The two men walked for a while on the mountain road. Liu Qingyang said: "It seems that Xiaofeng won't be able to get there tonight. We have to stay in the wild for one night and then hit the road tomorrow. We might as well not leave. We are nearby."
Find a flat place to rest."
Chen Yufeng looked up and saw that the sky was full of stars, and the moon was hanging high in the middle of the sky. He walked to the side of the path, found a flat mountain and took out the tent from his backpack. Chen Yufeng set up the tent skillfully, and Liu Qingyang
At this time, I also picked up some dry firewood and came back.
"Xiao Feng, please take out the lighter and light the firewood. There are many wild animals on the mountain at night. With a bonfire, those things will not dare to approach us, so we can have a peaceful sleep." Liu Qingyang said while putting the firewood on the ground.
Chen Yufeng took out a lighter from his backpack and lit the firewood, and then took out some dry food. The two of them ate the dry food around the firewood and drank some mineral water when they were thirsty. The mountain spring water here is originally very good, but it is poisonous. This is also
It's a pity that Chen Yufeng originally wanted to take a sip, but now he can only drink mineral water.
After eating some dry food, he felt almost full. Chen Yufeng used branches to spread some firewood. Then he went to find some dry branches and came back to prepare them for use when going to bed at night.
The mountains are very quiet at night, without the noise and lights of the city. Living in the mountains has a sense of otherworldliness. Since the weather is still a bit cold, there is almost no sound of insects, which adds to the tranquility of the mountains.
The two of them sat by the firewood and chatted while warming themselves. Liu Qingyang told Chen Yufeng his own story in Miaojiang: "Miaojiang has been very repulsive to Han people since ancient times. It is a rule that Han and Miao do not intermarry, and there is a special rule against outsiders here."
This kind of natural aversion has not changed since ancient times, and almost everyone in Miao territory can make poison. Every household has the custom of raising poison to guard the home. This is somewhat similar to the Han people raising dogs to guard the house, but
Although Gu insects look small and inconspicuous, they are much more powerful than dogs. This is why many outsiders who come to Miao territory disappear inexplicably.
Think about it, if you are a kind-hearted person, you may not raise things that harm others, or you may not use poisonous insects to harm others, but people will always be different, and in the long history, there will always be
Many people and things happened, and the same happened in Miao territory.
When my master and I came here, after that incident, my master passed away and I buried him. I was young and vigorous at that time and vowed to avenge my master, but I knew that my own strength was very weak and I couldn't do it at all.
Maybe the only way to defeat that powerful Gu Master is to learn the local Gu technique, and then use Gu techniques to challenge him and defeat him!
But it is impossible for me, a foreigner, to learn voodoo. People here basically don’t know voodoo, unless you become a local and integrate into their lives. Over time, you may learn some, but if you want to learn the real voodoo,
The essence of that is almost impossible.
But I didn't give up because of this. Finally, the emperor paid off and finally allowed me to find someone in the village who accepted me.
I used to wander around the mountains of Miaojiang, almost like a beggar. I have been to many corners of the mountains of Miaojiang. Although people here rejected me at first, many people in the village saw me as pitiful, no matter where I went.
There would always be kind people who would give me food. At that time, I was young and pitiful, and there was endless war outside.
Although I don’t have a fixed residence in Miaojiang, it is better than being killed by a stray bullet outside. One day I walked to the edge of a cliff in the mountains. I fell ill that day, feeling dizzy and having not eaten for three days.
As a result, he tilted his head and rolled down.
Originally I thought I was dead. How could I still be alive after falling from such a high mountain? But when I opened my eyes, I found myself lying on a bed with many people around me looking at me. I was shaking.
I shook my head and sat up, but the excruciating pain in my legs made me fall down again. Only then did I realize that my legs might be broken. Big beads of sweat covered my forehead...
The pain in my calf made me almost faint. At this moment, a middle-aged man looked at my condition, and then he asked the onlookers to disperse. At this time, I had already fallen asleep in a daze.
When I woke up again, I saw the middle-aged man from the beginning and a girl bandaging my wounds. When she saw that I woke up, the girl said to me: "Are you awake? Do you want to drink water?" I struggled to sit down.
When I got up, she held me down and said, "Don't move. Your leg is broken. You must stay in bed, otherwise our efforts will be in vain."
I had no choice but to lie down again. When the girl saw me lying down, she poured me some water and fed me to drink. Then she gave me a few cornbreads to eat. I had been hungry for a few days and finished them after a few mouthfuls.
When I was full, the man asked me: "Young man, where are you from? How did you end up here?" I opened my eyes and looked at him without saying anything for a long time. Then the girl said to me: "Don't be afraid of us.
I won’t hurt you, just say whatever dad asks you.”
I thought they were good people, so they whispered: "My name is Liu Qingyang, who fled from outside. I had a master who passed away, and I didn't eat for several days and fell sick before I lost my footing and fell off the cliff. Thank you for saving me."
"After hearing my answer, the man said: "Well, young man, since you survived the catastrophe, you can take a good rest. No matter where you come from, since we are destined to meet each other, you can just rest here and recuperate. If you have anything, just tell me.
"
After the man finished speaking, he stood up, told the girl a few words and then left. I stayed there. Later, the girl told me that a branch happened to catch me after I fell off the cliff, and her father was
The man found me while collecting herbs, so I was rescued. Their village was called Lanjiazhai. Most of the people living in the village were named Lan. Her father was Lan Hai and she was Lan Yuxin.
In the following days, Lan Yuxin came to take care of me every day, helped me change my dressing and brought me food. I lay in bed for three months and Lan Yuxin took care of me for three months. We met almost every day. Later, I
I could get out of bed and move around. Uncle Lan Hai called me and asked me what my plans were next. I told Uncle Lan Hai that I didn’t want to leave and wanted to live in the village. It was a dead end to go out when there was chaos outside, and I was there without any relatives.
All the same.
Uncle Lan Hai thought for a while and said: "Qingyang, you know that outsiders are not allowed to live in the village for a long time. After all, you are a Han and others will object if you stay." "Uncle Lan Hai, I will agree to whatever you say as long as I can stay."
"I was a little anxious at the time and couldn't help but interrupt Lan Hai. Uncle Lan Hai continued: "There is a way, but I don't know if you are willing."
I hurriedly continued: "Uncle Lan Hai, I agree to whatever you can do." Uncle Lan Hai smiled and said, "Qingyang, don't worry, listen to me first. We are no better here than outside. If you want to stay, you must become a
We Miao people, you should think about it first. I can assure you that even if you leave here, I can help you find a place to live. However, you cannot step into other villages at will, and no one will associate with you casually. But
You can keep your ethnicity or leave at any time. When the situation stabilizes, you can go out and start your life again.
But if you stay, you must give up your last name and stay here. You cannot leave at will, and you cannot contact the outside world. Everything you have done before will become the past and everything will start again."
I thought at that time, anyway, I am alone now, my master is gone, I don’t have any relatives or friends, and there is nothing outside that I can miss, so I told Uncle Lan Hai that I was willing to become a member of the Miao Village. In fact, what I was thinking in my heart was
If you can integrate into the Miao village and learn the art of Gu, you can avenge your master in the future.
Uncle Lan Hai saw that I agreed to give up my previous identity by becoming a Miao villager. He nodded happily and said, "Qingyang, from today onwards your name will be Lan Qing. You are my adopted son. Do you have any objections?" I was
Without saying a word, he knelt down and kowtowed three times to Uncle Lan Hai and called him foster father...
Uncle Lan Hai laughed and was very happy. That night, Uncle Lan Hai held a banquet in the village and invited everyone in the village to confirm my identity. A formal ceremony was held that night. After the ceremony, I was considered official.
I became a member of the Miao Village, Uncle Lan Hai became my adoptive father, and Lan Yuxin became my adopted sister. My adoptive father only had a daughter, Lan Yuxin, and Yuxin’s mother had passed away many years ago, so they were the only two people who depended on each other.
At that time, the adoptive father was actually no different from the biological father, except that there was no blood relationship.
The following days were very peaceful. I followed my adoptive father up the mountain to collect herbs every day, and learned his medical skills. My adoptive father was a well-known doctor in the village. People often came to see the doctor in the family, and many times they had to go to the doctor. Yuxin could not always
Following my adoptive father, after all, she is a girl. Now that I am here, everything is different. I help my adoptive father take care of everything. Gradually, I also learn a lot of medical skills. My adoptive father also intentionally teaches me and often lets me help patients.
For minor problems, my adoptive father would let me treat others independently when I was almost done with my studies. As I grew up, I also had a few good friends.
But I have never forgotten my original intention. One time, I took advantage of my adoptive father's happiness and asked him to learn the art of Gu. My adoptive father said to me: "Lan Qing, the art of Gu is something our Miao people have.
It is a secret technique. If you use it well, it will do good things. If not, it will harm others and yourself. Do you really want to learn it?"
I nodded seriously, and my adoptive father smiled and said, "You kid still can't let go of what's in your heart. I'm afraid your fate will be bumpy in the future. It doesn't matter if it's just you and me, I'll just go with your wish. Forgive me for not being mine."
I don’t care anymore.”
From that day on, my adoptive father not only taught me medical skills, but also taught me a lot of voodoo techniques. In fact, voodoo techniques are not as vicious as the rumors outside. There are actually many types of voodoo techniques in the Miao family, which are integrated into life just like the Taoist culture of the Han people.
, many voodoo techniques are very close to life. Curing diseases and saving people, diet and daily life, etc. all have the shadow of voodoo techniques. My adoptive father taught me many useful voodoo techniques.
But he only didn’t teach me the really powerful voodoo techniques. He said those voodoo techniques were too cruel and useless to learn, so he never taught me.” Later, my peaceful life also made me gradually give up on revenge. I thought if I could
It's not bad to live like this. My foster father and sister Yuxin are so kind to me, and I don't want to cause trouble and ruin this beautiful life.
But God didn’t seem to favor me very much. When I was twenty-one years old and Yuxin was eighteen years old and at the age to get married, the son of the village chief’s family in nearby Batu Village took a fancy to Yuxin and came to visit her.
Propose marriage to your adoptive father.
Originally, this should be a good thing, but the son of the village chief of Batuzhai is a well-known playboy in the neighborhood. He usually causes trouble and harms girls. However, due to the strong strength of Batuzhai and the fact that the village chief is a master of using poison, he
They are extremely defensive, so many people swallow their anger and dare not speak even if they are bullied.
Think about it, how could the adoptive father agree to such a person? The adoptive father politely declined the proposal of marriage, but the village chief's son fell in love with Yuxin and wanted to marry Yuxin, so he was fighting with his father to death.
Damn it, the village chief who was protecting his son was so distressed when he saw his son that he came to propose marriage again and again. In the end, he even threatened the adoptive father to destroy our village if he didn't agree. The adoptive father was forced to have no choice but to take us out of the village overnight.
Go to another village and stay away from this place of right and wrong.
But who would have thought that they would follow us as soon as we left. It turned out that they had placed people guarding our village to prevent us from escaping. As soon as the three of us, father and son, reached Heishanling, the people from their village caught up with us.
In order to get rid of them, my adoptive father led Yuxin and I to a cave to hide, but they quickly found the cave where we were hiding.
In order to cover the two of us alone, the adoptive father led them away. Then Yuxin and I escaped from the other side of the exit. After exiting the cave, we did not stop and did not dare to look for the adoptive father. We ran all the way to the place where the adoptive father's sworn brother was.
Sizhai found his adoptive father's sworn brother, Tuo Xi, the village chief of Misizhai. When Uncle Tuo heard that his adoptive father was in danger, he led the young men in the village to rescue his adoptive father without saying a word. But when we arrived,