Sacrifice to the gods is a very important and serious sacrifice in this world. Generally speaking, it is very cumbersome to hold a sacrifice to the gods. Not only do you need to find a scholar with both ability and political integrity to write the memorial, but you also need to find a person with good moral character and high prestige.
The clan elders or kind-hearted people in the village or county read out the sacrificial rites. In addition, various sacrifices need to be prepared.
Three animals are indispensable. In addition, there are also other complicated etiquettes such as bathing and burning incense, children holding flags, and so on.
It can be said that if you want to be more solemn, you have to be more solemn.
Only when you are sincere can you invite the gods to help you resolve your misfortune.
If you are not sincere enough, you may not be able to invite the gods, but it will bring huge disasters.
At present, the conditions in Dahu Village are difficult and the people are in distress. In addition, the water demon has been causing trouble here for several years, making the life of the villagers who rely on mountains and rivers even more difficult.
Naturally, this sacrifice to the gods cannot be so extravagant.
Moreover, even if he had the conditions, Li Xiuyuan couldn't wait for ten days and a half to prepare.
Keep everything simple, I hope some god can understand.
However, Li Xiuyuan didn't have the confidence to ask for help from gods. He had dealt with ghosts and monsters, but not with gods. He had only heard from his master that if he asked gods by himself, his chances of success would be very high. Gods in the sky
I am still very happy to sell my face.
The reason is naturally related to your own identity.
"It's almost time, let's burn incense and pray." Li Xiuyuan looked at the time and said suddenly.
"Quick, everyone kneels down, everyone kneels down and prays."
At this time, the old village chief hurriedly greeted the villagers, and they all knelt down to worship the sky, praying that a god would come today and eliminate the black fish demon in his Dahu Village.
At this moment, all the villagers, men, women, old and young, all knelt down and chanted something.
Even the beggar boy, Xiao Zangzi, knelt on the ground respectfully, praying while looking at Li Xiuyuan with wide eyes, looking at the sky, as if he was very much looking forward to inviting the gods in the sky to slay the demon.
Right now it can be said that we are united as one and full of sincerity.
As the incense sticks were lit, the surroundings were filled with fragrance, and smoke filled the area near the sacrificial table.
This time, in order to invite the gods to offer sacrifices, all the families in Dahu Village contributed incense candles. All large and small incense sticks were placed around because there was no room for them on the table.
Wait until a few boys in the village lit all the incense.
Li Xiuyuan just walked to the sacrificial table and began to chant a prayer to the gods.
"The day is auspicious and the time is good, the heaven and earth are open, the intention is to burn incense, the incense is heavy, God will come..."
At this moment, everyone was silent, and the entire Dahu Village was very quiet. Only Li Xiuyuan's voice echoed in the air. The voice gradually spread with the breeze, and it seemed that it could be heard everywhere in the entire Dahu Village, even in the big lake in front of you.
Above, his voice can also be received.
Quiet, peaceful and sunny.
Li Xiuyuan was the only one who was reciting the prayer to the gods. The prayer to the gods should not be recited just once, otherwise the gods passing by would not be able to hear it if they were recited too fast.
It needs to be recited at least nine times.
And just when Li Xiuyuan was about to ask the gods to offer sacrifices, he was deep in the lake and under the rocks.
A huge black fish lay motionless in the cave of the reef. Most of its body was buried in the mud, and only half of its head was exposed.
This black fish is covered with scales and has sharp teeth exposed in its mouth. It is ferocious and terrifying. It does not look like a black fish at all, but more like a crocodile. However, above the eyes of this black fish, there are deep penetrations.
There was a wolf tooth arrow, and most of the arrow was buried in it. The wound was very deep, and Heiyu seemed to be a little sluggish because of the injury.
It is true that it is a demon, but it is also an injured demon.
As the sound of worshiping gods echoed in the lake and mountains, Heiyu, who had fallen into a deep sleep, seemed to hear the sound and suddenly opened his remaining eye.
There was a bit of human surprise in those green eyes.
"Wow~!"
Suddenly, its huge body swayed, and the nearby lake stirred up undercurrents. It immediately left its nest and swam towards the lake.
The moment it rolled up the mud, you could vaguely see the broken human bones in the mud. The skeletons were rolling and shaking, and there were all kinds of tattered and outrageous clothes nearby. Half of these human bones were already in the mud.
The broken bamboo pole was buried deeply inside, and only a few traces were exposed as the mud rolled, but it was soon covered by the rolling mud.
It won't take a while.
After the memorial text was recited, everything was still the same as before, nothing special happened.
Li Xiuyuan looked up at the sky.
Cloudless, blue sky, gentle breeze.
Although the weather is nice, this is not what he wants.
"I hope you won't disappoint me." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself, and threw the finished memorial inscription into the brazier in front of him to burn.
Under the flames, the written sacrificial inscription was immediately burned. At the same time, strangely enough, a stream of green smoke came out while his sacrificial inscription was burning.
This green smoke merged with the incense near the sacrificial table, and finally turned into a straight line of smoke that slowly rose towards the sky, and finally disappeared at the end of the line of sight. Only then could the line of smoke be clearly seen.
Where did it end up floating to?
Li Xiuyuan watched the green smoke disappear, and couldn't help but feel a bit of hope in his heart.
He knew that this puff of blue smoke carried his memorial inscriptions and carried it into the sky. At the same time, it also contained the sincere pleas of the hundreds of villagers in Dahu Village.
If any passing god takes this incense, he will definitely come to this place.
However, Li Xiuyuan was worried that no gods were passing by here at this moment, or that gods were passing by but they set off sacrifices and there was too little incense and they refused to show their spirits.
Precisely because of this, this is also why the sacrifices to the gods are held for several days and are held in a grand manner. Because of the grandness, the gods can sense them, and because of the richness, the incense can move the hearts of the gods, so that the gods in the sky are willing to show up to save them.
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The green smoke drifted away, and it took quite a while.
Everything is business as usual, nothing happens.
"Li, Mr. Li, this invitation to the gods will not fail, right?" The old village chief's hope increased, but his disappointment increased. Seeing that nothing happened, he couldn't help but look at Li Xiuyuan longingly.
Li Xiuyuan frowned: "It seems that the first time I asked the gods was a failure, but I also wrote a memorial message and try again. Maybe there is still a chance."
After saying that, he took out the second sacrificial inscription from the sacrificial table.
This second sacrificial text is the same as the first one, asking for thunder to slay demons, but the only difference is that this second sacrificial text is written with his blood mixed with ink, bearing his mark and representing him.
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The reason why I wrote two articles was because I was afraid that the first article to pray to gods would fail, so I made extra preparations.
But just when he was about to cast his second prayer message to the gods into the brazier, another villager from Dahu Village suddenly pointed to the sky in surprise.
"Look, there's a big thing flying over."
What a big lump?
Is there anyone who talks like this?
Li Xiuyuan glanced at the villager with a strange expression, and then looked up at the sky.
But I saw a group of clouds gathering together in the distant sky, slowly drifting towards here.
In the cloudless sky, this group of clouds looks particularly eye-catching and weird, and is incompatible with everything around it.
"Boom~!"
The sound of thunder came from the clouds, spreading throughout Dahu and Dahu Village.
"Great, we invited the God of Thunder."
"The God of Thunder has appeared. Come on, kowtow to the God of Thunder and beg him to help us get rid of the demon in Dahu Village."
"I beg the God of Thunder in the sky to take pity on our people in Dahu Village and help us get rid of the monsters in the lake."
The old village chief suddenly became afraid and led the villagers to kneel down and worship in front of the thundercloud.
Even the guards of the Li family knelt down one by one out of reverence for the gods.
Only Li Xiuyuan stood motionless in front of the sacrificial table, looking at the floating clouds with some curiosity and solemnity.
The clouds slowly drifted in, and finally stopped when they reached the sky above the big lake.
"I am a thunder general under the command of the God of Thunder in the Heavenly Palace. I was traveling here just now. I heard that there were injustices here, so I came here to investigate." A majestic and majestic voice came from the clouds.
The sound was like thunder, making people tremble with fear.