[Quick Time Travel] Charming System
Chapter 228 Reality: The Last Human in All Stars
"Therefore, as the last human survivor, I implore you all, together with Your Excellency Wyatt, to defeat the faint old emperor!"
"Snapped--"
His Majesty the Emperor shook off the optical brain in his hand, and it hit the screen suspended in front of his eyes.On the screen ???????????q? The face of the human youth distorted for a moment, and then returned to normal with the fall of the optical brain.
"Wyatt..." The old emperor's face was pale, "You guys are really... good, good job!"
The Roland family's plan collapsed across the board. Kahn, the only available elite, was sent to Carlos' family early because of his extreme and conceited, and his life and death are unknown now.
What else can he use to turn the tables?
The executive opened the door and came in: "Your Majesty, run away!"
escape?
Where can he escape to?
The plan collapsed, and the shady things he did behind the scenes were revealed to the public. Who in the interstellar world doesn't know what he, Lec Roland, did?
The extermination of families with human blood, and the use of their blood for cruel research eventually led to the complete shattering of the interstellar people's hope of returning to their ancestors.
"I will not escape." The old emperor said in a deep voice, "There are no deserters in my Roland family."
He doesn't think he has done anything wrong, and there has never been such a thing as mistakes in this world.
The winner will always do what is right.He thinks he is the winner and will be in the future.
The winner is enough to rewrite history with authority.
And he, Roland, will never flee, he is eager to continue to be a winner and write history.
As long as he wins, who cares about his little mistake?On the contrary, he will encourage everyone, arrest Shen Mian, and use him to continue the experiment!
After all, in addition to human blood, the previous experimental subjects also had the genes of interstellar people.
But Shen Mian is different, he is a pure earthling, even more pure than the returned grand princess.
As long as he wins and catches Shen Mian...
Why don't the interstellar people continue to support him?
As for the old men in the cabinet?It's just a bunch of weeds.They are more afraid of death than anyone else.
"Your Majesty..." The executive officer was behind him, and he knew the situation better than anyone else about the old emperor's future.
He was loyal and tried to persuade the old emperor to leave Emperor Star.
"Wyatt will never let it go. The old ministers in the cabinet have completely rebelled. Your Majesty, don't take chances anymore!"
The old emperor trembled and stopped him from continuing: "Don't say too much."
He will not escape.Even if you die, you must die with the attitude of a winner.
"The members of the Roland family should be as proud as sunflowers and never bow their heads."
The executive fell silent.
He was speechless.
Standing behind Roland, he clenched his fist with his right hand and placed it on his chest, saying reverently, "I will follow you to the death, master!"
As the executive officer's voice fell, there was a thunderous bombardment in the palace.
It was Wyatt, and he declared war.
Old Roland walked out of the house and stood at the gate.Below the stairs, Wyatt Carlos, who led the imperial army, was standing in the center of the square.
"Leck Roland." Wyatt's eyes were shining with fiery flames, making his pupils as dazzling as flames: "I will let you die with dignity. To show respect for your death as an emperor .”
The next moment, a tsunami-like bomb swept towards Lec Roland who was standing outside the imperial palace.
As the bomb approached, Rick Rowland laughed loudly through the night.
Then it was covered by a thunderous explosion.
The dust has settled.
·
The end of 4879 in the interstellar calendar.
The Roland family completely collapsed.
The beginning of 4880 in the interstellar calendar.
His Excellency the First Crown Prince of Emperor Star, Wyatt Carlos inherits the throne.
His father, Admiral Carlos, disappeared completely after the enthronement ceremony, and his face disappeared together with the skeleton of the Grand Duchess hidden deep in the palace.
The last human bloodline—the pure earthling awakened from the fossils of the ancient earth—slumbers, and is endowed with a very high status, sharing the power of the Emperor Star with His Excellency the Crown Prince, the current emperor, His Majesty Wyatt.
The ancestry plan was completely banned by His Majesty Wyatt. All the people who participated in the experiment were concentrated and quarantined, and those who caused bad influence were publicly executed as an example.
Three years later, on the founding day of the Emperor Star Alliance, His Majesty Wyatt proposed to Mr. Shen Mian.
The wedding was grand and romantic, and it was recorded in history.
Under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor Wyatt and his husband Shen Mian, the interstellar people began to search for the lost civilization of the ancient earth.
Many undecipherable documents were opened, and the historical picture scroll that had been dusty for thousands of years unfolded before the eyes of the interstellar people.
Imperial College of Human Civilization Research
On the third floor, the second lecture hall on the left.
There are huge crowds of people outside the classroom, and the classroom is also full of people, even the steps are full of people.If you look closely, you will find that the people sitting in the front rows of the classroom are not students at all!
It was a group of gray-haired old men and old ladies.However, their faces are full of dignity, with a thirst for knowledge.Several of them are even old teachers who are famous all over the world.
Not only them, but everyone present was fascinated by what they heard.
After all, this class is only one class a week, and it's only two hours after class, which is not enough for them to learn more knowledge!
Seeing that the end of get out of class was coming, those present wished that the person speaking on the stage could speak faster, faster!Or the clock ticks a little slower, and a little slower!
That way they can listen a little more and learn a little more!
However not.
The bell for the end of get out of class rang in everyone's ears, the people on the stage paused, and then it was visible to the naked eye that the people sitting below began to frown.
"What's going on! Why is it so fast? It will take 15 minutes just now. Is the school bell broken?"
"Yeah, I feel like I haven't learned anything!"
Facing everyone's complaints, Shen Mian could only smile apologetically: "get out of class is over, let's continue the lecture at the same time seven days later."
He smiled slightly: "Let's finish class."
Someone didn't move, "Your Majesty, please talk a little longer. His Majesty the Emperor hasn't arrived yet. Let's leave when he comes to pick you up."
When everyone heard this, they all started booing: "Yes, yes! Your Majesty hasn't come yet! Let's talk for a while!"
"Who said I wasn't here?"
The door was pushed open with a creak, and His Majesty the Emperor in military uniform walked in, with a grim expression and slightly lost eyes.
There was instant silence inside and outside the classroom.
Wyatt looked around at everyone, then walked to the podium, took Shen Mian's hand, "Let's go, go home."
The corners of Shen Mian's mouth slightly curled up, and she held Wyatt's hand tightly with her backhand, "Okay."
Someone secretly pressed the record button, and frozen the tenderness in the eyes of the always unsmiling Emperor on the photo.
A hundred years later, the photo is hung in the Royal Museum.
Those who came and went to visit were fortunate to learn from this yellowed photo that Emperor Wyatt, who has always been cold, would also be so gentle when facing his partner.
Fanwaiyi was sacrificed to God's "bride"
It was August and it was the hottest time.
A van bumped forward on a rugged and winding mountain road.
Suddenly, the driver slammed on the brakes, and the people in the car suddenly leaned forward, and the head of the person sitting in the last row by the window hit the glass with a "boom".
The boy covered his head and raised his head, "Brother Zhang Hao, what's wrong?"
The man named Zhang Hao turned his head, and while stabilizing the camera in his hand, he said: "I don't know, I must have encountered some animal, so I stepped on the brakes."
"What animal? There are wild animals in this corner?" Luo Xiangyu, who was sitting next to the boy, sat up straight and opened the car window.
A gust of hot air hits the face, blowing away the coolness brought by the air conditioner in the car.
The boy whose head was hit was Shen Mian, a student of the History Department of Beijing University.This time, he followed a few brothers and under the leadership of his mentor, he went to the southern province to investigate historical and cultural relics.
Nan Province is located in the southwest of Huaguo. It was the ethnic gathering place of the Wu people during the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. At that time, people called the place where the Wu people gathered as Wucheng.At that time, the Wu people were masters of divination, and they were especially good at controlling Gu insects. They were very famous in the Qin and Han Dynasties.
In order to annihilate the Wu clan in the Han Dynasty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty sent troops to attack the southwest many times, but it was difficult to climb the dangerous mountains and the poisonous jungle.Coupled with the proficient ability of the Wu people to control Gu, the Han army suffered repeated setbacks.
Therefore, Wu City has another appalling nickname - Gu City.
Of course, that was the name thousands of years ago. The current Nancheng is no longer the place that people feared in ancient times. Instead, it is a holy place for modern people to escape from summer and travel.
However, the reason why Shen Mian and his group came to the Southern Province this time was not to escape the summer heat, but the Department of History of Peking University recently launched a project on the cultural relics of the Wu nationality, and the main person in charge happened to be Shen Mian's tutor, Professor Qin.
To understand the culture of the Wu people, it is inevitable to come to Nan Province, the birthplace of the Wu people.So Professor Qin applied to the school for approval, and with an assistant and three proud disciples, the group got off the plane next to Nan Province, subcontracted a van, and drove to the center of the Wu nationality in historical records. go.
Shen Mian poked her head out of the car window, her eyes fell on the front: "Deer?"
There was an elk standing on the road, just in front of the car.
The deer came out of the bushes suddenly. Fortunately, the driver had quick eyesight and quick hands, otherwise he might have hit it directly.
"Deer can run around? Is it weird? Have you never heard of such animals on the mountain roads in Nanxing?"
Professor Qin also noticed that it stands to reason that the elk is a precious animal, and no matter what, it will never be seen everywhere in the mountain jungle.
"Maybe it was lost in some zoo." Professor Qin said: "Xiao Zhang, you can find the phone number of the nearby zoo and ask if any animals are missing."
The assistant Xiaozhang took out his mobile phone to contact an acquaintance, and called when he got to the zoo.
But it is not a problem for a group of people to wait here. The weather is too hot, and it is already three o'clock in the afternoon. They still want to reach their destination early, otherwise they will have no place to rest at night.
After some discussion, after Xiaozhang sent the location and photos to the zoo, the driver bypassed the elk on the road and continued on.
The engine started, the driver turned the steering wheel, and just as the car was about to move away, the deer moved.
It walked straight in the direction of the car and walked over at a leisurely pace.Then stand in front of the windshield.
The car that had just been ignited turned off again.
Several people in the car looked at each other in blank dismay: "What's going on? This deer blackmailed us?"
Shen Mian was also very strange, "Why is it standing in front of our car? Do you want us to go?"
As soon as the words fell, the deer moved.
He walked to the sleeping side and kept beating the window with his antlers.
It was a male deer with huge antlers, and it slapped the car window so hard that it seemed to shake the window open.
The people in the car were startled, and the deer suddenly seemed to go crazy, and few people dared to act rashly.
Shen Mian was the closest, and she shrank back.
His resistance was too obvious, and the moose outside the car slapped on the window paused.
The slapping stopped, and after a while, it sounded softly again, like someone knocking on the door lightly, very polite.
"It's amazing!" Luo Xiangyu leaned behind Shen Mian, "Can he understand our movements?"
Zhang Hao lay on the seat and looked back, "Why don't you open the car window to have a look? I don't think it's that dangerous."
"No." Shen Mian said: "The deer is indeed docile, but this is a male deer, and it looked too irritable just now, we still don't want to take risks."
Professor Qin nodded: "Shen Mian is right, we should not open the window, Ma, let's go around a bit, we'd better go into the town as soon as possible."
The driver, Lao Ma, nodded and steered the steering wheel around the deer.
The elk stopped hitting as early as Shen Mian spoke, and listened carefully with his ears sideways.
When Professor Qin said to move on, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, so anxious that the deer's hooves started kicking wildly.
do not go!
No!
"Dangerous...!...Go!"
After a deep sleep, he looked around and frowned.
"You..." He paused, "Did you hear anything?"
Zhang Hao frowned: "No, what sound can there be?"
"Strange," Shen Mian rubbed her head, "I seem to hear someone talking."
"What are you saying... Hey, go?"
Luo Xiangyu rolled his eyes: "I'm afraid you were knocked out just now, so there's no sound, and you still say hello."
"Okay," Zhang Hao threw a hat to Shen Mian: "Are you still confused? Nuo, cover your face with the hat and sleep for a while, and you'll be there when you wake up."
Shen Mian grabbed the hat, her brows were still frowning.He did hear someone talking in his ear just now, it was definitely not a hallucination.But why didn't the brothers and the professor hear it?
Nan Province...Wucheng...Is this place so mysterious?
By accident, Shen Mian turned her head.
The deer was still standing at the original place, motionless, facing the direction Shen Mian and his party left.
Shen Mian was about to look away, but a scene that surprised him happened before his eyes.
The deer man stood up, his limbs elongated, and gradually turned into a human in the sunlight.
Shen Mian's eyes widened. The deer, no, the man took two steps forward, and then the blurred face suddenly became clear from the nose down.
Then the deer man opened his mouth in Shen Mian's direction.
"what--"
Shen Mian yelled and sat up from the bed.
His head was full of cold sweat, dripping down one by one as he sat up.Someone outside the house heard his voice, opened the curtain and walked in.
It was Zhang Hao: "What's the matter? You were so sleepy just now! After the car arrived, we called you for a long time and didn't wake you up."
Shen Mian touched her forehead, her hands were wet: "Have we arrived in Wu Town?"
"Well, it's just after five o'clock, and it's almost seven o'clock now, get up, wash your face and eat."
Zhang Hao touched Shen Mian's face with his fingers: "I said what did you dream about? Your face is covered with sweat."
Shen Mian thought for a while, then shook her head: "I don't remember, it's not a good dream."
"I think so too." Zhang Hao muttered: "Who is sweating in a good dream! A nightmare is almost the same."
Shen Mian smiled bitterly, the feeling of palpitation in the dream had not dissipated, he got up clutching his heart, put on his shoes and went out.
Fanwaiyi was sacrificed to God's "bride"
Shen Mian sat up from the bed, found a basin, poured some hot water and washed her face.
The hot water was splashed on his face, finally letting him breathe a sigh of relief.
Wiping the water droplets off her face with a piece of paper, Shen Mian followed Zhang Hao out of the room.
This is a typical small farmyard with fences and stone walls. A nest was built to feed a few chickens and ducks. A few steps outside the yard lead to a pond connected to terraced fields.
Professor Qin and the others were sitting at the big round wooden table in the yard with the owner of the house, and the owner's daughter-in-law was arranging the dishes.Seeing Shen Mian and the others coming out of the house, they greeted him warmly.
"The young man is awake? Just right, sit down and eat!"
Shen Mian followed and sat between Zhang Hao and Luo Xiangyu.The dinner at the farmhouse is simple but not simple, with marinated bacon sausage, green lettuce, tofu tomato soup, and sauced bones that look appetizing.
A table full of dishes.The owner of the borrowed house is Wu Laosan, who is very enthusiastic. He opened his mouth in mandarin with a strong accent: "Don't be polite, I heard from Lao Zhou that you were transferred to Nan Province to do something..."
Wu Laosan slapped his head: "Isn't it true that you asked Sazi to investigate? Oops."
"Eat, eat!" While serving Professor Qin some food, he greeted Shen Mian and the others.
Professor Qin has a friend who is from Southern Province, and Wu Laosan was introduced by the friend.The group of people will probably have to borrow and live at Wu Laosan's house during this period of time. Of course, they are given money, and they will not eat and live for free.
It gets dark late in summer, and the mountains here in Nan Province are cool at night, so it won’t be too hot to eat in the yard.After a group of people satiated with wine and food, they naturally started chatting.
"I've heard people say that there will be a celebration in Wu Town every time of midsummer. I remember these few days, right?"
Wu Laosan tapped the cigarette rod and nodded: "Yes, it will be three days later. It has been done for many years. It is a ceremony for worshiping gods. It is held once a year, just like a festival."
"You are too, let's go play together then."
Shen Mian has always been curious about this kind of thing, heard the words and came closer: "Old man, are you talking about your local sacrificial activities? What is this saying?"
"Hey, what can you say!" Wu Laosan laughed: "It's just like New Year's Eve. When we were young, our grandpa's generation was doing this, so we'll follow suit."
"But," Wu Laosan took a look at Shen Mian, "Someone used to say that there was a taboo, that good-looking people were not allowed to look at them. It was said that they would be lured away from their souls."
Wu Laosan pointed at Shen Mian: "Twenty or thirty years ago, a person like you would be locked up at home on the day of the ceremony."
Shen Mian was taken aback.Not only him, but several others were stunned for a moment.
Luo Xiangyu said: "What? You still have to be locked up? What's the point of this? I've never heard of it."
Wu Laosan was about to speak when his son came out of the house, "Dad, what are you talking about those old Huangli? How long has it been?"
Professor Qin said cheerfully: "Hey, we are doing historical research, and this kind of custom and culture is also part of it. Let your dad talk about it. Just chat."
Brother Wu came over, put the teacup in front of them, and sat down: "I'm not afraid of making fun of you if you say it. You are professors and college students. Before me, when I was in junior high school, you all laughed at my dad and the others. Feudal superstition!"
"Huh?" Luo Xiangyu was really surprised, "Tell me, it's still early anyway, let's tell a story."
Big Brother Wu rubbed his stomach and put his hands on the table: "Let's just go to Nan Province, isn't it called Wugu City before?"
Therefore, there has always been a saying in Wuzhen that witches sacrifice.It's just that the times are advancing, and now there are no wizards or witches.As early as 80 to [-] years ago, the sacrificial ceremonies in Nan Province were presided over by respected elders of the clan.
Every year on the seventh day of August when it is cloudy, the elders in the town host a ceremony for two days and three nights.The main purpose is to predict Fengji for the coming year, commend the good people and good deeds in the town, and then sing praises to the gods for their grace and Pize.
Of course, gods definitely do not exist, but this is a habit that has lasted for thousands of years. At the beginning, the festival lasted for one month, and later it became seven days. More than 20 years ago, it was two days and three nights, but now it has been shortened to It's been a day and a night.
"But..." Brother Wu sat up straight: "My father said that there was a reason why people like this friend were locked up in the house before."
He was talking about Shen Mian, and all eyes were on Shen Mian for a moment.
Shen Mian smiled: "What kind of taboo is this?"
Before Big Brother Wu could speak, Professor Qin spoke first: "I will be robbed."
Professor Qin seemed to have remembered something, "I remember that more than 30 years ago, there was a news in China, and the incident seemed to be in Wu Town, Southern Province."
Zhang Hao and his assistant Xiao Zhang came up together: "Professor, tell me, what news is it?"
"I don't know very well. At that time, I was still in high school." Professor Qin smiled: "One day when I came home from school, the radio was broadcasting the news. In the southern province, there is a town. During the sacrificial ceremony, someone Disappeared out of thin air."
"It should be your Wu Town, right?" Professor Qin looked at Wu Laosan.
Wu Laosan nodded solemnly: "Yes."
"The missing person is also from another place." Wu Laosan stopped smoking and sighed: "It was quite a big deal back then, and the documents were issued by the superiors, and we were not allowed to do it again. Later, it gradually became loose. Now, the ceremony has resumed again.”
"What happened to the missing person? Was it finally found?"
"No." Brother Wu took over the conversation: "I heard from the old man that he is a very handsome young man, it's a pity."
"Why did he disappear?"
"I don't know. It disappeared in the blink of an eye." Wu Laosan shook his head and smiled again: "But the older generation said that it was snatched by the mountain god to be the bride."
"After all, that person who disappeared back then was good-looking." Wu Laosan said: "After the festival resumed, the old people said that good-looking people would be taken away, and every festival night, the handsome descendants of the family were locked in the house. , and release it after the ceremony is over. After that, nothing missing happened again.”
Luo Xiangyu was speechless: "Who will snatch a man for the bride? Could it be that the mountain god you worship is a woman?"
Wu Laosan's face turned cold: "Don't talk nonsense! You are too disrespectful to God!"
Shen Mian was taken aback, it seemed that Uncle Wu still believed in their gods?
Luo Xiangyu shut his mouth in embarrassment and stopped talking.
Wu Laosan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's getting late, and the guests should go to bed early. Let my eldest son take you to the town tomorrow."
Professor Qin nodded, and a group of people helped clean up the tables and stools, and followed them back to the house.
Fanwaiyi was sacrificed to God's "bride"
Early the next morning.
After breakfast, Wu Laosan asked his eldest son to lead Shen Mian and his party to the town.
Wu Town is located on the mountainside. Although it is only a small town and located in a remote location, there are many people and it is very lively.After coming out of Wu Laosan's house, he went out of the courtyard gate and went up a steep slope to the road.
There is a station on the road, and there are many people waiting for the bus to go to the town.Shen Mian and the others followed Brother Wu and waited under the station sign.
Brother Wu's full name is Wu Mao.Apart from Shen Mian, Zhang Hao and Luo Xiangyu were the only ones who followed him to the town.As for Professor Qin, he planned to stay in the village and take a look around with his assistant Xiaozhang.
The four of Shen Mian and his party stopped a "chug chug" electric tricycle on the road, and set off to the busiest place in the town with bumps.
It was the first time in their lives for a few big boys from the city to take this kind of car.There were only two horizontal benches in the car, crowded with people, Shen Mian was sandwiched between Luo Xiangyu and Zhang Hao, and the three of them trembled as the car drove.
Luo Xiangyu sat on the outermost side with only an armrest, and if he didn't pay attention, he would be thrown out of the car.He held the armrest tightly with his hands, and leaned on Shen Mian's body.
"This car..." Luo Xiangyu complained: "It's too trembling, isn't it? The road doesn't look bumpy, does it? Why is it so bumpy?"
Wu Mao sat opposite the three of them, sitting as firmly as a mountain amidst the sound of the "chug chug" engine.
Shen Mian's hair fluttered with the wind, and it was so stiff that it was bristled, and her face was almost stiff from the early morning wind.
Finally the car stopped, Shen Mianmu looked at his face, and pushed Luo Xiangyu's head away: "It's ok, you're dead, move away!"
Luo Xiangyu was so upset that his stomach was overwhelmed, he didn't even have time to argue with Shen Mian, he got out of the car tremblingly while leaning on the handrail, squatted by the roadside tree, holding his head and doubting life.
Shen Mian got off the car, "Is this the center of Wu Town?"
Wu Mao nodded, paid the fare, and walked in front of a few people: "That's right, but I don't go to the market today, so there aren't that many people."
Zhang Hao over there leaned over, "Not many? It looks very lively. There are so many people in the town, which is not bad. Seeing people coming and going, it's almost like Chinese New Year."
Wu Mao chuckled twice: "Only these two days are more lively, the festival in Wu Town is about the same size as the New Year's Eve."
Someone came over to say hello to Wu Mao, their eyes fell on Shen Mian and the others, and they said, "Brother Wu Mao! Take your guests out for a stroll?"
The person who came was a person who was much younger than Wu Mao's age. Looking at him in his twenties, he might be about the same age as Zhang Hao.After saying hello, he turned his attention to Shen Mian and the others.
He stared at Shen Mian carefully, and frowned: "Eh? This person..."
The man looked at Wu Mao: "These are all your guests?"
"Otherwise?" Wu Mao wondered, "Why? There are still people you know?"
Zhang Hao and his group couldn't ignore Wu Mao's movement even if they wanted to ignore it.Luo Xiangyu couldn't bear it at first, he leaned in front of the young man: "Little brother, what's wrong with us?"
The young man paused, shifted his gaze from Shen Mian's face without any trace, and then looked at Luo Xiangyu: "No, no, I read it wrong. I just saw that friend..."
He pointed at Shen Mian: "I look at this one, it looks familiar." He scratched his head and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't mean anything else!"
Shen Mian and Zhang Hao glanced at each other, then looked at the man: "Is it similar?"
The man was taken aback: "Huh?"
Shen Mian hooked the corner of her mouth: "I am very similar to that person you know?"
Zhang Hao interface: "Your strike-up skills are very backward, my friend. We didn't strike up conversations like this a few years ago."
The young man froze, then waved his hands, "No! I didn't! No!"
Seeing that the honest man seemed to be blushing from being teased, several people secretly felt small in their hearts.
"Okay." Shen Mian shrugged, "It's fine if you don't."
"However, have you been to Beijing before?"
"Ah?" The young man was taken aback by the question. He couldn't figure out how the topic got brought up to Beijing, but he shook his head honestly and answered, "No."
"I see." Shen Mian nodded, "I've never been out of Beijing before, this is the first time I've come to Southern Province."
"So I'm pretty sure we haven't met before," he affirmed.
youth:……
"Okay." The young man finally understood what Shen Mian meant, and he was regarded as someone who came to strike up a conversation because of his face.And now Shen Mian is tactfully rejecting him.
The young man hurriedly said goodbye and left.
Luo Xiangyu came up from behind, put his arm on Shen Mian's shoulder: "Tsk tsk, Mian Bao, okay, crush the peach blossoms in the first place."
Shen Mian patted his hand down, "Don't be poor."
A few people talked and laughed and continued to move forward.
On the other hand, after the young people left, they thought something was wrong.
He had really seen Shen Mian's face before!Absolutely not fake!But where have you seen it?Why can't he remember?
The young man couldn't figure it out, standing on the side of the road like a wooden stake, attracting people's attention frequently.
He has to think about it, he has definitely seen that person!Where?Where……
"I remember!" The young man slapped his head.
In the shrine at home!
The young man's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he started to run quickly.
His home is in the town, it is a big ancient mansion, he ran back in two or three steps, opened the gate and rushed straight into the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall is now empty, and the young grandmother's prayers have also ended, and the ancestral hall is now drowsy and looks very scary.But the young man Mu Mumu grew up in the house since he was a child, so he was no longer afraid, and without even turning on the light, he rushed to Xiang'an to search for it.
"Where is it? Where is the picture scroll? Where is the picture scroll?"
Suddenly the young man paused, as if he remembered something, he looked up at the picture scroll of the god hanging on the wall.
found it!
The picture scroll is painted vividly, the face on the picture scroll...
As if bewitched, the young man raised his hand to touch the portrait.
"Sinan Wu. Don't stop!"
The light was turned on suddenly, and the sudden light caused the young man to squint his eyes, and then his hand was held down.
Is the mayor, the youth's father.
Mayor Wu's face was full of anger: "What are you doing? I heard people say that you rushed into the ancestral hall, so I knew you were doing something bad! Gods can be touched randomly? Are you afraid of retribution?"
"No!" Wu Sinan broke free from his father's grip, pointed at the scroll and asked, "Dad, I saw the man on the statue!"
The mayor slapped him on the head: "I saw a fart! Get the hell out of me! Don't come in casually in the future!"
Simon Wu: "Huh?"
"Ah shit!" The mayor kicked him, "Get lost!"
Then he turned around and ignored the young man, but fiddled with the incense on the shore, lit it and inserted it into the stove on the shore.
The young man stood behind him, angrily: "I know you think I'm talking nonsense again. Yes, I didn't believe our family before, but I'm serious today!"
Wu Sinan said seriously, "Dad, I really saw someone today, exactly like the one in the portrait."
Fanwaiyi was sacrificed to God's "bride"
On the other side, Professor Qin took his assistant into the mountain.
In the morning, there was heavy dew in the mountains, and the mountain road was muddy. Professor Qin and his assistant Xiaozhang walked up with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
"Professor, please slow down." Xiao Zhang raised his hand and pushed aside the branches in front of him, and looked forward a few times: "We must not go the wrong way, right? This place doesn't look like someone lived there? "
Professor Qin followed his gaze and shook his head: "No."
"The ruins are just ahead. I confirmed with several other professors before I came here." He took a breath and continued, "Wu Town holds a ceremony every year, and the ancient ruins have always been used by the people of Wu Town."
"According to tradition, at ten o'clock in the evening, everyone will follow the wizard from the lowest point to the highest point. Geographically, this mountain is 100% the highest point in Wu Town."
"The ruins of the festival are on this mountain, there is nothing wrong with it!"
Professor Qin quickened his pace: "Xiao Zhang, keep up."
Xiao Zhang nodded and followed.
"But professor, ten o'clock in the evening to the highest point, why?"
"The tradition of the Wu tribe." Professor Qin explained to his assistant while climbing the mountain: "In ancient times, the Wu tribe mainly used divination and divination. Divination sounds mysterious and unbelievable now, but at that time, it was is real."
Professor Qin straightened his back, stretched his body, and continued on his way.
"As for divination, it is to measure the unknown. Asking Gee is very harmful to people. Therefore, there has never been one family in charge of divination throughout the ages. At that time, there were many clans in charge of divination, but in the end only the Wu clan remained. down."
Professor Qin looked at Xiaozhang: "Do you know why?"
Xiao Zhang thought for a while, then shook his head.
Professor Qin didn't keep a secret, he said: "Because the Wu people are using their methods to avoid the way of heaven."
Xiao Zhang was taken aback.
"It's very mysterious, right?" Professor Qin smiled: "To be honest, if I didn't study these things, I wouldn't believe them either. The way of heaven and divination are things that only exist in mythology."
"But," Professor Qin said seriously, "the survival of the Wu people proves that these things existed."
"This is also the direction of our research, to prove that those ancient myths are not just legends, and gods do not only exist in the fantasy of the world."
"Look," Professor Qin pointed out, "We're here."
Xiao Zhang has been listening to Professor Qin's words attentively, and before he knows it, the two of them have come to a vast place.
It is the top of the mountain.
There stands an ancient temple, the temple gate is dilapidated and incomplete.There is an open space outside the temple, and the ground is a mess of altar pits that look like charms, which seem to be round but not round, like stones but not stones.
Xiaozhang was stunned: "Are we...arrived?"
Professor Qin affirmed, "We're here."
"...But..." It's too dilapidated.
"Don't people in Wu Town hold a ceremony once a year? This place should be well protected, right?"
Professor Qin sighed, "Yes, it's a pity that this place is not well protected."
His tone was strange, with a bit of complaint and dissatisfaction.
But Xiaozhang didn't notice this, he walked a little closer and stood outside the ancient temple.
"Wait!"
Seeing that he was about to step into the ancient temple, Professor Qin called out to stop him.
Xiao Zhang looked at him in confusion: "What's the matter, Professor?"
Professor Qin said: "This place is the venue for the ceremony, this temple..."
"This temple should be a temple dedicated to the gods. We didn't bring any offerings, so we better not go in and disturb you."
Xiaozhang's head was full of question marks: "Ah? Is there still such a particularity?"
Why do you feel that Professor Qin's reason is so weird?
Professor Qin was very serious: "Don't go in, just look outside."
Xiao Zhang nodded, but still couldn't hide his curiosity.He sneaked a glance just now, the inside and outside are completely different.
The more Professor Qin stopped him, the more he wanted to go in and have a look.
After Professor Qin finished his persuasion, he went to the side and squatted down to study the patterns on the sacrificial altar on the ground.
"Snapped--"
His Majesty the Emperor shook off the optical brain in his hand, and it hit the screen suspended in front of his eyes.On the screen ???????????q? The face of the human youth distorted for a moment, and then returned to normal with the fall of the optical brain.
"Wyatt..." The old emperor's face was pale, "You guys are really... good, good job!"
The Roland family's plan collapsed across the board. Kahn, the only available elite, was sent to Carlos' family early because of his extreme and conceited, and his life and death are unknown now.
What else can he use to turn the tables?
The executive opened the door and came in: "Your Majesty, run away!"
escape?
Where can he escape to?
The plan collapsed, and the shady things he did behind the scenes were revealed to the public. Who in the interstellar world doesn't know what he, Lec Roland, did?
The extermination of families with human blood, and the use of their blood for cruel research eventually led to the complete shattering of the interstellar people's hope of returning to their ancestors.
"I will not escape." The old emperor said in a deep voice, "There are no deserters in my Roland family."
He doesn't think he has done anything wrong, and there has never been such a thing as mistakes in this world.
The winner will always do what is right.He thinks he is the winner and will be in the future.
The winner is enough to rewrite history with authority.
And he, Roland, will never flee, he is eager to continue to be a winner and write history.
As long as he wins, who cares about his little mistake?On the contrary, he will encourage everyone, arrest Shen Mian, and use him to continue the experiment!
After all, in addition to human blood, the previous experimental subjects also had the genes of interstellar people.
But Shen Mian is different, he is a pure earthling, even more pure than the returned grand princess.
As long as he wins and catches Shen Mian...
Why don't the interstellar people continue to support him?
As for the old men in the cabinet?It's just a bunch of weeds.They are more afraid of death than anyone else.
"Your Majesty..." The executive officer was behind him, and he knew the situation better than anyone else about the old emperor's future.
He was loyal and tried to persuade the old emperor to leave Emperor Star.
"Wyatt will never let it go. The old ministers in the cabinet have completely rebelled. Your Majesty, don't take chances anymore!"
The old emperor trembled and stopped him from continuing: "Don't say too much."
He will not escape.Even if you die, you must die with the attitude of a winner.
"The members of the Roland family should be as proud as sunflowers and never bow their heads."
The executive fell silent.
He was speechless.
Standing behind Roland, he clenched his fist with his right hand and placed it on his chest, saying reverently, "I will follow you to the death, master!"
As the executive officer's voice fell, there was a thunderous bombardment in the palace.
It was Wyatt, and he declared war.
Old Roland walked out of the house and stood at the gate.Below the stairs, Wyatt Carlos, who led the imperial army, was standing in the center of the square.
"Leck Roland." Wyatt's eyes were shining with fiery flames, making his pupils as dazzling as flames: "I will let you die with dignity. To show respect for your death as an emperor .”
The next moment, a tsunami-like bomb swept towards Lec Roland who was standing outside the imperial palace.
As the bomb approached, Rick Rowland laughed loudly through the night.
Then it was covered by a thunderous explosion.
The dust has settled.
·
The end of 4879 in the interstellar calendar.
The Roland family completely collapsed.
The beginning of 4880 in the interstellar calendar.
His Excellency the First Crown Prince of Emperor Star, Wyatt Carlos inherits the throne.
His father, Admiral Carlos, disappeared completely after the enthronement ceremony, and his face disappeared together with the skeleton of the Grand Duchess hidden deep in the palace.
The last human bloodline—the pure earthling awakened from the fossils of the ancient earth—slumbers, and is endowed with a very high status, sharing the power of the Emperor Star with His Excellency the Crown Prince, the current emperor, His Majesty Wyatt.
The ancestry plan was completely banned by His Majesty Wyatt. All the people who participated in the experiment were concentrated and quarantined, and those who caused bad influence were publicly executed as an example.
Three years later, on the founding day of the Emperor Star Alliance, His Majesty Wyatt proposed to Mr. Shen Mian.
The wedding was grand and romantic, and it was recorded in history.
Under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor Wyatt and his husband Shen Mian, the interstellar people began to search for the lost civilization of the ancient earth.
Many undecipherable documents were opened, and the historical picture scroll that had been dusty for thousands of years unfolded before the eyes of the interstellar people.
Imperial College of Human Civilization Research
On the third floor, the second lecture hall on the left.
There are huge crowds of people outside the classroom, and the classroom is also full of people, even the steps are full of people.If you look closely, you will find that the people sitting in the front rows of the classroom are not students at all!
It was a group of gray-haired old men and old ladies.However, their faces are full of dignity, with a thirst for knowledge.Several of them are even old teachers who are famous all over the world.
Not only them, but everyone present was fascinated by what they heard.
After all, this class is only one class a week, and it's only two hours after class, which is not enough for them to learn more knowledge!
Seeing that the end of get out of class was coming, those present wished that the person speaking on the stage could speak faster, faster!Or the clock ticks a little slower, and a little slower!
That way they can listen a little more and learn a little more!
However not.
The bell for the end of get out of class rang in everyone's ears, the people on the stage paused, and then it was visible to the naked eye that the people sitting below began to frown.
"What's going on! Why is it so fast? It will take 15 minutes just now. Is the school bell broken?"
"Yeah, I feel like I haven't learned anything!"
Facing everyone's complaints, Shen Mian could only smile apologetically: "get out of class is over, let's continue the lecture at the same time seven days later."
He smiled slightly: "Let's finish class."
Someone didn't move, "Your Majesty, please talk a little longer. His Majesty the Emperor hasn't arrived yet. Let's leave when he comes to pick you up."
When everyone heard this, they all started booing: "Yes, yes! Your Majesty hasn't come yet! Let's talk for a while!"
"Who said I wasn't here?"
The door was pushed open with a creak, and His Majesty the Emperor in military uniform walked in, with a grim expression and slightly lost eyes.
There was instant silence inside and outside the classroom.
Wyatt looked around at everyone, then walked to the podium, took Shen Mian's hand, "Let's go, go home."
The corners of Shen Mian's mouth slightly curled up, and she held Wyatt's hand tightly with her backhand, "Okay."
Someone secretly pressed the record button, and frozen the tenderness in the eyes of the always unsmiling Emperor on the photo.
A hundred years later, the photo is hung in the Royal Museum.
Those who came and went to visit were fortunate to learn from this yellowed photo that Emperor Wyatt, who has always been cold, would also be so gentle when facing his partner.
Fanwaiyi was sacrificed to God's "bride"
It was August and it was the hottest time.
A van bumped forward on a rugged and winding mountain road.
Suddenly, the driver slammed on the brakes, and the people in the car suddenly leaned forward, and the head of the person sitting in the last row by the window hit the glass with a "boom".
The boy covered his head and raised his head, "Brother Zhang Hao, what's wrong?"
The man named Zhang Hao turned his head, and while stabilizing the camera in his hand, he said: "I don't know, I must have encountered some animal, so I stepped on the brakes."
"What animal? There are wild animals in this corner?" Luo Xiangyu, who was sitting next to the boy, sat up straight and opened the car window.
A gust of hot air hits the face, blowing away the coolness brought by the air conditioner in the car.
The boy whose head was hit was Shen Mian, a student of the History Department of Beijing University.This time, he followed a few brothers and under the leadership of his mentor, he went to the southern province to investigate historical and cultural relics.
Nan Province is located in the southwest of Huaguo. It was the ethnic gathering place of the Wu people during the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. At that time, people called the place where the Wu people gathered as Wucheng.At that time, the Wu people were masters of divination, and they were especially good at controlling Gu insects. They were very famous in the Qin and Han Dynasties.
In order to annihilate the Wu clan in the Han Dynasty, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty sent troops to attack the southwest many times, but it was difficult to climb the dangerous mountains and the poisonous jungle.Coupled with the proficient ability of the Wu people to control Gu, the Han army suffered repeated setbacks.
Therefore, Wu City has another appalling nickname - Gu City.
Of course, that was the name thousands of years ago. The current Nancheng is no longer the place that people feared in ancient times. Instead, it is a holy place for modern people to escape from summer and travel.
However, the reason why Shen Mian and his group came to the Southern Province this time was not to escape the summer heat, but the Department of History of Peking University recently launched a project on the cultural relics of the Wu nationality, and the main person in charge happened to be Shen Mian's tutor, Professor Qin.
To understand the culture of the Wu people, it is inevitable to come to Nan Province, the birthplace of the Wu people.So Professor Qin applied to the school for approval, and with an assistant and three proud disciples, the group got off the plane next to Nan Province, subcontracted a van, and drove to the center of the Wu nationality in historical records. go.
Shen Mian poked her head out of the car window, her eyes fell on the front: "Deer?"
There was an elk standing on the road, just in front of the car.
The deer came out of the bushes suddenly. Fortunately, the driver had quick eyesight and quick hands, otherwise he might have hit it directly.
"Deer can run around? Is it weird? Have you never heard of such animals on the mountain roads in Nanxing?"
Professor Qin also noticed that it stands to reason that the elk is a precious animal, and no matter what, it will never be seen everywhere in the mountain jungle.
"Maybe it was lost in some zoo." Professor Qin said: "Xiao Zhang, you can find the phone number of the nearby zoo and ask if any animals are missing."
The assistant Xiaozhang took out his mobile phone to contact an acquaintance, and called when he got to the zoo.
But it is not a problem for a group of people to wait here. The weather is too hot, and it is already three o'clock in the afternoon. They still want to reach their destination early, otherwise they will have no place to rest at night.
After some discussion, after Xiaozhang sent the location and photos to the zoo, the driver bypassed the elk on the road and continued on.
The engine started, the driver turned the steering wheel, and just as the car was about to move away, the deer moved.
It walked straight in the direction of the car and walked over at a leisurely pace.Then stand in front of the windshield.
The car that had just been ignited turned off again.
Several people in the car looked at each other in blank dismay: "What's going on? This deer blackmailed us?"
Shen Mian was also very strange, "Why is it standing in front of our car? Do you want us to go?"
As soon as the words fell, the deer moved.
He walked to the sleeping side and kept beating the window with his antlers.
It was a male deer with huge antlers, and it slapped the car window so hard that it seemed to shake the window open.
The people in the car were startled, and the deer suddenly seemed to go crazy, and few people dared to act rashly.
Shen Mian was the closest, and she shrank back.
His resistance was too obvious, and the moose outside the car slapped on the window paused.
The slapping stopped, and after a while, it sounded softly again, like someone knocking on the door lightly, very polite.
"It's amazing!" Luo Xiangyu leaned behind Shen Mian, "Can he understand our movements?"
Zhang Hao lay on the seat and looked back, "Why don't you open the car window to have a look? I don't think it's that dangerous."
"No." Shen Mian said: "The deer is indeed docile, but this is a male deer, and it looked too irritable just now, we still don't want to take risks."
Professor Qin nodded: "Shen Mian is right, we should not open the window, Ma, let's go around a bit, we'd better go into the town as soon as possible."
The driver, Lao Ma, nodded and steered the steering wheel around the deer.
The elk stopped hitting as early as Shen Mian spoke, and listened carefully with his ears sideways.
When Professor Qin said to move on, a flash of panic flashed in his eyes, so anxious that the deer's hooves started kicking wildly.
do not go!
No!
"Dangerous...!...Go!"
After a deep sleep, he looked around and frowned.
"You..." He paused, "Did you hear anything?"
Zhang Hao frowned: "No, what sound can there be?"
"Strange," Shen Mian rubbed her head, "I seem to hear someone talking."
"What are you saying... Hey, go?"
Luo Xiangyu rolled his eyes: "I'm afraid you were knocked out just now, so there's no sound, and you still say hello."
"Okay," Zhang Hao threw a hat to Shen Mian: "Are you still confused? Nuo, cover your face with the hat and sleep for a while, and you'll be there when you wake up."
Shen Mian grabbed the hat, her brows were still frowning.He did hear someone talking in his ear just now, it was definitely not a hallucination.But why didn't the brothers and the professor hear it?
Nan Province...Wucheng...Is this place so mysterious?
By accident, Shen Mian turned her head.
The deer was still standing at the original place, motionless, facing the direction Shen Mian and his party left.
Shen Mian was about to look away, but a scene that surprised him happened before his eyes.
The deer man stood up, his limbs elongated, and gradually turned into a human in the sunlight.
Shen Mian's eyes widened. The deer, no, the man took two steps forward, and then the blurred face suddenly became clear from the nose down.
Then the deer man opened his mouth in Shen Mian's direction.
"what--"
Shen Mian yelled and sat up from the bed.
His head was full of cold sweat, dripping down one by one as he sat up.Someone outside the house heard his voice, opened the curtain and walked in.
It was Zhang Hao: "What's the matter? You were so sleepy just now! After the car arrived, we called you for a long time and didn't wake you up."
Shen Mian touched her forehead, her hands were wet: "Have we arrived in Wu Town?"
"Well, it's just after five o'clock, and it's almost seven o'clock now, get up, wash your face and eat."
Zhang Hao touched Shen Mian's face with his fingers: "I said what did you dream about? Your face is covered with sweat."
Shen Mian thought for a while, then shook her head: "I don't remember, it's not a good dream."
"I think so too." Zhang Hao muttered: "Who is sweating in a good dream! A nightmare is almost the same."
Shen Mian smiled bitterly, the feeling of palpitation in the dream had not dissipated, he got up clutching his heart, put on his shoes and went out.
Fanwaiyi was sacrificed to God's "bride"
Shen Mian sat up from the bed, found a basin, poured some hot water and washed her face.
The hot water was splashed on his face, finally letting him breathe a sigh of relief.
Wiping the water droplets off her face with a piece of paper, Shen Mian followed Zhang Hao out of the room.
This is a typical small farmyard with fences and stone walls. A nest was built to feed a few chickens and ducks. A few steps outside the yard lead to a pond connected to terraced fields.
Professor Qin and the others were sitting at the big round wooden table in the yard with the owner of the house, and the owner's daughter-in-law was arranging the dishes.Seeing Shen Mian and the others coming out of the house, they greeted him warmly.
"The young man is awake? Just right, sit down and eat!"
Shen Mian followed and sat between Zhang Hao and Luo Xiangyu.The dinner at the farmhouse is simple but not simple, with marinated bacon sausage, green lettuce, tofu tomato soup, and sauced bones that look appetizing.
A table full of dishes.The owner of the borrowed house is Wu Laosan, who is very enthusiastic. He opened his mouth in mandarin with a strong accent: "Don't be polite, I heard from Lao Zhou that you were transferred to Nan Province to do something..."
Wu Laosan slapped his head: "Isn't it true that you asked Sazi to investigate? Oops."
"Eat, eat!" While serving Professor Qin some food, he greeted Shen Mian and the others.
Professor Qin has a friend who is from Southern Province, and Wu Laosan was introduced by the friend.The group of people will probably have to borrow and live at Wu Laosan's house during this period of time. Of course, they are given money, and they will not eat and live for free.
It gets dark late in summer, and the mountains here in Nan Province are cool at night, so it won’t be too hot to eat in the yard.After a group of people satiated with wine and food, they naturally started chatting.
"I've heard people say that there will be a celebration in Wu Town every time of midsummer. I remember these few days, right?"
Wu Laosan tapped the cigarette rod and nodded: "Yes, it will be three days later. It has been done for many years. It is a ceremony for worshiping gods. It is held once a year, just like a festival."
"You are too, let's go play together then."
Shen Mian has always been curious about this kind of thing, heard the words and came closer: "Old man, are you talking about your local sacrificial activities? What is this saying?"
"Hey, what can you say!" Wu Laosan laughed: "It's just like New Year's Eve. When we were young, our grandpa's generation was doing this, so we'll follow suit."
"But," Wu Laosan took a look at Shen Mian, "Someone used to say that there was a taboo, that good-looking people were not allowed to look at them. It was said that they would be lured away from their souls."
Wu Laosan pointed at Shen Mian: "Twenty or thirty years ago, a person like you would be locked up at home on the day of the ceremony."
Shen Mian was taken aback.Not only him, but several others were stunned for a moment.
Luo Xiangyu said: "What? You still have to be locked up? What's the point of this? I've never heard of it."
Wu Laosan was about to speak when his son came out of the house, "Dad, what are you talking about those old Huangli? How long has it been?"
Professor Qin said cheerfully: "Hey, we are doing historical research, and this kind of custom and culture is also part of it. Let your dad talk about it. Just chat."
Brother Wu came over, put the teacup in front of them, and sat down: "I'm not afraid of making fun of you if you say it. You are professors and college students. Before me, when I was in junior high school, you all laughed at my dad and the others. Feudal superstition!"
"Huh?" Luo Xiangyu was really surprised, "Tell me, it's still early anyway, let's tell a story."
Big Brother Wu rubbed his stomach and put his hands on the table: "Let's just go to Nan Province, isn't it called Wugu City before?"
Therefore, there has always been a saying in Wuzhen that witches sacrifice.It's just that the times are advancing, and now there are no wizards or witches.As early as 80 to [-] years ago, the sacrificial ceremonies in Nan Province were presided over by respected elders of the clan.
Every year on the seventh day of August when it is cloudy, the elders in the town host a ceremony for two days and three nights.The main purpose is to predict Fengji for the coming year, commend the good people and good deeds in the town, and then sing praises to the gods for their grace and Pize.
Of course, gods definitely do not exist, but this is a habit that has lasted for thousands of years. At the beginning, the festival lasted for one month, and later it became seven days. More than 20 years ago, it was two days and three nights, but now it has been shortened to It's been a day and a night.
"But..." Brother Wu sat up straight: "My father said that there was a reason why people like this friend were locked up in the house before."
He was talking about Shen Mian, and all eyes were on Shen Mian for a moment.
Shen Mian smiled: "What kind of taboo is this?"
Before Big Brother Wu could speak, Professor Qin spoke first: "I will be robbed."
Professor Qin seemed to have remembered something, "I remember that more than 30 years ago, there was a news in China, and the incident seemed to be in Wu Town, Southern Province."
Zhang Hao and his assistant Xiao Zhang came up together: "Professor, tell me, what news is it?"
"I don't know very well. At that time, I was still in high school." Professor Qin smiled: "One day when I came home from school, the radio was broadcasting the news. In the southern province, there is a town. During the sacrificial ceremony, someone Disappeared out of thin air."
"It should be your Wu Town, right?" Professor Qin looked at Wu Laosan.
Wu Laosan nodded solemnly: "Yes."
"The missing person is also from another place." Wu Laosan stopped smoking and sighed: "It was quite a big deal back then, and the documents were issued by the superiors, and we were not allowed to do it again. Later, it gradually became loose. Now, the ceremony has resumed again.”
"What happened to the missing person? Was it finally found?"
"No." Brother Wu took over the conversation: "I heard from the old man that he is a very handsome young man, it's a pity."
"Why did he disappear?"
"I don't know. It disappeared in the blink of an eye." Wu Laosan shook his head and smiled again: "But the older generation said that it was snatched by the mountain god to be the bride."
"After all, that person who disappeared back then was good-looking." Wu Laosan said: "After the festival resumed, the old people said that good-looking people would be taken away, and every festival night, the handsome descendants of the family were locked in the house. , and release it after the ceremony is over. After that, nothing missing happened again.”
Luo Xiangyu was speechless: "Who will snatch a man for the bride? Could it be that the mountain god you worship is a woman?"
Wu Laosan's face turned cold: "Don't talk nonsense! You are too disrespectful to God!"
Shen Mian was taken aback, it seemed that Uncle Wu still believed in their gods?
Luo Xiangyu shut his mouth in embarrassment and stopped talking.
Wu Laosan breathed a sigh of relief: "It's getting late, and the guests should go to bed early. Let my eldest son take you to the town tomorrow."
Professor Qin nodded, and a group of people helped clean up the tables and stools, and followed them back to the house.
Fanwaiyi was sacrificed to God's "bride"
Early the next morning.
After breakfast, Wu Laosan asked his eldest son to lead Shen Mian and his party to the town.
Wu Town is located on the mountainside. Although it is only a small town and located in a remote location, there are many people and it is very lively.After coming out of Wu Laosan's house, he went out of the courtyard gate and went up a steep slope to the road.
There is a station on the road, and there are many people waiting for the bus to go to the town.Shen Mian and the others followed Brother Wu and waited under the station sign.
Brother Wu's full name is Wu Mao.Apart from Shen Mian, Zhang Hao and Luo Xiangyu were the only ones who followed him to the town.As for Professor Qin, he planned to stay in the village and take a look around with his assistant Xiaozhang.
The four of Shen Mian and his party stopped a "chug chug" electric tricycle on the road, and set off to the busiest place in the town with bumps.
It was the first time in their lives for a few big boys from the city to take this kind of car.There were only two horizontal benches in the car, crowded with people, Shen Mian was sandwiched between Luo Xiangyu and Zhang Hao, and the three of them trembled as the car drove.
Luo Xiangyu sat on the outermost side with only an armrest, and if he didn't pay attention, he would be thrown out of the car.He held the armrest tightly with his hands, and leaned on Shen Mian's body.
"This car..." Luo Xiangyu complained: "It's too trembling, isn't it? The road doesn't look bumpy, does it? Why is it so bumpy?"
Wu Mao sat opposite the three of them, sitting as firmly as a mountain amidst the sound of the "chug chug" engine.
Shen Mian's hair fluttered with the wind, and it was so stiff that it was bristled, and her face was almost stiff from the early morning wind.
Finally the car stopped, Shen Mianmu looked at his face, and pushed Luo Xiangyu's head away: "It's ok, you're dead, move away!"
Luo Xiangyu was so upset that his stomach was overwhelmed, he didn't even have time to argue with Shen Mian, he got out of the car tremblingly while leaning on the handrail, squatted by the roadside tree, holding his head and doubting life.
Shen Mian got off the car, "Is this the center of Wu Town?"
Wu Mao nodded, paid the fare, and walked in front of a few people: "That's right, but I don't go to the market today, so there aren't that many people."
Zhang Hao over there leaned over, "Not many? It looks very lively. There are so many people in the town, which is not bad. Seeing people coming and going, it's almost like Chinese New Year."
Wu Mao chuckled twice: "Only these two days are more lively, the festival in Wu Town is about the same size as the New Year's Eve."
Someone came over to say hello to Wu Mao, their eyes fell on Shen Mian and the others, and they said, "Brother Wu Mao! Take your guests out for a stroll?"
The person who came was a person who was much younger than Wu Mao's age. Looking at him in his twenties, he might be about the same age as Zhang Hao.After saying hello, he turned his attention to Shen Mian and the others.
He stared at Shen Mian carefully, and frowned: "Eh? This person..."
The man looked at Wu Mao: "These are all your guests?"
"Otherwise?" Wu Mao wondered, "Why? There are still people you know?"
Zhang Hao and his group couldn't ignore Wu Mao's movement even if they wanted to ignore it.Luo Xiangyu couldn't bear it at first, he leaned in front of the young man: "Little brother, what's wrong with us?"
The young man paused, shifted his gaze from Shen Mian's face without any trace, and then looked at Luo Xiangyu: "No, no, I read it wrong. I just saw that friend..."
He pointed at Shen Mian: "I look at this one, it looks familiar." He scratched his head and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't mean anything else!"
Shen Mian and Zhang Hao glanced at each other, then looked at the man: "Is it similar?"
The man was taken aback: "Huh?"
Shen Mian hooked the corner of her mouth: "I am very similar to that person you know?"
Zhang Hao interface: "Your strike-up skills are very backward, my friend. We didn't strike up conversations like this a few years ago."
The young man froze, then waved his hands, "No! I didn't! No!"
Seeing that the honest man seemed to be blushing from being teased, several people secretly felt small in their hearts.
"Okay." Shen Mian shrugged, "It's fine if you don't."
"However, have you been to Beijing before?"
"Ah?" The young man was taken aback by the question. He couldn't figure out how the topic got brought up to Beijing, but he shook his head honestly and answered, "No."
"I see." Shen Mian nodded, "I've never been out of Beijing before, this is the first time I've come to Southern Province."
"So I'm pretty sure we haven't met before," he affirmed.
youth:……
"Okay." The young man finally understood what Shen Mian meant, and he was regarded as someone who came to strike up a conversation because of his face.And now Shen Mian is tactfully rejecting him.
The young man hurriedly said goodbye and left.
Luo Xiangyu came up from behind, put his arm on Shen Mian's shoulder: "Tsk tsk, Mian Bao, okay, crush the peach blossoms in the first place."
Shen Mian patted his hand down, "Don't be poor."
A few people talked and laughed and continued to move forward.
On the other hand, after the young people left, they thought something was wrong.
He had really seen Shen Mian's face before!Absolutely not fake!But where have you seen it?Why can't he remember?
The young man couldn't figure it out, standing on the side of the road like a wooden stake, attracting people's attention frequently.
He has to think about it, he has definitely seen that person!Where?Where……
"I remember!" The young man slapped his head.
In the shrine at home!
The young man's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he started to run quickly.
His home is in the town, it is a big ancient mansion, he ran back in two or three steps, opened the gate and rushed straight into the ancestral hall.
The ancestral hall is now empty, and the young grandmother's prayers have also ended, and the ancestral hall is now drowsy and looks very scary.But the young man Mu Mumu grew up in the house since he was a child, so he was no longer afraid, and without even turning on the light, he rushed to Xiang'an to search for it.
"Where is it? Where is the picture scroll? Where is the picture scroll?"
Suddenly the young man paused, as if he remembered something, he looked up at the picture scroll of the god hanging on the wall.
found it!
The picture scroll is painted vividly, the face on the picture scroll...
As if bewitched, the young man raised his hand to touch the portrait.
"Sinan Wu. Don't stop!"
The light was turned on suddenly, and the sudden light caused the young man to squint his eyes, and then his hand was held down.
Is the mayor, the youth's father.
Mayor Wu's face was full of anger: "What are you doing? I heard people say that you rushed into the ancestral hall, so I knew you were doing something bad! Gods can be touched randomly? Are you afraid of retribution?"
"No!" Wu Sinan broke free from his father's grip, pointed at the scroll and asked, "Dad, I saw the man on the statue!"
The mayor slapped him on the head: "I saw a fart! Get the hell out of me! Don't come in casually in the future!"
Simon Wu: "Huh?"
"Ah shit!" The mayor kicked him, "Get lost!"
Then he turned around and ignored the young man, but fiddled with the incense on the shore, lit it and inserted it into the stove on the shore.
The young man stood behind him, angrily: "I know you think I'm talking nonsense again. Yes, I didn't believe our family before, but I'm serious today!"
Wu Sinan said seriously, "Dad, I really saw someone today, exactly like the one in the portrait."
Fanwaiyi was sacrificed to God's "bride"
On the other side, Professor Qin took his assistant into the mountain.
In the morning, there was heavy dew in the mountains, and the mountain road was muddy. Professor Qin and his assistant Xiaozhang walked up with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
"Professor, please slow down." Xiao Zhang raised his hand and pushed aside the branches in front of him, and looked forward a few times: "We must not go the wrong way, right? This place doesn't look like someone lived there? "
Professor Qin followed his gaze and shook his head: "No."
"The ruins are just ahead. I confirmed with several other professors before I came here." He took a breath and continued, "Wu Town holds a ceremony every year, and the ancient ruins have always been used by the people of Wu Town."
"According to tradition, at ten o'clock in the evening, everyone will follow the wizard from the lowest point to the highest point. Geographically, this mountain is 100% the highest point in Wu Town."
"The ruins of the festival are on this mountain, there is nothing wrong with it!"
Professor Qin quickened his pace: "Xiao Zhang, keep up."
Xiao Zhang nodded and followed.
"But professor, ten o'clock in the evening to the highest point, why?"
"The tradition of the Wu tribe." Professor Qin explained to his assistant while climbing the mountain: "In ancient times, the Wu tribe mainly used divination and divination. Divination sounds mysterious and unbelievable now, but at that time, it was is real."
Professor Qin straightened his back, stretched his body, and continued on his way.
"As for divination, it is to measure the unknown. Asking Gee is very harmful to people. Therefore, there has never been one family in charge of divination throughout the ages. At that time, there were many clans in charge of divination, but in the end only the Wu clan remained. down."
Professor Qin looked at Xiaozhang: "Do you know why?"
Xiao Zhang thought for a while, then shook his head.
Professor Qin didn't keep a secret, he said: "Because the Wu people are using their methods to avoid the way of heaven."
Xiao Zhang was taken aback.
"It's very mysterious, right?" Professor Qin smiled: "To be honest, if I didn't study these things, I wouldn't believe them either. The way of heaven and divination are things that only exist in mythology."
"But," Professor Qin said seriously, "the survival of the Wu people proves that these things existed."
"This is also the direction of our research, to prove that those ancient myths are not just legends, and gods do not only exist in the fantasy of the world."
"Look," Professor Qin pointed out, "We're here."
Xiao Zhang has been listening to Professor Qin's words attentively, and before he knows it, the two of them have come to a vast place.
It is the top of the mountain.
There stands an ancient temple, the temple gate is dilapidated and incomplete.There is an open space outside the temple, and the ground is a mess of altar pits that look like charms, which seem to be round but not round, like stones but not stones.
Xiaozhang was stunned: "Are we...arrived?"
Professor Qin affirmed, "We're here."
"...But..." It's too dilapidated.
"Don't people in Wu Town hold a ceremony once a year? This place should be well protected, right?"
Professor Qin sighed, "Yes, it's a pity that this place is not well protected."
His tone was strange, with a bit of complaint and dissatisfaction.
But Xiaozhang didn't notice this, he walked a little closer and stood outside the ancient temple.
"Wait!"
Seeing that he was about to step into the ancient temple, Professor Qin called out to stop him.
Xiao Zhang looked at him in confusion: "What's the matter, Professor?"
Professor Qin said: "This place is the venue for the ceremony, this temple..."
"This temple should be a temple dedicated to the gods. We didn't bring any offerings, so we better not go in and disturb you."
Xiaozhang's head was full of question marks: "Ah? Is there still such a particularity?"
Why do you feel that Professor Qin's reason is so weird?
Professor Qin was very serious: "Don't go in, just look outside."
Xiao Zhang nodded, but still couldn't hide his curiosity.He sneaked a glance just now, the inside and outside are completely different.
The more Professor Qin stopped him, the more he wanted to go in and have a look.
After Professor Qin finished his persuasion, he went to the side and squatted down to study the patterns on the sacrificial altar on the ground.
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