Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 779 Old Immortal

"Today there will be a sacrificial ceremony in the town, and the master is coming too, get up and accompany me to see the master!" Di Qing said excitedly.

Only then did Li Canghai remember that today is the day of worship in Fufeng Town, so he hurriedly got up from the bed.

After washing up for a while, Li Canghai, Di Qing and the others went downstairs to eat some snacks. After leaving Lu Jitong to guard the inn, they walked together with Di Qing and Li Yu and left the inn.

The sacrificial ceremony is an extremely important event for Fufeng Town.

On this day, the residents of the town will all dress up to attend.

The sacrificial place is located in the square in front of the ancestral hall.

Although there are still snowflakes in the sky, it is still difficult to hide the enthusiasm in the hearts of the people.

Being in the bustling market, people can't feel a trace of sadness, as if everyone has forgotten that someone fell off the cliff and died yesterday.

However, Li Canghai could understand.

Dead people happen every day. Although everyone is sad, this day is still to be lived.

What's more, such a major event as offering sacrifices to ancestors would not be canceled due to someone's accidental death.

People come and go on the streets, very lively.

According to the sacrificial process, the sacrificial ceremony starts at Si hour and ends at noon.

At first, a group of men wearing ghost masks walked into the town from outside the town with the sound of drums, and then walked all the streets in the town once, implying to drive away ghosts and evil spirits.

Afterwards, everyone gathered in the square of the ancestral hall, performed a dance to pray for a good harvest, and some respected people in the town recited the sacrificial speech.

The whole process was not much different from other sacrifices, but what puzzled Li Canghai was, how could the famous Lu Dongbin come to such an unknown town?
Speaking of it, Li Canghai didn't have much interest in these red-tape sacrifices, what he cared about was being able to meet the rumored Immortal Lu.

The sacrificial ceremony was carried out step by step, playing the role of ghosts and gods, entering the town from outside the town, and dancing along the streets to drive away ghosts.

Li Canghai, Jiuyuan county magistrate Zhou Chang, town mayor Liu Yang and others waited in front of the ancestral hall.

An hour later, the exorcism team came to the ancestral hall.

Liu Yang is a member of Gao Delong in the town, and he will read the sacrificial oration.

Dozens of strong men, with masks on their faces, danced a mighty praying dance in front of the ancestral hall.

The quaint and desolate dance, accompanied by the fast-paced drumming, makes people excited.

Even Li Canghai didn't expect to see such a wonderful dance in such a small town.

Just at the end of the praying dance, an old poetic chant suddenly came from a distance: "I took the Qing Emperor out of Penglai, and the sword and halberd towered all over Jiugai. I don't know anyone now, so I don't want to bury it for leaving a hat. "

Accompanied by the old voice, a man and a donkey came from a distance stepping on the snow.

"Master's title!" Di Qing said excitedly after hearing this.

Li Canghai looked up, and saw that the old man was wearing a crane cloak, a jade crown on his head, a childlike face with crane hair, and an image of a fairy.

But after the man walked in, Di Qing's expression suddenly turned down.

"Cang Hai, he's not the master!" Di Qing lowered her voice and said angrily.

Li Canghai glanced at her in surprise, and said, "Qing'er, are you mistaken?"

Di Qing was a little unhappy, and she frowned and said: "Cang Hai, I practiced with Master since I was a child, how can I not recognize him as an old man? This is clearly a liar! There is no reason for that. If you dare to pretend to be Master to cheat, I will definitely Teach him a lesson!"

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes, and said calmly: "Qing'er, calm down for now, if he is really a liar, I will not let him go. Let's see what purpose he has in pretending to be Lu Zu."

While speaking, the old man came to the ancestral hall.

Everyone didn't know Lu Dongbin, but they had heard of his poem name. Seeing this, Liu Yang and others thought it was really Lu Dongbin who had arrived, so they hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute: "Immortal Lu is coming, I'm waiting to welcome you. I also hope that the immortal will forgive me!"

Hearing that the Immortal Elder was coming, everyone knelt down and saluted.

In front of the ancestral hall, all the people knelt down and bowed to the ground, only Li Canghai and the three stood there, which caught the old man's attention.

The old man glanced at them, then twirled a seal, and said: "Infinite Heavenly Venerable, you don't need to be polite, please rise."

"It's really a blessing for the people of this town to be able to come to the town. Please let the immortal head drive away the disaster for us and the people." Liu Yang stepped forward and saluted.

The old man nodded and said: "This poor way of traveling down the mountain is for the sake of saving all living beings and warding off disasters for the common people. It is the job of the poor way."

Hearing that the old man was willing to pray for the common people, everyone was overjoyed, and bowed down to the old man again.

In the whole world, who doesn't know Lu Dongbin's name?

This is a real living god. If he can get the blessing of the gods, he will be blessed in the long run and stay away from disasters.

Li Canghai looked at the kneeling people, then at the old man, stepped forward to salute and said, "I heard that Lv Xianzhang is about to complete his merits and virtues, and he can ascend to the sky at any time, why are you here?"

The old man looked Li Canghai up and down, stroked his beard and said, "Infinite Heavenly Venerable, this little friend knows the poor way very well. It's true, the poor way has almost reached a great level of cultivation, and he can ascend to the heaven at any time. However, the poor way Dao calculated that there would be a catastrophe here, and the poor Dao couldn't bear the disaster for the people, so he came down here before flying up to help the people eliminate the disaster."

What the old man said was serious, everyone except Li Canghai and Di Qing believed it.

Liu Yang's face was even more ugly, and he said in horror: "Immortal Chief, you said there is a robbery in this town? What's going on?"

The old man glanced at the crowd and said: "This is a secret, don't let it out easily. Please finish the sacrifice as soon as possible, and the poor Taoist will explain it to you."

Hearing this, Liu Yang and the others didn't dare to hesitate any longer, and hurriedly read the sacrificial oration.

Liu Yang recited the sacrificial oration in a sonorous and forceful tone, while those residents knelt on the ground, bowing in accordance with Liu Yang's tone.

After the recitation of the sacrificial oracle was over, all the people stood up.

Liu Yang walked to the cauldron furnace in front of the ancestral hall, and put the sacrificial text into the cauldron furnace for burning, thus the sacrificial ceremony came to an end.

But at this moment, among the common people, there was a sudden exclamation.

"No, it's not good, you're dead!"

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of screams, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

Li Canghai was taken aback, hurriedly separated from the crowd and walked over, and he saw a man lying in a pool of blood.

What surprised Li Canghai was that this person was none other than Qian Lin!
Li Canghai squatted down hurriedly, stretched out his hand to check Qian Lin's pulse and breath, and found that Qian Lin was no longer breathing, so he couldn't help frowning.

Liu Yang and the others came over, and when they saw Qian Lin lying in a pool of blood, their faces turned pale.

"The elder fairy is right, there is indeed a catastrophe coming to this village! In just two days, two people died!"

"That's right, there hasn't been such a murder case in this village for many years, this must be a curse!"

"Fortunately, Immortal Lu is here, and with the Immortal Chief in charge, we will be safe and sound."

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Several respected old men were very excited, and hurriedly walked towards the old man tremblingly, begging him to show mercy and help Fufeng Town escape the disaster.

(End of this chapter)