Grand Nuo Lord

Chapter 85 No.80 Three Welcomes God
August [-]th is suitable for offering sacrifices.

It was still dark, the night was miserable, and four lanterns were hung high outside the shrine.

The fire was golden and red, like the four eyes of Fang Xiangshen, quietly watching everything in Taoyuan Cave.

The shrine is dark, with a portrait of Fang Xiang on the innermost wall, and the sacred table below is filled with tributes.

The dim light of two candles illuminated an old figure in front of the divine case.

Suddenly, there was a gong sound outside the door, and the reporter walked out of the darkness.

He wears a black gauze hat and black clothes, with a small flag stuck diagonally on his waist, a small stick and a small gong in his hands, and a smiling mask on his face.

Today is the day of the grand ceremony of the Nuo Church. This is a happy event.

He stood outside the door of the shrine and bowed towards the door, "Sixth Master, the auspicious time is coming."

Mr. Liu stood in front of the divine case with his hands behind his hands. He did not look back, but simply said, "Let's get started."

As soon as he finished speaking, the east side of Taoyuan Cave suddenly turned white. Amidst the rolling sea of ​​clouds, a sunrise slowly rose, illuminating the heaven and earth.

Taoyuan Cave has distinct yin and yang, complete five elements, and naturally has its own sun and moon.

As soon as the sun rises, it is an order.

In Taoyuan Cave, every household opened their doors and windows and started to get busy.

Drain water from the well, dip it in peach branches, and sprinkle it everywhere inside and outside the courtyard.

Then light the straw handle, extinguish the open flame, and then use the smoke to smoke the house.

The well water washes away the dust and the rice smoke removes the filth. They must prepare to welcome God.

After cleaning, start preparing the tribute.

Men slaughtered chickens and sheep, women steamed steamed buns and snacks, children folded paper ingots, and the elderly gave instructions.

There are two bamboo baskets placed in front of every house, one containing incense, candles, paper ingots, and the other containing fruits, cured meats, cloth and other tributes.

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Just as the sun rose in Taoyuan Cave, Xie Yi and the other two people in Anping also got busy.

There is a portrait of Fang Xiangshen on the front wall of the hut, with a piece of red paper pasted on both sides of the portrait.

They read "Exorcise ghosts and drive away epidemics" and "Peace to the world" respectively, all in Nuo script.

Under the wall is a red-painted Eight Immortals table, with incense burners, candles, ingots folded from gold paper, and melon and fruit snacks. The main tributes are three offerings of chicken and fish.

The chicken is freshly slaughtered rooster, the pork head is just taken out of the steamer, and the fish is dried cured fish.

The three offerings are all covered with a piece of bright red paper-cut, with the pattern of Fang Xiangshen cut out on the paper. It is Nuo paper specially used for worshiping gods in Nuo religion.

These three offerings are called small three animals. Birds, beasts, and fish represent the three realms of heaven, earth, and water respectively. They are commonly used tributes by Nuo masters when opening altars.

The smoke was thick, the candles were bright, and a red lacquered wooden box on the table was very eye-catching.

The box is square, with landscapes carved on all sides, a sun and moon pattern on the lid, and stars surrounding the outside.

This is called the Sun and Moon Box. It is made from the trunk of a [-]-year-old peach tree in Taoyuan Cave. It is a Nuo vessel specially used by Nuo religion to store Nuo noodles.

As soon as the Nuo noodles enter the box, the Nuo god enshrined in it will fall into a deep sleep.

Xie Yi brought this thing out to house the Nuo noodles that had problems in the ancient cave. Now they are used as sacrificial vessels.

A big sacrifice will be held in the main hall today. Later, a dragon pavilion will come to welcome the gods and take the three Nuo gods back to the main hall to be sacrificed.

According to ancient rituals, Nuo people need to wash their hands before entering the Dragon Pavilion.

This is like taking a shower and changing clothes before attending an important occasion.

In order not to offend the gods, the Nuo noodles must be placed in the sun and moon box first, and then washed after the Nuo gods fall asleep.

The sun pattern on the box lid is dim, while the moon pattern emits bright light.

Xie Yi knew that the Nuo god among them had fallen asleep. He opened the sun and moon box, took out three Nuo noodles and placed them side by side on the table.

The table is covered with a clean red cloth, with the mountain in the middle, Miss Pioneer on the left, and the umbrella-dancing boy on the right.

The three Nuo gods have fallen asleep. The divine light on Nuo's face is dim, and even the colors and lines are much lighter.

Xie Yi picked up the Kaishan Nuo noodles with a solemn expression.

Cui Yingnan walked up to him with a silver basin in his hand,
The silver basin was filled with clear water, and a peach blossom floated in the water.

This water is the water from the Taoyuan River in Taoyuan Cave, and the peach blossoms are the peach blossoms in Taoyuan Cave. They are all commonly used things in Nuo rituals, and every Nuo master will bring them with him when he goes out.

Xie Yi picked up the peach blossoms, the flowers and leaves were covered with water droplets, he waved lightly, the water droplets fell down, and landed on the face of Kaishan Nuo, splashing waves of ripples.

A sheet of water smeared on the Nuo surface, making the mottled and old Nuo surface become wet.

Xie Yi put down the peach blossoms, took the red cloth handed over by Brother Jiao, and carefully wiped the Kaishan Nuo noodles, wiping every crevice carefully.

After he wiped both sides, he placed the Nuo noodles on top of the incense burner and let them be smoked by the green smoke from the incense.

After smoking, he put the Kaishan Nuo noodles back into the sun and moon box.Then he wiped the Pioneer Miss Nuo mask and the Umbrella Dancer Boy Nuo mask in the same way, and then put both masks into the sun and moon box.

He closed the box and saluted to the sun and moon box. Cui Yingnan and Jiao Di stood behind him and also saluted.

After Xie Yi stood up, he shouted to the sun and moon box: "Come all -"

"Congratulations!" Cui Yingnan and Jiao Di responded in unison.

This is called breaking, which is one of the important procedures of the Nuo ritual.

Every time the leader shouts a sentence, others should respond with the word "congratulations".

Because people’s voices contain the power of wishes, and everyone yelling out actually means calling God.

As soon as the shout fell, the box began to vibrate, and the spiritual pattern on it shone with aura, flickering indefinitely.

Soon, the box became quiet, the spiritual patterns dimmed, and only the sun pattern on the lid was still lit.

The moon pattern represents the night, which means sleeping, and the sun pattern represents the day, which means waking up.

Now the three Nuo gods have woken up.

Three chairs were placed in front of the Eight Immortals table. Xie Yi and the three of them sat down side by side, each wearing his own Nuo mask.

They looked at the door and shouted in unison: "Come all -"

There were obviously three people, but they made six voices.

Not only people were shouting, but Nuo people were also shouting.

As soon as the voice came out, it reverberated in the hut, causing waves of echoes, and the echoes became smaller and smaller, as if they spread farther and farther.

Mr. Li Er said yesterday that today the river basin will be closed for ten miles up and down the Jiangshen Temple.

Humans, gods, ghosts and demons are prohibited from passing through.

Many creatures were taken aback, and after many inquiries, they found out that today is the day of the Nuo Sect's grand sacrifice.

At this moment, human voices and divine voices merged and merged, echoing between heaven and earth, immediately awakening countless creatures.

There were many people who had been waiting for this moment, and they were all looking towards the Mingchun River.

Zhuer and Mr. Li Er stood in the Jiangshen Temple and looked towards the river.

On Xiaozhu Mountain, 23 Shanren and Xiang Lingguan stood on the top of the mountain, watching the Mingchun River together.

In the bamboo forest on the mountainside, Zhan Qiulian put down the sword in his hand, and Yang Shentong and Bailong Dog stopped fighting, and all looked towards the Mingchun River.

In Anping City, silhouettes of people rushed up to the rooftops, and several sword lights flew directly into the sky.

In a manor on the western outskirts of the city, there was a man with a white lotus pattern on his eyebrows. He was looking down at the silver basin, which showed Mingchun River.

Yuqing County, Yuanbaoshan Mountain City, humans, gods, ghosts and demons, countless creatures stopped and looked up at the sky, all of them stared straight-eyed.

Over the mountain city, a huge golden water mirror hangs high. This is the round light technique performed by Jin Buhuan, and there is also a scene on the Mingchun River inside.

The sky and the earth are dim and everything is silent.

The eyes of countless creatures are focused on the Mingchun River, wanting to see the Yingshen in the Nuo religion legend.

Suddenly a human voice sounded from heaven to earth, "Congratulations!"

This voice was powerful, firm, and enthusiastic. It was one voice, but it was also countless voices, like the responses of thousands of people at the same time.

Its sound was like thunder and its force was like a mountain collapse. Countless creatures were shocked and suddenly broke into cold sweats.

This sound was mighty and long-lasting, reverberating between heaven and earth, stirring up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Countless creatures looked up at the sky and saw that the clouds above the Mingchun River were gathering and rotating, with four points of golden light faintly appearing in them, shining endlessly, as if four eyes were blinking, overlooking the earth.

A golden light suddenly lit up on the river bank. It was the hut next to the Jiang Temple.

The house was shining with golden light, and there was also golden light shining in the clouds.

The two golden lights echoed each other, as if two golden hearts were beating in the dark night.

clang.

Suddenly a huge gong sounded in the clouds, and the four points of golden light in the clouds exploded, turning into golden lights that fell like rain, landing on the surface of the Mingchun River.

The sky and the earth were dark and silent, and the river surface was filled with golden light. Then there was another gong, followed by the sound of drums, suonas, cymbals, and various kinds of music, intertwined and reverberating between the heaven and the earth.

The golden light on the river faded away, and in the hazy mist, a group of vague figures walked across the river. There were more than a hundred people in the crowd, heading towards the river bank.

The onlookers all knew that it was the Nuo religious team that came to welcome the gods. They all opened their eyes wide to see the 120 sons under Fang Xiang’s seat, as well as the legendary large statue given to the Nuo religion by the Emperor of Zhou. Dragon Pavilion.

　It's a bit difficult to control between fantasy and reality.

　　In reality, Nuo has a whole set of rituals for inviting gods and sending gifts. There are documentaries and published books. The whole thing feels like a documentary or an essay. It is still a bit difficult to combine it with the fantasy elements of the fairy tale.

　　I said I would post it this morning, but I delayed posting it until now. Sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)