The years of reselling the haunted house

Now that the grand ceremony was delayed by one day, it also gave Kurtu time to find a solution. Kurtu just left to find a way to mediate this matter.

One day, whether it is long or short, is not short. If there is a suitable method, one day is enough.

Liang Yue seemed to have seen some clues, she nodded: "Li Yang, Xiaofeng, don't worry. It can be seen that Chief Kurtu loves his daughter very much, even for his daughter, he will not let him Something happened to Xiaofeng."

Chapter 1467 Kelie Tribe ([-])

Both Zhong Xiaofeng and I were taken aback, and I asked, "Liang Yue, what do you mean by that? Why did Xiaofeng's matter involve Yunmei again?"

Liang Yue glanced at me, and cursed in a low voice: "Stick, elm bump."

I was scolded for no reason, even more inexplicably.I glanced at Zhong Xiaofeng, and Zhong Xiaofeng also had doubts on his face.I looked at Liang Yue again, really puzzled.

In the end, the fifth mother-in-law explained with a smile: "What this girl means is that Ga Yun has met his sweetheart, and for the sake of his sweetheart, he must ask the leader to help solve this matter."

"Sweetheart?" Zhong Xiaofeng and I asked in surprise at the same time.

I pointed at Zhong Xiaofeng, and Zhong Xiaofeng pointed at me at the same time: "It's him?"

I waved my hand: "Xiaofeng, what are you talking about? What does it have to do with me?"

Liang Yue also said: "That's right, how could Yunmei fall in love with Li Yang, an idiot. Xiaofeng, didn't you see it? Ever since you treated the chief's injury, Yunmei has never left your eyes."

I curled my lips and said, "I'm so stupid. Are you talking nonsense? At that time Xiaofeng was treating his wounds, not only Yunmei, but our eyes never left Xiaofeng."

Liang Yue glared at me: "If you say you are a mallet, you should stop talking. I am a woman, you believe me, Yunmei's eyes on Xiaofeng are absolutely abnormal. This is the look in the eyes of a girl who meets her sweetheart. I guess Xiaofeng In addition to her handsome appearance, Yunmei was also moved by her medical skills."

The fifth mother-in-law nodded: "I also found out that when Ga Yun was in the room just now, he had been sneaking eyes on this little brother, he must be called Xiaofeng. We have all seen this, so there should be no mistake."

"But this... is too sudden. I..."

As soon as this was mentioned, Zhong Xiaofeng was at a loss for what to do, and his face turned red.

I waved my hand: "Xiaofeng, this is a good thing. If you become the chief's son-in-law, your safety will be guaranteed."

Zhong Xiaofeng said with a bitter face: "Brother Yang, can you stop making fun of me? Where is the prospective son-in-law..."

Liang Yue said seriously: "Xiaofeng, this is really not a joke. Maybe the safety of all of us is tied to you, but you don't have to do anything for the time being. Let's wait for the news first. I think the leader will definitely do it for you." running."

When I walked to the door, I found that there were also guards in the room outside, and I could see outside the house, and there were warriors with machetes patrolling back and forth from time to time.

I came back and asked Grandma Fifth: "Grandma, is this place safe?"

The fifth mother-in-law nodded: "Don't worry. In this village, no one dares to break in easily. The leader said that I will accompany you, and I will live here tonight. There are accommodation supplies over there, but there are none here." The bed is gone, the habit they have inherited from the war years is to lie on the ground. So you have to feel wronged."

I waved my hand: "It doesn't matter, we are not so delicate. But mother-in-law, you were brought here by them, but after so many years, you didn't think about running back?"

The fifth mother-in-law shook her head: "I was only seven or eight years old when I was captured by them. In fact, they went to our town to capture people, and all the girls they captured were seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls, and the oldest was only in their twenties. I still A little girl, their goal is not like me."

Liang Yue asked curiously: "Since you didn't want to catch you, why did you come here?"

The fifth mother-in-law sighed and said: "The situation back then was not peaceful. In addition, there were natural disasters and man-made disasters, and people's lives were not good. My father died in the war, and my mother and I worked hard to get by. We finally had something to eat. She gave it to me. Later, she also died of illness due to lack of food for a long time. I have nowhere to go by myself. If I stay in the town, I will starve to death sooner or later.”

What the fifth mother-in-law said is the truth. 60 years ago, it should have been a time that was not peaceful, and people's lives were far less prosperous and peaceful than they are now.

The fifth mother-in-law went on to say: "I don't remember the situation clearly at that time. It should be that I happened to see them taking those girls out in the town. I don't know what to think. Later, they simply took me with them. I have been here for 60 years. After a long time, I also got used to the life here. After Gayun was born, I was responsible for taking her with her. , Their father and daughter are also very kind to me. I don't know what's going on outside now. I'm getting older, and I feel that it doesn't make sense to go back, so I stayed."

I nodded, feeling emotional.This fifth mother-in-law is also a hard-working person.Not to mention the death of her parents since she was a child, she lived in this mountain for a full 60 years. During this period, she had no contact with the outside world, but she didn't feel that it was so hard.

I asked again: "Mother-in-law, you just said that these people were inherited from the war years, so who are their ancestors, have you figured it out?"

The fifth mother-in-law said: "I have stayed here for 60 years, and I have a little understanding of the situation. Their tribe, translated from Chinese characters, should be called the Kelie tribe, and this tribe is called the Kelie tribe."

"Klei tribe?"

This word is very strange to us, I have never heard this word anywhere.

The fifth mother-in-law nodded: "That's right, it is the Kele tribe. It should be a branch from the Mongolian tribes in the Yuan Dynasty or even earlier. Of course, the people here, after the passage of time and the changes in the environment, There have been many changes with the real Mongolian tribe, and it should not be considered part of the Mongolian tribe now. Because they think they have always been an independent tribe..."

The few of us were left in this house, and time was a precious day for us.Fortunately, there is a fifth mother-in-law beside us. He not only understands the history of this place, but most importantly, he can communicate with us without barriers. This is extremely important for us to understand the living habits and history of this place.

Only when we understand this, can we come up with a better way, try to rescue the third uncle first, and then see if we can find clues about Ma Di and the others.

And the fifth mother-in-law has lived here all year round, and she hasn't met a few people who come in from outside.It is not easy for her to keep her language ability from deteriorating.Now that she has met us, although the place where we live is far from her original town, she also regards us as her hometown.It's like meeting Chinese people abroad, no matter where they come from, they will treat them as people from their hometown.

Chapter 1468 Kelie Tribe ([-])

So the fifth mother-in-law seemed to want to pour out all the words in her stomach, so she told us everything she learned.

From the fifth mother-in-law, we also learned some things and past that were previously unknown.

If you want to understand the Kele tribe, you must first start with the Kele tribe back then.

Kele was once a powerful tribe on the Mongolian plateau in the Liao and Jin dynasties, and its king Khan was honored as "Yekhan", that is, the Great Khan.Around 1203, Wang Han and Temujin fought in the Helanzhen Shatuo area, and Temujin was defeated.Wang Han was proud of his victory, set up a golden tent, and feasted for days.Temujin's troops gradually recovered, and he dispatched surprise troops to attack Wang Han's tent, completely defeated Kele's army, and merged all his troops.Wang Han fled into the territory of the Naiman tribe and was killed by the Naiman border generals.Later, his son fled around and was killed by the leader of a certain place. Since then, Kelei has disappeared.

Later, after the founding of Genghis Khan, the descendants of the Kele people were divided into thousands of households, and this form has always existed.

So in principle, it was Temujin who defeated the Kelei tribe until it died out.

In the late Yuan Dynasty, some Kelie people gathered spontaneously, left the Mongolian plateau where they had lived for many years, and came to Gansu.However, this history is not recorded in detail.It is not known where these Kele people ended up going.

Hearing this, I couldn't help asking: "Could it be that the people here are the descendants of the Kele people who left Mongolia and came here?"

The fifth mother-in-law nodded: "You can also say that, but although this place is still called the Kele tribe, it is already clearly different from the Kele tribe at that time. Not all the people here are from the Kele tribe, because what happened later One thing..."

Liang Yue pushed me: "Just listen to what your mother-in-law says, what's wrong with messing around?"

I smiled: "I don't really want to know the result. Mother-in-law, you continue to talk..."

The fifth mother-in-law looked at us and continued with a smile: "Actually, these Kele people have been living in this mountain since they left Mongolia. They are self-sufficient, but they have created their own small world here. Of course, they also Most of them followed the customs and traditions of the year. In the Ming Dynasty, there were always wars in Jiayuguan area, but the mountains have been peaceful. On a certain day in history, the Mongolian army attacked Suzhou, from the direction of Suzhou City A small group of people ran over, followed by the Mongolian army chasing them. They ran all the way into the mountain. Seeing that the small group of people was about to be wiped out, the Kele tribe who was entrenched here at that time sent 24 warriors to rescue them. , and killed all the Mongolian troops, and saved that team..."

When I heard this, I hurriedly raised my hand and asked Liang Yue, "Captain, can I say something? I can't bear it anymore."

Liang Yue glared at me: "If you want to talk, just say it, no one will let you talk."

Fifth Granny smiled and said, "You young couple are very well-behaved."

"Grandma, what are you talking about, who... who is the young couple with him?" Although Liang Yue had a cheerful and generous personality, she was a little embarrassed and shy when someone mentioned this kind of thing.

The fifth granny smiled and said: "Although I have never been out, I can see some things clearly. Just like what you said, girl, you look at him differently. Of course I can see it."

I waved my hands hastily: "Grandma, you have a good eye. But let's not talk about this for now."

Fifth Granny nodded and said, "Then what are you going to say?"

"I think I probably know the history you mentioned. Those small teams who came from the direction of Suzhou were led by Zhao Qing, who was a subordinate of General Rui Ning in Suzhou City. Then what happened to them?"

The contents of the murals that my third uncle, Qian Qingfeng and I saw in the cave are now finally connected with the history told by the fifth mother-in-law.

It turned out that the scimitar warriors on the mural who descended like magic soldiers from the sky came from the Kele tribe here.

In fact, I should have noticed it a long time ago. Although the warriors painted on the murals are somewhat deified, some problems can still be seen in some of the details.For example, the weapons in their hands, the kind of scimitar, I have seen here.The warriors in this village, and the subordinates of the leader, all also hold this kind of scimitar.

The fifth mother-in-law went on to talk about the Kele tribe.

The Kelie tribe sent people out to rescue Zhao Qing and others, but it was not because they had any compassion for Zhao Qing and others, nor was it because they were brave enough to help them.

Because they are basically reclusive in this mountain, they don't want others to know their existence.Rush forward, once there is a mistake, for example, let those Mongolian chasing soldiers run back to report the letter.Then this place will become the target of public criticism.Because the entire Kelie tribe was born in Mongolia, those Mongolian pursuers must be able to see their origin.

The reason for them to take the risk is their hatred of these Mongolian troops.Tracing back to the source, the Kele tribe was killed by them.Although the changes in history and the change of dynasties belong to the natural laws of history, it is obvious that their awareness is not so high.They put this crime entirely on those Mongolian troops.

Fortunately, these 24 warriors have all been specially trained. They have super combat effectiveness, tacit cooperation, and a certain amount of advance and retreat.

Later they placed Zhao Qing and others in the cave, and then the event that Zhao Qing painted the mural should have happened later.When Zhao Qing and the others wanted to return to Suzhou, they were blocked by the Kelie tribe.They were also afraid that the news would leak, and their original intention was to kill them again.Later, it was discovered that Zhao Qing had the talent for painting, so they were detained in the tribe.

After Zhao Qing and others stayed in the tribe, they found that this place was a paradise compared to the outside world.Since they were strictly forbidden to leave, they simply stayed here with peace of mind.Later, the people from the tribe came out of the mountain and secretly brought their family members into the mountain.

People from the Kele tribe intermarried with people from Zhao Qing's side to form a new Kele tribe.

I questioned: "Zhao Qing ran here back then, but it happened 500 years ago. The people here have lived here all the time, right? Have they lived for 500 years?"

The fifth mother-in-law shook her head: "That's not true. It is said that the Kele tribe here was interrupted for a period of time, probably about 300 years ago, and then regrouped about 80 years ago. The descendants of the Kele tribe gathered again. After arriving here, I started the secluded life of the ancestors. As for how they kept in touch and how they gathered here, I don’t know. It seems that they have always had a special way of communication, even after several generations People, too, can regroup."

Chapter 1469 Wuzhai

Liang Yue asked again: "Then why did they capture those girls 60 years ago?"

The fifth mother-in-law smiled bitterly and said: "Girl, if a tribe wants to continue, it needs to reproduce. Long-term inbreeding will not work. When the population is not strong, they will go outside to catch some women to marry them." People in the tribe intermarry."

Liang Yue nodded: "I've thought of this, but I'm not sure yet. Then I heard that girls disappeared in the town recently. It seems that it has the same purpose as what happened 60 years ago."

The fifth mother-in-law shook her head: "Not necessarily. As far as I know, the girls who came with me 60 years ago were all used as sacrifices in a large sacrifice after they married and gave birth to children."

"Mountain and River Festival!"

Liang Yue and I spoke in unison.

Liang Yue said again: "That's right. According to Huo Tiancheng, the words "Shanhe Festival" appeared in the town 60 years ago. It seems that the disappearance of the girl this time is really related to the "Shanhe Festival."

I nodded and asked, "Fifth Granny, what kind of sacrificial event is this Mountain and River Sacrifice? Why are people used as sacrifices?"

The fifth mother-in-law shook her head: "I don't know the specific details. This kind of sacrificial activity has strict requirements on the participants. I am not from the Kelie tribe, so I am not qualified to participate. I only know that the sacrificial activity is originally to pray for good weather. , and later evolved into praying for invincibility before the war, but it is obviously not these two purposes now. Especially this time to be held recently, I don’t know the purpose. But every time there is a big sacrifice, there must be three kind of sacrifice."

"Heaven and earth spirit? What kind of heaven and earth spirit?"

The fifth mother-in-law said: "The sky refers to the birds in the sky, the earth refers to the beasts on the ground, and the spirit refers to people, usually women. The rule here is that the more noble the woman is, the more successful the things she prays for will be." Of course, birds and beasts cannot be ordinary animals, it is better to have some spiritual animals. Do you know why Gayun is hiding everywhere?"

I was taken aback: "Could it be that they want Yunmei to be a sacrifice?"

The fifth mother-in-law nodded: "That's right. There are five villages in the Kelei tribe. We are one of the five villages here, and the leader's daughter has a very high status in the entire tribe. The leaders of the five villages are just us. The leader of the Lanzhai, Kurtu, has a daughter. Therefore, the leader of the Orange Village, Murlie, suggested that the chieftain let Gayun be the sacrifice this time, because the sacrifice is of great importance. The chieftain also agreed, But our leader loves his daughter very much, so how could he have the heart to let her be a sacrifice. But he couldn’t disobey the leader’s order, so he was in a dilemma. When I heard the news, I informed Gayun and asked Ga Yun hurriedly left here. But Ga Yun had never left here, and it would be very dangerous if she went out. She was worried about the leader, so she compromised and hid, and the leader pretended not to know about it. But Ga Yun also often went to the village Later, she was able to pretend to be different people by painting different oil paints on her face, so Ga Yun was not discovered during this time."

Speaking of oil paint, Liang Yue and I still have the facial makeup drawn by Yunmei on our faces. I asked curiously: "What is the name of this oil paint on our face? I see that everyone's face is painted with oil paint. It's all different."

The fifth mother-in-law nodded: "The colors of this oil paint are divided into five colors, orange, blue, purple, white, and black. The three villages here are named after orange, blue, purple, white, and black. Murlie's village is Orange Village, and our village is Blue Village." , while orange, blue, purple, white, and black represent the corresponding grades, orange is the highest, and black is the lowest. The oil paint on each person's face can be distinguished by the color which village it belongs to, and the color matching can determine this What level is a person in the village. There is no similarity in this color combination. We don’t even need to look at the person’s appearance, we can recognize who the person is only through the facial makeup. Your face was drawn by Ga Yun, right? , This girl has a super memory, she can remember the faces of everyone in the village. Your faces are the two people in Baizhai that she drew from memory, and Baizhai is the farthest from here, so you are relatively safe."

After the fifth granny's explanation, I realized that there are so many sayings in this small tribe.If you don't know the way to do it, just paint a few paints on your face randomly, you will be discovered as soon as it appears.

After listening to the fifth mother-in-law's introduction about the Kele tribe, we also have a certain understanding of this place.Although there are still many things we want to figure out, the knowledge of the fifth mother-in-law is also limited.It seems that there is no more information to be heard from her.

I thought about it, and said to Liang Yue: "Liang Yue, do you remember what I told you, my third uncle and I were on the way here, and I saw a woman jumping off a cliff, and at the same time I heard I heard a strange mantra..."

Liang Yue nodded: "Of course I remember, you suspect that those girls jumping off the cliff is related to this so-called Mountain and River Festival?"

I nodded and asked the fifth granny again: "Grandma, did you see or hear anything special during this large-scale sacrifice?"

"Special things?" The fifth mother-in-law was a little dazed after hearing my question, thought for a while and said, "I seem to have heard the mantra you just said, but I thought it was the time when this place was used to worship Hu Tianshen. What about the scriptures recited by the people in the tribe..."

"Hu Tianshen? What is Hu Tianshen?" I asked curiously.

The fifth mother-in-law explained: "Hu Tianshen is the supreme god enshrined in the Kelei tribe. On the highest peak of the mountain, there is a temple of Hu Tianshen. In fact, I think this mountain and river festival is also related to Hu Tianshen. Usually When the tribe worships Hu Tianshen, some people also recite scriptures, which is probably the sound of the scriptures you heard."

I shook my head: "I guess this mountain and river festival must be different from ordinary sacrifices. Fifth Granny, think about it again. I guess when you came here 60 years ago, the words "Shanhe Grand Festival" were left in the town. So I think you caught up with the Shanhe Festival that time. Another girl disappeared this time, and there may be another Shanhe Festival. And the interval between these two times was 60 years, which happened to be one year, 60 years A one-time sacrifice is worthy of the title of the Great Mountain and River Sacrifice. This kind of sacrifice will definitely be different from usual."

"60 years ago?" Fifth Granny thought about it again, and said, "If you want to say that, I really remember something..."

"What's the matter? Fifth Granny, don't worry, think about it carefully."

Chapter 1470 Falling into the Dragon Pond

The fifth mother-in-law nodded: "I still have a deep impression on this. When I was brought here 60 years ago, the water in the Dragon Lake was red..."

"Falling Dragon Pond? Is that the pool? There is also a big waterfall on it." I asked hastily.

"Yes. That water pool is called Falling Dragon Pool. Of course, I translated it from their name for that water pool. Their language originally meant the place where the dragon fell."

I nodded and praised: "Grandma, your translation is really good, and the name Falling Dragon Pool is also very nice."

The fifth mother-in-law said with emotion: "Anyway, I am the only one here who can speak the language of our side, and I am the only one who translates it. I thought that I would never see people outside until I died. I didn't expect I can meet you."

Liang Yue waved her hand: "Li Yang, you interrupt again, let your mother-in-law talk about it, mother-in-law, do you mean that the pool water was red back then?"

The fifth mother-in-law nodded, and continued: "When I first arrived here 60 years ago, the water in the pool was blood red, like a pool of blood, and I was quite frightened because of it. But after a while, the pool The water slowly returned to its original color."

"Mother-in-law, I really remembered after hearing what you said. When I fell into the pool of water last night, I did find something. The water seemed to be a little red." I remembered what I saw last night. the pool of water.Because I just slipped down from the waterfall last night and fell into the Dragon Pool.First of all, the pool water is very cold, and secondly, I really found that the pool water is slightly red, but it is far from the blood color that the fifth mother-in-law said.

The fifth mother-in-law nodded: "The redness is just the beginning. Since this morning, the water in the Dragon Pool has slowly turned red. This reminds me of what happened 60 years ago."

I questioned: "Mother-in-law, you mean, the water in this pool has been normal for 60 years, and only yesterday it started to turn red?"

Fifth Granny nodded: "That's right. I won't remember this wrong, after all, I have lived here for decades."

"Then it should have something to do with the Mountain and River Festival. It seems that this Mountain and River Festival is really held every 60 years. Moreover, the time of this festival is not determined by people, but related to changes in the natural environment. Wait until When the pond water turns red, it is the time for the Mountain and River Festival. But why did they postpone the festival that was originally scheduled to be held at noon today?"

The fifth granny said: "I don't know about that, the time for this mountain and river festival is determined by the archmage."

I asked again: "I just heard you mentioned the archmage, mother-in-law. Who is this archmage?"

The fifth mother-in-law shook her head: "The archmage came to the tribe some time ago. I heard that he is also from outside. I have never met him before. I just heard that the chieftain trusts him very much and handed over all the activities related to the Shanhe Festival to him. Let him handle and decide."

"Archmage? From outside?"