readsfreenovel Chapter 265: I have a bad feeling
Chapter 265: I have a bad feeling
True Man Qinglian danced gracefully on the high platform like a god, attracting praise from the onlookers.
"This Qinglian Zhenren is just like a fairy descending to earth."
"No, no, no, I think it's the reincarnation of Bodhisattva."
"I hope her dance can really bring peace to my East Qin and South Xinjiang."
"The Emperor said that the Kiss-face Master is very powerful, which is why he asked her to perform the blessing dance at the Taiping Banquet, so she must be able to do it."
"May the weather in East Qin be favorable, and the country be peaceful and prosperous!"
"May the seas of East Qin be peaceful and the rivers calm, with singing and dancing in peace!"
"willing……"
For a time, many people prayed to her and worshipped her as if she were an immortal.
And in the next second, a group of people wearing strange masks and holding strange magic weapons suddenly rushed into the audience. They stood beside the Bagua lamp, baring their teeth and claws at the Qinglian Master, and following the drumbeats, they alternately raised and lowered their left and right feet, seemingly without any rules, but jumping in an orderly manner.
Just when everyone didn't know why.
Qinglian Zhenren moved her fingers, and the whisk in her hand suddenly caught fire. She held the burning whisk and waved it at one of the masked men. A small puppet hanging on the masked man's body suddenly caught fire.
"What, what's going on?"
“Is this the divine fire?”
"That should be it? Otherwise, how could it be ignited from a distance?"
"Yes, could this Qinglian Zhenren really be a fairy?"
"Fairy, please accept my greetings."
"..."
Xiao Minglou was also very shocked: "This Qinglian Zhenren is really a fairy, she can actually light fire from a distance!"
Bai Wei raised her eyebrows, remembering that not long ago, Xiao Minglou had also called her that when they were stationed in the temporary camp. She felt that her second cousin was too gullible. She had to teach her a serious lesson so that he would use his brain more and learn to question things in the future.
So, he whispered, "How can you ignite the puppet remotely? It's just that the puppet on this person has spit phosphorus powder. Just now, when the Qinglian Zhenren pointed his whisk at the masked man, the man secretly rubbed the puppet with the rough animal skin tied on his wrist. The ignition point of phosphorus powder is very low, and it will catch fire when rubbed, which is why this effect is achieved."
When Xiao Minglou heard this, his eyes widened immediately: "Wei'er, how did you know?"
Bai Wei raised an eyebrow.
Just kidding, I am the successor of the new era and a superstition breaker who grew up with an understanding of science.
Although he traveled through time without knowing why, he was also inexplicably burdened with the system.
But this does not affect her efforts to expose such obvious scientific scams.
"When I was living among the common people, I saw people using this method to defraud money."
After she finished speaking, she thought Xiao Minglou would suddenly realize his mistake and quietly denounce Taoist Qinglian for lying. But what she didn't expect was that Xiao Minglou actually looked at her with sympathy, then stretched out his hands and held her hands tightly: "Cousin, you have suffered a lot during those years away from home. Don't worry, now that the Xiao family is here, we will never let you suffer any grievances again."
Bai Wei looked at her in bewilderment, with mixed feelings: "?!..."
The man with his chest on fire was also struggling desperately, looking extremely painful.
Ouyang Ming frowned and asked, "Mother, is this also the effect of praying?"
Since it is a prayer, one should do good deeds. If someone dies, I don’t know if it will bring misfortune to the peace talks between Southern Xinjiang and Eastern Qin.
The Queen Mother looked at the fire and smiled: "That's right."
As he spoke, the flames on the struggling man on the ground gradually disappeared, and the ugly puppet that was originally hanging on his body seemed to be burned up in the flames.
The man finally stopped struggling and slowly stood up from the ground. However, at this moment, his movements were no longer as crazy as they were at the beginning, but became gentle and natural. At the same time, the strange mask on his face fell off, revealing his handsome face.
"Wow, I thought he was burned to death!"
"Yeah, I was thinking that too. It would be unlucky if someone was burned to death during the blessing dance."
"This is divine fire, it will only burn evil spirits, how could it possibly hurt anyone?"
"I think you're right."
"..."
After the man took off his mask, he turned around and knelt in front of Master Qinglian, pious and respectful.
The Queen Mother smiled and said to Ouyang Ming, "These puppets represent evil spirits. When evil spirits attach themselves to people, they will make them sick and suffer. Some powerful evil spirits can even control a person's fate or even the fate of a country. If the evil spirits are not eliminated, even if the peace talks between Dong Qin and Nanjiang are successful, many disasters will occur.
Although the dance Qinglian performed today is called a blessing dance, it actually means to get rid of evil spirits. The puppet on the man's neck just now disappeared and the ghost mask fell off, which means that the exorcism was successful! "
Ouyang Ming nodded and said seriously: "Master Qinglian is indeed very capable!"
But Qinglian's dance did not stop. She pointed the burning whisk in her hand at other masked people. Like the man before, the dolls on their chests burned and struggled. Finally, the masks fell to the ground, revealing the faces of ordinary people.
Just like before, they bowed devoutly to Master Qinglian.
Until... the last one.
The last person was a woman, who was carrying a puppet that was bigger than all the previous puppets, and the mask on her face was even more terrifying.
Unlike the others, she didn't jump around, but stood quietly.
When Taoist Qinglian pointed his whisk at her, the puppet on her body did not change at all. Taoist Qinglian seemed unwilling to give up, and danced two more circles, pointing the burning whisk at her. But the puppet on her body still did not change at all.
"What does it mean?"
"I do not know?"
"Is that so?"
Even though some people said this, everyone stared at the woman in the audience and felt that the mask on the woman's face became even more terrifying in the dark night.
At this moment, True Man Qinglian did not give up and danced again, but this time, the puppet really caught fire. However, it was not only the puppet that was burning, but also the masked woman.
The woman let out a heart-wrenching cry and wailed miserably.
Ouyang Ming reacted instantly: "Someone, put out the fire, save the people!"
The next second, someone came up with a bucket of water to put out the fire.
Unfortunately, after the fire was put out, the woman had already been burned into a mummy.
Until this time, Taoist Qinglian also "flew" down from the high platform.
Ouyang Ming's eyes were filled with solemnity and anger: "Master Qinglian, what on earth is going on?"
Could it be that the blessing dance failed and a life was lost? This would be very unlucky for the peace talks between Southern Xinjiang and Eastern Qin.
He looked at her coldly, wanting her to give him an explanation.
Unfortunately, when True Man Qinglian opened his mouth, he didn't explain, but spat out a mouthful of black blood.
Ouyang Ming was shocked: "Master Qinglian, what's wrong with you?"
True Man Qinglian had a cold face and reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his lips: "There is a very terrifying evil spirit in the palace. If it is not eliminated, it will not only endanger the peace talks between Dongqin and Nanjiang, but also affect the life span of the emperor and the queen mother."
When these words came out, Ouyang Ming and the Queen Mother were both shocked.
Bai Wei also frowned because she had a bad feeling.
Ouyang Ming was the first to regain his composure, with a hint of murderous intent in his brows: "Where is the evil spirit?"
True Man Qinglian pinched his fingers together, closed his eyes, and silently recited a few words that others could not understand. Then he opened his eyes and pointed in the direction of Bai Wei: "You bold monster, show yourself immediately!"
Bai Wei raised her eyebrows and calmly looked at the hand pointing at her.
Well, she announced that her ominous premonition had come true.