Ra is supreme

"The Royal Sacrifice Ceremony begins!"

With a resounding voice, the sound of horns, gongs and drums shook the sky.

In the Chinese palace, the emperor was leading the royal family, civil and military officials, and the palace guard of honor through the magnificent palace corridor to the royal sacrificial shrine 'Temple of Heaven'.

Today the sky is clear and the royal family's annual sacrificial ceremony is held as scheduled. The altar is filled with rich offerings and the air is filled with fragrance. Civil and military officials are dressed in gorgeous court robes and stand respectfully on both sides of the altar.

The emperor, wearing a dragon robe and a crown, slowly ascended the altar, taking steady and solemn steps, each step carrying great majesty. As he ascended, the bells on the altar rang again, and the melodious and solemn sound echoed over the entire Temple of Heaven.

Under the guidance of the imperial teacher Li Qi, the emperor faced the east, clasped his hands together, expressed his respect and prayers to the gods of heaven and earth. His voice was low and powerful, and he was full of awe for the gods.

Then, Li Qi, the imperial teacher, read the sacrificial text, praising the emperor's merits and the prosperity of the country. The civil and military officials under the altar listened quietly, with respect and solemnity on their faces. Afterwards, the emperor personally lit incense and offered it to the gods on the altar, with smoke rising.

The emperor prayed devoutly to God: "May our dynasty be immortal, and the country be peaceful and the people be prosperous!"

The musicians played solemn music, and the court dancers dressed in gorgeous costumes danced gracefully...

At this moment, a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared in the clear sky, followed by a huge dragon roar. The emperor and all the officials present were blinded by the golden light.

The golden light was fleeting, and a huge golden dragon hovered above the Temple of Heaven. The dragon's scales sparkled with dazzling golden light, and each scale was as bright as a precious gem. Its whiskers were long and flexible, like floating golden threads. The huge body of the golden dragon covered the sky and the sun, and its scales were like golden mirrors in the sun, as if the entire altar was coated with a layer of gold.

The emperor was stunned, staring at the dragon, and was so frightened that he stood there, maintaining a praying posture for a long time.

"Protect the emperor, Jinyiwei, someone come! Someone come quickly!" Prime Minister Liu who was standing aside exclaimed.

In an instant, hundreds of well-equipped and well-trained Royal Guards quickly approached the Temple of Heaven, holding bows and arrows ready to fire. These Royal Guards were all experts who were selected from thousands of people, and they could easily defeat a hundred with one on the battlefield.

However, facing such a huge dragon, many people were trembling, and cold sweat was oozing from their hands that were holding the bows and arrows. After all, no one had ever encountered such a giant beast in their life. The body of an adult man was not even as big as a dragon scale.

Xiang Zuoshi, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, held a powerful crossbow and aimed at the dragon's head without any fear. This man was born with brute strength and was nearly 2 meters tall. He entered the military camp at the age of 12 and participated in countless battles (this man was also a hero of his generation, and his legendary story will be told in detail later). For his duty of protecting the royal family, Xiang Zuoshi was loyal and ready to die.

"Draw the bow! Release!" Xiang Zuo's voice was as loud as a bell.

At the command, hundreds of cold arrows shot towards the dragon. Clang! Clang! Clang! The arrows that hit the dragon all broke off and fell to the ground like dead branches.

Xiang Zuoshi was shocked and secretly surprised in his heart: "These bows and arrows used by the royal family are made of the strongest cold iron. Weapons made of cold iron can cut iron like mud and are indestructible. How could this happen?"

At this moment, the giant dragon hovering above the Temple of Heaven slowly turned its head and stared at the emperor who was lying on the ground. Everyone was frightened when they saw this scene and stepped back. Xiang Zuoshi flew forward to block the emperor, pointing his sword at the dragon with an expression of being ready to die.

The dragon looked peaceful as it quietly looked at the emperor lying on the ground, ignoring the Jinyi Guards who came to support it. Seeing this, the imperial teacher Li Qi, who was sitting on the side, crawled to the emperor tremblingly and whispered, "Your Majesty, I have something to say but I don't know if I should say it or not."

The emperor came back to his senses and glared at him, thinking: Where did you go just now? You didn't even protect me!

So he said unhappily: "Hurry up and tell me!"

Li Qi then whispered to the emperor: "Your Majesty, today is a sacrificial ceremony. Perhaps your sincerity moved the gods, so the gods sent a dragon to bless China and protect your country forever. Otherwise, I will go and ask why the dragon came?"

The emperor felt very complicated at the moment. He was afraid, but he also hoped that this would be just as Li Qi said, that the one coming was a dragon protecting China rather than a ferocious beast. This was also the only feasible solution at the moment. He saw with his own eyes that hundreds of cold iron arrows of the Jinyiwei were easily broken by the scales of the giant dragon.

So he said softly: "Lord Li, I order you to go and talk to the dragon, and you must succeed and not fail!"

Li Qi was so frightened when he heard the last sentence. He should have just pretended to be dead. Why did he come to seek credit at this time? Wouldn't he die more miserably? This time he was doomed. The emperor had spoken, so he had to do it even if he died.

Li Qi had a sad face, holding the sacrificial staff in one hand and wiping the sweat on his forehead with the other hand, and tremblingly approached the dragon. Less than 20 meters away from the dragon, Li Qi felt like he had walked a thousand miles away. He was so scared that his legs and hands were weak that he fell several times and the staff in his hand fell several times.

The emperor behind him was speechless when he saw his useless appearance. "What did this guy usually tell me? He can communicate with gods, pray for blessings and rain, and talk to all things in the world. He can raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a moment. Today, I want to see how he communicates with this giant dragon?"

Li Qi stumbled to the dragon's feet. His clothes were already wet with cold sweat. He looked up into the dragon's eyes. His face began to twitch with fear. He said to the dragon with a fake smile, "God, God, I am the Chinese national teacher Li Qi. May I ask what brings you here today?"

The dragon's eyes were still on the emperor, ignoring Li Qi, so Li Qi began to use the second plan, performing a ritual of exorcism.

He was seen holding a scepter in his hand, dancing and singing under the giant dragon, spinning in circles non-stop. He danced like this for nearly half an incense stick of time. He was almost foaming at the mouth and was dizzy, but the giant dragon still ignored him.

Just when the emperor was at a loss, he suddenly heard a woman's voice: "Wang Shi Huang, Wang Zheng!"

The emperor was frightened and looked around. In the feudal dynasty, women were not allowed to participate in sacrificial ceremonies, even women from the royal family were no exception.

He turned around and asked Xiang Zuoshi: "Xiang Aiqing, did you hear a woman's voice?"

Xiang Zuoshi concentrated on searching for the emperor's voice, but there was no sound. Xiang Zuoshi was the best fighter in the Huaxia Dynasty, with extraordinary vision and hearing. He could detect any movement within 500 meters.

He shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I did not hear any woman's voice. Your Majesty must have been frightened, which caused the brief auditory hallucination. I failed to protect Your Majesty, and I deserve to die!" After that, Xiang Zuoshi suddenly knelt on the ground and bowed his head to apologize.