"Chieftain, Mother Li has issued a warning to punish these people!"
The shaman bowed and solemnly addressed the clan chief, Li Guang.
Upon hearing the words about dealing with these outsiders, the Li people immediately erupted in commotion.
Li Guang raised his hand to silence the sounds and asked the witch doctor, "Did Mother Li give any warning? What should we do?"
The shaman turned his head, looked at the Song family and the surrounding group, his eyes filled with coldness, and said, "Offer sacrifices to the heavens!"
The servants of the Jiang family turned pale instantly.
The Song family remained calm, and the abbot and monks, with serene expressions, uttered "Amitabha."
Inspired by the "Mother of the Li," the Li people's morale soared, and they didn't care about the rain at all.
"Offer sacrifices to Heaven!"
"Offer sacrifices to Heaven!"
......
The Li people shouted and looked at their chieftain on the altar.
The Song brothers surrounded their eldest brother, the injured second brother, and Wen Shishi, ready to attack.
The same applies to the servants and monks of the Jiang family.
At the critical moment, the clan chief's daughter, Li Jing, stepped forward and tried to speak, but was stopped by Li Guang's gaze.
Li Guang knew, of course, that speaking up for outsiders at this moment would lead him into a trap.
Seeing the clan chief hesitate, some Li people below the stage took the lead in shouting, "Please, clan chief, consider the bigger picture!"
"Yes! Please, clan leader, consider the bigger picture!"
......
This gesture seems to make it clear that the clan leader is inclined to side with these outsiders...
At this moment, Song Chenghou spoke softly in a clear and gentle voice:
"Witch Doctor, we have no doubts about your divination results. However, we have two questions that we would like to ask you to answer..."
The scene quieted down, and the Li people looked on warily, glancing at Song Chenghou one moment and at the shaman the next.
Seeing that Song Chenghou was thin and spoke humbly, and that the divination ceremony was already over, the witch doctor showed no hesitation whatsoever...
He took two steps forward, and when the guards tried to stop him, they were stopped.
You asked...
The witch doctor raised his chin and looked down at Song Chenghou.
"May I ask, sir, are the lives of the Li people important?"
The witch doctor said unhappily, "You know perfectly well why. Everything we do is for everyone's safety..."
How can the lives of the Li people not be important?!
"If that's the case, why is no one concerned about the many injured people standing and lying behind us?"
"Is there no one to treat them?"
The witch doctor choked, a flash of annoyance crossing his brow, but he quickly suppressed it.
"If the divination is delayed because of treating and saving them, and we are unable to stop you wicked people in time, it will bring disaster to the village..."
I imagine they themselves wouldn't want to do it either.
We Li people are the most united and always put the greater good first...
Song Chenghou smiled slightly and nodded.
The other brothers beside him, upon hearing the witch doctor's words, clearly showed their disdain on their faces.
"My second question is for the shaman: in your opinion, is it more devout to sacrifice a cow or a human?"
While the shaman was praying and divining on the platform, Song Chenghou took the opportunity to inquire with Jiang Xinyu about the divination practices of the Shengli people.
The Jiang family had many businesses, including those related to transporting cattle.
The unsung Li people rarely come down from the mountains, but the acquainted Li people who live with fishermen and the Dayin people retain the customs of divination and sacrificial offerings.
The Li people traditionally use cattle as sacrificial offerings to the Li Mother.
Whether in sickness or disaster, sacrifices were made to the mother of the dead by killing cattle.
Song Chenghou only had this question after learning of this news.
Upon hearing this, the witch doctor knew it was a trap and deliberately remained silent.
Unexpectedly, someone in the audience answered for him, "Nonsense! Of course, it's a cow sacrifice to show piety!"
"Yes! Who can be more devout than a cow sacrifice!"
Upon hearing this, Song Chenghou looked at the witch doctor, and seeing that he did not deny it, he looked at Jiang Xinyu beside him and whispered:
"Young Master Jiang, if I had a way to save everyone's lives, it would require a considerable sum of money. I wonder if Young Master Jiang..."
"Young Master Song, please feel free to try..."
Jiang Xinyu returned decisively, saying, "If this can save everyone, the Jiang family will spare no expense..."
With Jiang Xinyu's support, Song Chenghou then spoke to the clan chief, Li Guangdao:
"Chieftain, Mother Li has revealed that the calamity must be eliminated through sacrificial offerings..."
Although we are outsiders, we respect your beliefs.
Since everyone says that sacrificing a cow shows greater sincerity than sacrificing a human...
We are willing to offer our cattle, equal in number, as a sacrificial offering to Mother Li, to show our sincerity. Chieftain, would you agree?
The same number of cows...
There must be hundreds of them, right?
The Li people below the stage looked at each other in bewilderment...
No one could utter a single "no".
Lin Hong, the deputy clan chief on the platform, became somewhat anxious. He looked around and ordered the guards holding long knives, "Gag him!"
This is spreading rumors and misleading the public; it's all sophistry and unreasonable arguments!
Li Guang looked at Lin Hong, said nothing, and simply stepped forward. The guards who originally wanted to step forward hesitated and stepped back.
Knowing he had overstepped his bounds, Lin Hong bowed and apologized to Li Guang, "Brother, I acted rashly in a moment of panic..."
Li Guang glanced at him, raised his hand to stop him from speaking further, and said to the audience, "This suggestion is feasible!"
When a typhoon rages, the sacrificial offerings to Mother Li must be made with the utmost sincerity!
Killing these hundred people is far less important than killing a hundred cows.
Li Guang looked up at the sky, his clothes, like everyone else's, were soaked through by the rain.
"The wind is picking up again, everyone should hurry and repair their houses as soon as possible to take precautions..."
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