After being expelled from the sect, I became the villain mentor

Amidst the fierce battle between the two groups of people, the selection of the sacrificial boy came to an end.

To the naked eye, the flowers obtained by Yu Nian and Lan Qingqing were almost the same. Only by counting them one by one could one convincingly determine the winner.

But the problem is that these two people have too many flowers, and some of them are even touching each other.

This was the first time such a situation had occurred, and the believers were momentarily perplexed. "You two have received the most flowers since we began selecting the children to be worshipped as children... Please allow us to count them and we'll reveal the results to you shortly."

"No need."

An ethereal voice sounded, and suddenly a rain of flowers fell from the sky. Two wreaths woven from willow branches, filled with colorful peony flowers, slowly fell, one on Yu Nian and one on Lan Qingqing's head.

Just as Yu Nian was looking around, a man slowly walked out of the crowd. He was tall, wearing a moon-white robe decorated with intricate gold patterns, and half of his face was covered with a gorgeous golden mask, looking mysterious and gorgeous.

The believers immediately knelt on the ground and said excitedly: "Welcome to the High Priest."

"Get up." The high priest raised his hand slightly, and the believer was gently helped up by spiritual power.

Yu Nian looked at the man in front of her with some curiosity.

This person's spiritual power is restrained, and his cultivation is unfathomable. Even with such a person around, Flower God Island still suffered heavy losses. One can only imagine the cultivation level of those evil cultivators...

Just as she was feeling uneasy, the high priest announced loudly, "Today we make an exception. Congratulations to both young ladies for becoming sacrificial children. I don't know what their names are yet."

Can you make an exception on such a big day? It's really casual...

Yu Nian's lips twitched slightly, but she still replied politely, "Yu Nian."

"Lan Qingqing."

"Oh, I see. Congratulations to both young ladies on receiving this honor. Is there anything you would like to say to everyone? Miss Yu, please go first."

Yu Nian: “…Thank you everyone.”

"Okay, Miss Yu, take a break. Now let Miss Lan speak."

Yu Nian walked off the stage with a numb look on his face, leaving Lan Qingqing alone on the stage to show herself.

"Master seems to enjoy being the center of attention—" Ling Cang said with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Yu Nian: “…”

"How about we go."

Immediately, Yu Nian, Ling Cang and others who were about to leave were surrounded by believers.

The high priest stood in front of them with a smile on his face. "Miss Yu, why are you gone? As this year's child sacrificed to the gods, you're gone like this. How are we going to celebrate the festival later?"

Yu Nian pointed at Lan Qingqing: "Isn't there another person..."

"But Miss Yu was also chosen."

"Yes, Miss Yu, please stay."

"Our Flower God Island's worship tour is so much fun. We can enjoy the flowers and drink wine. Miss Yu, please join us for the festival."

Yu Nian had no choice but to join the worship tour as these people were too enthusiastic.

She and Lan Qingqing stood behind the high priest and began to patrol the island surrounded by the crowd.

Mortals and monks live together on the Flower God Island. Wherever the three men patrol, the mortals there will respond, wave their sleeves, kneel down to worship, and pray to the Flower God.

This feeling of being high above and overlooking all living beings is quite amazing. No wonder there are always people who would rather stand in a high position than hesitate to cause rivers of blood to flow.

Similarly, this feeling is also very dangerous. Power is like a square cage. Once people fall into it, they cannot extricate themselves.

When the three of them arrived at their last stop, Luoying Lake, it was already night. A variety of river lanterns were floating in the lake, reflecting the brilliant starry sky.

"Ladies, you can now enjoy the procession to worship the gods."

After he finished speaking, the high priest lightly tapped his toes, floated across the water like an immortal, and landed on the stone platform in the middle of the lake.

Music and singing were heard all around, and a light white mist rose from the lake. The figure of the high priest was looming in the white mist, and he danced a blessing dance.

The crowd dispersed and played by the lake.

"Sister Yu Nian, let's go release river lanterns too." Yun Yan saw an old man selling river lanterns by the lake and went over excitedly.

Yu Nian took out the spirit stone and handed it to the old man, "Hello, three river lanterns."

The old man seemed to be over sixty years old, his hair and beard were white, and he was leaning on a cane in his hand.

He looked at the three people with a smile, and finally set his eyes on Yu Nian, "I made these river lanterns myself. You can have them, but I don't want spirit stones."

"Then what do you want?"

"Guess the lantern riddles. If you get one right, you get a river lantern. If you get ten right in a row, you get the one and only butterfly river lantern."

Several people looked in the direction the old man pointed and saw the butterfly river lantern in the center. It was not only exquisitely made, but also carefully covered with fur to make it more realistic.

Guessing lantern riddles is exactly what I want to do.

Yu Nian was full of confidence: "You come up with the questions."

"I will spend the rest of my life in the rivers and seas."

"Parker."

"That's right, the next question, how can you leave me with this broken dream."

Yu Nian was about to answer, but the person next to him spoke first: "Years old."

Yu Nian turned around and saw that it was Lan Qingqing, with Xiao Muyu beside her.

"Big Sister, this river lantern is really beautiful. I want one too. How about we compete fairly?"

The desire to win was immediately aroused, and Yu Nian nodded and said, "Okay."

"Okay, now each person gets one point, next question..."

The two of them went back and forth. Yu Nian had already answered nine questions correctly, and Lan Qingqing had only answered seven questions correctly. The two were nervously waiting for the next question.

"A bright moon hangs in the sky, a lady and a scholar stand side by side like lotus flowers, meeting at dusk by the clear waters of the pond, to read poetry and books without further ado."

This question was quite difficult. Even Yu Nian had to think about it for a while before he finally came up with the answer: "Wine is easy to sell."

"That's right."

Seeing that the butterfly river lantern was gone, Lan Qingqing felt a little lost. Xiao Muyu comforted her softly: "Junior sister is already great, and the other lanterns are also good."

"Congratulations, Senior Sister..." Lan Qingqing picked a river lantern at random and looked at Xiao Muyu lovingly, "Senior Brother, you should pick a river lantern too."

After they finished picking up the river lanterns, they went to the lake.

The old man took down the butterfly river lantern and handed it to Yu Nian, "Girl, this is your butterfly river lantern. You can pick nine more."

"No need, three is enough." Yu Nian smiled and shook his head, but was in trouble the next moment.

This butterfly river lantern is the most beautiful, but there is only one. Whether she gives it to Ling Cang or Yun Yan, it will seem that she is biased.

"Master," Ling Cang said, perhaps noticing her hesitation, "This is the river lantern you won. It should be yours."

Yun Yan also agreed, "Yes, yes, Sister Yu Nian, the other river lanterns are beautiful too."

After saying that, Yun Yan picked out a lotus river lantern, and Ling Cang also picked out one that he liked.

After getting the three lanterns, Yu Nian borrowed three brushes from the old man and gave one to Ling Cang and Yun Yan respectively. After picking up the paper and brush himself, he felt a little melancholy and didn't know where to start.

I don’t know if I will have the chance to go home again in this life.

"Sister Yu Nian, why don't you write anymore?"

"Nothing." After saying that, Yu Nian hurriedly wrote a sentence on a piece of paper, stuffed it into the river lantern, placed it on the lake, and let it float away with the lake water.

The same is true for Ling Cang.

In a place no one knew, two pieces of paper were floating, with the following written on them.

"Where is my hometown? I only miss it when I go back home."

"I wish for a peaceful life, and not to follow the same path as before."