Xuanxia

Chapter 962 It’s Time to Go South
"The ancestral spirits have issued an order. Ashina Tiele Alp accepts the order!"

Zulayha's processed voice, sacred and ethereal, echoed over the entire Yandu.

On the streets, tens of thousands of Northern Yi people all prostrated themselves.

In the ancestral hall, chieftains, generals, shamans and others from various tribes of the Northern Yi were kneeling on the ground. In front of the main hall of the ancestral hall, Alp, the eldest son of Tiele, was kneeling in the front in gorgeous clothes.

In front of him, Zulayha was also dressed extremely gorgeously, with a huge headdress decorated with animal hair and bird feathers, her face painted with colorful blocks, and a long robe that dragged on the ground.

She held the scroll high in her hand, her expression solemn: "Dayi was born by the will of heaven and blessed by the ancestral spirits. Now, after thousands of years, all beasts bow down to him..."

The decree was very long, and Zulayha read it word by word, startling countless birds in the distance.

In the main hall of the Ancestral Temple, Fu Qingzhou personally sat in the position where the ancestral statue originally sat.

The third eye on his forehead was open, his two pupils were moving, and his whole body was glowing with green light. He didn't look like an ordinary person at all. The green light flickered behind Zulaiha. Anyone kneeling in the ancestral hall who raised their eyes secretly would feel a stinging pain in their pupils and feel dizzy after just one look. They didn't dare to look at him anymore and quickly lowered their bodies again.

Only Aiguli could stand beside Fu Qingzhou, holding a plate full of tributes in her hands.

"I am bored……"

Fu Qingzhou opened his eyes and thought to himself, "Why isn't it over yet..."

This ceremony started in the early morning and lasted until noon today.

They first prayed to the gods, which was actually just a pretense that Alp said a lot of things in front of Fu Qingzhou, roughly talking about how he wanted to govern the Northern Barbarians, how to treat the people of each tribe well, and so on.

Then, the chiefs of each tribe came out and talked about their support and admiration for Alp.

Then, the shamans from each tribe would set up formations and perform rituals, using their own methods to predict good or bad luck...

After getting a good result, Zuleiha, as the next great shaman designated by Fu Qingzhou, had to kowtow before him, report the divination results, and then get the so-called divine will.

During the entire process, Fu Qingzhou sat in the temple like a mascot, playing the role of a deity.

According to him, I am already the spirit of the ancestors, so can't I just say a word and be done with it?
But it didn't work. Although the etiquette of the Northern Barbarians was barbaric etiquette, it was still etiquette. If you want it to be legitimate and convince the entire country, you have to go through this set of procedures.

After all, this process has been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years. Even if you are an ancestor spirit, you have to act like the ancestor spirit in everyone's mind so that people will believe you, right?
Even Hong Ruohai sent a message asking Fu Qingzhou to follow the etiquette of the Northern Barbarians to avoid trouble.

Helplessly, Fu Qingzhou had to become a living statue of the god.

It's just... really boring.

He couldn't sit still and meditate, so he had to pretend to say a few words when necessary...

"Master Zuling!"

After Zulaiha finished reading the "God's will", Alp knelt down and crawled over, took the God's will with both hands, and shouted loudly: "I, Ashina Tiele Alp, will obey God's will! My family, my flesh and blood, and my soul are all born for the grassland and die for the grassland! I will die before the people of the Yi country die, and I will be happy after the people of the Yi country are happy!"

"good--"

Fu Qingzhou spoke slowly.

After saying this word, he stopped talking.

But as soon as he finished the syllable, noisy music sounded in the ancestral hall. Then Zuleiha began to sing the prayer loudly, and Alp responded loudly. The other tribal chiefs and shamans who were kneeling on the ground began to rise and fall and worship and sing...

Fu Qingzhou rolled his eyes in his heart.

After all this trouble, the ceremony was finally over. What followed was a grand banquet for the people of Yandu and the sending of cattle, sheep and food to each tribe to show that a new Khan had taken office and that food was plentiful. But these were none of Fu Qingzhou's business. He could finally take a break.

Alp, the new Great Khan, led the people from various tribes to kneel three times and kowtow nine times to Fu Qingzhou, and finally left the ancestral hall one after another.

"call……"

Fu Qingzhou let out a long breath and closed his eyes: "Ayiguli, give me some fruit."

Aiguli had been standing there straight for a whole day, her face stiff. Upon hearing this, she quickly took a cut melon from the offering plate in her hand and handed it over.

Fu Qingzhou took it and started chewing it, then jumped down from the throne: "You should also take a rest."

"Yes."

Aiguli also relaxed, with fatigue evident on her face.

Fu Qingzhou was only a mascot for one day, but she was very tired. In the past period of time, she had begun to play the role of "the monitor beside the Great Khan" at Fu Qingzhou's request, and had run to knock Alp many times. She also helped Fu Qingzhou confirm many procedures in this ceremony. Fu Qingzhou knew that she wanted to rest, so he naturally stopped telling her anything and just went back to his residence in the ancestral hall.

As soon as I pushed the door open, I saw an acquaintance.

"Sister Zhong? Why are you here?"

Fu Qingzhou was stunned.

The person in the room was Zhong Yujie. At this moment, she was still dressed like an ordinary Yi woman and was sweeping the house.

"I'm cleaning the room for you, Master Zuling." Zhong Yujie turned her head and showed the broom in her hand: "Master Zuling, could you please close the door?"

Fu Qingzhou knew that she had something to report.

After the door was closed, Zhong Yujie no longer pretended and immediately threw away the broom. She looked serious and took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it over: "Master Fu, this is a secret letter from your junior sister. It was just delivered this morning."

Fu Qingzhou's pupils shrank!
Tang Jiao's letter?!
He quickly took the letter.

The content of the letter was actually not complicated. It only said one thing - she went down the mountain, but the resistance from the Xishuo Army camp was more fierce than anyone imagined. She was escorted by four Cave Heaven Realm powerhouses plus Hua Xiaolan and Kua Ye, but she was still struggling. It was originally expected that she would be able to reach Beiyi soon, but now it is hard to say.

Fu Qingzhou's brows furrowed.

Although this letter only talks about such a simple thing, it contains a lot of information.

The current situation of the Xishuo Army is not good. The Northern Barbarians have been conquered by the Northern Frontier Army, and the Northern Frontier Army will move south next. In addition, the rebel army is also chasing them closely. The balance that the Xishuo Army has worked hard to maintain for three years has been broken. What they are about to face is a very complicated and difficult situation.

In this situation, they sent a large number of people to intercept Tang Jiao?
Four Cave Heaven Realm masters! To make four Cave Heaven Realm masters feel exhausted, the Xishuo Army must have put in a lot of effort!
But why?

Why do they do this?
Fu Qingzhou said narcissistically that if these people were to spend a lot of effort to deal with him, he could completely understand it. After all, he was very good at making trouble. How long had he been in Beiyi? Now he had solved all the big troubles.

But Tang Jiao...

Are they afraid that Jiaojiao will meet them?
"Lord Fu, are you wondering about the Xishuo Army's intentions?" Zhong Yujie asked.

Fu Qingzhou nodded solemnly.

"Actually, you don't have to think too complicated."

Zhong Yujie smiled and said, "The Xishuo Army still wants to deal with you. They may not know why your Junior Sister is looking for you. They don't even need to think about it. It's just that it's too difficult for them to go to Beiyi to cause trouble for you. In this case, they might as well capture your Junior Sister and use her as a threat."

"In that case, no matter what your junior sister wants to do with you, it doesn't matter to them."

Fu Qingzhou slapped his forehead.

The authorities are confused.

He even forgot that he is now the ancestor spirit of the Northern Barbarians!
If the Xishuo Army wants to cause trouble for me, I will have to face the entire country!

Not only that, they also have to find a way to bypass the Northern Frontier Army that is heading south!

In this case, wouldn’t it be much easier to find Tang Jiao?
After all, they didn't spend a lot of manpower and resources to deal with Tang Jiao, but to deal with themselves!

"Thanks for the tip."

Fu Qingzhou smiled.

Zhong Yujie smiled slightly and bowed, "Master Fu, you are too polite."

"But..." Fu Qingzhou's smile faded a little, and his voice became deeper: "I don't want to let Jiaojiao face those guys alone."

"clear."

Zhong Yujie said softly, "I have told you, Master Fu, before... after the Great Khan ascends the throne, you will... not have much to do."

Fu Qingzhou raised his head and looked at her.

"very good."

His eyes lit up: "Make arrangements, I'm heading south."

(End of this chapter)