According to Yu Dong's narration, Qin Zhen and Gu Jie also learned about a long and mysterious history.

When it comes to the origin of the headhunting festival, whether it is the 'founder' or the 'terminator', those two men are celebrities who have been praised by the world for thousands of years.

Let's start with the beginning of the headhunting festival. There will be thousands of different versions of the origin of each ancient folk custom, but when it comes to the headhunter sacrifice valley, I am afraid that the most common cause is that Zhuge Kongming, who 'crossed Lu in May and went deep into the barren' seven captures and seven longitudinal Meng Shu.

This omnipotent, well-versed, and intelligent prime minister who is almost demonic, in order to 'improve' the relationship between ethnic minorities in the southwest, almost traveled all over the land of Yunling back then.

When he arrived in Ximeng and saw that the original inhabitants of the area were outnumbered and brave in battle, he realized that this was a not good situation.

Later, he learned that the inhabitants here were originally ethnic groups in the dam area, but later fled to the mountains because they were too friendly and not warlike. But the techniques they are familiar with growing grain do not work in the mountains. Rice could not enter the mountains, and they had no choice but to find a way to grow dry grain in every possible way.

After Kong Ming, who was bent on pacifying the barbarians, learned about this, he pretended to be a merchant who knew how to grow dry grains, and went around selling cooked rice. It must be impossible to grow something.

Later, Kong Ming said to the locals: The reason why we have white rice, sturdy clothes, and good weather is completely dependent on sacrifices. Ordinary sacrifices are not enough, but they have to sacrifice to the gods by cutting off people's heads! That's how there is sincerity.

At first, the mountain people were not convinced. So Kong Ming gave them boiled rice. In the second year, everyone was really hungry and couldn't help it, so they began to try headhunting. However, this time, the prime minister gave the real grain seed. The millet grew that year, and it was a bumper harvest that had never been seen before!

Since then, these primitive people have been convinced of the headhunting sacrifice. They began to sacrifice by cutting off each other's heads, praying for a good harvest and good weather. And these human head piles deeply embedded in the ground, the funnel-shaped bamboo basket on the top, is the place where the human head is placed.

The noble, wise, and dedicated Kong Ming, who is equivalent to a legend in Yunnan, is a completely sinister politician at this point.

It can be said that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither. If there is no beheading and sacrifice to the grain, how can the strength of the local people be weakened? If you don't weaken your strength, how can you conquer the barbarians in the southwest? Behind every name that has been successful for thousands of years, there must be a foundation stone made of white bones.

And if you talk about the process of the headhunting sacrifice, it is even more chilling!

The entire ritual of the headhunting festival will take at least half a month to complete. Before the ceremony, there will be a shaman to kill the chicken, read the hexagram, and determine the direction of the head, and then you can choose a 'good day and auspicious day' to go headhunting.

Before leaving, they would kill animals, cook wine, and take an oath. The content of the oath is roughly ...... For the sake of milk, for bread, and for the sake of getting rid of poverty, embark on a new path of hard work and prosperity, not afraid of death, not afraid of sacrifice, overcome all difficulties, and strive for victory......

Listen to it in vain, anyway, that's roughly what it means. After this, the fighters begin the real headhunting process.

It was really "a silver saddle shining on a white horse, sassy like a shooting star." Kill one person in ten steps, and don't stay for a thousand miles. After the incident, he brushed his clothes and went to hide his body with the name "Ah! Although in terms of current morality, this is definitely not the behavior of chivalry. But in that era, under that worship, and that belief, the people who could go out to hunt heads were all admirable warriors in the village! Because they have contributed to the abundant harvest of the village.

When it comes to headhunters, it is also necessary to pay attention to cutting off their heads. It must not be cut directly with one knife, but it must be cut slowly with many knives.

Because the ritual of the headhunting sacrifice is not only used by one nation, but also by other people. If you cut it off with a knife, it means that one day when you are headhunted, it will be very simple. This is probably a psychological comfort!

At first, the target of headhunters was only men. Later, it developed to the old and the young, women and children. At first, the hunted people may only be Han, Dai, Brown, and so on. Later, in order to strive for the excellence of the ceremony. As long as it is an outsider with very white skin, it is always a headhunting target.

Because the white human head is placed in the human head pile, it is like a white steamed bun. You can draw a good luck. Moreover, the 'outsiders' here do not have to be of other nationalities. Let's just put it this way, as long as it is except for those in their own village, everyone else is counted as an outsider.

When the warriors returned triumphantly, the girls were in front of them with their heads raised, and the clan members dressed in costumes, beat wooden drums, threw up their long hair, and sang and danced to celebrate the warriors' achievements!

As for that picture...... It's probably like Lao Gu sang, 'villages and villages, drums, gongs, mountains and rivers laugh and people are happy...... is probably this state.

They can indeed sing, but they can't sing the songs that Lao Gu sings. It's a song called "Chop Off Tune".

They would kill a chicken, put the head in the mouth of the head, and then place it on the head pile. After that, he beat the wooden drum and sang the "Chopping Tune". Legend has it that if you do this, you will have a good harvest in the coming year. So later there was a proverb that said, "When the wooden drum sounds, the head itches"

After the headhunting, there is the sacrificial valley. Speaking of this sacrificial valley, it's a little disgusting.

The shamans would pray to the human head sacrifices on the human head stakes, and would also offer food. After that, pray that the head will bless the village.

Why else do you say that ignorance kills people? That head just can't speak, if he can speak, he can't kill the wizard?! Not to mention that he suffered an unwarranted disaster and died a tragic death, he still has to bless these enemies who have a deep hatred in the sea of blood? Where does this make sense? That head is not good for Huzi and Wu Laoer!

After the shaman's prayer, he sprinkled the ashes of the grass and trees on the people's heads. Wait until the blood of the person with the ashes has flowed to the ground, and then put the blood, ashes, or some brain tissue in it...... The land was distributed to the villagers.

The villagers then mixed the soil with human blood into the grain seeds. When it is time to sow seeds, they are sown in the ground to bless the next year's harvest......

When Qin Zhen and the others learned about this, their mood could only be described in two words. One is afraid, and the other is lucky.

What I'm afraid of is that they didn't eat rice in Huzi's house! Fortunately, not every place has such a 'sowing' process. If that's the case, I'm afraid I'll have a phobia of rice from now on.

After that, the head is of little use. It will be enshrined in front of the headhunter's house for two days. These two days belong to the state of being in a state where you can see a person's head staring at you as soon as you open the door of your home.

But the villagers don't think there's anything wrong with that...... After the headhunter has 'enjoyed' this special treatment, the wizard will take the head off and circle the headhunter's house nine times in a clockwise direction.

I don't know what kind of mantra I sang while dancing and singing. It is regarded as 'joyful, beautiful sheep, and warm...... Something like that'

In short, after the wizard finishes singing, the head can be sent to the next house to be worshipped. And so it flowed until the ninth. Finally, the head is put back on the head pile.

At this time, it is time for the last step of the headhunting festival--- giving away the head.

The sorcerer will lead an ox around the sacrificial chamber three times before tying it to a stake. Quickly cut off the tail of the ox with a machete and throw it over the roof of the sacrificial house.

After that, everyone rushed up with the momentum of hungry tigers! After slashing the cow, he scavenged the beef. In the end, only a skeleton remains, and the head of the ox is sent to the sacred forest, where it is hung on a tree trunk or wooden pillar......

Sacred forests are usually located deep in dense forests and are said to be places where gods gather. There will be countless human head piles lined up, and there will be human heads on each pile. There are bull heads on every tree. The more oxen heads, the more sacrifices are made, which means that the village will be more prosperous and prosperous.

At this point, the entire headhunting ceremony can be regarded as a successful conclusion.

Think about the mountain forest where Qin Zhen and the others are now, densely hung with thousands of cow heads!! Does that mean that thousands of people have visited the area? It is not only full of the ghosts of livestock, but also the souls of countless villagers who have paid a terrible price for their ignorant beliefs.

In this process, Lao Gu once said that Zhuge Liang was to blame for this qiē. Politicians are never compassionate.

But Yuto denied this view. According to him, a large number of historical facts prove that the headhunting sacrifice is not a precedent opened by Zhuge Liang alone. This kind of ritual was born under certain historical conditions and has a deep historical origin. It may even have occurred in matrilineal clans or in antiquity.

In those archaeological excavations, traces of headhunters are often found in the remains of prehistoric culture dating back four or five thousand years.

For example, in the Banpo Yifang in Xi'an, Shaanxi, in the osmanthus tree tomb in Hubei, in the Liuwan tomb in Yuedu, Qinghai, and in the Longshan tomb in Hebei, Shandong and other places, there will be a single or a large number of human skulls in the burial. And these people have obvious marks of scalping on their skulls.

There are also nine heads under the tomb owner, and this kind of tomb is called the Nine Ghosts Carrying the Corpse. The meaning is even more laughable: if the body is lifted, it will never turn over.

In prehistoric societies, human heads were often used for burials because of their priceless significance.

For example, the head obtained by the headhunter sacrifice was not only a symbol of good weather at that time, but also a symbol of the glory of the clan. Therefore, the owner of the tomb with status will use the human head for burial.

Of course, those with a slightly lower status will not be able to use a complete head. Instead, the skull, ears, hands, scalp and other objects were used for burial.

When Yudong said this, the stomach of that brother had already begun to reflux acid water......