The sky is gloomy, and thousands of miles of sky are shrouded in lead clouds, extremely depressed.

Suddenly, a flame burst from the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. At first, it was just a beam of fire, which could spread extremely fast, and within a short while, the sea of ​​flames swallowed the Golden Luang Hall.

"Walk the water! Take the water!"

There was a loud, dry voice like an old duck, and then, outside the Jinluan Hall, a group of guards walked into the guards, everyone carrying buckets in their hands to rescue nervously.

However, a small amount of water was not enough to extinguish the burning fire in the Jinluang Hall. On the contrary, the water was evaporated into water vapor in large quantities, and the oxygen contained in it further boosted the rise of the flame, making the situation difficult to control.

Fortunately, this is a Douluo mainland world with a spirit of martial arts.

Although there are not many powerful soul masters enshrined in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, when the Jinluan Hall, where the Emperor Xueye handled government affairs, was on fire, Emperor Jianzhi Xueye himself was inside, and all soul masters desperately went here. Hurry up.

The Heaven Dou Palace is very large, covering thousands of acres of land. The soul master who arrived nearby looked at the blazing fire in front of him and suddenly looked anxious.

The vast majority of soul masters in the world who are good at using water elemental soul abilities come from the Water Element Academy. Of course, there are no soul masters from the Water Element Academy. Without the means to restrain the sea of ​​fire, they have to resort to violent dismantling.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"boom……"

With the lighting of white, yellow, and purple spirit rings, a variety of spirit abilities burst out, tearing down the gates and city walls of the Jinluang Great Hall. A group of people risked their lives. Intruded into the Golden Luang Hall.

But the scene that happened before made all the soul masters who rushed into the ice pit.

Great Emperor Xue Ye sat on the throne, his eyes widened with anger, his face stiff, and a dagger stuck in his chest, he had obviously been dead for a long time.

There are also many well-known nobles and ministers in the empire, who also did not escape the fate of death, and fell to the ground in a different place.

A corpse in one place, a mess.

The soul master present glanced at the corpse on the ground, and distinguished from the face of the corpse on the ground. The prime minister and the marshal of the empire were all dead, and there was also a man who looked somewhat similar to Emperor Xueye. He was the kingdom of Barak in the empire King Kundera, who was also the cousin of Emperor Xue Ye, now also died here.

"This is not a fire, this is a premeditated assassination!"

The soul master present was full of chills, and immediately before the flaming beam collapsed, one person picked up a corpse and rushed outside.

In any case, these are the top figures in the Heaven Dou Empire, and if they are buried in the sea of ​​flames, they can't be justified.

"Huh! Huh! Huh!"

A group of figures ran out of the golden hall filled with dense smoke, their faces were covered with dust, and they couldn't see their original appearance.

Soon after they got away, the Jinluang Hall behind them collapsed, and accompanied by the rising fireworks and noise, it was a mess.

...

"Woohoo!"

A bleak horn pierced the sky of Tiandou City and spread continuously, disturbing the long-term peace in the city.

The citizens stopped their movements one after another, looking puzzled in the direction from which the horn sound was coming, where the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace was located.

"Did something happen?"

The doubts in the minds of the citizens, with their immature faces, the newspaper sellers, who are probably only about ten years old, ran through the streets and alleys, and were resolved.

"Your Majesty is dead!"

"Your Majesty is dead!"

"Your Majesty is dead!!!"

The Tiandou imperial family has been inherited for many years, and has a high status in the hearts of ordinary people. Since Emperor Xueye took office, he has advocated vigorously developing commerce and reducing taxation and other preferential policies, so that many ordinary people’s pockets have become rich. During the rule, it has accumulated a high reputation among the people.

But now, when he suddenly heard the news of the death of Emperor Xueye, many people couldn't believe it.

"Why did your Majesty die suddenly?"

According to the funeral time published in the newspaper, many people came to the gate of the imperial palace to wait early, preparing to send the emperor Xueye for the last time.

Not only ordinary people, but many soul masters who were born and raised in the Heaven Dou Empire, also took time to come, and for a while, the front of the Heaven Dou Palace was extremely lively.

Huo Wu followed Huo Wushuang into the city, standing in the middle of a vast sea of ​​people, bowed his head and asked:

"Brother, you said, why did your Majesty die suddenly?"

"Shh!"

Huo Wushuang put up an index finger to his lips, and warned his sister not to say more with a warning eye. After all, since ancient times, disasters have always come from the mouth. Now it is a sensitive time. Who knows what will happen. .

Both of them have already graduated from the Fire Element Academy, and now they are both not low in strength. They also have a little reputation in the soul master world. Although they are far behind Yang Ming's achievements, they are among the best geniuses among their peers.

"Look, someone has come out of the palace."

Huo Wushuang pulled his sister back to the side of the road, and said in a hurry.

Huo Wu stood on tiptoe, her hot eyes looked in the direction that Huo Wushuang pointed, and glanced roughly.

A famous guard wearing a white mourning suit and a white mourning hat stepped out from the palace neatly. There were seven men in one row and eight in a team, with a solemn expression and a sadness between the eyebrows.

Behind this group of guards, the palace band arranged in echelon, dressed in somber white mourning clothes, each holding a variety of golden musical instruments on hand, just like this around the coffin, the suona played a sad and sorrowful music. sound.

The carved jade is a coffin, the wenzi is the coffin, the Fengyu chapter is the title, and the hairpin is for the piercing. The old and the weak bear the soil, and the temple food is too fast. The palace musicians mingled with music, and the yellow paper was all over the sky, crying and mourning.

A group of people are all dressed in white and linen, with nine steps and one tap, in order to guard against filial piety.

Burning paper money, joss sticks and ever-bright lanterns, the relatives Dai Xiao.

After the death of his cousin, King Barak, Kodala, the only family member of Emperor Xueye left in the world is Prince Xuexing. The old man is dressed in linen and filial piety, and his gray hair is neatly combed behind his head. He is of medium build, slightly fattened, and handsome, but his eyes look a little smaller, which destroys the overall sense of the five senses.

Prince Xue Xing walked at the forefront of the funeral procession holding Emperor Xue Ye's spirit token, his face full of sorrow, and the guards carrying the coffin behind him.

Ming Jing, shaped like a pavilion, hung with red silk, nailed the official title of the deceased, followed by a pair of gongs, a group of drummers, several pairs of official title cards, a red color score, a sedan chair, and a few more "Large seat" includes lamp pavilion, furnace pavilion, flower pavilion, incense pavilion and shadow pavilion. In front of each large seat, there is a hall with eight embroidered umbrellas of the same color as the pavilion embroidery, and eight incense spectrums.

The big seat is carried by a group of 16 people, while two groups are down.

Then there are wreaths, elegiac couplets, plaques, funeral relatives and friends, guests, relatives with filial piety, clan, and filial sons, which are covered by filial piety.

This is a funeral pomp that only nobles can enjoy.

As the emperor of the Tiandou Empire, Xueye Great’s funeral was particularly spectacular.

The onlookers around saw it and knew that this was the royal funeral ritual, and one after another gave way.

Funeral is also called "out of the mountain".

First, I asked someone to "open the list" at auspicious time today.

Before going out of the funeral, we must first resign.

The lifting of the coffin is about to start, the funeral procession is ready, and Prince Xue Xing is holding the spirit card.

A guard holding a "mourning stick" wrapped in white paper, and a maid holding a "stuffing jar".

Then there is "sweeping the material", that is, raising the head of the coffin, putting some copper coins under the coffin, and then using a new broom and dustpan to sweep the floating soil on the coffin lid, pour it under the kang mat, and take the meaning of "paying money and raising an official".

First turn the coffin, move the coffin out of the door, then lift the head of the coffin, prepare the sacrificial mouth, the ceremony will be presided over by the rituals, the mourners kneel down, and after the rituals read the sacrificial texts, a special person will guide the filial man and teach the wife to "rotate the coffin" After going around the coffin three times, tie the coffin with ropes and cover the coffin lid.

When you are ready, you can start the kick. Accompanied by the kick, there are two etiquettes:

One is to disassemble the pillow used by the deceased during his lifetime, and burn the buckwheat husks inside with the pillowcase.

Another etiquette is "shattering tiles", that is, shattering the earthenware basin used for burning paper in the spirit of worship.

This basin is called the "Yin Yang Basin", commonly known as the "Morning Basin", but it is also called the "Auspicious Basin".

This ritual is very important. The wrestler is generally the eldest son or eldest grandson of the deceased, and is a very close person. If there are no children or grandchildren, and others have to wrestle, this ritual will make the relationship between the wrestler and the deceased. Get closer, and even establish a property inheritance relationship. The wrestling basin must be broken once, and the more broken the better, because according to custom, this basin is the pot of the deceased, and the more broken it is, the easier it is for the deceased to carry it.

As soon as the tile basin fell, the barman lifted the bar and officially went to the funeral.

Colorful flowers, green young leaves, rich sandalwood, garlands of various colors.

The bass horn, long horn, horn, cornet, bass flute, and suona sound together.

While watching pedestrians on both sides of the road, the royal funeral procession headed north along the Imperial Avenue that runs through the north and south of Tiandou City.

Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu brothers and sisters, together with the surrounding people, silently followed behind the funeral procession and went out of the city together.

The Royal Cemetery is located outside Tiandou City, in a quiet mountain forest near the sunset forest.

The grass grows with warblers and the trees are shaded. It is indeed a good place for burial.

After arriving at the cemetery, organize the tomb again, put the stuffing jars and lanterns that accompanied the burial in the niche on the wall of the tomb, sweep away the footprints, and then slowly put down the coffin, and Prince Xuexing shoveled the earth to cover the coffin and piled it up into a grave. heap.

According to etiquette, in the next three days starting from today's burial, since the tomb has been arched, relatives will go to worship.

Then there is burning the umbrella. Burning the umbrella means sending the dead on a long journey, and some are burning the boat.

The meaning is the same. It is said that the dead will cross a gloomy river in the underworld, and the boat is burned to allow him to cross the river safely and reach another world.

The court band began to play mourning music. Someone brought animals such as chickens, cows and sheep to kill them, mixed their blood with milk, honey, and wine, and then sprinkled them on the grave.

After all this was over, the mourners began to pour sesame oil on the pyre and toss all kinds of spices. The accompanying people, with pious hearts, piled countless laurel wreaths and wreaths, umbrellas and paper boats on it. Very many, not only cover the entire pyre, but also thickly stack up around the pyre.

Prince Xue Xing walked forward with a sullen expression, and with a flick of his right hand, the burning torch in his hand threw a graceful arc in mid-air. As soon as it fell on the pyre, a burst of flame burst out, and then quickly It spread, and finally, the whole pyre sent out countless tongues of fire, and it was searched for by bursts of thick and fragrant smoke.

Under the light of the fire, Prince Xue Xing's face was rosy.

He looked around and saw not only the imperial guards and maids, but even the people of Tiandou City who followed out of the city were looking at him, watching him, the new emperor who was about to take over from the late Emperor Xueye, who was about to take over. What important speech to give.

"I have something to say about the death of my emperor brother."

Prince Xue Xing took out a warrant from his arms. It was dark and I don’t know what material it was. The pattern on it was made up of three patterns. Although some were blackened by flames, it was vaguely visible. The center was a handle. The sharp sword with the tip down, and the left and right sides of the sharp sword are respectively a hammer and a monster.

"This is the item we searched out from the ruins of the Jinluang Hall buried in the sea of ​​fire afterwards. Maybe everyone here will feel very strange, but people who are soul masters will definitely be able to recognize it at a glance. This is the third class of Wuhun Hall. The warrant is something that only the elders of the Spirit Hall possess."

The tone became deeper and deeper, and Prince Xue Xing continued to brew his emotions, and then he said in a deep voice:

"In other words, my emperor brother was killed by an assassin from the Wuhun Empire!"

"This matter is unthinkable, even I couldn't believe it when I first learned of the situation. However, according to the intelligence we have collected recently, the Wuhun Empire has secretly formed an alliance with Seagod Island to fight against me. The empire’s plot was bad. Even half a year ago, a wave of beasts appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Far North, and the ocean to invade our Heaven Dou Empire, and there was also the shadow of the Wuhun Empire behind it."

"People of the empire, you say, what should we do with such a wolf's ambitious enemy?"

Prince Xue Xing's voice was full of bewitching, with a strong emotional influence.

Affected by him ~lightnovelpub.net~ many people gritted their teeth and clenched their fists.

After a moment of unspeakable silence, Prince Xue Xing arranged in the crowd to suddenly shout loudly:

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

Like a cuckoo weeping blood, the voice of this tuo was sharp and desolate, mixed with a bit of unwilling anger, which could resonate with the public, just like a fire lit on a pyre.

boom!

Suddenly hearing this slogan, it seemed to evoke the resonance in the hearts of many people present, and each arm was raised high, saying in unison:

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

"Blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

There are waves, and the mountains are whistling and tsunami!

All will make a fortune, and the profit will break the gold!