Hearing this, Qiu Yu finally understood a lot about the relationship between the two. He could only smile bitterly, and said a little helplessly: "Actually, I've only met her a few times, so I'm barely an acquaintance!" Although I am no longer a police officer, I still feel very uncomfortable to hear that a police officer has been killed. He sighed and said meaningfully: "Actually, no matter what a person has done before, since he is already dead, there is nothing to worry about anymore. ”

Hearing this, Wang Bing's face finally looked a lot better, her pretty face turned red, and she said a little embarrassedly: "I had some misunderstandings with her before, which made you laugh." She paused, and then said, "But, as you said, people are dead, and no matter what she has done before, there is really no need to dwell on it anymore." After speaking, he stood up, smiled at Qiu Yu, and said, "Let's go!" Not to mention that, take you to the ancient city for a walk, it is very lively. ”

Qiu Yu smiled, stood up and walked out after her.

The torch festival is the most important festival of the Yi people every year, Jingjiang City, as an important prefecture-level city in Shannan Province, is also a place where the Yi people gather in the whole country to gather a lot, every year by Zhengfu organizes a special grand celebration, invites well-known people from all walks of life to come for sightseeing, and some well-known actors perform here, adding luster to the already grand festival. Of course, holding such a large-scale celebration is also an important measure for Zhengfu to attract investment, and traders from all over the country will take this opportunity to come here to do some trade, making money for themselves at the same time, but also driving the development of a regional economy.

Walking in the streets of the ancient city, the sound of musical instruments and tunes full of Yi charm keeps echoing in the ears. Looking at the Yi men and women dressed in colorful and complex Yi costumes, laughing and shuttling through the crowd, as well as those buildings full of Yi characteristics, as well as the dazzling array of characteristic shops around, Qiu Yu was surrounded by this strong festive atmosphere, and his mood couldn't help but be stirred. Wang Bing, who was beside him, pointed and pointed, while explaining in detail the customs here, what cockfighting, bullfighting, foot jumping, wrestling matches, fireworks shows, and listening to Qiu Yu is relish.

The two talked and talked, time flew by, and before they knew it, they came to a huge square. The entire square, both the surrounding buildings and the floor, is made of stones and stones, which feels both ancient and very ethnic. All corners of the square are crowded with people, some are fighting cocks, some are shouting and selling snacks, and more are dancing around the fire, and some of them are holding three strings in their hands, playing Yi songs, so lively. Listening to this cheerful rhythm, Qiu Yu's heart also flew.

In the middle of the square there is a circular stone platform with a huge stone sculpture on it. It is carved with three young girls dressed in Yi costumes, hugging each other and holding torches in their hands. The whole stone sculpture is lifelike, as if a living person has been petrified. There is also a huge relief in front of the stone carving, and directly above the relief is a huge flame totem, and the totem is engraved with secret hemp words underneath. Qiu Yu walked in and saw that there was a legend recorded on it, which was the performance he watched last night, the story of the Sun Girl.

The general meaning of the story is that once upon a time, there were seven suns in the sky. At that time, the wind and rain were smooth, the trees were evergreen, the flowers were undefeated, the crops could be harvested seven times a year, and the cattle and sheep could conceive seven children in a year. The Yi people have abundant food and clothing, and live a happy life. Suddenly, a night owl spirit who likes darkness and fears light appears in Ailao Mountain. The night owl was afraid of the light and resented the sun, so it turned into an incomparably tall eagle-billed iron man, climbed the mountain, plucked the feathers from its body as arrows, and shot down all six suns, and the remaining sun quickly hid. Since then, disaster has befallen the world, the crops are not ripe, the cattle and sheep are not growing, the plants and trees are dead, and the flowers are defeated. In order to allow the last sun to continue to illuminate the earth, many people went to look for the sun, but unfortunately they were all killed by the night owl spirit. Until one day, three beautiful girls like lantana came out of Ailao Mountain, lit torches and embarked on a journey to find the sun. They encouraged people of all ethnic groups and villages, set up thousands of pine torches, and each person raised them one by one, illuminating the mountains and mountains brightly. The night owl spirit was afraid of light and fire, and had nowhere to hide, so he was burned to death by the torches that people had piled up. The three girls continued to search for the sun, and eventually collapsed into the valley from exhaustion. In the place where they died, three tall peaks suddenly grew, and a round of red sun was held up by three pointed peaks. The earth has regained its light, and the world has returned to its former good life. In order to commemorate these three girls who found the sun, they were named Sun Girls. Since then, the Sun Girl has become a symbol of the bravery, kindness and beauty of the Yi girl.

After reading it carefully, Qiu Yu nodded and said with interest: "These national legends are really interesting, and now I understand that the performance I watched last night was originally telling such a story, and I can tell it to my wife and children when I go back." ”

Wang Bing smiled slightly, and said: "This is Bimo Square, the most primitive and most Yi characteristic square in our Jingcheng so far. Bi Mo is a priest in the Yi people, it is said that he can also divinate and predict the future, and this square is the place where Bi Mo sacrifices to the gods. The gods of the Yi people, on the other hand, are usually associated with fire. Now you know why our Yi people are called a fire-like people. She paused, and then said: "Actually, in addition to the story of the Sun Girl, there are also many legends about fire among our Yi folk. If I have time, I'll take you somewhere else and tell you about it......"

For a whole afternoon, Wang Bing was extremely patient with Qiu Yu, and took him to the ancient city to see almost all the Yi characteristic culture that could be seen here. While Qiu Yu lamented the profoundness of the traditional culture of the Yi nationality, he was also full of gratitude to Wang Bing.

Wang Bing had security tasks on his side, and before he had time to eat dinner, he sent Qiu Yu to Yang Rui's house in Fuxingyuan and hurried back. The house is still empty, and Yang Rui should not have come back yet. Qiu Yu was also a little tired, took a shower, lay on the sofa and watched TV, and fell asleep unconsciously. When he woke up, it was already pitch black outside the window, and when he picked up his phone, it was almost nine o'clock at night.

"Damn, it seems that the past two years have been too idle, and I am getting more and more able to sleep." Qiu Yu smiled self-deprecatingly, looking at the quiet mobile phone, and suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart. "Perhaps, the case of the crazy ghost is really a bit tricky, it seems that tomorrow it is better to go home!" While comforting himself, he also had the idea of going home in his heart.

When they were at Shannan Public Security College, Yang Rui and Qiu Yu, plus the other two, lived in the same dormitory, and they were also the brothers who got along the most. Several people's homes are not in Mingcheng, and after graduation, they all returned to their hometowns to work. Mingcheng is the capital of Shannan Province, Lucheng is in the south of Mingcheng, Jingcheng is in the north of Mingcheng, and it is only more than 100 kilometers away from Mingcheng, but due to their busy work, Yang Rui and Qiuyu have rarely seen each other for several years.

Before coming to Jingcheng this time, Qiu Yu went to Mingcheng to attend a classmate's wedding. I thought I could see Yang Rui, but who knew that this guy didn't come, and after phone contact, I learned that Jingcheng was the annual Torch Festival, and the security task was very heavy, and all the police canceled their vacations.

Although they couldn't get together at the wedding, Yang Rui also sent an invitation to Qiu Yu, asking him to take this opportunity to go to Jingcheng for a few days anyway to feel the excitement of the Torch Festival. He didn't think too much about it, and after having a party with the old classmates who came to the wedding, he went straight to Jingcheng, the main purpose was actually to meet Yang Rui and catch up with the past. Who knows, there was a murder on the first night of coming, and it was a vicious case of a police officer being killed, and the needs of work made it difficult for these two old classmates to meet even if they were already in the same city.

There was already a roar of battle in his stomach, Qiu Yu took a taxi and came to the ancient city, this may be the only place he is familiar with in Jingcheng, and he should be able to find some special snacks to soothe his stomach.

The night in the ancient city is even more lively, and the streets are brightly lit and crowded with bustling people. Qiu Yu walked around and took a look, and it didn't take long to come to the huge Bimo Square. A large number of young men and women dressed in Yi costumes gathered around the bonfire, some playing the three strings, some playing the gourd silk, and others holding hands in a circle one after another, dancing the cheerful dance of the Yi people.

Qiu Yu found a small shop selling Yi family mutton soup pot by the square and sat down, ordered a few special dishes, and enjoyed the excitement outside the store while eating. After a good meal and a beautiful meal, he bothered himself and paced to a cold drink stall on the side of the square, ordered a glass of juice, and felt the fiery national atmosphere.

Time flies, and before you know it, it's nearly eleven o'clock at night. The raindrops fell suddenly, and in a short time, they grew bigger and bigger like beads of broken threads. The crowd quickly dispersed from the originally lively square. Qiu Yu picked up a plastic bag to cover his head, and also got up and ran out quickly following the flow of people. I finally came to the entrance of the ancient city, but found that most of the taxis that were originally densely parked on the street had long disappeared, and almost all the rest were carrying customers and were about to leave.

Qiu Yu could only find an eaves on the side of the street to shelter from the rain like everyone else, but unfortunately it didn't take long for the car to arrive, and the people had already become soup chickens. He suddenly felt that there didn't seem to be much difference between standing here and going out, so he wrapped his phone in a plastic bag, and slowly walked across the road in the surprised eyes of everyone.

Walking along the boulevard by the river outside the ancient city, he suddenly felt a little good, and even hummed a little song.

There is a distance of six or seven kilometers between the old city and the city, and this boulevard is the main road connecting the two places. Ten minutes later, the rain gradually subsided, and Qiu Yu had already moved away from the ancient city. There were very few pedestrians along the way, and there were constant vehicles coming and going, but he no longer had the interest of taking a taxi, so he wanted to walk like this and let himself integrate into this foreign world.

Walking on the sidewalk with Yi characteristics on the side of the road, Qiu Yu's eyes wandered everywhere. Through the dim street lamps and the lights of passing vehicles, you can see these huge oak trees on the side of the road, like giants on both sides of the road, and the shade of the trees scattered in all directions is like a huge umbrella that is stretched out, guarding the weak creatures under the trees.

Qiu Yu was taking a brisk step, and suddenly, a scene appeared in front of him, which made him stop.