The Shaman's Legacy: Tonalli, Teyolia, Ihiyotl

Beside the hot spring, within the dark-green forest, white egrets soared high above the clouds, and wild foxes whimpered low in the grass. Imperial Guard warriors wore armor and held war clubs, keeping careful watch around the perimeter. The noble ones gathered around the dying stag, thinking and discussing, breathing new life into the traditional shamanic medicine.

Nashu stood tall, her features delicate and calm. Hearing His Highness's command, she nodded solemnly, moved her long legs, and walked to the dissected stag. Then she extended her slender right hand, utterly unconcerned with the blood before her, and brought out her dagger with precision.

"Your Highness, Princess. In the Priesthood's inheritance, every part of our bodies strictly corresponds to the days of the calendar. Within our bodies lie the revelations of fate, and they also communicate with the whole world."

Nashu's expression was earnest, her voice like drifting smoke as she spoke at an unhurried pace. She described the foundation of all shamanic medicine, and also the world as the priests saw it: the correspondence between time, fate, and the human body!

"In the calendar, a month has twenty days. The first day is an auspicious day, Crocodile Day, corresponding to the heart. Children born on this day receive the protection of the gods and possess excellent fates. The second day, Wind Day, corresponds to the tongue. The third day, House Day, corresponds to the mind. The fourth day, Lizard Day, corresponds to the liver. These are the first four days of a month, all auspicious days blessed by the gods, and they also correspond to the four most sacred organs in the human body."

Hearing this, Xolotl gave a slight nod. According to traditional ideas, the first four days were all auspicious days, and the four corresponding organs all contained