Mountains and seas can be flat

"I think it's best not to keep this kind of dress, but," Elder Ming Ye carefully observed Fang Zheng's expression, "you decide."

The men dressed like this are not like war slaves, but rather like the aristocratic class of a large tribe, they are generally not willing to stay in this small primitive tribe.

The elders valued Fang Zheng's opinion very much.The past and the present are not the same, they can have today, thanks to Fang Zheng.Moreover, Fang Zheng can often think of things that they couldn't think of, and put forward many novel but reasonable opinions.

Fang Zheng caught a glimpse of a bone needle in Elder Xuansi's hand, and asked with a half-smile, "Are you going to interrogate like this again?"

Back then, Elder Xuansi often tossed Fang Zheng with this needle, and later entertained other guys who didn't want to tell the truth.Elder Xuansi was especially afraid that Fang Zheng would turn over his old account, so he hurriedly said, "How can that be. I see that he is not in good health, so I need a doctor."

The young man's face was pale, he seemed to be malnourished, his blood circulation seemed to be poor, and his hands and feet were cold.Fang Zheng also learned in the past two years that Elder Xuansi's bone needle technique is equivalent to the earliest embryonic form of acupuncture.This is passed down from their ancestors.There are sixteen bone needles in a set, all of which are ground from fish bones.Grinding tools have been lost, and one less is used.When Fang Zheng broke one of them, Elder Xuansi has been distressed until now.

As soon as Fang Zheng was free, he asked the elders which positions to stab. They were always secretive, as if they were afraid of being learned by Fang Zheng.But it's useless to stop, Fang Zheng has basically thought about it.It has a lot in common with acupoints in martial arts.

"The trial will be the trial." Fang Zheng said, "Is the robe on his body special?"

Fang Zheng remembered that Zifeng was also wearing a white robe at the beginning, covered with rattan armor, and the pattern on the chest and back could not be seen.Right now, the white robe on this young man has no pattern, and the style is very simple, just put it on.

Great Elder Ming Ye shook his head: "There is no pattern, as long as it can be woven, it can be woven. He may come from anywhere." Great Elder Ming Ye still did not forget to tease. "Grade Six can also be made, just like the one given to you."

The elders are still as unrepentant as Ji Liu, vaguely looking forward to Fang Zheng's acceptance of tribal women.

Fang Zheng ignored him and stood aside with folded arms, listening to their interrogation.

Elder Xuan Si gently touched the man's sandalwood center with a needle, and the man opened his eyes with difficulty after a while.A pair of eyes are clear and bright.

"You woke up and fell on the rocky beach before you passed out, remember?"

Seeing Elder Xuan Si's amiable appearance, Fang Zheng felt a sense of injustice in his heart. He was not treated so well when he woke up.But this is also the result of their summing up experience and discussing over the past few years.In Fang Zheng's words, it means "before the ceremony".No matter what the source is, don't scare people first.

Fang Zheng carefully looked at the young man's face, except for the faint sense of familiarity, this man's face was not like anyone he had ever seen.But for some reason, Fang Zheng thought of the shadow of three years ago-if Zifeng lived to be sixteen or seventeen, he would be at such an age.

They are nothing alike.Zifeng had a deep profile and a sharp chin, but this young man's face seemed to be shaped like a "country" face.Even if Zifeng grows up, he definitely doesn't look like this...

No, Zifeng was already dead, so why did he compare them?Fang Zheng shook his head, throwing the endless thoughts out of his mind.

"I... I remember." The young man's voice was low and hoarse, as if he had suffered some serious injuries. His eyes hadn't been opened yet, and he could only hear someone talking.

Elder Xuansi fed him some green herbal medicine again, and the young man struggled to open his eyes, and Fang Zheng came into view, and his face turned pale as if he had been struck by lightning.

Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows, "Is there anything strange about me?"

It took the boy a long time to find his voice, and coughed: "...clothes."

It turns out that the clothes Fang Zheng wears are different from other people. Others are used to wearing linen tunics.In the past few years, Fang Zheng has picked wild cotton to make some cotton wrapping clothes.Of course, he also wants to develop cotton planting technology, but wild cotton seeds are still in the stage of studying the growth law, and like rice, they have not yet been planted to a large scale, and most of them are harvested from the wild.

"Where are you from?" Ming Ye asked.

The young man looked around and sized up the elder, his face was cloudy and uncertain, as if he had been greatly shocked.

"Speak." The elder continued to press.

The young man took a deep breath, as if he finally calmed down from the confusion: "I come from the west."

Elder Xuan Si frowned and said, "West side? How did you come here?"

Fang Zheng pricked up his ears. In the past few years, he picked up men from the east and south, deserters from Yuyi, war slaves from Badian, and some small tribesmen, but he never picked up a man from the west. .Because the Shuling Mountains on the back are steep and steep, and the west is separated and far away, with snow-capped mountains, large swamps and abyss-like canyons in the middle.

The harsh geography meant that few Westerners set foot in the southern forests, and vice versa.Even the Great Elder Mingye, who often travels, has never been to the west, but he heard some western legends when he went to the capital of Badian.

The boy said: "I fell into a hole in the ground and floated along the river for a long time. When I woke up, I was here. I don't know how I got here."

If there is a long underground river between the countless plateaus and dangerous peaks in the west, it is not impossible to rush the boy hundreds of miles over.But he came so unexpectedly, he must not be the guy who is willing to stay at ease.

Elder Xuan Si and Elder Ming Ye silently exchanged glances, Elder Xuan Si said: "Which tribe in the west are you from? What do you usually...do?"

The boy was thin and pale, and he didn't look like a samurai.To be able to grow up to such a large size safely, in an era of poor productivity and dire straits, only the upper-class people have the conditions to be raised like this.

"I'm from Zu Jiang." The young man said something and cooperated surprisingly.

"Zu Jiang" is the name of the largest suzerain country in the West. Judging from the rumors described by the Great Elder Ming Ye, it is a matrilineal communal country.Due to the difficult geographical conditions, not too much information was communicated with all parties.

Fang Zheng thought to himself, it is very likely that it is the prototype of the "Nation of Women" mentioned in "Shan Hai Jing".

But this boy is a man.Of course, there are men in the matriarchal society to maintain reproduction, and their status is generally lower. I don't know why this boy is wearing a robe.

Elder Xuansi and the others continued to ask, "Who are you from there, why are you wandering?"

The young man carefully considered his words, "I was arrested as a star sacrificer. This year I will sacrifice to the New Year's Star. I just... escaped, but accidentally fell into a hole in the ground, confused..."

Elder Mingye and Elder Xuansi suddenly realized, Fang Zheng winked at them, Elder Mingye followed him out, Elder Xuansi continued to comfort and ask, "What's your name..."

The boy glanced at the back of Fang Zheng walking out, but refused to speak.

"Star sacrificer?" Fang Zheng walked outside the commune and asked.

"It's a star priest from the Western 'Zu Jiang' country." Elder Ming Ye looked back.

"Why is a man acting as the 'Star Sacrifice'?" Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows, "It's not surprising that there are men, but if it is a country where women are respected, how can men come forward for such important events as sacrifices?"

Elder Ming Ye shook his head, "Yu Yi will choose a saint girl to dance the Luan Dance, and kill her after she finishes dancing. That's Yu Yi's own martyrdom. It's not surprising that Zu Jiang chooses a male as a star sacrificer to sacrifice to the year star. "

"Sacrifice to the year star. How to sacrifice? Is it killing people again?" Fang Zheng recalled that in the official book of heaven, the year star is Jupiter, which represents bloody conflicts in war.

Elder Mingye nodded silently.Fang Zheng couldn't help but rebel against this cultural custom in the transitional period of primitive society. At first he hated it, but now he is a little numb.

But all big things have to kill.When there is a war, kill people; when there is a disaster, kill people; sacrifice to heaven and ancestors every year, kill people; predict future harvests or disasters, kill people; when spring comes, mobilize production, kill people; harvest grain in autumn and winter, kill people; Even repairing houses and building towers requires killing people.

Badian's snake sacrifice is like this, and Yu Yi also retains a similar custom.A young man who escaped from the Zujiang Kingdom, which the West had never seen before, was murdered because of the country's priests.

In this era, the huge sacrifices of the big tribes from all sides will all kill people. "Human sacrifice" resources are easier to obtain than animals, and the cost is also lower.

"Stay?" Great Elder Ming Ye asked Fang Zheng's opinion.

Fang Zheng had doubts in his heart, turned around and walked into the commune, "I have to try him again."

This young man had a strange face, and he had never seen his face before, but Fang Zheng's brain was tingling, and he felt that something was wrong with this guy.When he walked into the commune, Elder Xuansi was babbling out of the boy's mouth.The young man was vague just now, but when he saw Fang Zheng walk in, his speech suddenly became much smoother.

Elder Xuansi gave Fang Zheng a slightly helpless expression, to the effect that this guy is smart, look for the person who speaks the most, and you are responsible for handling him.

"What's your name?"

"Lianfeng."

Even it is a common surname in ancient times. It is said that it originated from Shennong, and it has been divided into many branches.

Elder Xuan Si said, "Lian Feng, you can't leave this place. If you—"

"I'll stay." Lian Feng was very straightforward, and immediately added, "You... don't engage in human sacrifices, do you?"

Fang Zheng signaled the two elders not to speak with his eyes, and tried lazily, "Look at the situation, you are like this..." Fang Zheng showed a hint of disgust just right, "At first glance, he is not a soldier, and his small body has no strength, so he can't do anything , it’s better to cook it.”

Lian Feng coughed immediately, as if frightened, his face was blue, and he said weakly for a long time, "Aren't you short of men?"

Fang Zheng's expression changed, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Lian Feng's neck, and asked sharply, "Where did you hear that?" The two elders also became uneasy.

All the people present were men. Lian Feng said that he knew that most of the tribes were women?

This is one of Fang Zheng's most worried issues. After all, they can live safely for the past three years because of their unique natural conditions and the fact that outsiders cannot find them.A lot of cover has been made for the hidden entrances and exits, and they are usually blocked with big rocks.Every time I went out to pick up people, I was very careful about whereabouts, and I would cover up all the footprints afterwards.

Never leak a single thing, no matter how insignificant outsiders know, it may be spread to hundreds of thousands, and finally spread to the ears of the upper echelons of Badian or Yuyi Kingdom.If a large primitive slave country that was in the process of expansion knew that there was such a small tribe with abundant resources and no fighting power nearby, it would be like a sheep being seen by a lion, and it would definitely not escape the fate of being plundered.

At that time, "Xanadu" will be destroyed.

They almost suffered such a loss.Two years ago, a tribal woman picked up a low-level soldier from Yu Yi, who was punished and escaped because he was recorded as a deserter on the battlefield.He kept saying that he couldn't go back.Fang Zheng had doubts, because that person always gave him a feeling of unwillingness. Even though he accepted the "pair marriage" of several women here, and one of them even gave birth to a child, the moment seemed to have not been erased. Beat the soldier's unwillingness like a drumstick.Finally, as Fang Zheng expected, the inferior soldier escaped a year later.

It took Fang Zheng a lot of effort to catch him back, and the soldier finally expressed his true feelings. He was not desperate and wanted to return to Yu Yi.Fang Zheng's suspicion came true.

Of course Fang Zheng and the two elders would not let that inferior soldier go back.Two elders fed him that dementing herb and locked him up like an animal in an empty house.Dozens of prison-like houses built with excess lime.Every day someone goes to bring him food.

Fang Zheng felt that it would be better to kill, but in view of the needs of those women.Nor does he interfere with the way the tribe is disposed of.But since then, Fang Zheng will try his best to brainwash those people when identifying them, don't think about leaving, stay here honestly, otherwise it will be the end of the public sperm bank in that house.Since then, no such accident has happened.But Fang Zheng is still wondering whether more whereabouts were revealed during the arrest, which has become a heart problem for him.

Hearing what Lian Feng said today, Fang Zheng's first reaction was: Is the geographical location and life information of this tribe exposed, otherwise how would the other party know that this tribe lacks men.

Before the ore that can be used to make weapons is refined, outsiders must not know.For three years, the refining method failed again and again, Fang Zheng became more and more irritable, and he couldn't help using gravity.

Lian Feng was pinched by Fang Zheng until his face turned blue, and he coughed intermittently: "The top of the commune...youbi...Badian...birth...are all women..."

Fang Zheng relaxed a little, "Say it clearly!"

Lian Feng glanced at the top of the commune, "You are from Ubi Country."

Fang Zheng looked up, and there was really a pattern of this tribe before the defeat on the top of the commune, which was an abstract painting pattern that Fang Zheng complained about.The Yubi tribe was defeated for many years, and the children born to the female slaves all grew up to the third generation. Unexpectedly, outsiders knew their patterns.The two elders burst into tears for a moment.

Lian Feng continued: "After Youbi was defeated by Badian, it became a production tribe. Of course, the production tribes in Badian are all women... They were wiped out by Yu Yi three years ago, but you are still doing well... That is escaped."

He said so much in one breath, Fang Zheng didn't say a word, Lian Feng finally said, "Even if you escape, you can't have many men all at once in the past few years." He looked around with difficulty, " There are jerky, fruits, horns, and the fur under my body...you are doing well. I will not be food, will I?"

At that moment, Fang Zheng suddenly had a strange feeling: This guy is calm and so intelligent, so he is also a time traveler, right?On the surface, he still said coldly: "You know a lot."

Lian Feng trembled all over, and explained in a hurry: "I... I am a star sacrificer," Lian Feng coughed, "The star sacrificer is raised on the white pagoda, bathes in orchid bubble water every day, and only eats flower petals and deer. Meat. Guarantee the purity of the body. From an early age, you must recite the classics of your ancestors, learn the freshest knowledge from various countries, and ensure your piety to God. This is called abundant soul. It is raised until the age of 16 and killed as a sacrifice to the ancestors. The Star Priest said that this is the happiest way to die, because everyone will die, and when they die as sacrifices, their souls will serve their ancestors."

"Then why did you still come out?" Fang Zheng was dumbfounded when he heard that. The Western brainwashing method is too perfect, which is an eye-opener.

"Because I didn't join since I was a baby, I didn't fully believe what he said..." A sarcasm flashed across Lian Feng's face, "If it's really so happy and noble, why didn't Chief Star Festival go by himself?"

Fang Zheng sneered, "I guess, did the chief priest tell you that his soul is not as perfect as yours, and he still envies you or something like that."

Lian Feng's eyes widened in surprise: "Yes...he said that his body has been filthy after traveling in the world. His soul has seen too much darkness and has been tainted. He is not worthy to be dedicated to the ancestors. He thinks we are very happy, sorry I can't join myself."

"It's the same old way." Fang Zheng complained in his heart, it's the same in any era.Those children of primitive tribes who have no experience and have been raised and brainwashed from birth have no chance of awakening.This Lian Feng still has some life experience, and is smart enough to run out on his own.

But he was still not vigilant enough. In order to clarify himself, he just woke up and explained everything in detail.Using modern analogy, it is like a college student who just ran out of the "ivory tower"...

With such an analogy, Fang Zheng's heart suddenly moved. He looked at Lian Feng a little strangely, and evaluated from another perspective: his face is really fair, his figure is moderate, his hair is long, he talks too much in one breath, and there is a blush on his pale face... A pale, fragile and bright shadow, the bronze statue by the lotus pond...

Except that the bones are a little bigger...

Although rationality reminded Fang Zheng that there were still some doubts, but his mobility was driven by another turbulent force, and his voice became extremely soft: "You rest first." Then he signaled Elder Xuansi and Elder Ming Ye to go out with him.

"It's not a good lesson." Fang Zheng walked outside the commune and said indifferently to the two elders.

"Then what do you mean?" Great Elder Ming Ye understood that Fang Zheng was definitely not a personality who would ignore the problem after he raised it, and the next sentence was the countermeasure.

"Let him move to my house, I will spend more time judging, although it is very troublesome," Fang Zheng deliberately pretended to be a little impatient, "Oh, I really sacrificed too much personal time to help you... ..."

When Fang Zheng said this, a wave of excitement that he hadn't experienced in a long time rose in his heart. In the past few years, he was troubled by the hidden dangers of ore production and exposure, and his heart was already irritated.Now it's like going back to three years ago, when I stood by the burial pit and saw Zifeng jumping down to die with Qinglong.He has already taken revenge, and has no spiritual motivation to rely on.Now he has finally found someone who can mobilize his cerebral cortex——

This Lianfeng, gender, appearance, stature, knowledge, conversation... plus the "student-like" intelligence and innocence of later generations, all made Fang Zheng want to chat with him more.

This era is so depressing.Fang Zheng stayed in the tribe for so long, but there were many things he couldn't tell these people.He is a person with modern social attributes, and he is almost suffocated.

The elder was too old for the women to understand, and it was difficult for the servant to speak. For a while, Fang Zheng could even catch the monkey and talk about it for a day.Even though Lian Feng is also a primitive person, since he is a so-called "Bo Wen's star sacrificial practitioner" and has quite a lot of experience, he should know a lot of things, so we can talk a little bit more, right?