Chapter 122: A Land Outside the World
Hearing Jianyue say this, Zhang Xun was very puzzled, "Oh, I see, but if someone doesn't know and enters the mountains in spring, autumn or winter, won't it be a disaster?" ”
"No, it won't! As soon as the summer passes, our people will block the entrance to the mountain road to prevent outsiders from entering the mountain, and we will also remove the suspension bridge in front of the village to prevent the people from leaving the village. ”
"Oh, I see, no wonder the Yue Nu clan is rarely known."
"Well, we have ancestral teachings."
"What ancestral teachings?"
"Hmm...... About 200 years ago, ancestors came here and settled here. The ancestors planted sunflower vines on the way to come, and established the rules of seclusion, all the Yuenu people must live in seclusion in the Yuenu Mountain. ”
"Are you not allowed to go out of the mountains at all?"
"No, if you have to trade or contact with the outside world, the patriarch will also send someone out of the mountain in the summer, but the people who go out of the mountain must return in the summer, and they are not allowed to publicize the location of the Yue Nu tribe."
"What about outsiders?"
"Although we Yue women live in seclusion, we are not exclusive to outsiders, after all, we also need to know what is happening outside. And...... Well...... Nothing more......"
Jianyue's words didn't seem to be finished, but his face suddenly turned slightly red, and after a few words, he didn't say anything.
Subsequently, under the leadership of Jianyue, the four of them continued to walk towards the Yue Nu village.
After walking for a long time, Jianyue led the four of them to a cliff, a narrow suspension bridge was built in the middle of the cliff, and there were two male guards of the Yue Nu tribe standing opposite the suspension bridge, they were dressed similarly to Jianyue, and they did not grow hair, they only had short hair one inch long. Behind the guard, a mountain gate is built against the mountain, and the words "Yuenu Mountain" are carved on it.
"We're here." Mitsuki pointed to the mountain gate and said.
Zhang Xun cautiously walked to the edge of the cliff, held the suspension bridge pillar and looked down, and couldn't help exclaiming: "This cliff is really bottomless!" ”
After that, Zhang Xun picked up a stone from the ground and threw it under the cliff, but after a long time he didn't hear an echo, and then he said: "No wonder this Yue girl clan is not afraid of outsiders coming." ”
Then, Jianyue jumped up the suspension bridge and beckoned to the four of them excitedly: "Come with me." ”
Zhang Xun was a little scared, although he had been on the battlefield for a long time, such a bottomless cliff still made him feel panicked. Seeing that Zhang Xun was delayed, Jianyue actually sang a mountain song on the suspension bridge, "Lalala, Yuenu in front of the mountain, a timid guest is here!" La-la-la! Don't be afraid, we have good wine! ”
"What's so scary about this!"
Although Zhang Xun's voice was loud, he was obviously lacking in confidence, he took a deep breath and strengthened his courage, just as he was about to take the lead and cross the bridge, he saw Su Ming's brows furrowed, and thoughtfully led the horse onto the suspension bridge.
Halfway through, he suddenly stopped, he held on to the ropes on both sides of the suspension bridge, looked down the cliff, and then said to himself: "This mountain gate is still the same as it was back then, but this bridge should be different every year......
After Su Ming passed smoothly, Zhang Xun also led the horse onto the suspension bridge, he just walked out of the halfway, just caught up with a gust of mountain wind, the mountain wind howled, blowing the suspension bridge shook violently, Zhang Xun subconsciously grabbed the rope and squatted down, finally waited for the wind to stop, the bridge stabilized again, Zhang Xun stood up and prepared to cross the bridge, but the horses were frightened and refused to go.
Jianyue jumped on the suspension bridge again, and sang with a smile: "The guests are scared, and the horses are panicked!" A small bridge, how to come here! ”
Zhang Xun stroked the back of the horse's neck, and after a while, the horse trembled and followed Zhang Xun across the drawbridge.
After that, Heyu and Shuang Di also passed the suspension bridge respectively, and the four followed Jianyue through the mountain gate and entered the Yue Nu village.
After the mountain gate, there is really no cave, the whole Yue Nu village is close to the hanging wall in the north, the east and west are surrounded by mountains, although there is no mountain peak in the south, but it is close to the cliff that Zhang Xun and others have just passed, it can be said that the suspension bridge is the only way for the Yue Nu people to contact the outside world.
There are hundreds of families in the village, each living in a bamboo hut built close to the mountain peaks on the east and west sides, and connected to each other in two huge undulating arcs. In the middle of the two arcs is an open and flat square, and on the north side of the square is a dense bamboo forest, the bamboo forest is backed by a hanging wall, the hanging wall is towering, and the top is hooked inward, and the water flows down from the top of the hanging wall, forming a suspended waterfall.
In the north of the square, a statue of the goddess is built more than a dozen people high, the goddess has a beautiful face, her expression is calm, she faces the south and stands upright, her long hair goes around her left shoulder, hanging down on her chest, the goddess wears armor on her upper body, her lower body is long and her skirt is fluttering, she carries a short bow and quiver, the arrow feathers of the bow and arrow in the bag are also carved clearly, she holds a shield in her left hand, lifts it slightly, holds a short sword in her right hand, and points straight ahead with a slight tilt. The hilt of the dagger sits just below the hanging waterfall, and the water falls into the hilt and slopes down the blade of the sword, converging in the circular pale blue pool in front of the sculpture.
Zhang Xun was shocked by the scene in front of him, he never imagined that there would be such a gorgeous clan village in this group of mountains, and he couldn't help but admire: "What a Yue Nu clan village!" It's a masterpiece! ”
"Of course, our Yue Nu village is a fairyland on earth!" Jianyue said happily.
"Yes! Oh, yes! I can't imagine that although this trip is a refugee, there can be such a situation! What a blessing in misfortune! ”
"Fleeing? What's going on? Jianyue asked curiously.
"Oh! By the way, the girl who saw the moon was patronizing and admiring it, but she forgot to explain her intentions. ”
"Huh?"
"We came from the country of Wu, because we were framed, we had to flee here, I want to find a person named Chen Yin in the clan, he should help us."
"Huh?!" When Jianyue heard this, she suddenly said in surprise: "You want to find my father?" ”
"Huh?!" Zhang Xun was also shocked: "Chen Yin is your father? That...... The full name of the girl who saw the moon is Chen Jianyue? It's also very good. ”
Jianyue hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, no! I don't have a last name! We Yue women don't have surnames! ”
Zhang Xun said a little dazedly: "But don't you follow your father's surname?" ”
"Of course not, our Yue Nu clan is a woman in charge! How can I get my father's last name? Strange ......"
Zhang Xun was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Hehe, it's really a special custom, then please take us to meet your father." ”
"Okay, come with me, Daddy should be with the guests now!"
At the same time, in a three-story bamboo house on the west side of the clan village, two men were sitting by the window on the third floor drinking and talking, one of them was Xiao Shi, and the other was nearly forty years old, with a strong figure, sharp eyes, wearing women's costumes, and short hair more than an inch long, this person was Chen Yin.
Xiao Shi leaned against the window, shaking the gold-inlaid bamboo tube, the flower wine in the bamboo tube exuded an intoxicating aroma, Xiao Shi smiled: "Brother Chen, are you really unwilling to go out of the mountain with me?" The Yue Nu people have ancestral teachings and are not allowed to go out of the mountain, but you can't be completely considered a Yue Nu people, as long as you want, you can still leave here, right? For example, today is very different from back then, and it's a pity that a genius like my brother is buried here. ”
Chen Yin shook his head and smiled: "Hey, what's the difference?" Back then, it was a dispute between the princes, and now, the so-called difference between brothers is just an alternation of strength and weakness. I'm an old bone, I didn't make a name for myself back then, and I almost died, and now I can't afford to toss it, come, brother, let's drink! ”
"Brother, back then, my senior brother and I rescued you from the country of Wu and hid in this Yuenu Mountain, I wanted to wait for the opportunity to take revenge and establish a meritorious career. Unexpectedly, my brother has taken root in this comfortable nest, hehe, brother, although it has been fifteen years, your revenge has not been avenged! There is a saying that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, but it is not that he will not take revenge! ”
"Hey, when is the time for retribution, forget it, forget it, I think it's good now, more than ten years have passed, and I have almost forgotten this revenge."
"Brother, listen to my brother's persuasion again, now the king of Yue and his husband are also deeply hated, the king of Yue is working hard, lying on the salary to taste the courage, the country of Yue is even more united, working hard, in order to take revenge, if the brother can go out of the mountain to help, not only the revenge will be avenged, but also the meritorious service!"
"Hey......" Chen Yin smiled bitterly, shook his head, and then poured a bamboo tube full of flower wine for himself, without waiting for Xiao Shi to raise his glass, he drank it all alone, he hiccuped, pondered for a moment, and said: "Brother Yunqing, my brother has been drinking with you every night these days, and all I think about in my heart is the love between our brothers." Although I also know that what you say is for my good, but in the past fifteen years, I have also thought clearly, revenge, meritorious service, and the country, hehe, compared with my wife and daughter, these are really not important at all. I know you can't understand it, and I don't want you to understand, but you have to understand that my brother is really hard-hearted, and he can't go out of the mountain with you no matter what. The Yue Nu Mountain is isolated from the world, and the Yue Nu people are even more uninterested in the world, I am now an elder of the Yue Nu clan, and I truly understand the mystery of being free from the world. Therefore, the brother can come to the elder brother for a drink at any time, but when it comes to going out of the mountain, the brother should ask another master. ”
"Hehe, if we had won that Martial God Trial fifteen years ago, I really don't know what it would be like now."
"Not to mention that we can't win at all, and besides, fifteen years have passed, and it doesn't make any sense to assume it now."
"Hey, well, since my brother can't understand it anymore, I won't force it anymore, and I will never mention it again about going out of the mountain. Hehe, I've been bothering for a few days, and it's time to go home tomorrow, come, brother, let's not get drunk today! ”
"Good brother! Drink! ”
The two had just finished touching the bamboo tube and were about to drink, when suddenly a guard came from outside, and the guard reported: "Elder, the little master is here, and he has brought four guests, saying that he is looking for the elder." ”
"Oh? Looking for me? ”
The man said that his name was Zhang Xun, and he was called a public ...... What is it...... The people who have come to see you. ”
"Gong Hui Ran?!" Xiao Shi said in surprise.
"That's right! Right! That's the name. ”
"Ahh It's a friend of the Gonghui brothers! Fast! Fast! Please come in! Chen Yin said happily.
"Wait!" Xiao Shi stopped: "Brother, this Zhang Xun is the junior brother of me and Senior Brother Gonghui, he is insidious and vicious, and he has never been loved by the master, but you also know that my Senior Brother Gonghui is too kind-hearted and treats everyone as his own brother. ”
"Oh? Is there such a thing? ”
"Humph! I don't know what he's done this time! Although the senior brother entrusts you to help him, you must be careful! Who knows what bad intentions this bastard is hiding! ”
"yes, I see." Chen Yin frowned, nodded and said.
Xiao Shi pointed to a ladder next to the wall of the bamboo house and said, "Brother, I'll hide in the upper compartment later, and listen to what this Zhang Xun is all about." ”
"Huh? Don't you see him? Anyway, you are also brothers, why can't we see each other? ”
"Brother doesn't know, once Zhang Xun wanted to frame his senior brother, I found out, the two of us fought, and this scar on my face is due to him! Since then, I have formed a feud, but my senior brother has never known the truth, and he still thinks that Zhang Xun is a good person! What's more! He's now loyal to his husband! So, I can't meet him anyway, and you don't want to say I've been! ”
"Okay, don't worry!"
"Hmm!"
With that, Xiao Se crept up the ladder and hid in the compartment above.
Chen Yin ordered his entourage to clean up the table, and then asked Zhang Xun and others to come in.
"Daddy!"
Jianyue shouted while running happily to the third floor, Chen Yin was very happy to see her daughter, and hugged her.
"See the moon, did you practice archery today?"
"Practiced! Practiced! Daddy is urging these all day long, it's really annoying. ”
"If you want to practice archery well, the key is to keep practicing every day, but you can't afford to waste a day."
Zhang Xun and the others went up to the third floor, and when they saw Chen Yin, they saluted and said, "Under Zhang Xun, it's polite!" ”
"Oh! In the next Chen Yin, fortunately! Come, please be seated! ”
After Zhang Xun explained the intention and introduced the group, everyone sat down during the banquet, Chen Yin ordered people to put on a banquet, raised a glass to everyone and said: "You have come from afar, you are guests of the Yue Nu clan, and you are friends of my brothers, come, please drink this cup together." ”
Zhang Xun picked up the bamboo tube on the bamboo table, and found that this bamboo tube wine glass was actually inlaid with a circle of gold, and then looked at the rest of the room, golden ornaments could be seen everywhere. Zhang Xun couldn't help but sigh: "The Yue Nu clan is really a rich place! ”
"Oh? Ha ha! Chen Yin pointed to the gold ornaments in the house and said, "You mean this gold?" Haha, these things are expensive in China, but they have no value in Yuenu Mountain, but they are shiny and very beautiful. ”
"Huh? Magical! Magical! ”
"When the Yue Nu people came here, they brought a lot of gold, but for two hundred years, the Yue Nu people lived in seclusion, and the gold was of little value, and the tribesmen used this gold to make a decoration."
"Oh, I see."