Obscuris Labyrinth

In the hall of the Starry Splendor Manor, the atmosphere was a bit tense. Zhao Yuxuan stood aside, listening to the accusations against him from Wang Boyu and others. His heart was in turmoil, and he felt extremely wronged. His face flushed slightly with eagerness as he quickly defended himself, "Yes, Wu Chenyang, Chen Jiahao, and Zheng Haotian have all talked to me, but it was just that I was learning the Miao language and the customs of the Miao family from them. They are all very warm - hearted. We are just friends, pure friends."

At this time, Li Yifei let out a long, slow sigh, a sigh that seemed to carry endless vicissitudes and helplessness. He said slowly, "Witch Li Ruixuan, anyway, it's not good for Han people to stay in our Tianwang Fort. Don't forget, there has always been a rule in the village that Han people cannot stay in the village for more than a month. Moreover, those past events between you and Mr. Li Ruize were really full of danger. We have to be on guard."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuxuan immediately understood that there must be an unknown and rather unpleasant inside story behind Grandma Li Ruixuan and Li Ruize becoming husband and wife. His eyes couldn't help but look in Li Ruize's direction. He saw that Li Ruize was like a person without a care in the world, eating his meal intently, seemingly unconcerned about what was happening in front of him, as if he were an outsider. However, Lin Yaxuan beside him widened her beautiful eyes and stared at Zhao Yuxuan tightly. Her eyes were full of suspicion and disgust, like two cold arrows shooting straight at Zhao Yuxuan.

Grandma Li Ruixuan didn't speak for a long time but just quietly looked at her husband. Then, Li Ruize calmly put down his chopsticks and slowly walked into the inner room. Seeing this, Grandma Li Ruixuan quickly followed him. Obviously, she wanted to discuss with her husband how to deal with this matter.

Not long after, Grandma Li Ruixuan walked out again. She looked at Li Yifei and said calmly, "Li Yifei, of course I know the rules of the village. Well, give me one day. Come back at this time tomorrow, and I will give you an answer then."

How could Li Yifei dare to go against Grandma Li Ruixuan's wishes? He quickly nodded respectfully and said, "Okay, Witch Li Ruixuan. I will do as you say. I will follow all your arrangements. I will definitely come to visit again at this time tomorrow." After saying that, while talking, he slowly walked out of the Starry Splendor Manor with Wang Boyu and others, who were still glaring at Zhao Yuxuan.

As soon as Li Yifei and the others left, Lin Yaxuan stamped her foot angrily. The sound was especially crisp in the quiet hall. With a dissatisfied mood, she said, "Grandma, I've long said that this Zhao is not a good person. You and Grandpa never listened. Now, look. The facts are right in front of us. He is a bad guy, a complete bad guy. His injuries have already healed long ago. There is no need for him to stay in our village any longer. Drive him out quickly."

Grandma Li Ruixuan said with a serious face, "Yaxuan, your Grandpa and I know how to deal with Zhao Yuxuan's matter. Now you go to the backyard to practice the beast - trapping technique. I have something to say to Zhao Yuxuan alone."

Although Lin Yaxuan was reluctant in her heart, she had no choice but to hum at Zhao Yuxuan and then turned around and walked into the inner room. Zhao Yuxuan knew that there was a very large backyard behind the Starry Splendor Manor. He often saw Lin Yaxuan come out sweating profusely from there. He thought that she must be practicing some special skills in there, but he had never had the chance to take a look.

At this time, only Zhao Yuxuan and Grandma Li Ruixuan were left in the hall. Grandma Li Ruixuan motioned for Zhao Yuxuan to sit down and then slowly said, "Zhao Yuxuan, do you know that in the past, we Miao people didn't like Han people very much? We could even be said to have a feeling of hatred."

Hearing this, Zhao Yuxuan was full of doubts and asked curiously, "Why is that?"

A trace of sadness flashed in Grandma Li Ruixuan's eyes as she said slowly, "Because you Han people have always looked down on our Miao ethnic group. You call our ethnic group 'Nanman' (Southern Barbarians) and 'Jingman', and call our Miao people 'Manzi' (Barbarians) and 'Mannu' (Barbarian Slaves). For thousands of years, the Han people have repeatedly sent troops to invade and oppress our Miao ethnic group, splitting our originally united ethnic group into pieces. The number of Miao people who died at the hands of the Han people is probably countless, like the stars in the sky."

After hearing these words, Zhao Yuxuan fell into silence for a while. During these days, he had a more in - depth understanding of the history of the Miao ethnic group. He knew that the Miao ethnic group had a very long history. The ancestors of the Miao ethnic group were closely related to the "Jiuli", "Sanmiao", and "Nanman" in ancient times. The "Jiuli" tribal alliance led by Chiyou was the earliest cultural origin of the Miao ethnic group. This Jiuli tribal alliance originally lived in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. During its westward migration, it had a fierce war with the eastward - expanding Yellow Emperor's tribal alliance. After the Battle of Zhuolu, the Jiuli alliance was defeated, and some of the tribes migrated southward, gradually forming the current Miao ethnic group in China.

However, in different dynasties, the Han people regarded the Miao people as barbarians and regarded them as resources that could be exploited. They often required the Miao people to pay a large amount of grain and animal skins for free, and even made a large number of Miao people become their slaves. As long as the Miao people showed a little disobedience, the Han people would immediately carry out bloody suppression. Naturally, the Miao people would not sit around waiting for death, so they rose up to resist. In this way, the wars between the two ethnic groups continued and reached a point of extreme hostility. Under such circumstances, the Miao areas were also continuously divided and shrunk, forming different branches such as the Red Miao, Black Miao, Green Miao, White Miao, Flower Miao, East Miao, West Miao, Purple Ginger Miao, Long - Skirt Miao, Short - Skirt Miao, High - Slope Miao, Haiba Miao, Crooked - Comb Miao, and Nine - Strand Miao. Although the strength of the Miao people became weaker over time, they never stopped resisting. This state of opposition lasted until modern times. It was not until the government began to implement lenient conciliatory policies that the situation gradually improved. However, the Miao people still had their guard up against the Han people.

After a long while, Zhao Yuxuan slowly raised his head, with a calm look in his eyes after thinking, and said to Grandma Li Ruixuan, "Grandma Li Ruixuan, I know that the Han people have indeed gone too far in the past towards the Miao people. But have you ever thought that if Chiyou had won the Battle of Zhuolu against the Yellow Emperor back then, then the Miao people might also have oppressed the Han people like the Han people treated the Miao people, and might even have been more cruel than what the Han people did to the Miao people. This is the so - called 'The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit' principle. Although the Han people scattered the Miao people and weakened their strength, it was also because of this that the Miao people would not become a threat to the Han people, and the wars gradually decreased until now when everyone can live in harmony. And I also believe that with the progress of modern civilization, few people now regard the Miao people as barbarians anymore."

Grandma Li Ruixuan listened to Zhao Yuxuan's words and nodded gently, saying, "Zhao Yuxuan, I admit that what you said makes sense. The law of the jungle is indeed an eternal law in the world. The Miao people were defeated and could only accept the consequences of defeat. However, this history will not disappear from the Miao people's memory in a short time. Therefore, in the past, Tianwang Fort did not allow Han people to enter. It was not until a few decades ago, when the relationship between the Miao and Han gradually improved, that Han people were allowed to come and go here. However, there has always been a rule here that Han people are not allowed to live in the village for more than a month. Because your injury was not light, I made an exception and let you stay for a longer time. Now it's time for you to leave."

Zhao Yuxuan quickly said eagerly, "No, Grandma. The strange characters left by the Miezu are related to my parents' murder case. I will never leave without figuring out the reason."

Grandma Li Ruixuan stared at Zhao Yuxuan, with a look of examination and exploration in her eyes. After a long time, she slowly asked, "Zhao Yuxuan, for the sake of your parents' murder case, are you really willing to do anything?"

Zhao Yuxuan's eyes instantly became extremely firm. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "Yes. This is the only reason for me to live."

Grandma Li Ruixuan looked at his firm expression and nodded again, saying, "Okay, Zhao Yuxuan. Come to the Mysterious Writing Giant Rock at 12 o'clock tonight. I will tell you a secret."