Seeing Phyllis away, Lin Zixi couldn't help but ask Zhao Hangyu what his plans were next.

"There seems to be a lot of unclean stuff in this city, and in my opinion, we're just going to have to stay for a while. Anyway, the vacation is still long, and I am not busy going home, so it is good to practice more. ”

Lin Zixi smiled and said, "Then listen to you, anyway, in this eventful season, no one should think about it." ”

Seeing Zhao Hangyu and Lin Zixi talking and laughing, Su Mo didn't mention it in his heart, so he didn't use a light bulb, so as not to make someone feel more or less uncomfortable in his heart. So he said that he couldn't help him left and right, and it was just a delay to continue to stay, and besides, he had left Dragon City for a few days, and there were still some things that needed to be dealt with.

Zhao Hangyu is so smart, how can he not hear the sound outside the strings. After thinking about it, he said, "If Sister Su Mo wants to go back, it's okay, because I don't know what I'll encounter next, but can I ask Sister for something?"

Su Mo nodded: "Say it, there is no need to be polite between you and me, as long as I can help, I will not refuse you." ”

"Then please ask Sister Su Mo to bring Liu Mei back with her, after all, she is by our side, and there are many inconveniences. ”

After Zhao Hangyu finished speaking, he asked Liu Mei what he meant, and seeing that Liu Mei did not refuse, he asked Su Mo to take the Soul Gathering Ding away.

However, it was said that Zhao Hangyu and Lin Zixi had been in Tiangang City for three days, but they did not find any abnormal phenomena and deeds.

Lin Zixi thought that if there was nothing else, it would be better to go to the next city.

Zhao Hangyu proposed that Tiangang City is close to countless large and small islands, so it is better to go out to sea, and there may be discoveries. The two of them agreed and soon set sail with the ship.

Standing on the bow of the boat and looking into the distance, but seeing the white waves in the distance, piled up, close to hear the noise of gulls and birds, competing for the whitebait and white shrimp rolled up by the waves, although far from reaching the climax, but only this scenery is quite magnificent.

However, the most exciting moment should be the birthday of the tide god on August 18 every year, and the tide can be called majestic.

Thousands of layers of snow roar in the sky, and thousands of stacks of smoke and waves surging. The water flies and thunders, and the waves roll around with thunderbolts. Standing on the T-shaped mouth, watching the tide wall stand, hitting the dam bank, and instantly turning into a torrential rain, it is really thrilling.

Looking at the sea from afar, the sky is blue, the sand and the snow waves are white, the tide is rising, the sky is high and the sea is wide. Lin Zixi couldn't help but feel good, letting the sea breeze blow her hair, enjoying this rare comfort.

Zhao Hangyu used Tai Chi Yin and Yang Eyes, scanned the surroundings like radar, and suddenly found that there seemed to be something strange in the thick fog wall in the distance, so he asked Lin Zixi to go to find out together.

"What are you nervous about? I can't stand you!"

Although Lin Zixi couldn't help complaining, Zhao Hangyu was still messing around after all.

Through the thick wall of fog, a huge and turquoise island suddenly appeared in front of the two of them. But this island seems surprisingly peaceful, as if it is very abnormal, even a little weird.

The two pressed the head of the cloud, searched around the island, and after passing through a dense forest, their eyes suddenly opened up. But what they saw in their eyes made the two believe that they had indeed traveled back to ancient times.

I saw that there are "dry rail" type wooden buildings everywhere, the flat house is a single-eaves structure, and the open house is a double-eaves structure. All columns, beams, fangs, melons, strings, whirls, purlins, etc., are made by mortise and tenon joints. Among them, there are fishtail tenons, palm tenons, buckle tenons, axe brain tenons, full tenons, half tenons, etc.

And each building, except for the roof tiles, is built of cedar wood from top to bottom.

The pillars of the house are chiseled with large cedar wood, and the columns are connected by square wooden strips of different sizes between the columns. The whole house is lined up with pillars of different heights, and wooden fangs of different sizes are worn diagonally through straight sets.

The wooden building is surrounded by a "stilted building", and the eaves corner of the building is turned up, such as the wings of Dapeng. The four walls of the building and the floor slabs on each floor are slotted with wooden planks. At both ends of the wooden building, there are generally partial buildings to make it flow on all sides.

Looking at the attire of the residents, most of them are blue, blue, black, white and other colored cloth clothes. Women wear silver bracelets or bone bracelets, rings, silver hairpins, collars and other accessories. The man has many tattoos, and his appearance is extremely coarse.

"This ...... Who are these people?"

Lin Zixi's apricot eyes widened, obviously not recovering from the traversing state of mind.

Zhao Hangyu pondered: "Looking at the structure of these dwellings, as well as their costumes, I feel very much like the ancient Yue people described in the book. ”

The so-called ancient Yue nationality refers to the ancient ethnic groups distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the coastal area, and there is a custom of cutting off the hair and tattooing, and the Yaoshun era has interacted with the Central Plains Huaxia people.

In terms of food, the ancient Yue people's "rice and soup fish" are the pioneers of rice cultivation. In terms of residence, the ancient Yue people are the creators of "ganlan" housing. In terms of transportation, the ancient Yue people were the originators of boats.

At this time, the residents had already paid attention to the two, and one of the elderly people came up to ask where they came from.

Since the elder spoke the ancient Yue language, the two of them couldn't understand what was being said at all.

After Zhao Hangyu used the translator, he communicated with the elders. Originally, the name of this island was outlying islands, which means to stay away from the hustle and bustle. The inhabitants of the island are all descendants of the Goujian period of King Yue, and until today, I don't know how many years have passed, let alone what the situation is outside the world.

The elderly enthusiastically invited Zhao Hangyu and Lin Zixi to their homes as guests.

I saw that his wooden building had four floors, and the bottom floor was stacked with firewood and grass, livestock were kept, and stone mounds were set up. The second floor has a fire pit and housing for the elderly, the third floor is a bedroom for young people, and the fourth floor is for storing food or sundries.

On the outside of the building, there are corridor railings, which are spacious and bright, with air circulation, for family members to rest, and it is also a good place for girls to spin and weave.

At the elderly's home, the two tasted different delicious roasts, fish and rice, drank fragrant green tea, and listened to the elders tell the history of migration.

Zhao Hangyu secretly looked around and found a cloth rain doll hanging on the window, and couldn't help but feel a little curious. Because this kind of rag doll is a feature that only Fusang has in the country, and in this so-called isolated island, there will be such a thing, which shows that it is not completely isolated from the world as the elders said.

The elder seemed to see Zhao Hangyu's thoughts, so he smiled and said, "Although we don't travel inland, we have connections with nearby island countries, and these dolls were exchanged from the neighboring Fusang country. In two days, we will hold a grand sea god sacrifice event on the entire outlying island, and we invite you two to participate!"

Zhao Hangyu nodded in agreement, but he had other plans in his heart.

Leaving the elder's residence, Zhao Hangyu and Lin Zixi wandered around the neighborhood, and for some reason, they always felt that there seemed to be an ominous smell in the air. Walking to a corner of the village, I was suddenly stunned by a strange phenomenon.

I saw a bamboo bed at the door of several households, and there were people lying on the bed, male or female, old or young, who seemed to have lost their breath.

Lin Zixi took a closer look and couldn't help but be surprised to make sure that none of these people had a human breath.

You must know that under normal circumstances, the deceased should set up a mourning hall at home for relatives and friends to pay respects, how can it be placed at the door at will? Looking at the facial expression of the deceased, it is really scary, is it also a mysterious custom of the ancient Yue people?

At this time, there were bursts of rattle and gongs floating from nowhere, which added a bit of horror to the atmosphere of the scene. When asked about the people around him, they all shook their heads, as if they were particularly shy about this phenomenon.

"What the hell is going on?"

Zhao Hangyu felt more and more strange, but he hadn't been able to figure it out for a while.

Lin Zixi frowned and said, "If it's not weird here, my name will be pronounced upside down!"

Two days later, the Poseidon Festival kicked off, and the first sacrifice was to the four sea gods: Yu Hao, Hu Yu, Ti Zi, and Yu Yi.

The earliest record of the four sea gods was found in the Book of Mountains and Seas, in the Zhu of the East China Sea, there are gods, human faces and bird bodies. Two yellow snakes, two yellow snakes, the name is called Yu No., Yu No. is born Yu Jing, Yu Jing is in the North Sea, Yu No. is in the East China Sea, and it is the god of the sea.

In the South China Sea, there are gods, human faces, two green snakes, two red snakes, and Hu Yu.

In the West Sea, there is a god, a human face and a bird body, two green snakes, two red snakes, and the name is Tizi.

In the sun of the North Sea, there is a god, a human face and a bird body, two green snakes, two red snakes, and the name is Yuyi.

This was followed by the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas: Ao Guang, Ao Qin, Ao Yan, and Ao Shun.

The dragon king is the master of the water, so it is especially important to worship the dragon king.

Legend has it that the dragon king sat on a coral cart drawn by ten sea horses, and the turtle prime minister was on the left side of the car, and on both sides of the car were four large whales, commonly known as gunners, who fired their cannons to advance.

With the prawns as the vanguard officer, the pair fish acting as the guard of honor behind it, and the yaksha behind the guard of honor is the yaksha. When fishermen are fishing in the sea, they have to stop their operations and hold a sacrificial ceremony.

The other is the sea turtle. It is said that turtles are good at change and can bring good and bad luck to people. Therefore, fishermen are allowed to catch turtles when working, but they must not offend turtles.

Fishermen say it sometimes climbs into the net, and it looks like it's the size of a bowl, but when it enters the water, it becomes bigger than a grinding plate. Whenever you see a turtle, you should not only burn incense and paper, but also kowtow and pray.

People who work at sea are taboo to say turtles, and generally call it "old man", "old handsome", and "old man". Some habits also come from it, for example, when a fishing boat drops anchor, the first thing to shout is to give the anchor! After shouting, stop for a while and then lift the anchor into the sea, it is said that it is afraid of hurting the turtle and telling it to avoid it.

The sacrificial ceremony is in full swing, and the fishermen come to the beach with offerings such as pigs, sheep, incense and candles on their shoulders. Wizards lit fireworks, bells rang in unison, sorcerers chanted scriptures, and people bowed and worshipped.

I saw that every family was a fat pig with molted skin, smeared red with blood, 100 baked cakes, a vat of home-brewed rice wine, and a cigarette firecracker. During the sacrifice, the family unit is used as a unit to place offerings, burn incense and set off firecrackers, and kneel facing the sea to worship the gods.

After the wizard finished praying, each family threw the offerings into the sea, Lin Zixi couldn't help frowning, and said in her heart that the sea god and the dragon king could eat so many offerings?

Zhao Hangyu didn't think so, just quietly looked at everything in his eyes.

Halfway through the event, a huge ship with a pitch-black body suddenly floated in the distance, looking like a whale, and a bewitching chrysanthemum flag hanging on the mast, apparently from Fuso Kingdom.

The boat gradually approached the shore, and you could vaguely see a group of oriental ronins with wide robes and short sleeves, hanging swords from their waists, and wooden clogs.

When even the master went to communicate with them, the Fuso made a few gestures, and then the climax of the sacrifice began.

I saw people driving chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep to the seashore, and pushed into the turbulent tide. It didn't take long for the big fish and monsters in the sea to devour each other, until the sea surface was blood-red and the smell was pungent.

"How can there be such a living sacrifice?"

Lin Zixi shook her head again and again, only to feel extremely cruel. And she never expected that there would be something even more unacceptable to her. The dead that had been placed at the door of each house two days earlier were also thrown into the sea as sacrifices, and it is said that in this way, when he went out to fish, the god of the sea would not accept the living into the sea.

Zhao Hangyu sneered: "What kind of god can be a god who asks for so many tricks to sacrifice." ”