A group of Miao people came down the mountain, Gui Li and Xiao Bai looked around, and saw seven or eight strong Miao warriors walking down, surrounded by an old man who looked to be in his early fifties.
The shout just now was made by the old man.
The surrounding Miao warriors saluted one after another, and the excited crowd immediately fell silent, and everyone lowered their heads to pay respects to the old man.
When the group of people got close, the old man walked out of the crowd, came to Gui Li and Xiao Bai, looked at them, Gui Li and Xiao Bai were also looking at him at the same time.
The old man was quite tall. Although there were white hairs appearing on the corners and temples due to his age, he was very energetic and his eyes were piercing. At this moment, he frowned and looked at the two of them carefully.
Afterwards, the old man said: "Ji-li-chi-li-hululu, gua-la-gua-la-huluhu?"
Gui Li was stunned, it sounded similar to what the soldier asked just now, it probably meant the same thing, it should be asking about his identity and what he was doing here, right
It's just that his guesses are guesses, but he still can't understand the meaning of his words. He had no choice but to say: "We have something important, we want to..." He was about to raise his hand, but suddenly realized, he quickly put his hand down, and said: "I want to meet the great wizard in the altar."
When he said this, he was actually troubled in his heart. These Miao people couldn't understand what he meant at all, so what's the use of saying it? But it would be impolite not to say anything, I was afraid that I would offend these Miao people immediately, and I was very anxious for a while.
Unexpectedly, it seemed as if the heavens were willing, when the old man heard Gui Li speak, he suddenly frowned, looked the two of them up and down carefully, and suddenly said in a half-familiar Chinese language: "You, you are Chinese people ?”
Both Gui Li and Xiao Bai were surprised, and then they were overjoyed, the most pleasant voice in the world at this moment is probably the old man's earthy words. Gui Li quickly nodded and said: "That's right, that's right, we are from Middle Earth, we have something important to do, and we want to meet the great wizard of the nobles."
The old man glanced at them, and saw that they were wearing the national costumes of the southern border, but the texture seemed rough, but these two people had extraordinary manners, obviously they were not ordinary businessmen, especially the woman, who was born beautiful, even This set of clothes, which ordinary Miao girls would not look down on, actually has a special flavor on her body.
"Who are you? What do you want to do with the Great Wizard?" the old man said slowly.
Gui Li and Xiao Bai looked at each other, cupped their hands and said, "Old man, a friend of mine was seriously injured, nine out of ten of his three souls and seven souls were scattered, and only one soul remained. It's been like a fake death for ten years , really..."
When he said this, the figure of Baguio who was still lying in the cold stone room of Huqi Mountain appeared in his mind, and his voice was trembling when he was touched for a moment. Although most of the Miao people nearby couldn't understand what he said, they probably knew what he was begging for by looking at his expression and tone of voice, and for a while they had a good impression of him.
As for Xiaobai standing beside Gui Li, looking at Gui Li with a pair of bright eyes, at this moment, she also put away the faint smile that seemed to see through the world from the corner of her mouth, and was solemn about it.
Gui Li regained his composure, calmed down his mind, and said: "I have listened to the advice of an expert, such an injury and illness, must be a stranger who knows the thaumaturgy of reviving the soul, using the surviving soul as a basis to perform thaumaturgy, and bring back the lost soul. It can be cured. I searched hard for ten years, but the world is so big that I couldn’t find it. Fortunately, recently,” he glanced at Xiaobai, and continued: “Fortunately, I heard recently that the great wizard of the nobles has such a strange soul. Therefore, I came here to beg, and ask the great wizard to help me. I am really grateful!"
After the old man heard this, he frowned and his face was very complicated, but seeing Gui Li's sincere expression, he really didn't seem to be lying. After pondering for a while, he said: "It's rare that you Chinese people still have such affection, but this matter I can't be the master, you wait here for a while, I will go to the altar to ask the great wizard to see what he means. If the old man refuses to see you, there is nothing I can do."
Gui Li was overjoyed, nodded repeatedly, and said: "Thank you, old man."
The old man nodded, and after hesitating for a moment, he turned his head and said a few words in Miao language to the Miao warriors around him, who nodded at the same time. Then the Miao old man walked up the mountain alone, the remaining Miao warriors gathered slowly, all staring at Guili and Guili, they didn't know it was surveillance! Still ordered to protect them.
As for the other Miao people who were watching, they saw that the old man chatted with these two outsiders (in their ears, the Chinese language is also a mess of birdsong), and ordered a few soldiers to watch over them, and went back by themselves. Putting himself on the altar on the mountain, there was a lot of discussion and whispering.
Under the gaze of so many pairs of eyes, Gui Li was preoccupied and thoughtful, and didn't notice the other Miao people at all, but Xiao Bai still smiled softly and looked around slowly, causing countless lustful or jealous or resentful gaze.
Only Xiao Hui looked around her shoulder, not interested in these people, and finally his eyes fell on the nearby stream, he was very interested in the fish swimming in it, watching intently, grinning from time to time. The body is also about to move, as if wanting to jump into the stream to play.
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The altars of the Miao people are all made of huge stones, majestic and tall with a hint of roughness and simplicity. The old man walked up the mountain path and came to the altar. He saw a platform in front of the altar, which was paved with large rectangular stone strips and was quite flat. Behind the platform is the altar.
Two huge stone pillars stood tall in front of the altar. At a glance, they might not be more than ten feet high. Moreover, there was not a single crack on the stone pillars. They were carved from a whole huge stone. Know where the ancestors of the Miao people could find such huge stones, and they were able to transport them and erect them in front of the altar.
Walking through these two huge stone pillars is an altar built with stones. The Miao altar in Qilidong has always been quite famous in the southern border. Half of it was built with huge stone blocks, and the other half was directly excavated from the mountain and dug out on the hard rock wall.
The old man walked in, and the surrounding light suddenly dimmed. The surrounding temperature also seems to be much lower than outside.
The old man obviously has a lot of status and is very familiar with this sacred place in the hearts of the Miao people, and he didn't see any hesitation, so he walked directly to the depths of the altar, occasionally a Miao wizard appeared on the road, and the two sides even said hello to each other. If Gui Li and Xiao Bai saw it, most likely they would be able to guess the identity of this old man.
Apart from the other wizards in the altar, the only one who can ask someone with status like a Miao wizard to say hello is the patriarch of the entire Miao clan.
The old man continued to walk in, walked through the spacious passage, and came to the deepest part of the altar, which is also the largest room in the altar.
On the stone gate, decorations made of beast bones hang, and bright red blood is smeared everywhere on the surrounding stone walls, symbolizing the piety of offering sacrifices to ancestors.
Looking from the darkness, everything here is extremely hideous.
But for the Miao people, this is the most sacred place, and the old man also had a solemn expression on his face. He straightened his clothes and walked in slowly.
In the huge stone chamber, it was empty, only the innermost one was burning with a flame, which was particularly eye-catching in the darkness.
In front of the flames, there is a strange stone statue carved from a whole boulder. Its head is dog-shaped, but its body is full, its feet have sharp claws, and there are two pairs of wings on its back. It is really strange. The statue seems to be the god believed by the Miao people.
But in the huge stone room, there was only one person, his back looked very old and hunched, sitting silently in front of the flames, as if he was meditating, or silent.
This strange place, for some reason, gave people a strange feeling of stopping time and stagnating.
Here, everything seems to be quiet and silent.
The flames were blazing, illuminating the figure of the person in front of the flames, flickering on and off.
The old man walked up slowly, stopped a foot behind the man, and said in a low and respectful voice, "Great Wizard."
The figure sitting in front of the flame moved, and an old voice came: "Tu Magu, why are you back again? Didn't I just tell you the will of the Dog God? Are you still confused? "
This old man whom he called Tutu Magu is the patriarch of the Miao people in the southern border today, and he said respectfully: "Great wizard, I fully understand the meaning of the dog god, and I will definitely do it according to the dog god's will." of."
The great wizard still didn't turn his head back, and only heard him say: "Oh, that's good. But what made you turn back, I feel a little uneasy in your heart."
Patriarch Tu Magu frowned slightly, as if hesitating what words to use to explain. After a while, he decided to say directly: "Great Wizard, two strangers from the Middle Earth came down from Qilidong, and they hope to meet the Grand Wizard."
The great wizard in front of the flame moved his body, facing the flame and the head of the dog god stone statue in front of the flame also turned slightly, but only his completely white and sparse hair could be seen vaguely.
"Who is it? I haven't stepped out of this altar for nearly a hundred years. How could there be people from Middle Earth looking for me?"
Tu Magu said: "Yes, I also feel very strange, so come up and ask the great wizard, do you want them to come up?"
The great wizard was silent for a moment, and said, "Did they say anything?"
Tu Magu said: "Yes, there are a man and a woman who came. The man said that he wanted to ask the great wizard to help a friend of his to heal a disease."
The great wizard snorted, and said: "I want to serve Lord Inugami, and I have no time to deal with these people, so you turned them down for me."
Tu Magu was stunned for a moment, but didn't say much, and said, "Okay, then I'll go and convey your thoughts." Then he turned and walked out.
It's just that he hadn't walked a few steps, and suddenly the voice of the great wizard came from behind: "Wait a minute."
Tu Magu turned around and said, "Why, is there anything else, Great Wizard?"
The hunched figure of the great wizard was still facing the flames, but an old voice came slowly: "What disease are they asking me to heal?"
Tu Magu said: "Listen to them, it is a rather strange disease, it seems that a person's soul is out of ten..."
The figure of the great wizard in the flames suddenly trembled.
Tu Magu continued: "The man said that he was once advised by an expert that this kind of situation must be cured by resurrection thaumaturgy. The man did not know where he got the news, saying that you may have such a great wizard. Thaumaturgy, so I want to ask you to heal."
Tu Magu finished speaking slowly, but the great wizard didn't respond, his figure was motionless, and he didn't know what was going on in his heart.
The flames kept rising and falling, devouring the firewood in the flames. After waiting for a long time, but the great wizard still couldn't speak, he said with some hesitation: "Great wizard, then I... go and reject them and tell them to immediately leave?"
The great wizard remained silent, not saying a word.
Tu Magu turned around slowly and walked out, but just as he was about to walk out of the stone room, the voice of the great wizard sounded again.
This time, even he could hear that the always mysterious and wise great wizard seemed to speak slowly after long and complicated thinking.
"You... bring them up!"
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Gui Li couldn't help but clenched his palms tightly, and then slowly stretched them out. Suddenly, he realized that the palms of his hands were overflowing with sweat due to anxiety.
How long has it been without such excitement and longing? With growing uneasiness, Gui Li kept looking towards the altar on the mountainside. But the old man, after going away for a long time, still didn't come back.
Could it be that the great wizard in the altar refuses to heal outsiders
Or, did I do something wrong again
Gui Li couldn't help thinking this way, even his heart began to beat gradually faster.
Xiao Bai was at the side, his eyes fell on Gui Li's face, looking at this man who couldn't hide his anxiety, that vague affection seemed to be engraved on his face.
She sighed softly and turned her head away.
There were not as many Miao people watching around as in the beginning. After all, after waiting for so long, the patriarch entered the altar but never came down, and there was no order on how to deal with the two strangers, so quite a few of them dispersed.
However, because Xiaobai's appearance is too beautiful, it still attracted many young Hmong men to stand nearby, looking at her boldly, talking and laughing loudly, presumably talking about her beauty.
As for the monkey Xiaohui, he jumped off Xiaobaijian at some point, ran to the river, squatted beside the clear stream, watched the fish swimming between the rocks in the water, and suddenly threw himself down, wanting to stretch out his hand. catch fish. Unexpectedly, the fish was very cunning and slippery, and ran away from its grasp, splashing back and splashing water all over its body.
But Xiao Hui didn't care, he retracted his hand, and waited patiently, after a while, the water calmed down, and the fish swam back again, Xiao Hui saw the opportunity, and jumped down again. Going back and forth like this, Xiao Hui is very interested in this game and never tires of playing it.
At the foot of the mountain, the crowd gradually dispersed, and the surroundings returned to calm.
Tu Ma Gu still didn't come back, Gui Li became more and more anxious, a few times he really wanted to rush up like this, break into the altar, grab the great wizard and beg, but every time he thought of Baguio's figure, he finally returned Forcibly suppressed the thought.
The taste of waiting is actually such a torment.
The anxious expression gradually became apparent on his face, besides Xiaobai, those Miao warriors also saw it, looking at each other, these Miao warriors were actually very strange in their hearts.
Just a question, why did it take so long? Could it be that the patriarch and the great wizard have other important things to do
The Miao people have a rough and simple personality, although they still don't understand the identity of Gui Li and the others, but they are a little embarrassed to let these two people wait here for so long.
After a while, the tall little boss just now came up and said to Gui Li in a rough voice: "Hululu, gua la la!"
Ghost Li was startled, didn't understand what it meant, but saw the Miao warrior untie a big bag made of animal skin from his waist, and threw it over to him.
Gui Li stretched out his hand to catch it, his hand sank, he saw a cork on the mouth of the bag, and then saw the Miao warrior reach out his hand to his mouth, making a gesture of drinking. If Gui Li realized something in his heart, he pulled out the cork and smelled it, and sure enough the smell of wine was strong, it was a bag of strong wine.
Gui Li smiled wryly, he was not fond of drinks, and now he is not in the mood, but those Miao people stared at him, thinking in his heart, it is not good to let his good intentions fail, so he nodded to the Miao soldier Smiling, he put the wine bag to his mouth and took a sip reluctantly.
Unexpectedly, at this entrance, his brows frowned immediately, the wine brewed by the Miao people is extremely strong, and the taste is even more of the style of the southern border. .
His expression fell into the eyes of those Miao people, and more than a dozen Miao people couldn't help laughing. It must be the first time that the Zhongtu people drank the spirits brewed by the Miao people, and they saw the unaccustomed expression. There was a hint of pride in his voice.
Gui Li was furious, but then he realized that these people had no malicious intentions, and he was asking for something from others, how could he lose his temper, so he gave a wry smile, and was about to return the wine bag when the Miao soldier smiled and stretched out his hand I'm about to take it.
Suddenly a white palm stretched out from the side, and took the big bag of wine from Gui Li's hand. Everyone including Gui Li was startled, seeing that the one who received the wine bag was actually Xiao Bai standing beside him.
She picked up the wine bag and put it to her nose, took a deep breath, the smell of wine hit her face, it was extremely strong, but the woman didn't feel uncomfortable at all, on the contrary she seemed to be intoxicated. Immediately, she raised her hands, put the wine bag to her mouth, and drank it in a big gulp.
Everyone was horrified, Gui Li was also taken aback!
Xiaobai took a sip of the boss, then put down the wine bag, his face gradually revealed a satisfied look, and he let out a soft sigh after a while.
"Good wine!"
"Wow… "
These shouts came from the group of Miao warriors. The spirits of the Miao people in southern Xinjiang have always been fierce. There has always been a saying in this area that the strongest man is also the one who drinks the most. Among the Miao people, women generally don't touch this kind of strong alcohol that men only drink.
Unexpectedly, this seemingly soft and charming woman in front of her today unexpectedly drank the strong wine, and seeing her reaction after drinking, it was simply the special expression of a senior alcoholic. All the Miao men were good at wine, and their faces were moved immediately, and they all cheered up.
At this moment, Xiaobai's fair face seemed to be covered with a faint blush due to the strong wine entering her throat, but seeing her spirit suddenly lifted, she held the wine bag with her right hand, let go of her left hand, and turned to the group of Miao warriors. He snapped his fingers lightly with his scallion-white fingers, making a thin "snap".
The group of Hmong warriors was commotion again, all of them were amazed and amused. This gesture was clearly the gesture that Miao men in southern Xinjiang often do when toasting each other to invite others to compare wines. The earthy-looking woman unexpectedly performed to an incomparable standard, and she looked at each other in blank dismay for a moment.
But what was even more powerful, what made them stare straight, was actually still behind.
I saw Xiaobai chuckled lightly, his eyes were as soft and charming as water at the moment, he raised his head, his hair fluttering, put the wine bag to his mouth, and drank gulp.
All the Miao people turned pale with fright, and if they didn't understand the ghost, they just let it go. They only blamed Xiaobai in their hearts for doing such a thing at this time, but in the eyes of all the Miao people, this woman is almost the most strange woman in the world at this moment.
Miao wine is extremely strong, such a big bag of strong wine, looking at the entire Miao people, no man can drink it in one go, and most of them are already drunk after drinking three quarters. But now seeing that the woman's throat was moving non-stop, and she was actually gulping down non-stop, all the Miao men were moved.
But, just now, Xiaobai made that extremely classic gesture!
After all, the Miao people are upright, and when so many men face the challenge of a seemingly weak woman, it is impossible for them to flinch in the slightest. I don't know who was the first to shout, threw the long-handled spear in his hand on the ground, untied the wine bag hanging from his waist, and looked up to drink.
It is the custom of the Miao people that every man usually has a wine bag around him. At the beginning, it was like a pot exploded. All the Miao people threw guns and drank one after another. The scene was really spectacular.
Only the little Miao leader suddenly woke up and reached for the wine at his waist, but it was empty, did he realize that the wine bag was already in Xiao Bai's hands. Seeing that all the male compatriots around him were drinking, the head of the Miao people blushed anxiously. If he didn't drink at this time, he would be in danger of leaving a bad reputation forever.
Turning his eyes, the Miao leader swooped over to a Miao soldier near the river, grabbed the wine bag from his hand, put it to his mouth and drank it.
The soldier was furious at once, he must drink the so-called Shi Kesha wine, he roared and was about to come up to grab the wine, but the leader of the Miao people was prepared and kicked him suddenly, kicking him into the river immediately , splashed the boss with a big splash, startled Xiao Hui who was playing on the bank and jumped.
The soldier was extremely wronged, and it was a matter of face, how could he let it go, and immediately crawled to the shore, seeing that he might not be able to catch the leader of the Miao warrior, he stomped his feet angrily, strode away, and rushed into a nearby house People, amidst the exclamation after a while, this person actually grabbed a big bag of spirits and came out, and stood with other Miao comrades in arms, gulping and gulping.
Ghost Li was stunned, forgot the altar on the mountainside for a moment, saw a large group of Miao men on one side, and a delicate woman on the other, both sides were drinking like crazy, this scene is spectacular but really funny , I can't help but make people sweat.
At this moment, the scene was so spectacular that it immediately attracted other Miao people around, and the news spread in an instant, only to hear the shrill voices of the Miao people one after another, and a large group of people gathered around, at least three times more than the crowd just now.
The vendors left their stalls, the hunters abandoned their prey, and all the people in the house ran out, and the surrounding area was impenetrable, with three floors inside and three floors outside, it was really a sea of people.
Shouts and screams were heard from the crowd from time to time, and it was probably the sound of people shouting and cheering when they were excited.
In the middle of the field, the two sides' wine competition has reached a critical moment. Miao people's spirits are not taken lightly. Even the Miao people who often drink alcohol have slowly begun to fall down at this moment.
Whenever someone fell down, there was a "wow" sound in the crowd, and there was an uproar, but the excitement filled people's faces even more.
After a while, more and more Miao men showed pain on their faces, flushed in the face, unable to stand steadily, unavoidably staggering, although they tried their best to support them, they had to fall to the ground slumped under the whirling sky.
Crack, crack, crack!
All the Miao warriors, who were not too far apart in drinking capacity, poured down a large piece. On the Miao side of the field, there were only three people standing, barely supporting, including the little leader of the Miao warrior.
On the other hand, looking at Xiaobai's place, everyone looked straight at her eyes, and saw that Xiaobai's eyes seemed to be closed but not closed, and the blush on her face gradually became thicker, almost as if it came out from her fair skin, with a variety of charms. What's more, those eyes are like water, full of water, as if they are about to be revealed, making people fascinated just by looking at them.
It's just that she is so beautiful, but her drinking capacity is even more terrifying. Until now, there is no sign of her standing unsteadily, and she is still gulping strong alcohol.
The Miao people present included some women, all of whom were very knowledgeable about drinking, and it was obvious at a glance that this woman was not cheating at all, and that she really singled out this group of Hmong men with her drinking capacity. Everyone cheered for Yu Xiaobai's peerless charm.
boom!
boom!
There were two muffled sounds, and two more Miao warriors fell down. At this moment, only the little leader of the Miao warrior was struggling to support himself, but seeing his footsteps gradually staggering, it was obvious that he had reached his limit.
As for Xiaobai, his complexion became more and more red, and he suddenly tilted his body, and the crowd of onlookers exclaimed suddenly, but Xiaobai slowly put down the wine bag, heaved a sigh of relief, his eyes seemed to drip water, and the wine Adding charm, she was as gorgeous as a flower, still holding the wine bag in her right hand, but waved her left hand at the crowd, and said with a coquettish smile, "Akexi!"
The crowd suddenly went into an uproar. Akexi means good wine in Miao language. This woman can hold a lot of alcohol and looks more beautiful, and she yelled "Good wine..."
In an instant, the crowd burst into extremely warm applause.
Xiao Bai shook his head, seemed to be a little bit drunk, and staggered a little bit, walked slowly to Gui Li's side, leaned against his body, and smiled at him.
Ghostly dumbfounded.
Xiaobai closed his eyes, shook his head lightly for a moment, then laughed again, and said loudly, "Three hundred years! Three hundred years!"
Look up, raise your hands, drink!
That demeanor of drinking is actually peerless and charming!
boom!
The last Miao man, the boss, finally collapsed to the ground. Although he was extremely unwilling, but his face was red like a little gray butt, he was already powerless, and after a while, he fell unconscious and fell asleep on the ground. Someone next to him ran to pick up his wine bag to check, there was still a small half bag of spirits, he couldn't help but change his face, and announced loudly to the surrounding crowd, the crowd was in an uproar, obviously this is already an incredible record.
However, people have not forgotten that there is still an incredible woman who is still drinking.
Xiaobai's face is like a ruby at this moment, even her fair neck and even the skin on her chest that reveals a little bit of red.
Looking at her appearance, she seemed to be unsteady at the moment, but she leaned on Gui Li's body and was still drinking heavily.
The crowd gradually became quiet at this moment, and the expressions on their faces had gradually changed from excitement to admiration.
Finally, Xiaobai drank the last sip of strong wine, took the wine bag away, and seemed unable to open her eyes, then she smiled with a blushing face, with a lazy expression, and threw the big wine bag out with a wave of her hand .
Immediately someone ran over to pick up the wine bag for inspection, and then found that the wine bag was empty!
The man was stunned, and after a while, he announced loudly to the crowd staring at him. The crowd was silent for a long time, and suddenly there was a sky-shattering scream and shout.
Amidst the commotion, Ghost Li felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles, Xiaobai's soft and boneless body leaned against him softly, his face was white and rosy, his bright eyes were half-opened and half-closed, the waves in his eyes were as soft as water, and he was staring closely at him. .
"You, are you okay?" Gui Li held back for a long time before murmuring this sentence.
Xiaobai stretched out his hand to grab his shirt, he paused, as if drunk, bit his lower lip lightly with his snow-white teeth, and his breathing gradually became heavy, but his eyes were soft and the smile on his mouth remained unchanged.
"You..." Xiao Bai's voice, as if it was about to drip water, whispered softly in Gui Li's ear.
"Do you like me?"
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