Chapter 130 The Mystery of the Fox and the Snake

Actually, I can probably understand the second half of what Lao Bai said.

If this tomb really involves a civilization that has already perished, and it is its final burial place, then it is probably extremely dangerous, because it involves the tragedy of a nation or even a country. Whether it is destroyed by natural disasters or died in war, the result must be countless lives bleeding, bones filling the fields, dead souls roaring, and resentment.

Such a burial place is full of resentment and unwillingness, and the dead cannot rest in peace. How can it be peaceful? !

However, I really can't think of what civilization has perished in this place now?

This is the NMG grassland, where countless nomadic peoples have lived and multiplied, but those who have perished are nothing more than the Xiongnu, Rouran, etc., but these peoples have nothing to do with this place now. This is indeed the place where they once galloped, but they definitely did not perish here.

I racked my brains but couldn't figure it out. But Lao Bai was just thinking about it, as if he was deliberately keeping people in suspense. He whetted everyone's appetite. In the end, Brother Yaozi kicked him directly, so that he could not hold back his fart.

Lao Bai then slowly uttered two words: "Dong Hu!"

After a pause, he gestured to the bronze dagger on the ground, saying that judging from the color and texture of the sword, it should be an alloy made of pure copper and lead. Such bronze appeared very late. At that time, the Iron Age had basically begun. Calculating the time, the Central Plains should be the Qin and Han Dynasties.

At that time, the overlord of the northern grasslands was the Xiongnu. However, the Xiongnu swords combined the characteristics of the Qin sword and the Han sword. Most of them were straight blades, while this bronze dagger was a double-sided curved blade, which was very unique. It did not belong to the Xiongnu sword, but could only be another nomadic people on the northern grasslands at that time-Dong Hu!

This was also a once very powerful nomadic nation that existed for more than a thousand years. At its most powerful, it was said to have 200,000 soldiers. It went south to harass the State of Yan, with continuous beacons. It was eventually repelled by the State of Yan for more than a thousand miles, and then turned around and began to blackmail the newly rising Xiongnu, demanding countless BMWs and beauties. It can also be said that it was very versatile.

If I remember correctly, this nation was destroyed by the Xiongnu and was flattened by Maodun Chanyu, which created Maodun's great reputation.

Moreover, the Donghu people inherited the Fuhe culture of the upper culture of Xiajiadian.

All of this is basically consistent with the information revealed by many old objects we found in the pastoral area!

Lao Bai said that the ancestral land of the Donghu people was in the Xilamulun River area. After Maodun Chanyu defeated them, two groups of people fled to Wuhuan Mountain and Xianbei Mountain respectively, and evolved into the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes in later generations. He believed that the tombs in Daxinganling might be the remnants of the Donghu who did not migrate after the defeat, and were the last loyal subjects of this extinct nation. Whether from the time or the temporarily fired pottery, it is enough to make such a speculation.

"My guesses are based on what we have discovered so far, and they are probably accurate. In other words, the old fox that made trouble in the pastoral area... is very likely to be guarding this tomb!"

Lao Bai's eyes were bright, and he whispered: "Donghu is very mysterious. There is very little information about them in history. First, there was a more prominent Xiongnu on the grassland at that time, so people only knew the Xiongnu, but not the Donghu. Second, it was because of their beliefs!

As far as I know, this nation believes in primitive shamanism, which has some strange and magical methods. I once read a letter left by a Han Chinese who was doing horse business in the north at that time. It was mentioned that Donghu is a country of foxes and snakes, and the witchcraft kills people invisibly!"

Fox and snake, I think this may be the totem of the Donghu people.

They believe in snakes, which is understandable, because if you really want to trace it back to the root, Donghu has something to do with Taihao Fuxi. They are descendants of Fuxi's descendants Dongyi who migrated north and combined with local Hu people, and Taihao Fuxi's totem is the snake.

According to legend, Taihao Fuxi's image itself is also a human face and a snake body!

It's just that they believe in foxes, which we can't explain, it may be related to the primitive shaman's belief that all things have spirits.

Anyway, whether it's a fox or a snake, they are all from the five great immortal families, the fox is the Hu family, the snake is the Liu family, and the Donghu people are good at witchcraft, which I find mysterious no matter how I listen to it.

Brother Yaozi hesitated for a moment, then asked, "You are suspicious... Because the Donghu people have these strange and bizarre abilities, so even if they are destroyed, they will not stop and are preparing to make trouble?"

"That's right!"

Lao Bai slapped his thigh and sighed, "I heard about what happened here that day and I have been wondering in my heart. I always feel that this old fox's behavior is a bit abnormal. The death of several offspring is really not a big deal in the five great immortals. Many of their offspring are just beasts with a little spirituality. It's common for them to run out and be killed by blind people. I have been in the world for so many years, and I have heard a lot of similar things.

Don't you think that this old fox has made a big fuss?

He is hiding the secrets of heaven and wants to kill all the people in this pastoral area. What a fuss, isn't this just looking for death? There are still people like Mr. Zhang in the world who have not died out. If he makes a big fuss, there will be many masters to suppress him!

Moreover, don't forget that this family of Hu has also seduced dozens of strong men!

What do they want these people for?

It is true that foxes seduce people, but as far as I know, foxes do not seduce people for food. Foxes are sentimental, especially females, who yearn for the human world and are very interested in love affairs. Once they transform into human form, they will always come out to seduce one or two to cultivate their sentiments, but they are emotional, the kind that commits suicide after breaking up.

This old fox is so good, she has taken away dozens of people at once, what is she doing? Matchmaking..."

He said a lot in a discontinuous manner, and at the end, he said: "I don't know why, I always feel that this old fox seems to be taking advantage of the topic, and now there is a vague clue, which may be related to this Donghu ancient tomb. Donghu believes in foxes, and the old fox just doesn't leave when it's time to make way. Don't you think this is too coincidental?

If you ask me, if you want to deal with this matter, you must first find out what this old fox is going to do. The answer may be in the ancient tomb in the mountain. "

I felt a headache after hearing this, thinking that I had to make this trip in the end.

Unfortunately, the Seventh Master and his friends didn't understand what we said at all. What Donghu and what Xiongnu confused them. While we were lost in thought, the Seventh Master asked directly if we could start saving people now.

The complexity of the matter was beyond our imagination. It involved a nation that had already perished. There were thousands of threads in this matter. We have only grasped the thread at present. It is useless to think about it with our brains that are not very bright at present. Therefore, after a short silence, our eyes were still focused on the present, saving those who could be saved first.

So, Brother Yaozi gave an order, and the villagers burned the antiques piled together.

For a time, black smoke billowed here.

At first, the flames were red, but later, they turned into a pale green color. The screams were endless. Those who didn't know thought we were burning people alive. I got goose bumps all over my body, and the villagers around me were pale.

After burning the old things, Brother Yaozi said that this was just to cut off the root of the disease. The next step was to cure the disease. People with serious diseases were asked to use wormwood to fumigate their homes every day, morning, noon and evening, three times a day, and then wipe their bodies with realgar wine.

This method is really useful.

However, after a day or two, the pustules on these people began to calm down, and finally turned into pieces of black and green dead skin. At first glance, it looked like fish scales growing on a living person. They fell off with a touch of the hand. When Xiaozhe and his wife woke up, they fell off the black dead skin all over the bed, which was quite creepy.

The eldest daughter-in-law who valued money over her life eventually died. As Brother Yaozi said, the next day, the abscesses on her body began to fester and itch unbearably. Her crazy screams could be heard throughout the pastoral area. She couldn't even stand it for a day. When the whole pastoral area was full of joy and hope, she ended her life with a kitchen knife. She refused to give up her property and ended up with nothing.

After her death, Brother Yaozi mixed white flour with realgar wine and smeared his hands. Then he picked up the bronze dagger and asked Lao Bai to use a compass to find the Xiasha place in this pastoral area. He asked Qi Ye to organize people to build an Aobao there. Finally, he stuck the bronze dagger into the Aobao!

As the saying goes, mountains represent people and water represents wealth. Xiasha is wealth sand. The pastoral area got into this mess. In the end, it was not because of the word wealth, right? The world is bustling with people, all for profit. Now, in their place, profit is the best reason for ghosts and gods to pass through. Brother Yaozi built an oboo at Xiasha and inserted a sharp sword. This is to declare the territory and let those lonely ghosts who followed Xiasha to find it weigh it themselves.

I have to admit that this move is really wonderful.

Even Lao Bai admired it from the bottom of his heart after watching it. He said that Brother Yaozi has been with my master for only a few months, and he has improved a lot. This method hits the weak spot directly, cleanly and neatly, and is deadly. It has three points of my master's style.

As a result, Brother Yaozi was so embarrassed that his face turned red. He said that this was originally my master's method. Before coming here, my master had taught him to find something with extremely strong evil spirits and nail it to the lower sand to protect this place from being disturbed by ghosts and gods. We can go into the mountains to solve the problem with confidence. The reason for building Aobao is that this thing is safe and auspicious. It is a lucky charm for the villagers and can dilute the evil spirits, so as not to really ruin the wealth of the pastoral area. In the future, the villagers will have no way to survive.

Originally, my master and Brother Yaozi were eyeing my Tianguan Blade, but they found a bronze dagger on the way, so they naturally had a substitute. Otherwise, without the Tianguan Blade, I would really become a burden when I went into the mountains, and I would have no power to resist anything unclean.

We stayed in the pastoral area for three or four days. The sky was still gray, the wind was howling, and the secrets were obscured, but at least the villagers had a happy look on their faces and saw hope. After three or four days of rest, we adjusted to the best condition, took our weapons, led the horses and prepared to go into the mountains.

Qi Ye and Xiao Zhe Bie brought strong bows and crossbows, and insisted on going into the mountains with us, saying that we were not familiar with the situation and were afraid that we would not have help if we went in.

Xiao Zhe Bie was also in high spirits now, but there was a fierce look in his eyes. He estimated that this time he went into the mountains, there was a component of helping, but more of it was to avenge his son.

We saw all this, but there was nothing we could do. We could only think that if there was really something, we would restrain him at that time. We were unfamiliar with the place and really needed a helper.

However, when we arrived at the foot of the Greater Khingan Range, we were intercepted by someone.

A bloated figure stood in front of me, wearing a sheepskin coat, carrying a hunting rifle, with a saber hanging on his waist, and gray hair hanging loose. He looked like a wild man. Who else could it be but Old Diaoye?

"You kids, are you planning to go into the mountains now? Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to get out?"

Old Diaoye stood in front of me, smoking a pipe, and the smelly smoke sprayed on my face. He spoke very rudely, pointing at Qi Ye and Xiao Zhebie, and said lightly: "You kids don't know your limits. Haven't you two suffered any losses? With your ability, you will be in trouble if you go in?"

Qi Ye and Xiao Zhebie were blushing, but they couldn't say a word.

This is a respectable old man. Brother Yaozi also lowered his posture in front of him. He just sighed and said, "We don't want to go in either, but there is no way. Human life is at stake."

"I know that the kids are kind-hearted. I heard that you saved people."

The old man smiled, his mouth was a little flat, and he knocked his pipe on his waist: "Let's go. Saving people can't be delayed. The old man will go with you."

This was unexpected for us. With such a person following him, it was naturally a thousand insurances. Moreover, he had really seen the tomb back then, but he was over a hundred years old after all, which made us a little hesitant.

The old man was very carefree. He smoothed his hair, patted the horse I was riding, and said with a smile: "Get off, kid. Riding this thing into the mountains is no different from seeking death."

After that, he looked at the vast Greater Khingan Range. His cloudy eyes were very deep, and he whispered to himself: "The mountains are not peaceful at this season. Without me, you can't even survive a night..."