Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Dream Search

September is already autumn, but at a glance in southern Xinjiang, it is still so lush and lush green. When twilight enveloped the Miao village, a family sat around the firepit on the bamboo building, and the atmosphere was lively.According to the rules of the Miao village, the guest in white who came from afar drank three kinds of tea: the first cup was oil tea, the second cup was bitter tea, and the third cup was sweet tea.Without showing any signs of discomfort, the guest in white drank the mixed wine calmly, winning the applause of the Miao man by the fire pond. "Shu Ye, take it." A Yan, the host's child, removed the bamboo tube that was leaning on the fire, cut it open with a knife, and it turned into two bowls of fragrant rice, and handed a portion to the man in white. Calling the guest's name casually - but completely unaware of the earth-shattering past behind this name.

The fish had been roasted brown, and the old man sitting by the firepit leaned over, squinted his dim eyes, and crushed some kind of fruit in his hand, and sprinkled it finely, and suddenly a strange fragrance filled the bamboo building.The old man divided the fish into several pieces with his protruding hands, and put a portion into his bowl. However, in such a lively and stretching atmosphere, young master Shu Ye was still impatient and didn't have the energy to go around in circles, so he took out the scroll from his arms, knelt down in front of the old man, unfolded it slowly, and respectfully proposed the most important purpose of the trip : "Excuse me, Mr. Zhai, have you seen this person? Do you know the whereabouts of this person?"

The old man was drinking corn wine, a glint of light flashed in his cloudy eyes, he looked at the guest in white, but did not answer. "I've been looking for her for a long time... I've found this place all the way from the deserts of the Western Regions," Young Master Shu Ye knew that this foreign old man was the old man of Fulang Village, and also a ghost teacher among the Miao people. He had a very high reputation in the local area. At this moment, he bowed down to ask respectfully, took out a gold leaf letter from his bosom, and put it in front of the old man: "She is my wife, and I have traveled thousands of miles just to find her. I will definitely do my best to repay you.”

The old man suddenly opened his eyes, glanced at him, and didn't say anything, just yelled: "See off!" Everyone was shocked, and the men drinking by the fire pond looked at each other in blank dismay. "Grandfather!" Ah Yan didn't know what went wrong, and cried out beggingly, "I know that the person in this painting has been to the house. Shu Ye is a good man, please help him." "Good man? Do you know who is in the painting? Have you seen the silver arrow and the golden bow? These are things from the Lunatic Church," the old man coughed, and a guarded cold light came from his cloudy eyes, "How dare you say that the goddess is His wife! He even tried to bribe us with gold—a person who blasphemed the Moon God! Send him away quickly, or the Moon Worship Sect will find out and punish us together!"

As soon as they heard the words "Worshiping the Moon", everyone fell silent, even Ah Yan lowered his head.For thousands of miles in the Miao territory, there are many ways of witchcraft and sects of all sizes, but the Moon Worship Sect is the leader with countless believers—most of the Miao people in Fulang Village are believers of the Moon God. hostility. "Goddess of the Moon?" Young Master Shu Ye was stunned, but he soon understood that Sha Manhua was indeed a high-status goddess in the Moon Worship Sect in Miaojiang before she came to the Kunlun Daguang Palace. Alliance and was sent to the Western Regions.

In his memory, Sha Manhua's image is always associated with snow-capped mountains, deserts, and ancient cities. He has almost forgotten the true identity of this woman, and that the lush and green southern Xinjiang is her real homeland. "Yes, I actually forgot that she is a member of the Moon Worship Sect..." Young Master Shu Ye murmured, and suddenly realized, "So did she go back to the Moon Palace?" But all the Miao people by the fire pond looked at him coldly, No one answered him a word. "Let's go." A Yan tugged on Young Master Shu Ye's clothes and gave him a wink.Walking down the bamboo building, Ah Yan gave him a complicated look, and said in a low voice: "So the person you are looking for is the goddess serving the moon...then no one can help you." They all told him: "When they came to the stockade half a year ago, the mother-in-law who was with the goddess was already dying, and seemed to be infected with extremely severe miasma and voodoo - Grandpa said that only the wind in the Lingjiu Mountain Moon Palace Only the High Priest Ya could save her life. That woman carried that mother-in-law on her back and left..."

"Did you go to the Moon Palace?" Young Master Shu Ye blurted out and grabbed A Yan tightly, "Tell me where the Moon Palace is!" Ah Yan stood on the bamboo ladder of the stilted building, and lowered his voice to talk to the visitor, for fear that the people upstairs would scold him: "No one knows where the Moon Palace is—my grandfather said that the moon rises from the back of Vulture Mountain. " "Where the moon rises?..." Young Master Shu Ye's expression shook, and he raised his eyebrows, "Go straight to the east, and when you reach the end of the sky, you will definitely be able to see the Moon Palace!"

To the end of the sky?The young man was startled by such a decisive tone, and looked at the guest in white with admiration. "Thank you." Young Master Shu Ye said no more, put the gold leaf in his arms into A Yan's palm, and set out on the road overnight. Ah Yan suddenly remembered something, and blurted out in alarm: "Don't go out! Shu Ye, you can't leave the village!" Because of panic, he didn't care to lower his voice so that the people upstairs could hear him, his clear and clear voice cut through the Miao village The quiet night. The young master Shu Ye had already moved more than ten feet away, he turned his head in surprise at this moment, watching the young man run down from the hanging building.

Ah Yan ran out of breath, with an anxious expression on his face: "You can't leave the village at night! There are 'Five Gu Gods' on every mountain outside in the past few days—so you can't go on the road at night!" "Five Gu Gods?" Young Master Shu Ye was slightly taken aback. It is not uncommon for him to know that the ways of witches and Gu in Miaojiang are rampant, and there are always taboos everywhere - but at this moment, with his mood, he really doesn't want to delay any longer.He smiled at A Yan, tapped his finger lightly, and the Chengying sword in his sleeve jumped out a foot: "It doesn't matter, no matter what kind of Gu, it can't hurt me."

Seeing that the guests did not listen to dissuasion, Ah Yan became even more anxious, and stamped his feet: "Listen! Listen carefully! The five Gu gods are on their way at night!" The night wind is cold and wet, and there is a faint mist floating from the surrounding mountains at night, cruising in the silent Miao Village, like pale ghosts.However, in the silent night, if you listen carefully, there are tiny rustling sounds, as if there are countless tiny snakes and insects walking in the night far away. That kind of crushing voice that overwhelms the sky, makes people feel chills in their hearts after listening to it for a long time.

Young Master Shu Ye frowned, and asked: "What are the five Gu gods? Is it related to the Moon Worship Sect?" Hearing the words "Worshiping the Moon", A Yan's expression also became respectful: "The five Gu gods are the fetishes of Miaojiang...at night, wherever the moon shines, the mountains and the earth are the paths of the five Gu gods." ! They only obey the instructions of the leader of the Moon Worship, and only the leader has the power to control the five Gu gods! - You must not go out, so as not to block the way of the five Gu gods..." "A Yan! What are you talking about here?" Before he finished speaking, several strong men from the clan had already rushed over and pulled the young man away, "Grandpa told you to go back quickly! It's the five Gu gods who are in the middle of the night. When you are on your way, don't be alarmed!" The young man struggled, but couldn't hold back a few strong men, and was dragged back by his uncles, who kept telling him not to leave the village at night. Young Master Shu Ye held the sword and stood in the drifting mist. He didn't answer, but smiled at the Miao boy, turned around and disappeared into the night.Ah Yan called him loudly, but the guest in white never looked back, and the thick darkness quickly enveloped and annihilated him.Just like coming to this remote Miao Village in an instant, it disappeared in an instant. Where did he go?Is it Vulture Mountain where the moon rises?That sky's the limit... could it really be reached?