They only remembered one thing. As long as the ritual was successful, they could extend Natalie's life, at least for two days.
If Camila can wake up within these two days, Natalie will be saved.
They ran to the lord's castle as fast as possible and searched for sacrificial items everywhere. The entire lord's castle was in chaos.
Shirley found mountain spring water and flowers. Mountain spring water is easy to find. Broken Snow City is built on Broken Snow Mountain, and there is a mountain spring in the backyard of the castle. But flowers this season are hard to find. Thanks to Reggie, he built a greenhouse in the garden.
, it happened that a flower called white heart orchid was in full bloom last night.
Dorothy found liqueur made from green plums, candles with rosin and fine incense. Although she had left the castle for a while, she was still familiar with these rare things in the castle.
Other maids brought bread, salt, gold dishes, and cashmere blankets.
Batchelor asked the waiter to bring a cow from the manor and took the freshest milk and cow blood. Calaf followed the records in the book and arranged all the sacrifices in the designated positions. Calaf painted them with cow blood.
Totem, the ancient elf ritual begins.
Surrounded by incense and candle smoke, Calaf recited the incantation in the book. Out of nervousness, he read many wrong places. Batchelor turned around anxiously. He felt that reciting the incantation was not difficult.
But he is not an elf, and he dare not recite the incantation on Calaf's behalf.
The first round of sacrifices lasted for two hours, and Calaf was sweating profusely from exhaustion, but Natalie didn't seem to be alive at all.
After eating something and resting for a while, Bachelot warned Calaf not to mispronounce a word again. For the second round of sacrifice, Calaf carefully recited each incantation. According to the requirements in the book, he recited a total of seventy times.
Nine times. He only made a mistake when reciting the spell on the thirteenth time, but after the ceremony, Natalie still had no reaction.
It's almost dusk, and the ritual is only valid for one day after the elf's death. If it fails again this time, Natalie will completely lose the chance of resurrection.
After re-preparing the ritual, Kalaf made a mistake the first time he recited the incantation.
Under the tremendous pressure, Khalaf collapsed. His throat was tight and he could not make a sound. He was shaking all over and could not even maintain normal breathing.
Batchelor knew that his student was an excellent craftsman but not an excellent speaker.
The sun is about to set, and everyone is desperate.
Batchelor knelt in front of the altar, closed his eyes, and began to recall the content of the spell.
Although he did not understand the Elvish language, he had listened to Calaf's recitation. He memorized the pronunciation of each word of the spell. He marked the pronunciation in the book, kept the meaning of the spell in his heart, and recited it silently.
After that, he put down the book and began to recite aloud.
The Grand Maester's voice was very rich, and it fit inexplicably with the rhythm of the incantation. When he finished reciting it once, Calaf, who was kneeling beside him, burst into tears.
He was moved by the mantra and recited it more than a hundred times. He had never felt that the mantra was so touching.
Batchelor recited it seventy-nine times in front of the altar. It was almost dark, but Natalie was still not alive.
"Rise the pagoda and worship the Five Crying Pagoda (gods in the sky, please stop), Sanawunaberana (gods on the earth please open your eyes), Satitoya Suli Pagoda (the children of the gods are still here)
Can't leave), the five-body Gajasagoya (the children of the gods want to go home)..."
Batchelor did not stop. He continued to recite the incantation until the sun completely set and everyone shed tears.
"The ceremony failed," Calaf cried, "Natalie can't come back!"
Batchelor knelt on the ground and looked desperately at Natalie lying on the cashmere blanket. He felt that Xuecheng was slowly falling into a bottomless abyss with this girl.
"Stop crying, stupid elf, she has come back." A voice broke the silence, and Batchelor turned around, only to see Camilla standing behind him with the support of Imma.
"Old man, you are so brave!" Camilla glared at Bachelot and shouted, "If the mentor knows that you have used the elf's spell, let's see if he doesn't peel off your skin!"
Bachelot did not dare to say anything. It seemed that there was a shocking secret in it.
"Get out of the way!" Camilla yelled again.
Batchelor hurriedly hid aside. Imma helped Camilla to come to Natalie, but when she saw the little witch clenched her fists and punched Natalie hard on the chest, Natalie coughed violently.
He made a sound and spit out a mouthful of black pus and blood.
Natalie, who was coughing up pus and blood, began to gasp for breath, and everyone present cried with joy.
"Did you see it? She came back to life!"
"Look, she can move!"
Calaf shouted; "Thank you, O God, for your mercy!"
The fierce witch has a special appeal, and the whole room fell silent for an instant. Camilla held Natalie's head and recited: "Poison on the seabed, go back to where you belong. This is a kind warning.
I expel!"
…
Four hours later, Natalie stood up. She was very thirsty and hungry. The exhausted Camila sat on the edge of the bed and gasped: "Get something to eat, I'm hungry too, don't want bread that's too dry."
, it’s better to make some broth.”
Shirley went to the kitchen to cook, and Dorothy helped Natalie make soup. While making the soup, Shirley asked Dorothy how she was doing.
"What happened? Why was the witch hurt so badly?"
Dorothy bit her lip and said, "We... were harmed by a patient."
"Being harmed by a patient?" Shirley asked in surprise, "You mean, you were found out about poisoning others?"
"That's not true," Dorothy shook her head and said, "We have succeeded many times, and Mi'er always picks nobles to attack. The nobles are very generous. As long as Mi'er cures them, they will not care about the few gold coins.
.”
"Then what kind of patient did you suffer?"
"An ordinary family in a small town. They are not rich, but they are not poor either. Their son was bitten by a bug called kuka. His body was covered with the venom of the bug. Mier cured him.
They killed him, but they called the God of Punishment."
"Why did they do that?"
"They saw the process of Mi'er's treatment, and they thought it was like witchcraft. The Heavenly Punishers surrounded us, and I escaped, but Mi'er did not escape. The next day, I returned to the town, and I remembered
I also wore the badge of the Heavenly Punisher. I showed it to them and said that I would guarantee with my life that Mi'er was not a witch. They didn't believe me and said they would burn Mi'er to death."
Dorothy paused for a long time. The God of Punishment was a pain that she did not want to mention in her heart.
"What happened next?"
"Later... I used poison. I didn't want to poison them. I only used a little bit," Dorothy bit her lip and said, "I know that even a little bit of poison is fatal, but I must save them."
Mi'er, Mi'er was almost beaten to death by them."
"Then you went back to Broken Snow City?"
Dorothy shook her head and said, "I didn't dare to come back. I was afraid that the adults would kill me. Later, Mi'er said that she couldn't hold on any longer. She said that this was the only place where she could be saved, so I came back."
The two were silent for a long time. Dorothy wiped away her tears and said: "The lord is a good man. He is really a good man. It would be great if he could come back to you."
Shirley brought a handkerchief, handed it to Dorothy and said: "Wipe your tears quickly, your tears are killing me!"
Dorothy smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, Mi'er taught me how to control toxins. As long as I don't use magic, my tears will not be poisonous. Mi'er taught me many things, and she also taught me a little bit of witchcraft."
The medicine is ready, the soup is cooked, Shirley has prepared milk, and everyone is hungry.
Tortosa also came over to help carry the dishes. Walking in the corridor, Tortosa smelled Dorothy and said with a surprised look on her face: "Are you one of our own?"
Dorothy looked at Tortosa in surprise. Shirley was about to explain when she suddenly heard Camila shouting in the room: "No, you can't go anywhere. Wash off the fishy smell first, and then go back to the room."