Chapter 287: Asking for Rain (4)
"Stop them!
The leader shouted and rushed in this direction.
Before, he planned to watch the joke on the side, so he didn't get close, but after seeing Yang Sui and their group, his face turned blue with regret.
This is a slap in the face of the new leader, this kind of behavior is simply a provocation to the ancestors!
But when you think about it, it seems that ...... Probably...... It seems like...... The ancestors really didn't say what kind of person they had to use as a shrine maiden.
However, Yang Sui's behavior is indeed a provocation to the ancestors. In his opinion, it was extremely unlucky.
When the new leader was in a daze, Yang Sui and his party had already stepped on the steps of the altar of the rain ceremony.
Once you step on this high platform, it means that the prayer for rain begins.
The man who chased after him clenched his fists so hard that he almost vomited blood, so he didn't draw his knife and slashed at Yang Sui. If Yang Sui hadn't stepped on the altar, he would have really killed the group on the spot, and no one in the tribe would have said anything about him. However, these people moved too fast, and he was one step too late after all.
The poisonous knife-like eyes swept and swept towards the nine people who were walking towards the high platform step by step, but they still took a step back, not approaching the fire pond, for fear of being contaminated with bad luck. Now he can't move, but, when the ceremony is over...... Wait for your death! Sacrifice your blood to the gods!
Yang Sui didn't look down to see the tribesmen's reactions, but listening to the voices below, he knew what would happen to him. At this time, he regretted it again, perhaps, he should have given up before this, so that he would not let the tribesmen react like this, what he was most worried about was these friends and relatives who came up with him.
Thinking, unconsciously. Yang Sui's steps were a little hesitant and slowed down.
And at this moment, Yang Sui heard the words coming from behind.
"If you come, you can't turn back and keep walking!" was Yang Sui's mother's voice.
"We came up and had no intention of going back. "This is Mi Huang's mother.
"Don't worry. We're with you. "This is Mi Huang.
Although the others didn't make a sound, Yang Sui listened and followed his footsteps, and he also knew that they chose it.
On the back of Yang Sui's hand holding the oxtail, the green tendons bulged out because of too much force. After a short pause, he lifted his feet up again.
In addition to the rain prayer ceremony, on the high platform, there are already prepared sacrificial utensils, decorations, ceremonial guards, etc., in addition to the rain prayer dance, there is also a prescribed rain prayer dance and the necessary congratulatory "mantra". Whether it's a rain dance or a greeting. You need to have music, and you need people to play it.
Originally, Yang Sui invited someone with a large number of shell coins, but when Yang Sui walked on the high platform, he found that his father, uncle, and grandfather were bent over...... It's all on it.
I saw Yang Sui who was stunned there. Yang Sui's father took the percussion bamboo in his hand and smiled at Yang Sui.
Here it comes. I didn't plan to go any further.
Perhaps, without waiting for the ceremony to end, the tribesmen will set up firewood and light a fire under this high platform.
Yang Sui stood on the high platform, looked at the people around him, and gave them a smile back. Although this laugh looks like crying.
Bang Bang
Rhythmic music sounds.
Yang Sui took the oxtail in his hand, looked at the one-person-high rain stone in the middle of the high platform, and closed his eyes. There had never been a moment when he had so much hope that the sky would rain, even a few drops.
Although he has always been suspicious of the ancestors. He has questioned the gods and slandered him many times, but at this moment, he really hopes that the ancestors and the gods can help him this time, just this time. He is willing to pay any price.
Yang Sui respectfully presented the oxtail with both hands to the rain stone. Flick your sleeves.
The wide sleeves are a little stiff because of the material, and they are not as elegant as gauze ribbons, but with the wave of the hand, the wooden nut bells tied to the sleeves also swing with the arm and make a clicking sound.
The jumping and twisting of the nine dancers makes the clicking sound even more dense, like the sound of rain hitting the ground.
The rain tribe's rain dance has a characteristic that it needs to dance on its back.
For many tribes, it is not uncommon for many tribes to occasionally dance on their backs during the sacrificial dance. However, the rain tribe is different, and in their sacrificial dances, the dancers need to always look up and face the sky. The god of rain they worship is naturally located in the sky, and they have to pray to the gods, wish to the gods, tell the desires of the tribesmen, hope to be blessed by them, and eliminate disasters, and of course they have to look up to the sky reverently.
And Yang Sui also took this opportunity to observe the movement of the sky.
Although the wind and sand are flying, his eyes can't be widened, and he is easy to be confused, Yang Sui can still see the changes in the sky, which is his ability to be different from others. It was with this that he speculated on the weather.
No rain!
There was not a single sign of rain!
Yang Sui gritted his teeth and continued, he knew that he was different from others, and this was the capital he had always been proud of. Perhaps, he can really break the deadlock and do what the ancestors couldn't do? Two drops will do.
Gradually, he felt the power in his body being withdrawn, and he could feel the change in the fire.
Although the sky still doesn't look like it's going to rain, it's a good thing that the fire has changed!
The people of the Rain Tribe standing below couldn't see the situation on the high platform at all when they were a little farther away, but some people who were close to the fire pond felt the changes in the fire pond.
I saw the fire in the fire pond, from the original fiery red, the color gradually became lighter. And the surrounding temperature seems to have dropped a bit.
"This ...... This ......" an old man rubbed his eyes, his expression incredulous.
The muscles on the surface of the river tide twitched, and he said: "In the past, when Wu begged for rain, there was also such a situation, but in the end it was unsuccessful. ”
The sharp gaze of an old man on the side swept over, and he saw that Hechao's scalp was numb, and he wanted to say something, so he had to shut up. Although there are many people who support them, there are also people who are neutral, these people don't care who is the witch, they care about whether they can succeed in asking for rain.
However, it didn't take long for the tinder, as the river tide said, and the tinder, which had become lighter in color and lower in temperature, began to return to its original state.
Looking forward to the success of the rain, there is a look of disappointment in his eyes.
Yang Sui, who is begging for rain, can feel that even if he can't see the change of the fire, his heart has been half cold. Even if you have been mentally prepared, when it comes to this time, you are still extremely disappointed.
It's like after a hysterical roar, you find that the person who wants to wake up just yawns slowly and continues to sleep.
Unwilling, but useless.
The dance of praying for rain is almost over.
After the fire became lighter, it returned to its original normal fire color.
Standing below, the river tide flashed with joy in his eyes, looking at the big bundles of firewood piled up not far from the fire pond, his hands were a little trembling with excitement, and he couldn't wait to laugh wildly, he now only hopes that the rain ceremony on the high platform will end soon, as long as it is over, he can let people set up a fire on the high platform!
And at this moment, at the border of the Rain Tribe, Shao Xuan, who was staying in the wooden house, was suspiciously observing a new pattern that appeared in the egg-shaped "shell" in his mind.
Shao Xuan has seen the new pattern here, and outside the wooden house where they live, such a totem is engraved.
This is the totem of the rain tribe!
Just like the totem of the Za tribe at the beginning, it is far less big than the totem of the Yanjiao tribe, and it only appears on the side, near the "eggshell". (To be continued......)