Chapter 7: Offering Day

Ling Du returned to the Terran tribe with the fairy leaf grass. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As soon as Ling Du approached the Ling tribe, he saw Brother Xiongfang and Brother Xiongba.

"Brother!" Ling greeted his brothers obediently.

The two elder brothers, Xiongfang and Xiongba, are very fond of Ling Du.

"Ling Du is going to pick fairy leaf grass again?" Brother Xiongba said to Ling Du gently.

Ling took down the basket on his back.

"I'm coming back from picking. Ling Du looked excited, "I found a lot of them this time, so let's take some from my brothers." ”

Fairy leaf grass is a good thing, it has the effects of great tonic, strengthening the body and bones, preventing diseases, etc., and it is also the common sense of the human tribe. It's only five years long, and it grows farther away from the human tribe in Longmai Mountain, and if people don't have illness and don't feel weak, they are too lazy to look for it.

Dozens of fairy leaf grasses are very tempting in the back basket.

"Then brother is welcome. ”

The two elder brothers each took two plants and put them in their sleeves.

Brother Xiongba patted Ling Du's shoulder and said with a smile: "Today is the day of worship, you can see the strongest representative of the human tribe, do you want to go and see it together." ”

Ling Du thought for a moment, today is indeed an annual worship day. The so-called worship day is to select a strong man from the four strongest families in the human tribe, the Ling family, the Fang family, the Zheng family, and the Zhang family, and finally kill the beast, and worship the beast to heaven and earth, and have sought the blessing and protection of heaven and earth!

In previous years, Mother Fang Wu did not recommend Ling Du to watch the offerings, for fear that it would affect Ling Du's cultivation of Pan Immortal. Ling Du also felt that the process of killing the beast on the day of worship was too bloody, so he just didn't want to see it, but the day of worship was indeed an important thing in the human tribe.

Coupled with the fact that Ling Du had now broken through the sixth layer of Panxian, things seemed to be different from usual, and his mother should have agreed for him to go to the altar to have a look.

Xiongfang saw Ling Du hesitating and said, "Ling Du, you are already ten years old, and you should go and see such an exciting thing as fighting fierce beasts." ”

"Yes. Besides, this time, the strongest representative of our Ling family tribe is still the uncle. Don't you want to see how powerful your father was when he fought the beasts?" said Xiongba, revealing a sense of adoration for Uncle Ling Ao.

"Father!" Ling Du blinked his eyes, this time the strongest representative of the Ling family was still his father, which was great.

"Yes. Come with us and take a look. Brother Xiongfang said to Ling Du.

Ling Du's heart was moved, he nodded and said, "You wait for me, I'll come back immediately." ”

Ling Du ran back, put the fairy leaf grass at home, and ran back to meet his brothers and go to the altar together!

Offering Day is one of the most important festivals in the Terran tribes.

Before Ling Du and his brothers reached the altar realm, they saw a busy crowd in front of them, and two big men behind them were shirtless, carrying a large frame in their hands, in which were sheep's heads cooked in a large pot.

Ling Du and his brothers hurriedly got out of the way, and a few more big men passed by carrying oxen heads and some fruits, and walked straight towards the altar.

It was the first time for Ling Du to participate in such a big festival as Watching Offering Day, and his curiosity was naturally strong.

Ling Du followed his brothers and quickly made his way through the crowd and squeezed into the best position to watch the altar offerings.

On top of the altar stood seven pillars of stone of varying heights, the tallest of which towered into the sky, and each of these seven pillars was attached to an iron chain, all of which were connected to the bottom of the altar.

Ling Du has long known that the seven stone pillars here are erected by immortals, also called immortal pillars. But on the day of the offering, the feeling of looking at it up close is still different, and it always adds a sense of majesty that cannot be said.

The altar on the ground is in the shape of a circle, made of stone blocks with special patterns, and on top of the altar are several high stone tables, on which are placed sheep's heads, cow's heads, pig's heads and some fruits as offerings.

In front of the stone table, a square octagonal incense burner is arranged, and the burning incense has been inserted into it.

The altar is large and round, and there is a large free ground in front of the octagonal incense burner.

There are four high seats arranged around the altar, on which sit the old lady of the Ling family, the old lady of the Fang family, the old lady of the Zheng family, and the old lady of the Zhang family. There are also dozens of low stools placed behind the high stools, which are sitting members of the Ling family, the Fang family, the Zheng family, and the Zhang family.

Looking further back, the altar was surrounded by people standing all for the worship day.

Ling Du followed his brothers and finally squeezed into the area where the Ling family was standing.

"Grandpa. ”

"Grandpa. ”

"Grandpa. ”

The old lady of the Ling family sat on a high stool and said with a smile, "You three little guys are also here." ”

"Grandpa, one more person to come, one more peace and health to pray for. Ling Xiongfang said to his grandfather with a smile.

The old lady of the Ling family smiled and said, "Okay." Just you can speak. After a while, the three of you will run around separately. Don't make a mess, don't be naughty. The old lady of the Ling family pointed at Xiongba solemnly and said, "Especially you, don't run to the altar to steal the Goao." ”

Ling Xiongba scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Grandpa, that was when I was a child, don't mention it." ”

"Okay, don't mention it. The three of you go and find a seat in the back. The old lady of the Ling family said kindly to the three little grandsons.

Hearing grandpa say this, Xiongba, Xiongfang, and Ling Du went to the back to find a seat.

In the noisy crowd, Ling Du heard his name called, and turned his head to see his mother.

"Son, why are you here?" Fang Wu asked as she looked at Ling Du.

Ling Du looked at Fang Wu and said, "Mother, I want to see it." Ao heard his brother say that his father was going to fight the beast in a while, but he was mighty. ”

"My son is already ten years old, and it's time for him to come and participate in a big festival like Offering Day. Father Ling Ao said to Fang Wu as he straightened his leather gloves.

Hearing Ling Ao say this, Fang Wu had no choice but to agree.

"Thank you, father. Ling Du was very happy to get his father's approval, "Father, are you going to fight the beast in a while?" Ling Du felt his father's might through the animal skin clothes on his father's body.

"Yes. Ling Ao touched Ling Du's head and said, "I'll cheer for my father later!"

"Okay!" Ling Du looked at his father and said, "Father, you have to beat the beast hard, and you can't let the beast have a chance to hurt you." ”

"Well, haha, don't worry, son. Ling Ao smiled and touched Ling Du's head again.

"Son and mother sit together. Fang Wu looked at her son and smiled, and Laling sat with her.

Ling Ao went to the front and sat down next to the old lady of the Ling family.

"Mother, I have broken through the sixth layer of Panxian. I hear the sound of flowers blooming. Xiao Ling couldn't wait to tell her mother the good news, but it didn't seem to be suitable for this messy worship occasion. It's better to tell your mother when you get home, Ling Du thought.

After a while, a goddess dressed in white ascended the altar, and the surroundings fell silent.

After stretching out her arms and feeling the majesty from the altar, the goddess said loudly to the people below:

"In the past few hundred years, all tribes and tribes have lived in peace, and everything has been smooth. In order to continue this beautiful scene. On today's worship day, there are four of the strongest old ladies of our human race praying for more blessings and protection for our human race to heaven and earth!"

After the goddess finished speaking, she stood aside.

The old lady of the Ling family tribe, the old lady of the Fang family tribe, the old lady of the Zheng family tribe, and the old lady of the Zhang family tribe, walked to the incense burner of the altar with high incense in hand.

Gao Xiang was lit by the goddess respectively, and the four old ladies bowed to heaven and earth.

"My old lady of the Ling family!"

"Our old lady!"

"My old lady of the Zhang family!"

"My old lady of the Zheng family!"

"On behalf of the human race, we pray to the gods of heaven and earth, hoping to be blessed and protected by the gods!"

The four old ladies had words in their mouths, and respectfully inserted the high incense in their hands into the incense burner.

The goddess continued: "For hundreds of years, our human race has longed for great power. A great force can protect our people from the beasts of the outside world. Please ask the gods of heaven and earth to choose the strongest one for us to become the leader of our human race and better protect the peace of the human race. We will make offerings with beasts of prey. ”

"Release the beast below!" the goddess said loudly, pointing in a certain direction.

At this time, a large avenue flashed out of the middle crowd, and more than twenty Great Khans carried an iron cage about twenty meters long and about fifteen meters wide to the altar.

Then a deafening roar rang out above the altar.

There was a tiger with yellow and black stripes in the iron cage, its eyes showed a fierce color, and the roar just now came from its mouth.

There were sounds of panic, excitement and chatter in the crowd, and if it weren't for the big tiger being locked in an iron cage, the people around the altar would have run around in fright.

The old lady of the Ling family, who was standing on the altar, smiled at the other three old ladies and said, "This time, which of us will draw lots first?"

"Me. The old lady of the Fang family hesitated slightly, and was the first to walk towards the goddess.

There are four white balls in the hands of the goddess, and the white balls have one, two, three, and four numbers written on them. The four white balls look exactly the same on the surface, but inside the white balls are numbers hidden inside.

I saw the goddess on the altar spread out her palms and put the four white balls on the stone table where she was enshrined.

The old lady of the Fang family grabbed a white ball on the table, and the old lady of the Zheng family, the old lady of the Zhang family, and the old lady of the Ling family each grabbed a white ball.

The old ladies looked nervous, and the number of white balls in their hands would determine the order in which the strongest one would be sent to fight the beast first.

The old ladies opened the white ball in their hands, and handed the numbers in the white ball to the goddess.

After reading the numbers in the white ball, the goddess stretched her neck and shouted: "Over the years, the order in which our human race selects the strongest representatives of the family to fight against the beasts is fair, and this time we still rely on the form of drawing lots. The Fang family drew the No. 1 lot, the Zhang family drew the No. 2 sign, the Zheng family signed the No. 3 sign, and the Ling family drew the No. 4 sign. ”

"Now we are about to open the iron cage to challenge the beast!, please prepare the four family powerhouses!"

As soon as the words of the goddess were finished, the crowd consciously erupted into discussions.

"Last year's beast was a wild boar, I really didn't expect it to be a tiger this year, now I have to see it!"

"This offering can reflect the sincerity of our human race, but this tiger looks difficult to deal with, and I guess I can't deal with it. ”

"Last year, wasn't it the Ling family Ling Ao who killed the beast and the wild boar, and this year I heard that the representative sent by the Ling family is still him, I think he can do it. I pressed him to win the other three. ”

Even if he is the last to play, I am not optimistic, I am optimistic about the Zhang family. ”