Chapter 1: The Strange Tribe: IV. The Night of the Sacrifice
Bakken was clearly reluctant to answer the question I asked. He said that it was not too early, and he went to have someone bring the dinner prepared for the expedition team. With that, he hurried away.
It was dark as he spoke. I went back to my room in the backyard, where there were a few lights on, and I saw that the big guys had already packed their things and laid their bedding.
As soon as I entered the house, the old cannon asked me, "Why don't you know where to slip away in the blink of an eye?" Tell me honestly, did you go to find that oops? ”
I said, "You kid can't just think about something?" What oops, that's the archmage of the tribe! ”
The old cannon said, "I'm sorry, I forgot, you called it." We can only call the archmage. But the Archmage is really special to you, and he must have taken a fancy to you. ”
Li Lili interjected, "This is someone else's territory, you must respect the master anyway, and don't defecate casually." The Archmage is the most respected in the tribe, and even the status of the tribal leader is inferior to the Archmage. If you are disrespectful to the Archmage like this, you will be retaliated. ”
Lao Pao didn't pay much attention to Li Lili's words, he pretended to be very scared, "Will they kill me?" I'm afraid ......."
Li Lili said, "It's not enough to kill you, but it will definitely make your life worse than death, and I only regret that your parents gave birth to you." ”
I said to Lao Pao, "Li Lili really didn't scare you. You have also entered Tibet many times, you should know that there are places in Tibet that will be tricked. Their tricks are unguardable. Most of the Gu sufferers are in pain, but they often can't even die. ”
The old cannon stuck out his tongue, and then he didn't say anything.
At this time, Ruoyu walked in with Ah Mei, saying that she was taking this opportunity to meet with everyone and discuss the work that would be carried out later. There were no stools in the room, so everyone sat on the sleeping mats and chatted. said that it was a meeting to discuss, but in fact, Ruoyu already had a proposition. Ruoyu divided everyone into four groups, she, Professor Luo, and Ah Mei each led a group, and Lao Pao and Xiao Yu, Xiao Xiao, and Juanzi were responsible for logistics. Li Lili and Professor Luo were in one group, and I was in Ruoyu's own group. The tasks of each group are the same, there is no focus, they are all the first to collect style, and then come back to summarize and classify them in a unified manner, and then determine the key direction of the work.
As soon as Ruoyu finished arranging, Bakken and another young man brought food.
Bakken brought in the case of barbecued jerky, scones and boiled potatoes and boiled lamb. While eating, everyone said that this is too troublesome for people, and it is easy to say that one or two meals are good, and people will be annoyed after a long time. It's better to simply borrow other people's guys, and the inspection team will buy food and vegetables from their own homes and cook by themselves. Ruoyu also felt that this was the best, and the people in the inspection team took turns cooking and purchasing. Ruoyu asked Li Lili to convey this meaning to Bakken. Bakken said that this would be fine, and that he would go back and talk to his father, and that it should not be a big problem. If there's no better way, just do it this way.
Everyone quickly finished dinner. As he packed up his things, Bakken told everyone that there was a major sacrifice going on in the village tonight, and that they wanted everyone to stay in the house and not go anywhere. No matter what you hear, don't run outside. As long as everyone stays in the house, it's safe.
When Professor Luo heard that there was a festival in the village at night, he immediately came to the spirit, and even some were eager to try it. He said to Bakken, "Can you speak to your father and let us also participate in the sacrifice in the evening?" We promise to stay in peace and quiet, and we will not disturb your sacrifice in any way. ”
The young man who came with Bakken said, "Are you going to offer a sacrifice to our protector?" Is it yourself or who is doing the sacrifice? ”
As soon as Professor Luo heard this, his face changed a little. As a professor of the origins of minority cultures, he certainly knows how the rituals of some ethnic minorities were carried out in ancient times. It is also known that there may be individual tribes that will retain this ancient tradition. He also knew that the so-called sacrifice was actually a living person used for sacrifice. He hurriedly said, "I didn't mean that, we just wanted to watch the ceremony." ”
Bakken glanced at the young man who had come with him, and motioned for the young man not to be troubled. "I'm sorry, but the sacrifice is our tribe's own business, and it's really inconvenient for outsiders to participate. If you want to participate in the sacrifice, I can't convey it to the leaders on your behalf. It's a matter of so much that everyone in our tribe is involved. Therefore, it is better for everyone to stay quietly in the house. To be honest, we were originally a hospitable tribe, but we didn't come at the right time. I have no choice but to snub you. ”
The young man who came with Bakken said, "If it weren't for the Archmage making an exception today, even the village wouldn't let you in." You'd better be obedient. Our tribe will never let go of those who snoop on the sacrifices. Even if he escapes to the edge of the sky, we will chase him back. ”
Bakken glanced at the young man who had come with him again, and said, "They are our guests, so don't frighten them." If we scare people and blame the archmage, we can't afford it. ”
The two packed up their things and left. Before leaving, Bakken repeatedly told Li Lili that he must take care of everyone and never make any extraneous things.
When Bakken and the young man were gone, everyone was filled with curiosity about the mysterious sacrifice, and each imagined what it should have been.
The girls also went back to their houses. Before leaving, Ruoyu will explain to everyone. Don't take Bakken's words seriously. On other people's turf, everything must be careful. There's nothing wrong with being careful. Everyone must take care of their curiosity, curiosity will not only kill cats, but also kill people.
It seems that Ruoyu's words also show her concern. After all, after staying together for so many days, Ruoyu knows that these people are idle and like to find something to do. What's more, there are still a few people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic.
Li Lili also took the opportunity to say, "Everyone should indeed follow the advice of others. Otherwise, it will not be the person who is in trouble, but all the members of the investigation team. ”
The old cannon was a little unimpressed, "Can you still kill all of us!" ”
Li Lili said: "It is not unheard of for the so-called expedition team to disappear en masse in Tibet. ”
Everyone looked at each other, and no one said anything. There was silence in the house, and I don't know how much time had passed. Everyone finally heard a noise outside, but it didn't take long for it to fall silent again. It seems that the sacrifice will soon begin. At this moment, everyone suddenly heard a wolf howl piercing the night sky.