Time twists the fingers, half a year of practice is about to come to an end, and there are three days left, and Lin Zi will hold a crown ceremony.

And the crown ceremony is a major custom of the forest, although it is transmitted from the human world, it is still valued by every beast, and over the years, the name of the festival has not changed.

In the world of the human race, a man is twenty years old and crown, while on the forest side it is sixteen years old, and both men and women are called and crowned.

On the day of the ceremony, the information of each beast present will be recorded, and only if you participate in the crown ceremony, you will have a file in Chengtianyi Mansion, and you can be regarded as a real part of the forest.

After entering the file, the beast must obey the arrangement of Yifu at any time, and on the contrary, it will also get the invisible protection of Yifu.

The content of the crown ceremony is not small, and each item is extremely solemn and sacred.

It is said that the entire process of this and the crown ceremony was presided over by Ziying, the owner of the third courtyard of Chengtianyi Mansion.

On the southern mountainside, Hua Wenxiang and Hei Qiu'er dug a large pit in a densely shaded place to bury a fierce beast.

It was a juvenile white bear about the same size as Hua Wenxiang, in the whining back, it belonged to an extremely rare single beast, it was full of scars, especially on the chest there was a striking scar more than two feet long, because the wound was too deep to hurt the viscera, and it was not treated in time, and died.

This white bear beast migrated from the cold regions of the far north, and due to the unsuitable climate, there are not many of them in the world today.

The little white bear has been following Hua Wenxiang and the black ball before his death, as if he was lost with his parents, so he took them as his parents, although this white bear is a fierce beast, but it has a gentle temperament, and only when it is angry will it show its irritable side.

The little white bear died because of the cover Hua Wenxiang escaped from the herd, at that time Hua Wenxiang was injured all over the body by the beast herd that came for revenge, and Hua Wenxiang, who was physically exhausted, had no combat ability, and the little white bear single-handedly delayed the pursuit of the beasts, allowing Hua Wenxiang and the black ball to escape.

Hesitating at the moment of life and death, Hua Wenxiang fled with the black ball at that time, he felt that the strength of the little white bear was not simple, and he should have the ability to get out.

But later I learned that the little white bear was killed by a fierce beast of the Xuanhuang Realm that came from nowhere, and it was also wearing a snow-white animal skin, which was exactly the same as the fur of the little white bear, and there was no doubt that the fierce beast of the Xuanhuang Realm was the murderer of its parents.

I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, Hua Wenxiang because of the sacrifice of the little white bear, once again aroused the mysterious power in his body, causing his injured body to heal as usual, and Hua Wenxiang, who recovered his strength, killed him the other way, and finally defeated the paper-paste Xuanhuang Realm beast like crazy, and took this opportunity to break through that barrier after a long time Hua Wenxiang, who had not been able to reach the Great Perfection of the Crimson Realm for a long time.

After digging the grave, Hua Wenxiang covered the inside with leaves, and placed the little white bear on it, Hua Wenxiang stopped for a long time on the corpse of the little white bear with a sad gaze, and finally reluctantly covered a mat made of hay, jumped out of the grave after Hua Wenxiang, and began to fill the grave with a handful of soil with her hands.

The black ball standing on the side cried profusely and filled in the soil together.

The movement of Hua Wenxiang and the black ball filling in the soil was very slow, and it took half an hour to fill in the grave pit into a mountain-shaped grave.

Looking at the grave of the little white bear, Hua Wenxiang bowed deeply, and Hei Qiu'er wiped her tears and bowed in the same way.

Although they don't get along with the little white bear for a long time, both sides sincerely treat each other as friends, and they play around for a month, eat and drink, and are full and comfortable.

But the little white bear died unexpectedly, and this incident hit Hua Wenxiang and them very hard.

Hei Qiu'er sobbed and said, "I didn't expect that there would be such a kind-hearted beast as the little white bear in his back. ”

Hua Wenxiang thought about it and said softly: "If I'm not mistaken, the little white bear should not belong to the fierce beast clan, it is just an ordinary animal with strong body size and combat power, of course, the little white bear has some blood and soul energy, so it is more powerful." ”

Hua Wenxiang whispered to herself: "But in the end, we hurt it." ”

The black ball choked up.

On weekdays, fishing in the stream, picking fruits from the trees, and looking up at the stars at night, there are little white bears with them, and every time it speaks, the black ball can understand it for the first time, just like his own brother, well-behaved and obedient.

Originally, Hei Qiu Er had to take the little white bear back to the side of the mountain, but now he can't.

In just one year, Hua Wenxiang has experienced a lot of this kind of life and death, and his heart is already extremely strong, even if his heart is very painful, Hua Wenxiang will also strongly hide this feeling, he glanced at the sad black ball on the side, and said very unexpectedly: "We will go back to Wanshan tomorrow, and participate in the crown ceremony the day after tomorrow." ”

Black Ball was indifferent, and did not respond to Hua Wenxiang's words, so he sat by the grave of the little white bear and cried.

This is the second time that it has cried so sadly since Shi Yan's death.

Hua Wenxiang glanced at the sky, it was just noon, he didn't bother Heiqiu anymore, and planned to make it cry enough, so that it might be more comfortable.

When it was almost night, Hua Wenxiang picked some wild fruits from the tree next to the grave as food to satisfy hunger, originally thinking of catching some game, but because of the emergence of fierce beasts at any time, Hua Wenxiang did not dare to let the black ball that was already crying to sleep out of her sight, so she had to settle.

At dawn the next day, the physically and mentally exhausted black ball opened its eyes, it had not eaten for nearly a day and a night, and when it saw the wild fruits left for it by the warm fragrance of flowers, it had no appetite.

Hei Qiu'er remembered what Hua Wenxiang said yesterday, and he had to return to the side of the mountain today, but his heart was a little unhappy at this time.

It didn't wake up and fall asleep again, but just sat there, as if it wanted to spend a little longer with the little white bear.

About two hours later, Hua Wenxiang was woken up by the sound of cicadas and the roar of fierce beasts in the forest, he rubbed his eyes, saw the black ball in a daze, and thought to himself that if it was as low as yesterday today, he would have to take it away compulsorily, after all, he couldn't miss the time for the crown ceremony.

Just before Hua Wenxiang could speak, the stunned black ball on the side turned around and asked, "When will you go back to the side of the mountain?"

Hua Wenxiang was not shocked when she heard this, Hei Qiu'er has also matured a lot unconsciously in the past half a year, "If you can, let's go now." ”

Hei Qiu'er put all the wild fruits on the ground in front of the little white bear's grave, and swore an oath: "Don't worry, when there is a chance in the future, the eldest brother will often come to see you, but it will be a few years, because the eldest brother is about to go to the forest to wander outside, I don't know when I will come back, but as soon as I come back, I will come to see you as soon as possible." ”

In the end, Hei Qiu'er choked up slightly, and then immediately turned his back to Hua Wenxiang and walked straight away.

Hua Wenxiang whispered a word of rest to the grave of the little white bear, and chased after the black ball.

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Although there are still two days before the crown ceremony, many powerful beasts have gathered in Baijing Square today to prepare the necessary things.

Baijing Square is formed by the intersection of bluestone slabs and lawns, constitutes a big "Tian" shape, covers an area of more than 50 acres, the center is an altar painted with the four spirits of the ancients, the altar is two zhang high, 30 zhang in radius, and there are steps around each side.

The lawn is interspersed vertically in Baijing Square with the altar as the intersection point, and when it extends to the edge of Baijing Square, there is a lawn to block it, thus forming a large "Tian" shape.

The four "mouth" characters in the word "Tian" are all paved with bluestone slabs, which are places for the powerful beasts that come to participate in the ceremony to stand on their feet.

Above the altar wall depicting the four ancient spirits, there is a huge brazier, the flame is blazing, majestic and sacred, and this flame will continue to burn until the end of the crown ceremony.

On the day of the crown ceremony, all sixteen-year-old boys and girls should worship heaven and earth, worship the forest, and worship their parents here.

After the prayer, a peach wood bowl will be used on the altar to drink a drop of blood from a loved one, implying that the blood is connected and congratulating the children on their self-reliance.

After drinking, it is necessary to sing the orc folk songs that have been passed down for thousands of years.

After the chorus, the beast who should have presided over the coming-of-age ceremony in previous years gave a congratulatory speech.

After the speech, it was the climax of the crown ceremony, and each of the powerful beasts participating in the crown ceremony had to prepare a program in advance, which was displayed in front of everyone on the day of the ceremony.

Usually all the performances are over, it is almost night, and the crown ceremony is nearing the end.

All the beasts of the older generation will stay on the altar and draw ancient talismans on the faces of the young girls who are about to be crowned, so as to use them to attract blessings and ward off evil spirits.

After remembering the "three worships" on the altar, there is one more worship, that is, the heroes of the forest who died in the martyr's hall.

This worship is not only for the boys and girls, but for all the beasts who participate in the crown ceremony to worship together, these ancestors in the forest, heroes in the forest, deserve to be worshiped by every beast.

At the end of the day, it is to go to the waterfall of the Buddha Mountain to wash the body, both men and women, to participate, but due to the difference between men and women, in previous years, the waterfall cleaning was carried out with clothes.

After rinsing, change into a neat and tidy shirt, and the day's crown ceremony will come to an end.

After each beast has received its own household registration, it can leave on its own.

From that day on, they were truly powerful beasts that could hold up the sky in the forest.

(End of chapter)