By this time, I had arrived, and I reached out and grabbed Najie's hand holding the knife, and said, "Don't be impulsive, we can talk about anything." ”

Seeing that it was me, Najie let go of the hand holding the knife and stood up from Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao walked out of the ghost gate at this time, his face pale. But he was still at a loss and didn't know what was going on.

After Najie let go of Xiao Xiao, he knelt on the grass, holding the huge bird in both hands, and big tears fell on the bird.

All the members of the expedition team gathered around. Everyone saw that the huge bird had brightly colored feathers and a few red crown beads on its head. The bird was neither a pheasant nor a pheasant. No one knew what kind of bird it was.

Huangfu said, "Looking at the image of this bird, could it be the legendary phoenix?" ”

Professor Luo shook his head and said, "This is not a phoenix. According to Erya? Guo Pu notes that the appearance characteristics of the phoenix are: chicken head, swallow jaw, snake neck, turtle back, fish tail, five colors, six feet high. "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" contains: the elephant of the phoenix, the front and the back of the deer, the head of the snake and the tail of the fish, the back of the dragon and the turtle, the beak of the swallow-jawed chicken, and the five-color preparation. The Classic of Mountains and Seas? Tuzan" contains, the phoenix is carrying five kinds of image patterns: the first text is said to be de, the wing text is said to be shun, the back text is said to be righteous, the belly text is said to be letter, and the text is said to be benevolent. "Hug Puzi" explains this: Fumu acts benevolently and is green. The crested head is green, so it is called Dai Ren. Gold is righteous and white. The phoenix neck is white, so it is said to be righteous. Fire salutes, for red. The phoenix mouth is red, so it is said to be a negative courtesy. Water behavior is wise, black, phoenix chest black, so it is still known. The earth line is a letter, and it is yellow. The phoenix's feet are yellow, so it is said that the letter is also.

The Southern Song Dynasty geographer Zhou Qufei compiled the geographical masterpiece "Lingwai Dai Answer", which gives a very detailed account of the phoenix: the phoenix was born in the Danxue in the south, and only built its nest on the high cliff in Yongzhou (now Nanning, Guangxi). The phoenix is covered with colorful feathers, as big as a peacock, and a hundred birds will inevitably stand around it. The crest of feathers on the top of the head is always filled with water, and the male and female take turns to eat, never approaching the human world. It can be seen that this bird is not a phoenix. ”

Old Ash whispered in my ear, "This man is so sad, is this bird raised by his family?" ”

Najay finally put the bird in his hand on the ground. "This is the auspicious bird of our tribe, because it has the same color as the rainbow in the sky, so we call it the seven-colored bird." The seven-colored bird lives deep in the forest and will never go out for no reason. Our tribe has always had a legend that as long as you see the seven-colored bird perched on the branch, there will inevitably be a happy event or auspicious arrival. Therefore, the seven-colored bird will be the auspicious bird of our tribe. But if you see a dead seven-colored bird, something bad will happen. ”

Professor Luo said, "Legends are legends after all, so don't worry too much about it. ”

Najie's expression was solemn, "Legends are not only legends, because every time the seven-colored bird appears, it is very effective. The appearance of the seven-colored bird is to inform the whole tribe. You don't need to say more, I have to tell the Archmage about this, and it is up to the Archmage to decide how to deal with it. ”

After Najie finished speaking, he strode into the forest with the seven-colored bird in his hand.

Only then did everyone realize the seriousness of the matter. Seeing that if I hadn't stopped it in time just now, Xiao Xiao would have died on the spot. At this time, everyone finally saw the other side of the people of this tribe. Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yu knew that they had fallen into a big disaster, and they were already a little at a loss, and they didn't know what to do. At this point, Ruoyu had no choice but to temporarily convene an emergency meeting of all the members of the inspection team to discuss countermeasures.

There is no need to talk about superfluous words, everyone already knows the original situation of the matter, and what the investigation team needs now is a solution to the problem.

Lao Pao and Heizi thought that in order not to complicate the problem, they could consider letting Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiao withdraw in advance and leave this place first. In this way, the hostile factor of others can be reduced, and the work of the investigation team can be continued.

Professor Luo and Huangfu think that this is inappropriate, since they are in the same investigation team, in the eyes of others, everyone is a group, if Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiao leave, people will definitely think that the investigation team has ulterior motives. This is not conducive to solving the problem.

Li Lili also said that this is not a good idea. Let's not talk about whether Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiao can go. One thing is certain: even if they leave the expedition, they will never return to the place of departure. As soon as they left, they would definitely be two dead people.

Lao Ash also said that Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiao should be with everyone, even if they can't talk in the end, it is impossible for people to slaughter all the big guys, right?

Professor Luo said that after the expedition team arrived at the destination, they could first send a representative to communicate with the archmage and listen to what the other party wanted, as long as it was not a human life, the expedition team could try to meet all of them.

Ruoyu set her eyes on me and wanted me to talk about the solution. I pretended not to see it and turned my head to Ah Mei. From the very beginning of the matter, Ah Mei said, "I was unfortunate by you, and there was really a mess." What do we do next? I said, "I don't know now, so let's take a look." Ah Mei said, "Now it seems that Ruoyu made a big mistake by letting you resign as a team leader?!" ”

Ruoyu saw that I didn't accept her advice, so she directly called me by name. I said, "I can't think of anything that would work for me." But there is one point, I don't think Xiao Yu and Xiao Xiao can leave first. Originally, they just inadvertently offended others, and if they left, it would make people feel that they were intentional. I think Professor Luo is right, the investigation team can send someone to negotiate with the other party first, and listen to their opinions. Regardless of whether it is punishment or compensation in the end, the investigation team will follow. ”

Everyone thinks that's the only way to do it. The next step is to discuss who to send to negotiate on behalf of the inspection team. Everyone almost unanimously agreed that I was the best fit. I laughed inwardly, and at this time, they were surprisingly unanimous. But I don't want them to be pushed to the muzzle. I said, "I'm very grateful for the trust you have placed in me at this time, but I don't think I'm the right person." First of all, I am not the head of the investigation team, I am just a soy sauce player. Do you think it's appropriate to send a soy sauce maker to negotiate with the leader and archmage of the other side? Even if you don't mind, what will the other person think? At the very least, they will think that the inspection team is perfunctory and completely insincere, right? ”

Everyone also thinks that my words are reasonable, and they no longer speak.

I said, "I think two people would be better suited to negotiate." One is Professor Luo, who is not only one of the leaders of the expedition team, but also the oldest and most respected person in the expedition team. If he wants to go out, he will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. The other is Li Lili, this time the investigation team went to the temple, he came forward to contact and arrange, and now that there is a problem, of course he should also come forward to coordinate. ”

My words sounded high-sounding, making everyone feel that these two people are indeed the most suitable candidates.