Chapter 269

Lou Jian was looking at the white wall in the distance, when he was dragged by Wang Ju unexpectedly, he said with a wry smile: "Jingzhi, you are a distinguished guest of Mr. Yu, why don't you show courtesy?"

Wang Yu said: "Since he can look at us, we can look at him ourselves. This is a courtesy. This Taoist is so weird. I really don't know what we like to see. It is better than half a strange city in this Lilliputian country."

Lou Jian is well aware of this person's temperament, the more she argues with him, the harder it is to get out of the quagmire, so she just shook her head and smiled wryly, without further arguing.

While the few people were talking, the white wall in front of them was approaching, but it turned out that it was not a stone wall, but a square temple of heaven.The whole body of the altar is white, the top is about three feet above the ground, and there are stone steps on all eight sides. There are no carvings or paintings on the pillars, only the natural patterns of water, and the charm is simple and simple.Wang Yuben pointed at the man in plain clothes, but when he saw the appearance of the altar of heaven, he said in surprise, "Could this be to invite Xiantai?"

At that time, the Eastern Region was the Taoist place of the Qingshan Capital, and there were often monks who went out to perform rituals. All the countries, no matter how big or small, all imitated what the Middle Earth did.Since Wang Ju lives in the suburbs of the capital, he knows that the Zou family of the Dian Kingdom once built Linzhi Terrace.However, any place where immortals are invited must be the capital of a country. If the Baitan in front of you is inviting immortals for the Yanyu Kingdom, then this strange city will be the capital of the country, which is really unbelievable.But when all the people walked along the way, they only felt that the residences in the city were more or less the same, there were no tall buildings and vast mansions, and they looked like imperial palaces.So far, the only people who seem to be dignitaries are those with white beards on the front, and I don't know what the position of the "high priest" is.

The white-bearded high priest walked to the bottom of the altar, leaned over to the ground, and repeatedly shouted a long word, which vaguely sounded like "La Ge Gong Ran Fu Po".Afterwards, the white-robed men who accompanied him also followed suit, knelt down on the ground one after another, first raised their hands high, shouted their words, and then hit their foreheads on the ground, knocking several times to stop.

Everyone was frightened by this situation, and really didn't know how to deal with it, but seeing Young Master Yu and others standing quietly by the side, they also learned to stand by and watch, and only followed them up the steps to the stage after everyone knelt down.The stone steps around the altar are short and thin, which is convenient for lucky people to climb the altar, but it is quite difficult for ordinary people to climb the steps.While walking, Wang Yu asked Jing Shi, "Zi Yun, do you know what they meant just now? What auspicious and auspicious, it sounds like chanting scriptures."

Jing Shi shook his head and said, "I haven't heard what they said, it doesn't seem like a scripture."

Zhang Duanzheng stepped up the steps with his head lowered, and said after hearing the words: "I think so too. Judging by the way they call it, it seems like a name. Yan fluke has been separated from the world for a long time, and the customs are quite different from ours. Maybe they believe in some kind of sea god."

At that time, although Qingdu was regarded as orthodox in various places, there were also theories of mountain gods and water spirits. It was common for folks to worship them, and even officials enshrined them in the side halls of national temples and compiled them as Dharma protectors.What's more, Yanfu is originally remote, and its people are so weird. If there is no strange customs, it would be rare.Everyone listened to Zhang Duan's speculation, and they all agreed. Wang Yu nodded and said, "Young Master Yu mentioned the sea sacrifice earlier. But since this city is not a coastal city, how can there be a place for sacrifice? It's really a strange thing."

When he reached this point, he was halfway up the steps, and he could vaguely see the scene behind the altar, so the words in his mouth stopped abruptly.Not only was he so shocked that he forgot to speak, but everyone who came to the stage to see the scene was also dumbfounded and forgot what he just said.But I saw that under the altar, it was dim and gloomy, and the tide was rushing, and the water and the sky met the color.Gulls and herons are flying, sandbanks are scattered, looking up, you don't know the distance, and looking down, you can't see the depth, light clouds fly away, and hundreds of rivers converge into the sea.

When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't help but pause, and immediately they all walked like a wind, three steps in parallel, trying to see the surrounding terrain clearly.He and the others have high steps and wide steps, it is easier for him to climb the stairs than Yan Ji's. In a blink of an eye, he has caught up with Gong Ziyu and others in front, but he can't surpass him because of the dignity of the host and the guest, so he can only follow behind and climb up the altar slowly.Standing on the top of the altar like this, looking down from a high place, it is even more frightening and horrifying.

It turns out that a few zhang in front of the altar is a cliff, below which the turbid waves are rolling, fish and whales come and go, it is already a deep abyss, the bottom of which is hard to fathom.Thinking about where we came from just now, we know that this city was built on the top of a sea cliff, and half a circle of city walls was built alone. Presumably because of this, it was built by the abyss, which is difficult for apes to climb, and there is no need to guard against foreign enemies. "Half Dark City".However, people who have been walking for days only feel the mountains on the way up and down, but they don't feel that the terrain under their feet is getting higher, which is really puzzling.

Everyone was still waiting to discuss, when suddenly they heard a long cry from the altar, the sound was as loud as a bell, almost shaking people's hearts.Following the sound, he looked around, but saw a few people standing in front of the altar, each holding a copper snail in their hands, puffing their cheeks and playing in unison.The white-bearded old man stood in the middle, holding a bamboo stick high in his hand, his head raised to the sky, as if praying.It's just that at this moment, the sound of the conch pierces through the ears, and it's hard to tell if he's speaking properly.

The copper snail in Yan Ren's hand looked clumsy, but the pitch was extremely high. Everyone was surprised at first, but after a while, they couldn't bear such a high-pitched sound. Seeing that Young Master Yu had already taken the cloth towel to plug his ears, no matter how impolite he was, they all covered their heads ear to avoid hearing loss.The Yan people next to him were all engrossed, they didn't feel any discomfort at all, except for the conch blower who didn't move, the rest were prostrating to the ground and prostrating, very pious.All the people on the stage have their own attitudes, but the Susang man is still standing alone, blowing by the wind, calm and calm.

Jing Shi felt this scene, and was staring at it from behind when he suddenly felt that someone was patting him, and when he turned his head, it was Zhang Duan.At this time, the two of them couldn't hear it, so they saw Zhang Duan pointing towards the front of the platform, and Jing Shi followed his eyes, only to see countless rafts on the water, in a row, floating from the bottom of the altar into the sea.There is no living person on the raft, only hundreds of flowers are piled up, their colors are bright and colorful, it seems that they have been picked not long ago.Seeing that the rafts are getting farther and farther away, there is only a faint shadow of the boat between the water and the sky, and all the lucky people stopped the copper snail.The white-bearded man put down his bamboo stick, and suddenly sang a song, his voice was like swallowing, and his tone was cloudy like rain. Although he didn't know the meaning of the lyrics, his sorrow could also be sympathetic.Facing the sea and hearing the sad song, everyone was touched without knowing it.

When Du Ge was young, a lucky person on the left side stepped forward quietly and knelt down at his feet.The white-bearded man kept singing, but he slowly handed over the bamboo stick in his hand to the other party, let him hold it with both hands, and walked back on his knees.Seeing this scene, Jing Shi looked at Zhang Duan and shook his head at the same time to show that he didn't know what it meant.

The man who received the staff, Yan Qie, knelt behind the altar, holding the staff high in his hand, while his head was bowed, and his face was pressed to the ground, in a very humble manner.After the white-bearded man handed over the bamboo stick, the singing in his mouth stopped slowly, the altar was silent for a moment, only the howling wind and the setting sun gradually sinking.

The man with white beard stood facing the altar, stretching out his hand to probe the sky, as if he wanted to catch the afterglow of the setting sun.Walking like this for more than ten steps, he has already reached the bottom of the altar.Everyone unconsciously followed him, but they saw that he had already walked to the front of the cliff, but he still didn't stop, as if he didn't realize that he was in a dangerous place.

Seeing this, most people exclaimed in surprise.Then someone rushed out, trying to rescue the white-bearded man, but before taking a few steps, he was stopped by the officials in front.This person wanted to be questioned, but he saw Young Master Yu turning his head, shaking his head lightly, signaling him to keep silent.

After such a short delay, the white-bearded man had already walked to the edge of the cliff, holding the sun with both hands, and leaned over to fall outside the cliff.Seeing this, all the students were stunned, but the accompanying Yan people were not in the slightest panic, but cheered and danced, very happy.

Such a horrifying scene made everyone frightened.Although Wang Yu is good at joking, he has nothing to laugh at, and just murmured: "This place is really evil."

(End of this chapter)

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