【252】 Doubtful night exploration of Chimu Village (1/2)
There is a hamlet in the valley ahead.
It was a barbarian style that was very different from the Central Plains architecture. It had tall village walls and exposed building roofs, with animal horns, skins and ancient blood-colored totem patterns that were not available in Central Plains architecture.
Feng Yi had just approached and heard a loud shout: "Stop!"
Two barbarian men wearing leather armor, scimitars on their waists, and spears on their hands ran out of the entrance of the city wall. The barbarian men had bronze skin, strong arms, and animal teeth were tied to decorations on their necks and foreheads, revealing a fierce atmosphere. The spears in their hands were also different from those used by the people in the Central Plains. The length was slightly shorter and the whole body was in a streamlined shape. Obviously, the spear was not only used for pricks, but also very suitable for throwing.
Among the two barbarian men, one was wearing a skin crown and feathers on it. The face was older and there were several parallel scars on the left face. The other looked young and showed a little curiosity in his eyes. However, when Feng Yi looked over, his face immediately sank and looked fierce.
"Two guys, I'm so upset!" Feng Yi bowed, "I wonder if I can enter the precious land?"
The older barbarian man looked fierce and had a very evil spirit. He looked Feng Yi up and down, and said in a slightly strange accent: "Nether from Central Plains? After you leave, you are not welcome here!"
"Well," Feng Yi did not get angry and smiled kindly, "I have no malice!——Uh," Seeing the two barbarian men erect their spears, Feng Yi had to change his question, "Okay, I won't enter the village, can I ask you the way?"
The older barbarian man frowned with a rough brow, stared at him unkindly, and slowly said, "Let's say it."
"May I ask," Feng Yi bowed, "Which direction should Gaoling Village go?"
"Kaoling Village?" The two men's expressions changed, "Who are you?!"
The two of them even yelled, even the barbarians stationed in the distance, who were stationed in the village wall looked over here. Feng Yi saw that they looked bad and did not want to fight them, so he had to retreat repeatedly and raised his hand and said, "Okay, okay, even if you don't want to say it, there is no need to treat it like this?"
The young barbarian man was still trying to hold on, but was stopped by the older one and said with a bad expression: "I would like to advise you that Gaoling Village is not a place you can go! Our Pingshui Village does not welcome outsiders, so you can leave immediately."
Feng Yixin had doubts, but he had no intention of conflict with them, so he could only sigh and turn around and leave.
I was originally thinking about asking if I could find clues related to Shangyang Cave indirectly. "Shangyang Cave" is a record in the secret scroll, and it is very likely to find the "Lihuo Spirit". I didn't expect that the barbarians were so xenophobic that he didn't even have the chance to enter the city.
After Feng Yi left the valley, he visited the places where two barbarians lived one after another.
It is regrettable that the other two villages treated Feng Yi the same attitude as the first Pingshui Village. Even the last city barbarian guard had a burst of temper, and Feng Yi said nothing, and almost had a conflict with him.
"Strange, are the barbarians so hostile to outsiders?"
Feng Yi frowned and thought, "I haven't heard that they are so xenophobic." He recalled the actions of the barbarian guards just now. As soon as he appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of the barbarians. "Well, it seems that they are on guard against something, not as if they are targeting me alone."
Feng Yi simply stopped showing up and used his body method to sneak into the village wall quietly.
The barbarian city walls are indeed different from the Central Plains towns. Both the buildings and layouts are mainly practical. The decorations tend to be wild and wild, and the overall appearance is completely different from the Central Plains. There are also shops in the villages, but most of the shops are closed, and the architectural styles are also favoured to the Central Plains.
After Feng Yi pondered for a moment, he realized that most of the shops were built by Central Plains merchants.
This made Feng Yi even more confused - he could accept that Zhongyuan merchants opened shops here, but could not accept passers-by? No, all the shops were closed, and they did not sense the presence of human beings. Could it be that something happened, so that all the barbarian tribes in the southern border were alert?
It's night.
The village was shrouded in darkness. Except for the spacious place with a brazier, it was hard to see his fingers everywhere. With such a scene, Feng Yi walked in the village like a fish in water. He didn't even need to hide it deliberately, and it was difficult for others to find him flying in the shadows.
Feng Yi's goal is a house located on a high terrain in the village.
Barbarians also have distinctions between rich and poor, and those who live higher and have become more refined and luxurious houses are undoubtedly the noble people among the barbarians. They often have more information and can also ask about the needs of barbarians.
With Feng Yi's cultivation level, it is easy to sneak into the barbarian garrison.
His speed was as fast as lightning, but he was as quiet as a ghost.
When he came to the three-story wooden building, his body floated silently into the room from the third floor window, the young barbarians sitting behind the table were stunned and could not react for a moment.
When he met Feng Yi's smiling face, he was shocked: "You - who are you?" He said the first word very loudly, but he immediately lowered it, maintaining the level that only two people in the room could hear it.
Feng Yi slowly lowered his sword fingers that had just been raised and looked at him with a lot of fun: "You are a smart person."
Of course he didn't want to hurt him.
However, this person was shocked and recognized the reality in an instant, and did not make any moves that caused irreparable conflicts, which was very conscious of the current affairs.
The young man smiled bitterly and sat back slowly.
He saw how this man came in just now. At that moment, he thought he had met a ghost! He could sneak into the room so easily and have such a quick and nimble body technique. The young man knew that if he angered him, the other party would definitely be able to kill him before the guards arrived!
Seeing him cooperate so much, Feng Yi showed a satisfied expression: "I have a few questions, I would like to ask you to solve the problem."
While guessing the identity of the visitor, the young man calmed down and said calmly: "You said."
"Which direction should Gaoling Village go?" Feng Yi asked.
The young man's face was silent, but his eyes changed for a moment were still noticed by Feng Yi: "From here, after traveling a hundred miles, you will see Gaoling. Gaoling Village was built on Gaoling. - Who are you? What is the purpose of coming to our Chimu Village?"
Feng Yi glanced at him lightly, and did not answer, but said, "Remember, it was me who asked, you will answer! - I remember that there are five major tribes in your barbarians. Which one do you belong to? Which one does Gaoling belong to?"
The young man glanced at him strangely.
"Our tribe is divided into five major tribes, Miao, Li, Zhuang, Tu, Gaoshan, Gaoling Village and our Chimu Village all belong to Gaoshan tribes." Perhaps because he felt that such common sense information was not secret, the young man paused and added, "Gaoling Village is the largest tribe of the Gaoshan tribe. My ancestral land is in Gaoling, and the clan leader and high priest are also in Gaoling. Foreigners, you - okay, please continue to ask."
Feng Yi was quite satisfied with his tactfulness and pondered, "I'll ask you again, everyone in Chimu Village is vigilant, everyone is serious, and there is a panic. What are you guarding against?"
The young man stood up in surprise.
"You are not theirs?"
Feng Yi frowned - this guy really can't stand praises!
"You only need to answer my question!" Feng Yi said.
The young man looked at Feng Yi, and saw that the other party was serious and he was relieved in secret, but he couldn't help but sigh and said sadly: "Don't you know, we are preparing for war soon!"
Feng Yi suddenly realized it and raised his eyebrows: "Who are you with?"
The young man sighed and shook his head, saying, "I am sure now that you are not theirs anymore. - Of course, with ourselves!" At the end of his speech, there was a bit of sadness in his voice. He was smart, as if he realized something and walked out of the table.
Sure enough, Feng Yi didn't care about his seemingly extraordinary actions.
"Foreigner, if you have nothing else, you should leave southern Xinjiang as soon as possible. If you get involved in the war, it will not be so easy to get out."
Feng Yi smiled and looked at him with a look that understood the other person's thoughts.
The young man sighed, "I'm for your own good. You can easily sneak into our village, and you have extraordinary skills. But our Chimu Village also has powerful hunters. What are the benefits of causing misunderstandings? - I can also see that you don't have much malice towards our village, so why do you have to cause more trouble here?"
Feng Yi nodded, but did not answer his question.
Instead, he said, "What's your name? Is it the leader of Akamu Village?"
The young man couldn't help but look at Feng Yi in surprise and said with some suspicion: "Did you have never been to southern Xinjiang before?" Seeing Feng Yi nodding directly, the young man seemed to be swallowed, "What's the matter when you went to Gaoling Village? Are you just asking for a way out?"
Feng Yi asked back naturally: "What else? - I just wanted to ask the guards in your village for a way, who would have almost been beaten to death? He originally thought that you high mountain barbarians were so xenophobic, and they just learned the reason."
"Speaking of it," Feng Yi said curiously, "What is the reason why you Gaoshan tribe beat yourself?"
The young man's face changed a lot and he slowly walked towards the window.
Logically speaking, the other party's sudden call for help attracted the attention of people outside, and Feng Yi should stop him from doing this. However, Feng Yi was indifferent to his behavior. The young man's thoughts quickly turned, and finally cautiously dispelled the idea of adventure.
"My name is 'Chilin', and I am a disciple of the priest of this village, Lord Chipan."
"The main leader of Chimu Village is in charge of daily affairs, and Lord Chipan is in charge of sacrificial and inheritance."
The news he said was actually not secret, so Chi Lin said it quite simply. However, when it comes to the cause of the war, he hesitated a little. It was not that the matter was so secret, but because of the mentality of "no family scandals are willing to be exposed."
Feng Yi saw the hesitation in this person's heart, so he did not force him.
He was not particularly concerned about this matter, but just asked casually. Chi Lin was quite smart and very good at it. After Feng Yi knew what he wanted, he did not think of making things difficult for him: "If you don't want to say, you can do whatever you want. Thank you for your doubts, I will say goodbye."
Just as he turned around and wanted to leave, Chi Lin actually called him.
"etc!"
Chi Lin asked, "What's the point of going to Gaoling Village? If you are not hostile, I might be able to help you."
Feng Yi's eyes moved and smiled: "Oh? That's so disrespectful.--In fact, it's not a big deal. I just want to visit the head of Gaoling Village, um, that's the 'high priest', and then ask him a question."
"Please see the high priest?"
Chi Lin felt shocked and suspicious, because of this situation, the high priest was the key. The heart he had just let go of was raised again.
"Can you please tell me what the problem you want to teach?"
"Well," Feng Yi looked at him with a smile, "You are also a smart person, don't you know the truth about being a simple and profound? If I tell you, for the sake of being safe, you will not be out of the matter!"
"Lihuo Essence" is very important to Feng Yi, and correspondingly, the clues of "Shangyang Cave" are also very important. If Chi Lin knew his purpose, he would definitely not let him go. Chi Lin's face changed and he obviously realized this.
He hesitated for a while, and made a decision when Feng Yi wanted to leave again-"Wait, Your Excellency, you said it! The same thing, if you are willing to tell the truth, I can help you! I have not told you before, but I actually have a connection with the high priest of Gaoling Village. With my introduction, you will save you a lot of trouble!"
Feng Yi laughed "he" and suddenly his eyes sternly, and his momentum appeared slightly.
Chi Lin suddenly felt a huge force of gravity coming, his breathing stagnated, and cold sweat fell in an instant, soaking his clothes on his body.
——What a terrible person! Chi Lin’s heart was filled with storms, but the more he did this, the more he felt that he had done the right thing! This person is so powerful, if he has ulterior motives, it will inevitably harm you! Even if you sacrifice yourself, it is worth it to be able to find this person’s purpose!
Feng Yi curled his lips and said, "Okay, since you insisted - Brother Chilin, have you ever heard of 'Shangyang Cave'?"
No words all night.
On the second day, Chimu Village did not see Chilin going out until after noon. The barbarian hunter captain who was familiar with him came to visit him, and then he was shocked to realize that Chilin was missing!
At the same time, it is dozens of miles away from Chimu Village in the wilderness forests.
A bonfire was burning somewhere in a secluded place with lee.
Feng Yihao sat in front of the fire, roasting a fresh hare. opposite the bonfire was Chi Lin, whose faces were slightly weaker than ordinary barbarians, were blue and purple, and they were quite embarrassed.
The barbarian priest practiced witchcraft, and had little physical fitness and very high wisdom. Chilin's witchcraft has not yet been introduced, so he usually studied books handed down by the priests to increase his knowledge and wisdom. Therefore, his body is different from those of the barbarians who have muscles all over the body, and is more like the weak-minded and rich children of the Central Plains.
"Brother Chilin,"
"You say that 'thing is not three'. I can tolerate you trying to escape once or twice, but there is absolutely no third time!"
Feng Yi flipped the hare in his hand and glanced at him lightly.
Chapter completed!