"You arrogant boy, how dare you insult the leader, Vulcan will not forgive you!"
"The rude boy should be thrown into the holy fire and burned to ashes!"
The people around started making noises, especially an old woman covered in black veil, who screamed the loudest, as if Li Mu was the enemy who killed her whole family. Jin Chen looked at Li Mu and saw that he was holding his neck, without any compromise.
With a look on his face, he sighed helplessly and said to the old woman: "High Priest, lock him up first. Don't hurt him. I believe he will figure it out."
"Leader!"
"High Priest, I am the leader!"
The old woman glanced at Li Mu resentfully, winked at the two warriors who were escorting him, made a way through the crowd, blindfolded Li Mu, and escorted him out. Li Mu couldn't see the road, and he didn't know how long he had been walking.
, when someone pulled the cloth off his eyes, he was already in a prison. And the prison seemed to be a dungeon, because he could see stars when he looked up, and it was surrounded by walls.
What to do if it rains? Will you drown?
Li Mu thought about it secretly and shouted: "Uncle, I'm hungry, please find me something delicious!"
No one paid attention to him. After a while, a bag of water and a piece of naan were dropped from the breathable window where the stars could be seen. There was nothing wrong with the food, but this attitude was very rude. Li Mu jumped up and yelled, but no one
After a while, Li Mu got tired of scolding, so he sat down, picked up the naan and water on the floor, and murmured while eating. Now he had no choice but to talk happily.
Counting the days, today is the thirtieth day since I left Chang'an, exactly one month ago. I don't know if the news of my kidnapping has been sent back.
If Qiaoqiao knew about it, would she be able to raise her baby with peace of mind? I don’t know if that girl Zhien could take care of her, the family, and Wang Ou. Would she not leave after knowing the news? Or was she really
He is ruthless, even if he knows it, he doesn't care. On the contrary, he takes himself too seriously and is being sentimental.
With so many thoughts entangled in his heart, Li Mu sighed and suddenly couldn't eat anymore.
…
At this time, an unusual interrogation was taking place in an underground palace not far away. The old woman who had just shouted that she wanted to execute Li Mu was interrogating Jin Chen and Yinyue. And Jin Chen, who had just been revered as a god by the congregation,
In the morning, in front of the old woman, she looked like a primary school student being scolded by the teacher, without any trace of the demeanor of a leader.
"You two said that you should follow the results of divination and go to the east to find the savior. Are you just this young boy? Jin Chen, don't think that as the leader of the church, you can use divination at will just by relying on the status of the Holy Fire Order in the hearts of the believers.
Others don’t know what divination is all about, so how could I not? Originally I thought you could still do some tricks, but now it seems that I have underestimated you.”
The old woman suddenly jumped in front of Jin Chen, like a ghost: "Let me ask you, now that things have happened, do you still want to fight stubbornly? The Western Turkic army will arrive in a few days, and it is already time to make a choice. Do you want to hold the tribe together?
Will I die with you?"
The old woman opened her eyes and shouted grimly: "Jin Chen, you should understand that if the previous leader had not insisted on passing the position of leader to you, this position should have been mine! Why don't you abdicate the throne and give it to me, and from now on, everyone will disturb you?
It doesn’t matter to you, how about it?”
"High Priest, the old leader passed on the position of leader to me. It was the will of the gods. You were also present at the ceremony. How could you say such a thing? My divination was also the will of the gods. You think you understand, but in fact you don't understand.
This is a power that only the leader can exercise. Only the leader can pray to heaven. You are just a sacrifice and have no qualifications to spy!"
"Ha!" the old woman laughed: "I haven't noticed other skills, but this sharp-tongued skill is exactly what I learned from the previous leader! Okay, if you don't want to abdicate, then you just wait, wait.
The iron hooves of the Western Turks are raging by, waiting to collect the corpses of the tribesmen!"
The old woman twitched the iron staff in her hand, turned around and walked out. When Jin Chen heard the footsteps walking away, he felt like a deflated rubber ball, and his whole body collapsed.
Yinyue was worried: "Leader, it seems that the high priest is determined to defect to the Western Turks. I am afraid that we have already contacted him privately while we were away. And on our end, Li Mu seems to be determined and refuses to help.
, what should we do now?”
"Wait."
"Wait?" Yinyue asked anxiously: "How can we wait? Didn't you listen to what the high priest said? The Western Turkic army is coming soon, and it's time to make a decision. If you have your heart set on the Tang Dynasty, we should give in now.
The tribe has packed up and set off. If you are interested in the Western Turks, it is time to hand over Li Mu to them. He is a military prince of the Tang Dynasty and a person whom the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty relies on so much. It is definitely a great achievement. With this achievement
,our tribesmen too”
"Stop talking!" Jin Chen interrupted Yin Yue's words and said word by word: "Li Mu is kind to me, and I will never harm Li Mu's life!"
"Leader!" Yinyue was also anxious and stamped her feet: "Don't be blinded by the love between your children. You only care about him and don't care about the clan? You have forgotten what you told me when we went to Chang'an.
What?"
"I..." Jin Chen opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. After a while, Jin Chen waved his hand and said: "Yinyue, I've been working hard for a few days, and I'm tired. I want to rest early. I can't do anything."
It’s not too late, let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
"Okay," Yinyue bowed and saluted, turned and left. Jin Chen looked at her back, and suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart. She and Yinyue grew up together, and it would not be wrong to say that they were sisters.
But just now, she felt that Yinyue might not have the same heart as her. But she couldn't say that Yinyue was wrong. She was also thinking about her tribe, and she herself was also doubting whether she was acting emotionally.
Jin Chen took out a piece of tortoise shell from her arms and gently touched the cracks on the tortoise shell. She was not lying. Going to the east to find the savior was the answer told to her by divination. And the divination method she used to reach this conclusion was indeed the previous one.
She followed the steps exactly as the leader taught her before he died, and there was no mistake at all.
Jin Chen put the tortoise shell back into his arms, took off his golden clothes, changed into black night clothes, slipped out of the underground palace through the secret passage, and disappeared into the night.
…
Li Mu lit a fire in the dungeon. The fuel he used was bones of humans or animals. When he was about to sleep, he just lay down and was stung by a bone. He reached out and touched it again.
A lot of bones. I don’t know how long these bones have been here, and some of them have even weathered.
Li Mu raised a pile of bone residue with his hands, and the theory of will-o'-the-wisps suddenly came to mind. According to legend, will-o'-the-wisps are caused by the spontaneous combustion of phosphorus in bones. There are so many bone residues here, they should be able to ignite them.
With his life at stake, Li Mu is no longer afraid of ghosts. The dungeon is dark and cold, and the night is cool and windy, so it is good to light a fire to keep warm.
Li Mu took two long bones to test and used the method of drilling wood to make fire. After rubbing them for a long time, they actually ignited. He introduced the fire into the pile of dregs of the bones that had just been crushed, and the fire suddenly became strong.
Only then did Li Mu see what kind of dungeon this was. It was more like Diling. Except for him, there were all skeletons sitting upright, as if someone had placed them here.
For worship?
Li Mu didn't dare to think about it. Although he was a little scared, when he thought that he was about to become one of them, the trace of fear disappeared.
"They are all lonely wild ghosts. If you stay here, you will not be reincarnated. We are all fallen people at the end of the world. I will do my best and give you a cremation. You will also warm me. Everyone will benefit from what they need."
.”
Li Mu muttered secretly in his heart, and threw the skeletons into the fire one by one, and the fire became even more intense.
Such a great fear was overcome, and Li Mu suddenly felt clear in his heart. If a person ignores life and death, there are really not many things that can make him afraid. Li Mu looked at the water bag and noodle on the ground and thought.
For a moment, if you don't eat, you won't eat. You can't die of starvation. What if something happens, and you can survive? If you don't have the energy to escape because you haven't eaten, how unfair it would be!
eat!
Li Mu picked up the noodle again and put it in his mouth to chew. Just like countless nights when he was working overtime alone in the company, he was full with just one piece of bread and a bottle of mineral water.
While Li Mu was eating, he picked up some unlucky guy's thigh bone and threw it into the fire. He also lit a torch to burn the spider webs on the wall, which was considered as cleaning up his temporary 'home'. Suddenly, he stopped
Then, he found that there seemed to be writing on the wall.
Li Mu threw the burned leg bone into the fire, broke off another one and lit it, and looked at the wall again to see what was written. Before he could see clearly, there were footsteps above his head. Li Mu hurriedly
Throwing the bones on the ground, he didn't want anyone to find out that he had discovered the secret of the wall.
"Master Hou..."
It's Jin Chen.
Li Mu snorted, sat down against the wall, pulled the two skeletons to block him, and determined to ignore her.
Jin Chen came to the skylight and saw the fire below. He thought it was the high priest who was trying to kill Li Mu. He quickly lay down and took a look. He saw a green bonfire, and then saw the burning fire scattered everywhere.
Bones, Jin Chen understood what happened and smiled bitterly in his heart. Such shocking things would be surprising to others, but Li Mu did it. Although it was unexpected, it was not surprising because he was a deviant.
people.
Jin Chen took a closer look by the light of the fire and found Li Mu between the two skeletons. He called softly: "Master Hou, stop hiding. I have seen you."
"Stop screaming, I'm dead. I just heard what you said. You call this the 'Zoroastrian Cult of Middle-earth'. Don't bother you. I will cremate myself without any trouble from you."
Jin Chen ignored Li Mu's weirdness, sat next to the skylight, and said to himself: "I know you must hate me in your heart, but don't you want to hear my difficulties?"
"Shit!" Li Mu sneered and said: "What's your reason? Does your reason have anything to do with me? I thought I was unreasonable enough, but I didn't expect you to be even more unreasonable than me. You have
You can kidnap me here because you have difficulties? If you have difficulties, I have to take care of you? Is that okay? I also have difficulties now, so you can help me by committing suicide, okay?"
Jin Chen once again ignored Li Mu's nonsense and said to himself: "Do you want to know why our sect is called the Zhongtu Zoroastrian Cult?"
"In no mood!"
"Let me tell you."
Li Mu rolled his eyes. He finally understood. Jin Chen came here just to tell him the cause and effect. Even if he didn't want to hear it, Jin Chen had to say it. She just wanted to let him know.
Stupid woman, do you think I will forgive you if you tell me your difficulties? Impossible!
Li Mu closed his eyes and fell asleep, intending to let himself fall asleep. When he fell asleep, he couldn't hear what this woman said. What she said had nothing to do with him!
"This Zoroastrianism is not a sect from the Central Plains, but came from the Western Regions. I heard from the previous leader that it is further west in the Western Regions, to the west of Western Turks, there is a place called Persia. Zoroastrianism comes from Persia. And we
The tribesmen were originally from the Central Plains. Although they believed in the God of Fire, their teachings were different from those of Persia, so we called them the Zoroastrian Cult of the Central Plains to distinguish them."
"But after the Turks migrated westward, they lost contact with Zoroastrianism in Persia. We rarely say that we are Zoroastrianism in China, so we just call it Zoroastrianism."
Li Mu rolled his eyes and said, what does this have to do with me?
"Our clan is called the Yin clan. I don't know what the original surname was, and neither do the elders of the family. We only know now that the Yin clan has four surnames, namely gold, silver, copper, and iron."
What kind of bullshit surname is this? Are you kidding me?
As if he heard Li Mu's thoughts, Jin Chen smiled bitterly and said: "It has been passed down like this, and future generations cannot change it."
"Among the four surnames, the two surnames of gold and silver are the best. There are few people, but they are in charge of the Yin clan. There are many people with the surnames of copper and iron, but they all belong to the two surnames of gold and silver. The position of the clan leader has always been between the two surnames of gold and silver.
Produced in."
"Since I started to believe in Zoroastrianism, the rules have been slightly changed. When the surname Jin is the leader, the surname Yin is the leader, and when the surname Yin is the leader, the surname Jin is the leader. The surname Jin is the leader, the surname Yin is the deputy, the surname Yin is the leader, and the surname Jin is the leader.
The surname is Fuzhi, and it has been like this for hundreds of years. Only when the leader or clan leader suddenly dies suddenly without appointing the next successor, will he be replaced by the armrest."
"Since I started to believe in Zoroastrianism, the rules have been slightly changed. When the surname Jin is the leader, the surname Yin is the leader, and when the surname Yin is the leader, the surname Jin is the leader. The surname Jin is the leader, the surname Yin is the deputy, the surname Yin is the leader, and the surname Jin is the leader.
The surname is Fuzhi, and it has been like this for hundreds of years. Only when the leader or clan leader suddenly dies suddenly without appointing the next successor, will he be replaced by the armrest."