I don't know if the sky in southern Xinjiang has always been so cloudy in this season. After coming out of that hill, under the guidance of Xiao Bai, the two of them headed towards the west of Fenxiang Valley.
That night, the volcano in the Xuanhuo Altar of Fenxiang Valley erupted, and the heaven and earth mutated, with great power, and it was felt within a hundred miles. Although it has disappeared, there is still a large piece of cloud, showing a reddish-yellow color, hanging high in the sky in the direction of Fenxiang Valley, which is very strange.
This kind of great change in the world was already eye-catching, but now it happened in the always low-key and mysterious Fenxiang Valley, coupled with the status of Fenxiang Valley itself in the orthodox cultivation, it attracted the attention of the world. For a while, there were rumors all over the world, everyone was guessing what happened in Fenxiang Valley
In just a few days, many strange faces began to gather in the wild land of southern Xinjiang, which had always been peaceful in the past, and countless heads of open or hidden influencers were openly or secretly probing what happened.
Naturally, this situation is not what Fenxianggu would like to see. On the contrary, due to some unknown secrets, the Fenxianggu family is extremely annoyed by this.
On the one hand, Fenxiang Valley treated the disciples sent by the orthodox sects such as Qingyunmen and Tianyin Temple to inquire with kindness, good tea and water, and perfunctorily let go of the last natural disaster. On the other hand, within the sphere of influence of Fenxiang Valley, Fenxiang Valley will not show any mercy to the secret spying of the three major factions of the Devil's Cult. For a time, swords, lights and swords flickered across the vast land centered on Fenxiang Valley in various parts of southern Xinjiang.
It's just that no matter whether they are righteous or members of the Demon Cult, they can faintly feel that there is something unusual under the mysterious atmosphere of Fenxiang Valley. Fenxiang Valley seems to have been greatly stimulated this time. Almost all the disciples in the valley were mobilized to search all over southern Xinjiang day and night.
After a few days, the gloomy sky in southern Xinjiang became much more lively, and many dazzling and beautiful lights were often seen flashing across the sky, all of which were the outstanding disciples of Fenxiang Valley who were chasing something.
Rumors also followed.
Some strange beasts were born, or mysterious treasures soared into the sky from the crater, all kinds of rumors, and so on.
What's even more outrageous is that some people vividly rumored that there was a civil strife in Fenxiang Valley, and some rebel disciples killed Yun Yilan, the owner of the valley. Correspondingly, Yun Yilan, the owner of Fenxiang Valley, did not show up for several days. In the end, the rumor spread more and more fiercely, and within a few days, Daoxuan Master of Qingyunmen and Master Puhong of Tianyin Temple were alarmed. The two jointly sent their disciples to Fenxiang Valley to inquire. I'm in retreat and can't come out.
After the conclusive news came back, Qing Yun Sect and Tian Yin Temple were relieved, but they are the leaders of these two sects, how can they not guess that there must be something strange in the middle, so they secretly ordered the disciples not to rush back Mountain, spy on the spot.
Now the world is chaotic, demons are dancing around, Fenxiang Valley has always been mysterious and ambiguous, and it happened to be absent in the battle of Qingyun back then, so people can't help but think about it. Therefore, an action in which Ghost Li inadvertently rescued the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox, which had been suppressed for three hundred years, triggered a turmoil in the world and a reunion in southern Xinjiang.
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Because Fenxiang Valley sent countless disciples to track and interrogate them, and practiced with Ghost Li and Xiaobai's Taoism, naturally they would not be afraid of these disciples. If they chase after them, it may be difficult to resist, after all, Fenxiang Valley is a thousand-year-old sect with unpredictable potential.
Gui Li thinks about the top priority now, and he still needs to track down the black witch clan who can save Baguio. So after coming down from that hill, under Xiao Bai's suggestion, Gui Li found a remote village, bought two sets of local clothes with money and goods, one male and one female, and changed clothes with Xiao Bai.
In the remote areas of the southern border, the customs are naturally different from those of the middle-earth, even the clothes that are usually worn on the body have a different flavor compared with the robes of the people of the middle-earth.
Because the clothes were bought from a remote village, the rough handwork on the clothes is also expected. The biggest difference between these clothes and the middle-earth clothes is that the colors are relatively bright, except for the different styles. Men's clothes are based on dark blue, while women's clothes are colorful and colorful.
Because they have to avoid the eyes and ears of Fenxiang Valley, Ghost Li and the others can't walk in the air. Although Ghost Li was quite anxious, but after Xiao Bai persuaded him, saying that he had waited for ten years, it could be that something is imminent, even a few days Can't wait? If because of impatience, Fenxianggu pursuers were attracted, I am afraid that the situation will be chaotic, and on the contrary, I don't know when to wait!
Although Gui Li was impatient, he couldn't deny that Xiao Bai's words were reasonable, so the two walked slowly. They were dressed in Southern Xinjiang costumes and walked slowly along the way. On the way, they met several groups of Fenxianggu tracking disciples, but they did not recognize them. At most, it was because Xiao Hui had a strange appearance, so he took a second look.
The most important thing is that neither Ghost Li nor Xiao Hui showed their faces that night, so the people in Fenxiang Valley didn't know what they looked like, they just blindly searched for strange strangers and ignored them instead.
At this moment, Gui Li and Xiao Bai were walking on an ancient road three hundred miles away from Fenxiang Valley, it was in the wilderness, and there was no one on the road. Just half an hour ago, they swaggered past a group of Fenxianggu disciples.
The sky was overcast, dark clouds moved lightly, Gui Li frowned slightly, and walked forward. Contrary to him, Xiaobai beside him always had a smile on his face, and he was very interested. He looked around and looked at the scenery of southern Xinjiang along the way. Even the desolate barren mountains and ancient roads seemed to be the most beautiful scenery in her eyes. generally.
Gui Li glanced to the side, the monkey Xiaohui was sitting on Xiaobai's shoulder, calm and composed. I don't know if it's because they are rare spiritual creatures in the world, but Xiaohui is very affectionate to Xiaobai, who is transformed into a nine-tailed sky fox, and seems to spend more time with Xiaobai in the past few days.
Seeing Xiao Hui and Xiao Bai joking and laughing from time to time, Gui Li suddenly thought, if his old friend Zeng Shushu on Qingyun Mountain saw such a scene, he must be very envious!
Xiaobai was wearing the ordinary clothes of southern Xinjiang women, the style was no different from ordinary people, but this ordinary clothes, coupled with her peerless appearance, immediately seemed to be glowing and glowing, showing a style that had never been seen before. It seems that this woman should be born to wear this kind of clothes, revealing the unique charm of southern Xinjiang women everywhere.
Xiao Bai seemed to have noticed Gui Li's gaze, looked at it in the blink of an eye, smiled and said: "Why, do I look good in this suit?"
Gui Li smiled lightly, because of his temperament, he was unwilling to answer such a frivolous topic, so he turned around and asked: "I see that you are very familiar with the customs and environment of this southern border area, nothing else, just the Fenxiang Valley There is such an ancient and remote village in the nearby mountains that you can find it, have you been here before?"
Xiaobai pursed his lips, looked forward, and saw that the mountains in the distance were connected and endless, which was the unique landform here in southern Xinjiang. There is an ancient road in front of you, winding forward, with strange rocks and abrupt hills on both sides, far or near. The distant mountain peaks and the sky are connected far away, and the gloomy dark clouds hang on the top of the high mountain peaks, drifting with the wind.
She walked slowly, sighed softly for a while, and said quietly: "I have been here before..."
Gui Li was slightly surprised, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiaobai let out a long breath, smiled and shook his head, as if he wanted to shake off the past years, and said: "You don't know! The origin of our fox demon clan is here in Southern Xinjiang. I grew up in this poor mountain and bad water."
Gui Li was stunned for a moment, and said: "Then why have you fox demons been found in the folklore of Middle Earth for thousands of years?"
Xiaobai said indifferently: "That's because thousands of years ago, I led our fox demon clan to leave here, go to the Middle Earth, and finally settled in the Fox Qi Mountain in the southwest."
Gui Li was shocked, he couldn't speak for a moment, after a while he said in a shy voice: "What, you..."
Xiaobai glanced at him with interest, smiled, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, which seemed ambiguous and vicissitudes of life: "I didn't expect it, it's where the main hall of your Ghost King Sect is now. Speaking of which, Hu Qishan This name probably came from our fox demon clan!"
Gui Li was silent for a long time, then slowly said: "Then you guys have a relationship with Ghost King Zong..."
Xiaobai didn't wait for him to finish, he just shook his head and said: "Don't worry about that, our fox demon clan and Ghost King Sect have been neighbors for hundreds of years, and they have always lived in peace. Not only that, during these hundreds of years, there are still a few A love affair with a monster. So, in addition to repaying you for saving me from the Xuanhuo Altar, knowing that you are a disciple of the Ghost King Sect is also one of the reasons why I am willing to help you."
Only then did Gui Li feel relieved, then he remembered something again and said: "Then after this matter is over, do you still want to go back to Huqi Mountain to visit your fellow clansmen?"
"Clan?" Xiaobai's face slowly dimmed, he looked up at the sky, and after a while, he said softly: "My clan has already been killed by me."
Gui Li was startled again, Xiao Bai gave a wry smile, his expression became more and more desolate, but he didn't want to say any more.
Gui Li was silent for a moment, changed the topic, and said: "We have walked for three days now, how far is it from the 'Qili Cave' you mentioned?"
Xiaobai looked at him, his eyes flicked across his face like water, and said: "Qilidong is the largest settlement of the Miao people in southern Xinjiang. According to my impression, in the past twenty miles here, it is a place where various ethnic groups live together. The bustling place is called Tianshui Village, and there is a treacherous path to the south from there, which is the road leading to the Miao people's Qilidong." Then, she smiled bitterly and said: "But I don't know, the three Over the past hundred years, has there been any other changes in the situation here in southern Xinjiang?"
Gui Li silently nodded, and subconsciously quickened his pace.
Xiaobai followed behind him, his eyes lingered on him for a few times, and then he looked forward, the mountains were connected, towering, majestic and precipitous, as if he was also like a giant, watching the world, the ancient road, these few little man...
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In the past ten years, Gui Li has been to southern Xinjiang many times for Baguio, and he knows a little about the customs and customs here.
Southern Xinjiang has a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. Except for the barbaric alien races in the 100,000-mile-long mountains in the extreme south, the people living in the borderlands of southern Xinjiang for generations generally have five main tribes, namely: Miao, Tu, Zhuang, Li and Gaoshan clans.
In terms of population size, the Zhuang nationality has the largest number, accounting for almost 40% of the total population in southern Xinjiang; in terms of territory, the Miao nationality is the strongest and occupies the most vast and fertile land; in terms of folk customs, the population is the least The Gaoshan family is the most aggressive.
These five major tribes have lived in this southern frontier for generations. Each of the five ethnic groups has its own language, but in general, when communicating with each other, they use a common language similar to that of Central Earth, but there are some "characteristics" of local ethnic groups.
Over the years, there have been times when they communicate with each other and enjoy each other hand in hand, but there are also contradictions of intrigue and struggle with each other. Over the long years, the five major tribes have gradually formed a situation where each of the five tribes occupies one side, but the territories are intertwined and deep.
And where the territories of various tribes meet, there are often villages and towns where people of several tribes live together. At most, people from five tribes live in one place at the same time and live together with each other.
The Tianshui village that Xiaobai mentioned is located at the border of the Miao, Zhuang, Tu, and Gaoshan ethnic groups, and it is also a well-known and lively place on the border of southern Xinjiang.
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When the sky gradually darkened and approached dusk, Ghost Li, Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui finally walked into Tianshui Village.
Although the name of this place has the word Zhai, it is completely different from the usual mountain villages in southern Xinjiang. Tianshui Village is built on a spacious flat land, and there is a road leading out of the village from the southeast to the northwest. According to Xiaobai Road’s explanation, This place was originally built by the Tu people, and the original site is not here, but on a mountain not far to the west. Because of a clear spring on the top of the mountain, it is called Tianshui Village.
It was only later that the four ethnic groups bordered each other and the population increased, and this place became a place where the population lived together instead.
However, the number of business trips gradually increased, and living on the mountain, firstly, the place is small and inconvenient to live in, and secondly, it is quite difficult to come and go. Even though the people here in southern Xinjiang are generally stronger than the people in Zhongtu, no one is willing to do so. Climbing mountains every day to exercise.
As a result, some people gradually began to move to live at the foot of the mountain, and the number changed from small to large. After a long time, the people in the entire cottage gradually migrated down. With the prosperity of trade among the four clans, business trips became more frequent and the scale gradually expanded. As for the original cottage on the top of the mountain, it gradually fell into disrepair, and only the name Tianshui Village has been kept.
At this moment, the sky has just darkened, and there are still many pedestrians on the street, coming and going, the surroundings are noisy, and languages of various ethnic groups are heard from time to time, which is completely different from the desertedness on the ancient road when we came just now. Sitting on Xiao Bai's shoulder, Xiao Hui was very interested. The monkey turned its head around, looked around, and squeaked non-stop.
The three-eyed monkey, after all, is different, and soon attracted the attention of passers-by on the street. There were even a few children wearing southern Xinjiang tribal costumes, laughing and following behind the two, desperately making faces at Xiao Hui, teasing Xiao Hui .
Xiao Hui was originally playful, but suddenly became excited, his tail was wagging, and he was about to jump down to play, but luckily Gui Li snorted, dragged it over, and grabbed it in his hand. Xiao Hui was helpless, knowing that he couldn't run away, so he climbed onto Gui Li's shoulder, yelled at the children behind him, and went back with the same grimace, which made the children even more excited, they chattered and didn't know what to say , Laughing nonchalantly, I think it's probably also very interesting.
Gui Li frowned slightly, feeling a little bored in his heart, but it wasn't because of Xiao Hui's fun, but because of some other concerns.
He turned his head and looked quietly to the side, only to see Xiao Bai with a smile on the corner of his mouth, watching the group of children and Xiao Hui play happily, the coarse linen shirt, but it couldn't cover up her tender beauty.
Not to mention that in the southern frontier, where the weather is harsh, most of the women are ordinary-looking and dark-skinned; even when they go to the Middle Earth, the human form transformed by Xiaobai's thousands of years of practice, under the delicate and beautiful appearance The soft and charming meaning that exudes faintly, every frown and smile, all have an intoxicating charm.
Sure enough, after a while, amidst the laughter and cursing of children, more and more people looked over, and the gazes of those adults, naturally and quickly, shifted from the monkey to the beautiful man in the rough sackcloth. on the woman.
In an instant, the invisible sound waves spread, and everyone looked sideways in amazement, but the woman under the gaze of countless eyes showed no shyness at all, seeing her smiling all the time, she seemed to like this kind of sound quite a bit. Feel.
Gui Li felt a big headache, being so eye-catching was definitely not his intention, he was thinking whether he should remind the woman next to him, quickly find a place to stay, get up early tomorrow, and go to that Qilidong to do business.
However, as if it was destined that his idea could not be realized, the characters that must appear in countless stories passed down in the world unexpectedly appeared at this moment.
The legendary hooligans originally existed in the borderlands of the southern border, among the ethnic minorities.
Three people came out of the crowd, all of them were almost the same men, tall, rude, hulking, speaking a half-baked common language mixed with local characteristics, and began to tease Xiaobai.
Hooligan A: "Uh, bastard... this woman is so beautiful!"
Xiaobai smiled sweetly, brushed his face lightly with his hands, and said with indescribable tenderness, "Really?"
In an instant, the crowd was in an uproar.
The three hooligans were overjoyed, and Hooligan B opened his clothes, revealing a good figure: "Little sister, come with me! I'll let you eat spicy food... delicious food!"
Many people in the onlookers burst out laughing immediately, Xiao Bai glanced at Gui Li who was standing next to him, the smile on his face didn't diminish.
Hooligan C laughed at Hooligan B and said, "Do you know what it means to eat spicy food and drink spicy food? That is to eat spicy food and drink spicy food!" Then he turned to Xiaobai and said, "Little sister, my family has tens of thousands of mu of fertile land, follow me, and I will take care of you... "
He was halfway through the sentence, but he couldn't continue for a while, only to see that the smile on Xiao Bai's face was even stronger, as if it was a charm emanating from his heart, and the waves in his bright eyes were like water, as if they were about to flow out.
However, her body took a step back, stood beside Gui Li, and said softly: "I have a husband."
The surrounding crowd was in an uproar again. The monkey Xiao Hui who had already climbed onto Gui Li's shoulder fell off Gui Li's shoulder with a "swish" sound and landed on the ground.
After a while, for some reason, Xiao Hui suddenly lay down on the ground, beat the ground desperately with the monkey's paw, and grinned loudly.
Gui Li stood there silently with a gloomy face, feeling the vicious eyes of three hooligans in front of him, looking at him full of hostility.
After a while, the hooligans rushed up. It seems that the southern Xinjiang proverb that a wife comes out of the fist is still alive after thousands of years and is practiced by the people of southern Xinjiang.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three sounds, three figures flew out, hit the roadside wall, and then fell heavily, moaning loudly.
The people around the audience were stunned, Gui Li said indifferently: "Let's find a place to stay, and leave tomorrow morning." After saying that, he walked forward, Xiao Hui who was lying on the ground caught up with him two or three times, and ran onto his shoulders, He couldn't stop laughing, turned his head and made a face at Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai smiled slightly, followed him, walked to Gui Li's side, and suddenly said in a low voice: "You see, I've been imprisoned for three hundred years, so I'm not old, am I?"
Gui Li didn't say a word, but only quickened his pace.