The old high priest stood up slowly, supported by two middle-aged women on the side. The high priest who stood up looked not only thin, but also hunched over.
The high priest gave a few instructions to an idle woman on the side, asking her to summon the villagers and gather at the True God Square.
The woman nodded solemnly and then quickly retreated.
Malone and his party followed the high priest and slowly left the temple.
It only takes five minutes to walk from the temple to the so-called Square of the True God, but due to the poor legs and feet of the high priest, he had to walk for nearly a quarter of an hour.
If she wasn't an old man, Ma Long really wanted to kick her to the square. Even if she moved slowly, there should be a limit.
Looking at the sky, it was completely dark. Ma Long sighed in his heart, thinking that he would not be able to leave tonight. In this case, he would wait until early tomorrow morning before leaving. Anyway, it is not a day away. Let's take a look at this big place first.
The priest ran to the square, pretending to be a ghost and talking about something.
When the high priest led Ma Long and his party slowly appeared at the entrance of the square, it goes without saying that the villagers had already arrived. I am afraid that in the whole village, the high priest's legs and feet were the slowest. At the same time, compared to
As far as the villagers are concerned, the temple where the high priest lives is the closest to this square - the True God Square is right behind the temple!
However, none of the villagers showed any impatience. On the contrary, when they saw the high priest's hunched body, everyone bowed slightly to the high priest and said hello, with a very respectful look.
It seems that the high priest is indeed very prestigious in the village, but I am afraid it is only limited to a few hundred villagers in this three-thirds of an acre of land.
It is said to be the "True God Square" with a fancy name. It is actually about the same size as the playground of a Chinese university, but the supporting facilities are far inferior. The entire ground is made of dirt, surrounded by dense forests. In the center of the square, there is a statue
, is carved out of stone and is about three meters high. It seems to be the true god that everyone in the village believes in.
The villagers stood in a semi-surrounding formation on the outside of the statue, leaving a gap, which was the direction in front of the statue and the section where the high priest would appear.
Malone followed the high priest and walked slowly to the statue. The high priest was already hunched over, but when he came to the statue, he continued to bend down, as if he wanted to bow to the statue.
It was at a ninety-degree angle. If it hadn't been for the support of the two women on the side, the high priest might not have been able to straighten up.
Ma Long and others followed the example of the high priest and bowed to the stone sculptures, doing as the Romans do.
After the ceremony, the high priest slowly turned around, and Ma Long and others quickly stood aside. In front of them were densely packed villagers, all looking at the high priest with pious expressions, waiting for her speech.
The surroundings were silent and pitch black. Although the moon and stars were sparse, it was barely possible to see people's faces clearly, but it was still a bit dark. At this moment, a fire suddenly grew bright outside the square, lighting up the square instantly.
Malone turned around and saw that there was a circle of torches surrounding the square, near the woods. The villagers waited for the high priest to arrive and lit the surrounding braziers and torches, illuminating the entire square.
Under the illumination of the fire, everyone's face was flushed. On this magical night, the mysterious high priest finally spoke.
"Everyone, a few days ago, guided by the great true God, a young girl came to our village and fulfilled the true God's prophecy - a saint will come here in the near future! And this girl is standing next to me.
!”
Hundreds of pairs of eyes shot towards Ma Long. Ma Long turned his head in surprise and saw that there was no girl standing beside the high priest, but he was standing beside the high priest! There was still a gap between the high priest and Shen Bingbing.
There's a Malone across the way!
Ma Long coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, and couldn't help but take a step back, giving the focus to Shen Bingbing. He thought to himself, not only is this high priest's legs and feet weak, but he can't even look at people well. You must first see clearly what he is talking about.
ah!
The villagers' eyes were once again focused on Shen Bingbing, making Shen Bingbing feel uncomfortable.
"But!" the high priest changed the subject, "because of her fiancé, this girl doesn't want to fulfill the promise of the true god, and wants to follow her fiancé out of here! And this girl's fiancé is here today and is standing next to me.
!”
Once again, hundreds of pairs of eyes fell on Ma Long involuntarily. This time it was right, Ma Long raised his head to meet the gaze of everyone, as if he was proud of it, and did not care at all about the flames burning in the eyes of these villagers.
After a pause, the high priest said slowly: "However, the True God did not blame this girl. After all, she is an outsider and does not understand the Faith of the True God. She is as ignorant as I was back then. When she knew about the True God
When she is great, she will definitely shoulder the responsibility of the saint without hesitation! I firmly believe in this!"
As soon as the high priest finished speaking, the whole square was boiling. All the villagers echoed the high priest's words and roared at the top of their lungs.
"The high priest is right! People who don't understand the true God always misunderstand the greatness of the true God. I believe you will definitely convince this lamb on the road!"
"Long live the true God! Long live the high priest! Converting to our faith will be your only choice!"
"I believe that the true God will be able to influence everyone and make the lost girl find her way back! High Priest, please show the power left by the true God!"
Ma Long looked at the crazy believers around him and thought that this was probably the power of faith. I have to say that faith is quite scary sometimes.
The high priest stretched out his short hands and made a "press down" gesture downward. Perhaps the movement was a bit too big, and she almost pressed over her. Fortunately, there were two loyal women on both sides of her.
He helped the high priest in time and avoided the tragedy.
"Everyone, be quiet, don't get too excited!" the high priest said breathlessly. The simple gesture just now caused her body's balance to lose control, and the momentary fear made her heart beat a little too fast. She took a breath
, waited for the square to quiet down, and then said slowly, "Now, let me show you the power left by the true god! Then this foreign girl has gained a lot of experience. This kind of power can only be done by the true god and the spokesperson of the true god.
arrive!"
As he said that, the high priest turned his head slightly and seemed to be saying to Shen Bingbing: "Girl, watch carefully. You will also have these magical powers in the future..."
Shen Bingbing had no interest in this at all, thinking that I would rather not do it.
However, Ma Long became interested and wanted to see how powerful the so-called divine power left behind by the true god was? Is it more mysterious and powerful than the magical arts practiced by Eastern practitioners?
A note to readers:
Thanks to: Shangguanfeng$, qiaoping1989 for the reward O(∩_∩)O
