I saw all kinds of meat hanging neatly in rows in the mid-air in the main hall.
His first reaction was that it was bacon, but the shape didn't look right. When he took a closer look, he found that it was a human body!
These people had their internal organs eviscerated, cut in half and hung on hooks hanging from the ceiling, just like the pigs and sheep hanging on the slaughtering assembly line today.
Pei Mianman couldn't help but sigh: "How could there be such a cruel punishment in the world?"
Zu An also felt both physical and psychological discomfort. Although he had seen so many sacrificial pits before, they had all turned into withered bones and the visual impact was not so great.
The corpses in front of me were only dried, not bones, and their shapes were no different from the animals we had seen before.
Although I have always known that humans are used as animals, I thought it was just a metaphor. I did not expect that this is really using people as animals.
"This is not a punishment, but a way of sacrifice, called Mao sacrifice." At this time, General Ya Chang replied, seeming to answer Pei Mianman's question and ask him to be more patient.
"Mao sacrifice?" Zu An then thought about it, these corpses were cut into two halves and stretched open, don't they just look like the character Mao?
General Yachang continued: "We offer sacrifices to heaven, and the most solemn sacrifice is human sacrifice. We will offer the internal organs, blood, and heads of human sacrifices to heaven. The methods of processing the remaining parts of human sacrifices include barbecue, boiling soup and stewing.
Dried into bacon..."
"Stop, stop, stop!" Zu An was frightened when he heard this, "Why does it sound like cooking."
"It's just cooking," General Ya Chang said with a strange look, "because they are food dedicated to the gods. According to custom, the gods also blessed the sacrifices when they enjoyed them, so after the ceremony, the sacrificers will share in the sacrifices.
With the blessing of the gods, often only those with noble status are qualified to share in the sacrifices."
Zu An: "..."
He just felt like his stomach was churning. This was really ruining his outlook on life.
Pei Mianman was even more unbearable. He ran to the side and retched.
The two of them did not dare to stay here, so they hurried forward and soon came to a tribute table, which was filled with various bronze utensils. Mi Li had told him the names of these before, but the words were too uncommon.
, he couldn't remember it at all.
He was a little surprised when he noticed that some paste had been bumped into the bowl-like vessels. Logically speaking, this place had existed for tens of thousands of years. Even the things in the refrigerator should have rotted away long ago. Why are they still there?
It retains the appearance of the original sacrifice. It seems that there is indeed a mysterious force maintaining all this.
Seeing him staring at the paste inside, General Yachang explained: "This is called a minced meat offering, which is to chop people into meat paste. People who can become such sacrifices must have a high status, and they are often...
We need a leader. This is an extremely precious sacrifice, do you want to taste some?"
As he spoke, he took out some meat sauce and handed it to the two of them.
"No, no, no!" Zu An and Pei Mianman both backed away and waved their hands in unison.
It’s so delicious that people in the Shang Dynasty didn’t know what to think.
Zu An suddenly understood. No wonder King Zhou in "The Romance of the Gods" often chopped people into meat paste. For example, Ji Boyikao, the eldest son of Xibohou Jichang, and Dongbohou, the father of Queen Jiang, were all chopped into meat paste.
Bring it to others to eat.
At the time, I thought it was to set off his perversion and cruelty, but now I know that this was a common sacrificial method among the Shang Dynasty people.
"What a pity." Seeing that the two of them refused to eat, General Ya Chang had an expression on his face that he didn't know the good stuff. He put his fingers into his mouth and tasted it, "I haven't enjoyed such delicious food in many years. Thank you for waking me up before.
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Zu An: "..."
Pei Mianman: "..."
Both of them were about to collapse. They always felt uncomfortable walking together with a guy who was accustomed to eating human flesh.
He hurriedly pulled Pei Mianman forward, since he really didn't want to stay in this place full of human flesh.
In the middle of the road, I encountered another large bronze cauldron. Unlike the empty cauldrons outside, this one was filled with things. The contents looked like jelly, with all kinds of fat condensed together.
Zu An looked helpless: "Needless to say, it's also human flesh, right?"
General Ya Chang who came over nodded: "This big cauldron can cook more than forty people. Only the king's cauldron can be so big."
His tone was full of envy and reverence when he spoke. He placed his withered hands on the edge of the cauldron, and black air spread out. The jelly that had condensed in the cauldron began to gradually melt away, and he could vaguely see
There are also various human body parts undulating inside.
Pei Mianman didn't dare to look any further and shrank directly behind Zu An, out of sight and out of mind.
Zu An's heart was also beating wildly. Seeing the excitement on General Ya Chang's face, he hurriedly said: "Don't blame me for not reminding you. If you dare to pick it up and eat it again, I don't care what the trial is. I really want to conquer the demon."
Get rid of the devil!"
General Ya Chang looked confused: "Sacrificing sacrifices to the gods is the most sacred and solemn thing in the world. These sacrifices are blessed by the gods. What does it have to do with demons?"
Zu An knew that what he said was the truth, because this was the custom of Yin merchants, so he did not fall out at first: "Human sacrifice has been abolished in later generations, so please don't do this in front of us."
"Alright." General Ya Chang felt the Hongmeng Qi wrapped around his sword, and the situation was stronger than that of others. He did not insist, and his hand left the cauldron, and the jelly that had started to boil in the cauldron gradually calmed down.
Zu An's heart moved, and he thought of the Dongyi Princess's request, and hurriedly said to General Ya Chang: "Use the Chang Ge to help me fish out and see if there are any heads inside."
He didn't want to fish it out himself. To be honest, this big pot of aspic looked too scary.
"Human head?" General Ya Chang didn't know why, but he still put Chang Ge in and started stirring.
Zu An endured the discomfort and stared closely. He did see a few heads during the whole process, but unfortunately they were all far different from the girl's size.
In desperation, I had to give up and move on.
Not long after, General Ya Chang said: "The place of trial has arrived."
Zu An and Pei Mianman observed the situation in front of them. The surrounding walls were carved with various patterns, like murals and magic circles.
There is a small round platform in the center, and on the round platform stands a strange bronze vessel. This bronze vessel has only three legs and seems to be shaped like a bird.
"Three-legged Golden Crow?" Zu An's first reaction was this, but he quickly shook his head because he noticed that the last leg was not a foot, but the tail feather of the bird.
The entire surface of the bronze vessel is covered with patterns. The beak, chest and neck are decorated with cicada patterns. The outside of the high crown is decorated with feather patterns, and the inside is decorated with inverted Kui patterns. Both sides are decorated with a strange Kui with two heads, and the wings are decorated with long curled snakes.
, interspersed with rhombus patterns. The back of the neck is decorated with an animal mask pattern. The lower part of the back is decorated with a pattern of flying wings.
The decorations are so complex and endless that it is truly breathtaking.
At this time, General Ya Chang looked at the bronze in front of him with respect: "This is the queen's favorite owl statue, and it is also the entrance to the trial."
Owl means owl. Businessman Yin felt that this silent bird that comes out at night is full of mystery, much like a messenger from the gods inspecting people's homes, so he made such an exquisite owl statue in the image of an owl.
Zun means wine vessel.
Zu An hurriedly asked the key question: "How to start the trial?"
General Ya Chang stretched out his hand and said: "If one of you touches one of the wings of the Owl Master, you can start the trial. I wish you good luck."
Zu An did not go over immediately, but said to Pei Mianman: "Manman, life or death in this trial is uncertain, so we'd better take a rest."
Pei Mianman had this intention, so the two of them took out various elixirs and drank them, then meditated and rested on the spot. The two of them had suffered a lot from the battle along the way, so they naturally had to be in full condition before entering this dangerous trial.
General Ya Chang on the side shook his head, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, as if with a sarcastic smile. No man and woman have succeeded in so many years. They are the weakest in cultivation. No matter how well prepared they are, what's the point?
