Chapter 73: The Fundamental Law of Sacrifice
Hearing what the older warlock said, Zou Heng and Li Sheng looked at each other at the door of the cell. They both laughed and said nothing. After the jailer opened the door of the cell, the older warlock didn't wait.
After coming out, the two of them walked in.
The older warlock didn't feel too surprised when he saw this. After all, before killing someone, there had to be an interrogation session. What if he could find out some valuable information?
So, he stood there, waiting for the two of them to speak. At the same time, he had already made plans. If it was some relatively common news, he would answer truthfully, but if it was some more extensive news, then he would keep silent.
Bar.
With this thought in mind, Zou Heng walked in and asked: "I have fought with the mage, but I still don't know the name of the mage. Can you tell me?"
"I am a nobody, with only mediocre abilities. I am the defeated general of Your Excellency. In the place where I used to live, the neighbors call me Old Man Liu. Just call me that!" the older warlock replied in a calm voice.
No matter what we want to talk about at this time, it is right to first shorten the distance between each other, and this way of shortening the distance starts with exchanging names.
Zou Heng smiled when he heard this and continued: "Then let me call you Mr. Liu. My stance was different before. I am not as strong as Mr. Liu, but in order to survive, I can only do my best. If there is any offense, I will not do it."
Please forgive Mr. Liu, I hope Mr. Liu can understand."
Hearing this sentence, Mr. Liu did not answer. He could actually understand what Zou Heng wanted to express, but he understood, but he had nothing to say. He was almost beaten to death by Zou Heng before, and now he has fallen into this situation.
In this situation, life and death are not up to oneself, and the relationship between them is still hostile.
When Zou Heng saw that the other party didn't respond, he didn't care at all and directly explained his purpose.
"I came to see Mr. Liu today because I have a personal matter. I want to ask Mr. Liu for advice. I hope to get an answer from Mr. Liu!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zou Heng took out the golden paper recording the god's breath-taking method from his bag, held it in his hand, and then looked closely at Old Man Liu in front of him, paying attention to his expression.
Variety.
After realizing that after he took out the things, the other party's expression did change slightly, Zou Heng knew that he had not found the wrong person today. This old man Liu did know about the divine breath-taking method. At least the other party should have seen this.
A piece of gold paper.
Before Zou Heng could ask, Mr. Liu had already taken the initiative to speak.
"I didn't expect that this divine breath-taking method would fall into your hands, nor did I expect that my unscrupulous disciple would directly bring this fundamental method with him. The thing you want to ask about should be about the fundamental method.
Let’s do it!”
After hearing what the other party said, Zou Heng nodded without hesitation. This was the purpose of his visit today.
After he nodded, Mr. Liu looked him up and down, and then asked him: "You must have noticed that you are exuding a delicious aroma from the inside out, so you came to me specifically.
Come and ask about the fundamental Dharma!"
"Please give me some advice from Mr. Liu!" Zou Heng nodded again and said.
But Old Man Liu, who got his affirmative answer, moved his eyes to Li Sheng, and seemed to be talking to Zou Heng: "Why do I, a prisoner under the rank and about to die, tell you this?
"
He seemed to be asking a question, but in fact he was talking about conditions. Zou Heng came to ask him these questions. This was a request from him, and he was naturally qualified to negotiate conditions.
However, Old Man Liu also knew very well that after being imprisoned in prison, Zou Heng could not meet the conditions he set. The person who could meet his conditions here was Li Li who stood beside Zou Heng and brought Zou Heng here.
Sheng, that's why he set his sights on Li Sheng.
Seeing him like this, Zou Heng put away the gold paper in his hand, smiled and said nothing more, but Li Sheng looked at the jailer aside, and directly said to him: "Go and prepare some punishments, and call another person."
Here are some people who often torture!"
"yes!"
When the jailer heard the words, he immediately responded, then turned around and went out.
Watching the jailer go out, Old Man Liu's face changed slightly. He didn't expect that the other party didn't bargain. When he saw that he wanted to negotiate terms, he was ready to torture him to extract a confession. This was a little bit beyond his expectation.
But he was also very able to hold his nerve. Even when he saw the jailer leaving, he didn't speak immediately. When a few people came in with some torture instruments, Old Man Liu finally couldn't hold himself together anymore.
"Wait, why is this necessary? I just want to put forward some small conditions. Even if I don't agree, there is no need to use torture directly!"
Originally, he planned to take this opportunity to see if he could use this opportunity to escape from the prison and possibly save his own life. However, looking at the current situation, it was not that easy to escape from it, so he could only immediately
He changed his mind and said that he just wanted to make some small conditions.
"Oh, what conditions did Mr. Liu want to put forward just now? Why don't you tell me, if the conditions are not excessive, you may not be able to consider it!" Zou Heng said at this time.
The vast majority of warlocks are smart people, and they are not willing to suffer the pain of forced confessions. Now that the other party has relented, Zou Heng does not necessarily want to see him tortured, so he should take advantage of the situation and give the other party a step down.
After Zou Heng finished speaking, Old Man Liu immediately said: "Here, you are here to ask questions, so you should at least serve me some good wine and good food. I have been locked up in this prison for a few days, and I have been talking for a long time."
There’s no meat or fish left, so this isn’t too much to ask for!”
"This request is not too much. I will ask someone to prepare it!" Li Sheng nodded at this time and directly handed a certain amount of money to the jailer on the side and asked him to buy some food and wine.
Not long after, the jailer came back with two food boxes, and brought a table from outside to place all the food and wine he had brought back.
The food cannot be called particularly rich, and the wine can only be considered average, but it is still good. For Old Man Liu, who has basically not had a good meal in the past few days, this is already very good.
alright.
He hurriedly sat down and began to eat hungrily without being greeted. He would also pour himself a glass of wine from time to time and take a sip while eating.
After he was somewhat full, his movements slowed down. After drinking another glass of wine, he spoke slowly.
"It's been several days, and I finally ate something human. Since I ate your food, I'll tell you what you want to know!"
After hearing what the other party said, Zou Heng immediately acted like he was listening carefully, waiting for what the other party would say next.
"You should have gotten this god-breathing technique from that unscrupulous disciple of mine. It can absorb the essence of food. It seems that you don't use it much. You don't smell any obvious odor on your body. You are still being cautious.
, you came to me to inquire, you have found the right person."
As Old Man Liu spoke, he took another sip of wine, took two bites of food for himself, and then said in a vague voice while chewing the food in his mouth.
"In ancient times, the ancestors were ignorant and weak, and lived in tribes. There were wizards and priests in the tribes who could communicate with gods and spirits. They were the earliest warlocks in the human race."
"Unlike today's warlocks worshiping gods and spirits, which is a transactional and cooperative relationship, the wizards and priests at that time worshiped wholeheartedly and had many rituals and celebrations. Whenever the tribe encountered some major events,
From time to time, some sacrificial activities must be held to please the gods and spirits in exchange for the protection of the gods and spirits!”
"To hold a sacrifice, you need to have appropriate sacrifices. The sacrifices can be a variety of things, whether they are prey brought back, food grown, or fruits picked, they can all be sacrifices to gods and spirits.
sacrifices, but gods and spirits obviously have their own preferences for sacrifices, and not all sacrifices are liked."
"Sometimes when we encounter some major events and need the help of gods and spirits, the sacrifices given must naturally be in line with the preferences of gods and spirits. But at that time, how could people get particularly precious products? Naturally, people themselves became
An offering!"
"Humans become sacrifices, but in the eyes of gods and spirits, humans as sacrifices are just slightly better than ordinary beasts. After all, humans are more spiritual."
"Once upon a time, there was a tribe that was facing a disaster. If you prayed for help from the gods and spirits, even if you sacrificed everything the tribe had, you might not be able to impress the gods and spirits. When the tribe was facing life and death, the wizard of that tribe would ultimately be the one to impress the gods and spirits.
He came up with a way to successfully impress the gods and spirits and save the tribe, and the method he used was to turn himself into a sacrifice. It was at that time that the god's breath-taking method took shape!"
"This fundamental method was originally just a method of absorbing food essence and storing it in oneself. Later, after some people modified and improved it, the current divine breathing method was born. Those who modified and perfected this fundamental method
People, most of them, the purpose reported at that time was just to have someone practice this fundamental method!"
Old Man Liu spoke a long paragraph in one breath. At the end of his speech, he looked Zou Heng up and down, and then smiled at Zou Heng, which seemed to be a bit sarcastic.
However, he found that Zou Heng's face was still very calm at this time, and there was no change in his expression as he imagined. It seemed that what he just said did not touch Zou Heng in the slightest.
Old Man Liu thought about what he had just said, and found that there was indeed nothing he could not express clearly. He had said almost everything that needed to be said. Zou Heng should be able to understand the problem of this fundamental method. He should not be as calm as he is now!
"Could it be that this kid hasn't thought it through yet?" Old Man Liu thought in his heart.
Thinking of this, he continued to speak: "This is a fundamental method for cultivating sacrifices. However, it was originally a magic method and no one practiced it anymore. Only then did someone turn it into a fundamental method.
Attract more people to practice, and also cultivate more sacrifices. Although human sacrifice is no longer needed most of the time, it can also be used as bait. People who have practiced this fundamental method also like all kinds of evil spirits!
Chapter completed!