As the sun gradually rose, the outsiders who had received the invitation began to arrive.
"Leader Panther, you're here so early!"
Huo Meng, wearing his best animal skin clothes, stood at the entrance of the south gate of the vine wall and greeted the pangolin who was riding a giant turtle towards him.
The pangolin jumped down from the giant mountain turtle's north mountain and laughed, "Hahaha, today is the big day of the Teng tribe's sacrifice, so of course we have to come early."
"Come on, let's go in together."
The two of them walked into the Teng tribe with their arms around each other's shoulders and grinning.
Soon, the leaders of the Giant Claw Tribe and the Thorny Fly Tribe also arrived one after another, and each of them was dressed very formally.
Even the Rabbit Tribe, which was far away, came over. In the past few years, the Rabbit Tribe obtained a large amount of supplies from the Vine Tribe through trade, and their lives have improved. The relationship between the two sides is quite good.
As the sun rose higher, the entire Teng tribe began to become more and more lively, and everyone was nervously and busy preparing for the upcoming grand sacrificial ceremony.
In front of the altar, Jiang Xuan checked the offerings and asked Nan Xing, "Has the fleet not returned yet?"
Nan Xing shook his head and said, "No news yet."
Jiang Xuan frowned slightly: "It's such an important day, they can't be absent, send someone to the sentry post to keep an eye on the movement over the river."
"yes!"
Nanxing immediately found two soldiers and asked them to stand on the highest sentry post by the river, keeping an eye out for any boats returning.
After a while, Fengcao hurried over and whispered to Jiang Xuan about the various information he had obtained today.
Thorn Vine, as the exclusive intelligence agency of the Vine Tribe, is like the eyes of the Vine Tribe, always observing the various movements around it for the tribe.
It can be said that the thorn vine played an indelible role in the rise of the vine tribe.
After Fengcao finished his report, Jiang Xuan said, "Today is the grand sacrifice. Let's ask those members of the Thornvine team who can be trusted to come and participate."
"Wha...what..."
Fengcao raised his head in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief.
Although the Thorn Vine has made many contributions to the tribe, due to the special nature of their identities, they must never be exposed and it is impossible for them to participate in grand activities such as sacrifices.
Jiang Xuan patted Fengcao's shoulder and said, "It's ok to be wronged at other times, but today is such an important day, I can't continue to wrong you. I said that the tribe will not forget everyone who has made contributions."
Fengcao was excited at first, but then calmed down again: "I thank the leader on behalf of all the members of the Thorn Vine, but... there are so many people in the high sacrifice, if they participate, won't their identities be exposed?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will ask the vine god to create a separate place for you. You can participate there, and no one else can see you."
"Thank you, Chief. I will go tell them the good news."
At this point, Fengcao was finally relieved. She wiped her moist eyes and immediately turned around to inform the members of the Thorn Vine team.
A smile also appeared on Jiang Xuan's lips, and he continued to walk to the next place.
At noon, the sun rose to the middle of the sky and the great sacrifice was about to begin, but the fleet had not returned yet.
"What happened? Didn't we notify them in advance? Logically, they should have arrived by now. Did something unexpected happen?"
Jiang Xuan stood by the river, feeling a little anxious because he didn't want the soldiers of the fleet to miss such an important occasion.
Nan Xing consoled him, "Chief, maybe they were just delayed on the way and will be here soon."
"I hope so."
Jiang Xuan walked around the riverbank twice and said, "You continue to send people to keep an eye on it. If there is any situation, report to me immediately."
"yes!"
Nanxing personally climbed up to the sentry post on the river bank and watched the movements downstream of the Feiyu River.
…
At noon, at the altar.
In order to hold grand sacrifices, the altar of the Teng tribe has been rebuilt. The altar now has nine floors and is several dozen meters high. It is a truly huge building.
The clay used on the altar is also different from usual, it is dyed into five colors with mineral pigments.
In fact, Jiang Xuan originally wanted to use natural five-color soil, but the natural five-color soil is distributed very scatteredly, and collection and transportation alone is a big problem, so in the end Jiang Xuan could only settle for the second best and choose to use pigments to dye ordinary loess into five-color soil.
The nine-story five-color altar is painted with totem patterns of the Teng tribe, as well as various ferocious birds and beasts, flowers, birds, insects and fish, making it look mysterious and solemn.
In front of the five-colored altar, people from various tribes who came to watch the ceremony were already in place. The tribesmen of the Teng tribe also stood in a large black mass, which seemed endless.
The rows of offerings piled up like mountains looked very shocking.
Such a large number of offerings were enough for a small tribe to survive the winter, but the Teng tribe took them all out at once for sacrifice, which was really extravagant.
Every member of the Teng tribe holds their head high and is proud of the tribe's wealth.
When those outside the tribe saw this scene, they gained a new understanding of the strength of the Teng tribe and their eyes showed envy.
Behind the five-colored altar, the members of the Thorn Vine team also came over wearing their best clothes.
Because of their special identities, Fujin created a thick fog for them. People outside the fog could not see them, and they could only see each other's vague shadows.
Even so, the members of the Thorn Vine team were very satisfied.
Due to their status as people who cannot be seen in public, many people originally thought that they would never have the chance to participate in tribal sacrifices in their entire lives. Now that they can participate in such an important sacrifice, it is already very good. What else can they ask for?
Everyone was ready, but the fleet still didn't return.
In front of the altar, Chishao, who was dressed in her best clothes, looked at the sun and whispered to Jiang Xuan anxiously, "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, and the vine god has awakened. We can't wait any longer."
Jiang Xuan looked towards the Feiyu River unwillingly, and finally said helplessly: "Okay, then... let's start."
Chishao nodded, then walked to the front of the altar, bowed deeply to the sacred vine, and chanted: "Please reveal your true appearance and accept the tribesmen's sacrifice."
“Buzz!”
The silent divine vine slowly moved, and bright green divine light penetrated the fog, and the fog covering the divine vine quickly dissipated.
“Huff…”
A gust of wind blew, and the huge divine vine as big as a mountain revealed its true form.
It is so huge that although it is a vine, it stands like a towering tree, and all its branches and leaves are crystal clear, like emerald.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
After the fog dissipated, giant dragonflies flew up one after another. They were up to six meters long and very large. The sound of their wings vibrating was like that of a helicopter propeller.
Dozens of giant dragonflies flew up and down around the sacred vine, and the scene was very shocking.
All the members of the Teng tribe bowed down, their eyes filled with fanatical worship.
Many of the tribesmen from other tribes saw the true form of the Vine God for the first time, and everyone was deeply shocked. They looked at this divine vine that seemed to reach the sky with awe, and then quickly lowered their heads, fearing that the divine vine would consider them disrespectful.
Chishao bowed again: "Please ask the Vine God to close the gates around the tribe."
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh…”
Huge vines flew towards the vine wall surrounding the tribe and merged into it.
Then, all the vines came to life. The vines near the gate grew and intertwined quickly, sealing the gate bit by bit.
It's not just the vine wall on the ground, the same goes for the vine wall on the river. Those vines quickly intertwine, completely blocking the river channel, and only the river water can flow through the gaps.
However, just when the vine wall on the river surface was halfway closed, a loud eagle cry suddenly sounded in the sky.
"Cry..."
A huge black eagle flew towards the Teng tribe at a very fast speed.
In front of the altar, Jiang Xuan said excitedly: "It's the old witch's giant eagle, the fleet is back!"
He hurried to the front of the altar and shouted to Shen Teng: "Shen Teng, please wait a moment, don't block the river, let the fleet in."
The huge divine vine shook slightly, and then the vines that were half intertwined on the river channel slowly retracted, opening the river channel.
“Woo woo…”
Soon, horns sounded on the river, and large ships slowly appeared.
“We’re back!”
On the deck of the first large ship, Jingjie looked at the huge divine vine that was as big as a mountain, knelt down excitedly, opened his arms and shouted continuously.
“We’re back!”
All the warriors on board the great ship cried out, for they were afraid that they had missed the great sacrificial ceremony.
The old witch was also standing on the bow. He looked at the condition of the divine vine and grinned, "It's not bad. The grand sacrifice should not have officially started yet. There's still time."
“Wuwuwu…”
The horn sounded again, and the fleet passed through the bridge hole under the vine wall and sailed into the tribe one by one.
Those warriors had washed their bodies on the way and put on their best animal skins. When the ship docked, they could run directly to the altar and participate in the sacrifice.
Thanks to the book friend "Su Mo 6666" for the reward.
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