Xie Ling and Gu Wei kept a distance from him and followed quietly.
Gu Wei was a martial arts expert, and Xie Ling was not bad either. The two of them deliberately maintained their breathing and walking rhythm, and followed the group of Nanzhao people to the depths of Dazhou Mountain.
The depths of Dazhou Mountain are somewhat like a primitive dense forest.
Even in winter, the pine trees and bushes in the mountains are still green and lush, blocking out the moonlight.
The Nanzhao people came to a flat area, put the unconscious Sinan people into pig cages, placed them on carts, and carried them away with oxen.
Dazhou Mountain is steep, with sharp rocks and dangerous rapids everywhere, making it very difficult to climb over.
The Nanzhao people must have come here often, as they had carved out many flat paths on the overgrown grass and trees.
Xie Ling discovered that every few hundred meters, there would be a tree with intricate totems carved on it.
She didn't understand what it meant, so she just made a mark.
I don't know how long I followed him.
When Xie Ling and Gu Wei were soaked in dew, they finally climbed out.
On the other side of Dazhou Mountain is the territory of Nanzhao.
The Canglan River at the foot of the mountain was broad and vast, with a mighty momentum. Even from such a distance, the two could still feel the mist it stirred up.
Canglan Prefecture, the last of the nine prefectures of Nanzhao, was named after the Canglan River.
In the dark night, you can vaguely see a large ship anchored on the shore.
The group of men in black quickly boarded the ship.
Xie Ling took out a small boat from the space and followed behind at a distance.
The Canglan River is very long. It flows down from the southernmost Que Mountain and almost spans half of Nanzhao.
Not long after they followed, they discovered that the group of men in black had come ashore and were transporting the people of Sinan out like animals.
Gu Weitao's eyes were full of coldness.
There is a manor by the river.
The architectural style of Nanzhao is not very similar to that of Beijiang.
They don't like to build tall pavilions, but rather small buildings stand one after another, with glazed tiles covering the roofs and ancient totems carved on the stone pillars.
A field of blue flowers swayed on the shore.
I don’t know what kind of flower it is that can bloom in winter and even glow faintly under the moonlight.
Looks like this is it.
The two looked at each other and quickly followed.
This manor looks ordinary from the outside, but it is full of mysteries inside. The eaves cover the sky, and every house looks exactly the same, like a maze.
I don’t know how long I went around.
The group of men in black finally arrived at the center of the manor.
It was a tall altar with dozens of bones piled around it.
The altar was filled with people wearing Miao costumes, both men and women. When the wind blew, the silver ornaments on their bodies rustled.
Gu Wei and Xie Ling hid behind a large stone pillar and listened to their conversation.
"Captain, this batch of Sinan people has been brought here."
As he finished speaking, another group of men in black came from under the eaves on the other side, still escorting a dozen Sinan people in pig cages.
There was a noise behind me.
Gu Wei frowned, and in an instant he flew up with Xie Ling and landed on the beam.
After a while, in the corridor below them, a group of men in black walked over the stone pillars, still dragging the pig cage behind them.
"Captain, these are the people living around Sinan, but Sinan is heavily guarded... We have aroused suspicion, and there are more and more soldiers. It will be more difficult to abduct the people of Sinan in the future."
The man called the branch leader waved his hand and said, "It's okay. The high priest has found the Yin Blood. We will definitely succeed this time. We don't need sacrifices anymore."
As he spoke, the man walked up to an old man in white clothes and wearing a mask and knelt on one knee.
"Please grant me the blood of the most yin, sir."
After the old man sprinkled a circle of water on his side, he handed him a transparent box filled with dark red blood.
The man looked pious as he walked towards the center of the altar step by step.
"This is the blood of the Supreme Yin that the High Priest asked the Venerable to bring from Qingzhou. Everyone, let's begin."
After saying this, the man poured all the blood in his hand into the central card slot.
Some of the people around the altar put their hands together and muttered ancient words quickly; some took out their flutes and played mysterious music.
At the same time, tens of millions of poisonous insects instantly swarmed up, scrambling to absorb the blood.
The poisonous insects multiplied faster and faster, and they were densely packed and black, and soon spread out of the altar.
The helmsman waved his hand and called out in a singing voice: "God of the Moon, protect our southern border! Offer a sacrifice!"
Those men in black were already prepared, picking up the people of Sinan and throwing them towards the center of the poisonous insects!
At the same time, Xie Ling and Gu Wei quickly flew down from the eaves, their figures like ghosts.
In just a moment, the group of men in black were repelled and their actions were stopped.
But the people around the altar acted as if they didn't see them and continued playing their flutes as usual, with the pitch getting higher and higher, almost piercing the eardrums.
The helmsman still stood there calmly, squinting his eyes and giving a cold smile.
"Although I don't know who you are, it is your honor to be a sacrifice to the miasma."
After saying that, he quickly took out a scarlet flute and started playing it as well.
The sound of the flute was obviously different, clear and long, instantly overwhelming all other sounds and leading the poisonous insects to attack Xie Ling and Gu Wei!
Just as Xie Ling was about to fly up, she suddenly met the eyes of the venerable man in white.
Familiar eyes, familiar figure...
Before Xie Ling could react.
The white-robed venerable suddenly shouted at her: "Xie Ling! Run!"
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