Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1651 Protection

To match the waist, the dog has naturally long legs. The nails of this dog have grooves, which look hollow, and the claws are compact. Except for the front legs, the hind legs do not have "flying claws" like wolves.

The most distinctive features of this dog are its coat color and tail.

The coat color is generally black-blue or black-yellow. There are some spotted coats, but they are very rare.

But no matter whether it is a yellow dog or a spotted dog, most of them have black heads. Their heads are the same black as those of black dogs, as if their heads have been burned by fire, so they have another name called "fire-burned heads".

The fur color of a dog's neck, front legs, hind legs, and tail is different from that of its body, as if it were wearing a vest of a different color. This "vest" also has a unique name, called "pigua".

Pure-blooded Liangshan Yi hunting dogs must have a coat. For example, a black dog's coat is red, so it is called a "red-green dog", and a yellow dog's coat is generally gray, so it is called a "iron-blue dog". The real Liangshan dog does not have a solid-colored coat.

The dog's tail is also very distinctive. Because the tail hair is much longer than the body hair and stands upright, it looks like a saber or a broom, so it is also called a saber tail or a broom tail.

Another special feature of the Yi hunting dog is its tail hair. The tail hair of most dogs is one or two colors from root to tip, but the hair of Liangshan dogs has three colors from root to tip: gray at the root, yellow-red in the middle, and black at the tip.

The Black Dragon is actually a yellow dog, so its head is actually burned by fire. However, because its black "clad body" is too thick, its neck, front legs, hind legs and tail are all shiny black, making it look like a black dog with a red back, so it was named "Black Dragon".

This kind of dog, like the yellow dog with iron blue clothing of the opposite color, is also a very rare and top-quality dog ​​among Liangshan hunting dogs. It has the title of "King of Dogs" and is very expensive among the Yi people. Often, the owner is not willing to exchange it even for two or three cows.

Of course, variety is only an innate advantage, while proper conditioning is the other most important aspect.

The production and living conditions here are extremely difficult, so the dogs here are actually free-range in the mountains most of the time. Feeding them at home cannot meet their food needs at all. The pressure of survival is more prominent on them, forcing them to go out to eat and hunt on their own.

This method of raising dogs is called "self-hunting", which is itself a process of training dogs. Dogs trained in this way will show diligence, hard work, bravery, good endurance, long tracking time, strong hunting desire and a spirit of never giving up during the hunting process.

A good hunting dog can even track the trail of prey three days ago, and it is extremely focused on the hunt, unlike other hunting dogs which are prone to give up halfway.

Because they often have to cooperate in group hunting, this kind of dog is very obedient and very loyal and gentle to its owner.

However, they are alert by nature, and are very aggressive, especially towards strangers who enter their territory. What Zhou Zhi feared most in his previous life was encountering a mountain dog raised in a child's home when he went on a home visit. The dog would glare at you with its triangular eyes and then roar, which could be really terrifying.

In the end, it was Lao Chi Ri who solved the home visit problem. The solution was simple, which was to let the black dragon recognize Zhou Zhi as its master, and then take him with him wherever he went after he got along well with him.

As the great Bimo who has the most knowledge of traditional culture, Lao Chi Ri's ability to train dogs is also first-rate. Black Dragon is the dog king of the mountains in this area. With it around, the mountain dogs within dozens of miles dare not act rashly again.

Therefore, after getting the company of the black dragon, Zhou Zhi finally had the same feeling as Liu Bang when he got Sun Shutong - "Today I know the joy of being an emperor."

Perhaps there are some inexplicable connections in this world. In the previous life, Zhou Zhi and Heilong became comrades-in-arms and brothers. In this life, although the man and the dog met for the first time, Heilong did not seem to be unfamiliar with him, at least he did not behave like a mountain dog when it first saw a stranger.

Wu Renzhong was very jealous: "Is Heilong crazy today? I remember when I first came here..." After saying this, he shuddered involuntarily.

"Xiao Wu doesn't understand. Everything in the world depends on fate." Old Chi Ri said, "You can't chase away what belongs to you, and you can't ask for what doesn't belong to you. Black Dragon and this kid just get along well." "Then I'll go to the city to buy some meat and bones for Black Dragon some other day." Zhou Zhile said, "Black Dragon treats me specially, so I'll give it some special treatment too."

"It could actually be that Heilong wasn't home today, so Xiao Zhou came home first." Tu Liangzhi was still trying to make an excuse from a materialistic perspective: "Heilong was very well behaved, and he knew he was our guest, so he stopped barking."

Wu Renzhong was secretly dissatisfied when he heard this. What does that mean? So when I first came here, no one treated me as a guest?

But thinking back, it was the Yi New Year when I arrived, and I ate a lot of other people's meat, but in the end I found out that everyone only took a small piece, because I had always let him eat the meat before. It was really embarrassing.

However, no matter how close they were to each other, Heilong could not cross the threshold. After licking the eggs on the threshold, Heilong smacked his lips, turned around and ran towards the kitchen. After a while, he dragged out a burlap bag and placed it at the door.

This is preparing for the night shift. Zhou Zhi couldn't help but admire: "Hey, Black Dragon is really smart!"

"Come on, come on, have a drink." Tuliangzhi said with a smile, "Ada is back, and can keep you company."

“It’s true. Serving in the army outside has made the Yi people lose their drinking capacity!” Lao Chi Ri took the jar of wine from Tu Liangzhi and poured it into the wine bowl. Zhou Zhi was so scared that he quickly stopped him: “No, no, no, enough, enough…”

Lao Chi Ri didn't care about him. He filled each person's bowl with wine, then picked it up and began to chant in Yi language.

This was another special treatment. Gillette Abi had just finished filleting the fish. He came back and added the fish head and bones into the sauerkraut pumpkin soup. He sat next to Zhou Zhi and began to translate to him in a low voice.

It is a legend among the Yi people that Bimos can recite scriptures when they speak. Different from the Yi language used in daily communication, the language used by Bimos is actually a kind of "divine language", which belongs to another language system that is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

This is a kind of "scripture". The "Bi" in Bimo itself means chanting scriptures.

In their beliefs, everything in this world is controlled by a god.

Mountains have mountain gods, wells have water gods, and trees have tree gods. Once these gods have disagreements, they will bring diseases and disasters to people.

If a person feels uncomfortable in any part of the body, there may be a ghost with the corresponding name causing trouble.

Bimos can use corresponding sacrificial rituals and languages ​​to communicate with them so that both sides can understand each other's demands.

Different from ordinary prayers, Bimo's rituals and scriptures are more like reasoning with them.

Bimos generally would not take the initiative to pray for people and recite scriptures, let alone Zhou Zhi. Today, everyone in the room was surprised by Lao Chiri's behavior.

In Gillie Abi's translation, Lao Chi Ri was holding a symposium with various gods in Lianhe Township, asking them to protect the young man in front of them. It seemed that there was several rounds of bargaining before they finally reached an agreement. Zhou Zhi found it strange and funny, but very moved.