On the ninth day of September in the year of Yin, the fog was blindfolded in the early morning of Yundu, and I saw the red, white, red, yellow and blue five-color flags waving and swaying in the fog. The altar set up at the meridian altar is filled with drums and colorful flags, and several musicians in gluttonous sleeve robes are beating along with the melody of the drums, and hundreds of slaughtered livestock are lined up on both sides of the altar as offerings. There is a tripod in the field, and the firewood in the tripod is cold, reflecting the quiet expressions of everyone.

Xiao Luo came from a distance, Bai Zixiang followed, and the two were wearing luxurious dresses, one black and one white, interdependent. It's just that Xiao Luo's face is gloomy, different from the spring breeze on Bai Zixiang's face. Behind him, there were four attendants standing on both sides with palm fans in their hands, and when Xiao Luo walked to one place, everyone knelt down and bowed.

"Long live my king! Long live the head deacon of the temple!"

Xiao Luo said dissatisfiedly: "When did the deacon of Jiali Temple also change his name to 'Banzai'?" Bai Zixiang did not answer, and a smug smile appeared on his face. When the two of them reached the center of the altar, they stood upright. The master of ceremonies shouted: "Foreign guests are invited to watch the ceremony!"

At this time, the music played was thick and high-pitched, and the first person who responded was the guest of Luo Shengguo, and the person with the bald head and tendrils was none other than He Jia, the monarch of Luo Shengguo, who saw that he was tall and thin, with a rugged face, and his eyes were sharp and revealing essence, as if he was perceiving everything. Later, he was followed by dozens of people, all of whom were masked and corseted, and they should be regarded as Luo Sheng's cultivation of a strong person.

Luo Shengguojun naturally sat in the upper seat, while his men stood behind him. Xiao Luo nodded to him, but he was closed, and He Jiayi turned his head away in oblivion, as if he didn't take the new monarch in his eyes at all.

Xiao Luo secretly thought to himself: "What an arrogant person, if Yundu fails to form an alliance with Rizhao this time, this person will definitely raise an army to fight!"

After Luo Shengguo attended, no other figures appeared, Xiao Luo looked at Bai Zixiang, but Bai Zixiang was calm and relaxed, looking comfortable.

Xiao Luo asked, "Why didn't you see Qin Tiancang coming?"

"Big brother, why worry, I expect Qin Tiancang to definitely appear. ”

Sure enough, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd, Xiao Luo looked over and saw Qin Tiancang coming side by side with a short and fat man, followed by several followers. Rizhao had just been at war with Yundu, and at this time he was still on the scene with Shengwei, and he was inevitably cursed by the people of Yundu around him. Qin Tiancang smiled lightly and didn't take it to heart at all.

Xiao Luo hurriedly greeted him, "Brother Qin is willing to go in person, Xiao is really grateful." ”

"Brother Xiao is polite, today is the day of great joy between you and Mr. Bai, how can this gentleman not come to congratulate in person? Come on, bring up the wine, Brother Xiao, I am rich in wine in Rizhao, and the memorial service is rarely complemented by wine, these jars of wine should be regarded as a small profit for Brother Xiao to congratulate Brother Xiao on his accession to the throne, and I hope to accept it with a smile. ”

"Brother Qin is polite, please take a seat. Xiao Luo happily accepted Qin Tiancang's fine wine, not greedy for any gifts, but just made a show to He Jia on the spot, Qin Tiancang naturally knew it, and was willing to cooperate with Xiao Luo.

The two of them humbled each other but snubbed the short and fat man next to Qin Tiancang, Bai Zixiang enthusiastically asked people to move a pear flower chair, and bowed and said: "This is the world's first rich qu Luo Tongqu, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

"Oh, are you Qu Luotong?" Xiao Luo immediately came to his senses and hurriedly said, "I didn't expect Mr. Qu to come together with Brother Qin, it's really surprising. ”

"Ben Jun and Mr. Qu hit it off at first sight, this time thanks to Mr. Qu's help, Ben Jun can successfully return to Hengyang City, and purge Cui Shang this traitor, Mr. Qu has made great contributions, Ben Jun has handed over the national liquor industry to him to take care of, I believe that under Mr. Qu's care, Rizhao liquor industry will be able to prosper. ”

"Yes, Mr. Qu has never lost money in business, and Brother Qin can't bear to cut his love when he wants to come. ”

He Jiayi interjected coldly, the atmosphere suddenly became serious, and Bai Zixiang said with a smile: "Any transaction is mutually beneficial for both parties, if you want to take it, you must give it first, and this Taoist ideal must be understood by the king." ”

Xiao Luo Zhengse said: "Since the founding of the country, I have tried to maintain neutrality, and the land of the Quartet has never been disturbed, although the founding time is short, but it is also deeply supported by the people. Last month, the three parties violated each other, and as a result, the people were miserable, and this time the two monarchs were invited to come and watch the ceremony, in fact, the main purpose was to discuss the removal of the sword soldiers. ”

He Jiayi snorted coldly and said, "Benjun thinks that having the two of you is enough, why bother to let Benjun participate." ”

"Your Excellency's words are wrong, I Xiao Luo first ascended the throne, and I have no intersection with the two of them, how can I do things that favor one over the other, please don't doubt it. ”

Bai Zixiang pulled the corner of Xiao Luo's clothes, Xiao Xiao made a slight move, and avoided everyone's eyes and ears with Bai Zixiang. Bai Zixiang said angrily: "Big brother is so confused, this time I let He Jia watch the ceremony is to let him know that Yundu and Rizhao Bing released their previous suspicions and blood alliances, so as to deter him, but why did you still take the initiative to show favor to him?"

"Yundu has never advocated the use of troops abroad, wouldn't you embarrass him by isolating He Jia during the banquet?

"Big brother, He Jia has colluded with demons and evil spirits, and has always been despised by righteous people, and this time I have shown favor to him, how do outsiders view our Yundu? In my opinion, the Rasheng Island Country is not unhappy!"

"Hey, don't say more, since I have been ordered to rule the cloud capital, I must not do anything that will ruin the lives of people, and Deacon Bai must not mention this matter again. ”

Although Bai Zixiang was displeased, in the final analysis, Xiao Luo was already the lord of the cloud capital, so he didn't say much.

At this time, the auspicious time has arrived, the master of ceremonies is noisy, the deacon of the monarch enters the heavens, and the people under the altar all worship. Qin Tiancang and He Jia glanced at each other and then got up, at this time, the drums were like thunder, the music was ringing in unison, and everything was opened.

The clouds and mist gradually cleared, and auspicious clouds appeared in the sky, with purple glow inside, like a purple flying dragon flying in the clouds. Qin Miaoshi stood behind Qin Tiancang in disguised as a woman, and when she saw this situation, she couldn't help but think of a poem: Shengping Song Pipe follows the sky, and the auspicious seal is full of royal beds.

Xiao Bai and the two of them each poured three incense to worship the emperor, and the sacrificial text was read out by the master of ceremonies, the words were gorgeous and impassioned, and the people present were all solemn and solemn. When it was read out that Xiao Luo inherited the destiny of the heavens to inherit the unification, rows of migratory birds in the sky skimmed the sky, as if to cheer for this moment.

And Bai Zixiang is not to worship the Emperor of Heaven, he succeeded to the position of deacon of Jiali Temple, naturally to the founder of the mountain to swear an oath, the heavenly ribbon jade stone at this time is shining, is waiting for the new deacon blood oath, but when Bai Zixiang cut the palm of his hand, he looked at the blood flowing out of the palm of his mind.

"White Deacon, please press your palms on the Celestial Ribbon Jade. The master of ceremonies kindly reminded Bai Zixiang that he didn't hear these words at all, because all his energy was on his palms. There was no blood flowing out of the wound just now that was cut with a horn knife, but the meridians in the palm were blue and black and blocked.

"This is ......" Bai Zixiang muttered to himself, he suddenly remembered the phenomenon of the reverse pulse of the heavenly ribbon recorded in the "Heavenly Ribbon Heart Sutra", and his heart began to become restless.

"Deacon White, please press your palms on the jasper......"

"I understand, why do you need to say more!"

Bai Zixiang said viciously, seeing the anticipating eyes below, he pressed his palm on the jasper with a weak heart, because the heavenly ribbon jasper did not absorb human blood, it emitted a green glow that did not rise but fall, and the audience immediately discussed, Xiao slightly frowned and whispered: "Deacon Bai, why is this?"

Bai Zixiang shook his head, he naturally didn't dare to say that he was against the vein, Xiao Xiao saw that the crowd was noisy, for fear that someone would suddenly stand up against Bai Zixiang. He hurriedly gave a look to the master of ceremonies on the side, and the master of ceremonies understood and hurriedly said: "The deacon of Jiali Temple is rewarding himself, the destiny of heaven, bestowing it and honoring, obeying the fate of heaven, Vientiane plus the body, courtesy ~ Bi ~!"

As the master of ceremonies announced the end of the ceremony, the discussion of everyone in the audience gradually disappeared, but he stood by the jasper in vain, as if he was the only one in the entire square.

Xiao Bai and Bai returned to the stage after the two sacrifices were completed, Bai Zixiang was in a trance for a while before he slowly recovered, Xiao Luo asked what happened just now, and Bai Zixiang deliberately diverted the topic and said: "You and I are both finished, why don't you bring the little junior brother out to take over as the chief priest of the incense pavilion of Jiali Temple." ”

Xiao Luo saw that Bai Zixiang took the initiative to raise this matter, so he said: "This is an internal appointment of Jiali Temple, and it should be presided over by you, the new deacon." ”

Qin Tiancang said: "In addition to today's great day for the monarch and deacons, I heard that there are other appointments in the Jiali Temple, I don't know who this new Si Tian is?"

"That's right, after Zuo Tian'an's death, the Incense Pavilion can't be left unattended for a day, and this time I take advantage of this good fate to introduce it to everyone. Xiao Luo whispered a word or two to the waiter, and after receiving the order, the waiter walked to the back of the altar and led out Lu Youling, who had been waiting outside the venue for a long time.

Lu Youling still put on the red silk brocade robe of Si Tian of the Incense Burning Pavilion, carried a cloth bag cross-legged, and came to the sacrificial hall with a restrained step, and the crowd suddenly exploded.

"Who is this kid? I haven't seen it before. ”

"See, he's wearing Si Tian's service, could it be that he wants to be Si Tian of the Incense Burning Pavilion?"

"Don't be funny, he's not as good as me!"

......

The ridicule of everyone was endless, the crimson spread from the root of the ear to the neck, Lu Youling stood in the middle of the fidget, and He Jiayi took the lead in speaking: "This ...... Haha, it's really a big joke in the world, as the saying goes, the five elements of Jiali Temple show their magical powers, and when I see it today, it really lives up to its name, haha......"

"Luo Sheng Guojun!" Xiao Luo suddenly scolded, now he has received the order of the heavens, inherited the unification, and is also the monarch, so he is naturally no longer polite to him, "Please be respectful, this is a disciple outside the temple accepted by the former deacon of the extreme way, and it is reasonable to take the position of the deacon, so don't criticize it." ”

Bai Zixiang also echoed: "This Mu Gongzi is indeed a disciple of the extreme deacon, although he has no skills, he has learned some human feelings, and I believe that it should not be a big problem to cook the brief things in the Incense Burning Pavilion." (To be continued)