Chapter 330: Yao Village

Searching northward for another day, Feng Yuanfa led the team to Mount Yunmen. Along the way, no trace of Maling thieves was found, and there was none here at Mount Yunmen either.

Standing on the top of the mountain, Feng Yuanfa pointed to the northwest: "South Nan Nan Shui Yao Zhai is over there, shall we go over and take a look?"

Liu Liu Xiaolou followed his lead in everything: "Listen to you, does Mount Yunmen need to leave people to garrison here?"

Feng Yuanfa thought for a while and greeted: "Seventh!"

Feng Seventh responded: "Cousin?"

Feng Yuanfa said: "You and the old nephew stay behind," looking around for a while, pointing to a slope diagonally opposite: "Go to that side to garrison. Hide well, don't come out easily. If you see Maling thieves, hit the talisman immediately, and run after hitting the talisman, run toward South Nan Nan Shui Yao Zhai. We will rush over when we see the talisman."

Both were Feng family disciples and completely trustworthy, so Feng Yuanfa left them to garrison Mount Yunmen. But Feng Seventh was only at Qi Refinement Stage 7, and the younger Feng family old nephew was only at Qi Refinement Stage 5. Their cultivation was low, so Feng Yuanfa allowed them to retreat when they saw the enemy.

After assigning properly, Feng Seventh and the Feng family old nephew hid behind the slope. The field of vision there was good, and it was indeed a good place to peek around. Feng Seventh even specially used grass rope to tie the flat beak of the big white goose, and used a piece of silk to cover its head to prevent it from barking blindly, but he didn't know if it worked.

Feng Yuanfa looked at this goose in the bamboo basket, frowned and warned: "If this beast has the danger of exposing the trail, don't care about what spirit beast or not, just slaughter it directly! I will tell Elder Bi about it, it will be fine. Understand?"

Feng Seventh nodded: "Cousin, don't worry! I have a sense of proportion in my heart."

The nephew from the Feng family, a blockhead, muttered in a muffled voice: "We've been carrying it on our backs for four or five days now, and I haven't seen anything spiritual about it!"

Feng Seventh scolded him: "Shut up! Elder Bi said it is a spirit beast, so it is a spirit beast. It is normal that you and I can't see it!"

The Feng family old nephew argued: "Okay, Seventh Uncle, whatever you say it is, it is..."

Feng Seventh said: "It's not what I say, it's Elder Bi..."

The Feng family old nephew argued: "Elder Bi only took one look, no, he didn't even look at it properly. This big goose was discovered by the two of us, and the two of us took care of it for several days..."

In their argument, Feng Yuanfa shook his head and warned: "Keep an eye on it, we are leaving!"

Liu Liu Xiaolou followed Feng Yuanfa down the mountain, looking back three times at every step. Feng Yuanfa sighed: "My family's two disciples, their cultivation qualifications are there, they are just stubborn, making Daoist Li Mu laugh. However, that goose is indeed a spirit beast, just not fully grown yet. Elder Bi said it can be kept as a guardian spirit bird. How about it? If Daoist Li Mu is interested, after the war, I will speak to Elder Bi and give this big goose to Daoist Li Mu."

Liu Liu Xiaolou immediately thanked: "I really like this big goose, then thank you, Brother Feng."

South Nan Nan Shui Yao Zhai was located fifteen *li* northwest of Mount Yunmen. It was a mountain valley dam with a North River tributary flowing through it. It was called South Water by the local Yao people. The Yao people opened up farmland along both sides of the South Water and built villages, forming the South Water Tribe, with two or three thousand people.

Feng Yuanfa had been here before, and not only him, everyone in the team except Liu Liu Xiaolou had been here, appearing familiar with the road. Under Feng Yuanfa's deployment, they occupied the high ground around the valley from all directions, lurked for several hours, and carefully observed the Yao Village.

Liu Liu Xiaolou and Feng Yuanfa were on the hillside directly east of the Yao Village. Looking down from here, most of the situation in the village could be seen at a glance. At this moment, cooking smoke was rising everywhere in the village, and the Yao people were returning to their respective wooden buildings from the fields, mountains, and waters, everything looking very peaceful.

After watching for a long time, Feng Yuanfa said to Liu Liu Xiaolou: "It seems there is no trace of Maling thieves, Daoist Li Mu, look..."

Liu Liu Xiaolou continued to arch his hands: "Listen to Brother Feng's arrangement."

So Feng Yuanfa directly hit the judge pen, dancing a golden light on the mountain top at dusk. After receiving the signal he sent, others came down from the surrounding high ground and gathered beside him.

Feng Yuanfa waved his hand, and everyone broke into the Yao Village, went straight to a tall wooden building beside the threshing floor in the center, and climbed up. Various animal bones and bird feathers were hung under the eaves of this wooden building, which was very eye-catching compared to other wooden buildings.

Others surrounded the wooden building. Feng Yuanfa signaled Liu Liu Xiaolou and him to go to the second floor of the wooden building. The second floor was a hall, two *zhang* five or six long and wide, very spacious. Gourds were hanging under the roof beams, revealing various colors such as yellow, white, red, and purple, and he didn't know what they were used for.

Two women came up to meet them in the wooden building, calling: "Welcome, Immortal Master Feng."

From Feng Yuanfa, Liu Liu Xiaolou had already learned that these two were shamans from the Nanshui Yao Village. The older, white-haired woman was the head shaman, named Xia, and the young Yao girl, who looked to be about twenty, was a shaman-in-training named Qiu. After Xia passed away in the future, Qiu would succeed her as the head shaman of the Yao village, and the next shaman-in-training she taught would likely be named Dong.

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, these were the names of the shamans of the South Nan Nan Shui Yao Zhai that never changed.

South Nan Nan Shui Yao Zhai was a large village with strong strength within five hundred *li*, so the two shamans had quite extraordinary cultivation, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sit in this position.

This main shaman was roughly equivalent to the cultivation of the early Foundation Establishment stage, and the reserve shaman had the level of late Qi Refinement.

The two shamans had low cultivation, but their methods were strange, especially the Pan Wang Gu technique passed down by the Yao ancestors. Even if they opened it up and rubbed it in front of you to explain it to you, you would often still not be able to figure it out.

Of course, for Feng Yuanfa, no matter how strange the shaman's methods were, he was an inner disciple of the Qingyuan Sect, so he was not afraid at all, but he had to be polite to the two shamans, opening his mouth: "This visit is abrupt, please don't blame me, Shaman Xia."

Shaman Xia lowered her head: "The two Immortal Masters arrived in South Water, but were unwilling to enter the village for a long time. I think it is because our South Water Village did something that did not meet the wishes of the two Immortal Masters. Speaking of which, it should be that the two Immortal Masters should not blame us."

This was the organization of manpower to monitor the Yao Village, which was perceived by Shaman Xia. Feng Yuanfa was a bit embarrassed and gave a dry laugh: "You are serious, hehe..."

The young Shaman Qiu had a pair of bright big eyes wandering between Feng Yuanfa and Liu Liu Xiaolou for a while, then pulled the skirt of Shaman Xia in front: "Agu, please let the guests sit down?"

Shaman Xia nodded: "The two Immortal Masters, please take your seats, drink a bowl of our Yao Village's golden flower tea."

Feng Yuanfa and Liu Liu Xiaolou sat on both sides of the fire pond in the hall. Shaman Xia sat in the main seat in the north, and Shaman Qiu knelt opposite Shaman Xia, boiling tea and dividing tea by herself.

Feng Yuanfa asked: "Shaman Xia knows that our Qingyuan Mountain and Maling Mountain are at war, right?"

Shaman Xia used an iron rod to stir the firewood in the fire pond, saying: "Your two sects are at war, making too much noise, there is no village that doesn't know."

Feng Yuanfa said: "That's good. Since Shaman Xia knows, I will say it clearly. This trip to your village is to ask if there are any Maling thieves appearing in this area of South Water Gorge?"

Shaman Xia was silent for a moment, asking: "What if there is? What if there is not?"

Feng Yuanfa said: "The past dealings between your Yao Village and Maling Mountain, our Qingyuan Sect doesn't care, but from today on, I hope Shaman Xia will give our Qingyuan Sect a promise not to deal with the Maling Mountain thieves until after the great war!"

Shaman Xia narrowed her eyes, staring at the jumping flames in the fire pond, slowly saying: "Who to deal with is our Yao people's business, so don't bother the sect."

That flame, in the jumping, gradually changed from red to purple. ===== CHAPTER 331 =====