Chapter 1549: The Missing Meng Feixue
“This is a record regarding the Night Bodhisattva that I uncovered in the Nanjiang Royal Court’s library.”
Feng Qingyou produced an old book from her sleeve and handed it to Ye Qing. “According to this, the Night Bodhisattva did not have a precedent for living sacrifice. The sculpture on the sacrificial altar did not resemble the Night Bodhisattva either.”
“This is why I suspect that the altar isn’t built for the Night Bodhisattva, nor is she the intended recipient of the living sacrifices.”
“But of course, these are just my assumptions. Whether it is the truth remains to be seen.” “Let me see...” Ye Qing flipped open the book and quickly found the record regarding the Night Bodhisattva. He began reading.
The record regarding the Night Bodhisattva was only a few thousand words long. Ye Qing quickly finished reading it.
According to the book, the Night Bodhisattva existed long before the Nanjiang Royal Court. Tens of thousands of years ago, before the Nanjiang Royal Court was built, some of the tribes of Nanjiang worshipped the Night Bodhisattva.
At the time, Nanjiang was an environment far worse than it was today. The terrain was treacherous, and the Strangers ran rampant. This was especially true during nighttime. The chaos was endless, and the dangers were everywhere.
The Night Bodhisattva was a guardian deity who protected her worshipers from the threats of the night. Anyone who worshiped her would be protected to all evils and secure during the night.
Not only that, anyone who worshiped her sincerely would automatically lose their negative emotions and become peaceful and amiable.
More importantly, the Night Bodhisattva did not require living sacrifices like many other deities that were worshiped by other tribes. She did not even want offerings or a statue in her name. She only asked for sincerity from her worshipers.
Because of this, the Night Bodhisattva was fairly widespread in Nanjiang for a time. She enjoyed a great base of worshipers as well.
At the time, the tribes of Nanjiang existed independently from one another and so worshiped many deities depending on the tribe. The Night Bodhisattva stole many worshipers and beliefs from these deities with her creed, which was why she garnered their jealousy and hatred.