Chapter 9: Sacrifice
The night is about to fall, the moon shadow appears in the sky, the night of the full moon, the demons dance wildly, the dance is the sacrifice of beauty, the dance is the mania of the heart, countless such nights, they all hope to use the dance to summon some kind of power to break the seal, they believe in the heavenly realm, but they have great admiration for the moon, there is a saying in the demon world, there is always a full moon night, the demon venerable breaks the seal, the demon moon will devour the sky and the moon, the sun will no longer rise, and the six worlds will enter the eternal night.
I have never seen myself dressed up like this: the clouds are towering, and the fiery red coral hairpin is slanted all over the head; Heavy makeup, deep eyebrows and eyes; Dressed in gorgeous clothes, embroidered with a golden phoenix Chengxiang, such a gorgeous color is regarded as a symbol of festivity even in the demon world, and the phoenix bird pattern is not only given sacred meaning in the heavenly realm and the human world, but also in the demon world, the demon has been looking forward to the rebirth of the phoenix nirvana, under the leadership of the demon monarch, all living beings will be stepped on the feet of the devil - the devil is the master of the world.
"The person in this mirror is so familiar, it's like looking at the self in the previous life."
Qingyi looked at the person in the mirror, the face that never applied fat powder was tied with a veil from this moment, the face hidden under the veil was called Zeng, she smiled lightly, the two good-looking dimples seemed to be deeper than usual, the fall of this life began from this moment, there can only be one concubine, since you can't be Qingyi, then be a concubine, if you don't want to be a substitute for others, then you can only completely replace her.
Granny Demon Ancestor came to Qingyi's dormitory with a group of maids, the curtain that was put down was rolled up, Qingyi turned her back to them, and Granny Demon Ancestor bowed slightly: "It's time, don't miss the hour." ”
"Thank you mother-in-law for reminding me, if Qing is not happy and becomes a sacrifice in the blood pool of Moro, it will live up to the teachings of my mother-in-law in the past, but please forgive my mother-in-law; If he is fortunate enough to be loved by the Demon Venerable, he should remember the benefits of his mother-in-law and will definitely bow down to thank his mother-in-law for her nurturing grace. ”
"I'm very glad that you have this heart, but you can only become a concubine here, how can my Demon Ancestor's disciple fail?"
"Mother-in-law has taught me a lesson."
"That being the case, the old body respectfully invites the concubine to go to the Moro Blood Pool."
Qingyi walked in the direction of the Moro blood pool with the support of the two maids on the left and right, this place she had spent seventeen years carefree, looking back and looking back, it turned out that everything was in the past, there was no trace, this is the demon world, why it seems to have a long and distant dream in the world.
The water of the churning pool of blood emitted a thick fishy smell, and the smell that made the demon excited made Qingyi feel suffocated. Sometimes even Qingyi herself is puzzled why she has been unable to adapt to this taste since she grew up in the demon world.
The Demon Grandmother stood beside Qing Yi, raised a thousand-year-old rattan staff in her hand, and said something in her mouth, and for a while, the water of the blood pool surged even more, and the blood of the demons seemed to be boiling, and countless pairs of demon eyes stared at the blood pool water that was about to be split into two strands, and the other end of the stairs under the pool water trapped the Wang Zhi that they regarded as soul and life. Although I can't prostrate at his feet and listen to the magic sound, from a distance, it is hope.
The blood pool water struggled to resist the invasion of magic power, but it was still powerless to resist, forcibly separated, a stone staircase was revealed, Qingyi looked at the other end of the stone steps, that end is the invisible darkness, is the unfathomable valley of fate, whether you can still step out of the forbidden spell seal of this blood pool, whether you can see the moonlight of the demon world again has become unknown. Under the blood pool is a place that is only allowed to enter and not allowed to go out, and the monarch of the Demon Realm has been sealed inside for more than three thousand years.
Qing Yi was barefoot, the bell on her ankle made a crisp and pleasant sound, following the stone steps further down, this sound became weird, the surrounding death-like silence gnawed away the defense line in people's hearts little by little, and became fragile in an instant, Qing Yi felt so helpless for the first time, remembering all the love that the Demon Ancestor had for her in the past, and all the connivance was just for today's sacrifice, Qing Yifang realized that she had always been so helpless.
"Where is the end?" Qing Yi tried to use magic to light a trace of netherworld fire in this dark realm, but it was only in vain, the black here seems to have a powerful arrogant and inviolable force, the ghostly fire is just about to ignite, and it will merge with this black in less than a moment, and there is still endless black in front of him.
Qing Yi could only walk forward with the same pace, until he stepped on the last step of the ladder, Qing Yi tentatively pointed his toes on the ground, the front was flat, and at the moment when his feet fell to the flat ground, the bells on his feet collided and rang a bell, only to hear a muffled snort, and a not very pleasant voice said: "How can the hall of the deity allow you to be so presumptuous?" ”
This voice has a powerful deterrent force, Qingyi's body trembled slightly unconsciously, but she clearly knew that if she couldn't cry or show any fear at this moment, I was afraid that there would be no chance to speak, so she pretended to be calm and said: "Please calm the king, I didn't mean to disturb the king, the palace is too dark, I am afraid of breaking into the things that touch the palace, and I am even more afraid of disturbing the king, so I use the bell to spread the word that the little woman is a sacrifice to the king in my demon world, and her life is the king's. But with the king's disposition, I have no complaints. ”
"You're not humble or arrogant, aren't you afraid of me?"
"The king is the monarch of the demon realm, and as a citizen of the demon realm, he only has a sense of reverence for the monarch."
"Huh......."
The top of the hall lit up with a blue flame, Qing Yi saw clearly, this hall is magnificent, compared to the palace of the concubine, there is more royal authority here, although it is not as brilliant as the palace in the world, the unique green ink stone of the demon world will decorate this magic palace is also magnificent, the ink stone has a quality, as long as it relies on a little light, it can be reflected to all corners through its own body, Qing Yi will look at the throne, a body that seems to have fallen asleep or lost the breath of life, standing still on the throne, Although it is like petrification, it exudes the spirit of a king that cannot be peeped at.
He wore a mask, and the face on the mask was terrifying, with bloody fangs, and two deep holes in the eye sockets.
When the netherworld fire in the hall ignited, the face that surprised him made him deliberately hide himself, and he wanted to hide in a corner where she couldn't see to take a quiet look to make sure what he saw was not an illusion.
Qing Yi looked around, and she was sure that there was something else in this hall besides the statue on the throne.
"What's your name?"
"Qingyi."
"What a guts." The voice was full of anger, "Do you know who Qingyi is?" ”
"Please forgive the little girl for her ignorance, the name was given by the demon grandmother's mother-in-law, Qingyi didn't dare to disobey her mother-in-law's orders, so Qingyi has been called this name since she was a child."
"Granny Demon Ancestor?"
Hearing these four words, the voice seemed to become slightly calmer: "Do you like the name?" ”
"I like it."
"Then do you know that Qingyi has long since ceased to exist in the world, and since you like the name, you should sleep with it. The deity does not want to see the living Qingyi, let alone the second Qingyi, the woman of the deity is only allowed to guard my Moro blood pool well before the deity breaks the seal, and sleep peacefully under the blood pool, and the deity does not allow her to appear in front of anyone but the deity. ”
When Qing Yi heard this, he was really shocked, "Is he really going to kill me?" ”
"If the king really wants to kill Qingyi, Qingyi is willing to die."
Qing Yi couldn't figure out his true intentions, if he really wanted to kill himself, I was afraid that there was no other way but to retreat.
"Didn't the woman who came to sacrifice before cry and shout and beg me to be merciful, but you are very bold and not afraid of death, and that deity will fulfill you."
Qing Yi closed her eyes, raised her head, and quietly waited for death to come, the palm that was supposed to take her life, but the closer she got to her, the more cowardly she became.
"Why are you willing to kill her again? How do you get it? ”
Looking at that somewhat familiar face, his figure turned invisible, still disappearing out of her sight.
After a long time of no movement, and no sound was heard, Qingyi opened his eyes, and the palace was so quiet that only the sound of his own chaotic heartbeat remained, and he almost stepped into the abyss of death, and his life hung in the balance.
The figure hiding in the shadows showed a smug smile on the corner of his mouth: "It turns out that she is afraid." ”