Qingquan River, River God Water Mansion.
Yi Bai looked at the river god not far away and couldn't help but feel doubtful when he saw him looking at him.
This river god...
Watch what he does.
Just now the shrimp demon came and said something to the river god, and the river god looked at him, wondering if there was something related to him.
"Why, River God, you look like that, what happened?"
Yi Bai asked aloud.
"To be fair to Yuan Chen, when you were waiting for the Twelfth Yuan Chen to ascend to heaven, we and the gods of the mountains and rivers all received documents. Whenever the Twelfth Yuan Chen passes, we must fully cooperate with you and others. If there are demons causing trouble, etc. I can't do anything about the situation, so I can tell you, I don't know, but is this serious?"
The Qingquan River God said this.
"That's the way it is."
Yi Bai nodded and admitted.
Why is this their duty during the Twelfth Yuan Chen?
"Yuan Chen, I may have something going on here and I need your help."
The river god bowed his hands and said.
"What's going on?"
Yi Bai asked.
"I don't know how to explain this matter. Please Yuan Chen come with me and I will tell you slowly."
the river god requested.
Yi Bai agreed.
The river god was clearing the way and asked Yi Bai to walk out of the water house with him. When he walked out, he told everything.
"Yuan Chen, please listen to me slowly. Our Qingquan River runs through half of Chu County and is very famous locally. At the end of the upper reaches of our Qingquan River, there is a county named 'Gujing'. This county is relatively remote. Regardless of the wealth of Chu County, and for unknown reasons, water has not fallen since eighty-nine years ago, and the villagers in the county are suffering from drought, and the people are in dire straits."
"After that, a monster entered the county and promised to bring rain to the villagers. However, the county asked the county to sacrifice a boy and a girl to the monster every year. The monster would ensure the rain in the county. At first, the city god refused and drove the monster away."
"But he couldn't resist the temptation, so he instigated the villagers in the county to make an agreement with the monster and sacrifice boys and girls. Sure enough, it rained heavily in the county that day, and the weather was good for the next year."
"The next year, the monster came again to demand boys and girls as promised. This time, the Gujing County God would not sit idly by and stopped the monster from entering the city."
"I didn't expect it...sigh."
The river god was talking and stopped suddenly, as if he couldn't bear to say the next words.
"What didn't you expect?"
Yi Bai followed the river god and walked on the bottom of the river together. He asked aloud.
"Unexpectedly, the villagers in the county demolished the City God's temple when they knew that the City God was blocking it, forcing the City God to go to the underworld to worship monsters and boys and girls, so that the monsters could protect the good weather in their county."
"This has always been the case, and even now, the act of making offerings every year is still retained."
The river god sighed and said.
Hear this.
Yi Bai couldn't help but frown. He stopped and wanted to say something, but couldn't.
The monster asks for a pair of boys and girls every year to ensure good weather in the county, and people make an agreement with them.
But the City God chose to block it. When people knew that the City God was blocking it, they demolished the City God's temples.
this……
No matter how I listen to it, it feels strange.
Full of absurdity.
"Now, River God, you are taking me to Gujing County? Do you want me to deal with this monster?"
Yi Bai looked at the river god and asked.
"I took Yuan Chen to Gujing County, but I didn't want Yuan Chen to deal with this monster... That's all, I don't know if this monster should be dealt with. Yuan Chen, the reason why I want to go here County, that’s why the county offered a large sacrifice to me upstream and wanted me to help deal with this monster.”
River God's tone was also complicated.
"Deal with this monster? Could it be that the people of this county have woken up?"
Yi Bai asked.
"No, I heard what Xike said. It's because time has passed and people's minds have changed. They feel that there will be no drought in Gujing County now, so they want to drive away monsters and no longer want to worship. I heard that there are gods in my Qingquan River, so Sacrifice me to drive away the demon.”
The river god told the truth.
"There is such a thing."
Yi Bai was stunned.
He really couldn't understand this matter.
The monster that has entered the county is asking for boys and girls. Its purpose is self-evident. It must eat people to cultivate.
This must be evil.
But this monster did not do evil, but made a deal with the villagers in the county to bless them with good weather in exchange for a pair of boys and girls every year.
Now that the villagers in this county want to violate the agreement, no matter how you look at it, it is the villagers' problem.
But what if this agreement is the life of a boy and a girl every year.
Yi Bai looked at the river god with resentful eyes.
This river god would really find trouble for him.
This matter was so complicated that he still didn't know how to deal with it.
"Yuan Chen, look at this matter, how should we solve it? The little god will listen to you."
The river god waved his hands and made up his mind to ask Yi Bai to solve the matter.
"That's all, let's go to Gujing County together to see what Gujing County is like."
Yi Bai still planned to take a look with his own eyes.
"I'll go with Yuan Chen!"
The river god said hurriedly.
Yi Bai nodded without saying a word, just letting the River God lead the way to Gujing County.
The river god led the way.
…
Not long after.
The river god has already brought Yi Bai to the upper reaches of Qingquan River.
It was night at this time.
From the upstream river bottom.
Yi Bai could vaguely see candlelight swaying on the shore, and many melons and fruits scattered on the ground. A grand sacrifice seemed to have come to an end soon.
"Yuan Chen, the sacrifice is over. I think the villagers have gone back, but do you want to enter Gujing County?"
The River God stood beside Yi Bai and asked.
"Let's go into the county and investigate."
Yi Bai naturally planned to enter the county town and conduct a thorough investigation.
The river god did not dare to refuse, so he hurriedly invited Yi Bai to come out of the river, and asked if he wanted to bring the soldiers of the water tribe in the river with him.
Yi Bai refused, saying he was just going to investigate.
The river god nodded and went ashore with Yi Bai alone, heading to Gujing County.
The two walked on the dirt road and chatted casually.
"I heard what the River God said about the soldiers and generals of the water tribe in the river, but I don't know how many soldiers and generals there are in the Qingquan River?"
"To be honest with Tiangang Yuanchen, there are hundreds of small demons in our Qingquan River, as well as hundreds of large demons that have become climatic, and there are also dozens of large demons that have transformed."
When Yi Bai heard what the river god said, he stumbled and looked at the river god in surprise.
This river god has quite a lot of soldiers.
"Yuan Chen, what's wrong?"
The river god looked at Yi Bai doubtfully.
"It's okay. I wonder if other big rivers are of this size?
Yi Bai asked.
"If it were a big river, most of them would discuss wars and generals much more than me."
replied the river god.
When Yi Bai heard this, he immediately felt that the officials in heaven could not be judged solely by their grades.
The official rank of this river god is the eighth or ninth grade. He heard from Lord Tanlangxing that the eighth or ninth grade is considered to be 'not high grade', and is the lowest rank.
The position of the River God is similar to that of the Mountain God, either the eighth or ninth grade.
But an official of the eighth or ninth rank can control such a large area and have so many soldiers. This is not something that official rank can count.
'Official rank is indeed not the only measure. My third rank is indeed weaker than the other three ranks. After all, I have not yet become an immortal. '
Yi Bai sighed secretly.
He did not talk to the river god about this again.
…
The two walked through the dirt road and walked into the dense forest in the mountains.
A long walk.
Finally arrived at Gujing County.
Yi Bai was walking outside the county and saw this slightly old county town. He looked around with discerning eyes.
This old county town is unremarkable.
Nothing surprising.
On the contrary, the county seat is surrounded by mountains on all sides.
One of the mountains facing him felt familiar to him.
But he couldn't see that the height was nothing.
"Yuanchen, this county is Gujing County."
The river god standing at the back pointed to the county seat in front and said.
"Looking at it from this point of view, there is nothing surprising about this county. I wonder if the River God has investigated it. Why is there a drought in this county?"
Yi Bai looked around and asked.
"I don't know. I don't know what the reason is. I originally wanted to report it, but my official rank is low and I haven't found a way. I can't even enter the Tianmen."
The river god said bitterly.
"I can't tell what's going on in this county, right or wrong. If it's the monster's fault, the monster keeps the environment safe and the weather is smooth. It's actually a transaction. If it's the human's fault, people call it self-preservation. Although it's His behavior is bad, but it is excusable, so I would like to send people from all over the world to ask him."
Yi Bai had an idea.
He wanted to first ask why there was no rain and drought in this county.
After all, this matter is too complicated. The monsters are actually here for trade, and although people regard human life as trivial, they are only for the sake of a county.
If there is a drought in one place, the disaster can be relieved by contributing one boy or girl. If it is replaced by other places, I am afraid most places will be willing to do so.
"Yuan Chen, how do you send the land here? Do you need a little god to run errands?"
The river god asked respectfully.
"No need."
Yi Bai said.
He stepped forward in two or three steps, a ball of Buddhist light appeared in his hand, and slapped it on the ground.
He could only be heard shouting loudly.
"Tiangang Yuanchen is here, Earth Mountain God, come and see me quickly!"
Yi Bai took out the Chen Pearl and his aura was revealed.
Hoo ho ho.
The wind howled all around.
After a while, two or three people were seen emerging from the ground.
"The land of Li Village, the land of Wang Village, the land of Fumen Village, meet Yuan Chen!"
The three landmen bowed with great respect and respect.
"How many years have the three landowners been in office? Ten years?"
Yi Bai asked.
"No more, no more!"
The three landowners all replied.
When Yi Bai heard this, he felt relieved.
According to what the river god said, there was no rainfall in Gujing County eight or nine years ago and the drought began.
These three landowners have been in office for more than ten years, so they must know the reason.
Next, Yi Bai asked about the reason for the drought in this county.
When the three locals heard this, they all shook their heads when they looked at me and me.
"Why, the three landowners have been here for more than ten years. Is it possible that they still don't know the reason?"
Yi Bai asked with a frown.
"To be honest with Yuan Chen, we really don't know, but we can see it every now and then. Lei Cao drives a carriage passing by, casually scattering the rain, but for some reason, the rain falls without a trace. Don’t bring it to Gujing County.”
Someone said with a wry smile.
The more Yi Bai listened, the more confused he became.
When rainwater falls into Gujing County, will it disappear without a trace?
How could such a strange thing happen?
Yi Bai couldn't understand either.
He looked up and thought again and again.
He planned to spread the rain himself and see with his own eyes how the rain disappeared...
(End of chapter)
