Chapter 1057: The World Is Small
Heigu only appeared in this instant, and there were four more people in the room that he couldn't perceive, instead of one. "Ω pen "Fun Pavilion Ω." And he keenly realized that the position of these four people was respected by a bewitching woman, and then he sensed Li You.
This means that there are four beings here who can crush him. Heigu's cold sweat appeared in an instant. He vaguely felt that this time, he seemed to have fallen into a big pit. He was miserably pitted.
"Wei Hong, this is hurting me!"
There was only this thought in Heigu's mind. Immediately, he made up a lot of content in his head. Perhaps Wei Hong and his companions didn't encounter any Qinglin Beasts at all, and Qinglin Beasts should have been killed by these four masters. It's just that for some reason, they brought the Qinglin Beast to the village of this sinner. But Wei Hong's strength is low, he can't see through the horror of these four people, and thinks that he can be bullied, so he comes to bully others, but is stopped by Xia Ke.
Wei Hong, who suffered a loss, so he hit him with his idea, and only then did he make up such a lie, but it pushed him into the current embarrassing and dangerous situation.
"Go back and slaughter Wei Hong!"
Hei Gu thought secretly in his heart, barely squeezed out a wry smile, and said, "It's all a misunderstanding...... but his voice is still steady, which is much stronger than Xia Ke.
"You're from the Xia Kingdom?" Li You didn't bother to listen to his polite words, and with a gesture of his hand, he motioned for him to find a place to sit down.
When Xia Ke saw Hei Gu coming in, he subconsciously wanted to stand up to greet him, but when he saw Chi You's gaze coming over, he didn't dare to move, and his whole ass was writhing on the straw mat, very uneasy.
But at this moment, how could Hei Gu have the energy to deal with Xia Ke about this, seeing that Li You asked him to take a seat, he suddenly felt flattered, nodded cautiously, and knelt down next to the door.
The ancients had specific etiquette for every move, and Hei Gu, as a member of the government, paid special attention to this etiquette. But when he saw Li You sitting with his legs scattered, his heart trembled violently. This is a very impolite behavior, if Li You is a strong man in the Xia Kingdom, or a strong man in the civilized world, he will definitely not make such a move.
This means that Li You is more dangerous.
"It should be a hidden totem in the Endless Forest, run out......" Hei Gu secretly wiped sweat in his heart. Such a strong man is not born easily, but once he comes out, it will inevitably set off a bloody storm. They either challenge the authority of the government, or challenge the masters who have been famous for a long time, take the opportunity to quickly build their fame and status, and then wait for the high-ranking officials of the royal family to recruit them. This is already the only way for many peerless powerhouses to pay homage to their generals.
Hei Gu was very worried that he would be used by the other party as a sign of prestige. In this case, you will die too unjustly.
"You're Heigu?" Li You asked. He could tell that Heigu's breathing was very sluggish, and he was obviously still nervous.
"It's the official...... Xiaguan ...... In the next ......, "Hei Gu changed several self-proclaimed names in a row. Each one of them didn't feel quite right. It's not a good thing to pose in front of a strong person like Li You, but it's not right to call himself a subordinate official, Li You is not his boss, let alone an official position, so he is naturally humble, but he feels that he calls himself like this, and he seems to have little respect for Li You.
Before he could figure out how to call himself, Li You had already continued: "What is the purpose of your coming here this time? ”
Li You asked with a smile, he wanted to dispel the tension in Hei Gu's heart first, and then ask some of his own questions.
But in Hei Gu's opinion, Li You's expression at this moment was undoubtedly a hidden knife in his smile, which was very insidious. Apparently questioning his greed.
"Plop!"
Hei Gu suddenly changed from kneeling to kneeling on the ground, and howled loudly: "Venerable atonement, the minister is only dizzy for a while, and he dared to covet the Qinglin Beast because of Wei Hong's evil deeds...... If you really deserve death, it is a ...... to ask for forgiveness from the Venerable."
"Stop ......"
Li You frowned, looked around, and tried to get an answer from Linglong and the others, what was this guy thinking.
"Why did you fall for him?" Chi You reacted immediately. He continued to ask Heigu's question.
Under Chi You's cannibalistic eyes, Hei Gu couldn't afford to resist, so he immediately sold Wei Hong.
"Tell me what you're here for. As far as I know, you're not up to date for the tribute, are you? ”
Li You was not interested in the broken affair between Wei Hong and Hei Gu. Li You knew very well that the timid Wei Hong was not lying, everything Hei Gu said was his own imagination, and it had no value at all.
"This ......" Hei Gu has a lot of difficulty. He didn't dare to talk nonsense about his mission this time.
"Huh?"
Li You's face sank.
"I said, I said......" Heigu said with a bitter face, "We were sent by the king to worship the gods......"
"Sacrifice to the gods?" Li You glanced at each other, and then asked Hei Gu to continue.
Hei Gu cried bitterly in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and still chose to speak: "It's like this......"
In this world, Xia Guo needs to sacrifice to many gods. Of course, this is just a euphemism for dealing with the lower classes. The true high-level nobles and powerful know that the royal family is a tribute to those beings in this world who have the power of gods. This is the pact that the first kings made with these beings. The first king, with the help of the power of these strong men, created the Xia Kingdom. Therefore, these powerful beings have become the patron saints of the Xia Kingdom, and they also ask for sacrifices from the Xia Kingdom.
Heigu came this time, because the time of sacrifice agreed between the royal family and a powerful being was coming, so Heigu was appointed.
On the way, Hei Gu met Wei Hong, and then Wei Hong said that he was moved, so Hei Gu also had the idea of beating rabbits with grass, so he made a detour here, preparing to extort the Qinglin Beast from Xia Ke and then go to the god again.
As a result, he ran headlong into Li You and his party......
Li You was naturally not satisfied with this answer, and began to ask about Hei Gu, the origin of the gods they worshipped.
Answering such a question is quite difficult for Heigu. The origin of the gods, and their appearance, are basically unknown to others except for the enthroned king.
But Li You didn't get nothing. Yaoyu quickly helped Li You adjust the direction of the inquiry and asked what the sacrifice was.
"Boys and girls, jewels and jewels...... Nothing else? Li You was very puzzled. He can understand that things like jewelry, gold and jade are basically like scrap metal to the totem powerhouse. What does this "god" want this thing for?
However, a strange brilliance flashed in Yao's eyes, and she asked about the ritual of the sacrifice again, and after a moment of silence, a smile appeared on her face. Her voice sounded in Li You's heart: "If I'm not mistaken, the object of their sacrifice should be a stinging nephew, or the one I ate the hind leg if I can't get it." ”
"Huh?" Li You's expression was a little weird, and he expressed disbelief: "Is this world so small?" ”