128. Sacrificial Ceremony
"Sister Yuchen, it's time to go back."
The sky was overcast and there was a little rain, and there was a small hill under a locust tree, and in front of it stood a wooden plaque that looked like a tombstone, but there was no handwriting indicating the slightest information about the owner of this tomb.
Shangguan Yuchen didn't speak, let the drizzle wet her long snow-white hair, and still stood quietly in front of the wooden card, looking at the black windbreaker on top of the wooden card, this was the only trace left by that person. The black trench coat has become a little tattered in recent years, but the gold silk embroidery on it shows that the owner of this dress is very tasteful. It is not difficult to imagine the handsome appearance when the owner of the clothes wears this dress.
"Sister Yuchen, the festival is about to start." Shi Lei reminded him again, he was a little worried about Shangguan Yuchen's state, and he was very clear about Sister Yuchen's expression at that time after confirming the news, that kind of sad and sad look. At that time, he realized that the relationship between his eldest brother and Sister Yuchen was not as simple as he imagined. If it was just a close friend, would it be a white head overnight after learning the news of his death?
At the dawn of the apocalypse, after repelling the mad bloodthirsty army, everything settled down. All the survivors are looking for their relatives and friends, hoping that they will be safe.
Thor was the first to wake up, and when he woke up, he found a row of Chosen One lying next to him, all of whom were his acquaintances, Sister Zixi, Sister Yuchen, and the cadre Mo Ye, but there was no eldest brother Xu Dongliu. They searched everywhere for the next few days, but there was still no news of him.
With the establishment of the empire and the reconstruction of the residence, they were busy, and in nearly half a year, the reconstructed living environment has begun to take shape. They also became the guardians of the Empire, but they still did not stop looking for the man.
Until one day, Shangguan Yuchen found the clothes and the corpses wrapped in the clothes. She was very familiar with that dress, it was the Night Knight's attire, and only she knew the true identity of the Night Knight, Xu Dongliu.
After more than half a year, the corpse has become unrecognizable, and it is impossible to confirm the appearance, but the dress will not be fake, so the identity of the corpse has been determined, it is Xu Dongliu.
Shangguan Yuchen, who learned the bad news, seemed to be crazy, turned into a flowing shadow, held the soul slashing double knife in his hand, rushed out of the holy realm, and started a lifeless fight with the bloodthirsty beast, since he has died in the last days, then what is the point of me still alive? Because since that encounter on the train, he has been all I have.
Fortunately, Thor, Flame Bear, Golden Dream and other Chosen ones arrived in time to rescue the besieged Flowing Shadow. After that day, Shangguan Yuchen turned white all night, and he seemed to be a different person, except for Shi Lei, he no longer communicated with anyone.
"Xiao Lei, let's go." The white-haired girl has a delicate face, but the evil aura between her eyebrows makes her a little more indifferent. The two figures faded apart, and only the white flowers in front of the wooden sign indicated that someone had been here not long ago.
April 16, the day of the end times. Three years ago today, in the first year of the Dark Age. On this day, the night disappeared, bloodthirsty aliens rampant across the continent, tsunami volcanoes, earthquakes and rifts, mankind experienced the greatest crisis in history, countless casualties, nearly 10 billion people, and less than 10 million remained.
In order to commemorate the relatives and friends who died at the end of the world, the survivors performed sacrifices today to comfort the souls of the deceased in heaven and wish them to be well in heaven.
On this day, the empire also held a nationwide festival called the Sacrifice Ceremony. To mourn the warriors who sacrificed their lives for the safety of humanity, and the pioneers who gave their lives to explore beyond the Sanctuary.
The process of sacrificial ceremonies is very simple, first the imperial royal family performs sacrifices and burns incense. Then the king of Tang awakens the dragon on the stone pillar, makes the guardian palace appear, and informs all the people that the symbol of the royal family is safe as long as they are there, and then conducts a military parade. It is only on this day that ordinary people can meet all the Chosen and the Inherited.
Qin Zheng walked onto the real dragon platform. Built by the gods, the True Dragon Platform is the center of the entire Sanctuary, and a stone pillar stands on the platform with a lifelike dragon carved on it. I saw him take out a gorgeous dagger and lightly scratch it on his thumb, and immediately bright red blood flowed from his fingers.
He pressed his thumb lightly against one of the dragon's claws. The stone pillar stained with Qin Zheng's blood began to vibrate faintly, and then the stone pillar emitted a divine light.
"Roar..."
With a long roar, a giant dragon appeared in the sight of many people, and immediately after, the whole country could see the palace phantom in the air. Seeing this palace phantom, everyone felt very relieved. This is the peace of mind that has been built up by countless bloodthirsty alien invasions. So far, no matter how fierce the bloodthirsty invasion is, as long as the palace phantom appears, it will be safe and sound.
The blood gradually dried up, the phantom of the palace slowly disappeared, and the dragon hovering in the air returned to the stone pillar, becoming a motionless carving again.
"The Four Holy Legions, please." With a loud voice sounded. The people who participated in the festival were immediately excited, especially the children. They are clamoring for adults to pick them up, and they want to see their idols.
The first to appear is the dragon group, led by the two Chosen One, Frost and Greedy Wolf. Their appearance drew enthusiastic cheers from the audience.
"Princess! Princess! ”
"Greedy wolf, greedy wolf." …
They were followed by nearly a hundred heirs, all dressed in uniform and draped in cloaks, the blue cloak embroidered with a golden dragon, similar to the dragon carved on the stone pillar. They all marched forward solemnly and neatly, even when they were warmly welcomed by the people, and no one showed a trace of slackness, and today did not belong to them, but to those compatriots who died in battle.
The Dragons are followed by the Tigers, led by Shadow and Thor. After them there were only two dozen successors. They covered themselves so tightly that only one pair of eyes were exposed. Although they are the least numerous, they are the most brave in the Four Holy Legions, and they are ranked first in every battle between the legions.
As soon as this team appeared, many people suddenly felt a hint of coolness, and the warm atmosphere was also suppressed a lot with the appearance of this team. They are always on the front line, and they are also the regiments that eliminate the most bloodthirsty aliens, and they are all a group of people who are called madmen, because their regiment commander is the biggest madman, the woman who is called the White Death.
This was followed by the Xuanwu Guard and the Suzaku Regiment, who appeared together and were responsible for the task of supply and support in each battle. The Xuanwu Guard is ruled by the Flame Bear and the Golden Dream. The Vermilion Bird Regiment was led by the cadre Mo Ye. Behind them were hundreds of heirs. Because of their appearance, the scene became lively again.
All the Chosen and Inheritors appeared, guarding the safety of the entire Sanctuary and exploring the unknown world beyond the Sanctuary from time to time. These people are hope, as long as they are there, in the face of the invasion of bloodthirsty aliens, there is still hope to live.
The sacrifice ended quickly, and the ceremony was a great success, and many people in power also saw Qin Ziyang's ability and initially recognized him.
"Captains, the Chosen One. The king has prepared a feast and invites you to come together. ”
"Okay, thanks, we'll be right over." Zhang Feng restored the envoy sent by the king.
"I'm sorry, my sister is a little uncomfortable, so we'll go back first. Next time, I will ask King Tang for guilt in person. Shi Lei said goodbye to the messenger.
"Lord Thor, King Tang asked me to tell you that there is news about that person." Then the messenger said a few words in Shi Lei's ear, which made Shi Lei's expression change greatly, and then left in a hurry.
"Tell King Tang, we'll go over immediately." Shi Lei's transformation surprised everyone else. It's just that Shi Lei ran too fast and didn't give them any chance to ask.
Zhang Feng and the others asked the envoy sent by the king of Tang again, but the envoy excused himself, saying that the king of Tang would tell everyone in person when the time came, and they had no choice but to wait until the banquet.
Although he is a royal family, Qin Zheng lives a very honest life, eats very ordinary, and uses very ordinary, which is no different from ordinary people, which is also a reason why he is loved by the people.
The banquet was in a living room, a large round table, Qin Zheng plus all the Chosen One, a total of more than a dozen people, just filled the table.
"We are also old acquaintances, and we haven't called everyone for a meal for a long time, so I took this opportunity to call you here today, I hope you don't dislike it." Qin Zheng said that he looked at everyone at the table as if he were looking at his child.
"Uncle is polite." Zhang Feng, Xu Nan and Li Bei said politely.
"Uncle Qin, is it true that you asked someone to tell me, is there any news of my eldest brother? Where is he now? Shi Lei is usually very polite, but the news about his eldest brother makes him very uneasy. Shangguan Yuchen on the side also had the same expression, a little nervous, a little longing, but more scared. Although she had seen the corpses under her clothes, she always felt that Xu Dongliu must still be alive, so that guy didn't die so easily.
The other people here were also very shocked when they heard the news, they knew very well the strength of that person, it was really a reassuring guy, when they learned the news of his death, they all looked disbelieving, and they were sad for a while. Only Qin Zixi was expressionless, unconcerned, and didn't know who they were referring to?
"That guy really has a hand that makes you care so much. That's what I've come to you for. "Qin Zheng doesn't plan to hide anything, he plans to get straight to the point.
"Just last night, the dragon on the stone pillar woke up, and without the blood of the royal family, it revived on its own. It found me and sent me a picture. In the picture, I saw Xu Dongliu. I've confirmed it many times, it's him. Qin Zheng said.
Xu Dongliu, these three words shocked the nerves of many people.