When the Boluo Temple heard that the princess and the Emperor Changsheng had arrived, the temple's assistant priests had already lined up under the leadership of the high priest to welcome the two at the gate.
After Mu Sheng took the princess's jade hand and got out of the car, the high priest of the temple smiled and came forward to greet the two of them.
The high priest was about fifty years old, with a slender figure, a mysterious pattern tattooed on his face, a high hat on his head, and a blue officiating costume.
Mu Sheng saw that this was not an old acquaintance. He was the high priest who presided over two wedding snake-coiling ceremonies for Mu Sheng. His ability to control snakes was superb. As expected, the royal family was so prestigious that it was impossible for ordinary people to invite him to officiate at a wedding.
The high priest came forward with a smile: "Greetings to the great emperor, this old man is the chief priest of the temple here. The two distinguished guests please follow me into the temple to worship."
Mu Sheng and the princess followed the high priest to the center of the temple to offer sacrifices. After entering the temple gate, the high priest led them straight to the center of the temple.
Along the way, Mu Sheng saw the myths and legends of the snake god carved on the walls and stone pillars of the temple. When he arrived at the place where sacrifices were held in the main hall, he thought there would be some kind of statue of the snake god. Unexpectedly, there was actually a statue of the snake god in the center of the main hall. A huge altar enshrined the skeleton of a huge snake-shaped monster. The skeleton was wrapped layer by layer with gold foil. Countless bronze oil lamps were placed around the huge golden monster skeleton. It seems to be praying for the blessing of the snake god.
This was the first time that Mu Sheng saw that there were no statues of gods in the temple, but the bones of monsters were enshrined. Anyway, he followed the local customs, so he knelt down and prayed with Dia Melissa, praying to the snake god for protection.
After the prayer, the high priest came to the two of them, muttered something, and held a copper bowl with some blue powder sprinkled in it. In an instant, the water in the copper bowl turned into a faint blue. The high priest looked solemn and said with A wicker stick was dipped in the paulownia bowl, and he muttered some words and sprinkled it on their heads. After going through all kinds of ceremonial red tape, the sacrificial ceremony was finally completed.
Of course, the most important thing is the incense money for the temple. As soon as Diya Melissa waved, the princess's entourage carried two large boxes of gold and silver and handed them to the high priest's assistant. When the high priest saw the merit money arriving, his face turned pale. I almost laughed like a chrysanthemum, and I tried my best to flatter the princess and her party. Sure enough, this yellow and white thing is more useful than devout faith...
The high priest came forward with a smile on his face and said more respectfully: "Thank you, Your Highness Princess, for the emperor's sacrifice. The god Bo Luo protects you."
Mu Sheng took one look at the huge monster skeleton and said with emotion: "High Priest, is this the golden remains of the god Bo Luo?"
The high priest nodded and said: "Report to the Great Emperor, this is indeed the remains of the golden body of God Baluo. Only the holy temple in our royal capital has the real golden body of God Baluo. We also call this golden body the dragon bone. Legend has it that after God Baluo ascended, he After transforming into a dragon and becoming a saint, countless believers from all over Taisha come here to make pilgrimages every year.”
Mu Sheng stared at the golden body and suddenly said: "That's it!"
At this moment, there was a murmur of movement behind the altar in the main hall. When the high priest heard this, a solemn expression quickly appeared on his face, and he turned his head and knelt down in front of the golden skeleton with the other priests to pray respectfully.
I saw a giant snake as thick as a bucket swimming behind the altar. Its huge snake body and colorful snake scales shone brightly under the light of the lights. There were faint spiritual fluctuations on its body. It turned out to be a cultivating snake. A successful transformation-stage monster!
The giant snake swam its body and came towards the two of them. Mu Sheng saw that it was not hostile, so he didn't take it seriously. The giant snake glanced at the emperor standing next to the princess, spat out a letter, and there was a slight expression in its golden pupils. Showing a hint of vigilance.
Seeing this, Dia Melissa smiled slightly and said, "Ali, it's okay, he is my husband."
After saying that, the giant snake seemed to understand. After a while, it came to Dia Melissa, lowered its head slightly, and rubbed Dia Melissa intimately. The princess also smiled, hugged the giant snake's head and stroked its smooth scales. .
Diya Melissa introduced the origin of the giant snake to Mu Sheng: "Husband, its name is Ali. It is one of the guardian spirits of the golden body of the god Baluo. It is said that Ali is also one of the direct descendants of the snake god Baluo. It has been supported here by our royal family, and it has been with me since I was a child. I would come here to play with it every chance I got, but unfortunately, the third sister is extremely afraid of Ali, and I don’t know why..."
Mu Sheng smiled and watched Dia Melissa caressing the giant snake lovingly. This Princess Lisa, Dia Melissa, was very strange. She seemed to like snakes by nature. When they got married, the high priest presided over the snake coiling ceremony. , but unlike her sister, she had no fear of the snake coiled in her hand. Instead, she curiously stroked the venomous snake, and the snake spit out its words and nuzzled her softly, as if she were herself. The owner is generally, maybe it is because of her relationship with giant snakes since she was a child.
At this time, Diya Melissa hugged the giant snake and murmured: "Ali, from now on, I will marry away with my husband. I may never see you again for a long time. Do you think I?"
The giant snake couldn't speak human words, it just spat out letters and kept hissing, which seemed to be an answer to the princess's words. Although I didn't know what it said, this kind of monster in the transformation stage had already developed its intelligence. It's just that it can't transform into a human form, and the giant snake can only talk to Princess Lisa telepathically.
When the giant snake heard that Princess Lisa was going to marry far away, there was a trace of sadness in her eyes. Princess Lisa had to try to comfort it. The giant snake turned its head and looked at Mu Sheng again. There seemed to be some dissatisfaction in its eyes. He seemed to be slightly afraid.
Mu Sheng stared into its eyes and could actually understand the meaning in its eyes. Ali said: "Princess Lisa, marrying you is like putting flowers on cow dung. It will give you an advantage."
Mu Sheng laughed and couldn't help but said to the giant snake: "Ali, don't worry, I will love Princess Lisa well. Since she has followed me, I will never wrong her."
After saying that, this time, the giant snake and Princess Lisa were stunned on the spot at the same time.
Dia Melissa was surprised: "Husband, can you hear Ali's voice? Ali only used telepathy on me, but husband, you can actually understand it? How is this possible?..."
The giant snake also showed a look of extreme shock in its eyes.
Although Mu Sheng himself didn't quite understand why, he had no choice but to explain to one person and one snake: "Oh! That's it. When I saw the look in Ali's eyes, I instantly understood its meaning."
Dia Melissa said obviously in disbelief: "Is it that simple?"
Mu Sheng nodded and said, "Yes, it's that simple. I can tell what Ali wants to say just by looking at his eyes."
At this time, the giant snake glared at Mu Sheng with disbelief and spit out the snake letter.
Mu Sheng smiled and said: "Ali, you just said that I must have been deceived. Why are you pretending..."
At this time, the giant snake was so frightened that it involuntarily retracted its neck, turned its head and spat out the snake letter to Diya Melissa, and then turned its head slightly to steal a few glances at Mu Sheng.
Mu Sheng saw this and smiled again: "Ali, did you just tell Princess Lisa that this person is a monster? Could it be that your husband can read minds?"
This time the giant snake really believed it, but it also tried to curl up its huge snake body behind the petite princess in fear to block Mu Sheng's sight. Mu Sheng was really dumbfounded when he saw that the giant snake was so anthropomorphic.
At this time, Dia Melissa hugged the giant snake and comforted her, and asked with a look of disbelief: "Husband, no way? Are you a snake whisperer? Even I have to telepathically communicate with Ali to talk, you Isn’t this ability too incredible?..."
Mu Sheng spread his hands and said, "I don't know why I have this strange ability. Anyway, I can understand Ali's meaning just by staring into his eyes..."
Speaking of this, Mu Sheng suddenly thought of something and suddenly realized: "Oh! I understand why..."
After saying that, Mu Sheng took out the python beast tooth magic weapon given to him by his master and showed it to them. Diya Melissa and the giant snake explained: "It may be the effect of the remnant soul of the monster beast in my body. This python is also a kind of snake monster, maybe my ability is inherited from it..."
Mu Sheng briefly explained the origin of the monster's remnant soul to the two of them. The giant snake and Princess Lisa looked at each other in shock.
Dia Melissa heard this and said: "Is this okay? Husband, you are too awesome!"
At this time, the giant snake suddenly turned around, and after a long time, it turned its head and gave Mu Sheng a questioning look.
Mu Sheng smiled and said: "I know, Ali, I can only read your thoughts by staring into your eyes. If you turn your head, I can't see your eyes and I won't know what you are thinking. "
At this time, the giant snake made an expression of letting out a long breath... Otherwise, I would have no privacy at all in front of this man in the future. This would be terrible...
No one expected this little episode. At this time, the giant snake motioned to the princess to take a step to speak. It didn't want to speak in front of Mu Sheng, lest he see it again.
Seeing this, Mu Sheng had no choice but to smile bitterly and go to the snake god mural not far away to study the origin and legend of the Boluo snake god. They need privacy between one person and one snake...
At this time, the high priest Bilberti walked up to the emperor with great discernment and began to explain to Mu Sheng the legend of the snake god of their Tesha Dynasty.
The high priest said: "Thousands of years ago, Taisha was just one of the many tribes in southern Xinjiang. The female leader Manan Laman encountered a giant snake when she was out on a tour. The giant snake was moved by the leader's beauty. Although it transformed into a A man is the snake god Polo, and the two fall in love and get married.”
"The couple led the tribe to fight in all directions, making the Taisha tribe the most powerful among the tribes in southern Xinjiang. Later, Mananraman died, but his husband, the snake god Poluo, was still alive. Recommended as the leader by the Taisha tribe, the snake god Poluo transformed into a dragon and flew away after completing his cultivation in the human world. To commemorate his achievements, the Taisha tribe built a temple to worship Poluo. According to legend, the Taisha royal family is the snake god Poluo. With the descendants of Manan Raman, this golden skeleton was donated to the temple by the Taisha royal family..."
After listening to the explanation of the high priest, Mu Sheng took another look at the golden skeleton and speculated a little in his heart. In fact, this so-called snake god is actually a snake monster that transformed into a human form in ancient times!
He turned his head and glanced at the close relationship between Diya Melissa and the giant snake named Ali. It seemed that the Taisha royal family might really be the descendants of the snake god, but Mu Sheng was a little curious. Can monsters and humans in human form produce offspring? There is no record of this in the Taoist scriptures...
The record of this kind of thing in the Taoist scriptures only has four words: "human monsters have different paths" and nothing more...
