Zhou Qiao and Yang Gan were escorted by Wu Miao's people to an old man in black robes in the center of the village, with a small black snake wrapped around his arm. That is one of Wu Miao's unique totems: the poisonous snake.
"Clan leader!" Two strong men knelt on the ground next to the old man in black robes. These two people are members of the Wumiao tribe and usually guard the four corners of the village. They spoke a strange Miao language,
The old man in black robe turned out to be the clan leader of this witch seedling. He looked at Yang Gan and Zhou Qiao with cold eyes and expressionless face, and said, "Who are you two and what are you doing here?"
When Zhou Qiao heard the other party's inquiry, he only had a partial understanding of the language he spoke. It wasn't until the other party said it twice that he roughly understood the meaning. He replied in Miao dialect, which roughly means:
"We are specifically looking for a book that records the secrets of witchcraft, because a friend of ours was cursed. We heard that the method to break the curse is very similar to the blood curse in the witchcraft book. We are here to seek help. Yes, no malice whatsoever.”
Zhou Qiao said it twice, not knowing whether the Miao people in front of him understood it, so he could only wait patiently for the other party to ask questions.
Sure enough, the old man in black robe frowned and asked in broken Miao language that Zhou Qiao and Zhou Qiao could understand: "Do you know the witchcraft book?"
"I know!" Zhou Qiao nodded quickly and told the Miao man in front of him everything he knew about the 'blood curse'. He didn't dare to hide anything and cause misunderstandings when the other party was obviously not a good person, otherwise it would be difficult for both of them to leave safely.
The old man in black robe was silent for a long time after listening to Zhou Qiao's words. He looked at Yang Qian and Zhou Qiao and said, "In that case, let me believe you for the time being! However, if I find out that you have made any attempt to deceive me, don't blame me for being cruel."
"Don't worry, I promise I won't deceive you," Zhou Qiao vowed.
"We have never had anyone from the outside come here. How did you find this place?" The old man in black robe suddenly asked again, looking very confused.
Yang Qian and Zhou Qiao were stunned. The two looked at each other. It was Zhou Qiao who answered: "That's right. We found an old man from the Miao ethnic group. He mentioned that there might be witch seedlings in this area. We also traveled to many places and came here accidentally."
"Oh? So that's it?" The old man in black robe showed a surprised expression, and then waved his hand to signal to his men to loosen Zhou Qiao and the two of them, and led them towards the witch temple in the village.
The witch temple is the main building on this land. It covers a large area and is very tall. It has four floors, each floor is about three times larger than an ordinary house, and is divided into nine floors. The interior layout is simple and simple, but it reveals a rich classical charm, and a sense of history everywhere, which is completely different from the modern buildings Zhou Qiao has seen.
There are several huge stone statues at the entrance of the witch temple. They were deliberately carved into the shapes of various creatures when they were first built. The shapes are lifelike and impressive. These creatures are either standing or lying down, as if they are alive.
"patriarch"
Dozens of Miao people wearing black robes had gathered at the entrance of the witch temple. When the old man in black robes approached, they all saluted respectfully and called him 'chief'.
The old man in black robe gently waved his hand to signal everyone to excuse themselves. Then he led Zhou Qiao and the others inside.
As soon as I entered the hall of the wizard's temple, I saw an elderly Miao man sitting on a chair with his eyes closed and meditating. His face was thin, his skin was dark and cracked, and his cloudy eyes gave off an aura of vicissitudes of life.
The old man in black robe introduced: "This is the high priest of our wizard temple, his surname is Miao!"
Zhou Qiao and Yang Qian quickly bowed and saluted upon seeing this.
The leader and high priest of the Wu clan were sitting on the seats above. They were communicating with Zhou Qiao in the Wu Miao language about their intentions. They talked too quickly and Zhou Qiao did not hear any useful information. Then the wizard The clan leader said
"What you want is the forbidden magic of my witch clan. It is impossible to give it to you originally, but because you want to save people, I discussed it with the high priest and decided to give you a chance. As for whether I can take it away, I will give it to you." It depends on whether you have the ability or not. Only one of you can participate in the test, and the other cannot help. Can you do it?"
Zhou Qiao and Yang Qian looked at each other. Zhou Qiao said: "I am willing to take the risk and give it a try"
Yang Gan also nodded in agreement.
"First, our Witch Clan has a forbidden area, which is full of dangers and dangers. If you make the slightest mistake, you will die. If you go in and find a "Dragon Grass" inside, you can pass the level if you can take it out.
Second, my poison snake has been carefully raised for me. Although it is petite in size, it is very venomous. If you don't let it bite you, it will pass.
Third, the high priest will plant a blood curse on you, and we will provide you with a method to break the curse. If you can understand and break the curse, you will pass.
After passing these three levels, you will be given three days to read the witchcraft books you want, and you can take as many as you can learn within three days.
The old man in black robe turned to look at the high priest
The high priest nodded slightly, then raised his old and withered hands to make strange handprints on his chest, and muttered a strange string of Sanskrit words.
"Roar" Suddenly, a roar echoed through the entire witch temple.
Zhou Qiao and Yang Gan were startled when they saw the high priest clasping his hands together, making some kind of weird finger gesture, and then making empty strokes in the air. A ray of red light flashed out, and then disappeared into the void of the hall.
"Okay, now you are ready to enter it."
"Yes!" Zhou Qiao responded and took a step back, then pulled Yang Qian and told Yang Qian to wait for him outside. If he didn't come out, leave here quickly without any hesitation.
Yang Gan nodded, he believed that Zhou Qiao would not do anything uncertain!
"Young man, I wish you good luck!" the high priest said with a smile, his eyes full of wisdom and wisdom.
Yang Gan stood in the hall waiting uneasily. Even though he was very confident in Zhou Qiao, he was still a little worried.
………
Zhou Qiao took a deep breath, adjusted his disordered breathing, and then walked towards a bronze wooden door in the hall of the witch temple.
"Click"
Zhou Qiao pushed open the bronze door, and there was a long and bottomless corridor inside.
He slowly walked down the stairs. The surroundings were extremely dark. Only a faint candlelight illuminated the path ahead, allowing him to clearly identify the direction of the steps under his feet.
After walking more than a hundred meters, Zhou Qiao stopped. He found that the air here became thinner and thinner as he walked, but there were no traces of snakes, insects, rats, or ants climbing along the way. It was extremely clean.
There is a very light fragrance in the air that cannot be detected unless you smell it carefully. Only people with an extremely keen sense of smell can smell it.
Zhou Qiao followed this special fragrance. The closer he got, the stronger the fragrance became.
Zhou Qiao was secretly vigilant and cautiously approached the source of the fragrance. What he saw was a plant with straight and swaying branches, with several green fruits hanging on it, exuding bursts of fragrance. These fruits are translucent and emit a fluorescent green light. And these green lights are the source of fragrance delivery.
