Yu Yan Destiny

You Hua sat on the beach without saying a word, looking into the distance.

He had been sitting there since Hehuan hadn't risen yet, and now the blue sun has risen, a group of starlings are circling in the sky, sometimes flapping their wings high, sometimes gliding down, suddenly, like a deep blue net They also cover the gradually brightening sky, and then they disappear behind the hazy mountains or islands in the distance, leaving only a emptiness.

Looking at this scene, he felt nothing but melancholy.

He hardly slept last night, the sea breeze was very cold, he was lying in the hut next to Ji Kaiyang.

Through the hanging curtain, you can see an unfathomable sky. It seems that if you move accidentally, you will fall into this blue, pass by the stars, and fly to an unknown place, like falling into the water The stones fell soundlessly.

He lay down for a long time, not daring to turn over, for fear of bumping into the beautiful body that could be reached in the dark night, but there seemed to be a gap between him and him that could not be filled no matter what.

All night, You Hua imagined and recalled: He lost his parents in the war with the Huangyin tribe not long after he was born, and Ji Kaiyang's mother Moss adopted him, and they grew up like brothers from then on.

Ten years later, when Tai died in childbirth, he was adopted by Lian Xu again, and he studied wizard courses with him.

Yesterday, Ji Kaiyang turned 20 years old and was about to have his own house, wife and children, and his close friend also made it.

Thinking like this, he was immersed in the sad scene, and for a moment he felt that life was meaningless, and he was occupied by irrepressible and suffocating sorrow.

If someone from the Tianshu tribe went to the mouth of the Jiayu River to pick up small fish washed ashore by the tide this morning, they might find a young man sitting on the beach crying.They would think that the child might be cold or hungry, but none of them could guess what was really on his mind.

"You Hua, are you there?"

A soft sound came from the shed.

"Oh! Yes... I am here!"

The boy who was summoned jumped up, wiped the tears from his face with his hands, and then opened the door curtain.

Inside, Ji Kaiyang had already woken up.He was trying to prop up his body, You Hua rushed over immediately, helped him up, and sat down against the wall.

"I heard voices outside and thought it must be you."

Ji Kaiyang's voice was very relaxed, but it made You Hua blush.He thought that Ji Kaiyang might have heard the cry, and felt embarrassed.

At the same time, he was also happy, because Ji Kaiyang was still as friendly as before, proving that his assumptions just now were just unreliable groundless rumors.

You Hua turned around, trying to hide his expression, and saw a jar of food in front of his feet.

"Are you hungry?" he asked.

"Of course, the chest is attached to the back."

So You Hua handed him a plate, which contained bread, cooked antelope ribs and fruit.

He also made such a plate for himself, and sat opposite Ji Kaiyang.

The two gobbled it up.

After eating the food and drinking the same amount of water, Ji Kaiyang touched his belly and said, "Okay, I'm full and I feel stronger again."

He turned sideways, trying to peek through the gap in the wall to look outside, but he forgot the injuries he suffered yesterday.

This movement caused sudden and severe pain, Ji Kaiyang grinned and growled, and fell to the ground.

"What happened to you!"

You Hua rushed over and hugged his trembling body.

Ji Kaiyang held the dry grass and fine sand tightly in both hands, panting heavily.

"I'm fine, just rest for a while."

"But why is your face so pale all of a sudden?"

"It's ok……"

"What are you doing!"

A loud voice came from the direction of the door, and at the same time a figure was projected onto the ground.

You Hua raised her head and saw the great wizard Lian Xu.He folded his arms together, frowned his thick black eyebrows, paused when he saw You Hua, and glared at him, the majestic and sharp light made him shrink back in fright.

"What are you doing!" the great wizard asked again.

"Ji Kaiyang...he's very uncomfortable..." You Hua swallowed, and said cautiously.

"Go away!"

Lian Xu's voice was not loud, but You Hua immediately retreated to the side, and secretly stroked the face that seemed to have just been burned by hot charcoal with the palm of her hand.

He stood cowering, making room for Lian Xu and the other two wizards.

He knew them: the tall, thin one was the best tattooer in the tribe, and the other was a very young apprentice named Dunka.

Lian Xu squatted down beside Ji Kaiyang, pulled off the loincloth, and checked the wound on his buttocks.You Hua felt that his movements were a bit rough, because Ji Kaiyang obviously tensed his muscles.

"It's okay, it's just that the wound is open."

Then the great wizard said to You Hua:

"Stupid thing! Don't let him move around these days. Remember!"

You Hua lowered her head submissively, and put her hand on her forehead to express her obedience.

The wizard applied some oil to Ji Kaiyang's wound, and fastened the loincloth again.

Dunka took out the dry Shuiyun flower branch, lit it with kindling, and stretched it out in front of Ji Kaiyang for him to smell it.

At the same time, the tattoo artist took out two bowls, one containing charcoal powder and the other containing blue plant pigment.

After a while, Ji Kaiyang fell into a semi-conscious state of anesthesia.

Dunla helped the tattoo artist to straighten Ji Kaiyang's body position, while Lian Xu sat cross-legged and began to pray.

The tattoo artist held a thin and sharp bone needle in his hand, burned it on the flame, and shook his hand to cool down naturally in the air. Then he pressed Ji Kaiyang's shoulder blade with his left hand, held the needle in his right hand, and began to tattoo .

During the years when You Hua was a trainee wizard, she had several opportunities to follow Lian Xu to various houses to tattoo children.This is kind of tedious:

The tattooist punctures the skin with bone needles, and his assistant fills the wound with charcoal or paint.In this way, only a small point can be engraved at a time, and those complex and beautiful patterns are composed of these tiny points.The tattoo pattern varies according to the identity of the person. The starling pattern on Ji Kaiyang's forehead indicates that he is the son of the leader of the Tianshu tribe. The head of the wizard is triangular; the faces of women are tattooed on the cheeks, usually extending from the corners of the eyes. A series of lines to the ears and jaw.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, the men will engrave patterns representing adulthood on their backs, such as Ji Kaiyang will be engraved with leopard patterns.

However, these cannot be done in one day. One is too slow, and the other is too painful. Generally, it takes at least ten days, and it takes more time for the wound to recover and fix the color.

Now the tattoo artist is drawing the line of the leopard's head, and Dunka is filling in the color.And You Hua is ready to be called at any time, to wipe away blood, paint stains or wipe the sweat of the tattoo artist.Lian Xu kept reciting spells with his eyes half closed, as if he was indifferent to other things in the room, but in fact, his eyes kept following You Hua:

The young boy's appearance was a bit unusual, look at his furrowed brows, and his fingers at the edge of his robe.This is not the case in the old tattoo ceremony.

Is it because of Ji Kaiyang?

It certainly is.

You Hua's eyes fell on Ji Kaiyang's back for a while, and his face for a while, she must be worried that he would hurt.

Has he fallen in love with Ji Kaiyang?Definitely yes.

Did he fall in love with Ji Kaiyang?

Maybe.

Lian Xu let out a sneer from his nostrils, but the others didn't pay much attention.

fool!

As a wizard, You Hua actually forgot the taboos of the tribe.

I remember many years ago, before Ji Kaiyang and You Hua were born, and even Xu was just a child, there were two men who fell in love like a man and a woman, were cursed by the former wizard, and were driven into the forest, Probably the scattered bones can still be found now.

If one day You Hua's desire overcomes the fear of taboos and does something unforgivable, he will punish them in the same way.

Lian Xu looked at the confused Ji Kaiyang again.

He is the most beautiful young man in the tribe, and many people like him.

Little girls, older women, and many young men followed him, but Lian Xu never liked him.

A while ago, Ji Kaiyang said that it is necessary to lead people to dig a ditch to bring Jiayu River water to the fields, which can save the trouble of watering the fields, and can also expand the sowing area and increase production.

How stupid!

What's the use of chiefs and wizards if just anyone can grow a lot of food.

Food must be in the hands of leaders and wizards so that they can rule over the common people.

Ji Kaiyang will never be as obedient as his two elder brothers.

What is worrying is that Wei Yi likes his youngest son very much. If he passes the position of leader to Ji Kaiyang, Lian Xu will be the one who will be unlucky.

Therefore, he will temporarily turn a blind eye to the relationship between You Hua and Ji Kaiyang. Once Ji Kaiyang threatens him, he will punish them with the crime of breaking the taboo. At that time, even if Wei Yi can save The son's life cannot be let him inherit.

Thinking of this, Lian Xu felt that everything was well planned and there was nothing to worry about, so he closed his eyes completely and concentrated on chanting the mantra.

Before He Huan reached the zenith, the tattoo artist finished his day's work.He packed up the tools and handed them to Dunka, and said to You Hua:

"Be careful not to touch the tattooed back, and don't pour water on it, otherwise it will affect the healing of the wound. We will come to check tomorrow. If the recovery is good, we can proceed to the next part the day after tomorrow."

You Hua promised to pay attention.

He sent off the wizard and tattooist, saluted as they went away, and turned back to the shed.

Ji Kaiyang had already got up and sat cross-legged on the ground.

Perhaps it was because Shui Yunhua's anesthesia had not completely faded, he half closed his eyes, feeling a little dazed.

You Hua sat down beside him, looking at the tattoo on her back.

The head of a leopard is staring murderously.

While its speckled fur is painted as soft as a feather, the black lines under its eye sockets and its pointed teeth serve as a warning of what a ferocious animal it is.

When can I have such a beautiful tattoo?

You Hua thought.

However, while envious of Ji Kaiyang, he also noticed that the tattooed skin began to turn red and swell slightly.

"Does it hurt?" he asked.

"It's okay, I can bear it." You Hua brought a basin of water and put it in front of Ji Kaiyang.

"Wash your face, and then eat something, you will be refreshed."

Ji Kaiyang nodded.

When You Hua took the water and garbage out of the shed, he noticed a dark cloud rising on the eastern horizon, so he hurriedly buried the garbage with sand, went back to the house, and told Ji Kaiyang about the situation.

"Is it a cloud that is going to rain?" Ji Kaiyang asked.

"It's dark clouds that are going to rain heavily." You Hua looked up at the dilapidated roof and said, "If you don't repair it, it will leak. I plan to go back to the village to find some wheat straw and rush leaves and repair the roof."

"is it so serious?"

"Of course. I can't let you live in a leaky house. The tattoo artist told you not to wet your back."