Chapter 36: The Mysterious Man Outside the Cave
The person in charge of the vine tribe stationed on the Chinese side was a cautious half-old man, with white hair and cloudy eyes, giving people the feeling of being half-cut into the ground, but when he saw An, his eyes burst out in an instant.
He pointed at Ann excitedly and said tremblingly, "You, are you Miss Ann?" ”
Ann was still a child more than two years ago, and after a big change, her memory is still missing after all, and she can't recognize this person a little: "You, you are ......"
The half-old man said excitedly: "I'm Xinbo, the third butler of the patriarch, you don't remember, I hugged you before!" ”
An finally remembered, tears flowed out of her eyes all of a sudden, and she cried and said, "Xinbo, why have you become so old? ”
Xin Bo also shed tears, but hurriedly came forward to persuade him, saying that the people of the dead clan, running around, how can they be refreshed - didn't I hear that you and your mother were taken captive to the lair of those wicked people, and the third master has been planning to save you all these years, but unfortunately the strength is too weak......
Ann cried and said, "Mom is dead! ”
After a long time, the half-old man noticed that I was coming next to him, and when I asked, I knew that I was entrusted by the old man of Chi Long to send her back in person, and I was quite emotional.
Xin Bo and Ann recognized each other, wept and cried, let their emotions vent, and the communication with me was much more stable, interrogated me for a while, and then told me that the whereabouts of the remnants of the Vine tribe was a top secret.
He offered to let him escort Ann away, so I didn't have to go with me.
An and I objected to Xinbo's suggestion, and I told Xinbo that I had been entrusted by the old man to send people to the tribe so that I could feel at ease.
Xin Bo hesitated, but I took out the sign that the old man gave me before he died.
I told him that I needed to hand over the brand, along with Ann, to the current person in charge, Chino, before I could leave with peace of mind.
Xin Bo carefully examined the sign, respectfully handed it back to me, and then said that since it was a person approved by the Great Elder, there would be no problem.
We were discussing here, and an apprentice from the medical hall came over and said that Elder Tuo and Elder Que invited me.
I asked Ann to stay here for a long time, and to negotiate the return of the letter, and then followed the apprentice to a room in the main courtyard, where two old men were waiting for me at the long table making tea.
I met with Tuo Lao and Que Lao, and the Tuo Lao said to me with a smile and a groan, I was sorry, I came back last night, I was really busy, and I went to the tribe in the middle of the night, and I have not had time to entertain me as a guest, I am really sorry.
Only then did I know that neither of them had rested, so I hurriedly waved my hand, saying that the second elder was busy, so don't be polite to me.
While talking, an apprentice brought breakfast over, and each person made a bowl of porridge in front of him, and the old magpie said to me that this is a medicinal diet, which is good for qi and nourishing the spirit, please use it.
While I drank the medicinal porridge, I chatted with the two old men, and after a few words, I talked about my imminent departure.
We talked about this when we came here, and they didn't persuade me to stay, but just told me that the little courtyard would always help me keep it, and when I was done with things, I would come back for a while.
After saying goodbye to my two old friends, who were also teachers and friends, I asked them to help me tell the Chinese people, and then I returned to the courtyard.
Ann had packed her bags and was ready to leave at any moment.
I woke up the colorful giant tiger that had been sleeping in my room, and left the medical hall with Ann, and in front of the medical hall, Xinbo was here with a sturdy young man, leading the ox cart and waiting, and found that there was such a fierce tiger behind us, and their faces changed with fright, and the wild bull pulling the cart was even more frightened, and no matter how much Xinbo whipped it, he couldn't stand up.
Fortunately, there is still a set of coaxing the little animal, and it is good for the wild cow to be appeased for a while, so that it can recover its spirits.
Xin Bo introduced to me that the young man's name was Jiang Xiling, and he was a master of the younger generation of the Vine tribe, and he accompanied him to the Chinese side to do business, and he specially transferred him from the store to protect Miss An's safety.
The man was honest, nodded at us, and didn't say much.
However, I could see that there was a secret glint in the man's eyes, and he was obviously a powerful person, so I talked to him a little more.
The group walked outside the East Collection of the Chinese people, and then I heard someone calling me, and stopped to look back, but it was Long Yun and the young general Yannan.
The two of them came in a hurry, Long Yun grabbed me, and said that Mr. Lu left, why didn't he know about me? If it weren't for Xiao Nan going to the hospital to look for you and learning the news of your departure, I wouldn't have known that you were gone.
I gave it up, saying that I was like an arrow, but I didn't want to stay for a long time.
Long Yun and I came all the way, and the friendship between them can be regarded as there, he knew my task, and did not stop it, but just took out an obsidian polished stone plaque from his arms, and said to me: "This is the logo of my Chinese VIP, if you meet someone in the wild, whether it is my clan or another race, take it out, it should be effective." ”
I didn't shirk it, took it, started heavily, knew that this thing was precious, and gave it up again, saying thank you Brother Long for your generous gift.
Long Yun hurriedly waved his hand, saying that this was not given by me, it was specially approved by the Council of Elders in view of your contribution Mr. Lu, Elder Buluo and Elder Jiang were going to hold a banquet at noon to see you off, but I didn't expect you to leave so early, and they were in the court again, so I couldn't come over in time, let me apologize to you.
I hurriedly waved my hand and said that I can't do it, I can't do it.
After saying this, Long Yun pulled me aside and said in a low voice, "Mr. Lu, can you rush back to the planting festival in five days?" Elder Jiang has repeatedly instructed me to remind you. ”
I can't say for sure, but try my best.
Long Yun smiled, changed the conversation, and asked me if I knew the whereabouts of that person called Shang Qingtian, Elder Wuregret found them yesterday and said that the man said that he had something to do last night, and after turning around and leaving, he never came back.
The secret meeting between me and Shang Qingtian was not like publicity, so I shook my head and said I didn't know.
Long Yun said that since you don't know, forget it, if you are asked, you can just say the same, but speaking of which, that guy really doesn't look like a good person, you'd better not get involved with him.
After that, the two sides were polite again, and then they said goodbye, and these fell in the eyes of Xinbo and Jiang Xileng of the Teng clan, and they had a little more respect for me.
You must know that the Chinese are the few big tribes in the wasteland, and they come here to do business, they are all begging for others, respectful, nodding their heads, and being able to make a person of Long Yun's status so respectful, they naturally have great ability.
Leaving the Chinese settlement, we began to make our way towards the plains in the distance.
Along the way, the grasslands and dense woods everywhere, the timeline seems to return to the ignorance period thousands of years ago, we walked for a day, at the beginning of the road can often meet some pedestrians and small tribes, in the evening, we came to a continuous mountain, the track of people is gradually rare, snakes, insects, rats, ants and beasts have become more.
At the beginning, the vine tribe was wiped out, and the remnants were scattered here, because they didn't want to become vassals of other tribes, and they didn't dare to let the Linhu clan know their traces, so they didn't live in a livable place, but in the depths of the vast mountains, they finally settled down.
This mountain is called Tiger Prison Mountain, the highest peak is called Luofeng Peak, legend has it that there is a sky sycamore on the peak, and there is a phoenix falling here.
Of course, these are just legends, in fact, the Tiger Prison Mountain is a continuous mountain, full of dense and impermeable forests, the distance is changeable, and there are many dangers, which makes me feel as if I have returned to the Valley of Death Butterfly.
No wonder the remnants of the vine tribe chose to settle in such a place, probably because they were afraid of being beaten, if there were any more ill intentions towards them, it was estimated that they would have to lose most of their manpower along the way.
We couldn't get there for a day, so we rested in a cave that night.
This place should be a place where the vine people often stay, so all daily necessities are prepared, even straw and animal skins for sleeping, which is very thoughtful.
The witch doctors and herbs of the vine tribe also have a certain reputation in the wasteland, and many people who look down on the Chinese medical hall will come here to buy some, which is cheap and practical, so the business is not bad.
And the money they earned in the bazaar was mostly used to buy salt, wine, iron, cloth, and some daily necessities, and then they went to the clan.
But because of the entry into the mountains, the ox cart was activated, and everything was hunched on the brute bull, which was full of energy, and I looked too much, and let the colorful giant tiger share some of the burden.
I feel like we're a bit like a caravan on the Tea Horse Road, but in a bit more difficult.
There is a fire in the cave, a bonfire is lit, and the people who walk will not treat themselves badly, while roasting meat, while boiling tea soup, and there is also a pot to boil hot water, everyone at least wash their feet to relieve fatigue.
Along the way, I chatted with Xinbo and found that he was a very talkative person, and they were familiar with each other, and they did not have any differences.
The vine clan has a lot of understanding of witchcraft Gu techniques, and I inherited Dunzhai Miao Gu and studied under Lu Zuo, the king of Miao Jiang Gu, so naturally there are many foundations that can be revealed, and the two sides also talked deeply.
The meat was roasted and fragrant, and everyone was about to eat dinner, but the face of the man changed.
I pricked up my ears to hear the bell he had set outside.
Someone's coming.
We all stood up, and Jiang Xileng directly pulled out the Xueliang Miao knife and touched the entrance of the cave, and at this time, someone said outside: "Fellow, we are hunters who have entered the mountains, we are a little lost, hungry and thirsty, and we smell the fragrance in this cave, so we come to beg for food, I don't know if it is okay?" ”
When I heard this, my eyes widened at once.
Fellow?
There shouldn't be such a thing in the wasteland, right?