The three of them traveled all night and soon arrived at their destination, which was the capital of Nanzhao.
This is a big city, although it cannot be compared with modern New York, but its population is not small and its population density is not low.
Precisely because the full promotion of the Gu worm started from this place, the per capita number of Gu worms in the capital is much higher than that in the villages and towns that Qi Yun and his companions encountered on the road.
At the gate of the capital, there is a law enforcement team on duty around the clock, and the leader of the law enforcement team is equipped with a special sensing poisonous insect.
All those entering the city must be verified by them and then undergo a simple inspection before they can enter the city.
Before that, Qi Yun and Li Xiaoyao first figured out why the Miao people on Xianling Island were quite different from what they saw here.
It was on a vacant lot in the suburbs last night.
Qi Yun selectively released all the captured Miao people.
After experiencing a long period of spatial compression, the Miao people had relatively serious physiological reactions.
That’s right, to put it simply, Qi Yun’s world in his sleeve is a compression of space. All the lives contained in it are in a coma, but being in a coma is better than losing your life.
In that state, all consumption of the body is reduced to the minimum, and this low consumption will also be provided by Qi Yun using his own energy. This is why these people do not need to consume food at all.
“Ugh~”
To put it simply, the strong physiological reaction is vomiting. After being released and waking up, the Miao people began to dry heave one by one, and vomited stomach acid all over the floor.
"Okay, stop vomiting for now. We have something to ask you." Qi Yun looked at these people and said.
"You ask." The leading Miao man wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said.
"Look around, do you know where we are now?"
The Miao people then used the moonlight to identify the specific plants and environment around them, "Is this Miao territory?"
"Yes, it seems that you are familiar with this place, so don't lie to us, understand?"
"Clear...understood..."
"Okay, first question, who sent you to Fairy Island?"
The Miao people sighed, "It's Elder Shi. He wants us to go and bring back the Saint."
"When were you sent out?"
"Four… no, three years ago."
"Three years ago?? It took you three years to reach Fairy Island?"
"That's right, Fairy Island is too hard to find. If Elder Shi hadn't given us a compass to detect witchcraft, we might not have been able to find it in three years."
As the Miao man spoke, he took out a worn compass from his small bag.
After being taken out, the compass needle began to rotate rapidly, pointing directly in the direction of the Nanzhao capital.
"The compass can detect huge and persistent witchcraft. Except for the southern border, few people in the Central Plains are proficient in witchcraft. So after walking far enough, we found the location of the Fairy Island."
Qi Yun nodded. This made sense. Traveling in this world was difficult to begin with. In addition, one did not know the exact location of the destination at the beginning and took many detours. It was normal to spend three years.
"Second question, where are your poisonous insects?"
When the word "胴虫" was mentioned, the Miao people seemed to wilt, as if this word was a pain to them.
"We can't even pass the heart Gu test, so naturally we are not qualified to be distributed Gu worms." The Miao leader said with a sigh of relief.
"Heart Gu?"
"Yes, it is the Heart Gu that the Moon Worshiper took out. It can detect whether a person has good values, whether he has done too many evil things, etc."
"The term three views should also be proposed by Baiyue, don't you think he was the one who started it?"
The Miao people shook their heads.
"Five years ago, after the Moon Worshiper's personality changed drastically, he tested all the guards. Those who failed the test were exiled or executed. We just failed the test. We could have been ordinary villagers. Besides, who can hide the truth from their own heart?"
Now Qi Yun understood what this heart Gu was. It was something similar to a camp detector, but he didn't know what the standard of moon worship was.
"Third question, what do you think Elder Shi wants to do by sending you to find the Saint?"
"Sir, we can't guess what the elders are thinking. We are just following their orders." The Miao man said a little aggrievedly.
"This is a mission that takes so long. I don't believe you haven't thought about it. Just tell me what you think." Qi Yun continued to ask relentlessly. These people's words still have a certain reference value. At least they can help him judge Elder Shi's attitude towards the poisonous insect.
"They probably want to maintain orthodoxy. Although the Moon Worshiper is actually quite good to the Miao people in all aspects, he is not a descendant of the Witch King. How can he be the supreme leader?"
Qi Yun was shocked. Baiyue did a really good job. No matter what the Miao people and Elder Shi thought, they had actually inadvertently accepted the idea that the Witch King was not equal to the supreme leader and should be treated separately.
"No, I don't think so!" said another Miao man.
"I think Elder Shi must be afraid that the Saint will suffer. The people of Central Plains are treacherous and cruel..."
His voice became smaller and smaller, because he remembered that Qi Yun and Li Xiaoyao in front of him seemed to be from Central Plains.
"Don't worry, I won't vent my anger on you. Speak freely." Qi Yun waved his hand and pointed out his concerns.
"Not really. It's just that Nanzhao is getting better and better now. Everyone has food to eat, clothes to wear, a place to live, and we can share poisonous insects. Elder Shi may be afraid that the saint girl will suffer outside, so he asked us to bring her back."
"You are talking nonsense! Elder Shi is obviously just thinking about the Saint. I often see him lost in thought while looking at the Saint's paintings!"
As they were talking, the Miao people suddenly started quarreling.
"Okay, stop arguing. You guys sit here for a while and eat something." Qi Yun took out half of the dry food that Li Xiaoyao bought for them and put it on the ground, then pulled Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Linger aside.
"Xiaoyao, Ling'er, how much truth do you think they said?"
"I don't know. In my memory, Elder Shi should be incompatible with Baiyue. But now things have changed so much. I think I have to think outside of that framework." Li Xiaoyao said, scratching the back of his head.
The development of events up to this point had almost nothing to do with his dream.
Especially the poisonous insects. When they came to Baiyue in their dreams, they had suffered a lot from them, but they had never heard of the thing called heart poison.
Zhao Linger lowered her head and looked at the ground, not knowing what she was thinking.
His grandmother told him since he was a child that Baiyue was a bad person and that he must run away from him if he met him, while Elder Shi was a good person and an absolutely loyal subject of the Miao people. How come these two people seem to be together now
"Ling'er? Ling'er? Are you okay?" Li Xiaoyao saw that Zhao Ling'er had been silent for a long time, and asked with concern.
"I'm fine." Zhao Linger forced a smile.
"I want to meet Elder Shi and Moon Worshiper."
"I understand what you mean. Seeing is believing, hearing is not." Qi Yun nodded. "Let's just pretend we didn't hear what they said. After all, three years have passed, and anything could have happened."
"Also, what do you think of these Miao people?"
"Let him go."
"Ling'er, I think we should take them closer to the village first. It's too dangerous here at night."
"Okay, I'll listen to you and let them go."