On July 27, the front legs sent the guests out of the city lord's palace, the back legs took out the incense table, lit the incense, and held a ceremony.
The city lord's palace dedicated to Chi You was completely turned into a temple.
For several days, Ling Haiyang has been directing this matter.
Most of the rooms have been sorted out, but for a few rooms, if you talk about it in the front, it will be fine in the back.
The speaker was naturally City Lord Ling Haiyang, standing in front of the City Lord's Mansion and speaking loudly.
"Everyone, now that the former city lord has been buried and the past events in the city are over, the new city lord will announce the first major event."
"As you know, I am not from here, and I do not believe in Chi You, so I dare not live here."
"I just thought, rather than leaving this city lord's palace empty, it would be better to use it exclusively for worship."
"From today on, the City Lord's Mansion is officially used as a temple to worship Empress Nuwa, Emperor Fuxi, and Lord Chiyou."
"Nuwa empress used her body to mend the sky and benefit all people in the world."
"Emperor Fuxi reorganized humanity and passed on the fire of reproduction."
"You think that Lord Chiyou is your ancestor, but you have to admit that without Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi, there would be no current world, right?"
"Everyone, please relax. I promise that I will never forbid you from believing in Chi You, nor will I care whether you believe in Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi."
"In short, you believe in yours and we believe in ours."
Having said that, noon has arrived.
Ling Haiyang lit incense and knelt down, praying to heaven.
"Ling Haiyang, a mediocre person in the lower realm, is from Lingjinbao in Changzhou, South China Sea."
"Now in the barbarian state in the southwest of Dongsheng Shenzhou, we have obtained a whole city, and all the cities are dedicated to Chi You."
"Although I regard you all as equals, I was born as a human being and practiced the ways of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. I do not want to practice the barbaric ways of Chi You. Therefore, I would like to establish the throne of Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi."
"If there is a god, there must be a statue of the god. It's just that I'm far away, and I don't have the opportunity to go to Buzhou Mountain to see the true face of Nuwa Empress Temple and Fuxi Emperor Temple."
"And getting to Buzhou Mountain here, even if there is a treasure ship, will take three to five years. It will be a long time and there is a risk of accidents."
"Therefore, I have the courage to ask Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi to grant me a statue."
"Otherwise, I will just leave the face of the statue blank. I will see the true face later and come back to continue."
"If there is any offense in this, I ask Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi to forgive me.
"If the two gods are unwilling to accept it, please lower the thunder and just chop the statues into pieces."
"Ling Haiyang, a mediocre man from the lower realm, bows down."
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Nuwa Palace.
Empress Nuwa was so angry and funny that she went crazy, "Brother, this guy is clearly blackmailing me and asking me to raise the flag for them."
Fuxi thought, "If a slap doesn't make a difference, you don't have to respond to them."
"Do we have to bear a faceless image?"
"But everything they say makes sense, but you can't just let them draw casually, right? If you wait until the drawing is wrong and then find fault with it, isn't this deliberately making things difficult for them?"
"Then he can't find a temple to visit before talking! He has to be stuck at this moment!"
"So they said it's a long way to go. If you don't agree, then thunder will fall and chop the statue in pieces."
"Well," Nuwa Empress thought, "if I really chop the statue into pieces, what will be the consequences?"
Fuxi nodded, "That's a good question. The southwestern barbarian states will think that Chi You's miracles overshadowed ours."
"What! What does this have to do with that barbarian?"
"When people hear rumors about something, it changes as time goes by, and then everyone starts talking about it, and in the end..."
"How about it?"
Fuxi was quite gloating about his misfortune, "As everyone expected, that barbarian will really come back. When the time comes, a war that will affect Dongsheng Shenzhou, Nanfanbu Continent, and Beiju Luzhou is inevitable, and you will account for half of the cause and effect."
"Ah?" Nuwa Empress didn't believe it, "Brother, are you kidding me?"
Fuxi took a sip of tea and said, "Believe it or not, you can give it a try. Anyway, your result will only be a loss of prestige and not much loss to you."
Empress Nuwa's teeth were itching, "This is not a loss!"
Fuxi said seriously: "How much prestige do you still have now? The demon clan respects you as the leader, but who really respects you?"
"Is it just that I'm afraid of your strength, so I have to resort to coercion and do things half-heartedly?"
"The demon clan is afraid of you regarding the matter of conferring Qingqiu as a God, because if you sacrifice your life for you, not only will you end up being immortal, but you will also have to sacrifice the whole clan."
"Tell me, how did you make the demon tribe respect you?"
Empress Nuwa raised her eyebrows and said, "Can you blame me for this? It was the evil fox's own fault. It is a disaster!"
Fuxi sighed: "If you don't urge her, she won't do those extreme things. That's her fate, Shang's fate, Qingqiu's fate, and your fate."
"The consequences are like this. You are just a decoration in heaven and on earth."
"The demon clan fears you more than they respect you. The human clan treats you superficially. They blame you on the demon fox and don't hate you. That's fine."
"If you hadn't had the power of marriage, you would have been forgotten by the world and turned into a legend."
Empress Nuwa was not angry, but frowned, "Brother said this, are you trying to persuade me to agree to that boy?"
"As long as you don't strike with thunder, it will be fine." Fuxi sighed, "Whether you let it happen or give the statue directly. I haven't calculated the specific consequences here. I think it is a very important matter and involves too much."
Empress Nuwa was stunned, "This is just a trivial matter, how could it be like this?"
Fuxi shook his head and said nothing, but sighed in his heart, hoping that it was not a catastrophe that was about to happen.
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Fengcheng.
Ling Haiyang knelt on the ground facing the incense table and waited for half a moment. Seeing that there was no movement, he bowed again and stood up.
In Yamazaki's words, there was no expectation that Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi would show up, but the etiquette could not be abandoned and had to go through the motions.
Then the temple was built. The main hall and the statue of Chiyu could not be moved. Two temples were added in the open space in front of the main hall, dedicated to the Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi respectively.
Because this city lord's palace is considered Chi You's territory, it cannot be placed at the back. It will not only appear to occupy people's territory, but also make Chi You look more noble.
Therefore, the two statues had to be placed in front of the Chi You statue.
But the statue of Chi You is located in the center of the building, so it cannot be placed casually, otherwise, no matter how it is placed, it will appear that Chi You is respected.
If one is not good and people mistakenly think that the two great gods are gatekeepers for Chi You, then the cause and effect will be huge.
Therefore, the two temples are only one foot wide apart, forcing people to take a detour.
With this detour, the main seat was moved from Chi You in the center to the two great gods, which was correct in terms of etiquette.
Moreover, the statue of Chi You was not moved, the main hall was not touched, and the people who considered themselves barbarians were also given an explanation.
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With the help of magic, the two temples were quickly built, and the two faceless stone statues of men and women were also placed in them.
Put up signboards respectively, explain what was disrespectful, and agree to improve their appearance later.
There are also the respective powers of Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi. To Empress Nuwa, I pray for her to bless a happy marriage between a man and a woman, and to Emperor Fuxi, I pray for him to be safe and sound.
Finally, the plaque on the door was unveiled, the names of the two temples were revealed, and the temple was opened.
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