By decree and pro

Chapter 133

"A word 'offer'."

"Sacrifice?" Yan didn't understand, "What do you offer?"

"Could it be 'sacrifice'?" Usman picked up the small Yancheng gold stele on the table, "There are some sacrificial events engraved on it, which is probably the sacrificial activities before farming. I studied it for several days and felt that such a thing It is not worth recording on a gold tablet, but the purpose mentioned above is 'sacrifice'."

"Sacrifice!" Taivikr slapped his thigh, the ashes on his trouser legs rose up, he quickly apologized, "Hi, Humble is impolite, impolite

Now! ”

"Sacrifice..." Yan didn't care about the dust, and said to himself, "Kole City means 'sacrifice', and ancient Yancheng means 'sacrifice', so the remaining five cities also represent A word?"

"Very likely," Usman sighed thoughtfully, "Many spells in the Priest Tower are written in seven words."

"What? The spell of the Priest Tower? Why is this related to them again?" Yan didn't think about it. He thought that these seven characters represented a kind of omen, or another "exploration map" leading him to find it. Answer.

"There is an old saying in Xiliang, which is 'the tower of priests knows everywhere and is everywhere'." Usman said, "Yanyan, thank you for reminding me that there are seven words, which made me understand."

"Do you have an answer?" Yan asked excitedly.

"I think of a person who has the answer, the old priest Bai Mufa." Usman said, "He must be involved in this matter, and I will find out when I go back and check."

"Baimufa? I asked him about the seven ancient cities," Yan said in surprise, "He said he didn't know, and no matter how old he was, he couldn't be older than the thousand-year-old ancient city. How could he be on it? Make a fuss?"

"Bai Mufa's ability is as high as the sky," Usman said with a frown, "His divination and prophecy have never failed."

"In this case, we have to go back early." Yan made up his mind, "I will explain everything here tonight."

"I'll help you." Usman smiled at Yan.

"Okay." Yan smiled back.

Tyvekir stood there in a daze, as if nothing had happened to him.

At night, Usman asked Ilya to pack the things in the tent, and Yan wrote the list of explorers to the third ancient city at his desk. Suddenly, Yan thought of the meaning of Usman's name, which meant a sacrifice.

And the first two of the seven ancient cities they came to look for had the meaning of offering sacrifices. Is this a coincidence?

"Sacrifice..." Thinking of the corpses in the tomb, Yan frowned unconsciously, "Usman is not a sacrifice, he is the king of Xiliang, my wife, and we will always be together."

"Why, is it hard to choose a candidate?" As soon as Usman entered the tent, he saw Yan biting his pen with a very depressed expression.

"No, I've drawn up the candidate. Usman, it's getting late, let's rest." Yan let go of the pen, grabbed Usman's waist, and walked towards the bed.

"Huh?" Usman was flattered, as if a wolf's tail popped out, and he flicked wildly with joy.

"Hey what?" Yan threw Usman on the bed, leaned over...

Ilya snickered and wanted to take a longer look, but Usman dropped a shoe and hit his outstretched, prying head.

Elijah quit in dismay.

Three months later—

A huge convoy of [-] camels and [-] strong horses walked on the bustling streets of Danyang, almost becoming a place where everyone can see.

Yan sat in a spacious carriage, and he could see the shops on the street through the diamond-patterned windows.The colorful awnings are all stretched open, and there are various stalls under the tarpaulins, some selling naan cakes, soup and rice, some selling furs, and some selling rouge, gouache and children's toys.

These toys are nothing more than small wooden knives and small shields with rounded carvings; beautiful birds made of paper and feathers; cujus of various sizes and gorgeous colors.More advanced ones, such as a small wooden horse with organs hidden in its belly, are tied with ropes, and when the rope is pulled, the wooden horse will move forward with a clicking sound.

Five or six-year-old boys pestered their mothers to buy a small wooden horse, crying violently.

When the convoy passed by, the young mother bought it with a sigh, and the boy burst into tears.

"Yanyan, what did you fancy?" Usman saw that Yan was staring at the little boy rocking the wooden horse, so he put down the small coconut he was peeling.

Usman has peeled a small bowl of nuts for Yan to eat.

Yan held a big swallow paper fan in his hand, fanning it gently, and there was a small tea table in front of him, with snacks and sweet and sour preserves.

"When he comes out, it's not too late to buy." Yan said, looking down at his stomach.

Almost five months pregnant, Yan's belt could not be fastened, so he was only wearing a lake-blue brocade robe, which was very loose, but his stomach was still very conspicuous, protruding outwards, as if going under the clothes A round soft pillow was stuffed.

When I went here, I walked very quickly, but when I came back, I stopped and stopped for three months.It has to be said that Yan now realizes that there are two completely different lives before and after pregnancy.

It turned out that he slept until dawn, but now he is always woken up by the urge to urinate two or three times at night. After the urge to urinate is resolved, he feels that his stomach is very empty and he urgently needs a full meal.

But he can't eat cold food, preferably hot soup and hot rice, so he will eat in the middle of the night.

Xiliang country is vast and sparsely populated, and it is impossible to find an inn on the way to stay or something. Daily things such as eating and bathing have to be done in tents or carriages.

Yan was so hungry that he could only cook hot pot in the carriage to eat, but when he finally filled his stomach, he felt uncomfortable again.

It is considered to understand what it means to feel uncomfortable without eating, and it is also uncomfortable to eat.

In addition, there is motion sickness and drowsiness.He always wakes up at night, and falls asleep during the day. He often chats with Usman, and then falls silent.

Also, when crossing the steep sand dunes, the horse-drawn carriage cannot walk, and Yan can only ride a camel or walk on two legs. Usman is so distressed that he wants to carry him.

But Yan felt that this was much more comfortable than riding in a car, at least he didn't feel dizzy.During this journey, Yan Du admired himself, as the doctor said, he is a very strong pregnant woman.

"Come on, Yanyan." Usman fed the nuts into Yan's mouth.

"Delicious." Yan chewed and swallowed, "Usman, you have worked hard these days."

Usman has never been in a deep sleep. Every time Yan wakes up, he will immediately get up, put clothes on Yan, and look around, busier than Ilya.

In addition to taking care of daily life, Usman is also responsible for chatting with him, playing chess with him, and cheering him up.

Lian Yan couldn't help sighing: "You husband can do this, even I can't help myself."

"Where is it, as long as Yanyan doesn't think I'm annoying."

"How can you dislike it? To be honest, I like you to be with me. Even if you just sit quietly by the side, I feel at ease."

"Why?"

"Because you are good-looking." Yan said very seriously, "A few days ago, Ilya told me that there is a saying in his hometown that when a woman is pregnant, she should look at the beautiful person more, and the baby born will also be beautiful." It's beautiful. It's either sand dunes or camels along the way, and you're the best, of course I have to keep an eye on you."

"Yanyan, this is my child. Even if you don't stare at me, he will still look like me." Usman couldn't help laughing, "And no matter which of us the child looks like, he won't be bad in appearance. Take it easy."

"Yes, how did I forget this!" Yan smacked his tongue, deeply feeling that since he grew up, his brain is not working well, his thoughts are always wandering, and his mood fluctuates greatly.

Just a month ago, he saw a small camel that was attacked and killed by vultures on the road, and he cried for a long time, which gave Usman a good meal.

"It's not that you forgot, you just care too much about this child, and you will deal with everything about the child."

Usman's words can always calm Yan's anxious mood like timely rain.

"Yanyan, after returning to the palace, I'm going to do some things. Is it okay for you to be alone?" Usman said again.

"What are you worried about in the palace?" Yan Shuai smiled handsomely, "I came here even in the long wind and sand, so you can go to work with peace of mind, Priest Tower

There is also the matter of Bai Mufa, I have been thinking about it all the time, waiting for you to check it out. "

"Okay, I'll tell you when I find out." Usman smiled slightly, and wanted to feed Yan nuts again.

Yan opened his mouth, but Usman leaned over and kissed him on the mouth, and then fed him the nuts.

"You...the window is open." Yan blushed and ate the nuts.

The divination hall on the highest level of the Priest Tower.

Leaning on crutches, Bai Mufa frowned and looked at the Crow Spirit Stone emitting a ghostly light, without speaking for a long time.

The chief crow spirit warlock, Harigo, stood by. In his opinion, the past two years, Bai Mufa seemed to have passed through decades at once, and he was much older.

It is true that he is already very old, but he used to have a face in his forties or fifties, but now he is really an "old man". His wrinkles are denser than cobwebs, probably because he is too worried .

"What a mistake." Bai Mufa suddenly sighed deeply, "I thought that the Wuqueman could lead Usman all the way to break the seven-word seal that the first emperor exhausted his efforts, but I didn't expect that Wuqueren would have Pregnant, and came back early."

"Did you not predict this matter?" Harigo couldn't help asking.

"I can count the heavens and the earth, but I can't count the fortunes of the successor of the 'Sanctuary Zhaoxue'. Now that Usman is married to the witch, the fate is even more unpredictable, and it is even more difficult to predict the two of them. gone."

"But this is the mission of our Priest Tower," Harigo was a little anxious, "Could it be that you just let them go because they came back early?"

"Harigo, I'm not letting go, but I can't control it if I want to." Bai Mufa said helplessly, "If the seal imposed back then is not removed, we can't do anything right now. We have to wait for that Wu Que to give birth to a child before setting off. Let's go to the ancient city."

"Hey, this plan is so thorough, I really didn't expect that there would be a side effect at this juncture," Harigo couldn't help complaining, "I thought the Wuque people had no feelings for the king, and they wanted to use the Wuque people Things are used as bait to allow him to go to the ancient city to lift the seal, but he didn't expect that he would even have the king's children. In this way, Wuqueren will stay in Xiliang for a long time, so he will not rush to the ancient city He has explored, he has plenty of time. But the elder," Harry Gordon paused, and continued to grimace, "we don't have that much time..."

"I know that there is not much time left, but if the seal is not removed, everything I have done is useless. If I had known that today is such a trouble, I shouldn't have sealed him in the first place." The wrinkles between Bai Mufa's brows deepened.

"But you also said that it must be added back then, and so many crow spirit warlocks died..." Harigo became more and more frustrated, "Could it be true that all achievements will come to naught?"

"Unless..." Two bright lights suddenly appeared in Bai Mufa's eyes, and he said ruthlessly, "Kill that witch."

"What?" Harigo was taken aback. "Kill him? Why?"

"He stumbles over Junshang too much. Haven't you noticed that since the Wuque man came to Xiliang, Junshang seems to be a different person, wandering around him all day, and hating Priest Tower more and more? ?”

"Indeed." Harigo thought silently and nodded.Although Your Majesty's attitude towards the priest tower has always been lukewarm, but now it is even more indifferent.Your Majesty no longer listens to Bai Mufa's "advice".

"I didn't want to hurt the innocent, not to mention that Wuqueren is still pregnant, but the situation is urgent, so I don't care about it." Bai Mufa's eyebrows drooped, his face was full of frustration, "Priest tower has paid too much for this. Life is lost, if it is destined that one more Wuqueman must die to save the common people, that is impossible."

Harigo knew that there was no way out for Bai Mufa to say the words of killing people. This burden had been on the Priest Tower for thousands of years, and when it finally came to let go, let alone kill a Wuqueren, even if the entire Priest Tower clan was wiped out, he had to do it.

"Yes, elder." Harigo didn't hesitate any longer, and stepped back directly.