snake coffin

Chapter 287
When Fei Yi took me back to Motianling, there were already many straw mats on the floor.

Gu Jianming was not there, but the twelve priests were wearing masks and playing some ancient music.

Those Bashan people who came to attend the funeral sat cross-legged in front of the straw mat.

There was already a lot of food, straw cakes, fruits, and some roots and stems that I didn't recognize on the straw mat.

Gu Fengchun led the girls from the Gu family, holding silver bottles, pouring wine for everyone.

She wore linen and mourning, and every time she poured a glass of wine, she raised the glass above her head with both hands and saluted respectfully.

After the other party returned the gift, he handed it over.

I looked at it and saw that this was equivalent to the "filial son and virtuous grandson" returning the gift, thanking these people for coming to the funeral.

Bashan is quite polite.

Yu Xinhe was waiting for me on the side, and Fei Yi happened to fall next to her.

I was about to jump down, but Yu Xinhe stretched out his hand towards me, supported me and whispered: "Gu Fengchun is returning the gift."

"I can see it." I nodded, "It's not too late, is it?"

The horn sounded three times, and I should have come back at the first sound, and the banquets should have started at that time.

I raised my foot to enter the banquet, but Yu Xinhe gave me a hand: "The rules of the Gu family, the current head of the family should return the gift. One is to thank everyone for coming to the funeral, and the other is that from now on, Bashan people will no longer be able to receive gifts from the head of the family. , this is the only time."

I nodded softly, feeling relieved and said, "It means that Gu Fengchun has taken over as the head of the Gu family."

At least this way, the burden on my shoulders will be lighter.

Those Bashan people couldn't help but look at me when they saw me coming. Even when Gu Fengchun was pouring wine and taking the wine, they were looking this way.

Gu Fengchun turned to look at me, with some complexity in his eyes.

Seeing her expression, I wasn't very happy, and my heart sank.

Looking at Yu Xinhe in a blink of an eye, isn't it?

"The Gu family considers themselves to be of the lineage of the witch god, so they can control the entire Bashan. Now that you have demonstrated the witch god's ability to summon snakes in Motian Ridge, you will naturally be the head of the Gu family." Yu Xinhe's voice was deep.

He whispered: "Snake Lord took you away just now. Gu Jianming, as a shaman priest, presided over the funeral afterwards. But the Bashan people didn't want to return the favor. After all..."

Yu Xinhe turned his head and glanced at me: "As a witch god, the people of Bashan will not dare to accept any courtesy from you."

"But Gu Jianming has arranged Gu Yushi's funeral for the sake of peace, and asked Gu Fengchun, as the young master, to pour wine for you in return." Yu Xinhe looked at me with deep eyes: "Understood?"

In other words, Gu Fengchun, the young master, is quite pathetic.

In order to compete for the position of young master, she married my cousin, gave birth to Long Xia, and then abandoned her.

But in the end, even if I took away my position as the head of the family, I still had to help me humble myself and pour wine for others.

Yu Xinhe reminded me because he was afraid that Gu Fengchun would do something out of resentment.

"Thank you." I thanked Yu Xinhe, and then strode over.

He Shou was already eating, sipped his drink, and waved at me generously.

As soon as I walked over, the Bashan people who were sitting cross-legged immediately got up and saluted me respectfully.

Although the look on Gu Fengchun's face was a bit wrong, he still returned the favor.

I didn't know what to do, so I turned to look at Yu Xinhe, only to find that she also lowered her head and saluted with them.

On the contrary, it was a female peak leader who smiled at me and said something vaguely.

I didn't understand it, but at this moment, I understood what Mo Xiu meant when he said that in the theocratic period, there is no need for words or the use of language.

I smiled at the female peak leader, and she smiled even happier at me. I had no choice but to continue smiling...

"You can sit down with peace of mind." Gu Fengchun said solemnly from the side: "If you continue to laugh, you will become stupid."

I pursed my lips and nodded towards the two female peak masters. I looked around and saw that each straw mat was arranged according to the peak, and there was no empty space at all.

Want to sit next to He Shou, Yu Xinhe sat next to He Shou first, shook his head at me, and said in a low voice: "This is a guest seat."

There are so many rules and I don’t know how to arrange them.

Fortunately, two girls from the Gu family came to take me to the table.

It was only then that I realized that there were actually two straw mats spread far above the crowd.

Sitting here is quite far away from those Bashan people.

I was sitting there alone, feeling quite lonely.

I was just thinking about whether to be shameless and squeeze in with He Shou and Yu Xinhe.

Then I heard a low chuckle from behind: "Master, please."

I saw Gu Jianming, who was not there originally, coming out at some point, standing next to me and smiling softly.

There was still innocence on that child's face.

Those Bashan people stood up again and saluted Gu Jianming.

From Motianling, after I saw him withdrawing to perform witchcraft, when I faced his innocent baby face, I no longer had the feeling of looking at a child.

The Gu Family Witch is the master of witchcraft, and his status is obviously not lower than that of the Patriarch.

"Why are you here?" Gu Fengchun finished returning the gift and walked over hurriedly.

Seeing Gu Jianming's face full of concern, he shouted: "Your injury is not healed yet, go back quickly. I will take care of it here, hurry up!"

"Sister." Gu Jianming shook his head at her and looked at me with deep eyes: "The head of the family is here for the first time today, so he is inevitably a little nervous. As a witch priest, I come to sit with him, which can also make the head of the family feel more at ease. Right?"

Gu Jianming acted cute with that baby face, tilted his head and smiled at me: "Master, please take a seat."

I looked at his black and white eyes, then looked at this baby face, and thought that in such a body, there is a soul that has lived for many years.

For the so-called witchcraft channeling, he forcibly cut off his muscles and bones to maintain this child's body. Didn't he have other thoughts in his mind?
"I will accompany her. You go back first." Gu Fengchun was obviously worried about him and said in a deep voice, "You can't waste any more time."

Gu Jianming just chuckled, stretched out his hand to the girl from the Gu family next to him, and poured himself a glass of wine.

Then, raise it above your head in the manner of Gu Fengchun salute.

I hurriedly wanted to return the gift, but he was extremely fast, he lifted it up as soon as he raised it above his head, and handed the wine glass to me.

He walked up to me and whispered in a voice that only the two of us could hear: "The Gu family has seen the light. Thank you very much, head of the family, for your help today."

"Even if it was the previous Patriarch's will, after all it is the Gu Family who persecuted the Patriarch." Gu Jianming held up the glass of wine, and knelt down in front of me, "Seeing this cup, I will confess my crime."

As soon as he knelt down, Gu Fengchun instinctively reached out to pull him.

But he stretched out his hand halfway, with a wry smile on his face, and followed directly, kneeling next to Gu Jianming.

The girls from the Gu family nearby also knelt down, and the other Bashan people also turned around and knelt down.

After a good meal, it became like this again.

Although it is not surprising that there are many people who are polite, but there are too many, and it is a bit cumbersome.

I looked at Gu Jianming holding the glass of wine, and my heart felt a little heavy.

The more polite they were to me, the more difficult it proved to be.

Looking at the person kneeling on the ground in a blink of an eye, I reached out to help Gu Jianming. His body looks small, but I can't afford it at all.

I had no choice but to look at He Shou and Yu Xinhe in a blink of an eye and ask them to give me advice.

Didn't He Shou take me out right after he said he would bring me in?
"You can drink this glass of wine." He Shou sighed, waved at me and said, "I have you, don't be afraid."

He seemed to be doing a great job, and I saw Yu Xinhe nodding.

Then he took the wine from Gu Jianming's hand and drank it all in one gulp.

It's a very ordinary fruit wine, not too strong in taste and slightly sweet.

But even after I drank, Gu Jianming was still lying on the ground, unable to get up.

He just said solemnly: "I would like to invite the master of the house to enter the snake cave again."

I felt like I was about to enter a snake den before the wine went down my throat.

Sure enough, too much courtesy is no good.

Shen looked at He Shou. He nodded to me, then ate, and said quietly: "Gu Jianming, let her eat first. I will go with her later."

Gu Jianming then stood up, cupped his hands, and slowly backed away.

I was led to the table by the girl from the Gu family, but I was confused as to why I wanted to enter the snake cave again.

The head of the Qingqinggu family is so miserable?
As soon as he sat down, He Shou walked over slowly and quietly, holding a plate, like a turtle crawling.

Regardless of whether he recognized them or not, he would mutter a few words to them.

I was far away and couldn't hear clearly. I heard two voices vaguely, which I couldn't understand.

The songs of the Twelve Priests had changed three times, and He Shou came to sit across from me.

He directly took a straw cake and took a bite, then glanced at Gu Jianming at the side.

Then he said to me: "It's not easy for them to tell you, so I came here. There is a big problem in the Gu family, and Gu Yushi couldn't solve it, so I kept thinking about the snake coffin, or you going back to Bashan."

"But you know, it is impossible for the snake coffin to enter Bashan again. Even if the snake coffin is willing, Mo Xiu is not willing, and the other Xuanmen families will not let the snake coffin move out of Qingshui Town." He Shouchen looked at me.

He whispered: "The other side of the snake cave is the purpose of the dragon spirit to build the snake coffin, and it can no longer be suppressed. You have to go!"

I bit into the straw cake and nodded with bitterness in my heart.

You know that if you salute too much, it's definitely not good.

(End of this chapter)