10. Mountain League and Sea Oath
The patriarch's Mandarin is not jerky, but the tone is very strange, I can only understand what he is trying to say, but with that gloomy expression, it is enough to make my heart panic instantly. Following the direction of his finger, the other side of the room was pitch black and inlaid on the shrine on the wooden wall, and I could vaguely see a bust portrait that proved the same, half a meter high, and I couldn't see it really from a distance, my heart was pounding wildly, where was the king of Luo Dian?
Zhang Xuan and I were stunned for a long time at the same time, and Zhang Xuan was the first to react and hurriedly shook his hand to deny. The patriarch gently spewed out a large mouthful of hookah, and his entire face was shrouded in light blue smoke when the smoke filled the air, looking mysterious, and said in a low and sluggish voice: "In the past few years, eight out of ten Han people in Kelang Village are looking for graves. Don't lie to me, what you pulled in the car, I know who you are. ”
Seeing that he couldn't deny it, Zhang Xuan hurriedly changed his words and hurriedly explained: "We are not archaeological, let alone tomb robbing, so let's put it this way, there is a mystery about King Luodian......"
The patriarch waved his hand to interrupt Zhang Xuan, his voice was very soft but unquestionable, "You don't have to misunderstand, I can't care so much, nine out of ten people who went into the mountain to find a tomb can't get out, you can watch it, don't regret it in the end." Since you are members of the state, there are things I can help you with......"
As he spoke, the patriarch took out a wrist-thick and round bamboo tube from his body, which looked like there was a movable lid on it, and solemnly handed it into my hands, which shocked me, and subconsciously took it, and was about to open it, when the patriarch shook his head and said, "You take it, don't look at it first, you must open it again when you can't find anything." You swear an oath, or I won't give it to you. ”
I was curious, so I hurriedly made an oath casually, nothing more than not to die well or something, secretly thinking that the oath made by the Han people is not like you Miao people, and it doesn't count if you sleep, what can this do?
The Great Patriarch listened carefully to my oath, the expression on his face was slightly relaxed, and he nodded his head heavily, and said, "Okay." Don't tell anyone else in the stockade about anything, if you say that you only look for a grave and don't do harm, I will believe it, but they may not believe it. ”
Hearing what the patriarch said, I simply bought one and got one free, and hurriedly swore again, promising not to harm the tomb of King Luodian, especially the remains and burial goods, I must not dare to move, otherwise how what, the patriarch was even more satisfied, the wrinkles on his face were piled up with a smile, and he nodded again and again.
And Zhang Xuan cautiously said goodbye to the patriarch, I looked at the shrine of the king of Luodian from a distance, and the more I thought about it, the more scared I became, I leaned on ...... I said he was a eunuch, he wouldn't come to me in the middle of the night, would he?
Out of the door, both of them felt a little inexplicable, even if they really didn't destroy the tomb of King Luodian, it stands to reason that the patriarch must find ways to stop it, his prestige among the Miao people is extremely high, and it is easy to drive us out with a hundred calls, but he gave this help back...... I pressed the bamboo tube on my chest with my hand, and I didn't feel at a loss.
The laughter in the distance is still endless, the love songs of Miao men and women are really bold, loud and loud in the mountain wilderness, with the penetrating power of reaching the sky, I can hear a raging fire in my chest, and Zhang Xuan is about to walk to the bonfire, there is a light cough from behind, turn around and see, the patriarch is standing at the door of his house at some point, see the two of us turn his head, wave at me and say: "You come again," and pointed to Zhang Xuan, "You, let's go." ”
I walked up to the Great Patriarch in confusion, and the Great Patriarch squeezed out a little smile and handed me the other bamboo tube he was holding in his hand, "You are good, I believe you." There is no need to swear this time, this can be opened at the most critical time, and it may be more clear. ”
The patriarch's words were vague, but his eyes were full of trust, my heart warmed, and the third oath almost blurted out, but I couldn't eat the oath as food, and swallowed it back. After hesitating for a while, the great patriarch had already turned his back on his figure and turned his head into the house without saying a word.
Walking back slowly, I looked back from time to time, the patriarch's home was getting farther and farther away, and there was no movement, I breathed a sigh of relief, the previous patriarch guessed our plan to frighten me, the Miao people have many taboos, and the rules are their own, in this remote Miao village where the mountain emperor is far away, he really sank me in the pig cage The law may not be able to treat him well.
Most of the Miao people in the village are frolicking around the bonfire in the distance, and the Miao village is quiet at night, with one side of the stilted buildings next to each other, and the reflection of the moonlight is connected, like a monster in a black hole. Zhang Xuan walked far ahead, I was about to speed up the pace to catch up, suddenly felt a cool breeze behind my neck silently rushed over, before I had time to react, a hand from behind stretched out to cover my mouth.
I was frightened, I wanted to shout "help" but couldn't make a sound, shook my head to break free, twisted and pushed indiscriminately, only to hear an "oops", the touch from my hand was soft, and then I looked at it by the faint moonlight, Bai Lu shook her ponytail, and was blushing and covering her two hands on her chest, "I won't play with you." ”
This really frightened me, my heart kept fluttering in my throat, I held my knees with both hands, and my panting voice was full of crying, "But ...... Scared the hell out of me. ”
Bai Lu's hand climbed up along my hand, wrapped his arms tightly, and brought a beautiful and flawless face under the moonlight to my ear, and the panting heat instantly warmed my cheeks, and said with a chuckle: "You are such a little daring, dare to find our Miao family girl, if I give you a Gu, are you afraid?" ”
Oops, I'm nervous, how can I forget this stubble, Bai Lu is an authentic Miao girl, and the legend of Miao Nu letting go of Gu to deal with ruthless Lang is everywhere in the world, and even if you look at other women more, you will be like that. I was a little bold, and suddenly I ran out of the clouds early, but I still had to bite the bullet and smiled stiffly: "I'm not afraid, and I don't plan to ...... at dusk."
No matter how much I pretended, I couldn't hide my trembling, Bai Lu threw down my arm, tears fell from her face, and she turned her back and ignored me again. I hurriedly explained and persuaded in a panic, and patted my chest and said that I could give me Gu tomorrow, Lao Tzu is not weak-hearted, and he is not afraid of any Gu, and suddenly thought that Miao people seemed to be particularly concerned about the oath they had made, and made three consecutive words with a straight face, which made Bai Lu burst into tears and laughed, threw himself in his arms to cover my mouth, and said that the oath could not be made indiscriminately, what should I do once it was fulfilled, I thought to myself that Lao Tzu had made too many oaths this night, and after the last one, he forgot the previous one, and he had already forgotten what he had said.