There was a small window in the secret room, which was originally closed, but after the villagers left, a group of black, crow-shaped birds came in from there.
The birds seemed to be hungry. As soon as they were put in, they stared at Yu Jin, circling twice, swooping towards his location, standing on the tree trunk behind him, trying to bite his body.
Yu Jin's body lit up with flames, scorching the tree trunk and the flock of birds.
The flock of birds was frightened and flew up screaming, but because the small window was closed, they could only helplessly hit the window glass.
Yu Jin's hands and feet were tied to the tree with ordinary hemp ropes. Before the tree was completely burned, the ropes on his wrists and ankles were burned first, and his body fell involuntarily.
He quickly grabbed the branches behind him to prevent the sudden fall from bringing too strong a shock to his body.
But the burning branches could not easily bear the weight of an adult man, and soon the branches made a cracking sound, and he could only jump down on the trunk.
A gust of wind gently supported his body, wrapping him to the ground smoothly.
Yu Jin lowered his eyes. The doors and windows of the secret room were closed, and there was no reason for such a sudden gust of wind.
There was nothing flammable except the tree in the secret room. When the tree burned to ashes, the fire was extinguished.
The smoke in the secret room was more unbearable than the flames. The bird that was still alive and kicking hit the glass to no avail, and finally fell weakly to the ground.
The ground around Yu Jin was covered with black bird corpses.
This is the ceremony of the first day, the sacrifice is to the sky, the sacrifice will be tied to a tree, and it will be eaten alive by the hungry birds. In terms of form, it looks like a special funeral ceremony in some areas.
Yu Jin finally knew why Yu Cheng said that most of the sacrifices in the past would not survive the last day. Ordinary people, let alone a flock of birds, were tied to a tree overnight, and they were basically half-dead.
But it was all tolerable for him. It's just that he hasn't eaten for almost a day now, he's exhausted, but he still has to stay in the same place all night.
In the secret room, only these birds can barely count as ingredients. He picked up a bird, looked at the feathers all over his body, and felt that he had no choice but to put it back.
He went to the door and started trying to break the door out. It's just that this door, like the wall of the secret room, is made of stone, and there are several locks on the outside. When he breaks the door so that he can barely pass, it is estimated that it will not be until the next morning.
The small window can be easily broken, but the position is too high and the window is too small for him to climb out.
The ceiling of the secret room was too high for him to reach, and the walls were all solid stone, with no secret doors or traps.
He might actually be here all night.
There was a sudden sound from the small window above his head. He saw that the window seemed to be unable to withstand the night wind and opened it by himself.
There was no figure in sight at the window, but an apple fell and fell lightly into his hand.
Then another orange fell in the same way. The speed of the fall was very fast at first. When it fell into his hand, it seemed to pause on purpose, and was gently placed in his palm by the other hand.
After a while, a handful of candies shook from the window and fell into his arms, none of which fell out.
The window was closed. Yu Jin took candies and fruits and sat down in the corner of the secret room.
The surface of the apple is slightly wrinkled, and it appears to have been sitting for a while. Yu Jin looked at his ashes, still quietly put down the apple and peeled off the orange to satisfy his hunger.
The oranges are also ripe and shriveled, but sweet. After eating the oranges, he managed to regain some strength, sat against the wall, and stared at the distant small window.
After throwing in these foods, the small window stopped moving.
But he always looked forward to something from the small window.
After sitting for a while doing nothing like this, eating two toffees, tiredness gradually struck, he curled up in the corner and fell asleep.
Half asleep, he felt someone watching him.
His focused gaze made him wake up suddenly, but he saw Ding He's smiling face.
"Are you awake?"
He gently stroked Yu Jin's hair, put his right hand on his shoulder, held his face with his left, and gently stroked his cheek with his fingertips, as if he was scrutinizing his condition: " Are you losing weight?"
Yu Jin blinked tiredly and slowly, crawled into his arms, and found a comfortable place to rub: "I haven't eaten much."
Ding He carried him to his lap, a little distressed. He pinched his shoulders: "I can feel the bones. Isn't the food delicious?"
"No appetite." Yu Jin closed his eyes and smelled the smell of the spices on his body, "It doesn't matter, it's not that I can't live."
Ding Crane picked up the toffee he threw on the ground: "Do you want candy?"
Yu Jin opened his eyes in confusion, nodded, Ding He smiled, took off the wrapping paper of the toffee, and stuffed it into his mouth. The rich milky flavor quickly melted on the tip of the tongue, Yu Jin sipped
the sugar sluggishly, and Ding He raised his face and asked, "Is it sweet?"
: "Sweet."
As soon as he finished answering, Ding He put the tip of his tongue in while he opened his mouth to speak, found the toffee that he pushed to the root of his teeth, and shoved it into his own mouth.
The sudden fading sweetness made Yu Jin startled for a moment, and reflexively wanted to get the sugar back.
Ding He accepted his active exploration with peace of mind, and when he wanted to leave with nothing, he rolled up his tongue and smiled between his lips and teeth: "I'm done eating."
Yu Jin said weakly, "Tell me I eat."
I don't know if it was because of hunger or because of the scent on Ding He's body. He felt powerless and could barely open his eyes.
Ding He wiped off the grease on his lips and frowned: "What is this?" "It's just
for you." Yu Jin half-squinted his eyes, half-smiling, his eyes seemed to be glistening, "You If you don't like it, tell them not to do it again." Ding He stretched out his hand to wipe
off the remaining mouth fat on his lips: "I never said such a thing."
The skin became extremely sensitive, Yu Jin opened his mouth slightly and bit his finger: "It's alright, I'll put it on tomorrow.
" sent his fingers back.
Ding He stared at his wet fingers, opened another piece of candy, and coaxed Yu Jin: "Then let's have some candy."
Yu Jin bit down on his hand, licked the tip of his tongue on his fingertips, and melted it slightly. of sugar water to lick away.
Ding He breathed for a while and wanted to put his finger in his mouth again, but saw that he licked the candy without any hesitation and left.
Ding He's movements paused for a second. Seeing that he was still confused and troubled, he retracted his hand after thinking about it.
However, Yu Jin grabbed his shoulders, bit the candy and took the initiative to bring the candy over: "I'll give you half of it." The
toffee quickly turned into a pool of sugar water in the warm mouth, and Ding He licked his lips. : "It seems that you eat too much sugar, and your body smells like milk."
Yu Jin smiled: "You can eat it if you like."
"I don't like sweets." Seeing Yu Jin suddenly open his eyes, he suddenly changed his mouth. , "But I like to eat you."
"It doesn't matter if you like it or not, I still like it." Yu Jin changed his posture lazily, curled up in his arms, "If you don't like it, go find something else. Enough."
Ding He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he hugged him tighter: "No, I can't eat anything else."
His hand reached into Yu Jin's clothes and touched his back: "You are really thin, eat well. ."
Yu Jin responded lazily, not knowing if he took it to heart.
When he leaned against Ding He's arms, his expression finally calmed down, unlike usual that he would be awakened by the slightest disturbance.
Early the next morning, villagers came to open the door. The sudden noise made Yu Jin wake up from his dream. He reflexively looked around, but he didn't see Ding He.
When the villagers saw that he was still alive, they said something in surprise. The goddess walked out from the crowd and proudly declared, "This is a miracle."
Yu Jin looked around, the fruit and candy were gone, only in the corner And a crumpled candy wrapper.
He quietly picked up the candy wrapper and walked out of the secret room surrounded by the villagers.
Yu Cheng was restlessly pacing the outermost circle, and when he saw him appear safely, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Are you all right?"
Yu Jin slept well all night, his eyes were brighter than usual, like the rising sun in the east. , Yu Cheng stared blankly.
Yu Jin glanced at him: "I'm fine. I said you don't have to worry about me."
Yu Cheng looked back embarrassedly: "What did you encounter here last night? You must have slept well, go home and have a rest, There are new rituals in the evening."
Each day has a different ritual, but the process is simpler than on the first day.
Yu Cheng babbled on the side: "Don't tell me, something strange happened in the village early this morning."
Yu Jin casually said, "What's the matter?
" The village is looking for a thief."
"What is the sacrifice?" Yu Jin was a little interested.
"It's just some fruits, dry food and the like. But who would want to steal these things, especially when you're so nervous."
Yu Jin said casually, "Maybe God ate it himself."
Yu Cheng was flabbergasted. Yan: "You really believe there is."
"I said it casually."
Yu Cheng whispered again: "But God really can eat these things? God should live well, eat whatever he wants."
"You don't believe in the existence of gods, do you still care what they are like?"
Yu Cheng scratched his head and smiled: "That's true. Let's go home to eat first." But
when they got home, they were told Yu Cheng Please only drink water and no other food.
Because if he eats at this time, his body is not "pure" enough.
Yu Cheng was indignant, but Yu Jin stopped him, his expression was calm, and he really only drank some water.
Next is the process of taking a bath and changing clothes, but the spices and clothes on the second day are different.
The next day he was taken to a relatively flat land, his hands and feet were bound, his eyes were blindfolded, and he was thrown into a coffin.
The coffin was originally placed in a pit, and after the lid of the coffin was closed, he heard the sound of someone shoveling soil onto the coffin.
The lid of the coffin was gradually buried under the ground, and Yu Jin began to have difficulty breathing.
On the second day of the ceremony, the worship is the land.
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