Chapter Seventy-Five: The Sacrificial Ceremony

Time flies like a white horse, fleeting, and before you know it, it is already the day of the sacrifice ceremony.

On this day, the grandest day of the Qi country, the people gave up their work and came to the streets, waiting for the lord to travel. Then, the lord of the kingdom will lead the people to the temple of the protector of the country in Gaojing City to worship the ancestors of the lord of the kingdom and the heroic spirits of the heroes who guarded their kingdom.

"Little junior brother, do you say that group of demon monks will choose to snatch the token of separation at the sacrificial ceremony?" In the crowd, Jiang Wanwan secretly transmitted a voice to Ying Siliang. Jiang Wanwan and Wei Xuan had already learned from Ying Siliang that there were many demonic monks hidden in the caravan, in order to snatch the tokens hidden in the Gaojing treasure house. Obviously, this time the lord of the Qi Kingdom will definitely take out the token to sacrifice to the ancestors, that is, the demon monks, they have a good chance to get off.

Wei Xuan pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "How is it possible, at this time, how can this group of demon Dao monks be so bold and bold and forcibly seize the national treasure of Qi Country in front of all the people of Gaojing?"

Ying Si Li also opened his mouth and said: "Brother Wei is reasonable, there are many people now, if I were a demon monk, I would not choose to start now." You must know that the token is one of the tokens that make up the ancient battle array-Bagua array, and if it is exposed, the entire southern Xinjiang monk world will be moved by it and desperately want to snatch it. I'm sure those demonic monks won't want to expose the news of the token and cause trouble for themselves. ”

"Then, the best time for them to do so should be the night of the end of the sacrifice ceremony. "Jiang Wanwan is also a smart person in Bingxue, and she thinks a lot of things for a while. "So, are we going to continue with our original plan? Or do we continue to wait for the cold team leader and them to arrive?"

Wei Xuan's face was embarrassed, this matter was related to the success or failure of their mission, and he didn't know how to choose. "That'...... Or let's wait a little longer, and wait for the group leader to arrive. Things changed so much that even the team leader didn't expect it. ”

Ying Si thought otherwise, and he made the opposite: "Why keep waiting? I think this is a good opportunity, and not only should we not back down, but we should go ahead with the original plan." ”

"What did the little junior brother say?"

"Hehe, according to the original plan, this is too whimsical, isn't it? That's all the Demon Dao monks in the meridian period, as well as the most elite royal capital guards in the Qi Kingdom, you should think about it, are you a little too arrogant?"

Jiang Wanwan and Wei Xuan felt that Ying Si was really wishful thinking, knowing that a large number of Demon Dao monks would sneak into the palace tonight, and they would continue to carry out the original plan, wasn't this obviously looking for death? Even if the Demon Dao monks couldn't find him, and there were the royal capital guards, their leader Nangong Yingyang was not a fuel-efficient lamp. You should consider that no matter if you are discovered by either party, the mission will fail, and there will even be a danger of being captured and dying.

"Really? Why don't I think so?" Ying Si slowly entered the venue with the flow of people, he knew that there must be many demon monks lurking in the flow of people. He secretly explained to the two: "There are positive and negative sides to everything, and some disadvantages in our eyes are not our advantages?"

"What about the advantages, little junior brother?" Jiang Wanwan was interested in Ying Si's words, and he could always bring some surprises. Although he is one or two years younger than himself, although he may be slightly weaker than Wei Xuan in terms of strength, his determination and judgment of the overall situation are far beyond Wei Xuan's.

Wei Xuan snorted coldly and didn't speak, he also wanted to see what kind of moth he could make.

You should think about it and be confident, and tell the two of you your own strategy in detail. "The first point is that the enemy is clear and we are secret, and we know the intentions of the Demon Dao monks. However, they don't know anything about our identity. Hehe, as for the second point, it is our biggest advantage. That is, the identity of our righteous children......."

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The altar of the Qi country is very different from the Yin country that Ying Si Liang has seen in the dream, the altar of the Qi country is like a burning flame, layer upon layer, the most central flame heart is a high platform, there is a statue on it, the appearance of the statue is very similar to the Yin country protector immortal that Ying Si has seen, and it is like the son of Xibo Hou Ji Sheng, Ji Fa. Below the statue, there is a circle of spirit cards, from top to bottom, respectively Ji Sheng, Ji Fa......... Until Ji Li's father, Ji Xi.

The biggest difference from the altar of the Yin Kingdom is that even the Ji Li and the sacrificial elders, who preside over the sacrifice, can only worship under the altar except for the sacrifices and incense.

The lord Ji Li used to sacrifice the sacrifices of the ancestors of the society and heaven and earth, commonly known as the Taigao, even if the cattle, sheep, and pigs (shǐ, pigs) were all ready, the ministers were equipped with the Shaojiao, and the Shaojiao only had sheep and pigs, no cattle, and those people could only use fish or chickens to worship their ancestors.

They have abandoned the custom of sacrificing living slaves in the previous dynasty, but they should think about not knowing whether the abolition of the custom of slave sacrifice was done by Di Xin or Ji Sheng. All Ying Si knew was that when he was exploring in his dream, Di Xin exterminated most of the orc tribes, but he still failed to get the ministers of the court to support him in abolishing slavery.

The sacrifice soon began, and under the altar, hundreds of people and dozens of ministers fell to their knees on the ground. Ji Li was also dressed in a red dragon robe, with a solemn face, holding three yellow dragon pattern incense sticks, and solemnly stepped on the steps of the altar.

On the altar there is a rosewood table with three large silver plates, a leg of lamb, beef, and a pig's head with an apple in it.

Under the statue and the spirit card, there is also a huge bronze tripod, this tripod should be familiar with it, it turned out to be the one used by Di Xin. It seems that after the fall of the Yin State, Xiqi perfectly inherited the legacy of the Yin State.

Ji Li solemnly lit three dragon pattern incense, one by one into the incense ash of the bronze tripod, but it was unexpected, I don't know if the dragon pattern incense itself was put for too long, or Ji Li used too much force, and a dragon pattern incense was inadvertently broken by him.

"Oh my God, the lord of the country actually gave the dragon pattern incense to ........"

"It's not a good sign, it's not good. ”

"Could it be that there is any calamity that is about to befall our country?"

The ministers in the audience all noticed the strangeness on the altar, and their faces changed drastically. You must know that the sacrificial ceremony is involved in the national fortune of the Qi country, and now that there is an accident, isn't it a sign that the Qi country is going to have a great change?

Not only the ministers, but even the large number of people who knelt down behind them began to talk in a whisper.

"Our lord actually broke the dragon pattern incense, this is a bad omen!"

"God is pitiful, our country really can't afford natural and man-made disasters anymore........"

Just when the lord on the altar was sluggish and motionless, and the ministers and people under the altar were panicking, Nangong Yingyang stood up.

"Silence! Silence! The sacrificial ceremony, how can you wait for such a noise? Isn't it just that you have broken a dragon pattern forehead, is it not, have you forgotten the national law of our Qi country? If anyone dares to disturb my sacrificial ceremony, regardless of official status, he will not be pardoned!" Nangong Yingyang finished scolding the ministers and the people, walked out from his original position, took the dragon pattern incense handed over by the sacrificial elder, and stepped on the altar step by step. The people and ministers, under Nangong Yingyang's reprimand, quickly fell silent.

Ji Li seemed to be a little distracted because he had broken the dragon pattern incense before, and when Nangong Yingyang walked in front of him and knelt on the ground to offer the dragon pattern incense, he hadn't reacted yet. It wasn't until the sacrificial elder carefully reminded him below that Ji Li reacted, and a gleam of essence flashed in his eyes.

"This time, I really want to thank the commander of Nangong for personally sending the dragon pattern incense without being bound by ordinary etiquette. When Ji Li took the dragon pattern incense, he whispered twice in Nangong Yingyang's ear, causing Nangong Yingyang's body to tremble.

"Why is Commander Nangong trembling? Could it be that the cold wind on the altar is too strong? Hehe, Commander Nangong, then you need to wear more clothes, you are the pillar of our Qi country, if you are infected with the wind cold, it will be very bad!" Looking at Nangong Yingyang, whose body trembled slightly, Ji Li said with concern.

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your concern. Nangong Yingyang's face was not very good, and after kneeling down with his fists in thanks, he walked straight down the altar. It's not really on the altar, the cold wind is strong, but Nangong Yingyang remembered an ancestral precept of Qi Kingdom. If you are not a royal family, you can't step on the altar without permission, otherwise you will be complicit in rebellion.

The other ministers didn't notice Nangong Yingyang's abnormality, but out of his anxious and wise move just now, he said with concern.

"Lord Nangong works day and night for state affairs, you must pay attention to your body, you are the pillar of the country!"

"Lord Nangong, there are good furs in the lower mansion, and I will send them to you later. ”

Nangong Yingyang didn't speak, his gaze swept over Ji Li, and then he took it back, not knowing what he was thinking.

After Ji Li burned incense and worshipped, and recited a set of sacrifices that had been prepared long ago, a group of royal guards escorted a dark blue crystal box to the altar, knelt down one after another, and presented it.

"Now, please treasure the town!"

Only hearing the solemn voice of the sacrificial elder echoing in the silent square, Ji Li walked down from the altar, took the crystal box, and slowly opened it.

As soon as Ji Li opened the crystal box, the temperature in the air suddenly rose, like a summer day. I saw a flame-like red iron token lying quietly in the dark blue crystal box, carved with the word "Li" dancing with a dragon flying and phoenix dancing.

"Off-the-Word Token!"

"Finally appeared, it's not in vain that I'm hiding in the caravan, and I've followed it all the way!"

"Unexpectedly, the rumors that have risen in the Demon Dao these days are not groundless. It seems that my fire demon has really encountered a great opportunity this time, hahaha!"

The Demon Dao monks hiding in the crowd were overjoyed one by one, the reason why they came here was because in recent months, someone had leaked news in the Demon Dao, saying that the gossip array that had left a strong mark in history had signs of the present world. One of the gossip tokens, the word token, is in the hands of the lord of Qi State. Unexpectedly, this statement is true, and the token really appeared.