Chapter 534: Sacrifice
August 15, the night of the full moon. The Great Sacrifice of the Spirit Clan.
All the Spirit Clan people had already gathered in the big square in front of the Spirit Clan's ancestral hall, all wearing linen short sleeves, linen gray pants underneath, and a white turban, full of energy and sincere fear.
Under the moonlight, two blazing fires burned wildly in the center of the square, and the flames were like the figures of the devil dancing wantonly.
The majestic drum beat also suddenly sounded when the moon rose, earth-shattering and resounding through the sky.
As soon as Manman and I heard the sound of the drums, we both shook from the large boulder in the stone chamber. And at this time, the sound of drums from outside the sacrificial cave became louder and louder, impassioned and deafening, and I said, "It's time for us to go out." ”
"Hmm!" Manman nodded heavily, we glanced at each other, and jumped off the boulder hand in hand. And Yi Ning also walked in at this time, and said to me and Manman, "The sacrifice to the ancestor is about to begin...... She looked at me, then at Manman, and said heavily: "Manman, you—you don't have to go to see the ancestor." ”
Man Man pretended to smile lightly: "Sister Yining, you don't need to persuade me, I have already decided, no regrets." ”
Yi Ning let out a long sigh, looked at me with great resentment, his lips moved, and he stopped talking. Through my contact with Man Man last night, I learned about the custom of marrying this man after the body of this spirit woman was seen by a man, and remembered that in the cave, Yi Ning said that she would take off her clothes for me, and I looked at her body, and I was remorseful at the moment, and said with great guilt: "Yi Ning, I ...... I'm sorry. ”
Yi Ning smiled bitterly and said, "There's nothing to be sorry for, I'm happy to see Manman happy, I'm also happy." ”
"Yi Ning-" Man Man hugged Yi Ning, unable to hold back his tears.
Yi Ning gently patted Manman's back and said softly, "Okay, Manman, let's go out." ”
Man Man wiped away his tears, nodded, secretly grabbed my hand, and walked towards the outside of the sacrificial cave step by step.
As soon as I came out of the sacrificial cave, I was shocked by the majestic momentum outside the cave, and Yi Ning and Man Man were not surprised, Man Man took my hand and held his head high and looked at death as if he were at home.
The high priest was still dressed in black, wearing a black scarf on his head, and his whole body was tightly wrapped, leaving only a pair of eyes outside, which was blazing. She looked at me and Manman, and saw that we were holding hands, very affectionate and happy, and her sharp eyes suddenly dimmed, but immediately became fierce again.
As soon as the little priest saw me and Man Man both walking out, he smiled gloomily and said secretly: "Good boy, stinky girl, I've been waiting for this day for a long time!" ”
"Knives!" Suddenly, a black shadow jumped in from outside the square, and when I heard the sound, I saw Wu Lele jumping up to me, looking at me with red eyes.
The little priest and a few spirit men were about to come up towards Wu Lele, but the big priest raised his hand and pressed them back. Yi Ning and Man Man were also taken aback when they saw Wu Lele suddenly appear. I saw that the bonfire illuminated Wu Lele's face red, she bit her lip tightly, looked at me, and suddenly couldn't help crying.
I stepped forward to gently wipe away Wu Lele's tears and whispered, "Lele, don't worry, their ancestor is just a zombie, for me, it's as easy as killing a pig." ”
"No...... It's a thousand-year-old zombie, not just an ordinary pig ......."
"Don't you believe me?"
Wu Lele suddenly shouted to the Great Priest: "Great Priest, please let me go with Xiaodao to meet your ancestors!" ”
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was dumbfounded. I hurriedly pulled Wu Lele over and shouted angrily, "Lele, what are you doing?" This time it's not to play, it's to die, you understand? ”
"I understand," Wu Lele suddenly smiled, looked at me and said faintly, "I am willing to live and die with you!" ”
When the Great Priest and Yi Ning heard this, they suddenly turned their faces away, and Manman's lips moved, happy and angry. I smiled softly, "Don't be stupid, you still have to go to Ling'er." Be obedient and go quickly. ”
"I don't!" Wu Lele resolutely shouted: "I'm going to go with you!" ”
"Ridiculous!" The little priest moved his body up with a snort, glared at Wu Lele and smiled coldly: "Who do you think you are, are you qualified to meet our ancestors?" How could our ancestors be seen by any person? ”
Wu Lele suddenly shouted at the little sacrifice: "You old monster, haven't you always wanted me to die to see your ancestor?" Why don't you want to do it now? ”
"You!" The little priest suddenly stretched out his hand to Wu Lele, and grabbed Wu Lele's neck tightly, I was about to come to the rescue, but the big priest had come to the little sacrifice, and said coldly: "Let go of her." ”
The little priest snorted and pushed Wu Lele away heavily, Wu Lele almost fell to the ground, and I hurriedly stepped forward to help her.
The high priest said to Wu Lele: "Wu Lele, I admire you for Yang Xiaodao, but please make it clear that we are now carrying out the great sacrifice of our Spirit Clan once every seven years, you don't want to be messy here, otherwise, I will only burn you alive according to the regulations of my Spirit Clan!" ”
I was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded Wu Lele: "Lele, you go quickly!" Wu Lele jumped out of my hand with a snort, came to the front of the high priest and said, "Burn to death, burn to death, what's the big deal." I don't want to live anymore anyway, come on! After that, he stood there with his hands on his hips, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.
I was furious, rushed up and stretched out my hand to slap Wu Lele in the face, and shouted: "Don't mess around here anymore, get out!" ”
Wu Lele covered his face and looked at me in amazement, as if he suddenly didn't know me, and cried out like rain: "You...... You dare to hit me, I hate you! With that, he suddenly jumped forward, and in a blink of an eye he was outside the square, and quickly disappeared into the vast night.
"I'm sorry, Lele, only in this way can I let you leave safely......" I looked at the direction where Wu Lele was going, and I couldn't calm down for a long time.
"That's it!" The little priest clapped his palms and said, "I've cried and cried, I've beaten and beaten, it's time for us to sacrifice our ancestors, right?" ”
The High Priest faced the Congling people, stretched out his hands, and the drumming suddenly stopped. The Great Priest turned around and slowly walked a few steps forward, facing the Spirit Clan's Great Ancestral Hall, all the Spirit Clansmen suddenly knelt down. I looked left and right, and Manman hurriedly pulled me and whispered, "Get down on your knees." When I saw that the little priest was still standing there, I stretched out my hand and pointed at him, and Manman said urgently, "Leave him alone, and kneel quickly!" "I had to get down on my knees with great reluctance.
The High Priest suddenly recited a very strange incantation, and his hands and feet danced. Suddenly, there was a whirring sound from the ancestral hall, like an old man who had been asleep for a long time suddenly opened his eyes and let out the first light sigh in thousands of years, and the hearts of the spirit clansmen immediately lifted, and then, the cry became louder and louder, and finally became a strange roar, the voice was eerie and terrifying, like a demon suddenly awakened, opened his evil eyes, and looked gloomily at everything in the dark.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and a large wall in front of the ancestral hall was suddenly opened, revealing a black hole. The high priest suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed towards the entrance of the cave, only to hear a loud thought, like the sound of the coffin lid being slammed shut, and then the lights in the cave were all bright, and the cave was suddenly brightly lit.
The high priest slowly put down his hand, closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, turned around slowly, and said slowly: "My people, the old ancestor has been awakened, and let the jade girl go to meet the old ancestor with the pure yang man." ”
Manman and I listened and stood up in unison. Manman gripped my hand tightly, her hands trembling and her palms sweaty.
The high priest glanced at Yi Ning, who quietly came behind Man Man, and suddenly stretched out his hand to hit Man Man's back, and Man Man fell down like soft mud with a muffled snort. Yi Ning hurriedly supported Man Man and said to me, "I'm sorry, Man Man can't go in." ”
I nodded and said, "I know." ”
The little priest Huo Di moved and floated over, and said in a weird manner: "Great priest, what do you mean?" The high priest said, "Manman is not a jade girl, even if she goes to see the old ancestor, the old ancestor will not like it." So, it's better for her not to go. ”
"Good!" The little priest gritted his teeth and shouted, "Everything is up to you, so now may I ask you, what about the Jade Maiden?" Where is the Jade Maiden? ”
The high priest opened her hands, and suddenly snorted softly, and the black clothes on her body and the black scarf on her head floated out, revealing a green coat, and she said lightly: "I am the jade girl!" ”