Sacrifice of evil god

On the night of the third day, the martial arts competition finally came to an end.A group of disciples got promoted, and happily left with indigo-colored foreheads wiped.

Looking at their backs, Qi Mei recalled that back then, when Elder Qi Huan first granted him the plain white forehead, he was also full of ambition and bold words, vowing to do his best to eradicate evil and hunt down the common people in the world.But now, I can't tell for a long time, what is good and what is evil, what is right and what is evil?As soon as I had free time, I was full of thoughts, and all that emerged was gluttony.

Thinking of this, Qi Mei felt upset, he quickly took off his head and wiped his forehead, messed up the white cloth strips, and simply slapped it on the table, out of sight and out of mind.

After losing his forehead, he was about to leave in the next moment, heading for the cave by the stream on the mountainside.But at this moment, the door of the house was pushed open with a "squeak", and a golden lacquered wooden sign was thrown in, which rolled down to Qi Mei's feet, and three golden embossed wooden characters - "Da Nei Ling" were shining brightly. It caught Qi Mei's eyes.

Qi Mei looked up and saw three people standing at the door of the house, wearing black cloaks and black gauze hats, the leading elder at the front had crossed the threshold without being notified; the two young followers behind him followed him into the house.

Ordinary disciples are absolutely not allowed to break into Patriarch Jingshan's inner room without permission; even elders should stand outside the door and wait for instructions, and they can only enter after getting Qi Mei's permission.But the person who came in now was obviously an imperial envoy from the imperial city, so his posture was naturally different.

The Qi family built a mountain on the outskirts of Chang'an, which should have been a place where the hustle and bustle was hard to avoid.But the royal family needs the Qi family to protect its stability, so it naturally gave it a shelter. It made Jingshan a forbidden area, and no ordinary people, even royal nobles, were allowed to go up the mountain to disturb it.

Therefore, the secret visitors from the palace, Qi Mei, the patriarch, pretended to be polite on the surface, but also had confidence in their hearts.They boasted that they were servants in front of the Long Live God, and they passed on the decree from the Long Live God himself. With the token of the secret token, the disciples guarding the mountain would not dare to stop them.The situation was urgent, and they came up directly without waiting for a notification.

The white-haired eunuch in the lead was quite old, but with thick pink lips, he looked a little creepy at first glance.But Qi Mei knew that he should be a celebrity in front of the imperial court, he must be very skilled and won the favor of the Dragon Lord.This time the emperor sent him to Jingshan to preach the decree, he must have something important to tell.

The eunuch lifted Lan Zhi and raised his hands, and looked at Qi Mei: "The Jingshan Qi family has a century-old foundation. It is really unusual to see the demeanor of the patriarch today! This old slave is very polite." Two eunuchs behind him accompanied him. , also bowed their heads to Qi Mei.

Qi Mei is not a member of the imperial court, and she doesn't have to follow those red tapes. Although he saw the secret order and saw the emperor coming in person, Qi Mei just bowed his head and replied politely: "Elder-in-law is polite. Please sit down." Then he raised his hand, Point to a wooden chair inside the house.

"Okay," the eunuch lifted his cloak and sat down without being too polite, with attendants standing on both sides of him.

As a result, Qi Mei had to postpone her trip for a while to relieve the pain of lovesickness.

But Qi Mei didn't expect that she was thinking about Tie in her heart, and when the eunuch opposite opened her mouth, she bluntly mentioned the evil god Taotie.He asked Qi Mei if the trip to Nanguan arranged for him by the imperial court last time had any results, and why Qi Mei had returned to the mountain but did not hear the good news of the capture of Taotie.

Qi Mei, as a royal hunting clan with high spiritual power, is far away in the Jianghu, so she shouldn't be afraid of these temple people.What the Qi family guards is the world and the common people, not the Li dynasty.He could have ignored the questioning of these eunuchs, just made up a reason at will, and just evaded a few words.

But he remembered that the "result" asked by the other party was actually that the evil god had been well hidden in the mirror mountain by him, the patriarch, and had been accepted as a "closed disciple" to become one with Qi Zhen and the others— ——If outsiders know about these things, he, Qi Mei, will definitely become a person who is accused by thousands of people and is "the biggest joke in the world".In Qi Mei's heart, it was inevitable that he felt ashamed, so he turned his head a little guilty, and stopped looking at the father-in-law.

Qi Mei thought about it for a moment, and said vaguely: "Last time, maybe there was some misunderstanding. I clearly saw some strange omens on the mirror mountain, but the strange thing is that I lived in the south hall for several months, and I still haven't found the evil god. The trace. It is Qi Mei who is incompetent, please ask your father-in-law to plead guilty to His Majesty on your behalf."

"Hey, Patriarch, don't be self-effacing. When this evil god is born, it's natural that ghosts and ghosts come and go. The dragon sees its head but doesn't see its tail. It's not the fault of the Patriarch. When the old slave returns to the palace, he should tell His Majesty that he will not I caused His Majesty to misunderstand and blame you, Patriarch. But His Majesty’s country will ultimately depend on the guards of the Qi Clan. From now on, I’m afraid there will be a lot of troubles for Patriarch..."

From these words, Qi Mei heard some subtext, and immediately asked: "My father-in-law's visit here must not be as simple as just asking about the past. Is it related to the evil god Taotie, and what happened recently?"

"The Patriarch is really smart. Before the old slave opened his mouth, the Patriarch already guessed a thing or two. Recently, rumors about the evil god's imminent awakening in the world have spread all over the place. Many of them are dissatisfied with the court. People with the heart of a minister and those who intend to plot evil, want to use the means of shamanism and sacrifice to recruit gluttony, use it for themselves, and try to overthrow your majesty's country! You talk about these people, they have eaten the hearts of bears and leopards! Hmph Damn, deserve to be killed! Alas, this old slave told the master that if it was just ordinary people, it would not be successful, and it would not make His Majesty worry about this. But there are some of them..." The old man tilted his head Covering his mouth with his finger, he said softly, "There are also some powerful people, for example, some princes and ministers who have no military power. The way to control Taotie is not-benefit-ah to our Majesty!"

Afterwards, the eunuch talked about some recently uncovered cases of offering sacrifices to evil gods, most of which were still in preparation, and were betrayed and exposed by insiders.Although none of the cases were successful, but as time went on, people panicked and more and more people knew about gluttony, which was very unfavorable to the hearts of the people in Anshun.

Before the father-in-law left, he solemnly conveyed the emperor's oral order to Qi Mei: "It is the responsibility of the entire Qi family to hunt the common people. I blame Qi Mei, the patriarch of the Qi family, to do everything possible to track down the evil god's presence in this world. If possible, punish him to eliminate future troubles!"

When the shadows of the three eunuchs disappeared under the night, Qi Mei stood alone at the door, feeling lost.

At this moment, he is not going back to the house, nor is he taking a step.Back to the house, how to relieve the anxious thoughts in my heart?Take a step and walk to the side of the one you love. How can this invisible resistance be more than a little bit?

Just when he was hesitating, a clear figure came running under the moonlight, carrying a wooden box and walking quickly, shaking the hem of his skirt: "Cousin, try the dim sum I just made, it must be something new that you have never eaten before." !"