Succubus' Manor

In fact, there are early signs of drought. Since the snow melted last year, there has been no rain. Even Chi Yan only realized now that cotton cannot be grown this year. Tuo, if Ka Tuo can receive the goods normally, he can still feed the people in the territory.

Now even small fights are no longer visible in the territory. People began to restrain their behavior subconsciously. When a crisis comes, people also have ways to deal with the crisis. They spontaneously reduce rations, store food, and don’t cause trouble or seek trouble.

All of them worked hard, lest they be kicked out because the territory lacked food.

But this is only because the disaster has not completely made people lose their minds. Once fear prevails, morality and rules will fall. In order to survive, people will do many unimaginable horrors.

But food is not the biggest problem now, water is.

Twelve wells can only guarantee drinking water now, and other water use has been banned.

Even watering the ground can only water a little, pinning the hope on Katuo's strong vitality.

What worries Chi Yan the most is that many people, especially civilians, have begun to ask the steward if they can offer sacrifices to the Holy Spirit.

This cannot be blamed on the common people. When manpower is unable to stop disasters, people can only pin their hopes on divine power greater than manpower.

The only advantage of sacrifice is that it can calm people's hearts, calm people down, and reduce the negative effects caused by impetuous people and excessive fear. Just like in ancient China, the royal family also worshiped ancestors and heaven. Could it be that there are no smart people in the royal family? Do you know that sacrifices are useless?

Knowing, understanding, does not mean that this situation can be reversed. The biggest function of sacrifice is psychological suggestion.

With God watching from above, people have psychological comfort, which can largely delay the moral decline caused by fear.

After discussing with the housekeeper, Chi Yan finally decided to sacrifice, but not to the Holy Spirit, but to the Mother of Heaven.

Tianmu is a belief earlier than the Holy Spirit. Hundreds of years ago, Tianmu was the god with the most believers. Unlike the Holy Spirit, Tianmu does not have a Tianmu Temple. It is a natural belief that is spread among the people.

According to the records in the book, Tianmu is the goddess who gave birth to this land. She conceived many, many years of children before she finally gave birth to this land. Tianmu is in charge of weather changes, sunset and moon rise, and at the same time is the god of fertility. functions.

Whether or not a child can be conceived and come into this world is determined by the Heavenly Mother.

And she is a benevolent goddess, unlike the Holy Spirit, she does not punish people, she uses love to influence people, because she is a "mother", so she will forgive people for occasional mistakes.

Chi Yan felt that Tianmu was replaced by the Holy Spirit because of her "selflessness".

Belief in Tianmu can be redeemed, but not believing in Tianmu will not be punished, and Tianmu will not allow her believers to punish heretics, there is no exclusivity.

The Holy Spirit is different. The Holy Spirit is a very domineering god. If you don’t believe in him, you will suffer disasters, plagues, wars, famines, and death will follow one after another. Moreover, the Holy Spirit is exclusive. Anyone who has other beliefs is a heretic. If caught, they will be killed.

Over time, the Holy Spirit replaced Tianmu and even eliminated other beliefs, becoming the largest and only god on this continent.

This year, Tianmu can no longer be regarded as a religion, because it has no teachings and no priests of its own. She can only be regarded as a kind of spiritual comfort.

There is no need to worry about negative effects when offering sacrifices to her.

Tianmu has no fanatical followers.

Chi Yan: "Let's use Katuo as a sacrifice."

"Tianmu is a benevolent and tolerant God, and she doesn't care whether her children have given her enough sacrifices."

The butler nodded. He had discussed with Chi Yan for a long time, and looked through books for a long time before he found such a completely selfless god.

To sacrifice to the Holy Spirit, in addition to wheat, beef, chickens and ducks are also needed, and after the sacrifice, the sacrifices have to be burned.

That is to say, after the sacrifice, the sacrifice cannot be taken back.

Very wasteful.

After the news of sacrificing to the Mother of Heaven was passed on, people really became less impetuous.

No one mentioned the words of offering sacrifices to the Holy Spirit.

However, many young people don't know Tianmu, and they need the older generation to answer.

Old John was one of the few people who knew Tianmu. He told young people: "Tianmu is the earliest god. She is a benevolent and generous goddess with a broad mind. She forgives people's evil deeds and encourages people's good deeds. As long as we sacrifice Tianmu will definitely help us get through this disaster.”

Some young people also asked: "Since Tianmu is so powerful, why do nobles and royal families only believe in the Holy Spirit?"

Old John also has his own way of saying: "This land was born by the Heavenly Mother, so the Holy Spirit must also be born by the Heavenly Mother. Mothers love their children, so why would they argue with them?"

People actually believed this statement.

So the holy spirit was so inexplicably short by a generation.

Sacrifice is a very big event. Although they only have catuo and sugar as tributes, even if they only have these two, they still have to make flowers.

The busy ones were, of course, Anna and her mother.

In addition to preparing sacrifices, an altar must be built. The sacrifice must be led by the lord. Chi Yan must wear his most solemn clothes to hold the sacrifice. Fortunately, he does not have to think of lines by himself. There is a fixed template for everything, and Chi Yan can just follow it by heart.

Chi Yan sometimes wondered what the reason for his time travel was.

If you knew it earlier, you should play less games and read more science magazines, maybe you can find out some principles.

As for whether there is a god, Chi Yan is still not sure.

Let’s say yes, so far he has never seen it, nor has he seen a miracle.

Say no, Kleist, the demon, will transform!This land really has the legendary abyss.

So Chi Yan didn't know whether he should stick to atheism or become theism.

But he knew that even if there was a god, it wasn't the so-called holy spirit of the Holy Academy.

At night Chi Yan also asked Kleist: "Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?"

Kleist was resting with his eyes closed, with one arm around Chi Yan's waist, but he opened his eyes after hearing this.

His eyes were dark, like ink too thick to be dizzy.

"Do you believe it?" Kleist asked back.

Chi Yan: "I don't believe in God."

Even if there is a god, he cannot be a devout believer.

Kleist kissed Chi Yan's forehead: "I don't believe it either."

According to the scriptures, the demons were created by the evil thoughts of all living beings gathered by the Holy Spirit when they created life. The demons were born with original sin, so they are only worthy of living in the dark abyss.

Kleist chuckled and said, "If there really is a Holy Spirit, then I have to kill God."

When he was young, he thought about what he would do if there was a Holy Spirit.

There is always only one answer.

Just kill it.

There is no one in the demon clan who does not hate the Holy Spirit, that kind of hatred is inherent in the body.

Chi Yan asked again: "Do the demons have no faith?"

Kleist caressed Chi Yan's hair: "No."

The demons under the abyss only think about how to survive. They don't have time to think about where they come from, so naturally they won't create a god.

On the day of the sacrifice, people were very excited. They got up early, wiped their faces and hands with the water they saved, and then changed into their most decent clothes. They all wanted to believe that as long as they sacrificed to Tianmu, the natural disaster would pass. It will rain down.

All will be saved.

They desperately need such psychological hints and comfort.

All suffering will pass, just get through the present.

Chi Yan was fully dressed. He stood in front of the bronze mirror and looked at his blurred figure in the mirror. He had never looked at his current face carefully before. The reflection in the water was not clear, and the face in the bronze mirror was not clear either. Chi Yan whispered to Kadi who was helping him to dress.

"Kadi, have you participated in the sacrifice?"

Kadi shook his head: "My lord, only the Holy Court can offer sacrifices."

In fact, everyone knew that it was illegal for the territory to sacrifice by itself, but the one who sacrificed was not the Holy Spirit, and now that people were panicking, no one would think that Chi Yan did something wrong.

He was wearing his grandest dress, three layers on such a hot day, and trousers that squeezed his legs like two chopsticks. stacked together.

Even with an ice basin indoors, Chi Yan was so hot that he couldn't breathe.

Cardi whispered: "My lord, you can change into something that is not so thick."

Chi Yan took a deep breath: "To show my piety."

Cardi felt distressed, but didn't know what to say.

When Chi Yan left the castle, people had already stood up on the edge of the open space. Whether they were civilians or slaves, servants or businessmen, they all knelt on the ground piously, making way for Chi Yan to walk to the altar.

Katuo and sugar are placed on the altar. Katuo is made into flowers, raw Katuo, boiled, steamed, and mashed.

Sugar cubes were also carved into female statues by the dwarves.

However, because the sugar cubes will melt, the female statues have no facial features and details.

Chi Yan walked up to the altar step by step. He still remembered the sacrificial prayer he had memorized. Standing in front of the sugar-carved goddess, Chi Yan raised his voice.

"Mother of all things who gave birth to heaven and earth, we praise your holiness and dignity, and all things in the world remember your name and praise your glory and brilliance. You are the most merciful living god in the world, and you will bring suffering and disaster into you." Embrace, sprinkle happiness and happiness to the world."

"Please listen to the wishes of believers, let the heavens send rain, and keep suffering and disasters away from this land."

After Chi Yan finished reciting one side, the people kneeling below repeated Chi Yan's prayer.

After they repeated it, Chi Yan lit the table where the sacrifices were placed with a torch, and there was a pyre under the table.

As the flames rose, people raised their heads one by one.

This is the flame that symbolizes hope.

It represents the flame that the disaster is about to leave.

Standing in front of the fire, Chi Yan understood for the first time why the royal family could not compete with the Holy Court. A long-disappeared Tianmu legend was brought out, and so many people still believed it, let alone the Holy Spirit with strict teachings.

Religion is always a serious problem for those in power.

China's religion is no longer serious in the world, but there are still incidents of extermination of Buddha.

Chi Yan is not a scholar, and he cannot say from the perspective of an authority whether religion is good or bad.

But he can look at it from the perspective of a lord.

These kneeling people are not kneeling, but the hope in their hearts.

When leaving the sacrificial altar, the fire was still burning.

It burned more and more intensely.

The fire blazed into the sky.

After returning to the castle, Chi Yan was a little frustrated. He returned to his room and threw himself into Kleist's arms. In Kleist's arms, Chi Yan found peace.

"I was thinking when I was on the sacrificial altar." Chi Yan muffled, "Why did I come here?"

Krystal listened quietly.

Chi Yan: "I don't believe in God."

"But rely on God to give my people peace of mind."

This sense of powerlessness made Chi Yan a little uncomfortable.

Kleist wrapped his arms around Chi Yan's waist.

As Chi Yan spoke, he fell asleep in Kleist's arms, and Kleist held Chi Yan all night.

Just two days after the sacrifice, Benedict brought his knights and servants over. He was riding a horse, and Mrs. Campbell was in a carriage. They looked very embarrassed. Apart from eating and sleeping in the open, they also had to guard against robbers along the way. There are more and more robbers every day, and most of them are civilians who have no way out.

Without weapons and without a strong body, the Knights can still handle it.

When Benedict dismounted, his body was covered with dust. He also knew that he was in a mess and dirty, so he didn't go forward to hug Chi Yan.

"Did you encounter any trouble on the way?" Chi Yan asked Benedict as they walked into the castle.

Benedict sighed.

"My territory is in a mess. I asked the Holy House for help, but there was no response, so I came to you." Benedict's face was very bad. He hadn't slept well for a long time, and he couldn't sleep in the wild. Not stable.

Mrs. Campbell walked behind. She wore a veil covering her entire face, and behind her was a maid holding up the hem of her skirt.

Chi Yan also knew that the person in power in the viscount's territory was Mrs. Campbell.

So after asking the servant to prepare the room for Benedict, he asked someone to take Benedict to wash.

Face to face with Mrs. Campbell himself.

When the room was clear, Mrs. Campbell took off her veil.

Then he held the skirt in both hands, bowed slightly, and saluted Chi Yan.

Seeing Mrs. Campbell again, Chi Yan was still surprised by her beauty.

The long time of eating and sleeping in the open air did not make Mrs. Campbell into a mess, but added a bit of haggard beauty to her.

"Madam." Chi Yan took a step back and kept a distance from the other party.

Mrs. Campbell looked at Chi Yan: "My lord, I brought all the herbs when I came."

Chi Yan was a little surprised: "Herbal medicine?"

Mrs. Campbell nodded, and she said calmly, "I'm a witch doctor."

"At this time, you will need me." Mrs. Campbell lowered her head humbly, "That's why I'm here."

Chi Yan was so strange that he didn't care about Mrs. Campbell's posture: "Aren't you born as a slave?"

Before she became Mrs. Campbell, she was just a female slave. A female slave did not have the opportunity to receive education, let alone become a witch doctor. There are also thresholds for witch doctors, which are basically inherited from the family.

Mrs. Campbell's red lips parted slightly: "My lord, I am a hybrid of the demon race and the human race."

Chi Yan: "Huh?"

Mrs. Campbell lowered her head and said, "My mother is a demon."

It's just that her mother was a demon with low abilities, and died shortly after giving birth to her, and she didn't tell her her true identity before she died.

Mrs. Campbell said: "My mother gave me a name, Coria. In the language of the demons, Coria means witch doctor."

Mrs. Campbell bent over and said, "Coria is happy to serve you, my lord."

Chi Yan was more shocked than happy.

"Are you a demon? Then, Kleist..." Chi Yan was dumbfounded.

Mrs. Campbell didn't speak. She didn't know if Chi Yan knew Kleist's real identity, so she wouldn't talk much.

Chi Yan: "I have to ask, you, let the maid take you to the room first."

Mrs. Campbell had no objection. Chi Yan opened the door and asked the maid to take Mrs. Campbell to the arranged room.

Then he went to Kleist himself.

"Ms. Campbell is a demon, do you know that?" Chi Yan's expression was not very good, he knew that he shouldn't blame Kleist for hiding him, who doesn't have little secrets?Just like him, he has not told Kleist that he is from another world.

But the truth is this truth, unhappy or unhappy.

Kleist sat on the window sill, his long black hair was so long that it almost fell to the ground, as black as thick ink, without luster.

Chi Yan saw Kleist's profile and the corner of Kleist's forehead.

The sky was dark and the light was not bright.

The horns on Kleist's forehead were beautiful, as black as his hair, rising slightly, with a beautiful—and cruel—line.

Creatures with horns always give people a bloody and cruel feeling. At this moment, Chi Yan could even imagine what it would be like when Kleist's horn was covered with blood and blood dripped from the tip.

Will it be more beautiful, or more terrifying?

Chi Yan remained motionless, and the mood he wanted to question just now disappeared without a trace. He felt that his heart was pinched by a big hand, and he huddled tightly. This fear was not the fear of Kleist, but The fear of a more powerful, more terrifying being.

His instinct told him - run away.

The farther away the better.

But his body didn't obey the command of his brain, Chi Yan couldn't move, his feet seemed to be rooted on the ground, and the roots were firmly rooted in the ground.

Kleist stood up. At this moment, Chi Yan realized that Kleist was so tall. He might be 1.9 meters tall. He looked terrifying when he was not smiling. Of course Kleist was handsome. His Chi Yan had never seen a handsome face before, but what was directly proportional to Kleist's beauty was Kleist's strong dark aura.

"Have you met Coria?" Kleist asked softly.

Chi Yan noticed that he nodded.

Kleist seemed to be laughing: "She told you, didn't she?"

Chi Yan opened his mouth with difficulty: "She is a demon and a witch doctor. You couldn't tell when we met last time."

Kleist walked to Chi Yan's side, and he held out his hand.

Kleist's skin was pale, and the pallor was made more apparent by the eyes and hair.

Kleist's palm caressed Chi Yan's cheek, and he said, "I don't want you to be afraid of me."

However, this day has come, instead of letting Chi Yan guess it himself, or knowing it from others, it is better for him to tell Chi Yan himself.

"The demon race is different from other races. The demon king is born to be a king." Kleist put Chi Yan in his arms.

Chi Yan became smaller and smaller. Kleist's embrace was not warm. He seemed to have no body temperature. To survive in an extremely cold place, his body temperature was either higher or lower.

Kleist's lips touched Chi Yan's ear, and Kleist's lips were soft: "My mother is the devil king. After she gave birth to me, she let me eat her."

"Her flesh and blood are the foundation of the devil's power. Female devil kings are rare. Their lifespan is longer than that of male devil kings. But after giving birth to me, she began to weaken."

"She said that instead of letting other demons eat her, let me, her child eat her."

Chi Yan started to tremble involuntarily.

Kleist was laughing, his chest trembling slightly: "She was still looking up at the sky before she died, she wanted to see what it was like above the abyss."

"When luck is good, the demons can also leave the abyss." Kleist, "but no demon king has ever left."

Kleist lowered his head and kissed the top of Chi Yan's head: "When I saw you, I was thinking, how did a little succubus survive until now?"

"Succubus is a beautiful and fragile creature." Kleist loosened his arms, and Chi Yan got out of Kleist's embrace.

At this moment, Kleist is the real one, with a smile on his face, but the smile is superficial, and there is no trace of emotion in his eyes, with the aloofness and cruelty of a strong man.

But Chi Yan was unexpectedly not afraid anymore.

No matter what Kleist's identity was, whether he was an ordinary demon or a demon king, he knew Kleist.

Jealous, sulking, stern when unhappy, stars in his eyes when happy.

Chi Yan's voice stopped shaking, and he said, "Mrs. Campbell didn't tell me that you are the devil."

"I've actually kind of guessed it."

"So many demons listen to you, and no one dares to disobey you." Chi Yan said in a low voice, "And you are so good-looking, and they are all like deep-sea fish, which proves that you are unique, but I didn't guess There is a king in the demon clan."

Chi Yan: "I'm not stupid."

Kleist looked into Chi Yan's eyes, and Chi Yan also raised his head to look at Kleist.

Chi Yan said seriously: "I have no prejudice against the demons. I think that the demons, like other races, also eat, drink, and scatter. There is nothing they can do about natural disasters, except that they are stronger and look... a little weird. It's no different from anyone else."

Kleist suddenly asked: "Do you know that demons have prototypes?"

Chi Yan blinked: "What?"

Kleist said with a smile: "The demons are born in two forms, the original form and the human form. Do you want to see my original form?"

Chi Yan's eyes widened.

Just when Kleist thought Chi Yan would be afraid, Chi Yan suddenly said excitedly: "It's so cool!!!"

Chi Yan: "Do you have wings? Is it big? What does your original shape look like?"

Chi Yan was very excited: "You change quickly!"

"I want to see!"

Kleist: "..."

He looked at Chi Yan with complicated eyes: "Go to the woods."

“The room is too small.”

Chi Yan: "Damn it! You're still big!"

Why does this sound so strange?