Ruthless Sword Master Pretty Snake Demon

There were four people sitting at a round table, all of whom were silent.

This is a farewell banquet. After this meal, Ao Ye will be ordered to return to Beijing, and Li An and Ao Ji will take over the next affairs of the Jiangning Mansion.

As for Meng Tianhe, the Jiangning Mansion is safe and sound, and there is really no room for him to use his skills, so it is time to return to the southern border.Moreover, he dislikes Ao Ji very much, once Ao Ye leaves, there will definitely be friction between the two of them getting along, so it's better to leave as soon as possible.

After waiting and waiting, the hot food on the table was almost cold.Meng Tianhe finally couldn't help but punched the table, got up and said, "I'll invite the Third Highness!"

He had a serious illness and finally shaved off his beard, and his eyes were wide open, like a heroic god of war who was about to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.

"Don't be impatient, Major General, I'll go." Li An hurriedly got up and held Meng Tianhe, because his posture didn't look like he was inviting someone, but that he was going to kill someone.

"Sit down." Ao Ye said calmly, "Don't wait for him."

As soon as he spoke, Meng Tianhe and Li An sat down obediently, one with angry eyes, and the other with helplessness.

"Dining." Ao Ye picked up the chopsticks first, picked up a piece of vegetables and put them into She Yan's white bowl, and then picked up a piece of meat.

She Yanbai raised her eyelids and said with a smile, "There are meat and vegetables, but there is still a bowl of soup."

Ao Ye nodded, agreeing quite a bit, but the lotus seed and barley soup on the table was a little far away from him, and it was inconvenient for him to stand up while leaning on She Yanbai on his left shoulder.

"Tianhe, please trouble me." Ao Ye said.

Meng Tianhe silently scooped up a bowl of soup and handed it over, but he was thinking in his heart that if His Highness ascended the throne one day, what would the heirs do?

As for Li An, he just lowered his head, as if he had no eyes, and he was blind if he asked.

She Yanbai stirred the soup with a spoon, and just bowed her head to take a sip when Ao Ji brought the eunuch and a group of followers over.

"Morning, everyone." Ao Ji said with a smile, if it weren't for his eyes that couldn't hide his dirty thoughts, he really looked like a young man who came out of the sun.

Ao Ji didn't intend to take a seat, and flicked his sleeves, the fragrance left after burning incense and bathing immediately filled the air, "Lord Li, how are you preparing for the sacrificial ceremony?"

She Yanbai threw down the spoon, lost her appetite in an instant, leaned on Ao Ye's shoulder and whispered, "It smells bad."

Ao Ye patted him on the shoulder as a sign of comfort.

"It's ready." Li An was respectful on the surface, but regretful in his heart.

The East Qin State has a tradition of holding sacrifices after disasters. It stands to reason that this sacrifice should be presided over by Ao Ye, regardless of his status or contribution to Jiangning Mansion, no one else.

However, the third prince, Ao Ji, came up with an imperial decree. The Holy Majesty not only gave Ao Ye the honor that should have belonged to Ao Ye, but also ordered Ao Ye to return to Beijing as soon as possible.Moreover, the decree was not taken early or late, and it was only said when the altar was built, and no one believed it if it was unintentional.

"In this case, His Highness will go to the sacrifice site first, after all, the auspicious time waits for no one." Ao Ji smiled, "Brother, take care, my brother can't see you off."

After finishing speaking, Ao Ji took a deep look at She Yanbai, and left swaggeringly with a group of followers.

After falling in love at first sight, Ao Ji tried to get close to She Yanbai for several days, but Ao Ye was inseparable from her and never gave him a chance to see She Yanbai alone.But he is not in a hurry, when he returns to the capital in the future, he will have plenty of time to snatch away Ao Ye's person and the crown prince.

Li An had to go to the sacrifice hosted by Ao Ji, so he got up and apologized, "Your Highness..."

"Your Majesty, just go, I don't know what you want." Ao Ye was not affected in the slightest, and continued to feast on the dishes for She.

Li Yu bowed his head and left the table in a hurry to chase Ao Ji.

People who are an eyesore are gone, and people I don't know well are gone, and we have to continue eating.

When they were about to go home after eating, Ao Ye did not forget to tell Meng Tianhe, "Father A Ning must take good care of you after you take them to the southern border."

In order not to attract Ao Ji's attention, Aning and his son were sent out of Jiangning Mansion by Meng Tianhe's subordinates early on, only waiting to meet Meng Tianhe.

"Yes." Meng Tianhe replied, and at the end, he hinted cautiously, "Is there nothing else to say, Your Highness?"

Ao Ye glanced at him indifferently, and said, "Be safe and don't be impatient."

So Meng Tianhe saluted silently, and the two parties parted ways.

When Ao Ye and his party were packing their bags and preparing the carriage, the altar built on the flat ground by the Qin River gradually became lively.

When the carriage carrying Ao Ye and the others slowly left Jiangning Mansion, the sacrifice ceremony hosted by Ao Ji will begin.

On the altar, incense candles are lit in the middle of the altar, and sacrifices such as pigs, sheep, melons and fruits are placed on both sides.Ao Ji, dressed in a black fine attire, was sitting on a cattail mat, holding up the bamboo slips engraved with prayers.Behind him, there are several witches wearing black and white sacrificial robes with strange patterns on their faces, some holding musical bells or colored silk.

Under the altar, officers and soldiers with solemn expressions guarded the altar, and then there were people who could not see the end of it.

When the simple and elegant music of welcoming the gods flowed out from the bells, drums, qin and se, and Xiaoxun, Ao Ji threw the bamboo slips in his hand into the brazier, and a three-foot-high flame sprang up.

The witches behind him danced a solemn sacrificial dance, waving bells and colorful silks.

All the people knelt down and looked at the altar in reverence.

"In this way, all your merits have been taken away by that kid, aren't you angry? In the future, the people here who have been favored by you will only remember the third prince, not you." She Yanbai opened the curtain on the carriage, Looking at the ongoing sacrificial ceremony in the distance.

Ao Ye followed She Yanbai's line of sight, and said calmly, "It's okay to not want something that can be snatched so easily. All kinds of things that influence me are just due diligence, not meritorious."

She Yanbai put down the curtain, put her hand on the small table and picked up a pastry from the plate, said with a sneer, "You are big-hearted, I am different, I will kill anyone who steals from me."

Ao Ye lowered his head, took out a clean velvet cloth and carefully wiped the Shuanghua Sword's body, "Because what was robbed is not what I care about."

If it's something you care about... the hand that wiped the sword paused, and Ao Ye's eyes sank slightly, so that's another story.

This time, She Yanbai didn't ask him what he cared about, but turned his head and took a bite of the snack.Hearing the music getting smaller and smaller in his ears, he turned around and said, "This is bouncing and jumping, which god is it offering sacrifices to?"

"Post-disaster sacrifices in various countries have always driven away evil spirits and prayed for blessings. The music and dance are to drive away the evil dragons that bring disasters such as floods and plagues in legends. Then they will pray to the water god to avoid floods, and then pray to the god of grains for a good harvest. ..." Ao Ye took out the box containing the grease, opened it, dipped a little bit of it with a flannel cloth, and then gently smeared the sword body over and over again.

It was the first time since he fell into the water that he took care of the Shuanghua Sword, which he once cherished so much.

She Yanbai turned her head slowly, stared at Ao Ye with a frown, and said softly, "Expel...the evil dragon?"

The uneaten pastry in his hand was crushed, and the residue rustled down on his clothes.

"Well, it is said that there used to be an evil dragon who did many evils and brought many catastrophes to the world with its strength. Therefore, after every catastrophe, people will drive away the evil dragon first when holding sacrifices." Ao Ye raised his eyes and saw She There seemed to be water in Yanbai's eyes, and he couldn't help frowning.

When he wanted to take a closer look, She Yanbai had lowered his eyes, and could only see his trembling eyelashes and the blush at the end of his eyes.

"Absurd...extremely!" She Yanbai's voice became hoarse, just four words seemed to exhaust all his strength.

Slowly stroking the car window with his hand, his white fingers quietly stretched out from under the car curtain, and a mass of colorless spiritual power emerged from his fingertips, riding the wind and flying to the high platform where the sacrifice was held.

With a bang, the altar collapsed, and the altar, together with the incense candles and offerings, fell into the river and was swept away by the river in an instant.

The music stopped, and only the painful wails from the ruins remained on the scene.

The sky, which had been clear just now, suddenly turned gloomy, and big raindrops fell from the thick dark clouds.

The people kneeling under the stage were stunned at first, then panicked, and then kowtowed continuously, shouting words such as "the god is angry" and "please calm the god".

For a moment, no one thought of going to save Ao Ji and the witches who were injured from the fall.

The wind blew the curtains of the car, and a bolt of lightning cut through the dark sky, and also illuminated She Yan's white and thick ink-like eyes in the carriage.

The two sat side by side, with a long distance between them.

Suddenly, She Yan walked over on her white knees, put one hand on the ground, and leaned on Ao Ye with her upper body, her slender waist collapsed into a graceful arc.

"Aye, do you also think that all the disasters in this world are caused by evil dragons?" He raised his head, his red lips curled up, and his hand, still stained with pastry residue, slowly climbed up Ao Ye's arm Crawl until Ao Ye's warm neck, and then slowly caress it.

She Yanbai's face was pale, but she was still smiling, her cold fingers resting on the Qiaogong point on the side of Ao Ye's neck, and said in a hoarse voice, "Why don't you speak?"

If this person who looks like a dragon dares to nod, then there is no need for him to exist.She Yanbai's murderous intent gradually rose in her heart, her misty eyes were faintly red, and she didn't care that the breath in Ao Ye's body could heal him for a moment.

And Ao Ye was still afraid, if he hadn't retracted the sword in time just now, She Yanbai might have been scratched by the blade when she came over so suddenly.

"Your complexion suddenly turned pale. Could it be that you have fallen ill again?" After regaining consciousness, Ao Ye frowned, but answered irrelevant questions.

"Answer me." She Yan blushed coldly, and squeezed Ao Ye's flesh with both fingers together.

"Don't make trouble." Ao Ye felt a pain in his neck, grabbed She Yanbai's wrist, and said helplessly, "Your body is the most important thing."

He took out the porcelain bottle given by Old Jiangtou, poured out a pill and stuffed it between She Yanbai's cool and soft lips, "Take it quickly."

She Yanbai swallowed the pill, stared at Ao Ye insisting for an answer, "Say."

Ao Ye felt relieved, and realized that the thin wrist in his hand was colder than the ice and snow in the deep winter of the northern region, so he got up and took out a few cloaks to wrap She Yanbai.

Ao Ye didn't seem to notice the killing intent lingering around She Yanbai.

After wrapping the person tightly, Ao Ye was in the mood to answer, "I have never seen a dragon, so I can't say whether he is good or bad. But I know that three people became tigers, and most of the legends in the world are Miao Chuan, so I can't believe it all." Whether the common people sacrifice to the gods or expel evil spirits, they mostly want peace of mind, and don't necessarily care whether they are true or not. If you don't like it, just don't listen to it, so why bother yourself?"

She Yanbai frowned and slowly relaxed, reluctantly accepted the answer, "You pass."

Hearing this, Ao Ye felt like "spare your life", and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, "Well, thank you Yan Bai Kuanhong."

She Yanbai's mind relaxed, and the discomfort from forcibly extracting the spiritual power from her body just now surged up, and her body softened and fell into Ao Ye's arms.

Seeing the heavy rain and lightning outside through the car curtain, She Yanbai shook her body, turned her head and buried her face in Ao Ye's chest, and murmured, "I'm a little sleepy..."

"Then go to sleep." Ao Ye embraced the man, and gently patted She Yanbai's back to lull him to sleep.

The carriage creaked and creaked, and when passing by Jiang'an Mansion, it was stopped by several servants.

"My master has already prepared a banquet in the mansion, and just waits for His Royal Highness to come. I wonder if His Highness is willing to honor it?"