Chapter 267 Movement of the True Altar

"Entry? Enter so early?"

Hearing the voice of the staff, many tourists who had snatched the tickets were taken aback.

Ticket checking for the performances in the afternoon of the previous two days started at 2:30, but it turned out that it was only 12:00 today.

But after recovering,

A long queue immediately formed at the ticket gate.

Being able to enter the venue in advance means that you can know the specific situation of the Mingsha City Festival in advance, which is better than wandering around at the bottom of the mountain.

Soon the first tourist passed the security check,

"Hello, please hold it! Please turn your mobile phone to vibrate or mute after entering the festival, try not to make loud noises, and try not to use your mobile phone to take pictures during the festival."

While handing over the yellow ribbon, the staff glanced at the tourist's ID card before speaking.

"OK!"

I don't know why, seeing the serious look on the staff's face, the tourist nodded and replied right away.

One. Two

Within a few minutes, more than a dozen tourists passed through the security checkpoint.

However, when the next tourist appeared, the staff took a look at it but did not give the yellow ribbon, but just told him, "Please turn your mobile phone to vibrate or mute when you enter the sacrificial site, and try not to make any loud noises! "

In addition, he waved his hand, indicating that tourists can go up the mountain, and didn't even say the sentence of not using mobile phones to take pictures.

without it,

Just because this tourist is not from Longguo, he is a foreign tourist with a passport.

"Huh? What's the situation? Why am I different from the previous ones? Why don't you give me a yellow ribbon?"

see this,

Not to mention that the tourists who lined up were suddenly puzzled, even the foreign tourist who passed the security check was very puzzled and asked immediately.

"Sir, because the grand festival we are holding this time is not just a project performance, you may not be able to participate!"

The staff immediately explained.

"It's not just a show, you mean they might also participate in this court ceremony?"

The foreign tourists were taken aback, and pointed to the tourists in front of them. At the same time, the tourists who had just walked a few steps also stopped.

"Theoretically we don't ask for it, but if someone wants to be involved we won't say no."

The staff explained again.

"Oh, that's how it is"

The foreign tourists didn't say anything more.

From the perspective of this foreign tourist, since it is not mandatory, then it is fine, otherwise he will look very different after going up. According to his understanding of the people of Longguo, basically no one will participate if it is not mandatory and does not give benefits. will participate.

"Does not require?"

The tourists in front didn't say anything after hearing the staff's explanation, they put away the yellow ribbons and entered the gate of Langya Mountain along the steps.

but,

When they stepped into the mountain gate and saw the layout in front of them, their hearts felt inexplicably heavier.

I saw a soldier in ancient costume standing every twenty steps on both sides of the stone steps, each holding a spear in his hand. Not counting that, every guard with a serious face had a gun tied on his right arm. A yellow ribbon, this situation, really resembles the appearance of the ancient court during the grand ceremony.

"Could it really be the Zen Conferring Ceremony? Perhaps only the Conferring Chan Ceremony has such a battle!"

recover,

With this in mind, the tourists began to climb the mountain again, but they could obviously feel that they chatted less with their companions and hardly laughed any more.

Although Langya Mountain is a man-made mountain, it is built on the basis of the original sand ridge, so it is not short.

Three turns and five turns along the stone steps up the mountain,

It was almost noon when the first batch of tourists arrived at the small square on the top of the mountain.

"Is this the place where the court sacrifice is held?"

Stand still!

Looking around, a tourist originally planned to take out his mobile phone to send a message to his family about the scene of the altar on the top of the mountain, but after seeing the layout around the altar, he silently put the mobile phone in his pocket again.

The altar is set in the center of the small square,

There are also guards in battle armor standing around the small square, and a five-element flag is planted between the guards.

Looking at the altar again, the nine big tripods on the top are lined up, staring at the four directions like nine ancient gods, which brings a super sense of oppression.

The red carpet has been paved under the altar, and there are two rows of chime bells and sixteen big drums on the east and west sides, creating an unusually dignified atmosphere.

Coupled with a gust of cold wind blowing, the five-element flag is fluttering in the wind. In this atmosphere, there is no desire to take pictures.

more importantly,

On one side of the square stands a stone tablet with a call to arms engraved on it, which reads "The descendants of Yan and Huang worship the ancestors of Lie Zongji: 2023 A.D."

"Phew! The descendants of Yan and Huang paid homage to the ancestors of the Lie Zong. This... It turns out that the performance in Mingsha City is not the ceremony of enshrining Zen! It is the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the ancestors of the Lie Zong."

When several tourists came to the stone tablet to see the content of the Qing Dynasty, they were surprised and finally understood why the staff would treat domestic tourists differently from foreign tourists when checking tickets at the foot of the mountain.

moment,

Several tourists looked at each other silently, and finally they all took out the yellow ribbon from their pockets and hung it around their necks.

at this time,

It has nothing to do with belief or anything else, as long as the blood is still there, it will make the same choice as them.

at the same time,

When the tourists had already boarded the altar, various preparations were in progress in the main hall behind the altar.

now,

Both Li Jue, who was in charge of reading the sacrificial text, and Liu Shan, who presided over the entire ceremony, had already changed into dark ancient costumes for sacrificial rituals.

"Dean, it's all right!"

Seeing Li Jue silently chanting the sacrificial oration, Xu Hao said.

"This is no small matter!"

Subconsciously glanced at the direction of the door, Li Jue said again.

I don't know why, but his mentality became more subtle at this time. At this time, he no longer regarded this grand sacrifice as a performance but a real ancestor worship ceremony.

"That's right, Xiao Xu, this is no small matter! There can be no mistakes!"

aside,

Liu Shan followed suit.

"Okay then, I'll go see the others!"

Xu Hao hesitated to speak, and didn't say anything more.

Don't look at him now as if he has nothing to do and has become an idler, but in fact he has been so busy with the palace festival these two days that he can't even drink his saliva.

Fortunately, Huangtian paid off, and finally got everything done by this morning.

"Master Dao, if I become the incense of Wuzhuang Temple this time, I will take care of it!"

muttered to himself,

Xu Hao walked towards the side hall, where many staff members were wearing sacrificial attire, and he needed to remind them of some details.

one o'clock in the afternoon, two o'clock in the afternoon

Just when the Sacrificial Hall of Mingsha City was about to start,

Country H,

Pu Qiye and Cui Xiaozhong also prepared related matters and turned on the monitor at the same time!

"Are you sure there is no problem?"

Taking a deep breath, Park Qiye looked at Cui Xiaozhong.

"President! Absolutely no problem, wait for the festival to start. All kinds of equipment will be in operation, and the atmosphere and movement created will definitely attract the attention of overseas tourists, making them feel that our grand festival can no longer be used scientifically. Come explain!"

Cui Xiaozhong nodded heavily.

"By the way, President, what's the situation in Longguo now?"

After a pause, Cui Xiaozhong spoke again.

"Overall, what kind of ancestor worship ceremony is going on over there? Although those Long Kingdom people who went to the scene all hung ribbons around their necks, it looks very ceremonial, but it is far inferior to ours!"

Park Qiye conveniently turned on another monitor, and soon the picture of the international channel of Longguo Satellite TV appeared on the screen.

in the screen,

A host was standing in front of the altar, introducing the specific situation of the palace festival performance to the audience in front of the TV.

"Friends from the audience, the palace festival project that will be performed in this branch venue is Jiuding ancestor worship! The grand ceremony will officially start in about a few minutes."

The difference from the previous live broadcast was that the presenter now had a palm-wide yellow ribbon hanging around his neck.

call!

A gust of wind blew by, and the host's ribbon swayed with the wind, looking very cold, as if it was about to snow.

"Sure enough, it's not the Zen Conferring Ceremony!"

Seeing this, Cui Xiaozhong frowned.

"So we will win this time! How can the mid-term sacrifice of worshiping the ancestors compare with the Fengchan Grand Ceremony? It is not at the same level! If there is a big sacrifice like offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, it may be possible to surpass us. .”

A trace of disdain flashed across Pu Qiye's face.

He was indeed a little worried last night, until half an hour ago when he saw the content of the inscription sent by some foreign tourists, his hanging heart was completely let go.

"That's right! By the way, President, it looks like the weather over there is not that good?"

Hearing this, Cui Xiaozhong followed suit and nodded.

It is said that the most worrying thing when holding a palace sacrifice is the weather. If the weather is bad, the voice of reading the sacrificial text will sometimes be disturbed by the wind and cannot be heard clearly, let alone holding any other ceremonies.

"Well, so the right time and place are on our side this time, how arrogant are you over there?"

While Pu Qiye was speaking, he raised his hand and looked at the time.

"It's 2:45, and we can start in another ten minutes! You go and notify the departments."

Boom boom boom!

Just when Pu Qiye was about to let Cui Xiaozhong go to work, there was a sudden commotion from the computer beside him.

"Um?"

almost subconsciously,

Park Qiye and Cui Xiaozhong looked at the screen together,

It turned out that at the time they were talking, the palace sacrifice on the side of Longguo had officially started. A dozen strong men in plain clothes beat the sacrifice drum, and the sound of the drum was shocking, long and powerful.

woo woo woo.

Not to mention, after the sound of the ninety-nine and eighty-one drums fell, there was a long horn sounding immediately, which seemed to be calling for the ancestors of the Dragon Kingdom.

"Just this formation? It's just average!"

Seeing the prelude to the Mingsha City Palace Festival, Pu Qiye and Cui Xiaozhong glanced at each other and couldn't help but smile at each other.

Because the scenes they prepared are much more complicated than beating drums and blowing horns!

"Okay. You go to prepare, the next step is to let international tourists appreciate what kind of scene our court festival is like."

paused,

Pu Qiye waved his hand.

"Um!"

Cui Xiaozhong nodded, turned around and was about to leave the stage.

But when Cui Xiaozhong turned around and glanced at the screen from the corner of his eyes, his expression changed suddenly, and then he turned around hastily, staring at the computer screen firmly.

After taking a closer look at the situation of the Longguo Altar,

He froze for a moment, and subconsciously murmured, "Wait, this. This. This."