Chapter 16: Rites of Passage

In early spring, the land is thriving.

Today is March 15th, the day of the annual coming-of-age ceremony in the valley.

At this time of year, all adult children in the valley are dressed up and then accompanied by their elders to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony.

Mo Han got up early today, he wore a black power suit, his figure was already very slender, and he looked better and better after wearing it, and with his delicate and handsome appearance, it added a bit of heroism.

The clothes were naturally specially prepared for him by Aunt Lan, and the two went to the Valley Square together after breakfast. Aunt Lan usually doesn't like to go out of the small courtyard, and she rarely even walks around the valley, but today is Mo Han's coming-of-age ceremony, so Aunt Lan also went with her.

When Mo Han drove to the square, there were already many people standing in the square, and there were hundreds of teenagers participating in the coming-of-age ceremony.

The faces of these people were filled with excitement and nervousness.

When Mo Han saw such a grand scene, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and said, "Aunt Lan, there are so many people today!"

Aunt Lan was still veiled, and she also nodded and said, "Today is the Chengren ceremony in the valley, which is extremely grand, and people who are okay in the valley will naturally come to watch the ceremony." ”

After waiting for half an hour.

Six old men came from the high platform of the square, and the leader was a low old man, with a thin appearance, age spots on his face, and he didn't look good, it was the old valley lord Lan Cheng, and behind Lan Cheng were the five elders in the valley, namely the cave Yan Lao, the elder in charge of the criminal law, Luo He, the head of the library pavilion, Qin Lao, the alchemist Huang Yaoshi, and the refiner Elder Chu.

As soon as he saw the old valley lord and several elders coming, the square, which was still full of people, immediately fell silent.

Seeing the young cheeks that had faded and immature, the old Gu master showed a hint of a smile, and nodded to one of the old men on the side.

The old man was not smiling, his face was solemn, it was none other than Luo Wei's grandfather Luo He. Luo He understood, took a step forward on the high platform, swept slightly, and then said loudly: "The coming-of-age ceremony is about to begin, and all irrelevant people will exit the square." ”

Luo He is the elder in charge of the punishment of the valley, he has always had a very high prestige, and he is feared by the children in the valley, at this time, seeing him speak, those elders all retreated one by one, leaving only a mother beside each child, and those who withdrew gathered on the viewing platform outside the square, and when Mo Han raised his eyes, the viewing platform in the distance still had no less than thousands of people.

Seeing this, Luo He said, "Okay, let's tie my hair next." ”

The so-called hair tie is the combing of the hair bun and the wearing of a headband by the elders of each elder, which is a sign of adulthood and one of the most important rites of passage. The process of tying the hair is very exquisite, and each hair must be combed neatly, although the process is simple, but it is very complicated, and it often needs to last for half an hour.

Of course, generally speaking, it is the respective mothers who bind the hair of their children, but Mo Han has been an orphan since he was a child, and this process is naturally done by Aunt Lan. And as the children stood up and settled down, their elders began to comb their hair in a bun. Aunt Lan also took out the comb she had prepared a long time ago and gently combed every hair for Mo Han.

Aunt Lan quietly combed Mo Han and said softly: "Xiao Han, from today on, you will be an adult, you can no longer be rash in doing things in the future, you must think twice about everything, so as not to suffer losses." ”

Mo Han felt Aunt Lan's heartfelt concern, and his heart warmed, and he said, "Well, I know, Aunt Lan." "Although he has been an orphan since he was a child, he has never lacked love, and Aunt Lan is her mother!

Aunt Lan couldn't see her expression because she was veiled, but the bright eyes that were exposed were full of tenderness.

As the minutes ticked by, everyone tied their hair in a bun one after another with the help of their elders and put on the fiery red ribbon.

Luo He saw that everyone had finished tying their hair, so he said loudly: "After the hair bundling, then line up and go up to the high platform one by one, and the valley lord will personally wear weapons for you." "Orchestration is an equally important process in the rite of passage, even more important than the binding of hair, because the binding of hair represents the person's adulthood, but only after the orchestration can he be regarded as a warrior who has the strength to defend his homeland and guard the valley!

The young people below suddenly lined up, and Mo Han also said goodbye to Aunt Lan and lined up at the back of the line, and as for Aunt Lan, they all retreated to the viewing platform outside the square.

With Luo He's nod, one of the people in front of him slowly walked up to the high platform, Mo Han was stunned for a moment, and found that it was none other than Luo Wei.

Lowe looked quite proud on his face, and at this time he was the first to take the stage and walked in front of the old valley lord. The old valley lord smiled at him, and then handed him a set of weapons, which consisted of three, namely a long sword, a short dagger, and a sharp arrow, which were not as sharp as those made by the refiner.

After Lowe took it, when he stuck the short dagger in his calf, holding a long sword in his hand and carrying a sharp arrow, he looked quite a bit of a warrior's demeanor.

The old valley lord seemed to whisper a few words of encouragement to him again, and then Lowe stepped down from the high platform.

Although there were hundreds of people attending the ceremony, the speed was also very fast, and after half an hour, it was finally Mo Han's turn. Mo Han slowly walked to the high platform, his expression quite nervous.

Seeing this, the old valley lord smiled slightly and said, "Xiao Han, come." ”

Mo Han immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Grandpa Gu Lord." After saying that, he walked to the old valley master's side.

The old valley lord handed him the long sword and short dagger in his hand, Mo Han hurriedly took it, put the short dagger on it, and held the long sword tightly, but what he didn't expect was that the old valley lord did not hand him the sharp arrow, but personally helped him match it on his back.

Several elders not far away were slightly surprised, when did the valley master personally match people, who is this kid?

All the young children in the audience showed great jealousy, especially Luo Wei, who was in the first place before, and stared at Mo Han on the high platform with a resentful expression. And everyone on the viewing platform looked at this young man who was personally equipped with instruments by the old valley master.

However, although the elders didn't know much about Mo Han, after all, a few elders had participated in the Kaiyuan Conference, and after a little thought, they recognized Mo Han as the young man who had failed to participate in the martial arts Kaiyuan for ten years, and the other two elders suddenly showed a hint of understanding on their faces.

After the old valley master put on Mo Han's sharp arrow, he patted Mo Han's shoulder and said, "Xiao Han, work hard in the future." ”

Mo Han was a little excited, although he knew that the old valley lord personally matched the weapon for him may be due to his ten years of martial arts experience, but his heart was still a little moved, and he nodded vigorously at the moment, and said, "Yes, Grandpa the valley master." ”

The old valley lord smiled, and his face covered with age spots didn't look so ugly, and said, "Well, the valley will depend on you in the future." ”

Time passed quickly, and although there were hundreds of teenagers attending the coming-of-age ceremony, they all came to the stage one after another to complete their weapons.

The old valley lord glanced at everyone, and couldn't help but say loudly: "From now on, all the children in the valley present are adults, and in the future, they should be hard and self-disciplined, work hard, and take it as their responsibility to guard my valley and protect my fire clan." ”

All the people who attended the coming-of-age ceremony said in unison, "Yes, Lord of the Valley." ”

The old valley lord smiled slightly, and then nodded to Luohe beside him.

Luo He took another step forward and said, "Okay, the coming-of-age ceremony is over, and the primary election of the film department will be held next, and all the children who participated in the primary election of the film department will stay." Suddenly, the teenagers in the square showed great nervousness and excitement.

The shadow primaries have finally begun!

Mo Han couldn't help but clench his fists.