However, when the giant boat landed in the square and everyone in the boat appeared one after another, everyone was stunned for a moment.
I saw these distinguished guests. The men wore white scarves on their heads and wore double-breasted blouses. The women wore short pleated skirts and collarless blouses. They were dressed exactly the same as the Xi people in the square!
The middle-aged man walking at the front, with a square and square face, calm and dignified, was the Emperor of Qin whom Yang Zhen had met in the secret treasury.
There were three people following him. The first man was tall and thin, with a face as sharp as a knife and an axe, and a pair of mustaches, which made him look heroic; the second man was a fat man with a round face, with a complexion as fair as a baby's, and a lovely smile on his face.
掎;The last person has a face like a crown jewel, his demeanor is elegant and handsome, and he looks more like a scholar.
These three people are the three princes who passed the test of the ancestral land, and will also be the three candidates to enter the ancestral land today.
At this time, several people had different expressions. The eldest prince frowned, not knowing what he was thinking; the second prince glanced at the crowd from time to time with his two small eyes, looking slightly uneasy; the third prince lowered his eyes, and his face was calm.
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Behind them, there were many men and women, and Qin Mingyue took the trouble to introduce them. For example, this was Master Yan, the Minister of Rites, that was Fan Moumou, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and this one was Zuo Zongzheng of the Zongren Mansion, etc.
, Yang Zhen and others listened with interest, taking the opportunity to meet many of the highest-level figures in the Qin State.
Half of these people are monks and mortals, and their cultivation levels range from foundation building to golden elixir. Basically, the higher the level of cultivation, the higher the official position. There is no such restriction for mortals, and there are various official positions.
At the end of the team, two young people appeared, which made Yang Zhen smile knowingly.
The handsome and handsome man among them was none other than Yan Shijun, who had led them into the secret vault a few days ago.
The other person was a pretty girl who was whispering to the man, looking quite intimate.
"That's the nineteenth child of our clan." Qin Mingyue said with a smile.
Yang Zhen suddenly realized it, looked at the girl again, and said with a smile, "Brother Yan is so lucky."
……
In front of the altar, the chief of the Heixi tribe, the high priest, the great elder and other members of the Heixi tribe stood in awe and waited.
When Emperor Qin came to the patriarch, the drums that had been ringing from the morning to this moment finally stopped after a heavy sound.
In an instant, Yang Zhen sensed the faint sound of waves crashing, which seemed to come from the mountains behind the Drum Tower.
He suddenly realized that Xi Ren must have judged that the ancestral land was about to open through this voice.
There were about five hundred people who got off the giant boat of the Qin State, and there were no less than 20,000 people in the square at this time. As the red clouds gradually receded and the moon rose, more and more people came from all directions.
Emperor Qin clasped hands with the clan leader, helped the old man sit down on a chair, and then chatted a few words with the high priest, elder, and others.
"Dongdongdong!"
The hammer fell again, this time, the sound was a little deeper, but the rhythm was a little faster.
In front of the altar, the fire lit up, lighting eleven arm-thick incense candles, and smoke slowly filled the surroundings.
Everyone in the square had already stopped playing the noisy Lusheng and singing and dancing. Under the command of a group of black-clothed witch cultivators, they were divided into several areas and stood in each area.
The high priest Ju Mu Qi Gou was wearing a black robe, holding a red flame in his mouth, holding a magic scarf in his left hand, and wielding a sword in his right hand. He chanted incomprehensible witchcraft incantations in his mouth, and walked around the altar, shaking his head and stamping his feet.
At a certain pace.
Under his leadership, dozens of shamans and cultivators wearing masks danced in the gaps between the crowd, shaking their scarves and bells, dancing and dancing. The atmosphere in the venue gradually became more and more exciting, with a bit of solemnity, a bit of solemnity, and a bit of hustle and bustle.
Very mysterious.
In the distant horizon, the last trace of white light disappeared, and darkness fell on the earth.
Countless torches burned brightly, illuminating the square like daylight.
The high priest drew his sword into the void, and the flame in his mouth went out. At the same time, the drums stopped again.
"...Xuangui first presents auspiciousness, the yin number is nine, the yang number is nine, the number is nine, nine and eighty-one, the number is connected to the Tao, and the Tao is in harmony with the Supreme..."
"...the two red and phoenixes are auspicious. The male calls six times, the female calls six times, and the sound is heard in the sky. It is born in the Qin Dynasty..."
Ju Mu Qi Gou muttered something, and a pair of eight-foot-wide Yuangui appeared out of thin air above the altar. They were immediately beheaded by Emperor Qin with his sword, and their blood was splashed on the mound.
Immediately, someone stepped forward and hollowed out the internal organs of the Yuan Turtle. The shell was placed in front of the incense candle. The internal organs turned into countless debris and were sprinkled on the clan members present.
It was not just the Yuan Turtle that was slaughtered, but also a pair of red-bellied eagles, a pair of white tigers, and two white snakes several feet long. They were all third-level monsters, but they had all been knocked unconscious before they appeared and lost the ability to struggle.<
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There is no doubt that these rare sacrifices were provided by Qin.
After the latter pairs of monsters were slaughtered, their wings, tiger heads, and snake skins were taken for sacrifice, and the remaining flesh and blood were also sprinkled on the square.
Tens of thousands of Ximin opened their arms and smiled happily to hug and suck these drops of blood that represented the protection of their ancestors.
The atmosphere in the venue reached ** at this moment.
"Dongdongdong!" The drum sounded again.
The mound of earth in the center of the altar gradually swelled upward amid the sound of drums, and the surrounding earth mounds rolled down. Soon, a huge black stone statue was revealed.
The stone statue is three feet high and is completely black, as if it were carved from a piece of natural obsidian. In the center is the head of a young woman, with a dignified manner and very beautiful appearance. She looks somewhat similar to Qin Mingyue.
The head portrait is looming in the smoke, making it even more mysterious.
"That's Madam Gouxie, my ancestor of Great Qin." Qin Mingyue's introduction confirmed Yang Zhen's guess.
"Do the Xi people know that this is the ancestor of Qin?" Yang Zhen asked curiously.
"Except for the clan leader and the high priest, other clan members only know that this is Xi Ren's old grandmother, and they don't know her other identity," Qin Mingyue said. At this time, her face became more solemn. "Not only Xi Ren, I, the Qin Family
Except for the inheritors of the blood jade, no one else in the royal family knows."
Her words were quickly confirmed. As the avatar appeared, all the mockers knelt down in the direction of the altar with extremely pious expressions.
In front of the altar, Emperor Qin knelt down respectfully. However, only a few of the entourage beside him knelt down. Most of them looked at each other in confusion and were at a loss.
How can the Qin royal family kneel before the statues of alien gods?
As expected, they did not understand the identity of the stone statue.
"Kneel down!" Emperor Qin shouted in a low voice.
This time, everyone no longer hesitated, and under the leadership of the three princes, they knelt down and knelt together.
"So, Mrs. Gouxie is actually the Xi Ren?" Yang Zhen suddenly realized, "It was not by chance that she came to Hengji Mountain, but she returned to her hometown in loneliness and helplessness. Therefore, the Qin royal family and the Xi family are actually
From the same clan!"
"That's right," Qin Mingyue nodded, "I, the Qin Dynasty, have always implemented the policy of restraining the Xi people, which is to order them to protect their ancestral land and worship their ancestors."
"With Emperor Qin kneeling like this, and the fact that he is dressed in the Xi clan's attire, some of the more clever ministers may have figured it out, right?" Yang Zhen said doubtfully, "It's just that his behavior is against your ancestors."
Is that your true intention?"
"It is true," Qin Mingyue sighed, "It is well known throughout the world that our ancestors did not want their ancestral land. If I am right, your majesty has no choice but to do so. Because Qin Zhaowu, Qin Zhaohuan, and I, the eldest princess, successively refused to accept the ancestral land.
Missing, the voices from the DPRK and China demanding that troops be sent to attack Hengji Mountain must have become so powerful that it is difficult to contain them."
……
In the square, tens of thousands of Xi people were humming in unison, but when Yang Zhenru listened to the shaman language, she could only feel the buzzing and noise.
Hundreds of witch cultivators walked along different paths and sang in the field, with a strange rhythm in their voices.
Yang Zhen's consciousness stayed there for a long time, feeling vaguely familiar.
He felt a kind of power, which was the power released after the witch talisman he had come into contact with was ignited.
What surprised him even more was that these forces gradually accumulated and converged towards the stone statue.
In the darkness, the stone statue seems to be wrapped in a layer of fluorescent light, emitting a dull light.
For a moment, he even thought the stone statue came to life.
"What kind of power is this?" Yang Zhen thought thoughtfully.
……
An hour later, the sound of the drum gradually became lower and lower, and the stone statue slowly descended and disappeared into the mound again.
The fallen stones returned to the distance, and the altar returned to its original state.
Ju Mu Qi Gou's face was gloomy. This continuous practice for more than an hour made him feel as if he was seriously ill.
He coughed lightly and was about to speak, but saw Emperor Qin reaching out to block him.
A sarcophagus appeared in the open space ahead.
"What is this?" the high priest asked in surprise.
"This is what the ancestor ordered us to find. You choose a few disciples to carry this thing to the mountain. It cannot be carried as a storage weapon."
Ju Mu Qi Gou did not dare to neglect, and immediately selected eight wizards with profound cultivation, ordered them to stuff wooden sticks underneath, tie ropes, then each took a corner, lifted the sarcophagus like a sedan with eight lifts, and headed towards the Drum Tower.
Go in the direction.
The lights in the Drum Tower were bright, and after the eight people walked in, their figures quickly disappeared.
Emperor Qin withdrew his gaze and said to the eldest prince and the other three people, "Come in now!"
The three of them suddenly looked happy. Especially the second prince, who let out a long sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, what about you?" the eldest prince asked softly.
According to previous practice, Emperor Qin, who has obtained the blood jade, will lead them into the ancestral land and take them through the following procedures.
"You go in first and wait by the pool. You are not allowed to move around. Come back later." Emperor Qin waved his hand impatiently.
The eldest prince did not dare to say anything anymore, and he and the two princes bowed their hands to everyone, strode away amidst the sound of blessings, and disappeared at the entrance of the Drum Tower after a while.
Emperor Qin looked at their backs with gloomy eyes, frowned, and suddenly shouted loudly to the surroundings, "Mingyue, my intuition tells me that you must be here!"
"Come out! I have been waiting for you for a long time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a white light flashed on the cliff to the west, and a woman appeared.
It is Qin Mingyue.
pThis chapter was difficult to write, and I felt average after finishing it. I will try to make a bigger chapter tomorrow and enter the final plot.