Chapter 11: The Ceremony of Worshipping the Heavens
There were two great witch disciples standing in the corner of the altar, and I hadn't noticed it at first.
The third woman should have noticed, but now there is no one in her eyes except for God.
Nine incense sticks had already been inserted in the middle of the ancestral altar, and the two disciples knelt on both sides.
The third woman's hand stretched out to the heavens and began to recite the sacrificial words:
"The emperor goes to heaven, thin water. ”
"My god is above, the spirit of the nine heavens. ”
"The ancestors are in the abyss, and the present is beautiful. ”
"Wei Yu I led the clan to worship this god, and I wish to show the gods of yin and yang, although the merit is exhausted, the blessing is boundless. ”
"Yongshi Jikang, Zhuo Yizong Palace. ”
"Comfort my ancestors and offer nine incense. ”
"Sleep all night, don't let it go. ”
In view of this sincerity, it still rhymes. ”
What the third woman recited this time is not the same as what the great witch recited before, I have never heard such a high voice from the third woman, full of majesty.
I vaguely feel that the third woman has an indescribable aura on her body, which is far more holy than the ordinary fairy energy, not to mention Aunt Yuqiong and Sister Jinrou, even the supreme immortal realm in the sky, may not be comparable to the third woman.
Two words that were enough to destroy the heavens and the earth suddenly popped up in my mind - "heavenly gods", and I felt that it was impossible, there were no gods in the Three Realms at all.
I don't know what kind of existence "God" is, there is no such word in the "Book of Ten Thousand Worlds" that I read since I was a child, and all beings in the human world are also secretive about this word, in the seven days of wandering in the world, I have only heard a few "god words" popping out of the mouth of a madman who is dressed in tatters on the street and pulls a stone beard to tell fortunes, but the words of the madman are naturally not counted.
Many years later, when I stood in the clouds and looked at the beings in the lower realm, I realized how ridiculous I was when I was young.
After the third woman finished reciting, she withdrew her arms, and the sleeves on her robe slid back to her wrists along the jade lotus-like arms, and turned her head to take two pillars of incense.
In the water palace, nine incense sticks should be placed on the ancestral worship process, with two main incense sticks in front, and the remaining seven incense sticks after the main incense according to the layout of the seven stars of the burly ladle.
I used to think that the two main incense sticks in the middle represented the Jiaowang Jiaohou of the Jiao clan, but when I thought about it, all the times when the Jiaowang was respected, there was never nine incense.
What I didn't expect was that the third woman handed me a head incense, I couldn't believe it, first, I was not a disciple of the Great Witch, and secondly, the status of the Water Palace was not so high, I couldn't help but panic, and glanced at the audience, at this time, the people all bowed their heads to the ground, but the two Great Witch disciples on the left and right looked anxious and motioned for me to take the incense.
I was afraid that because of me, I missed the sacrifice of Zuji, so I had to take the incense from the hands of the third woman, and at this time I thought of a set of words, and when I went back, if someone asked, I said that I saw that the third woman was weak, so I came to help.
The third woman asked me to follow her to the front, I followed her example, holding the stick of incense in both hands, putting it at the center of my eyebrows, and silently praying for my Jiao clan in my heart.
Every year when the big witch does these rituals, the last step is to kneel and worship God, but the third woman only bent her legs slightly this time, the third woman shocked me too much today, knowing that her status is not enough, I want to kneel, but I didn't expect the third woman to steal the aura to hold me up, only the same posture as her.
The green smoke on the high incense rose straight up, broke through the clear curtain of the water palace, and floated to the blue sky, and the third woman suddenly emitted a white light, the light was dazzling, dazzling, and everyone in the audience was stunned, including the two immortals of Jiaowang Dawu.
In addition to the light that shocked the third woman, I was also shocked myself, and I saw a faint red light behind me, although it seemed insignificant next to the third woman.
After worshipping the ancestors, Aunt Yuqiong and Sister Jinrou want to go back to the fairy world, I didn't want to go, but Brother Huaqing has to prove my status, and I am reluctant to Sister Jinrou.
The third woman did not go back to the water tower directly after worshipping the ancestors that day, went to me to change my clothes, and stayed by my side plainly, thinking that she was also afraid that I would be troubled by Aunt Yuqiong, because after worshipping the ancestors, Aunt Yuqiong's eyes were full of respect when she looked at the third woman.
Sister Xu is Jinrou is younger, and Aunt Yuqiong is older, and she pays more attention to etiquette, otherwise I can't explain it.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Yuqiong didn't speak ill of me, but only said lightly: "You give me good things to do for yourself." ”
Brother Huaqing listened to the fire, but it was not easy to attack.
The third woman didn't feel anything, she didn't like to take other people's words to heart, just seeing that I wasn't unhappy, and she didn't bother to care.
However, Aunt Yuqiong nodded a few times to the third woman, and I really couldn't tell whether it was a gesture or a salute, but the third woman was as cold as ice and didn't respond.
"Don't worry, brother. Aunt Yuqiong said to the Great Witch, "I know what to say and what not to say in the fairy world. ”
Dawu nodded and coughed a few times, I knew that he was hiding his reluctance, but he didn't understand what his aunt was saying.
Sister Jinrou had a trace of loss on her face: "Who can you talk to, in that kind of place." ”
"Jinrou!" Aunt Yuqiong drank her, and Sister Jinrou realized that she had lost her words and stopped her mouth in time.
Everyone was shocked, but they didn't say anything, only Sister Bai Rong had doubts on her face.
In the past, Dawu mentioned the days in the fairy world after the ascension of Jiaoxian, and he was particularly emotional, and he sighed for those Jiao heroes, but Sister Bairong didn't understand, and asked Dawu what he meant, Dawu didn't speak again, turned around and left, I rarely saw Dawu's back so desolate.
Later, I mentioned this strange thing to the third woman in the water tower, and the third woman didn't blink her eyes, and said plainly: "What is so difficult to understand, Jiaoxian flew to the fairy world, but it is not as noble as those who were born to be immortals." ”
I was upset about those Jiaoxian, but the third woman didn't think so: "Flying up to Jiaoxian is their own choice, and they can't complain about others!"
I don't agree with the third woman on this, and I still sympathize with those Jiao Immortals in the clan, so every time I come back, I try not to take Aunt Yuqiong's reproach to heart.
Aunt Yuqiong and Sister Jinrou said goodbye to the clansmen sent by the Jiao clan and returned to the fairy world.
Sister Jinrou looked at the people of the Yujiao clan and a few of us, and she couldn't cry all the time, and she lost a lot of pearls. Aunt Yuqiong kept smiling, and when she turned around, I saw that she also had red eyes.
"It's so precious!" When they walked away, I vaguely heard the big witch's throat muffling such a sentence, and when I looked at him again, his eyes were red, but he didn't close them.
When Da Wu saw me looking at him, he turned around angrily, snorted coldly and left, and suddenly turned around again.
"I've wronged you, kid. He looked at me and whispered again, "It's because the teacher can't stand you." ”
This time he really left in a hurry.
I sent the third woman back to the water tower, and when she entered the water tower, she was drowsy, in fact, worshipping the ancestors was very consuming spiritual energy cultivation, and I couldn't help but feel responsible, but I was also extremely grateful.
After a few words of explanation with Bi Qian, I also went back to the palace.
The female official sent a lot of rewards from the king of Jiao, but there was no will, and I knew that the king felt that he had wronged me.
In the evening, Jiaohou sent someone to let me go to dinner, but I was physically and mentally tired, so I sent someone to tell the meeting, and I was afraid that Jiaohou would think that I was making trouble, so I told the messenger that I would greet her tomorrow.
This night, Brother Huaqing and Sister Bai Rong came to talk to me, and I saw that Sister Bai Rong was wearing a new pair of bracelets on her hands, looking at the texture, it was very similar to the big water jade recorded in the "Book of Thousands of Lives", not given by Sister Jinrou.
Sister Jinrou brought gifts to all three of me, and we played together for a long time that day because we liked it.
Then this is what Aunt Yuqiong gave you.
Sister Bai Rong saw me staring at the jade bracelet, thinking that she liked it and wanted to take it off and give it to me, but I refused again and again, saying that it was too heavy and I didn't like to wear it.
Bai Rong knew that I didn't like Jinyu, and he didn't force it anymore, but just pulled down his sleeves and didn't show it again, for fear that I would be sad.
That day, they stayed until late before leaving, and Sister Bai Rong took my hand before leaving and said, "Su'er, if you are unhappy, you must tell your sister, my sister just wants you to be happy all the time." ”
I nodded, full of emotion.
Brother Huaqing didn't like to say those meaty words, so he only said, "I'll come to see you tomorrow!"
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Concentrate:
The Seven Stars of the Kui Dipper: The Big Dipper is composed of the seven stars of Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang. The ancient Chinese people associated these seven stars with the shape of a bucket for scooping wine in ancient times.
Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, and Tianquan are composed of a fighting body, which is called Kui in ancient times, and Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang are composed of a bucket handle, which is called a ladle in ancient times.