Chapter one hundred and seventy fourth
Under the leadership of the old foreigner, everyone walked through the snow forest and saw a majestic snow-capped mountain standing in the clouds. The mountain range stretches for hundreds of miles.
At the foot of the mountain, there are a lot of thatched huts scattered one after another. It seems that this is the ancestral land of the Zagrama people.
After entering the village, Ye Bai and the others attracted many Zagrama tribesmen to watch as they were outsiders. The tribesmen were dressed in colorful clothes, which seemed to be unique to their tribe.
The old foreigner had no choice but to explain their identities to the tribesmen while leading Ye Bai and Chen Yulou to the huts in the middle.
Ye Bai found that most of the people in the village were young people and there were no women. The old foreigner explained that today was a special day and all the women in the village had to go out to pick cold fruits.
Cold fruit is unique to this area. It grows on thorns. It has a bitter taste and can be used as medicine.
In front of a yard, Ye Bai saw the figure of Partridge Whistle from a distance.
It’s just that this outfit is completely different from before.
Wearing a woolen gown, a mandarin jacket, and a white animal skin hat on top of his head.
The complexion is no longer dark, but the face is much older and firmer.
Partridge Whistle was also disturbed by the noise outside and came out to take a look. Unexpectedly, he saw Chen Yulou and Ye Bai, and his eyes turned red.
After five years of not seeing each other, Chen Yulou has not changed much, but Ye Bai's image and temperament have changed a lot, and he no longer looks like the young man before.
The three brothers hugged each other without saying anything, and then walked into the house.
The architectural style of the Zagrama people is unique. The roof is triangular, the four corners of the house are piled with white stones, and the middle is supported by beams.
There are a lot of animal skins and some stuffed animals hanging in the house.
After handing over the sleeping Ling'er to the old foreigner, Chen Yulou and Ye Bai started talking freely with Partridge Whistle.
After learning that Ye Bai had become the head of the Nine Gates of Changsha and that Chen Yulou also had his own child, Partridge Whistle felt a little sad.
Then they talked about the business of offering the tomb of King Dian, and Chen Yulou took out the human skin map found in the tomb of King Dian.
"Look, with this map, you should be able to find the Tomb of King Xian, but the Insect Valley in the middle of the map is completely blank. I don't know what the situation is."
Ye Bai said: "I guess after King Xian's death, his people fell apart. Some people wanted to return to their homeland, so they drew a map of the location of King Xian's tomb and presented it to the King of Dian. However, King Xian's tomb is in the middle of the Worm Valley.
, the situation in the tomb is top secret, and the craftsmen who really know the situation in the tomb may not be released alive."
Partridge Whistle clenched the human skin map in his hand and couldn't help but feel a little moved. The two sworn brothers never gave up clues to the king's tomb outside, but he was hiding in his ancestral land to escape the mission of moving mountains!
Seeing that Partridge Whistle was silent, Chen Yulou couldn't help but said: "Second brother, don't delay any more. Even if the Muchen Bead is found in King Xian's tomb, it will still take time to use the Muchen Bead to lift the curse."
The partridge whistle nodded and made up his mind: "Okay, when the new year is over, we will set out to dedicate the king's tomb."
However, Partridge Whistle also found some information during his stay in the ancestral land in the past few years, and he took out a few manuscript notes from the back room.
"I inquired about the origin of our Zagrama clan. It originated from the Zagrama Sacred Mountain. It was precisely because we used fake Muchen Beads to sacrifice that we were cursed. Therefore, if we take the Muchen Beads back, it is possible to lift the curse.
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Zagrama Sacred Mountain?
If Ye Bai remembers correctly, the ancient city of Jingjue is located in the sacred mountain.
He didn't know how Hu Bayi used the Muchen Bead to lift the curse, but he was sure that Hu Bayi never returned to Jingjue Ancient City after that, because Jingjue Ancient City had already been buried at that time, so Hu Bayi was somewhere else.
To lift the curse.
Chen Yulou asked: "Where is the sacred mountain?"
"Deep in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert, the specific location is probably extremely difficult to find. Our family has not returned to the sacred mountain for thousands of years."
Chen Yulou frowned. He had also heard about the Taklimakan Desert, which was boundless and filled with yellow sand.
If you don't have a map in such a dangerous situation, it's easy to get lost, let alone find the sacred mountain.
"Are there any other clues?"
The partridge whistled: "Yes, have you ever heard of the ancient country Jingjue?"
Chen Yulou nodded. During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions as an envoy and opened up the Hexi Corridor and the Silk Road.
Since then, many mysterious countries in the Western Regions have come into the view of the Han Dynasty. The ancient country Jingjue was one of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty!
Chen Yulou smiled and said: "It is said that this small country hides countless treasures. Unfortunately, with the death of the last generation of Queen Jingjue, the ancient city of Jingjue was also buried under the yellow sand. When he first became the leader of Xiling
, I have also thought about visiting the ancient city of Jingjue, but this place is deep in the desert and there is no trace at all."
"Actually, the ancient city of Jingjue is located in the Zagrama Sacred Mountain. Speaking of which, the destruction of the Jingjue clan has something to do with our Zagrama clan."
Partridge Whistle slowly explained.
The Zagrama tribe has lived near the sacred mountain for generations. More than 3,000 years ago, under the leadership of the high priest, they sacrificed jade eyeballs, and a curse was planted on the entire tribe.
Later, they stayed away from the sacred mountain and lived in seclusion in the Central Plains, secretly searching for the Muchen Bead as Taoist monks moving mountains.
At that time, some people thought that if they could not find the Muchen Bead, they might as well return to Shuanghei Mountain and go to the bottomless ghost cave in Zagrama Mountain to find out, maybe they could find out the source of the evil curse.
However, at that time, the Double Black Mountains of Zagrama had been occupied by a mysterious ethnic group. They built a city at the end of the Double Gods Valley, with the national name Jingjue.
Legend has it that Queen Jingjue can capture people with her eyes, or she can use magic or the magic of round light to capture souls. No one knows her true identity.
When Partridge Whistle said this, Chen Yulou couldn't help but look at Ye Bai. This boy's storage skills seemed to be somewhat similar to Queen Jingjue's. Could it be that they were from the same family?
Ye Bai didn't know what Chen Yulou was thinking. He was listening intently to what Partridge Whistle said. Although he was familiar with the general plot of what happened in Jingjue Ancient City, he was not clear about the historical facts that happened thousands of years ago.
The partridge whistle continued: "At that time, the thirty-six countries in the Peacock River Basin were mostly controlled by Jingjue. My ancestors sneaked into the heavily guarded Zagrama Mountain several times, but they were discovered by the guards and lost a few lives out of thin air.
Life."
"Then they came up with a countermeasure. The reason why Jingjue is so powerful is because the queen of the country is so powerful. As long as she kills this person, it will be easy to destroy the city. So my ancestors used the art of vertical and horizontal alliances to make the people in the Western Regions who were enslaved by Jingjue
The country shares the same hatred of the enemy."
"All the countries joined hands together and secretly planned to gather troops and attack the main city of Jingjue. Later, they ordered Prince Gumo, the first warrior of the thirty-six countries, to bring a golden lamb to sacrifice to Queen Jingjue, and used slow medicine to kill the queen."
"Then the queen died and the city was destroyed. The coalition forces were planning to dig up the queen's ancient tomb and whip the corpse to express their hatred, and then empty the large amount of treasures that the queen had collected. Suddenly, sand and rocks suddenly flew in the desert, and the sun and moon were dimmed."
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Partridge Whistle finally let out a long sigh: "A black storm buried everyone. Only the ancestors of our clan escaped and recorded all this. But after they came back, the curse worsened, and they died not long after."
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Chen Yulou couldn't believe it when he heard the partridge whistle talking more and more far away.
Just when the coalition forces broke through the ancient city of Jingjue, a black storm ushered in. It can be seen that this black storm is closely related to Queen Jingjue.
Could it be that Queen Jingjue is still a great mage?
"Third brother, tell me what you think?" Chen Yulou looked at Ye Bai, who was silent for a long time.
"Since it was recorded by Second Brother's ancestors, it should have really happened, but the ancient city of Jingjue is too far away, so we'd better find the Muchen Bead first."
Chapter completed!