Because of Cao Yuying's life-saving grace, even though these Miao people who lived in seclusion were very wary of the Han people, they still received a warm welcome in the Miao Village. Grateful to the young hero who rescued the patriarch's son from the tiger's claws.
Mizukushima was held in his mother's arms, and after checking up and down several times in fear, he was relieved after confirming that he was fine except for a sprained ankle and a few bruises. The patriarch, on the other hand, solemnly dispatched a few strong clansmen to patrol outside the village, frowning slightly, appearing quite disturbed.
From the explanations of the Miao people and Cao Yuying's translation, Bai Duan learned that the Miao people were able to build Miao villages in the dense forest and live for generations, relying on the very effective means of repelling wild animals handed down from their ancestors. Now that this method suddenly failed, the people in the Miao village were really panicked, for fear that wild animals like tigers would break into the village and kill and bite the old people and children who were unable to protect themselves.
While chatting with the Miao people, Cao Yuying helped Bai Duan translate, her face showed no sign of guilt, as if he was really just an honest gentleman who just happened to pass by and saved someone's life, and not the culprit who secretly caused all these troubles.
For such a thick-skinned and strong psychological quality, Bai Duan is also convinced, at least he is still a little embarrassed in his heart, for fear of being caught by the victim.
The fact that the patriarch's son encountered a wild beast and was accidentally injured shocked the whole clan. Not long after, the clan's witch doctor rushed over with his own medicine basket to treat Shui Jiudao's injuries.
Cao Yuying watched from the side, her eyes darkened slightly, but the arc of her mouth remained unchanged. Only Bai Duan seemed to feel something, turned his head to look at him, then looked at the witch doctor who was half kneeling on the ground treating Mizukushima's sprain, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
While the witch doctor was treating Shui Jiudao's wounds, the Miao people had already cleaned up the houses for Cao Yuying and Bai Duan, and prepared sumptuous meals. They were not at ease to let the two stay in the village for a long time, but Shui Jiudao's foot injury was not suitable for continuing to walk through the forest, so the Miao people discussed whether they could take them out of the dense forest with another person.
For the proposal of the Miao people, Cao Yuying immediately agreed. Such a candid approach obviously made the Miao people slightly less vigilant towards them, and their attitude towards them became more warm and friendly.
On the grounds of "wandering in the forest for many days and being physically exhausted", Cao Yuying sent the Miao people out of the house, and then scanned the surrounding situation with mental power. Immediately unloaded.
Seeing his appearance, Bai Duan immediately realized that he was safe, and asked aloud: "We are leaving tomorrow? Can you accomplish what you want to do in such a short time?"
"One night is enough." Cao Yuying raised her eyebrows, "I have found the person I was looking for."
"Who is it?" Bai Duan looked curious.
"It's the witch doctor who just treated little brother Mizukushima's ankle." Cao Yuying curled her lips, "She's been reclusive, and I haven't found her on the Qing (system) newspaper (system) network, but she came out just now. We have also confirmed her address, and it is enough to go to her at night to 'talk'."
Bai Duan half-understood, but didn't break the casserole and asked: "Then is there anything I can do?"
"Yes." Cao Yuying chuckled, "You just need to stay inside and cover me up so that no one else knows that I'm 'missing'."
"No problem!" Bai Duan agreed without hesitation, without any hesitation in "helping the tyrant".
It was not early when the two of them came to Miao Village, and after a short rest and a meal, the light quickly dimmed.
Except for festivals, most of the Miao people go to bed early and get up early. It didn't take long for the whole Miao village to quiet down, and Cao Yuying was ready to go.
He stroked Bai Duan's head lying on the couch, telling him to rest well and not to worry. Cao Yuying opened the door lightly, and under the cover of night and mental strength, she quickly walked towards the destination locked by the system.
It never occurred to Cao Yuying that the witch doctor he was looking for on this trip did not live in the village, but in a cave not far from the Miao Village—no wonder the system scanned the inside and outside of the village for several days , and no trace of her was found, and the cave target was extremely small and highly secretive, and it also escaped the system's large-scale detection of the entire dense forest.
—Fortunately, hard work paid off. Although the patriarch's son was only slightly injured, his status was enough to alarm the witch doctor. Cao Yuying happened to catch the opportunity.
The jungle in the dark night is extremely dangerous, but for Cao Yuying, it is like entering a deserted land. He went all the way to the cave where the witch doctor lived, pushed aside the vines hanging from the cave, and slipped in. After walking for a while, he finally saw the witch doctor sitting by a bonfire making medicine.
After removing the mental power shield around her, Cao Yuying's arrival immediately attracted the attention of the witch doctor. She was startled, and the medicine jar in her hand almost fell to the ground, and she turned to look at the unexpected visitor who visited late at night.
"...It's you?!" The witch doctor asked in Miao language in surprise. Although she had only glanced at Cao Yuying briefly before, his Han Chinese attire reminded the witch doctor of his identity, and his expression became more vigilant, "What's the matter, your guest coming so late?"
"I came here to find an 'old friend' who has never been masked." Cao Yuying's face was hidden in a place where the light of the fire could not be seen, and it was a bit mysterious - of course, in the eyes of the witch doctor who was facing an enemy Even more so.
"An old man who has never masked his face?" The witch doctor obviously didn't understand the twists and turns of the Han people's adjectives, "I don't understand what you mean."
"Then I'll just say it straight." Cao Yuying shrugged her shoulders, "Qing Ma'e, do you know me?"
The witch doctor's pupils shrank suddenly, obviously not very good at hiding his emotions, but his mouth was still very stubborn: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Then see this?" Cao Yuying flipped her palm, and a piece of silver jewelry spread out on his palm, "You still don't understand?"
The witch doctor looked at the silver jewelry that Cao Yuying took out, and couldn't restrain his excitement anymore. He couldn't help but take a step forward, reaching out to grab it, but Cao Yuying didn't care much about the silver jewelry, and before the witch doctor touched her, He threw the silver jewelry at her.
The witch doctor caught the silver jewelry in a hurry, held it in her hands and observed Momo carefully, because she was so emotional that her whole body trembled slightly, causing the silver jewelry to jingle. After a while, the witch doctor finally confirmed the authenticity of the silver jewelry, and suddenly raised his head to look at Cao Yuying, his voice hoarse: "Where is she?! Xiao'e, where is she?!"
The witch doctor and Chen Ma'e—that is, the imperial concubine—are mother and daughter, and they have always depended on each other for life. Naturally, the witch doctor's precepts and deeds have given her Gu skills. As early as when Chu Ma'e rescued a handsome Han man with a good status at first glance back to the village, the witch doctor had a bad feeling. Later, her daughter fell in love with the Han man and wanted to leave with the Han man. In the Miao Village, the witch doctor strongly opposed it. She could see that the Han man was not her daughter's lover. For her daughter's happiness for the rest of her life, she had no choice but to be the stick to beat mandarin ducks, and even resorted to violence to imprison her who had always been loved by her daughter's resentful eyes. .
It's a pity that although the witch doctor has made the best efforts, in the end, he still can't stop his daughter from desperate for love.
With the help of her sweetheart, Chu Ma'e escaped from the imprisoned house. She only brought a few of her favorite accessories and left the village without hesitation. When the witch doctor found out and wanted to recover her daughter, she was already No trace of the two could be found.
The daughter eloped with the Han people, and the witch doctor was angry and worried, and his usually healthy body collapsed untimely, and he became seriously ill. As soon as she recovered from her illness, she ignored the dissuasion of her tribe, dragged her sick body out of the village, and went to the Han towns to inquire about her daughter.
It's a pity that there are so many people, it's so difficult to find a man and woman who "elope", not to mention that the man is still the king of a country, how can a witch doctor with no identity and background find out his whereabouts
In this way, the witch doctor wandered outside for more than a year, and finally found nothing, so he could only return to the village in pain and depression. And this experience also hurt her health to a certain extent, making the witch doctor, who was only in her fifties, now look like a seventy-year-old woman, old and weak.
Because of losing her beloved daughter and experiencing the cold and warmth of the world outside the Miao Village, her personality has also become weird. From a beautiful woman who was very popular in the village, she has now become a lonely witch doctor who is respected and kept at a distance by the tribe.
It has been more than ten years since her daughter disappeared. The witch doctor thought that he might never know her daughter's whereabouts, but unexpectedly at this time, he suddenly heard her daughter's name from a suspicious Han population and saw her daughter with her hands. How could the witch doctor not be agitated and out of control when the silver jewelry was gone
Warm tears covered his vision, and then slid down the folds of his skin. The witch doctor blinked hard, staring at Cao Yuying's face closely, expecting and feeling anxious: "Xiao'e—where is she?!"
"She is in the capital, inside the deep palace." Cao Yuying said softly.
The witch doctor froze for a moment: "The deep palace...? The... wife of the Han emperor?"
"It's not a wife, it's a concubine, that is, a concubine." Cao Yuying unceremoniously shattered the witch doctor's expectations.
The witch doctor didn't know much about the situation in the imperial palace, but she knew more or less the difference between a Han Chinese "wife" and "concubine" after wandering for a year. The wife is the mistress and is respected and loved by her husband, while the concubine is a servant and a plaything. Even if she is bullied or even killed by the mistress, she has no way to avenge herself.
The witch doctor felt heartbroken when he thought of his daughter screaming every day and the earth in the deep palace, but Cao Yuying didn't show any sympathy, and gave her even bigger blows one after another: "If it's just So, I will not come to you, after all, how a Miao girl lives in the palace has nothing to do with me. But in fact, the situation is even more serious—she broke into an unforgivable crime that is enough to destroy your entire clan. A catastrophe to death."
While speaking, Cao Yuying's vigorous spirit pressed against the witch doctor, causing her who was already disturbed by what happened to her daughter to become even more flustered and frightened. Subconsciously, she followed Cao Yuying's words and asked: "What, what did she do?!"
"She - laid a spell on the emperor." Cao Yuying's tone was heavy.