"What if I fall to my death, or if I am pierced through the heart by an arrow?" Under the sky, above the city tower, Tang Lu'er faced the strong wind, looking at the silk threads that were intertwined below, less than a palm wide, looming, and then looked at the distance of ten zhang from the ground, her feet had begun to tremble.

"If you want to gain, you have to give, and when you step on it, you will step up to the sky, and you will be able to take back all the things that once belonged to your mother and yours. At that point, you won't feel overwhelmed by what you want to do. Lu Chong withdrew his gaze from the center of the square and looked at Tang Lu'er, "Miss Bai Wei must have something in her heart that she wants to get, and now the opportunity is in front of her, whether you are willing to pay or not depends on yourself." ”

Tang Lu'er wrapped the cloak on her body tightly, looked at the dense crowd below, and sighed: "If I succeed, the Lord of Yue City will personally come forward to greet me, and use tonight's incident to increase his reputation and overpower the Lord of the Su Palace; And if I unfortunately die here, then tonight's incident will be an accidental riot, and the mastermind of blaspheming the Lunar God Pillar will be borne by me, right? ”

"That's right."

"It's a joke, doesn't anyone know that these threads are falling here." Tang Lu'er shook her head, "Just because I stood up and shot a few arrows, so many people followed me so blindly?" ”

"They don't follow you, they just follow their beliefs, and even if some people seek all kinds of power and benefits through these beliefs, it is something hidden in the shadows." Lu Chong turned his head and looked at Tang Lu'er coldly, "I heard that Miss Bai Wei has forgotten all the things in the past, so I am here to remind Miss Bai that in this White Moon City, don't question other people's beliefs." Even if you are Bai Wei, you can't afford such consequences. ”

Tang Lu'er was silent for a while before she said softly, "I know."

The cold wind of the New Year was howling, Tang Lu'er looked at the silk threads and asked, "Is it too late for me to regret it now?" Don't skip words.

Lu Chong sneered and did not respond to her words.

"It's a big gamble." Tang Lu'er smiled to herself, she didn't know how she agreed to such a crazy thing. If you win, you won't necessarily get what you want, but if you lose, you'll really have nothing. It's just that it's all come to this point, she doesn't agree, and there is no other way.

Although the Lord of Yue City ordered her to come back, he would not let her enter Baiyue City in vain, all of them were old foxes, and she was a fool, stepping into other people's traps step by step.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month, and every year on this night, the believers of White Moon City come to the square to participate in the moon worship ceremony. And this year's ceremony had more sacrifices than in previous years, so more people came to participate in the ceremony, and the whole square, except for a vacant space around the firewood stack, was full of people. At a glance, I saw a dense patch, stretching to the streets and alleys, and I couldn't see the edge at all, which looked like there were 80,000 if not 100,000. And what made Tang Luer feel incredible was that there were so many people that she couldn't hear the slightest noise.

Below, the high priest of White Moon City was presiding over the ceremony, and although she was standing tallest, she couldn't see it clearly because she was far away. But the whole solemn and pious atmosphere still shocked her from the bottom of her heart.

"In a quarter of an hour, they'll be on fire." Lu Chong looked at his daughter who was tied to the cross below, holding his hand on the stone of the city tower, "The bow and arrow have been prepared for you, have a good wind tonight, this arrow, there is no problem with your arm strength." ”

"Will there really be a moon tonight?" Don't skip words. Tang Lu'er looked up at the night sky, although the snow had stopped, the clouds had not dispersed, and above the sky, only a few cold stars were seen.

"The wind is strong, and the clouds will disperse sooner or later." Lu Shanzi on the side couldn't help but interject, Tang Lu'er glanced at him, and said angrily: "Come on, no matter how strong the wind is, it is estimated that I will be blown down before the clouds disperse."

"How bold are you, wouldn't you be quite energetic during the day?" Lu Shanzi snorted, handed over the silk thread in his hand and said, "Okay, you hurry up, my eldest sister won't have time anymore." ”

Tang Lu'er took the silk thread in Lu Shanzi's hand, wrapped it around his waist one by one, and tied the dead knot before he spoke: "If I die, you will also be very troublesome, so don't have any bad intentions for a while."

", Lao Tzu has a mouthful of saliva and a nail, and he can regret what he says." Lu Shanzi was so angry that his throat widened.

Lu Chong hurriedly shouted: "Shut up"

As soon as Lu Shanzi spoke, he knew that his voice was too loud, in case it affected other people's rituals, it was not a joke.

The following ritual has reached a critical moment, and the stack of wood under the cross is soaked in oil, and it is impossible to extinguish it as long as it is slight. The moment the high priest raised the torch, she had to step on the silk thread, shoot an arrow into the air to shoot the torch away, and dodge three arrows in the air, so that the ritual rescue was completed.

The rest of the aftermath was also arranged, and the high priest also took this opportunity to reveal her identity.

It's just that she feels more and more unreliable about it

"Lord Wang, I have been on the road for three days and two nights in a row, I must rest tonight, otherwise the horse will not be able to stand it." On the snowy road, Zhao Li rode a horse in front of Shangguan Yu and persuaded him, "My subordinates know what the prince is anxious about, but it will take at least three days to get to Baiyue City now, and tonight will not be able to catch up no matter what." ”

Shangguan pursed his lips, grabbed the reins, looked ahead, and said nothing.

But in the end, he stopped.

Zhao Li breathed a sigh of relief, and gestured to the side, the most important thing now is that the horse is tired, and if he rushes overnight like this, it is estimated that before Baiyue City, the horse will have to fall a little half.

Tonight is the annual moon worship ceremony in White Moon City, and there will definitely be a big move over there.

She was taken away directly, Shangguan Yu held the reins tightly in both hands, and the news sent by Meng San, as well as the news sent back by the people he sent to follow her, were not optimistic.

I regret a little in my heart, I shouldn't have let her go like that at that time.

"Lord Wang, get off the horse and take a rest, you haven't closed your eyes for two nights" After Zhao Li arranged the matter, he returned to Shangguan Yu and carefully persuaded him.

After a three-day journey, he couldn't rush over tonight even if he changed fast horses all the way.

Looking at the time, the ritual over there should be almost over.

It's rare to be so anxious, and the feeling of wanting to see her is getting stronger and stronger, Shangguan Yu retracted his gaze, suppressed the irritability in his heart, sighed, and turned over and dismounted.

I just didn't want to step on the ground and his foot stumbled. Zhao Li was startled and was about to step forward to support him, but Shangguan Yu had already stood firm, but his face was very bad at this moment.

At that moment, he seemed to hear the girl's voice, and turned his head to look forward, but as far as his eyes could see, there was only a dark and cold night. ()

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