I light incense to worship the gods

"In order to end this disaster, the later clan leaders killed cattle and sheep, offered sacrifices to heaven, and swore to heaven that the descendants of our clan would never learn to cast poison again unless they were in danger of annihilation, otherwise they would be punished by heaven. At the same time, every day The next generation will also select an outstanding poison-repelling elder to go down the mountain to treat illnesses and save people, so as to reduce the harm caused by the mistakes made by those five people. Finally, the patriarch at that time sealed the sheepskin that recorded the poison and handed it over to the forbidden place Gu God for safekeeping again. ." Mr. Miao said and coughed a few times excitedly.

"I see, that's why I saw Mr. Miao curing snake poison in the town! I thought someone was paying you to help her!" I scratched my head in embarrassment. As expected, I am still worldly. . "What happened later? Did any other clan members learn it?" I asked.

"Yes." Having said this, Mr. Miao let out a long sigh. "Originally, all the tribesmen strictly abide by their oaths, and no one learned to cast poison. Until one day, the saint rescued a foreigner and came to our village. The tribesmen at that time were very kind and left him to recuperate in the village. As a result, he used a trick to I stole the sheepskin that used to control the poison, learned the art of removing the poison from it, and started the divine punishment."

"Wait a minute, Mr. Miao, this poison is under the care of the Gu God. How could a foreigner like him steal it?" I interrupted Mr. Miao, very puzzled.

Speaking of this, Mr. Miao sighed, "I was still young at the time, so I didn't know the specific situation. But I heard from the old people at the time that our tribe in Xizhai almost became extinct that time."

I widened my eyes and looked at him in disbelief, "The strategy he used was to exterminate the clan?"

Mr. Miao nodded, "Yes, we have no way of knowing how he did it. We only know that when we went to get the Gu, there were less than one-third of the clan members. The clan leader at that time thought that the situation was imminent, so he went He took the poison. But because the harm of learning to cast the poison is too great, the rest of the tribe did not dare to learn it, and they were unwilling to learn it. Only the foreigner was willing."

"Then as a foreigner, it's impossible for them to learn your secret techniques." I asked my question.

"Yes, so our saint married him." Mr. Miao said, "The rule in our clan is that whoever marries a saint is considered a member of our clan. After that, he successfully learned the art of surrender. Gu, the disaster in our Xizhai is over. However, since then, the foreigner has disappeared, along with the sheepskin that cast the poison. Since then, Xizhai, every ten Every year, you will suffer a natural punishment. The first time was a drought. The drought lasted for two years. The tribesmen starved to death. The second time was a flood. The rain fell intermittently for half a year. Landslides, mudslides, and crops were destroyed. They were flooded and many tribesmen died again, and this time it’s almost time for heaven’s punishment, and it’s hard to predict whether everyone will live or die.” Mr. Miao lowered his head and began to wipe his tears.

After listening to Mr. Miao's story about the future, I sympathized with what happened to the villagers. After all, they were all kind-hearted people.

"Second Master Miao, there is one more thing. I don't quite understand. Is the Gu God a guardian or a guard for you?" From what I saw and heard last night, I feel that the Gu God is actually a kind of guard for them, not a guard. Like a guardian.

Second Master Miao glanced at his brother, Miao Qinghe.

Miao Qinghe spoke slowly, "Even if you are guarding, you are still guarding. This is what we, as descendants of the Gu God clan, must bear."

"Okay, I have a general understanding of the ins and outs. Do you have any information about this foreigner?" Miao Qinghe was stunned. Thinking of the man's name, a look of hatred appeared in his eyes, "His name is Liu Gensheng, specific details It’s a long story, I’ll tell you more in detail when the matter of divine punishment is resolved.”

I glanced around the room and saw that many people were already here.

Miao Qinghe began to explain to me, "The punishment from heaven is coming tonight. I don't know what the punishment will be, so we gathered all the clan members together so that we can take care of them."

"Then this courtyard is too small." I said instinctively as I looked at the dense crowd of people standing there.

"The shelter is here. We have been building it for many years. Please come with me." Miao Qinghe said and led us to a cave halfway up the mountain.

This cave is reinforced on all sides, and it looks like it was specially dug.I followed them in and soon saw a very, very large space that could accommodate 1000 people, and it was also filled with food and daily necessities.

"Is there enough food here for everyone to eat for how many days?" I looked at the dried vegetables and couldn't help but ask.

"If nothing else, it will be enough for ten days, and then we will send people out to deliver supplies." Miao Qinghe said.

I thought about it and asked, "Your Gu God won't protect you during the period of heavenly punishment, right?"

Miao Qinghe sighed, "Yes, during this period, wild beasts in the forest will appear in the village from time to time."

I knew it in my heart, so I crossed my legs and fell into meditation, closed my eyes slightly, chanted a mantra, and called out my immortals. Huang Xian was the most effective in getting information, but Huang Kuaipan and the others ran out for a long time, but they couldn't find anyone in Xizhai. Any clues.

It seems that the matter in Xizhai is not simple. We can only place our hope on Ye Zeyi.

I came to Ye Mansion. Ye Zeyi was sitting in the house drinking tea. When he saw me coming, he poured me a cup of tea: "Dong Bao, sit down and drink tea. I just made it. What is your favorite?" Drink black tea with milk."

"Old Ye, you came back all this time just to make milk tea for me?" I asked while sitting on Ye Zeyi's lap and drinking.

"Of course there are other reasons. Before the Gu God's barrier is formed, I can come back to replenish my energy. Otherwise, if I stay in that space for a long time, I will become weaker." Ye Ze scratched my nose and said, He said drowningly, "How's it going? Does it taste good? Are you taking a job for me again?"

I lowered my head in embarrassment and lightly hit Ye Ze on the shoulder twice with my fist, "Old Ye, can you help me?"

"I can help, but I need your compensation." As he spoke, Ye Ze put his arm around my waist and breathed softly into my ear.

I was tickled by him, so I pushed him away hard, "Damn it, you're on to something serious, help is waiting outside!"

Ye Ze adjusted his clothes and sat up straight, then became serious, "The matter in Xizhai is a punishment from heaven, and the underworld cannot investigate it, unless you go to Di Ting and ask him to help investigate."

"Then go and listen to it." I said excitedly.

"That Di Ting has a weird temper and may not be willing to help us." Ye Ze took a sip of tea and looked troubled.

"How will you know if you don't try?" I looked at him pleadingly, "Take me and ask..."