Chapter 15: The Spiritualist Ritual (Chapter 1)
When Yu heard this, he sneered in his heart: "I used to call me a wild mongrel, but now I call me uncle!" took the water cup and drank it all.
Tian Zongren didn't expect him to drink so quickly, so he had to turn around and fill him up.
The patriarch glanced at everyone and said, "Then let's not talk about other things first, the most important thing now is how to deal with tonight's spiritualist ceremony?"
Yu looked puzzled.
The patriarch glanced at him and said: "Tian Ba, you are not in the tribe these days, so I don't know, some time ago, because we locked up the medicine department, it was rumored that it was captured by wild beasts outside, and somehow, someone proposed to summon the soul of the medicine department, saying that he had contributed a lot to the tribe, and he couldn't let his soul wander in the snowy mountains, and he wanted his soul to return to his hometown, and they even said that the priest had moved, and I had no reason to object, so it made a little trouble now." ”
Yu frowned.
The patriarch continued: "Let's let Yao Si live, they will definitely not be able to recruit his soul, but what do you say to recruit the soul of Yao Si's daughter together, so that their father and daughter can be reunited, this is a bit difficult, what if Tian Ying'er's soul is really recalled by the priest and confides in our secret?"
Yu listened, and said in his heart: "Tian Ying'er is still alive, you don't have to worry about this!" On the surface, he remained silent and said in a dumb voice: "Aren't you worried about Yu?"
The crowd burst into laughter.
"That little bastard Yu is so badly injured, he has already died, what are you worried about him doing?"
"That's it, it's just a wild seed, it's not a member of our Daze tribe in the first place, and the priest won't summon a soul for him!"
Yu listened, and said in his heart: "Okay, since you are not worried, then wait for me to rescue Master Yaosi and expose your ugly things, and it will be too late to make you worry when the time comes!"
The patriarch glanced at everyone and said, "Is there any good way for everyone to do this soul conjuring ceremony?"
Tian Sanliu said: "I think that kind of soul conjuring ritual is deceiving, can it really be possible to bring back the souls of the dead? We don't need to worry too much!"
The patriarch glanced at him and said lightly, "How do you know it's a lie?"
Tian Sanliu said: "Could it be that the patriarch has seen that the soul can be summoned back?"
The patriarch said, "I have indeed seen it. After a pause, he recalled, "I remember when the old priest was still alive, when I was very young."
Tian Sanliu muttered, "How many years have the old priests been dead!"
The patriarch glared at him and said slowly: "Let's do things, we are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, although the old priest is dead, what he left behind to his heirs, none of us know, we can't take this risk!"
Tian Sanliu saw that the patriarch was angry and didn't dare to say any more, so everyone fell silent.
Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.
Entering the door was Yu's half-brother Tian Zheng.
"Patriarch, and some uncles, the priests have called you over. Tian Zhengzhi said, "It's almost dark, and it's time to start preparing for the conjuring ceremony." ”
Yu glanced at him, a smile on his immature face. Seeing this smile, Yu felt a little cold, he had always treated Tian Zheng like his own brother, but now that he was "dead", this younger brother who had lived with him for many years could not see a little sadness on his face.
The patriarch said, "Got it, go ahead." ”
Tian Zheng ran away.
"Let's get over there. The patriarch stood up.
The crowd stood up and walked outside.
The patriarch put his hand on Yu's shoulder and whispered: "You bring the bow and arrows over, and if the priest is possessed by Tian Ying'er's soul at that time, you will secretly release the arrow and kill him!"
Yu was stunned for a moment and nodded.
The patriarch went out.
Yu followed behind, looking at the patriarch's rickety back, and the chill in his heart was even worse: "Looking at his old appearance, who would have thought that his heart would be so vicious?
The place where the spiritualist ceremony is held is the ancestral ceremony, which is located in the center of the tribe and is dedicated to the ancestors of the Osawa tribe. There was a large compound outside the sect, and the courtyard was already crowded with people at this time, and the whole village basically came. In the center of the crowd, there is a one-zhang high altar, on which are placed tables, incense candles and many offerings. The sacrifices were made in bowls, and the bottom of each bowl had a name, because the sacrifices were made up by each family, and after the ritual was completed, the offerings were still returned to their original owners.
The priest was not on the altar, but sat in the inner room of the ritual and drank tea.
The patriarch and his party also arrived in this room.
"How's the preparation?" the patriarch asked faintly.
The priest touched the goatee on his chin and smiled, "Everything is ready, just wait until it gets dark." ”
Tian Sanliu asked, "Why wait until it gets dark?"
The priest said, "The soul is yin, and if there is sunlight, the soul will not be able to be recruited." ”
The patriarch pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Are you sure?"
The priest smiled, and suddenly got up and went into the back hall, and took out a wooden box, which the priest had opened and carefully took out a roll of yellowed bark.
Seeing this roll of bark, everyone was even more puzzled, only Yu's face changed greatly.
In the middle of the sea, there was a mountain kneeling at the foot of the mountain, as if worshipping, and on the other side of the mountain, there stood a giant who stood up to the sky.
"Why is there a giant on this roll of bark?" Yu felt turbulent in his heart.
The priest smirked, "I found this under the old priest's bed, do you know who the giant on the bark is?"
"Who is it?"
"It's God!"
"God?" everyone looked at each other.
"That's right, this mountain is the snow-capped mountain of Daze, this giant is the god who blesses our Daze tribe, with this holy relic, I can communicate with the gods, with the help of the gods, it is not easy to bring back the souls of the father and daughter of the medicine department, haha!" the priest laughed.
However, he didn't notice that he was the only one in the room who was laughing, and everyone else was smiling.
"Alright, it's getting late, it's time for me to go out!" the priest glanced out the window, put the bark back in the box, held it in his hand, and walked towards the courtyard outside.
The patriarch said in his heart: "I didn't expect him to have this kind of thing, although I haven't heard of any giant gods, but because I haven't heard of it, I should be more cautious!" Thinking of this, he glanced at Yu Envoy.
Yu knew that the patriarch was preparing to make a move, he was very embarrassed, he didn't want to hurt the innocent, but if he didn't do it, the patriarch would definitely suspect him, and then the previous efforts would be lost.
He hesitated.
The patriarch stared at him, feeling a little wrong in his heart, in fact, he felt that something was wrong when he first saw "Tian Ba" today, today's "Tian Ba" not only had a strange face, but also a strange voice, until now, even the behavior began to be weird, and he hesitated to do anything, without the feeling of being resolute and resolute before, as if he had changed a person, which can no longer be explained by illness.
Yu noticed that the patriarch's gaze was gradually getting colder, and he knew that if he didn't do it again, the patriarch would do something to him. He gritted his teeth and drew the wooden bow from his back.
"Do it now?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
The patriarch's face softened, and he said secretly: "It seems that I am suspicious." He said, "Wait a while, and when everyone's eyes are on the priest, you can release the arrow, and leave immediately after releasing the arrow, so as not to be discovered!"
Yu was about to agree, but suddenly a person broke in.
The person who came was Yu's adoptive father, Tian Kun.
"No need!" Tian Kun said as he panted slightly.
"What's the matter, Tian Kun?" asked the patriarch.
"No need to kill the priests. Tian Kun said.
"Why?" everyone's faces were delighted.
"I caught Tian Ying'er. Tian Kun said.
As soon as these words came out, everyone had different expressions, the patriarch and others were all happy, and Yu was pale with a sinking face.
"Is she still alive?" the patriarch hurriedly asked.
Tian Kun nodded.
"Where?"
"In the cellar of my house. ”
The patriarch frowned and said, "Won't it be okay for you to lock up their father and daughter together?"
Tian Kun said: "No, I tied both of them to death, anyway, no one knows where they are, and it is absolutely impossible for them to escape!"
The patriarch breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, as long as the person is still alive, no matter how the priest summons the spirit, it's useless!"
Except for Yu, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The worries of many days have finally been swept away, although I don't understand why Tian Ying'er appeared in the village at this time, but after all, the current situation has been re-controlled, and Tian Ying'er's matter can be asked later.
"Let's go. ”
The patriarch led the people to the compound. At this time, it was dark, and the priest had already ascended the altar, so the patriarch sat down on the chair on the ancestral steps and watched the priest's actions calmly.
The priest spread out the bark, lit the incense and candles, took the bronze bell on the table, and began to recite the words, shaking the bell as he spoke.
The people all fell silent, watching intently at the priest's every move.
And Yu's mind is not on the priest, the news just now is both a bad thing and a good thing for him, the bad thing is that Tian Ying'er was caught, and the good thing is that he learned about the place where Tian Ying'er and the medicine secretary were imprisoned. He took advantage of the fact that the patriarch and Tian Kun and the others were not paying attention, and quietly retreated.
The patriarch was in a calm mood at this time, this feeling of the overall situation in his hands made him feel that there was nothing to worry about anymore, everything was back to normal, he was still on top, and those who opposed him had been imprisoned, and he looked at the priest dancing on the altar, the one who had made him murderous before, now seemed a little ridiculous.
But suddenly, his heart jerked and a feeling of unease came over him, and when he looked back, he realized that there was one less person behind him.
"What about the clansmen?" said the patriarch in a cold voice.
The one missing was his own son, Tian Zongren.
When Tian Kun and the others heard this, they searched everywhere, but there was still no trace of Tian Zongren.
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