Xiaochi dragged Xiyue and ran forward excitedly.
What surprised Xiyue and made her uncomfortable was that she always felt that many eyes were falling on her.
You have to know that her appearance is now covered up. In the eyes of others, she wouldn't look strange even if she was thrown into a crowd of people. Logically, she wouldn't attract anyone's attention at all.
Moreover, she did not feel amazement from these gazes, but only a kind of inquiry, curiosity, and even envy.
But when Xiyue looked over, she found that the islanders were just smiling innocently and there was nothing unusual at all.
A hint of coldness flashed across Ji Mingyu's eyes, but his expression remained unmoved.
"Xiao Chi, Xi Yue, we are here! This location is better! Come over here quickly!"
Suddenly, I heard Qianqian's voice.
Xi Yue walked through the crowd and came to where Qianqian was, only to find that it was more lively here, people were dressed more gorgeously, and there were more than a dozen people carrying six very gorgeous sedan chairs.
On both sides of the sedan stood a man and a woman. The man was wearing a bright red wedding suit, like a groom getting married. The woman was older and also wearing bright clothes. She was waving a fan in her hand and smiling brightly.
The long team moved towards the cliff by the sea, and the men's hearty and joyful singing could be heard along the way.
Qianqian kept looking in the direction of the six sedan chairs and asked Chen Dong curiously, "What's in them?"
Chen Dong smiled and said, "That is a sacrifice to the Sea God. The man standing next to the sedan chair is the lucky one who is allowed to offer the sacrifice, and the woman next to the sedan chair is the priestess."
Seeing Qianqian's confused expression, Chen Dong explained.
It turns out that only a few people are qualified to offer sacrifices to the sea god at the annual fish festival on the island. These people are usually islanders who have made significant contributions to the island, and the sacrifices they offer are very valuable, so they are qualified to be the sacrificers.
After the sacrifice is placed on the altar, the sea god will take it away, and the sedan chair will remain in place, and the reward bestowed by the sea god to the islanders will be left in the sedan chair.
The rewards bestowed by the sea god are often very generous and tempting, so everyone wants to be the one who is qualified to offer sacrifices.
Chen Dong pointed at one of the short and fat men and said proudly, "That's my brother. He caught the snowfish with my father, so he is eligible to be the one to be sacrificed this year."
Chen Dong said this with a face full of longing and envy. He glanced at Qianqian beside him again, and the smile on his face became more honest and simple. "I will work harder in the future. I believe that when the fish festival comes next year, I will be able to become a person qualified to offer sacrifices like my elder brother."
As he was talking, Brother Chen Dong's sedan had already arrived in front of him. Brother Chen Dong even moved a little to the side of the road to greet Chen Dong.
Qianqian couldn't resist her curiosity, so she reached out and pushed aside the curtain of the sedan chair, wanting to look inside.
Suddenly, there was a shout in my ear: "What are you doing?!"
Before Qianqian could react, her body was pulled back heavily, and when she turned around, she was met with Chen Dong's ferocious and furious expression.
Qianqian was frightened. She didn't expect that Brother Chen, who had always been gentle and honest, would have such a violent side.
However, the violence was only for a moment, and Chen Dong quickly recovered his gentle appearance and explained: "The sacrifice is for the Lord of the Sea. After entering the sedan chair, mortals like us are not allowed to touch or look at it, otherwise it would be disrespectful to the Lord of the Sea, and the entire island will be punished." (To be continued)