Chapter 86: The Origin of the Ghost City (II)
That great sorcerer spoke to the villagers, but it made those villagers immediately all have their eyes light up, and then asked that great sorcerer how they needed to sacrifice to the gods.
And that big sorcerer also directly said the way, that big sorcerer said: "The mountain god master his old man's years, now you dig his old man's body to the bad, you need to give his old man to send some smashing children, in order to let the mountain god master his old man some boys can be driven, repair their own bodies. In this way everyone just needs to sacrifice their family's boys over the age of eight and under the age of ten to the Mountain God Elder, then the Mountain God Elder will naturally calm his anger and drive away these great snakes."
As the Grand Sorcerer spoke with great solemnity, he pointed out a way for the villagers to do so.
And at this moment Xue Li heard Master Tang preaching here immediately said, "That Great Sorcerer is afraid that he is a demon, how can there be the existence of the Mountain God in this world, if there really is, wouldn't all of our former populace be punished for opening up the land and planting it?"
Xue Li said, while that Master Tang smiled at his words, "En, that great sorcerer is indeed demonizing the people. My family's ancestors once analyzed this notebook, first of all, regardless of whether or not there is a mountain god in existence, let's just say that the people are digging an ancient tomb, how could they possibly offend the mountain god? That tomb was excavated by the ancients a long time ago, if that mountain god really wanted to blame someone for digging up his body, it wouldn't be on the heads of the people of the Liu Family Village, but rather on those ancients who built that tomb in the first place. So that great sorcerer's initial claim that the Mountain God was enraged is simply a falsehood."
Master Tang said, while I picked up on it, I said, "Since it wasn't the mountain god's wrath, why did that great sorcerer have the village sacrifice male children to the mountain god, if in the end, each family sacrificed their own children, and those great serpents hadn't yet left, wouldn't that great sorcerer be asking for trouble?"
"Well, my family's ancestors have also analyzed this. That big sorcerer's saying that the mountain god's wrath was indeed a lie, but that big sorcerer's method of letting the villagers sacrifice their children to drive away the big snakes was really a bit reasonable. Snakes belong to the Yin, like to cultivate in places with sufficient Yin energy, the main chamber of that ancient tomb is certainly full of Yin energy after a long time. So those big snakes should be attracted by the yin qi in the main chamber, where they coiled and practiced.
The great sorcerer wanted to sacrifice boys, that is, to use the masculine blood of those boys to dispel the yin qi in the ancient tomb. After all, the boy's boyhood yang energy was the most sufficient and could expel all yin energy. This is also the reason why some of the chaotic graves were built into schools after they were demolished. A child's yang energy is sufficient to suppress evil and obscene things. That's why that great sorcerer wanted the villagers to sacrifice boys in the first place, in fact, the main purpose was to dispel the yin qi around that burial chamber. And the yin qi a scattered, then those rely on the yin qi cultivation of the serpent will not naturally rely on the door of the main chamber of the tomb does not go."
Master Tang even said, but made me have a new understanding of this Master Tang, this Mediterranean although talking a little ink, but for the study of metaphysics really have two, at least more than I deep. At the moment he spoke so carefully, immediately made Xue Li and I understand the reasoning.
"I didn't expect there to be some metaphysical reasoning in this, so Master Tang, did the Great Sorcerer's sacrifice succeed later? What did the Liu Family Village get in the crypt? And what is the connection between these and the curse of the ghost city?"
Xue Li also immediately asked a series of questions after she understood how the Great Sorcerer's sacrifice of the boy to drive away the snake, while that Master Tang, after taking a sip of the iced black tea sent by the stewardess, spat at us and continued, "For this matter, that would have to start from the story behind the Liu Family Village. That great sorcerer's sacrifice ……"
As Master Tang spoke, he continued to tell us the story of Liu's village.
At that time, when the great sorcerer said that he wanted the villagers to sacrifice their own boys to the mountain god, the villagers were still a bit resistant, after all, who would want their own children to die? But if their children don't die, then who can drive away these big snakes so that they can continue to enjoy glory and wealth?
So the villagers are caught in a dilemma, but at that time, the village of Hu Er Lai is to the village people pointed out a clear way, that is, the village east of the land temple in some wandering beggars, which there are a few half a big kid, how about the village people caught those little beggars to sacrifice to the mountain god. In this way, we do not have to die their own children, but also can continue to dig gold and silver treasures, almost is a thing of the best of both worlds.
And as soon as the villagers of Liu's village heard of this solution at that time, they all immediately had their eyes lit up, if they could sacrifice a few irrelevant little beggars, they could make the crowd continue to get rich, this was really a way to get the best of both worlds. The big deal is to pay more money after the fact to those little beggars to get a good coffin, send more paper money, this is also considered to let those little beggars in the ground to enjoy the blessings.
The villagers of Liu's village thought, at that time, almost no one opposed, so the village head sent some people, captured six or seven small beggars, set up on the altar, sharpened the knife, to give those small beggars blood, sacrifices to the mountain god master.
But just then, Liu Qiming came out to stop it.
Liu Qiming wants everyone to get rich, and also wants everyone to live a good life, but this good life has to be exchanged with a living human life, Liu Qiming thinks it should not be. Those children were already miserable begging day after day, and now they have to lose their lives innocently, which makes Liu Qiming, a great benefactor, how can he bear to look on.
"Folks, please listen to me Liu Qiming, all of us have gotten enough wealth, why do we need to covet that last bit of riches. Why don't we all let these poor children go, we'll stop here and go home to farm, and we'll also find peace in our hearts!"
Liu Qiming said, will look forward to the villagers, however, this time those villagers did not like the usual, to Liu Qiming smile to welcome, but have all with a set of aversion to look at Liu Qiming, at this moment in the eyes of the villagers, Liu Qiming is no longer a good person, but they are a stumbling block to get rich.
"I said that he, the son of the Liu family, is also not your family's child, this matter I think you should leave it alone. It's better to go back quickly."
"Well said, his Liu family's youngest son, these little beggars even if they don't send them to the mountain god lord today, they will starve to death and freeze to death on the streets in the next day, and they can't even land a coffin. People let these small beggars to serve the mountain god master, also is to find a beautiful job for them, is their blessing. Why should you obstruct it?"
"Go back quickly, he Liu family little brother, there's nothing for you here."
A crowd of villagers, spoke up, at the same time that village chief, also sent two strong men to forcibly take Liu Qiming away, and how could Liu Qiming just leave like that?
At the beginning of the Liu family village of the crowd in the mountains to give up the old Li head, he resolutely chose to continue to look for, is because in his heart, every person's life should be treasured. Although the lives of these little beggars are a bit cheap, but they are also living human beings ah, how can he bear to watch these innocent children lose their lives under the butcher's knife of the villagers.
"I won't go, village chief, great sorcerer, you are killing people. If your children find out about this in the future, how can they hold their heads up as human beings, aren't you afraid that the heavens will blame you? Aren't you afraid that the government will come to investigate? Listen to me, let go, I Liu Qiming is willing to share all the family's finances with you, let these children go!"
Liu Qiming struggled to say, tears are almost down. But those villagers are more and more feel Liu Qiming annoying, especially his sentence 'not afraid of the government to check', but also make everyone's face a burst of ugly, is this Liu Qiming also want to report to the police not?
"Da Long, Er Hu, immediately bring the Liu family's son back to the village and guard him for me!"
The village head of the Liu Family Village was afraid that Liu Qiming would really make a big deal out of it, and at that moment, he called two strong men from the village to go and take away Liu Qiming.
However, Liu Qiming wouldn't leave, his clothes were torn and he still struggled. This is to make the two strong man is annoyed, one of them called big dragon in a rage, but also gave Liu Qiming a slap.
This slap is especially hard, the slap will Liu Qiming hit a burst of darkness, at the same time the face of the veil that covers the face, but also directly be hit down.
As the veil on Liu Qiming's face drifted down, the villagers of the Liu Family Village immediately all exclaimed in shock.
"This, how could this Liu Family's son be born so ugly!"
"What an ugly person, look at him, his face, sharp and pointed, seems like a fox face!"
"Too scary, no wonder this Liu Qiming has been wearing a veil, so he was born with such a scary face!"
At that time, when the villagers of Liu Family Village saw Liu Qiming's real face, they immediately all exclaimed.
The face behind Liu Qiming's veil was exceptionally fair, with a pointed chin, two squinting eyes that were slanted and long, together with the flat nose and red lips, it was similar to a hairless fox's face.
Of course, this is just a metaphor, not to say that Liu Qiming's face is really the same as a fox's face, only that his facial features grow coincidentally, with that face shape, it is a bit like a hairless fox's face. And his real face, which still conformed to human standards, was super ugly.
And at this moment those villagers who had never seen such an ugly person were immediately shocked by Liu Qiming's appearance, even that village chief and the great sorcerer, but that great sorcerer, after fixing his mind, immediately turned his eyes and roared at Liu Qiming.
"Tie, no wonder you want to obstruct us from sacrificing to the gods, it turns out that you are actually a fox demon that is here to plague us. Come on, tie me up and burn me!"
That great sorcerer roared, and then he draped Liu Qiming with the name of a demon and asked the crowd to burn Liu Qiming to death.
In fact, in that big sorcerer's heart he knows clearly, Liu Qiming is not a demon, only looks a little ugly, but he was clearly remembered Liu Qiming's words 'not afraid of the officials to check it', so that big sorcerer was afraid of the trouble afterwards, and gave Liu Qiming a demon's name, to burn him to death, to avoid the trouble. He wanted to burn him to death to avoid future trouble.
And the presence of many villagers on the words of the great sorcerer is convinced, at that time that era, people are very superstitious, for the sorcerer, priests, goddesses and other professions quite respect, almost as if they were the spokesman for the gods, all that the great sorcerer a sentence, immediately after a number of villagers above the Liu Qiming was tied up, directly placed on a burning table.