Of course, Nanfeng knew that Jiang Qi was choking him on purpose, but he didn't take it seriously. He asked again, "It's so cold here, where is the grass?"
"Under the ice." Jiang Qi said.
Nanfeng didn't ask again. The city where the Xuan people live is divided into an inner city and an outer city. The outer city is built on the ice, while the inner city is below the ice. The ice can transmit light, and the temperature under the ice will not change. It's very low, and with water, light, and soil, you can grow crops.
Walking slowly, it was almost noon and before they arrived at the Xuan clan's city, Yuan Anning took out some dry food and gave it to Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi thanked him and took it, but didn't eat it. He looked at it, smelled it, and put it into the inner pocket of his cloak.
The land of extreme northern ice mentioned by Middle Earth is called Northern Xinjiang among the Xuan people, while Middle Earth is called Southern Xinjiang by them. It can be seen that Jiang Qi is still very curious about the situation in Southern Xinjiang. Occasionally She would also ask, but she seemed to have some scruples and did not dare to speak loudly, for fear that Jiang Hong and others in front of her would hear.
Whenever Jiang Qi asked, Yuan Anning would answer patiently, and then ask some questions in return, including Jiang Qi's own situation.
Although Jiang Qi is very tall, she is not very old. She is only eighteen years old. She is called Jiang Qi because she is the seventh daughter of Jiang Hong. Above her, there are ten brothers and six sisters. There are a group of younger brothers and sisters, the total number of brothers and sisters is thirty or forty.
Hearing what Jiang Qi said, Nanfeng's first reaction was, 'Your mother is really capable of giving birth.' But then she thought about it, no, Jiang Hong is the king of the Xuan clan and he should have many wives and concubines. These children are probably from the same father and mother. .
Sure enough, through Yuan Anning's subsequent questioning, Jiang Qi's answer also confirmed this, Jiang Hong had more than a dozen wives.
The thing people who ride on two boats are probably most willing to hear is that there are people who ride on many boats. With them as a comparison, riding on two boats is not so bad. However, Jiang Qi's subsequent words made him frown again, because some women of the Xuan clan had multiple husbands.
Yuan Anning was not interested in these questions, but she knew Nanfeng was curious, so she asked tactfully. Jiang Qi revealed the reason. The reason why polygamy and polyandry appeared in the Xuan clan was due to blood inheritance considerations. .
Not everyone in the Xuan clan can transform into a beast body. Only one out of ten people can transform into a beast body. Those who cannot transform into a beast body can only have one child. The small group of people who can transform into a beast body can have any child. Anything less is not enough.
In addition, these two types of people cannot intermarry with each other. If they want to intermarry, they must make great contributions to the Xuan clan.
The reason why such a rule is set is because the child born to two people who can transform into beasts may not necessarily be able to transform. They may also be ordinary people, but if both parents can transform, their offspring will have greater potential. It is possible to inherit the blood of the Holy Snake from his parents.
As for those whose parents have only one person who can transform into a beast body, the possibility of their offspring possessing the blood of the Holy Snake is much smaller, so they must be restrained.
Those parents are ordinary people, and their offspring may also have the blood of the Holy Snake, but the possibility is even smaller, so they can only be allowed to have one child.
The reason why they can't just let them have children is because of the shortage of food, northern Xinjiang is not suitable for farming, and hunting is not easy, and those tribesmen who can transform into animal bodies can bring back more food for their tribesmen.
Polygamy or polyandry arises from this situation. There is not much room for choice. When getting married, we must avoid intermarriage among three generations of blood relatives. Therefore, people with the blood of the Holy Snake, regardless of whether they are men or women, do not have much room for choice. In Jiang Qi's situation, there are more than thirty people for her to choose from. This is a treatment only for royal women.
The climate in northern Xinjiang is changeable, and it snowed again on the way back. However, there was no heavy snowfall in the area where everyone was. This strange situation was undoubtedly caused by the controlling southerly wind.
Jiang Hong and others also guessed that this was Nanfeng's doing. Everyone was originally just afraid of him, but at this time, they had quietly turned into awe, just because Nanfeng was more powerful than they knew, almost a god-like existence.
"How long will it take for the nobles to arrive?" Yuan Anning asked.
"It will take half an hour." Jiang Qi said.
After asking about the time required, the conversation between the two returned to the topic of reproduction. According to Jiang Qi, the situation of the Tian Clan is roughly the same as that of the Xuan Clan. People with the bloodline of the God Turtle are all nobles of the Celestial Clan, and they occupy The proportion is less than 10% of that of the Tian Clan people.
After Jiang Qi finished speaking, Nanfeng interjected, "You said before that the ancestors of your two tribes are warriors selected and sent here by Jiang Li and Huangdi. These warriors are all men?"
"The Xuan Clan are all men, but the Celestial Clan is..." Jiang Qi didn't react until he was halfway through his words, frowning and looking at Nanfeng.
Nan Feng tilted his head to the side, pretending to be innocent. He had already got the answer he wanted. The male ancestors of the Xuan Clan were ordinary people. Their holy snake bloodline came from the maternal line. However, the situation of the Celestial Clan was exactly the opposite. The female ancestors are ordinary people, and their turtle bloodline comes from the father's line. To put it bluntly, the Xuan people are the mixed descendants of men and females, while the Tian people are the mixed descendants of women and males.
Chiyou and Huangdi must have hidden secrets in selecting warriors to come to Northern Xinjiang, but these things belong to the secrets of the Xuan and Tian clans. If you ask them directly, they will definitely not tell them. Fortunately, it is not troublesome to find out. You can quickly find out why when you go to the city.
Since Nanfeng's question offended others, Jiang Qi and Yuan Anning had less conversations for a while. Yuan Anning wanted to ask where the Xuan Clan and Tian Clan's Qi training methods came from, but Jiang Qi did not answer directly. .
In fact, Nanfeng still has a few questions, that is, over the years, have the Xuan Clan and the Tian Clan intermarried and eloped, and have they given birth to mixed-race descendants? But these questions are okay if they come from the mouth of a woman in the market. If he asked , I'm afraid it will only cause others to look down upon you.
After climbing over a towering mountain, a huge city appeared not far ahead. This city was built on an ice sheet and was hollow and circular. The buildings on the ice were all made of huge ice blocks. , three floors above and below, connected to each other, similar to the city wall in China, except that it is wider and taller than the city wall, nearly two feet wide and three feet high. It has no unnecessary decoration, is simple and thick, and has ice windows on each floor. It should be inhabited.
Inside the ring area, there is a natural ice surface that is dozens of miles wide. It is not entirely correct to say that it is natural, because the ice surface has obviously been polished and is as smooth as a mirror. It is just that a lot of snow has fallen, and someone is cleaning it. move.
The architectural layout of the Xuan Clan is very similar to the cities in Middle-earth, except that the inner city has been moved underground, which is more conducive to providing comprehensive shelter for the weak.
About to enter the city, Jiang Qi began to explain the rules and taboos of the Xuan clan to the two. The so-called rules were only for Nanfeng and Yuan Anning, because no outsiders had been here before.
Do not act recklessly, do not walk around at will, and do not talk nonsense. These three rules are tailor-made for Nanfeng. As for the taboos, there is only one taboo: Do not enter the Xuan clan altar.
Naturally, Nanfeng would not refute the master's request, but whether he complied or not was another matter. If he was honest and obedient, he would not be Nanfeng anymore.
Not long after, a group of people arrived outside the Ice City. The city gates here did not open in opposite directions, but hung up and down. Inside the city wall, someone dragged the iron ropes from the left and right sides. The gate was lifted. Jiang Hong and others took the lead in entering the city. Feng looked over the ice wall and followed in...
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