Mountains and seas can be flat

Zu Jiang's winter shows no sign of getting warmer.The firewood in the treasury is still stretched thin.Fang Zheng observed several times in secret, and found that although Zifeng himself did not act, Yu Yi's envoy did not stop the moth hole from consuming fuel.

Fang Zheng was angry that Zifeng had turned his back on him.With Zifeng's ability and mentality, it is impossible for Zifeng not to know the intention of Fang Zheng's words; it is also impossible for Zifeng to be unable to control Yu Yi's envoys. After all, Fang Zheng discovered that they were respectful to Zifeng during surveillance.

Zifeng did not really accept Fang Zheng's point of view.Or maybe it’s because, even if Zifeng had a little understanding of the need to separate the ruling class from the people, it wasn’t enough to change his strategic actions.

Although he was angry, from the analysis of Zifeng's behavioral logic, Fang Zheng quickly understood that this was not such an unbelievable thing.

Zifeng's admiration for him does not mean that he will unconditionally obey all Fang Zheng's instructions.In particular, this is contrary to the environment in which he grew up and the rules of conduct.

Although he knows the truth, it doesn't mean that Fang Zheng is not emotionally entangled.He asked himself more than once, or tried to ask Zifeng in his heart—are you willing to give up your life for me, but refuse to be a little more obedient?

Every time such thoughts popped up, Fang Zheng felt even more shameless.Reason told himself that Zifeng had endured the disgusting insects for the past two years, planned painstakingly, and protected himself in various ways, all based on great sacrifices.Not only did I not repay this kind of friendship equally, but I even demanded more unconditional obedience.You can't use "this is the correct value" to ask the other party with peace of mind, because you have not succeeded in persuading, it is no different from coercion.

But emotion is an unreasonable monster, it keeps clamoring in Fang Zheng's brain, why not?Think about how the other party forced you to do that kind of thing over and over again?Only allow him to force you, not allow you to make him obedient?

But when he was treated like that... Fang Zheng defended himself blushingly, saying that he also enjoyed it, so he couldn't completely blame Cheng Zifeng for coercion.In fact, he was obsessed with the physical charm of "Zifeng" when he was still in the enemy's position, much earlier than he wanted to understand.

So...you can't generalize and use this as a way of revenge to force Zifeng to obey.

Of course, Fang Zheng did not lose his vigilance.The envoy of Yu Yi must have another move besides burning the warehouse.Whether Zifeng is the mastermind or a facilitator is unknown.

The bitter cold winter is not over for a long time, the great master Zu Jiang decided to adopt the ancient method of taboo, and sacrificed to Zu Jiang's supreme god "Tai Yi" in a special way.

"Taiyi" has been passed down to later generations. Fang Zheng has heard this name in different systems, such as Taiyi in Taoism, Taiyi in Donghuang in Songs of Chu, Taiyishui in bamboo slips from Chu tombs, etc.It has many explanations.But they all have one thing in common: they represent supreme and natural power, and most of them are related to light and the sun.Zu Jiang's "Taiyi" should be earlier than the "Taiyi" that evolved into different schools in later generations.It is a symbol of "sun" and "insight" in Zujiang.So on the pattern of the sun, there will be an eye.

Zu Jiang's "Taiyi Sacrifice" and "Star Sacrifice" have regular sacrificial methods every year.But the ancient method of sacrifice has never been practiced.The ancient records in the White Tower narrate that this method enables the Supreme One God to respond to the sudden call of the world and relieve human suffering.

But correspondingly, there is a price to pay.

The method of this ancient "Tai Yi" sacrifice is to capture a hundred "Ran Yi", kill them, peel off their shells, wrap 100 people, and then throw them into the abyss river deep in the rift below Yaocheng. middle.

Fang Zheng has heard of "Ran Yi" in "Shan Hai Jing". This is an ancient fish, and it is also called "Little Fish Dragon" by Zu Jiang people. It has a fish body and a snake's tail.Both eyes are flat.It will jump to the surface of the water and make a sound like a stone hitting it.The most amazing thing is that it has a solid carapace on its back. If you are lucky, there will be beads inside like a shell.The beads are slightly different from shell pearls, they are almost transparent, like jade.

This kind of "little ichthyosaur" lives in various rivers and lakes in Kunlun Mountains all year round, and has a fierce habit. It is not easy to catch so many at once.What made Fang Zheng more determined to stop was the bloody ritual method of wrapping people in shells and throwing them down.Don't even think about it, these victims must be people of small clans or low social status.It's as if the "star worshiping the year" wants to kill the male star sacrificer.

However, this time Fang Zheng will not try to persuade the Lord of the Kingdom like reasoning with Zifeng.That's overreaching and unhelpful, and there's a risk of exposure.

Fang Zheng first went to the Chief Star Festival to inquire about the details of "Ran Yi's Sacrifice to Taiyi", presuming that he was doing his best for the Great Lord, so ask carefully.He really tricked Chief Xing Ji by pulling a big banner to make a tiger skin.

"This ancient method was recorded by Zu Jiang's patriarch 200 years ago." Chief Xingji said, "At that time, the cold demon invaded, and the snow fell for two hundred days. All the plants, trees and animals were overwhelmed under the snow. The patriarch at that time himself also Of those 100, die. And then, finally, the sun came out."

Although the information is very mysterious, it is enough for Fang Zheng.

When Fang Zheng reported back to the Great Lord, he persuaded him in an ambiguous tone: "My lord, the success that happened 200 years ago was because the patriarch at that time had chosen a successor, and he himself was among the group of priests. Perhaps this level of Sacrifice, only God Taiyi will take pity on you. But..." He said worriedly, "You can't, Song'er is still very young, Zu Jiang can't do without you."

The Patriarch Jiang was obviously hesitant, not sure if this method really required the patriarch to be buried with him in order to be effective.Fang Zheng started talking nonsense with his eyes open again: "Even if winter is over, if you are not here, the people of Zu Jiang will live in a more miserable life."

"But if I don't go, what if the ancient law doesn't work?" She really believed in the records on the White Tower, and she had decided to carry it out seriously.Of course, she wasn't quite ready for the sacrifice yet.Hearing what Fang Zheng said, he was even more shaken.

"Let's find another way." Fang Zheng was glad that the Lord of the Great Power put this plan on hold.

However, two days later, Fang Zheng discovered that the Patriarch Jiang Daguo was under pressure and started to restart this ancient sacrifice.

That day Fang Zheng was studying the egg in his room when he suddenly heard an unusual noise outside.The guards guarding him were arguing with the people outside, and their voices gradually dropped.

Fang Zheng's hearing was strong, and he heard their footsteps became consistent, and they walked gently towards his room.

Fang Zheng's Chonghua Sword can only be taken back occasionally, and most of it is placed in the temple to be built.Fang Zheng then picked up Tao Jue, who was drinking a lot, held it in his hand, and hid by the door.

There was only a "bang", and the door was pierced open by a long gun.Fang Zheng flashed the spear that was stabbed immediately, and found that the guards guarding him had merged with people from other legions.They were loyal to the Great Country Lord before, but now they have been persuaded.

Fang Zheng swung the jubilee away from their spears, and said, "Are you rebelling?"

In the previous theft incident, the top ten clans had already had three heroines killed.After the hatred and uneasiness fermented, the remaining seven united with the six major legions and made the decision to force the great king to die:

The long winter, the depletion of charcoal, unpopular reforms, the ascendancy of despicable men, and—her group of big lynxes all left Yaocheng, except for one.

Although Fang Zheng knew that Zu Jiang's ruling class would collapse sooner or later, when he saw this day coming, his heart was still full of surprises.

Fang Zheng blocked the guards, and a few people came up behind them, they were high-level officials of the Kunlun Army.Among them are Tu Shanyue, Gao Xinxing and other army commanders.They stared at Fang Zheng indifferently, with disdain and hatred in their eyes.

Fang Zheng looked further afield, and the palace of Lord Zu Jiang was full of soldiers in armor and armed with spears.Many of them had frostbite marks on their faces, their clothes seemed to be covered with cotton and linen, and their expressions were numb with arrogance.They destroyed the rare flowers and plants of Grand Master Zu Jiang everywhere.

Not everyone is going to rebel, some soldiers are resisting.Two groups of people confront each other in the beautifully shaped house.Although the buildings of this era are not like the pavilions and palaces of later generations, they are exquisitely built with wood and stone structures, which are already of the most exquisite grade, but at this moment they have been smashed into ruins.

Countless pottery was smashed, tables and chairs were smashed, beams and columns collapsed, blood flowed all over the ground, and the number of corpses gradually increased.

Fang Zheng quickly shrank out of their encirclement, and within a few steps, he saw the Great King Zu Jiang riding on the back of the last big lynx.

The flames on the copper pillars had all been extinguished, she was wearing thick felt, and she was holding a long knife with blood on the back.

In front of her, Chief Xingji was holding a long scepter in his hand, surrounded by those legion chiefs who were once loyal to the great country lord.

"It was passed on by you!" Zujiang Daguozhu gritted his teeth, "From the records of 200 years ago, pick out the part of the country's lord's sacrifice, and deliberately exaggerate the effect-I should have sent you earlier, sooner—"

The Star Priest said indifferently: "Thanks to your husband for the inspiration."

The conscience of heaven and earth, Fang Zheng originally wanted to do the opposite, so that the Lord of the Great Kingdom would not be sacrificed.Unexpectedly, the Chief Star Priest could use this to unite with other angry female ancestors and soldiers to force the palace to rebel.

Fang Zheng was hiding in the hidden bushes next to him at the moment. There were too many uprooted vegetation around him, covering him, and he could see the scene ahead from the gap.

"You greedy and short-sighted people!" The Great Lord roared, "Are you going to die together!?"

Fang Zheng noticed that the master of the country was about to take something out of his arms, and wondered for a moment, did she drug all the high-level officials or use some means to control them?

Star Priest's voice became more indifferent, "Back then, Emperor Zhuguang planted poisonous insects on the White Pagoda, the clan's ancestors and their heirs for you to successfully succeed to the throne. You are in control. It has been ten years. You can try it, then Is the poisonous insect still useful?"

The Lord of the Great Kingdom gritted his teeth, and quickly took out a small clay pot from his bosom and opened it. There were hissing insects in it, but none of them flew out.

The face of the Lord of the Great Kingdom changed, and the Star Priest said indifferently: "Why doesn't this worm drill into our heart to find its child Gu? Because they are gone. Want to know how I treated them? Lu Wu's bones, Boil it into powder and drink it, it can cure all poisons. Back then you wasted one set on Lian Zifeng. The only remaining set, you must not let you waste it on some other wild man."

The Lord of the Great Kingdom looked around, but the surrounding of the big lynx was already surrounded by eager soldiers.

"Come down." The Star Priest said loudly, "If you take the initiative, you can still leave you with the last dignity and die in the way of the king's funeral. Otherwise, you will be stripped of your clothes and stuffed into Ran's stomach Here, throw it away as the cheapest human sacrifice."

The Great Lord shouted in despair: "Save me——Zifeng! Save me! Fang Zheng! Fang Zheng, where are you!"

In all fairness, Fang Zheng didn't want the Great Lord to die so soon.Because Zifeng's heart bug has not been solved yet, what if no one can control the bug except the Great King?Fang Zheng was going to come forward to rescue her.

But before he got up, he heard Chief Xing Ji laughing and saying: "You count on men? I'm afraid you never know what Lian Zifeng is up to! Envoy Yu Yi and him—" She hesitated for a moment, then said loudly, "Stolen a lot of information."

Fang Zheng was suffocated, and from the reaction of the head priest, there was a high probability that he knew about the destruction of the treasury by Zifeng and Yu Yi's envoy, but she didn't dare to say it at this moment, which meant that she would have to bear the responsibility since she knew the conspiracy. Don't stop the denunciation, there are so many ordinary soldiers here who don't need charcoal fire.

The Chief Star Priest had known about it long ago but did not stop it, as if he put Zu Jiang's life second and did not destroy her grand plan to forbear to seize power.

Fighting for power, if one goes down, the one that comes up is not a good thing.Fang Zheng thought in disgust.

The Grand Master Zujiang said angrily: "He won't dare! Heartworm—"

"Who is Lian Zifeng? He is an evil star. Don't worry, after we finish cleaning you up, we will deal with those annoying men!"

As soon as Chief Xing Ji finished speaking, his face suddenly changed, because at this moment, the whole Yao City shook like an earthquake.Far away, there was the sound of a terrifying avalanche, and the rumbling underground was becoming more and more obvious.

The vajra carvings in the sky all turned around and scattered in all directions.After a while a soldier came running out of breath, out of breath:

"It's not good, it's not good, Lian Zifeng took the envoys of Yu Yi to the mourning hall below Yao City, they moved the tomb of Emperor Dengbei—"

Xing Ji's face turned blue. She once dreamed of a horrible dream in the fire, and she screamed: "What!?"

Fang Zheng remembered that Chief Xingji once said that the first emperor of Dengbei built Yaocheng, and asked to be buried below before he died.However, Xiaoming and Zhuguang, who succeeded him, chose to flee to Kunlun Mountains after saying "I don't want to be with it".

At this moment, the Lord of the Great Country tightly grasped the fur of the big lynx. Its hair stood straight all over its body, and its paws were tremblingly grasping the ground.She and everyone present were sweating profusely:

Under Yaocheng, is there really something sealed?

Lian Zifeng and Yu Yi's emissary did more than just burn the treasury.Are they going to release this thing, overturn the entire Yao City, and annihilate Zu Jiang's heart in one fell swoop?

Fang Zheng's back felt cold, and suddenly he felt the golden egg in his arms start to warm up, trembling as if wanting to warm up, vibrating in Fang Zheng's arms, emitting colorless and odorless warm smoke.

The ground shook violently again, and this was destined to be a historical moment when the ground and the ground were equally turbulent.The sky began to fall with heavy snow, and the stratus clouds piled up like a prelude to a black storm.In this unprecedented chaos, Fang Zheng quickly sneaked into the half-constructed temple and got the Emperor Chonghua sword.

Immediately, he ran towards the lower part of Yaocheng, where the earthquake felt more and more intense. .