On the branches of the moon, the main hall of Qiuzi is brightly lit, and the hundreds of lotus lamps hanging in all corners of the hall seem to float on the calm sea, and the soft light emitted is comparable to the bright moonlight.

The scale of the hall is not large, if it is not even as grand as Dawan, but it wins in the clever design and elegant decoration. In addition to the pleasing lotus lamp, a table and a chair in the hall can show a unique ingenuity, the fine rosewood tables and chairs are well-made, and the moonstones inlaid on both sides constitute an abstract girl's form, which is hazy and beautiful enough to be called a work of art.

The tableware placed in front of each guest is made of white marble camel bone, the pure white is soft but not dazzling, and the soft texture is elegant but not kitsch. The wine in the white marble wine glass is crystal clear, and the pink lotus flower at the bottom of the glass is clearly visible, and the lotus flower dances with the wine when the glass is gently raised, making people have the urge to drink it all.

The throne of the king and queen was decorated with gold leaf and replaced with a variety of spiritual gemstones, such as five-colored crystals, moonstones, turquoise, white clams, and so on. These gemstones are illuminated by the light and reflect a dazzling array of colours, and are truly beautiful as far as the eye can see.

Being in it, Liu Ye's mood was particularly comfortable, worthy of the Qiuzi Kingdom, which is known for its art, and even the palace was so beautifully arranged. The king and queen toasted to you, introduced the two distinguished guests from afar, and after greeting Liu Ye and Tu Qitang, they once again focused their reverent eyes on the witch.

The shrine maiden sat on the king's left side, her seat unadorned, and her pale face reflected in the dark robe without a hint of variegation, which at first glance looked a little strange. She lowered her eyes slightly, her thick eyelashes covered the subtle feelings revealed at the corners of her eyes, and her small and delicate face had no expression, although she looked like a beauty, but the indifferent aura on her body that rejected people thousands of miles away made people have no intention of getting close.

Obviously, she didn't want to get close to anyone, and when everyone toasted, she just sat silently on the sidelines, not moving, if she didn't know her identity, she thought it was a sculpture.

It was only when everyone put down their glasses and looked at her reverently that she had a slight reaction. The shrine maiden slowly opened her eyes, and her emerald eyes instantly captured everyone's hearts. Liu Ye has never seen such beautiful eyes, and it is difficult to describe it with the finest jade, even if her pale face that has not seen the sun for a long time gives people an unhealthy feeling, but when she sees these eyes, she still can't help but admire her beauty.

It is not the first time that the people in the royal family of Qiuzi have seen the witch, at this time there are still people who are fluttering for her, the witch is the closest person to the god, and the lofty status can only be looked up to, and mortals are never allowed to face it nakedly. Noticing the irreverent gaze in the temple, the king and queen cleared their throats as a warning.

Afraid that the guests from outside would not understand the rules here, the Qiuzi attendant who served Liu Ye and Tu Qitang quietly reminded: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, Your Royal Highness the Princess, please bow your head and listen to Her Highness the Witch's instructions." ”

Liu Ye admitted that she was a little distracted just now, in her concept, it is difficult to distinguish between a witch and a witch, she is used to seeing the image of a witch with an ugly old woman in a movie, and she is inevitably shocked when she sees such a beautiful witch. Looking down at Tu Qitang, he had already withdrawn his gaze and lowered his eyes expressionlessly.

The king and queen made sure that no one was disrespectful to the shrine maiden, and both bowed to her, respectfully asking her for instructions. The so-called instruction is divination, whenever something happens, the king and queen have to ask the witch to divination, and now that there are two guests, it is natural to ask her to divination, to see if the two guests bring blessings or curses. If it's a blessing, it's good, but if it's a disaster, it doesn't matter, and the shrine maiden will have a way to eliminate the disaster and avoid it.

The believer behind the witch held a two-inch-long bamboo tube in both hands and handed it to her, the bamboo tube may have been used for a long time, the whole body is yellow-brown, the edge is smooth and shiny, the witch holds the bamboo tube very easily, she shook it, and the bamboo tube made a "click" and "click" sound.

Liu Ye didn't know what was in the bamboo tube, but when he saw the witch closing her eyes again, holding the bamboo tube in her right hand, she shook it up and down many times, and her mouth was full of thoughts. The king and queen folded their hands and closed their eyes and chanted, not only them, but also the believers behind the shrine maiden and the royal family of the temple did the same.

After a few minutes, the shrine maiden jerked the bamboo tube on the table, and everyone stopped chanting and stared at the bamboo tube with curious eyes. The shrine maiden picked up the bamboo tube, and there were four white bones the size of a crescent moon thumb on the table. The bones lay out on the table, and no one knew what that meant.

The witch looked at it, put the white bones back into the bamboo tube, and muttered for a moment, but did not speak. The king and queen looked at each other, not daring to disturb the witch's thoughts, and waited quietly with a stomach full of questions.

After a few more minutes, the witch faced Liu Ye and Tu Qitang, Tu Qitang immediately folded his hands and bowed slightly, Liu Ye remembered that he was also religious, maybe Anxi, like Qiuzi, admired the messenger of God in the country. In order to avoid the displeasure of the king and queen and offend the high-ranking and powerful witch, Liu Ye followed the example of Tu Qitang to salute the witch, she didn't want to be said by the witch to be a plague god who brought disaster.

The witch looked at them lightly and said in the Western Regions: "His Royal Highness the Prince is a guest invited by the gods, and he will bring good fortune to Qiuzi. Her Royal Highness the princess sees God as nothing, and she does not believe in the power of God. ”

Liu Ye chuckled in her heart, she didn't need to look to know that everyone was staring at her now. However, this shrine maiden was right, she really did not believe in God, nor did she believe that the shrine maiden was a messenger of God.

The king and queen were dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to say that the princess of the Han Dynasty was not, so they hurriedly said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness the Witch, the Han people do not have this custom, and those who do not know are not guilty, please plead with the gods, don't blame." ”

"God is not to blame, and you can rest assured." The witch looked at Liu Ye and continued, "As long as Her Royal Highness the princess is willing to accept the baptism of God, she can still sense God's grace. ”

Without waiting for Liu Ye to respond, the king and queen hurriedly nodded: "Tolerant God, everything in the world is proud to accept your baptism." ”

The witch didn't look at the king and queen, her eyes never left Liu Ye, Liu Ye knew that she had to give an answer herself, otherwise she wouldn't give up. For the Qiuzi people, God is the supreme existence, and the messenger of God is not to be despised either. But for Liu Ye, she didn't know much about the belief in the Qiuzi people, so where did she start to accept the baptism of God.

Being targeted by the witch, it is useless to escape, Liu Ye understood this truth, and calmly met her gaze: "Your Highness the witch, can you give me some time to know God, before that, I didn't know anything about God, if I was baptized in a hurry, I think it was disrespectful to God." Since God did not blame me, when I sensed the existence of God, sincere conversion is the right way. ”

Everyone didn't expect Liu Ye to dare to reason with the witch, it was a once-in-a-lifetime good thing to be chosen by the messenger of God, and she actually refused to baptize the witch for her, and she had to wait for her to feel it, this move was undoubtedly a great disrespect to God.

The king and queen could no longer stand it, even if the other party was the right lady of Wusun, the princess of the Han Dynasty, they could not be disrespectful to their gods, let alone refuse the shrine maiden's proposal to baptize her.

The king is a middle-aged uncle, with an ordinary face and a thin body, except for the crown on his head, which shows his unique identity, and there is no kingly demeanor from head to toe. He is the only heir of the previous king, with pure royal blood, since he ascended the throne, although he has not achieved much, but he has not done anything wrong, no merit and no fault, can be regarded as a good king who sympathizes with the people.

It stands to reason that this king has no troubles, but his biggest trouble is known to all, that is, he has no heir. The king revered the gods and shrine maidens, and asked the gods to bless the people, but his greatest wish was to have children to inherit the throne. Since the beginning of the king, the royal bloodline has been quite thin, and when he is the only heir to the throne, the bloodline will not continue, if the royal bloodline is really broken in his hands, then he is a veritable sinner through the ages.

The person who can feel the king's pain the most is the queen, who has not had an heir for more than ten years, and her pain is about to reach the limit, if it weren't for the shrine maiden's promise that there will be an heir within three years, I'm afraid it would have been impossible to support it for a long time. Regardless of whether the king has a problem or not, the responsibility of not having an heir must be borne by the queen, more than 2,000 years ago, there was no saying that there were chromosomes in the Western Regions, and the woman had to blame for giving birth to daughters one after another, let alone not being able to give birth to daughters.

Therefore, the queen is under more pressure than the king, and it can be said that she dreams of having children, even if it is a daughter, at least it proves that she is also a woman. The king must be a thousand choices to marry a wife, and the queen was originally a beauty from a noble family, with both virtue and ability, but over the years, she has been worried about her children, and no matter how beautiful she is, she has become a half-wife.

When the shrine maiden came to Kuzi, the king and queen believed in the shrine maiden that she could bring them the heir of their dreams, and they hated to hold the shrine maiden on their heads, and how dare they disobey her instructions.

The king and queen cannot tolerate anyone to oppose the shrine maiden, and no matter who that person is, they must obey her unconditionally. The two of them looked at Liu Ye at the same time, both angry and pleading, and they hated to catch her to be baptized, and the tone of their words was still much more relaxed.

"Her Royal Highness the princess has just come to Qiuzi, and it's normal not to know the gods, but you see that we Qiuzi people are all believing in gods, is there still a fake? It is precisely because we believe in God that we will receive God's grace, so Her Royal Highness the princess must not only believe in God, but also invite the altar to popularize the public when she returns to Wusun, so that she can cultivate merit and enjoy blessings, so that more people can feel God's ......"

Before the king finished speaking, the queen said: "Mrs. Right has no heirs yet, don't worry, after believing in God, God will give you everything you want, and when you and Kunmo have an heir, you will believe in the power of God......"

The king and queen scrambled to brainwash Liu Ye, at this time, the witch waved her wide sleeves, and the two suddenly quieted down, and everyone thought that Liu Ye's disrespect had angered the gods, and they held their breath and listened to the witch's instructions.