't heard it.

Ruozi was not surprised, so he led the man to see the iron goods on the iron face and shoulder.

The man carefully inspected the fineness of the iron goods, groped and knocked it, raised his face, showed a satisfied expression, and made a gesture at Ruozi.

After finishing speaking, Ruo Zi turned to everyone, "Elder Zhai is very satisfied with this batch of iron goods, but the pearl jade promised earlier is still in preparation, and it will probably be available the day after tomorrow." ”

"But it's just right, Sister Nuo Ning, you have been in the dust all the way, and you just have a few days off. ”

As if remembering something, Elder Zhai hurriedly introduced it to Ruo Ziji, who suddenly showed joy.

"Elder Zhai said that tomorrow night is the annual snake slaying festival of the Velvet Clan, and it is the most lively, so we must go to see it. ”

............

Settle down at night, if the son will be interested in the group to come out and go around, this Rong clan rarely has outsiders to come and go, since there is no inn and the like, so I have to temporarily live in the villager's house.

In the face of Ruo Zizhuo's warm invitation, Tie Mian couldn't pull his face down to refuse, and Tian Nuoning couldn't stand the dirty air in the villagers' houses, so he also took it down and went out to breathe.

Walking on the moist forest path at night is a refreshing thing, and the iron mask walks like this, and by the way, I listen to Ruozi's introduction to this mountain and this water and the strange stories in it. With the scenery of southern Fujian, my mood can't help but be far away.

"By the way, what is the Snake Slashing Festival?" Iron Mask asked suddenly.

"Is it the Snake Cutting Festival?" Li Hao took over, "It is a grand festival of the Velvet Clan, on the day of the Snake Cutting Festival, all the young adults go to the Lingshan Cave with guns and shields, enter the cave to cut the snake, and take the snake's head out, but whoever obtains the snake's head can use this as a dowry to marry a beloved girl." ”

"What about the one who can't get the snake's head?" Iron Mask asked a little curiously.

"You can't get the snake's head. Li Hao smiled and said, "Then I will probably be a bachelor for a lifetime haha." ”

"All brave warriors, regardless of whether they are married or not, can participate, which has led to some people having wives and concubines, children and daughters, and some people have never married and died alone. Wakako interjected.

"But it's a way to keep the clan strong for generations. Tian Nuo, who was silent, condensed and continued.

"Oh, what a beautiful woman this southern Fujian land is, don't use powder, hey, how do you say that?" Li Hao thought for a while.

"Naturally go to carving!" Li Hao continued to smile evilly and said, "I really want to participate~"

Ruo Ziji's face changed, and he looked at Li Hao nervously.

"It's just that I still have to take care of this little girl, it's really troublesome, hey, let's give this opportunity to someone else. ”

The atmosphere seemed to suddenly sweeten, and Iron Mask turned his head to look away.

The next moment, Iron Mask stopped.

"What's wrong? Brother Iron Mask. Wakako asked.

"It's nothing, there's just someone over there. Iron Mask replied.

Everyone looked in the direction pointed by Iron Mask, and saw a man and a woman sitting on the bare roots of a tree, speaking softly and leaning on each other.

"That woman seems to be Su Jilan, the granddaughter of the patriarch. Li Hao probed his brain. "There are not many people in this community who know the language of Middle-earth, and that woman is one. ”

Ruo Zizhu nodded, "That man seems to be the fourth elder of the clan leader of the military department, the two have always been on good terms, and the door is also right, but this fourth elder has always been weak, and last year in order to marry Su Jilan into the cave to cut the snake, he was injured by a poisonous snake, and in order to save his life, he had to cut off his left arm." ”

Tie Mian took a closer look, and the man's left sleeve was indeed a little strange, and it seemed that what Ruo Ziyi said was true.

"Last year, it wasn't good, but this year I lost my left arm, wouldn't I go to the cave to find death?" asked Li Hao.

"So, maybe they're running out of time together. Ruozi looked at the backs of the two with pity.

It was as if something had smashed into Iron Mask's heart like a heavy fist, and Iron Mask shook unnoticed, gritting his teeth.

Tian Nuoning seemed to notice the abnormality of the iron face, and his eyes deviated to the iron face, so he took it back.