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Because of what Qin Xiao said, Qin Jiuyuan avoided him even when holding the rabbit.

"Is this okay?" Qin Xiao asked Qin Jinyi, "Since they are all intermediate-level monsters, they still have the ability to attack, right?"

"No...it should be fine." Qin Jinyi looked at the rabbit in Qin Jiuyuan's arms and thought for a moment, "After all, she has been practicing for two years, so she should be able to beat such a cub."

Qin Jiuyuan held the rabbit in her arms and stroked it gently with her fingers: "Third brother, look how well behaved it is. Don't even think about eating it."

Then he said to Qin Jinyi: "Brother, look at it, it's so white, why not call it Xiaolan."

Qin Xiao:……?

Qin Jinyi:……?

"He's white and his name is Xiao Lan?" Qin Xiao confirmed it and when he saw Qin Jiuyuan nodded, he even doubted his own logical ability for a moment.

"It sounds nice." Qin Jinyi pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Is it because of its eyes?"

Qin Xiao then noticed that the rabbit's eyes were blue. It was a light blue, like a crystal gem.

At that moment, a pair of similar blue eyes suddenly appeared in Qin Xiao's mind, but those eyes were much more beautiful than the rabbit's, and the color was much deeper.

Qin Xiao was stunned for only a moment, then looked away, his expression unchanged.

The time spent on the trip always passed quickly. It didn't seem like long before the sky turned from golden to blood red. The setting sun was like blood, and the burning sun in the sky ignited all the clouds. The sky seemed to be burning, and the red light was everywhere.

"Let's begin." Qin Jinyi took Qin Xiao and the others to the front row and motioned for them to look at the altar.

There were people standing on both sides of the stage, circling around the person dressed as a priest in the middle. These people were topless, wearing simple and crude woven fabrics, like birds with messy feathers. The priest was half-wrapped in a feather woven skirt, his bronze skin was covered with white oil paint of varying thickness, his dark face was painted with strange patterns, and he wore a silver pendant on his head, with a red pendant hanging between his eyebrows.

The priest's eyes were wide and bright.

Qin Xiao watched them dance and his brows gradually furrowed.

While the priest was muttering some archaic and unclear sacrificial text, he picked up the butcher knife on the table and held it high.

Qin Xiao's expression became more complicated.

"What's wrong?" Qin Jinyi felt the boiling atmosphere around him and wanted to see Qin Xiao's reaction, but found his expression strange.

"...It is confirmed that the one being worshipped is Yu'er - Oh, yes." Qin Xiao looked at the statue behind him, confirmed that it was Yu'er, and then looked at Qiongqi.

But Qiongqi looked puzzled: "What's wrong with you?"

Qin Xiao: ...

"Didn't you see?" Qin Xiao looked troubled, "It seems they went through the wrong procedure in the sacrifice."

Qiongqi: "Oh, I see."

Qin Jinyi: "Oh, this is... not right?! What process did I go wrong?"

Qin Jinyi looked at Qin Xiao in surprise, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Qin Xiao scratched his head and said slowly in an uncertain voice: "The people on both sides of the altar are standing in the wrong place, the items on the stage are in disarray, only rice is left of the five grains that should be used to sacrifice Yu'er, the jade is also used incorrectly, and the chicken used for the sacrifice--"

The priest cut the chicken's neck with a knife, and blood spurted out like a fountain.

"——Bury alive, no need to kill..." Qin Xiao said, and he also became entangled, "I remember it was like this... Has it changed?"

Qin Jinyi: ...

"Yes, he also read the sacrificial text wrong." Qin Xiao looked at Qin Jinyi, "Has it always been done this way?"

Qin Jinyi: "To be honest, this is my first time here too. I've only heard about it before but never participated. After all, this festival isn't really a big one. It's a festival that's been held in Rongcheng in recent years."

"...What will be the consequences if we make a mistake?" Qin Jinyi tried to hold back, but still couldn't help asking.

"It shouldn't be a big deal..." Qin Xiao blinked, "But I see that their process seems to be a sacrifice to another god... Did they build the wrong statue?"

"Or did I remember it wrong?" Qin Xiao wondered in a low voice.

[You remembered it correctly.] Ji Meng suddenly said. [This is for the sacrifice to the pig.]

"...So the wrong statue was built." Qin Xiao nodded.

Qin Jinyi: ...

Qin Yun'an, who was stunned by what he heard, said:

"If you hadn't been more sober, how could such a serious mistake have occurred?" Qin Yun'an couldn't help but say.

"Then what has been worshipped these years..." Qin Jinyi frowned, "Some evil god?"

If what the Third Brother said was true, if these gods really existed, and if the priests had made a mistake... could it be that some evil god had deliberately wanted them to do something -

"No, He shouldn't have that brain." Qin Xiao said indifferently. After Ji Meng reminded him, he remembered who the sacrificial process was for. He had seen him before. That god was quite simple.

Qin Jinyi breathed a sigh of relief: "Then——"

"Qin Jinyi!" Suddenly, an angry shout came from the crowd, and at the same time a beam of fire rushed towards this side.

The situation happened suddenly, and the crowd in the middle couldn't help but panic. They all retreated, leaving a large open space for them.

Looking at the attacking flames, Qin Xiao instinctively wanted to attack, but Qin Yun'an grabbed his wrist.

"Don't you know the fate of evil practitioners?" Qin Yun'an reminded in a low voice.

Qin Xiao was stunned, his body relaxed, the faint black light on his hand dissipated instantly, and he nodded slightly.

The fierce flames attacked Qin Jinyi's face. Qin Jinyi raised his hand slightly, and a ball of clear water appeared out of thin air, easily extinguishing the flames.

"Huang Ningzhi?" Qin Jinyi stared at the man with red eyes and frowned, "Why are you running here to act crazy instead of staying vigil for your elder brother?"

Qin Xiao couldn't help but look at Qin Jinyi again, as if he was meeting him for the first time.

The visitor looked to be about 15 years old. He was wearing a plain white robe, a white mourning hat, and a black five-petal flower on his chest. One could tell at a glance that there had been a funeral in the family.

"Who is he?" Qin Xiao asked Qin Jinyi, "Is there a conflict?"

"A mentally retarded person..." Qin Jinyi's expression was somewhat ugly, as if he was really disgusted, and he whispered, "Take Jiu Yuan and stay away from him, don't let him get hurt--"

Before he could finish his words, several more balls of fire flew over. Qin Jinyi waved his hand, and water mist instantly rose around him, forming a long whip made of water in a few moments.

Huang Ningzhi's eyes were slightly red, with dark circles under his eyes. He looked gloomy, and his eyes were fixed on Qin Jinyi with resentment in them.

Qin Xiao looked around. Despite the loud noise, the priest on the altar did not stop. He completed the process quickly before stopping.

"Qin Jinyi, is it you?" Huang Ningzhi stared at Qin Jinyi coldly, his voice a little hoarse, "My eldest brother and you have always had a bad relationship. Now something has happened, and your Qin family is pushing the ball. Is it you who did it?"

"If your brain isn't working well, go eat more walnuts." Qin Jinyi said bluntly, "Your elder brother died from that demon beast. What does it have to do with me? Even a mad dog should have a limit when biting people. If you say so, what about the Lin family?"

Qin Xiao couldn't help but glance at Qiongqi.

"What's wrong?" Qiongqi was completely unaware and even glanced at him strangely.

Qin Xiao: "...No, nothing."

Looking at the fight between the two, it seemed that Qin Jinyi should be fine. Qin Xiao grabbed Qin Jiuyuan who was about to rush over with one hand and threw her to Qin Yun'an.

"He doesn't need your help." Qin Xiao said to the nervous Qin Jiuyuan, "Just staying here honestly is already helping."

Qin Jiuyuan lowered his head in disappointment after hearing this: "Third brother, am I very weak?"

"I've never fought you, how would I know?"

Qin Xiao didn't have a very delicate mind. There were too many people here, and Qin Jinyi didn't want to hurt innocent people, so he flew away in a flash.

Looking at the two people who disappeared into the night, Qin Xiao looked at the priest on the stage again, was stunned for a while, and suddenly asked: "Gulusuo... (Is this how you all perform sacrifices?)"

The priest was stunned, looked at him with surprise, and said nothing.

Qin Xiao waited for a moment, but didn't hear a response. He looked at the priest's clear and puzzled mouth and guessed in his heart: "Don't you know what I'm talking about?"

“……” The priest obviously understood this sentence. He was silent for a moment and slowly turned his head.

Qin Xiao: ...

"...Then do you know that the sacrifice was wrong?" Qin Xiao asked tentatively.

The priest's eyes instantly turned into one of horror and disbelief.

"How is this possible? We have been doing this for more than ten years, how could we get such basic things wrong? Don't talk nonsense, kid!" A burly man behind the priest couldn't help but stepped forward and shouted angrily.

Qin Xiao glanced around and saw that many people had turned their attention here again. He nodded calmly, apologized, took a few steps back, and blended into the crowd.

Let’s go find Qin Jinyi.

Qin Xiao looked around, trying to find the two people.

The priest looked at the child who was leaving against the crowd with a serious expression, as if he was thinking about something.

"Priest, priest?" The person next to him called him tentatively, and then he slowly came back to his senses and looked at the burly man who had just scolded him.

The priest said nothing, finished reading the final sacrificial text, and the sacrifice ended.

Qin Xiao had just squeezed out of the crowd when Qiongqi had already transformed into a cat and was lying on his shoulder, wagging its tail lazily.

"Why are you walking so fast?" Qin Yun'an's voice came from behind him. Turning around, he saw Qin Yun'an walking towards him with Qin Jiuyuan in one hand.

"It took me a long time to squeeze through." Qin Yun'an wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and said to Qin Xiao, "You don't want to watch anymore? It seems there's more behind."

"There's nothing worth seeing." Qin Xiao turned his head away, his expression indifferent, "There are so many people, I don't want to squeeze in."

Qin Yun'an nodded: "Then you want to go find your brother?"

"Yeah." Qin Xiao touched his neck and nodded, "I'm a little worried."

"I want to go too." Qin Jiuyuan volunteered.

"You stay here with him." Qin Xiao glanced at her. "You were just held hostage this morning. Don't you remember your mistakes?"

After hearing this, Qin Jiuyuan lowered her head, looking lost.

"Don't be so fierce." Qin Yun'an looked at the dejected Qin Jiuyuan and said to Qin Xiao, "This is not what she wants to suffer."

Qin Xiao glanced at him and said nothing.

"You want to find me?"

A sound suddenly exploded behind him. Qin Xiao turned his head and saw Qin Jinyi standing behind him with a bag of food.

"The night market is still open. If you're hungry, you can go buy something." Qin Jinyi met Qin Xiao's gaze and smiled at him.

"Second brother." Qin Jiuyuan stretched out her hand to him. Qin Yun'an put her on the ground and watched her run towards Qin Jinyi.

"Are you okay?" Qin Jiuyuan threw herself into Qin Jinyi's arms and looked at him with concern.

"Of course it's okay." Qin Jinyi smiled and explained to Qin Xiao, "His father is nearby."

Qin Xiao understood, nodded, and said nothing.

"Aren't you going to watch it?" Qin Jinyi looked at the crowded altar and asked, "I thought you would finish watching it there."

"There's nothing to see." Qin Xiao said in a calm voice.

"Then..." Qin Jinyi was about to say something when a dazzling light suddenly appeared in his peripheral vision.

Qin Jinyi couldn't help but squint his eyes and look towards the light source. The horizon was suddenly filled with rays of light, and countless rays of light spread out in all directions. For a moment, it was like the rising sun, shining brightly and dazzlingly.

"…What is that?" Qin Jinyi squinted his eyes and looked at the sea, trying to see who was coming.

At the same time, Qiongqi opened his eyes and looked at the sea impatiently, with disgust clearly written in his eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken..." Qin Xiao turned his head to look at the direction of the altar. The people over there were obviously attracted by the light and looked towards the sea.

"Yu'er." Qiongqi's tone was somewhat disdainful.

"He's still so flashy."

The light gradually became visible, and a green snake poked its head out from the light. The green snake spit out a red core, and its black vertical pupils stared coldly at the astonished crowd on the beach.

Then, a thin hand stretched out from the light, and the green snake with its head exposed was wrapped around this arm, and its thick body was coiled all the way to its shoulder. The appearance of the person who came was revealed in the light, with a slightly open collar revealing a lean bronze chest, a few red threads wrapped around his slightly long nails, and a green circle on each ankle with clear meridians, which seemed to be made of polished jade.

A person walked out of the light, with a few loose and slightly transparent green ribbons tied around his waist, and a gauze skirt on his lower body, which looked light and fluttery, and in fact it was, half of his thighs were exposed when the wind blew. This person was floating in the air with his toes pointing downwards, holding a snake in each hand, and tilting his head to look at the altar.

It is exactly the same as the statue behind the altar.

"god?"

"Are you kidding? How can there really be a God?"

Although there were many people coming to watch the sacrifice, most of them just came to watch the fun. In fact, they still didn't believe in the existence of such a thing. Now, when they suddenly saw Yu'er's appearance, they were shocked and began to question.

"And it looks exactly like the statue..."

"Isn't this a fake?"

"That's too much."

Yu'er ignored the crowd's discussions and flashed to the altar. With his eyelids half closed and a cold expression on his angular face, he glanced at the priest with a calm look.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he turned his head to look at Qiongqi who was far away from the crowd.

But he only glanced at it once, then looked away and looked at the excited priest.

"..." Yu'er looked at the priest who was so excited that he was about to kneel down. He was silent for a moment, then hesitantly said, "You are offering sacrifice to me... right?"

"...Ah?" The priest who was about to burst into tears was stunned by his question.

Yu'er looked at the statue, then at the things on the altar, and then at the priest, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

"..."

Yu'er looked at the people in the audience, seemed to be concerned about something, and directly sent a message to the priest.

【What's wrong with the memorial?】

Priest: ...

Yu'er frowned slightly, seeming very disappointed.

[I thought someone was finally willing to offer sacrifice to me. ]

Yu Er sighed and turned his head.

[Change the statue, isn’t this a sacrifice to the pig…]

Yu'er sighed again and looked at the priest, seeming extremely disappointed.

The priest was struck by lightning and hurried forward to say something.

"How dare you pretend to be a god? This is an insult to us!" The burly man next to him spoke again, angrily.

Priest: ...

The priest gave him an indescribable look, already recalling how he had chosen him.

Yu'er glanced at the burly man without any expression, then looked at Qiongqi.

“To be honest—”

"Back off!" The priest stopped him and looked at Yu'er, "God, we——"

Before he could finish, Yu'er's figure gradually became transparent and disappeared from the spot.

Priest: ? ? !

Qiongqi patted Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao's eyes condensed, and he turned his head to report to Qin Jinyi.

"I still have some things to do, you guys go play first, I'll go home when I'm done."

After saying that, he turned and left.