Seeing Gui Ze come in, the boy in the stone jar grinned at Gui Ze, but because of the festering face, he looked even more frightening than the tribal people laughing, but those eyes were still crystal clear. Bright, like sunlight reflecting off a sparkling sea.
As for Shao Xuan, he was reduced to a background board, and the kid named Diandian just swept over him at will, and didn't look at it again, with the same attitude as everyone else.
"How do you feel today?" Gui Ze went over to take a closer look at the situation in the stone jar.
"Much better!"
The tender voice has not changed because of her illness. If she just listened to her voice, she would never have thought that her condition was so serious.
He Bian and others, who were standing by, looked at Gui Ze nervously. When the child looked down at the fish in the stone tank, Gui Ze shook his head towards He Bian and the others.
The expectant eyes of He Bian and others suddenly dimmed, full of disappointment and even more grief. Wu asked them to come here to find a solution, but if they can't cure this disease, where should they go to find the answer? Or, the place Wu said was not actually here, but other places further upstream of the Yan River
I heard that the stone bridge in Yanjiao was only built after it was moved here, not the original existence on the Yanhe River. If there is no stone bridge, they will not be stopped, and this is not the end.
In the past two days, I have also discussed privately with the Dishan people who came here, and there is still no conclusion about whether to leave or stay. Some people say that this is definitely not a place where witches say, they can't waste time here, they should continue to swim. But the other half felt that this was the place. After all, the people from Yanjiao also said that there would be fewer tribes in the upper reaches. Moreover, only Yanjiao was the most powerful nearby.
He Bian was very irritable, and he couldn't decide. After all, no matter which one he chose, if he chose the wrong one, there would be no chance for them to regret it, and it might even usher in the situation of Dishan's genocide.
Maybe, should I ask something
He Bian looked over to the stone tank, and Dian Dian was still playing with the three fish in the stone tank, answering Gui Ze's question from time to time.
Although Ditty said she was much better, it was only compared to the feeling of tormenting in seashells during long journeys. She was able to move freely in a stone jar, which was of course much better than when she was in seashells. But if you look at the condition of her body, you will find that the ulceration is more serious than when she just came out of the shell.
Shao Xuan squatted down, making his eyes level with the people inside, "I have a few questions to ask."
After finishing speaking, Shao Xuan looked at He Bian and the others at the door. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at Shao Xuan with deep guard. They could allow Gui Ze, the witch and Dian Dian, to talk alone, but they were not allowed to do this, let alone. , Shao Xuan is still a man, who knows what will happen if he is left here
Shao Xuan was not in a hurry, waiting for the person in the stone jar to decide. He knew that this child actually knew everything.
Dian Dian in the stone jar slowed down and lowered his head, as if he was thinking seriously. After a while, he looked up at He Bian and others, "He Bian stay, the others go out."
Calling He Bian by his name did not show respect to the leader from other tribesmen. The people in Dishan didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this, but one could imagine the child's status in Dishan, even if it was only the scheduled next witch. , even if she is now seriously ill, it has not affected her status.
He Bian wanted to persuade again, but he also knew that once the people in the stone jar made a decision, it would be difficult to change it, so he could only wave his hand and signal others to go out and stay away, not to think about eavesdropping.
After there were only four people left in the room, He Bian pulled the doors and windows together. When Yanjiao built the house, the wood used was relatively soundproof. For this reason, they compared many kinds of wood, and finally settled on the one. It is a wood that grows in the mountains and is commonly used to build houses in Yanjiao today.
The noise outside suddenly faded, and the room fell silent.
"Did a little, you have two totem powers in your body, that's why you are sick, which also means that your Dishan tribe has two kinds of fire."
In the quiet room, Shao Xuan's calm words were like a thunderbolt, and He Bian froze there.
After regaining his senses, He Bian couldn't help but refute, "How could there be two sparks?! You are talking nonsense!"
When Shao Xuan was looking for him alone before, he also asked such a question, but He Bian thought it was ridiculous at the time, he had no common sense, and it was just nonsense, but now...
After He Bian finished shouting, he found that Diandian in the stone jar was still silent and did not refute.
He glanced back and forth at the people in the stone jar and on Shao Xuan and Gui Ze. He Bian's mouth grew wider and wider, and the shock on his face was undisguised.
Seeing that the people in the stone jar were silent, Shao Xuan continued. "Another kind of fire, is it Diyu?"
Over there, He Bian, who was already standing there in shock, jumped up again at this news, but this time he didn't shout again, but looked at the person in the stone jar for the first time.
Only then did the person in the stone jar look up at Shao Xuan with surprise in his eyes. She did not expect that Shao Xuan would know this.
Silence, but did not refute.
"It turned out to be... Really?!" He Bian shook his lips, and his tanned face turned ashen. Although he knew some things that others didn't know, his feelings for Diyu were also complicated. , but never thought it would be so.
Does Diyu have tinder? !
How did they never notice
Where is the tinder? !
Incredible, completely beyond their previous understanding.
Shao Xuan told Gui Ze about this guess before he came, and Gui Ze was also shocked for a long time. Now, seeing the little reaction, it confirmed that Shao Xuan's guess was true.
DiDian looked at the water in the stone tank again, and stretched out his hand to the fish in the tank, "A long time ago, with the help of Diyu, the ancestors of Dishan came to Dishan to establish the Dishan tribe, and at the same time put the Diyu As a gift from the gods, the descendants of Dishan should also treat them with the same clan. If any people from Dishan die, the ancestors will hand them over to Diyu. The ancestors said that Diyu will take the people to a better place. ."
Yes, this is a story passed down by Dishan from generation to generation. He Bian was also brainwashed by this story since he was a child. They never doubted anything, because Diyu would indeed help them. Bring the fish back from the sea and throw them ashore. If the Dishan people encounter danger in the sea, the Diyu will also help. And Dishan people will also help Diyu. When Diyu is in trouble, Dishan people will try their best to help them.
This approach looks like a symbiosis of mutual benefit.
However, after He Bian took over as the leader, he saw different ideas from the notes of previous leaders, and most of them were left over in the past few hundred years. The viewpoints are different, but they can be summed up in one sentence: guard against Diyu, otherwise the Dishan tribe may be wiped out.
In fact, the tribe had a similar illness a long time ago. Perhaps it was at that time that the ancestors of Dishan noticed something was wrong. However, the only person who knew the key was Wu. He Bian didn't know why Wu kept hiding it, maybe it was because of doubts, he felt that this kind of thinking was disrespectful, or maybe there were other reasons.
After all, the leader is not a witch. In the Dishan tribe, what a leader like He Bian can understand is still too limited to know the truth.
Now, more and more people are sick, but most Dishan people do not link this to Diyu. But now, what did this Great Elder Yanjiao say
Did Diyu actually cause their tribe to get this strange disease? !
The people in the stone jar did not look at the reaction of the other three people in the house, and while teasing the three fish in the water, they continued: "Seven hundred years ago, the first sick person of the Dishan tribe appeared and could not be cured. I jumped into the sea where Di Yu lived, but was pushed ashore by Di Yu. According to the records of the ancestors, the Di Yu group surrounded the man. After pushing him ashore, he did not leave for a long time. After his death, Di Yu took him into the sea."
He Bian's eyelids twitched. He had heard those stories. Every time his elders and the people around him told this story, they said with gratitude that Diyu really protected them, even if they were sick, they couldn't see it. When they were like individuals, they were not willing to take them into the sea, but Di Yu was really good to Di Shan people.
But now, when I listen to Xiaodian, there is always a kind of creepy feeling, and He Bian felt a chill down his spine. The bad premonition is getting stronger.
"After that, every few decades, the tribe will have such diseases again, and they are all children who have just awakened to the power of the totem. , the time interval between the onset of the disease is getting closer and closer, and more and more people are getting sick. Until this time, it reaches its peak. Wu said, the Diyu has already started to move, and their fire is strong enough..."
"Why don't you kill them when you know the reason?! Kill them!" He Bian was excited, the muscles on his face trembled, his eyes were fierce and crazy, and his expression became hideous.
"It's too late, the two kinds of fire are already very difficult to separate. If you act rashly, it may trigger a crazy counterattack from Di Yu. After all, Di Yu can go ashore, and, under a direct battle, Di Shan's fire will also It will be seriously damaged. Before coming out this time, Wu said, there is not enough time, either win or die, but before the end, Wu hopes to have other solutions." The man in the stone jar stared down fish inside.
He Bian thought of the ancestors of Dishan. They listened to the words passed down by their ancestors and accepted the indoctrination since they were young. Even the witches, not everyone has the same idea. Hesitating, wasting time, and when it's time to make a real decision, it's already too late.
"For nearly a hundred years, the Wu of Dishan has been looking for a solution, but still to no avail. This time, Wu said that he finally found a solution, which is to follow the big river near the tribe that connects with the sea and go up until it can't be done. Forward."
Said and looked at He Bian, "Do you know how Dishan's totem came from?"
He Bian shook his head with a nearly collapsed face.
Dian Dian looked at Shao Xuan and the two again, "Borrow a pen to use it."
Shao Xuan took out the brush he had been carrying and a blank cloth. The pen holder had already been filled with paint, which was made by Shao Xuan, and he could write directly by pulling the cap off.
Dian Dian glanced at the pen in his hand, then lay down beside the stone jar and let He Bian hold the cloth.
"At the beginning of Dishan's establishment, the totem was like this." He drew a strange face on the palm of He Bian's left hand, but it was different from the "囧" with glasses that Shao Xuan saw.
As he continued to draw, Shao Xuan also discovered more differences. The fins and tails around the face were much smaller in proportion.
After finishing the painting, DianDian continued to paint on the palm of He Bian's right hand: "Now, the totem of Dishan looks like this."
The second painting is similar to He Bian's painting, which Shao Xuan also saw on the big shell. The proportion of the human face is smaller, there are more lines on the face, and it is more strange, the proportion of fins and tails is larger, and the other side of the human face seems to have a few more strokes.
If there is no first picture, it is difficult to find something wrong in the second picture, and every generation of Dishan people knows totems, most of the time they see them in sacrificial ceremonies or in the fire pit, and they think that is what they need to remember. , people who remember wrong will correct it.
He didn't stop there, he pulled the puppet and continued to paint after the second one, "If this continues, the totem in the future will be like this."
He Bian's hands trembled even more as the third picture was drawn with one stroke.
I saw that on the third totem painting, the proportion of the human face was not much different from the second one. However, on the other side of the human face, Shao Xuan felt that there were a few more strokes, and now he has finally completed it.
That's a fish mouth.
One side of the human face is a fish tail, and the other side is a fish mouth. It looks like it has swallowed the human face.
"The totem of the Dishan tribe has changed from a 'joint' style to a 'swallow' style!"
He Bian, who was holding the cloth, looked even more ugly at this time. Drops of sweat fell from his forehead, and his voice was trembling, "They... are devouring the fire of Dishan!"