My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 127 The First Time Ancient People Played with Sparkling Wands

When Lu Xingyao realized that what he held in his hand was not incense sticks, he immediately understood that the ancestors did not mean for them to offer incense as a sacrifice.

He immediately asked his grandfather if, since there was a misunderstanding, they should still go to Jixian to buy things in a couple of days.
Lu Qing also clearly realized that he had misunderstood the meaning of his ancestors.

Gu Xingzhao wanted to shout: Although I didn't mean it that way, I could have meant it!!!

She checks the system panel every day, hoping that one day it will suddenly spike, but she hasn't seen it yet.

Gu Xingzhao was somewhat nostalgic for the Glazed Feather Set that the system had used to tempt him into selling the jade pendant, as well as those miraculous gift packs.

After all, being struck by lightning alone cannot truly demonstrate one's divine power.

The Manifestation Gift Pack can be purchased with money. When you have spare cash, you can spend a million or so to unlock things like rain, ice, and fire. It's not particularly expensive.

But the Glazed Feather Set costs 80 million in cash and 13,000 in offerings.

However, my offering value only increases by ten or twenty points per day on average, which is really too slow.

Sometimes when I think about it, I can't help but regret the 199 offerings I spent on the Marrow Cleansing Liquid.

Back then, I thought the 188,000-yuan Marrow Cleansing Pill was very expensive. Who would have thought that this offering value was even harder to obtain than money? It's truly inhumane.

Now that the Lu family is saying they want to make offerings to me, that's great! It would be even better if the amount could be increased by a few hundred.

Lu Qing said in a deep voice, "Of course we must. How can we miss the opportunity to offer tribute?"

Although our ancestors probably wouldn't care about these things, it's something they, as their descendants, should do.

Having received confirmation, Gu Xingzhao was overjoyed. He spun around twice on the spot, his steps light and cheerful, humming a song. "The old man is still the one I love the most."

That night, after resting, Lu Xingyao went out to find Du Hangwu to discuss going to Jixian County to buy things to offer to his Lu family ancestors.

They thought they would have to use a lot of persuasion, but to their surprise, Du Hangwu immediately agreed when he heard that they were buying offerings for the gods, and even offered to personally lead them to the county to buy them. It seems that...

Lu Xingyao noticed that Du Hangwu had changed. Perhaps it was because of his ancestors. He seemed less arrogant than before and showed more respect to the Lu family. However, he was still the same as before when dealing with other criminals.

He distributed the sparklers to several children, giving each of them two. Seeing that there were still about ten left, he simply distributed them to the other members of his tribe.

Seeing that Lu Xingyao's hands were empty, the clansmen said, "Brother Yao, won't you have a couple?"

Lu Xingyao waved his hand, looking mature and composed, "It's just something for kids to play with, you can play with it."

The implication is that he's an adult and won't argue with children.

However, just as Lu Xingyan lit the sparkler for his niece with a lighter, the tip of the sparkler suddenly burst into brilliant sparks, like twinkling stars in the night sky, and the warm light dispelled the surrounding darkness.

"Wow!"

Lu Youtang's small face was reflected in the flickering firelight, and her eyes sparkled with curiosity and excitement.

She stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Lu Xingyan like she was showing off a treasure, "Third Uncle, look!"

Lu Xingyan was somewhat surprised. Thinking of the gunpowder cartridge on his body, he smiled and thought that his ancestors had such a clever little thing, which was perfect for coaxing children.

Seeing this, the other children also took their two sticks and lined up to light them. They were clumsy, but when they finally lit them, the sparks crackled and popped, and they jumped up with joy. The night, which should have been quiet, suddenly became extremely lively.

The Liu family members nearby also turned their heads to look. Unlike what they had seen during the Lantern Festival last time, when the sky was ablaze with fire and incredibly dazzling, what the children were holding now was just a small ball. Although it wasn't as impressive as that day, it was still quite beautiful.

The other prisoners had never seen anything like it before; the firelight flickered in their eyes, reflecting surprise and awe.

"!!!" The crowd exchanged glances. Could this be another manifestation of the Lu family deity?!
The clansmen who received the fairy wands were immediately excited and went to ask Lu Xingyan for fire. Although they were all around twenty years old, they had never seen such a thing before. Sure enough, anything sent by the ancestors was of high quality.

Lu Xingyao, envious, completely forgot his earlier words. He scurried over to the group, spread his hands, and said matter-of-factly, "Give me two."

The tribesmen were completely bewildered: "???"

"Brother Yao, didn't you just say it was something for children to play with?"

Do they still remember exactly what I said just now? Why are they asking for it back now?
Lu Xingyao remained calm and composed, saying, "I am not yet married or have children, and I am the youngest generation, so naturally I am a child."

The implication is that, as a child, what's wrong with playing with a couple of sticks?
The clansman who had held three sticks reluctantly gave one away.

Lu Xingyao: "?"

He opened his hand again, "One isn't enough, have another one."

The group clutched their sparklers tightly, refusing to give any more away; they'd be lucky to get even one.

Lu Xingyao could only hold the only sparkler in his hand and, under the amused gaze of his third uncle, lean forward and light it.

The sparkler in his hand lit up, and his eyes lit up too. He couldn't help but reach out to touch the flickering sparks around it, and was surprised to find that it wasn't hot at all!

Lu Xingyao narrowed his eyes. He had been too hasty. Things sent by the ancestors must be good things. What difference did it make whether the children played with them or not?
Gu Xingzhao sometimes admired Lu Xingyao. He had been slapped in the face many times but never felt the pain. He could still be happy and grinning. How could that not be considered a skill?

As time went by, the sparkler gradually burned out, and the last spark disappeared into the night, leaving only embers on the ground.

Lu Xingyao sighed, "It's a pity the spark was too short-lived; it wasn't enough to see."

He immediately went over to his sister, trying to coax her into giving him the one she was holding. But no matter what he said, Lu Youtang refused to give it to her, insisting on saving it for Yuan'er to play with together.

Lu Xingyao spoke earnestly, patting his chest, "Sigh, I don't even know where that Yuan'er has gone. Your eldest cousin will play with you!"

Lu Youtang stuck her tongue out at him, "I don't want to!"

She immediately ran to find Yuan'er.

Lu Xingyan's gaze fell on his niece, watching her run towards the tent, and finally, he found Yuan'er somewhere and pulled her towards him.

His narrow eyes narrowed slightly. As the two walked towards them, the little princess also came out from there, but did not walk this way.

Gu Xingzhao noticed that Lu Xingyan was staring in one direction and didn't move. He wondered what was wrong and followed his gaze. He saw Lu Youtang leading the little girl named Yuan'er this way.

The girl didn't say anything, but she could tell that the other person had no interest in what Lu Youtang was holding. Instead, she looked back twice, as if she cared about something.

First update delivered. Second update as usual, tomorrow at noon.