Chapter 221: The Banquet (2)
The god got up and departed.
Hu Che knelt down behind him: "Thank you, Lord Priest!" β
It seems that this way of thanking is a bit too grand.
Xiu thought so.
Hu Che looked at Xiu with a hint of joy in his eyes, "Little brother, it seems that you don't need to be embarrassed about this, let's hold a banquet here!" β
Hu Che has reached this point, there is no way to cultivate, and he can't refuse. He just nodded.
"What I need for the banquet, my father has already prepared it for me, and the little brother is still asking you to wait patiently, and we will see you in the evening!"
He also got up and left.
At this time, in the main hall, there was only one person left. So he went back to his room, and when he went to the old man, he told him what had just happened.
"Hold a banquet at a shrine?" The old man seemed to have heard something incredible, "The shrine has always been a quiet place, and things like banquets are categorically forbidden at the shrine. Did you know that? β
"Huh? Brother Huche..."Xiu was surprised, "No, let's not talk about him first, why would the god lord agree?" β
"How do I know, you ask them to go?" The old man's smile seemed to have a hint of sarcasm, but he didn't know who this irony was about.
Xiu thought about it seriously and said with a bitter face, "I still don't want to ask." β
The old man looked at the troubled little boy with a puzzled face, sighed and shook his head, "When you attend a banquet, you have to pay attention to three things. Once you have these three things in mind, there will be no problem. β
"What is it?" Corrected the precarious sitting.
"First, no matter what, don't promise them to stay in Yae Village and not leave." The old man looked at him and said.
"Stay? Why do they say that? Xiu was puzzled.
"Because they have realized what a precious and terrible person a person who can repel the wild boar god of Mount Qina head-on. They wanted the village to have such a person to guard it. β
Especially since that person is still a little kid who doesn't understand anything. The old man silently added in his heart.
"Oh..."Xiu nodded as if he didn't understand, "Well, what about the second one?" β
"Don't refuse their desire for you to protect Yae Village." The old man said.
"But didn't I already refuse..."
"Do you have one?" The old man asked rhetorically.
Xiu thought for a moment, "It doesn't seem to be." β
"That's it." The old man comfortably changed positions in the bed.
"You just didn't promise to stay here, but you didn't promise not to protect them."
"But I'm leaving with you, I'm gone, how can I protect them?"
"You and I went outside, and after you arrived in my country, I still have the strength to do the small things of guarding a village."
"Oh... So, what about the third one? β
"The third? Bring me a portion of the food from the banquet as well. β
Xiu: "..."
At this time, there was a noise outside. Xiu stood up and looked closer to the window.
The villagers of Yae Village had already come up with some tables and chairs on their backs and many back baskets, and Sakura watched them at a loss and took over the kitchen after greeting him symbolically when they arrived. As if they had agreed, the bamboo mats and straw mats were laid out in the square in front of the shrine, and the low tables were arranged in an orderly manner. On the square, it was busy.
The villagers didn't really care why the banquet was being held, nor did they care why the banquet was held at the shrine. The only thing they care about is that they can be lively and can eat a lot of food that they can't usually eat.
As for who is the protagonist of the banquet?
Whatever. No one cares anyway.
When a fat live fish jumps out of a wooden bucket carried by a villager, the atmosphere of the villagers is even more lively. A bite of fresh fish is a delicacy that you can't find!
Sakura was on the promenade in front of the house, watching the villagers come and go in a bit of confusion. This lively scene, but I don't know why it feels very strange to her.
It was originally her kitchen, her home, but I don't know why it was suddenly flooded by the famous village door... But she suddenly felt as if she had lost something in her heart.
She stood a little uneasily behind the pillars of the corridor, the clogs she stepped on made a slight knock on the wooden floor, and the tips of her toes wrapped in pure white socks were unconsciously scaling from time to time. Finally, not wanting to look at these scenes, she turned around and walked to the room where her sister was, the small room full of medicine.
Today, she shouldn't be lonely in her room. Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth involuntarily pouted with a soft arc.
When the door was opened, the white-haired boy seemed to be telling a story, and the little girl sat on the bed, her little hands on her cheeks propped up on her legs, listening attentively, and from time to time a little nervous expression.
"Later, the knights put a noose around the monster's head and tied it to the side of the tree, and together they smashed it on the monster's head with a large sledgehammer, and finally knocked it out."
"So, is the monster dead?"
Xiu wanted to speak for a moment, but he still nodded and smiled, "Not yet, but then everyone put it in a cage and burned it to death." β
Rin's eyes had a strange glow. She jumped and clapped her hands: "It's amazing, it's amazing!" The knights are amazing! β
Xiu didn't say anything, just smiled in response.
Because he didn't want to tell him that the knights had exhausted all their lives to kill such things.
"What a wonderful story!" A gentle voice sounded at the door. The two looked at the same time, and they hadn't seen the figure clearly, but the crimson figure had already come into view.
"Sakura...""Sister!"
Both said at the same time.
Rin waved her hand, "Sister, will you listen to the story together today?" β
Rin seemed to be in good spirits today, perhaps because of the sunny weather, she sat on the bed, and Xiu seemed to be gesturing to her side.
After seeing Sakura coming, he also stopped what he was doing.
"What's the story you're telling today?" Sakura said softly to Rin.
"It's about a terrible monster and a cavalry team!" Rin said with great interest, "Xiu said that it was very big, bigger than our house, and it was destroying the farmers' crops everywhere. And the cavalry that was going to fight it was only the size of a monster's hand! In the end, they won the monster! β
"That's a brave man!" Sakura rubbed Rin's loose hair, and Rin just lowered her head and smiled in response to her gentle movements.
"Xiu, why did you hear so many stories?" Sakura asked lightly.
Sakura was curious. She didn't know why this seemingly silent man seemed to have endless stories. Every time I'm with Rin, those stories are of great interest to Rin.
At this time, Sakura would always stand by silently and watch Rin.
Well, listen to the story by the way.
The things he encounters in his stories are all strange, and the things he encounters are always changing. But there is one thing that has rarely changed.
The main characters are all knights, or mercenaries. They're either on a crusade against some terrible monster or on their way to a crusade against them.
Sometimes, Sakura wondered if this was the reason why Shu was able to survive in front of the giant boar mountain god.
Fingertips on his forehead, gently shaking his head, shaking away the chaos of thoughts.
Oh, when I heard him tell the story, I always felt that the inexplicable displeasure just now was gone.
"Actually, it was all told to me by people in my family. They have traveled to many places, from the Baltic Sea to the English Channel, from the Egyptian desert to the snow-capped peaks of the Alps, and they have crossed almost the whole of Obarro. β
"I've never heard of it," Sakura bit her lip.
"Ahh My hometown is too far away from you..."
"Thatβ" Sakura hesitated, hesitating. After a while, she said, "Do you know how to get back?" β
"Hmm... Already knows. Actually, I'm going to talk to you and the Lord in the next two days, and I'm going to leave in the near future. β
(End of chapter)