Chapter 346: Cutting the big eyeball with a sword [Thanks to the leader "brighton"]
Bang, bang, bang!
Three cannon shots were fired and colorful flags fluttered.
The king's throne was carried by a dozen strong women through the sea of people and arrived at the highest point of the grand ceremony. The pearl curtain above was hanging down, so the king's face could not be seen clearly. What could be seen was that beside her throne, there was a golden phoenix with brilliant feathers lying on its back.
After the throne reached the top, a moment passed.
Another grand procession came from the direction of the temple. At the top of the procession was the throne of the head of the state religion, which was also carried by a dozen strong disciples.
A cold snort was faintly heard from behind the pearl curtain of the throne.
At such a grand ceremony, the last person to arrive is naturally the one with the highest status.
Among the crowd of figures following the Holy Throne, the most conspicuous one was a steward with cheerful steps, as if being able to follow the Holy Throne was the happiest thing in his life.
Wherever he went, children threw flowers and colorful satin. It seemed that the people loved the chief even more than the king.
Soon, the Holy Throne reached the same height as the Imperial Throne. The two women standing at the top of Huaxu State seemed to pull aside the bead curtain on one side and said something to each other, but it was no longer possible to know.
The people who came to watch the ceremony could only hear the ceremonial officer come on stage and loudly say: "The throne and the Holy Throne have arrived, so now... the Spring Festival Ceremony begins!"
Bang! Bang! Bang…
There was another series of cannon fire, and the ceremony began immediately.
The many arranged performances took the stage one by one in sequence, including singing and dancing, acrobatics, magic tricks, etc. It was very noisy.
More and more people gathered to watch the ceremony from the audience.
The performances during the day were still ordinary. When it was almost evening, the most exciting shows were ready to be staged, and almost all the people of Huaxu Country had already arrived.
This is a grand celebration that has existed since the tribal period, where people from all over the country gather together to celebrate the harvest of the year, singing and dancing, and reveling all night long. It has been passed down to this day and remains the same.
However, there were more and more complaints from the crowd.
"The ceremonies in recent years have become more and more boring..." Passerby A complained.
"Yeah, I heard that the most handsome man Ying Li was going to perform, so I was looking forward to it. But who knew he didn't show up. I really don't know how these people are better than Ying Li." Passerby B said disappointedly.
"In such a huge country like Huaxu, there aren't even a few people who can perform interesting shows. It's really..." Passerby C shook his head and sighed, "Today is not as good as before, today is not as good as before."
"It's not that there are no people who can perform interesting shows, it's that we are not allowed to perform interesting shows!" Passerby Ding said indignantly: "Those incompetent officials who organized the ceremony, I don't know what they are doing all day, they don't deserve to eat the rice we grow!"
"Too radical, too radical." Passerby A saw him getting so heated and quickly pulled him back, saying, "Maybe times have changed. Maybe young people nowadays like this kind of thing."
"Who are you scolding?" Passerby B was not very old, and he immediately glared at her, obviously feeling that this sentence was an all-round insult to his aesthetics, intelligence, morality, etc.
"If you ask me, those good performers don't dare to perform anymore. The officials above will point out some faults in you first, and you have to correct them. The women will find a lot of faults in you when they see it, and the men will find some faults in you when they see it...no matter what they do, they might as well not perform anymore. Anyway, they don't get paid for performing at the ceremony. In the past, they could say that it was an honor to perform for the people of the country, but now, only those who have nothing and are timid need this kind of 'honor'." Passerby C shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid it's hard to see the good times again."
"Indeed." Passerby Ding continued indignantly, "If you put a dish here, there will always be people who will find fault with the saltiness and taste of the dish. But if you put a pile of shit here, no one will find fault with it. Because it is a pile of shit, and that is its biggest problem!"
"Forget it. No one is watching the ceremony seriously now anyway. We are just taking advantage of the lively background to do our own things." Passerby A advised again.
"Yeah, who would take the ceremony seriously?" Passerby B asked, "Did you watch the ceremony?"
"No." Passerby C shook his head hastily, and then asked, "Did you watch the ceremony?"
"No." Passerby B also shook his head immediately.
The two smiled at each other, "Boring!"
…
Although no one doubts that the increasingly rotten Spring Festival will be abandoned by the people of Huaxu sooner or later, at least today, the customs passed down for many years are still followed by the vast majority of people, even if they are just chatting, entertaining, partying, streaking, dancing, drinking and other things under the background of the festival.
Especially after nightfall, dozens of grand bonfires were lit next to the stage and people indulged in the party.
But when a certain time came, everyone tacitly stopped the noise.
Because those who are familiar with the process know that the monarch and the head of the state religion gave speeches.
A golden phoenix carrying the king descended from the sky and landed on the stage. A woman in a golden robe appeared in front of everyone.
There was a sudden cheer.
Although this generation of monarchs did not have any great achievements, they did not have any major faults either. For the people, such a monarch was already a good monarch, so everyone did not hesitate to applaud.
The monarch's speech was also very simple, just like in previous years, something like "we have been through thick and thin together in the past year, and we will stick together in the coming year..."
Then, the monarch left the stage and it was up to the head of the state religion.
When the first performer came on stage, there was a brief silence, followed by thunderous cheers.
The first one is beautiful.
She had long silver hair and wore a long robe with white tassels. Her face was cold and her eyes were gloomy. But even though she looked as cold as ice, it was hard to hide her delicate face.
"Everyone..."
Just when everyone thought she was going to give a routine speech, the chief suddenly made a powerful statement.
"I received a revelation from the gods earlier that Huaxu Country... is about to perish!"
“Wow——”
There was an uproar among the crowd.
"First Master..." Doubts were also raised from the king's throne. It was obvious that this had not been discussed with her in advance.
"And I!" The chief's voice suddenly rose again, "I have a way to save this Huaxu country!"
"The chief has gone crazy..." The same thought echoed in many people's minds.
Including the King of Huaxu.
"Someone!" The king stepped out of the throne eagerly. "Please ask her to come down. I want to ask her what she wants. Does she really want to turn all the people in the country into her?"
But……
Outside the throne, all the palace officials turned against the king, looked at him, and said coldly, "Your Majesty, please be patient."
"What do you mean?" The king frowned, "You..."
"The first is to save this country," the official said devoutly.
The king's face froze, and he looked around. He realized that many of his trusted followers had been infiltrated by the chief without knowing when...
Was she planning so much just for this day?
Could it be...
"If we want to save Huaxu Country, we must make everyone sublime. Tonight, I will launch the Eye of the Beginning Demon into the sky!"
The chief monk raised his hands high, his voice trembling, and his eyes flashing with hysteria.
As her hands changed complicated seals, there seemed to be a sound of broken glass in the night, cracks spread, and finally there was a loud bang! A deep purple flesh eyeball was exposed in the air! It turned out that the Eye of the Origin Demon was in the void, and her summoning only broke this boundary.
"What are you going to do!" the king shouted.
She knew how terrifying this thing was. Anyone who was exposed to it would turn into a terrible monster!
The chief monk had taken her to the cave in the forbidden mountain before and vaguely expressed this idea, but she firmly refused. She felt that even if the end of the world was approaching, she should find another way to survive.
Unexpectedly, the chief would be so resolute.
She even resorted to such means at the Spring Festival to complete her plan.
Gurgle...
The strange huge eyeball suddenly turned over, and the blood vessels were clearly beating. Although it was just an eyeball, it seemed alive. The pupils were leaping with flames, and the eyes were full of indescribable bloodlust and madness...
Like a red moon in the sky.
"Uh..." The children in the crowd were the first to groan in discomfort. Their flesh and blood were the most fragile, and they were immediately affected by this gaze.
Old and young men and women...
These weak people are the first to feel it.
Finally, there are the strong women.
Just one glance was enough to make countless people's hearts suddenly tighten.
"Sublimate..." The chief monk chanted loudly, "The Eye of the Originating Demon, bestowed upon the Huaxu Nation... Hmm?"
She was looking up at the eyeball in the sky, when she suddenly saw a streak of white light coming from the distant sky, like a shooting star, or a half-moon, with a biting chill...
What is that? While he was confused, the abbot suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Why does it feel like this white light is heading straight for the Eye of the Beginning Demon in midair? Oh, how could anything in this world dare to offend the Eye of the Beginning Demon? It is...
The chief's thoughts came to an abrupt end here.
laugh--
The white light instantly passed through the Eye of the First Demon, faded a little, and continued to move towards the distance, as if it would not stop until it cut off the moon.
But that doesn't matter anymore.
At that moment, it seemed that the Eye of the Beginning Demon had not changed at all, but the next moment, a violent white light suddenly burst out from the huge eyeball! The white light penetrated in an instant, and the entire eyeball was cut in half! Then it faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, until it became transparent and disappeared, and merged back into the void.
The night sky was silent, as if nothing had happened.
The surroundings were completely quiet.
Countless people of Huaxu Country looked at the chief, their eyes full of...confusion.
Originally, she was talking about how the end of the world was coming, how she was the only one who could save us, and how she was going to promote national prosperity...
Everyone thought she was going to make a big move.
In fact, the action is not small, dancing and summoning a strange big eyeball...
This big eyeball made everyone's heart beat faster as soon as it appeared...
Then.
It just exploded.
"It exploded?" Some people still couldn't believe it.
"That's it?"
More and more people came out of their previous astonishment and looked at the abbot in confusion, not understanding what had happened before.
The first one is on top... Is this a job for the people of the whole country?
"Is this some kind of comedy show?" someone raised this suspicion. "It is indeed much better than the previous ceremony."
“That’s true…”
From whispers to discussions below, the sounds flooded into the ears of the head of the state religion.
She hadn't come out of her daze yet.
After all, her shock was stronger than anyone else's, because... no one understood the Eye of the Origin of Demon better than her.
That was the power that she learned from the revelation of God and that she had to work hard to control. It was a power that could both destroy and save the world. Just now, she tried to contact the Eye of the Origin of the Devil again, but found that she could no longer sense its existence.
She vaguely understood what was happening, but was a little afraid to admit it.
It's "dead".
It's not that she hadn't thought about failure, but...wasn't this a bit too hasty? Even she herself wanted to ask, is this it?
The chief here was dumbfounded, while the king over there was furious.
She naturally knew that the First Lady was not just doing this for fun, she really wanted to turn Huaxu Country into a kingdom of monsters that could not be seen in the light of day!
The troops outside the ceremony have also gathered around.
Although the chief monk had infiltrated the disciples of the state religion around the monarch, they were still no match for the strength of the army, and soon the situation on the field was back under the control of the monarch.
Countless women in armor and holding swords surrounded the stage.
The chief stood on top, and her gaze turned slightly. Her greatest reliance had disappeared. In fact, she no longer cared about the current outcome.
Of course the king would not bypass her.
But at this moment, another white light like a meteor fell from the sky and landed in front of her in an instant.
"Ying Li?" The chief recognized the dazzling face at a glance.
"Certainly."
The person who came responded to her with just a finger.
Then, he swept her onto the sword.
boom--
The sound of raging wind suddenly poured into my mind, and in an instant, every part of my body felt as if it had experienced a fierce fight.
"ah……"
The moment he landed on the ground, the chief monk let out an indescribable groan in his heart.
In just a moment, she had reached the top of a distant mountain.
There is no doubt that the person who kidnapped her was Li Chu.
The same goes for the person who cut off the big eyeball.
Li Chu raised his hand again and untied the acupoints of the abbot.
"Hmm..." The chief monk groaned again, and became unsteady. He brought his legs together and fell to the ground trembling. At the same time, he bit his lower lip tightly, and his eyes seemed confused and painful.
Her cultivation was much higher than Cangkong's, so she wasn't so weak that she fainted. But she was still far from being able to withstand Li Chu's speed.
Li Chu waited quietly by the side. After a while, she regained her senses a little.
Looking up, her first words were: "Can we do it again?"
“……” Li Chu was silent.
Can flying a sword be addictive?
"Master, Master! Master!" Chen Huaji came out from the hillside at the right time. He and Li Chu had made an appointment here, so he couldn't be considered late. "I missed you so much!"
The chief gave him a cold glance and said, "Wu Ji? Why are you here too?"
"Haha, Xiao Li...Ying Li is my good brother." Chen Huaji said with a smile.
"What happened today..." The chief looked at Li Chu, "Is this all your plan?"
"No." Li Chu shook his head, "My plan is just to kill you."
He didn't lie.
Earlier in the temple, he did want to simply get rid of the abbot to solve the problem, and later he almost had a conflict with Chen Huaji.
But then, he thought about it again.
There might be a way to accomplish both his and Chen Huaji's tasks at the same time.
He wanted to save his sister Changzi, and that could be easily accomplished by simply destroying the chief's plan and cutting off the Eye of the First Demon.
Chen Huaji's mission is to protect the safety of the abbot and help her fulfill her wish.
But is the wish of the chief really to turn the entire Huaxu Kingdom into a land of demons? No.
She wanted to save Huaxu Kingdom from the predicted doomsday.
"The end of Huaxu Kingdom...I will be responsible for it." Li Chu said lightly.
"You..." The chief looked at Li Chu in surprise, "You can save Huaxu Country in the apocalypse? Although I don't know where you got the power to cut through the Eye of the Beginning Demon...the apocalypse may not be something that can be solved with just one sword."
"If one sword can't solve it..." Li Chu said.
"Then give me another sword."
Thanks to "brighton" for becoming the leader of this book. I owe 45+1=46 chapters. There will be a new version for the extra chapter. The current statement is that if you leave the extra chapter and then update the new chapter, it will not be considered a full subscription and will bounce back to the first page. Therefore, you can avoid bouncing back to the first page by not leaving the book from the extra chapter.
But it will show one chapter unread...
A new version should be released soon to solve the problem... It was originally said to be released on Monday...
(End of this chapter)
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