Including those children.
After kneeling and bowing several times, the Taoist priest took out a yellow talisman, burned it, and threw it into a bowl mixed with the blood of a hundred people. The blood burned along with the talisman's ashes.
"Please, divine son and goddess, take the divine dew—"
After chanting a few more incantations, the Taoist priest called to two children, who carried bowls and walked towards the sedan chair to help Su Muye and the little girl down.
Are you suggesting they drink it?
The moment this idea came to mind, the Taoist priest held a bowl in one hand and pinched Su Muye's chin with the other, prying open his mouth.
Drinking talismans and human blood—what kind of ritual is this?
Just as the bowl was about to be brought to Su Muye's lips, Su Deng's expression changed slightly. A dagger appeared in her hand, and she aimed it at the Taoist priest's hand, about to fly out, but a cold light appeared from nowhere and was faster than her.
With a "snap".
The dagger struck the porcelain bowl squarely, shattering it in the Taoist's hand. Thick, dark red blood, mixed with talisman ash, spilled from his hand onto the ground, some even splattering onto Su Muye's face.
The Taoist priest's expression changed drastically, and he turned around abruptly, "Who goes there?"
Su Deng paused for a moment, then put away the dagger and hid it in the withered bushes by the roadside.
"How dare someone overturn the divine dew! What audacity!"
“Boom—”
No sooner had the Taoist priest finished his angry roar than dark clouds rolled in from the sky, followed by lightning and thunder, illuminating the mountain as bright as day.
"The mountain god and the mountain spirit are both angry!"
"Mountain spirit, please calm your anger!"
The Taoist priest knelt down, trembling, and began to kowtow frantically to the statue of the mountain god. The sacrificial procession behind him followed suit, all terrified.
"Mother, look! The mountain god has appeared!"
After another thunderbolt struck, a child's innocent voice made everyone look up. They saw that a figure had appeared in the hands of the huge mountain god statue.
His tall figure stood against the wind, his dark brocade robe and long, flowing, dark green hair fluttering in the night breeze. His features were as handsome as if carved from jade, without a single flaw. His earrings, made of white pearls and dark green feathers, swayed gently, exuding an air of supreme nobility and elegance.
With his hands behind his back, his narrow phoenix eyes were as black as an abyss, and he looked down at the crowd below with an air of disdain for heaven and earth, as ethereal and otherworldly as a god descending to earth.
"The mountain god has appeared!"
"The mountain god has appeared!"
After a moment of stunned silence, the people began to kowtow frantically in excitement.
Su Deng stared at the figure, her pupils involuntarily contracting.
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