Chapter Twenty-Three: The Streamer Banquet
"Sister, don't worry, Mo'er won't say it." Hei Mo nodded his little head vigorously, and took Xiao Zhao'er's hand a little pitifully and said, "Sister, can you save Mo'er from here, Mo'er is so scared to stay here alone." ”
"I'm sorry, my sister can't get you out now." Xiao Zhao'er looked at her a little apologetically, "However, if my sister is not mistaken, someone will take you out of here tonight." ”
"Don't, Mo'er don't go with them. They're all bad guys. Hei Mo suddenly said loudly excitedly, so frightened that Xiao Zhao'er hurriedly covered her mouth.
Hei Mo calmed down a little, and then continued, "Sister, you don't know, the man in red who arrested me here was planning to harm my father, and he also planned to use me against my father. ”
And so it was. The man in red should be Liyang.
"Sister, do you know him?" Hei Mo was a little surprised when he read what Xiao Zhao'er was thinking, but he immediately became vigilant, "You won't be with them, right?" ”
Xiao Zhao'er shook her head, "Do you believe my sister?" ”
Hei Mo hesitated a little, but finally pursed his lips and nodded.
"My sister promised you that she would definitely find a way to save you. So you stay here obediently and wait for your sister, okay? ”
Hei Mo nodded, "Will that sister save my father?" ”
Xiao Zhao'er was silent for a moment, and was hesitating how to speak, but saw Hei Mo lower his head, "I know, sister, you don't need to say it." ”
Xiao Zhao'er touched her head and said softly, "That sister will go first." ”
Taking advantage of the guards' inattention, Xiao Zhao'er quietly slipped out again, and after returning to the bedroom, after a while, Feihong also returned.
"How's it going, it's not hurt, is it?" Xiao Zhao'er asked.
"It's okay, I'm flying fast, and I'll get rid of the guards in a moment." Fei Hong said, "By the way, did you see that little girl?" ”
Xiao Zhao'er told Fei Hong about the matter simply, and Fei Hong sighed, "Mind reading is a rare secret technique in the demon world, and this little princess is not simple. ”
Xiao Zhao'er sighed and said, "Don't say that it will take time, it's unknown whether she can survive tonight." ”
"Demon Venerable wouldn't be able to attack a little doll, would he?"
"Then who is right, with Hanchen's character, he has always been a Buddha who blocks and kills Buddhas, and gods who block and kill gods, he is not a person who will show mercy to women and children and sympathize with the weak." Xiao Zhao'er took a sip of tea, and then said, "It's likely that after using Hei Mo tonight, she will be asked to follow her father." ”
"Then, does the princess still plan to save her?"
"I promised her, and I won't break my promise."
"But in this way, aren't we clearly doing the right thing with Hanchen? Is it really worth it for a little demon girl? Fei Hong asked hesitantly.
"The little girl is innocent, and since there is a way to save her, it is natural that you have to try your best. If you don't believe in your words and don't save you when you die, what's the difference between a god and a devil? Xiao Zhao'er said.
Before Feihong could speak, he suddenly heard a knock on the door outside, "Miss Zhao'er, I am Mu Mo, and I came to pick you up and take you to Xuanyuan Hall on the order of the Demon Venerable." ”
"Special envoy, please come in, wait for me to clean up, and I can leave with you immediately." Xiao Zhao'er answered, got up to pack up her things, and Feihong also flew to help.
After the two of them packed up, they got on the cloud car that came up to greet them and set off for Xuanyuan Palace.
This is the second time Xiao Zhao'er has come to Hanchen's dormitory, remembering the first scene, Xiao Zhao'er's heart moved, and asked Mu Mo with a smile, "By the way, Mrs. Snake Ji also ordered me to perform a dance at the streamer banquet tonight, what can I do?" ”
Mu Mo replied, "Rest assured, girl, last night in front of Mrs. Snake Queen, the Grand Dance Master of the Sparrow Dance asked to perform the main dance alone tonight, and the Demon Venerable has agreed." So if the girl doesn't show up tonight, Lady Snake Queen won't blame you. ”
"Oh, that's right." Xiao Zhao'er nodded, and it was a little strange, it stands to reason that if this kind of thing happened, Snake Ji should notify her. Then he asked, "But, why haven't I heard from Lady Snake Queen that I have stopped dancing?" ”
Mu Mo smiled slightly when he heard this, "I heard that Lady Snake Ji still has a glimmer of hope, and this morning she kept pestering the Demon Venerable, asking you to perform with Bird Dance." ”
Hearing this, Xiao Zhao'er couldn't help but pout. How can this be said, trying to compete for favor until the last moment? What a dedication this is.
Little by little, the sun slides down from the sky, and little by little the moon rises from the horizon. At midnight, the streamer feast is finally about to begin.
The main hall of the Demon Palace, the Streamer Palace, is built entirely of black jade stones, and the roof is covered with royal blue glazed tiles. In front of the hall, there are hundreds of coffee tables carved with black unicorn patterns, on which a variety of fruits and cakes are placed. In the middle of the open field, a huge stage of pure black was erected, carved railings and columns, and luxuriously decorated. In order to protect the safety of these demon clansmen, a glass-like barrier was erected around the Streamer Hall early, enveloping the entire hall, and the barrier was covered with trickling spiritual power, and from a distance, it seemed that the flowing spring was suspended in mid-air.
By the time the fireworks burst into the air, the demons were almost there. Demon Venerable Hanchen was the last to appear, and went straight to the throne at the highest point of the main hall and sat down.
The people in the hall stood up and saluted, "We see the Demon Venerable, and I wish the Demon Venerable Holy Peace." ”
Hanchen waved his sleeves and said lightly, "Everyone is exempt, let's all sit down." ”
"Xie Mozun!"
Everyone sat back in their seats, and at this time, rows of dancers walked onto the stage in turn, and the sound of silk and bamboo sounded, and the dancers began to dance to the music.
In the Streamer Palace, Han Chen sat on the main seat, and on either side of his head sat the four demon kings, and the snake queen and the finch dance sat on the female seat. After three rounds of drinking, the banquet became more and more lively.
"The demon king and the demon have been fulfilling their duties in the fiefdom all these years, sharing worries for this monarch, come, this monarch will give you two a cup first." Hanchen raised his glass and said.
The Demon King Hei Zheng and the Demon Xiyin both stood up with their wine glasses, and the Demon King stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Demon Venerable is too polite, this is our duty." ”
The Demon was dressed in white, only the neckline and sleeves were black, and his jet-black hair was mixed with a strand of white hair, which was simply fastened to the back of his head with a hairband. The temperament of the whole person is as nihilistic and indifferent as a ghost, but it gives people a feeling that cannot be ignored.
He didn't be polite to Hanchen like the Demon King, he just raised his glass to Hanchen with an expressionless face, and then drank it all.
Hanchen glanced at him, then at Liyang, who had been drinking silently with his head down, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head.
At this time, a little demon rushed into the hall in a panic, ran to the demon king's side and whispered a few words, the demon king's face changed greatly, and he said angrily, "Bastard, what's going on?" ”
The little demon trembled and said, "The little princess didn't see her during her lunch break, and the maids thought that the princess had sneaked out to play again, and you have something important to do today, so I wanted to look for it first, but our people searched all the places where the princess could go and didn't find the princess." As a last resort, I had to come and report to the adult. ”
The demon king said a little anxiously, "This king can't leave at this time, and yesterday the princess told this king that she wanted to go home." You immediately send someone to investigate outside the city to see if the princess has sneaked back to the demon world by herself. ”
"Yes, the little ones will go."
The demon king was feeling uneasy, and the corpse demon on the side suddenly stood up, raised his chin, and said to Hanchen with a little arrogance, "Qiqi Demon Venerable, today the demons of the Quartet gathered in the Demon Palace, Wei Chen has something to say to everyone, and I hope the Demon Venerable agrees."
Hanchen smiled slightly, put down the wine glass, and said, "Aiqing has something to say, and Benjun is allowed." ”
The corpse demon smiled coldly, and said to everyone below the main hall, "I think everyone has also heard that some time ago, the Demon Venerable invited the Peach Blossom Valley Lord to the palace to be his exclusive brewer, but the Peach Blossom Valley Lord refused on the grounds that he was busy with things in the valley, but the Demon Venerable was angry because of this, and he opened a killing ring and ordered the slaughter of the people in the Peach Blossom Valley. From the bottom of your heart, can this kind of behavior still be called the work of Mingjun? The current Demon Venerable is really hard to convince me. ”