Chapter 10: The Tomb of the Immortals
Qi Tian sat on a stone in the courtyard, watching the stars twinkle, the environment here is also the same as the earth, with a moon around the planet, but this moon is much brighter than on the earth.
Qi Tian folded his legs together, and held a hundred fruits in his hand that he had just picked in the backyard. Yesterday, he had a detailed conversation with Tuwa all night, plus he secretly squatted in the corner of the village this day, and tempted a few teenage children, and then after analysis and sorting, he basically understood the affairs of Tuwa's family, and he had an intuitive impression of this village.
Tuwa was originally supposed to be surnamed Jiang, a mother who followed, and his mother was not originally from this village, but was rescued by his father, who was a hunter, in the mountains. His father is a famous hunter in the village, and even one of the heirs of the next village chief, but since he rescued the woman, due to the serious resistance of outsiders in the village, his father was repeatedly persuaded by the village chief and villagers, and he finally made the move to marry an outsider.
Tuwa's family was ostracized by the whole village, Tuwa's father could only go to the deep forest to hunt many times, and then Tuwa's mother took out a porcelain recipe, the people in the village used to use stone bowls, this porcelain is very rare, and some old people are watching Tuwa's father grow up, and some are people who have had a lifelong friendship with Tuwa's father when he hunted, and he secretly bartered with Tuwa's family.
Originally, this life could gradually get better, but one day Tuwa's father went to the deep forest again in order to be able to make up for Tuwa's mother, and he never came back, and not long after Tuwa's father disappeared, Tuwa's mother disappeared.
A good home, only seven or eight years old Tuwa is left, this child is like a sudden stupid overnight, although it seems that there is a problem with the mind, but some of the skills learned before have not been lost, he can also fire some simple coarse porcelain, the village people look at him pitiful, from time to time with some food, clothes and exchange with him. But no one dared to break the rules left over from ancient times, and no one talked to Tuwa.
Qi Tian sighed, looking at the sleeping child in the tattered room, the future was uncertain, but he already had a direction!
The name of this village is "Xianqi", the big stone standing in the village has been a long time ago, as if no one knows the years, the teenagers only said that the adults said that it was a monument that was erected before the arrival of the ancestors, "Qi" is actually the meaning of the tomb, and the people here are so disgusted with "Xian", this must have been a long time ago, there must be an inside story. And the sacred tree that was destroyed when the sky came that day, in the hearts of the villagers, it was a sacred tree that could give birth to life and death, and if the villagers were injured while hunting, they usually picked a leaf and covered the wound, and the wound would heal much faster than before, and it would be as if it had not been injured.
It's a pity that Qi Tian is not qualified to explore the secrets of this place now, and his biggest goal now is to leave here! He needs to go to a bigger world, and he needs to find a place where there are sects and immortals who fly with the sword! He wants to devote the most energy to cultivation.
"This village seems to be isolated from the outside world, otherwise it would not have been possible for thousands of years with only two or three people breaking in, and only a few people have disappeared, so is there a layer of prohibition here that I can't see?" Qi Tian ate the hundred fruits in his hand in one bite, "There is a sacred tree of flesh and bones of the living and dead in Xianqi Village, which should be regarded as a treasure, but it has always been used by their group of mortals, which means that the monks from the outside world either don't know the news here, or they just know the news here but can't get in." β
"But everyone here knows the existence of immortals, but they are not afraid of the ability of immortals at all, and their ancestral teachings also seem to record that if they encounter an intruding immortal, as long as they ignore it and let it fend for itself," Qi Tian's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he concentrated his mind, thinking about every detail and every possibility, "That is to say, if an immortal enters here, it will not pose a threat to the villagers, and even die without the help of the villagers." Could it be that the people who come in are mortals?"
Qi Tian put his hands behind his head, lying on the cold stones and looking at the sky, "Is there a layer of prohibition between the sky and the earth that I see? This layer of prohibition can only let weak people in? Or will it make people who come in weaker? Immortal tombs! Is there a layer of prohibition here that makes immortals no longer immortals? Immortal tombs, immortal tombs! What is eliminated here is only the identity of 'immortals', and it has never hurt people!"
Qi Tianlu stood up suddenly, "I probably understand!"
Just as Qi Tian was standing on the stone, he saw the torches swaying in the distance, and it seemed that there were dozens of people walking towards here!
In just a few moments, dozens of torches lit up the dilapidated earthen house, and more than 30 sturdy young people led by the village chief surrounded it!
Qi Tian jumped down from the stone at once, stood in front of the door of the house, and confronted the group of people through a fence around the courtyard.
"It's so early in the morning," Tuwa rubbed his eyes while walking straight out of the house, he didn't seem to see Qi Tian, he walked directly to the water tank, scooped a spoonful of water from it, "Gu Dong Gu Dong" drank two sips, and poured the rest of the water into a broken stone basin, he washed his face twice, and instantly felt a lot more energetic, so he was lazy, and then his movements were stuck, "Village Chief?"
"Alas," the village chief sighed again, but instead of talking to Tuwa, he turned around, "Pass on my order, the outsiders have violated the rules of the clan, tempted thirteen teenagers and children of our clan to reveal the information of our clan, and now respect the ancestral teachings, expel the offenders to the forbidden land!
Tuwa reacted in a daze for a long time, and then she understood what the patriarch meant, and suddenly rushed out of the fence courtyard, "Patriarch! Qi Tian is mine, I took the recipe and the glowing stone and exchanged it with you! You can't, can't, mine!"
The patriarch just sighed all the time, and then silently walked to the fence courtyard, picked up a broken porcelain bowl, and threw down another package.
Qi Tian was very calm, in fact, he knew that sooner or later he would leave here, but now he didn't prepare anything, so there was almost no hope of life to leave, but these old but kind people gave him an hour, and prepared a lot of dried meat and flatbread for himself in this form of "bartering" similar to cheating, and even a dagger inside.
Qi Tian sighed, and pulled back the tuwa who was hunched over and in a defensive posture around him, "I'm leaving, if I can leave alive, I will definitely come back one day to repay you for saving your life." β
"Don't!" Tuwa's tears remained uncontrollably, and she pressed Qi Tian into her arms, "Don't! You talk to me, you hold my hand, you are the closest person in the world, I don't part with you, don't!"
Among the sturdy clansmen, another man in his thirties walked in, found a broken porcelain spoon from the corner, and put down a burden, in which there was only a small arrow, which looked very delicate and suitable for children.
Intermittently, six or seven men all carried out this kind of "bartering", and then waited with blank faces.
Qi Tian was moved in his heart, his five or six-year-old little body was straightened, and then he bowed his head to the young people around him, "Thank you for your kindness!"
"Okay!" Tuwa suddenly stopped her tears, as if she had made such a big decision, "That's it!"
Qi Tian saw Tuwa rush into the house after speaking, he said in his heart that this child is mentally incomplete and still young, he just talked to him, and he dug out his heart and lungs for himself, this kind of simple relationship established in a short period of time, it is estimated that it will not take long for him to forget. And the villagers here are so kind to Qi Tian, an outsider who has caused a catastrophe, not to mention a native Tuwa? Qi Tian is relieved of Tuwa's safety in the future, but maybe if Tuwa lives here for the rest of her life, she will be lonely and old......
Qi Tian squatted down, began to sort out the small burdens on the ground, put the food together, put the dagger and bow and arrow for self-defense together, Qi Tian actually saw a set of coarse cloth clothes in the baggage, he entered the "living room", changed the clothes, just the right size!
At this time, Qi Tian heard the sound of "crackling" in the "bedroom", as if something fell, something hit the general, thinking that although Tuwa is dull and sensible on weekdays, but still a child, if something does not go well, it will be a little tempered, he shook his head, and went to the backyard to pick some hundred kinds of fruits, this fruit is stored for a long time, and quenches thirst and replenishes physical strength, it is really a necessary food for exploration.
"Okay, I'll pack up," Qi Tian packed his bags and shouted towards the house, actually to the strong men outside the courtyard, "You take good care of yourself, if you like to talk, talk to yourself, don't go into the mountains by yourself if you have difficulties, and trade things with the eldersβ"
"Squeak-" The sound of an old wooden door rubbing against the frame interrupted Qi Tian's speech, only to see that Tuwa had changed into a silk clean clothes, carrying a bag on her back, and her hair was all tied behind her head, which was very different from her usual sloppy appearance, and he actually saw a trace of beauty, he walked to Qi Tian's side in three steps and two steps, and touched the top of Qi Tian's head.
"Abba said, save people to the end, that's how he met A-Niang back then, I have to listen to Abba's words, I can't watch you go to death, I want to go with you!" Tuwa felt that she had taken care of Qi Tian for so long, just like her own child to talk to herself, the child was in difficulty, and the family must stick a knife in both sides, "This dress is still left to me by Auntie, I have been reluctant to wear it, there should be no future after this, I want to wear it beautifully and leave." β
"You ......" Qi Tian took away the hand that Tuwa put on top of his head and sighed, but he didn't know how to persuade him.
"Alas," the village chief sighed again, "there are now two people to be expelled to the forbidden land, so prepare for it! β
Qi Tian is grateful to these serious and rigid but kind-hearted people in his heart, maybe they hate "immortals" because of this character? Xianxia world is very cruel, right......