Huwa already knew about the situation in the Central Valley. He had seen and heard about it from the thoughts imprinted in his mind by the mountain god, but this was the first time he walked into it personally. Over the past ten years, this wilderness has indeed changed a lot.
New crop seeds were obtained, newer farm tools were learned, more fields were cultivated, and unprecedented irrigation facilities were built.
The crops people grew were not only hemp and beans, Huwa also passed through large wheat fields. The "wheat" grown here is divided into two types. With the central valley as the boundary, the wheat grown in the valley and in lower areas,
There are clumps of slender leaves, with ears and grains, long ears and short awns.
Going higher from the Central Valley, it gradually becomes no longer suitable for the growth of wheat. People plant another crop that looks similar but is obviously different. It has short ears and long awns, called highland barley. The difference between wheat and highland barley
The seeds and their planting methods were all brought from Ba Yuan. In fact, highland barley is not grown in Ba Yuan, but there are many plateau areas around it where highland barley is grown, and the seeds were brought here by caravans.
Huwa saw people from various tribes, a bustling market, and many Jiaorong tribesmen who were born with two horns coming and going, but everyone was already used to it. What attracted people's attention the most was the person next to Huwa.
A dog that only spreads its two legs and walks upright like a human.
I think Panhu had made an appearance during the military confrontation in the Central Valley, but this was the first time for many people to see this legendary dog with their own eyes. Many people greeted Shan Ye, Zhong Zhuang and the others in a very polite tone.
It was respect and enthusiasm. Someone also asked who the child in the team was. Zhongzhuang replied - he is the tiger boy from our village.
Someone said in surprise: "Tiger! Is he the tiger who used stone eggs to kill many birdmen?"
Although Master Shan had ordered not to tell anyone about Huwa's knowledge of cultivation, his name still spread to the ears of the tribesmen in the Central Valley. It is said that this child has loved playing with stone eggs since he was a child, and he can hit stones very accurately.
That day, when Gu Xin led the soldiers to fight against the Yu people, he also rushed out of the house and hit many bird people with stones and eggs.
In the process of spreading, various stories in the wilderness are always exaggerated and given a certain magical color, and the same is true for the story of the tiger baby. Nowadays, many road villagers live in the Central Valley, and the children often gather together.
Play the game of throwing stones. Some children will say: "No matter how accurate your stone eggs are, they are still far worse than the tiger babies!"
Of course, these are unintentional remarks, and they do not reveal the secret of Huwa's cultivation. But other children will ask, how accurate is Huwa's stone eggs? The children in Lucun will also play more and more enthusiastically.
These are barbaric rumors and have not attracted people's attention for the time being. Even Xin Shu did not investigate specifically. The tiger baby is still young. Xin Shu did not realize that such a child would have any special magical powers and thought that he
It's just that the stone was hit accurately, and it happened to hit a few birdmen in that battle.
But today, Master Shan brought Huwa to the Central Valley. When people saw the child, they mentioned the original rumors and started talking curiously. Seeing this, Master Shan knew that sooner or later, the secret of Huwa's cultivation would not be hidden.
.He has openly demonstrated his magical powers in front of so many people. The younger he is at the beginning, the more attention he will attract in the future.
After another night of rest in the Central Valley, it was finally time to leave. The next day, Master Shan personally sent the team to Shanshui Pass and told Zhongzhuang to hurry up as quickly as possible. The team in front had already set off halfway
By the end of the month, before Master Xin Shu arrived at the capital, Zhong Zhuang would catch up with them with the second batch of things and join them.
Everyone rested for a while at Shanshui Pass. Master Shan called Huwa aside alone and quietly said with spiritual thought: "Child, do you have anything else to say?"
Huwa also held his breath and said: "I have been thinking about some questions these past two days. What kind of person is the mountain god? How did he become the mountain god here? What is the so-called mountain god?"
Ruoshan replied: "After you break through the six realms, you may understand that the mountain god should have left many secrets in the mind seal of the mind... The so-called mountain god is not a real god, nor is it just an identity.
, it should still be a kind of practice and a symbol."
But Huwa said: "The mountain god has completely disappeared. In fact, in my opinion, for today's tribesmen, you, Lord Shan, are the real mountain god here."
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When Huwa left Shanshui Pass with Zhongzhuang and others, Ruoshan was still thinking about the last words the child said. For the people of various tribes in the wilderness, too many changes have happened to their living conditions and living environment in the past ten years.
With the changes, the priests of various tribes have gradually become accustomed to the silence of the mountain god, although they are still leading their tribesmen to offer sacrifices to the mountain god.
Today, the person who guides and protects the people of various tribes, doing what the mountain gods have done, and doing what the mountain gods have not done, is Shan Ye, the lord of Shanshui City.
People no longer need to think too much about what would happen without the mountain god, but without Ruoshan, it is something that the newly established alliance cannot imagine. In a sense, the current Shan Ye is their real mountain god, although Ruoshan
He just lives among them and does not have the status of a god.
If Shanshui City and the Shanshui clan are still there hundreds of years later, then Ruoshan will also be respected and worshiped by future generations, giving him certain colors unique to gods.
While Ruoshan was meditating in Shanshui Pass, Huwa was on the winding mountain road outside Shanshui Pass, looking back at the steep Xiongguan. On a huge stone inlaid directly above the gate of Shanshui Pass, the totem of Shanshui City was engraved, with several lines
It is composed of simple lines. Each city outline has its own totem. The logo of Shanshui City was drawn by Ruoshan after consulting the mountain god. It is also related to Emperor Taihao.
When Emperor Taihao was the human emperor, he used the simplest combination of yin and yang lines to draw eight kinds of runes, which were not only used for counting, but also symbolized heaven, earth, water, fire, wind, thunder, mountains, lakes and everything in the world.
It is all-encompassing and is called Bagua. Ruoshan borrowed the combination of Bagua and used the two runes of mountain and water as the symbol of Shanshui City. Going up the mountain and going down to the water were carved in front of the Shanshui Pass.
What is the meaning of this kind of totem? It is difficult to describe but can be understood. It contains all the information about Shanshui City from scratch and appears in the world. It is not only a symbol of people coming from the barbaric era, but also a symbol of a nation.
People move from childhood and ignorance to maturity, and gradually begin the process of learning everything in the world.
When Huwa looked back and turned around to walk forward, he took out another sign from his arms, which was the token of the prime minister's country. There were totem marks on both sides.
On the front is the totem of the Xiangshi Kingdom. The line is like a winding snake, and it seems to have human-like forearms and upper body. This requires a certain amount of imagination to see. Therefore, the totem of the Ba Kingdom is such a strange snake pattern or
Speaking of dragon patterns, after Ba Yuan was divided into five kingdoms, each country claimed to be the orthodox Ba country, and their totems also all had this kind of snake pattern, but each had subtle differences.
Looking at the reverse side of the brand, there are also a few simple stripes engraved, and the combined shape is like a beating and burning flame. Its meaning needs to be understood, representing the fire used by people to process various utensils, and thus
It symbolizes Gonggong who can refine various utensils for people. The combination of the totems on the front and back of such a special brand represents the identity of the master of the Xiangshi Kingdom.
Panhu next to Huwa was no longer walking upright. He was on all fours but not running wildly. He seemed a little uncomfortable with it.
This is also the command of the mountain god. After leaving this wilderness, Panhu must also pay attention to his behavior. The dog must look like a dog and not be too surprising. If it thinks of itself as a human being, then it must work hard and practice hard, etc.
In the future, when your cultivation level breaks through the four realms and you become a truly shape-shifting dog demon, you will then be able to walk around the world in human form.
The mountain god also solemnly told Huwa to protect Panhu no matter what, never let it have an accident, and to help and guide its cultivation, and made Huwa make an oath.
The team led by Zhong Zhuang are all elite warriors who have been trained to open mountains. Because of Shanye's order, they move very fast. An ordinary caravan takes more than ten days to reach Bayuan, but they only used
Four days.
They also passed several inns along the way and rested there for the night. Even if they were elite warriors trained to open mountains, they were not suitable for traveling in the dark. At the inn, they met a caravan heading to Shanshui City, carrying goods, cattle and horses.
Huwa also patted the horns of the cows, touched the mane of the horses, and talked a lot with those animals.
The cow mooed and the horse snorted, so he probably didn't understand, but Huwa's expression was very natural, with the unique curiosity of a child. Huwa had been playing with Panhu since he was a child. At that time, Panhu
He was still a naive dog, and Huwa started talking to it. After all, it was dogs barking and people talking, so he was used to it.
Those businessmen thought that the tiger baby was quite cute. After all, he was a child and was curious about everything. In fact, the tiger baby's height and physique already looked quite big. Even for a tall and burly man like Zhong Zhuang, his
His height reached his shoulders, but he looked like a child, mainly because of his expression and temperament, especially his eyes that were still as clear as a baby's.
This team encountered heavy rain on the way, and everyone trudged forward in the rain. In fact, with Huwa's ability, he could sacrifice a lotus leaf, hold the stem and shake it, the lotus leaf would stretch out and cover the entire lotus leaf.
Team.
However, the mountain god had warned not to reveal these artifacts to others easily, so Huwa had no choice but to trek through the mud with the team in the wind and rain. By the time they rested at the next station, even the strong warriors were exhausted.
Traveling long distances is indeed full of unknown dangers.
When the winding and rugged mountain road finally came to an end, facing the rolling hills, the road became wide and gentle, and they saw the villagers again. Huwa realized that he had entered Bayuan. The team was outside a village.
While taking a break, something unexpected happened - the child and dog got lost!