Chapter 292: Something unexpected happened at the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony
What Sun Chu couldn't understand the most now was why the wizard framed Ye Chutang and took her away?
He asked directly about his confusion.
There are many ears in the post station, so Qi Yanzhou naturally would not tell everyone the truth.
He said, "It may be related to the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. I will send someone to investigate, but time is tight. It is hard to say whether we can find any useful information."
Shamanism is mysterious, and with only one day left, it is indeed difficult to find out anything.
Madam Qi frowned and sighed.
"If we had known that Dali State was so dangerous, we should have restocked our water and food supplies and left immediately."
Mr. Qi: "There is no regret medicine in the world, let's quickly discuss how to save Tang'er."
Such a good daughter-in-law, nothing can happen to her.
Everyone looked at Qi Yanzhou, asking him to make a decision quickly.
Qi Yanzhou glanced at the postman not far away.
"Before the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, Atang will be fine. Let me think about it and we will discuss it tomorrow."
Everyone noticed his actions and nodded.
Qi Yanzhou stood up and said, "It's late, let's all go to bed. Only after a good rest can we do great things."
After saying that, he went upstairs first.
The Qi family hurriedly followed.
They felt that Qi Yanzhou's attitude towards Ye Chutang's arrest was not right, and wanted to avoid the postman and ask him clearly.
But after going upstairs, I still didn't get any answers.
The other side.
Ye Chutang was taken to the government prison and locked up.
But the place where she was imprisoned was quite far from the dungeon.
The cell was a bit chilly, and the jailer had no intention of giving her a blanket.
She was not someone who would suffer injustice, so she said directly: "Clean up the cell and bring a set of clean bedding, or I will turn your prison upside down."
This was met with laughter from the jailer.
"You are already a prisoner, yet you still dare to act so arrogantly. You have no idea what you are talking about!"
After saying this, his eyes turned lustful.
"If the wizard hadn't told us not to touch you, do you think you could have survived the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony intact?"
It's a pity that such a stunning beauty cannot be touched or eaten.
Ye Chutang walked to the prison door, smiled and hooked his finger at the jailer.
"come over."
The voice is soft and tender, making people feel itchy.
The jailer stepped forward obediently, but before he could utter any humiliating words, Ye Chutang threw poison in his face.
She chuckled and said, "What should I do? You are poisoned and dying. I am the only one who has the antidote that can save you."
The jailer's face changed drastically after hearing these words, and he immediately reached out to wipe the powder off his face.
But it was too late. He only felt a sharp pain in his heart and fell to the ground weakly, curling up into a ball.
"Give me the antidote!"
The commanding tone made Ye Chutang feel a little unhappy.
“When asking for help, you should have the attitude of asking for help.”
The jailer felt as if a hand was squeezing his heart hard, causing him excruciating pain.
At this moment, he no longer had the smug look he had before, and begged for mercy humbly.
"Madam Qi, please have mercy and save me. I don't want to die."
These words fell into the ears of Qi Shuyan in the water dungeon.
He was very surprised why Ye Chutang was put in jail and asked deliberately.
"Who is the imprisoned woman? She actually attacked the jailer. Isn't that too arrogant?"
The result was just as he expected. The two jailers guarding him turned a deaf ear to his words.
However, the two were also very curious about the new woman in prison.
They had never seen such arrogant prisoners before.
The arrogant Ye Chutang looked at the jailer, whose face was pale and whose features were distorted by pain, with a cold look in his eyes.
"Have someone clean up the cell and bring new bedding, or you will die."
There was more than one person who sent Ye Chutang to prison.
After she attacked the jailer, everyone else was frightened and stayed away from her.
After all, they had heard of her reputation.
Hearing Ye Chutang's threat, he quickly agreed to her request.
"Wait a moment, Madam Qi. We will clean the cell and get you some bedding."
The wizard said that Ye Chutang would be very useful in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and she must not be allowed to suffer any harm.
Otherwise they wouldn't be so obedient to a prisoner.
The cell door was opened, and a few jade pendants quickly cleaned the dirty cell.
Even the tattered wooden bed was taken away and replaced with a new one.
Clean bedding was also provided.
The poisoned jailer had fainted from the pain.
The other jailers pleaded for him.
"Please Madam Qi, please show some mercy and give Tai Meng a chance to live."
Ye Chutang took out a medicine bottle from his arms, poured out a black pill, and threw it on the ground.
"This medicine can alleviate the toxicity and keep him from dying temporarily, but if he wants to live, he has to work hard."
How to work hard?
Naturally, he would serve Ye Chutang like his master and try to make her happy.
The jailer picked up the dusty pill and fed it into Tai Meng's mouth, and also gave him some water.
Tai Meng woke up quickly.
He thought the poison had been cured and immediately attacked Ye Chutang.
"cheap……"
As soon as he opened his mouth, his mouth was covered and he was dragged away.
Not long after, he almost came to Ye Chutang's cell with fruits and looked at her with a flattering face.
"Madam Qi, please let me know if you need anything."
Ye Chutang ignored Tai Meng, turned over and continued to sleep.
Tai Meng looked at her defenseless back and evil thoughts began to stir again.
But in the end he didn't dare to risk his life.
It also prolonged my life a little.
Ye Chutang was not worried about his own safety and slept soundly.
Wake up the next day.
The washing utensils and water were already placed on the table, and the service was even better than staying at an inn.
After washing up, Ye Chutang simply styled her hair.
She had just opened a pomegranate when Tai Meng brought her a sumptuous breakfast.
Multi-grain porridge and meat buns, plus two side dishes.
Apart from not seeing the sun, Ye Chutang had a very comfortable day.
After nightfall, Tai Meng knelt in front of Ye Chutang as he cleaned up the leftover dinner.
"I have been blind and have offended Madam Qi. I beg you to forgive me and spare my life."
After saying this, he kowtowed heavily.
Today, his heart ached from time to time, making him anxious and worried that he would die suddenly.
Ye Chutang chewed on a sour green apple and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you won't die for the time being."
After that, she asked, "What is the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony like? If you haven't found out that I was wrongly accused, what will the wizard do to me?"
Tai Meng briefly talked about the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.
It is similar to the royal ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, except that the steps are more complicated.
It just changed from animal sacrifice to human sacrifice.
"Madam Qi, I really don't know how the wizard arranged you for the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony."
Ye Chutang waved his hand and said, "Go down."
Tai Meng wanted the antidote, but he didn't dare to anger Ye Chutang.
He suppressed the resentment in his heart, reluctantly packed up the dishes and left the prison.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Ye Chutang took out a pillow from the space and placed it under the quilt, disguising himself as himself.
She left the prison and went through space to the inn where Nan Xiao was.
Nan Xiao is a very alert person.
He was immediately awakened by the sudden appearance of another person in the room.
Just as Ye Chutang was about to throw away the dagger hidden under the pillow, he spoke.
"It's me."
The familiar voice startled Nan Xiao and he jumped off the bed immediately.
"lady?"
"Well, tell me about your plans for tomorrow."
The reason why Ye Chutang came to find Nan Xiao was because the Qi family lived together and it was not convenient for her to show up.
Nan Xiao did not turn on the light to prevent others from noticing that there was an extra person in the room.
Fortunately, there were lanterns in the corridor of the inn, so although the room was dim, I could still see things barely.
He came in front of Ye Chutang and said respectfully, "We have already contacted the eldest son's people. We are just waiting for the heavenly sacrifice ceremony to begin. When the wizard appears with General Heta's daughter and exchanges his life with his daughter's, we can take action and let the people of Darizhou see the wizard's true face."
In the eyes of the people, wizards are like gods, sacred and able to save all living beings.
If people knew that shamans killed people for their own selfish desires, they would no longer trust them.
A wizard who loses his followers is nothing!
Ye Chutang asked again, "Have you found out why Suolan plotted against me?"
She thought about it carefully today and felt that Solang arrested her not because of the deal with the Dog Emperor.
To put it bluntly, the emperor wants to deal with the Qi family.
It’s better to plot against Qi Yanzhou than against her!
Therefore, Suolang must have had other intentions when he took her to the ceremony to worship the heaven.
She guessed that it was probably related to the life-for-life ritual.
Nan Xiao shook his head and said, "I am incompetent and failed to find out the information that Madam wanted to know."
He and the eldest son's people went to investigate, but found nothing.
So he added another sentence.
"Madam, no one knows what the wizard wants to do to you. For the safety of you and the young master, how about we find a way to kidnap you after you reach the altar?"
Ye Chutang shook his head, "No, since I was able to get out of the government prison, I have the ability to protect myself. You don't need to worry about me, just act according to the plan."
"Yes, ma'am."
"I'm going back to the prison first. Tell Azhou not to worry about me and to focus tomorrow's plan on Solang and Heta's daughter."
"I obey your command!"
After Nan Xiao watched Ye Chutang leave, he went to the post station to find Qi Yanzhou.
Tell Qi Yanzhou that Ye Chutang had just come to see him.
Qi Yanzhou knew very well why Ye Chutang didn't come to find him but went to find Nan Xiao.
"Does Atang look okay?"
"Madam is fine. Do you want to adjust the plan for tomorrow?"
The core of Qi Yanzhou's plan is Ye Chutang and Qi Shuyan.
Next is the daughter of Heta.
After hesitating for a moment, he said, "The plan remains unchanged. The safety of Atang and Big Brother comes first."
Wizards have real abilities and should not be underestimated.
The garrison in Tazhou City can be subdued by other means. Human life is more important than anything else.
He would not give priority to Heta's daughter until he could guarantee that Ye Chutang and Qi Shuyan would be safe.
Nan Xiao and Qi Yanzhou had the same idea.
"Master, I understand."
***
The night passed quickly.
Before daybreak, Dalizhou began to bustle.
The altar is in the west of the city, facing Dari Lake in the distance.
Ye Chutang and Qi Shuyan were taken out of the prison and brought to the altar very early.
The former was in very good condition, with a rosy complexion, as if he was out for a trip.
The latter had a pale face and weak legs, and was being dragged away.
Ye Chutang noticed that Qi Shuyan's legs were damaged from soaking in the water for too long, so he found an opportunity to give him a pill to replenish his qi and blood.
Although his legs won't return to normal immediately, they will recover somewhat.
At least I have the strength to escape.
Qi Shuyan is not someone who trusts others easily.
But he had heard too much about Ye Chutang and knew that she would not harm him, so he took the medicine without any hesitation.
The altar is very large and requires ninety-nine steps to reach.
There is a high platform in the center of the altar, which is used to place offerings.
In the past, beef, mutton, kumis, and fruits were placed on the table.
Today it was Qi Shuyan who was lying on it.
His limbs were bound, his body was wet, and his clothes were dripping with water.
Ye Chutang was tied to a stone pillar beside the altar.
The person who escorted her here was Tai Meng, whom she had poisoned.
He threatened: "Madam Qi, will you hand over the antidote voluntarily, or force me to search you?"
Now, Ye Chutang was tied up and could only let him do whatever he wanted.
He doesn't want to be buried with this bitch!
Ye Chutang looked at Tai Meng, who had a sinister look on his face, and raised the corners of his lips in mockery.
"I choose to let you die."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tai Meng covered his heart and fell straight onto the altar, not breathing anymore.
[Merit +5]
Ye Chutang looked at the increasing merit points and thought, "I wonder how much more I can gain by killing the wizard Suo Lang?"
A wizard who uses evil magic to kill people has obviously done a lot of bad things!
The sudden death of the jailer caused the people to cry out in shock.
"Why did the officer fall down? What happened?"
Ye Chutang and Tai Meng spoke in a low voice, and the people under the altar did not hear it.
The jailer who was traveling with him heard it, but he dared not say anything.
One is that he is afraid that Ye Chutang will attack him, and the other is that he is afraid that it will affect the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.
Soon, the shaman's assistant appeared.
He pointed at Qi Shuyan on the altar and said, "She is evil and will bring disaster to those around her and to the state of Dali. That's why the wizard wants to sacrifice her to the heavens."
The people believed this without a doubt and cheered loudly.
"Sacrifice to the heaven! Sacrifice to the heaven! Sacrifice to the heaven!"
The jailer, knowing the truth, looked at his assistant in shock.
The other party glared at him, and he was so scared that he immediately lowered his head.
Soon, Taimeng's body was carried down from the altar.
Suo Lang's assistant came to Ye Chutang and warned him, "Don't play tricks if you don't want to die!"
This surprised Ye Chutang a little.
Why didn't he let her die, but plotted to have her come to the altar?
Two words suddenly popped up in her mind.
child!
After figuring out the key, her eyes filled with murderous intent as she stared coldly at her assistant.
"If you set your sights on my child, I will destroy the witch clan!"
The assistant found these words ridiculous.
Wizard Solang has immense magical powers, and no ordinary person can threaten him.
What a nonsense!
But he said nothing, just looked at Ye Chutang with contempt, and left.
Ye Chutang moved his hands, untied the rope that was tied into a knot, and tied it into a slipknot.
Then he looked at Qi Shuyan.
Qi Shuyan's limbs were tied with iron chains, and there were iron shackles on his wrists and ankles.
When no one was paying attention, he spat out the wire hidden in his mouth and caught it accurately with his right hand.
The keyhole of the shackles was very ordinary, and it was not difficult for him to unlock it.
Ye Chutang took in the whole scene and felt relieved about Qi Shuyan's ability to save himself.
Nearing the hour of Si, Solang appeared in a wizard's costume.
All the people of Dari State have arrived and are kneeling devoutly at the foot of the thirty-three steps.
The National Protection Army and Qi Shuyan's men were disguised by Lan Yue as civilians and mingled among them.
Most of them are located near the altar.
They were just waiting for Suo Lang to make a move on Qi Shuyan, and then they would attack immediately.
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