Origin

Chapter 188 Nanguan

In the middle of the night, a strange sound suddenly appeared in the mountains and dense forests, which frightened the two of them. They hurriedly turned around and looked around, but saw no one nearby.

Just when the two of them looked at each other, the strange sound sounded again, "Stop looking, keep moving forward, I'm still where I was."

After saying that, there was no movement. After waiting for a while, there was still no movement. Wu Zhongyuan asked Wu Dalie in a low voice, "Who is it?"

Wu Dalie shook his head and made a gesture to move on.

Wu Zhongyuan moved forward despite being confused and doubtful. Wu Dalie had a wrong expression when he shook his head just now. Shaking his head meant that he didn't know, but that he was not allowed to ask questions.

After traveling for more than ten miles, the person who had spoken before was still nowhere to be seen. Wu Zhongyuan asked again in a low voice, "Where is he?"

"You can see it after climbing over the mountain in front of you." Wu Dalie replied in a low voice.

Hearing Wu Dalie's words, Wu Zhongyuan became more and more confused. He had walked more than ten miles before. If he climbed over the mountain in front, he would be more than thirty miles away from the place where he first heard the sound. This person was thirty miles away. , there is a high mountain in the middle. What if we can find and talk to the two of them?

"Who is he?" Wu Zhongyuan lowered his voice.

Wu Darie shook his head and waved his hands secretly, implying that the person who just spoke was not a human being.

Wu Zhongyuan didn't ask any more questions. Wu Dalie's actions showed that every move of the two at this time was under the observation and control of the other.

Although the mountain peak in front was very high, it was not steep. When he reached the top of the mountain and looked down from a high position, Wu Zhongyuan finally saw that the person who had spoken out before was not the person, but the bird.

There is a crossroads at the foot of the mountain to the south, where four paths converge. In the middle of the crossroads is a towering old tree that has died. On top of the old tree, crouching is a huge shadow, which looks like a strange bird. , its body is three times the size of the giant eagle transformed by the warriors of the Ox Tribe. Since it is crouching on an ancient tree, it cannot be seen clearly from a distance. You can only vaguely see a big red guy.

After a brief inspection, the two of them walked down the road and got closer. Wu Zhongyuan finally saw the true face of the object. It was indeed a big bird. Judging from the huge hooked beak, it should belong to the category of falcon. A raptor, this giant bird must have been alive for a long time. The red feathers on its body are neither bright nor smooth, and are very messy. There are also some bald spots in some parts.

At this time, the big bird's eyes were open, but their eyes were pale, like a patient suffering from cataracts. The pupils could not be seen at all. How could it see without pupils? If nothing else, it should be blind.

Under the ancient trees,

There are several wooden stakes, and two cows are tied to two of them. Animals have the instinct to seek good luck and avoid disaster. It stands to reason that the two cows should be panicked when the raptors are nearby, but they seem to be unable to sense the existence of danger. , lying down leisurely, ruminating slowly.

Wu Dalie winked at Wu Zhongyuan and motioned for him to tie the cow he brought to the wooden stake.

The cow also carried a chicken cage on its back. Seeing the look Wu Dalie gave him, Wu Zhongyuan took the chicken cage off the cow's back, then led the cow to the tree and tied it to a wooden stake.

At this moment, the voice came again, "I haven't seen you for many years. Where have you been?"

Hearing this, Wu Dalie hurriedly answered, "I'm busy with trivial matters and rarely go out. How is your Majesty doing?"

Although the giant bird had been crouching still and could not see its beak opening and closing even when it was talking, Wu Zhongyuan knew that the giant bird was talking to him.

However, Wu Darie answered the conversation, and the giant bird did not point it out. Instead, he said to himself, "Hey, it's started. It's finally about to start."

He was obviously talking to himself. Wu Dalie didn't know why, and was confused and puzzled.

Wu Zhongyuan didn't know what the other party was referring to, but he could hear the emotion contained in the other party's words. It was a kind of relief, and there seemed to be a little bit of schadenfreude hidden in it.

"It's over, it's finally over." The giant bird said again.

The two of them were confused at first, but hearing the inconsistencies in its words made them even more confused.

"What does your Majesty mean by this?" Wu Dalie asked cautiously.

"We will all be free in three years at most. Hehe, there is not much time left for you." The giant bird said.

Wu Dalie didn't understand, and neither did Wu Zhongyuan. The two looked at each other, unsure of what he meant.

After the giant bird finished speaking, there was nothing more to say. It was inconvenient for Wu Dalie to ask any more questions. After hesitation, he raised his hand to the giant bird and said, "Thank you." After that, he made a gesture to Wu Zhongyuan, indicating him to set off on his way.

Wu Zhongyuan turned back, took the pigs and sheep, picked up the chicken cage, and nodded goodbye to the giant bird.

"Let's go quickly. You started too late. I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up." The giant bird said.

Hearing what it said, Wu Zhongyuan became more and more confused, but he did not ask for answers, because this big bird could obviously sense something, and Wu Dali was around, so it was inconvenient for him to ask some questions. The most important thing was that even if he asked , people may not answer.

After walking a few miles, Wu Zhongyuan turned around and looked back, only to see that the giant bird was still crouching motionless on the tree and did not come down to devour the three cows tied to the wooden stakes under the tree.

Because they didn't know how far the giant bird could sense, the two of them didn't talk to each other as they walked forward. They walked in silence for an hour before they started to communicate and discuss.

"What is the origin of this big bird?" Wu Zhongyuan spoke first.

Wu Darie shook his head, "Not sure."

"It seems to be very old." Wu Zhongyuan said.

Wu Dalie nodded, "No one knows how big it is, but it has been here for at least a thousand years."

"It hasn't spoken before?" Wu Zhongyuan asked. Wu Dali seemed to be very surprised when he heard it speak before.

"No, I thought it couldn't speak." Wu Dalie said, and then asked, "Did you understand what it just said?"

Wu Zhongyuan recalled briefly, and then said, "It seems to mean something big is going to happen."

Wu Darie nodded slowly, and he also heard this.

Wu Zhongyuan added, "Listening to the implication of its words, it seems that it has companions. I remember clearly that it said, 'We are all going to be liberated, and there is not much time left for you.' What it said seemed to mean that they They have been protecting us, but if they die, something very detrimental to us will happen.”

Wu Dalie frowned and thought, but did not answer immediately. After a moment, he said, "The location where it is located is the only way for the three tribes to go south. Before, we always thought that it was only here to beg for food from us, but now it seems that is not the case. so."

Wu Zhongyuan tilted his head and looked at Wu Dalie, waiting for him to continue speaking.

Wu Dalie added, "The area where the three tribes are located is located in the central hinterland. Over the years, we have rarely been attacked and harassed by ferocious beasts and raptors. If you think about the reason, it may be because it guards here."

"From what it said, it seemed like it had a companion." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"There is a possibility that they may be stationed in four directions, or they may be in all directions, it is impossible to say." Wu Dali said.

"Has it ever attacked anyone in all these years?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

Wu Darie shook his head, "I don't remember it."

"Has it ever stopped the ferocious birds and beasts heading north?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

Wu Dalie shook his head, "I don't know, we don't come to this place often."

"Are there more ferocious birds and beasts outside the areas where the three tribes live?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

"I have never been to other places. I have only been to the south. It is indeed much more dangerous than the Central Plains." Wu Dalie pointed to the pigs and sheep dragged by Wu Zhongyuan, "Actually, your words are purely unnecessary. If you can really If we fight, who will pay tribute to buy a way?"

Wu Zhongyuan nodded and did not ask any more questions. If he and Wu Dalee's deliberation was correct, there should be more than one existence like the giant bird, and there might be one in all directions. It is precisely because of their existence that ferocious birds living outside the Central Plains area Only the wild beasts failed to invade the Central Plains and caused serious harm to the three tribes. The nature of the giant bird and its companions is somewhat like the sentry guarding the gate. If the sentry dies, the city will lose its protection, and the direct consequence will be an invasion by foreign enemies.

Thinking about it carefully, this possibility is extremely high. Not only Daqiu has been attacked by snow monsters recently, but also some cities of the Ox and Bear tribes have been attacked by different varieties of ancient ferocious beasts. This should be a precursor to disaster. , because the sentries were old and weak, they had the opportunity to sneak in.

The current state of the three tribes is that they are hostile to each other and fighting each other. If you want to fight against foreign forces, you must first make peace at home. If the current situation cannot be changed within three years, once the sentinels die and foreign enemies invade, we will be unable to resist at all.

When Wu Zhongyuan frowned and thought, Wu Dalie was doing the same thing. He was also thinking about what the words that the giant bird said before meant.

It was Wu Zhongyuan who spoke first, "Something is not quite right."

"What?" Wu Darie asked.

"Its tone seemed to be a bit gloating," Wu Zhongyuan said. "When it said we were running out of time, it was still gloating, as if it wished we were unlucky."

"It seems so." Wu Darie nodded in agreement.

Wu Zhongyuan added, "If they are really protecting us, they shouldn't gloat because we are going to be unlucky."

Wu Dalie waved his hand and said, "You have forgotten the most important point. They are not human beings. Even if they are really helping us, it is not because they want to do so. It is likely that someone ordered them to do so."

Wu Zhongyuan nodded slowly, "This is also a possibility."

The giant bird only said five sentences in total, but these five sentences troubled the two of them for a long time. While walking, the two kept thinking about those few sentences. Wu Dalie was wondering how the giant bird could remember him after so many years as a child. Say hello to him.

Wu Zhongyuan did not discuss this issue with him, because the giant bird was not an ordinary beast, and it was likely that he had seen his origins, and this sentence should be addressed to him.

But he didn't quite understand the last words of the giant bird. What did the giant bird mean when he said he left too late and was afraid he might not be able to catch up? Does it mean that he came back too late, or that he set off too late on this trip south?

There were two cows tied under the tree, indicating that before they arrived, two groups of people had already passed there and headed south. The location of the giant bird was the only place where the three tribes went south. The two groups of people should be from the cattle tribe and the bird tribe respectively. Although I don’t know the purpose of these two groups of people going south, and I’m not sure whether the last words of the giant bird refer to this southward journey, I still try to walk as fast as possible...

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