Chapter 758 What's Going On?

The banquet at the palace ended early, but that was not the case outside the palace. There were still many people waiting to watch the fireworks.

On New Year's Day, the fireworks display in Beijing is particularly bright, even though the nighttime management in Beijing has been relatively strict recently.

When Yan Shouyun finished eating everything, he felt that he was very familiar with the little mink.

The little mink next to me is obviously not afraid of people. After all, when I just handed something over, the little guy took it naturally.

But this is not difficult to understand. After all, it is a mink raised by a storyteller, so it should have been used to many people.

The sky was now covered by clouds that obscured the light of the stars and the moon, and Yan Shouyun patted his butt and stood up.

"We still have to find a place to stay. It looks like it's going to rain tonight."

Yan Shouyun said this, looking around the city.

"Zhizhi~~"

Diaoer's voice attracted Yan Shouyun's attention. He looked at his feet and saw the little Diaoer running out in an instant.

"Hey, running away after eating is so shameless!"

The Diao'er ran to the other corner of the restaurant roof, turned around and shouted to Yan Shouyun again.

"Zhizhi~~"

"Um?"

Yan Shouyun looked for the sound, only to see the little Diao standing over there looking at him.

Are you asking me to follow you?

"Uh, let me go?"

"Zhizhi~"

Diao'er screamed again, and then jumped into the air. This action startled Yan Shouyun, but instead of falling, Diao'er landed on the relatively low roof opposite.

This distance was at least three feet wide. Yan Shouyun was stunned for a moment.

Is a mink an animal that can jump such a distance? Not even cats, right?

"Zhizhi~~~"

Diao'er over there barked again and looked at Yan Shouyun from the rooftop opposite.

It seemed like he was really calling me over. Is this ferret so spiritual?

Yan Shouyun thought for a moment and decided to follow him and have a look. Although his Qinggong was not as good as a real martial arts master, his basic skills were pretty good.

After running on the roof for a while, Yan Shouyun also jumped up, and then gently landed on the opposite roof in a parabola. By this time, Xiao Diao had already jumped out again.

"Zhizhi~"

Diao'er's voice came, and Yan Shouyun didn't hesitate and hurried to follow.

A mink ran ahead, and Yan Shouyun chased after him. Gradually, the shock in his heart became stronger. After all, he had such a long stride, and since he still couldn't catch up with a mink.

Passing through the rooftops of a block in a row, and then falling directly from the rooftops, Hui Mian just ran and Yan Shouyun just chased.

Now there is no need for Mink to call back, as the people behind him will definitely follow.

He ran like this for a long time, until he reached the Chenghuang Temple in the capital, and Yan Shouyun behind him was already out of breath.

"Ho, ho, ho, why did you bring me here?"

As Yan Shouyun spoke, he raised his head and looked at the City God's Temple. Although it was already late, the door of the City God's Temple was open. Not to mention it was brightly lit, but the ever-burning lamp inside still illuminated many places.

"Zhizhi~~"

Diao'er rushed directly to the City God's Temple, and Yan Shouyun hesitated and followed him in.

Because there are generally no people in Beijing at night recently, although the Chenghuang Temple is open, it is very deserted inside, and there are no pilgrims.

Yan Shouyun just looked around the City God's Temple. Some of the halls were closed, and the ever-burning lights inside made people feel very warm.

"Is this Diao'er asking me to spend the night in the Chenghuang Temple?"

Yan Shouyun murmured like this and looked around again, only to find that Diao'er, who had been running with him just now, was gone.

He looked left and right, and searched everywhere, but Yan Shouyun couldn't find the mink.

Good guy, he ran away after bringing me here. He really wanted me to stay overnight. This mink is so humane!

Yan Shouyun raised his head and looked around. It was indeed a capital city. The City God's Temple was so big. The few times he walked around with Diao'er just now, he saw that the surrounding area was spacious and grand.

Yan Shouyun had never been to the Chenghuang Temple in the capital, because he was arrested and thrown into the Chengtian Mansion Yamen Prison just after he came to the capital.

After eating so much, drinking a bottle of wine, and running such a long way, I felt quiet now and suddenly felt a little tired.

That's all, that Diao'er meant well. The Chenghuang Temple has a roof and walls, which is better than sleeping on the street. It's good to sleep here for one night.

Thinking like this, Yan Shouyun raised his head and looked at the main hall over there. Since he wanted to sleep, he should sleep in the main hall. He could call the temple early tomorrow morning so he wouldn't miss the Dharma Appraisal Conference!

hey-hey!

Thinking of this, Yan Shouyun smiled and walked towards the main hall over there. He looked up and saw that the three words "City God's Hall" on the plaque were very grand, and the whole hall was even more magnificent.

It deserves to be a capital city. Yan Shouyun once again sighed in his heart. There are several Chenghuang Temple halls in ordinary big cities that are not as big as this one.

"Squeak"

Pushing open the heavy door, Yan Shouyun glanced at the statue and cupped his hands inside.

"Take shelter for one night, Lord City God, don't be offended!"

After saying this, Yan Shouyun walked quickly inside. When he saw the kneeling mat in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart again. As expected of the capital city, the kneeling mats in the City God's Temple are so impressive.

These kneeling mats should be one arm wide and one arm long, just right!

Yan Shouyun directly pulled a kneeling cushion beside him, dragged it behind the statue, and then lay down on it. It was soft and comfortable.

"Hey, the inn isn't this comfortable! It's not this safe either. What monsters and monsters dare to cause trouble here, hey!"

While mumbling to himself, Yan Shouyun slowly closed his eyes and soon fell asleep.

But just as Yan Shouyun fell asleep, his surroundings seemed to change silently.

First, some distant views such as the streets outside disappeared, and the square in front of the temple seemed to become more spacious. Even the terrain of the City God Temple seemed to be much higher, and the walls were gradually fading.

In the haze, the statue blocking Yan Shouyun seemed to dissipate and become a huge piece of silk. Some subtle details in the hall were also revealed, and there were also artifacts such as chime bells and tripods.

And outside the hall, the huge plaque with "City God Temple" on it also changed the words on it, from three words to two words, and the momentum was more magnificent.

It was the two words "Taimiao".

The place where there seemed to be no one when Yan Shouyun came, gradually changed the scenery, and some guards on duty appeared on the periphery.

But it was obvious that Yan Shouyun did not see the guards, and these guards on duty did not see Yan Shouyun.

——

Time passed slowly, and the noise of the fireworks that night also completely faded away.

Before dawn, a large group of footsteps were approaching.

"Tatt, tatt, tatt, tatt"

The footsteps were heavy and orderly, and the people who made these footsteps were all holding spears and halberds, and they were the imperial guards.

Some weapons are actually no longer suitable for today's era, but today they are all held by the imperial guards, which can be regarded as a kind of ritual.

A large number of imperial guards arrived in various queues, lined up in the square of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and also guarded the main roads outside to prevent any idle people from coming.

In the distance, ministers and dignitaries from all sides of the capital have arrived one after another, and then there is a majestic and solemn royal pomp, and countless guards and eunuchs are accompanying the canopy.

This is the Temple of Heaven, which is also the location of the Dayong Imperial Ancestral Temple!

The official start of the Heavenly Sacrifice is before sunrise. It is still dark everywhere, and only some lanterns can still illuminate. Other places try not to hold torches, and only some lights in the Imperial Ancestral Temple are more conspicuous.

The current Emperor Xiang Yi of Dayong was at the front of the royal team. No matter how tired he was, he had to cheer up at this moment.

Following him were the officials of the court, the nobles, and the guards outside, as well as the more than 200 magicians who were now recognized by the Sitianjian.

The Taimiao of Dayong is not just one hall, but the other accompanying halls cannot be called Taimiao.

When the emperor arrived in front of the Taimiao of the Temple of Heaven, only the inside of the hall was illuminated by bright lights in the dim light.

A moment later, all the officials arrived, and all the magicians were in place, accompanying the emperor to stand quietly in the huge square in front of the Taimiao.

Before the time came, the emperor had already seen sweat on his head, and he felt that his physical condition was really a bit bad.

This was in sharp contrast to the vigorous and energetic state a while ago, which made the emperor even more uncomfortable, and his desire for the elixir in his heart became even stronger, so that he couldn't help but glance at the magician team not far away.

Sima Xiao, the director of the Imperial Observatory, has another important task in the heavenly sacrifice today. He has reached the high place in front of the main hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, silently calculating the time. When the time is right, he looks in a direction, and an official of the Imperial Observatory points with a lantern in the distance.

The time is right.

Sima Xiao is determined in his heart, and he takes a step forward to face the emperor, ministers, magicians, imperial guards and other people below.

"The time has come--"

Sima Xiao mustered up his strength to speak, his voice was full of energy, even if he had never practiced martial arts, but it could be heard far away in this empty and quiet environment.

At this moment, the imperial guards in groups of two on both sides of the Imperial Ancestral Temple took action, the first one carried a huge horn, and the second one followed with luck to blow the horn.

"Woo--"

All the horns sounded almost at the same time, and the majestic and solemn sound spread throughout the square in an instant, and it seemed to spread throughout the entire Chengtian Prefecture.

Deep in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Yan Shouyun was awakened with a start.

What's the noise?

The sound of the horn was deafening to him, and Yan Shouyun woke up but was a little confused.

On the first day of the first lunar month in the capital, was the City God Temple so noisy?