Chapter 640: Following
Although it is somewhat far-fetched to start an all-out war with Southern Xinjiang just because of twenty or so Jianghu people, this possibility is not ruled out. Even the smallest situation will greatly intensify the conflict between the Central Plains and Xinjiang. Hostility in southern Xinjiang.
So, if Southern Xinjiang and the Central Plains are hostile, guess who is most beneficial?
Of course it’s the Western Region and the Northern Land.
Southern Xinjiang and the Central Plains just dislike each other, while the Western Regions and the Northern Territory have recently clearly shown very clear hostility. If Southern Xinjiang adds another fuel to the fire and entangles the attention of the Central Plains dynasty, no matter what, it will be detrimental to both of them. All good things.
But people in southern Xinjiang, especially those who know these things, obviously don't want to be used as targets, such as Ran Xiaoyi's Qingzhu Village.
Only then did Yang Yiyi realize that she seemed to have walked into a chessboard again without knowing it.
The cause and effect have been sorted out, but there are still some things that are unclear.
So Yang Yiyi asked again:
"That's not right. Since you don't want the matter to get bigger, why did you attack Wujiazhuang at night in the first place?"
Ran Xiaoyi folded her arms and looked like she didn't want to say anything: "It has nothing to do with you, so stop asking."
"..."
Yang Yiyi was just curious about this matter, Wujiazhuang was the real victim.
Wu Shaoyi had obviously talked to Ran Xiaoyi before. She smoothed things over and explained:
"Ran Xiaoyi's sister, Ran Xiaolan, is a shaman from Baofeng Village. I heard that she is doing a ritual to summon the mountain gods recently, which requires a lot of high-quality spices. Ran Xiaoyi wanted to stop her, so she came to Wujiazhuang."
"For that missing piece of ambergris?"
Wu Shaoyi shook her head:
“It’s the piece of agarwood that Qin Nuxia stole.”
Only then did Yang Yiyi remember that they had sent people to the room where Qin Yan was recovering from her injuries. It turned out that the purpose was not to kill Qin Yan, but to steal the agarwood she had stolen.
At this time Qin Yan also said:
"My eldest brother was taken away by Ran Xiaoyi's sister. I also touched the agarwood from her sister. It should be a very important thing."
"Not only is it very important, it wouldn't be possible without the agarwood section."
Ran Xiaoyi couldn't hold it any longer.
"But we later learned that my sister had obtained other fine spices, and the effect of that agarwood was greatly reduced, which meant that our trip was in vain."
When Yang Yiyi heard this, she finally came to her senses.
Oh, co-writing is something you two sisters did.
"What on earth is your sister doing? Cooperating with people from the Western Regions? Why aren't you two sisters from the same village?"
"I don't know what my sister is doing. She says she is offering sacrifices to the mountain gods, but instead she is looking for those weird-looking people from the Western Regions. She suddenly goes to the Central Plains to look for spices, but I know she will push Southern Xinjiang into a pit of fire. No matter what, she will We can’t let her continue to make mistakes.”
Speaking of her sister, Ran Xiaoyi had a complicated expression on her face.
There seems to be a story here, but Ran Xiaoyi didn't explain much.
As for the fact that the two sisters are not from the same village, this is because Wu Zhu is not a hereditary profession.
No one can say when a child with witchcraft qualifications will be born. One village may not have existed for hundreds of years, while another village may have several villages.
In this case, the village without Wu Zhu would go out of its way to ask Wu Zhu to be the second in command.
Ran Xiaoyi and her sister were originally from Qingzhu Village. Her sister had shown the ability of Wu Zhu in the early years. Since Qingzhu Village still had Wu Zhu at that time and Baofeng Village was the largest village nearby, due to the actual situation, , so he was invited away by Baofeng Village, while Ran Xiaoyi stayed and became the successor of Wu Zhu in Qingzhu Village.
This is the process, finally straightened out.
What is still unclear is why Ran Xiaoyi's sister wants to cooperate with the people from the Western Regions, and where Ning Xianer and the others have gone. Qin Yan and Wu Shaoyi must have asked about this matter after hearing the explanation, and Yang Yiyi had to ask too.
But before she could speak, she heard a loud noise coming from outside, accompanied by hurried footsteps.
Yang Yiyi stood up and wanted to see what happened.
Originally, Ran Xiaoyi wanted to ask Yang Yiyi how she survived the night attack. When she heard the noise, her expression immediately changed and she asked her bluntly: "Did you come alone?"
"yes."
"Have you confirmed that there is no one following you?"
"Um...that's not true."
Yang Yiyi just followed the footprints along the way and never thought about whether someone was following her.
Think about it, since Fenghuang Village acted according to the instructions of Baofeng Village and Ran Xiaoyi ruined their good deeds, will they come to make up for this failure?
Ran Xiaoyi ran out with a bang, and Yang Yiyi also understood that she might have attracted the enemy, so she followed him out in a hurry.
The place where everyone temporarily settled was just cut and erected with some random bamboos. It had no defensive capabilities at all. It was just a camouflage and a defense against some ferocious beasts.
If someone really comes to your door, it's basically like an encounter in the woods.
The heroes of the Sixteenth Village and the people of the Qingzhu Village who had just sat down rushed towards the entrance of the camp. Ran Xiaoyi was a very fast runner and was the first to rush to the front.
When they arrived at the camp gate, they saw numerous figures in the woods not far away, vaguely seeming to be half surrounding them.
It is basically impossible to completely surround it without anyone noticing. Everyone grew up in the woods and are all old Chinese medicine doctors, so there is no need to prescribe this kind of medicine.
Seeing Ran Xiaoyi and others appearing in front of the door, he naturally knew that he must have been exposed, so there was no point in hiding.
When Yang Yiyi rushed over, she happened to see the old innkeeper stepping out from behind a big tree and saluting Ran Xiaoyi.
"Ran Wuzhu, why do you have to meddle in such nosy matters?"
"Stop talking nonsense! You old fool, what benefits did Baofengzhai promise you? You actually put in so much effort!"
"I'm just doing it so that we people in southern Xinjiang can have a fertile land. If you don't understand, Ran Wuzhu, it certainly doesn't make sense."
"Bah! We are the people of the mountain. If you do this, the mountain god will not let you go!"
"What you said is wrong. The mountain god never cares where we live."
The old shopkeeper took a few steps back with his crutch:
"Since it's useless to talk more, Ran Wuzhu, please forgive me for being rude."
A group of southern Xinjiang people with hatchets and clubs in their hands sprang out from behind the trees and shrubs where they were hiding almost at the same time, and charged in unison.
And the old shopkeeper didn't seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp. He removed the round handle on the head of the cane, revealing a scorpion-shaped carving.
Then he waved the wooden stick and swayed left and right behind him, looking like a dancing master.
He is also a witch!
"Go! Don't show mercy, the mountain god will punish them!"
Although Ran Xiaoyi didn't want to start a dispute with his own clan, this battle was inevitable, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
(End of chapter)