Jiang Yuebai felt the little Ganoderma lucidum on his head trembling, and asked He Ka who seemed to be easy to get along with.
"Are these the bodies of aliens? Why are they hanging here?"
Heka glanced at the corpses beside the road casually, "These are all aliens hiding in various places in the Shiwan Mountains. They tried to escape into the Baipu Territory and were killed on the spot. They are hung here to deter other aliens."
"Why do you in the Wu clan hate aliens so much?" Jiang Yuebai asked.
He Ka said, "The Wu Clan has been like this for generations. It may be the hatred deep in their blood. If you want to know, you can ask Granny Shi Lan in our village. She has a wealth of knowledge."
Jiang Yuebai secretly memorized the name. The gate in front opened and Yinhuan led everyone into the village. Everyone in the village stopped by the road and saluted Yinhuan with great respect.
The village was not big. Jiang Yuebai could see about a hundred people, mostly men than women. Those who had achieved some cultivation were in the Qi training stage.
In other words, in the entire village, Yinhuan and Menglu have the highest cultivation levels, which are in the middle stage of foundation building, followed by Heka in the early stage of foundation building, and the rest are all in the Qi training stage or children who have not yet practiced.
He Ka saw Jiang Yuebai's confusion and explained, "Our sister Yinhuan has been building the village on her own for only more than ten years. Sister Jinhuan is a Jindan-stage Gu Master. The Jinhuan Village is just over the mountain. It is large and can shelter us at any time..."
After listening to He Ka's explanation, Jiang Yuebai realized that after a Wu clan woman has cultivated to the foundation-building stage, she can go out alone and lead people to build her own village.
Sisters usually build their villages close to each other to take care of each other. When the entire tribe becomes larger, they can merge into one big village.
There are many such villages in the Shiwan Mountains. They fight with each other for prey and resources, and their rise and fall change from time to time.
Only the five major villages, with a mixture of forces from all sides, have always stood firm.
"Heka, you take care of this boy from the Central Plains. I'll take my sister out for a drink. Menglu, have someone light a bonfire, prepare some good wine and good food, and entertain our guests from afar tonight."
Yinhuan waved his hand, handed Jiang Yuebai to Heka, and took Yunshang's hand to go to the largest stilt house in the center of the village.
Yun Shang looked at Jiang Yuebai with pleading eyes and was almost crying. Jiang Yuebai shrugged to show that he was helpless. Who made her a useless man
Without having to be a love rival, He Ka treated Jiang Yuebai kindly and took Jiang Yuebai to visit various places in the village.
The women in the village all have polyandry. It is the men who do chores and take care of the children, while most of the women are engaged in practicing witchcraft and martial arts.
Although men have a lower status than women, the women here treat men very well. At least they don't beat or scold them at will, and are relatively respectful.
"You and Menglu are both Silver Ring's men?" Jiang Yuebai asked Heka.
Heka nodded, "The two of us have been with Yinhuan the longest, and she has a dozen men she won from various villages and left them aside. She still likes strong and capable men."
When Heka talked about the other men in Yinhuan, her expression did not change at all, which made Jiang Yuebai admire her very much.
From this we can see that the men of the Wu tribe have truly been tamed and can calmly accept the custom of respecting women, which men from other domains cannot do.
Wuwei Shanren once mentioned in his miscellaneous collection that if he had to choose a place to settle down, Baipu District would be the best place. Unfortunately, Wuwei Shanren did not like the humid and insect-infested environment, so he chose the path of cultivation without a fixed place to live.
"Can you take me to meet Granny Shi Lan that you mentioned earlier? I've been reading The History of Heavenly Witches recently, and I feel that the development of your Witch tribe is truly magnificent and full of ups and downs. There are also many admirable people and stories in it, which makes me yearn for them. I only regret that I am not a member of the Witch tribe."
Jiang Yuebai took out the "History of Heavenly Witches" that she had bought earlier. It had obvious signs of having been flipped through. Her words aroused Heka's pride as a member of the Witch tribe, and he nodded immediately.
"Granny Shilan lives behind the village. I'll take you there."
He Ka led Jiang Yuebai around the stilt houses arranged in a semi-arc shape in front and walked to the back mountain of the village. Halfway up the mountain, there was an old stilt house standing between lush ancient vines and trees.
The eaves are covered with moss and the pillars are covered with vines with small flowers, almost blending in with nature.
"Grandma Shilan."
He Ka walked forward, and when Granny Shi Lan saw him, she was about to respond with a smile, but suddenly she saw Jiang Yuebai behind He Ka, and her cloudy eyes suddenly brightened.
"Grandma Shilan, I'll take..."
"Move aside."
Before He Ka could finish his words, he was pushed away by Grandma Shi Lan. She put down the dried centipede in her hand, stared at Jiang Yuebai without blinking, with a smile on her face.
"Oh, what a handsome young man! He's just a little bit inferior to the guy I liked when I was young. Come closer and let me have a look."
As soon as Jiang Yuebai walked over, Granny Shi Lan grabbed his hand and looked him over from left to right. She spoke the Central Plains dialect very well.
Heka's heart twitched. Granny Shilan liked fair-skinned and handsome men from the Central Plains the most, so he was able to get Granny's instruction in witchcraft with his looks.
Now... he is not the mother-in-law's favorite!
Granny Shi Lan held Jiang Yuebai's hand tightly and said, "Are you from the Central Plains? Have you ever seen a man named Xu Qingye? He is very handsome. When he came to our Wu Clan's territory, the leaders of more than a dozen villages fought for him. In the end, I defeated him and he became my man."
"But he was too wild. After learning all my skills, he wanted to learn even more powerful ones. He didn't want to stay with me in the Ten Thousand Mountains. I saw that he was unhappy, so I let him go. As a result, he never came back to see me again. Alas..."
He Ka advised awkwardly, "Grandma, those things you said happened five or six hundred years ago, right? This young man is probably less than thirty years old, how could he have seen the person you are talking about?"
Jiang Yuebai was slightly surprised. The old woman in front of him looked like a mortal with no cultivation. Could she have lived for so long
Granny Shi Lan came back to her senses and smiled bitterly, patting Jiang Yuebai's hand and saying, "When people get old, they love to reminisce about the past and love to nag."
Jiang Yuebai shook his head, "It's okay, I always love listening to stories, it's my honor that mother-in-law is willing to tell it."
Granny Shi Lan smiled brightly, "You Central Plains men are used to using sweet words to deceive women. Granny, I like you as soon as I see you. Since Yinhuan lets you into the village, you are a guest of the village. What do you want to see me for?"
Jiang Yuebai took out the "History of Celestial Witches". "I had a lot of doubts when reading this book. Brother Heka said that you have the most profound knowledge, so I came to ask you for advice."
Granny Shi Lan patted the floor beside her and motioned for Jiang Yuebai to sit down. "What does the book say about the witch tribe?"
He Ka and Jiang Yuebai both sat next to Grandma Shi Lan, watching her continue to sort out various types of dried insects.
Jiang Yuebai held the book and said, "I only read the first part. It said that when the world was first created, all living things were born from the chaos. In the chaotic ancient times, the four races of humans, demons, devils and witches coexisted."
"At that time, the Wu Clan was still called the Celestial Wu Clan. After the Great War between Immortals and Demons, the Demon Clan was destroyed, and the Celestial Wu Clan declined, slowly developing into today's Wu Clan. However, the specific reasons are not described in detail, which makes people very curious."
Granny Shi Lan nodded, "The battle between immortals and demons happened even longer ago than the catastrophe of the sky falling. Not many people know what happened. I, Granny, only know a little from the ballads passed down from generation to generation."
"In fact, the Sky Witches, like the Demons, were born from the turbid energy of heaven and earth. The Sky Witches of the ancient times are the same as the aliens today."
Jiang Yuebai was shocked. "Ah? Then... are the Yiren the orthodox descendants of the Heavenly Witches? But don't the Yiren have a blood relationship with the demon race?"
The December monthly ticket debt was paid off.
(End of this chapter)