Huwa asked: "Master Gang, Atong and other tribesmen killed Shao Jiachen. What would you have planned if I hadn't arrived? Do you really think that as long as the corpse is destroyed and all traces are destroyed, the tribe can be saved?"
Kneeling Master Gong leaned forward and said: "In front of nobles, I dare not address myself as Master Gong. According to custom, you can just call me Benliu Gong. I also know that it is impossible to cover up this matter forever, and I just want to delay it as long as possible."
Only with a few people can they find an opportunity to migrate quietly with their entire family, leave this place and settle in the uninhabited wilderness of the Southern Barbarians, and they may be able to escape disaster.
Migrating to an uninhabited wasteland is full of difficulties and dangers. Many clan members may die on the way, but it is better than waiting for death together. But it is still summer, and it is impossible for the clan to travel far away. The fastest is to wait until
After the autumn harvest this year, I originally hoped to prepare secretly and hide the matter until winter."
The clan leader had thought long term and had already planned to flee as a family. He also knew that the matter could not be covered up in the end. He destroyed the corpses and wiped out the traces just to delay as much time as possible. It was impossible for the clan to move in summer, when rivers and swamps were densely populated during the flood season.
The local roads are difficult to navigate, the vegetation is lush, plagues of insects and snakes breed, and the clan does not stock up on enough food.
The best and fastest time is to wait until the winter after this year's autumn harvest. The water level in Yunmengjuze has dropped, and dry land has been exposed in many places, and you can travel to the wilderness further south. In the cold climate, the vegetation withers and insects
If snakes sting you, and if you travel far in winter without delaying your farming, you can find a place to resettle in the coming year to cultivate fields.
Fleeing as a whole clan is not a good choice. If not, someone will catch up or find you, and you will still die. But from Ben Liubang's point of view, this is the only way for the whole clan to survive.
The name Benliu Gang sounds strange, but it is in line with the local customs at that time. His name was Gang. When he became the patriarch and got older, he would be called Mr. Gang. At that time, many nobles could not talk about it.
What kind of knowledge is there in the world, let alone ordinary people? People choose names very randomly, from everyday things and scenes, and many names are repeated.
For example, when giving birth to a child, if a fire is boiled in the hall and thick smoke comes out, the child is called "Smoke in the Hall"; there is a jujube tree in the courtyard that happens to bear dates but is still green, so the child is called "Zaoqing". These are still nobles.
As for people. As for ordinary villages, names such as Gangzi, Zhuzhu, Dazhuang, Ergou, and Shitou can be seen everywhere. There are also many people named Huwa.
Under normal circumstances, people from different generations in the same village may have the same name, but among children of similar age, they will try to avoid having the same name to show distinction. The people in Benliu Village don't even have a surname, let alone the leader being canonized.
If you have a family name, you add the name of the village or clan in front of your name. According to custom, it is the most formal title. For example, the son of Benliu Gang is called Benliu Liu.
The people of Benliu Village are a branch of the "Benliu Tribe" among the Jiuli Tribes, and the Jiuli Tribes call themselves descendants of Chi You. Emperor Yan Shennong's surname is Jiang. His descendant Chi You, who once proclaimed himself Emperor Yan, is also surnamed Jiang, and his real name is Jiang You
, and Chi You is a barbaric name. Why don’t the Jiuli tribesmen take Jiang as their surname? It’s not because they don’t want to, but because it’s not recognized.
Jiang You first followed the last Yan Emperor Yugong and surrendered to Huangdi Xuanyuan, and later led his troops to rebel and establish himself as Emperor Yan. Of course Xuanyuan would not recognize his identity as Emperor Yan. After capturing Jiang You, he changed his surname to Chi You. The Jiuli tribes were once the descendants of Chi You after his defeat.
The guilty people were forced to migrate to the southern barbarian lands, and they also lost their recognized surnames and surnames.
Jiuli does not specifically refer to the nine tribes, but refers to all the tribes in general. Shao Jiachen rebuked these villagers in anger as "Li people and the untouchables", and it was not without reason. Because the Jiuli tribes were deprived of their ancestors' surnames and names.
The clan is also called the Li people. The other tribes in the land of China are called the common people.
The origins of surnames and surnames in ancient times are often very complicated. The surname was originally a family name. Later, it was also the title of the person in power or the honorary title granted to him. Nowadays, whether in China or Bayuan, only nobles can be granted surnames.
And there is often more than one surname. As for the surname, it is obtained from the ancestors, and usually a person can only have one surname.
Many folk surnames evolved from the surnames, titles or even official names of their ancestors. For example, Huwa himself is not named Peng, but one or several of his descendants may be named Peng. This can trace the origin of his ancestors.
, and can also distinguish different tribal branches. As a convicted Li citizen, he did not dare to use his last name in front of Hougang and others, so Mr. Gang could only call himself Benliu Gang.
But if many years pass, as the years change, such a title may evolve into the clan surname of future generations.
At this moment, Huwa heard about Benliu Gang's plan, and couldn't help but think of Yan Zhao and Wu Fu back then, and secretly sighed in his heart. I don't know why Yan Zhao and Wu Fu led their tribe to move to Bayuan in the first place. Maybe it was to avoid disaster. If so.
, the disaster they encountered must be much more serious than the people of Benliu Village today, so they ran so far.
Bengliu said with some reluctance: "Ada, do we really want to move away as a family? If we go deep into the deserted swamp, we don't know what conditions we will encounter on the way. Many people will die, and we may not be able to survive in the end.
Find a suitable place. Now that there is no evidence of death, the Chongchen family should not have thought that Shao Jiachen was killed by us. Everyone will think that they encountered some accident on the road, and they may not be able to find out."
But Benliu Gang nodded firmly and said: "Store food after the autumn harvest, take advantage of the low water in winter to go south, and avoid the deep mountains and forests as soon as possible. When the people of the Chongchen clan realized that something was wrong and chased after them, Yunmeng Juze came again.
If the water rises again and cuts off the roads, this is the only chance of survival for our entire family.
You killed people today because you knew you couldn't beg for mercy by chance. How could you take chances after causing a big disaster? Even if we have destroyed the corpses and wiped out all traces, there are still experts in the Chongchen clan who can perform incredible magic.
Find out the clues by means. As these noble people said, can you expect everyone in the family, old and young, to withstand the torture?"
However, Huwa interjected: "Chief Benliu Gang, your idea is wise, but you can't wait for Qiu Hou at all. Shao Jiachen disappeared for no reason. How could the Chongchen family not send someone to investigate? As long as you investigate carefully, you will know
The truth. If you don’t believe it, you can just find any kid from the village, the smartest one, and I’ll just ask a few questions."
Benliu Gang did not dare to disobey Hu Wa's wishes, so he actually asked his son to go out and find a child. She was a teenage girl. She looked timid and held the corners of her clothes with her hands, but her eyes were clear and she looked quite smart.
Huwa asked directly: "Little sister, don't be afraid, just answer my questions. Is the clothes Mr. Shao Jiachen is wearing today beautiful?"
The little girl was about to answer subconsciously, but she suddenly remembered something and quickly shook her head and said: "I don't know, Mr. Shao Jiachen has never been to our Benliu Village."
Huwa smiled and said: "Why don't you ask me first who Master Shao Jiachen is?"
The little girl was stunned and quickly asked: "Who is Mr. Shao Jiachen?"
Huwa did not answer, and then asked: "How come you have heard of Lord Shao Jiachen's name?"
The little girl was a little dumbfounded and thought for a moment before replying: "I just heard what you said."
Huwa waved his hand and said: "Okay, it's okay, you can go back."
The little girl left in an uneasy mood. Huwa looked at Benliu Gang and Ben Liu again. The father and son both had deathly expressions on their faces. Ben Liu specially found a child in the village who usually seemed the smartest and smartest, and he warned him first.
Thirdly, what I said just now may sound reasonable on the surface, but as long as you are not a fool, you can see that it is full of flaws from beginning to end.
Most of the tribesmen in the border villages are simple and ignorant. As long as they inquire here, they can detect suspicious points with just a few words. However, the real interrogator will not be as polite as Huwa. Can they still expect to keep the secret until winter? The father and son have another question.
They knelt down together and said, "Nobles, please teach us how to save our lives!" Then they kowtowed repeatedly.
Huwa waved his hands and said: "You don't have to kowtow. I have a way to prevent the Chongchen clan from finding this place, and you don't have to risk traveling far away in a hurry..."
He whispered his method. The more the patriarch and his son listened, the more surprised they became. They raised their heads and said, "Is this really possible? How can I be grateful!"
Huwa said calmly: "According to my method, Benliu Village can survive this disaster safely... and we will also cast a divine soul spell. Except for you and your son, everyone else in the village will forget about this incident."
, I just remember that a vicious beast broke into the village today and was killed by all the villagers."
Benliu Gang was overjoyed and said: "The Shangbu Immortal Family actually has such great magical powers, but I wonder if it will hurt their sanity?" Being able to ask such a question shows that this clan leader still knows a few things.
Huwa pondered: "I can't guarantee that it won't have any impact on the soul, but it should not cause any harm; I can also guarantee that their sanity will not be damaged."
Flowing Bar: "I don't know when I can cast the spell, and how to cast it. What preparations do we need to make?"
Huwa answered simply: "You don't need to make any preparations, just now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, it was like an invisible wind was blowing through the entire village, blowing through all the houses. Those villagers who had not yet fallen asleep or were still whispering felt inexplicably confused, and their bodies went limp and fell to the ground.
He fell into a deep sleep. Huwa once cast similar soul spells on Jigu in Pengshan, but now it was his disciple Taiyi who cast it on the villagers.
With Taiyi's cultivation, the clan god who once worshiped the people, and Dehuwa who taught him the Pure Yang Technique, it is certainly easy to cast this type of spell on ordinary people. But under normal circumstances, he needs to gain the other party's complete trust.
Only by actively letting go of the soul and cooperating can the soul be avoided.
Of course, the villagers didn't know how to let go of their souls and cooperate with Taiyi to cast spells, so it was the best choice not to tell them at all.
What happened today is a disaster for everyone in Benliu Village. It will even leave some psychological trauma for some children. Everyone would rather it never happened. Some scholars who study psychology in later generations believe that people in this situation
Under such circumstances, people are often reluctant to recall the real events, and often subconsciously make up another memory illusion to cover it up.
The soul spell cast by Huwa called Taiyi took advantage of this mentality to make the villagers forget about this incident and transform this experience into another memory, that is, a vicious beast came in today.
After entering the village, he was shot dead by Atong and his men. This would have the least impact on everyone and hardly damage their sanity. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net