Chapter 16: The Mystic Sacrifice
A village in Yucheng.
It's getting late, and it's getting late.
At this time, if it was usual, the people in the village would have fallen asleep, but today it was very lively.
The people of the village walked together, and their faces were excited and enthusiastic towards a hill not far from the village, bustling.
Villager A: "Today, the secluded mansion is open and closed again, and my son is saved." ”
Villager B: "Yes, my body has been sick for many years, and the pain is unbearable every day, thanks to this secret medicine, I can sleep peacefully every day." ”
Villager A: "This secluded mansion can know the destiny of heaven and decide life and death, maybe your life should not be extinguished, maybe it is because we participated in the sacrifice of this secluded mansion." ”
Villager B: "Yes, I'm going to go sooner or later anyway, I suffered in my life, but now I follow the wishes of Youfu, maybe I can suffer less torture after death." ”
Villager A: "Yes, this secluded mansion has eighteen layers of hell, but it is extremely terrifying. We ordinary people have no money, wealth and silver to dredge up the relationship, but we must abide by the rules of this secluded mansion, otherwise we will be tortured before and after death. ”
Villager B: "Okay, be quiet, it's coming soon, be careful that the guide hears." ”
I saw two little ghosts holding white flags waiting in the distance, and the ghost gate was called the guide of the ghost gate, also called the black and white double evil.
Everyone knew that the people who were approaching the guide were immediately silent, and only the village chief walked in front and counted the number of people carefully. Finding that there was no one missing, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to move forward.
When everyone approached the black and white shuangsha, the village chief walked forward and said, "Two ghost masters, everyone in the village has been brought, the old and weak, women and children, there are many people. ”
The black-faced little ghost said: "Well, then they all come along, don't talk nonsense when you arrive, I can't afford to offend the gods." ”
Village Chief: "Don't worry, two ghost masters, we will never dare to talk nonsense." ”
The two imps didn't say much, and led everyone up the mountain.
The fog ahead was filled, the wailing gradually rose, and all kinds of bulls and horses on both sides of the road, with severed heads, stood in terror, and clusters of green ghost fire flickered and flickered strangely.
Everyone followed the black and white trembling forward.
This is the ghost gate pass to the ghost house, guarded by more than 300 little ghosts on both sides, and there are eighteen ghosts guarding the town near the place of sacrifice, such a formation, even if the ordinary masters of the rivers and lakes want to get close, it is difficult to mention, not to mention the ordinary people in this village, how dare they have other thoughts.
The ghost gate pass is not long, but more than 30 steps, but the people who pass by all tremble in their hearts, as if they are really dead, just a few tens of meters as if they have walked all their lives.
After the ghost gate, the fog gradually dissipated, and the wailing became smaller. A sacrificial ghost altar came into view, and all kinds of animal heads were placed on the ghost altar dripping with blood.
The ghost altar was unkempt, and the old woman with a sharp nose and a long mouth didn't know what spell to whisper. From time to time, he danced around the ghost altar.
When everyone arrived, the black and white pair stepped forward and whispered a few words to a ghost with a skeletal cane.
After the ghost nodded, the black and white demons retreated.
The ghost cha holding the skull scepter, dressed in a black cloak and unable to see clearly, saw him walk to the ghost altar, and lightly raised the skull scepter with his hand, and the unkempt old woman stopped all rituals.
A low, male and female voice rang out.
Ghost Mission: "Welcome the believers of Youfu, come to participate in the grand sacrifice of Youfu, believers in Youfu, fearless, the suffering of the world is all vain." ”
All the voices sounded noisily, and the people in the village shouted together with the various ghosts around them: "Believers in the secluded mansion, fearless, the suffering of the world is all vain. ”
After everyone shouted three times in a row, the ghost raised the skeletal scepter in his hand and fell silent.
At this time, the demon wind suddenly blew, and I saw two beautiful female ghosts in red, carrying flower baskets floating from afar, sprinkling black petals all the way, and the four ghost husbands behind followed closely with a huge coffin, and a person sitting on the coffin was covered with a thin veil.
The onicha with the skull cane in hand was the first to shout, "Welcome to the ghost envoy of the Hidden Mansion!" Then he fell to his knees, his hands prostrate down, and bowed his head to listen.
And everyone in the ghost altar also shouted in unison; "Welcome to the ghost envoy of the Hidden Mansion!" Full flood. Then, according to the appearance of the ghost, he knelt on his knees and bowed his head and bowed.
The huge coffin stopped in front of the ghost altar, and a middle-aged man wearing a black skull ghost robe and a golden ghost crown lifted the veil and walked down from the coffin.
If you look closely, there are six skulls on top of the ghost crown, shining with a faint green light.
In the ghost house, it is divided into four or six eight ghost envoys, according to the number of ghost crowns and skulls, the more the number, the greater the power, the ghost envoy who came this time is the six ghost envoys, presumably the status in the ghost mansion is also extraordinary.
The six-section ghost envoy glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, and was very satisfied in his heart, and said lightly: "Get up." ”
Hearing this, all the people stood up in turn.
The six-section ghost envoy said coldly: "Be loyal to the secluded mansion, obey the destiny of heaven, and the disaster will disappear." If your heart is not pious and disobedient, you are welcome on the eighteenth floor of the secluded mansion. ”
"Is the sacrificial ghost on the errand?"
The ghost messenger with the skull cane replied, "The sacrificial ghost is here, waiting for the dispatch." ”
The six-section ghost envoy ordered, "Let's start the sacrifice." ”
I saw that the sacrificial ghost turned to face the people, held up the skull cane, and shouted, "The hour has come, and the sacrifice begins." ”
The howls of ghosts began to sound again in all directions, and the old woman with her unkempt head and stomping face at the place of the altar began to chant obscure incantations again, and danced around the altar with strange steps. The crowd followed and chanted the unknown incantation, beating in place.
The fog began to rise again at the ghost altar, and in less than half an hour, everyone seemed to have lost their minds and gradually lost consciousness, their faces were expressionless, but they still had words in their mouths, but they couldn't hear what was said.
The six-section ghost envoy said to the sacrificial ghost: "Okay, take them to drink the prepared holy water, and after drinking, let the guide take them down the mountain and go back, I have my own arrangements." ”
After speaking, the six-section ghost envoy walked to the huge coffin and sat down. The two beautiful female ghosts floated up first, and the four ghost husbands then lifted the coffin and followed, gradually disappearing into the night.
After the ghost sent the envoy away, he walked up to the old woman who was reciting a spell at the altar and whispered a little.
The old woman recited the incantation as she walked straight to a cauldron and held a spoon in her hand. The others walked to the cauldron in turn, and after drinking the holy water in the old woman's spoon, they turned around and followed the black and white demons who came down the mountain one after another.
After another half an hour, there was no movement on the mountain, and everything returned to normal. When they returned to the village, they came to their senses, but they didn't know what had happened, and they didn't remember anything, so they went back to their rooms to sleep.
In the early morning of the next day, everyone in the village was as usual, and no one mentioned the sacrifice in Youfu, as if the sacrifice was sudden and abrupt, which was incredible.
However, there are many strange things in the world, but there are also strange people.
"I see." Only then did the man suddenly say something to himself. It turned out that a mysterious person was hidden in a tall and dense tree outside the village, who witnessed the whole process. This person quietly fell from the tree and headed towards Yucheng, the speed was terrifying, and he disappeared in a blink of an eye.