Bab 252: The Child Is Cursed

After that, the Crown Prince's family dispersed as they had to prepare for the worshiping ceremony that would mark the beginning of the festival. 

That day, the High Priest who had been away from the kingdom, rumored to have gone to the mountains for cultivation, had returned to the temple in order to oversee the worship ceremony. The High Priest was a revered holy man, respected for his foresight, as he had shown countless miracles in his lifetime. Everyone believed in his prophecies as they never went wrong and the trust he had built up throughout the decades were so strong, the people of the Kingdom of Valor treated him like a prophet sent down by the ancient gods.

At the grand hall of the royal palace, the worship ceremony was arranged in a way that not just the members of the royal family, even the high-ranking  nobles attended it. The entire process was guided by the priests of the temple like every year.