148 Prelude to the death penalty
As if she had survived centuries of reincarnation, she felt that there was always a voice lingering in her ears, sometimes light, sometimes heavy, sometimes very gentle; The body is warm and comfortable, and sometimes it feels like the wind is breathing freely through the skin......
At one hour, at last, she regained the strength to open her eyes, and into the darkness that the night was so still that she could hear the slight breathing, followed by the revival of consciousness, and the images from her memory replayed over and over again the burning of the altar, the burning of the demons, and the last begging and the wind...... None of them are a dream, and when I think back on it at the moment, I can't help but tremble
She tried to calm her feelings, and the greatest comfort was that at least she was still alive, and then she tried to move her hands and feet, fortunately, it was still very flexible, painless and itchy, she began to move her arms little by little, and moved her body slightly
"Where are you going to move?" a deep male voice suddenly sounded in the darkness
She reflexively moved behind her, and an arm suddenly stretched out and hugged her thin waist tightly, and at that moment she was overwhelmed and could only freeze in place
"This bed is not against the wall on either side, you are going to roll to the ground," the voice came again, tepid
She swallowed a few times and said calmly: "Can you give me a light?"
In this dark place, she doesn't know where she is, and she doesn't know who is beside her, after all, mortals always want to see clearly, although sometimes the naked eye can't see through the truth, and then a light blue light ball flashes in the air, the light is mild, just the right thing to see, for her who has not seen the light of day for a long time, this gentle soft light is pleasing to the eye
She looked at each other gratefully, and saw a well-defined face, her face was calm and silent, and the blue light reflected in her eyes flickered slightly, and somehow her tears poured out
Once, at that moment, she was so eager to see this authoritative face, with endless hope, she thought of despair, and now that he was so close that she could not lose control, and what other way could she be relieved than tears
"I'm not...... Linglan: "At that moment, she felt completely broken
She looked forward to it day and night, didn't she just want to say this sentence in front of him, and she could only say it to him in this strange world, and then she heard her own choking, and she couldn't stop thinking about it in this silent night
He suddenly hugged her with both hands, buried her head in his chest, and said very calmly: "I know to sleep."
She slept obediently, like a baby, lying in her mother's arms, carefree, and a faint scent of flowers in the air, which was his fragrance, but it was not only tonight, she thought, perhaps at that moment, she had confused her life
She woke up again in the early morning, and immediately came over, four or five handmaidens in blue, as if they were watching her wake up, and then helped her to bathe, and she could barely stand firm for a few days without getting out of bed, fortunately these handmaidens supported her to barely move, it was a natural warm pool in the backyard, extremely gorgeous, she walked on the path paved with fine fur into the pool, and the petals had already dispersed into the clear pool, waiting for the water to be hot, but it had an excellent effect of stretching the muscles and bones, and the red candles lit around were soft with the fragrance and condensation, and the comfort was just right
She was amazed that there were no fire burns on her body, and then she thought: they must have a magic elixir, and it will be easy to save a mortal with the power of demons
"But," she said, she suddenly looked at a servant girl beside her, asking curiously, not expecting them to reply to her
Unexpectedly, one of the women who seemed to have a slightly higher status replied respectfully: "The girl from the palace, who is the king, has been sleeping here for five days and five nights."
"Wuzheng Palace", of course, she doesn't know what kind of origin this palace is, the palaces and pavilions here overlap, and she can't name them so far
"The palace is exclusive to the king, and you must get the king's permission to enter the palace," the maid replied in a low voice
Presumably, this "privilege" was not an ordinary honor, and it was no wonder that they treated her so courteously, and the whole city was his possession, and it was not surprising that she had a few more dormitories, and when she came out of the bath, she regained control of her limbs, and could barely walk on her own, and they presented her with a red dress, a rose-like delicate color, smooth and soft silk, which seemed to be tailored, comfortable and close-fitting, and finally they dressed her like a princess to be married
"Girls can go for a walk in the Garden of Appreciation," one of the maidservants said softly
It sounded like a mention, she knew that this was also their Wang Zao's arrangement, she followed them through a few small stone paths to the backyard of the "Appreciation Garden", which is an extremely exquisite garden, the mountains and rocks flowing water, and the flowers are beautiful, she only feels physically and mentally exhausted, has no intention of watching, and finds a stone bench everywhere to rest quietly
From life to death, and from death to life, all these things have exceeded the bottom line of her age, and she needs time to sort out what kind of entanglement between her employer and their king, and how the whole city and Master are involved, how she is going to leave this place to find Master......
"Your Majesty," interrupted her train of thought by the timid voices of the maidservants
She looked for prestige, a tall figure came into view, she remembered him, their king was nameless, he was dressed in a black robe, the golden text was very appropriately inlaid on the neckline and wide sleeves, and a wide golden waist, the head was tied with a crown, a few strands of fine hair hung lazily on the broad shoulders, his face was expressionless, he felt so cold and not easy to approach
He walked slowly towards her, and she suddenly felt so cold that she had to withdraw her gaze from looking up at him, and now she was sitting on the stone bench, and her red dress slid down the stone bench to the ground like a rose in a competing bush, but she couldn't bear to wait for him to come near her, and squeezed a smile at him as a gesture of friendship, she still did not know what had happened, but it was obvious that he had saved her
He showed a contemptuous smile and said indifferently: "You come with me"
He only needed one look to convince all things, how could she dare to disobey such a humble mortal, and at this moment, it seemed that her feet were no longer hers, and all her actions had to be as he pleased
They stepped out of the palace and saw three or four handsome women dressed the same as her, and then they realized that her princess-like dress was only one of the maidservants for him to call, and she was indifferent and inconspicuous in this delicate procession
As his procession flowed through the stone-carved gardens and the promenades supported by the boulders, at last he entered a strange palace, where all kinds of monsters and evil appearances stood in all corners of the palace as if they were showing off some kind of trophies, and as if they were recording the history of all kinds of vicious fights, she had read his memories in her dreams, and knew well the nightmares he had experienced along the way
The team walked to a stone gate, the guard took the order, pushed the stone gate open, a familiar sound of joy was like thunder, and the light feather saw through the figures that the huge corner of the sacrificial ground full of demonic beasts was watching, her feet seemed to be nailed to the ground and could not move, the feeling of despair to death struck again, making her unable to breathe, and the picture of undressed and standing under the thousands of living beings was still vivid, he seemed to feel something strange, turned around, pulled her and took her directly to the viewing platform, it was very obvious that this time she was standing on this stand of the highest power
Because of his presence, the noise stopped abruptly, and tens of thousands of living beings, including the members of the royal family in thick costumes on the luxurious viewing platform, all stood up and bowed silently, including his stunning face, looking at her instead of him with a smile
He nodded, and then sat down at the highest seat, and the sacrificial arena immediately returned to madness, she stood obediently beside him without selectivity, and learned from the other maids to serve tea, water, fruits, drinks, and jade fans to send air...... He lay on his side, looking lazy, so enjoying the service of others for a thousand years, even if she couldn't detect what was wrong, she was angry in her heart, and she wanted to pinch hundreds of insects and put them on him
Xianyu Mountain has been in Xianyu Mountain for thousands of years, and she and her master have respected each other, and she has never thought that she will be served like this, or she will serve others like this
"Shangshan can be invited to watch the ceremony," he suddenly asked the queen who was sitting on his side
"Shangshan has been unwell recently and has not been able to arrive," the charm replied in a shallow voice, but she couldn't help but look at Qingyu a few times, as if she wanted to ask something, but she was afraid to speak
At this time, the sacrificial arena had already shouted, and the demons danced wildly, and the momentum of the appearance once again shook the memory of Qing Yu: the bark costume danced, the pink and red dresses lined up, and the three priests saluted on the altar until finally, the young girl in white was pulled onto the altar, her hands and feet were tied in the air, and she was pulled into a "big" shape......
Divine sacrifice
It doesn't mean that if you miss the auspicious time, you won't sacrifice again
Qingyu's heart was suddenly clogged with bursts of cold sweat
That woman must be Linglan, but she is a mortal woman, she wants to live selfishly, just like she wants to live selfishly, what is wrong
She didn't hate Linglan when she woke up that day, she was glad that she was alive, and even more glad that she was the auspicious time to disturb them after all, and this year's sacrifice was afraid that it could only end here, and what she could do in this chaotic world of gods and demons in the ancient open heaven was only to help this woman earn more than a year of mortal life
Her only happiness was that she couldn't beat them
Their king would have really surrendered willingly at the feet of God, and in his eyes, mortal life was nothing more than a grain of sand under his feet, and what was the difference between a grain of sand and a zĂ i and not, and the poor followers around him were shouting wildly, just looking for some amusement in the loneliness, and there were a few who really worshipped this sacred faith
At this moment, a chief priest suddenly waved his hand, and the field was silent for a while, only listening to him briefly read a passage, as if announcing a death sentence, they gave this woman a whipping to death, and four big men around the white-clothed body in front and back, whipped fiercely, whipping like a blade, with blood and flesh flying all over the sky
What kind of pain should it be, she was clearly **, but she didn't let out a shout, the abuser cried and screamed, the abuser would be more excited, her silence made the surrounding people, beasts and demons feel tasteless, and Qing Yu was trembling all over, how could she have seen such torture, let alone imagine the pain that the woman endured, this demonic land is like a prison