Chonghua and Hou Gang stood side by side, looking at the scene of the Gu God Festival from a distance on the high slope in the distance, and said with a divine thought: "Lord Hou Gang, that companion of yours is a master, he wants to help these children, but he can't save them all. But its methods are very clever, and the supernatural powers used are also extremely subtle. ”

Taiyi mixed with the people of the grass village to secretly cast a spell to replenish the vitality of the young people in front of the main altar, and Chonghua had already noticed it. The five great witches are all good at cultivating, and they must be able to detect it, but no one stopped it, let alone broke it.

At such an important festival, it is very taboo to use the great gods to cast spells and interfere. But Taiyi did it very skillfully, and anyone could see that he was not interfering but helping, so that those children could successfully obtain the blessing of the Gu God, and even if they didn't succeed, they could reduce the troubles. In this case, all the masters present acquiesced, which was also a countermeasure that Taiyi had discussed with Huwa in advance.

And in the pivotal position of the altar array, Taiyi has another mystery to protect Xiaoxiang, basically with the help of the magic of the five-colored divine lotus, which is difficult for others to sense. The high-ranking people present didn't know what happened to Xiao Xiang, only that the boy was dead.

Hou Gang replied with a divine thought: "This Taoist friend's name is Taiyi, and he was once a well-known master in Bayuan, and he had a very personal relationship with me, so he traveled with me to the land of China. There is also a child named Tiger Baby, who is also an old friend of mine, begging me to bring him to the land of China to see the world, but now he is very interested in Jiuli's witchcraft and wants to try to practice. Taiyi was afraid that something would happen to him, so he took care of him and helped other children by the way. And this ritual is very cruel. ”

Hou Gang's whereabouts in the villages of the Gu Li Department were public, and if Chonghua had the heart to investigate, he would also know who was around him, so Hou Gang did not hide anything. It's just that the tiger baby has another identity.

Chonghua sighed again: "Danzhu shouldn't come, at least not in the here and now. I tried to dissuade him, but he came. ”

Hou Gang also sighed: "Danzhu, as an emperor and a Chinese angel, is indeed not suitable to appear on this occasion. But he has his considerations, and there are gains and losses in everything. No matter who it is. With an invincible general like Lord Boyi by his side, he will also feel that he can do anything and go anywhere. However, one of my elders once said that the world should be taken by nothing, not by invincibility. ”

What do these two people mean, why shouldn't Danzhu come? Emperor Gaoyang had the decree of "Jedi Tiantong" in front of him, and Jiuli was unwilling to comply with it, so he migrated far away and went to this remote place to worship the Gu God. But in remote extraterritoriality, there are often a lot of such things, and it is difficult to manage them. A lot of the time. The Chinese Son of Heaven will be very wise to turn a blind eye, and of course he will not mention it.

Worshipping the Gu God is not a violation of the decree, but such a grand and formal festival, and such a looming Gu God seems to exist behind the scenes, whether this is a violation of the decree of the Son of Heaven or not, I am afraid that there is ambiguity.

With Danzhu's identity, since he has formed an alliance with Jiuli, it is inconvenient to prevent the festival from attracting hatred. But you can't personally participate in and condone this kind of thing, and the wisest thing to do is to pretend not to see it. As long as these Jiuli tribes are not too out of line. did not openly offend the majesty of the Son of Heaven in front of outsiders, and it was casual to do anything in his own house behind closed doors.

Therefore, Chonghua once discouraged Danzhu not to be present on the day of the festival, let alone appear at the festival site, even if it was only one day earlier or one day later, and convened the five great witches to form an alliance. You can also vaguely pass the matter of the Gu God Festival, and ignore the attitude.

But not only did Danzhu come, Che Che appeared at the scene of the Gu God Festival, and also put the matter of making a covenant before the festival. The people of Jiuli present will inevitably misunderstand that the Chinese Son of Heaven is supportive of the Gu God Festival.

On the other hand. Someone also apparently secretly used Danzhu to facilitate the alliance of the five major tribes of Jiuli. The worship of the Gu God was originally a matter of the two tribes of Fei Li and Gu Li, but now it has become a common festival of the five major departments.

It must be known that for the so-called Gu God, the spontaneous worship and worship of the people is completely different from the organized formation of an authoritative and sacred ritual ritual by the entire tribe. In the minds of many Jiuli people, there may even be an illusion that Danzhu's alliance with the Jiuli tribes and the various help provided to them symbolize the blessings given by the Gu God, because it happened on such an occasion.

Since Chonghua has been dissuaded, Dan Zhu doesn't understand these truths. But Dan Zhu had other considerations, with the help of the Gu God Festival, it was indeed the fastest way to achieve the goal. The covenants made by the five major tribes of Jiuli on such occasions all carry sacred symbols to them, which is equivalent to swearing in front of the Gu gods and having the Gu gods to witness, and they must not be easily violated.

At the scene of the ceremony, there were witches and people from various villages, all with a sense of sacredness and solemnity in their hearts. With the help of this occasion, Danzhu's name and image can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and spread throughout Jiuli, and he accepts the worship of the Li people on behalf of the Chinese Son of Heaven, which is a feat and feat that has never been seen in hundreds of years.

Although Chonghua and Hou Gang met for the first time, they were both descendants of Emperor Gaoyang's lineage, and it was inevitable that they would think of some issues at the same time.

And Dan Zhu trusted his uncle Bo Yi more, and he must have consulted Bo Yi in private. Bo Yi's attitude was even simpler--how could he not go? If that Gu God really existed, it would be enough to find out his whereabouts and cut him down, and those great witches would not be able to play any tricks! This was out of confidence in his absolute strength, and his style of acting was different.

The sound of the maple cow drums gradually stopped, and the blessing ceremony, which had been going on for more than an hour, finally came to an end. More than 200 teenagers such as Huwa stood up, some of them were hot, confused and feeling a little dizzy, and they were supported by their companions to stand firmly; some of them looked confused, as if they were not suitable for the unprecedented experience of Fang Cai; and some people had a look of surprise in their eyes, as if they had glimpsed some kind of magical power.

Xiao Xiang also stood up, she seemed to breathe, but her legs trembled a little, while the young man on the other altar knelt there silently. At this time, the memorial song sounded again, and the people present also recited the words, not like an elegy for mourning, but more like a blessing to see them off.

The Witch of the Flying Circle carried the boy out, something that happens almost every year. The death of this young man was also regarded as a kind of glory, and he sacrificed his life to the Gu God and received the blessing of the next life.

Xiao Xiang, who is safe and sound, is even more enviable, she has become an important figure in the clan. If it is within Jiuli, the clansmen also have a distinction similar to that between commoners and nobles. Then Xiaoxiang is equivalent to an ordinary commoner girl, who immediately gained the status of a nobleman.

Every year, a boy and girl who are in the pivotal position of the altar either sacrifice their lives on the spot, or they succeed in obtaining the blessing of the Gu God, and there has never been a third result, so everyone thinks that Xiao Xiang has succeeded in obtaining the blessing of the Gu God. There was no doubt.

The people of the grass farming village were even more overjoyed, two children like Hua cub and Xiao Xiang appeared in their village one after another, and even the other villagers felt that they had the glory of the blessing of the Gu God. Only a few people present knew the truth, Xiao Xiang was still the ordinary Xiao Xiang, she had not entered the initial realm, in a sense, she had lived up to the expectations of all the clansmen, and even deceived everyone.

Xiao Xiang was extremely worried in her heart, of course she didn't dare to say it. Even if she told others, the clansmen wouldn't believe it, because it was simply blasphemy against the Gu God.

Hua cub saw that Xiao Xiang came back safe and sound, his eyes were full of doubts, he didn't ask Taiyi, but leaned in front of the tiger baby and whispered: "You didn't lie to me, you really did it! What is Xiao Xiang's situation now, has she succeeded in obtaining the blessing of the Gu God?"

Huwa replied quietly, "She's fine." But it didn't work out, so don't leak the news. ”

Hua Cub worried: "Then what should I do? Sooner or later, someone will find out." I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it then. ”

Tiger Baby: "Don't worry, don't let people see the flaws, go back and find a way." ”

Hua cub: "You also have a way to do this?"

Tiger Baby: "Yes, there will always be a way. Even if the Gu God didn't bless her, it didn't mean that she couldn't cultivate. ”

Hua Cub was stunned, and then asked, "What about you." Do you feel that you have obtained the witchcraft bestowed by the Gu God?"

Huwa smiled: "How to say it, I can only tell you that I have mastered the power of the so-called witchcraft, or I have entered the initial realm to cultivate." ”

Then the festival became very lively. The witch lord took down the offerings offered to the Gu gods from the altar and distributed them to the villages. Many of these sacrifices are food, which are presented to the Gu God at the ceremony, and then brought back to symbolize that they have received the blessing of the Gu God and can be shared by all the clansmen who participate in the festival.

The festival has been going on for almost a whole day, everyone happens to be hungry, and the most precious sacrifice is of course the most delicious meat, which is the rarest enjoyment of the year. The scene was all happy, if anyone was secretly disappointed, it was probably Bo Yi and Hu Wa, neither of them noticed the trace of the Gu God.

After the festival, the people of the villages did not disperse immediately, and stayed here for several days. The altar built against the mountain, the layers of platforms that spread out like petals, each platform is a village camp and stall.

If this kind of festival does not talk about the worship of the Gu gods, it is actually the grandest festival of their year, and the most important opportunity for the people of each village to gather and communicate. Not only did they get spiritual comfort, but they also maintained an invisible close relationship, and they could also exchange goods with each other and take what they needed.

The Li people sing and dance around the campfire at dusk, and young men and women who look at each other will go into the nearby mountains and forests to have trysts to promote the integration and reproduction of the tribes. It will take at least five days before the people will leave one after another, led by the witches of each village, and the autumn harvest season will be ushered in, repeating their life year after year.

Danzhu didn't leave either, and of course the five Great Witches also stayed. There is an even more exciting thing this year, Lord Bo Yi is going to kill the demon.

Bo Yi did things very simply, and set off the day after the festival, bringing with him a specially drawn map, which marked the territory occupied by the great demon cultivators and the possible locations of the haunts. Bo Yi didn't need a helper, but he needed a reliable guide, and it wasn't a human who set off with Bo Yi, but a centipede.

The tiger baby had never seen such a huge centipede, its body was more than four feet long and two feet wide, each foot was like a sickle, and it had obviously been mutated, spreading out two pairs of film-like wings of different sizes, and could fly in the air.

This huge flying centipede is the natal Gu worm of Fei Li Chi, the great witch of the Fei Li Division, and it is also temporarily used as Bo Yi's mount at this moment. When Bo Yi stood on the back of the flying dragon and flew away, the Li people in the mountain cheered and bowed in the direction where they had disappeared. (To be continued.) )