039, Pilgrimage to Xiancheng (II)
At dinner that day, Huwa told Ah Yuan about Fang Cai Fan Bo looking for him, and told Ah Yuan that she was going to participate in this pilgrimage to Xiancheng. Except for the secrets about Mr. Shen Xiao's Chiwangqiu, Huwa told Ah Yuan truthfully about the information she heard from Fan Bo. Many of these things are unknown to ordinary people.
This is of course a "good thing" for Huwa, which means that Cuizhen Village has completely regarded him as a member of the clan and has given him such a rare opportunity. And the purpose of the tiger baby is to see Miss Ayuan's attitude - do you want him to go?
Huwa didn't ask directly, and Miss Ayuan didn't say anything directly. She just looked at the tiger baby, with scrutiny in her eyes, and said, "Do you want to go?"
Huwa scratched the root behind her ear: "I actually want to open my eyes, but this winter, I won't be in the village, you have to take care of yourself." ”
Miss Ayuan's expression was a little strict, but when she heard Huwa's last words, she softened again, and said with a light smile: "There is nothing to do in the village in winter, you don't have to worry about me, you should worry about yourself." The pilgrimage to Xiancheng is very difficult, and I have heard that almost one-third of the people are injured or seriously ill every year, and it takes a long time to recover, and some people are not even able to recover. ”
Huwa: "Oh, I heard Fan Bo say that the pilgrimage to Xiancheng is very difficult, but I didn't say what kind of danger it is, will there be accidental casualties?"
Ah Yuan glanced at the tiger baby: "The difficult and long road is a great danger in itself. Although escorted by Chiwangqiu's disciples, they will not encounter any bandits or beasts, but they have to drive cars and goods through rugged and steep mountains, and experience severe cold and snow that are not found in Ba Yuan, or stumble and roll down, or be weak and sick, all of which may lead to casualties.
In fact, even if you live in a village, there will be accidental injuries and various illnesses on weekdays, and it is of course inevitable on the way to the fairy city. That's why Chiwangqiu asked to participate in the Immortal City pilgrims. Must be the strongest and healthiest person of each tribe or village, and must not be more than 30 years of age. ”
Tiger Baby: "With such a requirement, why are there so many injuries?"
Miss Ah Yuan glanced at the tiger baby again, as if to say-don't you even understand this kind of thing? She rarely looks at people with such eyes, but today she seems to like to look at the tiger baby like this, and still patiently explained: "Strong people will also have injuries, and those who participate in the Immortal City pilgrimage are ordinary people after all.
Since you have spent a winter alone in the mountains, you should also know that people are easily injured and sick in that kind of environment, and the pilgrimage road in Xiancheng is much harsher than the mountains and wilderness in this area. Although injuries and illnesses will also be treated. There are very few people who die, but it is inevitable that there will be three or five accidents every year. ”
The information that Miss Ah Yuan introduced to Huwa was not a big secret among the people of the white-fronted clan, but she explained it in more detail than Fan Bo. About one-third of the pilgrims who attend the fairy city each year are injured or sick. There are also monks from Chiwangqiu in the team, so injuries and illnesses are basically treated. But monks are not omnipotent, and a few people die every year, probably about one percent.
Huwa asked again: "I heard Fan Bo say that the pilgrimage to the fairy city is also an opportunity to seek immortals. So among so many people, how many people can seek immortal fate every year?"
Miss Ah Yuan glanced at him like that again, and replied lightly: "You should already know that the so-called fairy fate." It's just that he embarked on the path to heaven and became a monk, and now it is mostly called a cultivator in Ba Yuan. The monks in Chiwang Hill are not real immortals, and Fan Bo has also entered the initial realm to cultivate. Now there are two realms of cultivation, but he is still the patriarch of the village. ”
Tiger Baby: "What I want to ask is not what the fairy fate is, but how many people can have such an opportunity?"
Miss Ah Yuan: "I've heard that this is similar to the people who die in accidents every year. There are probably three or five of them. ...... In fact, if all tribes and villages had selected the most suitable people according to Chiwangqiu's requirements, there would not have been so many injuries or accidents. ”
Huwa: "Could it be that there are many villages, and the selection is not the most suitable person, and if they do this, Chiwangqiu will not pursue it?"
Miss Ah Yuan said as if sarcastically: "What are you pursuing? Those people have reaped the consequences!"
Miss Ah Yuan thinks that in the current Cuizhen Village, if a clansman is selected to participate in the pilgrimage to the fairy city, ignoring Huwa's foreigner status, he is indeed the most suitable. The annual pilgrimage to the fairy city not only symbolizes the status of the participants in the village or tribe, but also an opportunity to seek immortal fate, so those who know the inside story want to secretly place their own cronies and children to participate.
In a place like Cuizhen Village, only one person can participate in the Immortal City pilgrimage every year, and no one has been able to get the fairy fate for a long time. If the patriarch Fan Bo did not tell him privately, even the pilgrims who participated in the Immortal City would not know some of the inside information, they just followed the team and carried out a very glorious mission.
As a monk of the Second Realm and a famous disciple of Chiwangqiu back then, not everyone knew about the situation he introduced to Huwa. There were many participants who were selected in a vague manner according to the requirements of Chiwanggaoka since ancient times. However, the pilgrimage to Xiancheng has a long history, and all the forces to which the Bai Forehead clan belongs will send people to participate, and of course, some people also know the inside story.
Who doesn't want their children to get the fairy fate, even if there is only a one percent chance, they must try to arrange "their own people", not the most qualified people in the village or tribe. Some young people, such as the sons and nephews of a certain big man, learned about the pilgrimage to Xiancheng from their parents, and of course hoped that they would be elected by the power of their fathers.
As for the so-called hardships, they have not experienced it before, and most young people are full of self-confidence, will not admit that they are weak, and prefer to believe that they are the lucky ones who can seek immortality. So there are many villages and tribes that send the most suitable people in a regular manner, and in some places it is a different situation.
Therefore, most of the people who are injured, sick or even die unexpectedly on the way to Xiancheng on the pilgrimage to Xiancheng every year are these people who do not meet the requirements of Chiwangqiu. Chiwangqiu made a request, but some villages or tribes did not comply, and Chiwangqiu, as a sacred place for cultivation outside the world, would not be bored enough to explore why they did not comply one by one. What happened to those people themselves is the best punishment.
Of course, those who can be inserted are not very powerful. The real big guys, such as Fan Chong back then, didn't need to participate in any immortal city pilgrimage at all.
No one will say these situations publicly, and ordinary village people will not even think about it, it is all analyzed by Miss Ayuan to Huwa. Hearing Miss Ah Yuan's words, the more Huwa looked at her, the more she felt that she was more and more good, and at the same time, she felt that she really had a vision! He was not only beautiful, dignified and intelligent, but also far beyond ordinary village girls.
Miss Ayuan talked for a long time, and when she saw that Huwa was just looking at herself a little stupidly, she lowered her head and coughed lightly: "Don't talk about others, you must be careful when you go." ...... At the very least, you have to bring warm clothes, and I'll prepare two sets for you. ”
The tiger baby has become the hunting captain of Cuizhen Village these days, and has harvested a lot of prey, and has saved several complete animal skins. Half of it can be used for thick felt cloth to protect against the cold, and the animal skin itself can also be made into a coat to protect against wind and snow. It was still Miss Ayuan who made two sets of clothes for the tiger baby to wear in the harsh winter season, and asked him to take them away in a backpack.
When it was finally time to set off from Cuizhen Village, a total of more than a dozen villagers were accompanying the team, led by the patriarch Fan Bo, driving a car loaded with the fairy valley that had just been harvested this year. Of course, these people are not all going to Xiancheng for pilgrimage, they have to go to the nearest market to pay the fairy valley, and then buy some supplies needed in winter, and send the tiger baby on a ride by the way.
On this day, the autumn wind is bleak, and there are many fallen leaves falling along the way. The clothes worn by the tiger baby and brought in her bag were all made by Miss Ayuan herself. For some reason, the tiger baby has a feeling of being a wanderer away from home. He had this feeling back then, when he had to leave the wilderness and come to Ba Yuan.
But at that time, he was still young, and his feelings were not deep, just a child who was at a loss in the face of the unknown world. And today's tiger baby has already grown up and is known as Zhen Bayuan, and there are even Seven Realms cultivation, he just came to Cuizhen Village unintentionally, and this feeling at this moment is inexplicably so strong.
The tiger baby glanced back from afar, and she didn't plan to see Miss Ah Yuan, because according to Ah Yuan's usual temperament, she probably wouldn't come to see anyone off. Ah Yuan really didn't stand at the entrance of the village or in front of the courtyard gate, but Huwa was pleasantly surprised to find her. Ah Yuan was standing on the slope of the hill full of stamens and looking at this place, so far away, only the tiger baby could see clearly.
At this glance, the tiger baby suddenly felt that there was spring in the autumn wind.
After arriving at the nearest bazaar, a middle-aged man named Meng Guang was already waiting for Fan Bo and had two carriages ready. One of the carriages was used to transport Immortal Valley as far away, and the other carriage was loaded with other things offered to Chiwangqiu. In the villages in this area, only Cuizhen Village cultivates Immortal Valley, and today a total of six villages will meet here, and then set off to participate in the Immortal Palace pilgrimage.
The bazaar itself is also a large-scale village, Meng Guang is not a disciple of Chiwangqiu, he is the patriarch of this village and helps Chiwangqiu. Fan Bo introduced the tiger baby to Meng Guang, Meng Guang was very polite to Fan Bo, and asked with a smile: "How did your village change people this year, weren't they all the descendants named Hongyuan in the past few years?"
Fan Bo replied: "Hongyuan has left the army, this kid is called Huwa, and he is the most suitable candidate for Cuizhen Village now." ”
Meng Guang patted Huwa's shoulder and said: "It is your blessing that Cuizhen Village can send you, you must be cautious and courteous when you go, you can't offend the immortal family on Chiwang Hill, and you must pay attention to the safety of the road." ”
The tiger baby bowed her head and saluted, saying nothing, as if it was the first time she had seen this kind of village in the world. After Fan Bo handed over the tiger baby and the fairy valley to Meng Guang, he received three thousand catties of wheat grain from Meng Guang - this is a reward from Chiwangqiu, and then borrowed a few carts to load the things, and then took the clansmen to leave. Only the tiger baby was left alone. (To be continued......)
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