After the reform and opening up, with the gradual improvement of economic life, people's minds gradually opened up, and they no longer believed in witchcraft activities such as going to the yin and asking the gods.

But the tradition of thousands of years is deeply rooted, and there are still many people who believe in it in the remote Miao Jiang Yao Village.

In the mid-80s, a wealthy businessman from Hong Kong and Macau somehow found out about Zhiye's reputation and came all the way to invite him out of the mountain with a generous gift, because the father of the wealthy businessman suddenly fell ill and died, but he did not have time to explain an important piece of evidence about real estate.

Now this wealthy businessman is fighting a lawsuit with his father's former partner for the right to use a piece of land, and the trouble is in full swing.

The wealthy businessman once heard his father say before his death that this disputed land should belong to his own family, but the old man fell ill and died quickly, and he did not have time to explain the details to his son.

The market value of this property is not less than 50 million, and the market is still rising rapidly.

The rich merchant was unwilling to let go, and after many inquiries, he didn't know where to get the news, saying that the great wizard of Zhiye in Xiongyan Village, Yunnan Province, could connect with the soul of the underworld through the art of yin, so he prepared a generous gift, and came to the mountains thousands of miles away, asking the old mage to help.

The ** master of Zhiye walked through the underworld once on the yin bed, successfully found the soul of the rich businessman's father, and told the old man about the troubles of his son in the yang world.

The old man confided the truth, told Zhiye where the original copy of the secret agreement with his partner was placed, and asked him to tell his son.

The wealthy businessman obtained this key information, and finally found the important evidence left by his father before his death, and turned the tables in court and won the lawsuit.

In order to thank the great wizard for his great help, the wealthy merchant later made a special trip to Yanzhai to thank the professional great wizard. This time, Zhiye's name is even louder.

About fifteen years ago, Zhiye no longer went out of the mountains to enjoy himself, but only used his own disciples and grandchildren to do the work for him.

But every three years, the great wizard still has to open the altar and openly serve the villagers in ten miles and eight towns, and by the way, select some spiritual children, and after examinations and competitions, select one of them to be a disciple.

Because in Miaojiang, wizarding is a profession with extremely noble status and status, and it has been the object of admiration from ancient times to the present, and it is even more worshiped as a god in the hearts of Miao people.

Now, despite many years of reform and opening up, there are still quite a few believers who believe in these ancient witchcraft.

In addition, this industry has a lot of income, and the wizards who are slightly famous basically live a leisurely life of being respected and eating and drinking without worry, which has a considerable attraction to the masses who are still on the verge of subsistence and clothing.

And being able to be selected as the disciple of the Great Wizard of Zhiye is a good thing that many people dream of encountering, and it is the triennial opening of the Great Wizard of Yanzhai Zhiye to elect apprentices, which has almost become a fixed festival in Zhenxiong, and the grand occasion is unprecedented.

Hu Yinfeng was also a little surprised when he heard Ye Zhigao's narration, so he communicated with the Seven White Beavers in his heart and asked him if he had ever heard of such a spell.

The seven white beavers thought for a while, and said that although this kind of witchcraft is mysterious, it is not something too profound, but now there are not many yin and yang witchcraft on the rivers and lakes, and you need to see in person how this ghost master opened the altar to know what is going on.

The two drove a tricycle on a rugged mountain road for almost three hours, and finally arrived at the location of Ye Zhigao's hometown, a village called Xiatang.

This village is under a mountain peak called Guniujiang, and the rock village where the great wizard Zhiye lives is halfway up the mountainside, the distance between the two villages is only one thousand meters in a straight line, but the mountain road is not like walking the plain, you need to turn around, so the two villages really walk, it takes about two kilometers to communicate.

There are about 500 people in Xiatang Village in total, and several ethnic groups such as Han, Miao, Yao, and Dong live together, and the rock village is built in the middle of the mountainside of Guniujiang, and the geographical location is very precipitous.

There is also a circle around the village that I don't know what year the wall was built in, all are mountain stone barriers, up to one meter thick, up to three meters, solid as gold, close the door of the village, a husband is not open, since ancient times it is the best place for the surrounding Miao people to avoid bandits and bandits.

Unlike other villages such as Xiatang, this village is larger, with about 1,000 residents, which is one of the larger cottages.

Moreover, there are only black seedlings in this village, and no one else lives together, and black seedlings have not interacted with the Han people since ancient times, and even have little contact with other ethnic groups, including other branches of the Miao descendants, such as Bai Miao and Hua Miao, etc., and they are mavericks, even more than ordinary people.

Before liberation, it was almost an independent kingdom at the junction of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. After the liberation, although ethnic unity was emphasized, and the Black Miao people in Yanzhai were slightly more open than before, on the whole, the sense of community was still strong, and it was not very necessary, and they did not have contact with people from other villages.

Even now, if it is not for the great wizard Zhiye to open the altar, or if there is a wedding or funeral in the village, people from other villages are not allowed to enter the rock village at night.

The geographical location of their village is relatively special, there is a mountain road leading from the village to the bottom of the mountain, and the village gate is built in the slit of two mountain peaks, and someone closes the village gate in the evening, and the entry and exit are sealed, and it will not be opened until the morning, so it is even more mysterious.

However, the road leading from Yanzhai to the mountain is open, but outsiders generally do not stay on the mountain.

Behind the mountain is a large stretch of infinite and largely unexplored subtropical primeval forest, which contains countless poisonous snakes and beasts, and people who are not very familiar with the local environment basically dare not stay on the mountain at night.

Yanzhai is located on the main road up and down the mountain, and the villagers make a living by cultivating small tracts of cultivated land in the mountains and hunting and gathering in the mountains.

Xiatang Village is also a small mountain village, but it is located at the foot of the mountain, and the geographical environment and living conditions are better than those of the scattered mountain people in the mountain col.

Ye Zhigao is a Han Chinese and one of the few farmers in Xiatang who has a small business outside. Because of their flexible minds, their lives are better than those of other neighbors, and it can be seen from the fact that their families can live in blue bricks and red tiles that their economic level is better than that of ordinary neighbors.

Ye Zhigao is the eldest brother, he also has a younger brother at home, the younger brother and sister-in-law and nephew live in three stone houses, Ye Zhigao's wife leads a son and a daughter to live in their own tiled house, and Ye Zhigao's father and mother live in the old stone house in their hometown.

In the morning, my younger brother called Ye Zhigao and said that my father's asthma had happened again, and he couldn't stand it, so he asked Ye Zhigao to bring some pills like Baipingping to his father from the county town. In addition, the buds planted at home should also be harvested, and my brother should come home to help with the work.

This is the reason why Ye Zhigao feels a little anxious.

Hu Yinfeng arrived in Xiatang and followed Ye Zhigao back to his house first.

On the way, Hu Yinfeng specially bought a pound of fruit candy and some fresh fruits, which was a gift to Ye Zhigao's parents and children.

Sure enough, Ye Zhigao's youngest son was very happy to see the fruit candy brought by his strange uncle, and Ye Zhigao introduced to his family that Hu Yinfeng was a tourist from other places, and he heard that the mountains and rivers here were beautiful, so he came to travel.

This kind of thing happened occasionally in the past, but the family didn't show much curiosity.

After settling his wife and children, Ye Zhigao rushed to the old house behind the village with the pills for asthma he bought for his father.

The old house was clearly a very old stone house, and the moss on the stone walls was about a man tall. Most of the houses in the mountain village do not have yards, and the surrounding view is very good.

When Hu Yinfeng was far away, he saw a dry old man with a dark and thin face squatting under the wall of his house basking in the sun, opening his mouth from time to time, and there was a snoring sound in his throat, this should be Ye Zhigao's father.

Hu Yinfeng followed behind Ye Zhigao with fruits, and Father Ye finally saw his son.

Ye Zhigao handed him the Baiping he bought for his father, and then turned back to introduce Hu Yinfeng behind him to his father, saying that he was a guest who came here to travel, and he came to the house with him today to have a look.

Hu Yinfeng hurriedly sent the fruit and politely exchanged words with each other for a while.

What made Hu Yinfeng arrive a little surprised was that Father Ye's accent was not like most of the local villagers, and this old man who looked like he was in his seventies could still speak a relatively formal official dialect, and it was not very difficult to communicate with Hu Yinfeng.

After the introduction, Hu Yinfeng learned that Father Ye used to be a cadre in the township, but he was dismissed due to some historical problems in the later period and returned to his hometown to farm.

When I was working for the government, I also went out on business and learned some official language, which I have not forgotten to this day, so Hu Yingfeng can barely communicate with him.

Dad told Ye Zhigao that his mother went to the mountains to collect firewood and mushrooms, and now it was time to come back, so let him pick it up.

Ye Zhigao smiled apologetically at Hu Yinfeng, saying that he would go to see how his mother was doing first, and then accompany his brother around when he was done.

As a child, it is a matter of course to share the worries of their parents, Hu Yinfeng didn't care at all, and told Ye Zhigao that he didn't have to be rigid, what to do, and he didn't come to do anything, he just went around casually, let him settle down the things at home first, and then talk about it, and it would be good for him to chat with Daddy Ye.

Ye Zhigao was very grateful for Hu Yinfeng's reasonableness, arranged two sentences, and turned to leave.

Hu Yinfeng chatted with Daddy Ye again, that is, to talk about the customs here, and talk about the income and year.

Hu Yinfeng didn't expect to get any useful clues from this old man in the mountains and fields. However, when the tiger leads the wind to inadvertently turn around, it feels a little unusual.

Because although Daddy Ye's house is a little dilapidated, the house is very clean and tidy inside and outside, and there is not even a cobweb on the beams.

Could it be that the mountain people here are so hygienic and love cleanliness?

At this moment, the voice of the Seven White Raccoon Foxes sounded in his head: "This family raises Gu. ”

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