When Chen Yao took Qiu Yueli to the village chief's house, Xiaohu was sticking his butt out and struggling to pull something out of the door.
"Chen Yao, Yue Li, you are here."
Jiang Qingshan stood aside, stroking his goatee and saying with a smile.
"Good morning, Grandpa Qingshan, what is Brother Little Tiger doing?"
Yue Li stood aside obediently, quite puzzled.
"You're finally here! This big guy is heavy, weighing at least a thousand kilograms!"
Xiaohu was discouraged and sat down on the ground. "I can't drag it at all!"
"Oh! It's this big iron ring."
Chen Yao took out his ears. The iron ring in front of him was about two meters high and half a meter thick. It was bright silver and engraved with strange patterns.
This thing was firmly fixed on a simple wooden cart. From the appearance, it was difficult to tell that it weighed at least a thousand kilograms. Since he could remember, he had only seen this thing twice in previous binding ceremonies.
"Old man, when will the ceremony begin?" Chen Yao pressed his nose.
"Brother Yao, if you are so rude again, I won't be polite anymore!"
Qiu Yueli rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips, and acted menacingly.
"No, no, no! Chief, when will we start? This guy is asking some adults to push him over! You see, Xiaohu is so strong that he can't even push him."
Chen Yao shrank his neck and put away his undisciplined look.
Perhaps due to the lack of discipline due to being without parents since childhood, Chen Yao is not afraid of anyone in the village, even if the current village chief Jiang Hu's father comes, it will be useless. However, the Qiu sisters are an exception.
"Haha." Qingshan Village Chief smiled as if he was used to it.
"There are about two more hours, but... today is the ceremony for you four little guys. Then the four of you must push this big guy to the center of the village. The big guy is already waiting, shall we start?"
Qingshan looked up at the top of the abyss and said slowly.
"What? Us!? How is that possible! Yue Li and Yun Xi are both little girls. Even if they are included, the four of us can't push this thing!"
Chen Yao almost sat down on the ground in shock.
"Yes, it's you! Within two stars, I must see the Binding Dial appear in the sacrificial square in the center of the village. If you fail to do so by the time, Qingyan will let you know the consequences!"
Jiang Qingshan said with rare seriousness, a strange color flashed in his eyes.
"In every Binding Ceremony, the young people participating in the ceremony will deliver the Binding Dial to the sacrificial square in the center of the village. This is your first test!"
"You are not only the bound, but also the bearers. You are carrying the hope and future of the entire Black Abyss Village."
After saying that, Jiang Qingshan turned around and left, his steps firm but slow, as if to tell Chen Yao that there was no need to discuss this matter.
"It's rare to see Grandpa Qingshan so serious. It feels really scary."
Qiu Yueli stuck out her pink tongue and said playfully.
"Brother, what should we do now?" Xiaohu scratched his head.
"What else can I do? This old man is actually serious!"
This is the first time Chen Yao has seen Jiang Qingshan so serious since he was a child.
"Lili, where is your sister?"
"Eh? Didn't sister say you came here first?"
"I'm here."
The sound came from high up, and everyone turned their heads. Qiu Yunxi was standing on a boulder more than five meters high behind Chen Yao.
"How did you..." Before Chen Yao could open his mouth, Yun Xi jumped down directly. When he passed over Chen Yao's head, Chen Yao subconsciously raised his head. Unfortunately, under the light environment of the black abyss, there was almost no scenery visible.
Suddenly coming back to his senses, Chen Yao suddenly realized that it would be dangerous to jump from this height!
He stretched out his hands and was about to respond, but his center of gravity became unstable and he fell down again.
Yun Xi gently landed next to Chen Yao, but there was no sound of dislocation of bones as expected.
"You!" Chen Yao raised his head.
"Sister, look! Does Brother Yao look like a rock-skinned pig? Hahahahaha, this is the second time today!"
Qiu Yueli smiled and covered her stomach.
"It's quite similar." Qiu Yunxi said lightly, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"Brother, you are... so embarrassing..." Xiaohu covered his face with his palms.
Chen Yao didn't care whether it was embarrassing or not, because Yun Xi smiled!
"How dare you say that, Xiaohu! It's not because of you the first time!"
Chen Yao grimaced in pain, stood up, wiped his face and dusted off the dust.
"But Lili, speaking of it, the last time your sister smiled was many years ago."
Chen Yao turned his hands behind his hands and stared deeply into the distance, with a hint of disappointment in his tone, as if he was still remembering him.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Xiaohu quickly interrupted.
"Let's push this dial over quickly. If my father gets angry later..."
The little tiger's body trembled.
"Yeah. That's right, right!" Chen Yao patted his forehead.
"Yunxi, why...why is it okay to jump from such a high place?"
"Yes, yes, sister Yunxi, how did you do it?" Xiaohu also agreed.
"Eh? Don't you know? My sister started to slowly become like this half a month ago, and her body has become so agile! Grandpa Qingshan said that this is a sign of awakening."
Qiu Yueli tapped her pink lips with her white fingers and explained.
"Then why don't I feel anything?" Chen Yao was speechless.
"Ah? Maybe Brother Yao is too stupid! It's all your fault for sleeping in every day!"
"Forget it, let me push the cart, push the cart, and Xiaohu. You girls can't do this."
Chen Yao had an inexplicable smile on his face.
"Eh?? My sister and I can do it too, why not? And can you and Brother Xiaohu push it?"
"Let them push, they can." Qiu Yunxi said with an indifferent expression.
"Come on, Xiaohu! You pull in front, and I'll push." Chen Yao rolled up his sleeves.
"oh."
"Get ready, hey! Get ready, hey!"
The two of them tried their best, and after two rounds of strength, the Binding Dial only moved forward a little distance.
"It's about a kilometer from here to the center of the village. It should be more than an hour, which should be enough."
Chen Yao imitated Jiang Qingshan and looked at the top of the abyss.
"The premise is that you have endless energy, do you have it?"
It’s you in the front and you in the back. The meaning between the words is obvious.
Qiu Yunxi stood against the stone, her beautiful eyes slightly vacant. At the end of the sentence, her eyes stared straight at Chen Yao.
"No? If I can't, I'll jump into the abyss immediately!"
Chen Yao said with ferocious words, gritting his teeth, the veins on his head popped out, as if he was stimulated.
"No, if you can't do it, just exercise more every day. I mean we can do it together..."
Yun Xi turned his head slightly, as if he realized something was wrong with what he said.
"No need! Little Tiger! Even if I am exhausted today, I still have to get this Laoshi Dial to the sacrificial square!"
Chen Yao waved his hand displeasedly.
"Okay! This is my big brother!" Xiaohu clenched his fists and said excitedly.
"Brother Xiaohu, brother Yao, come on! Lili cheers you up! If you succeed, I will make delicious food for you!"
Qiu Yueli waved her pink fist vigorously.
"Lili is still good, huh! I really don't know if you two are real sisters."
"Hehe! Then ask my father~"
"I'm afraid he'll beat me to death..."
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"Huba, Huba, how far is it...?"
Chen Yao's arms were sore, his clothes were soaked with sweat, his vision began to blur, and his ears were ringing.
"Ho! Ho! I saw it, I saw the village chief and everyone! Brother, hold on a little longer!"
It was obvious that Xiaohu was also beginning to lose strength, but his condition was much better than that of Chenyao. After all, this was a physical gap that even willpower could not make up for.
"Two hundred meters, half a hour left, Chen Yao, if you can't hold on, Yue Li and I will help."
Only the four of them knew how difficult this short distance was.
At this moment, Qiu Yunxi's tone was less cold and more gentle, but Chen Yao's current state made it difficult to hear clearly.
"Two hundred meters, ho! Ho! Very good, Xiaohu, we can definitely finish it, right?"
For ten seconds, Chen Yao only allowed himself to breathe for ten seconds.
"Hoo, ho, brother! Hold on!"
"If we can't even pass the first test, Sister Yunxi will definitely look down on us!"
Xiaohu suddenly said something coldly, Chen Yao couldn't think too much at this time.
"Oh, yes, yes, if you persist for a while, you will succeed..."
These words seemed to give Chen Yao inexplicable strength, but faintly, his limbs began to tremble violently.
"Hey! Let's go!" The two of them continued to cheer up.
Chen Yao didn't know how he completed the last two hundred meters. He only knew that his hearing, vision, and even senses were moving away one after another, so that when the Binding Dial had reached the sacrificial square, Chen Yao was still exerting force.
"Ho, ho, we're finally here. Ah! Brother, we succeeded! Brother?"
Xiaohu sat down on the ground and called Chen Yao, but found no response.
Qiu Yunxi frowned and rushed to Chen Yao.
"Chen Yao! That's enough! You've done enough! Stop it!"
Qiu Yunxi's tone was as cold as ever, but there was a hint of shock in the slightly heavier tone.
"The knot... is over?"
Chen Yao's voice was completely hoarse, making a grinding sound. His whole body froze, and then he fell straight back.
"boom!"
Qiu Yunxi wanted to reach out to help him.
"It's okay, three minutes, just give me three minutes."
Raising his hand, Chen Yao's vision was pale, and there was a slightly leaning figure. He couldn't see clearly, but he knew it was her.
"Huh." His eyelids were heavy, Chen Yao slowly closed his eyes, but suddenly, his body shook violently!
[The type of this work is Cthulhu + fantasy alternate world, but there will also be some immortals and... well, there will be everything in it, and there will even be a Gundam. Let's wait and see, hehe. 】
