In the blink of an eye, it was the important day of the redemption ceremony in Hailong Village, although nothing unusual had happened around Qi Lu in the past few days, but he had always been nervous, he got up early in the morning and began to pack up the magic weapons and runes to eliminate demons, he didn't want to return in vain like last time.
"Let's go."
Lao Wu urged him on the side.
Qi Lu silently put a dry of things in his backpack, and set off with Lao Wu to the square of Hailong Village, ready to participate in the atonement ceremony.
Before going out, Ding Xiaolan grabbed Qi Lu.
"Why, I'm afraid I'll never return" Qi Lu tried his best to maintain the grin he used to have.
Ding Xiaolan opened her mouth to say something, but she didn't know where to start, she looked at Qi Lu's smiling face, but stood calmly in front of her, and the sun reflected behind her.
It was also at this time that only a "crunch" was heard, and the door was pushed open, and it turned out that Yan Yuping was sent by his father to invite Qi Lu and others to the square.
"Let's go, the once every ten years group event will definitely be very lively, don't you want to go and see it" Qi Lu took Ding Xiaolan's hand and sent her an invitation.
The three of them followed Yan Yuping to the square, where there was already a noisy gong and drum, the villagers were dancing dragons, and people from neighboring villages came to see the excitement.
Seeing Qi Lu's arrival, the villagers spontaneously moved out of the way, allowing him to come to the temporary VIP seat and sit next to Xu Chunlin.
"Xiao Qi, are you ready?"
asked Xu Chunlin as he leaned close to his ear.
"Well, I'm just waiting for the ceremony to go out to sea with you."
Xu Chunlin nodded and didn't say anything more.
The scene was a little depressing, perhaps because they were going to risk it themselves, although the people who came to watch the ceremony were like ant colonies, but there was no festive atmosphere in the square.
Qi Lu smoked while enjoying the performance in the audience, and from time to time he pretended to be relaxed and said a few jokes to Ding Xiaolan.
After the dragon dance performance, it was the blessing ceremony, at this time Xu Chunlin had already put on the crown of the five mountains, and walked to the front of the stage in a dress to preside over the ceremony.
Seeing him dancing like an ancient wizard on stage, Qi Lu couldn't help but laugh a little, dressed as a Taoist but not presiding over Taoist ceremonies, this is really a bit funny.
After the blessing ceremony, it is time for the villagers to worship their ancestors collectively.
Although Qi Lu was an outsider, in order to show respect, he also stood up with the villagers and stood solemnly.
Ding Xiaolan also stood up with Qi Lu quite politely, only Lao Wu sat there stealing the wine in the jug with a look of indifference, even if Qi Lu hinted at him with his eyes, he still sat indifferently and ignored it.
Qi Lu had no choice but to secretly smile bitterly, and quietly watched as Village Chief Yan led the villagers to bow down to the ancestral tablet.
Just when he casually looked around at the villagers in the square, he suddenly found that there was a person in the crowd who was kneeling and not kneeling, which made Qi Lu feel amazed in his heart, and quickly cast his eyes on the person, and was immediately surprised, this woman turned out to be a concubine It was impossible for Qi Lu to feel his heart tighten suddenly, as if something cold had crept up on his back.
He trembled and looked again, only to find that there was no woman at all in the place he had just seen, only a girl tied in paper.
Blinded, Qi Lu was not sure, he noticed that sweat was oozing from his palms.
After the villagers finished the sacrifice, Qi Lu sat back on the chair in a daze, his eyes still stayed in place, but after the crowd dispersed, it was empty, there was nothing, and the girl who tied the paper was also taken to worship the ancestors.
He looked around uneasily, and the figure of the concubine could no longer be reflected in his eyes, only Lao Wu, who was sitting next to him, was still drinking wine, looking contented.
Qi Lu couldn't help but feel confused, he couldn't concentrate on the most important atonement ceremony of the villagers next, his thoughts were rolling, and some important things and people kept appearing in his mind.
But at the same time, he felt that because of himself, there were some things that he couldn't remember, and it seemed that some god had been wiped clean from his mind.
"Xiao Qi, it's time to go."
Xu Chunlin came over to greet him.
"Ah" Qi Lu picked up his backpack in a trance, stood up blankly, and followed Xu Chunlin towards the beach.
Considering that there are many people today, in order to let them arrive at the dock quietly and go to sea by boat, Yan Jun has arranged for several villagers to set up roadblocks along the road in advance, so Qi Lu and the others walked all the way through and got on the boat safely.
The atmosphere was a little solemn, Qi Lu saw Ding Xiaolan on the shore standing alone, his eyes were reluctant, he couldn't help but feel something, and hurriedly got off the boat and came to her side to comfort her.
"Did you bring that amulet I gave you?"
asked Ding Xiaolan biting her lip.
"Talisman" Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, and then understood that she was referring to the toy of the mountain god Lu Wu, so he nodded and said, "Bring it." ” As he spoke, he turned his head unnaturally to the side, not daring to look at Ding Xiaolan, because Qi Lu had already left that thing in the house and didn't bring it with him at all.
Yan Yuping stepped forward, forced a smile and said, "Xiao Qi, it's too late for you to regret it now, I will take over from you at any time to accompany Xu Chunlin to the sea." ” "Hehe, Lao Yan, when is it, you still say this."
Qi Lu knew that he was saying this from the bottom of his heart, but he was not even sure to solve such a dangerous matter, how could he be an ordinary person who could handle it.
He glanced at Ding Xiaolan again, smiled and said, "Prepare dinner, wait for me and Lao Wu to come back and eat." ” With that, he got back into the boat, put his backpack away, and did not dare to look at the shore again, for fear of being disturbed by his sorrowful emotions.
Lao Wu assisted Xu Chunlin to lift the anchor, and stood at the bow of the ship overlooking the sea, while Xu Chunlin returned to the wheelhouse and drove the boat out to sea.
Suddenly, Qi Lu found that he had neglected a very important matter, and he hurriedly came to the cab and asked Xu Chunlin: "Did you go to the island and reef we saw last time?"
"Yes, it must be the base camp of Jiaolong."
"Has that reef always existed, why didn't you realize it was a dragon's lair before?"
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"No, there weren't any islands and reefs in that area before, and this is the first time I've known that there are still islands and reefs there."
This was exactly what Qi Lu was worried about, and he couldn't help but ask Xu Chunlin loudly: "Then how can you have the confidence to find that place, in case Jiaolong uses the demon magic to make the islands and reefs appear in front of our eyes, we will find nothing this time." ” "Don't worry, I wrote down the latitude and longitude of that place exactly last time, and now we can find it exactly by following the guidance of the compass."
Xu Chunlin pointed to the note pasted on the side of the compass, which indicated the location of the island and reef.
Qi Lu secretly kept in mind the number marking the direction, and then asked him: "What if there is nothing at the destination?"
"Then go home, and go to sea tomorrow to find the demon dragon."
Xu Chunlin didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
As soon as he finished speaking, the familiar singing voice came from the sea again, and the long sound kept circling back and forth like a pendulum, making Qi Lu realize that danger was coming.
The expressions of the two instantly became nervous, Qi Lu didn't care about talking to Xu Chunlin anymore, and hurriedly walked onto the deck and came to Lao Wu's side.
Lao Wu was squinting intently to check the movement of the sea, holding the short knife that slayed demons and demons in his hand.
The sea was calm, the sun shone on the sea, and the songs flickered far and near, sometimes left and right, inexplicably oppressive, gradually spreading in the sea breeze that surrounded the ship Lao Wu frowned and said, "It's really like a siren's song, full of endless temptation."
It seems to be trying to lure us into a trap that has been set up and devour it in one gulp. ” Qi Lu chuckled and said, "The siren is absolutely impossible, we have already seen its true body."
But the lure is real, and this time I'm afraid its tricks won't work for us. ” At this time, Xu Chunlin poked his head out and said loudly to them: "Don't pay attention to the song, we will sail according to the established route."
If the youkai comes out halfway, we'll kill it."
After Qi Lu nodded at him, he turned around and muttered to Lao Wu: "How can the surnamed Xu have self-confidence, he has to reach the place last time, does he know something we don't know?"
Lao Wu replied angrily: "This kid is very ghostly, we had better guard against him, maybe he will be able to trap us at some point." ” The singing in the sea disappeared suddenly, Qi Lu frowned, and was about to remind Lao Wu not to relax his vigilance, when he heard a voice coming into his head: "Be careful of the people around you" This voice Qi Lu couldn't be more familiar, it was the voice of the concubine, what did she mean by this, it wouldn't be Lao Wu At the thought of this strange thought, Qi Lu suddenly felt that his face was hot, because Lao Wu was not only his mentor in the world, but also his closest companion, and he was ashamed of his despicable thought that suddenly appeared.
"What do you think" Lao Wu noticed Qi Lu's uneasiness.
"Did you hear any strange noises?"
"The singing voice is gone, and the monster hasn't come out yet."
Lao Wu then told him: "Don't think too much, maybe this dragon is not as terrible as we imagined." ” As they spoke, the waves in front of them rattled, separating them as if they felt some kind of force, and the dragon they spoke of had risen from the bottom of the sea, staring at the oncoming boat with its lantern-like ferocious eyes.
"Alas, you are really a crow's mouth" Qi Lu sighed lightly, and he was already holding a talisman in his hand.
"Cut, it doesn't play cards according to common sense, the woman's ghost hasn't appeared yet, but it came out first."
Xu Chunlin in the cockpit also saw Jiaolong's figure, he glanced back, and could vaguely see the coastline, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Fuck, why did you come out so early" "Why don't you come over and help, take out your maggots to deal with it," Lao Wu muttered angrily.
"Who will drive the boat" Xu Chunlin didn't mean to make a move at all.
"Damn, when it comes to the critical moment, he retreats, counting on us to take the lead" Lao Wu saw that he looked like he was afraid of death, and he couldn't help gritting his teeth with hatred.
The dazzling light pierced Qi Lu and Lao Wu at the bow of the boat, and it was the colorful light emitted by the jewel under the dragon's neck.
"Damn, this bead has been refined for thousands of years for this dragon, and it seems that it is really not a small role."
Lao Wu hurriedly reminded Qi Lu not to take it lightly.
The strange thing is that this dragon is not in a hurry to attack, but bows its head and looks at Qi Lu and Lao Wu, the distance is so close that Qi Lu can smell the heavy breath spewing out of its mouth. i0 t1706231537: