The village chief didn't know when he put on a ridiculous dark red cloak. He patrolled around the square platform and then waved to the sky!
The lake-blue flowers slowly fell on the open space in front of Tian Bao.
The villagers burst into applause and cheered.
The cloud observes people's expressions - the ones showing obsession and yearning may be villagers, or they may be disguised players, but the ones with frowning and inquiring faces must be players.
Just as people were waiting in line, her sleeve was pulled.
Yun Tuan looked up at Jing Yu and nodded.
Then he changed direction in the crowd and slowly approached the room where the villagers had just approached.
"In the cloth bags they are holding, I suspect they are players."
Yun Tuan said softly, but her brows were furrowed. She didn't understand why Jing Yu asked Jing He to explore the way first.
Jing He and others are noisy, have average motor skills, and are not meticulous enough in their work. Wouldn't being the first to scare off the enemy?
"The village chief and several people who held the ceremony should have understood the villagers' wishes in advance, and then used pulleys and transparent fishing lines to send things to the Sifang Platform."
Jing Yu pulled the uneasy girl over and gave a rare explanation, "He's very lucky. You don't have to worry about alerting him."
Can this person read minds?
The clouds stopped, pay attention to the movement in the house.
Squeak——
The wooden door is opened.
A blood-stained lake blue silk flower headdress was kicked to the side.
The strong smell of blood came through the crack in the door, but it quickly dissipated. The excited crowd around the square stage did not notice the change.
The door closes again.
Yun Tuan's limbs were cold and her scalp was numb, but she still stood behind Jing Yu. Under her wide sleeves, she squeezed the bracelet she made last night, hoping it would have the corresponding effect.
A very light whistle came from the next room.
Jing Yu stopped waiting and sneaked in with Yun Tuan behind.
Inside the house, Jing Hexin pointed at the small window he found, "You can see the next door from here."
A man dressed as a villager fell to the ground unconscious.
Jing Yu picked up the silver needle for acupuncture that fell aside and without hesitation plunged it into the villager's temple!
The silver needle penetrated completely and almost no blood spilled out.
Yun Tuan turned her eyes away and tried not to pay attention as much as possible. Instead, she focused on watching the movement in the next room. She paid great attention to the angle and used the bunker nearby to hide herself.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but the moment Jing Yu started doing it, her embroidered bracelet seemed to have warmed up.
There are many wooden stakes next door, two horizontally and vertically, forming a cross.
The five people were tied up with hemp ropes, their heads hanging down, and they were in a coma.
Three villagers, about 1.5 meters tall, were holding beige rice paper and removing things one by one according to the list. After each item was completed, they used a knife to make a cut on the unconscious man's right arm to mark it.
The blood seeped into the clothes and fell to the ground drop by drop under the influence of gravity.
The number of cuts was different for each person, but the scars were all deep enough to show the bones.
When a list is over, the villagers will directly plunge the steel knife into the opponent's chest! Then pull it out without hesitation!
Even when the warm liquid splashed on my face, there was no hesitation.
The other person is responsible for sharpening the knife and moistening it with strong wine, which makes him feel like an executioner on the execution platform in ancient times.
The things that were taken down were put into a hanging basket in order, and the fishing line moved, and the hanging basket also entered another room.
Yun Tuan covered his mouth and even breathed carefully so that they could not be discovered.
But...
What is this room used for?
Soon, a basket with a list was delivered.
The ink on it is still wet, and it contains what the villagers want for the second round.
She saw her description above - a young steward of Tian Bao's troupe, a pair of gray and white shoes.
Fortunately, that wish was at the end of the list, so Yun Tuan folded the paper, tore it off and destroyed it.
During the Fire Festival, how many wishes can each person have?
Jing Yu saw Yun Tuan's small movements and calmly looked away. He sat on the square table and used an extra silver needle to move a square device with a calm expression.
Jing He excitedly took the basket and placed the list on the window platform in order, temporarily pretending to be a villager.
Each one of them is quite calm.
Yun Tuan lowered his head and found that the note in his hand had turned blank.
Under her gaze, the scraps of paper slowly turned into ashes and disappeared without a trace!
"Awesome, are you a magician?" Jing He saw it and his hands were a little itchy, so he tore off a strip, but the rice paper did not change at all in his hand.
Yun Tuan took off the peach blossom bracelet on his left wrist and tore off another piece. This time, the words on the list did not disappear.
Bring it up again, hold it, and the note instantly turns to ashes!
"Where did you get this bracelet? Do you sell it in the store?" Jinghe was jealous, but he was too embarrassed to snatch something from the little girl's hand.
After all, the opponent is still the key to clearing the game.
"I embroidered it myself."
Yun Tuan took out another two from his pocket, one for each of the two brothers.
The fabric is rough, but the embroidery on it is extremely fine, with nine pink and white peach blossoms forming a circle, which is particularly lifelike.
Jinghe looked at his brother's bracelet, then at his own, and muttered: "This is differential treatment, why does mine look so sloppy..."
The petals have two fewer gradient colors, and the embroidery threads are not arranged so densely, making it delicate but a bit lazy.
Yun Tuan's eyes were wandering and his expression was serious, "It was too late last night, so you were just a little sloppy. Try again."
Jinghe nodded and gave it a try.
But the ink stains disappeared along with the paper. His eyes widened, the ends of his eyes were slightly red, and the corners of his mouth raised crazily.
"Oh, I became a magician!"
……
Before the fire-burning ceremony ended, they did not have a proper chance to save people, but they also destroyed many lists to prevent those people from being caught.
From the villagers' chat, Yun Tuan learned that the foreigner who made the most wishes would be given to the paper god as a sacrifice. The remaining two per household would be used for reproduction.
It seems that people who are of no use value will become something in the end.
The villagers did not discuss it in detail.
Walking on the path back to the inn, Jing He was still turning the cloth ring and marveled, "You are too fierce, how could you think of doing this? Does it mean that the more peach blossoms, the stronger the ability?"
Yun Tuan was annoyed all the way and explained helplessly: "More is not better. In Chinese culture, ten is a full number. When it is full, it overflows. When it reaches its peak, it must decline, so be careful with it. And nine is a single digit.
The largest one among them, nine is regarded as the number of anode in the Book of Changes, which is beneficial to the living."
"Then why is it a peach blossom? The flower language of nine flowers... let me think about it, does it mean permanent possession? Xiaoyun Tuan, are you taking the opportunity to confess your love to me? It's okay, I'm so handsome and considerate,
I will never embarrass you."
Cloud:...
He is so smart and confident.
Her fists are hard.
"Because the curtains and bedsides in several rooms of the store are all embroidered with hollow peach blossoms." Jing Yu frowned, raised his hand and flicked Jing He's head.