The scarecrows are made vividly, their heads are made of goose eggshells, and their facial features are also very realistically drawn.

The scarecrow was still wearing clothes, almost exactly like a real person.

On one side of the table, a wooden box sits along.

Granny Cai was bringing a goose eggshell.

She made a button-sized hole in the eggshell and pulled the small door of the wooden box open.

Take an insect out of it.

The insect is colorful and looks like a moth.

It has two fan-like antennae on its head and two large black eyespots on its wings, like human eyes.

Granny Cai carefully stuffed the moth into the goose eggshell through the hole.

Then use scotch tape to glue the hole.

Only then did he draw the facial features of the person in great detail, and finally put the goose eggshell on the scarecrow's neck and dressed it.

The scarecrow is about the same height as a real person.

Every scarecrow has that strange moth in its head.

Mei Lin was also very puzzled, not knowing what these scarecrows had to do with the ritual that Sheng Tianhao said.

After making the last scarecrow, Granny Cai stood up tremblingly.

She walked around the scarecrows and counted them carefully, and there were twelve scarecrows in all.

Granny Cai muttered to herself, "Ancestor bless, let tomorrow's ceremony go smoothly."

Otherwise, the village will be in trouble. ”

With that, she climbed into bed and went to sleep.

At this time, Mei Lin found that the window in front of her shook with the figure in front of her.

It seems that the people of the Mo Pavilion are also paying attention to Granny Cai's movements.

Mei Lin hurriedly retreated to the side, then returned to his residence and told Bai Ling'er and Zhu Lei about it.

Zhu Lei said, "The scarecrow should be a kind of sacrifice, which is used to replace the living.

Perhaps a long time ago, they used living people as sacrifices.

Only later did scarecrows be used instead of living people. ”

I just don't know what this has to do with the Chishui Ice Lion Beast.

The next day, the village became very lively, and Mei Lin and the others had never seen such a grand Mid-Autumn Festival.

Everyone wore new clothes, and the villagers did not reject outsiders, and even welcomed outsiders to participate.

After dark, in addition to hundreds of villagers, many people from nearby villages came to see the excitement.

On both sides of the street stood full of people.

With the sound of drums, a large group of people walked towards the river.

Granny Cai and an old man who was slightly younger than him walked at the front of the line.

He is the village head, Li Weimin.

Behind them were twelve able-bodied young men.

Each of them was holding a scarecrow in his hand, which was pierced by Granny Cai last night.

Behind them was a drum band, and at the back were the villagers.

No matter how old the people of the village are, as long as they can walk, they will come to participate in this ceremony.

This has been a rule in the village for hundreds of years.

Granny Cai walked forward expressionlessly, her face was like a walnut and full of wrinkles.

But the people around her all looked at her with reverence.

Li Weimin is very imposing, he has his hands behind his back and his chest is high.

Mei Lin, Zhu Lei and others mixed in the crowd.

From a distance, he saw Sheng Tianhao, Ji Hongyuan and others following the team.

It's just that they are very close to Granny Cai and the others.

Mei Lin didn't see Qiu Jiu and the others, maybe they hadn't arrived yet, and they might be hiding somewhere.

The crowd marched towards the river.

A few feet away from the river there is a river temple.

Although the river temple is older, it is still very neatly cleaned, and the paint on it has only recently been painted.

In the village where Granny Cai lives, a ceremony to worship the river god is held every year on August 15.

It is not known when this ritual began to be handed down.

Between the river temple and the Wuning River there is a platform paved with cement.

When they arrived at the platform, Granny Cai and Li Weimin flashed to the side.

The young men placed the scarecrows on the platform and lined them up in a neat row.

Li Weimin looked up at the sky.

At this time, the moon had just risen, and the moonlight shone on the water, reflecting the sparkling silver light.

He said to Granny Cai that he could start.

Granny Cai nodded, she was facing the river, her voice hoarse and singing again.

Listening to the sound is much like an ancient prayer.

After reciting the prayer, she took a scarecrow herself, held it in both hands, and walked carefully to the river.

She threw it hard, and the scarecrow flew towards the middle of the river.

Although Granny Cai looks old, her strength is not small.

The scarecrow floated down to the center of the river and drifted slowly downstream with the current.

Mei Lin stared intently at the scarecrow.

He was also curious, what role could this scarecrow play?

To his surprise, the scarecrow had just floated out a short distance when a huge wave of water swept over from the side.

The scarecrow floated upwards for a moment, then sinked down as if something was underneath and swallowed it.

Seeing this scene, even Zhu Lei's face changed.

He glanced at Mei Lin and said in a low voice, "There is really something in the water, could it be what they call the Red Water Ice Beast?" ”

Mei Lin nodded, and he looked to the side.

What was even more surprising was that the other villagers did not have any surprised looks on their faces.

It seems that this kind of thing happens every year at the time of the sacrifice, and they have become commonplace.

Mei Lin looked not far away, but found that Ji Hongyuan's figure was gone.

Only Sheng Tianhao led the people to stand there.

Mei Lin searched all around, but he didn't see him.

Where did he go? Mei Lin pondered a little.

They had been waiting for this day, and it was impossible for him to leave at a critical time.

Mei Lin glanced at the River Temple, but found that Ji Hongyuan's figure had already arrived at the door of the River Temple.

He gently pushed the door open, then dodged in, closing it with a swift slam.

"What did he do inside?" Mei Lin was a little puzzled, and it was estimated that he would definitely not have a good thing.

At this time, Granny Cai had already thrown all six scarecrows into the river.

They all floated for a while, and then sank into the water.

Granny Cai said to Li Weimin, "The matter on my side is all dealt with, and the rest is up to you!" ”

Li Weimin nodded, and Granny Cai knelt on the platform, silently praying for something towards the river.

The other villagers also knelt by the river with her and prayed together.

Li Weimin beckoned to the young man holding the remaining scarecrow.

They all followed him, each holding a scarecrow, and the remaining six scarecrows with them.

They walked towards the River Temple.

Mei Lin suddenly understood, it turned out that Ji Hongyuan knew that they were going to enter the River Temple, so he hid inside in advance.

Mei Lin whispered to Zhu Lei and Bai Ling'er, "You guys are waiting for me here, I'll go over and see the situation." ”

Zhu Lei hesitated for a moment and said to him, "Be careful."

I don't think the people in the Ink Pavilion have any good intentions. ”

Merlin reassured him, and he swaggered towards the River Temple.

There were already a lot of people nearby, and no one noticed him.

Seeing the village chief and they pushed open the temple door and walked in, some people stood curiously not far from the river temple and looked inside.

But for them, the river temple is a very sacred place, and outsiders can't enter it casually.

If you anger the river god, it's not a joke, so no one dares to come closer.

Mei Lin walked directly to the door of the temple, then pushed open the door and walked in.

The temple of the river god was lit with electric lights, and it was illuminated.

In the place facing the door, there is a statue of the river god.

It's just that the appearance of the river god is very strange, more like a baby fish, except that the scales on its body are golden.

The mouth is full of sharp teeth, and it looks very vicious.

Mei Lin dodged and hid behind the statue.

Incense was lit in the incense burner on the offering table in front of the statue, and the scent of sandalwood wafted in the river temple.

The main hall of the River God Temple is not too big, but just now Ji Hongyuan has already entered seven or eight people.

Now they are gone.

Mei Lin's first feeling was that there must be a secret passage in the River Temple.

He walked around the river temple, and sure enough, there was a very secret door in the wall inside.

This kind of mechanism is very rough, and it can't be compared with the mechanism set up by the Lu family, so Mei Lin saw through it at a glance.

He gently pushed the small door, and the light shone through it.

The stone stairs stretched diagonally downward, and a sound of footsteps came from within.

There is also a low voice.

Mei Lin guessed correctly, they really came inside.

Mei Lin took off her shoes, took them in her hands, and walked down the stone steps.

Every kilometre or so, an electric lamp hung on the wall above the stone steps, and the light inside was quite bright.

Every few steps Mei Lin takes, he will stop very carefully.

Looking inside, he saw the figures of Li Weimin and others flickering.

Still walking inside.

Not far from them, a figure was quietly following them.

Mei Lin recognized it at a glance, and it was Ji Hongyuan who followed them.

It turned out that Ji Hongyuan had long known that there was a secret door in the River Temple.

It's just that he couldn't find the specific location of the secret door, so he quietly hid in the river temple.

waited for Li Weimin to open the secret door before following in.

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