Chapter 26: Licentious Sacrifices Are Not Suitable for Worship

  Such officials, if they come to the countryside, can be said to have a hand that covers the sky.

  No matter if it's a town mayor or a village head, they all just nod and fawn when they see them.

  With his official status, plus the military force he brought with him, if Qi Sheng hadn't been here today, Liu Yi would have been in trouble. One misstep and he would have lost his life. Even if he could escape, he would once again become a lonely wandering spirit.

  Thinking deeply about it, this matter of aura and fortune is truly mysterious and divine! As soon as my own aura moved, I had just sat firmly in the position of the land. There was a manifestation!

  With this in mind, the intention to kill arose naturally. This time, with Qi Sheng present, he responded to his incense. Naturally, he also wanted to borrow his hand to help himself cut down his opponent.

  Thinking of it again, he repeated his old trick. A Ghost Emperor Heart Seal flew out and became as heavy as a mountain, pressing down on Luan En's Ling Guang.

  Liu Yi is now far from his former self, with divine power circulating through him. Gritting his teeth, he mobilized the red divine power that had just gathered in the spiritual pool.

  The demonic emperor's seal was becoming increasingly... divine and mysterious, almost as if it were about to materialize and press down on the Ling Guang.

  At this time, Qi Sheng ignored others and turned to Ren An, saying: "Brother Ren, how did you get involved in this too?"

  Ren An hastily paid his respects, and this gentleman was also quite familiar to him. Qi Sheng had always been courteous to men of virtue and talent, and he had a reputation for being humble in the countryside. Not being strangers, he said: "I too have received the entrustment of Luan Ji Shi!"

  Ruan En was pointed out, and for a moment he was frightened to the point of being at his wit's end. He couldn't think of how this humble land could be connected to those noble and aristocratic families. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have been so reckless.

  Thinking of this, he hastily kowtowed on the ground, but didn't know what was going on today. His mind was in a mess, and a hint of stubbornness rose up: "The lower officials didn't know that Your Honor was here, and they disturbed you. However, the ritual is not a sacrifice, it's the law of the imperial court. Your Honor being here is somewhat...amusing, isn't it?"

  Qī Shèng was furious, this is using the imperial law to suppress him! How dare he be so brazen!

  The imperial court generally took a hostile attitude towards licentious sacrifices, destroying those that were discovered. However, in the countryside, it was difficult to control them. The government rarely intervened.

  He came to worship the gods, but it was actually to put a hat on his head and frame him! Suddenly remembering that his own father had been framed by such corrupt officials and died in prison, he could no longer hold back his anger.

  "How dare you argue and bring me into this! Your heart is truly condemnable!"

  The color rose in his heart, and with a gritted smile, he said: "You've come just in time. I have something to tell you about filial piety that will move heaven and earth, and is a blessing from the gods. It's all thanks to the county magistrate's good governance and virtuous teachings. You must not be unaware of this!"

  Is there such a thing? Several people are suspicious. Although there have been many cases of divine intervention, aren't those all the work of great gods?

  Ordinarily, don't even mention the local earth god, even mountain spirits and city gods don't have this kind of ability to save people's lives. What virtue or ability does this so-called land spirit in front of us possess?

  But since these words came from Qi Sheng's mouth, whether true or false, they could only believe. Many said yes with their mouths, but their faces showed otherwise.

  Ren An then kowtowed and bowed to the ground: "It turns out there is such a divine spirit, which we didn't know about! This god is benevolent and virtuous. We admire him!"

  Others also knelt down and shouted: "The land is benevolent, Yu Shu is kind. We only knew today, fortunately, you are the one who pointed it out."

  Qisheng said faintly: "Whether this matter is true or false, you can ask the local people, they all know..."

  The people of Lai Feng Li who were originally too afraid to speak out, now shouted one after another: "I testify, I saw it with my own eyes..."

  "Yes, this divine spirit didn't just save one person. All the Zhang Wangshi people who died behind the mountain were also revived, brought back to life!"

  "All these are true; if we have spoken falsely, Heaven will punish us, Heaven will punish us!"

  Everyone was initially half-believing and half-doubting, but after hearing so many ordinary people speaking out to help, even swearing oaths, they became increasingly convinced.

  It's no wonder that even the young masters of wealthy families have come to pay their respects. We didn't know that such a remote and impoverished place would produce such an extraordinary divine being.

  Some who had read books recalled the various legends of ancient times. There were always some gods who were originally unknown and obscure, but suddenly appeared with spiritual signs.

  For example, hundreds of years ago, when Da Yu first established the country, Emperor Gaozu was assisted by a ghost god and escaped a disaster. Later, when Da Yu dominated the world, Gaozu sealed this god as the City God of Luojing, protecting the entire capital.

  Many people know about this matter. Even many gods in the Zhengyi tradition, over the course of dynasties, gradually revealed their spiritual powers and were worshipped by local officials, and even reported to the imperial court for inclusion in the sacrificial canon.

  In short, the land god manifested a divine miracle. And there was Qi Sheng's recitation, which made people hear and praise with amazement. There won't be anything strange anymore... Looking at the Land Temple again, it seems to worship with amazement.

  At the same time, a strand of purple energy separated from the top of Luan Sheng's head and stretched over. Although it was only a single strand, it transformed into a ball of cyan energy that was even stronger than one-third of Qing Feng's.

  Liu Yi saw it and sighed secretly, the aura of luck was indeed unimaginable. Qi Sheng helped himself by carrying books, and in an instant, he increased his own aura of luck by so much.

  Although it is temporarily impossible to transform divine power, this pattern is different. It has already jumped out of the scale of rural gods.

  However, with good fortune comes bad fortune. Having obtained the auspicious Qi Sheng, the dark energy immediately surrounded him with its teeth and claws. It transformed into a large knife and chopped over, but was blocked by Liu Yi's green energy.

  As for this, Liu Yi didn't have any strange or unusual thoughts, he had already mentally prepared himself. This green aura isn't that easy to obtain!

  At this time, Nian was already pale as paper, kneeling on the ground and swaying.

  Qī Shèng smiled and said: "So, everyone knows the purpose of my visit. What are you? How dare you interfere with me..."

  Originally there was no such sentence, and Qi Sheng wasn't planning on killing anyone. But this guy's previous sentence thoroughly enraged Qi Sheng.

  Since his father was killed, he had a violent and cruel heart. As soon as Ruan En spoke up, he provoked Qi Sheng's deep-seated hatred.

  Qī Shèng's branch is extremely close to the royal family, his father being the uncle of the current emperor. In previous years, when the former emperor had no son, he intentionally wanted Qī Shèng's father to be the crown prince. However, due to opposition from Dòu Jì, it did not come to pass.

  Later, Emperor Taizong fell ill and his only son was just two years old. Emperor Taizong thought that the master was young and the country was suspicious, not a blessing for the society, and intentionally let Qi Sheng's father inherit the throne.

  However, he was framed by Dou Wu and died in prison. The previous emperor died of illness, and the new emperor, who was only two years old, inherited the throne.