Chapter 23
Chapter 23
A few days later, the Sun Altar.
The altar is a high platform with three stone pillars carved with golden crows. There is a tripod in the middle, suspended in the air, and connected with the surrounding stone pillars by iron chains.
When the time comes, the firecrackers will be fired, and the music will also sound.Several men performed a sacrificial dance around the tripod. They wore wooden masks, their upper bodies were naked, greased and muscular.
The two men brought out the statue of Duke Dong and put it on the case.This statue of the Eastern Prince is wearing a red robe, a crown on his head, and holds a ruyi in his hand, sitting on a golden seat. The reason why the Fusang Sect enshrines the Eastern Prince is because the Lu family claims to be the blood of the Eastern Prince.
The crowd sang in unison:
"Tun will come out to the east, and shine on my threshold like Fusang.
Caress the rest of the horse and drive away, the night is bright and bright... (note)"
The priest took the incense from the hand of the person next to him, bowed three times while holding the incense, and then inserted the incense into the incense burner.
Then, the priest placed the three animals, fruits and vegetables, fine wine and other offerings on the altar, and bowed three more times.
Everyone knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, singing endlessly.
Hong Lang appeared and looked at him with various thoughts.He walked up the steps to the altar step by step, feeling unspeakably excited.The goal he has been pursuing for a long time is about to be realized.
When he took the torch from the priest and was about to light the firewood in the cauldron, he suddenly heard "Wait a minute!"
When he turned around, he saw Ling Xingyuan, Lu Yingsi and Zhang Miaojing.
Lu Yingsi said loudly: "Hong Lang, you colluded with the demons, murdered the Eastern King, and intended to steal the Sun Shooting Bow. You are not worthy to take charge of Fusang!"
Hong Lang was shocked. He didn't expect Lu Yingsi and Ling Xingyuan to escape and appear at such an important ceremony. "It's nonsense! You said I did that, do you have evidence?"
Lu Yingsi said angrily: "I have seen it with my own eyes, and it can still be fake."
Hong Lang sternly said: "Young master, you have always been willful and messing around, I will let you do it, and I will do it in this sacrificial ceremony. You cannot let yourself be presumptuous."
Lu Yingsi's eyes were like lightning, "Ten thousand steps back, my father is not here, so I should be in charge of Fusang, where is your turn!"
An elder of the Fusang sect said: "That's right, the young master was not there before. Now that the young master has appeared, the young master should be in charge of Fusang instead of the Eastern King."
Hong Lang couldn't accept it for a while after planning hard and paying for it, he pulled out his saber and chopped it off at Lu Yingsi.
Lu Yingsi turned around, holding the Sun Shooting Bow and the Sun Shooting Arrow, "Hong Lang, let's go and capture him, otherwise I will let you try the power of the Sun Shooting Bow."
Hong Lang paused, "You actually have the sun-shooting bow and the sun-shooting arrows in your hand."
Knowing that defeat was inevitable, he turned around and fled.
Lu Yingsi shot an arrow at Hong Lang, but after the sun arrow hit Hong Lang, he turned into a small paper man, presumably it was Hong Lang's magic weapon to save his life.
……
The crowd chased Hong Lang all the way to the secret room.
Hong Lang put the knife on Lu Yangyu's neck, "Don't come here!"
Lu Yingsi became even more angry, "If you dare to hurt my father, I will cut you to pieces!"
Although he was necked by a sharp blade, Lu Yangyu showed no signs of fear, "Hong Lang, I want to ask you a question."
Hong Lang didn't expect that Lu Yangyu would have something to ask him at this point, "What's the problem?"
Lu Yangyu asked: "Did you participate in Xuefei's incident back then?"
The "Xuefei" in his mouth is his wife, Lu Yingsi's mother - Ren Xuefei.She was expelled from Fusang for stealing the sun shooting bow.
Hong Lang was silent for a moment, and said: "Now that the matter has come to an end, I don't need to hide it from you. I did participate."
Lu Yingsi was shocked when she heard the two talking.
Lu Yangyu said in a deep voice: "Back then, what happened?"
Hong Lang told the secret of the year, "Ren Xuefei was actually taken away by the demons. However, after she stole the sun shooting bow, she regained consciousness for a short time and hid the sun shooting bow. Afterwards , the 'Ren Xuefei' you saw is no longer Ren Xuefei."
Lu Yangyu lost his mind and said, "So that's how it is."
Lu Yingsi couldn't believe it, "Then the mother in my memory is a demon. Since she is a demon, why didn't she kill me?"
Hong Lang sneered, "You are of the blood of the Eastern King, and all your blood is a treasure. How could she be willing to kill you?"
Lu Yingsi finally remembered the dusty memory. When he was young, his "mother" often cut his wrist to take blood, but he was too young to understand the meaning of this behavior.
Hong Lang looked at Lu Yangyu, "I'm not reconciled, I'm really not reconciled, it's also the blood of the Eastern King, just because you are the son of the Eastern Princess, and I'm the son of a maidservant, I can't even have a 'Lu' surname."
Zhang Miaojing looked at Hong Lang in shock, "What! You are..."
"It's not a loss if I go down to the underworld and let His Majesty the Eastern King share the same journey." After speaking, Hong Lang wanted to cut Lu Yangyu's neck open.
Zhang Miaojing shouted: "You are brothers of the same father and mother!"
Hong Lang paused and looked at Zhang Miaojing, "What did you say?"
Zhang Miaojing burst into tears, "Back then, Princess Dong had nothing to do, so she came up with a way to give birth to a child through her womb, and I gave birth to Yang Yu, but... I have an affair with King Dong, and I have a secret knot. Wait for me After giving birth to my second son, Concubine Dong ordered people to throw me into the Ghost Cry Gorge, and I will not be able to get out for hundreds of years."
Hong Lang looked at Zhang Miaojing, then at Lu Yangyu, "You are my mother, and he is my brother from the same father and mother."
A pair of brothers, but because of their births, their fates are very different.
Lu Yangyu was also somewhat surprised, "Are you actually my biological mother?"
"The heavens are making fun of you." As soon as the words fell, Hong Lang stabbed himself with a knife, blood sprayed from his neck, and his body fell to the ground.
He knew that he had made such a big mistake, even if he was a member of the Lu family, he could not escape death. Instead of dying without dignity, he would rather take his life in his own hands.
"No!" Zhang Miaojing rushed towards Hong Lang, and cried loudly on his corpse.
A pair of mother and son, but after seeing each other twice, they will be separated forever.
Lu Yingsi stared blankly at the scene in front of her, not knowing what to say or what to do.
Lu Yangyu waved to Lu Yingsi, "Yingsi, come here."
Lu Yingsi walked to Lu Yangyu's side, "Father..."
"From today onwards, you will be in charge of the Fusang Sect on my behalf. Seeing you is like seeing me." Lu Yangyu took out a golden token and handed it to Lu Yingsi.
Holding the token, Lu Yingsi was at a loss, "Father, I..."
Lu Yangyu interrupted Lu Yingsi, "Yingsi, you have to learn to grow up."
……
A farce ended in a mess.
Chang Yushu, Ling Xingyuan and Xu Zizhen left the secret room and returned to the room.The three of them sat at the table without speaking.The scene they saw in the secret room just now was still deeply imprinted in their minds.
Chang Yushu opened his mouth and said: "The matter of the Fusang Sect has come to an end."
Ling Xingyuan said: "Although the demon is still missing, Young Master Lu has both a sun-shooting bow and a sun-shooting bow in his hand, so he is not afraid of encountering a demon."
Chang Yushu said: "However, the poison on the Eastern King's body has not yet been cured. If the Eastern King falls, the righteous way is like a broken arm, and there is no fixed iron whereabouts. You need to be careful."
Xu Zizhen suggested: "The next stop, let's go to the Canghai faction. Not only can we inspect the artifacts, but we can also look for Wuding iron."
Chang Yushu said worriedly: "Traces of the Mozu have been found in the Kunlun Sect, the Fangzhang Sect and the Fusang Sect. I am afraid that people from the Mozu have also sneaked into the Canghai Sect. I don't know what conspiracy they have in the Canghai Sect."
Xu Zizhen couldn't help but frowned, "I hope the colorful stone is still in the Canghai school."
Ling Xingyuan thought of Su Guanqing, "I know Su Guanqing of the Canghai faction. If I go to the Canghai faction, I might get his help."
However, even though he and Su Guanqing were childhood sweethearts, they broke up unhappy last time. Whether he could get Su Guanqing's help, he couldn't guarantee it.
Xu Zizhen said happily: "Su Guanqing is the head disciple of the Canghai Sect. He is the leader of the young generation of the Canghai Sect. It would be great if you knew him."
Chang Yushu stood up, "Let's bid farewell to Young Master Lu and go to the Canghai faction."
Ling Xingyuan and Xu Zizhen also stood up, followed Chang Yushu out of the room.
……
After Lu Yingsi dealt with some matters, for some reason, he came to Ghost Cry Gorge.
What kind of thoughts did Ren Xuefei have in mind back then when she fled to the Guiku Gorge and threw the sun-shooting bow down here?
Standing on the edge of the cliff, Lu Yingsi suddenly remembered that when she climbed up from the bottom of the cliff, she seemed to see handwriting on the stone wall, but she didn't pay attention at that time.
With a move in his heart, he tied Sanqianzhang to a tree, and then followed the rope down the cliff.
On the stone wall not far from the top of the cliff, there is indeed a line of words - "Ren Xuefei lives up to Lu Yangyu." This line of words has been exposed to the wind and sun for many years, and it has become somewhat blurred.If it hadn't been discovered today, perhaps one day, this line of writing would disappear.
Lu Yingsi looked at this line of words, her nose was sour, and she shed tears.
He had never met his mother, and what he had seen before was just a demon who wanted his blood.And his mother had never even looked at her child.
But he felt that his mother must be a beautiful and brave woman.
He went to the secret room and told Lu Yangyu the words he saw on the stone wall.
After hearing Lu Yingsi's words, Lu Yangyu spat out a mouthful of blood.
Lu Yingsi was startled and said, "Father, what's wrong with you!"
"I'm fine." Lu Yangyu waved his hand.
He closed his eyes, and the smiling woman seemed to appear in front of him again.
She used to be a childhood sweetheart, but later raised her eyebrows together. She thought she would grow old forever, but after a change, Yin and Yang are separated in the end.
The souls of those who were taken away by the demons disappeared from the world.Therefore, even if there is an afterlife, the two of them will not be able to meet each other.
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Xiao Xuechan focused on the sword, his eyes were spotless.
He thought that he would always be as pure and innocent as the snow that never melted in the cold mountains.
——Until he gave birth to a child, it was still his rival Blood River Demon Lord Ying Wuzhen's seed.
Yingwuzhen was born with demon seeds, cold-blooded and cold-natured.
He thought that he would always be as turbid as the bloody water flowing through the ages of the Blood Slaughter River.
——Until he gave birth to a child with his deadly rival, and found out that the two had a pre-determined relationship.
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