The bright moon sits on the ground

Nie Qiu simply waved his hands away, but Jia Lingchang didn't have a good face after the whole wedding banquet. He had a sullen face and didn't want to say a word. He reluctantly hung up after being coaxed and reminded by his beloved third son. Laugh to deal with the guests.

When Nie Chi mentioned this, Nie Qiu put down the Hanshuang knife in his hand, and the dark red scabbard with a golden tassel made a muffled sound on the sandalwood table, causing Nie Chi's gaze to follow Nie Qiu's hand involuntarily. Gan Mingdao looked over.

This saber is four feet long, and it seems to be very inconsistent with Nie Qiu's gentle and restrained way of doing things. Others may not know it, but Nie Chi is Nie Qiu's adoptive father after all, no matter how stupid he is, he knows Nie Qiu Not only did he appear to be as merciful and generous as a Buddha, but like his master, he was merciless in his actions.

He had seen Nie Qiu make a move.

More than 20 bandits and bandits were cut into invisible lumps of flesh and blood by the long knife in just a few sticks of incense.

The young man who purposely put on a black robe over his white clothes to cover the blood stains turned his wrist, and all the blood drops from the Hanshuang knife splashed down on the ground, making a clear sound like rain hitting plantains.

Nie Qiu turned his head and saw Nie Chi standing behind him without saying a word, he smiled kindly as usual, put his knife back into its sheath, "Father, everything is fine now."

As an example of righteousness, this appearance of slaughtering human life cannot be easily seen by others.

If it hadn't been for accidental meeting, Nie Chi would probably still be caught in the appearance of righteousness that only talks about being kind to others. There are also few opponents in the world, and they are straightforward and concise in their actions. If there is anyone in the world who can fight against Nie Qiu, it is estimated that only the leader of the Demon Cult who has almost never shown up.

Speaking of it, the minds of people in the world are indeed strange.There are rumors in the world that Nie Qiu is bloodthirsty, and his martial arts are extremely fierce. Few people believe it. However, it is rumored that Nie Qiu obtained his current status by climbing other people's beds with his own skin. It spread quickly.

Nie Qiu said regretfully, "They don't understand, not even you, father?"

Nie Chi sighed, "Jia Lingchang didn't put pressure on my Nie family, doesn't that explain everything? The Jia family has already started a thorough investigation of how that person got in. But, what I want to talk about is not this... ...Nie Qiu, your approach is still too radical, not calm and sophisticated enough, as a person favored by the law of heaven, you must always remember your destiny to save others and help the world."

Nie Qiu was silent for a few seconds, "I know."

He didn't actually walk away from Jia's house like a victim whose rage had gone to his head on a hot-blooded basis.Leaving aside that brother Lin, he doesn't know the identity of Lin Du's wife, but anyone who is a bit sensible should know what the consequences of making trouble in Jia's house are. Her appearance at that time was obviously provoked by someone.

Nie Qiu's intuition told him that this matter was not easy, and if he continued to stay, it might lead to a series of traps. Although he didn't know what the person behind him was aiming for, it was probably something he could think of at that time to withdraw early. The best way.

That Jia Lingchang was not a fool either, and he did not pursue his rash departure.

But these things cannot be told to Nie Chi.

Nie Chi is already old, he was not shrewd at first - otherwise it would not make the Nie family fall further, and he will be even more confused when he gets old. A few years ago, he even managed to hook up with Jia Lingchang's concubine. come out.Stupidity is the next thing. Fortunately, Nie Chi's elbow has not turned out. After all, Nie Qiu has lived in the Nie family for more than [-] years. He still has to do things to repay favors.

The only thing Nie Qiu didn't figure out was: after the Jia family's wedding banquet, the rumors that he was ashamed to say spread even more widely. There are countless people, but none of the forces of the Righteous Path expressed their views on this.

Logically speaking, Nie Qiu, as an example of righteousness, should establish a good image, and other forces have indeed worked so hard to maintain it for so many years, but recently this incident is obviously not quite right.

It's not that he didn't think about who was behind the scenes, but after thinking about it carefully, Nie Qiu realized that he had offended too many people in the past few years.

First is the Demon Cult. For a long time, the people of the Demon Cult have feared and loathed him, and they will seize every opportunity to get rid of him.

Besides, the various sects originally came up with the idea at the beginning. After Nie Qiuyin’s strange hexagram, they decided to make him a model of the righteous way, to stabilize the noble image of the righteous way, and maintain the common people’s reverence for the righteous way. But after so many years, the original people have long since become members of the older generation, and the newly appointed people are naturally dissatisfied with Nie Qiu, thinking that their sect is more suitable to be the face of the righteous way than Nie Qiu.

Then there is the family of merchants. As I said before, they value profit more than morality, and they are only in the way of Nie Qiu's identity. If Nie Qiu is framed, they will definitely be willing to push him aside. .

Finally, people in the court, whether they are officials or relatives of the emperor, basically feel that Nie Qiu's title as "a man favored by heaven" has insulted the status of the current emperor, the real dragon emperor.

Thinking about it this way, his current situation is really a dilemma.

After Nie Qiu sent Nie Chi away, he dug out the altar of wine from under the tree, found a gazebo, and sat alone facing the crescent moon.

Since he was a child, he was required to be of good conduct. He had never been to a brothel, never entered a casino, and had never even had a few sips of wine. However, tonight he became interested in drinking and dug out the treasure that Nie Chi had buried many years ago. That jar of wine.

The bewitchingly gorgeous man slapped the wine jar away, and his waterfall-like black hair slid from behind his ears to the side of his face, and was blown away by his casual exhalation.

The ridiculous thing is that even though he has never done anything to seduce people, and he has always straightened his airs and paid attention to his image, he will be slandered as that unbearable face just because of this face that he got from his parents he has never met. look.

Nie Qiu sniffed the faint scent of wine lingering in his nostrils, but his heavy mood did not improve at all.

When Nie Chi left, let Nie Qiu remember that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven ten days later should not be treated carelessly.The Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is held every four years, and Nie Qiu has already participated in it twice, and he presided over the second time.So although the dress etiquette and specific process during the grand ceremony were extremely cumbersome, he was able to complete it in an orderly manner, which Nie Qiu never doubted.

But this year's troubles have been one after another. As soon as the rumors are over, it will be the Jia family's banquet, and as soon as the banquet turmoil is over, it will be the ceremony of worshiping heaven. How can anything happen so coincidentally that he doesn't even have room to breathe? No?The person who did those things was obviously targeting Nie Qiu, and he didn't believe that the person would hold back from taking action against him on such an important matter as the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony.

Nie Qiu really didn't want to go to the Hongmen Banquet, but because of his status, he had to preside over the grand ceremony, so he had to go even if he didn't want to.This ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is a rule set by the late emperor. At that time, not only all the forces will go to watch, but even ordinary people can stand in the distance and watch the ceremony.

I'm afraid this trip is more ominous than good.

Nie Qiu sighed leisurely, raised his head and downed his stomach with wine.

The pungent and spicy wine rolled down his throat and into his intestines, as if rubbing ginger on a wound. Nie Qiu couldn't help but choked, and with a slip of his hand, more than half of the wine flowed from his lips along his neck Sliding into the loose skirt, the area of ​​his chest was soaked to the inside and outside in an instant.

Wine is really strange. Although Nie Qiu's body is cold, his body is as hot as a burning fire.

Nie Qiu was not good at drinking, his body became hotter and more painful, and his consciousness became clearer and clearer.

He shattered the jar with a wave of his hand, and a pool of wine lay quietly on the ground, silently reflecting the bright moon in the night sky.The depressed young man looked at the moon along the glistening water, in a trance, he seemed to see a rabbit the size of a grain of rice jumping up and down between the shadows of the bright moon and clouds, and instantly melted into the night wind and disappeared.

Nie Qiu stared blankly at the moon all night, and on the second day he never mentioned the events of that night, and concentrated on preparing for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

In the first six days of the ceremony, one needs to bathe and burn incense. In the seven days, one can only drink the spring water on the stone, eat wild fruits in the mountains, and cannot take a step out of the gate.On the seventh day, the maidservants selected by the Holy Majesty helped Nie Qiu change clothes and take a bath. Every inch of hair from the top to the end of the hair was combed several times with a comb made of ancient wood, and then fixed behind the head with a hairpin to form a hairpin. Intricate bun.

Every inch from the top of the head to the toes is adorned with complicated but not bloated ornaments. The first time Nie Qiu dressed up like this, he was not used to it. He walked unsteadily. This time, he was able to use ingenuity secretly to disperse the weight of the accessories, so that he would not lose his footing.

Nie Qiu looked at himself in the mirror, raised his hand and let the servant girl smooth out the wrinkles at the corners of his clothes.

There were two red strings tied around his neck, and the two red strings passed through a palm-sized bronze mirror and hung it on his chest.Although the clothes prepared for the grand ceremony are covered with ornaments that jingle in two steps, the fabric is generally white, but the red thread strung with gold thread is rolled several layers at the corner of the cuffs to form a complicated ceremony. coat of arms.Nie Qiu was originally born with a female face, but after wearing this costume, his face became even more indistinguishable.

Nie Qiu gently shook the bronze mirror on his chest, but a sudden sense of loss of strength came from the bottom of his heart.

He remembered that when he was 16 years old, he and Nie Chi were sitting among the crowd, and Nie Chi leaned close to his ear and said to him, "Did you see, from now on you will be the host ", the heat of his breath and the unusual complacency in what he said made Nie Qiu feel nauseated for a moment. Black and white eyes looked towards the center of the ceremony——

He saw that the people on the stage were acting like puppets, and the people in the audience were also enjoying watching the lively scenes.

The yearning for eternal life flashed in the eyes of the aged emperor, while the younger prince was expressionless.

When he was 20 years old, Nie Qiu climbed onto the stage as Nie Chi wished. When he was so nervous, he almost lost his footing when he took up the hem of his clothes and staggered in front of a group of people. The head stood up.At this time, the emperor was not in good health, so the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven was personally organized by the prince whom Nie Qiu had seen back then. He still looked at the center of the ceremony expressionlessly, but the person watching at this time was himself.

In the past few years, he was probably one of the people who most resisted making Nie Qiu the priest of the grand ceremony. Standing on the sidelines from a distance, watching with cold eyes.

Whether it is from various forces or ordinary people, it is said that Nie Qiu took a huge advantage to become the youngest priest in the history of the ceremony, but no one thought about whether Nie Qiu would like to get this advantage .

Nie Qiu was unwilling at the beginning, he hated it, wept secretly, but then he got used to it, only regarded himself as an outsider, and indifferently watched his body being entangled more and more by the carefully woven net inside the bureau. Tight, in the end there is no room to breathe, and there is nowhere to hide.

He let out a foul breath, and handed the Hanshuang knife to the maidservant, while he himself was led into the sedan chair.

The road ahead is short, and there are many dangers, but Nie Qiu has no choice.