"This big red snake may have originally been the god who was worshiped and worshiped by people in this altar."
In fact, Liu Banxian's speculation is quite reasonable.
In ancient times, or in some indigenous tribes in rainforests and desert islands, snakes were revered, worshiped and regarded as gods by the ancestors for their elusive whereabouts and ability to take away human lives with just a kiss. .
People believe that it can bring disaster and death, and is the god in charge of the underworld and the soul, so they serve it carefully and offer sacrifices to it.
Either using animals or people, dedicating blood and soul to the snake, in order to please it, appease its anger and obtain its blessing.
This strange and terrifying sacrifice has lasted for thousands of years.
It was not until the human sacrifice was abolished and replaced by the sacrifice of dolls and animals that this cruel and bloody belief finally receded from the public's sight and became only a custom unique to some indigenous tribes and savages.
Three thousand years ago, merchants worshiped a strange snake that was all red in the mountains and may have wisdom. It is not strange to regard it as a god.
"If it is what you said, Liu Banxian, then the little white fox and other monsters are all wrong. Not only is the big red snake not an outsider, but it is an aborigine of this mountain. It is much earlier than other monsters."
"Maybe it's more than that."
Liu Banxian adjusted his sunglasses and said, "Perhaps it is a god who came to this land earlier than the contemporary Taibai Shenjun.
Before Taibai Shenjun took control of Changbai Mountain, he was already the uncrowned king of these mountains.
Perhaps in ancient times, it was also canonized by the King of Shang? ”
"The uncrowned king?"
Yin Xiu thought thoughtfully, "You mean, it's possible that it had taken control of the mountains before Shenjun Taibai?"
"I didn't say that." Liu Banxian's face was solemn.
If that big red snake is really the authority and supreme being of Taibai Mountain.
Why does it have no divinity at all, but instead emits the same black energy as monsters and demons?
Could it be that what it achieves is also an evil god, rather than beings that transcend cause and effect?
Or maybe the big red snake in the mountain is actually just a big monster?
If it is really a monster, then that's fine. At most, it's just a difference between being able to beat it and not being able to beat it.
But if it were the god here, I'm afraid they wouldn't even have a chance to escape, and they would all die here, let alone Ren Qi and Hai Dongqing, who had disappeared for more than a day.
Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu exchanged glances, but did not see any fear or nervousness in each other's eyes, so they just continued to look at the bronze bell in front of them and walked around it twice.
"Do you think this clock is still useful today?" Yin Xiu asked suddenly.
Ma Xiaoyu immediately understood what he meant, narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Why don't you try it now?"
"Isn't it?"
Liu Banxian shuddered, "Are you going to call that big red snake over?"
"That's right."
Yin Xiu stroked the bronze bell and stared at the lush forest in front of her.
"This ruins is bigger than our imagination, and it is covered by this vast forest, making it difficult for us to find the north.
If we were to search for traces of the big red snake ourselves, before we could find it, Ren Qi and the others had already turned into lumps and been pulled out.
And..."
Yin Xiu held her chin, "I think that the big red snake didn't seem to find a few unlucky people at random, but it had already set its sights on us the moment we entered the mountain."
"For what?" Liu Banxian asked.
"Incense, Changbai incense."
Yin Xiu murmured, "That's what the big red snake said. It seems that only Hai Dongqing and I heard this voice."
"It's you again..."
Liu Banxian sighed, feeling quite helpless that Yin Xiu's luck was so low that he often attracted all kinds of monsters, monsters, and powerful enemies.
"But if we lure it out now, it seems we won't be able to defeat it even with our abilities."
"Why do you always enhance other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige?" Yin Xiu said dissatisfied.
"Then you mean, we have a way to deal with the big red snake?"
"No, but those outside the valley might have a chance to cause trouble for it."
"Outside the valley?"
Liu Banxian was stunned for a moment before he remembered Yin Xiu's usual methods and couldn't help but shake his head, "Is this too sinister?"
"It's better for me to be vicious to others than for others to be vicious to me."
……
Krupp twisted his neck, as if there was some discomfort in his shoulders and neck, and walked back to the camp shaking his head, seeming to lack some of his usual elegance and stability.
Behind him, followed a man in black. His face and figure were tightly wrapped under the black robe, making them even more blurry in the moonlight.
As soon as he came back, people immediately stared at him nervously and stood up.
One of them came forward and chatted a lot.
Krupp didn't seem to hear him and kept walking forward until the man behind him poked his waist and reminded him softly: "Someone is asking you something, and you just walked over like that?"
"I can still understand him when he speaks English. Who knows what he's talking about?"
"Krupp" complained, and then he asked the person behind him, "So, what exactly was he talking about just now?"
"German! He speaks German. What did you find out ahead?"
"I thought all the dead guys in the world only spoke English. But then again, if he asked me, he would have to speak it?"
The two ignored the man's inquiry and walked towards the camp one after another.
However, this strange behavior did not arouse anyone's suspicion, because Krupp has always been like this.
Of course he was always polite and a gentleman that no one could find fault with.
But if he encounters something important or tense, he will throw aside the useless etiquette and other things, and just treat himself as an untamed wild beast, doing what he thinks is the most effective and urgent thing. things.
Owen and the others did not come back, but only Krupp came back, which meant that the others might be preparing something in front, waiting for his instructions. It seemed that Krupp and his party had gained something in the dense forest ahead.
In the expectant eyes of everyone, Krupp said nothing and led the people into the camp. Then the entourage behind Krupp got out of the camp, waved out, and called another translator in the team. .
After the translator went in for a while, his face was red when he came out, with excitement and anticipation written all over his face.
Then he gathered the people together and repeated Krupp's orders aloud in both languages.
"We found a huge ancient ruins ahead, which contained many treasures, gold, gems, precious sculptures and works of art.
Mr. Owen has already prepared with the advance team and everyone in the Tribunal, just waiting for us to pass.
Now, everyone gathers together, takes guns, explosives, all weapons, and heads towards the ruins with live ammunition, ready for exploration! ”
"Yeah!!"
Cheers immediately resounded throughout the camp, and everyone was shouting enthusiastically even before they saw the treasure.
Everyone's face was red, as if the treasure had been put into their pockets, just waiting for them to transport it down the mountain and exchange it for money and happiness.
"When I go back, I will buy all the houses on the street and turn them into brothels, casinos, and pawn shops!"
"I'm not as greedy as you. Isn't it enough to have so much money? Now that I have this money, I just want to find a few more East Asian women when I go back and live my life with peace of mind."
"Champagne! Brandy! Whiskey! This is the time to open one! Oh no, we should open one barrel after another!"
The fervent joy did not affect the porters of the Goryeo Kingdom. They just watched coldly and were isolated from the excitement.
Even if some of them are full of curiosity, they are only interested in their reactions, not the treasure itself.
Because as porters, they are just performing their jobs.
The Koreans were not regarded as part of the team, so naturally they could not empathize with them and look forward to those honors and glory.
With the temperament of these ghost guys, even if they discover the huge treasure, it is absolutely impossible to give them an extra cent of the reward.
Because these ghost guys from the banks of the Elbe River have always believed that every penny is worth every penny - of course this is what they ask of others when they pay their wages.
"It seems a little strange..."
One of the porters, a handsome young man named Jin Minzhong, scratched his head and frowned.
He is one of the few porters who can understand Chinese and has a bright mind.
On weekdays, he walks around the streets and sells gadgets for wives, women and children. He is a hawker that no one pays much attention to.
A few days ago, the officers patrolling the streets destroyed his belongings and ruined his job, making him unable to stay in the local area any longer. So Jin Minzhong had no choice but to join the ranks of porters and make some money.
Naturally, he is not as capable as those "orthodox" porters, who can carry and pull, and can walk very fast on steep mountain roads as if they were on flat ground.
But because he spoke nicely and had some close relationship with the leader of the porters.
There were a large number of porters summoned for this trip, and there was not much more than him, so he just made up for the number, mixed in the crowd, moved around, and did light work, just to beg for food.
As soon as he muttered, the old man next to him turned his head and glanced at him.
"You brat, what are you talking about? Don't you know that those people are as big as the sky? You must not offend them?"
This old man always took good care of him, and he was quite eloquent and authoritative among the porters, so Jin Minzhong also respected him very much. He smiled at him and said, "I'm not saying bad things about them, uncle. I said, these people are not easy to mess with. How can I dare to make them angry?
A Yin and his two boys were absolutely crazy a few days ago. A Xi dared to contradict these people and was immediately hung from a tree and beaten. My bones felt raw just watching. ”
"Oh, you know how painful it is?"
The old man glared at him, "You were afraid of pain, so why did you dare to go up and speak for them? Aren't you afraid that they would hang you up and beat you too?"
"Axi, I didn't offend them."
Jin Minzhong scratched his face, "And what I said is true. After beating them two, who will help them carry their things? They were happy for a while and beat those two crazy boys. In the end, they were not Are these people suffering themselves?”
The old man nodded, actually quite agreeing with Jin Minzhong's wisdom and courage, but he always felt that his mouth would get him into trouble sooner or later.
"You just said, what's weird? Is there something wrong?" the old man asked worriedly.
"I don't know yet."
Jin Minzhong still scratched his face and picked off a small fat particle.
"What I find strange is that since they are going to transport treasure, why do they need to bring so many explosives and guns? If they want to be wary of wild beasts, they only need a team of people to carry them. There is no need to go to a lot of trouble to call everyone Bring everyone with you, right?”
"Isn't there still that snake?"
The old man worriedly said: "That snake is probably the king of gods in this mountain. If we go into the mountain and offend its old man, we will be retaliated by it at any time."
"But from their tone, the snake doesn't seem to be a problem anymore."
Jin Minzhong thought thoughtfully, "Mr. Krupp didn't mention the snake during the whole process. He just told them to prepare to move the treasure. This is what I find strange."
"Maybe the magician with great magical powers has driven away the snake? I saw it with my own eyes. The magician threw a fireball as big as a millstone and smashed a thatched house into pieces. It was like a cannon. It was scary to death."
"We'd better be careful anyway."
Jin Minzhong stood up, tightened the belt around his waist, checked the leggings again, then breathed a sigh of relief, and warned again: "Uncle, if anything happens later, just run away, don't even look back, run. That’s right.”
"Run?"
The old man glanced at him sideways and said, "You brat, what have you never seen in your life at my age? Whether it's a snake or a lion or a tiger, I've seen a lot in the mountains.
As long as I pull out my hatchet and get into a good posture, any kind of beast will have no choice but to run away in panic when it sees me. How can I hide from them?
And if I run away, what will happen to my wages? From the time I entered the mountain until now, I have only received half of my salary.
If I leave, will my family go drink the northwest wind? ”
"That's what you said."
Jin Minzhong responded casually, his face calm, but he had already made plans in his heart.
Unlike others, he has family involvement, such desires, and such worries.
For him, he has enough to eat and the whole family has nothing to worry about, so he has no lofty ambitions or ideals. If he has any goals recently, it is to go back and find a way to retaliate against the two officials.
However, this is something that will happen later, at least in a few months, or even longer. It is still unclear whether he will have this intention by then.
For him right now, the most important thing is to stay alive.
While thinking like this, Krupp walked out of the barracks, still followed by his entourage, the two of them walking one behind the other.
Suddenly, Jin Minzhong caught a glimpse of the lingering coldness in the follower's eyes, which made him feel cold all over. (End of chapter)