Chapter 126: The Sacrifice
"One idea in my heart, I think the river god doesn't care about choosing a bride, but using us as a mold......"
You Li's eyes widened, and he couldn't keep up with Yan Tian's train of thought.
Organ...... And then to the mold.
Yan Tian touched the bridge of his nose, and his eyes suddenly became dangerous: "If it's really as I guessed......"
She stared at the cup that had just been filled with water, picked it up and shook it.
"That river god has a lot of ambitions...... He said that this festival is for the sake of the catastrophe, the festival and the festival...... This is to resurrect his deceased wife with the lives of the whole village. ”
"It's really infatuated."
The last sentence, I don't know whether it is a sigh or an irony.
You Li rubbed his eyebrows, re-filtered the clues that were now known in his mind, and finally found that what Yan Tian said was not unreasonable.
If they chose the bride to prepare a shell for Miao Miao, it meant that they wanted to resurrect her...... But how easy is it to resurrect a person?
Thinking of the recent gradual increase in the waterline, the more he thought about it, the more chilling he became, especially when he thought that the people in the village were still immersed in the anticipation of tomorrow's festival.
In that case, are they still qualified to wrestle with this river god?
You Carp suddenly understood why this secret realm had failed repeatedly and ended up on the black market.
Back in the dormitory, Wu Suduo was already asleep in the cubicle, she had too much physical exertion during the day, and she had to send Yan Tian to the festival early tomorrow, so she had to recuperate.
Lying on the bed, Yan Tian counted the number of rune papers left, and his mind was full of thoughts......
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The moonlight is like pulp, and the cool breeze blows.
The Qingshan Village in the early morning is accompanied by the dimness of the early morning, and the remaining trace of Qinghuan is indifferent, and under the cover of mist, the whole village has added a mysterious color.
Yan Tian was pulled up early in the morning, and Wu Suduo first boiled hot water and gave her a bath like the first day, but it was much gentler than the first time.
After the bath, Wu Suduo came over with a few young girls, one was dressing up, and the other was squatting on the ground with a special paintbrush with a plant scent, drawing something on Yan Tian's hand.
Yan Tian looked down and saw that it was some strange totems, and his fingers were slightly curled.
This time, the dress is much more delicate than the first time, no longer a sense of weight and a pile of real gold and silver, but embroidered with gold wire, a big red and gold phoenix pattern.
It's not like a sacrificial dress, it's like a wedding dress.
After two hours of grooming, looking at the mirror again, Yan Tian's eyes flashed with amazement.
The makeup girl's craftsmanship is very good, the advantages of the original owner's facial features are infinitely magnified, the snow skin is beautiful, and the splendid posture is an unforgettable beauty at a glance.
Wu Suduo nodded with satisfaction: "She was specially found by me, she is the best girl in Qingshanzhai, you will definitely be chosen!" ”
She and Yan Tian have been together for a long time, and she can't bear to see such a gentle and good-looking little girl Xiang Xiaoyu die, so she is extremely attentive to this makeup.
This girl is very similar to Miao Miao Niangniang, so she should have a good chance of being selected.
Yan Tian raised his eyes.
They didn't know that she and Zhang Ke would enter the water at the same time......
It seems that only Aunt Wan and You Li know.
Going out, Yan Tian looked up, noticed a large dark cloud gathering above the sky, and frowned.
"What's going on, I looked at the stars yesterday...... It shouldn't be cloudy. ”
Usudo was puzzled.
"It's going to change."
Yan Tian's tone was indifferent.
Sitting on the rickety sedan chair, Yan Tian lost the mood of relaxation at the beginning, and his eyes were attracted by the dark clouds gathering in the sky from time to time.
If you look closely, there seems to be a flash of thunder inside, crackling and revealing a flamboyant tail.
When she arrived, she saw the huge and ornate altar, although it was improvised, but it was obvious that she had put a lot of thought into it.
The colorful streamers on the altar are rich in the characteristics of Qingshanzhai, the cigarettes are curling on the altar, everyone wears festive costumes, holds ritual utensils, stands respectfully and solemnly, and the atmosphere is very grand.
The most striking are the two pillars carved from solid wood, standing on either side of the altar, each hovering with a four-clawed creature that looks like a dragon and a lion, and its eyes are carved with a fierce eye, as if it is about to leap down from the pillar in the next moment.
You Carp also put on a grand costume today, he and Aunt Wan first knelt in the center of the altar, holding incense in their hands, worshipping and worshipping, and then inserting them on the incense burner in an orderly manner.
Subsequently, more than 100 young and middle-aged men in colorful short skirts danced on the stage with exaggerated expressions, looking at the language and movements, probably telling the helplessness of the people of Qingshanzhai in the face of floods, and the piety after being rescued by the river god.
Yan Tian suddenly felt a little sympathetic to the first priest, and worked hard to build embankments and water conservancy projects for Qingshan Village, and all his efforts were now thrown aside by the people in the village, and instead worshiped the initiator of the flood, the river god.
Sometimes, forgetting, silence, is more terrible than hatred.
You carp began to recite the sacrificial words, which were generally in praise of the river god...... Words like that.
Most of the process of the festival is very similar to the first time, but the biggest difference is that the scale has expanded a lot, and the momentum is huge, and it is quite solemn.
You Carp: "...... Please make it clear. ”
After reading a long paragraph, his mouth was already dry, and he knelt on the futon with the sacrificial words in his hand, waiting for the river god to choose a bride.
I can't help but slander in my heart.
knows that the two brides were selected at the same time, but they still have to do a full set of plays.
The surface of the river is choppy, forming a huge whirlpool in the center.
The water inside gradually rose and deformed, and it actually turned into a big hand, pointing towards Yan Tian and Zhang Ke's positions.
The people at the scene looked at it curiously.
I don't know which bride it is.
I saw that the position pointed by the big hand was in the middle of the two girls.
This...... What is the meaning.
You Lili was not surprised, continued to finish the show, and shouted loudly: "My lord thinks that the two brides to be selected are of good character and appearance, so they enter the river temple together!" ”
Selected together?!
There was a sudden silence on the field.
I've only seen one before and didn't choose it, but it's the first time I've seen them all.
The river god who doesn't like love and desires has changed sex?
Thinking so, the scene hesitated for a few seconds and soon erupted into fierce cheers and blessings, all of which were celebrating the marriage of the river god.
You Lili tugged at the corners of his mouth and hooked a stiff smile: "Please-two mothers on board." ”
Zhang Ke was very excited and took the lead in walking towards the wooden boat that was transported.
I feel that the baby is one step closer to me, and the reward of 10 million Star Coins is close at hand.
The capacity of the wooden boat is very small, so Yan Tian and Zhang Ke take the boat separately.
Yan Tian glanced at the water vapor caused by the underwater surge just now, and slowly stepped into the boat.
As soon as she entered the wooden boat, she felt a special energy, as if she had stepped into the territory of a demon beast, and a sense of imprisonment followed.
The boatman swayed his oars near the crystal clear vessel in the middle of the river, where they had entered the temple of the river, and before them, only the original bride had entered.
The old boatman remembered that he was a four-year-old boy watching his grandfather carry the equally young and beautiful girl into the crystal cage.
(End of chapter)