Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Imperial City-State
The high priest in the antler mask was not in a hurry, he raised his staff and began to summon the Night Yin Bead on Stonehenge, the light emitted by the bead became more and more dazzling, and the people in Stonehenge had to endure unspeakable pain.
Xiao Qingqian and the others were trapped in Stonehenge with nowhere to hide, in addition to bearing the bright light, they also had to endure the sharp and piercing sound similar to scratching from the nameless, the sound was more and more scratching, like a fingernail scratching against a blackboard or glass, making people uncomfortable and crazy, even if they blocked their ears, it would not help.
The most sensitive to sound is the blind man, those untraceable voices tortured him to kneel, Xiao Qingqian was also so uncomfortable that he squatted on the ground with his eyes closed and covered his ears, feeling like his whole body was going to be torn apart, but in an instant, the astrolabe that always saved Xiao Qingqian from danger showed his magic again.
I saw the astrolabe fly out of Xiao Qingqian's pocket, and hit the emerald green stone as quickly as a dart, all of a sudden it was like a metal artifact hitting the boulder, "bong", the emerald was smashed, and then the astrolabe flew out of the boulder, and the high priest's serpentine staff fought in mid-air, the scene was spectacular, this astrolabe is like a spiritual one, always superior to suppress the staff. Seeing that he was about to lose, the deer-faced high priest cast a spell to bless the staff, but the astrolabe was fearless, and it became dozens of times larger in an instant from the size of a palm, and he pressed the staff down, and the high priest also couldn't resist being defeated by the astrolabe.
Xiao Qingqian was amazed, he didn't expect the astrolabe to be such a powerful baby, he really underestimated it before, and after winning the battle, the astrolabe returned to its original state and flew back to Xiao Qingqian's hands. The giant python, the emerald green stone and the serpentine staff are the three holy relics of their clan, all of which were defeated by the astrolabe, and now the giant stonehenge has also been broken, seeing that Xiao Qingqian and a few of them came out unharmed, those people of the festival all hid behind the masked high priest.
"What are you hiding, we're good people." Xiao Qingqian held the astrolabe in his hand, striding meteors, followed by four people, majestic, "It's you, who have never known each other, actually let snakes bite us, this is really a bit too much!" "Just won the battle and has the astrolabe in hand, Xiao Qingqian can't be the first to snort.
The high priest took off his antler mask and revealed the face of Granny Ji, "You reckless people, if you break the barrier of our clan, you should sacrifice stone henge to feed our clan's holy relics!" ”
"Oh, I'm scared, but we didn't mean to, we were just about to take this path, and this barrier was blocking our way, so we had no choice but to break it." Xiao Qingqian said as if they were innocent.
"Sophistry! For thousands of years, you have not all tried to come here, but today you have fulfilled your wishes. ”
"Don't dare to be, it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that thousands of years have passed, I'm Xiao Qingqian is only twenty-six years old, and it's only been a few days since I've been in this other world, oh, by the way, these four behind me can say that there are thousands of years, but since we are destined to meet, let's turn hostility into jade, one more friend is better than one enemy, right?"
"Delusion! Now that the Night Demon has escaped from the end of the desert, endangering the lives of my people, it is all because of you, and I am bound to use your blood to sacrifice the enchantment and restore peace to my people. ”
Xiao Qingqian couldn't help but sigh, it's all because we broke the enchantment, if there is a way to help them rebuild the enchantment, wouldn't it be over? Xiao Qingqian turned around and whispered to the Evil Devourer, "Do you have a way to repair that enchantment?" ”
"Fixed? Joke! It's all shattered into slag! The Evil Eater decisively refused.
"I don't care, you will definitely have a way to fix what you break, I believe you!" Xiao Qingqian turned to the high priest and said, "Is it that you are willing to let us go after repairing this enchantment?" Don't worry, we have capable people here. ”
Xiao Qingqian pointed out the Evil Devourer: "He, the Evil Devourer can repair the enchantment, as for the Dark Night Demon you said, that's none of our business, but our Evil Devourer is seriously injured now, and he won't be able to repair it for a while." ”
As soon as the words fell, the Evil Devouring Monarch grabbed Xiao Qingqian and said indignantly: "Miss Xiao, I didn't say that I could cultivate!" ”
"This is a pause, do you understand? There are so many of them, can we run away now......" It wasn't until Xiao Qingqian said these words that the Evil Devouring Monarch suddenly realized, and immediately told the other party's high priest that there was no problem in repairing the enchantment, but he was seriously injured and needed to recuperate for a period of time before he could repair, Xiao Qingqian also followed the wind: "There is no problem with the astrolabe, everything." ”
The high priest believed them and brought them back to the tribe. In the conversation with them, Xiao Qingqian learned that they were the descendants of the ancient Bohuang clan, and they were originally an alliance with the Jiuli clan, and later after the defeat of Chiyou and the Yellow Emperor, the remnants of their tribe attacked the Nuwa tribe, because Ji Nu summoned the Dark Night Demon, and was later sealed by the alliance of the Nuwa clan, that is, the Yellow Emperor tribe, in this Tianlun six-pointed astrolabe made of the Heavenly Descending Divine Stone.
Xiao Qingqian always thought that those ancient legends were just myths, but she didn't expect that there were still things, but Xiao Qingqian didn't dare to assert whether this astrolabe world was true or false, anyway, she felt that things were becoming more and more interesting, and there would definitely be more things waiting for her that she hadn't experienced in the future.
They left Stonehenge together, and after climbing the opposite hill, they found that at the foot of the mountain were a number of houses, both stone and wood, like a city-state, and there seemed to be rivers and lakes on the other side.
After walking down the hill to the city-state, the road attracted a lot of attention and discussion from people in the city, Xiao Qingqian also noticed that many people were cleaning or repairing houses, there were piles of yellow sand cleaned up next to the wide stone road, collapsed wooden houses and planks and woods everywhere, this city seemed to be hit by a typhoon, Xiao Qingqian recalled that the violent sandstorm when Granny Ji appeared in Stonehenge, should it all affect this side.
Then, the high priest took Xiao Qingqian and the five of them to the council of the tribal chief, and after all the reasons, the chief allowed Xiao Qingqian and a few of them to stay here to rest, and invited the witch doctor to diagnose the evil devourer, and at this time, a large group of people gathered outside the door, they shouted that Xiao Qingqian They are the wicked people of the wilderness, and it is the night demon who wants to execute them, and the high priest motioned to the chief to go outside the door to deal with the affairs of the people, and the chief really went away.
Xiao Qingqian suddenly turned pale No matter what the chieftain is, she doesn't want to listen to this high priest, but she wants to hear with her own ears what the relationship between this high priest and Granny Ji is, why they can have the same face during the day, and the dark night demon that everyone here fears, what kind of demon it is, and the enchantment that can block the night, she really wants to understand the ins and outs behind this, but when she asked, the high priest refused to answer.
The whole thing could only be guessed two or three points, but Xiao Qingqian's gossip heart was already rising, thinking that he had to figure out the whole thing.
The witch doctor went back to dispense the medicine after diagnosing the Evil Eater, and the high priest told them to stay in the house for a long time, and they also left without permission, and only the five of them were left in the house.
"Everyone is gone, Miss Xiao, do you have any escape plans?" General Guo hurriedly asked after seeing that everyone had left.
"Don't worry, let's smelt the evil devouring monarch first."
The Evil Devourer didn't care, "I don't care, anyway, I can't repair that enchantment." ”
"I can't say that, I finally got out of that barren desert and came to such a popular place, it doesn't matter if I stay for two more days, but their people want to take our lives, and if we leave, we have to think of a perfect plan." It is not Xiao Qingqian's style to run away without doing anything to repair the enchantment, she also believes that the high priest will not kill her so quickly, and now the top priority is to stabilize the few around her first, and then try to figure out the reason for these things.
As they spoke, three girls came in with some food, dressed like Indian and Thai women, with their arms exposed, robes running from shoulders to soles, and a round bun on the back of their heads, very different from the richly dressed women they had seen at Stonehenge, but all three wore large iron bracelets sharpened to the wrists.
These three girls looked quite chic, Lei Roaring Tiger's eyes were shining, and they almost drooled down, and when they put the food on the table, the careful Xiao Qingqian deliberately stopped them and asked: "We haven't seen these foods, can you introduce them one by one?" ”
The one standing at the front nodded, but ignored the person and introduced: "This is roasted roe meat, this is millet flour cake, this is red lotus fruit, and this is sweet well water." ”
The main food is complete, Xiao Qingqian further inquired: "Thank you for your hospitality, I see that you are all wearing iron bracelets on your hands, what is the purpose of this?" ”
The girl who had just introduced us to the food continued to reply: "We are all slaves and maidservants that our masters have bought to serve our masters for the rest of our lives, so we all wear iron bracelets. "Xiao Qingqian couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard it, the feudal slave society has been destroyed, and the people who can't think of it here are still divided into three, six, nine and so on, and these girls are also pitiful." So that's the case, then you go down first. ”
"Everyone is gone, still watch! Wipe your saliva. Xiao Qingqian looked at the Thunder Roaring Tiger who showed his true appearance and couldn't help but sigh.
"Hehehe......" Lei Roaring Tiger turned to say: "Miss Xiao was right just now, we went through a lot of hardships to get out, and we are not in a hurry to leave, we have to think of a complete strategy." ”
"I think you're the girl here!"
"It would be nice if I could marry one or two."
"You think beautifully! It's been a long time since you've eaten, so let's all come and eat. After Xiao Qingqian said this, Lei Xiaohu and General Guo had already snatched up the plate of meat, "Hey! Leave some for the blind! Xiao Qingqian finally snatched back the two red lotus fruits, and put them directly into the blind man's hand: "Eat it." ”
"I don't need to." The blind man directly refused.
"You're so skinny that you're skinny, like a mummy, you need to eat more!" As soon as Xiao Qingqian's words were finished, he saw that Thunder Roaring Tiger, General Guo, and the Evil Devouring Monarch all suddenly fell to the ground......