Nan Sheng noticed her nervousness and took her to the garden to relax.
"The saintess doesn't need to do anything; she only needs to accept the reverence and offerings of her people."
"Can a saintess marry and have children?"
Chen Yunniang smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, please excuse me. I really don't understand the customs of your Southern Xinjiang region, so I wanted to ask for clarification."
"Of course, a saintess can marry and have children."
"A woman's marriage is in accordance with the way of Heaven, and we do not do anything to suppress human desires."
After hesitating for a while, Chen Yunniang finally asked the question that had been troubling her the most.
Will the saint be burned at the stake?
Nan Sheng was taken aback, but her smile remained as gentle as jade: "Why would the Holy Maiden ask such a question?"
"The woman who was burned to death that day also seemed to be wearing this saint's red dress."
Nan Sheng chuckled softly: "That's because she stole the saintess's robes and defiled the saintess's purity, so she deserves to be punished."
"Ah? I see!"
"I thought you were choosing a saintess to burn as a sacrifice to the gods."
Nan Sheng laughed out loud, her voice clear and pleasant: "So that's why you ran away before."
Suddenly, Nan Sheng spoke solemnly: "Tonight is the Holy Maiden's Moon Worship Ceremony. Do not lose your Dragon-Snake Jade."
Chen Yunniang was taken aback: "What dragon and snake jade? I don't have any."
Why don't you have it?
"Without the Dragon-Snake Jade, how could the gods have chosen you?"
How would I know?
"Did you make the wrong choice?"
Nan Sheng frowned deeply: "The gods wouldn't choose the wrong saintess."
"The one who possesses the Dragon-Snake Jade is the Holy Maiden of our clan."
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