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"Don't dare. I waited too recklessly and didn't notify you in advance, causing you trouble."
"However, since the two of you can't go out for the time being, can you help me?"
Hearing this, the civil servants of the two prefectures hardly hesitated, and directly bowed and said:
"But sent by the celestial master."
Looking at the two ghosts, Lian Ge smiled, and then continued,
"That's right, just like what I said before, when offering sacrifices to ancestors during the Ghost Festival, you must take some precautions. Although there is a barrier now, I am still worried that something will go wrong.
So I hope to trouble you, once there is a problem with the barrier and ghosts invade, you can help resist it. "
"I will swear to my death to fulfill the order of the Heavenly Master." The civil servants of the two prefectures responded in a deep voice.
"It's not necessary to swear to death. I think most ghosts will run away when they smell the smell of government officials in the underworld." Lian Ge said with a smile,
Hearing this, the two civil servants of the underworld also smiled in cooperation.
"Then this matter will trouble the two of you."
"Don't dare." One of the ghost messengers responded respectfully, and then continued,
"Teacher that day, we will leave first."
"Okay." Lian Ge nodded.
As the words fell, the two government officials of the underworld turned into two lingering black mist and disappeared into the courtyard.
……
Withdrawing his gaze and taking a sip from the water glass, Lian Ge stood up again and walked into the bedroom.
Taking out the white robe that he wore before from the bedroom, Lian Ge shook it,
"Pfft~"
Then flip it over and wear it on your body.
Looking down, Lian Ge smiled slightly,
Without staying any longer, Lian Ge stepped out of the old house in robes and walked straight towards the ancestral hall.
……
The ancestral hall was built on a wide flat land at the end of the village. In addition to the ancestral hall itself, there is also a wide flat area in front of it. It is often used to dry grain and grain on weekdays. Now it has become the main place for ancestor worship.
In the area, many people have gathered at this moment, not only people from Lianjia Village, but also many people who came from Biede Village to join in the fun.
"Master Lian...Master Lian..."
As soon as Lian Ge stepped into the area, people around him surrounded Lian Ge, as if everyone knew him.
"Dong dong dong... What are you all crowded here for? If you have nothing to do, then go and help build the altar."
Behind the crowd, Grand Uncle Tai held a cane and gave it to one of them, and the crowd dispersed in an instant.
"Xiaoge, here we come." After the crowd dispersed, Grand Uncle came over,
Seeing this, Lian Ge also greeted him.
"Xiaoge, take a look. That is the altar that was arranged according to your request. Check to see if there is any problem. If there is a problem, there is still some time to rearrange it."
The great uncle walked towards the ancestral hall while talking.
Lian Ge naturally walked towards the ancestral hall while following the words of the great uncle.
I saw that in the front yard of the ancestral hall, at the entrance of the main hall where the tablets were enshrined, was the altar.
It is said to be an altar, but it is just a long table, on which some melons and fruits are enshrined, the heads of three animals are enshrined, and two small incense burners are placed on both sides.
In front of the desk, there is still a large tripod, in which there is a thick layer of incense ash, which is the trace of ancestor worship for so many years.
Beside the desk, in the front yard of the ancestral hall, there are still many people busy, helping to arrange the altar, helping to tear up the paper money, and those who invited to play ritual music are cleaning up their musical instruments.
"no problem."
Lian Ge, who followed his great-uncle into the front yard of the ancestral hall, nodded after scanning the circle.
"It's fine if there's no problem." Great Uncle nodded, and then asked again, "Then Xiaoge, can you see if there is anything else you need to prepare?"
Hearing this, Lian Ge shook his head first, then continued,
"Just prepare as you said before."
Hearing this, Grand Uncle nodded first, then hesitated, and then asked again,
"Xiaoge, that incident before... is the matter that the incense burns very quickly..."
"It's been resolved." Lian Ge smiled and replied directly.
"That's good." Grand Uncle nodded, seemingly much more relaxed, "Then Xiaoge, you now..."
"I may need to find a relatively quiet place to stay alone and prepare for the afternoon ancestor worship."
Lian Ge felt the little mana he had left, and replied.
"Then let's go inside the ancestral hall. It's quiet inside the ancestral hall right now." The great uncle thought for a while and said.
"Alright." Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded,
"Then Xiao Ge, do you need anything? I'll find someone to get it for you."
"No need, Grand Uncle, go get busy."
Shaking his head, and chatting casually with his great-uncle, Lian Ge walked around the altar and stepped into the room where the tablets of the ancestors were enshrined.
As soon as he entered the house, the noisy sounds outside the house seemed to be cut off for the most part.
Glancing at the many enshrined tablets in front of him, Lian Ge looked away, casually pulled a straw from the side to make a futon, threw it aside, and then sat cross-legged on it.
Concentrating on it, Lian Ge gradually sank his mind into transferring the mana in his body.
Gradually, the mana in the body gradually recovered.
Outside the house, everyone was nervously and methodically making the final preparations before the ancestor worship ceremony.
Time also slowly passed.
Chapter 67
It was afternoon, the ancestral hall.
"Dong dong dong..."
The deafening sound of drums spread inside and outside the ancestral hall with the vibration of the drum surface.
In the room where the tablet was enshrined, Lian Ge withdrew his mind, got up and stepped out of the room.
Outside the ancestral hall, the people from the Lian family who had gathered on the valley field in front also stopped chatting and gathered towards the ancestral hall.
In the front yard of the ancestral hall, in front of the altar table,
Lian Ge stopped walking again, wearing a white robe, standing silently, looking at the crowd gathered in the front yard of the ancestral hall.
When the people coming from all over gradually slowed down and all the people of Lianjia Village gathered in the front yard of the ancestral hall, Lian Ge then turned his head and gestured slightly to the person holding the drum.
"...Boom!"
Finally, the sound of the drum fell, and the crowd stopped clamoring, and the entire ancestral hall suddenly fell silent.
"The ancestor worship ceremony begins, let's have fun!"
"Ding~dong..."
The clear and melodious music sounded, and the inside and outside of the ancestral hall became more quiet and solemn.
"Children and grandchildren, separate the two sides, and clean the hands!"
Lian Ge stood in front of the desk, watching the people in plain clothes, proceeding with the ancestor worship ceremony according to the ancestor worship ceremony recorded in "Mysterious Common Sense".
As Lian Ge's voice fell, the people gathered in the courtyard were separated into two sides at the desk, and the clean towels prepared before were brought out and presented in front of everyone one by one, signaling them to clean their hands.
Accompanied by the sound of the copper chime bell being struck lightly from time to time, the ceremony was carried out solemnly in silence.
at last,
After Zheng Guan cleaned his hands, he glanced at the people on both sides, and Lian Ge then turned around and faced the inside of the ancestral hall.
"Burning long incense, recite sacrificial rites!"
After the words fell, Lian Ge stepped forward and picked up the long incense that was placed on the desk.
With a wave of his hand, the long incense ignited spontaneously.
Holding on to the long incense with both hands, Lian Ge inserted it into the big cauldron in front of the desk.
Then, the three pillars of Changxiang stood upright and steady.
Immediately afterwards, a wisp of green smoke lingered out of it, meandering up into the sky, floating and spreading.
Picking up the red paper with sacrificial orations written on the table, Lian Ge retreated to the tripod and Changxiang,
Looking at the many tablets in the ancestral hall in front of him, Lian Ge used his mana to recite,
"Wei, it's the time of the ancient sacrifice. Bring the descendants of Lian's family to gather in front of the ancestors' tablets to pay homage to the ancestors, to show the merits of the ancestors, and to teach the filial piety of the younger generations...
To the ancestors:
The way of heaven is brilliant, the way of authenticity is clear, and although the way of humanity is small, it is also prosperous. The Lian family has a long history.The ancestors and the ancestors have made brilliant achievements..."
The sound of sacrificial chanting echoed in the ancestral hall,
Although Lian Ge's voice was not loud, it echoed in everyone's ears and minds like a bell in the morning and a drum in the evening.
Everyone couldn't help being immersed in the cadence of chanting, all distracting thoughts were swept away, and their emotions fluctuated according to the content of the sacrificial oration.
And in the picture seen by Lian Ge's opened eye, as he recited the sacrificial oration, the atmosphere in the ancestral hall was also changing.
People's anger is gathering, turbidity and badness are being dispelled, and a wisp of freshness, along with the three lingering and overflowing blue smoke, slowly emerges from the void and flows slowly past the people in the ancestral hall like water.
And those who were swept by that ray of fresh air, their thoughts became clear, as if their souls were washed away by a pool of clear water, and the dirty air almost disappeared.
Seeing this somewhat miraculous scene, Lian Ge couldn't help but close his eyes slightly, but the chanting in his mouth did not stop because of this.
……
Finally, after that ray of air flowed past everyone, the sacrificial rite that Lian Ge was chanting finally came to an end.
"...The ritual of not being shy, Fu Wei still enjoys it."
The voice fell, and the entire ancestral hall fell into extreme silence.
Most people are still immersed in the brilliant and magnificent sound of chanting, unable to extricate themselves.
At the desk, Lian Ge didn't speak out in a hurry,
After confirming that the wisp of fresh air had disappeared after the chanting of the sacrificial rites, he looked through the door and glanced at the ancestral tablet erected in the room.
These ancestral tablets are still the same as before, just wooden carvings, without any aura.
Pausing his eyes slightly, Lian Ge withdrew his gaze, bent slightly, and flipped the hand holding the sacrificial text, and the sacrificial text spontaneously ignited,
"puff……"
With a wave of his hand, he also threw the sacrificial text into the incense stick,
Seeing the sacrificial rite burn into ashes, Lian Ge turned around and looked at the crowd,
"Children and descendants, kowtow to salute."
The voice fell,
In an instant, everyone who was still immersed in the previous chanting sound was awakened.
Then, the people on both sides knelt down towards the main hall of the ancestral hall and the room where the tablets were enshrined.
"Kowtow!"
"Boom..."
The sound of lightly tapping on the green bricks sounded, and after experiencing the previous trace of cleansing, the clear-minded people seemed a little pious.
"After the kowtow is over, the descendants of all bloodlines will come forward to burn incense one by one."