In Zhongzhou, in a house, two figures stood facing each other. One of the older middle-aged men spoke up www.biquge.info "Are you sure there will be an accident at the sacrificial ceremony?"

"Sure. Another young man replied blandly.

"How so?"

"Because several people who played important roles in this sacrifice ceremony were killed together two years ago. ”

"Oh, what do you mean ......?"

"Yan Kaiji, Wei Wenqian, Lu Xingxue, Xiang Qing. ”

Hearing what the young man said, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed with golden light, and he said with a smile: "You kid, I really didn't misunderstand you back then." ”

The young man replied with a smile: "I really misjudged you back then, I didn't expect you to be such a well-known person." ”

"Hehe, don't mention the old past, this time you can also resound in the martial arts. The middle-aged man laughed.

"The reputation of the rivers and lakes is not what I want, I just want to do my friend one last favor. The young man said calmly.

"What's the matter? Suddenly indifferent to fame and fortune? This is not like you. The middle-aged man asked with a suspicious look on his face.

"Didn't you choose to retire back then?" the young man looked at each other and smiled.

"Hahahaha, good, good, good, you and I are really similar, then let's work together and turn it upside down. The middle-aged man laughed loudly.

"Good. The two hands were clasped together, and their eyes were determined.

In three days, it will be the decent-year sacrifice ceremony. According to the usual practice, all civil and military officials will attend the ceremony, which is the first time that the emperor Xi and the Great participated as the Son of Heaven, so as early as when he ascended the throne, the imperial court spent a lot of money to build a new sacrificial platform, which shows its importance to this sacrificial ceremony.

In addition to the sacrificial platform, as early as half a year ago, the whole country began to prepare for the sacrifice, first of all, the imperial court entrusted the famous silver silk village of the rivers and lakes to carefully sew a set of special sacrificial costumes for each civil and military official, as the clothing of everyone on that day, including Xi and the Emperor.

Secondly, the most famous Longxianglou in Zhongzhou was ordered to be responsible for the food and drink during the entire ceremony, including the food for worshiping the heavens and ancestors, and it must also be carefully prepared. For the sake of safety, the Imperial City Guards had already moved into Longxiang Tower a hundred years ago, urging them to start preparations in advance.

In the end, since the sacrificial ceremonies of the past dynasties were presided over by the head of the Confucian Academy, even though the original head of the academy, Lu Xingxue, was unfortunately killed two years ago, in order to maintain the convention, it was decided that the new head of the academy, Zhou Liangping, would be the presiding officer this time. In order to prepare for this sacrificial ceremony, Zhou Liangping also began retreat half a year ago.

After this careful preparation in advance, everything was carried out in an orderly manner, and all the hand-sewn sacrificial dresses of the Silver Silk Village had arrived safely in Zhongzhou under the escort of the Tianwu Dart Bureau half a month ago, and after acceptance, all of them were now collected in the treasury, and will be distributed to all civil and military officials the day before the sacrificial ceremony.

The officials from all walks of life who are eligible to participate in the ceremony, except for some who need to stay in the local area due to the turmoil brought by the prison criminals, have also arrived in Zhongzhou one after another and are making final preparations.

The Fenghua Mountain Altar was completely closed a month ago, and several teams of Imperial City Guards patrolled and inspected it every day.

"This day is finally coming, hey, it's approaching, but I'm a little hesitant in my heart. In a mansion, two people sat facing each other and drank tea, and one of the elderly men sighed.

"For the sake of long-term planning, we can only sacrifice the small righteousness in front of us. The man in black sitting across from him smiled.

"You've already arranged a way to deal with those dragon royal scouts?" the old man asked with a grim face.

"Rest assured, everything is in order. The man in black said coldly.

"Well, the matter has come to this point, there is no turning back, and if you don't succeed, you will become a benevolent. The old man drank the tea in his cup in one gulp, his eyes firm.

In Tianzhao Academy, Jing Xinyao and Li Muyan spent a good night together that day, and before dawn, Li Muyan left in a hurry. After that, the two of them were a little embarrassed to see each other, and they didn't talk about anything as usual.

The scene of that night often haunts Jing Xinyao's heart, lingering, every time she thinks of it, a happy smile will appear on her face, but when she thinks of the scene when she meets Li Muyan, the other party deliberately avoids herself, but her heart is full of melancholy.

In desperation, he could only swing his sword and practice martial arts to distract his attention.

After some training, the three brothers and sisters Xia Qingcang and Sikong have deepened their relationship with each other a lot, and they often meet together to learn martial arts and prepare for the sacrificial ceremony three days later.

But to everyone's surprise, Shangguan Longhan came to announce the ban again, during the sacrificial ceremony, all the academy students were still not allowed to leave the academy for half a step, and he would lead Zhuang Siqi and Li Muyan to the Fenghua Mountain sacrificial platform to assist Prince Zhou to do a good job of security.

The other students were not surprised to hear the news, but Xia Qingcang, Jing Xinyao and Sikong brothers and sisters were unhappy, they all hoped to contribute more to Tianzhao Academy from beginning to end, they felt that the current Longyu Pavilion was understaffed, and this time they could have the opportunity to participate in such a major action, but Shangguan Longhan's words were like a big basin of cold water, extinguishing the flames in everyone's hearts.

What is the purpose of practicing stunts for many years, isn't it just to protect the family and defend the country?

The night before the ceremony, the four gathered together to clarify their intentions.

"In any case, I will go to Fenghua Mountain tomorrow, and even if I am expelled from the academy for violating the rules in the end, I have no regrets. Xia Qingcang was the first to express his attitude.

"My brother and sister are of the same opinion, since we know that something big will happen tomorrow, we must not sit idly by. I'm sure our dead father would never have consented to us doing this. Sikong Yehua should be harmonious.

"Let's go together! Even if we are expelled from the academy, we must be together! Do you remember that day five years ago? We also crossed this mountain gate together. Jing Xinyao looked a little excited and looked at everyone.

"Hey, the six of us went up the mountain together, and now there are only four of us left, we must carry out the original belief to the end! I believe that Xue'er will bless us in the sky!" Xia Qingcang looked up at the starry sky with a lot of emotion.

"I'm sure Hexuan would have been the first to make such a decision if he was here. At this time, Jing Xinyao's heart unconsciously appeared Qin Hexuan's figure again, that person should be you that day, why don't you want to recognize me? Where are you now? Are you accompanied by others? Gradually, Qin Hexuan's figure was replaced by another handsome young man, the man who gave everything for him.

Jing Xinyao's eyes fluctuated, and she made up her mind to go to him tonight to ask for an understanding.

"Let's go back to the house and rest early, and when Lord Shangguan and them leave tomorrow morning, we will also set off immediately." Sikong Yehua suggested.

So the four of them scattered and departed.

Jing Xinyao didn't go back to the house, and walked straight towards Li Muyan's residence.

He hadn't taken a few steps when he saw a person hurrying towards him, and the bright moonlight shone on his handsome face, which looked particularly handsome.

"Mu Yan!"

"Xin Yao!"

The two shouted in unison.

It was the first time the two had spoken since that night.

But then there was a silence.

"Mu Yan, are you here to find me?" Finally, Jing Xinyao mustered up her courage and asked.

"Yes, I ......" Li Muyan wanted to speak and stopped.

"That night, it was me who was bad. Li Muyan gritted his teeth and spit out the words in his heart.

"No, I volunteered. Jing Xinyao replied lightly.

"Hey, I'm not worth it. Li Muyan sighed.

"I said, I volunteered. Jing Xinyao said firmly.

The two were silent for a while, only to see Li Muyan raise his hand and want to hold Jing Xinyao's hand, but after lifting it halfway, he slowly put it down, and said, "I'm sorry!" and turned around and left in a hurry. Only Jing Xinyao was left standing in place, watching the figure of her lover in her heart gradually drift away.