Chapter 265 Pegasus Appears
"Chaoyang, analyze carefully from which direction you can see the sun."
"Yes, brother."
It was morning, and while the sun wasn't visible, the shadow cast by the ground allowed one to deduce its approximate position. "Brother, if my calculations are correct, at noon, on the round stone platform due east of the clan's land, you'll be able to see the sun's shadow for about a minute."
"The stone platform in the east?" Ao Chengyi murmured in a low voice, his expression changing several times.
Lan Shiruo held the man's hand and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Ao Chengyi shook his head. "The stone platform in the east was once the tribe's sacrificial altar. It held the tribe's prayers for thousands of years and was the most prosperous place in the tribe. Back then, the tribe could see the sun. Every morning, all the tribe members would wait at the foot of the stone platform to watch the sun rise from above the stone platform, bathed in the most sacred fiery red light."
Lan Shiruo pursed her lips, feeling more and more mysterious. "Let's go over and take a look. Is it far?"
"Let's drive. It's just over ten minutes. We went there last time we were here and didn't see anything unusual."
Lan Shiruo nodded, had breakfast, packed up her things, took out the car and went to the altar.
Along the way, all we could see was pitch black, and the road was a little bumpy. Everyone was curious, wondering if Xiao Feifei existed in this world?
Xiao Lebao was happy and determined to find Xiao Feifei.
"Mom, will Xiao Feifei blame me for not going to look for it earlier?" The little thing nestled in Lan Shiruo's arms, with worry on its chubby face, but its pair of black eyes were sparkling.
Lan Shiruo rubbed the little boy's fur and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Feifei won't blame you. He knows that Lebao is still young and can't find him quickly, so he has been waiting until Lebao grows up."
"Lebao has grown up now and is a big boy, right?" The little guy was very serious.
Lan Shiruo smiled, "Yes, our Lebao is a big boy now."
After receiving his mother's affirmation, the little fat boy was overjoyed and threw himself into his father's arms again, asking hopefully, "Dad, Mommy said Lebao is a big boy now, is that right?"
Ao Chengyi held the two fat feet in his palms and let the little thing stand on his palms, holding it high. The little thing was not afraid at all and nodded with satisfaction, "Well, not bad, you are a big boy now."
Lebao was so happy that he couldn't stop laughing. Mom and Dad both said that he was a big boy now. He must be a big boy, not the old boy he used to pretend to be. "Dad, when Xiao Feifei comes over next time, can I let Xiao Feifei take me flying?"
Ao Chengyi put the little fat boy down and said, "Okay, but you have to make sure you can sit firmly and not fall off."
"I promise," the little thing patted his chest, "I'm a big boy now. I can sit still."
Ao Chengyi slapped his fat butt and said, "Okay, sit still, it's almost time."
The altar is located in the center of the clan's territory. It's not large, just a large stone plate about ten square meters in size and half a meter high. In the past, it was filled with incense sticks. The clan members would come here to light a stick of incense and pray for the future, life, and family.
During the annual clan meeting, the tribesmen would sing and dance around the altar, which was very joyful.
All of these no longer exist.
Ao Chengyi sighed imperceptibly. Two small, warm hands were tucked into his large palm. Turning to see the smiling faces of his son and daughter-in-law, he smiled too. The genocide had been a crushing blow to him. Family, relatives, clansmen, everyone he cared about, were all gone overnight, not even a corpse left. Later, he lost his young wife as well. For years, he had lived in self-blame, regret, and pain, and it was inevitable that he felt more deeply.
"I'm fine. Everything will be fine with you guys here."
"Well," Lan Shiruo nodded, "Let's take a look around. It's still early before noon."
Everyone got off the car and strolled around the altar. There was nothing unusual within a mile. The altar was just like the land, charred and black, no longer as prosperous as before.
After the inspection, he took out tables, chairs, benches, offerings, incense, candles and paper beside the altar, preparing to worship. Since he was already here, it was impossible for him to do nothing. After all, tens of thousands of people, relatives and ancestors of the Lan and Ao tribes were buried here.
The other friends just lit a stick of incense and stood aside, leaving the space for the family of three.
All the animals were crawling on the side, even the vines appeared with small sprouts, lying on the ground, as if they felt a powerful pressure from the depths of their souls, making them unconsciously surrender and awed.
The four black panthers were very familiar with this feeling. They had felt it before when they stepped into the tribe’s territory, and after arriving here, the feeling was more obvious than ever before.
The family of three did not notice anything unusual about the animals. Ao Chengyi followed the sacrificial procedures in his memory and went through them together. He did not remember the sacrificial words, but just said what he wanted to say based on his heart, and then asked Lan Shiruo and Xiao Lebao to say a few words to the ancestors.
Then offer wine, insert incense and burn incense.
"Respectfully presented by the unworthy descendants Ao Chengyi (Lan Shiruo and Ao Feile)."
Lebao remembered what his parents taught him, and the three of them spoke in unison and kowtowed three times respectfully.
"Buzz"
A subtle shock wave spread from the altar to the entire tribe, leaving no trace wherever it went, but everyone felt a fleeting warmth that cleansed their bodies and minds.
Then, on the altar, beams of sunlight fell from the sky, covering the entire altar and the dark earth, making the distinction between black and white.
Everyone held their breath, feeling the scene before them was truly dreamlike. It was as if they had left their planet and appeared on a continent filled with magical colors.
"Xiao Feifei." Lebao cheered and ran forward.
Lan Shiruo and Ao Chengyi hesitated for a moment and gave up trying to stop them. They did not realize the crisis.
The snow-white Pegasus flapped its wings and slowly descended.
The little friend clearly saw that the distant mountains were undulating with waves of trees, but here, there was not a trace of wind.
"Is it twelve o'clock? Is the strange wind caused by Pegasus?" Miaomiao exclaimed.
The little friend didn't say anything, but his expression clearly showed that they thought so too.
"Whims!" the Pegasus neighed and slowly descended, just like a god descending from heaven, making everyone feel that all this was a dream.
I pinched myself secretly and tears welled up in my eyes because of the pain.
Le Bao didn't think it was a dream. He was the only one who clearly felt that Pegasus really existed. "Little Feifei, I found you."
The little fat boy was not even as tall as the horse's legs, and it was very difficult for him to look up his fat head.
The Pegasus retracted its wings, bent its legs and lay down, rubbing its big head against the little fat boy, "Neigh, neigh," little master, I finally waited for you.
Waited for two whole lifetimes.
"Haha." Little Lebao stretched out his chubby hands and hugged the horse's head. "Thank you, Xiao Feifei, for waiting for me. Xiao Feifei, I will take you to meet your parents, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, and the beasts."
"Wheeze" Pegasus used its wings to wrap around the fat body, carried it on its back, stood up, and walked to Lan Shiruo and Ao Chengyi. The horse rubbed its head against them, "Wheeze, whistle," Hello, masters.
Lan Shiruo and Ao Chengyi really liked Pegasus and patted the horse's head. "Hello, little Feifei, nice to meet you. We will be a family from now on."
Pegasus nodded, they have always been a family.
(End of this chapter)
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