Chapter 57: Human Tribute
The group burrowed into the dense forest and walked along a forest path that was like nothing. The speed is very slow, and every step is taken carefully.
Tian Nong Xiang was puzzled, "What is this for?"
"There are organs. The thin young man said mysteriously.
"What's your name?"
"Tian Nonghiko. ”
"Can you help me copy the family rules?" Tian Nongxiang begged.
Tian Nongyan shook his head, "I don't dare to act on behalf of Elder Wu. ”
"Cut, what kind of martial elder, it was arranged by the ancestor. "Tian Nong Xiang doesn't care.
Tian Nongyan was taken aback, "That's even more daring." ”
"Coward!" said Tian Nong.
"You kid, your stomach is full of bad water at a young age, no wonder Wu Lao is not at ease. Yu Po smiled and reprimanded.
"Those crooked symbols, the old guy asked me to draw them a thousand times, how hateful do you say?" Tian Nongxiang was unwilling.
"Shut up, what old fellow!" Tian Nongben turned his head angrily.
Tian Nongxiang didn't dare to argue. Because a group of people looked at him with a frown, it was obvious that the hunchbacked old man could not be provoked.
"That's right, isn't that an old fellow!" Tian Nong, the dwarf old man who grabbed him into the village, gritted his teeth, "Doll, we're not afraid, it's a big deal to copy it thousands of times." ”
Tian Nongxiang stuck out his tongue, "Tie Ye, can you help me copy?"
"Am I that kind of person?" Tian Nongtie's old face tensed.
"I look like it!" Tian Nongxiang hurriedly patted his ass.
"Come on, he can't even write his own name, and he still copies the family rules?" someone quipped.
"How can it, real people don't show their faces!" Tian Nongxiang continued to shoot.
Tian Nongti smiled with a shy old face: "You kid is sensible, I like you me." As he spoke, he hugged Tian Nongxiang, raised his hand in the air and reached out to catch it, back and forth a few times, causing Tian Nongxiang to giggle.
Yu Po was busy on the side: "Brother Tie, don't scare the child. ”
"I'm afraid of birds, this guy even dares to scold the ancestor, can he scare him? Tian Nongti said and threw a few more strokes into the air, letting him ride on his neck.
"Tie Ye, is the ancestor very strong?" Tian Nongxiang asked.
"Tsk, isn't it very strong, that's called very strong. Tian Nongwu replied with a smashing mouth.
Tian Nongxiang's eyes widened, "Really, then why is our clan so weak?" Before the words fell, a group of people looked at him.
"Little deflated baby, you know a fart. What is weak, when our clan is strong, those who are emperors and respects are crawling. Tian Nongtie said that the spit was flying.
"Really!?Bullying me for my young age, right?" Tian Nongxiang said disdainfully.
"Is it necessary to bully you?" As soon as Tian Nongtie's words fell, Tian Nongben suddenly shouted: "Who?" Then a figure flickered in the depths of the dense forest. Tian Nong drew his sword with a snort, and several clansmen immediately drew their bows and arrows, aiming at the place where the figure had disappeared just now.
"Where is sacred, you can show up. Tian Nongben's eyes widened in anger and roared in that direction.
Hehe! After two sneers, he regained his composure.
Tian Nongben slowly walked a few steps in that direction with a sharp sword in his hand. Squeak, suddenly something surged under the thick dead leaves. Tian Nongben swung his sword and slashed away, and there was a screeching sound of iron striking with a bang. "Be careful!" Tian Nongben roared and volleyed into the air.
"I'm coming!" Tian Nongtie threw Tian Nongxiang on his shoulder to Yu Po, picked up the boulder next to him, rubbed his body up, waved his arms, and smashed it over. Boom! The place where the dead leaves swelled was smashed into a big crater, and it was calm.
At the same time, Tian Nong Ben descended from the sky and plunged his sword into the soft place next to the boulder, and the dead leaves rose to the sky.
"Hurry back!" Tian Nongben shouted, and volleyed into the air again. Then, a cloud of black mist swept up the dead leaves and pounced on the farmer. With a few clicks, five arrows burst through the air and shot towards the black mist. There was a roar from the black mist, and he turned around and ran into the dense forest, disappearing in an instant.
"What's that?" Tian Nong Tie shouted.
Tian Nongben shook his head silently, "We're no match for that thing. ”
The group looked at each other, and someone asked, "Then why did he retreat?"
"I don't know, maybe it's too close to my ancestral altar, for fear of alarming the ancestor. Tian Nongben's voice was low.
"What to do?" someone asked.
Tian Nongben glared at the short old man, "Uncle Tie, sacrificial bone treasure, if that thing appears again, I will fight with him." ”
Tian Nongtie nodded, then took out a palm-sized white bone from his pocket, held it in his hand, and recited something. A thin layer of white light flashed and gradually dispersed, enveloping the field and agricultural iron.
Tian Nongxiang looked at all this in amazement, both surprised and suspicious, I don't know what kind of animal has such a wonderful use for a bone on its body.
"Hehe", two more sneers came from the depths of the dense forest. Then I saw a figure in the bushes.
Tian Nongben's heart was tight, and there was more than one person. Liang shouted: "I don't know which senior is coming, why don't you show up and see it?"
"Whoosh" A bright light broke through the sky above the heads of the group and plunged into the depths of the dense forest. Bang! The two collided with each other with a deafening sound.
Then a sharp voice sounded: "Emperor Qiu Tiannong is so hospitable?"
"Brother Peng is so Yaxing, he actually sneaked into my secret land!" Tian Nongwu's voice sounded behind him.
The group was stunned, and someone shouted excitedly: "Elder Wu has arrived!"
"The emperor fell and the emperor prospered, and the land of ten thousand birds belonged to the Yan Emperor. Are you going to get in my way?"
"Our clan has an agreement with Emperor Yan, this is our clan's secret land, and no one is allowed to enter without the permission of the ancestors. Brother Wei Gan wants to make this exception?" Tian Nongwu's voice was cold.
Wei Gan coughed dryly, as if pondering how to respond. After a short silence, he said, "When it is time for the people to pay tribute, I have been ordered to inspect the five sides to explore the talents of all ethnic groups. ”
"Hmph, I'm afraid you don't even know what you've done, right?" Tian Nongwu retorted.
"What do you mean by that?" Wei Qian said in a non-yin and non-yang manner.
Tian Nongwu sneered, "I don't mean anything else, it's just better to persuade you to leave." ”
"It seems that Wu Lao has a prejudice against my Demon Banner. Wei Qian's voice was cold.
"Don't dare, it's just a matter of keeping the covenant of the Yan Emperor's high-five. At this time, Tian Nongwu had slowly come from behind the group and stood in front of the clansmen.
"That's good, the period of tribute is approaching, have you been born after the election?" Wei Qiansenran smiled.
The people of the Tian Nong clan glared angrily in that direction, and their hearts were resentful. "Human tribute" is a thing that has only emerged in the past forty or fifty years, and every five years, all ethnic groups have to present their teenage offspring to the Demon Control Banner, as little as one, as many as possible. According to the Demon Banner, it is said that it is to cultivate the offspring of all races for the prosperity of the human race. Over the years, the descendants of the offer have been never heard from. However, the Demon Control Banner is powerful and cannot afford to offend, although the various ethnic groups are extremely unwilling, they can only continue to give it to the head. As a result, whenever people pay tribute, there are often snatching and poaching babies among various ethnic groups. Fortunately, although the number of farmers in Diqiu is small, their strength is strong enough, and there have not been many cases of losing babies in the past few years, but there are still cases of overt and covert robbery.
"Haha......" After Wei Gan laughed insolently, he said in a non-yin and non-yang manner: "If you don't want to be exterminated, it's better to do it! Let's go!"
"Elder Wu, if you hadn't come, I'd have ...... later," Tian Nong Ben bowed and said.
Tian Nongwu waved his hand to block his words, "The patriarch sent a message, saying that someone was haunting the dense forest, and we happened to come here." He paused for a moment and said faintly, "What does Old Horseman Wei Gan want to do here? Could it be that the Demon Banner really dares to act against Emperor Yan's orders, or is it simply Emperor Yan who ordered them to come?"
He shook his head as he spoke, turned to look at the clansmen, and said, "When the time is urgent, don't be careless, I'll give you another ride." ”
One of the clansmen asked softly, "In that case, why don't you move your clansmen into the secret land?"
Tian Nongwu glanced at him, "If the whole clan moves, the secret land will probably be exposed to the world soon." What's more, there are three formations on the side of the clan land, which are also the barriers on this side, echoing each other, in order to protect our clan from dying. ”
The clansmen nodded, and everyone knew this truth in their hearts. After all, I have lived in the clan land for many years, and it would be a pity to give up easily. And although there are hidden mechanisms in the secret land, they can defend the land and hurt people, and if the clansmen accidentally fall into those mechanisms, they will also be scattered. Therefore, it is only possible to take shelter temporarily, but it is not possible to live there for a long time.
Tian Nongwu glanced at Tian Nongtie, who was wrapped in bone treasures, and said: "Accept the bone treasures, these treasures are not many in my clan, if they are used on Wei Gan's people, it is a pity." After speaking, he waved his sleeves, and the white light on Tian Nongtie's body slowly converged and dimmed, and turned into a palm-sized white bone.
"Let's go!" Tian Nongwu finished speaking, and reached out to hug Tian Nongxiang from Yu Po's hand, "Boy, grandpa will give you another ride." ”
"Shall I accompany you?" Tian Nongxiang blinked.
"No, it's safer over there, don't you remember what happened a few days ago?" Tian Nongwu's face tightened.
Tian Nongxiang smiled, "Isn't there still you by your side?" ”
"I can't do it even if I am here, those who can enter the secret land are all strong, I have to do my best, you are a burden by my side. Tian Nongwu said and led the team forward.
"Is there anyone stronger than you? That black lion is no match for you. Tian Nong Xiang sneered.
"Don't pat yourself on the back, there are more people who are smarter than me, and they go to the clan to practice the method of tuning. Wait more than ten hours a week, and then come back to me. ”
Tian Nongxiang stuck out his tongue, "What if it doesn't work?"
Tian Nongwu's old face pulled, "Don't talk nonsense!"
The group walked very fast under the leadership of Tian Nongwu, and did not grope as carefully as before. After more than a dozen hours, he traveled another hundred and ten miles before he got out of the dense forest.