Chapter 385: Strike Again
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Everyone raised their glasses and shouted together, the unique heroic tone and mellow smile of the highlanders made the room full of enthusiasm, and Tian Xian felt the same way, and couldn't help but feel high, took Wuya's wine glass and raised it, "Cheers!!"
Suddenly, a figure jumped on Tianxian's shoulder, pecked the wine in Tianxian's cup, raised his neck and took two sips.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and their eyes widened as they looked at the Gollum that suddenly appeared.
Tian Xian suddenly felt embarrassed, "This ...... This is a spirit kite I raised, and it's not very obedient......"
A group of highlanders stared at each other, and then burst into laughter.
The old man giggled and patted Tianxian on the shoulder, "Guest, are you really a spirit kite? We are bitter cold in the highlands, and we can't support this kind of thing, but your spirit kite has thick fur and looks very cold-resistant." β
"I eat a lot on weekdays and gain a little weight. Tian Xian explained with a wry smile.
Wu Ya blinked her dark eyes and looked at Gollum with great curiosity, "This is the spirit kite? I heard that the spirit kite is small and light, but I didn't expect it to grow so fat." β
The old man shook his head a little helplessly, and smiled apologetically at Tianxian: "Don't be surprised by the guest, I usually spoil her, Wu Ya!
Tian Xian waved his hand again and again, "No need, it is true that I fattened it, and everyone said that what I carried was not like a spirit kite, but like a meat dumpling." β
There was another burst of laughter in the room.
Gollum flew to Tianxian's shoulder, pecked at the feathers, and whispered in his ear, "There is no problem with wine." β
Tianxian was slightly startled, Gollum turned out to be not greedy, but to check if there was a problem with this wine?
He looked at Gollum with a puzzled look. The grunting voice once again came to Tianxian's ears: "Although the wine is fine, these highlanders seem to be ...... Something was wrong, but I couldn't tell what was wrong for a while. β
Tianxian suddenly became vigilant, did these highlanders have bad intentions?
After this little episode, everyone raised their glasses again, and Tianxian knew that the wine was fine. We drank a few drinks together. This wine is extremely strong, and the day is idle and silent, and the trick of disobedience to the heart will block the wine in one part of the body and wait for it to be eliminated, so naturally it will not be drunk, but the rest of the people, including the old man, are a little drunk, and the laughter is higher.
Wu Ya, who was sitting on the side, also drank two glasses of wine, and now her cheeks were even more red.
The wine is intoxicating, and after a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere seems more lively. Everyone sat around talking and laughing, playing the piano and dancing, gambling on dice and breaking wrists, eating meat and drinking wine, and everyone seemed very excited.
The old man was already a little overwhelmed by the wine, but he still picked up the wine glass and said loudly: "Our highlands are bitterly cold all year round, food is scarce, and we have been harassed by snow rays all these years. Even had to abandon their own village, and today our guests repelled the sorrel. It also brought a warm flame, and today's food and wine were brought to us by him, and we will toast again!"
Everyone said yes.
Looking at the hearty and simple smiling faces of these half-drunk highlanders, Tian Xian really couldn't imagine that they would harm himself, and with Xiang's character, if not ten percent sure. She would never praise the Highlanders for their mellow kindness.
But Gollum's words had to be believed.
Tian Xian had no choice but to thank him and drink another drink.
The old man looked particularly happy, and when he put down his wine glass, he asked with concern: "If a guest dares to come to the high ground alone with so little clothing, the flame stigma is naturally very powerful." I just don't know why you came to this barren land that has been inhabited only by us highlanders since ancient times?"
"Yes, are the guests guided by the gods to help us?"
"If that's the case, then stay here, and we'll bring out the best food and the best wine to entertain you!"
"And choose the most beautiful girl to be the wife of the guest!"
"Haha, that's naturally Wuya"
"I think it's still my daughter's most suitable!"
"Could it be that your daughter is more beautiful than Uya?"
"My daughter will be prettier than Wuya in a few years!"
Everyone was gossiping, and before Tianxian said a word, they had already begun to discuss the issue of food, clothing, housing and transportation for Tianxian to settle here, and even who would teach the children in the future was immediately put on the agenda.
Wu Ya's cheeks were flushed when she was listening, and she was ashamed and angry in her heart, and she stood up suddenly, "A group of unserious men! Be careful that I will go door to door tomorrow to tell the aunts not to let you in!"
The atmosphere in the room was suddenly still, and it took two seconds for it to come back to life, and everyone was laughing.
"It's just talking, it's just talking. β
"Haha, Wuya has grown up and will discipline people. β
"But don't learn from those mothers-in-law, you won't learn good from them. β
"That's it!"
There was a sound of gossip, and Tian Xian saw a qiΔ clearly on the side, and his heart suddenly laughed: Are the highlanders afraid of their wives?
Suddenly, Wu Ya looked at Tian Xian, Tian Xian suddenly felt embarrassed, thinking that this time she might be affected by the pond fish, but Wu Ya blinked, pursed her lips and smiled, and turned her face before she pouted and grabbed Bo Lu's arm: "Dad! Look at them, laugh at me all day long." β
Bo giggled and looked at his little daughter with loving eyes, "Wuya, you have also grown up, and it is indeed time to think about getting married." β
Suddenly, someone echoed the old man's words, and laughter rang out again.
"Daddy-" Wuya stomped her foot, blushing, "Ignore you!" said as she threw away the old man's arm and ran into the inner room.
Everyone was laughing louder now.
The old man smiled and asked Tianxian: "Guest, we highlanders have a rough personality and don't know how to speak, don't be surprised, but what we said just now, can you consider it?"
Tian Xian suddenly froze, thinking about what to consider? Could it be that he had just stayed here?
Lao Bo Luo has said eagerly: "Although our highlands are bitterly cold, but the life here is quite comfortable, without the harassment of the snow rays, our life is still very peaceful, if you can stay, we will definitely ......"
Tianxian listened to the meaning of this, and immediately interrupted the old man's words. "Uncle Bo Ko, please listen to me. β
The old man was stunned. Then he laughed, "Guest, it seems that you don't know us very well, Bo Gao is my name, probably what your human patriarch means, we are the Xi Bo tribe. I'm Bo Luo here, you should just call me Bo Luo. β
"That's right, that's what we call it, if you stay, you can also participate in the selection of Bo Lu in the future, maybe you will become the first generation of foreigners. β
"Haha, then you have to defeat the rest of the clan first!"
"Speaking of the guests, although the guests are great, we are not bad!"
Tianxian felt that he couldn't resist the enthusiasm of these highlanders, so he stood up and said loudly: "Everyone! But I came to the Highlands with an important business to do, and I must not stay here!"
The old man smiled and said: "The guests come to us for a reason, it doesn't matter! The guests will talk about it, this highland is bitter cold, but it is the homeland where our ancestors have lived for generations, and we may be able to help the guests with some things, as for whether the guests stay here, it is not too late to decide when the guests are done." However, we Highlanders can guarantee that guests will stay if you stay. We will treat you as if you were your closest people. β
"Yes, we highlanders know how to report, this time the guests helped us repel the snow rays, we don't know how much food and fodder we have lost, and even how many people have died, as long as it is something that the guests want to do, we will do our best to help!"
I don't know who said it. Immediately, there was a chorus of response, and these half-drunk highland men patted their chests, their eyes were sincere, and they all looked eager to try.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but think of the first time I saw incense. This somewhat dumb-headed girl actually endured inhuman pain to repay her kindness for the little food that those villains gave her, and even did not hesitate to bury herself alive.
The sons and daughters of the highlands know how to repay their kindness! This sentence is still fresh in my memory.
When they repelled the snow herd this time, they didn't know that there was a Xiboluo tribe here, but now these highlanders were so grateful to themselves, Tianxian suddenly felt warm in his heart, and his doubts just now were also relaxedβhow could such a group of simple and honest people be calculated to frame themselves?
"I want to go to the Far North. Tian Xian said softly.
In a word, the audience was shocked.
Lao Bo and all the clansmen widened their eyes for a moment, looking at Tianxian with a stunned face, and even Wu Ya, who was hiding at the door and secretly looking here, opened her mouth wide, and her eyes were full of surprise.
"Guest...... Guest, do you mean that you are going to the cursed frozen continent?" the old man's voice trembled slightly, and his eyes became extremely complicated as he looked at Tianxian, and there seemed to be some kind of fear hidden in the incomparable shock.
"Hmm. Tianxian nodded, "I'm going to the Far North to find the legendary Tianyan clan." β
This sentence was like a bomb! There was a sudden sound of exclamation and inhaling cold air from all around, and these half-drunk highlanders were half awakened by the startled drunken moment.
The corner of the old man's eyes twitched fiercely a few times, and he looked at Tianxian with a look that was almost frightened and asked, "Guest, those are cursed by the gods and will not even be favored by the gods, what are you doing looking for them in that terrifying continent?"
The Tianyan clan is taboo in the human continent, I thought that the highlanders' impression of the Tianyan clan would be different, but I didn't expect that it seemed to be even more unbearable, Tianxian couldn't help but sigh secretly after listening to the old man's words.
"Rescue, I have a friend who is dying now, I seek medical treatment everywhere, and I was told that there is a way to save her in the far north!"
"Oh......" The old man nodded when he heard this, wiped the sweat from his head, his face eased a lot, the fear in his eyes quickly faded, and the rest of the people also breathed out as if they were relaxed, looking relieved.
Tianxian couldn't help but wonder and asked, "Bo Luo, is the Tianyan clan very terrifying?"
The old man's face became solemn, and he sighed and said: "They are not terrible in themselves, but they are ominous symbols, there will always be strange things happening around them, they will invite misfortune and bad luck, and they are a race cursed by the gods for eternal life." β
"Are you sure about these things?" asked Tian Xian again.
The old man nodded slowly, "In the north, in the area near the Far North, there is the defense line of our highlanders, where I used to be stationed when I was young, the Tianyan clan. It's really terrifying, I've seen a lot of strange things, and I can't forget it to this day, when the people who went with me died one after another, and in the end, I was the only one who returned here. β
"Death in succession?" Tian Xian was a little shocked. Could it be that the Tianyan clan and the highland clan are still fighting each other!
The old man frowned, "To be precise, it's gone......"
"Disappeared!?" Tian Xian's eyes shrank, and one thing instantly came to mind, "What does it mean to disappear?"
"All of a sudden...... It's gone. A little fear flashed in the old man's eyes, "Disappeared without a trace, not killed, no trace of a fight, just disappeared like that." Even the soup on the breakfast table was still hot, but the person disappeared, as if it had been completely wiped out by some force, and there was not even a trace of it!"
"That's definitely not something that human power can do!" Old Man was slightly excited, "That's the curse of the gods! It's a terrible curse brought by the Tianyan clan! All the clansmen who disappeared never came back!"
Tian Xian's heart sank slightly and disappeared...... Could it be that he was devoured by the ethereal spirit?
Because of their unique spiritual powers, the Tianyan clan may be the race with the largest number of soul eaters. But the Soul Eater will not use the power of the Void Spirit if it is not necessary. They knew better than anyone else that the end of this power was eternal destruction, and it was even more dangerous to directly drive the ethereal spirit to devour the enemy, how could it happen so frequently?
"Bo Luo, why did the Highland Clan build a defensive line in the north? Didn't the Tianyan Clan hide in the far north and not come out?" asked Tian Xian again in confusion.
"It was like this. Old Bo Ji's face was solemn, "The Tianyan clan was expelled to the far north and has been living in seclusion. But since sometime more than 200 years ago, suddenly it has come close to the high ground, and it has brought us into contact with us, and it has brought great disasters from that time on. We, the Highland Clan, began to fulfill our mission and built a line of defense to prevent the return of the Tianyan Clan. β
"Mission?" Tian Xian was surprised by the resolute gaze in the old man's eyes.
"Yes, distinguished guests, we highlanders never explain this to outsiders, it is not for nothing that we have lived on the bitter cold plateau for generations, in the broken generation, our ancestors were protected by the gods, and on the eve of the seven-day war of annihilation, our ancestors were given a mission by the gods - to guard the northern highlands!
Tian Xian was taken aback, "What! At that time, the gods expected what was going on? How was this possible? The expulsion of the Tianyan clan and the formation of the cold ice fields in the far north! These were all things after the war of annihilation, how could those gods know about the current situation?"
The old man shook his head, "Guest, the gods are omniscient, it is not difficult to foresee the future, and as far as the current situation is concerned, it no longer matters whether the legend left by the ancestors is true or not, the important thing is that we must block the Tianyan clan, otherwise, the highland clan will die without a place to bury." β
Seeing that Tianxian's face was full of surprise, the old man continued: "Do you remember the monsters that you fought off last night?"
"Of course. β
"It's a spirit animal called the Snow Mandrill, it has a high level of intelligence, these Snow Rays used to have a very friendly relationship with us, occasionally they even exchanged food with us, at that time there was no animal fence outside our village, those Snow Rays could move around our village at will, and we never worried about them taking away our children, because they always took our children to play and sent them back before dark, and our relationship with Snow Ray was like a friendly neighbor. β
"But, more than ten years ago," said the old man, ...... suddenly a fury rose in his eyes, "they suddenly became furious, attacking our village at night, killing our horned sheep, stealing our children, and began to move in groups outside the village, waiting for an opportunity to hunt our people......! We have suffered great losses, and many of our people have been put to eternal rest, and my sons have also been ...... at that time."
The old man shook his head and said no more, and everyone fell silent at this time.
Tianxian became more and more frightened the more he listened, "Bo Luo, those snow rays suddenly became violent, are they ...... It has something to do with the Tianyan clan!?"
"That's them!" the old man roared suddenly, his face twisted angrily, "It's the curse brought by the Tianyan clan!
As he spoke, the old man took out something from his clothes, which was the horn on the head of those snow rays, gritted his teeth and said: "Snow rays have lived in this highland sound for thousands of years, and they don't have horns at all!
"A member of the Tianyan clan?" Tian Xian couldn't help but touch the strap on his body, and the snow was on Tian Xian's back, sleeping quietly in the enchantment built by the triangle, if he was recognized as the Tianyan clan......
"Yes, that's the ......"
"Wooββββββ" The old man was about to say something more, when suddenly a heavy howl came from outside the house, and suddenly the highland men in the room all showed shocked expressions, and their faces changed rapidly.
The old man stood up violently, "It's Xuexiao!!"
In the dark night, the quiet highlander village instantly boiled, all the men rushed out of the house in full gear, the women and children did not hide, holding a large bundle of bows and arrows rushed to the animal fence outside the village, jumped into the cold earth pit, and quickly set up a bow and crossbow aimed at the black shadow outside the village.
Tian Xian quickly rushed to the front gate of the village with the old man and looked out, and couldn't help but gasp, around the village, the black pressure was full of snow rays, there were thousands!
Not far away, a giant snow ray stood on a high slope, looking up to the sky and roaring, making a long, deep cry, and in the dark night, there were still snow rays gathering here...... (The novel "Reverse Blood Scar" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!) (To be continued......)