Chapter 13: Undercurrents
The Far South
The land of Nanban exile, Nanban is mountainous and close to the sea, the climate is hot and humid, there are many insects and heavy humidity, and the heat is unbearable in all seasons. This place is known as the land of the Southern Barbarians, and the people are fierce and good at fighting. Most of them are mainly tribes and live deep in the mountains. Nanban has witches, and is accustomed to using poisonous insects to make medicines, calling them Gu. There are people who are skilled in witchcraft to become witch kings, and the status of witch kings is extremely high, and they are no different from barbarian kings. As for the barbarian, he is the leader of the strongest tribe, and the other tribes are sent by him.
The current barbarian king is not a native of the barbarian, but from Middle Earth. One of the leaders of the uprising, he was later defeated by Jing Yan and expelled to the south by Qin Feng. Since Qin Feng was stationed in Yuezhou, and another 100,000 elites were sent by him, there have been few major moves in the land of Nanban. The incident seven years ago loosened the military of Yuezhou, and during this period of time, many southern barbarian forces infiltrated into Middle-earth, but these are just undercurrents in the dark, and the barbarian king on the surface does not dare to cross a little, as long as he crosses that line, he is greeted by thunder and anger. As long as that one is still there, the barbarian king doesn't dare to make a big move, and it's hard to say anything in private.
Recently, there has been a surge of people in the Southland, because the young generation contest held by the "Black Under the Light" was arranged on the white island 800 miles overseas in the Southland. And the town closest to this place is 'Nanhai Town', and the people of the southern region believe in Buddhism and worship Guanyin. He believed that Guanyin was on an island in the South China Sea, and he was in awe of the power of the gods.
Nanhai Town
Belonging to a tribe under the barbarian king, the town is not close to the mountains and facing the sea, the southerners here make a living by growing fruits and vegetables and going to the sea to fish, the South China Sea is a natural treasure house, there are rare treasures that are difficult to see on land, and it is said that there are some relics left by immortals on many islands. But this is all a legend, in addition to the South China Sea there are countless islands, each island has a different customs, it is said that there is also the legendary 'Penglai Immortal Island' in the three thousand years out of the immortal to choose a disciple. These are the legends of the Southland, mysterious and mysterious. The opportunities at sea are great, and the dangers that come with them are self-evident. There are many strange beasts on the bottom of the sea, ugly and ferocious, ordinary fishing boats must be guarded by masters when they go to sea, otherwise the boat will be destroyed and people will die. It is precisely because of this that the southerners have become more and more superstitious about the blessing of the gods, and there are countless temples of all kinds.
There have been a lot of people in the town recently, and the originally backward and remote fishing village is now bustling with activity. The inns in the town were already overcrowded, and many people stayed in the surrounding fishermen's homes, and the fishermen were inevitably smiling and welcoming when they saw these generous people.
A few people came from outside an inn, led by a young girl, whose face was covered with a veil that made it impossible to see her face, but according to her chic clothing, it could be seen that she belonged to a certain tribe in the south. Behind him were three big Han people, tall and big, with a fierce look on their faces, and the words "Don't enter the living" seemed to be written on their faces. A few people entered the inn and found a table to sit down. "Xiao Er will come to two catties of beef and fry some seafood!" The girl's clear voice attracted attention. He wore all sorts of ornaments on his head, tinkled gold and silver jewelry, and looked back and forth after ordering, obviously interested in all this.
"Miss, you can't make trouble this time, the head of the family has explained, he will come over a few days later!" the girl frowned when she heard one of the men's words.
"Am I such a troublemaker, I'm very well-behaved, don't you, Uncle Wang!" said the girl, shaking the arm of another older man. The man who was called Uncle Wang said helplessly, "Okay, okay, I know that our eldest lady is the most well-behaved, okay, let's sit down and eat, don't be rude." ”
"All right!" the girl sat down again, her right hand clutching a strand of hair from her ear, her eyes rolling around and wondering what she was thinking.
"Guest officer, this is the beef you want, and a few seafood, please use it slowly!" Xiao Er held a large tray with a few dishes, and at this time it was steaming, and the fragrance wafting from it made people appetize. But as soon as he finished speaking, a discordant voice came from the table on the right-hand side. "I said Xiao Er, you sent the wrong dish! That dish that was obviously ordered by us, how did it get it to their table!"
"The guest officer came first!" Xiao Er said resignedly.
I saw four people sitting at that table, each with bare breasts and bearded faces. One of the sturdy arms was still holding a huge mountain axe, and at the moment he was looking at the girl at this table in a daze, "It's okay if I want to give you the food first, but there is one condition, that is, let that little beauty come over and accompany my brother to have a few drinks!"
The two men at this table were immediately angry and wanted to attack, but they were held down by that Uncle Wang. Then Uncle Wang said to a few people opposite, "A few strong men, if you want wine and food, you can give it to you first, but our young lady will not accompany you to drink, please forgive me!"
"What kind of thing are you! You still want Uncle Ben to eat the dishes you have eaten? Obediently let that girl come over and have a few drinks with Uncle I, and forget it!" The big man with the axe slapped the table fiercely after speaking, and the dishes and chopsticks on it were scattered all over the ground.
Uncle Wang's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent, and when he was about to make a move, the veiled girl in Tsing Yi got up and said, "Isn't it just drinking?" Uncle Wang, you forgot that I grew up in a wine vat since I was a child, and then walked towards the group of big men.
The diners around shook their heads slightly, and said in their hearts, why is this little girl so ignorant, those are obviously not good people, how can they tell you to drink. Even though many people shook their heads and sighed, no one came forward to offend those strong men for this girl.
Seeing the girl coming, the big man led by him smiled happily, his expression flashed with lustful light, and he said, "Xiao Nizi is still sensible, come to my uncle, how about having a drink with my uncle first." After saying that, he picked up the wine jar and poured two large bowls of wine. A trace of disgust flashed in the eyes of the girl in Tsing Yi, but she still said, "Uncle, you are an adult, you should be too much, I am a little woman, this bowl is too big for me to drink!" After speaking, he raised his bowl and poured wine into the big man's bowl, and after pouring some of it, he shook his head and said, "It's still too much, a few uncles will divide a little more between you!" After speaking, he glanced at a few big men.
Several big men were suddenly overwhelmed and agreed to say yes. After the girl gave them some wine, she raised her glass and said, "The little girl toasts the heroes, cheers!" Several big men happily raised their glasses and drank them all. When they finished drinking, they were a little annoyed when they found that the wine in the girl's bowl had not moved.
"What do you mean by Xiao Nizi, do you want to toast and not eat and drink!" After speaking, she smiled and stretched out her hand to grab the girl in Tsing Yi.
"Three, two, one. The girl in Tsing Yi jumped a few steps back, and after counting, several men's faces turned red, and their muscles burst out. The skin of the body also turned red rapidly, and in just a few breaths, several strong men bled and fell to the ground, and the most frightening thing was that dozens of tiny insects crawled out of the man's nostrils after he died, burrowed into the ground and disappeared.
"You, you're here again!" Uncle Wang said with a light nod on the girl's head. Everyone gasped, is this just nonsense, how could such a strong man die after drinking a glass of wine, could this wine be poisonous? Only a few people with more experience spit 'Miao Gu' in their mouths.
A farce was over, but what happened here still alarmed the people of the barbarian king, and then a few inquiries came, and after the uncle said a few words to them, those people dragged four or four people out, and by the way, they fetched water to clean up the blood stains on the ground. After this incident, others did not dare to underestimate these people, and then they wanted to stay in the hotel, which was originally full of classes, and the boss gave up his own room without saying a word, the best room in the whole store.
"I didn't expect that even the Miao people came, plus the barbarian king's people, the two major forces in the south came. It seems that this big competition is very exciting!" A man dressed as a scholar said after witnessing everything just now upstairs, "Young Sect Master, do you think the imperial court will come?" A woman next to the scholar asked, and the scholar stroked the woman's back and said, "Even if the imperial court sends people, it will not come openly, and even if they come, they will be secretly inside." This is a gathering of underground forces, and it is impossible for them not to come, and they will definitely let people know that he is coming, but they will definitely not let people know who they are. ”
The scholar said as he unbuttoned the woman's chest. "Don't, there are a lot of people here in the young sect master, ah~" After speaking, he couldn't help but groan, but the scholar's movements did not stop, and continued to count, "Not only are people from the temple, but even those so-called famous and decent people will send people over, but they will not be incognito, but will suppress the people of the secret forces in a high-profile manner, and step on the underground forces to prevent them from developing, the rivers and lakes are huge." There are so many small fish and shrimp. Let's come back and find out the news!"
The woman's face was ruddy and delicate, and she fell on the young sect master's chest, her body trembling. Although the men at the next table were eating and talking, they kept sneaking a glimpse of it, and even the few decent dressed young people showed envious looks, but they were sitting upright.
"What a bunch of hypocrites!" After speaking, he cast a few provocative glances at the few righteous disciples who were dressed in azure clothes, with their heads coiled and holding long swords, amid the woman's continuous begging for mercy. Picking up the woman and walking into the room.
"I said a few senior brothers, what have you been looking at over there from the beginning! The master said don't make trouble when you go out, this time we are going to show those evil people the strength of our righteous path, but we are not allowed to lose the face of the old man!" A girl dressed in green clothes preached to several men who were also dressed in the same clothes.
"Yes, what my sister taught me is that my brother must remember where our master and uncle went, he was still here just now!"
"Uncle Shi said to go to see an old man, it's all because you just stared at that woman. So I didn't notice!" "......"
For a time, the flow of people in Nanhai Town was surging, and all forces gathered here, and the undercurrent was turbulent, and the wind and clouds were meeting.