Chapter 14: The Ascending Ceremony (2)

Nine-year-old Wang Guicai has been in the nursing home for more than a year.

A year ago, his father, the rich man, died suddenly at home.

He thought his father had died in the house haunted.

However, after the cultivators of the Exorcism Division arrived, he found that it was not the lonely ghost who ran in from outside who killed his father, but his young and beautiful stepmother, Madame Wang!

To this day, he still clearly remembers the scene when Mrs. Wang took off her "painted skin" and showed a hideous and terrifying original form.

Seeing the two-story giant green ugly monster, Wang Guicai screamed and fainted in fright.

By the time he awoke from his coma, the Skinfish had long since vanished, turning into a black ash of ashes.

The two masters of the Exorcism Division stood beside him, their expressions calm and calm, like gods descending on the mortal world.

When Wang Guicai saw the emperor's appearance clearly through the light curtain, his eyes were wider than copper bells, his mouth was wide open, and he couldn't help but scream.

With his hands empty, he strode to the top of the mound altar with his head held high.

Under the gaze of everyone, he waved his sleeves lightly, and nine rays of light fell from the sky, hovered in mid-air, and then turned into nine hideous-looking monstersβ€”

The honor guard centered on the emperor's jade chariot slowly drove out from the Luojing City Gate and marched all the way towards the round hill.

This is followed by a powerful drum band, with drums, cymbals, stanza drums, feather drums, flutes, flutes, flutes, flutes, and flutes, and the sounds of various musical instruments are intertwined to play a majestic and vigorous movement.

Gu Xu turned around and looked under the altar.

Then, under the traction of a powerful and invisible force, the nine fierce gods fell into the pitch-black and bottomless crack one after another, and soon disappeared without a trace.

When the jade chariot arrived at the round hill, the bells rang in unison, echoing endlessly.

Zhengqi Street, which runs through the north and south of Yishui County, is crowded with people at the moment, like a turbulent river, and several alleys next to it are like tributaries, gushing out of surging people every moment.

"Today is Your Majesty's ascension ceremony, this is a grand scene that is rare in a century, don't you want to go and watch it?"

I saw a dazzling light rising from the depths of the yamen, hanging high above the street, and then slowly spreading around, gradually transforming into an invisible huge light curtain.

Their strength left a deep imprint on Wang Guicai's young heart.

"This ...... Your Majesty, I ...... I've seen him before......" Wang Guicai was emotional and stammered, "Last year, he ...... He came to my house, asked my name, and put his hand over my eyes to make me ...... Let me not look at ...... that is inappropriate for children."

"Wang Guicai, aren't you going to the Yamen of the Exorcism Division today?" On this day, when Wang Guicai was intently counting the ants, his good buddy Mu Pengwei suddenly appeared behind him, patted him on the shoulder and asked.

Soon, a clear moving image appeared on this light curtain -

Their pitiful and helpless appearance is in stark contrast to the arrogant and reckless posture of the past.

As far as he knew, in the past, the emperors of the Great Qi Dynasty usually only led civil and military officials to the Yuanqiu on the outskirts of the city to worship Shangcang, and then issued an edict to announce it to the world, so that the enthronement ceremony was completed.

Hundreds of armor warriors stood around, their armor shining in the sun, their golden light rolling like waves, dazzling.

But many people still approached him and asked if the official of the Exorcism Department who sent him to the sanatorium in the first place was surnamed "Gu".

A black spatial crack appeared between heaven and earth.

He stood on tiptoe, raised his head, and joined the others in anticipation, staring at the clear blue sky above the Exorcist Division.

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Because at this moment, these goblins are either sealed in bottles, tightly bound by chains, or have been transformed into a dead body that does not move.

This led to the orphans in the sanatorium becoming hot in an instant, and many dignitaries and nobles came from far and wide to compete to adopt these children with "dragon energy".

Looking back now, I feel that those years are like a dream.

Xiao Shangyuan sighed deeply.

For ordinary people, nature is unsightly, full of mystery.

Xiao Shangyuan, the former eldest prince, also stood silently in the crowd.

This is especially true for those who live near the ghost's lair and have witnessed their friends, relatives and neighbors being preyed upon by the ghosts.

The Great Qi Exorcism Division became the Great Xia Exorcism Division.

"Wang Guicai, it seems that you have been really obsessed with observing ants lately, and you don't care about the outside world anymore. His Majesty hopes to celebrate this grand event with all the people of the Great Wilderness, and hopes that his ascension to the throne will be recognized by the people of the world, so special formations have been placed in the exorcism divisions of various counties in Great Xia, so that all the people can watch this grand ceremony remotely. ”

After the words fell, Gu Xu stretched out his hand and pointed lightly at the sky.

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After the sacrificial ceremony, Gu Xu led the civil and military officials back to the palace, dressed in crowns and ascended to the throne in the Fengtian Palace, and the hundred officials saluted and congratulated again.

"What's your name?" Mu Pengwei poked him in the arm.

Unexpectedly, the emperor of the new dynasty actually changed his traditional approach and took the initiative to unveil the mystery of the great ceremony in front of the ordinary people!

The civil and military officials, the monks and the soldiers, all knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.

Since then, Wang Guicai has had a dream, looking forward to being able to join the Great Qi Exorcism Division when he grows up, be colleagues with those two adults, and become a great hero who slays demons and destroys demons.

He cultivated desperately, recruited talents, calculated his brothers, and even risked his life to go to Yishan Mountain to try to deal with the powerful Snow Maiden......

Under their backdrop, the figure of the young emperor was like a mountain in Sichuan, and his bearing was majestic.

The crowd of onlookers in front of the gate of the Exorcism Division, through his "Letter to the People", seemed to understand his intention of inviting all the people of the world to witness this great ceremony.

They were banished into the Endless Void.

But Great Xia is a different era after all.

The Fengchen team is strong and stubborn, and guards the jade around the jade chariot tightly.

In the past, when the emperors of Great Qi and Great Chu came here to worship the heavens, they needed to slaughter livestock, make sacrifices, offer jade silks, and dance to invite the gods. The emperor also personally bowed three times and bowed nine times in front of the main seat of the god of heaven, and offered incense.

The sound is like thunder rolling, shaking the heavens and the earth, echoing between the rivers and the city, echoing between the blue sky and the loess, and echoing in the depths of everyone's soul.

Jin Wu held high the umbrella fan flag.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

Wang Guicai shook his head and responded: "I don't know, he claimed to be surnamed 'Xiao' at the time, but that may just be his pseudonym." ”

Everyone stood at the foot of the steps, looking up at his figure, their eyes showing deep awe.

If it was in the Great Qi or Great Chu Dynasty, at this time, Gu Xu should stand solemnly in front of the tablet of Shangcang, and respectfully recite the memorial book that begins with "The emperor's minister, sue to Shangcang".

The reason why Xiao Shangyuan was named Yi'anbo was actually to reward him for his "great contributions"-

"In the era of the Great Qi Dynasty, the emperor was mediocre, the government was corrupt, demons were rampant, and the common people were devastated......

But today, Gu Xu has neither sacrifice nor jade silk.

Seeing the appearance of these ghosts, the ordinary people in front of the exorcism division all over the country couldn't help but be shocked and dumbfounded.

Over the past many years, he has made great efforts to make himself stand out from his siblings and gain the approval of this sword.

Fengtian Hall is the tallest and majestic building in the imperial city, with a load-bearing eaves on the top and a three-story white marble stone base below, which is usually only used for major ceremonies.

However, before Wang Guicai grew up, the Great Wilderness had already changed dynasties.

The Great Qi Dynasty has become a page in history and no longer exists.

Twelve platoons of cavalry armed with swords and bows led the way.

Because Daxia belongs to the fire virtue, this dragon gon is not golden, but a black robe and a leather belt with jade.

The whole team was mighty and shocking.

Today, he wears a crown of 12 in front and back, and a robe embroidered with 12 chapters of the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountain, and the dragon.

In the nursing home, when many children were adopted one after another, Mu Pengwei became one of Wang Guicai's few remaining playmates.

Gu Xu reached out and took it and unfolded it.

"I heard that the world is eternal, and the society is changing, all because of the people's aspirations and the people's choices.

The car was neatly driven, the battle was bright, the flags were fluttering, and the drums were ringing in unison.

They are all notorious god-level ghosts in the Great Wilderness.

"Reluctantly favor public opinion, with nine infants, sealing pigs, snake repairs and other nine murders to comfort the common people born in the south of Luoshui, set the name of the world to be called Daxia, and change the twenty-four years of heaven to the first year of the first year......

Hearing Mu Pengwei's words, Wang Guicai was quite surprised.

In addition, Wang Guicai was also surprised to learn recently that the famous founding emperor of Great Xia had actually spent a few years in this nursing home in Yishui in the past!

The former open and secret battles and deceitful deeds of those princes and princesses have now come to naught and disappeared with the wind.

If nothing else, they will be torn to shreds in the raging spatial turbulence and disappear completely.

Now it's a matter of fact.

This edict is very different from the previous dynasty, and does not mention words such as "God's favor" and "Heaven's destiny", but emphasizes "the people's wishes" and "the people's choice".

The clothing styles of the officials of the Exorcism Division are also changing in batches, changing from the original black to red, after all, Great Xia belongs to fire.

He lowered his head and cautiously glanced at the "No. 1 Weapon of the Great Wilderness" placed on the imperial case, Tai'a Sword, out of the corner of his eye.

Wang Guicai turned his head and looked at Mu Pengwei with a puzzled expression: "Exorcism Division? I haven't seen any ghosts, so why go there? ”

The golden dragons carved on the caisson and the pillars were lifelike, and they cast scrutinizing glances at him with their brushes, and the strong pressure made it difficult for him to stand up straight.

In this case, he would anxiously hope for when he would be able to grow up quickly, master the vast supernatural powers of the cultivators, and fight side by side with the two masters of the exorcism division to fight against the ghosts and protect the common people.

The round hill in the southern suburbs of Luojing is like a blue sky and the sun is shining.

The music of the Quartet came to an abrupt end.

Wang Guicai did not follow these people because he had a big house waiting for him to inherit.

In this regard, Xiao Shangyuan has mixed feelings.

Now that the new dynasty was established, he was canonized as Yiambo.

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But this is not because he is a relative of the emperor of the previous dynasty - due to the hostile relationship between Emperor Ziwei and Taishang Haotian, Gu Xu did not recognize the orthodox status of Daqi, but regarded this court that was a lackey of Taishang Haotian as a "pseudo-dynasty", and did not canonize the clan of the previous dynasty according to tradition.

Wang Guicai followed Mu Pengwei, like two fish swimming against the current, shuttling through the crowd of people one after another, and finally arrived in front of the gate of the Exorcism Division.

Hearing his words, Mu Pengwei frowned slightly, wondering if his companion was confused, and as soon as he became excited, he confused the dream with reality.

It was like a vast picture scroll, suddenly torn open by an invisible giant hand, revealing an abrupt gap.

He once "assisted" Gu Xu and Wang Jian to improve the "Zhou Tian Star Dou Great Array", and played an important role in cracking Luo Jing's "Heavenly Dragon Great Array".

Gu Xu sat on the gold-lacquered nanmu throne on top of the nine-fold steps, his gaze as calm as a deep pool.

The mound altar is divided into three layers, each layer has nine steps on each side of the four sides, and there are white marble railings around it, carved with exquisite cloud dragon patterns.

"Ascend to the Great Ceremony...... Wasn't that held in Luojing? Could it be that we can also see it in Yishui? ”

The men failed to get the answers they were expecting from him, and left with a little disappointment.

Emperor Tianxing no longer exists.

His voice echoed around the round mound through the formation, lingering in the Luojing sky, and spreading to every city in the Great Wilderness.

The Taia Sword may never have a new owner.

Sometimes, he would even crouch alone in the grass, staring boredly at a swarm of busy ants, letting his thoughts drift into the distance.

The snake tail of the ox, the nine babies who spew water and spit fire, the seal with the two heads of the pig, the snake with the blue head and the black body, the chaos with the long hair and four legs, the ghost car with the red color like a duck, the mountain with the human face and the monkey body, the ghost mother with the python eyebrows, and the yaksha with the green fire on the head.

As time passed, Wang Guicai's companions became less and less. Before, they were able to gather a large group of people to bow in the courtyard; Nowadays, they can only play in groups of three or two.

I saw the official step forward and respectfully handed over the "Letter to the People".

After the last fierce god disappeared, the spatial crack slowly closed, as if it had never existed.

The young emperor stepped out of the car.

"I bow down with contempt, inherit the foundation of the previous life, and be entrusted by the people, raise an army to rebel, and strive for might...... Today, it has been decided, the sea is Yan Ran, civil and military officials, all the ministers and scholars, all of them exhort in unison, and respect me as the emperor, so as to unify the people and control the four seas......

Gu Xu still clearly remembers the scene when he entered the palace to receive the title canonization in the spring of this year - at that time, he was not qualified to step into the Fengtian Palace, so he could only go to the Guangzheng Hall in the back, standing tremblingly under the empty throne.

Inadvertently, he felt a little lucky, glad that he surrendered early enough and decisively enough - when the other princes and princesses were relegated to commoners, he got the title of a new dynasty.

Except for Xiao Wanjun, who served as a cabinet minister, he should be the best mixed among many brothers and sisters.

Maybe...... This can barely be counted as a kind of competitive victory, right? (End of chapter)