The middle of July is the Midyear Festival. It is rumored that on this day, hundreds of ghosts are haunted, or reunited with their families, or they are full of evil.

Yuguo has always worshiped ghosts and gods, and Halloween is naturally very grand.

It is said that this time she will communicate with the ghost king, and release the good ghosts out to reunite with her family, and the evil ghosts will be detained in hell and not be a disaster to the world.

This ceremony was held on the charm platform, and I saw Sun Pingying wearing a bright red robe, walking up the 7749 black jade steps, with a solemn face and a calm and wise gaze. Red and black, now in the twilight, are still so dazzling.

She stood at the top of the stairs, turned, her sharp gaze glancing downward, and said, "Holy Blood, please." ”

The so-called holy blood is the blood of today.

I saw a man in black with a hundred ghost mask handing a tray in front of Dugu Qiyun, on top of which was a bowl of water and a dagger.

Dugu Qiyun picked up the dagger, cut his fingers, and let the blood drip into the clear water, and the man in black then brought the clear water in front of Sun Pingying. Sun Pingying took it, drank it all in one gulp, and then sat on a black futon, chanting words in her mouth, waiting for the arrival of the ghost king.

At this time, the originally peaceful scene suddenly set off a violent wind, making people unable to open their eyes.

At this time, everyone on the scene, including the emperor, fell to the ground.

Su Cheng'an was pulled by Qi Yingying, and slowly knelt down, she didn't believe in ghosts and gods, she just followed the customs. This is the first time she has experienced Halloween, although she is curious, she doesn't want to get into the crowd, but she was pulled over by Qi Yingying to feel the more solemn sacrifice day of Yuguo and the Spring Festival.

She raised her eyes to look at the red clothes on the altar, and only felt that this scene was quite familiar, as if she had experienced it sometime.

Are there really ghosts and gods in this world?

The wind blew for a while before it stopped, and calm returned to the scene. At this time, Sun Pingying, who was on the futon, slowly opened her eyes, her eyes looked extraordinarily dark, like a black hole that could not be seen, she slowly raised her hand, pointed at Su Cheng'an and said, "It seems that we have mixed things here that should not appear in this world." ”

"Are you referring to me?" Su Juan slowly got up and asked, "Why shouldn't I be in this world?"

"Because you are like a man and not a man, and a ghost is not a ghost. Sun Pingying smiled lightly, "People are humane, ghosts have ghost paths, you have your own path, you shouldn't appear in this yang world." ”

"You mean, I was supposed to be a dead man?" Su Ju'an frowned slightly.

"Your soul shouldn't be here, your presence will mess up the world, and you should go back to where you need to go. Sun Pingying said lightly, "Come on, set up a fire frame, tie up this demon girl, and burn it to death." ”

"Slow!" Dugu Qiyun got up and said in a cold voice, "Miss Xia is my friend, let's see who dares to be presumptuous!"

Sun Pingying smiled slowly: "What if this is what the ghost king means?"

"Whether it is the meaning of the ghost king or the meaning of the saint, I am afraid that only the saint herself knows. Dugu Qiyun said loudly, "Besides, what does it mean even if he is a ghost king? He is a ghost king, he is in charge of ghosts, I am the emperor of people, and the power of life and death of this living person is determined by me." Miss Xia is a living person, everyone can see it, saying that she is a ghost is just a bunch of nonsense!"

"Your Majesty, do you know that your remarks are disrespectful, so you are not afraid of disasters from heaven to Yu Guo?" asked the holy woman in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty!" the minister persuaded, "It is better to believe it than not to believe it, and to kill Miss Xia alone can appease the anger of the ghost king, why not? If Your Majesty insists on going his own way today, and he will have disasters in the future, how should Your Majesty explain to the people of the world?"

"I am the Son of Heaven, and my words are the will of Heaven. Dugu Qiyun said domineeringly, "Besides, whether this ghost king really has this intention, it is the saint who has the final say, if the saint says today that I am not a human or a ghost, do you also want to burn me to death?"

"Don't dare!"

"Yuguo worships ghosts and gods, so that the dead can rest in peace, and the living can rest at ease. Dugu Qiyun said loudly, "The holy woman also said just now, people are humane, ghosts have ghost paths, and they should be irrelevant." ”

"Your Majesty!" Sun Ping Yingyin shouted deeply, "For hundreds of years, no Son of Heaven has dared to be disrespectful to the Ghost King, so the Yu Kingdom can continue to be a country. Your Majesty is young and vigorous, and you want to control everything in the world, the minister can understand, but you can't lose your awe of all things in heaven and earth, Your Majesty should quickly reflect on it and admit your mistakes to the ghost king. ”

"According to the meaning of the Holy Maiden, if I don't admit my mistake today, I will have the disaster of losing the country?" Dugu Qiyun sneered.

"If Your Majesty insists on going his own way, he will either bring disaster to the people of Yuguo or bring disaster to himself. Sun Pingying said, "The ministers who should be said have already said it, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice." ”

"I remember a legend that the head of the evil ghosts, Asura, used to be the ghost god who guarded one side, once he had the idea of tasting virgins and boys, and the people obeyed and offered virgins and boys, and then Asura's greed was out of control, and every year the sacrifice day had to be five hundred virgins and boys, otherwise it would bring disaster to the people on this side, and everyone knows the story behind, so I won't say more. Dugu Qiyun said, "Although we worship ghosts and gods, we must also have the ability to distinguish between ghosts and gods, and if it is good, we will follow it, and if it is evil, we will persuade it, otherwise it will push the ghosts and gods into the abyss of desire, and it will also harm ourselves! If the ghost king protects the Yu Kingdom, we will all respect him, and some of them will be involved in life and death in the world, so what if we don't obey? Since the saint communicates with the ghost king, she should admonish even more!"

After a pause, Dugu Qiyun said again: "The Ghost King has protected the people of Yu Country for hundreds of years, I don't believe that the Ghost King will make such a request, I suspect that this is the Holy Maiden's personal vendetta in the Communiqué!"

"Your Majesty, the ministers have the country in their hearts, everything they say today is to convey the meaning of the ghost king, the sky can be learned, Your Majesty's words are really chilling. The holy woman said with a cold face, "If Your Majesty does not trust the minister, just remove the minister and the holy woman from the position of the minister and the holy daughter, and replace it with a person that Your Majesty trusts more! ”

"I am the Son of Heaven, with the law of the world, if I can't protect the people and friends, how can I protect the society of the country?" Dugu Qiyun didn't give in for half a step, "The saint also needs to remember her identity and do her part well." ”

"Since Your Majesty is bent on going your own way, and the minister is also very helpless, the ghost king has returned, and there is no need to continue this ceremony, so let's disperse. Sun Pingying got up and said lightly, and then walked down expressionlessly.

The people below, except for Su Tang'an and Dugu Qiyun, are all kneeling, this festival has been held for so many years, and it is the first time they have encountered such a situation, and they don't know how to react.

There are also ministers who persuaded: "Your Majesty, only by killing Miss Xia can you calm the anger of the Ghost King at the moment, please Your Majesty kill Miss Xia and invite the Holy Maiden back, so that the ceremony can continue." ”

"This ghost king has gone back, who will show you to kill Miss Xia!" Dugu Qiyun sneered, "Isn't what I just said clear enough? The law of the world is set by the ancestors, and the people are punished without committing a capital crime, which is the most disrespectful of the ancestors! Miss Xia is just a woman, and it is not a pity to die in your eyes, but in my opinion, every one of my people is very important, I will not sacrifice anyone in exchange for my interests, if the ghost king is to blame today, I will bear it alone!"

Although the Son of Heaven is reborn, he also values everyone's life, and the ministers still want to continue to uphold righteousness, but Dugu Qiyun's words moved the people and guards present, and they fell to the ground, and the mountain shouted Long live! The words of those ministers were stuck in their throats and they couldn't spit it out.

When the ceremony was over, the crowd dispersed.

On the carriage back to the palace, Dugu Qiyun glanced at Su Cheng'an and said, "Do you think I am a special gentleman now, are you excited about me? If you regret it, it's still too late." ”

Su Tang'an said lightly: "It's true that I've re-acquainted with you." ”

Qi Yingying said guiltily: "If I hadn't pulled Tangerine out today, such a thing wouldn't have happened." ”

"You don't have to blame yourself, it's none of your business. Even if there is no Tachibana today, she will find an opportunity to build momentum for the future. Dugu Qiyun said lightly.

"Since Your Majesty knows, why do you have to clash with Sun Pingying head-on like this, even if you want to protect Tang An, you can use a more tactful way. Qi Yingying said.

"Naturally, I have me in mind. Dugu Qiyun said, "The Sun family can manipulate public opinion by relying on ghosts and gods, if it is used by me, it is naturally very useful, if it cannot be used by me, their prestige is a threat, and the royal family will be afraid of the Sun family before, so that it is also because of this that they want to marry the Sun family." But now that I have reached the point where I am with them, it is natural that I have to find a way to break their position in the hearts of the people and courtiers, and today is a great opportunity. ”

"You have gained a lot today, right?" Su Tang'an said lightly, "Although you have offended the Sun family and made many ministers dissatisfied with your approach, you have gained the hearts of the people." ”

"That's true. Dugu Qiyun said with a smile, "The Sun family will inevitably find a way to create incidents to prove that these incidents happened because of the loss of morality, and then use this as an excuse to incite the ministers and the people to set up a new king." But now, I don't know if their calculations have been successful! If they fail, then the Sun family will plummet, and there is no longer any evidence, it can be said to be uprooted!"