Chapter Ninety-Nine: Initiation
Zhao Pan lay in the corner of Yaochi and vomited vigorously, his eyes turned black and his mind dizzy, and then he fell asleep unconsciously.
"Get up, dead fat man, why did you turn off the fire at the critical moment?" Zhang Dongjie kicked him. Zhao Pan opened his eyes in a daze and said, "Eh, why did I sleep?"
"How do I know how to pinch such a cool place, you actually went to sleep, and vomited on the ground, and several beautiful women cleaned it for a while. Alas, I'll tell you, it's so cool here, it's a pity that I didn't see Zhiyou, if she was there, I wouldn't want to look at other women. Zhang Dongjie looked very satisfied.
"Here, drink a bowl, replenish your body, don't turn off the fire next time." Zhang Dongjie said, handing over a bowl of soup.
Zhao Pan saw that it was that kind of bone bowl again, and said with disgust: "Forget it, don't cook some kind of visceral human brain, I really don't have an appetite." It's still Zhiyou, people can pinch you to death with their fingers. ”
"What kind of visceral human brain, it's so disgusting, I said that you kid has something wrong with any tendons? If you don't drink it, forget it, I'll drink it." Anyway, you haven't been cool, I don't need it!" After speaking, Zhang Dongjie drank it in one gulp, with a super cool expression on his face, and shouted: "Ah, cool! ”
Zhao Pan whispered, "Let's go, I want to go back and rest." ”
"Hey, you really don't want to play anymore? I wanted to wait until you're done with you. Okay, go back, go back. Here, this is your token, you can come to chic at any time in the future. Zhang Dongjie said, stuffed Zhao Pan with a token issued by the sect leader, and then pulled him up and walked out together.
Out of the door of Yaochi, Zhao Pan said: "There is no need to ask the little eunuch to lead the way, I still remember the road, and I want to be quiet." Zhang Dongjie said, "Okay!" One arm was on his shoulder, and they walked side by side.
"With that knife, you've changed. Zhao Pan suddenly said thoughtlessly.
"What kind of knife, what has changed?" Zhang Dongjie said strangely.
"The knife of execution. Zhao Pan said.
Zhang Dongjie patted Zhao Pan's head angrily and said, "If you don't cut that knife, it will cut our necks, you know? ”
Zhao Pan whispered, "Ajie, that's not what I'm talking about. After you cut it down, the whole person seems to have changed, and I'm really a little scared. ”
"Damn, after cutting it down, of course I'm excited, finally the task is completed, and I finally don't have to worry about it anymore. Hahaha, are you afraid that I will cut you off? Why have you become so cowardly?" Zhang Dongjie patted Zhao Pan's head again and said with a smile.
Zhao Pan looked at Zhang Dongjie, sighed and said, "You cut off someone else's head, and you are still excited?"
"Of course, it's like a pass, I was very scared, I felt that I couldn't rush through it no matter what, but I rushed through it, and there was nothing to be afraid of. Zhang Dongjie said proudly. Zhao Pan listened, shook his head and stopped talking. Zhao Pan sighed, he thought that the beheading must have been deliberately arranged by the sect leader, Zhang Dongjie's temperament had begun to change after he cut it, he had actually been led away step by step by the sect leader, although he didn't cut it, he still had a conscience in his heart, but he still had no choice but to follow Zhang Dongjie step by step, he was very afraid of what he was going to face next.
After returning to the room, Zhao Pan's words were obviously a lot less, but Zhang Dongjie was still chattering, talking about nothing more than how to manage the fiefdom in the future and how to get ahead, and the other half was basically about how cool he was in Yaochi. Zhao Pan finally stayed up until the night, and finally fell asleep deeply.
In the early morning, it was Zhang Dongjie who woke him up, and after they got dressed, there was already a palace maid who brought water for washing and breakfast. As soon as they finished eating breakfast, they were taken by the eunuch to participate in the initiation ceremony. Zhao Pan and Zhang Dongjie didn't expect that the management in this palace was really high-grade, everything was arranged in an orderly manner, and things were arranged well. On the way to the initiation ceremony, Zhao Pan had a bitter face, but Zhang Dongjie was extremely excited, the hearts of these two brothers were really getting farther and farther.
Anyway, whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is still necessary to come, Zhao Pan finally followed the eunuch to the place where the initiation ceremony was held. A large altar was set up here, and the sect leader sat high on the throne at the back, flanked by a large number of sect members, judging from the gorgeous attire, they should all be high-ranking people.
The eunuch led Zhang Dongjie and Zhao Pan to the middle of the altar, and a man wearing cyan silk walked over, his clothes were bordered by golden silk, and he seemed to have a high status. According to ancient customs, except for the emperor, very few people in the court could wear yellow clothes, even those with yellow borders. This man has a long face, long ears, triangular eyes, and two eyeballs that seem to glow. When he came over, a little eunuch brought a basin of water, and in the basin there were a few willow branches with leaves.
"Please take off your hats. The little eunuch said.
Zhang Dongjie and Zhao Pan listened and obediently took off their hats. The man in front of him held a wicker stick, dipped it in a basin, recited a mantra in his mouth, and sprinkled the water from the wicker on their heads. Suddenly, the man spoke: "Follow me: I will be a five-bucket rice Taoist from today onwards." The body enters the Tao, the soul also enters the Tao, life and death are in Si, and death is resting until death. ”
After Zhang Dongjie and Zhao Pan finished reading sentence by sentence, the little eunuch on the side shouted: "Kneel down and bow to the sect leader!" They knelt down on their knees to the sect leader and bowed three times before getting up.
The little eunuch brought another tray, and there were two small black bowls on the tray, and the bowls were red liquid, fortunately this bowl was not made of skulls, otherwise Zhao Pan would have to vomit again, but the red liquid inside looked like blood, and Zhao Pan was still very uncomfortable when he saw it.
"Please drink. The little eunuch whispered. Zhang Dongjie listened, picked up the bowl and drank it all, looking at his expression, the taste should not be so bad. Zhao Pan had no choice, so he had to pick it up, close his eyes and take a sip, and suddenly felt a fishy, astringent and greasy taste in his mouth, and a little smelly, he had to endure it and not spit it out.
"Leave a seal!" the little eunuch shouted, and two more little eunuchs came carrying a stove, on which was placed an iron bar, one end of which was a wooden handle, and the other end was like a square thing like a seal. Do you want to use a soldering iron to burn the brand? Zhao Pan was immediately dumbfounded when he saw the red-baked square, and he was almost scared to pee on the spot. He found that Zhang Dongjie had a calm face, and when the person was burning the brand on his left shoulder, he actually gritted his teeth and didn't scream. Zhao Pan was even more scared when he saw it, what should I do, what should I do? What else can I do, cold salad!
Soon, Zhang Dongjie's brand was scalded, and there was a scorching smell of burning flesh, and the man put the soldering iron back in the stove to reheat it. Zhao Pan saw it, his little heart was fluttering, and he almost jumped out. After a while, the thing he was afraid of still came, he didn't dare to look at it, he quickly closed his eyes, and soon, there was a sharp pain in his left shoulder, "Ah~" He still couldn't help but cry out, sweating profusely in pain, causing a burst of laughter from the audience, and Zhang Dongjie couldn't help laughing.
After scalding Zhao Pan's brand, the man stood aside. At this time, Qiu Yuan's yin and yang strange voice next to the sect leader came: "Zhang Dongjie and Zhao Pan listen to the order, you two are already my five buckets of rice Dao people, from today onwards, outside the court, all the people in this sect are called brothers, they are blessed and enjoy the same hardships, and they must abide by the main purpose of the sect, do not violate the canons, and do not step into a quiet place." Remember?"
Zhang Dongjie gave Zhao Pan a look, knelt down, Zhao Pan also knelt down, and the two replied loudly: "Yes!"
Finally, this difficult initiation ceremony ended, and everyone withdrew. "Zhang Dongjie and Zhao Pan, please stay. It was Qiu Yuan's voice again. "What's going on again? won't you cut off your head again?" Zhao Pan thought worriedly.
The sect leader's deep voice came: "The two of you will go back to the fiefdom first to get acquainted, and then go back to the main hall in two days, and I have something to explain." The sect leader said to Qiu Yuan, "Prepare a chariot and horse retinue for the two of you." After Qiu Yuan answered, he walked over with a hunched waist and said to them with a smile: "Congratulations to the two lords, please go with the old slave." ”
Qiu Yuan led them to a place similar to a backyard, where there seemed to be a lot of sycophants and a lot of servants living in it. On the way, Zhang Dongjie asked, "Excuse me, what is the quiet place?"
Qiu Yuan didn't look back, and said as he walked: "Back to the lord, the quiet place is a ruined temple, not far from Xianzhou City. You can see it when you leave the city, so rest assured, there will be an entourage to inform you later. ”
Zhao Pan thought to himself: "Oh, there are still a lot of flowers in this place, what kind of existence is the forbidden place that the sect members can't go to?"