Chapter Seventy-Seven: Raising Troops
"Is this true?" Jiang Yu stood up recklessly, looked down at the secret agent who bowed down below, and after receiving an affirmative answer, he laughed heartily, and the inscription on his chest lit up like a flame, making the air around him steam.
The empty hall was empty but he and his spies, and after nearly being assassinated by the Li Deadpool that year, he ordered the hall to be cleared of everything that could be used to hide, except for his favorite piece of the throne, which was carved entirely out of jade.
Walking down step by step, Jiang Yugang stood in front of the secret agent and said: "You have meritorious communication, I will give you the surname Lu, you can enter the family tree, and there are 500 good fields, and a witch girl." ”
The secret agent was overjoyed, leaned over and thanked: "Emperor Xie Yan's reward!"
Jiang Yuxuan walked towards the inner hall first, and the spy landed on all fours and retreated facing him.
In the inner sanctum, a shrine maiden with a waist softer than a willow leaf dances on the altar, and an old man with a white beard wears a linen cloth dyed with colorful silk strips, holding a wooden ox head mask, and dances around a rounded skull in the center of the altar.
In addition to the eighteen dancing shrine maidens, eighteen shrine maidens stood in a circle, holding wooden staff thick at the top and thick at the bottom, and chiseled on the altar with a dull sound.
A sheep's head with stout horns, a peacock with brocade feathers, and fresh fruits are placed around, and the skull is enshrined in it.
Between the offerings, two faint flames flickered in the eye sockets of the two black holes above the rounded skull, which were growing stronger and stronger with the dance of the old man.
"Oyster Sacrifice!"
The old man shouted, raised his mask and shook it, and two strong men with naked bodies walked up to the altar with a sturdy bull, the bull's fur was shiny, the color was like red dates, and the hooves were thick, but they could not struggle under the arms of the two strong men.
A strong man grabbed the bull's horns and pulled them back, exposing his neck, and a shrine maiden with a naked body covered in red paint stepped forward with a gentle step, offering a hardwood knife with a pale yellow color and hard as iron in both hands.
Jiang Yu grabbed the knife and shook his hand, and a stream of scorching blood gushed out from the bull's neck.
The cut in his throat made it impossible for the bull to control the pressure in his lungs, and the hot and humid air mixed with blood foam splattered with large patches of blood, which bloomed on the eight shrine maidens who gathered around them, and then flowed into the stone basin they held in their hands.
The strength of the bull's struggle became smaller and smaller, the look in his eyes gradually dimmed, and when the last light disappeared, Jiang Yu slashed off the head of the bull with a knife and placed it in the center of the sacrifice. Then he threw the knife to the strong man who grabbed the body of the ox, and after taking the knife, the strong man quickly cut open the belly of the cow with both hands like the wind, cut off the fattest lump of butter on the tip of the chest, and held it behind the head of the ox.
"Duh!
The old man took out the witch weapon from his waist and pinched the wooden handle, the top of which was a string of stone shells and jade made of the girl's long hair, which made a rattling sound under the shaking. With one hand, the cow head mask is waved up and down, drawing a mysterious trajectory in the air, and under the reflection of the witch fire, the cow head seems to come to life, and the majesty is awe-inspiring. The old man looked like a madman, and the flying corners of his clothes were like a blooming flower driven by his dance steps.
Eight shrine maidens who stepped forward to draw blood danced with their fingers like birds, scattering the blood from the basin on the altar floor, smearing it with different witch symbols.
"Father, the soul comes!" the old man cried out, and then he fell to the ground as if he had lost his strength, and sang in a low voice:
The wings of the frontier are wings, and the millet is yu. Great-grandson's sui, thought to eat. I am a corpse, and I will live for 10,000 years.
There is a house in the middle field, and there is millet in the frontier. It is to peel and dedicate the emperor to the ancestors. Great-grandson Shou Kao, by the heavens.
The hoarse throat sang a desolate tone, and as he sang, the stars in the skull's eye sockets leaped into flames, and the burning light even obscured the light of the witchfire. The old man was overjoyed when he saw this, and he raised his head with his body propped up, his head rope broke, and his long hair spread out and fluttered. Jiang Yu stepped forward with a basin of clear water, raised it above his head, and bowed slowly, the old man shouted, the witch weapon rose again, and the crisp singing voice of the witches sang:
Sacrifice to clear water, from the peony, enjoy in the ancestral examination. Hold its luan knife to open its hair and take its blood.
It's a pleasure, a fenfen. Worship Kong Ming, the ancestor is the emperor. Reciprocate. Longevity knows no bounds.
The flames in his eyes pulsed more violently, the old man sang more wildly, and the circle of witch ladies with witch pestles chiseled more and more frequently.
Knock!
That dull sound seemed to be able to affect a person's heartbeat, and quickly brought Jiang Yu's heartbeat speed to the limit, and with a muffled snort, the inscriptions around him instantly bloomed with a strong light, and only when he heard the sound of "boom", a raging flame actually ignited on his body.
The flames above the Radiant Skull were also detonated in an instant, and a layer of blazing white flames enveloped the entire skull, exuding a scorching temperature that forced it to retreat.
The burning of the raging flames did not bring any harm to Jiang Yugang, the linen clothes on his body and the bone ornament between his neck were also intact, and under the illumination of the blazing white flames of his skull, Jiang Yugang closed his eyes comfortably.
"Ji!" the old man raised his arms and shouted, "Welcome to my father!"
"Welcome to my father!"
The shrine maidens stopped dancing and prostrated on the ground, shouting as Jiang Yu shouted.
The blazing white flames burned the sacrifice and gradually extinguished it, but there were still two flames that jumped and burned in the eye sockets, and they lasted for a long time.
The old man slumped, sat on the ground and stared at the flames in the eye socket of his skull, muttering happily: "The soul of the ancestor has returned to his hometown, Ji!
"Hahahaha!" Jiang Yu opened his eyes, there seemed to be two flames dancing in his eyes, he laughed and stood up, and said: "I should be thriving in the human race! I should be in the glory of my Yan Division!Hahaha! Jiang Xiang's, I didn't expect you to make such a big mistake and lose the protection of your ancestors, I want to see how long you and that concubine can last this time!"
"Emperor Yan can't!" The old man got up when he heard this, and said in a mournful voice: "The soul of the ancestors is not stable, and using the sword soldiers in vain will only hurt the foundation of the human race. ”
Jiang Yu snorted and said: "The loss of the protection of the ancestors of the Jiuli Kingdom is the best time for the Eastern Crusade, the Great Witch does not need to say much, I have my own plans." ”
The old man knew that he couldn't change Jiang Yu's mind, so he could only shake his head and sigh, his feet were weak, and he sat down on the ground again.
Wiping the blood on his hands, Jiang Yu strode off the altar and said, "Where is Jiang Wei?"
In the shadows, a masked man walked out and said, "Emperor Yan commands." ”
Jiang Yu walked towards the front hall and said, "Pass the order, from now on, gather the army, open a warehouse to get grain, and prepare for the Eastern Expedition!"
Jiang Wei did not receive the order immediately, but asked: "There are two months before the autumn harvest, will it be better to go east after the autumn sacrifice?"
Jiang Yuyan had a completely different attitude towards the man named Jiang Wei, and when he heard his question, he didn't get angry, but said with a smile: "You don't understand, Li Rong and Jiang Xiang definitely don't dare to tell the clansmen the news of the decay of the ancestors' hearts, in order to regain the protection of the ancestors' souls, I'm afraid they are also preparing grain and grass and preparing to fight west." Over the years, after the autumn harvest, the army moved with new grain. However, this time I will go the opposite way, and I will definitely take him by surprise! In the past five years, I have collected 10 percent of the grain from the autumn harvest and stored it in the warehouse every year, just for this moment! The Li people are fighting the war, and I will send troops in advance to destroy his grain and grass before his autumn harvest, and see how he can resist it! In this Eastern Crusade, I will definitely subdue Jiuli Dongyi in one fell swoop, and I am the only one who is the emperor of the people!"
"Yes. Jiang Wei took the order, but asked again: "...... Shaodian Xuanyuan?"
Jiang Yu frowned, glanced at him, and said indifferently: "Don't worry, I'll talk about it when I clean up the east." ”
Jiang Wei closed his mouth and walked out.
"Wait. ”
Jiang Yu shouted, Jiang Wei didn't say a word, and walked back again.
Bowing his head and pacing and thinking for a moment, Jiang Yu said: "You sent your personal guards to the princes, and ordered the twelve princes to send 5,000 witches to help in the war, and prepare their own grain and grass! Remember, you must make it clear to them that I still have a season of autumn grain to store in the Yan Department." ”
"Yes. Jiang Wei took the order again, bowed and retreated.
Jiang Yu looked at his back, not knowing what he was thinking.
Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and pointed to a shrine maiden with a beautiful face, and hooked his hand. The witch smiled, rubbed herself, and threw herself into his arms.
I'll give you to that spy! I'll have a good time before I give it away.
Jiang Yu hugged the witch maiden and walked towards the back of the hall, the witch fire was swaying, as if it was darker than before.
......
Xuanyuan Hill, in the big tent, Ji Xuanyuan quietly listened to the words of returning to the middle of the country, thought for a moment, and said: "In this way, the so-called position of the human emperor is just a qualification to fight for his life in this catastrophe, as for whether my human race can survive, everything depends on this race battle?"
Long Tao pushed down his glasses, his eyes were a little evasive, and he nodded and said, "That's right." ”
Ji Xuanyuan stared at him for a long time, until he lowered his head, and then said, "I won't ask you where you learned this, I just ask you, are you still my Cangjie brother?"
Hearing this, the dragon's face turned red, and then he said: "Don't give up." ”
Nodding, Ji Xuanyuan shouted: "Li Mu." ”
"In!" Li Mu came in with the curtain, looking at him and Cangjie with some excitement.
Ji Xuanyuan raised his hand, paused, and then said, "Order, raise troops!"