Chapter 499: The Window of the Soul (2)
Leaving the dark prison, the light from the outside seemed very dazzling in comparison. Zhu Yuanliang and Zhou Faning's eyes were not yet adapted, so they quickly raised their hands to block the strong light.
After a while, the two gradually adapted to it. Looking at the peaceful pastoral scenery around them, Zhu Yuanliang immediately understood why their language was different from that of the outside world and why they were wearing animal skins.
Qin and Han literature have the same ancestors, but their pronunciation methods are very different. What's more, Chinese has experienced nearly two thousand years of development, and later generations have long been unable to communicate with the Qin people.
People's lifestyle, perhaps farming, building houses and other techniques can be inherited and explored, but sewing clothes is not a technique that can be easily mastered, so it has long been lost due to isolation from the world.
As for the matter of raising hair, they didn't know the existence of the Qing Dynasty and the court had never entered this place. Naturally, they could not have tied their braids.
In a nutshell, because of its isolation from the world, a completely different trend of civilization emerged from the outside world.
Just as Tao Yuanming wrote in "The Book of Peach Blossom Spring" "I ask what kind of world it is, but I don't know that there is a Han Dynasty, regardless of Wei and Jin Dynasties" - this magical small mountain village is simply a "paradise" of the contemporary Qing Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanliang felt a sudden sense of enlightenment before he knew it. While relaxing his muscles and bones, he said to Yao Lun with interest: "If you don't go to your house, you might as well walk around and take a look. Why have you lived here for two thousand years but never communicated with the outside world?"
Yao Lun sighed and said, "This matter is a long story. At that time, Qin Shihuang sent many people to the north to build the Great Wall. Once, a group of farmers encountered heavy rains on their way to the construction site. The road was blocked by floods and could not pass through. They could not catch up with the prescribed time to arrive at the construction site. According to the cool laws of the Qin Dynasty, anyone who built the Great Wall did not arrive at the designated location on time will be executed. At that time, they knew that the disaster had come to an end, so they decided to revolt. Later, the uprising failed, and the survivors decided to find a place without anyone to hide. Yao Xin, the ancestor of my Yao family, was one of them. They found this abnormality.
The hidden valley was settled here as a new home. They did not know that Qin Shihuang was dead, and they thought he would live forever. Therefore, generations passed, and no one dared to go to the outside world to learn the truth. Later, when someone finally tried to go out, they found that the language of the outside world had changed and could not communicate. Later, everyone thought that it was good to live a carefree life here all the time. Therefore, we no longer aim to return to the outside world, but we must always prevent the invasion of the Qin Dynasty by force. Therefore, for two thousand years, the villagers here have been very tough and will take action if they disagree."
As soon as this said, Zhu Yuanliang suddenly felt that the part of his body that was beaten by a group of people that day seemed to be still suffering from a slight pain, and Zhou Faning exclaimed in a straightforward manner: "It's so tough. I am a carpenter who is already very powerful. In front of them, I feel like a child!"
"Hahaha, those young people who beat you that day were the guardians of our Jian'an Village, and their martial arts were excellent. Not to mention them, there were nearly 1,800 villagers in the village. As long as they were not old, weak, sick and disabled, you might be no match for them." Yao Lun said, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Oh, I'm just talking, isn't there one?"
Zhu Yuanliang looked around and saw a young woman walking far away on the road, and that woman was one of the two who attacked the day.
When the woman saw the three of them, she was stunned and then asked Yao Lun in surprise.
Yao Lun smiled and then transformed a window of his soul, allowing him to stay above the woman.
It seems that the woman is asking Yao Lun why she let the two out. Yao Lun explained: "They are not enemies, come on, let's meet you."
After introducing Zhu Yuanliang and Zhou Faning, Yao Lun said to the two: "This girl is called Xiang Rong, and she is a very capable one in our guard."
"Xiang Rong?" Zhu Yuanliang said curiously, "Do your ancestors' surname Xiang? Could it be that they have anything to do with Xiang Yu, right?"
Xiang Rong wondered, "Who is Xiang Yu?"
Zhu Yuanliang then remembered the history after Qin Shihuang. These villagers probably didn't know anything, so he smiled awkwardly: "Xiang Yu is a powerful general who overthrew the Qin Dynasty."
"What? The Qin Dynasty has been overthrown?" After hearing this, Xiang Rong and Yao Lun were indeed stunned.
"Yes, so Xiang Yu has always been a hero in the hearts of the people across the country. However, later, in the process of competing for the country with others, he was defeated by others." Zhu Yuanliang explained history as simply as possible to avoid more and more problems with the other party.
"It's good that the damn Qin will perish. As for who did it, please don't care." Xiang Rong responded gracefully, glanced at Zhu Yuanliang's cloak and asked Yao Lun, "Isn't this cloak the one we lost?"
Yao Lun shook his head and said, "Although it looks very similar, after I touched it carefully, I found that they are made of different materials. This cloak is a material we have never seen before, and it is too new and not something from that era."
Xiang Rong nodded slightly and said to Zhu Yuanliang in a serious voice: "That's what I'm wrong. That day, when we were patrolling at the entrance of the cave, we saw you two coming in. The red cloak on our bodies looked very much like the one we lost. So we grabbed you and punched you. I'm very sorry."
Seeing that the other party had mentioned the "red cloak" countless times, Zhu Yuanliang's curiosity was also adjusted to the extreme and asked, "Is the cloak you lost very important?"
Yao Lun responded solemnly: "It's very important, very important! That's the symbol of our Jian'an Village. Back then, my ancestor Yao Xin rose up in that cloak. Although it failed, it has been passed down as the glory of Jian'an Village. In the past year, without it, the villagers were very unwilling to give up and kept thinking about finding it back." As he said, Yao Lun was already in a state of emotion. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, once I find the black bear monster that snatched the cloak, I will definitely take his head with my own hands!"
"Black Bear Monster?" Zhou Faning was touched by this word in an instant. Although he didn't know all the secrets Xiong Xiao told about the Rehe Underground Palace later, what else could touch his heart more than the safety of his three children?
So he suddenly shook Yao Lun's arm and asked quickly: "Tell me what happened in this village!"
Chapter completed!