(Cat flutter Chinese Wei Jiuxiao and others settled down in the post house.

Yu Miaomiao looked at the silver hairpin in her hand, if Xiao Mingming hadn't reminded her in time, she would have been stabbed by this thing.

One end of the silver hairpin is twisted into the shape of a winged bird with silver wire, which is not a valuable object, and it looks very ordinary.

And after that, they didn't find the "murderer", Wei Jiuxiao was extremely displeased, and even the second prince Feng Leizhi rarely put the prince on the shelf and reprimanded the officials present.

The people in the government apologized one after another, but their explanation surprised Yu Miaomiao.

In their eyes, this was not an assassination, but the Suzaku Divine Envoy's favor for them.

"Favor" with this thing?

Yu Miaomiao felt a little ridiculous.

She didn't want a bloody hole in her neck.

Wei Jiuxiao entangled with the local officials for a long time, and they stayed in the post house that night.

The food was good and the accommodation was extremely spacious.

Including the guards they had brought, they had a place to live.

It's just that there are too few handymen serving in the post station, and they have to do a lot of things themselves.

There are a lot of empty rooms, and they look like they haven't been cleaned for years.

"Isn't this a place dedicated to the Suzaku Divine Envoy, why is it so desolate?" Yu Miaomiao was puzzled.

"Because there are fewer and fewer people who believe in the Suzaku Divine Messenger now." Ming Ruyan explained, "And there are more and more ghosts in the world, and people no longer believe that the Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy will protect them, but in contrast, the profession of Soul Master is more popular. ”

"Where is the Phoenix Pagoda you are talking about?" Yu Miaomiao asked.

Ming Ruyan pushed open the window, "Look over there." ”

Yu Miaomiao looked in the direction of the other party's finger, the city was built against the mountain, and there was a tall tower standing on the mountain behind it.

"There is the Feng Pagoda, and in three days there will be a sacrificial ceremony here, and the ceremony will be carried out for five days."

"So, we'll be able to go back after the festival is over." I always felt that it was too risky to come out this time, and she felt that she still lived in the leisurely days of the Youyou Palace.

Every day, I either watch the ghost paw write or lie down in the window to bask in the sun.

"What, you're in a hurry to go back now?" Wei Jiuxiao's voice came from behind him.

"Since the prince is back, I'll go down and get busy first." Ming Ruyan retreated with a smile, he knew that it was better to disappear decisively at this time.

Wei Jiuxiao came to the window and deliberately leaned against her body to look out, and he also saw the Feng Pagoda.

Yu Miaomiao tried her best to push him away, "You're going to crush me." ”

"This king is also in a hurry to go back." Wei Jiuxiao said quietly.

He spoke from his heart, and this was the first time he had such a mind.

He wanted to go back sooner and get his affair with the stupid fish.

Yu Miaomiao's eyes crooked with a smile, "What are you going to do when you go back?" ”

"Marry you."

"I haven't agreed to marry you yet." Yu Miaomiao rolled her eyes.

Wei Jiuxiao couldn't help but be silent.

They were so close to each other that she didn't even plan to marry him.

"What the hell do you want?" He frowned, looking at her.

"I'm not going to get married yet."

"You, little?" Wei Jiuxiao's gaze fell on her chest, and her eyes suddenly dimmed.

"Hey, you're going too far." Yu Miaomiao put her hands on her chest and said angrily, "I mean my age!" You're an uncle, I'm a young girl, and I want to live a few more years of freedom. ”

"Who's the uncle?" Wei Jiuxiao felt that she couldn't look at the stupid fish from the eyes of a normal person at all, "A woman of your age has long been a mother of two children in Feng Kingdom. ”

Yu Miaomiao pouted, "If you want a child, don't come to me." ”

She doesn't want to become a tool for men to pass on their ancestry, she has a lot of youth now, come, be happy, be pretentious!

A trace of melancholy crossed Wei Jiuxiao's eyebrows.

In fact, he can do family affairs without her nod at all, she is now the righteous daughter of the old general, and even the emperor can't say anything if he borrows this name.

But

He knew the nature of the stupid fish, and if she didn't want to, she would be able to escape even after the cave.

Yu Miaomiao only stayed at the post station for less than half a day before she was idle, clamoring to go out for a walk.

She originally wanted to take Feng Leizhi with her, but Feng Leizhi, as the prince, had to stay at the post station to discuss the sacrifice with the people of the official mansion at this time.

"Then Xiao Mingming will accompany me." Shopping with Xiao Xianrou is her favorite thing to do.

Ming Ruyan had a bitter face, "The prince still wants me to serve here." ”

"Then I can't take them with me." Yu Miaomiao's face lengthened, although the head of the guard, Kong Qian, said that he could also give birth to him, but he was a family person, and the previous time he told Wei Jiuxiao about her "pregnancy", it made her boss unhappy, so she didn't want to go shopping with these people.

"Good Wang, handsome Wang, you can let Xiao Mingming accompany me." Yu Miaomiao tugged at his sleeves, and she was "coquettish" vigorously.

Anyway, it is natural for a woman to be skinny, so she doesn't care about this cheekiness.

Wei Jiuxiao's sleeves were about to be torn by her.

"Bright as a face." He didn't raise his head and said, "You go and accompany her." ”

Yu Miaomiao was about to cheer, but Wei Jiuxiao followed, "You pretend to be a woman." ”

Uh, don't bring this, people's little fresh meat

I don't want to think about it again, it's okay to save Xiao Mingming's appearance being too glamorous and being targeted by local women.

Ming Ruyan changed into women's clothes and went out with Yu Miaomiao and two guards.

The city seems a little desolate, but the inhabited places are still very clean, the people are simple, they walked around the street for most of the day, Yu Miaomiao also bought a few local rituals for the gadgets.

"This bird is the Suzaku?" Yu Miaomiao looked curiously at the gadgets tied with rattan.

"Yes, during the sacrificial ceremony, people will set it on fire, because the Suzaku is a sacred bird that is reborn in the fire, and the people lighting the fire bird also symbolizes a new rebirth and going to disasters." Local vendors told them.

Yu Miaomiao chose a few birds made of rattan, "This is just mine, this is Feng Leizhi's, this is for Xiao Mingming, and this is for Wei Jiuxiao"

Just as Yu Miaomiao reached out to pick up the biggest bird, someone from the side reached out and picked up the bird.

"Huh? This is the one I chose first. Yu Miao said hurriedly, it was difficult to come out, if she didn't bring anything to Wei Jiuxiao, that guy would make a face to show her.

"You picked it? Sorry I didn't notice. It was a woman who took away the biggest rattan bird, the plain dress was not gorgeous, but it was cleaned up neatly, she smiled and handed the rattan bird back to Yu Miaomiao's hand, "All the guests who come from afar are guests, you pick first." ”

"How do you know we're guests?" Yu Miaomiao said strangely.

All of them had changed into their usual clothes, and there was no sign on their heads stating that they were from the Imperial City.

The woman smiled, and her face showed a beautiful pair of pear nests, "Because everyone knows each other here, don't look at us as a city, in fact, there are not many people in the city, so I can guess at once that you are guests from somewhere else, you are here to participate in the ceremony of sacrificing the Suzaku Divine Envoy, right?" ”

Yu Miaomiao was about to nod, when she suddenly saw a silver hairpin inserted in the other party's hair, and one end of the hairpin was twisted into a bird pattern with silver wire

It's exactly like the silver hairpin that attacked her.

Yu Miaomiao looked at the silver hairpin on the other party's head and couldn't take her eyes off it.

"What are you looking at?" The woman noticed her strangeness and raised her hand to touch her sideburns.

"Your hairpin is very special, I don't know where you bought it?" Yu Miaomiao's eyes rolled around.

Ming Ruyan also found the hairpin, and quietly leaned towards Yu Miaomiao's side.

If an accident happens, he will protect Yu Miaomiao as soon as possible.

The woman smiled and pulled out the hairpin from her hair, "That's what you're talking about, this is the Suzaku God who makes believers wear it, and many girls in the city have one." ”

A follower of the Suzaku Divine Messenger?

Yu Miaomiao was surprised.

Ming Ruyan stretched out his hand to take the silver hairpin of the woman opposite, because he was now a woman, and he looked a little more gorgeous than ordinary women, and naturally the other party would not think that he was a man.

Ming Ruyan took the silver hairpin and looked at it carefully, he looked at Yu Miaomiao again, and nodded imperceptibly.

Even Ming Ruyan thought that this silver hairpin was exactly the same as the one that attacked her, and it seemed that the person who attacked her at that time should be one of the believers of the Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy.

"Does this girl also believe in the Suzaku Divine Messenger?" The woman said gently, "Do you want to come to the mountain to have a look before the sacrifice ceremony?" The high priest will personally preside over the baptism, and the girl may be blessed with the blessing of the Suzaku Messenger. ”

"There is still a high priest in the Feng Tower?" Yu Miaomiao asked in surprise, didn't Ming Ruyan say that there are not many people who believe in the divine envoy here now, why is there still a high priest.

The woman smiled, "It seems that the girl doesn't know much about us here, when you come up the mountain, I will live in the temple halfway up the mountain, my name is Qiao Yu." ”

Ming Ruyan returned the silver hairpin to Qiao Yu and took Yu Miaomiao back to the post station.

Yu Miaomiao brought the rattan bird she bought to everyone, and Wei Jiuxiao got the biggest one.

Although Wei Jiuxiao didn't say anything on his face, everyone could see that King Youyou was in a very good mood.

Yu Miaomiao told Wei Jiuxiao about meeting Qiao Yu on the street, and also mentioned the silver hairpin.

"A follower of the Suzaku Divine Messenger?" Wei Jiuxiao was stunned, obviously he didn't know about this yet.

"Even the Second Highness doesn't know?" Yu Miaomiao looked at Feng Leizhi.

Feng Leizhi shook his head, "What I know is recorded in the book, every year the people sent by my father to participate in the sacrificial ceremony are from the Ministry of Rites, so no one knows what the situation here is." ”

Yu Miaomiao tilted her head, "Strange, why did you and Wei Jiuxiao change it this year?" ”

Feng Leizhi was proud, "The only explanation should be that my father wants me to go through it." ”

Yu Miaomiao and Wei Jiuxiao cast their eyes at the same time and looked at him, their eyes full of "disapproval".

Feng Leizhi is still immersed in his secondary two delusions.

"My father must have felt that the palace has grown up and can be entrusted with important tasks, and the palace will definitely not live up to my father's expectations."

Yu Miaomiao ignored Feng Leizhi and leaned in front of Wei Jiuxiao, "Ghost claw, I want to go to the temple on the mountain to have a look." ”

Wei Jiuxiao shook his head, "This matter is not in a hurry, in two days, this king and the second highness will go to the mountain temple." ”

"What are you going to do at the temple?" Yu Miaomiao didn't expect them to go together.

"Before the sacrificial ceremony, you should spend a day bathing and meditation to show your piety, so the Second Highness should also go with you."

"I don't know where the attackers are hiding, I hope it's really just a misunderstanding." Yu Miaomiao muttered.

Wei Jiuxiao pinched the silver hairpin, her eyes sharp, "Don't worry, there won't be a next time." ”

For his promise, Yu Miaomiao still believes it.

In the past, when she was in danger, he would rush to the rescue, not to mention whether it was for her or the fire cloud bead in her body, this ability alone made her trust a little.

The day before the sacrificial ceremony, the people from the government sent a lot of things.

The bright red brocade dress, the cloth is of high quality, and it looks similar to the one to be worn when you get married.

"Is this asking us to go to a group wedding?" Yu Miaomiao looked at the pile of fiery brocade clothes in front of her, and her eyes were about to turn green.

"You don't understand that." Feng Leizhi arrogantly picked up a big red brocade robe, pretending to be a "brick family", "The Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy was reborn in the fire, and when he wanted to go to the sacrifice, he naturally had to change into red clothes." ”

Yu Miaomiao pinched Feng Leizhi's cheek, "You are so powerful, you know this." ”

Feng Leizhi's cheeks hurt when she pinched them, and the arrogant prince's frame disappeared in an instant, "I also heard that."

Yu Miaomiao let go of her hand, and at this time, Ming Ruyan took another set of clothes and put them in the tray, piled high.

"Hey, this is the prince's, why are there so many pieces, is it that even his underwear is red?" Yu Miaomiao's eyes became bright.

She is looking forward to what Wei Jiuxiao will look like when she is wearing a red party, and she doesn't know if she will have a chance to feast her eyes at that time.

Her eyes swept to Ming Ruyan, Yu Miaomiao leaned over with a smile, "Xiao Mingming, do you want to change into red clothes tomorrow?" ”

"yes." Ming Ruyan nodded, "Even if you accompany you, you have to change your clothes." ”

Yu Miaomiao rubbed her hands, "So that's the case, hehehehe"

Ming Ruyan took a step back abruptly.

Why did he feel an evil aura of unknown origin approaching?

Before leaving, the government specially sent people to pick them up and take them to the mountain.

Yu Miaomiao noticed that the street became lively, just like a festival, men, women and children all changed into red clothes, and the trees on the side of the road were full of large and small rattan birds, as well as red lanterns.

"It's like the New Year." Yu Miaomiao sighed.

"When you arrive at the temple, you should fast for the night and bathe in baptism." Wei Jiuxiao said.

"Don't you want to eat dinner yet?" Yu Miaomiao was stunned, she immediately thought of whether to find Xiao Mingming and help her prepare some dry food or something.

"Once you enter the temple, you must not eat." Wei Jiuxiao seemed to guess her thoughts, and warned, "Otherwise, it will be regarded as disrespectful to the gods, this is no better than the imperial city, and there are some rules that must not be violated." ”

"But it's just something to eat, what if someone finds out?" Yu Miaomiao asked curiously.

Wei Jiuxiao glanced at her deeply, "I was imprisoned in the Phoenix Tower and burned to death." ”

Yu Miaomiao's tongue was knotted.

"Here, there will be no prison in the governor's office, and those who have committed wrongs will be sent to the temple, where they will be convicted by the high priest and the believers, and then they will be escorted to the pagoda and burned to death." Wei Jiuxiao said quietly, "There are also some deviant magicians, who use evil magic to capture the souls of the living, and people like this will also be sent here to be burned to death." ”

Yu Miaomiao shuddered.

She felt that she had chosen to go hungry.

It's not a big deal to be burned to death for the sake of eating.

The phoenix pagoda stands on the top of a high mountain.

The carriage stopped at the foot of the mountain, and the group dismounted and got out of the car.

Yu Miaomiao looked up, only to see the stone stairs winding and circling, reaching the top of the mountain, and a corner of the temple was faintly exposed halfway up the mountain.

There are so many stone stairs, it's too high.

Wei Jiuxiao was the first to step on the stone steps, and then the second prince Feng Leizhi.

Ming Ruyan, as well as Wei Jiuxiao's personal guards, and the palace guards who followed the second prince, there were more than 20 people in their party.

Yu Miaomiao followed behind Ming Ruyan, according to previous experience, her identity was still Wei Jiuxiao's maid, so it was absolutely right to follow Xiao Mingming.

But after walking for a while, she noticed that the people in front of her had stopped.

Why don't you go?

The crowd all stopped, and Wei Jiuxiao, who was walking at the front, stood there, turning around and looking at her.

"Miss Yu, the prince asked you to come over." Ming Ruyan reminded in a low voice.

Yu Miaomiao was puzzled, "What did I do in the past, I am a maid, I should follow you." ”

At this time, Wei Jiuxiao's face above was already a little impatient, "Yu fry, come up." ”

"No need, I'm fine with Xiao Mingming." Yu Miaomiao shook her head in confusion.

Wei Jiuxiao stood still and stretched out his hand to her.

What do you mean?

Do ghost claws have to play willful, and they have to be accompanied by a maid when they go up the stairs, hey, who makes the family a big name.

Yu Miaomiao sighed secretly and walked over with her skirt.

Wei Jiuxiao grabbed her hand, and then turned around and continued to walk.

The palace guards who followed behind all looked at their mouths and asked their hearts.

On the way here, they have already found out their master's thoughts about the girl, and no one will talk much at this time.

However, the local officials looked horrified one by one.

It is really bold to be able to not be afraid of the ghost hand of the King of You, and dare to be led by him like this.

The stone steps gradually steepened, Yu Miao was out of breath when she walked, and even Feng Leizhi's face was sweating.

Yu Miaomiao peeked at Wei Jiuxiao.

"See what?" Wei Jiuxiao's eyes didn't squint, and his voice didn't breathe.

Yu Miaomiao grinned, "Master Wang, your physical strength is really enviable. ”

I have to admit that the physical strength of the ghost claw, that's a bargain!

The corners of Wei Jiuxiao's lips twitched, "You don't need to be envious, this king didn't do his best to you one night." ”

Yu Miaomiao was dumbfounded.

Master Wang, you hooligan is too slippery!

Wei Jiuxiao's face was blank, and he pulled her to continue to go up the mountain, as if what he said just now had nothing to do with him.

Finally reached the top of the mountain, and the few people who came from the government were all sweating profusely and holding their waists and panting.

Wei Jiuxiao didn't wait for them, and directly took Yu Miaomiao and Feng Leizhi into the temple.

The temple is surrounded by green trees, birdsong, and pavilion paths.

Yu Miaomiao looked around curiously, and at this time, several women dressed in red robes came out of the temple.

The first one was an old man in his sixties, dressed in red and wearing a hood of the same color on his head, who was the high priest.

The high priest led everyone to come forward and salute Wei Jiuxiao and Feng Leizhi.

Wei Jiuxiao and others also returned the salute.

"Please ask King Youyou and His Royal Highness to rest in the palace." The High Priest said.

Yu Miaomiao originally wanted to retreat to Ming Ruyan's side, there was no need for her to exist on occasions like this, and Wei Jiuxiao didn't need her to serve, so she might as well follow Ming Ruyan and be more leisurely.

Wei Jiuxiao held her hand tightly, and directly pulled her into the main hall.

Yu Miaomiao was dragged by him, and almost tripped over the high threshold at the entrance of the main hall.

Wei Jiuxiao used one hand to support her body steadily.

almost made a fool of himself, Yu Miaomiao glared at him hatefully.

The high priest noticed Yu Miaomiao, "I don't know who this girl is"

"I am" Yu Miaomiao had just opened her mouth when she suddenly heard Wei Jiuxiao interrupt her.

"She is the righteous daughter of General Cai, Yu Miao, the fiancée of this king."

Poof!

Yu Miaomiao almost spurted out thousand-year-old blood.

The sudden change of identity made her unable to come back to her senses.

Yes, how did she forget, she didn't have to pretend to be the maid next to him anymore.

"Old General Cai?" The high priest bowed slightly, and the red hood covered most of his face, so everyone couldn't see his eyes, "It turns out that this girl is also loyal and righteous, congratulations to King Youyou." ”

Wei Jiuxiao accepted everyone's congratulations as a matter of course.

From beginning to end, Yu Miaomiao was the only one who was confused, stiffly returning the salute to everyone, and showing a smile.

"Devilpaw, did I say I'm going to marry you?" Taking advantage of the time when no one was paying attention, she vented her anger to him.

"Anyway, you're already a member of this king."

"But you didn't propose, I won't marry!"

Forget it without a diamond ring, she can't even have a marriage proposal, and let people be sent into the cave room with her head covered?

Don't!

Wei Jiuxiao's eyebrows moved imperceptibly.

The marriage proposal was the biggest headache for him.

He only knew about marriage proposals, but he had never heard of them.

According to Stupid Fish, he had to kneel down for her in public and beg her to agree to marry him.

What is this called?

Wei Jiuxiao rubbed her eyebrows.

Twilight falls.

Wei Jiuxiao and the others were led to rest in the wing.

Halfway through, a column of women dressed in red came in front of them, holding incense burners in their hands, and as they approached, Yu Miaomiao smelled a burst of fragrance.

"Is that you?" The woman who walked in the front looked at Yu Miaomiao in surprise.

"Qiao Yu?" Yu Miaomiao also recognized the other party.

Qiao Yu was the believer of the divine messenger she met on the street that day.

"I didn't expect you to actually come to the temple." Qiao Yu smiled gently, but when she saw the silent Wei Jiuxiao standing on the side, a touch of surprise flashed in her eyes, "I thought you were an ordinary guest, but I didn't expect you to be a distinguished guest from the imperial city." ”

Yu Miaomiao smiled and waved her hand, "What a distinguished guest, I'm just following to see the excitement." ”

Qiao Yu handed the incense burner in his hand to the women behind him, and they continued to walk forward with the incense burner.

"What are you doing here?" Yu Miaomiao asked.

The smell of that incense is quite good.

"Get rid of the ghosts." Qiao Yu said, "The sacrificial ceremony is coming, there must not be any ominous things in the temple, this incense is made by the high priest himself, it is said that the recipe of the spice is still left by the Suzaku Divine Envoy, it can be used to dispel evil spirits, and the distinguished guests will go to the mountain spring behind the temple to bathe and cleanse themselves at night, I will not bother." ”

Qiao Yu politely saluted them, and then drifted away.

Yu Miaomiao stared at her curly posture and sighed quietly: "This woman is really tasteful." ”

Wei Jiuxiao's eyebrows unconsciously raised a few times.

"What do you mean?"

"It's not interesting, I just think that as a believer in God's will, the people here seem mysterious."

Wei Jiuxiao glanced at Qiao Yu's distant back and didn't say anything, reached out and grabbed Yu Miaomiao's shoulder and left.

Qiao Yu walked out not far away, and another divine envoy came in front of her, and respectfully saluted her, "Holy Maiden, the high priest is invited." ”

The gentle smile on Qiao Yu's face was gone, and her chin was slightly raised, cold and solemn. (83 Chinese Net) Cat flutter Chinese