Conferred God: Started from Swallowing the Heaven-Repairing Stone

Chapter 213: Sacrifice to Hou Tu Huang Di

Letting the dead ancestors come back to life and fight for their living descendants is too filial. It is extremely embarrassing just thinking about it, let alone actually doing it.

It was normal for Su Hou to have reservations and not dare to agree. After all, filial piety was more important than heaven, and being disrespectful to ancestors and neglecting their sacrifices were both great sins, not to mention asking them to charge into battle.

If this were to happen, no matter what the outcome of the war was, Marquis Su would have to abdicate or even commit suicide, because he would have no face to live in this world anymore.

It is not known whether this person's proposal can resolve the crisis of the State of Su, but it will definitely lead to the death of Lord Su.

"The country of Yousu is in danger, and I think our ancestors can understand our difficulties. After all, if Yousu is destroyed and the ancestral temple is destroyed, how can our ancestors in the underground last long without sacrifices?"

Some nobles agreed and thought this plan was feasible.

The ancestors underground have a symbiotic relationship with the country above ground, because their power is not obtained through their own hard work, but comes from the sacrifices of the living.

After the death of the princes and nobles, if they want to maintain their cultivation in life, or even become more powerful, they need their descendants on earth to constantly offer sacrifices to them.

The richer the offerings and the more frequent the sacrifices, the more powerful the ancestors underground will be.

Therefore, the stronger the descendants on earth are, the stronger the ancestors underground are. Conversely, the weaker the descendants on earth are, the weaker the ancestors underground are.

From this we can see that the strength of the ancestors underground depends entirely on their descendants above ground, and they have no ability to resist risks at all.

Therefore, if the descendants on earth are destroyed and the ancestral temples are destroyed, the ancestors in the underground will become weaker and weaker without sacrifices, until their strength is exhausted, their souls are scattered, and their true spirits return to heaven and earth.

Nowadays, the State of Su is in danger. Once the country is destroyed, the ancestors in the underground will lose their worship. Even if they will be fine for the time being, they will still not escape the fate of returning to heaven and earth after a long time.

Therefore, it was completely reasonable for the nobles of Su City to ask their ancestors in the underground to join the war. This was not for them, but for themselves. If the Su Kingdom was gone, how could they be good?

"Then you go do it!"

Su Hou also knew that the situation had come to this point, and it was inevitable to let the ancestors underground join the war. But even so, he did not want to be the one to lead this matter.

No matter how justified the reason is or how critical the situation is, letting the dead ancestors charge into battle is an unforgivable sin. Afterwards, the person who led the matter will definitely die, and no one can save him.

"This matter should be handled by the witch!"

"Sacrifice is the duty of a witch, and no one is more suitable for this task than her."

The nobleman remained calm and recommended a candidate to Su Hou, namely Su Hou's daughter Su Daji. A wu is a priest who is in charge of sacrifices and is responsible for communicating with ancestors and gods.

This matter is indeed her responsibility. It is her duty and she cannot refuse.

Besides, isn’t it for this moment that the witch is given such a high status? To sacrifice for the country in exchange for the help of ancestors and gods.

"Can!"

Su Hou was helpless, knowing that he could not refuse, so he could only grit his teeth and agree. At this moment, his desire to join the Shang Dynasty became even stronger.

It’s not that he couldn’t bear to part with his daughter. If sacrificing Daji could save the Su Kingdom, he would never hesitate.

But judging from the current situation, even if Daji is sacrificed, it can only buy more time at most, and it cannot change the outcome.

This means that Daji's sacrifice was meaningless. If it was meaningless, why did he sacrifice his daughter?
After making up his mind, Su Hou prepared to find an opportunity to meet Ao Bing and discuss surrender with him in person. It would be best to decide this before the sacrificial ceremony began.

Otherwise, once the sacrificial ceremony begins, it will be difficult to surrender.

The reason they can surrender now is because Ao Bing suffered little loss when attacking the city and the hatred between the two sides is not deep.

But if ghosts and gods were involved in the battle and both sides became angry, then even if Ao Bing wanted to accept their surrender, I'm afraid the soldiers under him would not agree.

Why did the massacre happen? It was not because the commander was cruel, but because the losses during the siege were too great, and the soldiers had accumulated a lot of anger and had to vent it. Otherwise, it would cause a mutiny.

"I will ask the witch to come forward and prepare for the sacrifice!"

Seeing that Su Hou agreed, the nobleman did not hesitate and went directly to the ancestral temple to find Daji. Seeing this scene, Su Hou really wanted to kill him.

"My ancestors in the underworld would not want to see the country overthrown and the ancestral temples cut off. So, they will definitely support me."

Su Hou knew that his ancestors in the underworld wanted to preserve the Su clan's country more than he did. It could be said that they were the biggest surrenderists.

Therefore, if the ancestors in the underground came to the mortal world, whether they would help them or not was still uncertain. The greater possibility was that they would help the Shang Dynasty to punish these unfilial sons.

The living have many things to consider, but the dead have only one thing to consider, which is to keep the sacrifices going. In order to keep the sacrifices going, the ancestors in the underworld may have turned to the Shang Dynasty.

Only the one who gives you milk is your mother. The values ​​of ghosts and gods are so simple. They will protect whoever worships them.

In addition, they got one thing wrong. From the beginning to the end, there is no reason for the dead ancestors to fight for their living descendants.

More often, it is the living descendants who compromise for their dead ancestors, because all princes and nobles will die one day.

They will eventually become part of the ghosts and gods, so even if it is just for the sake of their affairs after death, they have to stand on the side of the ghosts and gods.

In this case, even if the dead ancestors were allowed to return to the world, what would it matter? Compared to fighting to the death for their descendants, they would rather persuade their descendants to surrender so as to ensure that the sacrifices would continue.

There are many smart people in Sucheng. Maybe some people didn't understand this truth at the moment, but there must be many people like Su Hou who immediately guessed the ancestor's position.

The situation in the Soviet Union has deteriorated to such an extent that it is on the verge of extinction. If even their greatest support, their ancestors in the underworld, do not support them, then what future do they have? It is better to surrender as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Su Hou knew that he could not hesitate any longer. If he hesitated any longer, it would not be his own initiative to surrender, but he would be forced to surrender by someone with ulterior motives. In this way, his value would inevitably be greatly reduced.

"Divide your spirit and transform your thoughts!"

Fearing that someone might get there first, Su Hou used his magical powers and prepared to secretly separate a part of his mind to meet with Ao Bing right now to discuss surrender.

But at this moment, outside of Su City, a burst of praise suddenly came:
"Jiuhua Jade Palace, the seven-treasure imperial chamber. It receives the mandate from heaven, and controls the yin and yang. The Tao is respected and contains great glory, and the virtues are stored in gentleness, smoothness, and loyalty."

"Imitate the Great Heaven, fundamentally nurture the beauty of Kun Yuan. Promote the beauty of things, and create the benevolence of the Mother Dao. The mountains and rivers are the support, and the mountains and rivers are the support. Great compassion and great wishes, great saint and great mercy. Follow the example of Heaven, Hou Tu Huang Di Zhi."

Su Hou could tell that it was Ao Bing's voice, and he also knew that he was praising the Queen Mother Hou Tu and praising her greatness and compassion.

Queen Mother Hou Tu!

As if realizing something, Su Hou's expression changed instantly, and he subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the sky. He saw a supreme and compassionate force quietly emerging, covering the entire Su City.

This force was very strong and posed no threat. Even though it covered the entire Su City, it did not have any impact on the living beings in the city.

Because this power comes from Hou Tu Niang Niang, who is the most compassionate in her life and rarely kills. Therefore, this power is harmless to the human body and simply separates yin and yang.

It separates Yin and Yang, making it impossible for the living to enter the underworld and the dead to enter the world of the living. Obviously, this is aimed at the Su Kingdom.

The dead are dead after all. According to the rules of heaven and earth, they must stay in the underworld obediently and must not go to the human world to disrupt the order of yin and yang.

Although the power of sacrifice can open the Yin-Yang channel, allowing the dead to return to the human world without being rejected by the rules of the human world, this cannot change the fact that this action is against the rules.

This is trampling on the order of yin and yang and disrupting the laws of heaven and earth, and will surely be unacceptable to heaven and earth.

Ao Bing knew that his strength was limited, and if the nobles of Su City were really determined to sacrifice slaves, he would have no way to stop them. However, just because he couldn't do anything, it didn't mean that others couldn't do anything.

If you want to offer sacrifices, you must have someone to be sacrificed. And given the current situation in Su City, the only people who dare to accept their sacrifices, apart from the evil ways, are the ancestors in the underground.

Knowing this, the rest is easy. Just make sure they can't make the sacrifice.

Allowing the dead to return to the living world is a provocation to the rules of the netherworld. Ao Bing directly took advantage of this and set up an altar to worship Hou Tu Huang Di, telling her that someone wanted to use the method of sacrifice to disrupt the order of yin and yang and call the dead back to the living world.

Hou Tu Huang Di Ji is the incarnation of Hou Tu Niangniang, guarding the underworld on her behalf and in charge of the underworld.

It would be fine if she didn't know about this kind of thing that disrupted the order of yin and yang, but now that she knew about it, she would definitely take care of it. So, she directly sent down a ray of divine power to block the passage between Su City and the Netherworld.

In this way, let alone the Sucheng nobles sacrificing hundreds of billions of lives, even trillions of lives would not be able to contact their ancestors in the underworld.

No matter how bad the prehistoric world is, it is still orderly, and not everything can be done. The gods cannot control the sacrifice of living beings.

But summoning the dead to the human world is a taboo. That is, Ao Bing is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see those slaves being sacrificed.

Otherwise, once the matter is confirmed, after the nobles of Su City summon their ancestors from the underground to the human world, Ao Bing will go to Hou Tu Huang Di Zhi to sue them.

I'm afraid that the nobles of Su City who participated in this matter will not have a good ending. They will be thrown into reincarnation by Hou Tu Huang Di Ji and suffer the pain of endless reincarnation.

Of course, Ao Bing also knew that even if the ancestors of the Su family really came, they would most likely not help Su City, but would instead help Da Shang.

But as I said before, Ao Bing was kindhearted and couldn't bear to see those slaves being sacrificed. Therefore, in order to protect the slaves in the city, it was better for the ancestors of the Su family to continue staying in the underworld.

"Come back. There's no need to look for Daji anymore. Ao Bing saw through our intentions and reported it to Hou Tu Huang Di Qi first. Now, Hou Tu Huang Di Qi's eyes are already on Su Cheng."

"If we offer sacrifices again and summon our dead ancestors, Hou Tu Huang Di will surely be furious. By then, there will be no need for Ao Bing to break into the city, as the angry Hou Tu Huang will drag us into reincarnation first."

Su Hou sighed and asked the noble who went to look for Daji to come back.

Hou Tu Huang Di Ji has all seen this. If they dare to continue with their previous plan, it will not only disrupt the order of yin and yang.

There is also the charge of contempt for the majesty of heaven, which directly rises to the level of an unforgivable crime. There is no need for trial at all, and he can be executed directly.

All I can say is that Ao Bing was too smart. He saw through their plan and took action in advance, blocking their next possible move.

"Su Hou, surrender."

"With me here, even if you want to offer sacrifices, no one will dare to accept them. Of course, you can offer sacrifices to the foreign evil gods, they dare to accept your sacrifices."

"But the evil gods from outside the world do not respect the way of heaven, and everyone has the right to kill them."

"If Sucheng dares to offer sacrifices to them, I will petition the Jade Emperor and the Saints to send a million heavenly soldiers and generals, as well as a group of Xuanmen disciples, to attack you."

"I don't need to explain the consequences, I think you should understand."

From afar, Ao Bing's voice came slowly, echoing in everyone's ears.

"Long Bo is really merciful. He said so much, but he doesn't want us to sacrifice the slaves in the city. To be honest, we don't want to do that either."

"But Su City has been trapped for so long, and the resources are being consumed too quickly. We no longer have extra resources to support so many slaves in the city."

"Even if we don't offer sacrifices today, we will have to kill a few batches of slaves in a few days to serve as military rations to ease the pressure in the city."

"So, if Long Bo really wants to be merciful, you might as well withdraw your troops. I promise that as long as Long Bo withdraws his troops, I will not keep any slaves in the city and will give them all to Long Bo."

Su Hou was a smart man, and after a little thought, he guessed Ao Bing's purpose. Although he didn't know why Ao Bing valued the slaves in the city so much, it didn't stop him from using these slaves to negotiate with Ao Bing.

I am not afraid that he values ​​it, I am afraid that he does not value it. Only when you have something you care about can you have something to talk about.

"Don't be ridiculous, Lord Su. It's not that I don't trust you, but you can't do it. If your words were really so useful, the Su Kingdom wouldn't be in this disaster today."

Outside the city, Ao Bing laughed.

Less than one thousandth of the slaves in the city belonged to Su Hou. Therefore, Su Hou dared to say that he would give all of them to him, but Ao Bing did not dare to believe it.

Su Hou could not be the master of the nobles in the city, he could only be his own master.

Su Hou was silent after being told by Ao Bing, and his face looked extremely ugly. Because what Ao Bing said was true, although he was the lord of Su State, his words were not effective, at least not as effective as those of Fox.

"I won't play tricks with you. I want all the slaves in Su City. From now on, they are mine. If any of you dare to touch them, you will be my enemy."

“No matter whether you flee to Guixu or Primal Chaos, I will find you, peel off your skin and grind your bones, extract your spirit and soul, and banish you to the Netherworld. You will suffer the pain of soul-breaking for all your lives, and you will never be able to be reborn.”

These nobles are used to being arrogant, and it is impossible to reason with them. Ao Bing is too lazy to reason with them, and directly uses the method that the nobles are best at, bullying others by taking advantage of their power.

Before the city was conquered, Ao Bing regarded all the slaves in the city as his own property. This statement was very overbearing and his attitude was very arrogant.

But that's the case, so what? Ao Bing has the capital to be arrogant and domineering. Seeing him like this, everyone in Sucheng is extremely angry, but no one dares to say anything.

Because they all knew that Ao Bing was not joking and was fully capable of turning what he said into reality.

To put it bluntly, given Ao Bing's identity, even if he was on the List of Gods, it would be easy for him to control them.

"Soldiers of the Great Shang, listen to my order. After we capture the city, the slaves will be mine. I will not take a penny of the wealth of the nobles in the city. All will belong to you."

After speaking to the nobles of Su City, Ao Bing turned around and spoke to the Great Shang soldiers who formed the formation.

This was to motivate them. After all, the soldiers risked their lives to attack the city just for the wealth within.

Now the slaves are gone, all taken away by Ao Bing. If they are not given some compensation, their morale will immediately plummet when they see that they will not get any benefits after attacking the city.

Therefore, Ao Bing used more precious, noble wealth to motivate them, thereby stimulating their morale to the greatest extent.

"promise!"

Sure enough, after hearing Ao Bing's order, the morale of the Shang soldiers was greatly boosted, and the image of the black bird they formed suddenly became more powerful by three points.

Click!

A terrifying crack appeared visible to the naked eye on the city wall of Su City.

The city is broken!
As the strength of the city increased, the defense of Sucheng was finally reaching its limit. It was estimated that after a while, the city defense formation would be broken, and then the entire city would disintegrate.

"Lord Su, this is my last attempt to persuade you to surrender. Think carefully. If you don't surrender, after the city is captured, the slaves under your rule will be the fate of you and your family."

Staring at Lord Su, Ao Bing made an ultimatum. Then, he waved his sleeves, and the energy in the void surged, turning into pills that fell into Su City.

"This is a fasting pill. It won't increase your cultivation, but it can allow a mortal to go without food for three years. Since the slaves in the city are already mine, I can't let you keep them."

"These fasting pills are prepared for them."

Ao Bing said, "Give these fasting pills to everyone. This is not just a good deed, but a way to win people's hearts. Everyone has their own luck, the difference is just a little bit.

The luck of one person is limited, but what about a billion people? What about a hundred billion people? Their luck combined should not be underestimated. Ao Bing's current favor to them is essentially gathering their luck.

You know, the largest number of people in Su City are slaves. If they riot, Su City will be in chaos. This is an opportunity for Ao Bing to break into the city.

"Everyone in Su City, don't think I'm trying to scare you. I will be watching you in secret. If you dare to treat my people harshly, you will bear the consequences."

"Don't say I didn't warn you!"

After giving everyone a final warning, Ao Bing disappeared from everyone's sight and returned to the camp. Then, he just waited for Su Hou to come.

How could Ao Bing hide the fact that Su Hou wanted to surrender? Although the two never mentioned the topic of surrender during their conversation, they had already made an appointment to talk at night.

What are they talking about? Of course, they are talking about terms. If they can reach an agreement, then the matter of Suzhou City will be settled.

If not, then the Shang reinforcements hidden by Ao Bing can take action and attack Su City at all costs until it is captured.

　The first day of Riwan!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)