Chapter 216: Water Temple
The so-called human sacrifice is to use people as tribute and sacrifice to God.
Its status is no different from that of cattle and sheep to be slaughtered......
But Mo Xuan was surprised that human animals were considered a very high level of rituals, and in most cases, only the Bu Zheng of the Witch God Temple, Da Bu presided over the royal court, or the national sacrificial ceremony, would select human animals from the slaves to sacrifice.
And at present, although there are a lot of people in this huge group, they are actually not qualified to use human animals.
Mo Xuan and the other brigade approached, and took a closer look at the girls, who were not dressed in the clothes that slaves often wear, but more like the village girls in the fields on both sides of the road.
Sensing this abnormality, Mo Xuan actually understood in his heart that he was afraid that there was no diviner from the Witch God Temple in this group of sacrificial people, and it was very likely that it was just a sacrificial consciousness initiated by this group of people.
According to the rules, this is actually completely inconsistent with the rules of the Witch Temple.
Although he knew this, he had nothing to do with Mo Xuan, so Mo Xuan muttered a sentence and retreated from the official road for the brigade to pass, "It's just that these girls are really unlucky......
It's not that Mo Xuan doesn't want to save them, but Mo Xuan knows very well that there is almost no point in saving them.
Don't say that you have offended so many villagers, the most important thing is that once you leave, the girls you saved will be arrested again to be used as human animals, and you can't take these girls away, right?
In the era of great business, Pepsi asked for divination.
But whenever there are some natural and man-made disasters, or heavenly omens and visions, the common people will sacrifice to the heavens, and they can save a time, but they can't save a lifetime...... And the witch slave wanted to keep a low profile, so Mo Xuan could only shake his head slightly, turning his face sideways and not wanting to look at the crying girls anymore.
The brigade marched towards Fengqiu City, Mo Xuan stood in the field by the roadside, and the strange appearance of Xiao Hei, a giant panda, naturally attracted the discussion and guidance of the people in the team.
Mo Xuan patted Xiao Hei's head, and Xiao Hei turned his head. He was about to walk into the distance, avoiding the eyes of those people, when suddenly a loud shout came from the front of the sacrificial procession, causing Mo Xuan to turn his head to look.
Not far ahead, two sergeants appeared out of nowhere, riding a medium-sized moose, and stopped sideways in the middle of the road.
An old man holding the frame seemed to be questioning the sergeant why he was blocking the way, and the two sergeants were holding spears and ignored the old man. Holding only the moose, he swept away the crowd with his spear and walked into the crowd.
Mo Xuan can also be regarded as a veteran in the barracks, first looked at the soldiers' clothes and judged their rank, "It should be the city defense army of Fengqiu City......"
Looking at their movements again, the two soldiers kept picking up the gauze scarf on the carriage with their spears to cover the dust, revealing the plaque tribute inside, which was in the previous life. Mo Xuan has also seen a lot.
Obviously, the two soldiers were checking on the purpose of the presence of this large group of civilians......
"You two, take back your weapons!" the old man at the head said angrily: "We are a frame dedicated to the god of water, how can you be so rude?!"
The two soldiers glanced at each other and lowered their scarves with their spears. One of them looked around, "Since it is the frame of the offering, what about the person who presides over the sacrifice?"
"I am!" the old man gritted his teeth and became angry.
"You?!" The soldier was stunned, "What level are you......?"
"I ...... I'm not a fortune master!" the old man suddenly stammered. I also have some shortness of breath when I speak.
"Isn't it a master?" the soldier sneered, "Isn't it a master who dares to lose his temper at our brothers?"
As he spoke, the two soldiers stretched out their spears again. Continue to inspect the back of the procession, picking open the sacks containing the tribute one by one to see what they contain.
"You...... You guys are enough!" The old man was anxious, "Even if we don't have a diviner, the frame for worshipping the water god is what you dare to collide with?!"
As he spoke, the old man removed the car frame and killed it all, clearly revealing the plaque carried on it, Mo Xuan saw it clearly, and it was written: Water God Dayu.
The soldier glanced back and smiled disdainfully: "Not to mention whether there is a water god, even if there is, it should be dedicated to the water god Xuanming.
Manxia refers to the Xia Dynasty, the current economic and cultural development of the Great Shang, but it is much more advanced than the era when the Xia Dynasty was still dominated by tribes, so the people of the Great Shang mostly called the Xia Dynasty more than 600 years ago Manxia.
Mo Xuan listened, and smiled faintly in his heart, the people of Central Plains and China have always regarded their surroundings as barbarians, although there is a lot of discrimination, but this is also a helpless thing, who let the people on this land have always stood at the top of human civilization.
When the old man heard this, he was immediately furious, "When the flood broke out, King Dayu ruled the flood like a beast, and no matter how fierce the waves were, the waves were also quelled by King Dayu! Now my hometown is flooded, if we don't go to worship King Dayu, who else can we worship? You two hairy boys, don't talk nonsense!"
"Since it's a flood in your hometown, why did you come to Fengqiu City to worship?" The soldier's face also became gloomy, "Our city defense army is responsible for garrisoning Fengqiu, and anyone who enters the land of Wangji will have to be investigated! If you don't make it clear today, none of you will be able to get by!"
"You...... You guys are simply unreasonable!" the old man was angry, his hands were trembling, "Outside the Fengqiu City, there is a water temple! If we don't go to the water temple to worship, where should we go?!"
When the soldier heard this, he turned back to the other person and asked, "Is there a water temple?"
"It seems that there is indeed one, on the edge of Dilong Lake, and it is said that there is a shrine of witch gods!" replied the other soldier.
"So that's ......" The soldier glanced coldly at the crying girl, "Those girls, are they human animals?"
The old man snorted and said unhappily: "We have prepared in advance, and when we get to the Water God Temple, we will be called by Master Bu Shi at will!"
The soldier shook his head and pouted, "What a waste of ......"
"Isn't it!" another soldier muttered, "Those diviners of the Witch God Temple have collected tributes and animals, and they have kept them for their own use, and they have not seen any gods come down to punish them......"
"Maybe there won't be any gods at all!" the soldier said disdainfully.
The old man was angry when he was listening, and he patted the frame weakly with his shaking hands, and he couldn't breathe, "You guys...... You guys...... It's rude!!!"
The soldier saw that the old man was about to be angry, and he didn't want to provoke the angry team behind the old man, so he reluctantly got out of the way, and waved his spear, "Okay, okay!
The old man coughed angrily, and while signaling the team to move forward, he beckoned people to come and support him, and pointed at the two soldiers with shaking points, trembling and speechless.
The two soldiers rolled their eyes at the old man, led the moose to the side of the road, and retreated, unwilling to take care of them.
This retreat, just in time to see the lively Mo Xuan on the side of the road.
Naturally, the eyes of the two soldiers were attracted by Xiao Hei under Mo Xuan's buttocks at a glance......
"Hey, brother, look, that bear looks weird!" said one of the soldiers.
The soldier at the head glanced Xiao Hei up and down, then looked at Mo Xuan, and saw that he was dressed differently from the ordinary people just now, so he led the moose over, "Hey, you, where did you come from?"
Mo Xuan responded: "Jinao City." ”
"Jin Ao City?" the soldier frowned, "Jin Ao City is far away from here, and you are alone?"
"There are a few companions, left behind, and will be ...... in a while"
"Oh. The soldier nodded, "Where are you going?"
"Sealed Hill City ......"
As soon as they heard that Mo Xuan was going to enter the city, the two soldiers became obviously serious, "What are you going to do when you enter the city?"
Mo Xuan thought about it, moved out of Jiang Huayang and said that Xiqi seemed to be a little ostentatious, so he smiled slightly and said, "Enter the city and wait for my companions......
The soldier at the head paused, squinted slightly, glanced at Xiao Hei with his peripheral vision, turned around and asked the other person in a low voice, "Did you see his bear?" You said that not long after Lord Mo Liqing arrived in Fengqiu, if you can give him a bear skin, will it be very face-saving on the face of our family leader?"
"Hey, there's some truth to what you say...... another soldier muttered, "Even if Lord Mo Liqing doesn't want it, when Princess Jiang comes, give it to Princess Jiang, she will definitely like it!"
"Then do it?"
"Don't be busy, first ask him if he sells it......
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Although the voice of the discussion between the two was small, Mo Xuan's divine perception strength at this time was far beyond the level of a round, and listening to their conversation at this distance was still very clear, so he naturally heard these words in his ears.
"Mo Liqing?" Mo Xuan's eyes lit up slightly, the four generals of the Demon Family in Jiamengguan, but Wen Zhong was a master who had been mentioned to him many times.
In the legends of later generations, after the death of these four generals, they were divided into the kings of the four directions, and they were also famous and shocking.
"He's also in Fengqiu City?" Mo Xuan muttered to himself, but he wanted to meet this master.
"Hey, boy......" the soldier shouted at Mo Xuan, "Is the bear you riding for sale or not?"
"Don't sell ......" Mo Xuan didn't speak yet, and Xiao Hei answered by himself.
The two soldiers were stunned for a moment, obviously hearing that the voice of the words was wrong, but for a while they didn't tell that it was Xiao Hei who said it, and thought that Mo Xuan probably rejected them in a slippery tone.
"I'll give you a jade shell, and I won't sell it?!" The leader was obviously unhappy, a jade shell was already a high price for them.
Mo Xuan touched Xiao Hei's head and motioned for him not to speak, and said to the two soldiers: "This bear belongs to someone else, and I can't be the master, so I won't sell it." ”
The soldier's eyes sank, and he stared at Mo Xuan, "I suspect that you have another intention to enter Fengqiu City!"
"This is coming...... Mo Xuan smiled secretly in his heart, if he couldn't buy it by force, he planned to use special means.
"Princess Chaoge will be here in a few days, you can go back to the camp outside the city with us first!" The soldier said coldly: "If you are okay after checking, I will naturally let you go!"
Mo Xuan said helplessly: "The princess Jiang you are talking about is the granddaughter of Dong Bohou Jiang Huan Chu, Jiang Huayang, right?" (To be continued......)