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Walking into the narrow mountain road, twisting and turning, on the hard stone walls on both sides, there are abrupt rocks piercing out from time to time, if you are not careful, you are afraid that you will hit your head.

Looking around the stone wall, there are still water droplets dripping in many places, and most of them converge into a small pool. Up and down the stone wall, in a dark place, there is also a lot of green stone moss, which makes the air permeate with a slightly moist and cold smell.

Ghost Li and Xiaobai twisted and turned, and finally turned out of this mountain road that I don't know how many years have passed, and saw the light of day again.

On this day, the sun is rising, and it looks quite sunny from the hazy weather of the previous days.

As soon as they came out of the gloomy mountain road, under the sun, Ghost Li and Xiaobai couldn't help but squint their eyes, feeling the light from the sky, as if they were still shining on their bodies with a beautiful halo.

After a while, when the eyes got used to it, the sound of the bustling in the distance gradually arrived.

The two of them looked forward, only to see that in front of them was cheerful, and in this area surrounded by mountains, there was a fertile, flat and open land, which appeared in front of them.

Houses with a strong Miao flavor rise from the ground, or built on the mountain, or closely connected. There is also a small clear stream that originates deep in the mountains in front of us, and meanders through this paradise-like land. Many Miao houses are built on both sides of the stream.

And above the water, from a distance, the Miao people built three bridges, they are all different, one is a wooden bridge, the most simple, two giant trees tied together, lying on both banks, even if it is a bridge.

As for the other two, they are both stone bridges, but they are also more flavorful. A big stone is built, rough and solid, swinging on the stream where the water surface is not wide, and then using a heavy stone slab to build up, it is the bridge bridge, which is the simple and practical way to build a bridge here in southern Xinjiang.

But the last stone bridge, which was made of small stones, and had no piers, was an arch bridge, and every stone was closely connected, passing through the air, flying over the stream, and it seemed that it was completely the flavor of the bridge of the Middle Earth, and it was really strange that it would appear here.

Ghost Li saw these in his eyes, and his heart moved, but he didn't show it on his face. He and Xiaobai continued to walk forward, and the crowd grew larger and more lively. Most of the surroundings are Miao native dialect, and the ghost only feels like a whisper in his ears, and he can't understand a word for a long time.

Xiaobai walked beside him, looking around, and many of the Miao people he met around looked at them, because they saw that they were fresh faces, so they looked at them a few more times, but there was no special hostility. After walking a few steps, she whispered to the ghost: "It seems that southern Xinjiang has been much more peaceful here over the years. ”

The ghost was stunned, puzzled, and said, "What's wrong?"

Xiaobai said: "When I came here, ordinary Miao people saw outsiders, all of them were like great enemies, and their eyes were even more vigilant and vigilant. At that time, the five ethnic groups fought fiercely and cruelly, and the battles between the tribes rose from time to time. But looking at today's situation, I'm afraid there have been fewer fights over the years. ”

Ghost Li nodded slightly, looking around, at this moment they were already walking among the Miao people, this avenue is on the side of the stream, on one side are many Miao people closely connected houses, on the other side is the clear river, there are many green trees on the bank.

At a glance, the Miao houses are mostly built of wood, the style is completely different from the style of the Middle Earth, boxy, unpretentious, and the main entrance of the corner and the edge of the wall are hung with hideous animal bones, the more ferocious beasts are more common, think that this is mostly the Miao customs, in order to show the bravery of the owner of the house.

There are Miao people on both sides of the road to set up stalls to sell, but the things sold are mostly beast skins and raw meat, and after walking a few steps, I saw one or two stalls selling small jewelry and jade and other playthings.

Xiaobai smiled: "The furs here are all high-quality goods, and the price is very cheap, if you want, buy a few pieces here, it is very cost-effective." ”

The corners of Ghost Li's mouth moved, but he didn't say a word, and walked straight forward. Slowly walk to the side of the riverbank, look down, only to see that the river water is extremely clear, standing on the river bank can also see the rocks under the surface of the stream, and there are countless big and small fish swimming and frolicking in the water.

In the distance, there seemed to be a bird passing by, fluttering its wings and falling above the water, looking around a few times, and then happily folding its wings and swimming gently on the water.

All things in heaven and earth, in this place, are surprisingly harmonious.

Xiao Bai walked over slowly, and at some point, Xiao Gray, who ran to her shoulder again, poked his head out curiously and looked under the stream.

"What now?" said Ghost Li lightly.

Xiao Bai pondered for a moment and said, "How can I say that three hundred years have passed, and if the person back then hadn't practiced like ours, most of them would have died, so let's find out where that person was first." ”

Ghost Li nodded silently and said, "Where is he?"

Xiao Bai smiled slightly, pointed forward with his hand, and said, "There." ”

Ghost Li looked up, and was suddenly stunned, only to see the little white finger, but in the depths of the Miao people's settlement, a stone platform building built on the mountainside, far higher than the ordinary Miao houses.

Ghost Li frowned and said in a low voice, "Altar." ”

Xiaobai smiled and said, "Not bad." ”

The ghost was silent, but he felt slightly anxious in his heart, not for anything else, but because the altar was in the southern Xinjiang area, which had a special significance.

He had been to Southern Xinjiang many times in previous years, although he had not paid serious attention to the customs of Southern Xinjiang because he was full of worries and was bent on finding the mysterious Black Witch Clan, but he still knew some basic things.

In the border areas of southern Xinjiang, the five ethnic groups of Zhuang, Miao, Tu, Li and Gaoshan are divided into land, or because of different tribes, they also believe in different gods and religions, but among the various ethnic groups, there are places dedicated to sacrificing the ancestors of the gods, that is, altars.

In the eyes of most of the tribal people, most of the time, the words of the sorcerer in the altar are actually no different from the words of the great and mysterious gods. In the past, when the five clans fought fiercely, every time there was a war, it was necessary to consult the sorcerer in the altar first, explain the situation to the gods, and obtain the permission of the gods, that is, the great sorcerer himself, so that the tribal patriarch could start a new war.

From this, it can be seen what kind of status the altar and the wizards inside have here in southern Xinjiang!

And these wizards, as far as he knew, rarely met outsiders.

Ghost Li was silent for a moment, then turned his head to Xiaobai and said, "That is the altar of the Miao people, is the person you are talking ......about?"

Xiao Bai smiled faintly and said: "Yes, three hundred years ago, what I saw here was that the great wizard of the Miao clan used the Great Law of Soul Resurrection to save a Miao person who had taken away the soul and three spirits of the mountain spirit. ”

The Great Wizard of the Miao People......

The corners of the ghost's mouth moved again, if the wizard in the altar has a high status among the southern tribes, then as the wizard with the strongest mana and the highest status among the wizards, the great wizard who personally conveys the will of the gods every time is simply a god in the eyes of ordinary clansmen.

If anyone dared to offend the Great Wizard, Ghost Li had no doubt that all the Miao people in the land in front of him, and even all the Miao people in the entire southern Xinjiang, would rush over and fight for his life.

Xiao Bai looked at Ghost Li with interest and smiled, "What, what should we do now?"

Ghost Li glanced at her, only to see the early morning sun falling on her face, as if refracted out, with a faint warmth.

Without saying a word, he turned around and walked slowly towards the altar halfway up the mountain.

Xiaobai smiled and followed.

This place is known as Qilitong, which is naturally quite large, and is known as the largest Miao people in the southern border area, and as they go deeper, they see more and more Miao people.

From the larger road they walked, there were branches that continued to stretch to the side, like a big tree spreading its leaves.

The two of them looked from a distance, and the road under their feet directly extended in the direction of the altar in the distance, so it also saved the trouble of inquiry.

It's just that as they gradually went deeper, more and more Miao people noticed the behavior of the two of them, and whispers around them came and went. After about half a cup of tea, they reached the foot of the high hill of the altar.

Then they stopped, not because they hesitated, but because the Miao soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain stopped them.

Ghost Li felt slightly irritable in his heart, but the situation in front of him was not unexpected. As the supreme sacred altar of the Miao people, if it was not strictly guarded, it would be strange.

There were a lot of Miao soldiers guarding the foot of the mountain, and at a glance, there were at least a dozen or so strong men, standing guard on the road leading to the mountainside, far or near.

At this time, the two of them were stopped by the two Miao men standing in the front, they were wearing ordinary Miao clothes, the difference was that they had a wooden armor made of tough wooden baskets on their chests, and they were holding long-handled spears in their hands, which seemed to be the difference between Miao warriors and ordinary Miao people.

The two Miao people looked up and down at Ghost Li and Xiaobai for a few moments, and then most of their eyes fell on Xiaobai's beautiful face for a few more moments, and then said loudly: "Gurgling, Quack, Quack, Mul, Woo, Bla, ......Bla, Bla, T

Ghost Li turned his head to look at Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai shrugged his shoulders and said, "Don't ask me, I've been locked up for so long, where do I remember these local words?"

Ghost Li was silent, turned his head, muttered for a moment, and said, "We have something important to do, and we want to meet your great wizard." Because he has asked for help, it is rare for him to speak at this moment, but he is a little polite.

However, it is obvious that this Miao people's place is far from being as civilized as the owner who opened an inn in Tianshui Village, and he can be proficient in the language of Middle-earth, and when he heard what the ghost said, the two Miao people frowned tightly, looked at each other, but even picked up the long-handled spear in their hands, their faces were serious, and they asked loudly: "Hu Hu Lu Lala, Lu Hu Hu Lili......"

The ghost was dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to do for a while, to be honest, he ran around for Baguio for ten years, looking for the whereabouts of the Black Witch Clan everywhere, and now he finally had some clues, but he was blocked by these Miao warriors, and he was really irritable in his heart, and he really wanted to directly knock over these people, rush into the altar to find the big wizard, and let him heal Baguio.

It's just that after all, he is no longer the teenager who didn't know the world at the beginning, and he knew that he couldn't be impulsive at this moment, otherwise once he got into a stiff fight, he was afraid that it would backfire. But after a moment's hesitation, because of the language barrier, he pointed to the altar that was halfway up the mountain with his hand, and said in a kind voice, "We will go up to your altar and go to meet the Great Wizard." ”

I don't know if the Miao people understood what he said, but he pointed to the action of the altar on the middle of the mountain with his finger, which made all the Miao people around, including the Miao warriors standing farther away and some Miao people who were watching the excitement behind them, angry, and one by one they immediately shouted and cursed, and the Miao warriors even hulala surrounded them and surrounded them.

The ghost was stunned for a moment, and Xiaobai whispered beside him: "Oh no, you may have committed a big taboo against their Miao people." ”

Ghost Li Qi said, "What did I do?"

Xiao Bai looked at the angry crowd around him and said in a low voice: "In the eyes of the Miao people, the altar is a sacred and inviolable place, and it is not easy to mention it in ordinary words, and pointing at the altar with a finger is a great disrespect, and it is the biggest insult among the Miao people. ”

Ghost Li glared at her, and said angrily: "You didn't tell me about such an important matter earlier?"

Xiaobai chuckled, a faint and soft charm seemed to be revealed, and said softly: "You also have to think about it, I have been locked up for three hundred years, how can I remember so many ......"

The ghost was dumb again, and he really felt that his head was incomparably big for a while.

The surrounding Miao people looked at them after being besieged, and they didn't have any fear, but they talked there in a low voice, the man was still a little anxious, but the woman didn't put the surrounding Miao people in her eyes at all, smiling and looking forward to Liubo.

There were many Miao girls around, looking at the beautiful appearance of Xiaobai in the field, they were secretly envious for a while, but when they saw more Miao men looking at Xiaobai's eyes glowing, the audience was shocked, and in a moment the sound of chirping came and went, and there was a pair of dog men and women insulting the sacred altar, the sin was unforgivable, and they should be cut by a thousand knives and executed by Ling Chi.

There were a few young men in the middle who couldn't help but argue a few words, saying that it was the man who insulted the altar, and there was nothing wrong with this woman, so it was better to kill the man, keep the woman, and be my wife, etc......

Before the words were finished, these men were drowned in the group of Miao girls, and were beaten by their mothers, sisters, sisters, aunts, third aunts, sixth aunts, and even Miao girls who didn't know each other, or hand-beaten, or kicked, or pulled hair, or scratched ears, or beat eyes, or hit their chests, in short, the hands and feet went down together, and the ghost cried wolf howl suddenly, and after a while, the plopping sound was several times, and these men were all thrown down the stream with blue heads and swollen faces, splashing the boss.

Miao Nu is strong, you can see it.

The Miao soldiers didn't seem to expect these Miao women to be so angry, even more angry than the warriors who had to be the most loyal to the gods to be qualified to guard the altar, and hated these outsiders who insulted the altar so much that they were beaten with sticks at the slightest pleading.

The Miao soldier at the head seemed to be the leader of the dozen soldiers, he glanced at the young men who were still crying in the river with their faces fluttering, coughed, looked at Ghost Li and Xiaobai, his face was like frost, and he didn't look at Xiaobai, staring at Ghost Li, as if he was afraid that this man would slip away, or afraid that his eyes would slip away, he couldn't help but say that he couldn't understand clearly, and said loudly and angrily: "Hahalu Lu Li, Quack La Li!"

Ghost Li is also very anxious here, although I don't know why a large number of Miao women suddenly rushed together in the crowd, grabbed a few young Miao people and threw them into the river, but thinking about the Miao people, most of them have some strange customs, and it is not strange.

But now I can't understand these Miao people, and just now I inadvertently violated the Miao taboo and angered the Miao people. Seeing that the Miao people around him are gathering more and more, although he and Xiaobai are both cultivators, they are not afraid that these Miao people are powerful and strong, but they are helpless to ask for this Miao people now.

In the past ten years, he has gone from hope to disappointment to almost despair, and he has been extremely painful. Now that such a good hope has suddenly rekindled, he will not let it go easily no matter what. But now I can't make sense at the moment, and I'm afraid that it will be difficult to communicate again, and if I inexplicably violate any Miao taboos, I will inevitably be too wronged.

He stood there, unable to break in, even more reluctant to retreat, in a dilemma, really embarrassed.

And the surrounding Miao people did not repent after seeing that these two people actually made mistakes, or stood in place without saying a word, the man was still a little anxious, but the woman actually smiled more and more brightly, and seemed to be even happier under the crowd, and the smile became more and more charming, during which she actually smiled at a few Miao men who had been staring at her, and the men were dizzy.

This scene fell into the eyes of the surrounding Miao women, and it was like exploding a pot, it was really bearable, which was unbearable, and the noise became louder and louder, almost drowning the two ghosts with saliva.

Seeing that the crowd was about to get out of control, many Miao women were about to rush forward to teach the coquettish little goblin a good lesson, and when they took a good breath for themselves in the name of the gods on the altar, a loud shout came from behind the warriors guarding the mountain road.

The voice was so strong and majestic that it suppressed the clamor of so many people, and it was full of majesty. The surrounding Miao people also seemed to recognize this voice, and they all quieted down all of a sudden, looking up at the mountain, obviously this person was very prestigious among the Miao people.