After the previous delay, the group of people had not gone far before it became dark. After the sun went down, many ferocious beasts would come out of their holes to look for food. It was not a wise move to rush at this time. The witch led the group to a place with fewer trees. We stopped in an open area and decided to spend the night here.
There were many dead trees in the mountains, and there was no shortage of firewood. The fire was huge. Everyone gathered around the fire and ate dry food. Wu Dongfang also took out the raw meat and started roasting it.
No matter how good the food is, you will get a stomachache after eating too much. Fan Tong now has a stomach ache. He is lying next to Wu Dongfang and groaning. Wu Dongfang is roasting the meat and stroking Fan Tong's head to comfort him.
The wizard came over and handed a sheepskin water bag to Wu Dongfang.
Wu Dongfang took it, drank a few sips himself, poured some more into his hand and fed it to the rice bucket. After feeding it several times in a row, the rice bucket stopped drinking.
"When can we get to the tribe?" Wu Dongfang returned the water bag to the wizard.
The wizard took the water bag and sat down next to him, "It will take two days."
"How many tribes do you have in the Jin clan?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"Six, two are mining ores, two are logging, and two tribes are responsible for alchemy." The wizard said.
"They are all busy working, where does the food come from?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"The capital city and the tribe have fields, and they will give us some food every month. We also have fields ourselves, which are cultivated by women." The wizard looked at the flames thoughtfully.
"Are you smelting so much metal to pay tribute to the Tu tribe?" Wu Dongfang asked again. His initial understanding of this era was through Mingwan, and he could further understand this era through the wizard.
"Ninety percent of it was given to them, and the rest we will exchange for some food, linen, and other things." The wizard said.
"Ninety percent? It's worse than Huang Shiren. Are the other three tribes also 90%?" Wu Dongfang was surprised by the proportion of tribute.
The wizard shook his head, "They don't have that many."
"What did they give the Tu people?" Wu Dongfang asked again.
"The Water Tribe will give them some horses and big dogs, the Wood Tribe will pay them salt and sea fish, and the Fire Tribe will only give them some paint, ivory and rhinoceros skin, and your meat will be burnt." The witch pointed to Wu Dongfang's hand. sticks.
"Why do the Fire Tribe pay so little?" Wu Dongfang glanced at the burnt meat and saw that it was very burnt, so he simply threw it into the fire.
"Because their wizards are very powerful and have very fierce temperaments, the Tu people dare not bully them." The wizard untied the bag from his waist and handed it to Wu Dongfang.
"I'm not hungry, thank you." Wu Dongfang waved his hand and thanked him. He was now sure that the sorcerer had a good impression of him. He didn't know when this good feeling started, because the sorceress had always hidden it very deeply. But the witch's previous action of standing between him and the giant bear revealed her true inner thoughts, and since then she has stopped deliberately avoiding and covering up.
"Is the Jin clan being bullied because there is no White Tiger Celestial Master?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"This is the main reason." The wizard nodded.
"Can't other heavenly masters replace him?" Wu Dongfang pushed away the rice bucket that was sniffing the dry food bag.
"No." The wizard shook his head.
"Why?" Wu Dongfang asked.
This time, the wizard did not answer immediately. He hesitated for a long time and said, "Because our White Tiger Celestial Master has disappeared, the magic turtle has also been killed, and the most mysterious magic has been lost."
"You want to ask what the magic turtle is?" The wizard tilted his head and looked at Wu Dongfang.
Wu Dongfang smiled and acquiesced. It takes not only time to understand a person, but also some things to experience. A few hours ago, he hated the wizard to death.
"To talk about the magic spirit turtle, we have to start with our ancestors. Jin Shen Lingshou is the ancestor of our Jin clan. All the spells of the Jin clan were developed by him. Before returning to the world of magic, he passed the spells to The first generation of the White Tiger Celestial Master. In addition to the White Tiger Celestial Master, he also passed on his magic to a loyal spirit turtle. This spirit turtle has lived for many years and can speak. Its existence is in case of the White Tiger Celestial Master. The master had an accident and didn't pass down the spell, so we can still get the method of practicing the spell from its mouth." The wizard sighed at this point and did not say any more.
Wu Dongfang nodded silently. To put it bluntly, this turtle is a backup insurance. The dilemma the Jin clan is facing now is not only that the White Tiger Celestial Master has failed, but also the backup insurance has failed, and the most mysterious magic has been completely lost.
"You..." He originally wanted to ask the ancestors of the Jin tribe why they didn't pass down the magic through writing, but in the middle of the conversation, he remembered that the Xia Dynasty did not have writing yet, and everyone was illiterate.
"What do you mean when you say your ancestors returned justice to heaven and earth?" Wu Dongfang asked.
"I want to think about how to say it so that you can understand." the wizard said.
The conversation paused, and Wu Dongfang noticed that the rice bucket had bitten the sorcerer's dry food bag, and a lot of the rice cakes inside were stained by it.
"If you dare to moan again, I'll kick you to death." Wu Dongfang slapped the rice bucket who was moaning again.
Fantong didn't take it seriously at all, but all the Jin tribe members except the wizard stood up and looked at him with dissatisfaction.
The sorcerer waved his hands to everyone, indicating that they didn't need to be nervous, and then said, "The world of repayment will never be gone, but it will always exist."
"Ah?" Wu Dongfang was confused. What does it mean to be gone forever and exist forever? This is no different from being starved to death.
Seeing that he didn't understand, the wizard didn't continue to explain.
Wu Dongfang was eager to understand the current situation, so he skipped this question and asked the next one, "Do the other four tribes have spirit turtles?"
"There are long-lived wizards who teach the law, but they are not necessarily spirit turtles." The wizard said.
"Who are the ancestors of the other four tribes?" Wu Dongfang asked again.
"The wood god Jumang, the water god Gonggong, the fire god Zhurong, the ancestor of the Tu people is Xuanyuan Huangdi." The wizard pulled out the cork and took a sip of water.
Wu Dongfang was greatly surprised by her move. He had used this water bag before. Drinking water from a bottle was also a very intimate act in modern times. He was not sure what this move meant at this time, but the wizard There is a mask on his face, and no specific expression can be seen. Confused, he turned to look at the Jin tribe members opposite. Several Jin tribe members were eating and did not look here. The remaining few people had surprised expressions on their faces, which meant that at this time, two people were using a Drinking from a water bladder is also a very intimate act.
"Have their ancestors also returned to the law of heaven and earth?" Wu Dongfang recovered his thoughts and asked again.
The wizard nodded.
"I once saw a human-shaped flame flying in the sky some time ago. There seemed to be a person inside the flame." Wu Dongfang was a little hungry, so he grabbed a piece of rice cake and started chewing it.
"That's the red flame fire dance of the Fire Tribe." the wizard said.
"Is it the most powerful spell of the Fire Tribe?" Wu Dongfang asked casually.
"Not really, all the Fire Tribe Celestial Masters know it, it's just a movement technique." The wizard said.
"Does the Jin tribe have a magic that can fly?" Wu Dongfang asked again.
"Yes, our Jin tribe is experiencing turmoil." The wizard nodded, and without waiting for Wu Dongfang to ask again, he said proactively, "The Water tribe's weak water dragon spin, the Wood tribe's Ten Thousand Zhangs Swinging, and the Tu tribe's Heaven and Earth Return together are all A body technique that can lift you into the air."
"Tell me, tell me, tell me carefully, I have seen the red fire dance, starting from the storm." Wu Dongfang was very interested.
"The Celestial Master of the Jin Clan can control metal to fly into the air. When it moves quickly, it makes a thunderous sound, so it is called Feng Yun Lei Dong.
Water Celestial Masters can control the sea water of rivers to form a rapidly rotating water column to lift into the air. Since the shape of the water column resembles a tornado, it is called a weak water dragon spin.
The Heavenly Masters of the Wood Clan can make vegetation grow rapidly and send themselves high into the sky. Fuyao is the name of a sacred tree in the East that can grow very high, so their magic is named Wan Zhang Fuyao.
The heavenly masters of the Tu tribe can ascend to heaven and escape from the earth without the help of anything. This magic is called by them the heaven and earth return together. "The wizard elaborated one by one.
"The Tu tribe's magic seems to be more powerful than that of the other four tribes." Wu Dongfang chewed the rice cake.
"The Tu people are the descendants of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. The magic handed down by the Yellow Emperor is much more than the magic of our four tribes." said the witch wizard.
"When will you become a Heavenly Master?" Wu Dongfang handed the ration bag that had been bitten by the rice bucket to the wizard.
"There are three levels of witches, divided into nine levels. The heavenly master is too far away for me." The witch hung the empty dry food bag back on her waist.
"I just ate one piece and let him eat it all." Wu Dongfang pointed at the sleeping rice bucket and smiled.
"It doesn't matter." The wizard's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled without asking.
"By the way, where did you get these names?" Wu Dongfang added firewood to the fire. At this time, everyone lay down to rest, and only the two of them were still talking.
"Wizard is a title passed down from ancient times. Mage refers to those wizards who are skilled in magic. Celestial Master was the earliest name given by the Yellow Emperor to his master Qi Bo." said the wizard.
"You wear a mask all day long, aren't you bored?" Wu Dongfang yawned.
"Wizards must wear masks after they reach adulthood and before they get married." said the witch.
"You always wear a mask. Who knows what you look like? If I don't know what you look like, who will marry you?" Wu Dongfang looked around and started looking for a place to lie down.
"Marriage is based on character and morality, what does appearance have to do with it?" The wizard squinted her eyes again, but this time it was definitely not a smile, but a frown.
"Okay, okay, you're right, it's too late, go to bed." Wu Dongfang said.
"You asked me a lot of questions tonight, and I answered them all. Now I have a question to ask you." The wizard said.
"Go to sleep and we'll talk tomorrow." Wu Dongfang said.
"There's only one question. After I finish speaking, I'll go to bed," the wizard said.
"You don't want to ask me where I come from, do you?" Wu Dongfang tilted his head and looked at the wizard.
The wizard nodded.
Wu Dongfang covered his face and sighed, it's over, don't even think about sleeping tonight...