Chapter 476: Insincere
Jiang Wenjing expressed strong agreement with Jiang Zhiyu's voice.
Bai Yan took a sip of tea and put it aside with a look of disdain: "I have delivered the letter. You guys take a look. I will report to the high priest first. I will send it out after you reply."
Jiang Wenjing's pupils shrank.
"You still want to send them out? Are you really not afraid of being targeted by the King of Nanlong?"
Bai Yan frowned slightly, as if he didn't understand why he reacted so strongly, and then he explained in a sudden realization: "With the current spread of miasma, they dare not get close, and they won't discover the Tianqi army outside."
"You can guess without seeing it with your own eyes. You just returned to Nanlong, met the King of Nanlong and went straight here. After that, you met the high priest and then left Nanlong from here. Who can't guess?"
Jiang Wenjing's tone was a little tired.
"But they have no evidence." It was Jiang Zhiyu who spoke.
She had opened the letter without knowing when, and said as she read: "Given the status of witch doctors in Nanlong, the Nanlong King will not take action easily. The miasma is holding them back. Without seeing it with their own eyes, they cannot torture Bai Yan severely, and of course, they cannot arrest us either."
"First, we don't have the strength, and second, we don't have the courage."
She half-curled her lips and squinted her eyes nonchalantly. The faint majesty implied in her body made people shudder in their hearts.
Hearing her say this, Jiang Wenjing said no more.
Without objection, Bai Yan got up and went out.
"What did Xiao Mingye say?"
"Ask Nanjun about his current situation and when to take action."
To minimize the losses, now is definitely not a good time to take action. Jiang Zhiyu handed the letter to Jiang Wenjing, who read it quickly, picked up a pen, and wrote on the paper.
After a long time, Bai Yan came to take the letter.
"Tomorrow is the sacrifice for Nanlong. The high priest said that she wants to see you after the sacrifice."
...
"We saw it with our own eyes. When we went out, the witch doctor asked other people about the accommodation of the Tianqi envoy. He went in and stayed for a while before going to the high priest. Later, he went again and then left the dense forest. The miasma was too thick, so we dared not follow him."
His voice became smaller and smaller as the face of the King of Nanlong became more and more gloomy.
The King of Nanlong had a fierce look in his eyes. After a
long time, his men heard him say, "Back off, call the great elder."
After a while, the door of the main hall slowly opened.
The King of Nanlong closed his eyes, heard the movement, and raised his eyelids slightly: "Here, have you seen Bai Yan?"
"The witch doctor came and went in a hurry, and I didn't see him." The great elder said in a low voice.
King Nangong did not intend to beat around the bush: "He comes and goes in a hurry, and is determined to go to the place where the envoy of Tianqi is. He has a wolfish ambition! How have I, Nangong, wronged him? He is rushing to serve Tianqi!"
King Nangong's chest was heaving violently, and it was obvious that he was very angry.
The great elder looked into his cloudy eyes and sighed: "This matter has not been concluded yet, don't be anxious, the witch doctor was brought up by the high priest..."
The great elder's voice stopped abruptly, and the voice of the King of Nanlong sounded like a poisonous snake: "Why don't you say it? What's wrong with the high priest bringing it up?"
"Of course I am loyal to Nanlong."
The great elder sighed: "Although the high priest's actions are not appropriate, his loyalty to Nanlong is evident, the king..."
"Enough!"
The King of Nanlong raised his voice, and his cloudy eyes scanned the great elder's body. After seeing the snake standing on his crutch, he snorted coldly: "You are old now, and you don't know people well. I don't blame you, but don't mention the high priest in front of me in the future."
"Yes."
"You are too old for this sacrifice, don't worry about it, just leave it to Si Li."
The elder was slightly startled, suppressed the bitterness in his heart, and replied: "Yes."
...
Xiao Mingye paced anxiously outside the dense forest, Du Chen followed him: "Don't leave, he will come out when he should."
Xiao Mingye stopped and looked at him.
Du Chen knew that Xiao Mingye was worried, and so was he.
But there was no other way at the moment.
"If he doesn't come out..."
Xiao Mingye's voice was dry.
"If he doesn't come out, Jiang Zhiyu and Jiang Wenjing will also hear the news that he has returned. With Jiang Zhiyu's ability, she will definitely not take the dense forest seriously." Although he
said so, in fact, Du Chen was not sure in his heart.
Xiao Mingye looked at him silently, not knowing whether he had heard or not.
Du Chen wanted to say more, but a figure walked out of the white miasma.
!!!
The two of them were immediately filled with joy. Bai Yan ignored their excited expressions and handed the letter in front of his chest to Xiao Mingye: "Tomorrow is the time for the Nanlong sacrifice. I must go back."
Xiao Mingye couldn't wait to open the letter. After confirming it, he said: "Of course you can. Sorry, I offended you before."
"No problem, I'll go back first."
After saying that, he walked back to the dense forest again.
The paper was densely packed, briefly summarizing the current situation of the Nanlong and the arrangements for the future.
Xiao Mingye's tense nerves finally relaxed.
The only thing to do now is to wait for the rainy day to pass.
…
The sacrifice was held in front of the temple on the hillside. At daybreak, all the royal relatives, ministers and nobles of Nanlong arrived.
The worshippers were dressed in gorgeous ceremonial clothes and had solemn faces.
Holding offerings in their hands, they slowly walked towards the altar. On the altar, incense was curling, candles were flickering, and the offerings were abundant, exuding an alluring aroma.
It was very fragrant, and everyone's eyes were full of fascination.
Among the piles of offerings, a pair of twins attracted the attention of Jiang Zhiyu and Jiang Wenjing.
Their faces were lifelike, with a faint smile on their lips. They were placed on the left and right at both ends of the altar.
"Why aren't the spirit fetuses this year one boy and one girl?"
"The high priest said that the spirit power of twins is stronger than that of one boy and one girl, and they are more likely to be favored by the gods."
"Look at the spirit fetuses in previous years, they needed to be supported from behind to prevent them from falling, but this year's spirit fetuses don't need anything, they sit very straight."
"Yes, yes."
Jiang Wenjing took a deep breath.
[It's a pity that they can think of it, and they are gods. If there are gods, the one who can be summoned is at most an evil god.]
Elder Si Li came on stage under the attention of everyone: "I respectfully inform the heavens, the sun, the moon, and the stars, that my clan will prosper forever. The spirits of my ancestors, I am here today to offer a small gift to show my respect and protect us..."
Si Li read the sacrificial text slowly, and Jiang Zhiyu yawned several times while listening.
She and Jiang Wenjing were not in the crowd, so they were particularly conspicuous.
Si Li stared at them while reciting the sacrificial text.
[Ha, I caught him. This guy is not sincere.]
Jiang Wenjing: "..."
The boring sacrificial text passed, and it was almost noon.
Next, the high priest appeared.