Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Worship of the Gods 2
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Yatianya arranged to meet Ghost Smile and Sorrow in a VIP dormitory in Kemariba.
After the ceremony, Ye Tianya said, "Do you really know the whereabouts of the Qilin Fire?"
The ghost smiled and said sadly: "According to the information I got from my peers, this person's name is Tao Xiaozhi, and the Qilin Fire is in his hands. β
Ghost Xiaobei spoke more regularly in front of the Demon Emperor, and his two mouths whispered in unison, how dare he bring any sad and joyful color. Since he was injured and fled, he did not go straight to Xue Dao's camp, but directly drove the Almighty Dragon towards the dark evil siege city all the way. and bandaged the small half of the skull that had been cut off by the sorrowful evil.
"Are you really sure he's in his hands?" said Nightfang, with a skeptical look.
"Your Majesty, this is what I saw with my own eyes," the ghost smiled sadly, "and Shi Qiang and the others can testify......
The ghost smiled and told the past in detail.
Ye Tianya pointed to the ghost's sad face and said, "That scar, is it the work of Qilin Fire?"
"Your Majesty is wise, this injury is exactly the result of the Qilin Fire!" the ghost smiled and said sadly, and of course he didn't forget to make a big slap.
Ye Tianya frowned and said, "Where is Tao Xiaozhi sacred?"
He and many others thought that the person who could obtain the Qilin Fire must be a well-known person in the rivers and lakes, and he must also possess special skills, otherwise how could he control the Qilin Fire? The person who can conquer the Qilin Fire is not much worse than the strength of the smile! However, he has never heard of this name, and this is where he is confused.
The ghost smiled and said sadly: "As far as I know, he was about twenty years old, killed a few tax-collecting officials in Xiaodou Village, Evil Flower County, and then fled to Tongmo Town, was arrested and imprisoned, and then escaped from prison, robbed the law field, killed many officials of our dynasty, committed a heinous crime, and then fled to the dashing forest, and is currently wanted by the whole country...... That's all I know, and even more so from knowing how he got the Qilin Fire......"
"I don't even know where he's from?"
"Still under investigation......"
Ghost Xiaobei has obviously done his homework, and he can get so much news in such a short period of time for most of the day, he is worthy of being a secret agent, and he does have a hand in collecting news!
Ye Tianya touched the cracked lip of his palate and sighed: "Real heroes are out of teenagers, and boys are out of heroes! Such a person has only emerged in the rivers and lakes!"
Ghost smiled and said coldly: "Actually, this yellow-haired kid doesn't even have the ability to step on dead ants, and he can't even hold that sword steadily!"
Nighttooth laughed, "Then how did he beat you to a mess?" He meant: Why are you not as good as ants?
Ghost Xiaobei gritted his teeth and said, "He is all relying on that sword - it's not him fighting us, it's Qilin Fire!"
Ye Tianya shook his head and said thoughtfully: "Since he can draw that sword, it means that the sword has been returned to him, of course he is fighting." Besides, didn't you say that he could also have the same fire in his body as Lie Yan? Since he was not a person with the same ability as Lie Yan, and he was not afraid of the fire of the Fire Qilin Fire, then there must be a powerful and mysterious power hidden in his body, so it is not surprising that he defeated you!"
Then, he laughed and said, "Oh no, he really became a unicorn knight!" He said this purely as a joke, just to satirize the ghost's laughter, but it made the latter's face quite grim and ugly, as if he remembered the scene in a nightmare.
Ghost smiled and broke out in a cold sweat, and then opened his trembling lips: "But even the fire qilin has appeared!" After he escaped, suddenly the fire was all over the sky, and the fire qilin roared in the sky, even the deaf and blind knew that it was coming!
"What?!" Night Crescent was startled, and the chair she was sitting on fell backwards with a "snap" like the sound of a heart falling to the ground!
This frightened Ghost Xiaobei like he heard the sound of the word "chop" falling to the ground - he didn't even dare to glance at Ye Tianya's face, even though he had four eyes, and pressed his forehead tightly to the ground!
Then Ye Tianya glared angrily and said: "You dare to talk nonsense, the widow will cut off your head immediately!"
The ghost smiled and kowtowed: "What your subordinates say is true, and I am not the only one who has seen ......it."
Ye Tianya sighed and said, "It seems that the widow really underestimated him - he actually has the ability to summon the fire qilin out!"
You know, the fire unicorn has been sleeping for more than 20 years, and no one has seen it since Xiao Yiyou died, and even ignored the matter of collecting fire to replenish energy in the Flame Mountain every ten years, people thought it was dead, and they didn't expect it to appear again after more than 20 years!
Being able to control the Qilin Fire, the fire on his body, and the ability to summon the Fire Qilin are enough to shock the Night Teeth, and as he said: The next generation of Qilin Knights is about to come out!
The more Night Crea thought about it, the more uneasy it became, not because he thought of Tao Xiaozhi, but because the former Qilin Knight laughed, and all kinds of past events with the latter, the nightmare seemed to come earlier than the night-for him!
Ye Tianya said to himself: "This person can't stay, if you wait for time, you will become a disaster of the Demon Dynasty!"
The ghost smiled and said sadly: "Don't worry about this, Your Majesty, I can get rid of this scourge for you!"
Ye Tianya touched the cracked lip of his palate and smiled: "If you can kill him, you won't fall to such a point! Besides, wouldn't it be better if you could return this person to the Demon Dynasty?"
Ye Tianya is also a person who loves talents as his life and recruits talents, and without a large number of capable people under his command, it will not sit in the position of the Demon Emperor.
"Then I will capture it alive and present it to Your Majesty!"
Ye Tianya smiled: "It's not him who is really interested in the widow, it's the Qilin Fire!"
It wasn't a matter of a day or two that Ye Tianya wanted to get the Qilin Fire, and what he was thinking about at this time was as strong as his dream of unifying the Demon Realm - with it, his dream was already half successful, just like the legendary evil sun!
The ghost smiled and said sadly: "I will definitely bring him and the Qilin Fire back to Your Majesty!"
"You don't need to be careless, the widow will definitely send someone to retrieve it......" The night tooth statue was still pondering something, a little absent-minded.
The ghost smiled and was bored, and he was unwilling, so he mustered up the courage and said, "I don't know who Your Majesty will send?"
Ye Tianya touched his chin and said, "According to the widow, the seven demons are willing to be in this position......
Although the ghost smiled and was very unconcerned, he did not forget to shout: "Your Majesty is wise, and the Demon Dynasty is very fortunate! With them, Qilin Huo is destined to be the greatest and most wise master!"
"But you're not idle...... "Night Tooth came from the shaking god and looked at the people below, "In this matter, there is always a chance for you to make a big deal - you must do your best to assist the Seven Demons and provide them with enough information so that they can successfully obtain the Qilin Fire!"
The ghost smiled and said sadly: "For Your Majesty, this is the duty of your subordinates!"
"Alright, alright!" Nighttooth waved his hand, "It's none of your business, let's step back first." β
Ghost Xiaobei was a little stunned, as if he was still waiting for something, but when he saw that the Demon Emperor seemed to be in deep thought again, he bowed and retreated.
"Waitβ" Nighttooth laughed, "It seems that the widow hasn't rewarded you with anything!"
This is what the ghost is waiting for, he is still afraid that the Demon Emperor will forget, and he wants to hint but doesn't dare! Thank God, this time he finally didn't run in vain!
Ye Tianya thought for a while and said: "In the future, the secret agent department of the imperial court will be under your control, and now you are not long, you don't have to run around with General Xue, and the other people from the reward and punishment department will issue a bill to inform your ......"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
There was another mountain of cheers from the fire and bow field, as if it was echoed by the praise of the ghost's laughter and sorrow.
"How's the game going?" said Ye Tianya, "Aiqing is interested in accompanying the widow to watch?"
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Next.
Tao Xiaozhi and the others returned to Fat Sheep Mountain first, and buried a few horses from the wrangler there, but the wrangler picked a few good horses and sent them warmly, and wanted to keep them for a few more days, but they were afraid that the pursuit of the Demon Dynasty would rush to the people there who would be affected, so they still refused, and ran towards Luoyan Village non-stop, all the way without incident.
The route they chose, of course, was as remote as possible, because their wanted notices were posted everywhere, and they had to go through a large circle, through dense forests, through swamps, over deserts, and so on, which had already taken them almost ten days, and Evil Flower County was just a few miles away.
The towns became denser and more populous, and they had to dress up, unkempt, ragged, and smelly, with crutches and broken bowls, and beggars - their ability to disguise themselves was really not small, and it was probably difficult for those who were not familiar with them to recognize them.
In this way, they can swagger towards Luoyan Village.
But they had to abandon their horses, because it was very inconsistent with the status of beggars, and would arouse suspicion or be taken to the yamen as thieves.
This is a county adjacent to Evil Flower County, and when they walked in, they found that Tao Xiaozhi's wanted notices were posted everywhere, and others (Amu, Iron Bucket, Shaking Chin, One-eared Dragon, Fire Star, Silly Star, etc.) also had them, but very little, and his bounty was also amazingly large, it was simply an astronomical amount: one hundred taels of gold (most of the Demon Realm gems were gems, but gold was still very rare)!
Although there is no explanation on the wanted warrant (it only mentions the crimes of killing tax collectors, escaping from prison, and robbing the law field), Tao Xiaozhi has already guessed what is going on: Maybe it is because of the unicorn fire wrapped in black cloth on his back! Although there are not many people who know about the unicorn fire, it is estimated that the news of its reappearance in the demon world will soon spread like ripples, after all, paper cannot contain fire! And once this explosive news spreads, the Qilin Fire will definitely lead people to rob, and the danger that Tao Xiaozhi bears is also getting bigger and bigger, the biggest of which is the Demon Dynasty and the rivers and lakes! The Demon Dynasty can be walked out, but he can never get out of the rivers and lakes, and this place is more sinister than anywhere else!
But what Tao Xiaozhi is most worried about now is not this, but the fire star and the stupid star: it is impossible for them to return to Luoyan Village! Have they wandered and escaped, have they been caught in prison, or have they already landed on the ground?
In fact, his heart was full of guilt, and he felt that even the Silly Star and the Fire Star could be the entire Luoyan Village-if he hadn't insisted on going to Fat Sheep Mountain, so many things wouldn't have happened...... In addition to these two people, there are also the most bean family, the people of the chic forest, Ye Tianrong, etc., these people have caused a lot of trouble because of him, and even died...... Is it a coincidence or a fate......ful arrangement that he has brought to the people around him?
But now was not the time to think about it, he knew that no matter what fate was, some people could change it!
They were not in a hurry to enter Ruluoyan Village immediately, but temporarily stationed in a forest outside Luoyan Village. Tao Xiaozhi sent the little squirrel to find out the news, because it was not on the wanted list, and no one would be suspicious of an animal elf (except for the elf dealers, who sold the elves to nobles or wealthy people as pets or slaves).
When the little squirrel came back in the evening, it brought the news that Luoyan Village had been blocked by officers and soldiers and could not enter, and it heard from people outside the village that because some people in the village had committed crimes, the government was going to hold a sacred sacrifice meeting to punish the people of Luoyan Village! To put it bluntly, this was a little trick to kill chickens and set an example to monkeys! But it did not inquire about who was being regarded as a "sacrifice."
Could it be that there are fire stars and stupid stars? It's very likely, there aren't so many coincidences in the world!
But this may not be the case, it has been almost two months since Silly Star and Huoxing left Tao Xiaozhi, and it doesn't take so much time for them to come back, unless they encounter some accidents.
But they'll find out.
What they have to do is: wait for it to get dark and sneak into Luoyan Village.
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At night, the moon is like a tooth, dim and colorless, and the thin clouds are half-covered, and there is indescribable weirdness and horror. Many horror stories start with horrific situations like this. On a night like this, it's hard to guarantee that you'll encounter a ghost, but the uneasiness in your heart is a subtle hint that something unusual must be happening.
Nights like this are usually quiet and deadly.
If they hadn't infiltrated the village, they would have thought it was asleep. But there's obviously a lot going on inside, for some people. The noise came from the square in the forest, the Shen Abba Square!
The "Shinkai Festival" is held right on the square.
On several stone pillars in the square, there are super strong stone lamps, which are enough to illuminate the whole square, but for some reason, there are torches burning around, except for the stone lamps as green leaves, I really don't know what to do. The square was filled with the entire village, men, women, and children, whether they wanted to or not, and they were all invited to be spectators at the festival. On the periphery of the square are heavy officers and soldiers, who are responsible for maintaining the normal conduct of this sacred ceremony. On the other side of the square was a makeshift pavilion in which a row of officials, as well as the village chief and some elders, were seated. Among these officials, it is easy to see which one has the greatest rank: it seems that one is one, and the other is that there is always a group of sycophants sitting next to him, and behind him there are some strong martial artists. The official in charge of the festival was a fat black man, but he looked better than the other fat people: his chin hung down to his chest, which looked like a huge *, and his butt was like two large water tanks! He was obviously a level heavier than an iron bucket! He looked affable, with a smiling face, and it was hard to imagine how cruel he was. His name is a bit strange, called Sha Keao, known as the black fat Ao, once had a bloody history of scenery, but retired to the rivers and lakes with a black gauze hat in the yamen, and lived a completely different life, which made his waist and weight rise in a straight line. He's the parent official of Evil Flower County!
Behind him were his personal guards, one was a monster beast, a demon beast, his whole body was black, as black as charcoal, only his eyes and fangs were white, his body was burly, his muscles were huge, and his armor was almost broken; he had red moon-like horns on his head, which looked like he was dyed with blood, and he had a pair of black withered flesh and bone wings, and there were several holes on them, and it was a question of whether he could fly; he held two meniscus hooks in his hands, and the cold light was shining, just as weird as his gaze! His name was Moon Demon, and he was called " The other was a blue man, short-haired, short, and a little hunchbacked, with a head above the table and looking like a big mushroom on the table. His expression looked a little funny, suitable for a clown or something, and when he laughed, he could see his jagged teeth, and the corners of his mouth were rippling, which made his funny face even more silly! If he hadn't stood behind Shakoo, others would have thought he had come out of the madhouse!
Why can such a person be a bodyguard? This is really ridiculous! But people who know him can't laugh, especially his enemy, a supreme master, who is often hidden in an inconspicuous or despised shell! And "people should not be disgraced" means that this is the truth, and you will suffer if you don't believe it! The people in the rivers and lakes call him "crazy with a smile," and he is talking about him!
Sitting in the last row of the pavilion were the village chief, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and his two sons, Dingguang and Dingliang, three bald men, each with an unusual shiny head.
In front of the square, under the statue of the charismatic god Aba, there were two people, they were obviously the protagonists of the evening, but they were not stupid stars and sparkling stars - one was tied and kneeling in front of the statue was an old man with pigtails, and the other was an executioner with a big knife in his hand!
Yes, after more than a month of investigation, the identities of Silly Star and Fire Star have finally come to light. So, he caught the old man with pigtails, and after a period of torture, he still didn't get the whereabouts of the fire star and the stupid star, and in vain, he held tonight's "sacrifice to the gods" - that is, beheading the public!
Why did the beheading show not go to the vegetable market but chose the village square? Is it just as simple as killing chickens and making an example of monkeys? Of course, in fact, the old man with pigtails is not guilty at all. Some of the laws of the imperial court (in fact, many countries have such a one) are "one person sins and the whole family suffers", such as "Zhulian Nine Clans".
Moreover, Sha Ke'ao himself went out and could not return empty-handed--this was a very humiliating thing for him! If he did not kill a few people, he would not be able to show his determination to punish "crimes," nor would he be able to explain to his superiors, and it would even affect his "official career" and "money career." How could this be achieved!
This sacred "sacrifice to the gods" ceremony has begun, and the part of the singer (wavy mouth) reading the guilt of the old man with pigtails has ended, and now there are several old men wearing black robes and Dharma protectors holding white exercises around the pigtails, chanting incantations and sprinkling the blood of chickens and dogs - he seems to have become the embodiment of "demonity"!
The crowd below was very quiet, some with pitiful eyes, some gritting teeth, some terrified, and some secretly rejoicing in their hearts...... This little crowd is a microcosm of the whole human race!
"If you don't save people at this time, when will you stay?!" Amu couldn't bear it anymore, after more than ten days of recuperation, his injuries had already healed, and he was holding his breath!
Several of them hid in the grass not far from the outskirts of the square.
He was very reasonable, of course, the quicker the better, to save people, should they wait until the machete was only half an inch from the neck of the old man with pigtails? At that time, the plot of the novel! Besides, did they have the ability to turn the tide at every moment? They were not characters in the plot of the novel, and there were no throwing knives without any false hair!
"Wait!" Tao Xiaozhi grabbed Amu Dao, "I always feel that something is wrong......
"What's wrong?"
Tao Xiaozhi pointed around and said, "Didn't you notice that the surrounding officers and soldiers and officials were all looking around, and all their attention was not on the old man with pigtails!"
The old man with pigtails is the protagonist of tonight, and he should attract everyone's attention!
Iron bucket touched his chin and said, "Is this a trap?"
Tao Xiaozhi said: "That's what I'm worried about......"
Amu said angrily: "It doesn't matter if it's a trap or not, it's true that they want to kill that veterinarian!"
What Amu said is also very reasonable, they can't just watch the old man with pigtails fall off his head!
"I hope I'm thinking too much......"
Just as they were about to act, "crackling"
A few soldiers over there screamed and were sent out - a green-skinned dwarf jumped out: red-haired, wearing a wooden rattan hoop, a pair of spark-bursting four-cornered eyes that had been rounded, and holding an invincible King Kong paddle - the fire star was killed!!