In the central square of Yinhuanzhai, a bonfire was burning, the dry firewood was crackling, and sparks were flying.
The men of Yinhuan Village gathered around the campfire, their eyes shining, and danced wildly while carrying benches.
"Hey! Hey! Hey hey hey!"
The violent and violent percussion sounds accompanied by the vigorous dance moves are like fighting on the battlefield, exciting, wild and agitated, making people's blood boil.
There were two rows of long tables next to the campfire. All kinds of food were placed on huge green leaves and filled the long tables, with wine jars piled high.
All the men, women, old and young in the village dressed up in their best clothes, drinking from the jars in a heroic manner, and the scene was lively with drums, music and singing.
When the dejected Yun Chang followed Yin Huan to the square, she saw Jiang Yue Bai standing in the crowd, holding a jar of wine and cheering for the man dancing by the bonfire.
She seemed to want to rush up and jump with him. She was so excited that she couldn't control herself. The surrounding witch women looked at her sideways and drank with her.
Yun Shang was about to cry. She couldn't understand how Jiang Yuebai managed to fit in so well. With so many people around, wouldn't she be shy or nervous
After drinking with Yinhuan for more than an hour, Yunchang had said everything she had to say in the past year. She had never racked her brains so much even when she was researching spiritual insects. It was too difficult!
"Achang!!"
When Jiang Yuebai saw Yun Shang, he jumped up excitedly and waved, and all eyes were directed at Yun Shang.
Yun Chang's scalp tightened and she stepped back, looking for a place to hide at a loss.
"Come over and play with us."
Jiang Yuebai continued to shout, Yun Shang felt like a thorn in her back, and she wished she could shut her mouth.
Yinhuan laughed beside him, "You are a cheerful man."
Yun Shang smiled awkwardly. Facing the provocative gazes of many women, Yun Shang couldn't help but regret why she didn't just lose Jiang Yuebai to Yinhuan and ask Yinhuan to teach her a lesson!
"Please think carefully about what I mentioned and have fun tonight." Yinhuan said to Yunshang.
Jiang Yuebai was having a great time beside the campfire. Seeing a few Wu clan men playing the reed pipe and flute nearby, he asked for a flute to play.
She inherited Ye Shiming's superb flute skills, but never had the chance to show off.
The high-pitched sound of the flute suddenly broke the original music. Jiang Yuebai stood on a stool, smiling, and played the flute cheerfully and interestingly, like the continuous gurgling of water or the clear and pleasant singing of birds.
The witch women around her held hands and danced happily to her music.
There is no distance, no barriers, just enjoy the happiness of the moment.
Jiang Yuebai's fresh tune, which the Wu people had never heard before, made her the center of attention. All the girls and children were moved by her rhythm and laughed and danced around her.
The Wu clan men behind him gnashed their teeth in anger, "Central Plains pretty boy, bah!"
After just one song, the two little girls from the Wu tribe enthusiastically pulled Jiang Yuebai up and danced around the campfire.
When Jiang Yuebai was little, she never dared to imagine that one day she would be able to jump around freely like this, happy and indulgent, without having to worry about being accused of being unruly, promiscuous, and not behaving like a woman should.
At this moment, she truly and wholeheartedly felt the freedom without any constraints. It was a kind of freedom and ease that was irresistible and addictive.
What should a woman look like
One should be able to do whatever he wants, without any rules suppressing his nature!
An indescribable feeling rose from the depths of the soul, as if one's tightly bound hands and feet were finally stretched, freeing up a little space from the oppression of heaven and earth.
Her little sapling of enlightenment now has more room to grow.
Jiang Yuebai, whose Taoism has grown, exudes a different aura, like sunshine and rain to trees and seedlings, making people around him feel like they are basking in the spring breeze and yearning for it.
Seeing Yunchang sneaking over, Jiang Yuebai rushed over and pulled Yunchang into the crowd to dance together.
"Achang, you should also try to let go of your hands and feet. It's really fun and exciting. Look, it's very simple like this."
Jiang Yuebai pulled Yun Shang around in circles. Yun Shang blushed, pursed her lips, and her whole body was as stiff as a corpse. She faced the amused gazes of the people around her with embarrassment.
"oops!"
Yun Shang shook off Jiang Yuebai's hand, covered her face and ran away, but she was stopped by several women after running only two steps.
"Sister, I like this man of yours, how about fighting Gu?"
"I'm interested too. Count me in as a Dou Gu player."
"If you don't mind, I'll trade two men with you."
Yun Shang was forced to retreat by several people. She turned around to ask Jiang Yuebai for help, but saw her flirting with a girl from a distance, and she became furious.
Yun Shang gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, then rushed over in rage, grabbed Jiang Yuebai's ear and dragged him away.
"You...you come back with me!"
"It hurts, it hurts, please be gentler!"
The girls couldn't help but sigh when they saw Yun Shang's fierce look.
The music and singing continue and the excitement remains.
In the stilt house, Yun Shang thanked the child who led the way, closed the door and locked it, set up a soundproof protection array, glared at Jiang Yuebai, and sat down at the table.
"Did you have fun today?!"
Jiang Yuebai's excitement faded, and he poured a glass of water for Yun Shang and handed it to her, laughing, "The local wine in their village has a strong aftereffect. I drank too much."
"Aren't you really afraid that they have bad intentions?" Yun Shang said unhappily.
Jiang Yuebai placed the water in front of Yun Shang and said, "I went around the entire village this afternoon. The most dangerous one was Yinhuan, and he was defeated by you. There is nothing to be afraid of."
"Besides, the Wu people are very simple and hospitable. As long as you don't violate their taboos, they won't do anything bad to their guests. We are outsiders and we are not fighting for territory, so there is no conflict. Drink some water, drink some water."
Yun Chang calmed down a bit, took a sip of water and said, "Yin Huan wants me to temporarily join the village and participate in the Gu Fighting Conference with her."
Jiang Yuebai was not surprised at all. Winning a place in the Gu Fighting Competition could make the village famous, attract more powerful people to join the village, and also help them compete for larger territory and better resources.
Why wouldn’t Yinhuan want to hire strong foreign aid
"What do you mean?" Jiang Yuebai asked, "If you are willing, I will be your bodyguard. If you are not willing, this broken village cannot hold us. I will take you to escape at night."
Yun Chang shook her head, "No need to run away. Yin Huan is a straightforward person. As long as I don't join another village or participate in the Gu Fighting Conference, she won't make things difficult for us."
Jiang Yuebai looked at Yun Shang and asked, "Are you really not going to participate in the Gu Fighting Conference?"
"No, I just want to see all kinds of poisonous insects. I don't want to end up like that myself. Besides, I can't participate, because it will expose my secrets."
Jiang Yuebai didn't say anything. As for Yunchang's secret, if Yunchang was willing to tell her, she would speak up. If Yunchang was unwilling, she would only embarrass her if she asked.
Yun Shang was drunk, and because she was in the witch clan, she thought of many past events, so she took the initiative to confide in Jiang Yuebai.
"In fact, my father saved my aunt in the Shiwan Mountains. Later, my aunt brought my father from the Wu Clan to the Tianyan Sect, and they became brother and sister. My father met my mother in the Spirit Beast Valley of the Tianyan Sect, and they became a Taoist couple and had me. My father's last name is Long."
Jiang Yuebai was stunned. "Long is the surname of the leader of Wu Village. That is the largest village and tribe in Baipu Territory."
Yun Shang nodded, "My father is not a particularly important person. He has only a slight blood relationship with the Dragon Village Master. He got into trouble because of a special Gu and had to leave."
Yunchang wrote the word "insect" on the table with water.
"The ancients called all insects and animals 'insects', so this Gu is called an insect Gu. I don't know its exact origins. I only know that when my mother was pregnant with me, she was afraid that I would have a hard time on my path to immortality, so she looked for many ways to improve my aptitude."
"My mother is too ordinary. She only has five spiritual roots and has not made much achievements in the Spirit Beast Valley. She is afraid that I will be like her in the future. She is almost obsessed with improving my qualifications. She almost killed me in her stomach several times because of the random food she ate."
"My father had no choice but to plant the insect poison he brought out on my mother, who passed it on to me. It merged with me, and that's how I gained the talent to be friendly with animals and insects."
"But my mother was afraid that I would be exposed and coveted by others, so she tried every possible means to hide me and prevent me from contacting others. She looked everywhere for things that could cover up my special physique. It was the same with Hanba..."
Yun Shang paused, and Jiang Yuebai held Yun Shang's hand.
"Okay, stop talking about it. Don't trap yourself in the past. Just remember how much your parents love you. Everything else doesn't matter."
Yun Shang nodded. Ever since she reconciled with Yu Qiuchi, she had become more open-minded about the past, which was also due to the influence of Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai changed the topic and talked about the Tianwu tribe and Grandma Shilan.
"… I'm quite curious. Granny Shi Lan doesn't seem to have much cultivation, so how could she live so long? A life-extending pill of more than fifty years must be taken by a person who has reached the foundation building stage. Does the Wu Clan have many Gu that can extend life?"
Yun Chang thought for a moment and said, "The longevity Gu will do. It is said that a longevity Gu can extend one's life for a thousand years, but ordinary people cannot see this Gu at all. It is said that only the powerful who control the power of time can see the longevity Gu."
"In addition to the longevity Gu, the Wu clan also has the rejuvenating Gu, which can turn a person back to the appearance of a child overnight, but this can only increase lifespan by thirty to fifty years at most. There is also the zombie Gu, which turns a person into an immortal zombie, but the side effect is that they have to consume blood food every day..."
Yun Shang talked eloquently, and Jiang Yuebai was greatly enlightened.
"… The love Gu you asked about the other day is actually a bit like the heart Gu. The heart Gu really exists and can connect two people's hearts together. As long as the heart Gu is still beating, it means that the other person is still alive."
"It's getting late. You've drunk so don't practice anymore and go get some sleep. I have to quickly process the black worms and put them into the Gu refining dish so that I can refine them into the Black Python Strength-Strangling Gu as soon as possible. Then we can each have one."
Jiang Yuebai smiled evilly and reached out to pinch Yun Shang's face, "My Ah Shang is so nice, I really didn't follow the wrong person."
"Let go! Be careful or I'll give you away tomorrow!" Yun Shang slapped Jiang Yuebai's hand away.
A bright moon hangs on the treetops, and its clear light shines through the rolling clouds for thousands of miles.
He slept soundly on the Yuebai couch and stayed up all night at Yunshang's table.
In the back mountain of Yinhuan Village, the night wind woke up Grandma Shilan in her rocking chair. She opened her eyes and found a medicine bottle in her arms.
"Another longevity pill. If you want me to live forever, why don't you come to see me?"
(End of this chapter)