After a long time, the sound of the trumpet stopped. The sound of drums began to sound. "Boom. A long, dull drum beat came. All the people in the village fell to the ground, and when the drums passed, they raised again. And so on and so forth, a total of three back and forth.

When the drums were over, the bamboo was put away, and many young men and women walked up the hill with laughter and laughter. The noise spread throughout the quiet cottage on weekdays.

"What are they doing here?" Qin Xian asked curiously as he looked at the bustling crowd.

"On this rare day, the duke will generally divinate the young people in the village. Yuka said.

"Little Shadow, Little Shadow. Not far away, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old man came running and shouting. The body is strong and the skin is slightly dark.

"Oh, is there anything wrong with Lika?" asked Shadow.

The guy named Lika said hello to Yuka and Qin Xian, and then turned his head to Xiaoying and said excitedly: "Xiaoying, I'm going to find my father-in-law, can I go together?"

Xiaoying glanced at Yuka and said, "You go first, I'll go with my brother and sister later." ”

"Oh, okay. For Xiaoying's refusal, Lika was obviously a little frustrated, and walked back to the mountain by himself.

Qin Xian looked at Lika and had a good impression of this polite young man. asked Xiaoying, "Why don't you go with him?"

Xiaoying squirmed. Yuka on the side said: "These descendants are looking for a husband to ask about marriage. ”

Qin Xian couldn't help but wonder, the children in this village were precocious.

Xiaoying: "Brother Qin Xian, Sister Caifeng, let's go, take a look." Apparently Xiaoying is also very interested in this.

"Well, let's go. Check it out. Qin Xian nodded and said. Anyway, I have to go to the patriarch and them later, and besides, Qin Xian is still quite interested in the divination of the duke. When the crowd was no longer crowded, the three of them walked up the mountain.

The divination place is still some distance from the top of the mountain, and it is crowded with people. It was all young men and women, waiting in line.

Qin Xian looked at the people with so many heads, and said to Xiaoying: "You go, I'll wait for you here." ”

Xiaoying said to Cui Caifeng: "Sister Caifeng, let's go, the husband is a spirit, and he can't count it without him." Cui Caifeng couldn't resist Xiaoying, and was pulled by her to line up there.

Qin Xian saw the two of them lining up, so he found a shady place in the shade of a tree and sat on a stone bench under the tree.

During this period, many young girls from the village looked at Qin Xian boldly, and Qin Xian was a little embarrassed to be stared at. Just close your eyes and recuperate.

The sun gradually rose, Qin Xian felt that there were two people standing in front of him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Cui Caifeng and the others. Looking back, there were no more people in line, and it seemed that the venue was over. "Well, what did the duke say to you? Qin Xian was a little curious.

They both shook their heads at the same time. Qin Xian was a little speechless, but it was not easy to ask. Then he said, "Then let's go, go to the patriarch." ”

"I'm not going, I'm going to go back and help Abba get things ready. Xiaoying said to Qin Xian and the others.

"Yes. Seeing Xiaoying walk away, Qin Xian looked back and saw that Cui Caifeng was in a trance, and shook his hand in front of her: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, let's go. Cui Caifeng woke up and said. After speaking, he strode towards the mountain, Qin Xian was a little strange, but quickly followed Cui Caifeng.

The two who knew the road walked fast all the way and arrived soon. After knocking on the door a few times, it was still opened. But this time, his face was not so cold, and he eased a lot.

followed Tuo Na and went in, and found that the duke and the patriarch were in the courtyard. There is also a kind-looking old woman.

"Xiaoyou is here, let me introduce you. The patriarch laughed.

"This is Granny Hua, we are looking for her when we have a headache and brain fever. The patriarch pointed at the old woman and smiled.

"Hello Granny Hua. Qin Xian and Cui Caifeng greeted the old woman.

Granny Hua stared at Qin Xian for a while, Shi Shiran said: "I see that Xiaoyou's complexion should be a little stagnant in some meridians in his body, and the injury is not yet well, but there is nothing the old woman can do in this regard." ”

Cui Caifeng heard the old woman's words, and looked at Qin Xian with some worries. "It's okay. Cui Caifeng asked Qin Xian in a low voice.

Qin Xian smiled at Cui Caifeng and shook his head. Qin Xian was also surprised, knowing that these secret injuries were due to the overdrawing of the aura at that time and the meridians. It will take a few days to heal these wounds. I didn't expect this mother-in-law to see it at a glance.

"Granny Hua's medical skills are exquisite, the kid admires, these secret injuries will be fine in a few days, and Granny Lao is worried. Qin Xian said respectfully to Granny Hua.

"Hehe, Xiaoyou is not an ordinary person, Granny Hua doesn't have to worry, let's go. The servant on the side said.

"Little friend, come with us. The patriarch said.

Behind this house is a dense forest, and the patriarch and the others turn back and forth in the sheep intestine path in the forest, and go deeper. After a long time, they came to a cave. The cave is deep in the woods and dimly lit. The stairs in front of the cave entrance were damp and covered with moss. The entrance to the cave is not large, just enough for one person to pass through.

The group walked in slowly. The space inside the cave is tall and wide, and some oil lamps are lit around it to dispel some of the depths. There were three entrances ahead, and the patriarch walked towards the one on the far right.

Walking down the stone staircase, the space below is getting bigger and bigger. Soon, everyone came to a space about seven or eight meters high and more than two hundred square meters. It was very empty, and a tall stone statue stood in the middle, and six young men and women sat at the bottom with their eyes closed.

The patriarch saluted towards the stone statue, and then said to Qin Xian, "This is the statue of the Bamboo King. ”

Qin Xian looked at the stone statue and saw that his facial features were rough and blurred, his hands were pinned behind his back, and he looked up to the sky, with an indescribable momentum.

Qin Xian looked at the six with some curiosity and asked, "Who are they?"

"That's what they inherited. The patriarch finished. He nodded to the servant. The servant walked towards the stone statue, and six young men and women stood aside.

The man was prostrate in front of the stone statue, and his mouth kept talking. After a while, the servant pressed on the calf of the stone statue. There was a creaking sound on the floor in front of the statue, and two stone slabs in a square area slowly opened from their closed state. A crystal-clear lumpy object rises from beneath the area, supported by a stone pillar underneath the object.

The man walked up to the object, took out the green bottle from yesterday, and poured some liquid on the object. Soon, seven insect-like creatures of different colors emerged from the object.

The servant turned around and called Qin Xian over and said, "Little friend, jade pendant." ”

Qin Xian handed the jade pendant to the servant and looked back at the creatures on the object, four golden, one black, one green, and one white. Except for the different colors, these creatures are all the same in shape, very delicate, about half an inch in size, smooth and tender, with two small tentacles on their heads. It looks a bit like a silkworm, but it's much more beautiful than a silkworm.