On the dry rock wall of the Broken Intestine Cliff, a man-hewn sheep intestine road winds from the steep cliff. The vines that have grown for hundreds of years hang down, and the pale white clouds and mist reveal a little emerald color.

The man walked on this road, and a melancholy expression appeared on his delicate face. Don't squint, don't be afraid of the abyss under your feet, as indifferent as walking on the ground. The mountain wind poured into the wide cuffs and blew the corners of the clothes, and from behind, there was a hint of feathering and ascending immortals.

After a distance, there is a group of girls dressed in red. Hunched over, he clung to the vines on the cliff wall, carefully moving his trembling and limp feet. There were tears of fear on his pale face, and he had no time to care about it.

From time to time, a goshawk hissed very sharply, swooping down, pecking away an eyeball, as easily as pecking a grape.

At every step, a young girl screamed and fell off the cliff. But every girl never had the idea of giving up. It is true that it is not easy to become a spirit girl, and there is a possibility of losing life at every moment, but becoming a spirit girl is the supreme honor of every southern woman.

The man groped on the cliff wall, and after a while, one of the vines slowly moved away, and the vine curtain was pulled open like an invisible hand between heaven and earth.

One by one, the maidens entered the cave.

The door of the cave is not big, but after entering, it suddenly opens up, and there is a different world.

The cave is flat and vast, and there is a cluster of bonfires in every ten steps, and the red fire is like a blooming flower. High in the dome, in the darkness of the firelight, there was the sound of bats chirping and wings flapping. The ground was covered with a layer of fine sand, and under the sand there was a light trembling, and a long snake wriggling.

With respect, the maidens carefully avoided the snakes at their feet. These non-venomous snakes have a docile character, and legend has it that every sin in the south will turn into a snake after death, guarding the altar, which is considered atonement for sins and seeking happiness and prosperity in the next life.

Shimen shuttled between the ear canals, and finally came to a vast room.

The large cobblestone table was placed in the center of the room, on which a gold-veined black python hovered, lazily spitting letters.

When the girls entered, they first knelt solemnly on the ground and kowtowed to the golden-veined black python. Ran Ziyu followed their example and saluted respectfully.

Sitting around the stone table was a circle of people in different costumes, none other than the patriarchs of the southern tribes. And the purple-clothed woman in the middle is wearing the clothes of the Yusheng clan. Seeing the white-robed man, all the people who were sitting got up, bowed their heads and bowed slightly, "High priest." ”

Only then did Ran Ziyu have the opportunity to see the face of the high priest. The eyebrows are clear, sad and sad, and I feel very familiar. After a moment's thought, a shallow smile crossed the corner of his lips. Isn't this the Qingwu Dao chief on the Siyuan Festival?

The high priest nodded slightly, opened his mouth, and his cold voice carried a natural busyness, "The sect leader has a word, the spirit girl is related to the survival of my sect, the believers who come here today are the leaders of all tribes, the god knows your piety, and I hope you will choose the most suitable spirit girl." ”

Hearing this, the patriarchs of all ethnic groups were puzzled, but they hid it, and from time to time they looked at Nong Yunzi in the middle.

"Would I like to show you?" Nong Yunzi asked. After all, he was responsible for the selection of spirit girls in previous years, and this year's ...... Probably last time, I pretended to be the head of Qingwu Dao and went to the Yue Palace in person, which angered the sect leader.

The high priest was silent for a long time, and the darkness in his eyes changed from faint to deep, and then to indifferent. "No need, the Divine Lord trusts you, that's what the Sect Master means."

The patriarch of the Bure tribe, Guyiza is the oldest. At this moment, he was coughing half-covering his mouth, looking at the back of the high priest leaving, and the old man's eyes were full of disdain and mockery.

Ran Ziyu mingled with other girls. A few servants watched them, and only one girl at a time was allowed to come to the chiefs.

The patriarchs carefully looked at the girl's appearance and demeanor. The spirit girl shall be a beautiful and pure virgin, so that she may please the gods, bless the south, and bless their sons with courage and prowess, and their daughters will be blessed with good fortune, free from disaster and disease, and will live forever. These girls are all virgins, and they are pure and natural, but they are rarely beautiful.

Nong Yunzi shook his head.

"Next." The servant's voice was as thick as a duck.

Ran Ziyu was not in a hurry, and his eyes were bent over.

Everyone's eyes flashed with amazement, and many people were immersed in the charming but not pretentious, charming but not greasy beauty of the red-clothed girl in front of them, the patriarch of the Bure tribe, Gu Yiza, snorted disdainfully, and said gloomily: "Beauty is beautiful, but this is not like our southern woman." If you deceive the gods, you will be damned. ”

Only then did everyone notice that the skin of the girl in front of her was much whiter than that of ordinary southern women, and the green silk was draped behind her like water. And these charming eyes like water, too big and too long.

"Divine Master! Patriarchs! The villain is indeed a southerner! Ran Ziyu said, sobbing quietly, "The villain knows that he looks weird, and he has been bullied since he was a child, and his mother said that this is because my father is from Northern Xia, but this is not the villain's fault, the villain grew up in the south, and he also wants to ask the god for some blessings for the south!" ”

Hearing her weeping words, Gouiza fell silent, and watched her quietly with a pair of dry eyes. How did he not know that there was such a girl in his Buzhe tribe?

Nong Yunzi was thinking about Ran Zijing in Yusheng Village, and just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible. The spirit girl, anyway, is a woman dedicated to the god, as long as she is beautiful and pure, even if the bloodline is not pure, what does it matter.

got up from his seat and generously pulled up Ran Ziyu, "Dedicate yourself to the well-being of the people in the south, good!" Worthy of being my southern daughter! When I got closer, I saw a few faint scars on her face, but they did not lose the slightest beauty, but gave birth to a hint of pity. I couldn't help but sigh secretly, this woman is really reincarnated and has such a good skin.

"With such sincerity, you will be able to serve the Lord well."

"This!" The other patriarchs were shocked and furious. Serving the gods, beauty and purity come first, so they are not angry that a woman with impure blood has become a spirit girl, but that Qi Nong Yunzi has decided this major event with his own words, and he does not take them seriously at all.

"Is this the purple girl?" Gouiza held back his anger. The others didn't dare to say anything, but this girl belonged to his Buge clan, so he was qualified to say anything.

Nong Yunzi smiled, "Uncle Gu Yi, there is such a flower-like daughter in your clan who didn't take it out earlier and give it to the Divine Lord, this girl is several times more beautiful than the previous spirit girls, but she looks a little smaller, but the Divine Lord will be satisfied." ”

In other words, it turned out that he was stingy with the Buge tribe. "Purple girl!"

Nong Yunzi had already pulled Ran Ziyu into a dark road. In the dark, I can't see my fingers. But they can feel each other's eyes.

"I don't care if you were respected or humble in the past, from this moment on, you are the most noble spirit girl in the south, and next year you will go to the altar of the Yue Palace in the Central Plains to serve the gods." Nong Yunzi's voice was originally sharp, and at this time, he spoke in a low voice, showing a kind of majesty.

Ran Ziyu did not answer. Her sly, beautiful smile is well hidden in the dark.

The next moment, his mouth was suddenly broken open and a pill was stuffed in. "Ahh

"What did you feed me!"

Nong Yunzi chuckled, "It's just snake venom." After all, it's not a person from my clan, and if you have power, it's not good to deal with my Yusheng clan. "Anyway, push it hard.

Ran Ziyu was forced to lean back, the wall behind her resisted for a moment, and then fell down with her.

The sunlight suddenly exploded in front of my eyes. After staying in the dark for a long time, I was a little uncomfortable for a while. It is a stockade, between the mountains and the mountains, where they are mutually encompassing, and only a ray of sky light can be seen between the two cliffs.

Three or two women serving the Yusheng clan caught her. "Spirit Maiden!"

Ran Ziyu stood firm and looked at the cliff wall more than five meters high, where a sprawling vine plant was broken, which was the place where he had just fallen out. Nong Yunzi, who was dressed in purple, was standing there at the moment, and the mountain wind raised her purple clothes.

"The Yusheng clan listens to orders! Taking care of the spirit girl has always been what our Yusheng clan is doing, and the new spirit girl has come out, and the clansmen are doing their best, and the god will bless our Yusheng clan. God bless, Yusheng is boundless! ”

"God bless, Yusheng is boundless!"

"God bless, Yusheng is boundless!"

“......”

For a while, all the Yusheng people put down what they were doing, looking at Nong Yunzi on the cliff cave, their eyes revealed a strange light, it was a kind of hope, the light of eager and full hope, and their mouths repeated "God bless, Yusheng is boundless!" ”

Ran Ziyu felt that the scene in front of him was inexplicably a little terrifying and distorted. It's the power of the mind, but it's a pity it's used in the wrong place. It's like a cult in a previous life.

The pill in Ran Ziyu's nervous palm, after all, is snake venom, in case the sweat stained with her palm melts, it will not be good for the poison to penetrate into the skin. So, while the people around him were not paying attention, he let go of his hand.

The pill rolled on the ground, and Ran Ziyu casually took a few steps forward and smashed it with one foot.

Nong Yunzi's gaze returned to her at this time. Pretending not to notice, he raised his hand and clenched it into a fist. "God bless, Yusheng is boundless! God bless, Yusheng is boundless! ”

She saw Nong Yunzi smile with satisfaction, then turned and disappeared into the darkness of the cave.

Ran Ziyu moved his feet, a few bits of powder on the ground, and as soon as the mountain breeze blew, it dispersed. Want to control me? Xuanyuan Hao can't do it, let alone you.

The two women came over and took Ran Ziyu through the first line of heaven to the high village that the Yusheng clan had repaired for spirit girls. It is separated from the first line of sky by some distance and is located behind the dense blue bamboo.

There is a living spring lake next to it. After asking the woman who led the way, I learned that this spring water has a beauty effect, and only the spirit girl is qualified to enjoy it.

Thinking that it was indeed a long time since she came to Nanban, she said, "Very good, this spirit girl will try the effect of this spring water." ”

"Yes!" And the two women who were waiting went down and got ready. Ran Ziyu felt that he didn't need to prepare anything. I thought that the south was called "barbarian", that is, a wild place, at least rougher than the Central Plains, but I didn't expect that things like bathing were still as troublesome as the Central Plains.

Thinking about it, he quickly untied his shirt and went into the water naked. Lying in the spring, the fatigue accumulated in the past few days of fleeing and running and climbing the mountain and the lower hill were relieved at this moment. Cool to the touch, so comfortable that your toes tremble. "Cool!"

Unbeknownst to him, this coquettish moan clearly spread to the blue bamboo bush, which suddenly stimulated the nerves of the white-robed man in the bush. The basket he was carrying fell and spilled paper money on the ground.

After walking a few steps, I picked up the bamboo branches that were hanging low because they were too luxuriant. Suddenly, I saw a fairy-like girl in the bath spring, with snow-white skin and delicate posture, delicate as boneless, like a delicate flower waiting for someone to pick, and then a glance at the fragrance......