Chapter 42 Recognize the ancestors and return to the ancestors
The two young men knelt respectfully on the ground and kowtowed respectfully to the plaque above the temple door.
The two gently pushed open the quaint door of the main hall and stepped into the hall. The lingering aroma comes to the nose, giving birth to a sense of awe in people's hearts.
What caught the eye was a large square table with various offerings on it, and in the center was a basin-sized incense burner with a few leftover incense sticks inserted into the hearth.
Behind the square table is a dark red wooden case about five meters long, which has been filled with three layers of spirit cards in the front and back, presumably the royal family for thousands of years.
Behind the table is a wide white wall with three lifelike portraits. On top of the middle portrait is a human man, although he is not very handsome, but his resolute and unyielding look has a sense of not being angry and arrogant. On the left side of the man's portrait is a portrait of a woman with fair complexion, a kind face, and a slight smile that seems to make people see the innocence and kindness of her heart at a glance. On the far right is a portrait of a demon beast, with a pair of big eyes like copper bells, a large mouth with a large blood basin and a slightly open mouth, snow-white hair all over the body, but a tuft of extremely black hair at the base of the tail. The monster beast in the painting is in the form of a tiger descending from the mountain, giving people the feeling of swooping down at any time.
Presumably, this must be a portrait of the founding ancestor of the Ice God Empire, and the man must be the Ancestor Emperor, with his wife and war pet next to him. The only thing that made Bing Xuan and the others wonder was why a war pet still left a portrait, and it had to be hung on top of the ancestors? Could it be that this war pet had a higher status in the hearts of the ancestors than his own children?
Bing Xuan gently brushed the dust off the square table, took out the offerings that had been prepared earlier, solemnly placed them on the square table, and then lit the incense and inserted it into the incense burner. The two of them took a step back and knelt together on two futons on the ground.
"The ancestors of the royal family, the descendants of the later generations, Bing Xuan, came to worship with his wife Qiu Die. I hope that the ancestors will bless me and revive the divine power of my Ice God Empire. Bing Xuan said solemnly, and then bowed respectfully.
Qiu Die also had a serious expression, at this moment, she knew that she had truly become a member of the royal family, and there was still a longer and farther way to go in the future. She only hopes that she can be with Bingxuan for a long time in this life and give birth to children for him.
After worshipping the ancestors, the two began to carefully sweep the dust in the hall. In order to show respect for their ancestors, neither of them used their abilities, but just like ordinary people.
After wiping the hall clean, the two of them took care of the fallen leaves and dead grass in the courtyard again. Then he sat down on the steps in front of the Jongmyo Temple, ate a few things, and recovered his tired body.
In the end, the two of them bid farewell to the ancestral spirit card again, withdrew from the hall, bypassed the hall, and climbed towards the top of the mountain. After walking not far, I saw a forest of stone monuments, which were located in an orderly manner. Every time Bing Xuan and the others went to a stone monument, they would clean up the surrounding weeds, put simple offerings, burn three incense sticks, and then respectfully kowtow a few heads.
After walking and stopping, three hours passed, and Bing Xuan and the others came to the place closest to the top of the mountain, only to see that among the grass not far away, there were three largest stone tablets. The two first came to the tombstone of the ancestor emperor at the back, respectfully took care of and worshipped, and then cleaned the tomb of the first princess on the side. Finally, the two came to the tomb of the emperor's war pet.
Just after the two of them had finished cleaning, they had just placed the sacrifice and knelt on the ground, when suddenly a light flashed, and the two disappeared in place.
After the confusion, Bing Xuan felt that he was in a strange space, looking around, but the autumn butterfly beside him was gone, and Bing Xuan's heart couldn't help but get nervous.
"Son, come here. A soft call came from an unknown place in front of Bing Xuan.
Bing Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then relieved, this place is the ancestral hall of the Ice Clan, and he should have strayed into a certain prohibition in the ancestral land, and the person who called him must not be an outsider, and the voice sounded very amiable. Bing Xuan dispelled the doubts and worries in his heart and walked forward.
After about a cup of tea, Bing Xuan came to the front of an ice crystal sculpture, he looked up at the high ice crystal, the shape of the sculpture was exactly the appearance of the war pet seen in the main hall of the temple, Bing Xuan recalled that he activated the prohibition in front of the tomb of the war pet, and he also understood a little in his heart.
"Child, don't worry, it was I who summoned you" The old voice sounded again, and Bing Xuan finally heard clearly, the voice came from the sculpture.
"Dare to ask senior, what did you do to get the kid here?" Bing Xuan said with a respectful salute to the ice sculpture.
"Good boy, every eldest brother's descendants will come to this temple to pay their respects when they become adults, although the necklace made of my crystal nucleus is on that woman's body, but I can feel the blood in your body. The old voice said.
"The girl who came with me is my fiancée, I wonder where the seniors got her?" Bing Xuan asked worriedly.
"That girl was just knocked out by the power of my soul, it's no big deal, she is resting elsewhere at this time, and after we have communicated, I will return her to you completely. The old voice said.
"That kid thanked his seniors first. By the way, dare to ask the seniors' names?" Bing Xuan asked.
"It's been a long time, I can't remember my name anymore, I only know the mission I am guarding here, and the young man who came here last time seems to call me the Ice Emperor. The voice said.
"Ice Emperor, are you the Ice Emperor, the war pet of the Ancestor Emperor?" Bing Xuan thought about the name he had seen in ancient books, and then came to his senses.
"Warrior pet, hehe, kid, you know too little. That's right, for so many years, no one has praised my inscription, or good, there is only one ancestor emperor in the world, which is enough. The Ice Emperor said.
"I also ask the predecessors of the Ice Emperor to solve the boy's doubts. Bing Xuan said respectfully.
"Rest assured, child, my mission here is to guide future generations, and if you can have that necklace, it seems that you must be the new Ice Emperor. Even the descendants of my eldest brother will participate in the baptism of the bloodline. There is a pond behind me, you go in first and stay for a while, and when you come back, I will tell you in detail. The Ice Emperor said.
Although Bing Xuan had many doubts, he still obeyed the Ice Emperor's arrangement. He walked around the ice sculpture and walked to the back.
There was a pool of water behind the ice sculpture, four meters square, and the water in the pool seemed to be stained red with blood, and it was bubbling and bubbling.
Since it was the Ice Emperor's arrangement, Bing Xuan expected that it would not hurt himself. He gently undressed and walked towards the pool.
The water in the pond is very shallow, only up to the waist of Bingxuan. He went to the middle of the pool and sat down cross-legged, the water was now right up to his chin, his head was above the water, and his breathing was not hindered at all. As the minutes ticked by, he felt a pinprick sensation all over his body, and the force was getting stronger and stronger. Bing Xuan gritted his teeth and tried to persevere, and suddenly, a strong force rushed into his mind, Bing Xuan felt his mental power tremble, and then passed out.