It was well known that the royal family of Qiuzi revered the gods, but they did not expect that even the messengers of the gods would revere them to such an extent. The king's conferment stated that due to poor hospitality, when Prince Anxi and Princess Dahan entered the palace, the person with the highest status in Qiuzi would personally go to greet them.

It turns out that the shrine maiden of Qiuzi is the person with the highest status, and it is also true, if you ask the people of Qiuzi who is the closest person to God, they will definitely say that only Her Royal Highness is the shrine maiden. In ancient times, shrine maidens or witch men were prevalent in the Western Regions, and they were usually considered to be messengers of the gods, who came to the earth to pray for the blessings of mankind instead of the gods.

The witch is not the witch that most people say, the witch is the representative of evil in novels and movies, summoning demons and monsters to help, specializing in the kind of shady deeds. Although both are good at summoning, it is very different whether they summon gods or ghosts.

Naturally, the divine shrine maiden summoned gods, at least so firmly believed in her. Unlike Wusun or Dawan, as well as most of the countries of the Western Regions, Qiuzi's obsession with witch worship has reached an unprecedented height. Compared with the vast majority of countries in the Western Regions, the country of Qiuci is rich and strong, from the royal family to the common people, everyone is keen on musical instruments, songs, dances, myths and beliefs, and is satisfied with an idealized state of life.

It is difficult for others to understand the life of the Qiuzi people, because many herders are still struggling to feed and clothe, but it is these Qiuzi people who seem to be unprofessional and pursue their beliefs while living a rich and happy life. Qiuzi is self-sufficient in agriculture and does not lag behind other countries in animal husbandry.

The royal family of Qiuzi attributed all this to the protection of the gods, and the worship of the witch and witch man was even more heartfelt, and they hated to be the ancestors to worship, for fear of the slightest negligence.

In short, as long as there is an angel of God, the good days of Qiuzi will continue, so they must serve the messenger of God no matter what. In contrast, whether it is a king or a queen, they are not as noble as witches, and as for foreign princes and princesses, they are greeted by shrine maidens, which is the highest honor.

Everyone had only heard about the rumors about Qiuzi before, but now that they have seen it with their own eyes, no one has any doubts anymore. The convoy of Ann and Wusun stopped according to the shrine maiden's instructions, and after she had prayed for the blessings of the people, they slowly drove into the palace again.

Through the open and closed curtains, Liu Ye saw the back of the witch, she was slender and tall, dressed in a dark robe, wearing a towering and strange crown, and her steps were very slow and slow. There were at least thirty or forty devotees around the shrine maiden, both men and women, young and old, uniformly dressed in blue-gray robes, and respectfully supporting her on both sides, always following her a meter away, no matter how slowly she walked.

The believers' faces were full of reverence, and they did not dare to look at their shrine maidens, and their eyes were focused on her feet. This sense of solemnity affected the accompanying convoy, and the guards, who had no faith in the past, were much more serious at this time, and did not dare to speak or show fatigue, and they were afraid of blasphemy if they took too many steps.

There is a distance of about thousands of meters from the palace gate to the main hall, and ordinary people can walk to the place in ten minutes, but this witch woman walked for half an hour, and the carriage stopped and stopped, and it was uncomfortable to sit inside. There were several times when Qing Ling wanted to jump out of the carriage, but was finally stopped by Liu Ye. Regardless of whether the existence of the shrine maiden is necessary or not, however, this is the custom of the turtle after all, and it is still necessary to be patient with the locals.

The king and queen of the temple and the 180 members of the royal family had been waiting in the main hall for a long time, and the shrine maiden slowly climbed the stone steps, and before they could enter the hall, the king and queen came out. They bowed slightly to the shrine maiden and folded their hands together, with respectful expressions on their faces just like those of the believers.

The witch straightened her waist and said something to the king and queen condescendingly, turned around gracefully, raised her right hand gently, and the believers who approached the convoy immediately whispered, "Stop, please let the prince and princess enter the palace." ”

The guards didn't have time to respond, so they hurriedly stopped the carriage and invited Tu Qitang and Liu Ye out. Shi Zhong and Chang Hui were just about to walk up the stone steps with Liu Ye, and the believer said, "The entourage stopped, Her Royal Highness the Witch only invited Prince Rest and Princess Dahan. ”

Chang Hui raised his eyebrows and said, "What are these words?" Whoever she invites, no one else can go in? We are the princess's entourage, where the princess goes, we will go, I have never seen this kind of rule in all the countries of the Western Regions, don't mess around! ”

Tu Qitang frowned slightly, approached Liu Ye, and said softly: "Since the witch has the final say here, let's not raise objections, nothing will happen on this occasion." ”

Liu Ye looked up at the witch, the witch was also looking at her, through so many people, she could only see a vague outline, the witch's face was as white as paper without blood, but her eyes were full of aura, and she looked quite mysterious.

"You don't have to come with me, let's go and rest first!" Liu Ye turned around and admonished, "General Chang, settle the children first, don't worry, I'll be back in a while." ”

"But ......" Chang Hui was still upset, and was pulled by Shizhong, who looked at Tu Qitang and said, "Please ask His Royal Highness the Prince to take care of our princess, thank you!" ”

Tu Qitang smiled slightly, and the corners of his lips raised the smugness of the victor: "Now you should understand, who is the real flower messenger!" Don't worry, I'll send the princess back, you all step down! ”

Chang Hui glared at Tu Qitang angrily: "What a, the main thing is missing a hair, I will definitely settle accounts with you." ”

Feng Yan and Qing Ling took the two children and watched Liu Ye and Tu Qitang enter the main hall together, the king and queen followed, and the witch coldly swept towards the convoy that refused to leave, paused for a moment before turning around. The faithful remained in formation and waited neatly outside the temple.

Tu Qitang's guard scratched the back of his head, shook his head and sighed, "This witch's posture is strange and terrifying, and she can put on a score better than our resting saint." ”

"You have shrine maidens there, too?" Chang Hui pursed his lips and said mockingly, "No wonder Prince Saobao looks accustomed to it, he has long been used to it." ”

"It's not a shrine maiden, it's a holy maiden." The guard immediately corrected, "Rest is different from Qiuzi, although we also have faith, but we believe in the holy daughter of the Xiling Sect. ”

"You mean the Xiling Cult?" Hearing the word "Xiling", Chang Hui's two sword eyebrows raised again, "Okay, you actually believe in cults, and you still call witches saints, you guys don't know yet, right?" The monster that eats children is the one of the cult, saying, how many people do your witches eat every day? ”

The more Chang Hui spoke, the more angry he became, he picked up the collar of the attendant, shook it around and asked, "Also, Prince Sao Bao is also a monster, otherwise why would he look demonic?" ”

Tu Qitang's attendant shook his head aggrievedly, even if he was intimidated by Chang Hui, he had to resolutely defend his faith: "You are the big devil, our Xiling Sect is a holy religion, and the holy woman prays for the rest and blesses the people of peace for generations." Thou devil, thou shalt not slander our holy daughter, or else, I will destroy you on behalf of thousands of believers! ”

The attendant, who usually did not dare to speak loudly, risked being strangled to death, and reprimanded Chang Hui for being rude, and the fearless spirit he showed at the moment of life and death fully expressed the power of faith.

Chang Hui glared angrily, he was just scaring him, he couldn't really strangle this guy to death, but being roared around by this kind of rookie, General Chang was still quite unconvinced.

"I said that she is a witch or a witch, and it is useless for you to roar and scream." Chang Hui threw him away indignantly, and Tu Qitang's attendant rolled on the ground and jumped up, pointing at Chang Hui's nose and shouting, "If you slander the saint, you will be punished, you will definitely be punished......"

"Lao Tzu is not afraid of heaven and earth, what retribution are you afraid of?" Chang Hui laughed sarcastically, patted his chest and said, "Just say this to you, he will have to meet that witch in person to see what kind of skin she is." ”

"You, you ......" The attendant has been with you for a long time, and you haven't made a reason, so angry that he blushes and his neck is thick, and he holds back a sentence, "You wait and see!" ”

"I'm sorry, you're so small, Lao Tzu can cut you off with one hand, and you dare to scare Lao Tzu." Chang Hui spitted and clenched his fists.

The attendant snorted, thinking that the hero would not suffer the immediate loss, his master was not around, in case Chang Huizhen was mad, he would be beaten and he would be ready-made, and those Han people would not help him say a fair word.

At this time, the medicine gourd, who had been silent for a long time, opened his mouth: "The holy daughter of the Xiling Sect ......"

The attendant withdrew and was about to flee, but when he said this, he turned his head to look at it, and said with a happy face: "Yes, yes, the Holy Maiden of Xiling, the old-timer, you have heard of it!" See, the seniors are still well-informed, unlike someone who is lonely and unheard! ”

"That holy maiden......" The medicine gourd hesitated for a moment, his chest rose and fell slightly, and his breathing was a little unsteady, "Could it be the Bright Moon Saintess?" ”

The attendant was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Yes, yes, is it the Bright Moon Holy Maiden?" Old-timer, you really know, hey, have you ever been to rest with us? Or have you been baptized by the Holy Maiden of the Bright Moon? ”

The medicine gourd staggered back a few steps, he took a deep breath, and hurriedly waved his hand: "No, I haven't seen her, no ......"

The attendant caught up with him two steps, and had to make it clear to him: "No, you haven't seen the Bright Moon Holy Maiden, how do you know her name?" Even if you haven't seen her, where did you hear about her holy name? ”

Seeing that something was wrong with the medicine gourd, Shizhong stretched out his hand to block the attendant, and said politely: "The senior has made it very clear, he has never seen that holy woman, please go back!" ”

"Then, seniors have at least heard of the Holy Maiden......" The attendant wanted to save some face, grabbed the medicine gourd and didn't let go, "Senior, you tell these ignorant people that our Holy Maiden is famous, and the Xiling Sect is by no means a cult......"

Chang Hui grabbed his collar and threw it a few steps away, pinched his waist with both hands and said angrily: "If you mess around again, I will let you not see the moon tonight." ”

"Senior ......" The attendant shouted again unwillingly, the medicine gourd ignored him, and seeing that Chang Hui's patience had come to an end, the attendant shut up knowingly, got up and patted the soil on his pants, and fled in the direction of the dormitory with the rest convoy.

The division held the medicine gourd and motioned for the Wusun convoy to leave the main hall: "Everyone go to rest, don't wait here." ”

"Grandfather......" Qing Ling looked at the depressed appearance of the medicine gourd, and was very puzzled in his heart.

"You go too." The medicine gourd didn't raise his eyelids, and said irritably.

Qing Ling pursed her lips, and Feng Yan pulled her along with her with a very eye-catching look: "Let's go, let's take the children to the dormitory, aren't you hungry for a long time, go eat something first." ”

The crowd dispersed, Shi Zhong and Chang Hui accompanied the medicine gourd to wait outside the hall, they didn't know if the medicine gourd was waiting for the princess, perhaps, he wanted to wait for someone else.