The ceremonial officials passed through the middle of the hundred officials and carried them all the way to the sacrificial steps. The emperor was dressed in a golden coat, embroidered with mountains and rivers, and wore a gown, painting the heaven and earth Xuanhuang. Holding Zhengui in his hand, he has the effect of exorcizing demons and evil spirits, and walks towards the altar step by step.

The gates of the Yin and Yang Prison were arranged in one place and sat in front of the tent of the Taige. Zeng Yuanqing, the gate supervisor of the Meteorological Gate, squinted his eyes at the Zhengui in the hands of the Son of Heaven, frowned and said, "This is not an ordinary Zhengui, the pattern on the Gui is Pixiu, and it is used to suppress evil spirits." The emperor sacrifices to the heavens and should not use this totem. ”

Gu Yan, the gatekeeper on the side, stopped him with a look in his eyes and said, "Don't stir up more trouble, we are gathered here in order to let the emperor stop the idea of marrying the gate supervisor and take back his fate, as for the rest, I can't take care of it for the time being." ”

Zeng Yuanqing bowed his head.

The other four gate supervisors also signaled with their eyes, agreeing with Gu Yan's statement.

Twelve boys, chosen from among the nobles, went up to the altar with sacrificial vessels. After putting the sacrificial vessel down, he stood around the altar and formed a square. Facing outward, he is also holding Gui in his hand, but the totem on this Gui is far less fierce than the one held by the emperor, and there are phoenixes, phoenixes, unicorns, Duansheng and other divine beasts painted on it.

I also saw a few strong men, with a waist of wood, with a waist of the same thickness, with two tripods, one large and one small, on their shoulders.

In the tent, Ning Xiang walked out and stood in front of the tent with a grim face, the crane in front of him was lifelike, and the crane seemed to be about to fly.

Shen Man saw the two mouths of Ding from afar, and suddenly felt terrible, his heart seemed to be suppressed by something, and his breathing became difficult. She pressed her heart and felt her temples pound again. The dead people who had their eyes gouged out in Kongtong Temple flashed in front of them one by one.

Shen Man's pain was unbearable.

Yun Tiangang noticed her abnormality, and hurriedly took her hand to check the pulse, and felt that the pulse was disordered, but it was extremely powerful. It was as if there was a huge potential in her, which was slowly being released through the veins. But this release must not be too strong, otherwise according to Shen Man's physique, I am afraid that he will be defeated by this potential.

Yun Tiangang seemed to realize something, and went to roll Shen Man's eyelids, but the moment he touched it, suddenly his hand was shaken by something and bounced him away. Yun Tiangang sat on the ground in a panic, his eyes full of fear.

Ning Tao came over to help him, raised his head and asked Shen Man, "Why did you suddenly push down Doctor Yun?" I don't know how to respect the elderly, ......" Ning Tao paused and asked Shen Man, "What's wrong with you, why are your eyes so red?" ”

Jiang Qiudi stared at her eyes, and sure enough, what Ning Tao said was right, Shen Man's eyes were red, as bright as blood. The pupils, which were originally black and white, turned red at this moment, and the bloodshot eyes were all over the eyes, which was very terrifying at first glance.

Such anomalies were only seen in wild beasts, and it was a precursor to madness or some kind of pestilence.

Doctor Yun stood up with Ning Tao's hand, his voice trembling slightly, "I understand, this is what the master meant...... It turned out that the young master ...... The young master is ......" He looked at Zimu Ding, who was carried up to the altar, and said helplessly, "I think we have always been in someone else's plan. ”

At this moment, there was a low cry from the crowd.

A plain and white woman, in the eyes of everyone, slowly stepped onto the altar. She dragged the long back hem, and the needlework was so delicate and rigorous that if you looked closely, you could see the phoenix pattern embroidered with dark threads on it. She wears a phoenix hairpin on her head, and is suffix with twelve golden silk silks, which is luxurious and elegant.

She doesn't wear a mask at this moment, and shows everyone with her true face. The people below had never seen such an unimaginable woman's face, and just looking at her back, they felt that everything in front of them could not exist like an illusion.

If it is real, how can you see a fairy?

But if it is nothingness, how can you hear your heartbeat and feel your blood gushing?

This woman in white is the gate supervisor of the Taige of the Dafeng Dynasty who is rumored to make the calendar, set the official rank, smell the heavenly calendar, and go down to the people. This woman is the youngest and most talented onmyoji in history, and at the same time, this woman is also a beautiful woman who makes the emperor's heart move, regardless of the rules of the world and the regulations of the ancestors.

So, the moment they saw Tang Jiuyue, many people finally understood why she could move an emperor.

In Shen Man's field of vision, everything was a blurry red. A figure, a facial feature, she seemed to see Chen Zhou's skinned bloody corpse.

She covered her eyes and was quiet for a moment, then looked in one direction following her instinct and saw a touch of white. She stared at it for a moment, and her vision became clear. She couldn't hear the people around her calling for her, only her ears buzzing, and then the sound became smaller and clearer.

"Young master?" Ning Tao pushed her shoulder, and there was a trace of concern in his eyes, "Are you okay?" ”

Shen Man let out a "hmm" and wondered, "Why does the gate supervisor dress like this to go to the altar?" ”

Ning Tao saw that she was fine, relieved, and said, "Since ancient times, there must be sacrificial vessels and corpses. This sacrificial vessel, those little guys have already moved up, and the son and mother tripod are all sacrificial vessels. As for the corpses...... As the name suggests, it means that a corpse is needed to sacrifice. ”

Shen Manzheng was suspicious, but when he saw the corner of Ning Tao's mouth faintly hooked, he knew that he was deliberately frightening himself. Turning sideways and preparing to tell Yun Tiangang to teach Ning Tao a lesson, Ning Tao saw that the situation was not good, and immediately begged for mercy, and said truthfully, "Actually, this corpse is not really a corpse to sacrifice to the sky, the so-called corpse is just a symbol, and the representative of the heavens." If such a beautiful woman as the Tang Gate Prison is allowed to die, I don't know how many people will be sad! ”

Shen Man really wanted to find a chance to clean up this poisonous guy.

Ning Tao smiled, "But let the Tang Gate Supervisor sit with the pig's head and the cow's head, that picture is also wonderful enough." ”

"The way of heaven is the only way, and the three sacrifices are the gifts, and the will of heaven can be achieved." Jiang Qiudi chanted.

Ning Tao glanced at him, "Don't think that we haven't read the Theory of Determining Heaven. Hey? Why did she come too? ”

I saw that on the altar, it was getting more and more lively, not only came the sultry Tang Gate Supervisor, but also came a concubine wearing a pale yellow neon dress, this person is the Duan Concubine who has just entered the palace after a long time - Wu Niannian.

Wu Niannian put on a gorgeous palace dress, wore a valuable gold hair ornament, and gently brought up makeup from the corners of her eyes, and the clouds crossed into her temples.

Shen Man always felt that Wu Niannian was good-looking, although he was not as good as Tang Jiuyue, he was outstanding to ordinary women. At this time, I felt that her demeanor could not be buried.

Sure enough, everyone's breath-holding concentration and straight eyes also verified Shen Man's thoughts, Wu Niannian is indeed a rare beauty.

Yun Tiangang suddenly said, "Nian Nian was raised by the Five Elements Gate since she was a child, and her life and appearance are very similar to the young master. It's just that there are many people who are afraid of you, the young master, and Nian Nian has borne a lot of hardships for the young master. Later, I learned that she existed for the young master, so I was resentful and escaped from the Five Elements Gate and came out alone, but I didn't know that many people in the Five Elements Gate had regarded her as their own family, even if the young master came back, the Five Elements Gate would not be mean to her. ”

Shen Man sighed, "I hope she can one day untie this knot with the Five Elements Gate." ”

Ning Tao pondered, "But why did she also come and go to the altar?" According to convention, there is a person on the altar who acts as a sacrificial corpse, I thought that person would be the Tang Gate Supervisor, but another Wu Niannian came up...... Zimu Ding, twelve boys, Duan Concubine Wu Niannian, and a gate supervisor...... What does this emperor want to do? ”

The priest burned incense, and a thin cloud of smoke rose into the sky. This is a way to communicate with the gods in heaven, hoping to reach the heavens and let the heavens hear the prayers of the people.

After burning the incense, the priest brought up a tray covered with bright yellow cloth and respectfully bowed his head and handed it to the emperor. The emperor glanced at Tang Jiuyue, and his gaze swept over Wu Niannian again. Wu Niannian's eyes had a trace of nervousness and panic, and she couldn't help but look at Tang Jiuyue, after seeing Tang Jiuyue, her mood seemed to be calmer.

The emperor uncovered the cloth on the tray, and on top of the tray, it turned out to be a sharp dagger. He picked up the dagger, pushed away the sheath, walked up to Wu Niannian, slowly stretched out his hand, and said very gently, "Take your hand." ”

A trace of hesitation flashed in Wu Niannian's eyes, but in the end, he handed his hand out according to his words and put it in the emperor's hands.

The Emperor flipped her wrist upwards and held it tightly, fearing that she had escaped. Then he swiped the sharp dagger lightly on her wrist, and a cut was made in the white and flawless wrist, and the flesh turned out, and bright red blood gradually flowed out.

The emperor pulled Wu Nian to the front of Ziding, and let the blood drip between this Ziding.

The twelve boys gathered in front of the mother and recited words around the mother.

"What are they doing?" Shen Man asked, his intuition was not like an ordinary ritual of worshipping the heavens.

Ning Tao and Yun Tiangang glanced at each other and sneered, "Ridiculous!" Hasn't he always pursued the Yin and Yang Dao that Zou Yan's old guy has followed, but at this moment, he is carrying out the sacrifice technique of the Five Elements Gate, which is really ridiculous! ”

Yun Tiangang was silent for a while, and said earnestly, "This kind of sacrificial technique is also forbidden by the Five Elements Gate. ”

Shen Man asked, "Why?" ”

Yun Tiangang was worried, "Because this sacrificial technique is too bloody and tragic." Not only must there be a boy as a human sacrifice, but also a sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of lives, and fall into the mother's house. It is necessary for someone with a special personality to sacrifice blood in Ziding, and Zimu Ding responds to each other, so that it can become a thing that can prolong people's lives......"

An idea suddenly flashed through Shen Man's mind, and he asked excitedly, "Master Yun, has anyone tried this method?!" ”

Yun Tiangang was surprised, "Young Master? How do you know? This method was tried ten years ago, but unfortunately it didn't work out. Later, I secretly tried it again, but it still didn't work. ”

Shen Man said word by word, "Once in the suburbs, Zhou Ting, the daughter of Shang Shuling, and the son of the Xie family, Zhou Ting went crazy, Xie Pan died, and these two failed to succeed; The other time should be in Kongtong Temple, where the innocent people gathered in the temple were the burial companions of the ceremony, and the reason why they gouged out their eyes was because they were afraid that some fish would leak what they saw, but no one really leaked it......"

Yun Tiangang was stunned for a long time, "Young master, ...... you Why do you know that? ”

Shen Man shook his head in silence.

It turned out that it was all because of the ritual......

Zimu Ding, so many people's lives.

She looked around, these innocent people who were still watching the ceremony, their faces were full of excitement. And the mother, who was holding the child in her arms, was happily holding the child higher so that he could see the rare pomp and circumstance ahead......

Shen Man's heart sank, and his eyes closed in pain.

These people will ....... be sacrificed. 166 Reading Network