Chapter 1101: Outlander
"One-on-one?" Qian Bin asked.
"That's right," Blue Phoenix said, "There must be absolute isolation during the sacrifice, and there can be no other people in the room, and this process is completely secret, because the ancestors will guide Lord Xiao Xiao in this process." ”
"How do you guide that?" Qian Bin asked.
"Upper." Blue Phoenix took a sip of tea.
The tea in Qian Bin and Xiao Wang's mouths almost squirted out, their eyes widened, and they almost fell out, looking at the blue phoenix incredulously, and the latter didn't seem to be joking at all, and continued seriously.
"The ancestors will become one with the spirits of the elders in this process, and together lead our village to prosperity, which is what the ritual is all about."
Only then did the two calmly understand the importance of this ceremony, but they still couldn't accept Blue Phoenix's statement.
Blue Phoenix narrowed her eyes and said, "There is often a convention after the ceremony, that is, as a new elder, you will benefit the villagers or nearby residents, and fulfill a wish, and then you will be able to see what it looks like when the souls are united." ”
Xiao Wang sensed that there was something in the words, so he asked, "Can we see it too?" ”
Blue Phoenix nodded and said, "Since the two of you are friends of Lord Xiao, then they are also the distinguished guests of our village, at such an important moment, I specially give you the right to observe this ceremony." ”
Xiao Wang and Qian Bin listened, but they were not excited by the honor, but both of them politely expressed their gratitude.
Qian Bin was curious about the stranger's wishes, so he asked, "You said that after the ceremony, you will answer a confused wish to the stranger, and this period must also be closed?" ”
"Of course, the true face of the ancestors is not something that mortals can see, if they see the face of the ancestors, they will collapse to the point of losing their minds, so this is to protect you, not for the ancestors."
Blue Phoenix nodded and said.
"And who is the outlander this time?" Qian Bin looked at Xiao Wang and then at himself.
Blue Phoenix immediately understood what he meant, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, because you didn't make an appointment this time and came very late, so it wasn't you who got your wish, but people from another township in the neighboring village who lived in the mountains." ”
The stranger that Blue Phoenix said originally meant this.
Qian Bin and Xiao Wang looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
Blue Phoenix patted the two of them and said, "The ceremony will last for three days, and for the first three days, the village will be held at the venue, and you will only need to stay in it at two o'clock in the afternoon, so you don't have to be too restrained, just treat this place as your own home." ”
"Ah," Qian Bin looked at Lan Phoenix's face, always feeling that he had something to hide, but he couldn't say why for a while, so he could only nod and agree to him, quietly grabbing it, Xiao Wang's hand whispered, "Our investigation and investigation, it is estimated that there is still a mystery here,"
Xiao Wang also nodded and didn't make a sound.
Blue Phoenix looked at the two of them and said, "Why don't I take you to the guild hall first, and from there you can see your friend, which is the room where our Lord Xiao Xiao is located." ”
When Qian Bin heard this, he couldn't ask for it, and he wanted to take a look, so he said, "Okay, I'll let you lead the way." ”
Blue Phoenix smiled and led the two to the guild hall in the village management office, which looked like it
In the room of the conference room, there is a vast and scribbled courtyard when you enter from the gate, and the yard seems to be in disrepair all year round, with weeds flying everywhere and a palm-sized place, but it is full of people standing and looks full of a sense of disobedience.
As soon as Qian Bin and Xiao Wang came in, they saw a pair of eyes on themselves, this warm gaze and the inexplicable hostility in the line of sight made them full of goosebumps, Xiao Wang took a step back, and touched the blue phoenix behind him, the blue phoenix was a head taller than her, smiled slightly, supported Xiao Wang's shoulders with both hands and said, "Don't be afraid, they just haven't seen many strangers like you."
Xiao Wang is not afraid, but from this pair of eyes, he seems to see eagerness and fear, but the most is a kind of exclusion.
After entering from the square in front of the hall, I saw a rather quaint archway, the height of the building, about the height of the ordinary small three floors, but in fact there is only one floor, because the building is a station made of bamboo, the station is as high as a ladder, but there is nothing underneath, and it does not look like a parking lot.
Blue Phoenix introduced to the two, saying that this is a custom building in their village, which was built in ancient times to prevent flash floods, but now it has lost its practical value and significance, after all, the new technology and room type have long replaced the old hut, but it is still necessary to retain it as a traditional building.
Hearing this, Qian Bin finally understood where the sense of déjà vu and peacekeeping he had always had came from.
This blue phoenix looks quite like the backbone of the village, but he doesn't look like a particularly superstitious person in and out of his words, and even has some suspicions of pragmatism, while on the other hand, Xiao Xiao's motives and tone of speech look like a religious person, the two are so different, but they can be unified, which is really a bit puzzling.
When he came to the ceremonial room, he saw that the lights were bright, and they saw that the innermost room was locked by an iron door, and the lock looked very heavy, but a little rusty.
Blue Phoenix was surrounded by a circle, and the people around her were ordinary people in the village, and no one dared to go deeper, but he seemed to have privileges, and he came all the way to the house and led the two of them and said,
"This door is, behind this door is the place where Lord Xiao conducts the ceremony, no one is allowed to trespass, only when the ceremony is officially over on the third day, the foreigner has the right to enter the door and receive the blessing of our ancestors and the blessing of Lord Xiao Xiao."
Qian Bin had heard this a long time ago, but now he felt a little strange when he looked at it in person, after all, why did he add such a big lock during the ceremony? He looked at the blue phoenix and subconsciously asked,
"This lock?"
Blue Phoenix smiled and said, "In order to protect the safety of Lord Xiao Xiao, the key is enshrined next to the idol, which is in the house next to my left. ”
"I see." Qian Bin looked in the direction of the statue and found that there were a few sloppy low houses, compared with the majestic momentum here, it didn't look like a building of the same human being, there was a place like a cemetery on one side of the small house, and there were boilers and cremation facilities nearby, and so on.
Blue Phoenix looked at the time, the way he looked at the time made Qian Bin and Xiao Wang take aback, only to see him roll up his sleeves, look at the watch in his sleeves, and say, "It's almost time, you can move freely." ”
As soon as he finished saying this, the loose crowd in the courtyard suddenly crowded
The other villagers in the small courtyard were relieved, they all stood up and sweated profusely, crawled all over their faces, and left the small courtyard one by one.
Xiao Wang asked, "It seems that they don't seem to be willing to come here to stand and observe the ancestors. ”
Blue Phoenix nodded and said, "This is normal, after all, this is the first day, you can't see anything, and it's boring just standing, but this is tradition, and we can't do anything about it." ”
Xiao Wang was curious, "Will there be any improvement on the third day?" ”
"It's not so much about improvement, it's about meeting the new family and ancestors on the third day, so the mood will naturally be high."
Blue Phoenix nodded.
Qian Bin thought for a while, and suddenly asked again, "Speaking of this topic, I suddenly thought, this time the outsiders, are they already in the village?" ”
He remembered that Blue Phoenix and Xiao Xiao had both said about the mountain fog, once the mountain fog enveloped the entire village, it was almost impossible to come in from the outside, and if this foreigner hadn't entered the village now, he might still have a chance?
Qian Bin's thoughts were immediately recognized by Xiao Wang, she squinted her eyes and poked Qian Bin fiercely, and said in a low voice, "I know what you are calculating, you should be less involved in this kind of feudal superstition." ”
Qian Bin smiled and said nothing, still looking at the blue phoenix eagerly.
Lan Fenghuang showed an embarrassed look on her face, she seemed to know Qian Bin's thoughts, so she shook her head and said, "It's a pity, in fact, we thought they wouldn't be able to make it, but just last night, they also appeared in the village overnight, it seems that it is indeed fate to sense this mountain fog that appeared in advance." ”
Qian Bin was a little frustrated, lowered his head, but Xiao Wang on the side asked,
"Is the privilege of wish-granting a very fashionable place in this area?"
Blue Phoenix had to maintain the safety and order of the guild hall, so she had to stay nearby for the three days that the ceremony lasted.
It seems that this task is indeed quite boring, so she is also very patient, and she also explains the doubts of the two of them one by one.
"It is said that it is not fashionable to be in fashion, in fact, it is because the ancestors have a strong mana, and most of their wishes can be responded, so they will fight for their heads, and the final rule is to draw lots and take turns, and every village has the opportunity to enjoy this benefit, although I don't know why the ancestors set this rule, but we are just to implement it."
I see, so that Xiao Wang can understand why they have to run to this village to fulfill their wish even at the risk of heavy fog.
At this time, Qian Bin raised his head again and asked, "Then they have already arrived this time, right?" ”
"Last night," Blue Phoenix said again
"And where do they live now?" Qian Bin asked directly.
"This ......" Blue Phoenix, her face was embarrassed, after all, this matter was confidential, she thought for a while and said, "It stands to reason that I can't tell you this kind of thing, but for the sake of you being friends of little adults, I'll briefly reveal it." ”
"According to common sense, and the custom of our homeland, these strangers are not allowed to see anyone for the first two days of the three days, and must find an absolutely secluded place in the village, isolated from the valley, and only qualified to appear in our village after two days on the third day, so I cannot tell you where they are, but I can only say that they are now in a very safe place.".
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