dhibooks Chapter 35 Praise the Moon
Chapter 35 Praise the Moon
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Lin Qiao didn't have much impression of the original owner.
In the only memory fragments, the original owner should be a young master raised by a standard little noble family.
Never experienced any storms, naive, reckless and even a little stupid.
After someone said two or three words, he was fooled, coaxed into a cult, and became a sacrifice to the Lord of the Abyss.
It can be called the standard cannon fodder setting board in the novel.
Lin Qiao has always thought so, but now it seems that the original owner is not as simple as imagined, behind all this, there is still an unknown secret.
As he thought about it, he frowned slightly, and pressed his palm on his heart.
The neckline is open, and a piece of delicate and fair skin can be seen.
Below the collarbone, platinum lines flowed slowly, exuding a fiery luster.
In the dark, it seemed that there was a force urging him to do something.
It's so weird.
Lin Qiao licked the corners of her dry lips, trying to divert her attention.
He looked at the dance scene.
The lady in a gorgeous dress dances lightly, the skirt is rippling in the air, lace and perfume are intertwined, like flowers in full bloom.
In the sound of music, the dance gradually entered a climax.
The conductor of the orchestra who was accompanying in the corner flicked his baton, and immediately changed from a light and elegant minor key to a stimulating and high-spirited piece of music.
With rhythmic drumbeats, the guests piously praised the Moon Goddess, hoping that the Moon Goddess would grant them immortal youth.
Prayers came and went.
The servants of the castle brought a heavy cart.
There was an iron cage as tall as a person on the car, covered with a layer of scarlet velvet, it was hard to see what was inside.
When passing by Lin Qiao, he clearly heard the harsh sound of the railing being knocked.
His eyes followed the figure of the servant, and the iron cage was lifted up with great effort, and brought up to the high platform that had been built long ago.
Lin Qiao always thought that the high platform was used for speeches and performances, but only now did she know that it was used for sacrifices.
thump—
The iron cage slammed down heavily, causing a tremor.
The people at the ball were quiet and attracted attention.
At this time, the owner of the castle, Mr. Andre, walked out of the crowd.
This is a standard aristocratic lord, with his head held high, his face white and beardless, and a pair of high-heeled leather shoes that have been polished to a shine, making a "click" sound when he walks.
He stood on the steps of the high platform and raised the wine glass in his hand: "Praise the moon."
The group of ladies and gentlemen also raised their glasses to celebrate: "Praise the moon!"
After the cheers fell.
With one hand behind his back, Andre slowly came to the iron cage, turned sideways, and pulled hard with the other hand.
wow-
The velvet cloth was silky, and water ripples were piled up on the ground.
Soon, the iron cage that was blocked below revealed its true colors.
The iron cage fence was straight, exuding a cold and hard light under the moonlight.
Inside, several people were locked up.
There are teenagers and girls.
But without exception, they all have fair skin and youthful and beautiful faces.Huddled in the cage, like a rabbit being raised, with flustered and timid eyes.
They leaned together, trying to avoid the gaze below.
Those nobles were commenting on the boys and girls in the cage.
"Their skin is so white."
"The one in the innermost, my Luna, he must have been kissed by the moon to have such a beautiful face."
"Those eyes make my heart melt."
They were clearly praising and lamenting, but Lin Qiao felt an inexplicable discomfort.
Because their eyes are weird, they don't seem to be looking at a living person, but rather like looking at a piece of goods.
Lin Qiao poked Arthur with his elbow, turned his head, and asked in a low voice, "What are they going to do?"
Arthur said uncertainly: "Sacrifice...sacrifice..."
Here, the breath of the goddess of the moon is too strong.
It was a chaotic, heterogeneous and fanatical atmosphere, which made him clearly feel disgusted and uncomfortable.
Lin Qiao also felt a little nauseous, and even the mouth-watering roast chicken and mead lost their taste.
He wanted to leave here, but couldn't move, wanting to see what would happen next.
Soon, he got the answer.
The door of the iron cage was opened.
Andre bent down, put his hand covered with gem rings on top, and coaxed: "Cute children, come out quickly."
The boys and girls were vigilant at first and dared not move, but when they met Andre's eyes, their expressions froze suddenly, and they slowly crawled out of the cage using both hands and feet.
Moonlight falls.
Those slender and fair figures cuddled together.
For some reason, seeing this scene, Lin Qiao thought of the rabbit waiting to be slaughtered.
It wasn't his delusion.
In the hot and burning breath, Andre stretched out his hand and grabbed an overly slender wrist. He held the silver machete in his hand. With a light cut, blood flowed down his fingers and dripped into the In the same silver cup.
The rising moon was engraved on the surface of the cup. After the blood was injected, the originally bright moonlight became scarlet.
Glasses were filled quickly.
Andre carefully picked up the cup and sniffed it lightly, unable to hide his fascination.He turned around and handed the cup to a lady with both hands.
Ladies are beautiful.
But no matter how beautiful a person is, it is difficult to resist the erosion of time.There was a tuft of white hair on her sideburns, and fine lines appeared around her eyes.
She couldn't wait to take the silver cup and drank the blood inside.
Moonlight shed softly.
The lady seemed to be savoring the taste of blood, her brows and eyes slowly stretched.The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were smoothed, and even the gray hair disappeared without a trace.
At that moment just now, she regained ten years of youth.
Everyone saw this scene with their own eyes and sighed.
No one noticed that the young man whose wrists had been cut and bloodletted on the stage weakened, as if ten years had been stolen out of thin air.
In other words, even if you pay attention, no one will care.
Andre turned the ring on his finger, and said loudly: "Everyone—" He pressed his hands together, and all the noisy sounds disappeared, "Everyone, this lady is a loyal believer of the Moon Goddess. On the day of the full moon, she sacrificed hundreds of slaves to the Moon Goddess. The Moon Goddess saw her devotion and specially bestowed on her ten years of youth."
There was an uproar.
No one doesn't want to be young.
This not only represents beauty, but also represents a strong and ageless body.
The example of the lady was in front of them, and everyone present couldn't wait, one after another expressed their willingness to dedicate everything to the goddess of the moon, all they needed was a glass of wine that could revive youth.
Andre was full of smiles and never refused to come.
It's a bargain.
You can get countless wealth without paying a little price.As for those consumed slaves?Are you kidding me, slaves can be considered human?
The dance party has completely fallen into a carnival.
Just when everyone lost their minds, a crisp voice rang out from the crowd: "Wait a minute."
Andre looked over and saw a black-haired boy.
The boy's skin is very white, more radiant than the moonlight, his hair and eyes are black, with a special exotic style.
His eyes were extraordinarily bright, shining with an angry light.
"How can you do this!" he demanded.
Andre seemed to have heard a funny joke, and couldn't help laughing: "Why can't it be like this?"
Lin Qiao made it clear word by word: "Your youth is at the price of depriving others of their lives."
The moonlight does not fall on the boys and girls.
They began to weaken and decay in the dark corners, and before long, they would turn into a handful of white bones.
Filled with anger, Lin Qiao pointed it out: "This is wrong, it is evil."
Andre laughed loudly: "Poor child, you must have read something strange from the book. It's not evil, it's correct and reasonable." He waved his hand and pointed at the people on the high platform , "They—are slaves, not human beings, and are my legal property."
Lin Qiao knew that this was a slavery society.
He can't change all this, but he can't watch it happen.
This is impotent anger.
If it was before, he would choose to find a way to make trouble at the ball, and then take the opportunity to rescue these slaves.Just save as much as you can.
But now, it seems that he doesn't have to hide like this, but can choose to use a simpler and quicker method.
He stood under the moonlight and began to question the rationality of all this.
However, Andre's statement was beyond expectations: "No matter which country it is, there is no single law to prove that this is illegal. You see—even the gods did not refuse."
The statue of the goddess of the moon stands in the garden not far away.
He embraced the first quarter moon, lowered his head slightly, his face was beautiful and sacred, with a gentle smile.
……
No one is empty.
The Goddess of Plenty didn't think it was a big deal when she watched the excitement, so she chuckled: "Moon, your believers are really rude."
The God of Knowledge echoed: "Yes, yes."
It's not that they condemn this behavior, they just think it's too indecent.
It's normal to want the power of faith, but don't do it so rough, can't you do it secretly?Does it have to be so ugly?
The goddess of the moon froze, saying: Believers should not act like gods.
The atmosphere was a little stiff.
The God of Light chuckled, "It's quite interesting."
God of Knowledge: "What?"
God of Light: "I said—his remarks are quite interesting."
The goddess of abundance began to find fault: "What's so interesting? It's all nonsense."
The God of Light asked in a warm voice: "Knowledge, have you read the things he said in any book?"
The God of Knowledge was stunned: "I've never heard of it." He flicked through the books, "Before—he also said some incomprehensible words."
God of Light: "What?"
The god of knowledge parodied and uttered some strange words.
All the gods present claimed to be omnipotent, but after hearing these words, they found it difficult to understand.
The goddess of abundance didn't struggle for too long, and laughed: "Even if it's knowledge, don't you know what it means?"
The God of Knowledge was embarrassed: "No, maybe he made up some strange words... I think it's possible..." He asked the God of Light for help, "Light, what do you think?"
The God of Light cannot be denied.
The water mirror ripples gently.
The scene being watched has changed again.
The attention of the gods was attracted, and no one mentioned the matter again.
Only the God of Light was thoughtful, but he didn't say anything.
……
After Andre said that sentence, Lin Qiao found it difficult to refute.
Yes.
This continent is a slavery society, and slaves are not considered human beings at all, and even the laws enacted only protect nobles and property owners.
Slaves are just property.
But even if this is the case, does it mean it is right?
Lin Qiao couldn't accept it.
He stepped forward with a crisp voice: "No, the gods did not allow it."
Andre was aloof, and when he looked at Lin Qiao, it was as if he was looking at an ignorant child.He pretended to be gentle and asked: "Oh? Which god is it?"
Nobles are not so devout.
They will always pay more attention to interests, and even their beliefs can be used as a bargain - whoever gives more, then they will believe.
Therefore, no one is more familiar with the laws of various countries and the teachings of various religions than the nobles.
Only in this way can it be convenient to act.
Andre waited for this ignorant black-haired boy to say the name of the god. As long as he dared to say it, he could find a point of rebuttal with his eyes closed.
Andre coughed lightly, and the smugness on his face was hard to hide: "Son, tell me."
Lin Qiao took a deep breath: "The god I'm talking about is the Lord of the Abyss."
Andre: "Oh, it's this god, I'm familiar with it..."
Halfway through the speech, the surrounding voices disappeared, and it was so quiet that the chirping of cicadas could be heard.He finally realized something, the expression on his face cracked, and his voice trembled, "Which god are you talking about?"
Lin Qiao felt a little guilty, and the palms of his hands were dripping with sweat, but his face was calm and composed: "I'm talking about the Lord of the Abyss."
Andre: "?"
If he remembers correctly, this... seems to be an evil god.
Andre didn't dare to confront the evil god, he hesitated: "What is your teaching?"
Lin Qiao started talking nonsense with his eyes open: "Freedom and equality... something like that."
Andre: "!"
This is indeed a doctrine that only evil gods would say.
How can people be born equal?
However, this is the place of belief of the Moon Goddess, and a cultist of an evil god came here, probably because he wanted to preach?
This is too funny.
Don't you really think that you can deceive believers with such words?
Andre's thoughts changed: "This is heresy, arrest them!"
Andre has a mind of his own.
Originally, I didn't move this black-haired boy because I thought he was an ignorant noble young master.
Now that it is definitely a heresy, naturally there is no need to be afraid, just arrest him and sacrifice him to the Moon Goddess.
The Moon Goddess will surely approve of his actions.
Moon Goddess: ...No, I don't need it.
After Andre's voice fell, the moon twisted, and figures stepped out of it.As soon as it appeared, it retracted into the moonlight again, without a trace.
This is the invisible moonlight assassin.
They moved quickly, and in the blink of an eye, they had already gathered around Lin Qiao.
The blade in his hand is sharp, as long as it is put on the neck, it can easily take a person's life.
Andre still said distressedly: "Be careful, don't hurt his skin!"
The Moonlight Assassin's movements froze, and his footsteps also slowed down.
Andre has already regarded Lin Qiao as something in his pocket.
In his opinion, a heretic is just a heretic, what can he do?
The divine aura on the black-haired boy was completely negligible, so it can be seen that the evil god he believed in did not have much power.
Now it is a home game, and the advantage is entirely on his side.
Andre even thought of joking.
It's impossible for this heresy to bring the Lord of the Abyss with him, right?
As soon as this idea came up, everyone present heard a cold snort.
An invisible ripple spread in all directions.
At this moment, the moon was dimmed, and even the moonlight was shredded, leaving only the deep and thick darkness that could not be melted away.
The figures of the Moonlight Assassins were torn apart before they stood still.
No, more precisely - erasure.
They have been wiped away, not even a trace of existence can be found, as if they have never existed here.
Andre's eyes widened.
A gust of wind blows.
The figure of the black-haired boy was tall and straight, and behind him, a majestic and endless darkness swept over.
Andre's last thought was: he really brought the Lord of the Abyss with him.
……
With Arthur's ability, it would be easy to wipe out the entire city, but after crushing Andre's soul, Lin Qiao stopped his next move.
Arthur was puzzled: "Jojo?"
Lin Qiao said, "No need."
In his opinion, Andre was the culprit, and the others... could only be regarded as accomplices.
Guilty, but not sinful to death.
It's a pity that there is no court in this world, which cannot judge a person's crimes.
And Lin Qiao didn't have such a big right.
Arthur didn't ask why, so he stopped his hand obediently.
Lin Qiao: "Why don't you ask?"
Arthur: "Listen to Jojo."
For Arthur, killing or not killing is really not very important.
Who cares, how many ants are trampled to death when walking through a place?
Arthur didn't care, but Lin Qiao still cared. He bent his fingers slightly: "Arthur, is there any way you can make them stop doing bad things?"
Arthur's answer was quick: "Yes."
Lin Qiao's eyes lit up: "What way?"
Arthur: "If you're dead, you won't do bad things."
Lin Qiao: "..."
So simple and rough.
Lin Qiao was choked up: "Is there any other way?"
Arthur tilted his head: "Yes." With a wave of his hand, he separated wisps of black mist from the shadows and landed on the nobles present.
Possessed by black mist.
Those people twitched uncontrollably. This scene can be said to be a group of demons dancing wildly.
Lin Qiao: "What's the use of this?"
Arthur: "As long as they do bad things, I can take their souls."
Lin Qiao: ...Yeah, that's fine too.
This matter is settled.
Just as Lin Qiao was about to leave, a young man on the high platform suddenly knelt down towards him: "My lord!"
Lin Qiao was not used to being kneeled down, so she quickly avoided it: "You, stand up and talk."
The young man stubbornly refused: "My lord, I also want to believe in the Lord of the Abyss!"
Lin Qiao: "...?"
What Lin Qiao said just now was nonsense, but the boy couldn't hold back and listened.
The class of this continent has solidified.
Aristocrats are born patricians, priests are born priests, and children of slaves are slaves.
No one can change all this.
Now, Lin Qiao said that the teaching of the Lord of the Abyss is "equality", everyone's status is the same, no one is more noble than anyone else.
All of a sudden, the fire in the boy's heart was ignited.
He repeated again: "I want to believe in the Lord of the Abyss!"
Lin Qiao looked at Arthur stiffly.
Arthur said: Listen to Jojo.
Anyway, his power does not come from faith, and it doesn't matter whether he has believers or not.
Lin Qiao looked at the young man's shining eyes, and thought in his heart: You should not believe in gods, you should believe in yourself.
But he also clearly knew that this continent is made up of beliefs and gods.
A person can have no faith for a while, but he cannot completely disbelieve in gods.
He can only persuade: "Believe in the Lord of the Abyss, you can't gain anything."
The boy's eyes dimmed.
Lin Qiao didn't want to preach indiscriminately, so he wanted to leave after pulling Arthur.
But at this time, Arthur stood still. He stretched out his hand, covering the young man's head, and said, "The abyss can save you from pain and torment."
The boy suddenly felt his body lighten: "Has the abyss accepted my belief?"
Arthur: "The abyss needs no faith."
Boy: "Then..."
Arthur pointed to Lin Qiao: "Just listen to him."
Lin Qiao: "?"
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