A few people looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in colorful clothes with a look of grief standing in an inconspicuous place in the crowd.
It's not strange that the man is standing there, nor is it strange that he is standing there in colorful clothes. What's strange is that the man's hands are tied behind his back and his body is tied up.
The most bizarre thing was that there was a huge stone tied to his feet.
All the people present were silent.
If we consider the background of metaphysical culture, we will think that the man with stones tied to his feet is a sacrifice, thrown into the river as a sacrifice to the river god, in order to pray for good weather in the coming year.
But the problem is that in today's civilized society, using humans as sacrifices is very strange and even unimaginable.
Li Songtian thought for a moment and guessed, "Could this be some kind of acrobatic performance?
You've probably seen that kind of escape magic trick, where a person is tied up with long chains and thrown into a water tank, and then after a while, they mysteriously emerge from another place."
Everyone guessed and talked about a lot of random things, but they still couldn't figure out what the river god festival in this county was all about. However, they always felt that something was wrong.
"It's started." Xia Yiqian looked at the altar and saw someone bringing the tied-up man to the stage, and gave a timely reminder.
The discussion among the people immediately stopped, and everyone looked towards the altar.
The man in colorful clothes was surrounded by a group of men, women, young and old, and climbed onto the high altar.
At this time, on the altar, there was a serious old man wearing a gray Zhongshan suit. He looked very prestigious in the county. He stood with his hands behind his back and began to speak seriously.
“I, Li Tianqi, the head of the Li clan, am praying to the river god on behalf of the entire clan.
Pray for the rainstorm to stop, so that all people can be saved; God will be merciful and grant rain to wet the land; all living things will be saved, the rain will stop and the water will dry up; may the weather be favorable and the country be peaceful and the people be safe..."
Several people stood in the audience listening to the Li clan leader's speech. Li Songtian said, "The sacrificial speech does seem quite realistic."
Huang Yangyang muttered softly, "Just search online, there are plenty of them now.
But this old man is quite sincere. He was able to write such a long paragraph without any script."
It was smoother than when he was memorizing his lines, and he seemed to be putting a lot of effort into it.
At first, they were watching the fun from the outermost area, but before they knew it, they squeezed to the front row.
By the time the old man finished speaking the sacrificial words, several people had already successfully squeezed into the first row.
The other people in the county were good-tempered and did not get angry because they squeezed to the front row. They were still waiting to watch the sacrificial ceremony in a lively manner.
The head of the Li family lifted his eyelids and glanced at them, then calmly withdrew his gaze, speaking non-stop, "I am now offering the 132nd generation grandson of the Li family, Li Taiping, to the river god for his protection!"
As Team Leader Li Jia finished his last sentence, the man who was tied up and wearing colorful clothes, looking like a pheasant, was pushed directly into the river by several strong men. There was a "bang!" sound, and then there was no sound.
Everyone in the production crew of "The Mysterious World of Heaven and Earth" was waiting to see what would happen next, just like they were watching a show. Then they watched helplessly as those people started to light incense and kowtow. They waited for several minutes but there was no further scene of the man being thrown into the river.
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Zhao Xun was silent for a moment, wondering, "Why hasn't that man come out yet?"
Li Songtian: "Will he swim to another place before leaving?
Since this is a river god sacrifice, even Yan can’t leave immediately…”
He stopped talking halfway and looked at the incense in those people's hands in disbelief. The green smoke went straight up without any bend.
He said uncertainly, "Is this... is there really something collecting sacrifices?"
Except for a gangster named Huang Yangyang, the other people all had some knowledge of metaphysics. When they saw this scene, their faces suddenly changed.
Taoist Xuanyi was the first to rush out with a grim expression, running towards the river, "There's an evil spirit causing trouble, hurry up and save them!!!"
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