Elder Yanqi drove out of the mansion early in the morning, went to the Tati Palace Fort to inquire about the news, and did not return to the Elder's Mansion until dusk.

Without resting, he came to the south wing and knocked on the door.

Princess Zixi sat down with the elder and asked anxiously, "Uncle, have you ever been to see the chief?"

Elder Yanqi frowned, and sighed gloomily: "I went to the palace fort this morning, it seems that the chief's cultivation of that treasure has gone mad, even the old man was blocked from the welcoming temple, and he didn't see anyone waiting for anything, and the old man waited for a day and didn't see the shadow of the chief." ”

"That's... What should I do then?" Zixi said worriedly, "Uncle knows when he will be able to meet the chief?"

"It's unpredictable, the chief may come out of the fort tomorrow, or maybe not in three or two months. ”

"That's not a hurry. ”

"Don't be too anxious, princess, if you come, you will be safe. The old man remembers: On the 28th of the next month, it is the annual ancestor worship ceremony of our Tati tribe, and the chief must be present to preside over it, and he will definitely be able to see him at that time. Elder Yanqi comforted.

When Princess Zixi heard this, she counted her fingers carefully, and said anxiously: "There is still more than a month to count." My father was in prison, suffering day and night, expecting to be rescued, and I could only wait here in vain. ”

"The princess is not in a hurry, according to the old man's opinion: Yinghou is imprisoned, it can be seen that Sukhum and they do not want to kill him, and they will not worry about their lives for the time being. The old man has arranged for the dog to watch the wind at noon, and as soon as the chief comes out of the temple, he will report to the old man. Please let the princess settle down first and heal her leg injury. ”

"Zixi has no choice now, just listen to what his uncle said. I hope my father is safe and sound, and the blood chief can leave the temple as soon as possible. Zixi said quietly.

Elder Yanqi nodded, comforted Zixi again, and left the south wing.

Since then, Zixi has lived in the Elder's Mansion, waiting for the arrival of the Tati Clan's ancestor worship ceremony, while calming down to recuperate from his injuries. The doctor came every three days to change Zixi's dressing and inspect his injuries. When you leave at night, you will take care of the left and right, and do your best.

More than a month has passed in a flash, and Zixi's leg injury has healed and he is able to walk as before.

And the ancestor worship ceremony of the Tati people is also coming in a blink of an eye.

In the early morning of that day, Elder Yanqi personally prepared a carriage early and prepared to go to the Tati Palace Fort on the shore of Tati Lake with Princess Zixi, and left nature at night.

I got up early at night, changed into a white robe, and looked like a jade tree in the wind.

After waiting by the car for a long time, but he didn't see Princess Zixi come out, he hurried to the south wing, knocked on the door and called: "Princess: The car is ready, what are you still rubbing?"

"Who is rubbing, am I not coming?" Zixi was finishing his makeup, and while Yingge Yan responded, he opened the door and walked out lightly.

The night suddenly lit up in front of the curtain, and suddenly his eyes widened, his tongue was rubbed, and he was stunned in front of the door.

I saw Princess Zixi wearing a light red Luo skirt, a pink gold silk silk around her waist, her hair was scattered on her back shoulders and fluttered lightly in the wind, and her forehead hung with a golden silk shell pendant swaying slightly. The eyebrows are picturesque, the eyes are like cold stars, the lips are dyed with Wodan, the nose is exquisite, and the handsome appearance of a slim and radiant person, it turns out that Princess Zixi has recovered her original natural beauty after more than a month of careful recuperation.

The night was separated from the delicate and beautiful beauty of Princess Zixi, and her eyes stared at her without turning around.

Seeing this, Princess Zixi was very shy, but her heart was as warm and crisp as an electric shock, and she blushed and said, "I haven't seen anyone, like a stupid goose." Let's go!" As he spoke, he flew away like a butterfly.

Yeli was stunned for a long time, and then he came back to his senses, and a wave of dry heat rose from the soles of his feet and went straight to the Tianling Gai, and his face was like pig's blood.

"I, I... What's wrong with me? Yeli was talking to himself, and suddenly slapped himself hard, grinned, covered half of his painful face, and followed with a fart.

Sure enough, the ancestor worship ceremony of the Tati people was grand and extraordinary!

Early in the morning, the avenues were crowded with people and noisy. Men, women and children are all dressed up in bright colors, showing flowers and branches, carrying baskets and pots, helping the old and the young, and giggling and laughing to the Tati Lake.

Yeli sat in the car, not daring to take a second look at Princess Zixi, only aiming outside the curtain and sightseeing along the way. The quieter he was, the more uncomfortable he became, so he asked Elder Yanqi to say, "Elder, these people are all going to Tati Lake, didn't they say that Tati Lake is making trouble?"

"The strong man doesn't know: today is the ancestor worship ceremony of my Tati tribe, and the great god Huati will descend on Tati Lake, and the demons and monsters will not dare to come out. Although the baby came out by chance before the moon, it didn't dare to come out today and hurt people indiscriminately. Elder Yan Qi replied.

"Oh, I see. But I heard that this new chief has raised a leech spirit to be fed with the blood of a living person, I don't know if it's true or not?"

"It's true. ”

"In that case, isn't this a scourge to the people, and isn't there anyone who dissuades him?" Yeli asked.

"Alas...... There were a few, but they were all fed to the baby. If the old man hadn't had the merit of the third generation, I'm afraid he would have fed the baby a long time ago. Elder Yanqi sighed helplessly.

"This chief is so brutal!" Yeli said angrily.

"The chief also has his own reasoning!" Elder Yanqi said, "The Tati are sparsely populated and weak, and if they are to survive the destruction of their foundation, they must rely on a guardian martial god. If the chief succeeds in cultivating that treasure, he will be able to resist thousands of troops and horses, and he will be able to protect the Tati people from natural and man-made disasters and maintain their prosperity forever."

"Huh...... I see. Yeli couldn't help but laugh dryly, "It seems that the elder has already been persuaded by the chief?"

"The chief is in charge of life and death, who dares to disobey what he says!" Elder Yanqi sighed.

Yeli nodded slightly in agreement, but he had nothing to say for a while, so he turned around and stole a glance at Princess Zixi.

Princess Zixi was frowning, her eyes were full of autumn water, and she looked out of the car sadly.

The slender figure swayed slightly with the bumps of the carriage, and the shell ornament on the forehead also flashed, which was very charming.

The carriage was speeding through the street for a long time, and suddenly when it turned its body, a large lake was revealed in front of it, and the lake was full of blue waves and green trees all around, and the crowd was bustling and the noise was coming and going.

Elder Yanqi stopped the carriage and said, "Tatihu has arrived, and the princess can see the chief today." ”

When he said that, Ma Tong had already knelt humbly on the ground, letting Elder Yanqi step on his back and slowly walk down.

"This time I really went to Tati Lake. Princess Zixi cheered and jumped off the carriage with Yeli.

"The old man will go to see the chief first, and then come to meet the princess later, you two don't go far here. Elder Yanqi admonished.

"Yes, uncle. ”

"Rest assured, Elder, the two of us are waiting here. ”

The two agreed one after another.

Elder Yanqi nodded, but left alone.

At this time, it is a small spring in October, the weather is warmer, and the branches and leaves of paulownia, betel nut, palm and other trees around Tati Lake are luxuriant, and the sun is shady. And the peach blossoms also bloomed a few trees in pieces, dotted on the vast green lawn like crimson clouds, and a few young couples were chasing under the peach blossoms, playing and laughing.

And not far from the north is the temple of worship to the heavens, the flag is inserted along the steps, the red and green are flying, leading straight to the top of the altar, which is very atmospheric and magnificent. The Tati sergeants, who were covered in colored mud and had feathers stuck in the back of their heads, were divided into two teams, holding the feathers, and they were solemn.

The two wandered on the lawn, looking around at the lake and mountains.

Princess Zixi couldn't hide the girl's joy, and strolled into the peach blossom bush to pick peach blossoms.

Yeli then entered, and saw her spinning around in the peach blossom bush, like a pink butterfly dancing, and her eyes were dazzling for a while, and I didn't know if the peach blossom was Princess Zixi, or Princess Zixi was a peach blossom.

Princess Zixi unknowingly moved to the shore of Tati Lake.

Maybe she was tired of playing, Princess Zixi was drenched in sweat, so she crouched by the lake, holding peach blossoms in one hand and wiping her face with water in the other.

Yeli stood beside Princess Zixi, silently staring at the water, thinking about it.

Princess Zixi washed her face and was about to get up, but suddenly saw the water surging in the middle of the lake. She couldn't help but exclaim, "What is the center of the lake at night?"

Hearing the sound at night, he put his hand on the pergola and looked towards the center of the lake.

I saw that the center of the lake seemed to be boiling water, bubbling straight up, and suddenly coming, suddenly leaving, suddenly far, suddenly near, floating, weird and unpredictable.

"Princess: I don't think it's anything, it must be a big fish playing there. "Yeli tiptoed and raised his head.

"There are such big fish in the lake, and there are miles away from each other?" Zixi exclaimed.

"Of course there are such big fish in such a big lake. Yeli didn't think so.

As the two were talking, a cold wind blew from the center of the lake, growing stronger and stronger, and the sky gradually darkened.

"It looks like it's going to rain, so let's get out of the rain. Yeli suggested.

Before Zixi could respond, he suddenly heard someone exclaim: "The goblin has come out! The goblin has come out again......

In an instant, the surrounding crowd seemed to be a hornet's nest that had been pierced, running around and panicking.

Yeli was also panicked, so he grabbed Princess Zixi's slender hand and ran to the grassy slope. Zixi also tightly grasped Yeli's big hand, and ran away with messy steps.

Before he could run out of the half-shot place, the demon slaying knife jumped up behind Yeli's shoulder, and the scabbard sounded loudly.

"Oh no! sure enough, there are goblins!" Yeli shouted, covering Princess Zixi behind him, and pulled out the demon slashing knife with a loud voice, holding his head high, looking around.

It was dark all around Tati Lake, and fine snowflakes were already floating in the sky.

I saw a column of water rolled up in the lake, like a spinning top, the waves rolled, the jade beads splashed, and it was rolling close to this side.

Yeli secretly thought about slaying the demon and preparing to sacrifice the demon slashing knife at any time.