If Shaowu or Panhu were here, the road Huwa would take next would be very familiar. Since he left Wei Zhi City, he would have traced back to his original journey of escorting Shaowu back to his country. Huwa said this to
Going south, we gradually came to the wilderness again, and the direction we headed towards was the Yumin Village where Fei Lang was.
When the Shaowu learned that Huwa was going to visit the country in Silk Road, he specifically asked him to go to Yumin Village to find Feilang and tell him something. In addition to the Shaowu's request, Huwa himself also wanted to go and see Feilang.
Kan Fei Lang, after experiencing the most heroic national war in Bayuan in the past hundred years and the Baichuan City Meeting, he is more willing to go to the depths of the wilderness to find and experience some of his past state of mind.
Although Yu Minzhai is secretive, Fei Lang pointed out the way last time. The steep mountains and the pervasive miasma did not cause much trouble. Huwa arrived here smoothly. There are no guests visiting this demon village all year round.
The first guests were Huwa and Shaowu, and now Huwa is here again.
Fei Lang was very happy, and Hu Wa was warmly welcomed by the tribesmen here. Walking in the familiar village, the caves on the cliffs and the nests built in the trees were still the same. The tribesmen often talk about it now.
The new thing was the last visit of Huwa and Shaowu. It all seemed like it happened yesterday.
The Yu people hunt and gather food collectively, and all supplies are distributed in the village. Every day after dinner, they dance weird dances around the fire, looking very intoxicated. This is their daily entertainment. The tiger baby sits by the fire.
Looking at these [f,ww◎w.winged monsters, my thoughts suddenly seemed to fly far away.
This is the Southern Wasteland, and Huwa's hometown is far away in the Northern Wasteland. Now Huwa cannot return to Shanshui City for the time being, so when he comes here, he forgets the disputes in Bayuan and sees no bustling people. In front of him is a primitive and simple scene.
It was as if time and space had gone back thousands of miles and thousands of years. He had traveled through too many places and too many eras, and now it seemed that he had returned to the starting point.
But things in the world cannot be forgotten completely, and he remembered the entrustment of Shaowu again. Before Huwa could speak, Fei Lang was very excited and curious about his experience in Bayuan in the past two years. Huwa
As soon as he opened his mouth, he talked about it all night long. From when he escorted the young minister back to the country, to the recent meeting in Baichuan City.
What Huwa experienced was the most important event in Bayuan in the past hundred years. He himself was at the center of the turmoil. When he told it in his own words, those who heard it were even more thrilling and fascinated. Fei Lang listened so attentively that the two of them were surrounded by
A large group of people from the Yu tribe gathered around. Everyone was so attracted by Huwa's story that they almost forgot to blink, and they also forgot that the sky had brightened again.
Shaowu didn't ask Huwa to come to Feilang for anything. He just asked him to tell Feilang about his experiences during this period. This is just a demon village that is almost isolated from the world in the southern wilderness of Silk Country. Shaowu can't do it.
Directly order or recruit the tribesmen in this area to serve the Bashi Kingdom. But Shaowu is very smart. He just hopes that these people will become uncontrollably interested in Ba Yuan outside the mountain after hearing Huwa's story.
The excitement outside the mountain made Fei Lang's heart surge and even his blood boil. When Hu Wa said goodbye and left, he took the initiative to say: "Senior brother, since I went to Wufu Qiu to study art, I am actually not willing to just stay in the wilderness until the end of my life. My
In my heart, I also hope that like the martial arts founder back then, like you, Brother Xiaolu, you can make a difference in the vast world.
But as a member of the Yu tribe, it would not be too surprising to appear in a place like Takefuqiu, but in the hinterland of Bayuan, I would be regarded as a monster, so it is inconvenient to go far away from the bustling depths. But
Senior Brother Shaowu is now a Bajun. I wonder if there is any place where I and our Yu people can be used?"
Huwa secretly sighed. As an outstanding monarch, the prerequisite for understanding people's hearts is to understand people's hearts. He didn't have to take the initiative to say anything. He just asked Huwa to come and tell about all the exciting events in Bayuan.
Fei Lang himself would have such thoughts. Many young Yu tribe people here also have the same idea as Fei Lang.
Huwa smiled and said: "Junior Brother Fei Lang, if you want to lead a group of tribesmen to visit Ba Yuan, or make achievements like Han Xiong, there is no need to worry. Senior Brother Shaowu said at the beginning that he would send an envoy to look for you here.
Yours, and I just happened to pass by to visit you while traveling. You can tell your thoughts to the envoy sent by the Major Affairs in the future."
Now that the national war in Ba Yuan has just subsided, there will be no more large-scale conflicts for the time being, and there is still the Silo State between here and the Bashi State, so it is inconvenient for the young minister to immediately send envoys to recruit and train the Yu people.
Military formation. But Huwa knew very well that the conflicts between the countries in Bayuan did not disappear, but instead deepened during the temporary calm.
Sooner or later, the conflict between countries will intensify again, and by then it may break out even more violently, regardless of Shaowu's will. And Shaowu has the ambition to unify Bahara, so he must deal with it with all his strength. What Shaowu will want in the future
The biggest opponent we face is the Belushi Kingdom and its monarch, Belang. If that time comes, we will really need Fei Lang and the Yu tribe’s extraordinary troops.
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After leaving Yuminzhai, Huwa went to Henglian Mountain again. Cong Yu had good information. Since Huwa came to Silk Country, of course he had to meet the sheep Hanling. And he accidentally discovered the sheep outside the Zhongshou Mountain Dojo.
Huwa wanted to ask Yang Hanling about Han Ling's whereabouts. At the same time, he was also very interested in the practice of this great demon cultivator.
Walking more than two hundred miles east-north from Yuminzhai, you will reach the boundary of Henglian Mountain. This mountain range is on the edge of the rule of the Silk Kingdom and stretches for more than a hundred miles. It is not too high, but the terrain is very steep.
, from east to west, like a long sword standing upright, with the blade pointing upwards is the ridge.
Although the mountain was dangerous, it could not stop Huwa's footsteps. He walked along the steep ridgeline and looked at the scenery of the north and south foothills. It felt a bit like walking in the Xijie Mountain back then. But this place is also different from the Xijie Mountain.
, there are many villages distributed on both sides. The villages on the north side are connected to the hinterland of Bayuan, so they appear to be relatively prosperous.
Although the villages on the south side of Henglian Mountain are not far from the north side, the tribesmen in this area want to enter the hinterland of Bayuan. Due to the steep Henglian Mountain, they often have to detour hundreds of miles away, making communication and transportation difficult.
It is very inconvenient, so it appears to be relatively remote and backward, and the people's livelihood and style remain relatively primitive.
Huwa walked and looked all the way, and he reached the main peak of Henglian Mountain in front of him. On a high place among the strange rocks, there were the caves of Xiao Shen and Yang Hanling. The two mountain gods' respective places of cultivation were separated from the peak.
But the distance is not far, and now only Sheep Hanling is left.
Huwa did not climb the main peak and went directly to the cave to find the sheep Hanling. He walked down the mountain to the south and entered the largest village in the area. Although different villages have their own characteristics, the places where people have lived since ancient times all conform to similar rules.
It is built on a gentle slope, which cannot be washed away by flash floods. There are water sources and relatively flat valleys nearby that can be reclaimed.
The land has been reclaimed to grow crops, which means that this place has entered the era of farming civilization like Bayuan, but the north of the village is adjacent to the wild forest. They usually hunt and collect various natural foods in the mountains. Huwa enters
The villagers observed the people here, but deliberately concealed themselves so that they were not discovered.
Like his hometown, the status of the patriarch of the village here is also equivalent to that of a priest or a wizard. The patriarch of this village is a man in his forties. He does not know what kind of witchcraft he practices, and he has a cultivation level equivalent to the second level.
Because of this, he is also the one with the keenest sense and the most powerful power among the tribe.
The patriarch leads the people to offer sacrifices to the mountain gods, not only during the spring plowing, summer awning, autumn harvest, and winter break seasons, but also before every hunting trip and after returning from the harvest. They pray and thank the gods for their protection. On the other hand,
, the clan leader controls the "fire" in the village and is responsible for directing the clan members to burn various pottery.
This is a custom preserved from ancient times. People are in awe of fire and worship the light and heat emitted by the flame like worshiping gods. If there is any difference between this place and Huwa's hometown, it is that their altar is not in the center of the village.
, and on the high slope behind the village, close to the edge of the dense forest.
Huwa walked through the village and came to the altar. When he looked up, he couldn't help but smile. This is a three-foot high platform built with flat stones. The top is where the sacrifices are placed, and behind the high platform
There is a stone statue on the side. It was originally a natural rock protruding from the hillside. After simple manual carving, the outline of a chamois can be roughly seen.
The most special thing is that the pair of unfolded curved horns on the head of the chamois is actually carved from a kind of jade produced locally and then inlaid on it. The creation process is quite labor-intensive and looks extremely exquisite, which is in harmony with the rough mountain stone.
The sharp contrast makes it impossible for people not to notice this pair of beautiful jade horns at a glance.
It is impossible for the tribesmen here to understand Yang Hanling's practice. They don't know that the pair of horns are magic weapons that Yang Hanling made from his original body, which can be turned into sharp edges flying in the sky. However, the treatment of the antelope horns in this sculpture is different.
He was well versed in the magical power of the demon cultivator. On the rock walls on both sides of the altar, many places were simply smoothed away, leaving many rock paintings.
These rock paintings are either mottled or clear, using simple and abstract lines to depict the hunting and harvesting scenes of the local tribesmen. Some of them are relics many years ago and are now difficult to identify. Huwa has also seen them on the wall of the village in his hometown.
There are many such scenes. Although they are far apart from each other in the entire Bayuan and it is unlikely that people in the two places have communicated with each other, many of the compositions are surprisingly consistent.
Walking here is like walking into a corridor that travels through time and space. Huwa looks at the rock paintings while strolling, as if he is also watching the stories that have happened in the past, which contain people's wishes and prayers.
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After nightfall, the villages far down the slope had fallen into a deep sleep. Huwa took out a white wooden box from his backpack that exuded a light natural aroma. When he opened it, there was a box of incense sticks inside. This was a gift given to him by the young master to worship the gods.
The incense is also a precious product from Meng Yingqiu. It has the wonderful effect of calming the mind and purifying the heart. Mingsha once lit one at the meeting of Baichuan City.
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