Before there was a skateboard, it took more than three hours to ride a camel horse to the town, and it was much faster to use the skateboard. In more than an hour, you could see Lijiang surrounding the town from afar.

The Dongba Courtyard is located in the center of Lijiang Town. It is not the first time that Yang Yulong has been here. The six Dongba old men in the courtyard are considered old friends. As early as half a year ago, he proposed to learn Geba's writing here, but these old men always shook their heads gently at him, but never told the reason.

This time, he was determined to study here. Of course, it was a better choice to go to the Temple of Nature, but it was even further away from the village, and it took almost a hundred kilometers to walk, and it took a day to ride a camel horse, so of course it was impossible to go home.

Sitting cross-legged in the hall of the main courtyard, the four Dongba old men opposite each other showed smiles from time to time. No matter how Yang Yulong asked, they just shook their heads gently and refused to say another word.

After begging for three hours, it was already noon, and the old man Dongba still refused to agree. Yang Yulong felt so sweet that he stopped talking and sat quietly in the hall, leaving his heart to the end.

It was not until dark that Yang Yulong stood up, walked out of the Dongbayuan, stepped on a skateboard, and went home to sleep. The next morning, he came to the Dongbayuan in Lijiang Town again. This time, he didn't say a word and sat in the middle of the hall. At noon, he ate a bite of the bread he brought from his home, and said nothing, and wasted all the time with these Dongba elderly people.

For seven days, Yang Yulong got up early and came back late, and went to Dongbayuan to sit quietly every day. This time he was determined and could not learn Geba's words, so he sat down until they were willing to teach.

The Geba script is not as wide as the Dongba script. As an old man in Dongba, my grandfather only knew dozens of Geba scripts, and he didn't know whether it was correct, otherwise he wouldn't have to go to the Dongba Academy to sit in a quiet place.

He knew that in the East Ba Courtyard of Lijiang Town, there was a Dadongba who knew the Geba script. With Lijiang Town as the center and within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, except for the Great Dongba in the Temple of Nature, only the Great Dongba here knew the Geba script.

It was not until noon on the ninth day that Yang Yulong had just finished gnawing the dough cake that Dadongba finally appeared. From the day when Yang Yulong passed the examination of the Dongba Academy and was allowed to enter and exit the Dongba Academy freely, until today, he has only seen Dadongba four times.

"Hello, dear Dadongba, I came here to learn the Geba script. I ask you to teach me the magical Geba script." Facing Dadongba, he dared not be as casual as other Dongba old men.

Fortunately, Da Dongba nodded gently this time instead of shaking his head. Sitting cross-legged opposite Yang Yulong, Da Dongba spoke and said, "You have been here for nine days. I have been observing you. Very good kid. Do you want to be Dongba?"

This question is really hard to answer. As far as he knows, Dongba is also known as Dongba's old man, and only men can take responsibility, and there is no Dongba who is less than fifty years old.

As for whether to become an old man from Dongba, Yang Yulong didn't care. He just wanted to learn the magical Geba scripts. It would be great if he could understand those more ancient and mysterious books. But he knew that this was impossible. Geba scripts, even the oldest Dongba, could not recognize them completely.

After thinking for a few minutes, Yang Yulong shook his head. Dongba means a respected wise man. He is not a wise man, but he just likes to learn words. Among the men of Naxi, he can only be considered the most ordinary one. He is not good at piano, chess, cigarettes, wine, and tea. He only has books and paintings. He can't be considered a good move. At this level, even if he wants to be a Dongba, he can't do it.

Dadongba smiled slightly: "You just want to learn Geba's words? If so, I can introduce someone to you. As for whether he accepts you as his disciple, it depends on your luck."

Yang Yulong nodded repeatedly. As long as he could learn Geba's words, he would not care about anything else.

The Great Dongba approached Yang Yulong and whispered in his ear: "From the Blue Moon Valley upstream, there is a Guanyin Gorge thirty kilometers away. At the top of the canyon, a stone cave. The person in the cave is the Dongba you are looking for. This matter cannot be rumored. That person is different and is not recognized by the Temple of Nature. It is called the Devil Dongba by the people. Among the Dongba I know, no one can compare with this person in terms of knowledge."

After saying that, he returned to his position and sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and never spoke again.

Yang Yulong stood up, bowed to Dadongba three times, and walked backward out of Dongba Courtyard. Dadongba's words shocked him a lot. He has always heard of the name of the devil Dongba. It is said that this person's understanding of the Gerba writing is the inheritance of the devil and is not recognized by other Dadongbas.

But why did Dadongba here introduce this person to him? You know, the Devil Dongba was designated as the apostle of the Devil by the people of the Temple of Nature ten years ago and would be killed when they see it.

The Dongba Courtyards in each town are from the same line as the Temple of Nature. Logically speaking, if Dadongba knows the whereabouts of the Devil Dongba, he should report to the temple and send a patron envoy to kill him, why would he ask him to learn Geba's words?

Yang Yulong stayed at home for three days. His parents asked him a few times. He knew that he had been tight since childhood. If he didn't want to say it, no one could ask, so he stopped asking and let him stare blankly. During this period, Xiao Lijiang also came here a few times, thinking that the East Bath House would not accept him. After comforting him a few times, he was also busy with his own work. The Luo family is now relying on her to support him.

Although there is a kana, there is no need to worry about food in the future, but after all, it is Yang Yulong's kana and it has nothing to do with the Luo family. You can enjoy it yourself and feel at ease, but there is no reason to give it to your parents' home.

On the fourth day, Yang Yulong finally made up his mind that no matter what the devil Dongba is, it would be worth it as long as he could learn the real Gerba text.

He said to his family, brought the dry food for three days, stepped on the skateboard, followed the flowing water from the snow-capped mountains, and walked upstream with difficulty among the rocks and shrubs.

This road is extremely difficult to walk. In many places, skateboards are simply impossible to pass. It took a full day to walk the thirty kilometers.

Yang Yulong knew that there were people from the village who had been here before. There was no people in the radius of dozens of miles, and the small village was the closest settlement.

There were high peaks on both sides, and there was no way to go up the mountain. I rested by the river for a night, and early the next morning, I climbed up the mountain with my skateboard on my back. He didn't know which side of the mountain the Devil Dongba lived on, so he could only climb up to try his luck.

The more I climbed up, the less I felt. There was no trace of anyone walking on the mountain. When I was about to reach the top of the mountain, I saw a trace of smoke from the other party. He knew that he was not lucky and chose the wrong mountain.

When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was already midnight. He simply cleaned it, ate some dry food, fell asleep immediately. Before dawn, he got up and started climbing the mountain again.

Fortunately, I had already identified the direction yesterday, and this time I only took four hours to approach the mountain. Not far away, a stone house made of stone appeared in front of me. There was an open space in front of the stone house, with many stones piled up in a mess.

Walking to the stone house, Yang Yulong sorted out his messy clothes, bowed to the ground, and said loudly: "Yang Yulong, a native of Naxi, is devoutly willing to learn Geba's words, and hopes that the elders of Dongba will give you advice."

After saying it three times, there was no reply in the room, but Yang Yulong had already smelled the fragrance of the food, which meant that there must be someone in the stone house, but he just ignored him.

With the experience of Dongbayuan, Yang Yulong was not anxious. He sat cross-legged in front of the stone house, took out a small amount of dry food, and happily ate the stream flowing by the stone house. As long as he found the place to find the right person, he believed that his sincerity would definitely impress the other party.

Just after eating dry food, the wooden door of the stone house was pushed open, and a tall old man walked out of the stone house. The old man wore a totem crown on his head, a long skirt and a pair of cowhide legs and half-long boots under his feet, which was dressed by the old man Dongba.

Unlike the legendary test of sincerity, the Devil Dongba did not let him wait for three days and three nights, nor did he need to go through thunderstorms and winds. The old man also carried a few grains of residual rice at the corner of his mouth, which obviously had just been used.

"Your name is Yang Yulong? Want to learn Gebawen?" The old man's voice was a little hoarse, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat. He made his skin feel cold and trembling when he heard it. Yang Yulong noticed that there was a long scar on the old man's throat.

"Yes, I am Yang Yulong, who came to learn Geba's words from the respected old man Dongba."

"Well, have you seen the pile of stones? Separate them." After the devil Dongba finished speaking, he carried a basket on his back and walked up the mountain. He didn't even look at him when he spoke.

Looking at the old man's back, Yang Yulong was a little stupid. The pile of stones pointed by the devil Dongba was about a few hundred pieces on the edge of the stone house, with different sizes. The largest one weighed dozens of kilograms, and the small one was only the size of a thumb. It was blue and green, which was used to trade food to gods and immortals.

Although there are not many such stones, every household has to look for many every year, which is not a rare thing. It’s just that the Devil Dongba didn’t say how to divide it, whether it is color or size?

Judging from the physique of the Devil Dongba, it is obviously not for him to do his best. Since he can carry these stones to the mountain from other places, his physique is probably much stronger than Yang Yulong, who has not yet fully grown. This stone is obviously a test question, but unfortunately Yang Yulong doesn't even understand the question.

Walking to the pile of stones, picking up the largest stone, put it aside, touching this one, and then touching the one. Color or size? I think it is wrong. Do you want to tell which stones are the ones that the gods want? If that is the case, it will be too difficult. Not to mention Yang Yulong, even the old man Dongba cannot distinguish them. Otherwise, why do you have to let the camel horse carry a basket of stones to test every year during the God-giving Conference?
Chapter completed!