Chapter 671 One left and one right
Southern Xinjiang has a very loose structure. The people living here are mainly tribes, which are manifested in various villages.
But it seems like a mess, but in fact, southern Xinjiang is unexpectedly united. Even if there is hatred between tribes, they will still work together.
This is because of the witchcraft.
Wu Zhu is not only a religious leader in southern Xinjiang, but also a medical leader. In addition, he can use magic, and his status is only lower than that of the clan leader.
There is usually no fight between Wu Zhu and Wu Zhu. Even the Wu Zhus of these different tribes identify with each other more than they identify with the tribe.
Therefore, as long as Wu Zhu unites, Southern Xinjiang will unite. Under this general trend, the clan leader can only agree, otherwise he will not be able to be the clan leader.
The ceremony Ran Xiaoyi mentioned refers to the ceremony of inviting the mountain god to take possession of the body.
It is true that the big crab is a mountain god, but the mountain god Ran Xiaoyi's sister wants to call is different from the big crab. It should be said that there is no comparison at all in terms of fighting ability.
Once it succeeds, the news will soon spread throughout southern Xinjiang, and then the shamans of all tribes will follow Baofengzhai's lead.
In this case, Baofengzhai said that it would cooperate with the people from the Western Regions to jointly deal with the people from the Central Plains. That would be the worst situation.
Ran Xiaoyi's sister's strength has increased, which means that the ceremony has been successfully performed, but it is not complete yet.
The ceremony is held according to the date, weather and astrological requirements, and it is likely to be held in the near future, so Ran Xiaoyi said that tonight is the last chance.
Originally, everyone planned to go to Baofeng Village to investigate, but now there was no reason to shirk.
It's best to get involved before the ceremony is held. If that doesn't work, we have to find out how far the cooperation between Baofengzhai and the Tianlang Sect has progressed, and find out where the missing Ning Xian'er and the others are. At the very least, it will give the Central Plains Wulin and even the Central Plains Dynasty some warning time.
Once the goal is clear, the next step is how to act.
Ran Xiaoyi knew several secret passages leading to Baofeng Village. The problem was that there were too many people on site, making it unsuitable for exploration.
After a brief discussion, it was decided that the gang of thieves from the Sixteenth Village would be the leader and go to the village to explore the information. If there was a chance to interfere with the pornographic ceremony, it would be best. If not, just send a signal. Then Zhou Wenyi, who was guarding outside, would lead people directly. He flew into the village and faced off head-on.
Of course, head-on confrontation is the last option. Although the bamboo wall of Baofeng Village cannot stop these guys who come and go, casualties are inevitable as long as there is a head-on conflict.
Baofengzhai has a special status in southern Xinjiang. No matter which side suffers heavy casualties, it will intensify the conflict between the Central Plains and southern Xinjiang.
There is nothing wrong with the plan itself, but there is a little problem.
For example, Li Chengqi, who was watching all this in front of the screen, felt that he might have to stay up late again tonight...
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When the moon climbed over the branches, everyone who didn't even dare to light a bonfire hurriedly ate something to cushion their stomachs. A few people were left to look after the wounded, and the rest followed Ran Xiaoyi in the mountains and forests.
The dense forest at night is even more terrifying and profound, especially when you see a pair of bright eyes flashing past in the darkness, and you always feel that there are many wild beasts nearby.
It's possible to get lost if you walk in this damn place during the day. Ran Xiaoyi led everyone there at night and didn't even turn back once. It was like she had her own navigation system, and she could find the way very accurately. After walking for almost half an hour, the view ahead became clear, and a blaze of fire appeared in front of everyone.
Under the dim light of the torch, everyone saw a large-scale walled city appearing under the big tree that seemed to reach the sky and the earth. The wall was next to the mountain wall on one side, and spring water flowed in front of the walled gate. Like a natural moat.
This scale is more than ten times larger than Qingzhu Village, and it is almost like a small city.
Zhou Wenyi and most of the Jianghu people were left behind. They would wait for the signal and rush over as soon as something unexpected happened.
Wu Shaoyi is also in this group of people. After all, she can use a wheelchair to charge, but she can't use a wheelchair to sneak. There are still some limitations.
The remaining people, except Ran Xiaoyi and a few Southern Xinjiang people from Qingzhu Village, are the only ones left from Sixteenth Village and Yang Yiyi.
With Yanbo Jiangjue around, Yang Yiyi is also capable of stealth work, provided she doesn't rush up to people in sight.
Reduced to a dozen people, the team now walked around Baofeng Village and around to the side.
Ran Xiaoyi searched nearby for a while and found a piece of bamboo that had been placed on the ground. She asked people to move the bamboo away, revealing a dark hole underneath.
This is the secret passage in and out of Baofeng Village.
For now, it seems that the people in Baofengzhai have not blocked this place. This is good news, but the bad news is that there is likely to be someone watching at the other end of the secret passage.
Everyone got into the hole one after another, took out fire sticks and blew them, and quietly followed Ran Xiaoyi and continued moving forward.
This cave is neither wide nor deep, but as you walk you can see oversized tree roots. The entire cave seems to have been dug out by these tree roots, and there are bottomless holes exposed in some places. , no one knows how deep the roots of that big tree are.
After walking along the tunnel like this for almost a quarter of an hour, Ran Xiaoyi motioned to everyone not to make any sound.
Not far ahead, there was a stone wall that had obviously been repaired by humans. Qin Yan quickly walked over, listened to the wall, and confirmed that there was no movement behind the wall. Ran Xiaoyi then signaled everyone to put out the fire and pulled the mechanism on the side.
As the large sandbag dropped in the darkness, a gap opened in the stone wall and opened from left to right like a door, and people immediately poured in.
The place they entered seemed to be a small warehouse. In the moonlight, they could see that the surrounding bamboo racks were filled with iron farm tools such as hatchets and sickles and a small number of weapons.
The smelting and forging technology in Southern Xinjiang is not that good. A lot of pig iron is actually obtained from trade with the Central Plains. Even though the things in the warehouse are inconspicuous, these things are very valuable in Southern Xinjiang.
Ran Xiaoyi found a snake staff from the side of the wall. Although it was not as handy as her own, it could still be used.
The heroes of the Sixteenth Village quietly walked to the door. With the door creaking slightly and two screams that were too short to be uttered, after a while, they dragged the two Nan who were knocked down. People from Xinjiang came in and placed them against the wall.
Thanks to the people from the Sixteenth Village, it was Yang Yiyi who would have broken both of their necks.
After doing this, Ran Xiaoyi whispered: "I met my sister here before, and I didn't know what it was like inside Baofeng Village. I vaguely remembered that my sister mentioned that Baofeng Village would have an altar under the big tree. For the ceremony, we divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right. After searching, we met under the big tree. "
Everyone nodded and divided their forces in front of the warehouse door, heading left and right.
(End of chapter)