Faced with Nalan Su's sudden question, I didn't feel panicked, I just sighed in my heart.
This question finally came.
It's just that it seems a little late. Shouldn't you have questioned me when I proposed the plan?
Now Jia Xingtian has agreed to my plan. Besides Ancestral Temple, there are many guests coming to watch the ceremony. Why did Nalan Su choose this time to ask?
I looked up and saw several murals with different contents at the top of the cloister of the temple. Some were gorgeous in color and elegant in lines; some were bloody in color and realistic in line; some were simple in color and soft in line...
Different depiction techniques describe different past events and Nalan Family leaders - they are silently telling the history and glory of the Nalan family.
As a time traveler, in such solemn and solemn occasions, when faced with Nalan Su's direct questions, I often feel guilty and at a loss...
But I'm different. Little Fighting God and I are brothers. I did business with the Ancient Clan's daughter. Yun Lan Sect Master and I killed Rank 6 Magical Beast together. I once commanded thousands of troops from afar and killed Medusa in the suburbs of Stone Desert City!
Having experienced so much, I became extremely determined inside. Facing Nalan Su and Da Dou Shi, I frowned slightly and thought about it carefully, and then said what I had been fabricating for a long time.
"Father, I remember that at the turn of October last year, Ye Er suffered from a minor illness. During his illness, he had a dream."
"The place in Ye Er's dream is really like a fairyland: tall buildings rising from the ground, and a city with tens of millions of people living in it."
"The people there are extremely smart, either listening to the conversations of the sages in the hall that is lit all night, or playing with ingenious things - I usually drive the Canopied Warm Carriage that can travel thousands of miles a day without using any horsepower; after eating the morning meal in Gama City, I can Take Iron Bird, fly ninety thousand miles, fly to Wutan City to arrange a banquet, and admire the majesty of the Monster Mountain Range; the iron arrows there can be launched without arm strength or bow string, and they are as miserable as bees..."
I bowed to Nalan Su and said, "Fish swim in the water, and birds swim in the clouds. In the beginning of winter, sparrows enter the sea and turn into clams. Everything has its transformation, and so do people."
"If you experience something, your temperament will naturally change. And after Ye Er experienced that dream, he was like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, with changes and gains..."
Having said that, I feel slightly proud. Although there are Dou Qi in this continent, the world is not weak!
I just said something casually, and it was enough to surprise them. In addition, Dou Qi Continent talks about ghosts, adventures, and good fortune are serious, so it was easy for me to fool them.
Nalan Su As expected, he didn't say anything else, and stared at me with a heavy expression, probably still thinking about the "dream" I told him.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and walked into Ancestral Temple without saying a word. I didn't feel strange at all and followed him in.
After some worship, that is, "Temple Proclamation", there is a formal crowning ceremony.
For this crowning ceremony, Nalan Family alone is not enough. I also need a most important and noble "Principal Guest" to crown me, that is the head of the Mitre Family family.
There is also a "Assistant Guest" who will serve as an assistant to "Principal Guest" when he is crowned, a Elders from the Mu Family.
I don't know these two people, but it is undeniable that as the head of one of Three Great Families and Elders, their status is noble enough. In the entire Gamma Empire, they are also powerful figures!
"This means that today's general is really like a tiger with no son!"
Mittel Family Head is also a middle-aged man with broad shoulders and dressed in fine clothes. He looked at me and praised me. I don't know whether it was the truth or courtesy.
The weather is sunny today, and the early morning sunshine shines on the cornices and stone pottery beasts of the ancestral temple. Three ministers on the side are holding bamboo baskets with clothes and hats, standing down from the second step of the west steps.
There are three types of services: XuanDuan Garment, PiBian Garment, and JueBian (an) service.
There are also three types of crowns: Zibu Crown, PiBian, and JueBian.
The clothes and crowns correspond one to one.
After some pleasantries and courtesy with Mittel Family Head, I sat down impromptu. The "Assistant Guest" Mu Family Elder came over and said a few words to me, and then sat down behind me.
With the help of Yousi, he untied my two very thin hairpins and then tied them back together with a hosta.
Although I can't see it, I can feel that Mu Family Elder's technique is very familiar.
It seems that he should be External Affairs Elder of the Mu Family, similar to Minister of Foreign Affairs. He usually travels between various forces, and often does this "Hair-Binding Ceremony" for various teenagers.
After finishing tying her hair, Mittel Family Head took Zibu Crown from Yousi's hand behind Washing Ceremony (guan) and walked to me.
Zibu Crown is actually a piece of black cloth. According to legend, in ancient times, white cloth was used as a crown. During sacrifices, it was dyed black.
"The crown of Zhenbu means that you have the ability to feed and clothe yourself!"
He first adjusted my clothes and said a congratulations before putting Zibu Crown on my head.
The person who praised the crown, Mu Family Elder, came forward and tied the crown tassel for me, and the crown was finished. I got up and followed Yousi into the room to change clothes, put on XuanDuan Garment corresponding to Zibu Crown, and then came out to show it to the guests watching the ceremony.
Then came Second PiBian Investiture. PiBian is also called Martial Crown, which means the winner has basic martial arts skills and has a higher status than Zibu Crown.
Finally, there are Third Noble Crown Investiture, Noble Crown, also called Scholarly Crown, which means that the winner is basically capable of knowing books and doing rituals, and has the highest status.
At this time, Mittel Family Head also gave his final congratulations.
"With the correctness of the year, with the order of the moon, Xian Jiafu, brothers are here, to achieve great virtue, Huang Lao has no boundaries, receive the blessing of heaven!"
And I, also wearing JueBian Garment with light crimson bottoms, silk black top, black belt, and crimson-yellow knee-coverings, am showing off to the guests that the Triple Crown Ceremony is officially over.
For a moment, the temple and Hall started to ring loudly with bells and drums again.
"Three plus Mi Zun. It's a great success!"
Crowned three times, Zibu Crown, who has the lowest status, is placed at the front. PiBian, who has a slightly higher status, is second, and JueBian, the most noble one, is placed at the end.
The more honor you gain with each increase, this is a metaphor that the virtue of the crowned person can increase day by day.
Many guests also cast their eyes on me and praised me together, "The virtues of a gentleman are beautiful!"
"Sanjia Mi Zun, entrust him with his ambition!"
The atmosphere at the scene was extremely warm, and I was vaguely excited. Although today's scene was not as grand as Triumphant Return Ceremony, the quality of the guests was a level higher than that at Triumphant Return Ceremony.
Moreover, this is my Coming-of-Age Ceremony!
In my previous life, when I came of age at the age of eighteen, it just passed by peacefully. Where could there be such a grand ceremony today?
Standing in front of Ancestral Temple and on the steps, looking at the many guests smiling at me and the many Nalan tribesmen looking up to me, I couldn't tell what I felt in my heart. I probably felt a little elated.
Until Nalan Su appeared in front of me, he looked at me lightly, with no expression on his face, and said calmly:
"From today on, you become an adult.