But it's different here at Ayun's place!
So he nodded, “Since it is an ancient Miao custom, how can I, as a Miao man, not follow it?”
"Thank you, King Miao."
Since we are following this ancient Miao custom, we must make the marriage certificate tonight.
However, the name on this marriage certificate is neither Mu Chen nor Mu Achen.
Instead, he had to follow the Miao king's etiquette and use a Miao name: Li Chen.
Among the Miao people, every Miao person with Miao ancestry has both a Han Chinese name and a Miao Chinese name.
The Miao people also have Miao surnames and Han surnames, and the names they give their children will be different.
Miao name is a serial naming system.
This means it uses a unique naming system that combines parent and child names.
This approach has an architecture.
The basic structure is child name + parent name.
For example, if Achen's Miao name is Lichen, then Ayun's child in the future will have to be named XLi.
Furthermore, after Achen becomes the Miao King, some information about the Miao people will be classified as secret and sealed away.
In other words, once the information is sealed, no Miao person may mention it again.
Those who violate this rule will be punished according to the highest Miao punishment in ancient Miao rituals.
At that time, powerful figures such as wizards, sorcerers, and magicians will appear.
Therefore, the status of the Miao King is self-evident.
This explains why Guibei Lingnu was so furious when the clan chief of Heiwu Village disregarded the ancient Miao etiquette.
Removing the chief of the village is the lightest punishment one can receive.
If Achen were to become the Miao King and the clan elder were to pull this stunt again, the High Priest would surely order his arrest, and his entire lineage would suffer the most severe blow.
This is also why Ah Chen couldn't protect his clansman.
Because he didn't want to see Uncle Agan and Azhuang get implicated.
Ancient Miao rituals have always existed!
It will only become more and more mysterious as time goes by.
…
Ah Chen then asked the high priests, "Besides this, are there any others?"
The high priests said:
"The rest are just for discussion; the final decision rests with you, the future Miao King."
"Firstly, there's the matter of your succession, and secondly—"
"Should western Hubei replace Hainan Island as one of the five major Miao regions?"
"There's one last thing, and it's very important--"
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