My intuition tells me that inside this tree is a bottle carved out of stone.

The bottle is used to hold things, and I think that the person who carved the bottle thinks very long-term, and anything made into a bottle will one day be worn out by time, and the stone can be preserved for a long, long time, plus the bottle has always been left in the trunk of the old tree, and the retention time is even more unimaginable.

This is enough to show that the owner of the bottle wants to keep the bottle a little longer.

When the stone bottle was revealed, I gestured to stop Wang, I was afraid that Wang's hair would be rough and rough, and the bottle would be damaged. I took a knife and little by little took the bottle out of the trunk.

The bottle was heavy, and I didn't know what it was in my hand. I looked at it carefully, and the bottle was very tightly sealed.

The weight of this bottle was not only very heavy, but it also weighed heavily on my heart. There is no doubt that this is a very important clue and I am a little scared, afraid that this bottle will be damaged.

But now that you have the bottle, you have to figure out what's inside, no matter what. Only when we know what is in the bottle can we judge what the bottle is for.

Bandacado opened the bottle, the mouth of the bottle was so small that the light could not shine through, and it was impossible to see the inside of the bottle from that angle. Bandatsada took a bowl, pointed the mouth of the bottle at the empty bowl, and slowly tilted the bottle.

Smack......

When the bottle tilted, a drop of blood dripped down the mouth of the bottle. The bottle had been sealed for thousands of years, but the blood in the bottle looked as if it had just been shed.

Blood kept dripping from the mouth of the bottle, and there were about a dozen drops before and after. The stone bottle contained a dozen drops of blood, and nothing else.

What is the use of this blood? I'm confused, but I'm used to it, and many of the clues in this big event are one ring after another, and it seems that a mystery has been revealed, but then a bigger mystery will appear.

Bandacado carefully put the blood in the empty bowl back into the bottle, and then sealed the mouth of the bottle. For us, the significance of this place lies in this clue, and if the clue is found, this place is useless.

The old tree was cut down, and the mission of the three of them was completed. They regained their freedom to go wherever they wanted and do whatever they wanted.

Wang packed up some things, and we walked together and left Basil. When I reached the pass in the mountain area, I saw the old man in the village from a distance, with almost all the villagers, silently waiting at the pass.

When we had walked over, the old man said something to Bandatsada in a pleading tone. I didn't understand what he said, but I could tell from his expression that he must have asked Bandacsada for something.

"These three people are the youngest in the village." After listening to the old man's words, Bandacsada glanced at the old king and them with his eyes, and whispered to me, "The old man begs me to take them away." ”

The old man prayed to Banda Chado on behalf of the three families, who had lived in this bitter cold land for generations, just to protect Basi, and their children and grandchildren never left, born here and died here. Now that the mission is over, the old man doesn't want Lao Wang and the three young people to spend their lives here doing nothing like their ancestors. He knew that Bandacsada was the most powerful figure in the entire Zhangxiong, and he wanted Bandadatsado to take the three of Lao Wang.

I guess that these three families may be afraid of living in this land, and they feel that as long as they leave here and go anywhere, they will be better than in the village. Especially with a big man like Bandacsad, he will enjoy endless glory and wealth for a lifetime.

Bandacsada's mind was all in the world, and after hearing the old man's plea, he felt that it was useless to bring the old king and them. Bandacsaddo wanted to refuse, but the old man knelt down with the other villagers, and there was a great tendency to stop standing up if they did not agree.

"Take them with you." I whispered intercession for them, because there were some things I had experienced that Bandachata had not experienced. I already know that Zhang Momo, Ning Xiaomei, Lao Wang, the three of them have a background, and I am not 100% sure now, the three people in front of me are them, but my hunch tells me that these three people must be useful.

Bandacsada finally agreed, and the old man and the villagers were very happy, and immediately asked the three of them to swear allegiance to Bandacsada according to the custom of the Zhangxiong people. Many Zhangxiong people take the oath very seriously, although it is only a sentence, not even the simplest written contract, but the Xiangxiong people can keep their promises for a lifetime.

These three people may have also been infected by the solemn and solemn atmosphere in front of them, and even the grinning old Wang was honest. They swore to be loyal to Bandadatshata as their ancestors had been to the family of Jedan Dumbardun.

And just like that, the five of us set out on the way back. This was the first time that Lao Wang and the others had left Basil, and although there were some deserted and uninhabited areas along the way, Lao Wang and the others still seemed very excited.

It's a long way to go, and Bandacsada has been secretly sensing whether anyone is following. Last time, he almost suffered a loss at the hands of the full stop, and it was also a shame for Bandacsaddo. Bandatcha added 10,000 more cares, and would never let such a thing happen again.

After getting along for a long time, Lao Wang and I gradually became familiar with each other. Although there is a language barrier, there is no big barrier to communicating with each other through gestures. Maybe it's because I've had those experiences, so I have a natural affinity for these three people, and I don't want to hide them or deceive them. Usually Ning Kitten and Lao Wang will teach me a little simple Zhangxiong language, and I will also teach them to speak a little bit of my own language.

After ten days, we can express ourselves in simple words. Lao Wang and Ning Kitten get along better, while Zhang Momo is always the kind of cold face that is not close to people, sometimes she will look at us and gesticulate, listen to us, but never speak.

Occasionally, though, I could see her secretly staring at me.

Under the strict defense of Bandacsad, the long journey was arduous, but it ensured a minimum of safety. Full stop and Su Shiren don't know where to go, they have never appeared, and we are getting closer and closer to Dapeng Silver City.

When we were still about seventy or eighty miles away from Dapeng Silver City, we met a team that came back from other places, and the team helped us take our luggage and returned to the city easily.

I was very anxious, because I wanted to know the specific role of the bottle in this big event, Bandacsaddo was also anxious, but he still remembered his promise to the old man, after arriving in the city, Bandacsaddo called the youngest son of Jedan Dumbardun, this youngest son took over the position of Zhedan Dumbardun, and is now in charge of various affairs in Dapeng Silver City. Bandaca talked to the other party for a few words, and the other party resigned to leaving.

"I asked him to find suitable positions for these three people and settle them down." Bandacsada looked at the old king who was sitting outside the door and said, "I have done what I promised their people." ”

Bandacado obviously didn't take these three people to heart, he just wanted to fulfill his promise and give the three people a way out. Zhangxiong is in the twilight of the western mountains, but with the care of Bandachata, even if everyone will suffer, Lao Wang and they will also suffer in the end.

There was a hint of helplessness in Bandacsada's words, his Banda Jue cultivation was very high, and he was respected in Zhangxiong's status, but he was a person after all, and there was only so much he could do in this stormy and troubled autumn.

"Let's go to the holy well." Bandacado took out the bottle he had brought back from Basil, he was anxious, without his usual composure and indifference.

I could tell that Bandatchado had all his hopes pinned on this bottle.

I don't understand why Bandacsada pinned his hopes on the bottle, although I was also anxious to hurry up and do as much as I could. But I still want to be on the safe side, there is only one bottle, and if we act recklessly and really waste the bottle, we will regret it.

"The secret of the holy well must be found." Bandatsardo looked at the stone bottle in his hand, as if he were looking at the most priceless treasure in the world, and as he looked at it, he frowned slightly, and after a while, he put down the bottle and said to me, "Do you know why I have a fanatical obsession with the holy well? ”

"I don't know."

"Because in our Banda family, there is a legend that comes from the Book of Stone Leaves."

The legend of the Banda family is no longer known from what year and month it was passed down, the original of the stone leaf book has been destroyed, and the content of the stone leaf book that the descendants of the Banda family have learned is basically passed down by the ancestors of the family and then sorted out.

The legend of the holy well is the oldest legend of the Banda family, probably as old as this family. The ancestors of the Banda family firmly believed that if one day, a merciless disaster would befall the land of Zhang-zhung, then only the holy well could bring a glimmer of hope to Zhang-zhung.

Whether the legend is true or not, there is no way to know, but from the position of Bandacsadado, he no longer has the right to doubt, even if it is just a glimmer of hope, he has to fight for it.

"Let's go to the Holy Well." Bandatsada finished his tea, put the stone bottle back in and said to me, "Go now." ”

I looked at the sky outside, it was already dark, and when I walked out of the door, Lao Wang and the three of them stood up one after another. Bandacsaddo wanted them to go back to their quarters, but I stopped them.

"If you believe me, let them go with you." I said to Bandacado seriously, "I think they must be useful." ”