But the fact is not that Amaodou would jump off a cliff as I imagined, but that two Miao teenagers who followed him tied a rope around his waist, and the other end of the rope was tied to one of the old trees. on the body.
After making sure that the binding was strong, A Mao Dou looked back at Daxing Great Witch, his eyes were strangely calm. I don’t know why, but I always felt that A Mao Dou’s eyes were focused on Qiangzi. This kind of calmness There seemed to be some emotion hidden under his eyes that I couldn't decipher.
After this look, Amao Dou jumped off the cliff without hesitation. Even though I knew it was tied with a long rope, my heart beat faster.
"Go and have a look." Daxing Great Witch said, without saying anything to me or Master, he went straight to the edge of the cliff where Amaodou jumped, and Master and I immediately followed.
After all, in this secret village, Amaodou is my and my master’s guide. We don’t understand the rules and can only follow him closely.
The wind on the edge of the cliff was even stronger, blowing so hard that our clothes and pants were filled with wind, and we couldn't hear any sound except the wind... Then we saw that we were tied up with ropes. At this moment, A Mao Dou was blown away by the strong wind on the cliff... He was trying hard to get closer to the cliff wall. Only then did I realize that there were many large and small elegant figures on the cliff wall. Stone cave.
From my perspective, the largest and deepest one I have seen can accommodate more than a dozen people, and the smallest one cannot even fit a baby in.
And what surprised me was that there were people in many of the magnificent caves. I glanced over and saw that there were about twenty people. Some were looking numbly at the sky outside the caves, while others were sitting cross-legged. , with his eyes closed and holding strange hand gestures on his hands, as if he was in trance.
At this time, Amao Dou had stabilized his body, clung to the edge of the cliff, grabbed a small tree there, and then tried hard to climb towards one of the caves. When he finally entered the cave that could probably fit in, In the stone cave for two people, the two teenagers who were standing on the cliff and had been watching cut off the rope without mercy.
Da Xing, the great witch, seemed a little intolerable. He turned around and asked the two teenagers: "How long will A Mao Dou be punished this time?"
"One year." One of the boys was silent and did not answer, while the other boy simply answered.
"Huh? So long? I thought it would only take a month... I'll go find the great witch of punishment." The great witch Daxing seemed to be very excited. He turned around and wanted to enter the stilted building where the great witch of punishment lived.
But the young man from before stopped for a moment and said: "The punishment given by the Great Witch of Daxing and the Great Witch of Punishment is naturally fair, and it has been so for many years. I believe that the Great Witch of Daxing can also make the Great Witch of Punishment change his mind, but this stone on the wall A benevolent person sees benevolence and a wise person sees wisdom. Generations of great witches have practiced in stone caves. The ancestral witches are kind to their clansmen. What some people see as punishment is not what others see as opportunity."
After saying this, the young man silently stepped aside, with his hands hanging down, no longer trying to stop Daxing Great Witch.
The Great Witch of Daxing glanced at A Mao Dou. At this moment, A Mao Dou was sitting cross-legged in the cave, looking at the vast mountains and sky in the distance. He didn't know what he was thinking, and never went to the platform of the secret village. Take a look up.
The Great Witch of Daxing sighed again and said: "That's all, it's time to hone his character. As you said, it might be a chance. I just want to take better care of him three times a day."
"That's for sure... When the time is up, we won't waste a second to pick up A Mao Dou." The young man replied respectfully, and then he and another young man returned to the stilted building where the great witch was punished.
I glanced at A Mao Dou, and I always had a strange feeling in my heart. I felt that I might never have anything to do with this person again, but there would definitely be new stories and many stories extending from here... But everyone It is possible to tell your own story and see all the scenery in this world in one lifetime, but it is impossible to see all the stories and joys and sorrows in this world.
People can only live up to their own hearts, do their own things well, face their own fate, and temper their hearts. That is enough.
"Do you think it's cruel?" Daxing Dasha, who had already left the edge of the cliff, suddenly asked, pulling me back from my messy thoughts.
Despite the harsh mountain wind, I could still hear these words very clearly... I shook my head. From a human perspective, it is a bit cruel. This is a deeper confinement than a prison, but from a cultivator's perspective, , this is the best stone of training.
"It seems that you understand, and the ancestral witches are indeed kind. This place is full of the atmosphere of the ancestral spirits. If you can meditate and practice here, it will be an opportunity. If your mind is unstable, it will indeed be the greatest torture." Daxing The great shaman explained something to Master and me.
In fact, there is absolutely no need to explain this sentence to me and Master. It seems that this explanation is to reassure him.
"I have been in the village for decades, and I have been in the village for ten years. I have some talent and some luck. Now I have a place on the ninth floor of the secret village." The platform of the secret village is not big. As the Daxing shaman spoke, he took us through the altar again.
The first time I passed this altar, I didn't feel anything. The second time I passed it, I suddenly fell into a trance... It was as if I heard countless beasts roaring, and then saw countless fights, but I have no idea who is fighting with whom and what kind of beast roar it is.
I was just stunned by the desolate and chilling aura. This was the strongest aura I had ever experienced. It surpassed any experience I had with an aura. It left me with no room for resistance. I can stay in it, experience it, feel it, but I am unable to struggle out.
Then, I was pulled hard by a pair of big hands, and I suddenly woke up. When I came to my senses, I found that it was Daxing Great Witch who pulled me, and he was chanting some weird mantra, and I couldn't say a word. Can't understand.
"Are you okay?" The Daxing wizard asked worriedly, probably after seeing my eyes clear again.
"What's wrong with you? Chengyi?" Master seemed to have realized it at this moment. There seemed to be something wrong with me...
I shook my head, unable to describe the feeling in my heart. It was obviously just a momentary thing. After I woke up, I found that I seemed to have experienced an eternity... I even realized at this time that Silly Tiger didn't know when. He stood up and prostrated inexplicably, his hair stood on end, his eyes were confused and innocent, as if he desperately wanted to be comforted by me.
I didn't think these changes were anything at the time I experienced them, but it was only at this moment that I felt an inexplicable fear shrouding me, with goosebumps all the way up to my neck.
I quickly comforted Silly Tiger. I felt that its reaction this time was many times more exaggerated than the last time it met Qiongqi's remnant soul... And the Daxing Great Witch rarely told my master what happened, but looked at it. Then my master said meaningfully: "This disciple is not bad. If he were not your Taoist disciple, my ancestor Wu Shiba Village would not mind having another direct disciple with a foreign surname."
The master was so careless that he didn't even ask any questions. He said, "Of course he is a good disciple. Unfortunately, the inheritance situation of the Taoist family is not necessarily much better than that of the Wu family. If we go back to that coveted era, Chengyi's fate will be different. Much better, right?”
Daxing Dasha smiled and said nothing, but he led us all the way to the foot of the biggest tree and the largest stilted building.
The master stood beside him and said: "Old Mu, your life has been glorious enough along the way to the secret village."
"Compared to your vigorous work outside, I just sit in the well and watch the sky. I hope that the generations of the Eighteenth Ancestral Witch Village will be stronger than the previous generation. At least I see hope in this generation." At this point, Daxing Great Witch changed the subject. , said: "I know you have a promise with Darong's elders, but according to Darong's current status in the village, I'm afraid I can't decide everything. I must ask the 21st generation in the village for instructions here. Wu, Mr. Jiang, can you understand?"
"Of course it can." The master's expression was very calm. He just said this and said nothing more.
The Great Witch of Daxing nodded, and then respectfully shouted towards the largest stilted building: "Great Witch of Budeng, Daxing asks to see you."
The voice of the great witch Daxing was loud, overwhelming the wild wind on this cliff. In front of this so-called witch of the twenty-first generation, Daxing did not dare to call himself a great witch, so he could only modestly call himself Daxing. After he shouted, the stilted building was quiet, and there was no response for a long time. The Great Witch of Daxing did not dare to shout a second time. Instead, he carried Qiangzi on his back and bowed down to wait respectfully outside the stilted building.
Master and I also bowed our heads slightly. After all, we were meeting the great shaman of a village. For Li, it should be the same... and we didn't dare to be impatient at all because of waiting. After all, we came here to take away Qiangzi's, and from what Daxing Great Witch said, it seems that Qiangzi is very important to this village, so it is best to be more thoughtful at this time.
I don’t know how long this waiting lasted. There was about five minutes of silence. Suddenly there was a creaking sound from the stilted building, and then a clear young boy’s voice sounded from above, saying: "The great witch Budeng Please all of you come in."
As soon as I looked up, I saw a handsome young man standing on the corridor of the stilted building, shouting to us. After saying this, he turned and entered the house without leaving a word.