In the past three days, whether it is Qin Shaoyou and his group, Lu Bing, Xu Jianzheng and others, or eldest sister Qin Buruo and the monks and officials in Wuzhao Mountain, they have all used their own channels and methods to
, investigate what Emperor Jianwu’s backhand was.
But everyone searched and searched, but there were no clues.
After something happened in the royal mausoleum, Emperor Jianwu became more cautious and suspicious, making everyone conduct more careful investigations.
These have affected the progress and harvest of the investigation.
With the arrival of the full moon day, everyone became highly nervous and alert.
Lu Bing stayed in his house, pretending to be cultivating his mind and cultivating his sentiments, but these were all for the secret spies to see.
His spirit has been on high alert since last night.
Even the words "quiet" he wrote at this moment had no meaning of tranquility at all. Instead, the strokes were like swords, full of murderous intent.
Take out a piece at random, and the word "quiet" on the paper can be used as a hidden weapon.
That is to say, the spies monitoring Lu Bing did not dare to get too close, otherwise they would have to figure out the problem from these words.
Inside the Qin Tian Prison, Xu Jian was sitting on the stargazing platform as usual.
But his heart was not as peaceful as before. It seemed that his eyes were slightly squinted, but the gaze projected from the slits of his eyes was as sharp as a knife.
However, the editor Wei Bao sent to Qintian Prison to 'help' did not notice these subtle situations.
In Tianning Temple and Wuzhao Mountain, Qin Buruo, Master Zhang, Master Suquan, Qin Lin, Yang Zhen and others were all looking up at the sky either secretly or directly.
Although it was still daytime and the moon had not yet appeared, everyone felt as if they had heard some strange murmurs.
It's the voice of those crazy gods in the blood moon.
They are using weird nonsense to influence and seduce the world.
In the Ministry of Etiquette, Li Erlang and Cai Guizhong were learning the etiquette that needs to be followed when presenting a prisoner as a gift. Qin Shaoyou, Zhu Xiucai and others were watching.
Their attention seemed to be on learning etiquette, and there was nothing unusual about it.
But in fact, what they really paid attention to was the blood moon whose light was obscured by the sun.
Although it is daytime at the moment, it does not mean that the blood moon does not exist. It is just obscured and suppressed by the light of the sun.
In addition, Qin Shaoyou and the others were still paying close attention to what was going on in the palace.
Once an abnormality occurs, response will be taken immediately.
However, the day passed quickly and nothing unusual happened.
However, the number of soldiers patrolling the streets has become more frequent, and there are also more spies following in the dark.
Zhu Xiucai relied on his extraordinary disguise skills and social skills to somehow get some information from the patrolling soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division.
After returning, Zhu Xiucai informed Qin Shaoyou of the news he had learned.
"These people received an urgent order from the palace last night, asking them to strengthen their patrols and alerts today and not to relax at all. Those spies probably also received the same order."
"Something's wrong."
After Qin Shaoyou thought for a moment, he frowned slightly.
"By doing this, Emperor Jianwu is not directly telling others that he will take action today? With his suspicious and cunning style, the more action he takes, the more low-key and secretive the various arrangements should be."
Zhu Xiucai had a different view: "I think there is nothing surprising about Emperor Jianwu's arrangement.
First of all, today is not only a full moon night, but also the fullest day of the blood moon in recent months.
If Emperor Jianwu, that foolish emperor, wanted to sacrifice to the mad god in the Blood Moon, he would definitely do it today. Otherwise, if he missed it, he would have to wait for several more months, and he might not be able to afford it.
This foolish king must know that we have this situation under control, so there is no point in keeping a low profile or being secretive. It is better to keep a high profile and be alert, maybe he can scare and catch those who want to do harm to him.
In addition, Hunjun's good deeds were destroyed one after another in the past. With his cunning and suspicious character, it is possible that he would make these changes to confuse his enemies.
My lord, aren't you just confused by his changes now? In my opinion, this is the effect he wants. He keeps you guessing, but in the end you miss the opportunity."
Zhu Xiucai's analysis made some sense, but Qin Shaoyou's intuition still believed that things were not that simple.
No matter whether there is a conspiracy or not, it is always safe to be cautious.
The sky gradually darkened, and the capital turned from noisy to quiet.
When the last ray of sunlight disappears from the sky, darkness returns, covering the entire world.
The blood-colored moon hanging in the night sky is rounder and brighter than ever before.
Everyone in the capital seemed to know that the moon tonight was the roundest and brightest in the past half year. They returned to their homes early, closed the doors and windows tightly, and blocked the gaps, for fear that the moonlight would shine into the house.
Even those brothels and sand dance halls that do not play foreign games on weekday nights also close their doors early on this day to thank customers.
Although the famous brothels and sand dance halls in the capital all invited experts to help design and install protective magic circles, on this full moon night, no one dared to take it lightly even if there were protective magic circles.
Soon, in the huge capital city, only patrolling soldiers and spies were left taking risks outside.
In addition to the corresponding talismans affixed to the bodies of these patrolling soldiers and spies, their ears were also plugged with talisman paper to avoid being affected by the ravings of the mad god in the blood moon.
And when they were patrolling, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the situation in the night sky.
And before dark, they were warned repeatedly that no matter what they heard, they could not raise their heads to look at the blood moon, otherwise their lives would be in danger.
With the appearance of the round blood moon, a powerful sense of oppression enveloped the entire world.
Ordinary people have no particular perception or reaction to this sense of oppression. They just feel dizzy and aching in the head, and they chant sutras and chant Buddhas one after another, hoping to slow down the impact.
The feelings of practitioners are much more concrete.
Zhu Xiucai, Cui Yougui and others felt as if they were carrying a huge mountain on their backs at this moment. Not only were they out of breath, but the blood, energy, spiritual energy, etc. in their bodies were also not functioning smoothly.
The ravings of the mad god in the blood moon also became louder and shriller at this time, as if they were singing loudly. Everyone could even see black shadows in the round blood moon.
Shake.
That's the crazy god dancing.
Every full moon night is an opportunity for their power to break out of the prison of the moon and spread to the human world.
It is also an opportunity for them to look for prey and create killings.
The higher the cultivation level and the lower the mental resistance, the clearer the strange singing sounds that people hear, and the easier it is to be affected and go crazy. They become the prey of the Blood Moon Mad God, causing disasters in the world and offering them blood.
Food and soul.
After Qin Shaoyou traveled through time and came to this world, he encountered the full moon many times.
But the full moon before was either not as round as it is now, or his cultivation level was relatively low at that time, so the impact was not great. At most, he had a headache for one night and vomited for two or three days afterwards.
Seeing that the people around him were affected by the mad god in the blood moon and showed painful expressions, Qin Shaoyou immediately ordered them not to look at the blood moon again, to calm down, especially to suppress the desires in their hearts, so that they would not
Controlled by the mad god in the blood moon.
At the same time, he also used the magical power to protect all things and help everyone resist the influence of the mad god.
As for Qin Shaoyou himself, he was not greatly affected by the blood moon.
He was not even willing to let go of such good ingredients, so he activated [Swallowing the Moon] and absorbed the purest and most powerful blood moon power in the round moon.
In the blink of an eye, it was midnight.
A beam of blood-colored moonlight, like a beam of light, suddenly fell from the round blood moon and covered a temple in the west of the city...