Reborn Wild Boar: What's wrong with eating a few single people?

The night fell quietly, like a huge piece of black silk gently covering the entire capital.

At this time, the lights were on, and lanterns lit up one after another like the twinkling stars in the night sky, emitting a dim and warm light, as if it was a candlelight unique to the night, lighting up every corner of this prosperous city.

In the slums on the eastern edge of the city, there is a slightly shabby courtyard.

At this moment, two black shadows appeared in front of the courtyard like ghosts.

With the faint moonlight that was almost negligible, the appearance of the two people could be barely seen - one of them was named Liu Fang, and the other was Zhu Ganglie.

Liu Fang walked lightly to the door of the courtyard, raised his hand, and carefully knocked on the ancient-looking bronze lion door knocker on the door.

"Ding, ding, ding..." The crisp knocking sound was particularly clear in the silent night.

After a few breaths, accompanied by a dull sound, the heavy door slowly opened a narrow gap.

Then, a thin and dark face poked out from behind the door.

The man looked carefully, and a trace of joy suddenly appeared on his face: "Liu Fang, why did you come now? We are about to leave the city, come in quickly!"

As he said, he stretched out his hand to open the door and let Liu Fang enter the courtyard.

However, at this moment, his eyes inadvertently swept across Zhu Ganglie behind Liu Fang.

In an instant, his movements suddenly paused, and his originally relaxed brows also frowned tightly, his eyes full of confusion and vigilance.

"Liu Fang, who is this person?"

He asked in a low voice, revealing a strong sense of vigilance in his tone.

Hearing this, Liu Fang hurriedly took a small step forward, approached the door, and explained in a low voice:

"Agou, don't be nervous. This is my cousin Zhu Ganglie from my second uncle's family in the distant countryside. He came to Beijing from the countryside a few days ago to seek refuge with me."

Liu Fang introduced Agou with a smile on his face, and at the same time patted Zhu Ganglie's shoulder beside him, and then said:

"I told him about the various benefits of our Qianzu Shen Sect before, and my cousin was moved as soon as he heard it, and also wanted to join our sect. So I brought him here today, and I will trouble you to take him to participate in the initiation ceremony later."

After listening to Liu Fang's detailed explanation, Agou's originally tense face gradually relaxed, and the vigilance in his eyes slowly dissipated.

He nodded slightly, showed a friendly smile and said: "So that's how it is. Since you are introduced by an acquaintance, you must be trustworthy. Come in! The adults have already started to call the names."

As he said, Agou stepped aside to make way for a passage, and made an inviting gesture, indicating Liu Fang and Zhu Ganglie to hurry in.

Seeing this, Liu Fang did not dare to delay at all. He quickly sent a hint to Zhu Ganglie with his eyes, then raised his foot and stepped over the threshold briskly, striding into the house.

Seeing this, Zhu Ganglie's eyes flashed slightly, and without any hesitation, he followed Liu Fang closely and walked in together.

After the two entered the house, Agou first carefully poked his head out of the door and looked around for a long time. After confirming that there was no abnormality around, he slowly closed the door and locked it tightly with a bolt from the inside.

In an instant, the whole house fell into darkness, and only the lantern in Agou's hand emitted a faint light, barely illuminating the road ahead.

Agou walked in front with a lantern in his hand, leading the way, and the swaying flames were particularly eye-catching in the darkness.

Zhu Ganglie and Liu Fang followed him quietly, and the footsteps of the three echoed in the silent courtyard, as if breaking the tranquility of the night.

A moment later, the three came to a hall deep in the house with several oil lamps lit.

Zhu Ganglie looked up and saw that the hall was already full of more than 20 men of different looks, different figures, and different ages.

"Liu Fang, there are more than a dozen new people today. Later, your cousin will hold the initiation ceremony with these new people."

Agou, who was leading the way in front, turned back and reminded.

Hearing this, Liu Fang nodded slightly and explained with a smile.

"No problem, this is just in time, and it's also our cousin's chance."

"Thank you for your care, brother Gou." Zhu Ganglie thanked him flatteringly behind him, with a very humble attitude, giving people the illusion of being honest and simple.

Agou nodded and led the two into the lobby.

A few people in the lobby seemed to know Liu Fang, walked over and whispered hello, and looked at Zhu Ganglie curiously.

Seeing this, Liu Fang briefly explained Zhu Ganglie's identity and dispelled everyone's doubts.

Hearing that Zhu Ganglie was Liu Fang's cousin in the countryside, they immediately understood that this was a newcomer to join, and they all showed kind eyes.

Zhu Ganglie, who revealed his identity, acted like an honest farmer, standing honestly among a group of new people, looking at the people around him with a flickering look.

A moment later, a man in a black robe slowly walked out of the gloomy and dim place in the back hall.

This person was tightly wrapped in a black robe from head to toe, as if he had merged into the darkness, making it difficult to see his true face.

When he walked in front of the crowd, an invisible pressure spread quietly.

Seeing the appearance of this mysterious black-robed man, the believers who had already joined the Qianzu Cult standing in the front row instantly lit up with extremely fanatical expressions.

They shouted in unison without hesitation: "Greetings to the ten-footed protector of the religion! The Qianzu Divine Religion is mighty!"

This passionate shout was like thunder, echoing endlessly in the hall.

Seeing this, Zhu Ganglie, who was in the crowd, quickly followed the local customs and shouted loudly.

His face also showed a fanatical look, but in fact he had other plans in his mind.

While everyone was cheering, Zhu Ganglie quietly raised his head and secretly cast his eyes on the mysterious figure who was tightly covered in black clothes.

A barely perceptible red light suddenly flashed in the depths of his eyes, and then he began to carefully examine the other party.

In just a few breaths, Zhu Ganglie frowned slightly, thinking to himself:

"This... is actually a human? Not the demon I expected?"

It turned out that Zhu Ganglie initially guessed that this mysterious black-robed man named Shizu was most likely transformed from a demon, but at this moment, when he observed closely, he did not detect any trace of demonic aura on the other party.

There is no doubt that the mysterious man in front of him is a genuine human.

Thinking of this, the doubtful look in Zhu Ganglie's eyes flashed, and then he hurriedly lowered his head to avoid attracting the attention of others.

The hall master saw that the black-robed man was tall and exuded a mysterious and majestic aura.

His deep eyes slowly swept through the crowd one by one, as if he wanted to see through people's appearance and see through their deepest secrets.

Finally, his eyes fixed on the newcomers at the back of the crowd.

"Agou, have you figured out the identities of these newcomers?"

The voice of the man in black robe was deep and magnetic, as if it came from the Netherworld, which was chilling.

Hearing this, Agou immediately smiled and ran forward, bowed deeply to the man in black robe, and then responded respectfully:

"Sir, I will do the work, please rest assured! These newcomers were introduced by acquaintances, their identities and backgrounds are clean, and there is absolutely no problem!"

The man in black robe nodded slightly, but because his face was covered by the black robe, others could not see what his expression was at the moment.

"That's good."

The man in black robe's tone was still as calm as water, without any ripples.

"First, take these new members to the temple for the initiation ceremony. After the ceremony, you will follow me out of the city to Qianzu Mansion to participate in the festival. This trip is to eliminate disasters and alleviate suffering for the believers of our sect, and pray for the protection of the dragon god, so that the believers can have good luck and everything goes well."

After saying that, the black-robed man waved his hand gently, signaling Agou to quickly arrange the relevant matters.

"Yes, Master Shizu! I will follow your instructions and do it right away!"

Agou promised, then turned around and walked quickly to the new members.

He cleared his throat first, then lowered his voice and said: "New brothers and sisters, please follow me closely. Next, we will go to the temple to hold the initiation ceremony. Only by successfully completing this ceremony can you truly become a member of our Qianzu Divine Religion and receive the grace and blessing of Lord Shenlong!"

As soon as the voice fell, Agou greeted everyone, then turned and walked out of the house, walking towards another wooden house.

Everyone followed, but Zhu Ganglie, who was hiding in the crowd, was shocked by what Agou said.

Shenlong?

Is there a dragon in this Qianzu Divine Religion? These are too exaggerated.

I don't believe it!

Zhu Ganglie was full of doubts and decided to get to the bottom of the matter.

A moment later, the eighteen newcomers followed Agou to a wooden house next door.

Agou opened a secret door in the house with very skillful movements, revealing a dark passage leading to the underground.

"Follow me, don't get lost."

Agou gave a low voice and turned to walk into the passage.

After hearing this, Zhu Ganglie and others followed closely.

Not long after, everyone followed Agou and came to a stone chamber in the underground passage.

There were some flickering oil lamps placed around the walls of this stone chamber, and there was a statue covered with black cloth in the central open space, exuding a strange atmosphere.

Agou led everyone to the statue in the center of the stone chamber and told everyone with a pious expression.

"Listen carefully, if you want to join the Qianzu Divine Religion, you must offer your devout faith to Lord Shenlong. Only by believing in the supreme Lord Shenlong can you get the blessing of Lord Shenlong. If you are not pious enough in your heart and are false and foolish, Lord Shenlong will also feel it and will punish you with insect bites. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were solemn and responded in unison.

"We understand!"

Next, Ah Gou, with a pious look, gently and carefully lifted the black cloth covering the statue.

Zhu Ganglie looked up, his expression slightly shocked, and a strange color flashed in his black and white eyes.

The statue was a strange creature that was half human and half insect, with a human upper body and a centipede lower body, which looked very strange.

This was not a dragon, but a centipede monster.

The moment he saw the statue, Zhu Ganglie knew in his heart that the Qianzu Divine Religion was established by demons and was not a proper sect. It was probably like Yuan Yu of Yuanqing Temple, with secrets that could not be revealed.

"Everyone, this statue is the dragon worshipped by our Qianzu Divine Religion. Please kneel three times and kowtow nine times, and then drop your own blood on the dragon to establish a religious connection with the dragon master. This will be considered as formally joining the religion."

Agou looked at everyone and slowly explained.

Upon hearing this, some people immediately knelt on the ground and bowed to the half-human, half-insect centipede statue.

With someone taking the lead, others naturally followed. In a blink of an eye, all the 18 mortals present knelt on the ground and bowed devoutly to the so-called dragon statue.

After kneeling, Agou took out a sharp knife from his body and handed it to the first person who finished kneeling, indicating that he would drip blood to join the religion.

It was just a few drops of blood, but the man did not hesitate. After taking the knife handed over by Agou, he slowly walked to the statue, cut his finger with the knife, and dripped the blood on the statue.

An amazing thing happened. After the blood dripped onto the statue, it disappeared in the blink of an eye and was absorbed by the statue.

Then, a faint blood-red centipede pattern appeared on the back of the man's hand, which looked very strange and ferocious. However, after a moment, the centipede blood mark disappeared into the flesh.

After seeing the centipede blood mark on the back of the man's hand, Agou nodded gently, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and he raised his neck and shouted loudly: "Next!"

Hearing this, another man stepped forward, picked up the knife and repeated the operation of the previous person to complete the initiation ceremony.

After a cup of tea, it was finally Zhu Ganglie's turn.

Zhu Ganglie came to the statue with an expressionless face, reached out and picked up the knife. Knowing that this ordinary weapon could not cut his skin, he quietly injected a weak demon essence into the knife, and then barely cut a small hole, squeezing out a few drops of beast blood and dripping them on the statue.

At the moment when the blood was absorbed by the statue, Zhu Ganglie keenly noticed that a hidden demonic aura flew out from the statue and flew to the back of his hand, forming a demonic aura mark under the skin of the back of his hand.

This demonic aura mark can be easily wiped out by Zhu Ganglie, and it is not a big threat, so he did not wipe it out on the spot, allowing it to attach to him.

Half an hour later, all the 18 people who came had completed the initiation ceremony and officially became followers of the Qianzu Divine Religion.

After becoming formal followers, Agou covered the statue with a black cloth again and took everyone back to the hall where they had just gathered.

"Master Shizu, the initiation ceremony of all newcomers has been completed, and they have officially become followers of my Qianzu Divine Religion."

In the hall, Agou reported to the black-robed man respectfully.

Hearing this, the black-robed man nodded.

"Tonight is the day when the Qianzu Mansion Festival Ceremony opens every month. You will follow me to Qianzu Mansion to participate in the festival."

The black-robed man looked around at all the followers present and spoke slowly.

Hearing this, several old believers looked delighted and immediately responded.

"Yes, Master Shizu."

Seeing this, the other new believers immediately echoed.

Next, under the leadership of the mysterious black-robed man, a group of people passed through a dry well hidden in the backyard of the house, leading to the outside of the capital, and headed towards the so-called Qianzu Mansion outside the city.