Chapter 263: The High Priest
"Little flower, shut up and go back. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" A person came out of the thatched hut with the leopard and scolded, and the leopard, which was still grinning with its bare teeth just now, suddenly lost its momentum, and returned to the eaves with a head in his head, lying obediently on his stomach.
"Han Chinese?" Lin Ran looked at the person who came out strangely, that's right, this person was dressed as a Han from the Central Plains, and he could speak Chinese, it seemed that he was a Han person. It's just a Han Chinese, how can they appear in this barbarian village where the southern barbarians gather?
"Are you Han?" The man who came out asked first, he had lived in this isolated place for a while, and it was the first time he had seen a Han Chinese.
"That's right, we went to Yongchang County to do business, and we came here by chance halfway and needed a guide, so we came here to disturb." Lin Ran explained succinctly and asked, "You are not also a Han Chinese, why did you appear here?" ”
The man was very arrogant, untied the chains of his leopard, and led the leopard back to his room.
"What's that man's origin?" Lin Ran became even more curious, and asked Xiao Duan to ask the little Nanban leader who led the way.
"This is an animal trainer who migrated to their village a year ago, and he can tame a fierce beast that many hunters can't tame, so he has a high status in the tribe."
Beast trainers? No wonder the leopard just now was in his hand like a dog, very docile.
A Han person, who took the initiative to come to the Nanban region, and was able to survive in this Nanban tribe that advocated force, and still had a relatively high status in the tribe, it seems that this person is also a capable and interesting person.
When they walked near the altar of the tribe, the little leader of the Nanban let out a sharp whistle, and the men and women of the entire tribe, old and young, gathered here, looking at Lin Ran and the others with great novelty, but when they saw Xue Min behind Lin Ran, their eyes became solemn, and the noisy sound just now calmed down suddenly.
The little leader of the Nanban walked into the stone house next to the altar at this time, and after a long while, he came out, only this time he came out, following a woman in the house.
As soon as the woman came out of the house, she immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
On her head, there is a crown made of pure white feathers, her face is white and red, her black hair is like a waterfall, she is simply tied behind her with thin thick twine, hanging down to her waist, and the clothes she wears are white silk, and her waist is tied with an emerald green cloth belt.
Moreover, from her steps and demeanor, it can be seen that this woman is in a high position all the year round and has an outstanding temperament.
Lin Ran was very surprised that in this long dense forest and mountains, there was a stunning beauty.
To tell the truth, this woman's clothes and accessories are not exquisite, the cut marks on the white silk clothes are obvious, the style is not very delicate, and there are some coarse linen things on her body, but this does not hide her outstanding appearance in the slightest.
The woman walked to the altar, and the villagers of the Nanban tribe below knelt on the ground and bowed to the ground.
The woman looked at the scene below very calmly, she saw this kind of scene every day, so she didn't have any special reaction, she just looked at Lin Ran and the others who were standing on the side now.
When she put her eyes on Xue Min's face, which was looking at her in surprise, her originally peaceful face disappeared, revealing a shocked countenance.
"You're also Han?" The woman on the altar stretched out her hand and pointed to Lin Ran, pointing to Xue Min, and what she said was also Chinese.
"Bring them in." The woman asked her subordinates to bring Lin Ran and the others to the altar.
The woman walked up to Xue Min, looked up and down, and said, "No wonder Ah Sang came in so nervously to talk to me just now, it turned out that I saw you." ”
Xue Min looked at herself and asked the woman strangely, "Why are they all so afraid of me?" ”
Xue Min pointed to the small Nanban leader behind the woman, and the little leader shuddered and lowered his head.
The woman smiled: "The people in these tribes are very in awe of white things, especially for those with lighter complexions, they are even more reverent and afraid. ”
The woman pointed to the white ornaments and clothes on her body, as well as her equally fair face, and said, "So here, they have always revered me like a god. I am the high priest of this tribe. ”
"So that's the case, although many tribes have some special taboos, but it's the first time I've seen such a custom of reverence for white."
"I've never seen a Han Chinese since I've been here. What are you here for? ”
The high priest asked Lin Ran and the others.
"We are lost in this mountain forest, and we have come to your tribe to find a guide."
This high priestess woman was very friendly to her group, and Lin Ran told her the reasons she had made up before.
The high priest walked to the edge of the altar, took a deep breath, then turned around and smiled, "Are you going to the south?" Do you think I'll be your guide? ”
"You're a guide for us?" Lin Ran was a little stunned, this high priest was too enthusiastic, although they were both Han Chinese, they might have some compatriot feelings between them, but Lin Ran never thought that the other party would say that he would be his guide in person.
"But what about your tribal village?" Xue Min asked.
The High Priest smiled, "I don't belong here, they just treat me like a god who can bring disaster at any time, and they will feel relieved when I leave." ”
"And how did you get to this tribe in the first place?" Lin Ran wondered about the high priest's background, how could a Han woman run to this southern barbarian tribe and become a high priest?
The high priest paused, and finally said lightly: "I was too young to remember clearly, but I heard from these tribesmen that I was abandoned in this mountain forest when I was very young.
When they were hunting, they rescued me from the mouth of a wild wolf, and then brought me back to the village, where I grew up slowly, and slowly, under the awe of the villagers, became a high priest, and spent my days in this stone house, enjoying the cold life of the high above. ”
When the word abandonment was spoken, the high priest did not have the slightest emotion, as if he was telling someone else's story.
Lin Ran, Xue Min and the other players couldn't help but feel sorry for her, a girl, who has been worshiped as a god since she was a child, is high, but she can't feel the temperature of family affection, no wonder, no matter what this high priest says, there is always an indifferent expression on his face, as plain as a pool of stagnant water. (To be continued.) )