Chapter 535: Appointed

The sky was low, and dark clouds from the rainy season covered the sky, blocking the midday sun. There are no sparkling waves on Lake Texcoco, only small boats leaving in a hurry to avoid the possible showers. There is not a breath of wind or a trace of rain in the vast lake city, as if it is frozen in the deep sky and earth. The magnificent temple falls in the shadow of the Tianhe River, standing quietly like a mountain, and floating and sinking like a dark sea.

The towering Chief Palace is located next to the magnificent Great Temple. The god's curtain hung low in the wind, twisting the main god's body and falling slantingly against the wall. The murals of the gods were dim and dull, blurring the faces of the main gods and hiding deeply in the corners. Everything today seemed to carry some kind of ominous omen.

"it's dark?"

After an unknown amount of time, the elder sleeping in the dark sea slowly opened his cloudy eyes and looked at the dim and stagnant sky. He was lying on the soft and warm cotton bed, but he couldn't feel any comfort or temperature. This body was too old and was almost leaving his soul. It was only held together by his last breath.

Shadow Chevali held the clay pot and stood silently beside the elder, with a rare look of worry on his face. The hall was silent, except for the breath of approaching death and the pervasive whisper of decay. It wasn't until a while later that the elder's eyes regained some clarity and he noticed the shadow beside him.

"You're back?"

"Yes, elder."

Shadow lowered his head, saluted the shadow's master, and put away all expressions.

"how?"

"The high priest drank the potion in the city of Cholula. Some of his bodyguards escorted his body and went south to His Highness Shulot's camp. The remaining guards raised troops in Cholula and set fire to take revenge."

Shadow answered in a deep voice without any emotion. This was the last news he got before he left.

"The high priest has gone."

The elder nodded slowly and his expression changed slightly. Under the service of the shadow, he slowly sat up and looked at the gloomy and majestic temple in the distance. This wonder, which has been passed down for less than a century, and is the center of the alliance's theocracy, has once again lost its high-ranking manager, and is about to lose its owner who is almost the same age as it.

"Well, that's right. Little Shuttle, you left for a few days as agreed. Now, you should be here, right? Say hello to everyone for me? I'm coming over too."

The elder lowered his eyes and whispered for a while. Then, he looked at the shadow and stretched out his hand.

"Chevali, give me an energy potion."

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Chevali was silent for a while, then took out a bottle of potion with a red pottery cover and handed it tremblingly to the elder's hand. This potion uses powerful herbs to overdraft the vitality in the body to keep you awake and alert for a period of time. And with the body of an elder, drinking such a potion

"Shadow, send a few envoys to summon the priests and elders of the high priest group, as well as my son Kakamazin. Well, let's inform Elder Wugel first."

The elder held the potion without drinking it, with a faint smile on his face. He gave a few instructions calmly, then lowered his old eyes and closed them to recuperate his energy.

Soon, the messengers hurriedly left the palace and dispersed with the most urgent orders. Within three or four quarters of an hour, the priest and elder Wu Geer was the first to arrive panting, carrying a bamboo basket on his back. In his bamboo basket, there were towels, cattail leaf fans, and some items used to serve others.

"Dear elder, Ugel greets you!"

Wugel lay on the ground, kowtowed several times to the elder respectfully. His heart was beating fast and there was sweat on his head.

The elder looked calm and looked at the fat priest and elder quietly for a while. It wasn't until the other person cautiously raised his eyes to peek that he smiled faintly.

"Ugel, get up! Put the bamboo basket behind your back aside. You will be the leader of the high priest group in the future, and it really doesn't look like you are carrying this on your back."

"Yes! Elder? I will be in charge of the high priests?"

When he heard the second half of the sentence, Wugel was shocked on the spot, even his mouth opened wide. He raised his head blankly and stared at the smiling face of the elder, completely stammering in his words.

"I, you, the high priest? This, ah?!"

"The high priest Shuter has been murdered by the priests and elders in Cholula City."

The elder lowered his eyes and told the facts calmly.

"The affairs of the capital's high priests will be left to you from now on."

"Ah this! I, not, I, that, I."

Wugel's speech was incoherent, and he didn't even know what he was talking about, but the elder seemed to understand. He shook his head expressionlessly and said calmly.

"This is my will. Soon, when the priests and elders arrive, I will officially announce it. You should prepare first."

".As you command, elder."

Wugel lay on the ground, kowtowed a few more times, then stood up, put down the bamboo basket, and stood aside in confusion. The high priest Shuter died suddenly, and he was actually chosen by the elders to be the next high priest?

".Uh, I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Wugel was distracted and thought for a while, becoming more and more suspicious. He stretched out his fat hand and twisted his thigh hard. Then, his face suddenly twitched, and he screamed in pain.

"ah"

More than ten pairs of eyes looked over at the same time. Wugel looked at the crowd, blinked, and immediately shut up.

In the spacious chief hall, everyone had sad faces and tears in their eyes, but at this time they were all disturbed by Ugel's cry. Tonatiu, the priest and elder of the Sun God line, raised his brows, Tequis, the priest and elder of the Fire God line, widened his eyes, Yazar, the priest and elder of the God of War line, gritted his teeth, and Aka, the priest and elder of the Main God line Pu lowered his eyes, and the corners of the mouth of the priest elder Como of the royal branch were raised. The elder Kakamazin glanced at it, and then looked at the elder worriedly. It turned out that, at some point, the man with real power in the capital city of the lake All the distinguished ones are here.

".Well, that's it. The high priest has gone to the Kingdom of God."

The elder's expression remained unchanged, his face was extremely rosy, and his eyes were full of energy. He looked around at the crowd, and his aged and heavy eyes fell, forcing all the elders to lower their heads and salute respectfully. Next to him, there was an inconspicuous empty pottery pot with a red pottery lid.

"Priest and elder Ugel has been in charge of religious affairs for many years. He has rich experience and careful thinking, and has never made any omissions. He made great achievements in quelling the rebellion in the city-state of Texcoco. Later, he went to the north and presided over the Xilot Peck’s conversion ceremony was quite effective. I feel relieved that the alliance’s high priests are in his hands.”

The elder had a calm expression and said a lot. Then, he glanced at the slightly trembling Ugel, nodded calmly and firmly, and issued the decree.

"Starting from today, Priest Elder Ugel will take over as the high priest!"

There was a moment of silence in the chief hall, and you could hear a needle drop. All the priests and elders looked at each other with some changes in their expressions.

The noble Sun God Elder Tonatiu frowned deeply, almost in a straight line. The outspoken elder Yazar, the God of War, blushed and wanted to say something, but fell silent under the elder's gaze. The young main god elder Akapu lowered his head and hid all his ambitions behind his gentle face.

The sun god, the god of war, and the main god are the three most important priests of Huitzilopochtli. The three elders are also the most powerful contenders for the high priesthood. At this moment, none of them dared to speak out to object, and the position of high priest was decided!

"very good."

After a moment, the elder smiled faintly and gave instructions in a deep voice.

"In that case, you all should be here to pay homage to the new high priest!"

The hall was quiet again. The slightly fat Wugel stood in front of everyone with a dull expression. The priests and elders looked at each other for a few times, and finally knelt down one after another, lowered their heads, and saluted the new high priest.

"The Lord God bless you! Greetings to you, High Priest Ugel!"

Seeing the many priests and elders kneeling in front of him, Wugel was shocked. A feeling he had never experienced before came to his heart, making all his pores open in relief. At this moment, he looked at the gloomy sky and felt that the dark clouds hanging all over the sky were gifts from the Lord God, a dessert with black persimmons!

Within a few breaths, a cheerful blush appeared on Wugel's face. He wanted to raise his magic staff in response, but he didn't have the magic staff at hand. In his haste, he quickly raised his fat hand, made the character "囵" for a sun hummingbird, and shouted loudly.

"God bless you!!"

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