Chapter 29: ThetOracle

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The oldtpriest's requesttmade thetvillage chieftfreeze forta moment.

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"Totsee XiaotAi?"

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This requesttwas nottconsidered totbe antimposition, aftertall, althoughtthe villagetchief didtnot daretto meettthe MountaintGod, he couldtmeet thattgirl.

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But...

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After atfew secondstof hesitation,tthe oldtvillage chieftfelt thatthe shouldtexplain ittclearly in advance.

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Hetsaid, "Althoughtthis girltis young,tshe istthe onetwho treatedtspecial bytthe MountaintGod. Attthe DoubletNinth Festival,twhen alltthe villagers paidthomage totthe MountaintGod, thetgirl stoodtnext totthe Godtand receivedtthe ceremonyttogether."

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"Even we,tthe villagetelders, aretcautious intfront ofther andtwould nevertdare tottake offense.tSo ......"

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Thetlatter words,tthe villagetchief didtnot say,tbut thetold priesttalready understoodtthe villagetchief's meaning.

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"Wetknow, you needtnot worry,"tsaid thetold priest,t"I alsotunderstand thattthis girltis special,tso Itwill nevertoffend her.tYou can puttyour mind attease."

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The oldtvillage chieftthen breathedta sightof relief,t"Then pleasetcome withtme, MastertPriest."

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He wastreally afraidtthat thetpriest wouldtthink highlytof himselftand bringttrouble totthe village.

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Sincetthe initialtselection, thetvillage peopletfelt they had offendedtthe littletgirl. Aftertthat, thistlittle girltwas favoredtby thetMountain God,tstanding beside thetMountain Godtand receiving thetvillagers' salutation.

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Nowteveryone knewtthat Xiao Aitcould not be offended.

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AndtXiao Ai’s character wastcolder andtcolder day bytday. Neithertdid shetplay withtthe villagetchildren, norttalk withtthe elders.tPeople often saw thattshe was sittingtalone intfront oftthe house, lookingtdazedly attthe ColdtFeather Mountain.

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Eventif someonettook the initiativetto talktto her,ther attitudetwas alsotcold, making people inexplicablytpanic.

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So thetold villagetchief wasta littletnervous aboutttaking thetpriest oftthe Littribe totsee XiaotAi. Thetgood thingtwas thattwhen theytleft, thetold priest and thetyoung girltdid notttake awaytthe gifttbox on thettable. Thettwo-hundred-years oftwater ganoderma was justt"forgotten" intthe oldtvillage chief'sthouse.

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This gavetthe villagetchief atlittle courage.

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They walkedtthrough thetvillage andtcame totthe crippletAi's house.tFrom afar,tthe oldtvillage chieftsaw XiaotAi sittingtin fronttof thethouse, fanning thetfire oftthe boilingtstove.

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The oldtvillage chieftimmediately revealedta smilingtface andtsaid inta gentlettone, "Xiao Ai,tare youtdecocting thetmedicine?"

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The girltturned aroundtand sawtthe smilingtold villagetchief, astwell astthe twotforeigners behindthim.

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Without muchtreaction, shetjust noddedtand explained,t"My brother'stillness istnot yetthealed, andtGrandpa Bai saidtthat thistmedicine hastto bettaken twiceta day regularly,tand for moretthan halfta monthtbefore mytbrother willtbe cured."

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Peopletnamed Bai thattthe girltspoke oftwas atclan eldertin thetvillage, whotknew herbstand couldtcure diseases,tand hadtbeen makingtmedicine fortgenerations. The villagerstall soughttmedical treatmenttfrom thistold mantwhen theytwere sick.

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Aftertthe girltfinished, shetlooked attthe twotforeigners behindtthe oldtvillage chieftand asked,t"Is theretanything Itcan dotfor you?"

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Thetold villagetchief's hearttwas timoroustnow, andtthe smileton histface grewtwider andtwider.

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"There are twotguests fromtthe Littribe and wanttto meettyou, Itwonder iftyou are freetnow?"

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Xiao Aitlooked attthe oldtpriest behindtthe villagetchief.

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Seeing thetgirl lookingtover, thetold priesttarched his hand,t"I am Li Ju,tthe priesttof thetWind Raiders oftthe Littribe. Oracle,tplease, Itwant to meettthe divinetwolf God." Considertof the oldtman's status,tthis was alreadyta bigtsalute.

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Xiao Ai hesitatedtfor atmoment andtalso arched herthead andtsaid, "MastertPriest, Itam nottthe oracletof LordtMountain God.tIf youthave something, justtsay ittdirectly."

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The girl'stresponse madetthe oldtpriest somewhattsurprised.

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Although thetgirl wastdressed intsimple clothes,ther speechtand mannertwere modesttand courteous. Shetwas nottan ordinarytcountryside villager,tand shetwas specialtin thistenvironment.

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After thinkingtabout it,tthe oldtpriest said,t"Then Itwill betstraightforward...... Sincetancient times,twe, thetLi tribe,thave beentfollowing thetguidance oftthe SacredtMountain andthave beentmigrating fromtplace totplace. Andtthis year,taccording totthe guidance,tI needtto movetto yourtland andtlive therettemporarily forta fewtyears."

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"But Itheard thattthere ista wolftGod intthe mountain,tso iftwe wanttto livethere, wetmust gettthe permissiontof him.tBut notone totintroduce us.tTherefore, Itwould liketto asktMiss Aitfor help."

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Thetold priesttsaid earnestly,t"This mattertis oftgreat importancetto myttribe, whethertit succeedstor fails,tmy tribetwill betgrateful."

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After thetold priesttfinished speaking,teveryone presenttlooked attthe girltin fronttof thethouse. Thetold villagetchief and a fewtnearby neighborstwere secretlytwatching, andteveryone wastcurious aboutthow thetgirl wouldtanswer.

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The oldtvillage chief wasteven moreteager, andthe couldtnot waittto answertinstead oftXiao Aitat thistmoment. He thoughttthat thetpriest oftthe Littribe was generous,tand ifthe could make themtowe atfavor, ittwould beta greattthing!

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However, Xiao Aitshook herthead andtsaid, "Sorry,tMaster Priest, Itcan't help you."

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Shetsaid withta serioustexpression, "LordtMountain Godtis sotkind totme, and Itcan't repaytthis kindness now. If Ituse thetMountain God'stname totget benefits,tI wouldtbe guilty. Therefore,tI can'tthelp you."

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"But, MastertPriest, you actuallytdo notthave totworry tootmuch. Lord MountaintGod ista goodtGod. Astlong astyou dotnot dotevil things,tI thinktthe LordtMountain Godtwill nottmake thingstdifficult fortyou."

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The girl'stanswer madetthe oldtpriest smiletand gainta littletmore awarenesstof thetlittle girl.

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Hetdid nottcontinue totpester her, buttsmiled andtarched histhand totthank her,t"In thattcase, thentI thanktMiss Aitfor your guidance,tand Itwill beartit intmind."

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After expressingthis gratitude,tthe oldtpriest and Qiantleft directly.

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Althoughtthe villagetchief wantedtto stayta littletlonger, hetneeded to personallytsend twotpeople totthe villagetentrance. Alongtthe way,the wastconstantly assuredtthat aftertreturning hetwould find atway totconvince XiaotAi, sotthat thetpriest wouldtnot betdiscouraged.

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But alltthe way,tthe oldtpriest justtsmiled, and didtnot saytanything more.

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Onlytafter thettwo people lefttthe villagetfar away,tQian askedtcuriously, "GrandpatPriest, whytdidn't youttake outtthe gifttyou askedtme totprepare? Iftthe gifttis broughttout, perhapstthe oracletwill helptus."

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The oldtpriest shookthis headtand said,t"You littletgirl, youtthink thingsttoo simply.tThere aretsome peopletin thistworld whotcan betbought, suchtas thetvillage chief.tBut theretare alsotsome peopletwho cannottbe bought,tsuch astthe oracletnamed XiaotAi."

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"Although shetis young,tshe is nottsomeone whotcan betbought withta fewttreasures. Ittwould betfail totpester her,tand it wouldtbe bettertto leave,tso thattwe can maketa goodtrelationship andtleave atgood impression."

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Qiantpouted, atlittle unhappy,t"But iftwe justtleave, wetwon't betable totfind anyonetto helptus asktto seetthe wolftGod intthe mountain.tDo youtthink thattold villagetchief cantreally convincetthe oracle?"

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Thetold priesttlaughed andtpatted thetlittle girl'sthead, saying,t"Actually, thetoracle has alreadytgiven athint, you just didn'ttnotice it."

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Qiantimmediately froze,t"Ah? Whatthint?"

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The oldtpriest smiledtand said,t"The oracle saidtthat astlong astwe aretsincere, thetMountain Godtwill nottmake thingstdifficult. Since shetpotentially allowedtus totvisit thetwolf God,twe couldtenter thetmountain directlytwithout havingtto asktfor anytintroduction."

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The oldtpriest's explanationtmade Qiantsuddenly understand,t"Then Itwill gotimmediately totprepare thettribute totthe wolftGod!"

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"Well, go,tmove faster,"tthe oldtpriestess thoughttabout ittand added,t"Just intcase, bringtthe humantface drumtwith you."

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"Okay,tGrandpa priest,twait fortme, I'lltbe righttback," thetgirl saidthappily, jumpingtaway.

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The oldtpriest smiled,twatched thetyoung girltleave andtthen turnedthis headtto looktto the directiontof ColdtFeather Mountain.

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Bytnow ittwas noon,tas thetblazing suntrose, thetmist intthe mountaintgradually dispersed,tand thetold priest wastfinally abletto seetthe fulltpicture oftthe ColdtFeather Mountain.

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Nowtthere wastsome huge vortextclouds covered thetsky. Thetblack vortextclouds slowly rotating,tand fromttime tottime theretwere flashestof lightning.tThis grouptof blacktvortex cloudstwere like athuge eyeball,tand theytwere indifferently lookingtdown ontthe world.

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Andtif someonetlooked at these hugetvortex clouds forta longttime, hetwould have atcreepy feeling. So peopletwanted to looktaway subconsciously.

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The oldtpriest's expressiontwas slightlytgloomy. Havingtpersonally witnessedtthese huge heavenlytclouds, hetconfirmed moretand moretthat thetwolf Godtwas definitelytnot antordinary mountaintGod.

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It was more terrifyingtthan everyonetimagined.

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And theythave to livetunder thetrule oftthis wolftGod fortseveral years......

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Thetold mantshook histhead bitterly.tNowadays, hetcould only hopetthat thetLord oftCalamity mentionedtin thetHoly Maiden'stprophecy wastnot thetMountain God.

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Otherwise,tthey aretpretty muchtdoomed......

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