Nanfangbuzhou
The dark field was silent.
Linhuan Pass on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Huai River is brightly lit.
The city is decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, and many temple priests in white robes are walking slowly on the streets. Every time they go to a house, that house will take out the copper shells, silk, cloth, and meat that have been prepared. Preserved meat and other things.
The temple congratulators all looked indifferent and performed Nuo dances with bells, drums and other musical instruments.
They are God's servants and accept offerings from the people on behalf of God. Naturally, they have to maintain the attitude of God, so these money and goods are handed over to the slaves who follow them to receive them.
These servants of the gods were not so polite. They were yelling and picking at each other. Some of them were even dissatisfied with the property they offered. They rushed directly into the house and forcibly dragged out the two goats they had raised... …
For a time, the scene was extremely chaotic.
Nancheng.
In the main hall of the post house.
Looking at the tall figure slowly dissipating in the air, Wen Zhong also breathed a sigh of relief.
The senior brother has promised to help him, so he can let go of his worries.
He still has great confidence in this senior brother.
After all, he had seen the power of this senior brother at the Peach Festival in Heaven.
Wen Ke's defense left the saint disciples of the Western Sect speechless; Wu Ke was unharmed under the attacks of several ancient demon gods.
As long as this senior brother can be invited to come forward, the God of Huaishui will be destroyed casually?
"Squeak——"
The old door shaft made a heartbreaking sound, causing Wen Zhong to look up.
I saw an old servant wearing coarse clothes sneaking in through the door with a worried look on his face. He looked at Wen Zhong and said softly: "Master, let's leave quickly.
I heard that Lord Water God's wedding team has already arrived in the city. If it's later, we won't be able to leave! "
Wen Zhong waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't panic, I have invited senior brother to come. When he arrives, he will definitely kill the water god!"
Hearing this, the old servant was not happy. Instead, he showed a worried look on his face and said softly: "Master, you'd better not take any more risks. Today, the people in Linhuan Pass have almost collected three million copper shells." Done……"
"Did you get it all together?"
Wen Zhong's face darkened slightly, "When did this happen?"
"at……"
The old servant stopped talking.
Wen Zhong looked at him and said, "You are an old servant of my Wen family, and now you are working with me. You don't have to be so reserved in front of me. If you have anything to say, just say it."
The old servant nodded and whispered: "After you lost to the water god, Master, Zhu, Wu, and Bu Zheng from Linhuan Pass began to collect money and materials from the people in the city..."
Hearing this, Wen Zhong already understood what he meant, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If you put it this way, it is because of me that this situation was caused."
At this moment, he didn't know what it was like.
He originally just heard that the banks along the lower reaches of the Huai River were once rich, but in the past hundred years, they had to marry the water god, and the people were impoverished and displaced, so he developed a desire to eliminate harm for the people.
He rushed all the way from Chaoge to Linhuan Pass on the north bank of the Huaishui River. He happened to see the gongs and drums in the city, the lanterns and the colorful lights. Many wealthy gentry and wealthy households took the lead in donating money and materials, which attracted the common people in and outside the city to also donate. .
Wen Zhong was suspicious, so he asked the accompanying old servants to investigate. He also personally visited the homes of wealthy gentry and wealthy households in the city, and finally found out the matter clearly.
It turns out that the officials and gentry in Laihuan Pass forced the people to donate money and materials on the pretext of worshiping the water god, and collected millions of dollars every year.
After that, the money donated by the wealthy gentry was repaid in full, and tens of thousands more were used to marry the water god, and the rest was shared with Zhu, Wu and others.
Under their coercion and inducement, the people in Linhuan Pass were extremely poor, but they were too frightened by the power of the water god to speak out.
Although Wen Zhong was born into a wealthy family, he was upright by nature and could never hold back the sand in his eyes. How could he bear it after hearing such news? He overturned the table on the spot, rode Dangkang and flew into the air to kill him. That water god.
It's just... that water god is much more powerful than he imagined!
Although he has been cultivating in Penglai since he was a child, he has never been to the immortal path.
It stands to reason that his qualifications are not bad, and he has eaten a lot of purple-striped flat peaches that are only ripe for nine thousand years. He should have become an immortal long ago.
But he has yet to face the test of becoming an immortal.
Later, after asking the Master, I found out that he had a human heart, and that the catastrophe of becoming an immortal was not an ordinary thunder catastrophe, but that he needed to go through it in the mortal world.
Only by understanding one's own mind can one achieve the right outcome.
So, he took advantage of the peach festival to come out to see the world, and then returned to Chaoge to visit his relatives.
He wants to understand the world of mortals and become an immortal.
I never thought that before I became a fairy, I almost became a ghost.
Recalling the "fierce battle" he had with the Huaishui Water God, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
His performance in that battle can only be described as "unable to fight back". Even the water god didn't really take action. He just ordered his mounts to come forward to fight with him and defeated him easily...
If the water god hadn't stopped his mount after seeing his "outstanding appearance", he would have died on the spot.
It’s such an embarrassment to the teacher!
Every time he thought of this, Wen Zhong felt a fever on his face.
Therefore, when the water god asked him about the origin of his master's sect, he didn't even mention it. He just rode Dangkang and fled back to Linhuan Pass in embarrassment.
The reason why he did not dare to seek help from his master, Our Lady of the Golden Spirit, but instead approached his senior brother Yu Yuan, was because the loss was too ugly.
In addition, the request made by the Water God really made him embarrassed to speak out.
But he didn't expect that his embarrassing performance would make those Da Zhu, Si Wu and others in Linhuan Pass exploit the people even more.
"Alas~"
Wen Zhong sighed heavily and said with a wry smile: "The current situation is indeed caused by me. I overestimated myself! But even so, I will not escape!"
He looked at the old servant and said solemnly: "When my senior brother arrives, I can make the water god walk around without food!"
The old servant looked worried and said: "But tomorrow morning is the ceremony for worshiping the gods. Can your senior brother make it in time?"
"Time is nothing, but..."
Wen Zhong hesitated.
Senior brother, will he deliberately hide aside and watch the show, waiting until I am killed by the water god...
"Eh~"
Although Master has always said that Senior Brother has no rules in his behavior, he has always taken good care of me as Junior Brother, so he shouldn't see me being embarrassed, right?
It shouldn't be... right?
Maybe?
No way?
…
The more Wen Zhong thought about it, the less confident he became.
I couldn't calm down all night.
If he hadn't only had that one sound transmission orb, he would have been unable to bear checking with his senior brother.
The night ends and the day dawns.
All the people in Linhuan Pass came to the bank of Huaishui River early, and even people from several nearby city gates came over to watch.
Offering sacrifices to the river god is an annual event, which determines whether the coming year will bring good weather or floods and droughts.
The Huaishui Temple is located on the shore not far from Linhuan Pass. It is magnificent and beautiful.
In that temple, there stands a clay statue of a god painted in gold and lacquer. Its shape is extremely weird. The upper body is the image of a human race man, but the lower body is eight thick and round tentacles.
The golden incense burner on the incense table in front of the statue was filled with mist, and purple mist rose up.
The incense is booming!
When the fiery red sun rose from the horizon, an old temple priest shouted loudly: "The ceremony of worshiping the gods begins!"
Groups of young men and women in white robes walked out of the temple in neat lines, holding various rare treasures on wooden trays in their hands, and walked slowly towards the roaring Huaihe River in the distance.
Countless people, led by the gentry, respectfully made way for them and watched these young men and women walk towards the water.
And many shrimp soldiers, crab generals, and Yaksha water demons also appeared on the surging Huai River, which scared many people and quickly backed away.
However, these water tribes did not go ashore, but just floated on the water, looking down at the human race people on the shore.
Then, a ten-foot-long monster with a human face, a jackal body, and two wings on its back rose from the water. A tall figure sat cross-legged on its back. It looked like the figure was the Huaishui sacrificed in the temple. Water God.
With His appearance, both the gentry and the common people on the shore knelt down and worshiped.
In an instant, everyone knelt on the ground...except Wen Zhong!
He stood tall among the kneeling crowd, his tall body standing straight.
Huaishui Water God's face was green, and his fangs were slightly protruding on his lips. His eyes fell on Wen Zhong like lightning, and he couldn't help but sneer: "I spared your life a few days ago, but I thought you would run away with your tail between your legs? "
Why hasn't Senior Brother come? Could he really be hiding in secret to watch the fun?
Wen Zhong was anxious in his heart, but his face was extremely cold.
"You evil gods receive incense and worship from the people, but they oppress the people and cause harm to the world... This is the way to die!"
Before he finished speaking, a group of shamans in white robes began to angrily rebuke:
"How brave!"
"You dare to slander the Water God, how brave you are!"
"Who are you, how dare you act wildly in front of the Water God!"
"..."
Not only them, but also all the people also shouted.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Spring plowing is coming, and I have angered Lord Water God. Not even a drop of rain will fall by then."
"Kneel down quickly!"
"Why don't we apologize to Lord Water God quickly, otherwise we will all be implicated!"
"You are not afraid of death yourself, but don't implicate us either!"
…
While he was talking, several people rushed up to capture Wen Zhong.
The latter had no choice but to rise into the air and look at the Huaishui Water God in mid-air.
"Haha~"
The Huaishui Water God sneered, looked at Wen Zhong with contempt and said, "I want the people here to have good weather and good food and clothing, so what's wrong with just receiving some offerings?
But you... you want to kill the god when your brain gets hot. Have you ever thought that if you kill me, who will blow the wind and rain, and who will direct the water conservancy?
Without this seat, this fertile and fertile land will be destroyed by floods or droughts within a few years!
Is this what you want to see? "
"this……"
Wen Zhong's expression changed slightly, and he was speechless for a moment.
Some people died, but not completely...
