Soon, before I could figure out the situation in front of me, I saw the old patriarch leading the villagers of the Yu royal clan to worship respectfully to the rotting corpses not far away, they spoke the local dialect, they couldn't understand it at all, coupled with their unique dance, after about half an hour, this worship ceremony without warning was over.

"Oops! You guys...... What are you guys doing here?! ”

Watching the clansmen of the Yu royal clan each take out a sharp blade, and cut their palms, squeezing hard in the direction of the corpse, drops of blood flowed out along the cracks of their fingers, and the clansmen of the Yu royal clan circled around the corpse before they stopped.

"Mr. Xiaojiu, the warriors of our royal clan have sworn a blood oath to seek justice for Yale's grandfather and destroy the night demons, with the eagle blessing us, we will not be afraid of the night demons anymore!"

As he spoke, the old patriarch took out a sharp blade and handed it to me, and motioned for me to look at the corpse opposite, and I instantly understood.

"I ...... I'm a foreigner, do I have to swear blood like you?! ”

Looking at the unkind eyes of the clansmen around me, I suddenly took the sharp blade bitterly, and my heart was extremely aggrieved, what is this? What does it matter to me that you worship you? Can you still see this?!

"Whew!"

I squeezed my eyes, touched my finger lightly with the tip of the knife, and immediately the blood flowed, and I hurriedly threw a few drops out, and I snorted and cried out in pain, so that the people around me could barely let me go.

"Mr. Xiaojiu, the worship service has ended, Yale's grandfather has gone to live in the underworld, you can go to see the corpse!"

With a solemn look, the old patriarch solemnly made a gesture of invitation to me.

If people die here, they do not say they are dead, but they say that they go to hell to live, believing that the soul of man is eternal and immortal.

"Hmm."

I nodded, walked slowly over to the corpse, looked up and down, and bent down in shock, covered in blood...... The whole body has become a mush, whether it is a zombie bite or not, it is no longer clear, if it is a beast, it is not at all, because the moment I approached the corpse, I clearly smelled a strong yin qi, and the slightest smell of demons, this corpse, as if from the Ten Thousand Souls Mountain in the underworld, maybe only that place, can there be such a strong evil aura.

Seeing me retreat quickly, the people around me surrounded me, and the old patriarch spoke: "Mr. Xiaojiu, can you see the reason? ”

"This ......"

My heart was a mess, except that I was sure that this was not a beast bite, but a kind of monster that was extremely yin and evil, and the rest, but there was nothing to discover, hesitated for a moment, I said with a cautious face: "There is a very heavy poison on the corpse, you can't get close to the living, you can't afford to be seriously ill, and you can't afford to die, it's very, very serious, old patriarch, I suggest that the corpse be cremated on the spot!" ”

"No way!"

Coldly, among the clansmen, the stout Yale retorted frantically and loudly, followed by all the people looking at me as if they were enemies.

"Yes! Mr. Xiaojiu, as you saw just now, we have already expressed our awe to the corpse, after the worship ceremony, Yale's grandfather must be buried according to our family rules, and he will be buried and cremated like his respected ancestors, which is impossible. ”

The old patriarch said seriously, and then stared at me directly, perhaps searching for something, and suddenly said: "Besides, we were able to come here because we followed Mr. Xiaojiu's opinion, why did Mr. Xiaojiu change his original intention now?" ”

"Uh...... I...... I don't mean ...... Alas! ”

I sighed deeply, the language barrier, although the old patriarch can understand the official language, and can speak the official language, but many layers of meaning, still can not be completely integrated, as I said before, just check the cause of death of the corpse, and find clues from it, but they think that I mean to please return the corpse, so, it is very different.

"Mr. Xiaojiu doesn't need to say any more, we will invite Yale's grandfather home now, and today, we will hold a burial ceremony for him!"

The old patriarch said, waved his hand, and saw that the surrounding clansmen scattered one after another, and after a while, everyone held a large ball of woven straw mats, and respectfully wrapped Yale's grandfather inside.

"Humph!"

The moment Yale followed the crowd back, as he approached me, he couldn't help but glare at me fiercely, and I immediately smacked my lips, not knowing what to say.

"Old patriarch, that corpse can't enter the village at all!"

Seeing the others carrying the corpse away, I hurriedly came to the old patriarch and said.

"Mr. Xiaojiu, I actually understand what you mean, but the worship ceremony has already been held...... That's why we decided to bury me tonight, which is no longer in line with our rules......"

As he spoke, the old patriarch shook his head and staggered towards the village.

I glanced up at the sky, the blood-red glow, reflected in the mountains, and soon after, it would be dark, thinking about the words of the old patriarch, I nodded suddenly, he is indeed a virtuous and wise man, not only conforming to the beliefs of the clan, but also taking into account my opinions, it seems that he has done nothing, but in fact he is doing his best to protect the Yu royal family.

The solemn costumes and solemn funeral ceremonies begin when the sun has just set.

In the central open space of the village, a huge bonfire was lit, and all the clansmen gathered around, during which more than ten men danced their own dance, this kind of dance I can't name, let alone describe, but there are some records in ancient books, such as in ancient times, human beings danced the dance of inviting the gods, communicating with the gods, and there are some similar meanings.

Perhaps they wanted to be blessed by the eagle in the sky, not only from Yale's grandfather, but also from all the people of the royal family.

The old patriarch was holding a large thick book of grass leaves, reading something, I think, it was more like a genealogy, and the sacrifice I saw during the day led the other tribesmen to dance.

Soon, in front of the altar, there were more than ten jars of wine, and those warriors who seemed to have been chosen picked up one after another, and finally, one was left.

"Mr. Xiaojiu, the last jar of wine is our royal family to treat you, of course, after drinking, you will accompany our warriors to the funeral of Yale's grandfather, you are a Taoist person, the clansmen still hope to get more help from you."

The old patriarch spoke earnestly and invited me to the altar.

I didn't want to say anything more, in fact, I don't need to say anything, I can understand what the old patriarch meant, the night demon is a disaster, he still hopes to do more to help the Yu royal clan eliminate the night demon and return to a quiet and peaceful environment, the people of the Yu royal clan are brave and good at fighting, and have a tenacious spirit, vowing to live freely in nature like the eagle.

Obviously, it was the old patriarch's intention to let me go with him to the funeral, he knew the pride of his clansmen and refused to succumb to any hardships and calamities, but he still didn't want to sacrifice more of his clansmen, as the patriarch, I could understand his responsibilities and the burden on his body.

Striding up to the altar, I took the last jar of wine and poured it into my stomach in large gulps, until the last drop fell into my mouth, and like the other warriors, I fell down the empty jar with a heavy blow, and at this moment, Yale on the side once again looked at me with appreciation, perhaps because of the amount of wine I had, I grinned.

Looking at his affectionate eyes, I didn't bother him, and the other clansmen didn't bother him, on the altar, Yale was left, kneeling in front of his grandfather's corpse, not far away, an old woman with tears on her face, staring at the corpse on the altar without blinking, no need to ask, that old woman must be Yale's grandmother.

When I came to the old patriarch's side, I asked in a low voice, "Old patriarch, why didn't Yale's grandmother go to the altar to join Yale and look at the deceased again?" ”

"Mr. Xiaojiu, it's not that she doesn't want to go up, but the women in the clan can't touch everything on the altar, especially our totem, women can't touch it, in fact, they are not young, and it won't be long before they can meet in the underworld and continue to live together."

The old patriarch said calmly with a bit of regret.

Silent...... Boundless silence, different regions, different customs and customs, I quietly looked at the altar for a while, then turned around and asked the old patriarch: "Old patriarch, after inspecting the corpse, I still have a question for you!" ”

"Mr. Xiaojiu is for the sake of the safety of our people, you don't have to be so polite, if you have any questions, as long as I can answer you, I will tell you."

The old patriarch responded sincerely.

"Do you know anything else about the Daredevil, such as when he appeared? Has it been there for thousands of years, or has it been the result of some evil transformation? ”

I asked bluntly, this was the last question on my mind, if I wanted to help the Servant Clan destroy the Night Demon, I must know more about the Night Demon problem.

"The night demon said, there have been since ancient times, just as your Daomen said that good and evil are both mutually restrained and mutually beneficial, but our royal family has not been harassed by the night demon for a long, long time, and this awakening of the night demon is a matter of a month......"

Speaking of this, the old patriarch seemed to have something unspeakable, glanced around, and then said: "It is said that a month ago, the two surrounding tribes, together with our Yu royal clan, were attacked by the night demons, and at the same time, in different places! ”

"Huh? To put it this way...... A month ago, there were three night demons attacking the tribe in this area at the same time?! ”

I looked at the old patriarch in astonishment and asked blankly.

"Yes, this is an extremely rare thing for thousands of years, in order not to panic the clansmen, I asked Yale to quietly suppress this news."

The old patriarch whispered.

"Yale again?!"

"Well, he is not only an archer, but also a messenger of communication with other tribes, what news does the foreign tribe have, he first knows that this duty was his father's, and their family has been a messenger of friendly communication between the tribes for generations, last month, his father came back from the foreign tribe and died on the road, his mother was grief-stricken and followed his father, his grandmother couldn't stand the blow, and the old disease recurred, so ...... With so much happening, his father's duty fell on him, and he naturally didn't disappoint us! ”

Speaking of the Yale family, the old patriarch is very pious and extremely respectful.

(Tianjin)