Chapter 1670 Welcoming the Queen

"What...what is going on?" Luan Lihui looked at the hellish scene in front of him, his mind went blank.

"It's the Blood Festival, also known as Zha Kuai Huo, which is one of the types of festivals and the most special one. It is most popular in Shaanxi. This folk custom is based on the story of Wu Song killing Ximen Qing to avenge Wu Da in Water Margin. The content is horrible and bloody, and very realistic." Yao Shunyu explained in a low voice.

Huang Jun stared at the "corpses" with strange postures, his voice trembling, "So...so these people are wearing makeup?"

After calming down a little, they also found some problems. The blood of these "corpses" was all concentrated on their bodies and faces, and there was almost no blood on the ground. If they were really injured so badly, they would have been bleeding like a river.

"I...I know Water Margin, but what does these things have to do with it?" Luan Lihui stared at the strange clothes of these people, some colorful, and some all black, and always felt that these people had other intentions.

Yao, Shun and Yu had only heard some of the stories about the Blood Festival from Li Bai, but now it seems that this is not exactly the same as what Li Bai said. This is called the Blood Goddess Festival, which should be a unique custom of Heishui Village.

"Dong..."

Before Yao, Shun and Yu could think about it, the sudden sound of the bell made his heart tremble.

"Dong..."

"Dong..."

The bell sound came from the yard, where the Zhusheng Goddess Temple was built. Huang Jun and Luan Lihui covered their ears tightly, their eyes full of fear.

After the third bell sound dissipated, all the villagers outside the yard who had dressed up stopped their actions and suddenly knelt down in the direction of the yard gate. The veins on their terrifying bloody faces bulged, but they were filled with extremely pious expressions.

The next second, a very old but very loud shouting sounded from nowhere, "Welcome the Goddess!"

The tightly closed black courtyard door suddenly opened, and a group of villagers with even more bloody and weird makeup came out. They walked with stiff steps, their movements were uniform, their mouths were grinning, their eyes were bulging, as if imitating the fear and unwillingness of people before death, and an indescribable resentment spread.

The more terrifying thing was still to come. I saw a 5-6 meter tall statue sitting on a specially made huge sedan chair, carried by a dozen sturdy villagers, slowly walking out of the yard.

The statue had a huge red veil on its head, it was the statue of the Goddess of Birth!

Yao, Shun, Yu, Tong, Kong, shrank suddenly, no, that's not right, this is not a statue, this is the Goddess of Birth!

Although the statue was covered with a layer of yellow mud, one could still vaguely see the dark blue skin underneath. The texture of the skin was very rough, like the skin of a rhinoceros or an elephant, covered with tiny wrinkles.

Almost immediately, Yao Shunyu realized that the purpose of these villagers tonight was not only to leave Heishui Village, they... they actually wanted to carry the Goddess of Birth out as well!

No, it should be said that the Goddess of Birth drove the villagers to carry it out of the village, they all had to leave!

Yao Shunyu didn't know where the outside of Heishui Village was, but there might be a passage to the real world. When he thought of such a monster descending into the real world, the crisis it caused was definitely catastrophic. The powerful reproductive ability of the Goddess of Birth would create countless monsters.

Destroy it!

Must kill it!

At least it must not be allowed to leave Heishui Village. Yao Shunyu now understood why those people were desperate to blow up the bridge.

As the distance got closer, Yao, Shun and Yu could see more clearly that the Goddess of Birth was carried out with her back to them.

There are rules for ordinary statues to enter and leave the temple. They must be greeted by people, and their faces must be facing inward when entering the temple and facing outward when leaving the temple. Only in this way can they receive incense in a legitimate way. However, some evil things cannot do this. Not only can they not do this, but they must also cover their faces with cloth, otherwise they will be punished by heaven.

With a "boom", the huge body of the Goddess of Birth hit the beam on the gate of the courtyard. The huge force actually directly knocked the beam down, and then she swayed towards Yao, Shun and Yu.

Luan Lihui and Huang Jun were dumbfounded. They didn't understand why these people carried a statue out.

Yao, Shun and Yu had no intention of explaining to them. If they knew that this was the real Goddess of Birth, it would only cause unnecessary chaos.

Suddenly, all the villagers present stopped, and then stared at Yao, Shun and Yu, as if time had stopped at this moment.

Yao Shunyu, who realized it late, immediately knelt down on the ground, imitating the actions of the villagers before. Huang Jun and Luan Lihui also knelt down with weak knees.

A few seconds later, the team carrying the Birth Goddess moved again, swaying past Yao Shunyu and the other two, heading towards the Black Water River, the bridge that Li Bai and others were responsible for.

When the Birth Goddess passed by, the villagers who had knelt outside the backyard also stood up one after another and followed the team. Yao Shunyu and the other two were also caught up in it.

Yao Shunyu followed the big sedan chair silently, and he could see the red veil of the Birth Goddess as soon as he raised his head.

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but Yao Shunyu can always feel a pair of cold eyes shooting from under the red veil.

In addition, in front of the Goddess of Birth who was sitting cross-legged on top, there was another person sitting in the same posture. This person was also carried by the sedan chair. It could be seen that she was of high status. She was an old lady who could not be any older. Her eye sockets were terribly sunken, as if her eyeballs had been dug out. The blue-gray flesh on her face was loose. If she had not been twisting the Buddhist beads in her hands, Yao, Shun and Yu would even have thought that this was a dead person.

The person who can enjoy such treatment in Heishui Village should be the village chief. Yao Shunyu remembered that Elder Sun once said that the village chief can communicate with Empress Zhusheng and is her envoy in the village.

"Yao...Brother Yao, why do I feel like someone is looking at me all the time?" Huang Jun didn't dare to raise his head, and his eyes were nervously observing a small area around him.

"Don't be afraid, it may be a psychological effect." Yao, Shun, and Yu said after a few words of comfort, "It will definitely not be peaceful on the road for a while. If you encounter dangers, you will be attacked, and you will build bridges when encountering water. Don't lose your life in vain because of nervousness and impulsiveness."

"What if... what if we get to the bridge and Sister Li and the others haven't repaired the bridge yet, or... or they simply ran away?" Luan Lihui's voice was very low. He knew that it would not be surprising for people to do anything in a life-or-death situation. Before In fact, he planned to follow Li Bai. The women in Heishui Village had a high status. If something happened, Li Bai might be able to block him, but he failed to do so.

Yao Shunyu felt angry when he heard these words, and his voice was much harsher, "Just take care of yourself, Li Bai will never abandon us."

In fact, there is a saying that Yao, Shun and Yu did not say clearly. He did not know whether Li Bai would abandon Huang Jun and Luan Lihui, but she would never abandon herself.