Evening soon came, Nebula was safe and sound, and the people of the village began to continue the festival with peace of mind.

Father got the news and rushed back and scolded Xingyun, it was nothing more than why he didn't go home since he was good, and they were worried all night.

Nebula casually made an excuse to prevaricate and fool around.

Father said it well, patted Xingyun's head and said, "You kid, you will make people worry." ”

Xingyun touched his head and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry for worrying my father." ”

"Alas, you child, don't do such a dangerous thing with them next time. Father instructed.

"I see. Nebula replied casually. What they've done before really isn't something that kids of a few years old can do casually.

"Father is going to work on the gods at night, you go to see your aunt more, she cried when she got the news, alas. After Father finished speaking to Xingyun, he sighed and went out again.

Xingyun obediently went home to find A-Niang.

"Auntie, I'm back. ”

Ah Niang heard Xingyun's voice, put down the needle and thread in her hand and said, "Xingyun is back, just right, come and see if this dress fits." ”

"Auntie, are you weaving?"

A-Niang put on the new clothes for Xingyun, looked at them carefully, and nodded with satisfaction: "The size fits just right." ”

"A-Niang's craftsmanship is good, no matter how you weave it, it fits, and Xingyun likes it. Nebula said with an oath.

Hearing this, A-Niang's tears suddenly fell: "I thought it was ...... yesterday I'll never see you in your new clothes again. ”

"Ah Niang......" Xingyun looked at her teary-eyed appearance and was at a loss.

A-Niang also realized that it was not good for the child to see it like this, so she quickly wiped away her tears and said, "A-Niang is fine, Xingyun, you will wear this to participate in the shrine tonight." ”

"Okay, Auntie. Nebula agreed. New clothes, thinking about it, Nebula's mind began to mess up again.

"Auntie, I'll go out for a while. "Nebula Road.

"Okay, remember not to play too late and forget to participate in the festival, it will start in a while. ”

A-Niang's instructions fell into Xingyun's ears, and he himself had already run out of the door. He replied loudly, "Got it." ”

Nebula ran to the middle of the village and looked around, as if looking for someone.

At this time, the villagers were carrying the slaughtered cattle and sheep fruits, lighting bonfires, hanging torches, and preparing the instruments for the gods.

Some people were still practicing strange dances, and an old man with a long beard on the high platform was still chanting incantations he didn't understand.

People come and go, but Nebula doesn't find the person he wants to see.

"Nebula, why did you come so early this time, it doesn't look like your style in the past. Suddenly a stone popped out from behind him and patted him on the shoulder.

Xingyun turned his head to look at the stone and said to him, "You came just in time for the stone, did you see the big tree, no, did you see the moon?"

Nebula didn't know how he thought of the tree.

"Who are you going to ask?"

Xingyun was a little embarrassed and said, "Just pity the moon." ”

Shi scratched his head: "I don't know, oh, I remembered, she seemed to have asked me where the big tree was, I should have been looking for the big tree." ”

He was really right about feelings.

"Where's the tree?"

"Practice archery under the big tree in the south of the village. ”

"Okay, I'll go for him. ”

Saying goodbye to the stone, Nebula soon came to the south of the village.

The big tree was indeed here, and its small body had drawn a large bow, and an arrow was on it, ready to fire.

Aiming at the big banyan tree fifty meters away, the big tree loosened its bowstring, and the sharp arrow shot at the trunk like the wind.

"Huo, Da Shu's archery skills have improved again?" Xingyun exclaimed.

"Wow, Brother Big Tree is amazing!" a little girl in a red dress screamed from behind a tree.

Liyue ran over, dangled in front of the big tree, pinched her dress and said, "Brother big tree, do you think my dress looks good? This is a new dress that my mother bought for me in the town, and I have always been reluctant to wear it, so today is a big day, so I specially put it on." ”

Before the big tree could speak, Xingyun came up, pulled Rei Yue to the side, and gave the big tree a look as he walked, as if to say, "Don't worry, I will solve this trouble for you." ”

The big tree smiled, didn't speak, and continued to practice the arrow.

"Let go of me, let go of me, Nebula, what are you doing? I want Big Tree Brother. ”

Retsuki kept struggling, twisting her arms, getting rid of Nebula's hand, and staring at him coldly, as if she wanted him to look good without giving her an explanation.

"That pity the moon...... I have something I want you to help me with. Nebula said after a while.

"Hmph, don't help. Lianyue crossed her hands on her waist, pouted, and snorted coldly.

"Don't make a fuss, I've got something to do. ”

Xingyun looked at this tsundere little girl with a little headache.

"Just don't help, who let you destroy the two-person world of people and Brother Dashu. Retsuki said as she turned to the side.

"You...... I ......" Looking at Retsuki's disgusting appearance, my brother couldn't help it, Xingyun gritted his teeth and said, "I'll tell you what Big Tree likes the most." ”

"Deal. ”

Nebula: "......"

Liyue secretly glanced at the big tree in the distance, and then said to Xingyun, "What do you want me to help with?"

"Reyue, you see how beautiful your dress is today, it must be a new one, right?"

"So what the hell do you want me to help with?"

Xingyun opened his mouth, and it took a long time to spit out the words: "I'm looking for you for a few sets of clothes." ”

It's so embarrassing to ask for clothes with a girl, if he wasn't more familiar with Liyue, he really wouldn't be able to pull off that face.

"What do you want my clothes to do?" Retsuki looked at Nebula with a strange look.

"Ahem, what do children care about so much, you don't care what I do with it, in short, you can just give me a few sets, even if it's an old one. Xingyun felt that his face was hot, he didn't have that hobby for women's clothing bosses, but asking for clothes from girls would always be unclear.

"Cut, say as if you're not. Retsuki pouted.

Nebula: "......"

"Tell me what the tree likes the most, lest you fall into the debt. ”

"Good. ”

Nebula whispered a few words in her ear.

After speaking, Liyue asked him strangely, "Does Brother Dashu really like this kind of thing?"

Xingyun swore and said, "Why am I lying to you, hurry up and get your clothes." ”

"Wait, I'll go and go back. The departing Liyue suddenly turned her head and said to him with a smile: "If you want to wear it, you must remember to show me first, I haven't seen a boy wearing a skirt yet." ”

Nebula turned his head with a tingling scalp and looked at the sky, as if I hadn't heard anything.

Liyue went quickly and came back quickly, carrying a large package and throwing it to Xingyun, saying, "These are my three old dresses, the colors are white, yellow and blue, I used to like to wear them, and now I give them to you." ”

"Okay, I'll give it away in a while, I'm sure she'll like it too. "Nebula Road.

"It's not like you're going to wear it!" said Retsuki in surprise.

"Did I say I was going to wear it?"

Retsuki: "......"

"Alright, the ritual is about to begin, so let's go back with your big tree brother. ”

"Ah, that's right, Big Tree. Retsuki trotted towards the tree.

Finally fooling her away, Nebula touched the sweat on his face and turned to walk towards the village.

The rituals of the gods in the village have been prepared, and it seems that they have already begun.

On the altar, a large pig's head stands on a large tripod full of chickens, ducks, cows and sheep, and a delicate fruit bowl is placed underneath, which is held by white jade.

The elders of the village, the bearded and bearded Elder Qi, were praying below, and a group of people were dancing strange dances at the campfire not far away, all prostrate on the ground.

Nebula and Big Tree were too late, so they had to kneel at the back of the crowd.

"You kid, tell you not to forget the time, but you forgot it, do you take A-Niang's words as the wind in your ears?"

Xingyun didn't expect that A-Niang would happen to be here.

Xingyun said embarrassedly: "A-Niang, I'm sorry, I won't next time." ”

"Alas, you child. A-Niang seemed to be helpless against him, so she had to sigh lightly.

Xingyun always had a doubt in his heart, and he asked Ah Niang, "Ah Niang, can the gods really protect us?"

"Of course, the mountain god is the patron saint of our village, as long as we worship the mountain god sincerely, 'annihilation' will never come to our village. A-Niang said to Xingyun seriously.

"Ah Niang, what is 'annihilation'?" was a word he had never heard before.

"Shhhhhhhh In recent years, news of the arrival of 'annihilation' has been heard everywhere in Kyushu, so it has become more important to keep the gods from getting angry. ”

"Shhhh ”

After saying that, A-Niang stopped talking, and Xingyun looked at the altar with doubts.

Elder Qi was still there chanting a series of incantations that he didn't understand

“@#￥!&%~#‘&#&￥&’”

Finally he started yelling: "Yo hey, a few ......"

With his strange voice, even the group of people dancing strangely under the altar moved more quickly, and from time to time they echoed the sound. ”

Although the scene looked very strange in his eyes, it was the most sacred moment in the eyes of the villagers.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Suddenly, the dusk sky lit up with a glow and mist-shrouded clouds, and a blue deer loomed with four long, crystal-like horns and blue fur all over its body.

"Look, it's the Divine Beast Master!"

"There are actually divine beasts in our village!"

"God above, please grant our village eternal peace. ”

"Oh my God, the Divine Shrine has actually attracted the Divine Beast, and our village will definitely become more prosperous. ”

......

All of a sudden, the people of the village began to shout and shout.

Xingyun looked at the blue deer with only crystal antlers in confusion, "Why do I really have a divine beast by relying on this?"

In the past, he had never seen the so-called gods, so he naturally regarded all this as superstition, and even the story that A-Niang told him a few days ago, he was skeptical, until today......

Fu Zhu didn't pay attention to the appearance of the villagers, and he didn't stay long, but rolled up the sacrifice and disappeared.

The corners of Nebula's mouth twitched, is this divine beast a foodie?

In their eyes, the appearance of the divine beast means that their village must have the protection of the gods, can they not be happy?

ps: Fu Zhu, taken from the mythical beast in ancient Chinese myths and legends in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", is a deer with four horns. Its appearance seems to be gentle and clean, like to play around, as soon as it appears, its place must be the period of great floods, the ancient people regarded it as a sign of floods, but there is no such setting here.