Coming out of the cave, Xu Chen and the two little witches began to discuss the next funeral arrangements.
There are only four days left until Mother's Day.
Xu Chen wanted to wait until all the tribes arrived to hold a grand funeral for the old witch, so he planned to postpone the funeral ceremony for a few days.
During this period, the old witch will first be gathered and placed in the coffin, and then a simple mourning hall will be set up at the foot of the mountain for all the tribes who come to pay their respects.
In the next few days, the main task was to clean up the area around the cave, clear the road up the mountain, and then dig a burial pit in front of the cave and build a tomb with bricks and stones.
In short, Xu Chen wanted to bury the old witch in a beautiful way, creating a solemn atmosphere to show his respect for the old witch and let the witches of all tribes feel the treatment and honor after death.
Although Xu Chen doesn't like extravagance and waste, sometimes face-saving projects can unite people's hearts more than actual actions.
Through such a slightly complicated and grand funeral, it can not only appease the sadness of the Gonghuo people, but also greatly stimulate the witch group's collective sense of identification with the Bameng.
As long as they follow the guidance of the Ba people and work hard, they will receive the same honor after their death, and countless tribesmen will attend the funeral and pay their respects.
In the following time, the entire Gonghuo tribe changed from the previous chaos and sadness, and began to prepare for the old witch's funeral in an orderly manner under Xu Chen's arrangements.
A group of carpenters and carpenter apprentices spent a day building a simple coffin.
Under Xu Chen's guidance, the old witch's body was simply dressed and put into the coffin.
In the middle of the compound where the old witch lived in the past, a simple pergola was built with wood as a mourning hall after being tidied up. The coffin was placed in the mourning hall.
White linen was hung around it, and Xu Chen personally led two little witches to draw on these white cloths various patterns and witchcraft inscriptions copied from the cave and left behind by the great witches of the Gonghuo tribe.
After such an arrangement, the entire mourning hall suddenly seemed solemn and solemn.
All the people who came to watch were shocked by Xu Chen's miraculous creation of the mourning hall, and the atmosphere of the funeral became extremely grand.
After the burial pit in front of the cave was dug, Xu Chen had people carry a large amount of clay bricks and lime mud on their backs, and personally directed a few men who knew how to build houses to build the tomb.
And just as the funeral was proceeding in an orderly manner, tribes participating in the witchcraft ceremony were already arriving one after another.
The first to arrive were some of the affiliated tribes of the Gonghuo Tribe surrounding the Gonghuo Basin.
The Qia tribe, Qu tribe, Kun tribe, Yehuo tribe, Jia tribe, etc. arrived one after another. Some of these tribes carried burdens, some pushed carts, some rode horses, and some sat in carriages. The number of people varied, some were ten.
Several people, some dozens or hundreds of people, accompanied not only a team of hunters wearing leather armor, but also a large amount of various leather goods and materials for trading, making it very lively.
However, when these tribes arrived and learned that the great witch had passed away, they all suddenly became panicked and extremely sad.
But immediately after learning that Xu Chen was planning to hold an unprecedented grand funeral for the old witch, the emotions of these tribes began to become excited again. When they arrived at the decorated mourning hall, they watched such a mysterious and incredible funeral ceremony.
, I immediately felt that it was a great honor, and I was extremely grateful to Xu Chen and the little witch. I bowed down and thanked His Majesty the Witch King and the Great Witch for their concern and care for the Gonghuo Alliance.
The closer we are to the Witch Lord Conference, the more tribes will come.
People from the Yu Gong Clan, Ji Clan, Cang Clan, Mu Ya Clan, and Pi Clan also arrived one after another.
In just three or four days, nearly two thousand people from the Gonghuo Tribe have gathered on the river beach. In addition to the five tribes including the Gonghuo Tribe, the Lei Tribe, and the Five Ghost Tribes that originally lived here, the total number of people from this witchcraft conference
The population exceeded 3,000, which was the largest number of people participating in a tribal gathering in history.
On the river beach of the Gonghuo Tribe, there are a lot of people and blazing bonfires day and night.
Densely packed tents were set up around the trading market. Dozens of carriages, carts, and wheelbarrows were parked in a large area. All kinds of goods used for trading were piled everywhere. Hundreds of horses were scattered on the grassland of the river beach foraging. The entire river beach was full of people shouting.
Lively scenes of horses neighing.
The day before the witchcraft meeting, all tribes except the poor tribe had arrived. The Ba tribe also came with dozens of people under the leadership of Feng. They all came by car and horseback. They were the only tribe among all the tribes.
The tribe that uses horses to travel reflects the arrogant attitude of a brother who does his duty.
All arrangements for the funeral have been finalized.
After several days of continuous work, the inside and outside of the cave and its surroundings have been cleaned up, the road up the mountain has been cleared, and the tomb for burial has been completed.
The old witch's body had been lying there for six days.
Fortunately, it was autumn and winter now, and the weather was already cooler, so the body did not change much.
"Are there any poor people who haven't arrived yet?"
In the evening of September 15th, Xu Chen frowned and asked Lei, the leader of the Lei Clan who was responsible for receiving the witch masters conference.
"Yes, the Qing people have not come yet. Today I arranged for someone to ride a horse to go to the Qia tribe. The people who stayed behind also said that the Qing people have not passed by." Lei Gong answered with a respectful fist.
"What should we do?" the little witch was a little anxious.
Xu Chen thought for a while and shook his head and said: "If they don't come, we won't wait. There will be a funeral tomorrow morning, and then there will be an inheritance ceremony to confirm the new witch of the Gonghuo tribe!"
"Okay!" The little witch nodded in relief.
The witch of the Yugong clan frowned and said, "Is there a poor clan who doesn't want to come?"
The little witch of the Uzbek tribe thought for a moment and said: "They are afraid of being left out, so they may not want to come!"
The room suddenly became a little quiet.
Xu Chen thought for a while and said: "They are not our allies. It doesn't matter whether they come or not. This funeral and inheritance ceremony are very important. I hope you will remind the tribesmen to participate seriously tomorrow and not to fight and make trouble. This matter will be left to Feng He
Lei discussed and arranged for officers from each tribe to lead the team to maintain order at the funeral and venue!"
"Follow the order!" Feng and Lei accepted the order and left.
"Clan leader, please go and invite the two inheritors. I will discuss with a few witches about the specific arrangements for the inheritance ceremony. By the way, we also need to quickly arrange the manpower to prepare for tomorrow's burial!"
"Yes, I'll make arrangements right away!" Chief Gonghuo also left with several tribal leaders.
Soon, two little witches cautiously came in from outside the room. One was holding the new scepter of the Gonghuo Great Witch, and the other was holding a bright yellow golden witch ring.
These two little witches are the successors selected by the great witch of the Gonghuo Clan, and they have received special care and training since they were born.
One looks to be eleven or twelve years old, and the other looks to be fourteen or fifteen years old. They all look very delicate and dignified in appearance, which is obviously different from the stocky appearance of ordinary girls who work every day.
Witches are a special group, they don't have to work.
Moreover, the food, clothing and housing are the best among all the tribes. Although they cannot be said to be rich in food and clothing, even if everyone in the tribe is hungry, they will definitely be able to eat enough.
Because their unique identity determines that they are the treasures of the entire tribe and even the entire alliance, and are respected and worshiped at all times.
Therefore, relatively speaking, all the shamans have the best appearance and body shape that is in line with Xu Chen's aesthetic concept. At least they are not the kind of rough-looking people with big hands and feet.
It is often said that there is poetry and calligraphy in the belly.
This sentence still makes some sense in today's barbaric era.
These witches have been nurtured with cultural knowledge since childhood. They spend most of their time in caves studying with old witches and meditating alone. Therefore, their temperaments appear to be quieter and gentler, and their moods are relatively calm in times of trouble. They even stay in caves all year round and rarely go out. Their skin is relatively
It's much better for other women.
Whether they are twin little witches or the two little witches in front of me, one big and one small, their image and temperament are still quite different from ordinary savage girls.
Just like Ye's personality and appearance are not comparable to those of the little witch sisters, this is caused by the environment and status gap in her childhood, and it is difficult to change.
Among the group of witches Xu Chen knew, the Pi tribe witch seemed to be more prominent. Although her skin looked dark, it did not look rough. The most important thing was that her breasts were very full, different from all ordinary women.
Likewise, it can be seen from this that she not only has good genes, but also has good nutrition, and is very mature and plump.
Although the two little mikos in front of them are young, they are also well developed, and their height and shape are very different from ordinary girls.
But Xu Chen didn’t ask them to come here for a beauty pageant to choose a harem.
But to determine who can become the successor of the great wizard of the Gonghuo tribe.
Because the great witch of the Gonghuo Tribe passed away very suddenly, and no specific explanation was left. When Xu Chen came to guide the road construction last year, the old witch fell ill. When communicating with Xu Chen, there was no designated person to inherit the great witch's scepter.
The old witch may be worried that Xu Chen will be dissatisfied if she speaks out, or she may be worried that she is determined too early and lacks the ability to lead the Gonghuo clan to continue to develop, so she still wants to observe it.
Therefore, he was delayed again and again, until he suddenly died without determining his successor.
Xu Chen asked the Gonghuo tribe chief and a group of leaders, but they were also at a loss. They did not dare to discuss the matter about the great witch, after all, it involved the gods and the long-term peace of the tribe in the future.
Therefore, they also hope that Xu Chen and Dawu can help decide.
Everyone in the Gonghuo tribe knows that when Xu Chen came last year, the great witch took his hand and told Xu Chen to help take care of the two heirs.
Moreover, the two little witches have studied with the big witch for many years, and the tribesmen also know their character and mind very well. It doesn't matter who becomes the big witch, just like when the head of the Wu tribe left the scepter to let the little witch sister become the big witch, as long as the successor
It is enough to be the inheritor of the training of the great witch, hold the great witch's scepter and the great witch ring, and be recognized by His Majesty the Witch King and receive the blessing of the great witch.
However, this situation of not being able to determine the inheritor in advance will actually bring great turmoil to the tribe.
For example, in the case of the Wu tribe, the old witch suddenly died, which caused the two little witches to almost defect collectively. Moreover, the Wu tribe finally got a Xibei to be the chief witch of their own tribe. They are still kept in the dark until now.
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It is said that the Yugong clan on the other side of the river was in chaos because the tribe supported different heirs, which led to a great chaos in the entire alliance, which eventually led to the split of the clan.
The reason why the Gonghuo Clan is so stable right now is not because of the chaos caused by the successor, but also because of Xu Chen, because the Gonghuo Clan is now subordinate to the Ba Clan, and they themselves do not have much decision-making power on the successor of the great witch.
Otherwise, the old witch left two heirs, one with the scepter and the other with the witch seal. If the families within the tribe cannot reach an agreement, there may be fights or even ethnic divisions over the fight for the inheritance of the great witch.
I know this is not good, but why do all great wizards choose two inheritors?