Chapter 31 The Mountain Sacrifice Ceremony
"I had bad luck today, and I only found half a basket of Strange Power Fruit. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" The middle-aged man complained as soon as he entered the door.
He has the same black hair and black eyes as Bai Lixin, and he looks very down, although he has a tall body, his sluggish eyes and numb expression leave Qin Mo with the impression of a low-level person who is tired of running around for life.
"Father, there are guests at home today!" Bai Lixin was not affected by his emotions in the slightest, but said happily.
"Ten copper for accommodation, meals are extra. The middle-aged man suddenly spoke energetically, perhaps because he hadn't had a guest for a long time, just enough to fill the gap for today's collection.
Qin Mo saw his reaction, and immediately felt sad, a person who opened and closed his mouth was full of money, you can imagine how embarrassed their life was.
"Uncle Baili is good. Qin Mo stood up and said, this minimum etiquette still has to be done.
"Hehe, I forgot to tell you, I have my mother's surname, and my father's surname is Zhuang. ”
"Huaxia clan?" Uncle Zhuang looked a little surprised, "That's only the accommodation fee." ”
This kind of special treatment is not only because Qin Mo is a member of the same clan, at dinner, Uncle Zhuang chatted with Qin Mo for a long time, they can stay in this Feilong Village all thanks to the help of the clansmen, in addition to the guest surnamed Han mentioned by Bai Lixin, there is also a respected old man who lives in this deep mountain, people call him "Wei Gong".
"If it weren't for Wei Gong's protection, we would have been kicked out of Feilong Village a long time ago. ”
I heard that tomorrow is the day of the mountain sacrifice of Liekong Mountain, and the chiefs of each village will gather in the back mountain to participate in the mountain sacrifice ceremony, Qin Mo caught up with the most lively time of the year in Liekong Mountain, when Bai Lixin heard that Qin Mo was interested in going to have a look, she was excited when she heard that Qin Mo was interested in taking a look, and she could also go to see the excitement in the name of leading the way for Qin Mo.
When it was time to go to bed, the curtain in Qin Mo's room was lifted, because there was only one door in the entire room, and the other spaces were simply separated by curtains. At this time, Bai Lixin crept in, holding something in his arms.
"I secretly brought you a few strange power fruits, you can bring them with you to use. Bai Lixin's voice was very low, for fear of being heard.
The pile of fruits she followed with her clothes was her family's source of income, but Qin Mo didn't shirk it, because he didn't like shirk since he was a child. Some things will still be in hand when pushed over, such as the red envelope given by the elders, whenever he sees others pushing around, he himself feels tired.
After thanking Bai Lixin, Qin Mo said again: "You don't have to call me so politely, don't treat me as a guest, you will treat me as your brother in the future." ”
"Okay, Brother Momo!"
"Forehead ......"
I got up very easily this morning, and the injuries on my body didn't have the pain of tearing, could it be the reason why I ate a strange fruit last night?
"Brother Momo, hurry up, I won't be able to catch up later. ”
When I went out and saw that breakfast was ready, Uncle Zhuang went out early in the morning to collect, the ceremony was at noon, and there was a long way to go, so Bai Lixin had to urge Qin Mo.
Along the way, they are basically people rushing in the direction of the back mountain, the two of them came to the back mountain square around the crowd of people, and the center of the square is a number of neat phalanxes, this is the team of the tribes of the Liekong Mountain, the battle in front of the formation is the tribal leader, tall and mighty, with animal bones and skins, weapons, knives, axes and spears, but they are all typical warrior images.
At this time of year, each tribe would nominate a warrior to compete, and the tribe that won the competition would be exempted from paying the main village a year's tax. As the leader of the entire Liekong Mountain, Feilong Village presides over every mountain sacrifice ceremony.
When Qin Mo was distraught by the dense crowd, there was a terrifying hiss overhead, and the originally bright light was blocked from time to time, and when he looked up, dozens of big birds were hovering at a low altitude. I had never seen such a huge bird, with its wings covering the sky and the sun, dragging its long tail, and finally landing in an open area in the square.
So where is the bird, that is... There was also a man standing on each of them, majestic, and the crowd around them was cheering, like welcoming an army returning from a victorious battle.
I have heard of the Dragon Knight for a long time, and I finally saw it today, Qin Mo's heart was surging, when would he be able to have a flying dragon of his own.
Dragons are the proudest beasts, to tame a dragon as their own mount is not easier than practice, dragon knights are not uncommon in this world, some rich people pay high prices to buy artificially fed dragons, this kind of dragon is easy to tame, but from birth to adulthood are under artificial control, there is no longer the attack power of wild dragons. The dozens of wild dragons in front of them were all tamed by their masters with their strength, this is all the dragon knights in the entire Burning Sky Mountain, five of them belong to the dragon village, each tribe is proud of having a dragon knight, this is a symbol of strength.
"My brother is also a Wyvern Knight, and he used to be an errand boy in Zhaoyue City!" Bai Lixin said this with a hint of pride and a hint of sadness.
Next up was a group of warriors riding tigers and elephants and other land beasts, they were the participants in this ceremony, although not as dazzling as the dragon knights, but the dragon training also requires chance to come by, and the strength of dragon riding is not necessarily stronger than them.
At this time, Qin Mo saw Gray and the others in the crowd, and it turned out that they had also come to see the excitement. In particular, I want to mention Ayina, who is still dressed in a restrained way today, otherwise she can only suffer a dumb loss if she is eaten tofu in this crowd. Qin Mo asked Bai Lixin to follow, and the two of them moved to Gray's place.
"Why don't you call me? Qin Mo said.
"You've slept so long every day, when have you been waiting to wake up?" said Isadela, sarcastically.
"You little broken kid has learned to taunt my brother?"
"Hey, hey. Little Della lowered her head to avoid Qin Mo and was about to knock on her hand.
"Brother Momo!" At this time, Bai Lixin finally squeezed over, and it really took some effort for her thin little girl.
"What, Brother Momo?ahaha......" Aiina couldn't help but laugh when she heard Bai Lixin's address to Qin Mo.
Qin Mo had never heard someone call him his brother, he felt like an elder who was calling his nickname but was calling his brother. It's really embarrassing in front of the big guys.
The game began in an orderly manner, looking at the dazzling martial arts competition on the field, Qin Mo was ashamed for a while, he hadn't practiced for several days. What impressed Qin Mo the most was a warrior with a big axe, who defeated several warriors in a row, but was finally terminated by a flying dragon knight. There is no physical exhaustion in the game, because for every game you win, you will get a Strange Power Fruit, which ensures a certain amount of fairness.
Speaking of this warrior with a big axe, he comes from a tribe called "Plateau Wolf", and it is said that the people of this tribe are in the company of wolves, and they grew up drinking wolf milk, and they are full of wildness. The power of the Thunder Axe is difficult for many opponents to parry, and if it weren't for the fact that the game was not allowed to hurt their lives, I wonder if this place would have been lifted by him.
The outcome is not so important, it's none of your business anyway. The sacrificial ceremony officially began, when a large herd of cattle and sheep was driven in from outside the venue and stopped outside a cave.
"What kind of sacrifice requires so many animals?" Qin Mo roughly estimated that there were about a thousand cattle and sheep.
A strange horn sounded, the noise in the field stopped, and it was solemn, and all the locals of Liekong Mountain bowed their heads and closed their eyes, and Bai Lixin was naturally one of them.
After the sacrificial song was played, the cattle and sheep were driven into the cave, and the cave was pitch black, and the sunlight could not penetrate the darkness.
"This kind of sacrifice has been going on for decades, and before that, many people in the mountain disappeared mysteriously every year, and it was still those powerful warriors who caused huge losses to the Liekong Mountain. Later, Wei Gong said that it was a mountain ghost, so he hid in a cave in this back mountain. Bailixin explained.
No one has ever seen the true face of the mountain ghosts, out of respect and trust for Wei Gong, the mountain people according to him, every year to take out a certain amount of livestock to worship the mountain ghosts, there has never been a case of disappearance on the mountain. Gradually, the annual sacrifice became a habit, and no one dared to slack off, after all, no one who went into this cave to explore the cave had ever come out again......
Who is this Wei Gong, why does he know that it is a mountain ghost.
"Wei Gong hasn't come to see me in a few years, and I don't know where he's gone. Bai Lixin said in frustration.
The cries of the cattle and sheep disappeared mysteriously after entering the cave, and there was no scream of being bitten, not only Qin Mo felt strange, but everyone felt strange, Gray was more interested in this matter, and he decided to stay and take a look.
After the festival, the tribes gradually left, and some tribes had to travel for several days to return to their territory. The audience also slowly dispersed, Bai Lixin also left, she had to go back to prepare the meal, and only Qin Mo and his team were left in the back mountain.
"Momo. Aiina teased behind Qin Mo.
"I don't even bother to pay attention to you. Qin Mo couldn't show that she was angry, otherwise she would get more and more energetic.
"Be quiet. It was Gray who spoke, and he drew an arrow and landed it on the bowstring.
There was nothing lighting around, and the back mountain was immersed in darkness. Gray suddenly shot an arrow of light into the cave, thinking that he was crazy, and if he offended the mountain ghost, how could he die. But the glimmer of light that left the string disappeared silently in the hole, without any sound of striking and not detecting a trace of energy fluctuations.
"It's impossible, the arrow will make a small explosion as soon as it hits an object. Gray frowned in thought.
He used Isadela's light magic to light an arrow to illuminate the inner structure of the cave, but the light did not disperse and was extinguished like a fire lacking oxygen.
What can catch light, Qin Mo unconsciously remembered the black hole, but if it was a black hole, would everything around it still exist?
"If you're curious, you can go in and have a look, and we won't stop you. Qin Mo said.
"Do you really believe that mountain ghosts exist?" said Gray, mocking.
"Just because I don't believe it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but I believe it anyway. ”
In the end, Gray didn't go in either, and it would be a joke if he didn't get out. In fact, Qin Mo felt that this might be a space-time tunnel, just like the lake when he came, after all, those cattle and sheep went in as if they disappeared in an instant, if it was a tunnel, where did it lead?
Just as a few people were about to leave, Qin Mo felt dizzy and tight, knelt on the ground uncomfortably, and actually vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Let me see! You're not healed?" Isa Della nervously checked Qin Mo, "Strange, my body is recovering very well, and I am much healthier than before." ”
After vomiting blood, Qin Mo didn't feel anything unusual. "Will there be any side effects after taking the Strange Power Fruit after being injured?"
Isadera shook her head, but she couldn't figure out what was going on with Qin Mo, seeing that he seemed to be fine, a few people left to go back to Feilong Village.