The distant mountains are faintly covered with mist and rain.
Accompanied by the melodious singing of folk songs, Jiang Yuebai stepped into the Snake Village in the southwest of Baipu Territory.
The village is located deep in the rainforest with green mountains and green waters. The air is humid, the ancient trees are towering, the vines are twining around the trees, and there are exotic flowers and plants everywhere.
It's just... there are a lot of snakes.
Since Jiang Yuebai entered the mountain, he could hit five or six snakes of different colors out of the trees with just a stick. There were often snakes like vines hanging on the trees that would accidentally fall and startle people.
In addition to the countless small villages in the Baipu Domain, there are mainly five major villages, each named after the five poisons.
The place where Jiang Yuebai and Yun Shang met was one of the Snake Villages.
At the entrance of the village, there are six tall ancient wooden pillars standing on both sides of the road. Each one is carved with a different-looking snake. The snake's head points downward from the top of the pillar, making a neighing sound with its mouth open, full of wildness.
There is also a monument at the entrance.
[No strangers are allowed in, any offenders will be killed]
Jiang Yuebai's scalp tightened and he looked around carefully. He didn't find any special identification formation, and there were no guards checking the entrance to the village.
Adjusting the hairpin on her head, Jiang Yuebai stepped on the muddy ground and walked past several Wu monks wearing blue clothes and silver jewelry.
"It seems... okay?"
After making sure that everything was alright, Jiang Yuebai began to appreciate the scenery in the village. The small buildings on stilts were built against the mountain in a well-proportioned manner.
Standing upstairs, you can see the vast misty waves on the Panshe River and the endless stretches of hundreds of thousands of mountains.
It was bustling with people, noisy and full of fireworks.
The green brick path was covered with moss. On the side of the road, you could see a heroic Wu girl holding a wine bowl to drink, talking loudly to the people in the shop opposite, speaking a tune that Jiang Yuebai couldn't understand but found it novel.
Jiang Yuebai looked around and found that the monks' clothes here were mostly black and blue, decorated with different silver ornaments and dark red embroidery. Most of them were snake totems, and some were other five poisons such as scorpions and centipedes. They should be from other villages. The witch monk.
In addition, among the monks here, women walk in front with their heads held high, and men walk behind with scimitars hanging on their waists, like guards.
In the shops along the road, the people sitting behind the counter and yelling at the boss are all women, and the people running errands and doing the work are all men.
The witch clan in Baipu Territory respects women, and even foreign monks who come here must abide by their rules.
In Wuda Village, it is an honor for local men of the Wu clan to be able to follow a strong and attached woman.
Hiss!
A snake jumped out of nowhere and swam quickly past Jiang Yuebai's feet. Jiang Yuebai jumped back for fear of being stepped on. There was a sound of wind behind her ears, and a black shadow came towards her.
Jiang Yuebai's eyes sternly turned around and he slashed his hand, splitting the object in half with one strike of his palm.
When the thing fell to the ground, she realized that it was just an ordinary... hydrangea?
Jiang Yuebai raised his eyes and saw a dark blue male Wu Clan cultivator standing at the corner of the street. He was in the late stage of Qi training, dark and strong, looking at the hydrangeas on the ground with a hurt look on his face.
Finally, the black and muscular male cultivator nodded to Jiang Yuebai, turned around and left.
"Girl, is this your first time in Baipu Domain?"
At the door of the wine shop beside the road, a middle-aged woman in the foundation stage had a green snake wrapped around her arm. While drinking, she said in an accent that Jiang Yuebai could understand,
"In all our villages in the Baipu region, if a woman likes a man, she will immediately take him away. If a man woos a woman, he will throw a hydrangea. If he agrees, he will accept it. If he does not agree, he must not accept it."
Jiang Yuebai asked doubtfully, "What if I pick it up accidentally and don't want to agree?"
The middle-aged woman closed the lid of the wine jar and said, "When you meet someone who is easy to talk to, you will leave after a few words of comfort. When you meet someone who is difficult to deal with, they may keep pestering you. In our Baipu area, loyalty is an excellent virtue for men. Then If you wear hydrangea, a man will regard himself as yours."
The two small Ganoderma lucidum flowers on Jiang Yuebai's scalp trembled. Fortunately, she didn't pick them up just now.
"Would you like to come in and try the flower cake and mushroom soup snake soup? The local wine we have here is also very good."
Jiang Yuebai cupped his hands and thanked him, "Thank you, fellow Taoist. I have made an appointment with my friend to meet up and come back later."
The middle-aged woman looked at Jiang Yuebai's leaving figure and said to the green snake on her arm, "Such a handsome girl with a high level of cultivation is in high demand~"
Jiang Yuebai walked outside Wangjiang Tower and was about to go in to find Yun Shang. Suddenly she remembered that Yun Shang had specifically told her in the letter to dress up as a man.
Jiang Yuebai, who didn't know why, went to another place, put on a black warrior uniform, took out the evil wind knife and held it in his hand, with a sword-like eyebrow and starry eyes, straight and majestic.
When she found Yun Shang's rented house in the backyard of Wangjiang Tower and saw the male Wu cultivator guarding her door, Jiang Yuebai immediately understood why Yun Shang wanted her to dress up as a man.
After clearing her throat, Jiang Yuebai walked over and shouted, "Ah Chang, I'm here to pick you up."
Before he could get close, the rugged male cultivator from the Witch Clan stood up abruptly and glanced at Jiang Yuebai with hostile eyes.
The door of the house was opened from the inside. Yun Shang, who had not seen her for several years, was still as cute as ever. When she saw Jiang Yuebai, her eyes were misty, and she rushed over and hugged Jiang Yuebai's waist.
"Why did you come here?"
Jiang Yuebai has grown a lot taller over the years. Yun Shang is holding her, and the top of his head just reaches her lower lip.
"Okay, okay, as soon as I received your letter, I rushed here without stopping. I won't cry anymore. Let's solve the matter at hand first."
"Hmm~"
Yun Shang nodded aggrievedly, and Jiang Yuebai pulled her behind him to block her. He raised his chin and looked at the male Wu cultivator in the distance with an unkind look.
"I don't understand the rules of your witch clan, but she is mine and I won't tolerate your entanglement at will."
Yun Shang bravely poked half of her head out from behind Jiang Yuebai, "I, I...I told you, I didn't know before...that's why I took the hydrangea from you."
Jiang Yuebai's cultivation level in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment was there. The male from the Wu clan could not reach the ninth level of Qi training. Seeing them holding hands together, he was filled with frustration.
In the end, I didn't get too entangled and said goodbye.
But before leaving, he sadly said to Yun Shang, "If he treats you badly, you can come to me at any time. I am willing to follow you all the time."
Jiang Yuebai:…………
Yun Shang's cheeks were red and she said, "You, you... you should give up on this idea."
After saying that, he shrank behind Jiang Yuebai and never came out again.
After the male Wu cultivator left, Jiang Yuebai couldn't help laughing anymore.
"Hahaha……"
Yun Shang angrily hit Jiang Yuebai on the arm, "What's so funny? It's my first time here and I don't know their rules!"
Jiang Yuebai couldn't stop laughing, Yun Shang stepped on her feet and covered her mouth, "If you laugh again, I'll... just... oops!"
Yun Shang returned to the room with a blushing face, and Jiang Yuebai followed closely, wiping tears from laughter.
As soon as he entered the room, Jiang Yuebai was drooled by the alluring aroma of food. He saw that Yun Shang's table was filled with Shezhai's special delicacies, and a storybook called "Love Gu Tribulation" was opened and buckled on the table. superior.
"A Chang, you're having a good time these days~" Jiang Yuebai teased.
Yun Shang's face turned red to the point of bleeding, and she stammered in explanation, "I...I prepared all this for you."
Jiang Yuebai glanced at her, "You didn't wipe the corners of your mouth clean."
Yun Shang quickly turned around and wiped her mouth with her sleeve. After wiping for a long time, she found that the corners of her mouth were clean. She heard Jiang Yuebai's laughter coming from behind.
It was only at this moment when Jiang Yuebai saw Yun Shang that he completely relaxed his tense mind over the past few years. He no longer had to be on guard against anyone he met, as before.
"Okay, I'm not going to laugh anymore. Let's chat while we eat. I have a lot to say to you."
Jiang Yuebai sat down and picked up a piece of flower cake to eat. It was soft, sweet and fragrant!
(End of chapter)
