My Beast Ranch Story

Chapter 155, The Calling Sacrifice
The starry sky is like a dream, bright and quiet, and the evening breeze is slightly anxious, as if it is saying goodbye to the rush of spring.

Jiang Simiao and Shi Lai walked along the path in tacit agreement, the grass blades moving slightly as they walked, accompanied by the whisper of the breeze.

The faint light shines on their faces, outlining quiet and warm outlines.The trees on both sides of the path bend quietly, playing with their respective looks under the faint light.

After walking not far, the light of the lights in front gradually appeared, like tiny stars dotting the night.

"Yum..."

The giant firefly slime subconsciously stepped back and looked ahead with some vigilance.

Unlike Xiaoying, who already has a light-proof suit that is almost fixed on her body, she still has an instinctive fear of strong light.

"Is the light in front too bright?"

Jiang Simiao noticed this and stopped, looking at the giant firefly slime behind him.

"What's wrong?" Isabel floated to Jiang Simiao, looked at him, and then at the giant firefly slime huddled behind, "Is the light too bright?"

"The firefly slime race cannot withstand strong light, otherwise their core will be damaged." Jiang Simiao explained with a frown. Looking at Isabel, he suddenly noticed the transparent light wing behind it, and suddenly remembered something. , "Isabelle, I remember that you are a fairy with light elements. Can that affect the light in front of you?"

"Of course." Isabel raised her eyebrows and began to draw magic patterns on her hands. "We just need to prevent the light element from shining on it, right?"

After Isabel finished drawing the magic circle, she immediately turned to look at Jiang Simiao. The energy ball was floating in front of it and could be released at any time.

"If we look at Xiaoying's light-proof suit, the principle is the same, so it's okay."

"it is good."

Isabel responded, and the light ball in her hand fell out like a feather, gently covering the giant firefly slime.The moment the energy was wrapped up, Jiang Simiao clearly felt that the surrounding environment became brighter, especially the huge firefly slime itself, which emitted an even brighter light.

This beam of light is not dazzling, but as gentle as a shimmering feather. The surrounding leaves and grass reveal a faint emerald green in this soft light.The light passes through the body of the firefly slime, shimmering slightly like crystal. The light that would have been absorbed by it is reflected back, and then outlines its round and soft outline.

"This is actually a curse, but it should be a help to the firefly slimes." Isabel explained softly after using it.

"The curse of the light element can make it difficult to absorb or no longer absorb strong light to meet its needs. Now it should not be able to feel the obvious light." Isabel added, with a slight tone in her tone pride.

Although it is said to be a curse, for Firefly Slime, this is obviously a blessing.

"But it won't last long, it can last up to 24 hours."

"Really?" Jiang Simiao turned around and looked over, and found that the giant firefly slime was blinking his eyes and moving towards the place where there was light before.

At first, I hid behind the leaves and felt the faint light.

After discovering that it didn't matter, it behaved much bolder and exposed itself completely, enjoying the light shining to its fullest.

Because these lights can't reach it at all!

"It looks like the effect is good, then let's follow up."

Seeing the giant firefly slimes, they were no longer afraid of the light. Jiang Simiao also had a smile on his face and waved to them.

"Yum~!"

This time, the firefly slime no longer huddled at the back, but leaned forward. It was obvious that the curse of the light element had inspired it a lot.

After this small episode, Jiang Simiao and the others continued to chase the residents ahead.

As we walked forward, the light gradually became stronger, but what we saw before us were still just lanterns hanging on the branches of trees, illuminating the way for those who followed.

They quickened their pace again, and finally heard the voices of people communicating at the next corner. After trotting forward for a while, they finally saw those people.

The queue of residents in front is like a long dragon, each person holding a green lantern in their hand. The warm yellow flame paired with this fresh green has an inexplicable sense of vitality.

The wind seemed to be blowing constantly in the mountains and forests, and the initial heat began to fade away. Waves of wind came from behind, pushing Jiang Simiao and others forward.

The wind seemed to rush into their bodies, and the coolness rushed directly to their foreheads, making Jiang Simiao sober.

Walking at the front of the team was the old mayor. He held a long pole high, and a lamp was hung on it. It swayed from side to side, and the light spread around along with his voice.

"Thank you for giving us spring, the warmth of the sun, blooming flowers, and new hope."

The voice of the old mayor floated farther away with the wind. The wind picked up and blew away the leaves covering the head. At the same time, it carried these prayers for the end of spring to farther places.

"Spring will end, and everything will have a moment to leave. In your creation, everything has reincarnation, spring goes and autumn comes, and life continues. May we gain strength in the joy of spring, so that we can face life firmly various changes."

“We will remain resilient in the heat of summer and keep our hearts as full of hope and vitality as spring.”

"..."

The words of the old mayor were like the endless length of the principal's speech in school. Jiang Simuo just kept walking behind, listening to his words, nodding his head, and turning his head to look at the surrounding situation.

"This spring is really good. I feel like the harvest is better than before."

"Yeah, I feel it too."

"That's right, I feel much better this spring than before, as if I've returned to the previous level."

"Yes, yes, I think so too."

"..."

They went deeper and deeper into the embrace of the forest.The moonlight shines on the path through the dense leaves, outlining a faint silver glow.

The trees arched their green crowns on both sides of the path, like huge arches, reflecting the night sky into a dark green shadow.The breeze blows, the leaves rustle, and the silence of the night is like a whisper of nature.

The discussion around them gradually died down, leaving only the sound of natural wind blowing, and then a somewhat familiar sound slowly started to sound again.

"The harvest this spring is really good, right?"

A hand suddenly placed on Jiang Simiao's shoulder, and a slightly smiling voice suddenly sounded in Jiang Simiao's ears, which startled him.

Jiang Simiao turned around and realized it was Sister Hu Li.

She was followed by people familiar to Jiang Simiao, Sister Wu Hui, Mr. Sang Du, Grandma Yelina, and Su Lin.

Jiang Simiao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a bit of laughter: "It's pretty good, but sister Hu Li, what you did just now was really scary."

"Really?" Sister Hu Li squinted her eyes and smiled slightly, turning to look at Wu Hui who was communicating with Shi Lai and Uncle Zach, "But Shi Lai wasn't scared just now."

Jiang Simiao:......

He stopped and turned his head to look over.

Sang Du was playing there with the three little ones, or checking their bodies. Sister Wu Hui and Uncle Zac would come and communicate with each other from time to time. Su Lin and Grandma Yelena were both chatting with Isabel. The big spider, the giant gourd leaf frog and the gigantic firefly slime were directly at the back of the queue. They all looked at the people in front of them as if they were eating melons. They seemed to have learned from the big spider. "So what happened?"

Jiang Simiao turned back and looked at Sister Hu Li.

"It's nothing, I just feel like something has been blessing Ouniao Town this spring. It's better than in previous years." Sister Hu Li shook her head, the smile on her face gradually faded, and she moved next to Jiang Simiao and whispered Said, "And...didn't you hear the call for sacrifice?"

"Ah? What?" Jiang Simiao was stunned and stayed where he was.

"No?" Hu Li seemed to be surprised by Jiang Simiao's actions. She frowned and clasped one hand on her chest, a little confused, "That's not right. Since you didn't hear it, how could you leave the army like us? ?”

"We are now heading to the place that calls us."

Jiang Simiao suddenly raised his head and looked at Sister Hu Li in front of him.

The surrounding scenery seemed to be stirred up in a dream, like a picture scroll gradually changing.

The originally winding path, as if lightly touched by a magical hand, began to slowly fade away, revealing a wide open space.The pine trees and maple leaves on the roadside quietly disappeared, replaced by a lush green grassland, with fine grass dancing in the wind, and various wild flowers dotted among the grass. The spiritual plants on the ground emitted a faint light, becoming the highlight of the area in front of them. Mainly bright.

Not far away, a large lake appeared out of thin air, with more dazzling light flowing between the sparkling waves.The trees at the edge of the lake seemed to be reborn, with brilliant colors emerging from the branches and leaves, as if they had been gently touched by the magic in the dream and glowed with vitality.

However, all these changes seemed to happen only in Jiang Simiao's sight.Others were still walking on the original path, unaware of it, and continued their talking, laughing and walking.Only Jiang Simiao's eyes witnessed this illusive change. He watched the scene in front of him change, and witnessed the incredible transformation of this calm path into a tranquil green grassland and sparkling lake.

"Si Miao, what's wrong? Why are you in a daze?"

Sister Hu Li came up to Jiang Simiao and waved her hand, looking a little worried.

While they were communicating next to them, Sang Du and the others also came over and looked at Jiang Simiao, who had been standing there in a daze, looking at each other.

"When did I come here?" Jiang Simiao turned to look at Sister Hu Li, cold sweat gradually forming on his forehead.

"It's very early. We just left the main force at the previous corner. Haven't you noticed that the discussion volume has become much quieter?"

Jiang Simiao did not answer, but turned to look at Shi Lai first, only to find that it also had a puzzled look on its face.

Then he looked at the big spider, the giant gourd frog, the giant firefly slime, Isabel, and Uncle Zach.

They didn't know what happened, but looked at Jiang Simiao with some concern.

"Sorry." After Jiang Simiao said sorry to Sister Hu Li, he walked a few steps forward by himself, silently calling Bai Linglong in his heart.

【What's wrong, Miu~】

Bai Linglong responded in time. It still maintains the habit of being available when called. However, its voice now sounds less lazy than before. It feels much more serious. It is a rare Bai Linglong that does things seriously. image.

Did I fall under some kind of induced illusion? Why did I end up here unknowingly?

Jiang Simiao asked Bai Linglong in his heart, but after getting Bai Linglong's reply, it actually calmed down a lot.

Although Bailinglong usually doesn't do anything serious, the sense of security brought by a legendary creature is still very sufficient.

【Let me look at Miu~】

Bai Linglong's voice disappeared for a moment, and then sounded again within a few seconds.

However, its tone this time was more serious, which made Jiang Simiao a little uncomfortable.

[It doesn’t matter, Miu, there is a guy who wants to meet you. 】

[There won’t be any danger. After the prayers and sacrifices are over, you can prepare to summon the Spring Legend Miao~]

[The Siyuan pneumatic drill and faith are ready. 】

"Ok?"

Jiang Simuo was stunned and asked again in his mind, but Bai Linglong didn't reply. He just reassured Jiang Simu and urged him to go back quickly.

[They are still calling you Miu~ The sacrifice is about to begin. 】

Bai Linglong said the last word and used his telekinesis to push Jiang Simuo to turn around.

And as soon as he turned around, what caught his eyes was a look of concern.

"It's okay, Simiao."

"How's it going? What happened?"

"Would you like to take a rest? Anyway, we will soon reach the place that calls us."

"Meow."

"Sigh~"

"..."

Their concern covered Jiang Simiao like a blanket, which was very warm and made Jiang Simiao feel calmer.

"It's okay." Jiang Simiao showed his usual smile and shook his head, "I just felt a little uncomfortable suddenly."

"By the way, Sister Hu Li, are the sacrifices you mentioned happening in front?"

Jiang Simiao looked at Sister Hu Li. He didn't know why he felt inexplicably uneasy after hearing what Bai Linglong said about the sacrifice.

"Yes, since there's nothing wrong, let's keep walking. We're right in front."

The group of people started moving forward again, and Jiang Simiao was now sure that the surrounding scenery was indeed another way.

But when there were many purple ground flowers and fluorescent yellow ground moss emitting light purple light next to them, I froze in place.

"Ugh..."

The melodious chanting sounded again, and a light white mist filled the surroundings.

Jiang Simiao raised his head and saw the special place he had seen before, and the space in front of him gradually began to distort.

"Oooh...ah...~~~"

That was the sacrificial chant that I had heard before.

A tribute to the legend of spring.

(End of this chapter)