I am a beast! [interstellar]

The mysterious midnight ceremony was not held in Bean Town, and they walked through the town to the mountains.

The surrounding area of ​​Dou Town is almost flat land, except for a few small hills in the east, surrounded by walls, which are said to belong to private land, because I don’t know who the owner is, and the place is a bit far away, Tu Shanjiu has never entered Pass.

Now it seems that this place should belong to the public, because the direction the mayor leads the team is there.

No other lighting equipment was used, and everyone participating in the event carried a torch - in the past, everyone used real torches, but now, they use electronic torches, which are slightly dim and swaying in the wind. The orange light looks like a burning flame at first glance, but it is actually a lighting effect.

However, at this time, these torches can still control the atmosphere of the scene. The people on the road gradually became quiet, and their laughing expressions also restrained, bringing a kind of solemnity.

Tu Shanjiu took Jody far behind the team. For the convenience of leading people, he changed back to the original shape and became a little bigger, so that Jody could sit on his back and fly with him.

Even in summer, the high altitude at night is cold, but Jody can't feel the cold of the night wind at all. He lies in the soft white fur, and he just feels warm, especially the kind that seems to be covered by Tu Shanjiu. The sense of security surrounded even made him drowsy.

Not knowing that the little boy on his back was looking happy and excited to roll around in his fur, Tu Shanjiu looked down from the air and found that besides this team from the town, there were other teams coming from all directions. However, unlike the team in the town, the people who came from various farms took a suspension vehicle and got off the vehicle and walked after reaching the foot of the mountain.

On the pitch-black continent, the long dragons made up of torches looked particularly spectacular. They slowly gathered together, and finally made all the teams into one, almost invisible at a glance.

It was hard to believe that so many people could gather in such a few hills, but when Tu Shanjiu took a closer look, he found that the team was shortening, and the leading mayor and others disappeared into the night.

Tu Shanjiu's expression changed, Nine Tails flicked behind him, and he jumped up from the tail of the team with a few jumps.

I just saw that after the whole team went up the mountain, they didn't reach the top of the mountain, but entered a cave halfway up the mountain.

The entrance of the cave was only two meters wide, and a large black iron gate was installed on the entrance, which was not conspicuous at all in the night, so it was no wonder he hadn't noticed it before.

Tu Shanjiu led Jody into the cave, sticking to the top of the cave wall. Those who were walking in felt a gust of wind sweeping around them. She looked up into the sky suspiciously, but saw nothing.

Her boyfriend who came with her asked, "What's wrong?"

"It always feels like something just passed?"

The boyfriend said with a smile: "There are so many people here who have things in the past, so they can't find it? Don't be suspicious, it must be windy, go in quickly."

The road in this cave was unexpectedly long. Tu Shanjiu flew over people's heads with his little cub, and followed the road all the way down. After a while, the eyes suddenly opened up.

It turned out to be a huge stalactite cave at the bottom, and the stalactite pillars grew wantonly, but in response to the sentence "Some are like jade pillars vertically from the top to the ground, some are like rain clouds hanging upside down in the sky, and some are like white waves surging, surging into the sky." , It’s really spectacular and a spectacle.”

What's even better is that these stalactites are rare in color, red, yellow, blue, green, purple, black and white are like a rainbow, and under the illumination of the lights, they form a grotesque and colorful world.

The stalactites in this hole alone are worth the price of admission.

All the people who entered here for the first time gave out admiration. Even the well-informed Tu Shanjiu felt that this cave was really beautiful. Jody on his back touched a small hand that was about to move, and carefully touched something beside him. A rose-purple stalactite column.

"Don't break it." Tu Shanjiu warned in a low voice. The stalactites look hard but are fragile. A little force can damage them, especially the strength of the little boy, and it is troublesome to not control one.

Jody obediently withdrew his hand, and quietly lay on his back and stroked Mao Mao.

Tu Shanjiu gave him a tail to touch, and continued to look for the dean and the others through the stalactite pillars.

At last he saw them on the altar.

The altar is set in the center of the cave, the base is made of stone, and there is a statue in the middle. The statue is a galloping horse with a strange coat color, a white head, tiger-like stripes on its body, and long hair behind it. It has a red tail.

And this is what they worshiped when they held the ceremony.

Tourists held up their cameras to take pictures of this lifelike statue. They were asked to stay under the altar and not approach it, but this did not affect their curiosity about the statue. The Douxing people just did not allow them to touch the statue. And going to the altar, other than that, there are no restrictions. Tu Shanjiu even saw someone prepare a small drone in advance, and manipulated it to approach the shooting on the spot, but this was not stopped.

At this time, the mayor is turning into a tour guide, introducing the story of this strange beast on the stage.

It is said that this is behind the existence in ancient legends on Douxing. When it appears, it will sing and bring happiness and hope to people. If they can see it and hear its singing, they will welcome them soon. A new life comes, so from ancient times to the present, Douxing people will worship this beast at a specific time.

The Douxing people call it "Singing Beast".

God's singing beast, isn't this Lu Shu?

The Shan Hai Jing said: "There is a beast in the mountain of Fuyang. Its shape is like a horse with a white head. Its writing is like a tiger with a red tail. Its sound is like a ballad. Its name is Lushu, and it is suitable for descendants to wear."

This kind of strange beast is not very powerful, but they have precedents in the human world, so Tu Shanjiu has no doubt that the Lu Shu here is not the kind he knows. It is very likely that Lu Shu fell into Douxing by chance a long time ago. The Douxing people ran into each other, so they left such a legend.

However, in a place like the Star Alliance, where a bounded gate is about to be destroyed, Tu Shanjiu was surprised that Dou Xing was not destroyed.

When Tu Shanjiu saw the statue of Lu Shu, he knew why the people here worshiped it.

Lu Shu has no other abilities, but the fact that "wearing his fur, his descendants are like clouds" is definitely an ability that makes them ecstatic.

After seeing what is being worshiped here, Tu Shanjiu lost his previous curiosity. Lu Shu is no longer there, and there is only one statue here, so worshiping will naturally have no effect.

It's not about worshiping a totem god like him.

Having said that, Tu Shanjiu still lowered his height and got closer to the front of the statue to look at it.

After getting closer, he discovered that there was a stone groove on the ground in front of the statue, and some milky white liquid was condensed in the stone groove, and there was a faint aura in the liquid.

Tu Shanjiu thought he felt wrong, and avoided the mayor and others standing by the stone trough and approached the stone trough. After approaching, he confirmed that there was indeed a spiritual energy in the liquid.

When Tu Shanjiu was staring at the liquid in the stone trough, a drop of liquid happened to fall into it, causing a wave of fluctuation.

The introduction of the mayor also made it here.

It turned out that these liquids fell from the stalactites on the top of the stone sculpture. Although the liquid seemed undrinkable, it was actually very good for the body.

This is even proven by scientific tests.

And because the formation of this liquid is extremely slow, the stone trough can only be filled every three years, so this worship ceremony is set to be once every three years, and after they worship the singing beast, the people who participate in the worship will be divided into three groups. to some of this stone milk.

Hearing his introduction, Tu Shanjiu suddenly thought of a kind of heavenly material and earth treasure—Wannian stone milk. Treasures like Wannian stone milk are extremely rare in the world of mountains and seas. Even he has only heard of it before. Unseen level.

This should be the same thing as Wannian stone milk, but the year and effect are not so magical.

But with the aura he felt from it, it is indeed possible to improve the health of ordinary people.

The people who participated in the worship entered the cave one after another and gathered around the altar. After everyone arrived, the mayor led them to start the worship ceremony.

This process is actually very simple. The offering made of the best beans harvested this year was placed in front of the stone statue. Everyone kept quiet and listened to the mayor singing an ancient folk song in front of the stone statue in a high-spirited tone. It's the Douxing people's own language, but the tune is an imitation of Lu Shu's cry. The general content is to pray for the singing beast to bless their marriage and happy children.

After the ballad was sung, everyone bowed at the request of the mayor—it seemed that they had to kneel before, but now this step has been simplified to bowing with the changes of the times.

After the ceremony, it is the highlight of the day - selling stone milk.

Yes, these stone milks are not free, and the Douxing people are not stupid. They know that it is a good thing and give it away for free. They sell it to tourists for [-] star coins per drop. The price is a bit high, but It is also within the acceptable range of people. Everyone has a feeling that they have to spend more money when they arrive at the scenic spot. Many people queue up to buy after thinking about it.

Stone milk can't leave the stone tank for too long, otherwise the energy inside will disappear, so these people take it on the spot.

Of course, because the weight of a drop of stone milk is too small, the Douxing people mixed it into white water for tourists to drink. I don’t know if it’s an illusion. Suddenly there was a surge of heat in the body, and the whole person became energetic.

Compared with tourists who need to spend money to buy stone milk, Douxing people get it for free, and it is different from the way tourists drink it in plain water. They drink it with this green drink.

Some tourists were dissatisfied on the spot and asked why they drank it differently. The stone milk seller explained: "That is a special kind of tea here. It is made by mixing several kinds of grass leaves. It tastes very bitter. It used to be After the ceremony, we mixed this drink with stone milk, but after it was opened to the public, many people could not accept the taste, so we changed it to plain water. Now only local people drink it like this. If you If you want to taste it, I can pour you a glass."

The dissatisfied tourists looked at the Douxing people whose expressions changed after drinking their drinks, and silently closed their mouths.

But Tu Shanjiu's gaze was attracted by those green tea drinks.

He smelled a familiar fragrance, among those mixed green grass fragrances.

The author says:

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!