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When the sun sets, the mountains are gradually quieted inside and outside because of the arrival of a large number of people.

Standing on the top of the mountain, you can see the ancestral house of the Xie family with people coming and going, as well as the countless people gathered outside Yushan who are waiting for tomorrow's sacrifice like ants.

The entire Yushan Xie family and the guards of the official mansion were all over the place, except for the people of the Xie family, everyone else, including the people of the official mansion, were isolated.

A figure leaps through the mountains.

Footsteps rang out, and seven or eight guards appeared in the mountains.

"What about people?"

"You're dazzled, aren't you?"

"It's closed outside, and no one can come in."

"Gone, gone."

The group turned and dispersed, and by this time the figure had already passed through the mountain forest, and several small wooden houses appeared in front of them.

The hut was as quiet as a forest, and as he walked by, a flock of birds fluttered and flew up, indicating that it was empty.

Brother An took water out of the water urn, cleaned and wiped it inside and out, and split a pile of firewood and placed it neatly.

"Brother An." Shao Mingqing shouted.

Brother An's tense body relaxed.

Shao Mingqing looked at the wooden barrel he was carrying.

"Alright, no need to fetch water." He said.

"It's inconvenient to come back without water." An Ge Yu said.

Shao Mingqing exhaled.

"Not coming back tomorrow." He said.

Brother An lowered his head and left with the barrel, and Shao Mingqing stepped forward to grab him.

"Why can't you understand people?" He raised his eyebrows and shouted, "Now go back with me, and don't look at what time it is, you are still drilling in the mountains as a miner, and you are immediately beaten to death with a stick when you are discovered, if she doesn't value your little life, I don't bother to cover for you, and if you don't obey and cause trouble for her, I will kill you first." ”

An Geyu lowered his head and stopped talking.

Shao Mingqing gave him a kick.

"Come with me." He shouted angrily, turned around and stried.

"Can you just fetch a bucket of water?" Brother An asked later.

"Nope." Shao Mingqing turned around and said viciously.

"Then she won't have ......any water when she comes back," Ange Yu also said urgently.

"When she returns, she will go to live with me." Shao Mingqing gritted his teeth and shouted, "I have water there." ”

That's good, Brother An breathed a sigh of relief, put down the bucket, and Shao Mingqing glanced at him and turned around and walked.

The two quickly walked through the mountains and forests, and after walking on the mountain road for a long time, they were stopped by several guards, and it was clear that Shao Mingqing's attitude eased a lot.

Escorting Feng Xueshi into the city and into Beijing, Shao Mingqing was known to almost everyone.

"I'm not at ease, so I'll take someone to inspect it." Shao Mingqing smiled at them.

The guards' gaze swept over Angobi.

"Young Master Cousin bothered." They said, "But it is getting dark, and no one is allowed to walk in the mountains, otherwise he will be killed on the spot if he collides with the mountain gods." ”

Shao Mingqing nodded, and the guards got out of the way and watched the two walk over.

Standing on the mountain road, the Xie family's mansion in the distance was faintly visible, Shao Mingqing stopped and stood and looked.

The sun sank into the mountains, the last rays of light faded, the sky and the earth were shrouded in darkness, the brightly lit Xie family mansion was particularly conspicuous, and then the bonfires all over the mountain were like stars in the sky.

"Young Master Cousin, you're looking forward to tomorrow's sacrifice, aren't you?" An Ge Yu asked.

Shao Mingqing nodded.

"Yes, I'm looking forward to it." He said, raising his feet and stepping forward.

However, what others are looking forward to is the beginning, and what he is looking forward to is the end

"Lord Shizi, I really can't go out now, let alone go to Yushan to hunt any rabbits."

In a big mansion outside Yushan, several government officials carefully stopped Zhou Chengzhen, who was riding on a horse.

"What happens if you go?" Zhou Chengzhen shouted.

"You'll be beaten to death if you go." The king of Dongping said under the corridor.

Zhou Chengzhen smiled.

"I don't believe it." He said.

"Trust me, it really will." The king of Dongping County said, "This is the great sacrifice of the Xie family and even Bashu, you are not now ramming against a Xie family, but the people of Bashu, if you are killed, you will only be pushed to provoke the mountain god to collide with the people, the law does not blame the people and will be considered a heavenly punishment, Your Majesty has no way to avenge you, and you will die in vain." ”

Zhou Cheng rode around on the horse and smiled again, his flying eyebrows showing rebelliousness.

"No, Uncle Nineteen." "I don't believe they can kill me," he said. ”

The king of Dongping County smiled slightly.

"Then do you believe that I can kill you?" He said.

The entourage of the government couldn't help but look at this young county king, his appearance was outstanding, his voice was low, his figure was upright but it didn't make people feel restrained, but it was a little natural and casual, in stark contrast to Zhou Chengzhen, who was riding on a horse and exuding a rebellious spirit that could fight with people at any time.

Has such a person ever fought? His so-called beating is that he moves his mouth and lets the guards standing on both sides do it, right?

Zhou Chengzhen turned over and dismounted.

"Uncle Nineteen, are you so afraid that I will disturb other people's scenes?" He said.

The king of Dongping County ignored him, turned around and walked inward, and Zhou Chengzhen raised his heels.

"It's just boring." He continued, "I'm going to suffocate. ”

"When the sacrifice is over, you can do whatever you want." Dongping County King said.

Zhou Chengzhen smiled, and took a few steps to turn to the king of Dongping County.

"Uncle Nineteen, are you looking forward to this sacrifice?" He asked with a smile.

The king of Dongping County stopped.

"Yes, I'm looking forward to it." He said.

However, what others are looking forward to is the beginning, and what he is looking forward to is the end.

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The night was dark, and the brightly lit ancestral house of the Xie family was still busy, and the sacrifice would begin after dawn, and they still had a lot to do this night.

The sacrificial utensils should be placed on the mountain in advance, and the offerings should be placed in front of the altar before the sun appears at the time of the passing of the sun.

The only quiet place was the ancestral hall, and under the layers of spiritual tablets in the ancestral hall, Mrs. Xie and Xie Roujia were kneeling and sitting.

After tonight, even if the handover of Lord Dan has officially begun, it is reasonable that the mother and daughter will have a lot to say, but since the moment they came in, the mother and daughter have not said a word.

Mrs. Xie finished silently reciting a scroll of scriptures in her heart and opened her eyes.

"Alright, you're going to sleep." She said.

Xie Roujia, who was sitting next to her, did not move.

"The eldest lady will sleep first." She said.

Mrs. Xie looked at her, was she nervous and couldn't sleep? Are you excited to think that you are going to be sought after by everyone?

"Don't think about it so much, it's just a witch dance." She said lightly.

Those sought-after aren't yours either.

But she didn't say this, although she wanted to say it, but Xie Wenxing told her everything.

"Jiajia has a very stubborn temper, we have endured it for so long, don't make trouble with her again at this time, she can afford it, we can't afford it."

Mrs. Xie took a deep breath and suppressed the turbidity in her heart.

Xie Roujia opened her eyes and smiled.

"No, not for me." "And I'm not nervous, I'm looking forward to it." ”

Expect.

After Xie Rouhui was ten years old, she often thought about waiting for this day to come, thinking about what the mother and daughter were going to say when they were in the ancestral hall on this day, and she cried several times, but she never thought that it would be like this.

She was indeed looking forward to it, but she was not looking forward to the beginning, but to end it soon.

"Then go to sleep, and save your energy until tomorrow." Mrs. Xie got up and walked to a couch on the side.

"Lady go to bed first, I still have to think about something." Xie Roujia said.

Mrs. Xie looked back.

Think? It's all in vain!

Mrs. Xie flicked her sleeves and faced inward, lying on the couch and closing her eyes.

Xie Roujia looked up at the spirit card.

She has a lot to think about, a lifetime to think about.

Thinking of the despair and guilt of my sister after falling into the water, thinking of losing her name and self since then, I lived in fear and trembling.

Isolated, rejected, humiliated, expelled, strangled.

She saw herself again, thin and small, sitting under the lamp, sitting in the corner, sitting behind the tent, opening a book in her hand, and looking at it over and over again.

In fact, she doesn't read books, it's loneliness, it's comfort.

Xie Roujia closed her eyes and leaned over to kowtow.

Thank you, thank you, the gods, for allowing me to be born again.

Tomorrow's witch dance, I dance for me, and I dance for you.

The Red Tiger Sutra seemed to appear in front of her eyes, Xie Roujia sat up straight, and slowly opened it.

"To the east of Nanshan, there are mountains, the soil is like red, and the shape is like a tiger."

The branches of the trees swayed, and the mountains in the dark night seemed to stretch their bodies, letting out a long sigh, and the wind swayed out of the mountains, blowing through the mountains and forests, and blowing all the creatures of the grass and trees scattered all over the foot of the mountains and even outside the mountains.

The noisy children snuggled up in the arms of the adults and quieted down, the horses neighed, and the hounds leaned on the ground and whined.

"What's wrong with these horses?"

"Is there a beast coming? The dogs were scared. ”

"Just kidding, how can there be a beast at this time, the Xie family's mountain has already pulled up an iron net."

There was a lot of talk in the night, but it soon disappeared into the night.

The wind ran through the houses, letting out a low whimper.

In the Xie family's mansion, Mrs. Xie opened her eyes suddenly, she walked out tremblingly, and knelt in the courtyard.

"The spirit comes, the spirit comes."

I don't know how long I was thinking about it, Old Madam Xie raised her head and looked at Yushan Mountain in the night, a huge mountain peak shrouded in darkness, and a faint light rose to the sky.

It seemed that in the blink of an eye, the sun jumped out of the mountains, and the light shone between heaven and earth.

Mrs. Xie opened her eyes suddenly, and when she saw the light outside the door, she was incredulous for a moment.

"It's dawn?" She blurted out.

"Yes."

Xie Roujia's voice came from his ears.

Mrs. Xie turned her head and saw that Xie Roujia had already stood up.

Did she fall asleep?

Mrs. Xie couldn't help but reach out and touch her face, and quickly stepped forward and stretched out her hand to open the door, and the sunlight poured in.

Although I didn't expect it, I didn't expect to really fall asleep, and I slept so deeply.

Mrs. Xie was stunned, and the maids and servants outside the door had already rushed over.

Mrs. Xie stepped aside and looked back at Xie Roujia.

"Go ahead." She said.

Xie Roujia looked out the door, at this moment the people had entered the mountain, and they could faintly hear the noise outside the house swinging like waves, which made people feel intoxicated.

Mountain god, I owe you a sacrifice, and I will pay it back now.

Xie Roujia raised her feet and walked out of the ancestral hall.

As if she were practicing at home, Xie Roujia would lead the shrine maidens on foot to the altar, but this part of the road was much farther than at home, and there were many more onlookers.

When Xie Roujia walked out of the Xie family's mansion, thousands of people gathered in front of the door cheered in unison.

Even the people around the altar heard this shout, and everyone knew that the maiden was coming, and more shouts rang out again.

Wave after wave stretched, and soon the mountains were everywhere.

The drowsy Zhou Chengzhen was woken up suddenly.

"It's started again, this shouting, even the mountain god is scared away." He said.

But the next moment, the shouting suddenly became smaller, and then swept away like a wave, and soon the mountains and fields were silent.

Before Zhou Chengzhen's open mouth could be closed, he was stunned by this sudden change.

It's still a crowd that can't be seen at a glance, but it's as quiet as if there is no zài, and this scene is more shocking than shouting in unison.

"What the hell," he said, frowning and looking down the hill.

From a distance, I saw a woman on the red carpet raising her hand, and in this silence, a long and somewhat strange female voice chanted looming.

The horn whined, and the woman put down her hand and strode along, her long shawl mopping the floor and swaying as she walked, like a storm against the clouds.

Zhou Chengzhen leaned back in her chair and withdrew her gaze.

"It's finally started, it's boring, how long will it take?" He said, turning his head to look at the king of Dongping County beside him.

But I saw that the king of Dongping County was looking at the woman who was walking step by step, his expression was focused, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Is it pretty?" Zhou Chengzhen said.

"It's pretty." Dongping County King said.

How nice is it?

Zhou Chengzhen sat upright and looked over, and the woman gradually approached......

What a woman, in fact, is a little girl.

Although her forehead is smooth and full, her eyes are bright and bright, her complexion is fair and delicate, the bridge of her nose is high, and her lips are ......

Zhou Chengzhen raised her eyebrows.

However, it was just a little girl, and his gaze was downward, a little picky.

"There's nothing to see." He said.

As she spoke, the woman had already passed them and ascended to the altar step by step, and the sound of the horn had stopped.

The sacrifice is about to begin.

Zhou Chengzhen leaned back in the chair again and closed her eyes.

"Call me when you're done."

The king of Dongping smiled and turned his head to look at him.

"Can you sleep?" He said.

Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of the drums pause, and then more drums followed, like thunder.

Zhou Chengzhen closed his eyes and remained motionless, and the king of Dongping County smiled and turned his head to look at the altar.

On the altar, a group of girls were waving their sleeves and swaying, and the woman in the middle was revealed between the short bodies and leaning over.

She was also swaying slowly, her crown had been removed, and her long hair was swaying with it.

"Witch dance is really different from dance, the dance we watch every day is for pleasure, but the witch dance is for confusing people." "It seems simple and even a little stiff, but it's more fascinating." ”

There was another pause.

"It can also fascinate the gods."

"It's weird!" Zhou Chengzhen closed her eyes and sneered, "I've seen those witches and women in the capital, jumping as if they had been beaten." ”

He couldn't help but laugh when he said this.

The king of Dongping raised his hand to cover his mouth and blocked his laughter.

Zhou Chengzhen glared.

The king of Dongping withdrew his hand and wiped it twice on his clothes.

"Can't you laugh?" Zhou Chengzhen glared and said, "Since the dance is not for people to watch?" Can't I laugh if I don't look good? ”

"Absolutely." The king of Dongping said, "But you haven't seen it now, you haven't seen it, what are you laughing at?" ”

Zhou Chengzhen sat up abruptly with a glare.

"I'll see." He said viciously, "I'll watch it now." ”

He turned his gaze to the altar as he spoke, staring at it without blinking.

King Dongping smiled slightly, and continued to look over.

The drums beat faster, and the movements of the girls on the altar became much more intense.

Xie Roujia waved her long sleeves, turned around, and did not stop after landing on the ground, but tossed one after another among the girls who were turning and staggering rapidly, and at the same time, the girls who were turning and staggering also began to let out a shout.

Hey! Hey! Hey! Yell! Yell!

The drums fell and turned, the drums fell and turned, the drums flipped quickly, and the shouts became louder and louder.

The viewer couldn't help but hold his breath and tense his body.

After a few flips, the witches spun around and scattered, and the girl in the middle also landed steadily, leaning over and raising her hands to bend over and step, as she stepped down, the originally fierce drum beat slowly eased down.

Everyone's hearts were also relaxed, and Mrs. Xie, who was sitting on the high platform, also let out a long breath.

"The first dance is over, and if nothing goes wrong here, it's fine." She said.

"It's not over yet." Old Madam Xie said.

Of course, Mrs. Xie knew that this was not over, and it was time for Dannu's solo dance next, but it was much easier to dance solo, and she would not be disturbed by others by herself, and she would not make mistakes, so she didn't need to care.

"Nope." Old Madam Xie shook her head, her eyes looked firmly at the stage, and her cloudy eyes flashed faintly, "It's not over, no, it's not endless, it's just beginning, it's about to start." ”

What the?

Mrs. Xie frowned, was the old lady too nervous so confused?

What do you mean by just beginning? She looked at the altar and saw that the witches were bowing down and retreating like a tide, and only the girl in the middle was left on the huge altar.

The drumming in his ears slowed down, and with the sound of the drums, Xie Roujia also began to pace.

As she was about to start, she slowly raised her head and looked at the tall Yushan Mountain in front of her.

Mountain god, I'm here to thank you.

Mountain god, I have come to pray to you.

Her movements did not accelerate, but became slower and slower, as if her whole body had become heavier, and her feet and hands seemed to weigh a thousand pounds with each lift.

One at a time, one step at a time.

A muffled chant ensued, with no words, just chanting, alternating tones of high and low tones.

The king of Dongping still looked flat, but the hand on his lap slowly clenched up, and a whimper sounded in his ears and a pop at the same time.

One of the attendants fell to their knees, leaning over and shaking and whimpering.

Do!

Zhou Chengzhen almost jumped up, and the words were about to blurt out, but before she could shout, someone pounced on the left and right one after another.

What the! These brutes!

Zhou Chengzhen looked at the stage, the woman on the stage was still dancing, her hair slowly scattered, and it was fluttering.

Damn it! Now there is no wind at all! Even if there is wind, it is impossible to move so many such long hairs in unison, if it is leaning on the swaying of her body, it is okay, but hell, her body is swaying so slowly that people are breathless, and she can't shake her hair at all.

What the heck!

Zhou Chengzhen's eyes widened, and gradually seemed to see the woman raise her head, waving her hand at him, and her body swayed, as if inviting him to dance.

Let's dance!

Zhou Chengzhen shouted in his heart, he wanted to look away, but found that he couldn't move at all.

"The wind is blowing." A voice whispered in his ear, and a hand pressed down on his shoulder.

Zhou Chengzhen sat down abruptly as if he had been drained of his strength in an instant, and the stiff restraints on his body were gone, a layer of sweat broke out on his head, and his chest rose and fell violently.

Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!

He shouted inwardly.

King Dongping reached out and patted him again, retracting his hand to look at the sky.

"The wind is blowing." He said again.

As soon as the words fell, I heard the wind whistling suddenly, and the whole mountain forest shook, and the branches and leaves flew wildly.

The flag next to her fluttered over, and Mrs. Xie stretched out her hand to pull it away, looking up at the sky with a shocked face.

Dark clouds from the sky that had been clear condensed overhead.

That's impossible! That's impossible!

Wind! Wind! Wind!

Xie Roujia waved her hands and jumped up, stepped to the ground, and raised her hands to the sky.

You sent me back!

I'm back, I'm here to thank you, I'm here to pay you back.

Xie Roujia waved her hand, striding and spinning, the wind swept her, surrounded her, she wanted to cry, but she wanted to laugh more, but in the end she didn't cry or laugh, but continued to sing, chanting the strange tone of the passage in the Red Tiger Sutra, those nights when she couldn't sleep, she just thought of it and fell asleep.

Now, I'll sing to you, the god of the mountain, aren't you happy to hear it?

Come! Come! Come!

"How long?" Xie Wenxing shouted suddenly, he couldn't open his eyes due to the wind, "It should be over, right?" ”

Yes, it's been too long to jump, and it's long overdue.

Mrs. Xie looked at the stage and clenched her hands, but the girls on the stage were still dancing.

"It's been too long, and those who play the drums can't hold on." She muttered.

As soon as the words fell, I saw a girl playing drums kneeling down, the drumsticks in her hands tumbling down, and then two or three people fell to the ground.

The drumming was noticeably quieter, but the next moment the drum beat violently again, and I saw a girl playing the drum start beating.

She began to beat between the three drums.

The drums beat one after another.

She actually played three drums by herself!

Mrs. Xie reached out and grabbed the placket of her clothes.

What did she see? What she saw this time!

The wind gradually dispersed, and the people who were blowing all over the mountains were almost crazy.

"Pendulum!"

A high-pitched shout rang out from the altar.

Xie Roujia shook and raised her hand at the people in the audience.

"Pendulum!"

What does she want to do?

Mrs. Xie's eyes widened, and the next moment they saw the people in front of them all raised their hands.

"Pendulum!"

Overwhelming shouts rang out at the same time.

The voice came so suddenly, Mrs. Xie seemed to be pushed by the sound and fell back all of a sudden.

"Pendulum!"

The voice continued, Xie Roujia laughed and waved her hand, one at a time.

"Come on! Come! She sang.

"Come on! Come! "Everybody should do it.

Hands waved all over the mountains, and the overwhelming sound swept across the sky.

Thunder rolled, dark clouds fell.

King Dongping raised his head.

"It's raining." He said.

Drops of rain broke into sight, hit the face and forehead, and there was a shout in the ears, making people's scalp numb and breathing.

"Zhou Chengzhen." He said, "You can't believe it unless you see it with your own eyes." ”

Zhou Chengzhen didn't know if he heard his words, his chest rose and fell violently and stared at the stage, looking at the girl who was beating like crazy in the rain.

The girl was raising her hands, clapping her hands and high-fives, and her body was stepping along.

Rumble! Rumble!

Two thunderbolts exploded overhead.

Zhou Chengzhen only felt a shock under her feet, her body was numb, and her eyes widened.

Thieves!

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Today's update. R1152