HCB Chapter 255 The First Village
Chapter 255 The First Village
What are the Shiwandashan Mountains?
When the endless mountains rise and fall, almost identically half-hidden in the mist,
Even Lou Xiao couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.
If it was the mine, the dense forest where Li Huaiqing got lost was a small cage.
Then Nanzi is a huge poison pot.
Every life here is living to the best of their ability, it is beautiful and dangerous.
Since ancient times, people living in the Nanzi Shiwan Mountains have formed their own society.
Because of the natural barrier of the Ten Thousand Mountains, many wars in history have not affected them. Perhaps it is because people who have escaped from wars in every dynasty have found it difficult to get out after entering.
Nanzi has formed countless villages of different sizes.
The terrain in Nanzi is not easy to cultivate and the environment is harsh.
Therefore, people often died in conflicts over resources between villages.
There are no laws in Nanzi. Only the clan leaders, priests and blacksmiths of each village decide the direction of the people in the village.
Even if he was incorporated into the imperial court, to the court, Nanzi was a piece of bone that was neither tasty nor worth throwing away.
In Nanzi, no one can command the support of all and have the final say, even those sent by the imperial court.
Each village only manages its own three-acre land. Occasionally, there will be exchanges between closely related villages. The clan leaders and priests gather together to pray to the gods and Buddhas, and to protect the farmland, cattle, sheep, and children in the village.
Therefore, if a stranger appeared on the land of any village, he would be regarded as an enemy and killed on the spot.
However, if it comes to the small unowned land between their villages, even if they know about it, they will probably not care.
Lou Xiao was extremely lucky at the beginning. He walked through the unowned land and entered Nanzi.
Soon, knife marks appeared on the trees, indicating that the gathering place was approaching.
But before she could walk out of the dense forest and see the appearance of the first village in Nanzi, she was stopped in the forest.
"One more step, and you will die."
On a hot summer day, a girl with honey-colored skin and a thin figure appeared in front of Lou Xiao. Her hair was covered with countless braids and had strange colored stones, bones, and flowers hanging on them.
She wore a small jacket embroidered with two snakes, revealing her collarbone, arms and half of her slender waist.
The lower body is a colorful skirt made of several pieces of fabric, revealing the calves and bare feet.
Even though he was short, he held his head high, one hand on his waist, and with the other hand he was waving a half-rusty axe in an attempt to scare Lou Xiao away.
Who can be scared off?
"I've borrowed it so far, please let me go." Lou Xiao bowed first, then took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and threw it to her.
"I promise I won't have any improper thoughts about your village, just pretend you didn't see me."
The girl took the silver, immediately dropped the rusty knife in her hand, and shouted in one direction,
"Ada! White Hair! Come out quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two equally skinny and short boys emerged from the bushes, wearing only tattered pants whose original color could not be seen and were so worn that they could hardly cover their flesh.
They surrounded the girl, not even looking at Lou Xiao, just smiling foolishly at her.
The girl handed the silver to one of them and said, "Go ask Uncle Adou to catch some small fish and lambs, and divide them among you. It will look good to hang them in your hair!"
The two teenagers asked happily, "What about you?"
The girl said, "Yes,"
He tilted his head to look at Lou Xiao who was watching the fun, picked up the rusty knife and pointed it at her fiercely, "Hey! Another one!"