Shan Hai and the others followed the team of these riders and arrived at their station.
It is easy to tell from their dress that they are nomads who survive on the grasslands. Some of their fabrics and patterns are somewhat similar to Qing Lize's style. In addition, there are other distinctive decorations and craftsmanship, perhaps influenced by the towns bordering the grasslands.
But the residents of these grasslands were not enthusiastic. The eyes they looked at the outsiders were full of unspeakable hostility - perhaps not to mention hostility. It was enough that they didn't stab them seriously with the spears in their hands. face. Their language is not much different from Mandarin, but there are indeed some accents that are hard to understand.
Following the previous man into the dense tent, Shi Wuqi lowered his voice and said to them:
"Something's wrong."
"Why?" Shan Hai responded softly, "Such a xenophobic situation is normal."
"No, that's not the case. I once heard those monsters say that the people in Biliyuan are simple and hospitable, but now..."
"Times will change."
Ah Luan answered like this. The leader turned around and glared at them fiercely, signaling for them to be quiet. They came to the center and largest tent. Before entering, they were searched to see if they had any weapons on them. A whisk, an umbrella, a fan, a sword made of wood... it's really not dangerous.
I guess so.
"Chief," he opened the curtain, "it was our failure that allowed that hateful monster to escape. We met a few people who claimed to be travelers. Their identities were suspicious, and they have been brought here!"
It sounds like escorting a felon, which is really unpleasant. But despite the obviously unfavorable situation, they still walked in with their heads lowered and saluted everyone inside.
After that, Shanhai raised his head and looked directly at the man called the patriarch sitting in the center. From his appearance alone, they couldn't tell his age. They just thought he had a weather-beaten face, covered with fine wrinkles, and his skin color was much darker than that of the young man, like cracked pottery. A thick black beard hangs on his face, which makes him look very fierce, but his face is soft and his smile is kind. He was also much stronger, and it seemed that the earth could shake three times when he stamped his feet.
"Okay. You can go out first." His voice was as deep as a bell.
"Resign first."
The young man raised his hands and bowed slightly, leaving the tent.
Except for Miss Qi, the other four people looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say. After a long silence, the patriarch walked around the low table to them and started talking to them.
"Don't be nervous. That's what Hu Yanyi's kid is like. Although he is fierce, he doesn't mean any harm."
He may be talking about the young man who led the way just now, and the rider who took the lead before. Shanhai nodded slightly and said it didn't matter.
"Then...can we go? We still have something to do." Shi Wuqi raised his thumb and gestured towards the door.
"Sorry, we can't do that right now. After all, we don't know where the travelers are from yet."
Mu Wan didn't really want to waste time here. She took a step forward and introduced them one by one quickly.
"This Taoist priest, Lin Shanhai, and his disciple Dai Luan are both from Dai Luan City. Shi Wu Qi is from Xuan Chong Town. I am a disciple of the Xue Yan Sect in the Xue Yan Valley. Okay, do you have any more questions? "
"Hiss—" the clan leader frowned, and the furrow on his face deepened, "You guys are... quite far away? And it's weirdly scattered."
"It's a long story." Shanhai felt a little difficult, "But... I think we all have nothing to do with the wolf demon you are hunting."
"Do you know it's a wolf demon? Hu Yanyi told you? This child..."
"Not really." Shi Wuqi shrugged, "We saw it ourselves."
The patriarch didn't speak, he just walked back and forth in the tent and paced in front of them. He kept his brows furrowed and looked worried, and his slightly weathered face seemed to be about to crack and peel off a layer of skin in the next second.
Shan Hai probed cautiously: "Why are you chasing that wolf monster? Is it hunting, or...has it ever harmed your people?"
Upon hearing this, the patriarch's back paused. He froze there for a while, then turned around, walked around them, raised the curtain, and motioned for them to come closer. A few people were a little surprised, but they slowly walked forward to see what he wanted to say. The clan leader pointed to the tent next door. That tent is also very large, comparable to the scale here. Hu Yanyi stayed between these two places. When he saw the clan leader, he waved to him again.
"Over there is my beloved daughter."
No one dared to answer, they didn't know what he meant. Only Dai Luan asked stupidly:
"Are you injured? We heard that man say..."
"Yes. That damn wolf demon is very cunning. Not long ago, he evaded the guards, sneaked into our camp, and bit the princess."
"Aren't you going to stay with her?" Mu Wan felt strange, "If I get sick, I will feel at ease if my parents are by my side."
The patriarch lowered the curtain and shook his head.
"I and Hu Yanyi chased me for a long time, always circling this area. It knew we wanted to kill it, and it provoked us, but we couldn't catch it. Until the middle of the night, Hu Yanyi was worried about my health and my daughter. , and asked me to go back and see her, and he continued to look for her. When I came back, the doctor of the tribe said that she was poisoned by the wolf demon's saliva, and she was afraid that her life was in danger... When I saw her, she lost her heart, and she didn't even think about it. I know me. Now, she is afraid of light, water, wind, and everything. She trembles from time to time and bites whoever she catches. I really can’t get close to her... Only last night, someone discovered the trace of the old wolf again. Hu Yanyi led his team to chase them all night."
Dai Luan listened for a long time and seemed to hear something.
"Could it be hydrophobia? This symptom will appear if you are bitten by a mad dog or wolf. And sometimes, the disease does not show up at the time, and it takes several days to go crazy. And this disease is almost non-existent - huh! "
Shi Wuqi reached out with one hand from behind and covered Aluan's mouth. Like everyone else, he didn't want to tell the truth just because he angered his boss.
The patriarch shook his head, as if he didn't think what she said was too much.
"The little girl was right. I thought it was this kind of disease at first sight. But the three doctors tried several kinds of medicines, all of which were bought from the city or merchants to treat the disease, but they didn't work."
"This is not possible. This disease cannot be delayed." Mu Wan was also a little nervous. "Why not send her to a nearby town quickly and ask a local doctor to treat her? They have a lot of medicinal materials, maybe there is a way."
"Don't go!"
The clan leader, who had a soft voice just now, suddenly shouted harshly, and everyone trembled. He seemed to realize his gaffe, coughed slightly, and adjusted his mood.
"Impossible, I don't want my daughter to be touched by these people from the Central Plains. It's these bastards who almost made me lose my child a few years ago! How dare they kidnap the princess, do they really not take us seriously? !”
Without saying a few words, his tone became fierce again, which made them lose their breath. After hearing this, Shi Wuqi understood why their attitude towards outsiders had become so... indifferent.
Through the thick curtain, Shanhai looked in the direction of the princess.
"Sorry, I haven't asked you yet, how do you call me——and your beloved?"
"It's not important." The patriarch waved his hand, "I can't let you foreigners know my name for the time being. It's just that my daughter has a Chinese name, given by a Central Plains person, called Taji. The general meaning is, it seems. She must be the princess of the prairie."
"Wolf..." Aluan was still thinking, "Logically speaking, how can a wolf demon be poisonous?"
"The wolf is blue-gray, a little suspicious." Shi Wuqi continued.
"I guess it came from Qinglize - I don't know if it was a plague or something else, which harmed all the creatures in our grassland. It seems to be someone called the Death Shadow Pavilion, and the monster's pavilion master is thinking about it day and night. Expand their territory!”
I always feel that there is some misunderstanding in this. But several of them felt that there was no need to explain. And hearing what the clan leader said, it proved that they also knew very little about Death Shadow Pavilion, and they were not even sure who the real Pavilion Master was - the person they knew might be the snake demon that everyone mistakenly thought.
But speaking of it, they did not see the monster named She Ji when they were in Qinglize. Gao Yuejun said that he was not here and did not know where he went. But for now, the question doesn't matter.
No matter where the wolf monster is, Princess Taji's life is in danger, which everyone knows but can't do anything about. If the patriarch could not be so stubborn, there might be a way. However, once the disease occurs, the treatment period is very short, so we must seize the time to find a solution. The camp fell into a brief silence, but it didn't last long before a female scream came over. Even after two layers of tents, the sound was still very harsh. There was some chaos outside, and many people came here, seemingly wanting to help their princess.
The patriarch grabbed his hair with his hands in pain and pulled his beard, as if to vent his anger. Not long after, he suddenly opened the tent door and rushed out, shouting to the chaotic crowd:
"No matter who it is, as long as I can cure my daughter's madness, I will marry my beloved daughter to him!"
Several people were stunned, and the people outside were also stunned. Everything suddenly became quiet again, except for the girl's hysterical screams that continued. Hu Yanyi looked straight at the clan leader and then at Tartar Ji's tent, clenching his fists and his eyes a little red.
After a while, someone came out of the tent and breathlessly reported to the clan leader:
"The brothers really had no choice but to tie her up with ropes... It's really offensive! If you think it's inappropriate, I will..."
"That's it." The clan leader sighed deeply.
"You..." the man asked softly, "Is what you just said true?"
"Once a man has made his word, it is hard to follow him!"
The girl's screaming voice gradually became lower, and that feeling of noise and silence came over again. Hu Yanyi frowned, with a complex expression on his face, as if he had thousands of words in his heart but couldn't say them.
