Hai Long said indifferently: "Why should the patriarch be in a hurry? As long as you have the heart to lead the people to grow up, you will succeed one day. I can tell you, there is only one sentence. As much as you cultivate, you will gain as much. What do you want the Yi people to develop into?" It looks like you have to make corresponding efforts.”
Ri Lu trembled slightly, nodded vigorously, and said, "Senior, thank you, I understand."
Hai Long glanced at the crowd on his side, he was surprised to find that Piao Miao and Zhi Shui were not in the crowd, he was startled, and murmured: "Thank you for your guidance, senior, this disciple has been taught."
It was getting darker and darker, and the fires were getting brighter and brighter. The aroma of barbecue became stronger, and thousands of Qiang women continued to bring various foods to the venue of the flame event. Due to the large number of people, there simply wasn't enough tables and chairs available. Only those high-ranking Qiang people and foreign patriarchs have the enjoyment of tables and chairs. Ordinary people can only sit on the ground. Fortunately, there was a lot of food, enough to feed the more than 200,000 people present.
Hongzhi sat on the ground, impatiently asking Ridai, "I said patriarch, when can we start eating! I can't bear it anymore." Everyone of the Yi nationality also had no tables and chairs, and in front of more than 20 of them Not far away, a fat and tender roe deer and a whole lamb were roasting. Although these were not too much for more than twenty people, they were barely enough with other food. Hongzhi and Xiao Jiling only looked at the meat and the jar full of wine, their eyes were straightened.
Piao Miao and Zhi Shui were not far from the venue at this time with hundreds of girls of various ethnic groups. Those girls were all putting on makeup, and the sounds of warblers and swallows kept ringing. Piao Miao said: "Junior Sister, why do you want to participate with me? I just want to test it out and see if Hai Long still has me in his heart."
Zhishui smiled slightly, and said, "I just think it's fun. Senior sister, don't worry, even if someone snatches me in the end, I'm afraid they won't be able to be my husband."
"Ah, not necessarily." A clear voice sounded, Piao Miao and Zhi Shui looked in astonishment, only to see a young man appearing not far from them. The hearts of the two were shocked. With their cultivation bases, they didn't realize when this young man arrived. The young man was dressed in blue to serve in southern Xinjiang. Since there are many races in southern Xinjiang, and each ethnic group wears different clothes, they couldn't tell which ethnicity this person belonged to, but what is certain is that this person is not only a cultivator, but also has a very high level of cultivation. high. Definitely not below them. This young man was handsome and tall. Looking at him, Piao Miao and Zhi Shui both had a feeling of deja vu, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
The young man strode up to Piao Miao and Zhi Shui, smiled slightly, and said, "The two young ladies invite you. Looking at your attire, you should belong to the Yi nationality. I never expected that there are such charming beauties among the Yi nationality. I'm going to marry you. If you are willing to be my seventy-first or seventy-second concubine, you don't need to participate in today's wedding ceremony."
Piao Miao and Zhi Shui both used the concealment technique at this time, so they would not worry about being seen by the other party, Piao Miao frowned and said: "Who are you? Why do you want us to be concubines? That's impossible."
The young man proudly said: "In southern Xinjiang, there are thousands of girls who want to marry me. Don't you grasp such a good opportunity?"
Zhi Shui snorted coldly, and said: "What are you, don't talk big here, and get away. If you have the ability, see you at the marriage snatching meeting."
The young man was not angry because of her rude words, and smiled: "It's really interesting. I like a pungent woman like you. Well, then I'll see you at the marriage snatching meeting. I will arrange for you to appear at the end When the time comes, I will snatch you to be my bride in front of all ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang."
Piao Miao's face was indifferent, and she said lightly: "Aren't you afraid that Feng Da will flash your tongue? Get out of here quickly, no matter what your status is, you are not worthy to tell us these things."
The young man hesitated slightly, and said: "When did the Yi people become so impolite? Well, but I have always been very patient with beautiful women. Not only are you beautiful in appearance and temperament, but you also have a very good temper. I want It's decided for you. Let's wait and see." After finishing speaking, he floated away amidst loud laughter. Piao Miao and Zhi Shui were surprised to find that they didn't see how the young man left.
Piao Miao frowned and said: "Junior Sister, who is this? His cultivation level seems to be higher than mine. I'm afraid it will be very difficult for Hai Long to defeat him."
Zhishui thought for a while, and said: "If you don't know him, I don't know. It seems that this person's cultivation level is not lower than that of the great god Suotuo we have seen before. Could it be that he is a demon from the Qiang tribe?" No way?" Piao Miao nodded and said: "Very likely. We can only take one step at a time now. Although he is very strong, we sisters can at least remain undefeated if we join forces. Be careful, don't be careless Eat the food here. Long, are you really going to come and rob me? If so, maybe we still have fate."
At this time, surrounded by a group of people, an old man of the Qiang nationality in bright clothes walked to the front of the main bonfire surrounded by hundreds of Qiang warriors. The hundred warriors lined up and raised the short island in their hands at the same time. For a moment, all the members of the Qiang tribe fell silent at the same time, and they all looked at the old man with respect in their eyes.
The old man coughed dryly and said, "My compatriots of the Qiang nationality, today is our annual Fire Festival. First of all, let us pay homage to the holy fire that brought us light with the most respectful gift." His voice sounded like It wasn't very loud, but it was heard clearly in the ears of everyone present. Among the Yi people, Hai Long could hear that this person's cultivation was close to the level of Xiaju. Before the old man made a gesture, the huge bonfire behind him suddenly lit up, and the red flames immediately burned the sky red, and the whole venue lit up accordingly. All the Qiang people seemed extremely excited, kneeling on the ground one by one, praying constantly, even the patriarchs who came to the patriarch meeting this time led their subordinates to march towards the bonfire. bowed. The old man knelt down respectfully, kowtowed three times to the bonfire, and then stood up slowly, with a look of reverence on his face. For a full minute, none of the people kneeling on the ground in the entire open space made a sound.
"Okay, courtesy." Under the old man's order, the Qiang people stood up slowly, with fanaticism in most of their eyes, and they seemed extremely excited.
The old man said: "As the elder of the Qiang people, on behalf of the respected God Moha, I welcome the patriarchs of all ethnic groups in southern Xinjiang to come to our grand event of the Flame Festival. You are welcome to enjoy our delicious food." He bowed to the chiefs of the tribes north of the campfire. The patriarchs of all ethnic groups returned the gift one after another. The old man raised his hands and shouted: "The fire festival carnival is starting now. One hour later, there will be a marriage competition. Boys in southern Xinjiang, you have to eat and drink first, and then it's time to show your bravery." The voice was high and straight In the sky, the atmosphere of the entire Fire Festival suddenly boiled. All the people moved, shouting and rushing towards the food in front of them.
Seeing that everyone around them moved, Hongzhi and Xiaojiling got up quickly and rushed straight to the food in front of the Yi people. The aroma of the roasted whole lamb kept coming, and they couldn't bear it anymore. Seeing that the two were about to succeed, a tall figure suddenly rushed out of the diagonal stab and blocked them. Hongzhi was startled, and looked up, and there was a giant standing in front of him. This person was two meters tall, with broad shoulders and a broad back. His face was thickly covered with flesh, and he looked extremely fierce. He stretched out his hands as big as a cattail leaf fan, and said viciously, "Go away, these foods are all ours."
Hongzhi said angrily: "How could it be yours? It is obviously the food of our Yi people." At this time, all the Yi people had already surrounded, and dozens of sturdy soldiers had come beside the strong man.
The strong man said disdainfully: "Just because you Yi people deserve to eat such good food? My name is Talu, and I am the most powerful warrior of the Tadi people. Now I declare that the food of your Yi people belongs to us."
Rishi came out out of the crowd, he obviously knew this Tarrou, and said angrily: "Taro, don't go too far, your Tadi have bullied our people more than once, are we really so easy to bully?"
Tarrou said arrogantly: "Yes, you are easy to bully. Look, who can eat food at the Fire Festival for a weak race like you." Indeed, what he said was right, not only the Tadi tribe came to grab food. As for the food of the Yi people, some other powerful races have also looted the food of other small peoples and ate it up. Although those small clans were extremely sad and angry, they were weak after all. In order to avoid casualties of their own clans, they could only endure by force. Some races that could not bear it had quietly retreated.
Riya looked at Hai Long who was following him for help, he didn't know what to do. The Tadi people are a powerful race in southern Xinjiang. Although there are not many people, their people are extremely tough, far from what the Yi people can compare. He really dare not offend. Tarrou didn't dare to say anything when he saw the sun, and became even more arrogant. He greeted his companions, "You are welcome, brothers, and bring food." All the big men agreed, and immediately rushed up to carry the things. "Wait a minute." Sen Leng's voice sounded, Hai Long strode forward and stood in front of Tarou.
Tarrou looked at Hai Long, who was a full head shorter than himself, and said disdainfully, "What? Kid, do you dare to stop this warrior?"
Hai Long said coldly: "Get out, get out, I'm in a bad mood today, don't bother me."
Tarou was furious. He grabbed Hai Long's front and roared angrily, "Boy, do you know who you are talking to?"
Hai Long looked at him coldly, with a cold light in his eyes, Tarou only felt that his whole body was cold, and a huge irresistible energy rushed to his chest, and his huge body flew up, knocking down several of his own clansmen . The little wit couldn't bear it any longer, screamed loudly, rubbed his body, and without using any power, relying on his own powerful strength, in the dense sound of ping-ping-pong-pong, all the big men of the Tadi tribe were beaten and flew out , falling far out. Little Clever pulled off a leg of lamb, took a big bite, and said, "Whoever dares to grab my food, I will fight him desperately."
Tarrou only felt his whole body was about to burst, he managed to get up, looked at Hai Long in surprise, Hai Long snorted coldly, "Get lost."
Looking at the clansmen lying on the ground around him, Tarrou took a few strides forward, walked up to Hai Long, gave a thumbs up and said, "You, you are a warrior. No one has ever knocked me down, Tarrou, I admire it You. Can you tell me your name?"
Hai Long froze for a moment, nodded and said, "My name is Hai Long. If you are not convinced, you can come to me at any time."
Tarrou nodded heavily, turned around and greeted his clansmen who had just got up from the ground to leave. The Yi people were arranged in a remote corner, and the changes here did not attract too many people's attention. After driving away the Tadi tribe, the Yi warriors immediately cheered, and led by Hongzhi and Xiaojiling, they ate food and wine.
Hai Long looked at Tarrou's leaving back, and murmured: "This guy is really cute and straightforward, and he doesn't mess around at all."
Hongzhi handed a roe deer leg to Hai Long, and said, "Brother, you should eat some too. The meat tastes really good."
Hai Long glanced at him and said: "No need, you can eat by yourself. If something happens later, you and Xiao Jiling will protect the Yi people, understand?"
Hongzhi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."
In the excitement of eating and drinking, time passed quickly, and an hour passed. Under the order of the elder Qiang who spoke earlier, a hundred Qiang warriors drove their people away from the campfire, leaving a large area around. The old man said loudly: "Okay, warriors of southern Xinjiang. Now it's time to celebrate today. Anyone under the age of 30 can participate in the marriage snatching competition. Come on, please come to our first round of ten contestants today." A beautiful woman." A passage flashed to the west, and under the protection of Qiang warriors, ten girls walked towards the bonfire. The ten girls were all dressed in Qiang costumes, and they were dressed very fiercely. Their arms and plump thighs were exposed to the outside. The appearance of the ten girls immediately brought another point of excitement to the Qiang people. Some young people who couldn't hold back jumped out of the crowd one after another. There is no need to deliberately direct, everyone is very familiar with the various customs of the clan, when the ten girls just stood around the bonfire, they immediately rushed towards the beauty in their hearts. According to the customs of the Qiang people, whoever can defeat all the opponents and hold the girl's hand will be the final winner during the marriage snatching meeting. Weapons are not allowed in the fight.
Hundreds of young people rushed into the arena. Under the urging of alcohol, they fought like crazy. Even if they were friends of the same clan, they would never show mercy at this time. For a while, the scene was a little chaotic. A thousand Qiang warriors entered around the venue, and they stopped those who did not participate in the marriage snatching. Once someone fell down in the venue, they would be carried out immediately.