The old locusts were blown to death by the Taoist gust of wind, but new ones kept coming. The old man in the field was so tired that he had to rest temporarily, planning to wait until later, when it gets dark, and then follow the government instructions. A fire was lit in the field to control insects.
This ghost bug is really annoying.
Are you afraid that the Locust God is reborn?
The old man came out of the field holding his waist, looked up at the insects in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh deeply.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a movement in the distance.
Looking up, I felt that there seemed to be an extra ball of ink between the dim sky and the earth. This ball of ink continued to spread around, turning into countless black shadows and scattering to various places in the sky. There were black shadows flowing over my head. His ears were filled with the whistling of the wind and the chirping of birds, and the sounds were equally small and merged into a river. This scene frightened him greatly.
Some birds even lowered their altitude and flew down.
The old man steadied himself and bravely took a closer look, only to realize that it was a swallow.
The black and white feathers are lively and beautiful.
Looking up at the sky again, the sky is filled with black shadows and chirping incessantly. Could it be that they are all swallows?
…
People in many places think that the locust plague is a natural disaster. Even if it is not a punishment from God, it is some kind of miraculous power, like the locust god or a demon. Otherwise, why would the originally docile locusts not only become irritable and excited, but also lose their appearance? Has the appearance changed?
In addition, the locust can communicate with the emperor, which is awe-inspiring.
Therefore, even if we have suffered from locust plague and are miserable, we dare not get rid of the pests easily.
Fortunately, the original magistrate had the courage to take the lead in eradicating the pests, which also eliminated people's magical awe of the locust plague. Even if subsequent officials were not as good as him, they continued this attitude and continued to work hard to eradicate the pests.
There were many officers and soldiers ahead. In the areas where locusts were most densely populated, according to records in many ancient books, such as "Keys to Catching Locusts", "Catching Locusts", "Keys to Catching Locusts", etc., they used the fish foil method and the net fishing method. The locusts are caught using methods such as the bagging method, and then burned and buried on the spot.
This is the confrontation between man and God, and nature.
It is obviously impossible to say that the locust plague has been completely controlled, but it is also wrong to say that it is useless. It's just that the locust plague is inherently terrifying and has been difficult to deal with throughout the ages. These people are just trying their best to contain or slow down the spread of the locust plague. They can leave more food for the rear.
No matter whether they can withstand natural disasters or not, no one surrenders.
At this time, the local governor came to the front line in person and did not dare to slack off.
In addition to the buzzing of insects, there were also the shouts of people around, one after another, very noisy.
Suddenly among these sounds, there was another sound of wind.
"Canopy..."
Like a shout in the silent forest in autumn or winter, countless birds take to the sky. It's also like pigeons raised in the city. The pigeons fly in flocks in the sky, but the sound is louder and duller than the birds in the wild or the pigeons in the city.
Looking up -
I saw a dark cloud coming from the sky in the distance. When I looked closely, I realized that it was a group of birds, and it was so dark.
Like a torrent from heaven.
While this torrent was rushing past, birds were constantly flying out of it, lowering their altitude, flying around deftly in the air, or landing on the ground to hunt locusts.
The local officials were stunned.
The rest of the people were also stunned.
Are they all birds?
Where do so many birds come from?
After these locusts mutated, the birds were unwilling to eat them. What were these birds doing here?
With a swipe sound, a bird flew over and landed in front of them. It lowered its head and pecked one locust to death. However, it did not eat it. Instead, it took two steps to the side and pecked at the other locusts.
Only then did everyone see that it was a swallow.
"this……"
"do not move!"
"Don't touch them!"
Everyone shouted, all surprised.
Looking up at the sky, eyes wide open.
This is really amazing.
Only the local officials frowned, feeling as if they had vaguely heard similar stories somewhere——
It seems that there was a drought that year, and there were countless hungry people. There were swallows in Xuzhou, covering the sky and the earth, covering the clouds and the sun, bringing grain and rice to help the victims. I have heard before that in the past few years, swallows went overseas to search for high-yielding seeds and came back to save the world, and were regarded as swallow immortals.
I don't know if it has anything to do with this.
All in all, it must be unusual.
…
After locusts swarm, they will not only change their appearance, but also produce toxins. Birds really don't like to eat them, but swallows are transformed into them, so they don't eat them at all, they only kill them.
It is said that the swallow transformed by Anqing Yanxian can empty the entire official warehouse of grain and rice in one go. So how long will it take to quell the locust plague here?
Song You didn't know.
But looking up at the sky that gradually became clearer as the swallows flew over, I knew that the locust plague was a foregone conclusion.
I don't know how long it took before the swallow flew back from the sky and landed on the horse. It seemed extremely tired.
"An Qing Yanzi is really amazing."
The Taoist also looked away and smiled at him.
It was five or six years ago that I met the old Yanxian. I knew that this man had profound Taoism and superb skills, but it was only now that I saw the charm of this thousand-year-old Yanxian.
"I have arranged their flight direction. They will clear the locusts here by themselves. They will not stop and disappear until the aura is exhausted. I am afraid that if there are several times more locusts, they will be cleared away."
"If you can eliminate this disaster and save countless victims, your merits will be immeasurable."
"I dare not say anything about my merits. It's just that I, An Qing Yanzi, have been able to survive because of the people of the world, so I followed my husband and did what I can for the people of the world." Yanzi said weakly.
"very good."
The Taoist smiled slightly, turned around and fixed his gaze on a mountain in the distance.
There is a huge boulder at the foot of the mountain.
"This is your credit, and it is also Lao Yanxian's ability. Saving the world and benefiting the people should have a name. Both you and Yanxian want it." The Taoist paused, "Even if you don't want it, Lao Yan Immortal has just been enthroned as a god by the imperial edict, and he needs the incense and faith of the world. Thanks to the skill of the old Yan Immortal, we can eliminate disasters, and his name should be kept both emotionally and rationally."
"..."
Yanzi opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.
"Let's go..."
After a while, the Taoist left here.
It's just that the huge stone that was originally located at the foot of the distant mountain has been moved to the side of the road at some point. There is only a simple line of words written on it:
Anqing Yanzi is here to eliminate disasters.
It didn't say which swallow it was, nor did it say it was the Yanxian.
The Taoist turned around, took the bay red horse, and left here leisurely.
Along the way, you can still see people exterminating insects, or people who are in agony because their crops have been eaten up by insects, but most people are looking up at this time, watching the sky full of swallows fighting against the swarms of insects.
After all, a lot of crops have been eaten up, and some people will eventually be displaced, but this can only be solved by disaster relief from the government.
The Taoist left a huge stone as a monument, firstly to let people remember who helped with the disaster relief, and secondly, to give the old Yanxian who had just become a god some blessings to help him consolidate his spiritual body and godly status as soon as possible, and reach a higher level, perhaps in the future. There are still things that need his help. The third reason is to let people know that there are gods here to take action. Since the gods have also noticed the disaster, the government may be more enthusiastic in providing disaster relief.
I came here not only to get rid of the disaster, but also to see if I could see my old friend again. Now that the locust plague has been suppressed, I have to go find my old friend again.
The sword-wielding demon slayer that the old farmer in the field mentioned was probably a swordsman he knew, or maybe not. If so, he should have realized that there was no demon causing trouble here, or realized that there was nothing he could do about such a locust plague, so he left, either to eliminate the tiger demon in Jinhe County, or to find other solutions elsewhere.
The Taoist plans to visit Jinhe County.
Behind me, the horse bell kept ringing.
Exhausted, Yanzi stood on the horse, rarely keeping too far away from the cat in the sash, and not being too vigilant.
Mao'er, on the other hand, seems completely unaware of the suffering of the local people. Just like when she knew about the infestation of rats in Lanmo County, her concern was that there were too many rats to catch and eat. As for what effect the infestation of rats would have on the people, She didn't understand how much damage it caused, and she didn't care. At this time, she just huddled in her robe and stuck her head out to speak to Yanzi:
"Do you like it here Yanzi?"
"dislike."
"Why?"
"Why do you like it?"
"You can never eat enough bugs here in your lifetime."
"I can only eat a few in one meal." Yanzi answered her tiredly.
"This is simple." The cat's expression was serious and serious. "You can use salt to make the bugs into waxworms. Then you can put them in your pocket and eat them for a long time."
"this……"
"Haven't you done it?"
"No……"
"Will you do it?"
"Won't."
"Then you're not smart."
"..."
Cats are not familiar with worldly affairs and do not know the suffering of the world.
But then again, as a cat, it was enough for her to know the suffering in the cat world, so why should she know the suffering in the human world? She is an open-minded cat who has experienced the hardships among cats and takes it for granted. Why should she be so worried about the sufferings of the people in the world? It is rare to be so open-minded and pure, so why bother yourself?
As they walked, the cat began to teach the swallow the secret of making waxworms.
Yan Zi was stunned for a while and did not dare to answer.
The Taoist continued to walk in front. After hearing these words, he couldn't help but feel more relaxed after seeing the pain along the way.
In fact, this is the case——
It’s not that Taoists are so detached and unaffected by worldly things, and they remain calm despite the sufferings in the world. In fact, having such a cat by your side is a good medicine for healing your heart.
The prosperity of the world must be seen, but one cannot linger in it. The suffering in the world is also objective, but there is no need to wallow in it. Since a person with a firm mind is not deceived by the outside world, he will not be trapped by it. Life only lasts a hundred years. No matter how long the Fulong Temple Taoist walks in the world, no matter how much he changes the world, he will eventually return to the Yin-Yang Mountain to be himself.
If you ask how he feels at this time, the Taoist just hopes that he can meet an acquaintance of the swordsman ahead.
(End of chapter)
