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Qin Fang had been living in the mountains for quite some time now. He had slowly gotten used to the customs of the mountain people and knew what taboos they had.
A sacrificial ceremony like this was the grandest event in the mountains. Just the preparation alone took a long time. Every sacrifice had to be screened over and over again before it could be completely confirmed.
Especially since the ceremony was for the future of the tribe, it was very important. Everything was done with the ceremony as the most important thing. Nothing else could be affected.
In other words, if anyone dared to disrupt the ceremony, they would become the enemy of everyone in the tribe. They would definitely be attacked together.
"Don't worry, Auntie Song. I know what to do …"
Qin Fang nodded. Although it was bloody, it was the hope of everyone in the tribe. He was just an outsider and had no way to stop it.
He could only be a bystander and witness the whole process of the ceremony … …
Qin Fang and the others were just passing by the tribe and were planning to stay the night. They would leave the mountains tomorrow morning and step into the outside world. Therefore, when they arrived, the sky was gradually getting dark. The entire ceremony was coming to an end. Only the blood sacrifice was left.
In the middle of the tribe, there was a tall platform. It was covered with fresh flowers and green grass. The decoration was quite beautiful.
A very young girl was sitting there, naked from head to toe. Under the setting sun, a gentle breeze blew, bringing a boundless chill, making her seem very uncomfortable. Her hands couldn't help but tightly protect her body, covering a few important parts.
However, her face was very calm and even had a considerable amount of joy. It seemed that she was very happy and looking forward to what was going to happen next.
"Qin Fang, why does she look so happy?"
Qin Fang and the others came to watch the ceremony. Wen Yan and Tang Xin were also beside them. However, when they learned about the blood sacrifice, Wen Yan still did not understand and asked.
Blood sacrifice meant sacrificing one's young life. This girl was very beautiful and very young. She was only sixteen years old. Although she had reached the age of marriage and childbirth in the mountains, she was only a middle school student outside the mountains.
But in front of him, this young life was going to be lost for the so-called sacrifice. It was really a pity …
"What's wrong with that?"
Qin Fang was left speechless. Tang Xin, on the other hand, muttered in confusion, "Over the past thousand years, many seniors of the Tang Sect have sacrificed their lives in order to forge even stronger hidden weapons …"
There were many records of this in the history of the Tang Sect. As a disciple of the Tang Sect, Tang Xin naturally knew a lot about this.
Of course, only when the hidden weapon was successfully forged would the person who sacrificed it be recorded in the history of the Tang Sect. Generally speaking, the person who sacrificed the hidden weapon would be the person who made it.
As for those who failed, since they had already failed, then naturally, the hidden weapons were not successfully forged. Naturally, they did not have the qualifications, and could only slowly be submerged in the long history.
Perhaps when the later generations were preparing to forge similar or even identical hidden weapons, their names would be brought up …
This was the same as the legend of Ganjiang Moye. Almost all of the Tang Sect's top ten hidden weapons were successfully forged with the blood of the person who forged them …
"But it's just superstition …"
Wen Yan's relationship with Tang Xin was already very good. At this moment, she looked at Tang Xin with some surprise, and said with some anger on her face.
It was bad enough that superstition harmed people's minds, but now it was even harming people's lives. As a civilized person who had walked into the mountains from a civilized society, Wen Yan could not accept this scene in front of her.
"Don't worry and watch, don't say anymore …"
Qin Fang also felt pity for the young girl on the stage. She had only been in this world for a little over ten years, and she was going to lose her life in such a way. It was really too much of a pity.
However, she felt that it was very worth it, as if this was the only meaning of her life. Qin Fang and the others felt even more regretful.
This was the custom of the people in the mountains, and it was deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone in the mountains. Even Auntie Song, who had walked out of the mountains and lived outside for a few decades, was still very respectful and fearful of this when she came back.
It was not to say that she respected ghosts and gods, but more to the ignorance of the people in the mountains. Ignorant people were the scariest. There was nothing that they did not dare to do. If these people were angered, no one would have a good ending.
Qin Fang was no exception. Although he felt pity for the girl who was about to be sacrificed, there was nothing he could do … If he really wanted to save her, he was afraid that the people in the mountains who were watching would be enough to make all of them regret it, even before the people from the Tang Sect came.
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The sun gradually began to set, and only a few rays of the setting sun could be seen, decorating the entire village in a dusky yellow.
The low sound of a horn could be heard outside the village, and then a group of people seemed to be coming over from outside the village.
There were two rows of more than ten people in each row, and they were all dressed in very strange clothes. They looked like Lamas, but they did not look like Lamas. One of them carried a huge horn made of a huge horn, and was blowing it … There were also people playing gongs and drums behind them, and it looked very lively.
There was a very luxurious palanquin surrounded by dozens of people. It was carried by 16 people, and it looked very grand.
The palanquin was surrounded by curtains, and one could only vaguely see that there was a person sitting cross-legged inside, and he seemed to have a very high status.
"It's High Priest Da Lun!
High Priest Da Lun is here personally … "
Soon, someone in the village recognized the identity of this person. It was the palanquin of the High Priest with the highest status in the mountains. High Priest Da Lun was known as the messenger of the gods, and his status was even higher than Witch Doctor Ge Da's, who was a respected elder.
This High Priest Da Lun was the most powerful person in the entire mountain. Even the chiefs of the various tribes had to be respectful when they saw him. They didn't dare to disobey him at all because he represented the supreme God.
It was also because of this supreme authority that High Priest Da Lun could get almost anything he wanted in the mountains, and became the most powerful person. Any tribe in the mountains that held a sacrifice would be proud to invite High Priest Da Lun to preside over it.
Qin Fang initially thought that such a powerful person would be close to 70 years old like Witch Doctor Ge Da. However, when High Priest Da Lun alighted from the palanquin, he realized that this person looked to be in his forties. He was rather skinny, had a thin mustache, and was dressed in a white ceremonial robe. He really had the demeanor of an immortal …
However, Qin Fang felt that this High Priest Da Lun was not as selfless, holy, and righteous as his title made him out to be …
Especially his pair of slightly slender eyes. When he blinked, it always gave people a very sinister feeling, which made people feel very uncomfortable looking at him.
However, the people in the mountains did not seem to notice anything unusual. Or rather, they all lowered their heads, and did not even have the courage to look him in the eye.
Qin Fang's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately used a Detection Skill on High Priest Da Lun. He wanted to find out the background of this High Priest Da Lun.
Soon, the results of the Detection Skill came back, and shocked Qin Fang.
"Da Lun, LV1, Semi-dabbler, Evil Alignment, Specialty: Deception LV3 …"
Although Qin Fang had thought that this High Priest Da Lun was a fraud, he did not expect this fraud to be worse than he had imagined. He was actually a dabbler, or rather, a liar.
Many frauds were liars, and Qin Fang did not find that strange. However, most frauds only cheated for money and women, and would rarely kill people. However, this High Priest Da Lun was from the Evil Alignment. Qin Fang focused on his Sin Value, and could not help but gasp. "Sin Value: 3,240 Points."
A Sin Value of more than 3,000. This was the second highest Sin Value that Qin Fang had ever seen, second only to Witch Doctor Murun, who had murdered many people in the mountains to practice his Gu.
With such a high Sin Value, it meant that at least 30 people had died in his hands. He was simply a cruel executioner.
However, Qin Fang was also slightly stunned. He saw the young girl on the high platform, and thought of the blood sacrifice that was about to begin. He somewhat understood where High Priest Da Lun's Sin Value came from.
These young girls were very pure and innocent. Even if they were not from the Good Alignment, they were at least from the Neutral Alignment. Killing such a young girl would definitely increase one's Sin Value by 100 points.
High Priest Da Lun had been operating in the mountains for so many years, and he had done more than one or two blood sacrifices. Hence, it was understandable that his hands were stained with the blood of so many people. It was not particularly strange for him to have a Sin Value of more than 3,000.
Although this made sense, and gave Qin Fang a reasonable explanation, for some reason, Qin Fang still felt that there was a huge problem with this High Priest Da Lun …
At the very least, this High Priest was actually a dabbler, and a liar whose specialty was Deception LV3. There had to be something fishy about this.
(To be continued.
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