The teacher patted Zini on the back as she spoke, comforting her. "Close your eyes, take a deep breath, relax, and don't think about anything."

Zi Ni tried to relax according to the teacher's words, but fortunately, the cool thing only slid around her small arm, and there was no other movement, and Zi Ni gradually relaxed. However, at this moment, Zi Ni felt two sharp teeth bite her arm fiercely, and she was about to struggle and cry out in pain, but the teacher covered her mouth and said softly in her ear, "Don't move, Zi Ni, hold on!" The teacher believes that you can pass this test. ”

Zi Ni endured the pain and remained motionless, the python obviously didn't want to bite off her hand, and didn't continue to bite. Zi Ni waited for a long time, the fangs were still there, she gradually felt that the energy in her body was draining, her body was a little cold, and a little soft, if it wasn't for the teacher holding her tightly, she might have collapsed long ago. I don't know how long it took, Zi Ni's eyes began to glaze, the elder finally stopped playing, and the python wrapped around Zi Ni's arm let go of its teeth and slowly left.

When the voice of Suo Suo was gone, the elder gently took out Zi Ni's arm and carried Zi Ni, who had already fainted, back to her room.

The next day, when Zi Ni woke up, the teacher was sitting in front of her bed and smiled softly, "Zi Ni, congratulations on passing the test of the Python, you can become my successor!" ”

"Teacher, why does the python want to bite me?" Zi Ni looked at the two big black and green tooth marks on her arms, and her heart palpitated.

The teacher didn't speak, gently lifted her long sleeves, and Zi Ni realized that the teacher's arms were densely covered with tooth marks. "Zi Ni, we are the holy women selected by the python, and every full moon night we have to feed the python with our own blood, and pray that the python will bless the national fortune of Dongliu! This is the responsibility of the Holy Maiden! ”

Zi Ni's face suddenly became whiter, and every full moon night she had to sacrifice herself to the Divine Python to suck blood, no wonder the teacher's face was bloodless all year round. Everyone says that the saint is noble, but who understands that this saint is so inappropriate.

"Are you scared?" The teacher asked Zini gently, "Don't you want to be my successor anymore?" ”

"Teacher ......"

"Zini, we are the people of Dongliu, and the national fortune of Dongliu is closely related to us. The python is the patron saint of Dongliu, and you should be proud to be picked by it. Although our blood is precious, Dongliu's national fortune is more important. If we can use our blood to ensure the prosperity of Dongliu, what is this sacrifice? The teacher gently stroked the deep and light tooth marks on his arm, with a proud face, "What's more, the saints of the past generations will retire when they are thirty years old, as long as they no longer feed the python, their bodies will slowly get better." ”

"Teacher, I am willing, for the sake of Dongliu, I am willing to be this holy woman! Even if I am drained of blood by the python, I am willing! Little Zini's face was firm.

The old vows are still lingering in my ears, but Dongliu has completely disappeared because of himself. Zini finally couldn't help it, and hid in the quilt and cried bitterly.

Since that day, Zi Ni has become more and more silent, staying in her own courtyard all day long, even letting Xiaomei send her to the courtyard for meals, and trying to avoid meeting Xichen and Qingdai. Even if they met occasionally, their eyes were cold. Xichen felt that the coldness was no longer a disappointment, but a kind of resentment.