Shuangling River.
Small mountain town.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, heavy snow fell from the sky in the early morning, but the river did not freeze and was as warm as spring.
Perhaps because the boys and girls who paid tribute were diligent and blessed by the river god, the local fishermen also stuttered in winter.
But last month, Chaoge sent a lot of blood-red rice seeds and distributed them to various places. Even in remote mountain towns, every household received seeds.
The official also said that the rice would survive even if it was planted in piles of rocks.
The imperial court issued a death order, and other farming and fishing activities could continue, but this kind of rice must be sown in the spring. Anyone who violates this will be demoted to slaves.
At the bottom of the Shuangling River, in a rather grand Water Fairy Palace, a majestic snake demon was admiring the dance of monsters in the water.
Yanjiu's strength is already at the peak of human immortality, and he may break through to heavenly immortality at any time.
It has the blood of the dragon clan, but unfortunately it comes from the most remote branch of the dragon clan in the East China Sea. In addition, its mother's bloodline is also very mixed, causing it to become an immortal and not even be able to transform into a dragon.
However, if you can break through to the level of immortal, you can purify the dragon blood in your body and turn it into a genuine dragon.
By that time, with the power of an immortal, the Dragon Clan of the East China Sea would not only respect him as a guest, but he would definitely have no problem becoming a military attache.
Maybe if you establish a good relationship with a pure-blooded dragon, you can get some pure dragon blood...
If you can transform into a real dragon, the character "慠" in your surname can be replaced by the character "Ao".
When Yujiu thought of this, she couldn't help but feel happy.
I've had enough of this miserable place.
As a dragon, he has a unique advantage in practicing in the water. In addition, his wish can strengthen his body, so Yujiu is willing to stay in Shuangling River for so long.
Counting the days, it has been five hundred years.
During this period, he escaped more than 30 hunting tours from the Yin Shang Dynasty. Yujiu may not have the highest level of cultivation among the landscape gods, but his qualifications must be at the top.
A breakthrough is imminent, and Yanjiu will hold a farewell party for herself tonight in the name of her birthday.
While admiring the dancing figure of Bei Nu, a shrimp spirit entered the hall respectfully.
With a wave of her hand, the girls stopped dancing and bowed to leave.
"Your Majesty, the invitations have been delivered, but..."
The shrimp spirit was kneeling in the hall, half-human in shape, wearing a pair of armor, he was about to speak but stopped.
Yujiu frowned and said in a cold voice:
"But what?"
The shrimp spirit quickly crawled to the ground and replied tremblingly:
"That Sancha River Shenlong Yuchuan refused to accept the invitation and kicked out the humble position!"
When Yujiu heard this, he immediately became furious and cursed loudly:
"It doesn't know good from evil! If it weren't for the fact that it also has dragon blood, I wouldn't bother to pay attention to it! Isn't it just that it has been canonized by the heaven? It's such a big deal!"
Shrimp Spirit is also a smart person. He quickly got up and trotted to Yujiu's side. He rubbed his legs and shoulders and said flatteringly:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. When you break through the Celestial Immortal and join the Dragon Clan, you will definitely be able to ask for a real job in Heaven. Long Yuchuan will not even be worthy of carrying your shoes!"
When Yujiu heard these words, her anger dissipated a lot and she sneered:
"Long Yuchuan is not worthy of carrying my shoes now. The most cultivated immortals among the landscape gods canonized by heaven in the world are all bastards with mixed blood and mud who cannot hold up the wall. How can they compare with me, a real dragon? "
Shrimp Spirit quickly echoed:
"The king is right, there is no comparison."
After calming down for a while, Yujiu asked:
"Where are the other landscape gods? Have you invited them all?"
The shrimp stiffened for a moment and said:
"All the humble people within a radius of 800 miles have gone, but not a single one was found in Xiaoshi Mountain, not even a shadow."
"Huh?" Yanjiu pushed it away and said with an evil look:
"The spiritual energy in that place is far more abundant than other places in the world. Although there are not many human races, there are also many mountain and water gods gathered there. I know more than ten of them alone. You haven't found any of them?"
Shrimp Spirit felt the murderous intention of Yu Jiu, and immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying:
"How dare you lie? Your Majesty, if you don't believe me, you can go and see it yourself. I've looked around dozens of times and still can't find it."
Yujiu suddenly became confused.
Could it be that the Yin Shang Da Zhu went on a hunting tour again?
But it’s not like they all ran away, right?
Yujiu knew a scholar whose aura was far stronger than him, and he served as a mountain god in the mountains and waters near Xiaoshi Mountain.
One person and one demon met by chance, and together they abducted hundreds of mortal women for fun for a while, and the relationship was not bad.
The angel won't run away, right?
Since the founding of the Yin Shang Dynasty, I have never heard of any immortal being caught by the Yin Shang Da Zhu.
"Get up," Yujiu pondered for a moment and said softly:
"Who else hasn't been found?"
The shrimp spirit breathed a sigh of relief as if it were the end of its life, and replied:
"Except for the one at Little Rock Mountain, everyone else has received invitations, saying they will definitely come tonight. There are fifty landscape gods in total."
Yujiu nodded and said:
"Go to Xiaoshan Town and ask them to send thirty more boys and girls. Although we have dozens of them in reserve, if there is not enough food, my face will be greatly humiliated."
"yes."
Shrimp Spirit followed the order and left the Crystal Palace, raised his long fork and surfaced.
Not long after, it set up water waves several feet high to hit the water temple on the shore.
The old Miao Zhu was taking a nap when he was suddenly awakened.
When she came out and saw the shrimp spirit, she knelt down on the ground with her hands clasped together, her face was pious and she bowed her head and said:
"Greetings to the envoy."
Because Xiajing often sends messages to Yujiu, the residents of Xiaoshan Town regard him as the messenger of the river god.
This old woman is not a good person either. She pretends to be powerful and ruthless, forcing others to sacrifice their children. She was selected by the shrimp to become the temple blessing.
"Inform the residents of the town that today is the thousand-year birthday of the Lord River God. Quickly select thirty boys and girls to dedicate to the Lord River God. This will ensure that the town has good weather and good harvests every year. If it is not delivered before dark, it will cause an uproar. The big wave will kill everyone under the water!"
After the shrimp finished speaking, he got into the water without looking back.
The old woman paid her respects:
"Best regards, Your Majesty the Envoy."
Then she returned to the town and gathered the people in the name of the river god.
At Kuanba in the center of the town, as soon as she finished speaking on the high platform, the crowd below exploded.
"Thirty? Didn't I just give away ten last month?"
"Where can I find thirty?"
"The children are pitiful..."
Suddenly, a man walked up to the old woman and asked cautiously:
"Master Miao Zhu, can you ask the river god if you can pay tribute as an adult? I am willing to be a sacrifice."
The old woman had a sullen face and shouted angrily:
"No! Only boys and girls!"
She pointed at the man and gritted her teeth, as if he had said something outrageous:
"Wu Laosan! You are a bachelor! If the tribute has nothing to do with you, then don't talk!"
She looked at everyone again:
"What's wrong with thirty! You can only sell fresh fish at high prices in the middle of winter because of the river god!"
After speaking, the old woman immediately took out a list of the town's residents and checked thirty families with children.
As soon as the sacrifices were announced, many people present fainted on the spot.
A woman collapsed to the ground with a pale face, crying:
"The child's father is dead! I can't live without a child!"
The old woman sneered:
"You can't bear to part with your children, but they will? If you are drawn, you will offend the river god by not offering a sacrifice, and everyone will have a hard time!"
The man named Wu Laosan couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed forward and pushed the old woman away, and said loudly to everyone:
"Dazhu has woken up! God has not abandoned us!"
"We are forced to worship the Ability God, and I hope you won't punish us!"
"Da Zhu will kill the Ability God! No one has to hand over their children!"
"I'm going to Chaoge to complain to Da Zhu! Who will come with me!"
Everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to agree.
The river god is close at Chi Chi, but Da Zhu is far away in the horizon.
Besides, is that kind of god-like figure something they can see if they want to?
The old woman fell to the ground and was in great pain. Wu Laosan's face turned red. Seeing that no one responded, he immediately shouted:
"You're not going! I..."
Before he finished speaking, his expression instantly stiffened, his eyes quickly lost their brightness, and he jumped off the platform in silence.
Then he walked to a corner and brought out three pink and jade dolls.
Someone asked him:
"This is?"
Wu Laosan looked dull and said softly:
"I bought it."
He picked up the roster that fell on the floor and wrote down the names of the three dolls.
One is called Bai Xiaoyao.
One is named Kong Xiaoxuan.
One is called Zhao Xiaoming.
