Chapter 478: Turtle and Crane Presenting Auspiciousness

The noise was deafening.

The white bird hovered without stopping, flying anxiously across the sky, sweeping several miles away before dropping into a secluded spot to look around nervously, its breast heaving violently.

The scorching sun roasted, blooming with streaks of fire, hiding in the shadows without a trace of coolness.

The peace jar was filled with cool water, the scorching sunlight reflected in it, flickering and dazzling, and then returned to calm with the noisy breath outside the courtyard.

After a long time.

A ripple rippled from the side of the jar, gathering toward the center.

Gathering to a point in the center, it jumped up slightly and spread out again.

It didn't hit the jar wall, the second ripple was born, collided with the previous ripple, covered and annihilated.

Immediately, the third, the fourth...

The ripples in the peace jar vibrated urgently, colliding continuously, splashing large patches of water!

Outside the courtyard.

The bare-chested big man's face was red, beating the big drumstick, and the music soared to the sky!

Several miles away, the water birds were terrified, flapping their wings and fleeing.

Wulong pounced on the eaves, grabbed the air with both claws, and fell to the ground.

Crackle.

Two blue tiles shattered.

"Offer the livestock!"

The young and vigorous shout echoed through the big town, echoing in everyone's mind.

The bare-chested big man gasped, lowered the big drumstick, and the drumming sound stopped abruptly.

His ears were buzzing, and before everyone could recover, three ferocious giant beasts bound by iron chains appeared on the stage.

The leading giant water buffalo lay on the ground, its muscles bulging, its tendons jumping, its eyes showing ferocity, pressing people so they couldn't breathe.

The timid ones looked away, not daring to look it in the eye.

"Stab!"

Xiang Fang Su looked indifferent, remembering the sacrificial steps, standing on the small pillar platform and shouting.

White knife in, red knife out.

The sharp knife pierced the heart pulse, the scarlet waterfall splashed and washed, and the thick blood quickly filled the pine wood bucket.

The rich smell of blood added a touch of fanaticism to the humid pier, stimulating everyone's senses.

Witnessing the giant beast several zhang long die in front of them.

The 100,000 villagers' faces flushed red, their hearts beating violently, even forgetting the scorching heat of the summer.

Splash!

The pine wood bucket tilted, blood rolled and flowed, dyeing the river red.

Red foam drifted, large groups of white fish jumped and leaped, competing to filter and eat, bathing in the blood.

The witch doctors stood on both sides of the altar, wearing short rain capes, dancing grotesque dances.

The 100,000 commoners were excited, but they were dizzy from the sun, their lips cracked, and salty sweat flowed from their foreheads, stimulating their eyes.

The fragrance of mung beans was still floating on their teeth, but no matter who it was, they couldn't go to ask for a bowl to drink right now.

Dancing to the middle.

Liang Qu's eyes narrowed, standing upright.

"Main sacrificer, go!"

The shadow of the eaves fell on the ground like a knife.

Nine gongs sounded.

Liang Qu stepped out, stepping from the shadow toward the vast white earth.

Blurry and dazzling white light climbed from bottom to top.

Whoosh.

Banners fluttered.

Crossing the interlaced light and shadow, one step landed, and fine rain hit the villagers.

Two or three villagers looked up at the sky.

Two steps landed.

The fine rain pulled into silk, falling to the ground and evaporating between breaths.

Three steps.

Four steps...

Before climbing the stage, a dense coolness surged into his heart.

The rain wasn't heavy, barely maintaining the balance between falling and evaporating and accumulating into a pool, but it gave people a unique sense of peace.

The scorching heat seemed to evaporate from the body along the pores, bringing the refreshing feeling of a parched big fish entering a river!

On the small high platform, Xiang Fang Su twisted a drop of rain and rubbed his fingertips, looking up at the sky.

Clear sky for ten thousand miles.

Rain in a clear sky?

The villagers couldn't help but whisper and discuss.

"This... rain, it's raining!"

"Rain in a clear sky?"

"Wasn't it mackerel scales last night..."

Clear sky was rare, but it was midsummer, so it wasn't too strange, but the timing was just too coincidental.

Just as Liang Qu climbed the stage and the crowd's discussion gradually subsided.

The old chief priest, who had taken Xiang Fang Su's position and stood under the eaves with a group of village elders, walked out two steps, knelt down with a thud, and crawled and wailed.

"The River God has manifested again!"

"Again?"

Xiang Fang Su raised an eyebrow.

The local villagers of Yixing Town suddenly awakened their memories.

Yes!

Mackerel scales in the sky, no need to turn the grain to dry tomorrow.

It was clearly mackerel scales yesterday evening, why would it suddenly rain today?

Everyone immediately associated it with the white mist rising last year, and the rain falling just right this year; how could it be a coincidence!

River God!

It's the River God manifesting!

Splash.

The villagers resonated, and in a moment, a huge black wave gathered, kneeling one after another.

Many outsiders who were participating for the first time were confused, but they were swept away by the wave, kneeling down together, not daring to move in the dark.

Under the shadow of the eaves.

The two "old hall masters" of Yixing Town, Tang Zutao and Lin Yao, looked at each other and knelt down.

The new Lin Guanzhu Xu didn't understand, but he didn't want to stand out, so he followed the crowd and kept his eyes on others' actions.

Xiang Fang Su wanted to scratch his head, but felt it was not polite.

Clearly, he hadn't let them kneel yet, why did they all kneel?

There was no such thing in the sacrificial process...

What was the next step?

Xiang Fang Su had never presided over it himself, usually shouting one step and doing one step; changing to himself, he really couldn't remember it after being interrupted, until he saw the incense burner in front of Liang Qu, and a flash of inspiration came.

"Twist incense!"

Long incense entered the furnace, white smoke curled.

"Sacrificial wine!"

The wine liquid flickered with amber soft light.

"Chant, sacrificial text!"

The paper rose and fell in the river wind.

"With the Huai and Jiang Rivers above, the scholars and commoners of Yixing respectfully offer sacrificial animals, wine, and sweet liquor to the venerable, sacred spirits of the Huai and Jiang Rivers, presenting this sacrificial text:

Respectfully, Jianghuai, vast and boundless, nourishing all things, meritorious and towering, from ancient times to the present, the people of my town rely on divine grace, live and work in peace and contentment, and enjoy peace.

Now in the summer heat, specially prepare thin gifts to express respect, pray for the River God's protection, favorable weather, and a bumper harvest..."

The river was wide and far.

The blue snake looked at the person reading the sacrificial text on the altar.

"That is the Liang-surnamed Water Official?"

"There can be no mistake, the main sacrificer is the one reading the sacrificial text!"

"Who is the one on the side?"

"It's the priest!"

"Priest, main sacrificer..." The blue snake pondered, "What's the difference?"

The red-scaled big snake couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the blue snake, focusing entirely on listening to Liang Qu reading the sacrificial text; about to the second half, it urged repeatedly.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, almost finished reading, just at this time! Go and send it, go and send it!"

The yellow snake hurriedly stared at the big turtle in its hand, the red-crowned crane that was desperately angry, threatened it, and then released its snake tail.

Splash!

Two splashes broke the calm Jianghuai water surface.

A red-crowned crane shook off the water droplets on its wings, flew into the sky, and circled without stopping.

A zhang-long big green turtle climbed onto the shore, its four limbs like pillars, showing wealth.

The commoners who were barely looking up were shocked and surprised.

In the clamor, a gaze full of suspicion fell on Liang Qu's back.

Liang Qu felt Xiang Fang Su's gaze from behind, equally confused, but still remained calm, chanting the sacrificial text.

Until the end of the sacrificial text.

The Ze Ding trembled.

【Sacrificing Huai River, River Favorability +2.0028】

Almost at the same moment.

Above the Great Marsh, several water waves splashed, and a hundred-zhang big snake rode the waves and came!

The red big snake in the middle was actually carrying a green treasure lotus on its head, swimming and sending it!

This time.

Xiang Fang Su was also stunned. ===== CHAPTER 479 =====

Who arranged this?

Liang Qu's heart sank; inadvertently, he quickened his pace until he finished the last sentence.

The Ze Ding trembled.

【Sacrificing to the Huai River, River Favorability +2.0028】

Almost at the same moment.

Above the Great Marsh, several waves splashed as a hundred-foot-long giant snake split the waves and rode the momentum toward them!

The crimson giant snake in the center actually had a verdant lotus on its head, swimming forward to present it!

This time.

Xiang Fang Su was also stunned.