After coaxing her for a while, Ying Yiyi finally cheered up.
Ying Tai didn't ask any more questions, and he and Ying Yiyi started eating, taking turns eating.
Before long, the two of them finished a large plate of meat.
Ying Yiyi let out a burp, "Brother, I feel a little sleepy."
Ying Tai affectionately pinched her nose, "Didn't you sleep well last night? If you're sleepy, take a nap here with your brother."
Ying Yiyi wanted to say that she slept very well last night, but her eyelids were drooping, she yawned, and then fell asleep with her head on Ying Tai's lap.
...
Under the tree.
A blue eagle orc jumped down from the tree hole and ran to the clan elder.
"Chieftain, you are truly a genius! Those two beastmen are unconscious; it looks like they've eaten all the meat."
Upon hearing this, the clan elder's wrinkles creased together in a smile.
Anyone who dares to act wildly on his territory is no match for the Beast King.
We're going to die here anyway!
Then the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain will be his too. If any beastmen are dissatisfied, they can all be sacrificed to the Feather God.
“Go and call Eagle Tailai. Carry these three orcs to the sacrificial pit. Then tell the shaman that the offerings are ready and ask her to prepare a new sacrifice immediately.”
His subordinates immediately carried out the order.
Soon an orc ran over.
"Chieftain, we haven't seen Ying Tai all day. We don't know where he went."
"Did Eagle Tai's tree hollow call out?"
"I called him from outside, but he shouldn't be in the tree hole. I called for a long time but he didn't come out."
The clan elder frowned in displeasure. "What's going on? Didn't I tell him to stay in the tribe and be ready for any arrangements? Why did he leave the tribe at this time?"
If Eagle Tai can't be found in the tribe, then we'll have to go outside.
With Ying Tai absent, the clan elder merely uttered a few curses before turning to instruct his subordinates to carry out their tasks.
After all, the sacrificial ceremony is an important event and cannot be delayed.
Before long, several Azure Eagle Beastmen arrived and carried Su Tang, Hu Shen, and Da Qing away.
Soon, news spread throughout the tribe that the sacrificial rites would be resumed.
Many orcs gathered again outside the sinkhole.
The orcs' faces were numb, as if sacrifices were commonplace, and they wouldn't object even if their family members became the next offering.
Some orcs were even whispering among themselves:
"These two orcs are really ungrateful, interrupting our ritual. Now look what's happened, they're going to have to offer sacrifices to the Feather God."
"Serves them right. Can they bear the consequences of the Feather God's anger?"
“The sacrifice is a major event for the tribe. If the shaman hadn’t said that we must offer that beast in order to appease the Feather God’s anger, I would have sent my cub instead.”
The wizard told the orcs that the orcs who were sacrificed would go to the Feather God, receive the Feather God's baptism, and be reborn as beasts.
Ying Liuer stood among the beastmen, her face turning pale with anxiety as she looked at Su Tang and the other two being carried into the sinkhole.
Didn't she already remind them?
How did I still get infected!
What are we going to do now? Are we just going to watch them get eaten by the strange bird...?
Yingliu was extremely anxious.
A nearby orc noticed her expression and asked:
"Liu'er, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm fine."
Ying Liu'er shook her head and withdrew from the group of beastmen.
Then, from who knows where, he obtained two sharp bone knives and a small stone jar, which he carefully hid inside the large animal hide on his body.
She gritted her teeth; if all else failed, she would have to do it herself.
She was determined to protect that fool for her father's sake!
Outside the sinkhole.
The orcs gathered in greater numbers.
The wizard returned to the edge of the sinkhole, muttering incoherently while rolling his eyes and performing a ritualistic dance.
A blue eagle orc jumped down with a bone knife and slashed Hu Shen and Da Qing twice.
Blood immediately flowed onto the tree stump beneath him.
The Azure Eagle Beastman hesitated to make a move on Su Tang because she was beautiful and had fair skin.
From above came the wizard's aged voice urging, "Come up quickly, light the fire, and invite the Feather God!"
The Azure Eagle Beastman quickly stepped forward and released Su Tang.
Anyway, once the Feather God arrives, she's going to be eaten by him.
A circle of wood was placed around the tree stump, lit, and it quickly burst into flames.
The flames flickered and swayed wildly in the wind.
All the orcs held their breath, their expressions filled with utmost reverence.
After an unknown amount of time, a sharp, piercing cry came from the sky.
The next second.
The wizard knelt down with a thud, kowtowing in the direction the sound came from, and chanting incantations.
"The Feather God has descended upon our tribe. We beseech the Feather God to accept the offerings and bless our Azure Eagle tribe with favorable weather and abundant harvests..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the clan elder led all the orcs to kneel down in unison.
For a moment, all the orcs lowered their heads, not daring to even look up.
Soon, a massive figure descended into the sinkhole.
Ying Liu'er was not afraid. She was among the orcs, her eyes fixed on the strange bird in the sinkhole.
Just as she had described, the bird had nine hideous heads, one of which was oozing blood as if a head had been severed.
The nine-headed bird was completely unaware.
The flames inside the sinkhole seemed unable to burn it; instead, they extinguished a lot of burning wood.
The light made its feathers, which were as sharp as knives, appear incredibly red.
The nine heads looked around at the orcs, then raised their heads and let out a piercing scream, which terrified all the orcs, making them tremble and dare not look up again.
Su Tang lay in the scorching sinkhole, feeling as if she were in a furnace.
Even with her eyes closed, she could still clearly feel the shadow cast by the nine-headed bird when it landed.
One of the heads even breathed on her face.
She peeked through a crack in her eyes and saw a pointed red head staring at her with scarlet beady eyes.
Behind one head were several other heads coiled together like snakes.
It's just like the monster described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Su Tang tensed up immediately. Could this nine-headed bird really have eaten her?
But the next second.
She could clearly see obvious disgust in those bright red eyes.
She was rejected by the nine-headed bird!
Su Tang: "..." This is the first time in her life that she has been disliked by a monster.
After one of the heads finished calling out, Ying Liuer lowered her head and moved closer to Su Tang.
Sweat beaded on her forehead, and she unconsciously gripped the bone knife tighter.
The nine-headed bird only sheds tears after eating the offerings, but this female is also a good beast.
If I stop him, the idiot won't wake up. But if I don't stop him, and he finds out that his family gave him his life, will he hate me?
After all, when she was younger and more naive, she had secretly hated Aunt Yinghong for a while.
Just as Ying Liuer was hesitating.
The largest head of the nine-headed bird suddenly raised high and turned to look at a certain spot in the tribe.
"Coo coo coo..."
It suddenly let out a strange cry, its voice seemingly tinged with excitement.
Its huge wings flapped, shaking off several feathers, and it suddenly flew away.
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