Su Ling thought about it, so he waved his hand and opened the door to the ancient world with his demonic power.

There is only one passage to the Wasteland, so guarding this passage has become a major concern for the people in the sky, and strictness is a matter of course, so all those who do not belong to the Wasteland will be driven out, and naturally there are people who want to sneak in, but they are often ruthlessly thrown out, and few can succeed.

Su Ling entered the passage with Qilin and Pu Xingwen, but seeing the empty passage for a while, Su Ling was a little puzzled, which time in the past was not full of people, why is it so different today, Su Ling saw it and hurriedly asked the immortal guarding the entrance and asked, "Why didn't anyone come in today?" ”

When the man saw Su Ling asking, he knew that this person was often in and out of the passage, and he replied with full respect for a while.

"You don't know, there's been a big incident inside recently, so I advise you not to go in."

Su Ling frowned and said, "What's the big deal?" What's the big deal here? "She has never heard of anything big happening in the Ancient Continent, and it has always been those immortals who are all over the streets under the banner of making peace precious, but to be honest, it is for this reason that there has really been no major incident in the Ancient Continent, and now it sounds like it is terrible, and Su Ling instantly became interested in joining in the fun.

"What the hell is the big deal? But which big man was reactionary? Or is it a group that is waging war? Su Ling said that he was very excited, for fear of missing any excitement.

Who knew that the man shook his head but said, "It's not all of them, it's actually the Zi Ye of the Northern Dark Snow Region who came out." ”

"Zi Ye? Isn't it the great demon king who has been hiding in the snowy region all along? ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it's him, I don't know how, in the past few days, he suddenly rushed to the heavenly realm and made a big fuss, and then launched a conflict between the underworld and various tribes, and now there is a panic inside, so I still advise you not to go to this troubled water."

Who knew that Su Ling shook his head hurriedly when he heard this, "Then how can I do it, Huanggu is my home, how can I retreat in such a dangerous time!" Su Ling said that he wanted to go in with Pu Xingwen and Qilin, but he was stopped by another guard when he was halfway there.

"Wait!"

Su Ling frowned when he heard this, "What's the matter?" What's the problem? Can't you check it all at once? Waste my time, be careful that I complain to you. ”

The man was not afraid at all when he heard this, but looked at the unicorn beside Su Ling and frowned a little, "This? But the Kirin? ”

After hearing this, Su Ling snorted coldly, "Isn't it a unicorn or a pig?" Do you have these eyes on yourself? ”

Pu Xingwen: "......" Made, feeling that both he and the pig were offended......

The man listened to Su Ling's tone becoming more and more fierce, "Do you know the consequences of bringing this thing in?" ”

When Pu Xing heard this, his hairs stood up in fright.

After hearing this, Su Ling snorted lightly, "I know the consequences, but it doesn't matter to you, and all the responsibility will be borne by me at that time, so now?" Are you trying to let me in? Or do you want to get a taste of what it's like to retire in advance? As Su Ling spoke, he released his eight tails, and a touch of Su Ling's green cloud smeared flowers flickered faintly on his forehead.

The two of them were completely stunned when they saw it, who would have thought that the Yousu tribe, who had been missing for tens of thousands of years, would actually return to the ancient times.

"You! You! The two were speechless in astonishment.

However, in the blink of an eye, Su Ling disappeared at the entrance.

I haven't returned to the ancient times for a long time, so naturally things are right and wrong, but the only constant is still the gods in the sky and the mortals on the earth, and there is always an uncrossable boundary between the two races.

Su Ling casually found a place to stay, but in a blink of an eye, he found that Pu Xingwen, who was following him, disappeared without knowing when, and Su Ling was simply confused.

"Where's the old two?"

Seeing this, Qilin also found that Pu Xingwen seemed to have disappeared without knowing when.

Seeing this, Su Ling completely covered his forehead, ", it's so dangerous here, if something happens to him, he will really be gone......"

The Qilin saw that although there was a forest around it, it was unexpectedly peaceful, and there was indeed no danger at all.

"It shouldn't be fine, isn't it safe around here?"

"Safe fart! Although this is human territory, the land beneath our feet is a place infested by human cannibals! ”

"Cannibals? What's that? ”

Su Ling paused; “...... You've been in the New Human World, but you don't know the cannibals......"

Qilin didn't feel embarrassed, "I'm just a little cat who doesn't go out of the door, how could I have heard of this thing." ”

"They will take their enemies as prey and eat them in order to "capture souls" to compensate for the loss of warriors. The flower people of New Guinea eat their own dead to preserve something called Nu, which they believe is an important liquid that cannot be regenerated in nature. Even, even for tribes that are keen on eating their own kind, cannibalism is not something that can be decided lightly. According to the book The History of Food, "The part that the victim will eat is usually carefully selected, sometimes limited to a very small part, usually the human heart." This process is accompanied by a solemn ceremony. In the Aztec view, eating the flesh of a prisoner of war gave the power of the deceased: as a supplement, the captor would also wear the human skin of the deceased, and the hands of the deceased would hang down from his waist as a decoration. "Moreover, in the eyes of many tribes, human flesh is the food of the gods, and cannibalism is a form of communication between man and the gods, as part of the symbolic rule."

Qilin heard it in a fog, "This, although I didn't understand it, it seems to make a lot of sense......"

"What I'm talking about is the basis for all the cannibals in the human world before, they have a lot of speculation but rarely confirm it, but I have encountered it before, and it is very ferocious, as for the reason why they eat people, from the perspective of cannibals, people as food always have some kind of symbolic value and magic, food is meaningful, cannibalism can allow them to obtain a certain degree of self-improvement."

In other words, eating is definitely not just about living, eating anywhere is a cultural transformation. It integrates the individual into society and transforms the infirm into the strong. As Amostu, author of The History of Food, puts it: "It makes people recognized. As with other revolutions in history, food becomes a ritual when it transcends its physical significance. From cannibalism to homeopathy, to healthy food, the purpose of people's diet is to purify the personality, increase strength, and prolong life, which has become the criterion for people to choose food. ”

Cannibal tribes are a problem. In many cases, this is done as a result of religious rituals rather than for the purpose of enjoying a meal, but this is not always the case. In the seventeenth century, there was a French Dominican who observed that Caribbeans would mostly eat their enemies in order to show their victory.

Stories of cannibalism have been heard everywhere, and many myths and legends have depictions of cannibalism. Like Cronus in Greek mythology, his wife was the goddess Rhea. Kronos has a problem with eating children.

Rhea gave birth to many children, but all of them were eaten by Kronos at birth. When Rhea gave birth to Zeus, fearing that he would be eaten by her husband again, she wrapped a stone in a cloth and falsely claimed that it was a newborn baby. Kronos ate the stone by mistake, which allowed Zeus to escape. The gods of the gods were almost eaten by their own fathers, which shows how difficult it is for heroes. But sometimes heroes also eat people. It is recorded in an ancient book unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb that after the Yellow Emperor defeated Chiyou, he not only made his hair into a flag decoration, but also made Chiyou's skin into a target for people to shoot with a bow.

Su Ling had also read many books about the new human cannibals before.

For example, in real history, there are many records of marching and fighting in ancient times and eating human flesh due to lack of food. During the Anshi Rebellion, Zhang Xun guarded Suiyang and killed his concubine to boost morale. It is even rumored that the number of soldiers under his command reached 30,000, whether it was the number of soldiers killed in battle or the people in the city, in short, the number was huge. Fan Wen, a native of Dengzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty, organized a righteous army to resist Jin, and retreated to the capital Lin'an after the defeat. They also called human flesh two-legged sheep, among which the old and thin men were called Rao Jiaohuo because of the meat, the young women were called the envy sheep, and the children were called rotten bones.

Although the accuracy of many descriptions of cannibals to date is very questionable, and even for a long time, the aborigines and the white people of Europe suspected each other of being cannibals - the whites thought that they were uncivilized savages, and the natives believed that the whites took their brothers to Europe solely to satisfy the European appetite for human flesh, in any case, many confirmed examples showed that cannibalism was not accidental and that cannibalism did exist. Archaeological evidence suggests that cannibalism was once widespread.

Archaeologists' study of the fossils of the "earliest Europeans" excavated in Spain confirmed that these prehistoric humans were cannibals, and that they were particularly fond of eating children's meat.

According to the media of country F, the fossils of the "pioneers", who are believed to be the first to come to Europe, were found in a cave in the archaeological circle of Atapueca in northern Spain, and have been found to date back to 800,000 years ago.

The fossils were analysed under the Atapueca Research Project, launched by UNESCO.

Castro, one of the project's leaders, recently said: "We have learned that they are addicted to eating their own kind. Castro said. These "pioneers" probably came to and settled in this cave in Atapueca after a long migration through the Middle East, northern Italy, and France, because it was very suitable for human habitation and easy to hunt for prey. "This means that they are not cannibalistic because of a lack of food.

We found two layers of fossils in the cave that contained the remains of cannibals, which means that cannibalism is not a one-time act, but a continuous one," Castro said. Another interesting finding is that archaeologists have identified that most of the 11 "victims" were children or teenagers, suggesting that they killed younger generations of other ethnic groups.

Hunger, a certain religious understanding, and mental abnormalities can all lead to cannibalism. People used to even openly consume the flesh of others or themselves as expressions of hatred, revenge, conviction and loyalty. Wang Mang was considered a usurper in history, a great rebel, so after the fall, his flesh was scrambled by people to show their resentment.

Generally speaking, if it is not due to the absence of other food, that is, non-physiological reasons, there are many reasons for cannibalism. Someone once summed it up that there are about 20 kinds, namely: revenge, revenge, hatred, intimidation of opponents, confirmation of oaths, flattery of masters, preference for human flesh, healing and strengthening the body, religion, human sacrifice, or for showing bravery, and so on.

After listening to Su Ling's explanation of the cannibals, Qilin suddenly realized, "So? What does it have to do with us when you say so much? ”

Su Ling sighed lightly after hearing this, "The relationship is with the cannibal totem of the Ancient Continent, their totem is a unicorn, but the cannibal totem I met in the new human world last time is also a unicorn, you say it's a coincidence!" ”

Qilin frowned after hearing this, and sat on the ground for a long time without speaking, knowing that half a minute had passed before he spoke slowly.

"What's a totem again?"

There is Su Ling: ...... This fart popped up in half a day, and I thought that this thing realized the seriousness of the matter like myself.

The word totem is derived from the Indian word "totem", which means "its relatives", "its mark". In the belief of primitive people, it is believed that the people of this clan are derived from a specific species, and in most cases, they are considered to be related to a certain animal, so the totem belief is related to ancestor worship, and in many totemic myths, it is believed that their ancestors are derived from a certain animal or plant, or have a relationship with a certain animal or plant, so a certain animal and plant has become the oldest ancestor of this nation. ”

"Totems played an important role in primitive societies, and it was the earliest sign and symbol of social organization. It has the functions of uniting groups, maintaining blood relations, maintaining social organization, and distinguishing from each other. At the same time, through the totem symbol, it is recognized by the totem and protected by the totem. Why don't you usually know how to read more books, and all you have in your head is some cat food one day. ”

Who knew that Qilin listened but disagreed, "Does this have anything to do with me?" Does it have anything to do with us? Why know so much? ”

There is Su Ling," ...... What if I said that the belief of the ancient cannibals was to sacrifice their totem mascots to the heavens......"

"That has nothing to do with us, then,! Worship the sky! Qilin suddenly exclaimed, "Pu Xingwen was still like that just now?" ”

Seeing that it had finally grasped the point, Su Ling was immediately relieved.

"That's right, the second child is indeed still a unicorn now, and it is the rarest kind...... "It is so rare that it must be sacrificed to the sky...... She suddenly regretted why she agreed to Pu Xingwen's request to turn him into a unicorn, isn't it good to be a pig?

"The first tyrant in the ancient sky is the divine realm, and the first tyrant on the earth is the cannibal race among the human race, famous for living for a long time and being brave and good at fighting."

"Long? How long can that be? Isn't that the immortal in the sky able to surpass it for a long time? "Kirin doesn't believe in that evil.

Su Ling sighed lightly, "Let's put it this way, it's no problem for the black to send away the eighteenth generation of your ancestors." ”

Kirin: ...... Isn't this a king? How can it still be attributed to humanity.

"The reason why they still belong to human beings is because they have no other abilities than to live for a long time and fight a little."

"This, this, this! Isn't it the ability to live a long time! "If it had lived for a thousand years, it would have become a sperm.

Su Ling stared at it with white eyes, "Have you ever seen a long-lived Wang Ba very rare?" It's just a little surprised, who would think that Wang Ba's long life is a very rare ability? Are you willing to become a king just because you live for a long time? ”

Qilin shook his head violently when he heard this, it still has the roundworm in Su Ling's stomach, if it says that it is willing to be 100% willing, it will become a big king, this bad old woman is very bad.

"But it seems to be getting farther and farther, let's discuss how to save Pu Xingwen, there may be only one skin left in one night......

After hearing this, Su Ling waved his hand and comforted, "Don't worry, we don't need to deliberately look for it, wait for a burst of birds to emerge in this forest, and Pu Xingwen will be caught on time." Cannibals like to alarm the birds when they catch the unicorn and tell the sky that they have found the unicorn and are ready to sacrifice, so when they are preparing for the sacrifice ceremony, it is the best time for us to save the second child. ”

"You say so, are the unicorns in this human world almost extinct?" The unicorn went around and around to realize the problem.

Su Ling nodded seriously, "Indeed, there is also a saying that the reason why the cannibals killed the Qilin and sacrificed to the sky was because of the instructions of the heavens, in other words, they were all instructed by the gods of the heavens, and in other words, it may be that the Qilin on the ground offended the gods of the heavens, which made them kill them." ”

Qilin was chilled when he heard this, "Then why did you give me a Qilin name at that time...... "If Waiyi is misunderstood, maybe it will be a matter of losing his head, and he may become the first kitten in the world to lose his life because of the wrong name......

The corners of Su Ling's mouth twitched when he heard this, "Don't worry, this group of people is just full and has nothing to do, it doesn't mean that there is a problem with their IQ, whether it is a cat or a unicorn or a clear one." ”