Chapter 1576: Blame her for being too rich
Tang Bao really didn't expect that these people's beliefs were so non-xenophobic.
She was a little girl from another country, and her relatives were all in Dayan, so she was destined not to stay in Xiqin for long.
Why did these people allow her to ascend to the altar they revered the most without any qualms?
Moreover, they let her get close to their gods and receive their gods' blessings?
Is it possible for her, an outsider, to accept such a favor?
Tang Bao looked at the anxious eyes of a group of aunts and grandmas with embarrassment, and suddenly - she understood.
Blame her, she's too rich!
"Thank you all for your kindness." Tang Bao said, "It's just that this matter is not reasonable, so I won't..."
"Sister, etiquette and laws are all determined by people. Now I have the final say in Xi Qin, and my words are etiquette and law!" Princess Mingli interrupted Tang Bao and said, "Let's go up with me!"
She had read in the classics that many generations of empresses had not been able to truly receive the blessing of the Divine Beast.
It is said that when the divine beast bestows blessings and bestows grace, the entire statue will emit dazzling light.
Princess Mingli vaguely felt that as long as Tangbao was pulled up, a miracle might really happen.
After Princess Mingli finished speaking, she pulled Tangbao up the stairs without saying anything.
Tang Bao: “…”
This cannot be refused.
The moment Tang Bao was pulled onto the altar by Princess Mingli, she felt the talismans moving again.
Tang Bao closed her eyes, calmed her mind, and looked not at the talisman under her feet, but only at the statue in front of her.
Because she had embroidered this pattern herself, Tang Bao felt a sense of familiarity when she saw the statue.
It can even be said to be a sense of intimacy.
This made Tang Bao want to reach out and touch it.
Princess Mingli knelt down with a pious look on her face, praying for the blessing of the Lord Divine Beast.
The civil and military officials below the altar also knelt down, listening with pious faces as Princess Mingli requested the divine beast for a blessing...
Only Tang Bao stood out like a crane among chickens.
Moreover, she wanted more and more to touch the statue.
Tang Bao thought so and subconsciously stretched out her hand.
My hand hurts.
Tang Bao lowered her head and just saw Princess Mingli retract the dagger.
My fingers have been cut.
The blood instantly dyed the fingers red.
It turned out that Princess Mingli had finished praying.
Not only did she hurt Tang Bao, she also hurt herself.
Her left hand was also bleeding.
"Sister?" Tang Bao was puzzled.
——My hands hurt.
Is this cut too deep?
The fingers are connected to the heart, this is the blood of the heart!
Tang Bao felt a little distressed.
Princess Mingli didn't explain, but said directly, "Sister, hurry! Let us offer our loyalty and devotion to the Divine Beast Master, and ask the Divine Beast Master to protect its people."
After Princess Mingli finished speaking, she placed her bleeding left hand on the statue.
The blood on the fingers seeped into the white jade statue, as if it was absorbed instantly.
Tang Bao looked at it with a look of surprise.
Jade that absorbs human blood?
It can’t be some kind of treasure, right? I need to swear ownership by dropping blood on it or something like that?
Tang Bao's train of thought suddenly became mysterious.
Seeing that Tang Bao was reluctant to move, Princess Mingli simply pulled up Tang Bao's bleeding hand and pressed it directly on the statue.
Tang Bao: “…”
There is no need to worry about the location. Can you just press it anywhere you want?
Because the statue's front legs were in the air, Princess Mingli and Tang Bao both placed their hands under the statue's neck.
Tang Bao thought it was too casual, but soon realized something was wrong.
She felt the blood in her body rapidly draining away, as if the statue was sucking her blood.
Tang Bao was startled and instinctively wanted to pull her hand back, but was held down by Princess Mingli, who looked very surprised.
"Sister, don't move. The statue has accepted our offering and is about to appear and bestow blessings!" Princess Mingli said excitedly.
Tang Bao: “…”
Princess Mingli looked pale due to excessive blood loss, but her spirit was extremely excited.
Moreover, the force pressing Tangbao's hand was very strong.
It was as if he was afraid that Tang Bao would pull his hand away, interrupt the ceremony, and anger the Lord Divine Beast.
You know, according to records in the classics, the Lord Divine Beast has not actively accepted offerings for many years.
It was as if the Lord Divine Beast simply looked down upon the blood offered by empresses of all generations.
Tang Bao did not insist on stopping.
She really wanted to see how the divine beast would appear.
When the little brother was offering sacrifices to the sky at Tianlong Temple, a mirage appeared.
It adds a mysterious color to the little brother's sacrifice to heaven and the consolidation of his identity, which is recorded in history.
Could it be that this statue can also create some strange sights?
Tang Bao took out a bottle of blood-replenishing pills, pulled out the stopper with his teeth, poured a few pills into his mouth, and looked at Princess Mingli again.
"Sister, open your mouth." Tang Bao said.
Princess Mingli hesitated.
Wouldn't it be disrespectful to the Divine Beast for her to donate blood and take drugs at the same time?
Tang Bao understood what Princess Mingli meant and said, "Sister, if you faint before the ritual is completed and the Divine Beast has not sucked enough blood, what do you think the Divine Beast will do?"
Princess Mingli opened her mouth immediately.
Tang Bao poured a few pills directly into Princess Mingli's mouth.
Soon, the color returned to Princess Mingli's face.
Time passes slowly and quickly.
"Report... Ugh!"
Before he could finish his words, the sound of someone covering his mouth quickly died down.
However, every minister kneeling under the altar understood that it must be urgent intelligence sent from Qingya Pass again.
Although the messenger didn't finish his words, the anxiety in his tone was definitely not surprise.
From this it can be seen that the situation on the border should be even worse.
Even though there were delays on the road, within a short period of time, one intelligence report after another was sent, causing those ministers who firmly believed that with the blessing of the divine beast, Western Qin would surely win a great victory to start to have doubts in their hearts.
After all, war is no joke.
Western Qin is protected by a divine beast, so maybe Northern Qi is also protected by gods, right?
Gradually, the civil and military officials below the altar lost their patience.
They had heard this sound of covering the mouth several times.
How many intelligence letters are there?
Tang Bao and Princess Mingli took the drug three times before they felt the blood flow in their bodies slow down.
"Oh my God! Look!"
Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from below the altar.
The civil and military officials kneeling on the ground all looked up and saw a dazzling red light rising from the ground, as if it had formed a sea of fire...
In the sea of fire, a dazzling golden light burst out from the body of the divine beast.
The golden light was like a burst of fireworks, scattering into tiny sparks and landing on Princess Mingli and Tang Bao...
Tang Bao was also shocked by this strange sight.
The golden light fell on her body, and she felt warm all over, and she felt drowsy and wanted to fall asleep...
Sure enough, the evolution of myths is not entirely groundless.
There are many things that science cannot explain.
Tang Bao thought about this and quickly shook her head to make herself more awake.
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