Chapter 028: Demon Cult
"Do you know who founded the Demon Sect?" Shi Ling'er sat on the roof of the post station, counting the stars in the sky while asking Qin Feng.
Qin Feng came out of the rudder of the Demon Sect, his head was a little messy, and he had been thinking about what the barbarian entry had to do with the Demon Sect. At this time, listening to Shi Ling'er suddenly ask this question, I had a hunch that this little girl must know a lot of things.
"I don't know, by the way, how did you end up here. How do you know that house is the rudder of the Demon Cult?"
Shi Ling'er said with a smile: "When I came out of the Hero's Tomb, I have been staying in the Northern Underworld County. When I left the East China Sea, my mother told me that great changes were brewing in the whole of Kyushu. And the Northern Underworld may be the source of this great change. So let me stay in the Northern Underworld to keep an eye on the movements of the Demon Cult. ”
"A Jianghu sect can cause earth-shattering changes. I also need the attention of your four bereaved families. Qin Feng was a little puzzled.
"In fact, the Demon Sect, like our East China Sea Shi Family, Kunlun Lu Family, Southern Xuanyuan Family, and Zhongzhou Mo Family, all have thousands of years of inheritance. His founder is the favorite concubine of the ancient demon king Chiyou, the Fire Cloud Demon Queen. The people in the true Demon Sect all have the bloodline left over from the Demon Race. ”
Qin Feng's head was very fast, and he reacted suddenly: "Are you saying that the Demon Sect is actually a descendant of the Demon Clan? This makes sense, no wonder they have such a huge power, and they can actually stretch their hands to the Zhao State court." But why would they do it? Will the barbarian invasion do them any good?"
Shi Ling'er shook her head: "There is no benefit. They are just taking revenge, revenge on all the humans in the land of Kyushu. Back then, in the war between gods and demons, the Chiyou army had already had the advantage, and it was about to drive the gods led by Di Jun out of the heavenly realm. But humanity joined the war at this time, and was on the side of the gods. The tide of battle took a turn for the worse, the demons were defeated, and Chi You was beheaded by Emperor Jun, and his body was buried in the hero's graves all over Kyushu. In that great war, the demons suffered countless casualties and almost wiped out. Only Chiyou's favorite concubine, Huoyun Demon Queen, was able to escape. ”
However, although the Fire Cloud Demon Queen escaped, she was also seriously injured and lost most of her mana. Seeing Chi You being killed, his own people were almost wiped out. The Fire Cloud Demon Queen vows revenge. But she is a woman, and she has lost most of her mana. He couldn't fight against the gods anymore, so he had to vent his anger on humans. So he secretly founded the Demon Cult. And the purpose of the Demon Cult is to cause chaos in the world at all costs. To make humans kill each other. For thousands of years, half of the wars in the land of Kyushu have been fanned by demon cult people behind the scenes. Huoyun Demon Queen doesn't want any benefits, she just wants to see people on the land of Kyushu kill each other and lose their lives. ”
"Oh yes! This woman is really vicious. It seems that the old saying is true. The green snake has a thorn in its mouth, and the wasp has a needle on its tail, neither of which is poisonous, and it is the most poisonous woman's heart! This Huoyun Demon Queen is definitely a crazy woman. Qin Feng spat hatefully, not paying attention to Shi Ling'er's extremely dissatisfied expression next to him.
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At noon the next day, a gorgeously dressed young man appeared outside the gate of the county guard's mansion. Next to him is a charming little lady who looks like a fairy. He was followed by four or five equally beautiful maids and a strong man who looked like a housekeeper. At first glance, the young master of a large family brought his family to pay homage to the county guard.
The county guard's mansion is full of lights and people, and countless birthday guests come and go. The porter took the name card and gift list handed over by Zhang Tianliang and reported it loudly. "Qin Feng, the commander of the Qin family's army, sent 10,000 taels of silver, and there was an invitation inside. ”
Qin Feng took Shi Ling'er's little hand and swaggered into the gate of the county guard's mansion. Young, golden, and beautiful people are together, and countless people in the county guard compound cast envious eyes. The deeds of the Qin army's defeat of the robbers in Xiejiazhai have long been rumored, and the wealthy businessmen in Yecheng have long known that there is a young hero in Qinjia Village. When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary. Looking at the beauty beside him, not only does she look like a fairy, but her gestures show the unique dignified and decent of everyone's beautiful and famous families. It is really a talented man and a woman, which makes everyone envious.
Qin Feng's face smiled like a lotus, and he was very satisfied with Zhang Tianliang's idea. Shi Ling'er couldn't enter the county guard mansion without an invitation, and she got up early in the morning and was anxious about what to do. Zhang Tianliang suddenly said that he would either pretend to be husband and wife with Qin Feng. Anyway, Qin Feng has an invitation, and it is normal to bring his family to pay homage to the county guard.
The little girl was a little shy at first, but Qin Feng had already nodded her head like a chicken eating rice, so she had no choice but to agree. Qin Feng is definitely not as thick-skinned as Young Master Yuan in front of beauties. But I still know how to take the words that come to my mouth. He had a good impression of Shi Ling'er for a long time, and when he heard that Zhang Tianliang asked them to pretend to be husband and wife, he felt that this subordinate was indeed an informed and interesting second person. Immediately took the little girl to the city to buy goods.
Shi Ling'er was born in the East China Sea since she was a child, and she has never been to a prosperous city like Yecheng. Looking around the lively street with Qin Feng, I felt that everything was fun, everything was novel, and I was in a good mood. He also felt more and more cordial to Qin Feng. The two bought a lot of clothes and accessories, and played until almost noon, and then they came to the county guard's mansion.
The compound was already crowded. There is a large open space in the middle of the courtyard, which should be specially set aside for performances. Directly in front of the open space is the seat of the guest of honor. Qin Feng and the others found a table very close to the guest of honor and sat down.
It didn't take long for Lord Huang Hong to take a seat. This person's first image of Qin Feng was good. He doesn't look like a fifty-year-old, he looks young, in his early forties at most. Tall and burly, with a loud and middle-spirited voice, he should be from the army. Today is his 50th birthday, and he seems to be very happy. After taking a seat, I kept talking and laughing with the guests and raised a glass to drink. And the amount of wine is excellent, and every time the wine is dry, it is very bold.
After everyone ate and drank for a while, the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers sounded in the compound. The lion dance entertainers are here.
There is a custom in Zhao that as long as it is a festival or a large-scale celebration, it must be accompanied by a lion dance. Today is the 50th birthday of the county keeper, and this project cannot be missing.
A burst of firecrackers rang out, and in the light smoke, two mighty and majestic colorful lions tumbled and jumped in the open space in the middle of the courtyard. Behind the Colored Lion, a huge drum larger than a round table is pushed by a small cart, and a shirtless man is beating the drum vigorously to cheer for the Colored Lion.
A high platform several feet high had already been erected with a wooden table in the open space. A bamboo basket hangs on the high platform. According to the custom of the Zhao Kingdom, the colored lion must climb the high platform and take the bamboo basket in his mouth. And the host will put the reward in the bamboo basket.
These two colorful lions danced very well, and they shook their heads and looked very gratifying. The surrounding guests applauded loudly. Huang Hong was also very happy, and took a red envelope from the housekeeper behind him and came to the high platform.
This man is very skilled. After a few vertical leaps with the red envelope, he landed firmly on the top of the high platform and put the red envelope in the basket.
When the big man who was beating the drum saw that his master's family had already put away the reward, he worked harder. The drumbeat is getting faster and faster.
The two colorful lions step on the drum and constantly make various extremely difficult movements. Seeing that all the guests present applauded loudly.
The colorful lion rolled and jumped all the way to the bottom of the high platform and began to climb.
The most difficult part of the lion dance is the high platform and the most exciting part. Huang Hong stood on the top of the high platform and laughed, watching the two lions jump up and down.
The drums beat more and more urgently. At this time, it is unknown who threw several bundles of firecrackers under the high platform. The sound of firecrackers was deafening, and puffs of smoke quickly filled the entire high platform.