It's clear that Zhuang Shi is genuinely happy for Nan Qu because of her.

To Nan Qu's dismay, when she returned to her seat on the stage, even the director started giving her more screen time.

This prevented her from slacking off and forced her to sit properly.

As Luo Kechen's performance ended, without the host saying anything more, everyone heard someone let out a "howl," and an ancient and heavy horn was sounded.

Then, a group of young people carried a very heavy stone cauldron to the center of the stage.

As an old man began chanting, countless chants followed, echoing through the valley. One by one, the crowd lined up and walked towards the center of the stage. Only then did everyone realize that they each held a torch in their hands, though it remained unlit.

The leading old man walked up to the stone cauldron and stopped there. Soon, the three other old men stood at different angles on the other three sides of the stone cauldron.

The four of them simultaneously placed the torches in their left hands into the stone cauldron, forming a support.

Of course, the reason the torch can stand upright is because there is a groove in each of the four corners of the stone cauldron, which allows the torch to be inserted without falling over.

After the elderly man completed the torch-lighting ceremony, the leader of the group left the stage in another direction.

The people from Wushan Village who followed behind them went over one by one and placed the torches in their left hands into the stone cauldron.

The old man leading the way, like the head of a greedy snake, stepped onto the road from the right side of the awning boat.

At the same time, the elderly man who was leading the group echoed the last person in the village.

The elderly man will lead the group forward. When they reach the center of the stage, he will lead them to the right along the circular path until they reach the awning boat, to the left of where the guests are located.

The torches were already in place, and everyone guessed that the next step was to light them.

Sure enough, as the chanting continued, a girl carefully descended the steps to the side, carrying a lit torch. Just when everyone thought she would go over and light the torch, she unexpectedly came to Nan Qu and handed it to him.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on her.

As everyone knows, without Southern Opera, their heritage would never have seen the light of day again. Therefore, it doesn't seem unacceptable for Southern Opera to light this torch.

Nanqu understood that in the past, the torch-lighting ceremony of the Wu tribe should have been done by their holy maiden, but now, the Wu tribe no longer had a holy maiden, so naturally, there was no one to light the torch.

Nan Qu also thought of Wu Miao'er and Wu Di'er at this moment. Speaking of which, she had gotten to know two of the Holy Maidens of the Witch Clan. She could be considered to have some affinity with the Holy Maidens.

With these thoughts in mind, and with her heart heavy with concern for Wu Miao'er and Wu Di'er, she stood up and took the torch.

Instantly, the people of Wushan Village cheered.

Their joy inspired everyone who was visiting, and everyone spontaneously started applauding.

Nanqu, carrying a lit torch, came to the center of the stage and, under the old man's guidance, placed the torch into the stone cauldron. Instantly, the fire inside the cauldron burst into flames.

The villagers of Wushan Village cheered and shouted once again, and some of the elderly even choked up.

In their view, the intensity of the fire burning inside the stone cauldron signified whether their ancestors had bestowed blessings upon them. The fact that the fire was burning so brightly meant that their ancestors had not forgotten them.

After lighting the torch, Nanqu returned to his position. The old man then led the villagers of Wushan Village to the center of the torches and lit their own.

This time, instead of going in circles, they started with the elderly and passed the torches around to light them one by one.

Only then did everyone realize that there were villagers from Wushan Village on every street. Instantly, torches illuminated the entire village and the entire valley.

At this moment, the ceremony truly begins.

Led by the old man, everyone began to dance and chant ancient incantations.

Of course, these spells only have an effect when spoken by the saintess, and at this moment, they are nothing more than the most beautiful blessing.

As everyone danced, Cao Lan's powerful singing voice reached everyone's ears.

The tea party came to a close with Cao Lan's singing.

After Zhuang Shi announced the end of the tea party, the staff began to arrange for the audience to leave the venue in an orderly manner.

At this time, more than a dozen buses were already lined up at the village entrance. Staff members would ask everyone whether they had driven themselves or needed a bus to take them back.

Those driving will go to the parking lot from the other side, while those taking the bus will get on the bus directly.

Although it was a bit slow, the village returned to quiet around 11 o'clock.