They asked many people, but they didn't see the aunt. They asked the guards around, and they never saw the aunt go out. She just disappeared in the tribe.
"Will the aunt go to look for the old patriarch Lingji?" Lu Chen guessed.
The two nodded when they heard the words. The tribe was too big and the territory was continuous. It was impossible for the guards to monitor every corner. For the aunt who had lived in the mountains all her life, it was not difficult to leave the tribe.
The three of them had ugly expressions. They looked at the Lingji tribe members who came after hearing the news, and Zhongxu slapped him on the cheek.
"Zhongwazi, what are you doing?" An old man walked out from the crowd.
"I..." Zhongxu was speechless.
"Everyone knows that you are not to blame for this matter. The old clan leader Lingmo grew up with us old guys, and even watched you grow up. In the entire Lingmo clan, there is no clan member he doesn't know. The old guy wants to go out for a walk. , No one can stop it." The old man spoke to comfort everyone.
"But Auntie..." Zhongxu felt very guilty. If he had not left the old patriarch Lingmo alone, he would not have gotten lost.
"We would only be worried if your aunt was here. Now that your aunt has disappeared, it means that the old guy is fine!" Another old man spoke, and everyone suddenly understood.
The old Lingji patriarch and his wife had lived together all their lives. They knew everything about each other without words, just a look or a movement. They were so familiar with each other that they already had a good understanding.
Looking at the empty stone house, the two old women stepped forward, put the unfinished rattan basket next to the stone chair into the stone house, closed the wooden door, shook their heads and disappeared into the crowd.
"Zhongxuling stomp!" A loud shout suddenly sounded, it was the old man from the beginning.
"Junior is here!" Hearing this, Zhongxu suddenly stood up straight.
"As the only adult male of the Lingji tribe, do you dare to take over the position of clan leader and protect the Lingji tribe for life?" The old man held his cane on the ground with a serious look on his face.
Zhongxu was a little dazed. Before he could recover from the self-blame for the disappearance of the old patriarch, he suddenly heard the old man say this and shook his head subconsciously.
"You..." The old man raised his crutch, and another old man stepped forward and hurriedly held it down.
"Zhongxu, the old patriarch is gone. Even if he is still in the tribe, there is not much time left. Everyone feels the suffering during this period. No one wants the old guy to suffer any longer. Maybe, this is what he needs. The relief!"
Zhongxu nodded, his eyes a little red. The old patriarch watched him grow up. In the tribe, although the tribe was small and life was difficult, everyone was a family and lived in harmony. In his eyes, the old patriarch Lingmo was his. Dear grandpa.
"The Lingji tribe has no adult males. You are the only hope. The tribe cannot live without a leader for a day. You also have the ability!" The old man spoke again.
Hearing this, Zhongxu glanced at the people surrounding him. There were not many, less than fifty people, almost the entire Lingji tribe. He looked at the familiar faces, looking at him with hope, and the children looked at him closely. Clench your fists and raise them.
A young man in his early ten years looked at Zhongxu with a determined look on his face: "Brother Zhongxu, you can do it!"
"Okay!" The person who spoke was a child who was probably only about three years old. His milky voice made the heavy atmosphere relax a little.
"How dare you?" Another old man shouted again.
"Dare, dare, dare, Zhongxuling Jiao dares!" A loud shout rang out in the small area of Ling Jiao tribe.
"Well, you are worthy of being the son of the Lingji tribe!" The two old men spoke almost at the same time, looking at each other with smiles on their faces.
"Okay..." Children around him were excited and women's eyes were red. "The Lingtao tribe will never be destroyed and will last forever!"
"Eternal!"
The shouts rang out, and the tribe with less than fifty people raised their right fists high. Even the children who had just learned to speak followed the shouts in a childish voice. They were infected by the atmosphere.
"Eternal!"
The shouts seemed to be contagious and spread around the Lingji tribe. After a while, in this area, in the mountains, and wherever people from the five tribes lived, they could not help but raise their right fists and shout.
"Eternal!"
Two simple words, ringing
The mountains made the mountains tremble, clouds and mist rolled in the sky, and all the beasts in the mountains had already fallen silent.
Looking around, there are only five tribesmen who are shouting. At this moment, they put down everything in their hands and put down the barriers between the five tribes. They can only live forever.
"Perhaps, I know why the five tribes living in barren mountains and harsh waters, and experiencing the fighting of various tribes, can still be passed down in the long river of time!" Lu Chen whispered, even if his mind was firm, he was still affected at this moment, and he couldn't help but want to lift up Right fist chanted.
This is a belief that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the five ethnic groups and is indelible.
Such a race is too terrifying. They are not afraid of life and death. As long as the fire can be passed on, they will bravely rise up. Just like facing the strange and powerful black mist, the tribal men sacrifice themselves one by one.
"Is this the reason why the Lu family in Gucheng has been able to stand in Gucheng for so many years?" Lu Chen recalled the secret room in the back mountain. It was not a secret room, it was also a kind of belief. As long as they were firm, one generation would eventually take the entire Gucheng with them. The Lu family returned to their clan.
"Something happened! Hurry!"
"Quick, everyone go to the sacrificial hall!"
Late at night, before the silence had completely subsided, loud shouts suddenly resounded across the sky, causing this ethnic group that had rarely been quiet to become excited again.
After a short time, the torches lit up one by one. From a distance, it looked like stars embedded in the mountains, which was really dazzling.
"what happened?"
"In the middle of the night, could it be that a foreign tribe invaded?"
Voices rang out one after another, and everyone was confused and didn't know what was going on. Everything in the clan was normal and nothing happened.
"I don't know, let's go to the sacrificial hall!" Someone said, and after hearing the words, everyone walked towards a huge mountain.
"Brother Lu, let's go together!" Ba Ming said to Lu Chen.
When Lu Chen heard this, he hesitated a little. This was the place where the five tribes lived. The sacrificial hall was undoubtedly the important place of a tribe. As an outsider, it was obviously inappropriate for him to appear in the five tribes' sacrificial hall.
"It doesn't matter, this is just the territory of our Miao people. You have done great favor to many of our Miao tribes and you are qualified to enter the sacrificial hall!" Ba Ming said.
"Let's go!" Zhongxu also rushed over and wanted to call Lu Chen to join him.
Hearing this, Lu Chen no longer hesitated. He really wanted to see what else this race could pass down besides faith. After all, in the face of absolute strength, faith was sometimes still vulnerable. .
Faith is just the motivation for them to move forward. It makes people feel determined, but it may not necessarily lead to absolute success.
Just like the Lu family in the isolated city, every generation has a firm belief in returning to the clan, but after so many years, it still hasn't happened.
Following the flow of people, Lu Chen and the Miao people moved forward slowly. After a while, they appeared in front of a giant peak. The top of the giant peak was invisible. When you looked up, you couldn't see its peak.
"This is a sacred place for our Miao people. It will not be opened unless there are special circumstances!" Ba Ming explained.
"The relationship between your five tribes seems a bit complicated!" Lu Chen suddenly said.
Ba Ming looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said with a wry smile: "Yes, years of civil strife have created a big gap among the five ethnic groups. Although we are called the five ethnic groups, in our hearts we prefer to call ourselves Miao people!"
Zhongxu nodded, "Our five tribes are divided into many small tribes. Take our Miao tribe as an example. There are many small tribes below, some of which are as small as just a few families. Although there will be internal fighting in the Miao territory, However, most of them will not suffer casualties, but it is different among the five major clans. It is a real killing blow!"
Lu Chen nodded. He had already heard about the difficulty of life among the five tribes. He never thought that the chaos would be so chaotic. In order to survive, the five tribes would kill each other.
It is rumored that in a distant period, they were originally from the same origin, but in the end they killed each other.
"It's all about survival!" A passerby sighed with a look of helplessness.
This is the living environment of the five tribes. They are fighting every moment, fighting with the heaven and earth, and fighting with all living things!
Along the way, the three of them chatted casually and got to know each other more deeply about the five tribes. Looking at the approaching giant peak, Lu Chen suddenly felt a panic in his heart. This feeling was very sudden, without any warning, just for a moment.
Suddenly, that feeling disappeared again, like an illusion.
Scanning around, he tried to find the source of his panic. He had never felt that way before. For a moment, he felt like he had already died.
A feeling of panic that I had never felt before, just for a moment, sweat poured down my back.
"Brother Lu, why do you look so pale suddenly?" Ba Ming didn't know why and was a little worried.
After hearing this, Lu Chen withdrew his mind and shook his head slowly. He didn't find anything unusual. His whole body was tense and he didn't dare to relax at all.
In front of the giant peak, more and more figures spread out around the giant peak. The night was dark and there was no end in sight.
Under the giant peak, a mountain range was hollowed out and turned into a square. With so many Miao people coming, even at night, the square was filled with dust and dust, making it even harder to see the distance.
The breeze was blowing gently. Among the peaks like Shiwanda Mountain, it was normal for the breeze to blow occasionally. However, the moment the breeze swept by, Lu Chen's whole body trembled, his eyes focused, and he looked at the top of the cliff that was split into pieces.
Opening up such an open square on the mountainside is like Foolish Old Man moving a mountain. If this mountain hadn't been huge, if it were an ordinary mountain, the mountain would have been flattened long ago.
He focused his eyes on the top of the cliff, where a piece of bluestone that only a few people could surround was inlaid on it. At some point, a black shadow floated between the bluestones. From a distance, it looked like a saint shrouded in the sun. In the middle, there is a faint circle of ripples spreading out.
It was already a dark night, and the figure on the bluestone was dressed in black. If you didn't feel it, you wouldn't be able to see it if you didn't look carefully.
"High Priest!" Someone at the front suddenly spoke and slowly knelt down.
"High Priest!" Continuous voices sounded one after another, and the crowd knelt down like the ebb of the sea. Even Ba Ming and Zhong Xu shouted respectfully after hearing the words. The high priest bowed respectfully and knelt down on the ground.
