Chapter 504 Looking for Tea
Not to mention how Gao Qing and Bai Gan were fighting or showing off their bodies in the back, the high priest and Lin Yu in the front had already quickly returned to the temple.
The temple is located in the center of the Eighteen Villages, and the Eighteen Villages guard the temple like stars surrounding the moon.
The geographical location is correct, but today's temples and high priests have lost this advantageous position.
Compared with the prosperity of other villages, the temple is visited only during important festivals in southern Xinjiang by other villages, and sacrificial activities are held under the auspices of the high priest.
At other times, the temple was deserted, with only the high priest and a few priestesses serving the high priest and the gods.
This pattern is exactly the same as the northern grasslands.
Although the temple is deserted, this side of the temple is the most luxurious in terms of buildings. After all, it was glorious in the past and is now the place where sacrificial activities are carried out. If this place is not well built, the activities cannot be carried out.
Lin Yun still played the role of a curious baby. When he arrived at the temple, he asked as soon as he landed, "Excuse me, high priest, which god do you worship?"
The high priest did not shy away from answering this question, but he did not preach the power and glory of the gods like a fanatical believer. He just said in a normal way: "The god we worship is called Nüluo. Nüluo is the ancestor of all people in Southern Xinjiang. She taught people how to raise poisons, identify medicinal herbs, and cultivate spiritual animals and livestock. After her death, she became a god and was worshipped by her descendants for generations."
Lin Yun heard a lot of information from the high priest's emotionless voice.
The most important thing is the idea of a human becoming a god. This is also the first time that Lin Yun has heard of a human becoming a god in this world.
The previous statement was that God is God and man is man, the two are not of the same kind, and there is no such thing as man becoming God.
When Lin Yun read novels before, there were also people who accepted the concept of becoming a god through worship. The earliest one should be seen in Journey to the West. Among the four major methods of magic, movement, and tranquility mentioned by Bodhi Patriarch, there was the idea of becoming a god through worship. After that, with the popularity of online novels, Lin Yun had no idea how many times he had seen the idea of becoming a god through worship.
But what the high priest said was that one would accept incense and offerings after becoming a god, not that one would become a god only after accepting incense and offerings.
"How did Nu Luo become a deity? Is there any record of it?"
"I don't know about that. If you could go back tens of thousands of years, maybe you could ask Nu Luo."
The high priest called the god's name directly without any reservations, so Lin Yun smiled and said, "Going back in time is probably something that even gods can't do. If I had the ability to turn back time, I would have become a god long ago."
Lin Yun also complained casually. In fact, turning back time is the dream of many people, whether they are ordinary people or monks.
People will always experience some regrettable things in their lives. Therefore, many people want to go back to a certain point in time and start over again.
If time could go back, this god would be invincible.
The high priest didn't pay attention to Lin Yun's jokes and led Lin Yun into the temple.
In the main hall of the temple, there were ten priestesses standing on both sides. The five on the left wore black clothes, and the five on the right wore white clothes. The five on the left were short, and the five on the right were tall.
This unique clothing style and height combination makes people feel extremely weird.
The witches all had their faces covered and stood there like wooden sculptures. If it weren't for the light in their eyes, Lin Yun would have suspected that they were ten finely carved wooden figures.
If that's the case, then I'd like to make one too.
As you walk into the temple hall, you will see statues of gods. This is not the first time that Lin Yun has seen statues of gods. The statues of Qingnv, Wuchang and Qianqian are all very special.
Qingnv is extremely beautiful, Wuchang is extremely weird, Qianqian is extremely scary, and this Nüluo can only be described as extremely ordinary.
Her dress is not much different from that of today's girls in southern Xinjiang. Although the statue's appearance is good-looking, it is just ordinary good-looking, with nothing special about it.
The pose that Nüluo is in is holding a bamboo basket in her left hand and a herb in her right hand. This statue shows Nüluo's contribution to education.
Lin Yu bowed to show respect. She did not worship this kind of deity, but when she arrived at someone else's temple, she would always greet them politely.
Lin Yu also learned her lesson. The last time she worshipped at the Dragon King Temple, it caused the temple to crack. It might be because her White Tiger fate was more noble and the Dragon King could not bear it. She also didn't know whether this little god from southern Xinjiang could bear it. Lin Yu could only show her respect.
Lin Yun followed suit, but nothing special happened.
Although this statue is worshipped by the people of southern Xinjiang, perhaps because the authority of the high priest has been lost over the years and the faith of the believers is not so pure anymore, Lin Yun did not feel any special power from this statue.
There is no harm without comparison. After seeing the statues of other gods, when I look at that of Nu Luo, I always feel that she looks so miserable.
Is this because Nu Luo is a human who became a god?
With this doubt in mind, Lin Yun followed the high priest out of the temple and to the backyard.
This is a very quiet corridor. The railings are made of bamboo and the environment is really nice.
After asking the two to sit down, the high priest ordered, "Serve tea."
The witches who followed came out one on the left and one on the right, like mechanical puppets, bringing tea sets and placing cups.
Lin Yun picked up the small cup and played with it for a while, then suddenly asked, "Has the high priest been to Central Plains?"
The high priest paused for a few seconds before answering this question: "I have been there, what's the matter?"
"Nothing, just a little unexpected. People in Southern Xinjiang probably don't have the habit of drinking tea. I guess the high priest must have been to the Central Plains and is more familiar with the culture of the Central Plains, right?"
"You are right. I do admire the culture of the Central Plains, so I built this pavilion and bought some tea sets. It is just right for entertaining the two distinguished guests from the Central Plains."
The high priest's answer was very appropriate and there was no flaw in it, but Lin Yun's suspicion was not dispelled at all.
At this time, the tall witch in white poured Lin Yun a cup of tea.
Lin Yun always felt that she was a little familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
The only thing exposed was a pair of eyes, and they were numb. I don't know if it was because the witch had practiced some strange secret method.
Lin Yun didn't want to act too rashly. He watched the witch leave with the plate before he picked up the teacup and took a sip of water.
It was at this moment that he suddenly felt his index finger getting slightly hot.
Lin Yun tapped the teacup with his index finger, making a dull sound.
The high priest and Lin Yu both looked at Lin Yun. Knocking on the cup while drinking tea is like knocking on the bowl while eating, which is very impolite behavior.
"Is the guest dissatisfied with the tea?"
"No, I just didn't see any tea leaves, so I looked for them in the cup."
High Priest: “…”
There is no tea, but you insist on looking for it. Are you looking for trouble?
(End of this chapter)
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