Chapter 2, Section 4 The Xuanyi Tribe
After about a cup of tea, the group had arrived at the Xuanyi tribe. Just by looking at it, Lin Feng was deeply attracted by the scenery here. In the center of the tribe, a towering tree hugged by ten people reached into the sky, its branches stretched out like a dome, and its roots swirled like giant beetles. There are many small trees five or six meters high around the big tree, and the branches of the small trees are also the thickness of one person, and there are seven or eight palm-shaped leaves growing at the fork at the upper end, the leaves are wide and thick, and each piece has an area of about ten square meters. The leaves are also woven into houses in the shape of rice dumplings with vines and grass stems. The houses are connected by rope ladders made of straw stems, and there are also ladders made of wood to go up and down. These treehouses vary in height and size, and are undulating and scattered. Best of all, the big tree in the center was covered with little pink flowers, which sometimes floated down and swirled down on top of the treehouses, making the whole tribe look handsome and delicate.
"What are you looking at?" You Boyun looked at Lin Feng and was fascinated.
Lin Feng praised: "You guys are really beautiful here!"
You Bo Yunle said: "Yes, your clan is not good-looking?"
Lin Feng said: "My hometown is also beautiful, but it is completely different from here. ”
You Boyun's curiosity rose again, "What's the difference?"
"Well... It's a long story. Lin Feng didn't know how to describe it to her.
"Hee-hee, then you can come to my house and tell me slowly, I like to listen to stories outside. "You Boyun is authentic in his own assertions.
The Xuanyi patriarch next to him raised his eyebrows, "It's nonsense again! Yun'er, you go home first." ”
You Boyun was not so easy to deal with, "Don't, I want to follow my father." ”
The Xuanyi patriarch knew his daughter very well, and knew that if she was forced to go back, she would add to the chaos, so after thinking about it, he asked the others to disperse first, and only took Lin Feng and You Boyun straight to the towering tree in the center.
There is a huge hole under the big tree, the entrance of the hole is very flat and square, and the eaves are woven out of branches and dead leaves in front of the door. There is also a wooden staircase next to the tree hole, which winds all the way to the top of the tree.
The patriarch led Lin Feng up the stairs, walking two feet high, to a wooden platform, through the platform, into a tree hole behind it. The patriarch asked You Boyun to close the door of the cave.
Lin Feng raised his eyes and looked around, the tree hole was not big, there was a large wooden table in the middle, there were more than a dozen rattan chairs neatly placed next to the table, and under the wall directly opposite the cave door, there were desks with some unknown utensils, which looked like a conference room.
Lin Feng was puzzled, but You Boyun didn't know which mechanism he had opened, which made the whole room light up, and Lin Feng suddenly saw a pair of quaint murals appear on the surrounding walls. They are all carved on the wall with sharp objects, the lines are simple, the composition is single, and under the erosion of wind and frost, many places have been thin or peeling, and they look very old.
"This is?" Lin Feng went to see the patriarch, but the patriarch didn't speak, just motioned for Lin Feng to come closer and take a look. Lin Feng did not shirk, and followed You Boyun's footsteps, and carefully observed from right to left.
This is a coherent set of murals. The one on the far right depicts a lush forest, which then seems to sink to the bottom of the water, and as the water level drops, part of the forest reappears. At this moment a man appeared above the forest that surrounded the boundless sea, and he was in a majestic figure, and his clothes were flowing, and with the finger of his hand, thousands of people came out of the forest. It's just that some of these people are kneeling, some are lying, some are squatting, and some are lying on their stomachs, and their postures are strange. The man in the air pointed again, and all the people of the earth stood up, gathering fruit, sewing clothes, making tools, sowing seeds, building houses, reading and talking. Seeing that the people on the ground were prosperous and stable, the man in the air threw something into the water and immediately stepped into the clouds.
"What's the story?" Lin Feng asked.
You Boyun said with a smile: "This is our creation legend, according to legend, all our tribes were created by the great god Chang Zuo, and the great god also gave the ancestors wisdom, taught them to use tools and repair houses and farm, which is why we have our current world." ”
Lin Feng suddenly said: "Oh, so that's the case, we also have similar myths and legends there. ”
You Boyun said: "Is that what you said about migrating mountains?"
Lin Feng thought for a while and said, "It's not a mountain, it's another more distant world, I first crossed over to the mountain, and then someone forcibly sent it here." ”
You Boyun was confused, "Another world? What does this mean?"
Lin Feng said: "I can't say it myself, I was born in the earth world, compared to here, I don't know if it's a future world or a parallel world, anyway, it's completely different from you here, it's a technological society." ”
You Boyun listened even more confused: "The future, parallelism, technology..."
"You're pretty honest. The patriarch on the side finally spoke, "From the moment I saw you, I found that you had no seal. In this world, everyone has a seal, even the alliance king of the Ao Ling royal family is no exception. The purpose of bringing you here to see the paintings is to see if you will explain the details yourself, and if you hide it, then I will never be polite. As he spoke, the patriarch's body flashed behind Lin Feng with a twist, and his knees were on top of him, hitting Lin Feng's ankles. Lin Feng was caught off guard, his feet were weak, and he fell to the ground on his knees, his throat tightened, and his neck was firmly pinched by the patriarch's strong right hand. "It seems that you don't know martial arts, but since you admit that you are from other worlds, what is the purpose of your coming here? ”
Lin Feng was really shocked and angry, and he had no choice but to be restrained, so he had to forgive: "I really don't know, I was also forcibly sent here." ”
"Daddy, why do you treat Brother Lin like this!" You Boyun was also shocked by this sudden scene, and unconsciously wanted to step forward to help.
"Yun'er, this is the duty of the patriarch, as long as he says it clearly, I don't want to embarrass him. Although the patriarch did not let go, he made his strength a little smaller, "You can tell me first, who sent you here, don't lie, I can hear it." ”
Although Lin Feng was not angry, he could understand the behavior of this patriarch, thinking that they must have nothing to do with the group of people who attacked the mountain, so he roughly recounted what happened after he and Ye Shaoqi met.
Patriarch Xuanyi listened without saying a word. And whenever You Boyun hears danger, he will let out a low cry, and sometimes blurt out his guesses. Until Lin Feng finished speaking in such a strange posture, You Boyun was still staring at Lin Feng's face with blazing eyes and unfinished thinking, and it seemed that he had already entered the play quite deeply.
The patriarch's hand finally moved away from Lin Feng's throat, and he gently patted Lin Feng's shoulder, "Offended, I have to make sure that you are not a danger to our clan." ”
Lin Feng smiled bitterly, "Thank you for your high opinion." ”
The patriarch said: "Our tribe has never taken in outsiders, since you are from another world and have nowhere to go, this time I will make an exception." Yun'er, in the future, you will be responsible for arranging his life and teaching him the customs and rules of his own tribe. ”
"Really, Daddy!" You Boyun finally came back to his senses from the story, "Then Brother Lin will live in our house from now on?"
The patriarch said: "Until I find out how to send him back to his world, he will temporarily live in the post house next to our house, except that he cannot leave the clan without permission, and he will be treated the same as the clansmen. ”
"Haha, Brother Lin, did you hear that? From today onwards, you are going to tell me all the stories of your world. You Boyun jumped and jumped with joy.
Lin Feng nodded, he didn't have a better way now, he could have someone to help him inquire about the news, he could have a place to live, and with a beautiful girl like You Boyun to accompany him every day, what more could he ask for?
Because the patriarch said that there was still something to do, he asked You Boyun to take Lin Feng to his home for dinner first. By the time the two young men walked out of the tree hole, it was already dark and it was time to hold the lamp.
"Well, that... Little sister, just now your father said that you should teach me the rules, what are the rules in the tribe?" Lin Feng breathed in the slightly cold and fresh air, and his body and mind slowly relaxed.
You Boyun smiled and said, "Little sister, it's good if you call me Yun'er, that's what my father and mother call me." Saying that, he turned around, jumped up and said: "Let's not talk about these things first, thinking of my mother, I feel so hungry, let's go home to eat first, and after eating, you can continue to tell me stories, I think, my mother must also like to listen, hehe~"
When Lin Feng heard that he was going to tell a story today, he couldn't cry or laugh, "Miss Yun'er, you like to listen to stories so much?"
You Boyun snorted: "What Yun'er girl, you just call me Yun'er." ”
Lin Feng looked at her with a serious look, so he had to reply, "Oh, Yun... Yun'er. ”
You Boyun laughed happily again: "Well, that's right, I like to listen to stories, but I'm tired of hearing the stories that my father and mother say, and now that you're here, you have to tell me a different story every day." ”
“......”
The two of them had come to a green tree while talking, You Boyun gently pulled a hanging straw rope with her right hand, her toes were a little bit, her body was as agile as a flying swallow, and she swept up six or seven meters high in an instant, and soon she stood on the top of the tree and shouted to Lin Feng: "Come up." ”
Although Lin Feng was not afraid of heights, he had no bottom in his heart to climb this nearly seven-story tall tree without any safety protection measures. Helplessly, how can the beauty show weakness, so she has to hold the straw rope with both hands, pull it a little harder first, feel that the rope is quite strong, and then climb up slowly with both hands.
You Boyun saw Lin Feng's cautious appearance on it, and smiled early. "Brother Lin, you are slower than the people of the Heavy Clan, fast, fast. ”
Listening to You Boyun's shout, Lin Feng felt bitter in his heart, he wanted to climb faster, he didn't dare to exert himself on this thin straw rope, he wanted to give up, for fear that he would be ridiculed by You Boyun even more later. I gritted my teeth and crawled for a long time, and when I looked down, it was less than half.
You Boyun couldn't stand up straight with a smile anymore, and she shouted to Lin Feng: "Brother Lin, I'll teach you." As he spoke, he shook his body and slid down the rope.
Seeing this, Lin Feng hurriedly shouted, "No... Don't come down. His hand unconsciously strained, and then he heard a soft sound of "pop", and Lin Feng felt that the whole world was shaking. With You Boyun's coquettish voice, Lin Feng fell straight down.
When Lin Feng's head recovered from the blankness, he felt that his body was wrapped in a mass of warmth with a fragrant fragrance. When I looked closely, You Boyun was rolling and hugging with myself. Because the two of them were too close, Lin Feng could clearly sense You Boyun's slender and curvy body. Her skin is smooth and delicate, and the unique girlish body fragrance emanates from her whole body, which penetrates into Lin Feng's nasal cavity, making Lin Feng intoxicated and unable to extricate herself for a while.
"Brother Lin, are you okay?" You Boyun propped himself up and patted Lin Feng's face with his hand.
Lin Feng felt a sense of loss in his heart, but he had to try to move his lower limbs and neck. I feel that except for some scratches on my waist and legs, my body is fine. He said, "I'm fine, what happened just now?"
"You tore off the rope just now, wow, Brother Lin, your strength is so great. You Boyun shouted.
"Ah, I pulled it off, I thought the string couldn't hold the weight of the two of us. Lin Feng muttered.
You Boyun exhaled and whistled to blow Lin Feng's nose, "That rope is the father, mother and me on it, and it will not break." Hmph, if I hadn't done a good job just now, I hugged you in time and rolled to the side, and I lost my strength, and you could still talk to me so easily?
It seems that the women of the Xuanyi clan are beautiful with light bodies, although they are unintentional, but Lin Feng also scratched his nose by You Boyun, thinking about it just now, it was really thrilling, if it wasn't for You Boyun's help, she might really be injured or disabled, the little girl is young, and her light skills are really not weak. Lin Feng replied along with You Boyun's words: "Thank you girl for your help, saving your life, and I will repay you in the next day." ”
When You Boyun heard this, he burst out laughing, "Haha, what a spring to reciprocate, who really wants you to thank you, I'm just afraid that I will break you, Daddy blames me, forget it, it's best if it's okay, let's go." After saying that, he walked behind the tree with his hands behind his back and jumped step by step.
Lin Feng patted the mud on his buttocks, stood up, and looked over, it turned out that there was a sturdy wooden staircase that led directly to the tree house. Hey-this little girl deliberately manipulated me, I was so grateful to her just now! But maybe it was her father's order. Hey, it doesn't matter, it's not a loss anyway, at least I was hugged by a beautiful woman.
Going up to the door of the tree house, Lin Feng looked at the green leaf floor under his feet, and didn't dare to take a step. You Boyun had already opened the door of the house, and stood at the door and couldn't help but look at Lin Feng.
"Yun'er, were you naughty just now?" At this time, a beautiful and dignified woman walked out of the tree house, and her eyebrows were seven points similar to You Boyun, needless to say, it must be You Boyun's mother.
"Presumably you are Lin Feng, come, please come in. As soon as she saw Lin Feng outside the house, she immediately politely invited.
This time, Lin Feng had no way to retreat, so he had to politely agree and muster up the courage to step on the blade. The leaves really shook slightly, Lin Feng suddenly felt empty in his heart, and his whole body couldn't help but stand on the spot, his toes clasped the ground, his hands were slightly raised forward, and his lower body was half-squatting, as if he wanted to grasp the surrounding things at any time.
This embarrassing posture immediately caused You Boyun to laugh out loud, and the woman also half-covered her mouth with her hands, and her eyebrows showed a sense of invincibility.
Lin Feng was embarrassed, and finally managed to hold on to the leaves until they no longer swayed, and then slowly straightened up. "Am I too heavy?" Lin Feng squeezed out a forced smile.
"Indeed, as Childe said, my clan is already relatively light, and they all practice martial arts, so they can move freely on this tree, if Childe is inconvenient, how about I let Yun'er serve the food with you at the post house?"
Lin Feng panicked: "It's okay, I can adapt." He didn't lift his legs as he spoke, but slowly slid forward with the soles of his feet against the leaves.
You Boyun was already out of breath laughing, "Mother, look, look at him, hahaha-"
Lin Feng didn't care if it looked good now, moved a little bit, and finally entered the tree house. Inside, without the fear of heights, Lin Feng felt much more relaxed, although the leaves and floors were still shaking. In order to completely distract himself, Lin Feng curiously looked at the structure of the treehouse. The tree houses of the Xuanyi tribe are skillfully put together with several leaves, and then densely sewn with thick grass ropes with strong toughness to build a closed room like a zongzi, and the leaf wall is covered with a layer of soft dead grass, and the dead grass is embedded with flat bark. Although the floor, roof, and walls are all leaves, this house-building plant seems to be evergreen all year round, so you don't have to worry about wilting and collapsing due to the change of seasons.
Most of the furniture in the tree house is made of rattan, covered with delicate straw mats, and some are carved with simple landscape patterns. However, what made Lin Feng feel the most strange was the light source in the house, and the one hanging on the ceiling was actually a cold light lamp. The light is soft and diffuse, and the flow is like jade.
Lin Fengqi said: "What is this?"
"Firefly Branch, do you have any there?" said You Boyun as he leaned over and took off the "light bulb".
Lin Feng took a closer look, and what You Boyun was holding in his palm was actually a fist-sized branch, which was clear and emitted a soft white light.
Lin Feng asked, "What is this made of?"
You Boyun first put the firefly branch back in its place, and said with a smile: "This is not done, it is like this." ”
Lin Feng was even more curious, "That's what it is, will it always shine?"
The woman over there interrupted the two of them, "Young Master Lin, the food has been prepared, let's talk about it while eating." ”
Since the master has opened his mouth, how dare Lin Feng disobey. You Boyun was also afraid of her mother's chatter, so she stuck out her tongue obediently. The two walked to the dinner table together.
On the square rattan table are several wooden bowls, several wooden plates, and a clay pot. You Boyun said to the woman: "Mother, you sit first." The woman nodded and sat on the right side of the table, and You Boyun arranged for Lin Feng to sit on the left side and sit at the bottom by herself.
The woman smiled and said: "Bo wine and side dishes, let Lin Gongzi smile, please eat, no formality." ”
Lin Feng thanked him as he looked at the food in front of him. Each person has a large bowl of white rice paste, a plate of various fruits and vegetables cut into small pieces, and a clay pot holds half a jar of cloudy rice wine. These rice cereal vegetables and fruits are not overheated, they are cold and cold, if it weren't for some light salty taste, Lin Feng really didn't know how to eat it.
The woman saw Lin Feng hesitating and asked, "Are you not used to the food here, or is it not delicious?"
Lin Feng swallowed a mouthful of "rice cereal", feeling that this thing was made by mixing raw rice into powder and mixing it with water, and the taste was really difficult to compliment. But when the woman asked, she replied, "It's delicious, it's delicious, but I'm not used to the food here." ”
The woman smiled and said, "Don't force it, I can find what you like to eat." ”
Lin Feng swallowed two more bites, "No, these things should be very nutritious, just... Don't you use fire to cook here?"
Next to him, You Boyun had already finished eating the rice cereal in the bowl, and refilled the bowl and said: "Daddy said that our tribe is full of trees, and we must be very cautious when using fire, so it is not allowed to make a fire in the tribe, let alone start a fire to cook, and if you want to eat a meal that is burned by fire, you have to wait until the day of the tribal sacrifice and the grand solar term." Hey, I haven't eaten hot food in a long time. ”
"Oh, I see. Lin Feng nodded and said, "Also, it is really dangerous to use fire in this tree house, and besides, you already have this lighting." Lin Feng said and pointed to the firefly branch on his head, "By the way, what the hell is this?"
The woman said, "It is a kind of wood that automatically glows in the dark. ”
Lin Feng praised: "This is really strange, it's not the same as the Night Pearl." ”
You Boyun said: "What is the Night Pearl?"
Lin Feng smiled: "It's similar to the firefly branch, it's a bead that glows in the dark, but its light is not as bright as this." ”
You Boyun said: "That's not fun, do you have anything strange there?"
Lin Feng thought for a while and said: "Well, we are a world of science and technology there, compared to here, strange things are really ten days and ten nights, I am afraid that I can't finish it." ”
You Boyun's eyes suddenly lit up, "Then tell me how you cook there." ”
Lin Feng said that it will automatically make reservations for rice cookers with power off, microwave ovens that can heat food at any time, juicers that can separate meat juices, and so on. Not to mention that You Boyun could listen attentively, even the woman's face was full of disbelief.
After listening, You Boyun pouted and complained: "Wow, you have seen so many interesting things, but unfortunately I haven't even been to Haishi once, every year my father says that I am still young, and he doesn't take me there." I heard that you can see people from all the tribes there, and they will trade their own tribe's specialties there, everything delicious and all kinds of fun. Hmph, I'm an adult this year, and no matter what my dad says, I must go once. ”
"Why are you so willful. A deep male voice came from the front of the treehouse.
"Daddy, you're back. You Boyun jumped over and grabbed her father's arm, pulled him to the main seat in front of the dining table and sat down, served him rice cereal, and put chopsticks on him.
Looking at the patriarch's serious face, You Boyun's big eyes flashed with excitement. "Daddy, you said that as long as I am an adult, you will take me to Haishi, but you can't regret it. ”
The patriarch cleared his throat, "Dad promised you, and he will naturally do it, but if you go, you will have to do everything according to my words and Uncle Qian, and you are not allowed to leave us for half a step." ”
You Boyun pursed her lips, and just wanted to express her dissatisfaction, but the woman persuaded on the side: "Outside the clan, the world is dangerous, Yun'er, your little girl will go out for the first time, of course you have to listen to your father's words." ”
You Boyun knew that her father and mother were for her good, so she no longer took her temperament, and just smiled and added wine and food to her father. I thought: Anyway, let's go out first.
The patriarch ate a few bites and said to Lin Feng, who was sitting on the left side: "Since you have entered this gate, you are also considered your own person, let me introduce, my name is You Bohu, and I am the patriarch of the Xuanyi clan." He pointed to the woman, "This is my wife, and her name is You Bo Yuan." Little girl, you know, it's called You Boyun. ”
Lin Feng saw the salute one by one.
You Bohu said again: "I'll ask Yun'er to take you to the post house next to you in a while, first wronged you to live there temporarily, if you have any needs, just tell Yun'er directly, if she has anything inconsiderate, you can also come and tell me directly." ”
Lin Feng said that everything was subject to the arrangement.
You Bohu's face suddenly turned pale, and he asked You Boyun: "Why is the rope below broken, Yun'er, what did you do?"
You Bochang also said: "When I was at home just now, I felt that the whole house seemed to be torn apart, and I thought it was windy. Yun'er, what the hell is going on?"
You Boyun knew that he couldn't hide it, so he had to tell Lin Feng about accidentally breaking the rope.
You Bohu was silent for a moment and said, "Forget it." Yun'er, tomorrow you go to change a rope, and when you go home for dinner later, you will take the wooden ladder. ”
You Boyun said reluctantly: "Ah, you want me to change it again." ”
You Bohu said: "You don't listen to what your father says?"
You Boyun smiled: "Okay, but my father said that he would take me to the sea market, and I must not regret it, and I am not allowed to say too many things when the time comes..."
"Don't worry, Daddy will definitely take you there this year. ”
After the meal, You Boyun led Lin Feng to the post house to rest. The so-called post house is a few old wooden houses on stilts built on stone walls. Outside there is a large terrace of 30 square meters, and there is a strong wooden staircase to the left of the terrace for going up and down. In addition, there is a soft suspension bridge at the back of the patriarch's treehouse that connects to the terrace. At this time, You Boyun and Lin Feng were walking on the suspension bridge. You Boyun told Lin Feng that in the past, their people lived under the stone wall, but later the population increased and there was not enough space under the stone wall, so everyone learned to build houses on trees.
The two of them talked and approached the cabin. Lin Feng didn't go in immediately, but stood silently on the terrace, standing against the railing, looking into the distance. In the night, the whole forest is lit with sparks, and the giant tree in the center is also shining. The light and shadow fluttered, reaching up to the heights, and finally merging into a faint cloud of colored light in the middle of the giant tree. It is the Xuanyi clan's god calling dock, and it is a sacred place to pray for the great god of Changzuo to come again.
You Boyun stood beside Lin Feng gracefully, also staring at the ethereal night scene of the Xuanyi Clan. After a moment, she muttered in a delicate voice: "When I was a child, every time I was punished by my father, I would stand here alone, look at the scenery, think about the world outside the tribe, and my mood would slowly improve. Sometimes, I fell asleep thinking about it, and was carried back into the house by my grandfather. At that time, my grandfather would tell me stories, and he knew many, many stories. He also told me that we must be brave and optimistic to be a human being, and we must stick to what we believe..."
"Your grandfather?" Lin Feng retracted his gaze and turned his head to look at You Boyun. Her beautiful side face like Hook Moon was overflowing with sincerity and firmness, and Lin Feng couldn't take his eyes off it.
"Well, grandpa has gone with Chang Zuo Dashen now..."Seeing that Lin Feng didn't say a word, he just looked at her fixedly, and You Boyun also turned his head and met Lin Feng's gaze. "Brother Lin, I know that you can't go home, and you must feel uncomfortable. I promise you that I will help you find a way home so that you can be reunited with your loved ones. Grandpa said that as long as people are still there, any difficulties will be overcome. ”
"Thank you..."Lin Feng turned his face away, he felt as if sand had entered his eyes, and an unspeakable feeling quietly rose in his heart. "Let's go inside, it's windy. ”
"Well, good. You Boyun agreed, revealing a gentle smile.
The two of them chose a room in the middle and made up their beds. Lin Feng has lived in the Xuanyi tribe since then.