"Get out of the way, stay away from my son-in-law." The guards shouted.

As a result, the Taoist priest was not afraid, but accused them, "How did you come up? When we do this, the person with the knife will be angry, and it will shock the gods in the sky. Influencing the Heavenly Master to pray for rain, which of you can afford this responsibility? Quickly untie your sword, let's put it in the Sanqing Hall of the Taoist Temple, and ask for the understanding of the Yuan Shi Tianzun. ”

One of the guards didn't hold his breath, drew his sword and shouted angrily, "I see who dares-"

"Someone, someone is making trouble here, I'm afraid that today's prayer for rain and blessings will not be done."

As soon as he heard this, the people who were kneeling around him suddenly got up and rushed over.

"Kill him, kill them, dare to stop the Heavenly Master from praying for blessing and rain."

"It's really bold, how dare you be so disrespectful to the Heavenly Master? Drag them to the Heavenly Master. ”

"That is, dare to use the knife when the Heavenly Master prays for blessing and rain, this is a disaster of blood and light, we will all have bad luck, we should kill them and apologize to the heavens......"

"Yes, yes, kill them......" The crowd around them poured over like a tide, and Li Yuntong and the others were in the center of the stormy waves, and they would be overwhelmed by the angry crowd at any time.

In addition to Dongqing and Qiufeng, the knives of more than a dozen guards were all revealed.

The thin Taoist priest frowned, took a few steps forward, and motioned with his hand for the crowd to stop, but anyone who saw it knew that as long as he made a movement, the crowd would continue to rush forward.

The fat Taoist priest smiled very proudly, and said in a low voice: "Look, in this Phoenix Mountain, whoever dares to be disrespectful to the Heavenly Master will end up like this." If you obediently pay the money, the Taoist will keep you safe. ”

Li Yuntong glanced at him and said to Dong Qing: "Give him a hundred yuan and let him take us to the bottom of the Temple of Heaven." ”

Dong Qing dissatisfiedly picked up five twenty pieces of flying money (equivalent to the silver tickets of later generations) and handed them to the fat Taoist, the fat Taoist priest didn't order, he took the flying money and snapped it in his hand, with a smug face, "If it weren't for the Taoist master's words and letters, you would have to give it if you sat on the ground at this time." ”

Li Yuntong said lightly: "After receiving the money, I will do things, if I sit on the ground and start the price at this time, do you think their hands and feet are fast, or my guard knife is fast?" When the time comes, even if we can't get out, you'll lose your head first. It's not worth it for some money, right? ”

"Haha, let's talk about it," the fat Taoist priest glanced at it and put the flying money in his arms, "Come, tell your people to untie their knives and go with the Taoist master, only five people are allowed." ”

"Those who practice martial arts, the people are in the sword, if they have to untie the knife, then they have to pull a few burial companions today."

"Forget it, forget it, you tell them to put their knives away, but don't touch anyone." The fat Taoist priest frowned and said reluctantly.

Li Yuntong waved his hand, and the guards put the knife into the scabbard.

Dong Qing and Qiu Feng are definitely going to follow, Li Yuntong ordered two more guards with the best martial arts, of course she brought enough money when she went out, the reason why she didn't let everyone go was to leave a back hand, and the others stayed outside, in case something happened, she could also help in time or get out and go to the bottom of the mountain to report the news.

The two guards, Dong Qing and Qiu Feng, carefully guarded Li Yuntong's left and right.

Fat and thin Taoists lead the way in front of one left and one right, and the crowd automatically moves out of the way.

Although there were still people shouting and shouting to kill, the voices were much lower.

Li Yuntong was secretly frightened, that middle-aged Taoist priest already had such popularity in Weizhou Mansion, I am afraid that even the words of Li Yanzhi, the assassin of the Emperor of the First Mansion, would not be as effective as him.

When they walked to the nearest position of the Temple of Heaven, the "Yuan Heavenly Master" also happened to ascend to the platform under the service of two pink-carved Taoist children, he was wearing a purple Taoist robe, carrying a white jade lotus crown, holding a crystal shining dust, his face was clear, and he was blown by the wind, which was quite detached from the dust and fluttering like a fairy.

"The Heavenly Master is really supernatural, he only went to Xianyou two days ago, and he can come back so soon!

"This is the Heavenly Master who has learned from the immortals to shrink the earth into inches......"

Obviously, Li Yuntong didn't just hear his words about going to Xianyou that night, but listening to the words, those people not only did not question it, but were full of worship.

The crowd shouted and bowed to the ground, "Heavenly Master, Heavenly Master......"

It seems that he is a living bodhisattva who saves suffering and rescues suffering, and calls for wind and rain.

The "Yuan Heavenly Master" waved his hand, and the sound of the crowd stopped abruptly, so quiet that it seemed that even a needle could be heard falling on the ground.

"Can the Heavenly Master's prayer for Hugo really come true today?" Li Yuntong asked loudly.

People all around whispered.

"I dare to question the Heavenly Master, just now I said that they should be knocked down the mountain."

"What to fight, just kill it."

"It's really ignorant, he must be a foreigner, the Heavenly Master can succeed in asking for rain every year, and of course he can do it today."

There are also strange voices and laughter, "Strangers, strangers are good......"

It is as if the stranger is a fat sheep to be slaughtered.

Yuan Tianshi pressed his hand, and the crowd was quiet again.

He looked at Li Yuntong and smiled deeply, "It may not be possible, but with you, it will definitely be possible." ”

"Me?" Li Yuntong was surprised.

"That's right, it's you," Yuan Tianshi looked at her, the expression on his face was serious and quite compassionate, "I said that night, let you leave Weizhou on the second day, otherwise there will be a disaster of death, it seems that you didn't listen." took the initiative to come to this Phoenix Mountain, this is also the will of God, the will of God! ”

"It turns out that the Heavenly Master has given him a chance." A man next to him shook his head and sighed.

"What do you mean by that?"

Li Yuntong was about to ask carefully, when he saw Yuan Tianshi's finger pointing at her and said, "The sacrifice selected this year is her, the auspicious time has come, and the sacrifice will be raised." ”

Seeing the excited and frightened appearance of the crowd, and then looking at the two Taoist priests who came over to catch him, Li Yuntong suddenly understood.

actually used people as sacrifices, this Taoist priest is really bold.

But the people below were obviously no strangers to this matter, and they bowed and said, "It is a great honor to be chosen by the Heavenly Master, you go up quickly, go up quickly, for the sake of everyone's safety, for the sake of blessing and prayer for rain to be successful, go up." This is a good thing to make merit, and we will all thank you. ”

When a voice appeared in all the crowds, the voice seemed to have a kind of demagogic power, even if there were a few hesitant people, they felt that Li Yuntong should be a sacrifice for the sake of all the people.

Two strong Taoist priests walked towards Li Yuntong with dust in hand.

Before they could touch the corners of Li Yuntong's clothes, Dong Qing and Qiu Feng and the two guards had already pulled out their knives in their hands, and slashed the knives at a hand stretched out to Li Yuntong, Dong Qing shouted angrily, "I see who dares to touch my son-in-law, hand to cut hands, feet to cut off." ”

"Sure enough, it's a woman, Your Royal Highness Princess, how long do you plan to hide your identity?" The "Yuan Tianshi" on the stage twisted his beard and smiled slightly.

"Princess?" The two Taoist priests hesitated, and the crowd seemed to be frozen by something, and the previous fanatical voice stopped.

"That's right, dedicate this princess with royal status to God, God will be very happy, and we will be able to have a hundred years of peace and good days in Weizhou, and we will no longer have to sacrifice every year." That "Yuan Tianshi" said sonorously.

As his words landed, the crowd around him was noisy, but most of them were excited, "It's a woman, or a princess?" Did you hear it, the heavenly master said that as long as she is sacrificed, there will be no sacrifice in the future, and we will have a hundred years of peace in Weizhou. ”

"But that's the princess, take the princess as a sacrifice, what if you blame it one day?"

"The Son of Heaven cares about the people of the world, how can he blame? Besides, the Son of Heaven can allow the princess to go to Tibet for the sake of the peace of the world, and of course he can also give up a princess for the sake of the world and for our century-old plan in Weizhou. ”

"That's it, that's right, our Weizhou is the birthplace of the dragon vein, a hundred years of peace here, Datang can be safe for a hundred years, the Son of Heaven also heard such news, and it was too late to be happy......"

……

There were also some voices of disapproval, but because of the weak force, they were suppressed.

Li Yuntong had a feeling of irony, she believed that many of these people who wanted her to be a sacrifice and wanted her to die were also the people who called her a bodhisattva when she entered the city that day and wanted to light a lantern for her.

People's hearts are really fickle, easy to change and easy to move.

A few days ago, I was eager to enshrine you, light an ever-bright lamp to pray for you, and in the blink of an eye, I shouted and killed.

Before the wisdom of the people is opened, they will be fooled by the clouds and rain.

Although they saw the swords in the hands of Dong Qing and the others shining, the two Taoist priests were not afraid, and still walked towards Li Yuntong with high strides, and the crowd behind them also rushed up.

One of the guards slashed at them with a sword of light, and although they retreated quickly, one Taoist priest was still injured.

But as if they didn't know the pain, they raised their feet forward again.

"Stand down." Yuan Tianshi raised his hand, and they took two more steps back.

The eyes of the Taoist priests and the crowd behind them flashed with resentment, like bloodthirsty beasts that would pounce again at any time.

"Heavenly Master should persuade them to retreat, otherwise the sword won't grow eyes," Li Yuntong said coldly.

"Yuan Tianshi" looked at her with some pity and said: "Unless you can kill all the people here, otherwise, come up, the people who sacrifice their lives for righteousness will remember your goodness, if you blindly resist, it is just a few more people who die in vain, the princess is a person of great mercy and compassion, presumably not, and I don't want to see the lives ruined." ”

Li Yuntong looked at him and asked, "It's not difficult to go up, but I don't know something, since you persuaded me to leave the day before yesterday, why do you want my life today?" ”

"Life is death, death is life, I heard that the princess is a person who worships the Buddha, how can she not see through it?"

After listening to the words of "Yuan Tianshi", Li Yuntong thought thoughtfully, "That is to say, whether I left the city that day or didn't come to Phoenix Mountain today, in fact, I still can't escape, is the fire last night also related to you?" ”

Yuan Tianshi didn't answer, only smiled slightly.

"Why? Why are you doing all this? Even if I were to make a sacrifice, I should understand what was going on, right? Li Yuntong showed an unwilling look and asked angrily.

Yuan Tianshi thought that she just wanted to do a dying struggle, and said with a slight smile: "Naturally, it is for my Tang Dynasty and the people of Weizhou Mansion." ”