The mountains and forests of Xiangxi are cold and dry, but full of dampness. You can step on the mud wherever you go, with three or two dead leaves stained underneath, as if you stepped on cow dung when you went to a farmhouse to play.
It's a big place. Asan led me through the lush forest. The sun rose and set, but he never saw the edge. I don't know how long to go, I only know that this kind of time is good.
Because Ah San is by the side.
With the assurance of Mr. Nador, we are full of ease when we walk, and we no longer have to worry about being kicked and slashed. For this reason, I deliberately teased Ah San and asked her if she still brought delicious food
In the previous incident, Ah San was also a little embarrassed, but apart from the embarrassment, I was even more upset when I mentioned this, with a small mouth pursing, and said: "You know to eat, and I will let you eat a stomach of gu worms later."
Thinking about the worms crawling around in my belly, I couldn't help but shudder, and waved my hand quickly to say no more.
Regarding the teasing between me and Asan, Monk Jue Ming never expressed any doubt. I don't know that the monk did not see Ah San's true gender. I just think he is bored and not very talkative. Maybe even if he has a problem, as long as it has little to do with seeking Buddha, he will just keep it in his heart.
This is a good thing, it is difficult for him to answer the question when he asks.
In fact, the relationship between Asan and I is just a layer of window paper, which breaks with a poke. She knows that I may know her gender, and I know she may know that I know her gender. What a two-sentence, but it is not important. The only question is who should poke this layer of paper.
Man husband, I should have done this kind of thing, but I can't control Ah San's temper. In case she makes a moth, and the window paper ran away as soon as she stabbed it, I would ask someone to make sense.
A few days later, we finally reached the outermost periphery of Xiangxi. A small river here meanders, and ahead is Chongqing. The Fengdu that Ah San was looking for was there.
I don't think there will be anything in 酆. After all, there are tens of millions of people who burn incense all the year round. If there is anything, it would have been discovered long ago. As the saying goes, the eyes of the masses are discerning, they cannot find out, and it is difficult for us to find useful clues.
However, Ah San insisted on going, and I was too lazy to persuade her. Anyway, one of the purposes of Lian Dao really let me follow her is to walk around.
However, on the evening when we were about to leave Xiangxi, we were suddenly shouted.
The visitor was a tall man. He was sweating and ran to us out of breath. When I saw him face to face, I asked suspiciously: "You are?"
The man replied: "You definitely don't know me, but someone else is calling you, and he wants to make a deal with you."
"transaction?"
As Ah San and I watched suspiciously, the man went on to say: "Yes, there are only deals that are good and not bad for you. Isn't Ah San always looking for a way to resurrect? We have clues in our hands."
"Oh?" As soon as he talked about resurrection, Ah San's eyes brightened. I previously suspected that Ah San was looking for the method of resurrection only for the baby corpse and Ah Da. But during the trip to Xiangxi, I also felt that she might still want to resurrect her parents. In this life, too many people have been lost, and there are too many people who want to accompany but cannot accompany. If San really wanted to bring them all back to life, it would not be difficult to understand.
The man nodded and said: "You must have heard of the catastrophe decades ago. It is said that the Tusi king intended to resurrect at that time, and many old divisions were involved. Although later events proved that the so-called resurrection was just a conspiracy. , But according to the research and inferences of the old divisions afterwards, if you continue to follow the path at that time, it is indeed possible for the Tusi king to come back to life."
Hearing him talk about this, I suddenly felt puzzled. Didn't Mr. Naduo and Yuanling say that there was no resurrection in witchcraft? How come there is another resurrection of the Tusi king. I knew very little about Xiangxi, so I looked at Ah San. Ah San thought for a while, then nodded to me, and said, "I have also heard of this incident. The old Yuanling you met before was a witness to this incident. Certain forces at that time He did intend to use the resurrection of the Tusi King to provoke a civil war, but it did not succeed."
"The resurrection of King Tusi..."
"I am not very clear about this." Asan said, "I only know that there is indeed the resurrection of the Tusi king. The inside story and details are generally difficult for outsiders to know. This is the secret of the Miao people."
I hummed, then looked at the man and said, "How do you prove that you have a way of resurrection?"
"We don't have a complete method of resurrection in our hands." The man explained: "There are only relevant clues. If you want to know more specific things, you have to follow me."
I looked at Asan again and asked for her opinion. I am not afraid that this is a trap. After all, Naduo is a figure in control of the Miao people. He said that if we don't let people hurt us, there must be no Miao people dare to do it. I think the man's accent and clothes are no different from the Miao people I've seen before, so naturally he doesn't have much vigilance.
Besides, even if there are really Miao people who dare to do something, as long as the entire Miao area is not activated, with the power of a few of us, even if we can't beat it, it's not a problem to escape.
"Trouble and lead the way," I said.
The man turned around at the sound, unhurriedly or slowly, walking the same way. Our group followed and walked for a while. While looking at the surrounding environment, I asked Asan in a low voice, "Nothing will happen, right?"
"There should be nothing wrong." Asan said, "If you really want to count us, why show up, just smash a bunch of Gu worm witchcraft."
I thought about it, too. No one should be so stupid as to show his head and say hello to you before doing it.
We walked for about an hour or two. The man was careful, afraid that we would be anxious, and said after a while how far he would be and how long he would be able to get there. He is like a personal navigation. After listening to it a few times, I said: "Don't bother you so much, just go like this. Anyway, it's all that far away."
The man hummed, and then stopped reminding. After another hour, we stopped by a small river.
The river is not big, more than ten meters wide, and there is a man in casual clothes fishing by the river. The man walked to him and stopped, and we followed suit. I know that the person who fishes should be the master.
He is dressed casually, his fine hair falls freely, and his hands are as soft as a woman, but a few veins are revealed, like doing coolies all the year round. I was standing and he was sitting, so naturally he couldn't see his face clearly, but there was a strange smell faintly coming from him. The smell is a bit strong, and it makes people dizzy when it smells. I can't help frowning. What a big man is doing so fragrant.
The man was still holding the fishing rod and motionless. He neither stood up nor turned his head to look at us. He just said, "The content of the transaction is very simple. When I send you the method of resurrection, help me steal the same thing. thing."
The man's tone was steady, as if he was talking about things that had nothing to do with him. I disliked his attitude and said, "We may not work with you."
Without looking up, he said, "It's Asan who is working with me, not you."
This attitude is obviously a bit tough. I wanted to get angry, but I was whispered by Asan. Then I heard Asan ask: "Why are you looking for me?"
"Because you are most likely to be close to that thing."
"What if I don't want to cooperate with you?" Asan asked again.
"We don't overwhelm others," the man replied.
Seeing that his attitude was a little cold, I couldn't help but say: "Look for us to cooperate and speak so unceremoniously, as if we are begging you."
"Just get what you need. You don't ask me, I don't ask you, why bother to be hypocritical and polite to each other. Could it be that we are very familiar?" the man asked.
I was stunned. I was really unfamiliar. His words were so reasonable that I couldn't refute...
Ah San needs clues in his hands, he needs Ah San to steal things, just like buying and selling, there is really no need to be polite like a hypocritical businessman, and secretly swear the other side's blood.
It's just that the person's character is too straightforward, and I can't accept it.
Ah San looked at the man and the man who brought us, and then asked, "Who are you? What do you want me to steal?"
Her words sounded like she was preparing to answer the party. I don’t know if I should oppose it, because it’s not a good thing to hear how to steal something. It’s better not to do it or not to do it. But it's about the resurrection that Ah San values most, and I really don't want to embarrass her because of personal moral preferences.
When the man heard Ah San’s question, he said, “We are in the Miao area, and we are naturally the Miao people. As for what we want you to steal, we will tell you when we are sure that we can give you a way to resurrect.”
This person is ambiguous and extremely cautious, not even daring to say anything now. Although I look down on his attitude and way of doing things, I have to admit that this is a man with a city government and a strategy.
Ah San rolled his eyes, suddenly laughed, and said, "I guess you must belong to the black witch and black gu."
The man slowly lifted the fishing rod, as if to see if the bait was eaten, and asked, "Why do you say that?"
"Of course the people in Miao are the Miao people." Asan said with a grin: "As a Miao people, he wants to steal things from the Miao people. In this land, you are the only ones who can and dare to do this. ."
"How do you know that the things you want you to steal belong to the Miao people?" the man continued.
Ah San replied: "Because this is Miao territory, you are Miao people."
This doesn't sound like a serious answer, but the fisherman laughed out loud and said: "I heard people say that you are a smart person. I see it now. It's really extraordinary."
He put down the fishing rod and stood up for the first time. This person should be more than 1.8 meters tall, and his slightly thin body makes him appear taller. But his shoulders were wide, and he held the ends of his casual clothes tightly. When he stood up, I saw that face and I was stunned. (End of this chapter)