Wu Shan wore an oversized wooden mask that completely obscured his face, and four eyes made of gold leaf glowed with a piercing light. The weather was hot, and he was still wearing a thick black bear skin, with a skirt made of tiger skin underneath, holding Fang Tian Changge in his right hand and a square iron shield in his left hand.

Standing behind him were twelve strange beasts also disguised as humans, only with hideous masks and ugly bodies, with winged snakes, one-legged ones, and even more ferocious than tigers......

There was also a group of children in their early teens, wearing red scarves, with various grimaces painted on their faces, wearing black shirts, holding big drums in their hands, and standing up straight.

"Brother, that ghost king is so majestic. Huang Lian raised her face and whispered to Huang Quan.

"yes. Huang Quan, whose face was painted in a mess, was absent-minded, staring at the members of the royal family in the square, what Huang Lian was saying, he didn't pay attention to what he was saying.

As soon as the day dawned, Huang Quan and Huang Lian woke up, and the two of them went out of the ruined temple, washed their faces by the stream, and entered the city. When he was about to reach the city gate, he found that the city wall was plastered with wanted notices (later Moon Shadow saw the portrait on this wanted notice and thought that Huang Quan was the prince of the Great Xia Kingdom), densely packed, and there must be an identical wanted notice within three steps.

The wanted criminals painted on the wanted notice were none other than the two brothers Huang Quan, so frightened that the two of them quickly grabbed a handful of yellow mud and scribbled it on their faces, and Huang Quan put down his hair again, so that no one could recognize him.

In order to avoid being questioned by soldiers when entering the city gate, Huang Quan deliberately went around to a secluded place and jumped over the city wall to enter the city when no one noticed.

What the hell happened? That was what Huang Quan wanted to know most at that time.

After Huang Quan asked a few people in a row, he finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that Princess Biluo ordered the Imperial Forest Army to post a notice last night, stating that these two teenagers were selling masks, attempting to misbehave, disrupt order, and harass the people, and had committed a heinous crime, so a wanted warrant was issued, and the whistleblower was rewarded with 200 gold shells.

"Hmph, don't let us meet again. Hiding in the crowd and looking at the royal family members of Tongbai Kingdom from afar, Huang Quan was bent on finding Biluo at this time and venting his evil anger, so he didn't pay attention to what Huang Lian said.

At this time, the rear didn't know what was going on, there was a commotion, and a few people behind him squeezed over, and Huang Lian hurriedly hugged Huang Quan so that he would not be squeezed down.

A beggar boy about twenty years old was squeezed to Huang Quan's right hand, the latter saw that he was about to fall, and kindly wanted to hold him, but as soon as he touched his hand, a more crazy crowd of people swarmed in, one against the other, Huang Quan and the beggar were suddenly unable to move, and could only maintain this position, motionless.

Fortunately, this dilemma did not last long, the crowd quickly dispersed, and Huang Quan just wanted to greet the young man: "Brother, are you okay?" Before the words could be spoken, the young man had already turned his head and walked away.

"Prince Ji Zheng Prince Ji Zheng. There were thunderous cheers over there, and Huang Quan knew that it was Ji Zheng's appearance that caused this small commotion.

Huang Quan straightened up, circled Huang Lian with both hands, and encircled Huang Lian, his eyes were still looking around, but he found that the beggar was struggling to squeeze out a person, but he was quickly pushed back to Huang Lian's side.

Huang Quan saw that he was unwilling, and immediately said to him: "Brother, if you come, you will be safe, this crowd is crowded, there are people everywhere, how can you squeeze out? ”

After Huang Lian heard her brother's words, she poked her head out from below and looked up. A young man with a yellow face clasped his hands and eyes were also glancing this way, and when he found that Huang Lian was also looking at him, he immediately looked up at the sky.

"Yes, Brother Huang is right. Chen Ergou, who was standing on his right, was jumping and jumping like a rabbit at this time, looking over the heavy heads and looking into the distance, "It is rumored that Princess Biluo has the face of a captivating city and a country, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation." ”

"Why can't I see it?" Huang Quan was deeply suspicious of this, the members of the Tongbai royal family and the prince of Xuanyuan Kingdom and several ministers of his entourage were all standing on top of the Temple of Heaven, across a huge square, looking at it from a distance, these people were not much bigger than ducks, how could Chen Ergou see the appearance of the princess clearly.

"That's because you don't have a good look. ”

"Hmph, her fierce appearance is not beautiful at first glance. Huang Quan snorted heavily.

"What, have you seen the princess?" Chen Ergou glanced at Huang Quan curiously.

"Nope. Huang Quan denied it, "If you see her, you have to beat her up, and you will be beaten once you see her." ”

"Look, that beautiful woman in red is Princess Biluo!" Chen Ergou ignored what Huang Quan was muttering, desperately squeezed away another middle-aged man, and pointed to the slender girl standing next to the king and said to Huang Quan.

"I can't see it anyway. ”

"It's time for you to see an ophthalmologist. ”

"Is it okay to be a little promising?" Huang Quan scoffed at Chen Ergou's perverted appearance.

"The peony flower is dead, and it is also romantic to be a ghost. Chen Ergou grinned.

"Don't always daydream that toads want to eat swan meat, wash and sleep as soon as possible. A fifty-year-old tree despised the unkempt country boys around him: a countryman is a countryman, and he has no knowledge at all.

"It is rumored that Prince Ji Zheng traveled thousands of miles to propose to the king of Fuyi. Chen Ergou said excitedly to the man.

"Of course not, everyone knows that it is the second prince of the Great Xia Kingdom who favors our Biluo princess, and Prince Ji Zheng should be a little later. The old man glanced at Chen Ergou with disgust.

"Then you are wrong, Xuanyuan Country is the most powerful country among the many countries in Kyushu Middle Earth, and the prince of the family has taken a fancy to our Princess Biluo, so he can afford our Tongbai Kingdom, okay?"

"The Great Xia Kingdom is no weaker than the Xuanyuan Kingdom, I said that you, a country boy, are really a frog in the well, and you don't know how thick the sky is. ”

"Hey, why are you talking so hard......" Chen Ergou yelled at the old man, wanting to use his fist, but he was glared at by the other party but immediately became honest, lowering his head and holding his hands and muttering.

Seeing that these people had been making a fuss, the bystanders yelled at them and motioned for them to be quiet.

"The exorcism ritual is about to begin, don't speak. ”

In the middle of the Temple of Heaven is a bronze tripod, half a person high, six ears and nine legs, each ear is carved with the image of Fuxi and Nuwa entangled together, and the nine bronze feet are respectively carved with the image of the prisoner ox, the eyelid, the mocking wind, the Pu Lao, the fox, the tyrant, the relentless, the negative and the kiss of the nine dragons.

In front of the bronze tripod are three pigs, cows, and sheep that have been slaughtered, in addition to sacrificial offerings such as wine, various fruits, and grains.

"When the hour comes, please ask the king to preside over the exorcism ceremony. Shao Bao Lifeng was the master of ceremonies of this ceremony, and at this time, he took a step forward and said loudly to the entire square.

The people in the palace had already been ordered not to talk to each other during the sacrifice, so after hearing this, they all stopped talking and quietly looked at the royal family members and civil and military officials on the Temple of Heaven, especially at His Majesty the King in the purple royal robe.

King Fu Zheng apologized slightly to Ji Zheng beside him, and the latter bowed to the former: "King Fu is too polite, Xiao Wang and several ministers can be invited to attend the exorcism ceremony, it is a blessing for three lives. ”

Ji Zheng was long and jade, gentle and elegant, wearing a set of cyan jade pendants, and the luxuriously decorated Xuanyuan sword was even more eye-catching, and many young women in the palace secretly looked at him.

Sun Yun poked his elbow at Li Qing, and a hint of a teasing smile appeared on his face, meaning that you don't dislike people who can't greet you? Now that people have invited you to participate in such a grand exorcism ceremony, there is nothing to say.

Li Qing didn't care, hummed lightly, and responded.

"Haha, Prince Ji Zheng, don't be so restrained. After Fu Zheng finished talking to Ji Zheng, he strode forward and said to the people in the audience: "Today, the king of Xuanyuan sent the crown prince to visit our exorcism ceremony, which is the joy of our Tongbai country, and everyone applauds and welcomes. ”

The people of Tongbai Kingdom clapped their hands very cooperatively, and the endless applause resounded through the Chengtian Palace.

Ji Zheng stood up and waved at the people to thank him.

After the applause gradually stopped, Fu Yu said loudly: "Taking advantage of the good days that the people are here today, I announce that this year's tax payment will be changed from 30 to 40 to 1, and it will remain unchanged for three years." ”

"Long live the king, long live, long live. These people just came to join in the fun, but they didn't expect that there would be unexpected joy, and they opened their throats one by one and shouted, which made Panlong City completely fall into madness.

When the fanaticism of the crowd had subsided a little, Fu Zhi took another step forward, and the people, who had just calmed down a little, became restless again, and so on, and so on, many of them quieted down.

Fu Yu nodded at the clown, and the great wizard Wu Zhen in charge of the ritual music shouted loudly at this time: "The ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens has officially begun." ”

"Ringing Tai and bells. After Li Feng saw the action of Fu Zhi, he hurriedly ordered the musicians on the side to act.

The band on the west side of the square rang a bronze bell more than one person high, and it was ...... A loud sound echoed in the palace, and the musicians who struck the chimes struck twelve times in a row before stopping.

"Playing the chapter of the beginning of the peace. The official in charge of the ritual ordered softly.

In the soft sound of chime, the king knelt down in front of the copper tripod, and the guards next to him handed him the red sandalwood that had been lit with both hands, and the king of Tongbai held the red sandalwood, and after kneeling down to the four directions of heaven and earth, he stood up and put the red sandalwood into the tripod.

After the king had made a toast to heaven and earth according to the same ritual, and finally poured wine on the Temple of Heaven, and after completing these steps, he turned around and looked at the phalanx of exorcists, and then at the group of people who had watched his every move carefully, and who were obviously eager to hear His Majesty's speech, and only then did he smile happily and begin to read aloud the tribute that had already been written:

"After the Emperor Zhudi reached the heavens, the power of heaven declined, and the demons ravaged the world again, and the Tongbai Kingdom also suffered from it. In order to maintain the peace of Tongbai Kingdom, His Royal Highness Fuming, the founding emperor, specially ordered several generals to lead troops to various places to kill demons and demons, and after several years of fighting, they finally eliminated the scourge in the country. In order to prevent future troubles, the widow today invites the Jiuli Wu clan to hold a sacrifice to send ghosts, and asks the twelve divine beasts to pursue the fierce gods and evil in the wild, drive away the demons and demons in the world, and seal them in the hell of the Stygian Sea, so that they will never be reborn.

"Wangtong Baiguo will be passed down for eternity, so it is the luck of our royal family, and the blessing of all the people of our country. ”

All the people in the square bowed down to the king at the same time.

"Long live the wisdom of Your Highness. ”

"All the people, please rise up quickly, I am a blessing to be loved by the people. The king stretched out his hand and motioned for all the people to stand up.

"Wow, this scale and momentum seem to be even better than our Xuanyuan Kingdom. Li Qing watched the whole process all the way, and his heart was sour again.

"Li Qingmu, the sacrifice is still in progress, don't quarrel with others. Ji Zheng frowned, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this sacrificial ceremony, Tongbai Country did not belong to any country, and he should have the right to determine the sacrificial music according to his own national strength.

At this time, the astronomical official reported that it was past midday, and the king signaled to the high priestess and harlequin beside him: the exorcism ceremony could begin.

The harlequin walked to the center of the Temple of Heaven, bowed respectfully to the West Heaven, closed her eyes, and said something in her mouth, well, it was a language that no one could understand, so after reading half a cup of tea, she suddenly opened her eyes and said loudly: "Please Fang Xiang." ”

"Please Fang Xiangshi. The three heralds spread the word of mouth.

After hearing this, Wu Shan, who played Fang Xiang's clan, took a sharp and powerful step forward.

The harlequin continued to instruct: "Twelve Divine Beasts, please. ”

"Twelve Divine Beasts, please. So said the herald.

The twelve strong men who played the role of divine beasts let out a loud shout and took a powerful step forward at the same time.

"The nephew is out of the ranks. ”

"The nephew is out of the ranks. ”

"The exorcism ritual begins. With the order of the harlequin, the surging drums sounded densely, and the Fang Xiang clan and the twelve evil beasts danced around the central square with the drums, and the one hundred and twenty nephews sang farewell songs.

Everyone sang and danced around the fire in the center, and after three rounds, Fang Xiang's clan took the lead out of the palace gate, followed by the twelve divine beasts, and finally one hundred and twenty nephews selected by the children of the official eunuchs. The cavalry who received the order to escort the exorcism phalanx in the morning did not dare to slack off and followed closely behind the phalanx.

Others swarmed and chased the sacrificial personnel through the streets, but Huang Quan and Huang Lian did not follow, but slowly walked out of the palace along the crowd. Huang Quan thought very clearly, the two brothers were wanted by the whole city, instead of wandering around the streets and being arrested, it was better to find a place to sleep well, and at night, once no one recognized them with their masks, it was a good time for revenge.

When she walked to the city gate, Huang Lian suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed to the left front: "Look, it's that little beggar brother." ”

Huang Quan looked over, and the beggar boy who had just met him was also looking at him, and he seemed to notice that Huang Quan had discovered him, turned to leave, and soon drowned in the crowd.

Huang Quan paused for a moment and continued to walk forward slowly.

"Brother, where are we going now?" asked Huang Lian.

"Find a place to sleep, and then come out to play when the night walk of the hundred ghosts begins. ”

"Okay, I'm so sleepy. Huang Lian said and yawned.

The two went all the way out of the city and returned to sleep in the ruined temple outside the city.

Ji Zheng fidgeted after the exorcism ceremony, just hoping that the night would fall early, so that he could see Sister Tingyan earlier, others looked at him like he was sitting on pins and needles, thinking that he was uncomfortable, many people came to ask him what was wrong, Ji Zheng said that it was okay.

Seeing him like this, Biluo shook his head and walked away.

Ji Zheng intuitively felt that this day was the longest day in his life, and finally looked forward to the dark sky, and his heart that had been burning for most of the day was put down, and after seeing the sunset begin to sink, he couldn't wait to explain the situation to the king of Fuji, and he was going to participate in the feast of the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk.

"Do you need guards?" Fu Zhi seemed to know something, and asked Ji Zheng with a smile.

Ji Zheng shook his head: "The people of Pangu City are simple and simple, and the people are safe and self-contained, so there shouldn't be any need for it." ”

"Your Highness, this is not going to work. After hearing this, Li Qing immediately jumped out and said.

"In this way, I will let Biluo and Wushan travel with you, you are all young people, and you will definitely be able to have fun. Fu Ji said with a smile.

"Yes, Father. Biluo replied.

"Thank you, King Fu. Ji Zheng bowed to Fu Zhi.

No one has any objections to the arrangement of the king, in Nanzhou, not to mention Biluo, just the name of Wushan can scare away a lot of bad people, not to mention that this is the ancient city of Pan, the territory of the descendants of Fuxi, so far no one dares to spread wild here.

Li Qing shrugged his shoulders and let out a long sigh, Sun Yun poked his elbow and said with a smile: "Isn't this just right, you can go back to drinking." ”

"Your Highness, let's go back first. Li Qing bowed to Ji Zheng.

"Okay, I'm going back tomorrow, don't get too drunk. Ji Zheng whispered to the two courtiers behind him.

"No. ”

Shang Zhu also said goodbye.