Linyuan Army's farewell to children
The altar was built high to begin with, and one could see the situation below clearly from the height. Xie Ci looked away and sneered at the harsh accusations of the high priest. A charlatan was ordering priests around?
He looked nonchalant, but his clenched fists betrayed him. Xie Yuan, who was standing next to him, noticed it and gave him a questioning look, but he just shook his head to indicate that nothing was wrong.
"What nonsense are you talking about?! If General Xie hadn't brought the priests here, you and I would still be working like slaves for Gulou! Don't believe everything you hear. If General Xie hadn't taken the lead, would I have been able to find my cousin so quickly?"
"That's right, Brother Youfu, don't waste your breath on these people. The priest hasn't spoken yet. Let's just listen to what the priest says. I don't believe it!"
The two voices seemed particularly abrupt in the crowd, and even sounded familiar, which made Xie Ci subconsciously look for the source. Sure enough, he found two men arguing with others in the crowded crowd. They were Li Youfu and Li Yougui, the young man who asked him to find his relatives in Changle Village. In his arms was Xiaohe, the girl who gave Xie Ci flowers at that time.
The little girl originally wanted to come and pay her respects to the general brother and the high priest who had helped them many times, but she ended up hearing people saying bad things about him. She got so angry that she puffed up her cheeks and made faces at the group of people.
Xie Ci saw this scene and couldn't help but laugh. He thought that he was just a child, but his clenched fists had quietly loosened without him noticing when.
After what the Li brothers said, some people quickly came to their senses and refuted the believers' words. The two sides were in a stalemate, and public opinion was not as one-sided as the high priest had expected. The ceremonial officers kneeling behind him obviously did not expect this situation. They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
The high priest himself was much calmer. He was sure that the priest would stand on his side. After all, one was a believer who was respectful and humble to them, and the other was an evil ghost who always had a sour face and ordered them around. Isn't it obvious who he would choose? It was only a matter of time before Xie Ci fell from power.
He was calculating in his mind as he glanced at Chen Kan, the governor of Gaoting, who was in a lower position, with his narrowed rat eyes. This old fellow was quite shrewd. He had been very attentive to him at first, but when the incident with the priest came up, he was not sure who the priest was backing, so he came here in a hurry to observe. Humph, he couldn't even figure out such things. He was the high priest, so the priest would naturally stand on his side!
The high priest withdrew his gaze unhappily, raised his hand to straighten the hair crown that had been crooked by the salute, held his head high, and waited quietly for the praise that belonged to him, secretly gloating over Xie Ci's failure.
Several scorching gazes as if they had entities fell on Tong Zhenzhen who was sitting in the first seat. Her social phobia came back. Her toes, which were tightly clasped to the ground, bent at a right angle. She couldn't even hold the smile on her lips. Cold sweat oozed from her temples. She staggered to her feet with the secret support of Chen Miao.
Tong Zhenzhen took a deep breath, and couldn't help laughing when she thought about the direction of the next script. Her steps became lighter, and she announced to everyone loudly:
"We obey the will of heaven and specially bring this sacred red flower as a reward to those who have truly made contributions."
She deliberately emphasized the word "real", which immediately whetted the appetite of the two groups of people below. They stared at the little red flower in Tong Zhenzhen's hand without blinking.
The little red flower was exchanged from Ma Chengyun’s mall. It was a kindergarten-specific version, so rough that it had frayed edges, but it was regarded as a sacred object by everyone and revered.
The high priest watched the little red flower representing the divine authority getting closer and closer to him, and he couldn't help but get excited. He puffed out his chest, waiting for Tong Zhenzhen to give it to him. There was an almost crazy desire in his eyes, and he was already planning how to use the priest to seek more fame and fortune for himself.
But to his surprise, Tong Zhenzhen walked lightly, turned lightly beside him, and actually changed direction and went to the lower level!
The corners of the high priest's mouth were frozen in place, neither up nor down, and the expression on his whole face was extremely distorted. This wonderful change of expression was naturally photographed by the college students who were eager to watch the fun and posted to the group. Some even added the expression "eating shit" to it and made it into an emoticon package for everyone to appreciate.
Tong Zhenzhen tried hard to hold back the laughter that was about to burst out, lowered the corners of her mouth, walked to Xie Ci's side, pinned the little red flower on his chest, and stood on tiptoe to touch his head lovingly:
"Well done kid, God will remember your contribution!"
Xie Ci was forced to lower his head because of her rubbing, his hair was a little messy, and he felt extremely embarrassed to be treated like a child in front of everyone, but he couldn't get angry. He could only glare at Tong Zhenzhen with a red face, but he couldn't help but touch the little red flower on his chest with care.
It seemed that this was the first time in all these years that someone, other than his parents, praised him like this.
[British College-Staying in the British Empire]:
Although, the Eastern gods don't seem to speak like this, it sounds like dubbing
【Chinese-The Only True God】:
It doesn't matter!
Tong Zhenzhen replied in the group, and did not stop her from distributing the little red flowers to Xie Yuan, Lin Shizhu and others behind her, and also touched their heads to take advantage of them.
【Acknowledgement】：
You dare to chat in front of so many people? Pay attention! @【Chinese-The Only True God】
Tong Zhenzhen met Xie Ci's threatening eyes, pouted, and was forced to exit the group chat, thinking that sooner or later she would kick you out of the group. She put on a serious expression again, turned around and said sternly to the distraught high priest:
"High Priest, do you feel that this altar is particularly empty and you have to try your best to get everyone's attention? How dare you speak nonsense, spread rumors, and frame the heroes in front of the priests! In my opinion, you are the one who should be severely punished!"
The high priest was stunned by the shouting. After he came to his senses, he realized that he had been fooled. His lips were shaking with anger, but he did not dare to disrespect the priest in front of so many people. He had to go through with the act and knelt down in fear.
Tong Zhenzhen was not vague either. She took out a sweaty soybean sticker and stuck it on the high priest's pure gold crown, saying seriously and trying not to laugh:
"This seal will remain on your head so that you will always remember your mistakes!"
“…Yes, I, I will remember the priest’s teachings!” The high priest had no choice but to swallow it, and his sweaty face with soybeans on his face was made into an emoticon of “speechless” and circulated in the group. He died socially without knowing it.
Tong Zhenzhen's move completely changed the people's attitude, and the audience was outraged:
"So this high priest was just bluffing? How dare he accuse a good man in front of the priest!"
"That's what I said. General Xie helped my husband fetch water yesterday. How could he be that kind of person?"
"Liar, charlatan! Get him off!"
All of a sudden, the people took out the rotten vegetables and rotten eggs left over from smashing Aguda and threw them at the high priest. He couldn't dodge and was hit so hard that he ran away in panic, looking extremely embarrassed. Chen Kan, who had been sitting on the stage watching the show, chuckled barely noticeably. It seemed that the winner was decided and he could completely abandon the high priest, his former boss.
This grand sacrifice ended with the high priest losing face and thanking his father to clear his name. As soon as Tong Zhenzhen followed the crowd down from the stage, she took out a handkerchief and frantically wiped the sweat from her forehead:
"Oh my god, I'm so scared. I've never seen such a big scene when I was reporting to my team!"
Xie Ci glanced at the aqua-red handkerchief in her hand, which was exactly the one he had embroidered. He felt relieved unconsciously, but he still said unforgivingly:
"How old are you? You're still a baby? You're so scared. Where did you get the courage to scold me in front of me before?"
Tong Zhenzhen put away the handkerchief tremblingly, and caught a glimpse of Xie Ci fiddling with the little red flower on his chest with his head down, and the braids hanging behind his head swayed slightly. He seemed to be in a particularly good mood, a smile broke out from his tightly pursed lips, curiosity was revealed in his dark eyes, and his fingertips tapped the red petals one by one, just like a kindergarten kid.
"What's wrong, little Xie Ci? Do you like little red flowers so much?" Tong Zhenzhen smiled and came under his eyelids, looking at his little red flower with a rather teasing look. The latter immediately put away his fingers that were fiddling with the petals as if he was burned, took several steps back, and said angrily:
"Stop calling me young! Also, Ma Chengyun said this thing is only used in kindergartens. What is a kindergarten? Are you trying to trick me again?"
"No way! I'm that kind of person!" Tong Zhenzhen took advantage of the fact that the other person didn't understand professional terms and lied with confidence.
But what she didn't expect was that the devil is always stronger than the righteous. The ancients were also constantly learning and improving. Xie Ci was already able to use the browser to search for some modern slang that he didn't understand. He simply searched directly for the meaning of kindergarten. After seeing the detailed explanation that popped up on a certain website, the anger that had been suppressed rose again:
"You still say you didn't lie to me?! What kind of policy says that red flowers are for three-year-olds!"
Tong Zhenzhen, who was exposed in front of her, looked around unnaturally, and suddenly realized that he actually knew how to use Baidu, and was shocked:
"When did you learn how to use it?!"
While calling Crispy Shark in my mind:
Shark, am I not your only little baby? Why can he use Baidu? Let the ancients use the browser, aren't you afraid that they will see something they shouldn't see?!
[Hehe, just kidding. Of course you are Shark's little darling~ (mouth area) This is not against the rules. We have deleted all the things that cannot be seen, so he can't search it.]
Tong Zhenzhen didn't have time to think about Crunchy Shark's tone. Now that she was caught lying by the real owner, she couldn't save herself. She frantically drew symbols in the air with her hands and spoke incoherently:
"Haha, General, look, you're only eighteen years old this year. You're only a senior in high school in our place, or a freshman at most. You should be able to find someone in high school or college, right? I'm already a senior who's about to graduate. You're just a younger brother in my eyes!"
"I've told you so many times not to call me younger! You can't even call me brother!" Xie Ci clenched his fists in anger, his chest rising and falling, but he still followed her instructions and read the high school and college explanations, and then he said unconvincedly:
"Since we are both students, we are the same age. Besides, you look the same age as me, so how can you be old?!"
"——Hey, kid, why are you still playing word games?" Tong Zhenzhen was confused by his bandit logic, and then she sensed something wrong, "Wait, are you praising my fair skin, beautiful face and youthful looks? Oh, that's annoying~ Your little mouth is like honey!"
She was so delighted that she held her cheeks in ecstasy, which made Xie Ci look puzzled. He didn't know what this man was doing. Unexpectedly, Tong Zhen took advantage of the situation and touched the corner of his lips without warning. Although he turned his head away quickly, the softness on his lips still froze him in place, his cheeks like a cooked shrimp.
Tong Zhenzhen was unaware of this. She took the opportunity to pinch Xie Ci's cheek while he was in a daze, and wanted to tease him. She smiled with her eyes slightly curved:
"What's wrong with calling you little brother? Boys shouldn't be so stingy. I didn't say your little..."
She glanced down with a hint of meaning, and this action completely ignited the fragile nerves of Xie Ci, an old-fashioned man. His handsome face flushed, even to the corners of his eyes. His eyes were filled with shame and grievance. He looked at Tong Zhenzhen like a young wife who had been teased by someone, and pointed at her angrily:
"You, you, you - how can you, a girl, say such obscene words?! And you are not allowed to call me little brother. Do you want me to call you sister?!"
"Hey, brother~" she answered loudly with a shameless face, and was satisfied to see Xie Ci jumping up and down in frustration, then ran away laughing. Xie Ci couldn't swallow this anger, and childishly chased and fought with her.
"Brother, aren't we going to thank the general? Why don't we go over?" Xiao He asked puzzledly while lying on Li Yougui's back. They had followed the Linyuan Army all the way after the sacrifice just to thank them in person, but the two adults had been standing there watching for a long time without coming forward, which really made her puzzled.
Li Yougui just smiled without saying anything and exchanged a glance with his cousin Li Youfu beside him. Children may not understand these things, but how could they, who have experienced this, not know?
"Oh, General Xie is really courageous. I was really confused before and believed those rumors! Just your courage to pursue the goddess makes me, Li Youfu, admire you!" Li Youfu squinted his eyes and smiled as he watched the two people playing in the distance, feeling deeply moved.
Li Yougui noticed that Xiao He seemed to have fallen asleep, so he turned around and lowered his voice and said:
"Alright, Brother Youfu, this is the couple's business, it's not our turn to worry about it. Let's go back first. It's not too late to come back another day. Don't disturb them!"
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