Chapter Ninety-Seven: A Misunderstanding
Along a quiet path, the three of them walked slowly, and before they knew it, they had come to a hidden place similar to a canyon.
It is a place where high trees block most of the sunlight, and the passage to the outside world is rugged and secret, and few people can find such a place.
Looking at the low buildings built of long logs on both sides, Laura had some curiosity in her eyes, and couldn't help but take a few steps up, and her eyes fell into the door, and she found that most of the tables and chairs inside were rotten and seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.
York walked up to Laura in three or two steps, his eyes swept into the room, and his eyes showed a bit of nostalgia: "These houses were built before, and now they have been abandoned for a long time."
"Why scrap it?" Chenyang's fingers brushed over one of the wooden walls, and large patches of moss and weeds grew on the wall.
York explained with a smile: "At first, the tribe chose this place because they thought it was secluded and safe, but then they found that it was low-lying, easy to accumulate water, and the wood was easy to rot, so they moved some up."
After York's explanation, he continued with the two of them, and according to him, this place was not far from the tribe.
The three of them continued to walk for a while, and soon came to an area where trees gathered, and the rows of trees were arranged very neatly, not like they were naturally generated, but like they were deliberately planted by people.
"This is basically the tribe, you come with me, I will take you to meet the patriarch." York gently stroked the trees on both sides in his hand and said loudly.
Chenyang followed behind York, and his eyes swept over the buildings on both sides, and found that most of the houses here had built platforms, built in mid-air one or two meters above the ground.
Around the houses, a circle of small trees is used as a fence to stagger the houses, which looks like a different style.
After walking in from the tree wall, the three of Chenyang walked dozens of meters, and there were already seven or eight families passing by, but there was no half of them.
Chenyang felt a little uneasy in his heart, the plant perception in his brain was turned on, the plants in the tribe were luxuriant, and every move was all in his mind.
Under the perception of the plant, Chenyang found that there were basically few people within two hundred meters of the surrounding area.
And the few people who remained, all gathered in the houses near the clearing in front of them, each holding a homemade bow, arrow, axe, and halberd, ready to shoot, seemed to have already discovered the arrival of the three of Chenyang, and were waiting for them to jump into this trap.
When Chenyang learned this, he couldn't help but glance at York, who was leading the way, but didn't say anything, but leaned over to Laura and whispered in her ear.
York tilted his head slightly, and swept his eyes to the two of them, as if he was worried that the two of them would find something abnormal, but when he saw Laura listening, she suddenly showed a happy smile, as if she was chatting about something interesting, so she exhaled lightly and put her mind at ease.
Although Chenyang was warning Laura, his eyes never took off York, noticing his subtle emotional changes, and naturally guessed that these gestures were his doing.
deliberately leaned to York's side, hooked one hand on his shoulder, and said calmly: "The environment on your side is really good, and it is very meaningful to live in a wooden house."
York was pulled by his side, seeing that he was about to walk to the open space in front of him, he couldn't get out for a while, and there were faint beads of sweat on his forehead: "Yes, I don't think so, I remember that there is a stone statue of Queen Himiko in front of me, I'll take you to see it."
"That's because you've been here for too long, and I'm used to the environment here, and I'm very envious." Chenyang watched York speed up his pace, and was about to escape and escape, but his feet were also two steps faster, and he walked to his side again.
The two were entangled all the way, and they walked to the clearing, and Chenyang's eyes swept and saw a stone statue erected in the center of the clearing.
The stone statue was a little rough carved, barely able to distinguish gender and appearance, and at a glance, Chenyang could see that the stone statue was Himiko, holding a delicate and large bronze mirror in her hand.
This bronze mirror is almost a symbol of Himiko, and its original body is one of the three major artifacts in Japanese mythology, the Yachi Mirror, which is one of the reasons why Queen Himiko is called Amaterasu.
Just as Morning Sun was looking at the statue, York, who was next to him with his hook on the shoulder, gave him a sharp push, trying to push Morning Sun away from him.
Chenyang had already discovered his thoughts, and a smile quietly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the hand that hooked him loosened and let him escape from his side.
Several of the inhabitants who were hiding in the houses, seeing that York had escaped from the enemy, immediately rushed out, standing in front of Chenyang with swords and halberds in hand, and on the platform of the houses, there were three or five archers, holding their bows and arrows steadily, ready to attack.
Chenyang looked at the battle of more than a dozen people in front of him, and he didn't feel flustered at all, and the expression on his face was still the same smile as it began, but at this time, it seemed that he was inexplicably a little underbeaten.
York, who fled to the side, saw the residents of his tribe come out, walked back to Chenyang, and said with a grim gaze: "You damned soldiers, you tried to deceive the tribe's location from me last time, and I won't fall for you this time!"
As he spoke, York's right fist clenched, as if he was about to smash Chenyang's face.
When Chenyang heard his words, he probably guessed what the situation in front of him was, but looking at the fist that fell towards him, his hand suddenly stretched out, and he directly grabbed the fist he swung and twisted it.
York immediately let out a scream, his body twisted along the twist of his arm, and he turned his back to the morning sun, his expression looking a little pained.
"Originally, I let you go, but you still have to come back as a hostage, why bother?" Chenyang leaned into his ear and said in a deep voice.
Several residents standing in front saw Chenyang suddenly grasp York in his hands, and they didn't dare to act rashly for a while, so they could only stand in place, relying on the weapons in their hands to deter Chenyang.
After a few minutes or so, there was a coughing sound from the road behind the clearing, and an old man with a white beard walked slowly with a cane, followed by a man and a woman.
As soon as the old man walked to the clearing, the residents on both sides immediately made way for him, and looked at him with respect.
The old man in front of him seems to have a very high status in this tribe, and may even be the patriarch of York's mouth.
Before the patriarch could speak, Chenyang heard a familiar voice: "Chenyang, why are you here!"
Chenyang looked at it and found a man and a woman behind the old man, all of whom were his acquaintances: "Professor, Sachiko, why are you in the tribe."
Behind the old man were the professor who was on the plane and one of the girls.
After Chenyang entered Yamatai Island, there has been no news of them, and he thought that he was captured by the Holy Trinity Organization, but he did not expect to meet them here.
The professor looked at Chenyang, with a gentle smile on his face, leaned down and leaned into the old man's ear and said a few words, the old man showed a knowing expression, and said a few tongue-twisting words, neither Japanese nor English, but a language unique to Yamatai Island.
Chenyang has gained proficiency in the earth language, but he can understand it, and the general meaning is that this is a misunderstanding, Chenyang and they are not enemies, everyone can lay down their weapons.
When the archers standing on the platform heard this, they immediately withdrew their bows and arrows, jumped off the platform, and left along the road behind.
A few residents with swords and halberds were left behind to keep the old man safe and secure.
Seeing that the danger in front of him was lifted, Chenyang let go of York's grabbed arm, slapped his face heavily, and shouted loudly: "Laura, there is no danger anymore, come out."
In a corner more than ten meters away, Laura poked her head out, and then walked a few steps briskly to Chenyang's side.
York looked at Laura coming from around the corner, his expression a little surprised, as if he didn't know when she left from under his nose.
Laura's departure, as early as when Chenyang and York were entangled before, had been quietly hiding in a corner.
At that time, Chenyang was ready, he believed that the inhabitants of the tribe would not kill him, but it was inevitable that some accidents would happen.
And Laura, which is Chenyang's other arrangement, can use bows and arrows to assist Chenyang in evacuating from the rear, or help Chenyang escape from the tribe when Chenyang is imprisoned.
Of course, those are the worst outcomes, and so far, it seems that Chenyang's luck is not bad, and he met two acquaintances, the professor and Sachiko, which helped him avoid a lot of trouble.
In this way, it will be convenient for him to carry out the next step of his plan, and take side quests from this tribe to replenish his small treasury.