Chapter 13: Elders
Outside the west gate of Shangjing City, there is a high mountain, walk along the bluestone path of the mountain, you can see a stone fort made of black bricks and stones, this stone fort and the mountain seem to be integrated, the spire of the towering tower goes straight into the sky, there is a huge giant wolf stone carving at the main gate, making a long howl in the sky.
This stone castle is the Wolf Temple, and there are wolf temples like this all over the Northern Wilderness. The belief of the people of the Northern Wilderness is very simple, and the believers of the Blue Wolf God Cult are all over the Northern Wilderness. Even many warriors in the army have the highest goal of serving the wolf god after death.
There are many totems of the Northern Wilderness tribe, but only the royal Helian family can use the wolf god as a totem. This is the glory given to the Helian family by the Blue Wolf God Cult, once the Helian family loses the throne, their wolf god totem will be plundered and given to the new royal family.
Unlike the Taoist temples and temples in the Central Plains, these large wolf temples do not accept ordinary believers on weekdays. The people here are all members of the priesthood of the Blue Wolf God, who chant and hold rituals here day and night. Only the big tribes can invite them.
Today, a woman ushered in this wolf temple, after she snapped the door latch three times, the heavy mountain gate was pushed open.
The waiter opened the door, and when he saw the woman holding the token in her hand, he led her in.
A faint light suddenly lit up, as if to welcome the guests. In the firelight, Xuanyue's pretty face with heavy makeup was reflected, and she was looking around curiously.
As soon as he stepped into the Wolf Temple, he felt a gust of yin wind invading his body from all directions.
It was chilly, and even though there were torches illuminating it, it was still gloomy. The sunlight is blocked by the towering stone castle, and everything is hidden in shadows. The attendants around him walked lightly, as if they didn't want to disturb the wolf god's rest. In a long hallway, only the footsteps of the two of them echoed and could be heard clearly.
On either side of the corridor, there are huge wolf sculptures, which have been made to resemble human wolf heads. This is a warrior recorded in the Blue Wolf God Cult, and it is also a legendary figure in the history of the Northern Wilderness, and only those who have made great contributions to the world can be molded into statues.
Xuanyue even saw her father, Kunlun Khan, whose massive twin axes had slashed countless enemies and were his signature weapon.
But this heroic man in the wasteland, in the Blue Wolf God Cult, is just a warrior guarding the wolf god.
"This is it." The waiter's voice was full of indifference, and he led Xuanyue to a gate and left.
Pushing open the door, the silent hall was spacious, and the whole hall was lit by a circle of candles. In the midst of this circle of candles, an old man in a white robe sat cross-legged.
His hair is white, and he seems to be in such a dark environment all the time, and his face is a little pale, and the whole person looks a little terrifying.
Xuanyue noticed his robe, which had eight fire patterns on the left and right sides of the plain white robe, neatly stacked on both shoulders. This is the elder robe of the Blue Wolf God Cult, and in the highly hierarchical God Cult, no one dares to wear a robe that does not belong to them beyond the ranks.
Xuanyue secretly clenched her fists, she knew that this was her own opportunity, and she must seize it.
She quietly walked up to the elder and stopped, and said, "Helian Xuanyue, meet Your Excellency Elder." β
"Kid...... You are very brave, and you dare to come to see me when you hear that today is your wedding, are you not afraid that your tribe and your future husband will punish you? The elder asked in a hoarse voice.
Xuanyue pursed her lips and smiled, she straightened her waist: "Your Excellency Elder, I'm afraid you already knew that Xuanyue was getting married today, but she chose this day to see Xuanyue's guts." β
The elder was a little stunned, and then laughed: "What a clever child, that's right, if you don't even have the courage to sneak out to see me, then you don't need to say anything about the next thing." β
The elder's expression suddenly became serious, as if he was under his influence, and Xuan Yue clearly felt that the surrounding firelight was in a trance.
"Helian Hu is not a good character, how does this seat know that you have enough chips?" The elder said straight to the point.
Xuanyue was silent for a moment, then took out a piece of paper from her arms and handed it to the elder. The elder unfolded the paper, glanced at it and put it down, closed his eyes and shook his head: "What you have mastered in the past few years is just a group of civil officials, and you have not won over any of the central officials, not even a single soldier, how can I risk this for you?" β
After speaking, the elder threw the paper directly in front of Xuanyue, and said with disgust: "You get married today, go back early before others find out, and you can still be your young lady of the Beishan clan, husband and children, rich and noble for a lifetime!" β
"If this is the case, Xuanyue will naturally not come."
Xuan Yue opened her eyes, and there seemed to be a light in her eyes, flickering: "I know that for the Blue Wolf Divine Sect, in fact, whoever becomes the emperor, the Blue Wolf Divine Sect can maintain a transcendent status. However, in recent years, Helian Hu's encroachment on the Blue Wolf Divine Sect is probably obvious to all. β
Xuan Yue said in a deep voice: "A heroic blue wolf divine guard, which requires huge manpower and material resources to cultivate, was hastily transferred away by Helian Hu for a reason of urgency of the war.
The Blue Wolf Divine Cult originally had a large number of fiefdoms, but in the past few years, haven't you noticed that the people in these fiefdoms have begun to drain rapidly? Helian Hu sent magistrates to relocate the herdsmen above for various reasons. At that time, even if the Blue Wolf God Sect has a large area of pasture, what is the use of not having herdsmen? β
The elder said disapprovingly, "What you said is just a faΓ§ade, I am asking you, what is the benefit to me of moving Helian Hu?" β
"Helian Tiger is not dead, the Northern Wilderness is difficult to prosper, and the Blue Wolf Divine Sect is difficult to prosper!" Xuanyue said with a firm gaze, "I remember that the Blue Wolf God Sect has a doctrine, which is to let the glory of the Wolf God reappear in the Central Plains. It's a pity that since the founding of the Northern Wilderness, only my father and emperor entered the Central Plains. Now, although this Helian Tiger deliberately provoked the war between the Northern Wilderness and the Great Zhou, he restrained the generals in the rear, gradually killed his opponents on the battlefield with a knife, and then replaced the main generals with his own people. β
"He is consuming the national strength of the Northern Wilderness Country, while the Central Plains has produced outstanding people from generation to generation."
Xuan Yue suddenly walked up to the elder, sat down and said, "And the most interesting thing is that I found out that the high priest of the Divine Sect, Toshe, seems to have met with King Zuo Xian a few years ago, and has disappeared since then. Later, someone found his traces in Mobei of the Great Zhou, why did he go to the Great Zhou, maybe the elders should be clear, right? β
The elder's eyes suddenly became dangerous, and he said in a deep voice, "What do you want to do?" β
Xuan Yue stared at the elder and said, "Behind the high priest, there is King Zuo Xian as a backer, but now he is not in the Northern Wilderness after all. Elder, don't you want to replace it? β