Cut Frost

Chapter 23
Qingyi then informed Jie Feng that he was seriously injured.

"He just opened his eyes yesterday, and now it's inconvenient to travel far, we can't be relieved, so we hurried back first." Qing Yi said.

"How about You Jue?" Liu Mo asked.

"It's fine so far." Yu'er said.

When the three entered the courtyard, Qingyi and Liu Mo saw You Jue standing under the tree in the courtyard.

The three bowed to each other.

Hearing the movement in the courtyard, Xiao Mi, Tang Bo and Xiao Dong also came out to greet them, and everyone saw each other.

Qingyi checked You Jue's pulse again and said, "Young Master You Jue has recovered very quickly, and his eyes are completely free. It seems that the recent practice has really worked wonders."

Liu Mo suddenly found that a child was missing and asked, "Why is Xiaobei missing?"

Tang Bo smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the day to sacrifice to the tortoise, and he will wake up before dawn, so Xiaobei fell asleep early."

"So it is." Liu Mo nodded and smiled.

"Will the tortoise really come?" Xiao Mi asked excitedly.

Tang Bo smiled and said: "The first big thing on this day every year is to go to the beach to meet the tortoise, but we have never seen what the tortoise looks like."

Xiaodong's tender voice said: "The tortoise is a god, and ordinary people can't see it, right?"

Tang Bo laughed and said, "That's right."

The next day, Xiaodong, Xiaobei, and Xiaomi got up early.

"Sister, get up quickly!" Yu'er was still asleep when Xiao Mi shook her awake.

"What's wrong?" Yu'er said.

"Get up, we're going to see the festival of the turtles! It's about to start!" Xiao Mi was excited.

Today is the day to worship the tortoise.

"What time is it?" Yu'er rubbed her eyes and said lazily.

"It's already half an hour, and it's time to meet the tortoise!" Xiao Mi said quickly, while urging Yu'er, "Sister, get up, get up!"

"Okay, I'm getting up now." Yu'er stretched and climbed out of bed.

When they came to the outside world, Qingyi and Liu Mo just got up, but You Jue was gone.

"Hey, what about You Jue?" Qing Yi asked.

Liu Mo went to several houses to look at it, and also found it in the yard, but there was no trace of You Jue.

"Maybe I'll go to the beach first, I'll clean up, let's go." Liu Mo said to Qingyi.

"Today is the sacrificial ceremony, so you don't need to practice, right?" Qing Yi said to Liu Mo.

"Well, let me call him back." Liu Mo nodded.

He cleaned his hands and face, said goodbye to Qingyi and the others, and went out.

When I came to the place where I practiced on weekdays, I didn't see You Jue's figure. I felt strange in my heart. I thought that today's sacrifices must first go to the seaside to welcome the turtle into the village, probably over there.

So I went there to find it.

"Sister Xiao Mi, Sister Yu'er, let's go, we're going to meet the tortoise!" Xiaodong and Xiaobei led Xiaomi and Yuer one by one, and followed the crowd to the beach.

Walking in the forefront are eight fishermen, carrying a large sedan chair big enough for four people to sit together.

The pole of the sedan chair is about as thick as a pillar in the house.

The four sides of the sedan chair are engraved with patterns of tortoises, and are tied with red ribbons and silk flowers.

There were a few people in the front holding firecrackers, setting them off as they walked.

Behind the sedan chair is a team of gongs, drums, and suona.

The music was deafening, the firecrackers were blaring, and a group of people followed the large sedan chair to the seaside.

Yu'er Xiao Mi also followed in the crowd.

Suddenly I saw Liu Mo coming from the side, but he didn't see You Jue.

"Brother Changli, what about You Jue?" Yu'er greeted Liu Mo and asked.

"Isn't he here?" Liu Mo looked at the crowd, but did not see You Jue.

"Not here." Yu'er shook her head.

"Where's your sister Qingyi?" Liu Mo said again, not seeing You Jue, but not Qingyi either.

"Sister Qingyi said that you should just wait at the ancestral hall and not come to the beach." Yu'er said.

"Then I'll go to the ancestral hall too, be careful yourself." Liu Mo said to Yu'er, Xiao Mi and others.

"Come on, don't let us delay your meeting with the lady." Yu'er smiled.

Liu Mo's face was reddish, and he walked towards the village.

The team of welcoming tortoises came to the beach.

The village chief and several elderly people in the village set up an incense table by the sea, knelt down toward the sea, and read some incomprehensible words.

After a while, I saw the village chief standing on a big rock and shouting to the sea: "Thank you for the protection of the tortoise, please go to the ancestral hall to be worshipped by our villagers!"

The sound was very loud.

After shouting like this three times, he turned around and raised his hands, and the sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums, and suona sounded again.

The person carrying the sedan chair still carried the sedan chair and walked at the front, and the people behind followed to the village.

After everyone was gone, the beach returned to tranquility.

A figure jumped over a dark reef in the shallow sea and looked up at the vast sea.

Light gray clothes, beautiful appearance, it is Youjue.

Zhu Yanzhi's strength has recovered a lot, and if the tortoise arrives, he should be able to sense it.

However, there was no breath at this time.

It seems that this sacrifice is just a name.

I have also explored the place where I originally fought with the tortoise, and I have not found any clues.

Where did this tortoise hide?
How to find it?
You looked at the endless sea in despair, thinking about what to do next.

Yu'er followed the crowd back to the village.

Sacrifices such as pigs and sheep have been prepared in the ancestral hall.

Of course, the best marinated dried fish in the village and the newly caught big fish are also indispensable.

The villagers gathered outside the ancestral hall, kneeling and kowtow according to the instructions of the village chief.

Qingyi and Liu Mo watched for a while, then went back on their own.

After kneeling and worshiping, it is time to watch the play.

Every year, the sacrificial village will go to the city to invite a group of performers to perform once.

The most popular show is Turtles vs. Sea Monsters, which is a must-play every year and children's favorite.

Xiaodong, Xiaobei, and Xiaomi clapped their hands and applauded, with endless joy.

Yu'er looked for a while in the crowd, but You Jue was not seen here, so she didn't know where he went.

Is he already gone?

This is not very good.

(End of this chapter)