The winter solstice sacrifice to the gods is a tradition that has existed since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty.

Legend has it that when the founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was still a small king of a vassal state, he once saw the gods of heaven come to life on the day of the winter solstice and taught him a method that could truly unify the human race.

Later, the founding emperor was indeed like a god, won many battles, and within ten years, he annexed all the countries, unified the human race, and created a new and prosperous era for the first time.

Therefore, the founding emperor often remembered the blessing of the gods in those years, so he made a rule, every year after the winter solstice, the emperor should take the queen to the temple to pray to the gods, and the people can also go to watch the ceremony, kneel on the ground together to pray to the gods, and bless the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty to be safe and sound for generations to come.

And now it has been 300 years since the founding of the Great Zhou.

The winter solstice sacrifice to the gods also has more significance. It no longer represents not only the feelings of future generations for the events of the past, but also a manifestation of national strength.

Especially since Jing Yu's father, there is a new project to kill demons at the annual god worship ceremony.

Kill a great demon who has been practicing Taoism for at least a hundred years.

This is to protest against the fact that the demon king Ziyue led half of the demon clan to join the demon clan fifty years ago. When the old emperor learned about it, he hated it and couldn't sleep all night. This new ritual was immediately decreed: the demon blood sacrifice to the gods to appease the wrath of the gods.

At the same time, he is also making a stand: any race that is hostile to the Protoss is an enemy of the Terrans.

Because there was a demon killing ceremony, this time to participate in the sacrifice to the gods, everyone did not bring spirit beasts with them.

When the people arrived at the temple, there were many people kneeling outside the temple, each with a heartfelt devotion on their faces. Even though the cold is hitting people now, there are still many people who spontaneously knelt on the ground in advance, folded their hands, closed their eyes and chanted words in their mouths.

As a member of the royal family, Jing Yu naturally doesn't need to be crowded with these people. For people like them, the festival is more like a feast of curiosity, and they only need to sit on the stands specially set up for these princes and generals, and they can sit down to eat tea and chat, and enjoy the various activities of worshipping the gods from the best angle.

The crowd came early, and although the people were already crowded outside the temple, there were very few people in the stands.

Under the stands was a ring of bright torches, billowing smoke.

In the middle of the torch stood a huge towering divine pillar, and under it was a dying Gu Eagle, which looked like it was already at the end of its powerful crossbow. But even so, the ground around it was still cautiously carved with a formation that suppressed the spiritual power of the demon clan to prevent the Gu Eagle from escaping.

Jing Yu chose a place and led everyone to sit down.

Tang Xiaobai has never left the towering god pillar standing in the center of the altar since he reached the stands.

Jing Yu saw that she had been staring, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong, it's wrong?"

Tang Xiaobai frowned, "What is the origin of the pattern engraved on this divine pillar?"

Jing Yu explained, "This is set up by the founding emperor. What is engraved on it is the god who helped him back then. ”

He followed Tang Xiaobai's gaze, and suddenly understood why she was puzzled, and added, "That god, the real body is a dragon." So, carved the dragon. ”

Tang Xiaobai heard it, but his brows tightened even tighter.

He also asked, "Is there still a statue of a human being in the temple?"

Jing Yu nodded, "Yes." Then he pulled her up and walked to the front of the stands, "That is." ”

Tang Xiaobai looked over, and the statue was carved into a middle-aged man, who looked kind and gentle. Tang Xiaobai looked at his clothes and the magic weapon in his hand again, retracted his gaze, and said to Jing Yu, "He is not a god. ”

Jing Yu was surprised, opened his mouth, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Tang Xiaobai took him back to his seat, gathered everyone and explained, "What this temple worships is a demon. ”

Her expression was serious, but not like she was joking.

"Look closely at the image carved on the pillar, and although it is in the shape of a dragon, it has no claws underneath. ”

Tang Xiaobai said, "There is also a statue of a god enshrined in the temple, and the clothes worn by that person are woven by the unique mulberry silk of the demon clan, and few gods can wear them." and the magic weapon in his hand, which is the treasure of the demon clan, the dream butterfly flute. ”

"Therefore, this person is not a god, he should be the king of the demon clan, and his real body is Candle Jiuyin. ”

After Tang Xiaobai's statement, everyone was shocked. A trace of confusion flashed in Jing Yu's eyes, and he quickly shook his head, "No."

No, it won't.

The ritual of sacrificing to the gods is a tradition that has continued for three hundred years in their Zhou Dynasty, if it is not a god to worship, how can it be that no one has noticed it for so many years?

Tang Xiaobai sighed, "Candle Jiuyin has always been a single lineage, the bloodline is extremely precious, he can be born into a human, and there is no half of demonic energy, except for being born in the lower realm, whether it is cultivation or lifespan, it is basically no different from a god."

Therefore, Candle Jiuyin is also known as Candle Dragon, and they are the only demon with dragon energy.

And the magic power of the candle dragon has long surpassed the demon, and there is only this vein, so that even the demons who have seen the candle dragon are extremely rare, let alone humans.

So it's no wonder that the founding emperor of the Zhou Dynasty worshipped him as a god.

It's just that Tang Xiaobai doesn't understand, how can this king of the demon clan help the emperor of a human race to rule the world

After Nan Sui reacted, he couldn't help but probe, looked down at the Gu carving that was tied to the divine pillar, and muttered in a lost mind, "So that demon, the demon that is going to be killed, is not sacrificed to the god, but"

She burst into tears.

It's so sad.

It's better to be a god.

Hearing Nansui crying, Jing Yu lowered his eyes and unconsciously clenched his fists.

For a while, the atmosphere was heavy. Everyone was obviously a little unable to accept the fact that the Gu Eagle was about to be sacrificed to the Demon King.

While they were talking, there were already quite a few people sitting in the stands. They are all high-ranking dignitaries and dignitaries, smiling and greeting each other.

Tang Xiaobai said in a deep voice, "Don't act rashly first, everything will be said when Zhao Yuejiu comes out." ”

Soon, I saw an old eunuch in a brocade robe and a gorgeous costume coming out from behind the temple, holding a long whip, and waving it in the air with a crisp sound.

The crowd who had just exchanged their heads and ears immediately quieted down and knelt down and kowtowed.

Jing Yu and the others also knelt down on one knee and made a slight gesture.

Tang Xiaobai didn't move.

Xuan Gui was also reluctant to kneel down on the cruel and incompetent emperor, but he didn't want to cause trouble, so he pulled Tang Xiaobai to squat down, and said with a smile, "I'm okay with this method."

“”

Tang Xiaobai was silent for a while, and nodded mechanically.

In fact, there are spells in this world that can hide your body from being seen in front of mortals

She looked at Hyun Gyu's happy face and sighed silently in her heart.

That's it, seeing that he is so happy, let's squat with him today.

The two squatted quietly in the middle of the kneeling crowd, because the stands were on a high place, and the people around them were all bowing their heads, so no one noticed for a while that the two were actually not really kneeling.

Soon, I heard the eunuch who had been whipped before shouting softly, "The emperor and queen have arrived at the concubine."