Chapter 16: The Couple Ceremony will be held tomorrow
"Don't you plan to offer sacrifices and pray first?" Long Chen looked puzzled.
The priest replied seriously: "I need to take a bath and change my clothes first." He said that this is the basic rule of the sacrificial ceremony.
Long Chen wanted to say that it was unnecessary, but then he changed his mind and realized that if the priest was not allowed to go back to bathe and change clothes, he would definitely not be willing to perform the sacrifice.
Half an hour later, the priest finished his bath and changed into a long, tattered animal skin garment that was stitched together, making him look a little funny.
The priest slowly walked towards the altar located in the center of the activity square.
He first placed the guji beast meat carefully on the stone table of the altar, and then began to dance.
Although the priest had been questioned by Langli in front of many orcs before, the orcs attached great importance to and respected every sacrificial activity.
At this moment, the altar was already crowded with orcs who came to watch and pray.
However, Langli and Langer were not among these people.
"The phoenix flowers haven't bloomed yet, why are the priests starting the sacrificial ceremony now?" The curious orcs couldn't help but whisper to the other orcs around them.
After hearing the question, another orc replied: "It seems that it was to help the wandering orc ask whether the Dragon God can come earlier."
"The phoenix flowers haven't even bloomed yet, Lord Dragon God will definitely not arrive early! How could the Lord Priest agree to such an unreasonable request? Isn't he ashamed?" An orc who witnessed the entire process of Langli questioning the priest said, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Didn't you see the offerings on the altar? That's gushing beast meat!" another orc reminded in a low voice.
You must know that the offerings used in sacrifices must be the most tender, juicy meat.
Once the sacrificial ceremony is over, these precious offerings will all belong to the priest personally.
Therefore, everyone would take it for granted that the reason why the priest would do such a shameful thing as offering sacrifices and praying even though he knew he could not communicate with the Dragon God was entirely for that tempting piece of beast meat!
For a moment, the orcs looked at the priests with contempt, and their original respect and trust for the priests also decreased.
At this time, the priest has completed his mysterious and solemn "Great God" dance.
However, he was standing on the stage and had no idea that people below were whispering and talking about him.
The priest knelt on the ground with his legs bent, his hands stretched out with his palms facing inward, and asked devoutly: "Great Dragon God! Please come in advance!"
The surroundings were quiet and peaceful, and there was no response at all.
Just as everyone was about to laugh at him, the priest suddenly recalled what Long Chen had said to him before he went on stage.
So, he took a deep breath and spoke again: "The believer Long Chen hopes to become Ange's partner, and begs Lord Dragon God to come and bless them." Long Chen told him that he must express his wishes and demands clearly, only in this way can the Dragon God come.
Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, the originally calm weather suddenly became stormy.
A gust of wind blew past, accompanied by a dragon's roar. White clouds floated from the horizon and quickly gathered together to form a lifelike, majestic dragon.
The giant dragon hovered in the air, as if showing the world its unparalleled majesty and power.
Everyone was deeply shocked by the spectacular sight before them, staring at the giant dragon in the sky in amazement.
In just a moment, the giant dragon took off and quickly disappeared into the clouds, without a trace.
Then, Long Chen's voice reached the priest's ears: "I will descend here tomorrow."
Hearing this, the priest was stunned for a moment, then tears welled up in his eyes. He murmured excitedly: "The Dragon God responded to me, I really summoned the Dragon God!"
Then, he turned his head and looked at Long Chen and Chu Ange in the audience with excitement, and shouted in a trembling voice: "You are the chosen couple. The Dragon God will protect you. You two must be together and never separate for the rest of your lives! You must be tied to death, you must be tied to death!"
This priest is indeed wise, Long Chen is very satisfied, he took Chu Ange's hand and said: "The Dragon God has blessed us."
Then he turned to the priest and asked, "So when are we going to have the couple ceremony?"
"The Dragon God told me that he will come to our tribe tomorrow, and we will hold the Dragon God Festival tomorrow." The priest was so excited that he almost jumped up.
For many years, he had been longing for a response from the Dragon God, but never got what he wanted.
Now, the Dragon God actually responded to his call so hugely and clearly, which undoubtedly made him ecstatic.
For a long time, the feeling of frustration of begging but not getting a response had been lingering in the priest's heart, making him feel depressed.
However, at this moment, this depression was finally released, and he experienced an unprecedented sense of pride.
Langli and Langer, who had disappeared before the sacrificial prayer began, were approaching the poinciana tree quietly and silently. In their hands, they held a bamboo tube filled with black iron-armored rootworms.
The ironclad rootworm is a type of insect that feeds on the roots of trees. In just three months, they can devour the roots of an entire tree.
Lang Li guessed that Long Chen would definitely choose to be a couple with Ange on the day of the Dragon God Festival. He just needed to make all the phoenix flowers suddenly wither and die when they were a couple, which would surely cause panic among the people.
At that time, he would let Wolf Two come forward and announce that it must be Ange's behavior of forming a partnership with the stray orcs that angered the Dragon God, causing the Dragon God to be unwilling to descend to bless the tribe.
As a result, their bonding ceremony will not be completed.
From now on, no one would be willing to marry An Ge.
He just needed to propose at this time that Ange become a shared wife for all the males in the tribe to satisfy the needs of the single males in the tribe during their estrus period.
This would not only punish Ange, but also calm the Dragon God.
And he just wanted to be the first to enjoy Ange.
Thinking of this, Langli couldn't help but reveal a sly smile.
At that time, even if Chu Ange and Shi Yuan were extremely reluctant, the facts could not be changed.
The tribesmen will force them to accept all these arrangements.
Lang Li was secretly pleased with himself, and his plans went smoothly.
Just as he was about to place the rootworms at the roots of the Poinciana tree, a deafening dragon roar came from afar.
The sudden loud noise made Langli panic. He fell to the ground with a thud, looking at the dragon shadow that flashed across the sky with horror on his face.
"Dragon... The Dragon God is angry! Chief, what should we do?" Wolf Two was so frightened that he lost the root-eating worm in his hand without knowing when. He just fled in a panic.
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