Of course, the discomfort in my heart would not show on my face. After listening to Ling Ruxue telling all this, I asked, "Then why do you come here every five years?"
Ling Ruxue said: "It is the responsibility of every village voodoo girl to come here every five years. If the great witch Boche comes here to inspect it in person, it would be too powerful and too provocative. I am the next voodoo girl, so from now on I’ve been coming here every five years since I was five years old.”
"Do all the voodoo girls have to intermarry with people from this village?" This question made me feel a little uneasy. If it is a tradition, what should I do
Ling Ruxue shook her head and said: "This intermarriage has the flavor of sacrifice and restriction, because it has always been a white Miao woman who marries a black Miao man, and a black Miao woman will not marry into a white Miao village. But you also know that the black and white seedlings have deep hatred, who will marry them willingly? That expert once said that through one marriage after another, something will change. This can be regarded as a strategy. "
I understand what the expert meant. Two people in marriage are intimate, and their thoughts will influence each other to some extent. Marriage has the magic power to change a nation, but this requires a long period of accumulation and absolute social environment advantages.
Obviously, those white Miao villages do not have that kind of advantage. At least when black Miao people walk out of the villages, what they see is not a society dominated by white Miao people, but a society with a large number of Han people. This kind of marriage only gives the Bai Miao village a little more security. After all, many of the family members in the Black Miao village are Bai Miao girls.
"Then the sacrifice will be the Gu girl?" My heart seemed to be blocked by something.
"That's not the case. We Gu girls come to the village every five years just to see if the number of people in the village exceeds the population limit, and to see if the nearby village Heiyan Miao Village has expanded. In addition, there are restrictions. People come here to put some pressure on Heiyan Miao Village. This is a mutually agreed upon thing, and it was fine at first. But since I arrived at the village when I was 15 years old, I have made up for it..." At this point, Ling Ruxue frowned. Twisting her hair, looking a little depressed, she said softly: "In any case, we Bai Miao villages are all disadvantaged, and some sacrifices can be avoided just because we don't want to."
I feel a little bitter in my heart. I understand what Ling Ruxue means. The Black Smoke Miao Village is forced to be suppressed here. From a reality point of view, this suppressive power seems to be getting weaker and weaker. Once the suppression is no longer possible, Live, the first ones to bear the misfortune are several Bai Miao villages. Compared to the interests of the villages, what is a Gu girl? What about a marriage
Moreover, Ling Ruxue's partner was Bu Zhou, the son of the leader of the Black Rock Miao Village. The significance of this marriage was so great that Ling Ruxue could not resist it.
Thinking of this, I suddenly felt powerless. I was just an outsider. What reason was there to get involved in other people's villages? What's more, the things involved in this village may already involve the country. How could a little person like me be involved in this situation? It's good enough to protect yourself from disaster.
"Then why do you insist on staying?" My voice was muffled.
Ling Ruxue did not answer my question directly, but just said: "From the Ming Dynasty to the present, there is no agency in power that does not pay attention to the hidden dangers of this stockade. Do you know who is the main person responsible for restricting this stockade now?"
"Who?" I asked.
"This winter is the time for the few people under your master's command that he should keep his promise every five years. The great witch prevented you from coming here just because he doesn't want anything to happen to you. Whether it is the Black Rock Miao Village or the restrictive forces, it is not something our village can offend. Yes, but I don't understand why he changed his mind and asked you to come, but he asked me to follow him. I think that means to protect you and wait until someone comes to save you." Ling Ruxue said this strangely He said: "I don't know what happened to the Black Rock Miao Village. I clearly know that your master is the one who restricts me, so why do I dare to target you?"
Is my master the restrictor? ! I was surprised, just like Ling Ruxue said, then why would they target me
Just as I was thinking, Ling Ruxue said: "This village still has many secrets. Just like decades ago, someone once broke into this village. He..."
But just when Ling Ruxue said this, the strange buzzing of insects began to sound again. Ling Ruxue's face suddenly turned pale, her hands suddenly covered her abdomen, and her body became stiff.
Looking at all this, I was certain that Ling Ruxue's abdominal pain was related to the strange sound of insects. I almost couldn't control my heartache and couldn't help but ask: "How can I help you?"
Ling Ruxue smiled miserably and said intermittently: "It's... it's this strange... strange cry that makes me... my life Gu... uneasy, I just... have an attack, make me... holy shit Just stay..."
After saying that, Ling Ruxue leaned on my shoulder, her pale face showing the kind of tenderness unique to women, which is heartbreaking only at this time.
Likewise, she grabbed my sleeve, her knuckles turning white from too much force. I held her hand with my own without any hesitation. I just hoped that my warmth could give her some support, or... Just like last time, I almost said the same sentence without hesitation: "It's okay, I'm here."
"Yes." Ling Ruxue replied almost inaudibly, then closed her eyes and endured the pain silently, while I, staring at the dark night outside, thought of only one sentence, no matter how dark it was There will always be dawn at night.
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Yesterday afternoon, Ling Ruxue and I lost track of time because we talked for too long, so at night, I personally witnessed her attack. But after experiencing a "suffering" together, the relationship between Ling Ruxue and I has undoubtedly taken a step forward.
But the further performance was that she would greet me in a calm tone and answer some of my questions. Other than that, we didn't have any extra words.
I have always been curious about Miao Jiang's voodoo skills, and I also wanted to know what the life voodoo was, but after knowing the truth, I felt extremely shocked.
Ling Ruxue told me that in fact, the broad classification of Gu should be insect, powder, ointment, liquid, medicine, and spirit.
Not everyone can raise their natal voodoo. People who have natal voodoo are those whose voodoo skills have reached a certain level. The best natal voodoo is a spirit. If not, it is a bug. But the bugs here are not ordinary bugs, but spiritual beings. insect.
Ling Ruxue did not explain these to me in detail, as it would take too long to explain in detail. She just told me that her natal Gu is a spiritual insect, but she is particularly afraid of the insects that will sound in the village at night. The sound will make her feel restless and irritable.
The reason why I feel shocked is because the so-called natal Gu is really maintained in the body. This is too unbelievable. Regardless of whether I am a Taoist priest or not, the first thing I came into contact with was a civilized society. It is difficult for me to imagine all this.
Faced with my surprised look, Ling Ruxue told me in a normal way: "The natal Gu must be driven by thoughts and be a lifelong partner with the owner. It needs to be fed with the owner's essence and blood. It is normal for it to live in the body. !White Miao people usually swallow some special pills to feed their natal Gu when their essence and blood are insufficient. They only need to supply a small amount of essence and blood every year. However, Black Miao people usually choose to let their natal Gu find food on their own. It means swallowing other people's essence and blood. Speaking of which, this is why Bai Miao has always been weaker than Black Miao, because how can a long-term 'malnourished' natal Gu fight against a well-fed natal Gu? Unless it is the level of spiritual insects. Much higher.”
I have never heard of these secrets and am more than surprised. However, I can still understand spiritual insects. They are insects with higher intelligence than ordinary insects. So what is a spirit
I was about to ask a question, but the Boche shaman from Heiyan Miao Village had already come to the door.
When he saw Ling Ruxue there, he didn't pay too much attention to it. He even didn't shy away from Ling Ruxue during the process of taking blood. On the contrary, Ling Ruxue watched the process with a trace of unbearability in her eyes, but what could she do if she couldn't bear it? In the face of absolutely strong force, people can only surrender.
After taking the blood this time, the great witch Boche did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he patted me on the shoulder and said: "I will give you some supplements. You stay here well. When the time comes, you will be free." .”
After saying that, he left. These words seemed to comfort people. It seemed that he was very satisfied with my blood. He was afraid that something might happen to my mobile blood bank
After the great witch Boche left, two Miao people came in to guard me as usual. They were probably afraid that I would get acquainted with the Miao people guarding me. In short, the Miao people who came to guard me were different every day. This time, there were two new people.
But one of them, as soon as he entered the house, winked at me quietly. When I saw him, my heartbeat suddenly accelerated.