Elf boy in shorts

Even though they were guests at Liu Qing's house, Liang Ren and Bi Diao still did not relax their training, making urgent preparations for the upcoming Divine Bird Festival.

Every day is busy and fulfilling, which makes Liu Qing and Liu Hong admire them.

Even though he has left his peers far behind, Liangren and his Pokémon are still strict with themselves. This hardworking spirit and attitude alone makes Liu Hong, who is his age, very ashamed.

In the blink of an eye, two days later, as soon as it dawned, the entire Yinyu City became lively.

The citizens are still preparing breakfast at home, and the early bird Pokémon is already circling and singing over Yinyu City, inviting friends and companions.

As a gathering place for bird trainers, every household in Yinyu City breeds bird Pokémon, whether it is Kanto, Chengdu, Fangyuan, Sinnoh..., all kinds of bird Pokémon appear in the sky above Yinyu City can see.

"Hey~"

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"Ouli~"

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"Biao Diao~"

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"Gah~"

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"Cuckoo~"

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"Kerry~"

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Proud Swallow, Great King Swallow, Long-winged Gull, Toucan Gull, Bi Diao, Toucan, Owl...

In this grand festival, there are no gorgeous banners, hydrogen balloons, and festive fireworks, but only the energetic figures and melodious singing of various beautiful bird Pokémon.

But even so, Yinyu City, a fresh and verdant natural city, also became playful during this festival with the forest tops rubbing against each other.

He had breakfast with Liu Hong and Liu Shi. As the president of the Bird Tamer Association, Mr. Yagyu needs to coordinate and direct today's sacred bird festival.

Liu Qing is the leader of this line of bird trainers in Yinyu City, and he and the younger generations in the clan are the main participants in today's Divine Bird Festival.

"Little Hong, beloved, when you two are ready, we will set off for the downtown square." Downstairs in the villa, Liu Hong's father, Liu Shi, shouted.

"Okay, okay~"

"Uncle Liu Shi, I'm ready too."

Taking Dumber and Leolu downstairs, Bi Diao had joined the bird Pokémon Liu Qing and Liu Hong in the early morning, and joined the "Bird Guard of Honor" in the sky.

"Okay, let's go then." Liu Shi's face was red and he looked very happy.

"My beloved, Xiao Hong, you two have to work hard for today's challenge~"

Following the Liu family's father and daughter, they got into the long car, and the three rushed towards the downtown square where the sacrificial activities were held.

Liu Shi has no talent as a trainer and is not a distinguished bird trainer. He cannot participate in many of today's sacrificial activities.

Liu Hong is a girl, her husband is an outsider, and the ancestor sacrifice of the bird trainer line, the two of them don't need to participate.

But in this grand and solemn festival, both father and daughter still wear the traditional national costumes of the bird trainer.

The Liu family was very warm and hospitable. He stayed for three days and became very close to the family.

For this reason, no matter whether he is going to do as the Romans do, or simply showing closeness and respect to the Liu family, my beloved also asked Liu Hong to help him prepare a set of traditional bird trainer costumes today.

Wearing a dark blue embroidered narrow-sleeved right-front cardigan and pleated trousers with wide trousers, he wears a black cloth hat with bird feathers on his head, and a black cloak-like ornament called a 'chawa'. On his feet are a pair of blue-faced and white-soled cloth shoes.

Usually dressed in a casual urban style, suddenly wearing such a set of thick ethnic costumes, the beloved raised his hand and looked at himself from side to side, which seemed very novel.

"Giggle~" Seeing her husband's interesting look, Liu Hong, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but giggle.

"Brother Liangren, don't look at it, you are just a walking hanger, no matter what style of clothes you wear, you look handsome." Liu Hong hugged the dumb beast, and said with a sigh.

"Really?" The beloved was a little skeptical.

As a youthful girl, Liu Hong is wearing an embroidered top with a large right front and a long white pleated skirt. The lower edge of the skirt is inlaid with multiple layers of colored fabric.

Different from Liu Shi's simple and solemn appearance in black, and her husband's heroic and handsome appearance in black, Liu Hong's outfit today is brightly colored but harmonious and beautiful, giving people a very unique charm.

The sun was getting higher and higher, and more and more citizens rushed to the central square of the city after breakfast. The closer to the central square, the greater the flow of people.

"The car can't drive, so let's go on foot." Liu Shi asked the driver to pull over, and turned to his beloved and Liu Hong who were chatting.

"Good~"

"Wow—"

The sound insulation in the limousine is very good, but the three of them opened the door and got out of the car, and all kinds of sounds rushed over in an instant.

"It's so lively!" Liu Hong approached her beloved, shouting and preaching to him.

"It's really lively." The good man picked up Riolu, who was not tall enough, turned to Liu Hong and shouted with a smile.

Some time ago, I took my Pokmon alone to experience in the rainforest. I have been a guest in the Liu Family Manor for the past two days, and the environment is very quiet and peaceful.

Suddenly being in the noisy crowd, Liangren was a little uncomfortable for a while, but in this joyful festival, everyone was full of smiles, so Liangren did not reject it.

They followed Liu Hong and his daughter to the sacrificial square, and soon approaching the sacrificial square, the trainers of the bird trainer line erected a wooden fence that strictly prohibited outsiders from approaching.

Foreign tourists carrying cameras are blocked at the outermost level. Even those who have signed up to participate in the Bird Festival Challenge are not allowed to enter at this moment.

But good people are different.

Wearing traditional ethnic costumes, with Liu Hong and his daughter beside him to clear the way, not only did he have an unimpeded path, but the young trainer responsible for maintaining order looked at the group of them with respect in their eyes, treating them like VIPs.

A group of teenagers, led by middle-aged and elderly people around them, carried out sacrificial activities, and the leader among the juniors was Liu Qing who followed Liu Sheng out early in the morning.

The square cannot be entered yet, but a high platform has been built with wood around the square for viewing, and the beloved sat down at the front of the high platform behind Liu Hong and his daughter.

looking down—

In the middle of the central square, there was a huge banyan tree, with its dense crown stretching out in the sky like a canopy. My beloved took a look and estimated that the ancient banyan tree was at least two hundred meters tall.

The trunk of Panqiu is at least as thick as seven or eight people hugging each other. The trunk is tied with Shimenawa, and the branches are tied with red cloth strips of various prayers.

"What a big ancient banyan tree." My beloved couldn't help sighing.

"Of course, this is the king of trees in Yinyu City. It is more than three thousand years old. Its huge root system has covered the entire Yinyu City. Except for the "Forest of Elders", all the banyan trees in the city are made of Descendants of the Tree King. "

"Furthermore, according to the records of the tribe, it is said that when the Divine Bird Festival celebrations were held in ancient times, the sacred bird once landed on the branch of the tree king, accepted the sacrifices of the ancestors, and celebrated the festival with the ancestors."

Liu Shi was chatting with his peers in the surrounding clan, and Liu Hong sighed when he saw his beloved, and couldn't help but explain at the side.

"The tree is more than three thousand years old and has the legendary bird rested on its branches? No wonder it is called the King of Trees." The beloved man nodded, full of admiration in his heart.

He is a time traveler, and he is very interested in everything that is full of long history in the Pokémon world.

"..."

The tourists outside the square are very noisy, and the sacrificial activities in the white marble square below are in full swing.

There were many women and children in the stands where the beloved man was. Women were not qualified to participate in the sacrificial activities, and men in the clan were not qualified if they were not bird tamers.

Seeing her husband sitting with Geng Liuhong, the two girls Miaomiao and Yuou who came with their family said hello from a distance and ran over.

There are many children playing and playing in the stands. Children who are not yet thirteen years old and do not have Pokémon on hand, regardless of gender, are currently the audience.

"..."

The Divine Bird Festival has been prepared for nearly a month before the arrival of the beloved. Through divination, it was determined that today is the festival day. The younger members of the clan entered the "Forest of Elders" and used the spirit tube to invite their ancestral spirits back.

The sacrifice officially started at nine o'clock in the morning. Under the leadership of Mr. Liu Shi as the officiant, Liu Qing and the juniors behind him started the sacrifice one by one according to the procedure.

Burning incense and paper, chanting scriptures...

During a burst of majestic spring festival music, Liu Qing and other juniors in the clan took off their shirts, were shirtless and barefoot, their bodies were doused with sesame oil, and their faces were painted with color.

First, they hold hands and form a circle, dancing sacrificial dances around the tree king, and singing carols to pray for blessings.

To worship sacred birds and ancestors, they first kneel down and worship, followed by a blessing ceremony.

After a while, the junior team left the sacrificial square carrying the spirit tube in twos.

Follow the route planned at the beginning, go around the old city, return the spirit tubes door to door to the ancestral hall, and finally return to the sacrificial square.

The sun rose higher and higher, and it was already noon when all the sacrificial ceremonies were over.

Some of the women and children who were responsible for preparing the festival food had already rolled up their sleeves and carried baskets, and set up a banquet around the sacrificial square.

All the people in the stands, no matter men, women or children, went down to the dams around the square, and sat down with the sacrificial procession. The aroma of the food spread in all directions, and the Adam's apples of the tourists outside the wooden fence could be seen rolling.

It's a pity that this is the lineage of bird tamers. Only those who are famous in the ancestral genealogy can participate in the banquet. Foreign tourists cannot participate even if they give gifts and money. However, my beloved is a guest of the Liu family, so there is no problem in eating a banquet with him.

The Divine Bird Blessing Challenge will only be held in the afternoon, and the bird Pokémon that have been flying all morning also landed amidst the whistles of their masters.

"Bi Diao, recharge your batteries, I'll see you in the afternoon~" After feeding Bi Diao the fine grains prepared in advance, the beloved glanced in the direction of the "Forest of the Elders", and said confidently.

"Beep Eagle—"

At the dam banquet, there is no red tape in the morning sacrifice. The respected old people gather together in a small circle, the dignified and prudent middle-aged people gather in a small circle, and the young and juniors who are going to participate in the challenge activities in the afternoon also gather together. Have something to talk about.

As a guest of the Liu family, Liang Ren thought that he was just here for a feast, and no one at the same table knew him except the brothers and sisters of the Liu family and Miaomiao Yuou.

However, to his surprise, he went to the table with Liu Qing and others. The other people at the table looked at him and looked at Slowpoke and Riolu in his arms, and someone actually shouted out got his name.

"Damn it, Yuan Hua~"