Looking from afar, seeing the medicine pickers with baskets on their backs on the rocks in the distance, and their costumes were also very distinctive, Chen Xikang shouted in surprise, and the voice was so loud that he suppressed the singing.

After scurrying around in this forest for ten days and half a month, he saw either poisonous insects and beasts, or dead animal corpses, and now he finally saw a living person, and at a glance, he knew that it was the aborigines living here, and after taking the two of them away from this ghost place, Chen Xikang's heart was already happy.

"Little brother, go that way, there is a road over there. ”

Following the call, the woman who saw Chen Xikang's master and servant also spoke loudly, but this time, Chen Xikang and Lao Jin heard it clearly.

According to the woman's instructions, the two of them, who found a hidden path, soon went to the side of the four women who were collecting medicine.

For the two people who appeared in front of them, the few women who came out of the village to collect medicine were not vigilant, but stepped forward to greet them enthusiastically.

Although the land of Miao Jiang does not belong to any dynasty, and the people living in the deep mountain villages have almost no contact with the outside world, because of the special geographical environment, outsiders often enter the mountains to collect medicine, but because of the harsh environment, they are often lost in the mountains and forests, so when they see people like Chen Xikang and Lao Jin, there is no malice in their hearts.

"Little brother, you are lost people who came to the mountains to collect medicine, or you will not go around into that foggy area. ”

Seeing the poisonous sores and pustules on the bodies of Chen Xikang and Lao Jin who came out of the foggy area, the woman who sang before joked.

The foggy area is the name given to the foggy area by the people in the village, but because the area is too difficult to walk, even the people in the village rarely enter it.

However, because there are also a lot of precious herbs in the foggy area, herb people from the outside world often break in by mistake, and some lucky ones can come out, and those who are unlucky die inside.

"Sister is saying that area is called the Fog Water Zone?"

"The little brother is not only white-skinned and tender-fleshed, but also has a strange sweet mouth. The area you were in before was the Fog Water Zone, and the poisonous insects and poisonous snakes in the Fog Water Zone were extremely poisonous, and we would only go inside to collect worms when we made Gu, but they were all men from the family who went in, and we women didn't dare to go in casually. ”

"Listening to my sister say this, Lao Jin and I are still the luckiest people. ”

"Sister, we came in from outside, because we heard that the residents in southern Xinjiang know more about pharmacology, are good at making medicines, and want to go to learn art, but in this deep mountain and old forest, the road can't be found, so we have suffered so many crimes, but fortunately, we met a few beautiful and kind sisters, I don't know if a few sisters can take us to the village?"

"Hahaha, little brother, according to your mouth and figure, you have entered our village, I am afraid that you will be envied by young people. My sister told you, there is an unmarried girl in the village chief's family in our village, who looks very delicate and delicate, and if the little brother enters the village, I am afraid that he will win the heart of that girl. ”

Seeing that the handsome brother in front of him was so sweet with a sister, when several women laughed non-stop, they told Chen Xikang about the beauties in their village, and completely ignored Chen Xikang's request to enter the village.

"Sister, you have praised me, I came to Miaojiang just to learn art, and I have no other ideas. ”

"Okay, okay, it's not just to go into the village, the sisters will take you in, but after entering the village, Brother Jun has to be ready. ”

A few people said that they had already taken Chen Xikang forward, but a few people said that they should be mentally prepared to let Chen Xikang enter the village, and when Chen Xikang wanted to ask carefully, several women began to discuss the daughter of the patriarch in the village, so that Chen Xikang, who couldn't interject, could only deal with it with a smile.

Lao Jin, who didn't say a word from beginning to end, followed behind a group of people, looking at the few women who enjoyed his sister's name, and he didn't say anything, but sighed a little in his heart.

If you want to calculate it like this, the prince can also call himself a brother?

Although the woman who slandered this Miao Jiang was thick-skinned in his heart, after thinking that he had to be prepared when the few people asked the prince to enter the village, Lao Jin also cheered up in advance.

It is said that the village in this Miao Jiang has all kinds of traditional customs and rules, and it cannot be determined by the outside discipline order, so he better be careful.

This is a place famous for poison, if you are careless, even if you know a lot about medicine, I am afraid that you will capsize here!

Under the leadership of several women, they kept smiling all the way and smiled a little stiffly, Chen Xikang and Lao Jin finally came to the bottom of the village.

The scale of the village is not large, there should be about 300 households, and the houses are all made of wood, but because of the super hot and stuffy environment, these buildings are built high, far from the land, but the construction of these houses is very regular, but it presents an interesting pattern.

In the village that Chen Xikang saw, all the houses were neatly aligned, divided into two by a long stone slab step in the middle of the village, and all the houses showed a pattern of decreasing from low to high, and when they reached the top of the stone slab steps, there was even only one family.

In Miao Village, the reputation in the village is highlighted by the location of the house, so the higher the house is built, the more power to speak in the village, and the house at the top of the village that Chen Xikang saw is the patriarch's house in the village.

"Brother Jun, our village does not harm outsiders, but if outsiders want to enter the village to learn art, it is very difficult. I think Brother Jun, you should be a rich and noble child outside, I'm afraid you can't stand the suffering. ”

"Thank you sister for your concern, but since I'm here, I won't leave if I don't learn!"

"Okay, Brother Jun, you wait here now, I'll go up and tell the patriarch. ”

Seeing that the handsome brother beside her had made up her mind, the woman didn't say anything more, and went straight to the patriarch's house at the top of the village.

"Lao Jin, you said that the enthusiastic eldest sister just now told me to prepare in my heart, could it be that there are some unwritten rules in this village?"

"Lord Wang, I came in with you all the way, and I don't know if you ask me. ”

Seeing that the well-informed Lao Jin was also like this, Chen Xikang also frowned slightly, and after looking back at the village behind him again, he said to Lao Jin: "If they don't have malicious intentions later, you will try not to make a move." ”

After a word of advice, Chen Xikang waited quietly.

Although the stone steps were very sloping, the women who had gone to report to the patriarch climbed quickly, and in a blink of an eye they had reached a high place.

The decision to come to Miaojiang Middle School for poison art was definitely not a whim of Chen Xikang, but a long plan.

has been assassinated so much, Chen Xikang has been persecuted by poison a lot, so he has planned to learn poison early!

He intends to treat others the way he does!

And after being poisoned so many times, Chen Xikang found that compared with killing people with swords and knives, killing people with poison is the easiest!

When Chen Xiangkang was thinking about how this village would deal with him, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly sounded in the quiet village, which frightened Chen Xikang and Lao Jin, who were standing in place and waiting.

After calming his frightened little heart, Chen Xikang, who came back to his senses, saw the person who appeared at the end of the steps above, an old man with a white beard and white eyebrows stood at the front, and behind him, in addition to the eldest sister who had just reported, there was also a woman.

Although he saw the daughter of the patriarch's family who was standing on the road, and from a distance, there was indeed some autumn water hibiscus, but Chen Xikang didn't pay attention to it at all.

The drama girl has been teasing for so many years, he Chen Xikang has read countless women, and he knows that women are all looking at the green mountains and green waters from afar, and grinning at them closely, and the beauty produced by distance is unbelievable.

The old patriarch who appeared looked down from above, and did not send anyone to pass the word, nor did he do anything else, but the people in the village all came out of the house after hearing the sound of gongs and drums, but to the curiosity of the master and servant, these people both carried a large porcelain bowl in their hands and a wine jar.

Seeing this sudden scene, Chen Xikang was a little dazed, and when he looked at Lao Jin beside him, he also saw a blank face.

"Which of you wants to go into the village to learn poison?"

"Yes...... I. ”

Hearing the words of the nearest family, Chen Xikang, who had endless doubts in his heart, stammered. Everyone in the stockade stared at themselves and Lao Jin, and such a strange way of attracting attention made it a little unnatural.

"Little brother, it's not uncommon for people to come to our village to seek art, but there are not many people who have the ability to pass the test! Come on, drink this bowl of wine from my house first!"

"Big brother, there's no poison in this wine, right?"

Seeing that he suddenly asked himself to drink, thinking that it was a well-known "poisonous" village here, Chen Xikang was also a little stunned in his heart, although he knew that it was rude, but he still asked.

Seeing that Chen Xikang had such a fear, the person who gave the wine was not angry, but drank the wine in the bowl in front of him!

"Little brother, don't worry about it now!"

Seeing this, although he was still a little jealous in his heart, Chen Xikang didn't say more, and after taking the bowl that was re-filled with wine, he also drank it heroically!

When you come to a strange place, if you are too vigilant everywhere, it is easy to misunderstand the kindness of others.

After drinking the wine in the hands of the eldest brother in front of him, the hot feeling went from his throat to his stomach, even for people who had been soaked in the wine jar for many years, Chen Xikang's face also showed a trace of solemnity.

This wine should be brewed by the people in the village themselves, and the degree is a bit high!

However, thinking so in his heart, when he returned the bowl in his hand, Chen Xikang saw that the owner of a family had already come to him with wine.

Seeing this, and looking at the crowd of people standing densely on both sides of the stone steps, holding bowls and carrying wine, Chen Xikang seemed to understand something.

Although there were shocks and doubts in his heart, Chen Xikang still drank the second bowl of wine heroically, and then spoke: "Big brother, do I only need to drink enough wine from every family in this village to learn poison with the patriarch?"

"That's right, this is the rule in the village, if you want to learn poison, the little brother must drink the wine of every family, which is very simple and not simple. But remind the little brother, if you are a person who cultivates immortals and practices martial arts, you must not use cultivation to disperse the alcohol. ”

Seeing the sword-like thing that Chen Xikang was carrying behind him, the second person who handed out the wine kindly reminded him.

Hearing the words of the eldest brother in front of him, and then looking at the countless people standing on both sides of the steps, Chen Xikang could no longer remain calm in his heart.

Luckily, these bowls aren't too big and should hold on.

After finding a far-fetched excuse that couldn't be more far-fetched and comforting himself in his heart, he threw the sword box on his back to Lao Jin, and Chen Xikang began the challenge!

Drinking liquor in the village is an old custom passed down by the people in the Miao village, because in the past, living in such a place surrounded by poisonous insects, people here are often bitten by mosquitoes and poisons, so they have developed the habit of drinking spirits, especially when entering and leaving the village, they have to drink a few large bowls, in order to barely play the role of relieving poison.

However, as people gradually grasp the poison, drinking alcohol has become just a habit and is no longer used to prevent poisonous insects.

Bowl after bowl, Lao Jin, who was following behind him, swallowed one after another, and Chen Xikang ran to the toilet countless times.

Looking at the young man who did not flinch at all and drank all the way up, the old patriarch with white beard and white eyebrows also had a smile on his face that satisfied me.

"Old Jin, how far is it?"

"It's almost there. ”

After a while.

"Old Jin, how far is it?"

"It's not far away, the prince holds on!"

......

From feeling good to being top-heavy, to completely losing consciousness and falling on the steps, Chen Xikang was not able to drink through.