In spring, summer, autumn and winter, Gu Yu, Zhongyuan, women carry chickens by the river, kill chickens and sprinkle blood, hang chicken skins, wait for the chicken to be cooked, the chief priest gives a sacrificial speech, praying for rain to remove drought, everyone eats chicken together, in order to be full of rain, or holding buckets or basins to splash water on each other to ask for rain, or sacrificing fresh young people, moving girls, and even newborn babies to calm the wrath of water ghosts, to keep one side peaceful.

The Pure Moon Pool is the final destination of these lives, and life washes away the past and present lives in the sound of the piano at the bottom of the pool, and then carefrees until eternal life.

Not everyone has ever seen people on land underwater, and children of Xiaoyu's age don't know that the strange beasts in the Pure Moon Pool were originally creatures on land. Moreover, although the people on land look similar to those under the water, the scales and tail fins on their bodies are clearly indistinguishable. When they come to the surface on a full moon night to exchange their breath, there are always humans who are disturbed by fear. Shipwrecks and river disasters are not uncommon. Yu Zhe ordered that he should not approach shallow water, but even so, the boatman who was still drifting away could never return to the village.

It's all just because of fear, because the alien must not have a good obsession.

If the sacrificial creature still has a breath left when it arrives at the Pure Moon Pool, the Pure Moon Qin will tie it to the two mulberry trees by the pool, and the next full moon night will be reborn. The mulberry tree was originally the treasure of Zexumen's reproduction, and at this moment it emitted a deep orange light with the sound of the piano.

Yuan Cicada held the moon qin, but did not play. I saw that he closed his eyes as if he was listening.

"Master Yuan, is this?" Luo Yan asked Yu Shenghan softly.

"I don't know, he suddenly appeared there, still holding this calming beast Yueqin in his hand, something must have happened, or-"

"Or whatever, you say. ”

"Or something is going to happen. After Yu Shenghan finished speaking, he also closed his eyes and held his breath.

None of the twenty or so people gathered around the pool made a sound. Half a pillar of incense passed, and the cicada still didn't move, and didn't even open its eyes.

The surface of the Pure Moon Pool resembles a cracked texture, and the mulberry trees hiss. The crowd had never seen what they saw, and they were amazed.

"The mulberry tree wails. Sang Xue Tong jumped up and stood on the side of the cicada. "Master Yuan, is Jingyueqin good?"

"Jingyueqin is surrounded by a giant beast with a purple back and nine claws. "With its eyes closed, the cicada seems to be able to see every grass and tree underwater.

"How many strange beasts are there?" asked Sang Xue Tong again.

"The thousand-year-old sacrifice, the lives of all people, are all here, the joy is not heard, the sorrow is not seen, how many do you say?" After that, the yuan cicada opened its eyes, and its pupils were dark red, like an orchid ash lamp. ”

"Master Yuan Cicada. Yusheng Han also opened his eyes and swam towards the pool with red eyes.

"No one is allowed to come. Yuan Cicada shouted, and Sang Xutong had retreated to the edge of the pool, and several phoenix tail grasses flew out on both sides of his body, blocking everyone behind him.

"Defend the city. Yu Zhe called Jing Shoucheng to his side and whispered softly, even Meng Zhanyu, the city lord of Wensha on the side, couldn't hear half a word.

"Jingyueqin is still underwater, what is it in the hand of Master Yuan Cicada?" Xie Lin asked.

"I'm afraid it's the shadow of the piano. Hail replied.

"A treasure like the Jingyue Qin can also be made by Master Yuan?" Xie Lin couldn't believe this, although Master Yuan Cicada could make all kinds of musical instruments, but what was the use of such a divine object even if it imitated the appearance?"

"I don't know what Master Yuan noticed, but seeing that Zizhu's strange beast's temperament suddenly changed drastically, maybe something happened to the strange beast in this pool, maybe-" Hail Hamaa looked at Hail Cheng, who just stared at Yuan Cicada without saying a word.

The strange beast tamed by Zizhu was completely uncontrollable at this time, roaring again and again, constantly hitting the wall formed by the phoenix's tail, knowing that it was useless but refusing to stop.

Yu Sheng Han only felt sad from his heart, and couldn't help shouting, "Master Sangmen, hurry up and tie it up, it will kill itself like this." ”

"Little girl, what do you know, when all the strange beasts in this pool come out, don't say that my phoenix tail lock, even the Tianbei Array of the Jade Zhe City Lord can't trap them.

"The Tianbei Array can't be trapped?" Of course Meng Zhanyu knew the power of the Tianbei Array, the Tianbei Array could not only make the fish turn back, but also make the water stagnate, if even the Tianbei Array couldn't be trapped, something terrible must have happened to the Jingyue Pool.

"This matter is closely related to my Zexumen, everyone knows that my Zexumen relies on life on land to survive, this pure moon pool is the place where the mulberry tree is guarded, and now the pool is changing, the giant beast has lost its nature, and Zexumen will definitely investigate this matter to the end. Sang Xutong said that, jumped into the pool, and the pool water swallowed it instantly.

"This Sangmen master jumped so fast, didn't you even hear what I said?" Yuan Chan said self-deprecatingly.

Zi Zhu saw that the alien beast was about to break through the phoenix tail lock, and jumped on the back and neck of the alien beast, and the purple bamboo pipe was already in his hand, so that the fangs of the alien beast could not hurt him by half a point, which was indeed a superior beast control technique.

"Don't hurt it. Jing Suyang saw that the disciple Guan had been raised above his head, and he had no intention of playing, he was shocked and shouted, "Don't hurt its life." ”

Zizhu is focused on subduing the alien beast, how can he hear the voice of others, Jing Suyang's shouting did not stop, his hand rose and fell, and the purple bamboo pipe was inserted into the head of the alien beast impartially, and his eyes were in the middle.

"Nonsense. Jing Suyang clenched his fists in anger, and he couldn't wait to rush forward to reprimand his disciple.

"Master Jing, don't be angry, now is not the time to teach apprentices, Zizhu is decisive by nature, this is indeed the best moment to attack, and he did use the best method, if you want to think about it more, I am afraid that you will be injured by the beast, this is not what you and I want to see." Jing Suyang's words sounded a little reasonable, but when he saw that Zi Zhu's hand was so vicious, he couldn't help but be a little surprised in his heart, and when he thought of the name he wrote in the shell, he felt ashamed for a while.

"I can't argue with the situation in the pool, I don't know what the Lord of Sangmen said to me before entering the water, can I ask Master Jing to tell the mercy pool, what did he just say?"

"I didn't say anything, but it's just something that you and I know, the Zexumen Gate is full of life sacrificed on land, if there is a problem with the Pure Moon Pool, they are naturally nervous, and they are not afraid of breaking it. ”

"I see. ”

"Now that old guy has jumped in, I don't know if I can get out. ”

"What?" "Yelianchi understands that Zexumen knows the nature of the water very well, and can not surface for two months to exchange interest, and all the plants and trees under the water are under the orders of Zexumen. What's more, this Pure Moon Pool is a place that they have guarded for generations. Why can't I say it.

After Sang Xutong jumped into the Jingyue Pool, the surface of the pool calmed down for a while, and the previous fog seemed to have weakened a lot, but the Yuan Cicada still didn't dare to relax, the Phoenix Tail Lock flickered on the edge of the pool, and everyone was blocked out and couldn't get close to the pool water, except for Zi Zhushang behind the Yuan Cicada, no one could do anything at this moment.

Meng Zhanyu saw that Yuzhe had no intention of going in, so he simply sat down. "City Lord, when do you think this Sangmen Lord will come out?"

Yu Zhe didn't answer, as if he hadn't heard. Meng Zhanyu asked again, "I have never seen the bottom of the Jingyue Pond before, I wonder if the city lord can tell me what is at the bottom of the pool and where it leads? ”

"The situation at the bottom of the pool, there is no difference between what you know and what I know, it doesn't hurt if City Lord Meng wants me to explain it here, it's just-" Yu Zhe wanted to speak and stopped.

"It's just what, when did the Jade City Lord start to speak like this? Could it be that there is something unspeakable, it is not easy to explain it in public here?" As soon as Meng Zhanyu's voice fell, Mrs. Meng immediately echoed, "Could it be that the city lord still has any secrets to hide from the clans?"

These words clearly wanted to provoke the other party, but Yu Zhe didn't take it to heart, the city lord of Wensha has always been short-tempered, and in his heart it was just his character, and he never doubted whether there was anything else in his mind, since he married the sisters of the Ye family, he was even stronger and mighty. Jieyu Fan made the couple together, which is really suitable. Thinking of this, Yu Zhe smiled slightly, and said slowly, "Naturally, there is nothing unspeakable, there is not even a city wall in the city, how can there be any secrets, but the city lord Meng is half right, the situation in the pool is really worrying, but unfortunately if we want to break in now, we must first break the phoenix tail lock, the color of the phoenix tail lock is still blue, it can be seen that the mulberry gate master is not in danger under the pool for the time being, we are temporarily waiting to see the changes, but we also have to be prepared, if the cicada can't control it, it can only break the protection of the phoenix tail lock." ”

"How can this phoenix tail lock stop you and me, I'm afraid that the situation will be difficult to control if I go in late. Meng Zhanyu's eyes were sharp, staring straight at the phoenix tail lock, at this time, if Yu Zhe let go, he would definitely open the chain immediately, completely ignoring the strong breaking formation and hurting the Sang Xue Tong under the pool.

"You're really not coming in. Yuan Chan had already lost a lot of skill, but he didn't forget to smile easily, and went out to say, "Anyway, a few little apprentices came in to accompany the master to practice, and you city lords didn't come in, so it was an eye-opener to let the disciples come in and see Master Yuan Chan's piano and shadow skills." ”

"Save some effort and laugh, what's the situation in the pool?" Although Jing Suyang didn't take Yuan Cicada and Ye Lianchi in his eyes on weekdays, but at this moment, seeing Yuan Cicada trapped in the pool, his voice became more and more dim, and he was also worried.

"Lord Sangmen is not a reckless person on weekdays, why did he lose his patience so much today and jump in. Ye Lianchi was suspicious, and walked to Yu Zhe's side and asked.

"It's not easy for people under the water to survive, not to mention that Zexumen can't reproduce on their own, so naturally they attach great importance to these lives, if something happens to the Jingyue Pool, Zexumen is afraid that there will be no one in the future. ”

"Today is the night of the full moon, everyone's skill is the weakest time, Yuan Cicada has not plucked a string so far, I am afraid that it is more than enough to do it, so it is not a way to wait, and you have to plan early. ”

"Master Ye has an idea?" Yu Zhe asked modestly.

"I can't talk about ideas, it's just that Yuan Chan just said to let the little disciples in, I think it may be a feasible way, at this moment, only Zizhu is one person, if two more disciples go in to protect the Yuan Chan, maybe he can pluck the strings and calm down the strange beasts in the pool. ”

"But after all, this is just a shadow of the qin, and it may not be able to reach half of the divine power of the Jingyue Qin. Yu Zhe looked worried, he didn't think that Ye Lianchi's proposal was undesirable, nor did he have no confidence in the Yuan Cicada, but he knew that the Pure Moon Qin was an ancient divine object, and it was not the Yuan Cicada that could be captured when his power was greatly reduced today.

"It's time to give it a try, and it's just a good time to test the level of the disciples, the second competition is to chant and retreat from the enemy, if anyone can perform in this incident, we can be regarded as having completed the mission of the Shengping Banquet." ”

"Master Night is thoughtful. Later, I asked the city lord of Wensha to open a phoenix tail lock and let the disciples in. ”

"Zizhu, what are you still standing there doing, help me protect the Fa, do you want to see the master's jokes?" Yuan Chan shouted at Zizhu.

"Yes, master. Zizhu immediately picked up the purple bamboo pipe when he heard the sound, and the sound of the pipe was long, like the mighty river, and the rows of light boats were rowed. It is as comfortable and smooth as the autumn water of the Ping Lake.

"Master Night taught well. Yuan Cicada encouraged, but the figure fell down half an inch, although the landing was small, the people outside the lock were not ordinary people, and everyone could see it.

"City Lord Meng, thank you—"

Before Yu Zhe finished speaking, Meng Zhanyu already understood what he meant. The hand that has been clenched in his hand is easily opened, and he whispers a few words in the ear of the owner of the jade hand considerately, and then instantly gathers his whole body, his voice rises, and the war horse under him roars, and his breath is like a bamboo.

"Lord Meng, don't work to mobilize the crowd, what kind of war horses do you want, your "Drum Horn Horizontal Blowing Song" only needs to chant a few times, and you can't make an exit for the phoenix tail lock!"

"Zizhu, hold on. Zezhu, Hanjia, Hailbin, you go in first. Night Mercy Pool ordered.

"Yes, master. "Zezhu and Han Jia had long wanted to go in to help Yuan Chan, so they hurriedly agreed.

"Hail Cheng, Xiaoyu. ”

"Yes, master. ”

"The two of you are guarding under the North Mulberry Tree, and don't let any foreign objects approach the Mulberry Tree. ”

"Yes, master. ”

"Xie Lin, Luo Yan, you two are under the Nansang Falling Tree, and no foreign object can touch the Mulberry Falling Tree. ”

"Yes, master. The disciples agreed in unison.

"City Lord, do you have any other orders?" After arranging the formation, Ye Lianchi respectfully reported to Yu Zhe, who nodded in agreement.

"The moon is full tonight, everyone's skills are insufficient, don't attack the heart, everything is to retreat first, and you must protect the Sangmen master. ”

"Yes, City Lord. ”

"City Lord Meng, isn't it good for you to save some effort? On this full moon night, we should have had a good time drinking, singing and dancing, and gossiping, but who knew that such a thing would happen, let's quickly clean up and drink a few more glasses." ”

Jelubo's glass was still in his hand, and he was still in a good mood.

The cicada fell a few inches down, seeing that the scale tail had been stained with the pond water, and his hands were still holding the shadow of the qin, and he didn't know how long he could hold on.