Chapter 24: Sue to heaven and sue to the underworld
However, what attracts the most attention is the most important part of the Dengfu Festival.
In the parade, a group of people wearing white clothes and devil masks were seen carrying a black and gold shrine. They were walking in the middle of the parade.
This is the Holy Prince!
In the ancient legend of Anyang City, the Holy Prince is a child of hell. He possesses half of the power of the underworld as soon as he is born.
The King of Hell felt that his authority had been challenged, so he threw the Holy Prince into the mortal world. Later, he searched for the Holy Prince to get him back.
On the one hand, the "holy prince" is selected to hold the Dengfu Festival in the human world. On the one hand, it is to dedicate the "holy prince" to the king of hell. On the other hand, it is also to hope that the king of hell will take note of his merit and convey his wishes to his family.
Of course, this is just folklore.
The "Holy Prince" is not really dedicated to the King of Hell. He just chooses a suitable person to sit on the mikoshi and walks around with the parade.
Xu Zhou sighed while squeezing in the crowd: "There are so many people!"
Ji Wu was so irritated that he wanted to shake his legs.
There were so many people, it was impossible to find that guy from the parade.
"This must be the Holy Prince's mikoshi! There are so many people carrying him, it looks so cool!"
Xu Zhou looked like he wanted to be carried away.
Ji Wu sneered, "This is also the age of peace. In the past, the so-called Holy Prince said something bad, and it was a sacrifice to the King of Hell."
"Everyone was stupid in ancient times. For such false rumors, they would really offer real sacrifices to satisfy their selfish interests."
Xu Zhou looked like he had opened his eyes: "Then Anyang Island still promotes it as an event?"
"It used to be the past, but now it's just an ordinary event to comfort people. Just treat it like an ordinary float parade."
A local who had been listening to their conversation was not very happy, "Hey! What do you foreigners know?"
"This Dengfu Festival is our local traditional culture. As for the sacrifices you mentioned, there is no such thing at all! This is a rumor! Slander!"
You see this man glaring angrily, as if if you dare to talk too much, he will rush up to you!
Xu Zhou and Ji Wu didn't want to conflict with him here, so they kept silent.
Xu Zhou picked up his mobile phone and wanted to take pictures of this wonderful parade. As soon as the camera focused on the mikoshi, he couldn't help but scream!
Ji Wuyi slapped Xu Zhou on the back of the head, "Children, please don't say dirty words."
Xu Zhou rubbed his head, "That was a modal word, no, I was shocked! Mr. Ji, I seem to have seen Brother Bai!"
"where?"
"That!"
Ji Wu looked in the direction Xu Zhou pointed.
I saw a person wearing a black robe and sitting in the sedan chair on the sacred sedan chair carried by eight people. He had a face that looked familiar to him.
Although there was makeup on his face, several divine lines were outlined in gold at the ends of his eyes and between his eyebrows. He looked calm and self-confident, with a detached and inhuman divinity.
Ji Wu recognized him at a glance!
Who else could this be but Bai Zuo who skipped the mission!
"Little bastard!" Ji Wu almost broke his teeth!
Xu Zhou heard the crunching sound of teeth and thought in a daze: Should I introduce Supervisor Ji to a reliable dentist?
"Let's follow him quickly! I want to see what he is going to do this time!"
"oh!"
The two squeezed into the crowd and followed the parade with difficulty.
Bai Zuo sat on the mikoshi that was lifted by everyone, and leaned back boredly, "It's so troublesome! Let's end it quickly!"
The parade lasted more than two hours.
Soon, the team arrived at their destination, which was the last part of the Lantern Festival.
The wandering gods have already left.
In this link, there is no need for the wandering god to appear.
In front of you is a shrine made of stones. People wearing evil ghost masks lift the shrine up and down the shrine.
The parade is over when the Holy Prince steps out of the mikoshi and steps on the stage.
In fact, this ceremony has also eliminated many links. For example, the Holy Prince needs to enter the coffin at the end, and the people carrying lanterns who parade along the street light all the lanterns under the altar, so that the prayers for the family can be sent underground.
Of course, now for the sake of safety, all these links have been eliminated.
The only thing worth watching is the process of the wandering gods.
That's how it should be.
Everyone should disperse one after another when they see this. The wandering gods, the Holy Prince, and the people carrying the sedan will all take off their makeup.
But today you are different.
I saw the holy prince standing on the altar, dragging his long black clothes, humming softly in a strange tone.
People who had participated in the parade in the past were very surprised: "Huh? A new link has been added this year?"
"Is it strange that there is such a link?"
"Is it an Easter egg that Anyang Island came up with?"
"This tone is quite pleasant. It sounds particularly sacred and ethereal, with a gloomy and cold feeling that penetrates the heart. It is very suitable for the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival!"
“The organizer is really thoughtful!”
"This is the way to actively promote culture! Otherwise, it would be boring to keep doing the same thing."
"The Dengfu Festival is the most important culture of our Anyang Island, and it cannot be changed at will!"
There are local people who are dissatisfied. It’s fine if outsiders don’t know about it. Don’t the locals know about it?
There is no such part in the ceremony. Who is so bold as to change such an important event?
It’s so disrespectful of their culture!
"I appeal to heaven and to the underworld. Now that I, the holy prince, have returned to my throne, I have inherited the authority of the underworld to carry out my duties."
The holy prince played by Bai Zuo just stood there and showed his majesty.
It actually frightened the audience below into a daze.
Bai Zuo raised his head slightly and looked at the people below with a contemptuous look like looking at ants, "I have returned to my position, and you will be worshiped by the ghosts and gods, so you can follow my orders as Yin soldiers to avoid the suffering of the eighteen hells."
What he means by this is that you want to dedicate me to the King of Hell. Now that I have returned to my throne and have half the authority of the underworld, you must dedicate yourselves to me and treat me as a cow or a horse, otherwise you will be beaten to death. Eight levels of hell.
After speaking, he waved his hand.
A huge shadow spread from the ground and enveloped the crowd silently.
In the crowd, Ji Wu and Xu Zhou, who had been unable to squeeze in because there were too many people, suddenly raised their heads.
"Mr. Ji!"
Ji Wu nodded: "I feel it too."
Huge weird aura!
And why did he think this familiar feeling was caused by a certain guy?
Impossible, there is no strangeness here. How could Bai Zuo suddenly expand the strange realm in front of so many people?
The person standing at the front felt a cool breath coming, and then, there seemed to be something furry on the calf crawling up the trouser leg.
"ah!!!"
He suddenly raised his foot and stomped it several times.