Chapter 317: Snatching a Wife
In the dark prison, the slaughter that had previously been like a mad tiger had calmed down, staring blankly at the mottled ceiling.
He knew what had happened, but he didn't know why.
At this point, he was sure to die, but he calmed down, and did not think about the reason, he made up his mind, he must grit his teeth during the interrogation, and no one wanted to pry a word out of his mouth.
He reached out and touched his neck, and there was a small mole on his neck that contained the poison he had prepared for himself.
If you can't survive the punishment, then you will kill yourself. In any case, you can't involve Gongzi and let the court focus on Gongzi prematurely.
Suddenly a wind sound swept overhead, he Huo Ran opened his eyes, and before he could jump, a figure had already swept in front of him, his palm turned over, and a token in his palm made Tu Jue's eyes open, and said happily: "Childe!" ”
He rolled over and got up.
Childe sent someone to save him!
The man nodded and said, "Come with me!" "Reach out and pull him.
Tu Jue was about to pick it up, the man suddenly turned his palm, the cold light flashed in his palm, Tu Jue was startled, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to block, first with a ding, and then with a soft sound, Tu Jue only felt a cold and painful abdomen, and looked down in shock, only to see that his stomach had been drawn out of a long bloody mouth.
If he hadn't been alert and blocked with his hand, and he had heavy shackles on his hand to block most of the blades, this knife would have killed him!
Tu Jue suddenly fell backwards, bringing out a pool of blood, his eyes widened, he looked at the man in black in disbelief, and hissed, "You...... You guys...... Childe ......"
The man's eyes flashed with a hint of annoyance, and he swung his knife and was about to pounce again, when suddenly there was a faint sound outside, and the man stomped his feet, jumped up, and jumped out of the skylight again.
Before leaving, the man waved his palm, and a little black light fell into the messy grass, and then the smoke rose, and Tu Jue stared at the smoke, and a trace of despair flashed in his eyes.
He recognized that the black pill was one of the secret poisons in the Tang family's small building, and once it was distributed, within a radius of a hundred meters, if it touched a little skin, it would kill him instantly.
He sprang to his feet, clutched the wound in his abdomen, and threw himself at the cell door, shaking the fence loudly.
"I want to confess! I'm going to confess now! Come on! Come on! ”
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On the map to the south of Dongtang, Liushan looks like a large centipede with a long body of mountains that stretches for thousands of miles, and the branches and rivers on both sides are countless centipede feet extending out.
And in the middle of this centipede, it is where Wen Zhen and Yan Sui originally selected the Qianqiu Valley of Liushan to stay, which has the widest mountain range, the richest rivers, and the most lush and deep forests, and is an area that is not frequented by the best hunters in the area.
Wen Zhen sat at the dining table, facing a simple local map with three copper plates, and circled the Gutian cottage where the high priests and priestesses most believed by millions of indigenous people in Liushan were located.
And her own location is close to Qianqiu Valley and Gutian Cottage, and she can be reached in a day's drive.
It is a rather prosperous settlement, half local aborigines, half Han Chinese, and is the trading place of hundreds of nearby villages, and naturally it is also the place where information flows most frequently.
The valley is very large, and the surrounding terrain is complicated, and she left alone, not sure of the exact location. But those many people always have to buy supplies, she left a joint code in the hidden place, and now she is waiting for her subordinates to come to connect.
"Guest officer, the food is coming!"
Xiao Er held a steaming tray to serve the food, Wen Zhen put down the map, glanced around, there were many people around, eating and drinking in full swing, and there seemed to be nothing abnormal.
But she always had the feeling of being stared at her back.
She remained silent and watched Xiao Er serve the food, a plate of ...... Deep-fried scorpions.
Another plate, crispy grasshoppers.
Another plate, fried dragonflies.
Another plate, fried cicada chrysalis.
…… It's easy to put on a plate of white things that look like normal rice, and when you look closely, it's full of insects one by one, and the shape is very intriguing to have some kind of bad associations.
Wen Zhen is proficient in cooking, originally the world's ingredients, as long as they can be eaten, they have the courage to eat, but now looking at these things, somehow the sour water in her stomach is surging upwards layer by layer, she has to swallow desperately, for fear that one will accidentally spit it out.
In order not to attract attention, Wen Zhen also deliberately changed the costume of the local teenager, wrapped his head in colored cloth, and hung two silk spikes on both sides, and he felt like two strings of red and yellow peppers hung on the left and right.
But in the eyes of the locals, they think that this young man has a delicate face, round eyes, and is very cute. Xiao Er specially gave an extra plate of fried cicada chrysalis for this purpose.
Wen Zhen listened to Xiao Er's smile and smiled, staring at the plate of black and yellow things, full of sighs.
The hardest to get rid of the bugs.
Well, that feeling of peeking behind is here again.
She didn't move at the plate for a long time, someone around her had already looked, a local man took a sip of soju, squinted his eyes and smiled: "This little brother, why don't you move your chopsticks in front of such a delicious taste, isn't it an outsider?" ”
As soon as he said this, the originally lively atmosphere on the bamboo tower suddenly quieted, and everyone turned around.
Then there were whispers.
"I heard that a large number of outsiders have recently come to Qianqiu Valley, and all of them are sneaky, and they can also do martial arts, and they have killed several local villagers!"
"Didn't you say that it was taken down by the high priest and the priestess? Now they are honestly shrinking in the valley of the thousand autumns, and they don't dare to move. ”
"It's hard to say if one or two will run out, these northern barbarians won't be here to make trouble, right? The Standing Fire Festival is about to begin, and these northern barbarians are coming at this time, so don't make any trouble. ”
"See if he eats or not. The northern barbarians don't like to eat this, and say that we will turn the people into outsiders, and if he doesn't eat it, he will take him! ”
Wen Zhen sighed.
Ladies and gentlemen, can you not whisper so loudly?
She was not afraid of these people's actions, but she was not willing to alarm the so-called high priest now.
She had to use her chopsticks, hold back her nausea, and pick up a yellowish bug in front of her.
Her chopsticks sudden.
White worm underneath ......
The chopsticks stretched out, and it was confirmed that it was actually white rice.
Her heart moved, and she put her chopsticks into the rest of the dishes, and sure enough, there were eggplant strips buried under the fried cicada chrysalis, crispy tenderloin under the fried centipede, and minced beef under the fried dragonfly.
Who is so kind?
Wen Zhen almost thought for a moment that Yan Sui was chasing after her, but when she thought about it, Yan Sui didn't silently modify the wolf dog character behind her, if he wanted to, these dishes would not have a chance to come up.
At this time, everyone was staring, and she was not easy to ask, so she took advantage of the situation to drag the bowl, and a gust of wind swept the clouds.
The unpretentious appearance of eating immediately dispelled everyone's suspicions, and the men and women turned around and continued to drink and laugh, talking about the annual festival meeting presided over by the high priest, mentioning the holy water that could be drunk at the meeting, the sacrament eaten, the blessings received, and the robbing of sons-in-law that would surely precede the conference, the various activities at the meeting, and the fulfillment of the wishes for the coming year.
Wen Zhen listened silently, and then realized that the so-called Lihuo Festival was originally a traditional festival of the local aborigines, which was set up to commemorate a hero who led the natives to fight against the demon king in the legend of Liushan. Every year by the Liushan people in the generations of the high priest presided, the festival starts from October 11, will continue for a whole month, in this whole month, the whole Liushan area, the whole people carnival, there will be a series of celebrations around the mountain around the torch, the flower pavilion is more than Qiao, Pinghu even songs, bullfighting, horse racing, competition, musical instruments and so on. During this month, Liushan villages are opened, women go to their parents' homes, relatives gather more, and trading is prevalent, not only to pray for good weather in the coming year, but also to make material reserves for the winter of that year.
The most important part of the festival is the prayer ceremony of the priest and the high priest on the first and last day of the festival, and this year it is said that the next priestess will be elected, so the entire Ruzan women are very excited.
The teahouse was talking about the priestess, Wen Zhen listened attentively, and then knew that the priestess was not the young girl she imagined, but a married woman, the living environment of the Liuzu people in the early years was harsh, and there were many tribulations, and they attached great importance to the continuation of the bloodline, and they respected women very much, and they respected the identity of "mother" a lot, so they chose the priestess, and they also chose a married woman with a dignified face and a soft and compassionate personality.
On the altar where the high priest prays to heaven every year, married women will be randomly selected to bless them and pray for them, so every year before the Fire Festival, a large number of married women will emerge, and after the Fire Festival, a large number of women will become pregnant.
As a result, a new custom was slowly derived, and before the start of the fire festival, some girls with higher status would go around catching their sons-in-law and arresting them when they saw what they liked, so as to realize their married status as soon as possible.
Wen Zhen is noncommittal about this means of promoting the reproduction of ethnic groups, women in modern society are inevitably regarded as reproductive machines, and how much consciousness can be expected from the ancients, no matter what, it is always a good thing for women to have a high status.
She was more interested in gossiping about the high priest and the priestess. Speaking of the high priest's supernatural powers, calling for wind and rain, omnipotent, and saying that the supernatural aunts around the high priest, one of them can restore all the broken things in the world, one can disappear in an instant and appear elsewhere in an instant, and one can see the filthy demonic energy hidden in the internal organs of others, and see through all secrets and disguises; One person can control all things in the world and control water and fire.
Wen Zhen listened and listened, and the chopsticks in his hand were clenched.
It's an ability!
What's more, these abilities sound both familiar and coincidental!
Tai Shi's ability is restoration, Jun Ke's ability is perspective, and Jing Hengbo's ability is teleportation!
Will......
Wen Zhen's heart thumped, and he felt impossible for a while, how could there be such a coincidence, and for a while he felt that it might not be impossible, maybe the three of them fell together at that time?
She immediately thought of Dongtang Tianji Mansion, Jianzhou is not too far from Cangnan Prefecture, and Tianji Mansion is under the jurisdiction of the Great Prince. At the beginning, she tried to rush to Jianzhou because she heard that there was a god-eyed woman in Tianji Mansion who was similar to Jun Ke, but was arrested by Yan Sui. Later, it turned out to be a trap, and she forgot about it.
Wen Zhen reluctantly suppressed his excitement at the moment, calmed down and thought about another piece of information in this matter.
According to the rules, the eldest prince only has the right to take care of Tianji Mansion and has no right to transfer, but if this high priest and his people are superpowers, then they will have an inseparable relationship with the great prince.
This day is far away, who knows if the eldest prince will treat Tianji Mansion as a knife in his hand?
Although there are many people in the East Hall, most of them have been collected into the Tianji Mansion, especially in the south, and there are very few ordinary people who can see them......
What does the Great Prince want to do?
As she pondered, she dug up all the dishes under the dish, and felt the feeling of being stared at in her back.
She thought about it, beckoned Xiao Er, and said, "Shop, your insect meal is more authentic than our village, and I am happy to eat." That's it, I'll do it, please have another plate of fried bugs for everyone here! ”
Everyone was overjoyed for a while, thanked them one after another, and their doubts were gone.
Wen Zhen has always been an affinity person, after the store sent the insect meal on a large tray, she personally accompanied, a table to deliver, greeting people, after a long time, not only knew a lot of things about the nearby villages, but also casually recognized seven brothers, three younger brothers, and a basket of uncles and aunts.
When she delivered the food, the feeling of being stared at was really gone,
Wen Zhen was even more sure that the person was on this bamboo building, of course, most of the circle turned down, and when she walked to a corner, she obviously saw a person wearing a hat sitting sideways, and her back tightened.
She took a look, deliberately found a plate of fried white worms that looked the most unacceptable, held it in front of the man, and said with a smile: "Brother Tai, appreciate your face?" ”
As he spoke, he dug a big spoonful and put it into the man's mouth.
The man tilted his head, reached out to block her hand, and whispered as he went to pick up the plate, "Thank you......"
Wen Zhen suddenly crooked his hand, and a large plate of white and long insects were splashed on his hand, and the man's jaw under the hat immediately tightened, and in a flash, Wen Zhen had already lifted his hat with one hand.
The man hurriedly turned his head, Wen Zhen reached out to break his face, and suddenly touched the man's suddenly red ears, and he was stunned.
was stunned, and there was a sudden sound of laughter and noise outside, and when there was a burst of gongs and drums, a group of women shouted: "It's noon, I've arrested my son-in-law!" ”
Immediately, there was a sound of footsteps rushing up, and the sound of people in the teahouse cheering and getting up to see the excitement, and someone laughed and said: "Girl, come and catch me, come and catch me!" ”
Wen Zhen turned his head and faced the girl who rushed up, the girl was wearing a colorful skirt, her head was full of tinkling silver ornaments, her black eyebrows were painted in a line, and her red lips were so bright that they seemed to be on fire. When I saw Wen Zhen at a glance, my eyes suddenly lit up, and I pointed at her and shouted, "I want this!" ”
Suddenly, a large group of people rushed over and surrounded Wen Zhen, and someone laughed: "The most beautiful flower in the Manhua Village, I am finally going to catch my beloved son today!" ”
Wen Zhen's sneaky steps were already about to be raised, and when he heard this sentence "full of flowers", he suddenly stopped moving.
I just read the map, Manhua Village is located between Qianqiu Valley and Gutian Village, close to both places, and the distance is relatively the best to walk.
She was worried that she wouldn't be able to enter the mountain as soon as possible!
She stopped, not only stopped, but also smiled at the girl, the girl originally saw her move a little hesitant, seeing her smile, the girl was immediately overjoyed, her hand raised, a fiery red ribbon put on Wen Zhen's neck, and said with a smile: "My people, come with me!" ”
Wen Zhen smiled and prepared to go with her.
Unexpectedly, the guy behind him, who was desperately avoiding her, suddenly stood up and coughed.
The girl suddenly turned her gaze away, and then her eyes straightened.
Not only straightened, but also amazed, not only amazed, but also put into action, Wen Zhen watched her reach out and pull the ribbon around her neck, and it seemed that she was ready to give it to that guy.
Was her first sexual encounter in her life so quickly suppressed?
Wen Zhen suddenly became anxious.
Whether it is to solve the problem of Wen Jintan and the Freemasonry, to see who those supernatural aunts are, or to find out whether the eldest prince controls the indigenous people of Liushan, she must go to Gutian Village as soon as possible.
This is the best opportunity to pass up.
She turned her head to look at the hated man, sure enough, it was a handsome young man, but that face was very unfamiliar, Wen Zhen took a closer look, and saw that there was an extremely fine seam behind his ear.
Seeing that the ribbon was about to be taken away, she hurriedly stretched out her hand and held it, and said to the girl: "This girl, are you sure you really want to change people?" I'm the most handsome boy in our stockade! Not only our village, but the entire Liushan, you go and inquire, there are few handsome people than me! ”
The girl was stunned, turned her head to look at her, and said with a smile: "I don't know if it's the most handsome, but this character is really pleasing." But......" she glanced at the handsome man next to her with a stiff face, "this one is more handsome than you, like my favorite knight!" ”
Wen Zhen: "That's an embroidered pillow!" I'm a real knight, I can dance the sword! ”
Handsome man: "......"
Girl: "Sword dance...... Will you be this brother? ”
Handsome man: "......"
Wen Zhen looked at them with a smile, the eldest girl must be disappointed this time.
Seeing that this person's limbs were stiff and his fists were clenched in an uncomfortable state, he was obviously not interested in being arrested on the street like this.
As a result, she heard the man cough, cough again, look at her again, and then said with difficulty: "I...... I will. ”
Wen Zhen: "......"
Wait, big brother, you obviously have no intention, what do you have to rob me of?!
The girl was overjoyed: "Okay, good, the man who dances the sword, you are mighty and majestic, it's you!" ”
Wen Zhen: "Wait, wait, the most beautiful flowers in Liushan, I can also cook!" ”
Man: "...... I, I will too. ”
Wen Zhen: "I can also fish and hunt, weave cloth and mend nets, build houses and houses, and sew clothes...... I can go up to the hall and get down to the kitchen, and if you catch me, you can't buy it, you can't buy it, you can't buy it, ......you can't buy it,
Man: "...... I, I will too! ”
Wen Zhen was furious: "I will also apply grease and powder, make thrush incense, cut and embroider, and dress up and make up!" ”
Man: "I ...... I ...... too."
Wen Zhen: "If you say one more thing, I'll try it too?" Believe it or not, I'm going to tell you to repaint your fake eyebrows right now? ”
Man: "......"