Fox demon: Carry my piano music with me forever

"I mean"

"You have to pay for it."

Lion demon: “…”

"what?"

Chapter 135 Ceremony of Sacrifice to Heaven

Royal Palace

Clang!

"Okay, let's go in."

Under the guidance of the palace maid, the five children timidly walked into the hall.

"Hey! Xiaobai, you're coming in too?" When the other children in the hall saw a new child being brought in, they immediately surrounded him with smiles.

Only Fu Changsheng, who was sitting in the corner, pursed his lips in confusion.

"One hundred and ninety-eight, one hundred and ninety-nine...exactly two hundred." Fu Changsheng muttered to himself.

Ever since being captured and brought into the palace by the two lion demons, Fu Changsheng could see new children being brought into the palace almost every day.

After these children were brought into the palace, they were served with delicious food and drink every day, and someone took care of their three meals a day and daily life.

The treatment there is basically better than that of all other children at home. It is like an aristocratic kindergarten.

Most of these children were very scared when they were caught, but the fear would disappear in less than half a day.

They had playmates, delicious food, and even the quilts were so soft. Compared to home, the children instantly became reluctant to leave.

In front of the main hall, next to the palace maid stood a noble young man in gorgeous clothes, about fifteen or sixteen years old.

It was the eldest son of the current human emperor, the unrivaled crown prince.

"What number is this?"

"Your Highness, including those from Donghua Palace, there are exactly five hundred."

"What are you doing bringing so many children in?"

Prince Wushuang frowned slightly, and his expression did not seem good.

"The emperor said that this is for the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heaven, so he invited five hundred boys to pray to the Lord of Heaven."

“Can’t you just post a notice and inform the people directly? You have the nerve to ask for permission after you bring people in like this?” Wushuang’s tone sounded somewhat dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, please calm down. I didn't know anything. The steward said that this was the emperor's arrangement, so I could only do as he said." The palace maid lowered her head a little more.

"...Tsk, forget it, I'll go find my father."

Wushuang waved his hands helplessly, turned around and left the hall.

"Father!"

Inside the Yuqing Palace, Crown Prince Wushuang looked solemnly at the human emperor sitting on the throne above.

The emperor, who was drinking tea, was interrupted by the call. He was about to get angry, but when he looked up and saw that it was Wushuang, a smile appeared on his face again.

"Oh? Wushuang, what's the matter?" The emperor smiled and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Father, did you arrange the matters of the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony?"

Wushuang straightened his face and raised his voice again.

"It's me."

"Is this necessary?"

"The Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony is a tradition of our race that has remained unchanged for thousands of years. Why are you asking this?"

"Father, I mean the five hundred boys and girls."

"Was that also arranged by you?" Wushuang frowned slightly.

"Yes."

The emperor did not deny it and nodded lightly.

"Have you really considered the consequences of doing this?"

"Consequences? What consequences can there be?"

Hearing this, the emperor laughed, but there was a hint of mockery and disdain in his smile.

"My people, I have ordered people to invite them into the palace and feed them with good food and drink, what's wrong with that?"

"Forcing children to be used as tax deductions, hiring demons to secretly capture children, is this also called a "please"?!"

At this moment, Wushuang widened his eyes and asked loudly.

As Wushuang finished speaking, the echo resounded in the empty hall, and the hall gradually fell into deathly silence.

Just after Wushuang finished speaking, the smile on the emperor's face disappeared.

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Gradually, as the emperor's brows slightly drooped, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became colder.

A powerful pressure emerged from the hall, and Wushuang suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

After a long silence, the emperor's voice slowly rang out:

"Being disrespectful to your father, is this what I taught you?" The emperor looked down at Wushuang with a cold face.

"..."

For some reason, facing the cold gaze of this father who used to care about him so much, Wushuang suddenly felt that the man sitting in front of him was a little strange.

Holding down his shaking arms and swallowing his saliva, Wushuang tried hard to stand still so as not to be scared away.

"I have no intention of disobeying you, Father, but have you ever thought of offering sacrifices to the heaven in this way... using captured children?"

"Will God really bless our human race?"

"Whether or not you will be blessed is not up to you."

"Just remember that everything I do is for the prosperity of our race. When you inherit my throne in the future, you will understand my actions."

Gradually, the emperor withdrew his gaze, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"But"

"Okay, you don't need to worry about the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. Go down."

Wushuang wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the emperor who waved his hand and drove him out.

"Father..."

Wushuang, who was driven out of Yuqing Palace, looked back at Yuqing Palace from afar and couldn't help feeling an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

that night

All the children who were captured and brought into the palace were required to take a bath that night.

After being led by the servants to take a collective bath and changing into a new set of red clothes, they were arranged to go to bed together.

After counting the children, the palace maid turned off the lights and closed the palace door.

Outside the palace, the old eunuch put his hands behind his back and glanced at the palace door, then slowly said, "Tonight is the last night, please take good care of the child for me."

"Tomorrow is the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. If one of you is missing and it affects the ceremony tomorrow, none of you will be able to save your heads. Do you understand?"

After saying this, the old eunuch glanced coldly at the group of palace maids standing outside the palace.

"Yes."

"..."

After the old eunuch left, Fu Changsheng gradually opened his eyes in the hall.

Although there was a thick stone wall between them, Fu Changsheng still heard every word of the conversation outside the hall.

"The wait is finally here."

Fu Changsheng expanded his spiritual sense and explored the area. There were twice as many palace maids checking the bedrooms outside the palace tonight than usual, including the outermost guards.

If he waited a few more days, Fu Changsheng would really rush out and question the emperor directly.

After all, beating people is easier than being forced to arrange daily life and play with a group of children.

"Speaking of which, it's been so long, why is there no movement from Rongrong?"

Thinking of this, Fu Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little strange.

He had been captured and imprisoned in the palace for so many days, but Tushan Rongrong neither came to rescue him nor sneaked into the palace to check on his condition.

Aren’t you afraid that something unexpected might happen to you in the palace?

At the same time, on the other side

Inside the room of Daotiancheng Inn

"The net income of the teahouse this year is... well, it seems to be quite stable."

Tushan Rongrong sat at the table, fiddling with an abacus and checking the account book.

I don’t know how long it took, but Tushan Rongrong’s fingertips suddenly paused, as if she suddenly remembered something.

"Speaking of which, including today, Xiao Changsheng has been in the palace for four days."

"According to Tushan law, for the crime of kidnapping, the offender must pay compensation three times the lost wages for the duration of the kidnapping."

Muttering to herself, Tushan Rongrong started fiddling with the abacus again.

"If I'm included, one day's lost wages would be... Oh? It looks like we can save on this trip and even have a lot of surplus." After moving the last bead, Tushan Rongrong suddenly smiled softly.

"Ah~ I really hope Xiao Changsheng can stay in there for a few more days."

Thinking of this, Tushan Rongrong gradually turned her head to look at the night view outside the window.

The corner of his mouth raised slightly into a capitalist smile.