Keyboard Immortal Chapter 530: Overturned
I saw all kinds of meat hanging neatly in rows in the middle of the hall.
His first reaction thought it was bacon, but the shape didn't look right, and then he looked closely and found that it was a human body!
These people were gutted, cut in half and hung on hooks hanging from the ceiling, just like pigs and sheep hanging from the slaughtering line today.
Pei Mianman couldn't help sighing: "How can there be such a cruel punishment in the world."
Zuan also sees both physical and psychological discomfort. Although he has seen so many sacrifice pits before, they have all turned into dead bones after all, and the visual impact is not so great.
These corpses are only air-dried, not ossified, and the shape is no different from the animals I have seen before.
Although I always knew that people sacrificed people, I thought it was just an analogy. I didn't expect that this was really using people as animals.
"This is not a punishment, but a method of sacrifice, called Mao sacrifice." At this time, General Yachang replied, seeming to answer Pei Mianman's question to make him more patient.
"The 卯 sacrifice?" Zaan thought about it, these corpses were cut into two halves open, don't they look like the 卯 character.
General Yachang continued: "We offer sacrifices to the heavens, and the most solemn sacrifices are human animals. We will offer the entrails, blood, and heads of human animals to heaven. The methods of handling the rest of the animals include barbecue and boiling soup. Stewed and air-dried into bacon..."
"Stop, stop!" Zaun was horrified. "Why does it sound like cooking."
"It's just cooking," General Achang said with a strange expression, "because they are the food and drink dedicated to the gods. According to the custom, the gods also gave blessings when they enjoyed the sacrifices, so after the ceremony, the sacrificers will share The sacrifices are blessed by the gods, and often only those with distinguished status are qualified to share the sacrifices.”
Zuan: "..."
He only felt that the river was turning upside down in his stomach, which was really disgusting.
Pei Mianman was even more unbearable, and ran aside and retched.
The two did not dare to stay here, so they hurried forward, and soon came to a tribute table full of various bronze utensils. Mili had told him the names of these before, but those The words are so rare that he can't remember them at all.
He was a little surprised when he noticed that the bowl-like utensils had hit some paste. It is reasonable to say that this place has existed for tens of thousands of years. Even if it was placed in the refrigerator, it should have rotted away long ago. Why does it still retain the appearance of the original sacrifice? It seems that there is a mysterious force that maintains all this.
Seeing him staring at the paste inside, General Yachang explained: "This is called a glutinous rice sacrifice, which is to chop people into meat sauce. Those who can become this kind of sacrifice must have a high status. , often requires a leader. This is a very precious sacrifice, do you want to taste it?"
Speaking from
I grabbed some meat sauce and handed it to the two of them.
"No, no, no!" Zuan and Pei Mianman stepped back together and waved their hands in unison.
Too Nima has a heavy taste, and those people in the Shang Dynasty don't know what to think.
Zuan suddenly understood, no wonder King Zhou in "Fengshen Romance" chopped people into meat sauce at every turn. For example, Ji Boyi Kao, the eldest son of Ji Chang, the eldest son of Xi Bo Hou, and Dong Bo Hou, the father of Queen Jiang, were all chopped into pieces. Meat sauce is also used to make people eat.
At the time, I thought it was to set off his perverted brutality, but now I know that this is a common sacrificial method among the Shang Dynasty people.
"It's a pity." Seeing that the two of them didn't eat, General Yachang put his finger in his mouth to taste it with an expression of ignorance, "I haven't enjoyed such a delicious food for many years, thank you for waking up before. got me."
Zuan: "..."
Pei Mianman: "..."
Both of them are about to collapse, and they feel very uncomfortable walking with this kind of guy who is accustomed to eating human flesh.
He hurriedly dragged Pei Mianman forward, and really didn't want to stay in this pile of human meat sauce.
In the middle of the road, I came across a large bronze cauldron, which was different from the empty cauldrons outside. It was filled with stuff, and the stuff inside looked like jelly, and all kinds of grease had condensed together.
Zuan looked helpless: "Needless to say, it's also human flesh, right?"
Nodding to the general Achang who came over: "This big cauldron can cook more than 40 people. Only the cauldron of the king is qualified to be so big."
The tone of his speech was full of envy and reverence. He put his dry hand on the edge of the cauldron, and the black aura spread out. You can see that there are also various human body stumps undulating in it.
Pei Mianman didn't dare to look at it at all, and shrank directly behind Zuan, out of sight and out of mind.
Zuan's heart was also beating wildly. Seeing the excited look on General Achang's face, he hurriedly said: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you dare to fish it out again, I don't care what the trial is, really We're going to exorcise the demons!"
General Yachang looked puzzled: "Sacrificing to the gods is the most sacred and solemn thing in the world. These sacrifices are blessed by the gods, what does it have to do with demons?"
Zuan knew that what he said was the truth, because this was the custom of Yin merchants, so he didn't turn his face at first: "Human sacrifice has been abolished in later generations, in short, don't do it in front of us."
"That's fine." General Ya Chang felt the primordial aura entwined on his sword. The situation was stronger than that of people, but he didn't insist. He left the big cauldron, and the meat jelly that had started to boil in the cauldron gradually began to boil. Calm down.
Zu An was moved, thinking of the request of Princess Dongyi, and hurriedly said to General Yachang: "You use
Chang Ge helped me to look around to see if there were any human heads inside. "
He doesn't want to fish it out himself. To be honest, this big pot of meat jelly looks horrible.
"Human head?" General Achang didn't know why, but he still put Chang Ge in and stirred it up.
Zuan held back the discomfort and stared at it tightly. He had seen a few heads throughout the process, but unfortunately they were far from the girl's size.
In desperation, I had to give up and move on.
It didn't take long for the general to say: "The place of trial has arrived."
Zuan and Pei Mianman observed the situation in front of them. The surrounding walls were carved with various patterns, like murals and magic circles.
There is a small round platform in the center. On the round platform stands a strange bronze vessel. This bronze vessel has only three legs and seems to be shaped like a bird.
"Three-legged Golden Crow?" Zaun's first reaction was this, but he shook his head quickly, as he noticed that the last foot was not a foot, but a bird's tail feather.
The entire surface of the bronze ware is covered with patterns, the beak and chest and neck are decorated with cicada patterns, the outer side of the high crown is decorated with feather patterns, the inner side is decorated with inverted Kui patterns, each side is decorated with a double-headed monster, and the wings are decorated with curling The long snakes are interspersed with diamond-shaped patterns. Animal face pattern on the back of the neck. The back is decorated with a pattern of flying wings.
The ornamentation is so intricate and intricate it is truly breathtaking.
At this time, the general sub-chang looked at the bronze ware in front of him with respect: "This is the queen's favorite owl, and it is also the entrance to the trial."
Owl, which means owl, Yin merchants felt that this silent bird that appeared at night was full of mystery, very much like the messenger of the gods inspecting others, so they made such an exquisite owl statue in the image of an owl .
Zun means wine vessel.
Zuan hurriedly asked the key question: "How to start the trial?"
General Ya Chang stretched out his hand and pointed: "If you touch one of the wings of the owl, you will be able to start the trial. I wish you good luck."
Zuan didn't go over immediately, but said to Pei Mianman: "Manman, the life and death of this trial is uncertain, we'd better take a rest."
Pei Mianman just wanted to do this. The two took out all kinds of elixir and took them. They meditated and rested on the spot. The battle on the way just took a lot of wear and tear for the two of them. It is natural to be full before entering this dangerous trial. Row.
The sub-general on the side shook his head, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, as if there was a sarcastic smile. Over the years, no pair of men and women have succeeded, and their cultivation base is the weakest. Even if they are fully prepared, what is the point? ?