The wind was cold, a gust of night wind blew by, and the shadows of the trees on the mountain were dancing, like ghosts baring their teeth and claws.
Although there were hundreds of people kneeling down and clasping their hands in the valley, they were silent and almost everyone remained motionless, as if the valley was filled with stone sculptures.
Fortunately, Qin Xiao and the others knew that these were living people.
If Leng Buding came to the valley and saw these motionless people, the timid would be frightened to death.
The night was dark, but the flames on the stone platform were burning brightly.
Suddenly he heard a scream coming from the other side of the stone platform. Qin Xiao stared at the stone platform and soon saw a white figure jumping up from behind the stone platform. However, it turned out that he was wearing pure white clothes and the fire was shining.
Underneath, all I could see was the man in white wearing a ferocious ghost mask and two pointed horns standing on his head.
When the ghost-faced man arrived at the stone platform, he opened his teeth and danced a strange dance. The people in the audience looked at the stone platform with extremely pious expressions.
Suddenly, when they saw the man in black robe from Siming standing by the pot fire, he pulled out the saber from his waist and swung it out from the iron pot skillfully. Almost at the same time, a ball of flames shot out from the four corners and hit the man in white.
When the flames hit the man in white, a "sudden" sound was heard, and the man in white instantly ignited a raging fire.
What's strange is that the man in white who was burning with fire not only didn't scream in pain, but didn't even try to extinguish the flames on his body. Instead, he danced crazily and strangely on the stone platform, like a ball of fire on the stone platform.
flutter.
"The saint slays demons and saves the common people, the demon fox enters the world, and the bright moon shines in the sky!"
The four men in black robes shouted in unison.
The people in the audience suddenly became commotion, and they all shouted: "The saint slays demons and saves the people, the demon fox enters the world, and the bright moon is in the sky!"
The sky is dark, the earth is dark, the wind is biting, and the valley is filled with gloomy air.
On the stage, people in white clothes were being burned, and they were floating around, but the people were all chanting strange mottos, and they were chanting faster and faster, and they were all like a man possessed, no matter how old or young.
Qin Xiao and Yuwen Chengchao saw this in their eyes, and their hearts grew hairy.
Suddenly a scream was heard, and the flames on the man in white were gradually extinguished. What shocked Qin Xiao and the two was that after the flames were completely extinguished, the man in white was completely unscathed, and even his long white clothes were unscathed.
There was no damage at all, and the ghost mask was still hideous and terrifying.
Qin Xiao only felt a chill running down his spine.
Not to mention a long coat, even if it is leather, it will definitely be burned under the flames just now.
But the man in white was unscathed, which is really weird.
The man in white danced his arms and said in a high-pitched voice: "The demon fox has entered the world and brought harm to the common people. I ask you, is this the human world or the kingdom of the underworld?"
"It's the Kingdom of Hades!"
This time, not all the people answered in unison, only some people shouted.
"You know it is the Kingdom of the Underworld, but not all people know that we are in the Kingdom of the Underworld." The voice of the man in white was strange, sharp and sinister: "The people are suffering, and the world is covered in dust. Why?"
"The demon fox has entered the world and brought harm to the common people." The people shouted loudly.
The man in white shouted: "The demon fox has turned this world into a purgatory underworld. You think you are still alive, but you are just a soul. Regardless of life or death, you can only reincarnate in this underworld. The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens has pity on the common people and wants to turn this world into a purgatory.
The Kingdom of Hades will return to the human world, not only to save you, but also to bless your descendants, so that you can truly live a human life, and even after death, you can ascend to the Kingdom of God, are you willing?"
The people said devoutly: "The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens descends to the mortal world, and the Saint of the Bright Moon saves the common people!"
"Evil foxes are causing trouble, and evil spirits are causing chaos in the world." The man in white said loudly, "Has anyone been deceived by evil spirits recently?"
Then he saw a person standing up in the crowd and said loudly: "Hong Sanjia reported that there is Hong Liushun in Hong Village. He has been absent for many days and his soul has left. Today, I will open Fatan and ask the saint to have mercy on him and bring him back to life."
"Where is Hong Liushun?" the man in white asked sharply.
Hong Sanjia called out and saw two strong men getting up and carrying a stretcher. Although Qin Xiao was a little far away, he could see clearly that there was a person lying on the stretcher, motionless, and the two
A strong man carried the stretcher to the stone platform and put it down.
The man in white walked around the man on the stretcher and shouted: "The evil spirit has entered the body, leaving no soul and no soul." He turned around suddenly, knelt down on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Invite the saint to the stage!"
The common people kowtowed together: "Please let the saint appear on the stage!"
After calling three times, he saw a figure floating up from behind the high platform. Under the firelight, he landed on the stone platform as gracefully as a fairy.
I saw the figure dressed in purple gauze, a purple cloak, and a mask. However, the mask was completely different from the ferocious ghost mask of the man in white. It shone with a faint light and was as cold as the moon.
This person has a graceful figure and looks like a woman at first glance.
Qin Xiao sneered in his heart, knowing that these people were pretending to be gods and fooling the people.
They claim that the demon fox has entered the world and brought chaos to the world, but they don’t know who the demon fox is referring to?
However, I knew in my heart that this woman should be the Mingyue Saint that everyone knew.
Sure enough, the man in white said respectfully to the woman: "The saint has come on stage to revive her soul and save the people. The bright moon is in the sky!"
Saint Mingyue swayed her waist lightly, as if she were a fairy, and walked slowly to the side of the stretcher. Then she glanced under the stone platform and saw all the people prostrate on the ground. She opened her mouth and said: "The Queen Mother is here, and God has given her holy water."
The sound is very pleasant to the ear.
The man in white got up, walked to the stone platform, and said to the people: "Tonight, open the altar and give holy water. If the holy water enters the body, the guardian gods will protect the body, and evil spirits will not be able to invade."
Everyone's faces suddenly showed excitement.
On the stone platform, I saw a man in black robe quickly fetching a bowl of water, then holding the water bowl in both hands, he knelt in front of the saint.
But the saint raised her right hand, stretched out a green jade finger, and gently stirred the water bowl a few times.
When the saint retracted her hand, the man in black robe walked to the stretcher and squatted down. Another man in black robe on the side stepped forward and helped villager Hong Liushun who was lying on the stretcher to sit up and pinched his mouth, making it unknown.
Hong Liushun opened his mouth.
The man in black robe holding the water bowl brought the water bowl to Hong Liushun's mouth, poured a bowl of water into Hong Liushun's mouth, and then slowly put Hong Liushun down and lay down on the stretcher again.
The saint clasped her hands together and chanted something, and the man in white also clasped his hands and chanted.
In just a moment, Hong Liushun was heard coughing violently. Under the watchful eyes of the people, Hong Liushun sat up, coughed a few times, and spit out a pool of black water with a loud "wow" sound.
On the stone platform.
Everyone was wondering what was going on when they saw Hong Liushun slowly stand up. Although he still looked a little weak, he was completely different from the one lying motionless just now.
After a period of dead silence, the people in the audience suddenly burst into cheers, and everyone kowtowed to the stone platform.
Qin Xiao and Yuwen Chengchao looked at each other and saw disdain in each other's eyes.
The companions went up to help Hong Liushun down. The man in white had already shouted: "Holy water enters the body, the soul returns, and the evil spirits are eliminated." Amid the cheers of the crowd, they saw four more men in black robes carrying a big bird.
Come over and put the tripod under the stone platform.
"The Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens descends to earth to save the common people and protect the people and eliminate demons." The man in white said loudly: "The more your merits increase, the more evil demons have nowhere to hide. The demon fox will eventually destroy the soul, and the world will return to the great road." It means.
Holding the big cauldron, he said: "Today, the Dharma altar will be opened and holy water will be given. Those who have achieved merit can take the holy water."
Immediately, a man stood up, holding a wooden box in his hand, walked forward, opened the wooden box, and said loudly: "This is a jade bracelet handed down from my ancestors. It is a family heirloom. I would like to donate it as a meritorious gift today."
." He gave it to the man in black robe, who put it aside. Another man in black robe had already given him a small bamboo tube with a handle. This man used the bamboo tube to scoop the holy water into the big cauldron and raised his head.
After drinking it all in one gulp, he handed the bamboo tube back.
The people all said one after another: "I want to make merit and drink holy water." They all pushed forward.
The man in white shouted in a deep voice: "If you donate merit, you will be given holy water. Come one by one. But first of all, if you drink the holy water, you must be in awe of the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens in your heart. In this way, you will all be believers of the Queen Mother Society.
, In the troubled times of evil and evil, the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens will also protect all the believers of the Queen Mother Association first. As long as you worship the Queen Mother in your heart and obey the decrees of the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens, you can directly ascend to the Kingdom of God after death and become the attendant of the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens, free and easy.
The happiness is boundless." His voice suddenly turned cold and he said sternly: "It's just that the demon fox is very powerful, and countless demons and weirdos are ordered by her. Naturally, the Queen Mother must do her job in secret to eliminate demons, and not make a big show of it. If you become a believer of the Queen Mother Association, you must do it.
Keep it strictly confidential. Unless someone wants to join the Queen Mother Society and knows the truth, they are not allowed to spread it to strangers. If someone violates it, they will die without a burial place."
Qin Xiao and Yuwen Chengchao finally came to their senses at this moment.
When they were in the village, the strong men robbed rations from their homes, but it turned out that they were going to be sent here to be donated as merit in exchange for the so-called holy water.
But the saint girl and her gang are pretending to be gods and ghosts, calling themselves the Queen Mother Society.
On the one hand, he claimed that the Queen Mother came down to earth to slay demons, but on the other hand, she told the people to keep the secret strictly and not to spread it. If there really is a Queen Mother of Nine Heavens in this world, and she really comes down to earth to slay demons, why should she be secretive and not dare to let others know about it.
It's a pity that these villagers actually believe this.
The people lined up, taking the merits they had prepared and offering their merits to get the holy water. Although there were men in black robes to maintain order, the scene was still more or less chaotic. After all, the people behind were worried that the holy water would be used up and it would not be their turn.
They are on their own, so they crowd forward.
Yuwen Chengchao tugged at the corner of Qin Xiao's clothes. Qin Xiao looked over. Yuwen Chengchao winked. Qin Xiaoshun looked over and saw that the saint on the stage had already got off the stone platform and was walking along the platform.
A side path left, followed by two men in black robes, while the men in white robes remained to control the situation.
Both of them nodded slightly, understanding what the other meant, and while no one was paying attention, they quietly followed the saint in the direction she left.