EBE Chapter 277 Before the Sacrifice
Chapter 277 Before the Sacrifice
After this incident, Lou Xiao could no longer trust Anilan and dared not allow herself to sleep again.
It is not boring to stay on the nine-story tower. It is hot outside in summer, but it is cool and ventilated inside the tower.
Even because of the terrain, Lou Xiao could see from afar the crowd of people in colorful clothes gathered in the square.
As the day of sacrifice approaches, more and more people come.
The high priest’s decision to let her stay in the tower was the right one. Lou Xiao remained calm and did not lose control again.
However, Anilan searched through all the records but could not find any clues. He tried to draw out the Gu but there was no response.
Anilan almost doubted whether this came from Qieyue Village.
But who else in Nanzi can make Gu?
"Master has to come and take a look. Never mind." Anilan threw away all the records, big and small, and lay down on the ground.
She tapped the ground with her fingers, and immediately a black, hairy spider as big as a bowl crawled to her fingertips.
Lou Xiao leaned against the railing, looked at the crowd in the square from afar and asked,
"What is your sacrifice for? Such a big ceremony."
"Today is the birthday of the Earth Mother. We are all her subjects. Of course, we should thank her for the good harvest she gave us last year. We should also pray to her to protect us in Nanzi next year."
Anilan sat up and played with the spider in his hand, "Don't you Central Plains people know that you are so ungrateful."
"You said it hasn't started today, has it?" Lou Xiao pointed at the situation in the square with his chin. Although there were a lot of people, they were still making preparations.
"She is celebrating with other gods today. How can we mortals occupy the gods' day?"
Anilan was very serious, "She won't be free to answer our prayers until tomorrow. If you stay with me, she might answer you too."
"I hope so." Lou Xiao did not comment on this.
Anilan held the spider and asked her curiously, "Do you have any wishes that you want to fulfill? The Earth Mother likes strong young men. She will definitely like you very much."
Lou Xiao was stunned. It seemed that she really didn't want anything yet.
I started learning martial arts at the beginning of my life. At that time, I thought that if I was going to learn it, I had to learn it the best so that I could protect myself in the future and be free in the world.
Later, I followed my master's advice and went down the mountain to live in a village, where I lived a simple and leisurely life.
Maybe if Senior Sister didn't come to call her, she would lie there longer -
She doesn't have too many desires in life, perhaps because of her skills, or perhaps because of habit.
All I can think of right now is "solve the poison in my body so it doesn't get out of control anymore."
After the master left, her senior sister was the only relative she had. As long as her senior sister needed help, she wanted to do something to help her.
Even though it seemed that senior sister didn't need her that much.
Anilan muttered, "That's just a matter of convenience for the master."
To put it bluntly, people in the Central Plains are not as pious as them and do not believe in Mother Earth.
As the future high priest, Anilan was very dissatisfied with this, but he couldn't convince her.
He could only sulk behind Lou Xiao's back, saying nothing more than, "Mother Earth won't protect you..."
After all, you are not very old.
Lou Xiao chuckled.
After being awkward for a long time, she somehow adjusted her mood, turned around and brought up another topic.
"After the sacrifice, young men and women each look for lovers. What do you think?"
What do you think? Lou Xiao is not from Nanzi.
But judging by her gossipy expression, it was obvious that she wasn't just asking casually.
Lou Xiao followed up on her words and asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"
Anilan moved over to stand beside her, his shoulder touching hers.
"Didn't I reject Qizhi? Now he doesn't dare to object and is helping me find someone.
I thought that even if I got what I wanted, I couldn’t just ignore him.”
So?
Lou Xiao's face was full of questions.
Anilan opened his mouth and said something that petrified Lou Xiao.
"Although you may not like him, he has great stamina and you won't suffer any loss. I'll leave him to you, okay?"
Lou Xiao's brain was hit by a "bang".
It took him a while to find his words again, "Aren't you... a couple?"
"What pair?" Anilan said disdainfully, "You Central Plains people are just stupid. Love between men and women is natural. How can you just tie people together casually?"
She had a lot of reasons, "Look at how many creatures in the world are together for their entire lives, and every spring they look for the strongest one to be with."
When they are young, the people of Nanzi are free and unrestrained, letting their nature run wild. They will only live with the right person when they reach a certain age, without the bondage of marriage.
Lou Xiao was speechless.
Anilan still thought that she was considering it, and worked hard to promote the good of Qizi, breaking through Lou Xiao's line more and more, and rushing towards the unspeakable.
Lou Xiao had already turned her head away, not knowing how to respond.
As Anilan spoke, she seemed to have discovered something remarkable. "What's so bad about this? You don't have a man yet, do you?"
Hearing this, Lou Xiao turned around and glared at her, "What are you talking about."
"But that's not right. How can you still look down on Qizhi when you don't have a man? Don't you have someone better than him?"
As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something and clapped his hands, "I see. You're afraid that he'll find out, right?"
Without waiting for Lou Xiao to answer, she patted her chest and assured, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Lou Xiao was helpless, "That's not the problem."
"What else could it be? He's just so incompetent that you wouldn't even agree to it once."
Anilan didn't understand why people in the Central Plains had so many entanglements. It was just a fun thing. They were happy when they were together, and there was no need to be entangled after they dispersed.
Why do people in the Central Plains live such a twisted life?
Lou Xiao proposed a custom that was very different from Nan Zi's to the girl who wanted to go to the Central Plains.
"We don't do that in Zhongyuan. If you are in a relationship, you can't ask others to be with your partner."
Who would invite another woman to enjoy his companionship?
Anilan retorted, "He is not my partner."
Lou Xiao held his forehead with his hand, "Even if we had a relationship, it's not allowed."
"What a hassle." Anilan held his face in his hands, "How can we not share good things?"
Aren’t you also unhappy about Qizi being with girls from other villages?
Lou Xiao simply couldn't understand her train of thought. Anilan failed to persuade her and suddenly remembered the Son of God she had mentioned before.
"I don't know which village this person came from who pretended to be the Holy Son. When we hold the official sacrifice tomorrow, please point him out to me."
She looked like she was going to call someone to task. "Entering the nine-story pagoda without permission will be punished. But if you're good-looking..."
Anilan's eyes rolled around, and Lou Xiao knew what she meant without asking.
"What have you been thinking about all day?"
"I'm young, what else can I think? This is my nature!" Anilan accused her with his hands on his hips.
"You are like an old man, wasting your face and not knowing how to enjoy life while you can!
If everyone in the Central Plains were like you, what would be the point of living! "