Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Strange Sea Festival
"Let's go, let's go to the beach and see again, don't be here now. Luo Hong reminded everyone.
Everyone woke up like a dream, and stepped off the boat one after another, and when they reached the shore, Village Chief Feng and more than a dozen crew members also walked down, and took the crew to find their own ship.
"That's right, Third Grandpa. Luo Fan suddenly said, "Sacrifice to the sea, don't the villagers of Xiaowan Village participate?"
"For such a major festival, it is natural to participate. Luo Hong replied casually while looking at the scenery.
"But why is it that we are the only ones when we set out?"
"That's what you mean!" Luo Hong turned around, "they came by rowing on their own, and I guess they must have been half an hour later than us." ”
Luo Fan nodded, and as everyone walked to a small hill not far from the sea, Luo Hong instructed everyone to erect tents, "It's here, it's not far from the sea, and the sight is also excellent, which can be called the best place to watch the sea festival." ”
Everyone smiled and replied yes, busy for a while, only Luo Fan looked absent-minded, Luo Zirui leaned over curiously, and said in a low voice, "Xiaofan, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing!" Luo Fan was taken aback and hurriedly replied, "I just think that we have been busy for more than half an hour, why haven't we seen the villagers of Xiaowan Village yet?"
"Eh!" Luo Zirui was also stunned, shook his head and said, "I don't know, I haven't cared about this, maybe there is something delayed, right?"
After saying this, Luo Zirui also felt that he had said something nonsense, what could be more important than the Sea Festival? The more he talked, the more chaotic it became, Luo Zirui was embarrassed, and casually found a reason to turn around and leave.
The uneasiness in Luo Fan's heart became stronger and stronger, so he could only forcibly press it, and the province was seen by everyone again, and he seemed to be quite unsociable.
"Bang bang bang bang bang ......"
There was a bell in the distance, no more, no less, exactly nine.
"The Sea Festival is about to begin!" Luo Hong reminded everyone, and everyone hurriedly listened with their eyes and ears, only to hear a faint voice.
"Tens of thousands of years ago, the barbarians were raging, the mainland human race had a bad fate, cultivators were hard to find, mortals were suffering, the dead and wounded were everywhere, and the lives were devastated! Fortunately, there was an emperor who made up for the sky alone, first created cultivation, and then established Qingyun, the barbarians retreated, the human race flourished, Lieyan rose, and Xigeng established the country! Magnificent my mainland human race! Rely on the sea to eat the sea, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, the endless sea, give what you want, the island of the extreme west, the sea of the extreme south, the sea beasts are strong, and they are incomparable! Fortunately, there is the emperor's pavilion, conclude a contract, solve the coastal problems, worries, from one to June, thousands of people compete for the current, provide for the mainland, and all the people will obey!"
Luo Fan listened to this voice quietly, and there seemed to be many sages and predecessors flashing in front of him one by one, there were scenes of Emperor Mending Heaven founding a cultivation system, establishing the Qingyun Empire, and expelling barbarian tribes! There was an Emperor Pavilion who came forward to discuss repeatedly with the four forbidden areas, just to fight for the hope of mortals to live! Finally, Haihe Yanqing, the world was peaceful!
"The Sea Festival, begin!" the voice continued.
"Bang, bang, bang......" The bell rang nine times again, and everything was silent.
"Kneel!"
The crowd knelt down.
"Three kowtows! Thank you to the Four Yuan Continent, give me a place to stay!"
The crowd prostrated three times.
"Up!"
The crowd then got back to their feet!
"Kneel again!"
Everyone knelt down again, Luo Rong had a violent temper, and couldn't help but complain, "It's really special to take off your pants and fart!"
"Silence!" Luo Hong glared, and Luo Rong immediately became honest.
"Kowtow again!Second thank you for making up for the Emperor of Heaven, give me a strong way!"
The crowd prostrated three times.
"Up!"
"Kneel again!"
"Kowtow again, three Xie Di Pavilion, let my coastal fishermen have no worries about food and clothing!"
The crowd prostrated three times.
"After the ceremony, get up!"
The crowd breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.
At this time, it is dawn, and everything in the world can be seen clearly in front of you.
"Thousands of ships compete for the current, sail out to sea!
"Set sail!"
"Let's go!!"
At the sound of an order, tens of thousands of seagoing ships on the seashore sailed into the sea one after another!
From the perspective of everyone, tens of thousands of sea ships have sailed into the sea, just like a school of fish swimming in one direction, and the shock and impact on the soul brought by this scale are incomparable!
"I didn't stay up in vain for half the night!" Luo Xing said excitedly.
"The festival with the original government attracts a lot of people every time it is held, and the general festival will be watched by millions of people, like this year, I estimate that tens of millions of people will be no problem. Luo Hong said confidently.
"Third grandfather. Luo Xing was puzzled, "Look around, are there so many people?"
Luo Hong glanced around, and said with a smile, "People's eyesight is endless, not to mention, there are tens of thousands of people, densely packed, just these people, who knows whether it is millions or tens of millions, who can tell the difference! Not to mention, we can't see the people behind the people." ”
"That's right!" Luo Xing was persuaded and stopped talking.
Luo Fan was interested in Luo Xing's words, he also looked around, indeed, it felt like millions of people, plus what the eyes couldn't see, it was estimated that there were millions, but there were definitely no tens of millions, and Luo Fan's heart was getting more and more uneasy.
"Okay, the rest of the time is free to move, everyone remember that they will return at noon, and there will be a bigger gain than one on the spot, which is also a good attraction, everyone will meet here before noon. ”
After everyone heard this, they dispersed, Luo Fan and the other five people still got together, and everyone had said yes before and acted together.
"Let's go find Village Chief Feng!" Luo Fan pondered for a moment and gave a good reason, "Although he has not experienced the Sea Festival, he has passed it down for generations, and he must know where it is more fun." ”
Everyone agreed, and Luo Qinghua said with a sad face, "There are so many people, how can you find them?"
"I remember when we separated, he went in that direction!" Luo Fan stretched out his hand and pointed, "Village Chief Feng came with us, and then went in that direction alone, he must have told the villagers to gather there, and there is absolutely no problem for us to look for it." ”
"Good!" everyone said in unison.
Following the direction pointed by Luo Fan, everyone quickly found Village Chief Feng.
"Village Chief Feng!" Luo Fan greeted in a loud voice.
"Ouch, it's all adults!" Village Chief Feng said quickly with a little urgency on his face, "What can be done to use Xiao Lao'er?"
"Nothing else, I just want to ask you what's more fun around here. Luo Fan said with a smile, and said casually, "The villagers of our Xiaowan Village are all here, right?"
"Don't mention it!" It's okay not to mention it, when it comes to the villagers of Xiaowan Village, Village Chief Feng is angry, "These people, there is no discipline at all, we all said that we would gather here, I was cheeky and occupied the place, but I didn't see a single rabbit cub!"
Luo Fan was taken aback, "None of them came?"
"They dare?" Village Chief Feng scolded, "The Sea Festival, such an important matter, who dares not to come? I must have settled down somewhere else, causing me to be ridiculed by others!"
"Then you can go and find it!" Luo Fan persuaded, "There is no need to be so angry. ”
"How can that be done?" Village Chief Feng shook his head, "When I go back, you adults still have to be with Xiao Lao'er, I will leave casually, you are here, how can you not find me?"
"Okay then!" Luo Fan said helplessly, "Then now that we are looking for you, my third grandfather also said, let's go back at noon, or we will look for it with you, right?"
"Hey, Xiaofan, we're not going to ......" Luo Rong's eyes widened, and he said hurriedly, but Luo Fan stopped his words with a color.
"I think you adults should want to have a fun, so don't waste time with the little old man!"
"Village Chief Feng, don't listen to his nonsense, it's more important to find someone!" Luo Fan said, "Besides, it's all going around wherever you go, anyway, it's all people, it's better to be with you, and have a care." ”
"That's fine. Village Chief Feng was no longer stubborn, "Then you adults will come with me." ”
After Village Chief Feng finished speaking, he turned around and left, Luo Fan and the others quickly followed, Luo Qinghua wondered, "Xiaofan, why are you ......?"
"I have a bad feeling that a lot of things have happened today that make me feel weird. Luo Fan said in a low voice.
"What's the matter?" Luo Xing and Luo Rong said excitedly.
"It's useless to tell you two, I'd better discuss it with Qinghua and Zirui!" Luo Fan smiled.
"You, you!" Luo Rong trembled with anger, "You look down on people too much!"
"Alright, no more fuss. Luo Qinghua reassured everyone, "Xiaofan, what do you want to say?"
"Last night...... Luo Fan whispered about his discoveries last night, including the abnormality of everyone on the boat tonight, and the fact that Village Chief Feng did not gather with the villagers.
"I'm pretty sure because I've been watching the river all along. Luo Fan said with certainty, "There is absolutely no one from Xiaowan Village coming!"
"You think too much, right?" Luo Rong frowned, "It's possible that people got off the boat in advance? Maybe you just didn't pay attention, and they have already arrived? Besides, what you found tonight, I think it's also possible that people get up in the middle of the night, it's just inconvenient!"
"Even if it is inconvenient to get up in the middle of the night, they do not speak after getting on the boat, and I have carefully observed that they are very stiff in their movements, and many times, they do not control the boat at all, but let the boat go downstream. ”
Xiao Fan's suspicion is very reasonable. Luo Zirui said calmly, "But Xiaofan, you don't have any evidence, you just suspect that you are now asking Village Chief Feng to take us to find someone from Xiaowan Village, just to confirm whether the other party is coming or not?
"Zirui, if you are a resident of Xiaowan Village, you may only have a sea festival once in your life, or when the 300th is so important, why don't you come to participate?" Luo Fan asked with a smile.
"That's a lot of reasons. Luo Zirui said.
"You may have many reasons for yourself, what about your family, what about the whole village, do you have any reasons?"
"Xiao Fan, what are you going to say?" Luo Rong said impatiently.
"You stupid!" Luo Xing said impatiently next to him, "It means that there is a great possibility that they are all dead!"