Chapter 163: Halloween Demon Feast
The Great Wei Ghost Festival is a festival in the north that originated in ancient times, and was originally a grand ceremony to worship the souls of ancestors.
As for the later association with demons and spirits, as well as the annual grand demon feast, it finally became an important festival that was even more lively than the New Year.
Or from the beginning of the founding of the dynasty.
Huzhou City is already full of lights during the day, and every household is busy arranging.
There are a lot of ghost masks and lanterns selling in the bazaars and alleys, and many artisans and vendors have been waiting for the Halloween to open and earn some money to support their families.
The official officers in the city patrolled constantly, knocking on the shops on the street to ask questions.
"Have you prepared water? ”
"Every household has to prepare water, and if there is any water running, all the surrounding households must put out the fire in time. ”
"It must be opened tonight! But when it gets dark, the incense table must be placed, and the bell of the Divine Mansion of the Day Tour will be struck before it can be closed. ”
"Remember to see the children around you clearly, and when the gods are wandering at night, don't let them run around. ”
The shopkeeper immediately said: "I know, I know! The little old man has opened a shop on this street for more than ten years, and it is not clear where it is." ”\
The officer had an iron face: "I still have to say it every year, when the time comes, I will collide with the gods, don't blame me for not making it clear to you in advance." ”
The shopkeeper immediately said yes, and the servants knocked on the door of the next shop.
Everyone on the street is busy, and the streets are full of lanterns, and various statues of yin gods are erected in front of the doors of various squares.
It was dark.
The highest temple in the center of the state city was lit with golden lanterns in front of the Riyou Divine Mansion.
With it as the center, street lanterns are lit up one after another.
The guards above the city gate looked up and watched the golden lamp of the Divine Mansion light up.
Immediately moved.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Open the door. ”
"Open the gates!
The gates of the city were wide open on all sides, and the eyes passed through the doorway.
You can see directly outside the city.
The people and street vendors who were busy in the city stopped their steps and movements at the same time, and in an instant the entire state city was quiet, and no one dared to shout and speak loudly anymore.
"Hahahaha!"
"Hee-hee-hee-hee!"
"It's coming, it's coming!"
"Look!"
On the street, a few children chased and played, jumped up on their feet and looked out of the city gate, and were immediately carried back by the adults who rushed out of the door.
A good fight!
"Ding!"
After a long time, a crisp sound came from the darkness outside the city.
Bright light flashes.
One point! Two points!
Connect in rows!
Secretly, a lantern appeared.
Like a long dragon, it undulates outside the city, stretching into the distance with no end in sight.
Groups of people from the Yin and Yang Realm carried lanterns, from all counties and counties in Huzhou, and arrived here with one god after another.
Among the chariots and black veils is a county god, and the county gods sit in a palanquin, immediately after the county god.
into the city.
On the long street and ancient road, everyone on both sides of the street wears ghost faces, and every household kneels down to greet them, and puts incense cases and fruit offerings.
Kneeling on the ground and holding his hands together, it was like a little ghost holding the magic of the gods.
The people of the Yin and Yang Realm carrying lanterns walked neatly through the lantern-lit streets, and the sound of their boots stepping on the bluestone slabs was uniform.
"Ding!"
"The golden lantern shines brightly!
"Hades Halloween!
The gaze of the Yin Gods and Yokai swept through the shrines and shrines and swept towards the streets.
From time to time, you can see the offerings of fruits and vendors, which suddenly disappear.
It was accepted by the passing gods.
Upon discovering this, the people and vendors in the city were not alarmed, but overjoyed.
In the aisles of the city, there are also places where high platforms are set up and singing operas to welcome the arrival of the gods of the eight directions.
It's just that the stage is wonderful, but no one is watching it offstage.
This is for the gods, and only the passing shrines and portable shrines occasionally stop, but they only look at them a few times before they go away.
The gods of the eight directions passed through the streets of the four directions, and finally all converged in front of the square beneath the temple of the day tour.
The streets are closed off on all sides, and no one is allowed to enter or leave.
After the gods arrived here, even the people of the Yin and Yang Realm had to withdraw, leaving only all the Yin Gods and the Yin Difference who were the vassals of the Yin God.
The Fa Driver and the Brigade of the Eight Directions Gods rushed in, and in the end, they were swallowed by the Riyou Divine Mansion and disappeared into the city.
At this time, the bell of the Riyou Divine Mansion rang.
"Knock! knock......"
Knock 12 times in a row!
After the yin god, it is the festival celebration of the yang people.
The state assassin led the court officials out of the official office, and a scribe beside him stepped forward to read out the documents about the Halloween celebration.
Pray to heaven and earth, and pray to yin gods and demons.
Finally, the beautiful fireworks above the city walls burst into the sky, and the whole city erupted in fierce cheers.
Families walked out of the door, and everyone on the street was happy, enjoying the joy of the festival.
During the lantern festival, in front of the flower show, in the night market, and under the stage.
It's full of people.
Sleepless nights.
Adults and children on the street wear ghost faces, walk through the streets and alleys, and in the middle of the streets, there are even more showmans dressed as ghosts.
All kinds of techniques and tricks were applauded loudly by everyone.
In the fireworks, in the noise, the boundary between the yang and the underworld has been completely blurred in this pot state.
It is rare to see such a celebration scene at night in the Gyeonggi land of the Great Zhou.
On the street, a Taoist who was leading a donkey and buying ghost noodles turned his head to look at the fireworks in the sky.
"What a fire tree and silver flowers never sleep!"
The celebration of the yang people outside is in full swing.
The day tour of the Divine Mansion, the demon banquet about the Yin God and the monsters is also opening at the same time.
The high point of the shrine above the steps.
Night wandering gods fell from the sky, descending on all corners of the Divine Mansion, standing motionless in the corners like sculptures.
But his eyes were fixed on the square, and the terrifying and eerie pressure fell, and many Yin God monsters felt nervous.
A kobold man wearing a silver and black-patterned god robe walked out of the temple, followed by a whole row of state city yin gods, standing on a high place and looking at the shrines below.
When the dog demon read a name, he saw a yin god in the portable shrine walk out, all of them were aliens dressed in divine robes, tall and short, and at the same time, they climbed the steps in groups and walked towards the Riyou Divine Mansion.
"The horse face god of Langzhong County led the whole county Yin God into the temple!
“......”
"The headless god of Huangta County enters the temple!"
“......”
One name after another was pronounced, and when one of the names was revealed, the dog demon's voice suddenly froze, as if he had encountered some great problem.
After being stuck for a long time, he said in a calm tone.
"Shimen County Chixia Yuanjun led the crowd into the palace!"
This name coupled with the abnormality of the human body ko-headed demon attracted many eyes in the Riyou Divine Mansion to search left and right, as if they were curious about who this Chixia Yuanjun was?
"Who is this Chixia Yuanjun?" asked the demon in a low voice.
"I heard that the land lady who has just ascended to the position of the county god in Shimen County has recently changed her name to the god, and she is called Chixia Yuanjun. The other county yin gods who had paid attention to the matter of the evil wind god immediately replied.
The Yin Gods from the lower counties in the state, when they were confused, the Yin Gods in the high places of the Riyou Divine Mansion were staring at the gods and shrines in the direction of Shimen County.
The portable shrines on the left suddenly tilted, and one by one the boots stepped out and stepped on the square of the Japanese Tour.
One by one, the ghosts and gods of Shimen County stepped out of the portable shrine, revealing their figures.
It's okay to hide in a sedan chair, but when it comes out, the scene is suddenly out of control.
"Huh?" many people exclaimed, and the surprise and horror in their voices could not be concealed.
Because at this moment, everyone who walks out of the portable shrine is a ghost in the form of a human.
Dressed in a divine robe and wearing the pattern of ghosts and gods, the pressure of incense and gods scattered, making the monster feel as if it had encountered a natural enemy.
"What? How can the little county god be human?" The eyes of the alien monsters who opened the curtain of the sedan chair and looked out showed shock in their eyes, seeing that such an existence actually came out of the portable shrine, and at the same time there was a ghost-like expression.
"How is it possible from Shimen County?" a monster squeezed the beast's head out of the sedan chair.
"What the hell is this?" Several powerful county gods felt a strong aura of incense, this was obviously not an ordinary Yin God Youkai.
"Where did this demon come from?" Many Yin Gods directly thought that this was a demon entering the realm and looked upward.
But the dog-headed yin god above was also at a loss, and there was a dispute with the yin god of the surrounding state city.
"Sure enough, this Shimen County ...... This Shimen County!" The human body dog-headed yin god didn't know how to speak, and a large row of ghosts and gods with a strong human body exuding strong coercion walked out in a row, and even it was shocked.
"Grandpa Riyoushen said! It's none of our business, don't be nosy!"
"Is this still my god under the command of Yin Yang Realm City?"
"I don't know, you are in charge today, old dog, it's none of our business!"
"Today's task is just to hold the Halloween Demon Feast of Tiangang Rite. ”
One by one, they shirked each other, and no one dared to make up their minds.
It's really like an ostrich that buries its head in the ground.
And at this moment, those ghosts and gods in Shimen County moved.
The ghosts and gods walked out of the portable shrine and suddenly gathered under the gods at the same time.
Lifting the divine chariot and floating directly in the air, floating over the stairs, heading towards the Riyou Divine Mansion.
Then the dog demon standing on the high place and the gods of the Sun Wandering Divine Mansion did not dare to stop them.
Just let it into the house. div