Although they were used to these things, they still had some repulsion in their hearts. Ghosts and gods were mysterious and unpredictable. How could they be seen through so simply by reciting a few spells?
Especially Cheng Yaojin, he was even more disgusted with these things. He even put his hands up and was ready to watch a good show. He was a soldier and had killed more people than the people of Chang 'an City. If there were really ghosts and gods, why didn't they come to take his life? Of course, he only belonged to the kind of people who didn't believe in ghosts and gods, but he didn't dare to be disrespectful to ghosts and gods because there had been sacrificial activities since ancient times. These acts of praying for people's blessings were originally good intentions. They could not believe in them, but they could not be destroyed. Otherwise, they would become the public enemy of the entire Tang Dynasty, which was not something a duke could bear.
Li Shimin didn't know these different thoughts of the people. At this time, he clenched his fists and opened his eyes wide. It seemed that he wanted to see something from such a ceremony, but unfortunately, he saw nothing. In fact, he also belonged to the kind of people who didn't believe in ghosts and gods. What immortals? If these immortals really exist, why did the people of the Tang Dynasty suffer so much? Thinking of the Turks who killed the people of the Tang Dynasty for fun a few years ago, he was full of doubts about the immortals.
However, he was not only Li Shimin, but also the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
When such a strange thing appeared, people couldn't go to heaven to check it. They could only hope for ghosts and gods, so they invited Yuan Tiangang and others. Otherwise, how could they know the truth?
There was no other way. Only by figuring out what it was could he give the people an answer and appease the restless people. Otherwise, how could he face the people of the Tang Dynasty in the future?
Thinking of this, Li Shimin's face showed the sadness again. He subconsciously took out a cigarette from his waist and stretched out his slightly trembling right hand to touch the fire roll, but he didn't feel anything.
At this time, Xiao Guizi hurriedly took out a match from his waist and handed it over respectfully. He was His Majesty's personal eunuch, so it was necessary for him to have sharp eyes. Ever since he knew His Majesty liked this, the match at his waist had never been broken.
Li Shimin glanced at Little Guizi out of the corner of his eye and nodded slightly. He stretched out the cigarette, lit it slowly, and took a deep breath. This relieved his tight nerves. After relaxing for a while, he turned his eyes again to Yuan Tiangang and others who were doing the ritual.
Yuan Tiangang and the other two had adjusted the posture of the wooden swords in their hands, but they still kept chanting.
"Heaven and Earth are natural, the filthy air is dispersed, the mysterious void in the cave, the dazzling Taiyuan, the mighty gods from all directions, make me natural, the talisman of Lingbao, announce to the Nine Heavens."
As soon as he finished speaking, he glanced at Li Chunfeng and Shu Jindou and said solemnly, "Take them."
The three of them took a long breath and put the long swords on the incense table. Yuan Tiangang took out three copper coins from his sleeve and threw them on the incense table. He put his palms together and murmured. After a quarter of an hour, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the copper wire.
"How could this be?"
Yuan Tiangang's pupils shrank, and his brows were almost knitted together.
Li Chunfeng and Shu Jindou were the same. They were in disbelief, as if this divination wasn't done by them.
"The three of you, what happened?"
Li Shimin noticed the abnormality and quickly stepped forward.
He glanced at the copper coins on the incense table, but he couldn't understand them at all. He had to look at Li Chunfeng and others and asked, "Taoist, how do you explain this divination?"
No one answered. The three of them stared at the copper coins as if they didn't hear Li Shimin. They weren't pretending not to hear him, nor were they purposely not answering. It was because of this divination.
This divination was really strange. Usually, no matter what happened, Yuan Tiangang was alone. Even if he didn't know everything, he could still get a glimpse of the big picture. There was also Li Chunfeng, whose cultivation was not lower than Yuan Tiangang's. The two of them were teachers and friends. When they worked together, there had never been a divination that they couldn't solve, let alone the half-baked Shu Jindou. However, when the three of them worked together today, the divination couldn't be solved. There was no reason for it. It was as if the things in the sky came out of nowhere and had nothing to do with ghosts or gods.
"Strange, very strange."
Li Chunfeng frowned. At this moment, he wasn't in the mood to study whether there was a problem with his Taoist technique. He was focused on this divination.
"Taoist Li, why do you say so?"
Li Shimin saw that Li Chunfeng was the only one who spoke, so he had to ask this unlucky guy.
"Your Majesty, there's something you don't know."
Li Chunfeng glanced at Li Shimin and didn't salute. Maybe it was because he only thought of him as a beggar, or maybe it was because he was so immersed in the divination that he had completely forgotten. "Your Majesty, in the past, Tiangang and I have always divined things clearly. Today, with Brother Jindou, there should be no problem. However, there was a mistake. Not only did we fail to divine what is in the sky, but we also failed to divine the cause. This is really strange."
As he spoke, he intentionally or unintentionally glanced at the object in the sky, and his eyes were filled with curiosity and bewilderment. He thought to himself, If I know what it is, I'll definitely study it for seven days and seven nights before I stop.
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