bookrebus Chapter 714: National Master Dance
Chapter 714: National Master Dance
In broad daylight, the world was bright and clear. After the imperial master finished his ritual, he held the machete in his hand, but he was a little hesitant to strike. He saw that the drunkard in white was still calm, and his heart suddenly became anxious.
Logically speaking, the nine-tailed monster only had one life left. If it was not killed by this blow, the emperor would probably execute him for deceiving the emperor. However, the arrow had been shot and could not be retracted. The imperial teacher swung the knife down, and with a puff, the head fell to the ground again.
At this moment, his heart was even more hanging, staring at the head on the ground, hoping that it would not rise again. Li Changxiao was also a man who loved to play tricks on people, knowing that the king and the state teacher were hanging in the air, he would catch up for a long time, as if they were really dead.
After waiting for more than a quarter of an hour, the king was overjoyed and began to brag about his achievements in front of all the people, saying that he had killed evildoers and eliminated harm for the people. The national teacher was on the side to appease him. All the officials had no choice but to follow him because they were concerned about their lives. But the people below were unhappy and did not feel that the king and his ilk were really eliminating harm for the people, nor did they feel that the man in white was a treacherous person.
Just as the king was overjoyed, Li Changxiao stopped pretending, gently lowered his head, lay on his side, with an inexplicable smile on his face, and quietly looked at the king and the imperial teacher.
All the people cheered, and the officials also looked very happy. The ones with the ugliest expressions were the king and the state teacher. The state teacher gritted his teeth and wanted to continue chopping off Li Changxiao's head with his big knife. He had already made up a story in his mind that although this monster was a nine-tailed monster, it had been practicing for many years, and nine consecutive chop would not be enough to kill it completely.
However, Li Changxiao had had enough fun, so why would he let the national teacher chop off his head? He was in a playful mood, and seeing that the king was so high up, the power of the official was so overwhelming that he couldn't raise his head. So he thought that this time, he would definitely make the king, the national teacher and his gang lose face and leave a shadow for the rest of their lives.
Then the Imperial Master came over with a knife in hand. He did not sit still and wait for death. He gently turned up his sleeves. Then he heard a breeze blowing, and the Imperial Master's clothes were completely stripped off by the breeze.
The Imperial Master was over 80 years old, still strong and healthy, because he had been practicing sacrificial rituals, so he had more years left than an ordinary person. But he was of a high generation, and it was humiliating for him to suddenly become clean in public.
There was silence in the field. Only the man in white was laughing. The Imperial Master was so angry that he was mad with anger. He was about to chop Li Changxiao with a big knife. However, when the big knife fell, the blade became soft, like cotton wool. After several chops, not to mention blood, there was not even a scratch.
The Imperial Master didn't believe it, so he lightly cut his wrist, and immediately grimaced in pain. The blade cut straight into his flesh, and blood flowed. The knife was very sharp.
The Imperial Master felt the pain and came back to his senses. He finally realized that the man in front of him was not someone he could handle. So his legs went limp and he knelt down to beg for mercy.
Before Li Changxiao could speak, the King of Wuji was furious and cursed, asking if the national teacher wanted to betray the country. Because the national teacher of a dynasty was in charge of sacrificial matters, he had the right not to kneel when he met the king. On the contrary, on special days such as major and minor sacrifices every year, the king still had to kneel down to the national teacher.
Therefore, when the King of Wuji saw the National Master kneeling before Li Changxiao, he felt so angry that he could hardly contain himself. Li Changxiao thought about it and told the National Master that he had chopped off his head nine times and killed him nine times, so he would repay him by performing nine dances.
The national teacher agreed repeatedly, and at that time, only women danced in Wuji Kingdom. In other big countries such as Lingtian, Chitian, and Dayu, there was no difference between men and women in dancing. But the king of Wuji Kingdom was lustful and tyrannical, and only liked to watch women dancing, so he ordered that only women could dance. Over time, no men were seen dancing again.
The national teacher wanted to say that after returning, even if it was ten or a hundred dances, they would all be performed by Li Changxiao. However, Li Changxiao refused and insisted that the national teacher should finish the dance on the execution platform.
In desperation, the Imperial Master had to put on dancing clothes, long sleeves fluttering, flowers and willows in all colors, and danced on the execution platform. In fact, there were no men's dancing clothes in the Black Chicken Kingdom, otherwise the Imperial Master would not have lost such a big face.
The atmosphere was strange and funny, until a 13-year-old child laughed out loud, and then everyone in the audience burst into laughter. The national teacher had been high and mighty all his life, and when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
He treated the people like ants and built civil engineering projects, never thinking that one day he would be used for fun by the people. He thought bitterly in his heart: "Stop laughing, stop laughing, when I get through this disaster, I will still be the national teacher, and you will be in trouble then."
Li Changxiao called on all the people to bring chairs and tea, and to sit down and watch carefully. After all, this kind of "good show" is rare. If it were normal, no one would dare to watch the national teacher make a fool of himself.
But things are different now. People feel inexplicably confident and regard those officials and monarchs, whom they usually revere as gods, as worn-out shoes. The imperial power and class that weighed on their hearts have disappeared, and they feel refreshed.
I also saw that the so-called king and the so-called national teacher were just ordinary people. The class system in the Black Chicken Country was strict, and the people below were more precious than anything else to have such an experience and feeling. A certain seed had been quietly planted among the people.
Li Changxiao enjoyed watching the fun, and after the Imperial Master finished his dance, he asked the people in the audience what kind of dance they would like to see the Imperial Master perform next.
The most popular dance was the "Nine-Turn Heart-Breaking Dance", which is known for its "sorrow", "tenderness" and "resentment". It requires the accompaniment of many instruments such as pipa and xylophone, and has extremely high requirements on the dancer's expression and posture.
If a beautiful woman danced this dance, it would certainly attract people's love, but the state teacher is in his seventies and eighties, and it is really dangerous to dance this dance, I'm afraid it's not very elegant. Li Chang smiled and pointed at the people, there are bad people hiding among them.
The Imperial Master could not refuse, so he finally danced. His movements were stiff, but he could still bear it, but his expression and meaning had to be in place. As the Imperial Master danced, he thought of his miserable situation, which really added a touch of sadness, as if he was eighty years old, bullied by bullies to make a living, and forced to perform on stage to survive.
The King of the Black Chicken Kingdom, who was watching from the high platform, felt a chill in his heart and was extremely frightened.