Speaking of the Lantern Festival, Qiu Ping suddenly thought that this was a big day.
This day is the birthday of Emperor Tianguan. People light up lanterns to worship, and the emperor will also bring blessings.
Therefore, it is called: Blessing from Heavenly Officials.
For ordinary people, this is just an ordinary day of prayer, which at most serves as a psychological comfort.
But in the eyes of practitioners, this day is a day when they can truly reap blessings, increase their luck, and improve their own strength.
When Qiu Ping was still a ghost, he once grabbed the blessing, but at that time he was weak and had no organization. After fighting for most of the day, he only got three melons and two dates.
It’s not enough to cost him his time.
However, now that he has entered the system, this year should be a little different.
He remembered that most of his blessings in previous years had been collected by the gods of the world and made a lot of money, but at that time he could only leave envious saliva on the side.
"Is Huang'aojing God here?"
Just when he was feeling longing, a voice called from outside the well.
Qiu Ping hurriedly transformed into a god-like body and came outside the well, only to see two night wandering gods stepping on floating clouds and arriving in front of him in a blink of an eye.
Qiu Ping hurriedly greeted him, but was held up by the big-eared wandering god on the left.
"Brother Qiu Ping, you're welcome. This is not something we want to do with each other. We are here this time to inform you of a happy event." Ye Youshen had a warm smile on his face, and even his wrinkles were about to stretch out.
Qiu Ping was wondering, why did this night wandering god change his gender? In the past, the two brothers relied on the support of the city god and did not take other gods seriously.
"I wonder what the two gods said about the happy event..." Although the two night wandering gods lowered their posture, Qiu Ping did not dare to take it too seriously, so he asked carefully.
Don't let it happen again that Lao Shizi took advantage of the passage to enter the underworld.
If you do this too much, who knows if someone will find out.
"The day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and the City God has specially asked you to participate in the [Shou Tian Bai Lu] ceremony." The sudden wandering god stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said with a smile.
Um... Qiu Ping blinked.
"Aren't you excited?" Big-eared Youshen scratched his head. After hearing the news, shouldn't this little loach jump up? This reaction is wrong.
"Then... what is the Grand Ceremony of Receiving Heaven's Bailu?" Qiu Ping was just a country boy a year ago. He had never heard of such complicated words. He didn't even know how to write these words.
Seeing this, the two wandering gods felt even more sour in their hearts.
Also, counting the time, this little loach has been in the job for less than a year, and he has to participate in the ceremony of receiving the heavenly salary. The two brothers claimed to be the city god's confidants, but they only managed to get in after doing dirty work for twenty or thirty years.
So far, they have only participated in that one time.
"As the saying goes, receiving blessings from heavenly officials and receiving heavenly fortunes is a complete process. When heaven brings blessings, the gods of the world will naturally have special rituals to receive them. The blessings received will be shared among the gods participating in the ceremony. ." Big-eared Youshen explained to Qiu Ping.
Only then did Qiu Ping suddenly realize that he had previously thought that the divine way on earth intercepted so much good fortune and shared it among all the gods.
That doesn't seem to be the case now.
"I heard that it was because the Yin Division's previous siege and suppression went wrong, and the Yin Division in all prefectures and counties suffered heavy losses. The higher-ups are determined to use this blessing to stabilize people's hearts." The protruding-eyed Youshen lowered his voice a little, and faced Qiu Ping said.
In fact, he still had something to say.
Because too many gods have died before, there are huge vacancies in manpower everywhere. Shinto has plans to add a batch of fresh blood. Basically, all the gods who had returned alive from the underworld were invited to participate in this ceremony, and all had the opportunity to reach a higher level.
This time the Heavenly Bailu Ceremony is an opportunity, and all the gods participating in the ceremony will have increased fortunes and improved fortunes.
When the time comes, it will be a matter of course to elevate their status to the gods.
This is the reason why the two night wandering gods are envious. Qiu Ping has performed well this time, and may even be promoted to two levels in a row, directly from the ninth level to the eighth level.
This is a threshold that many grassroots gods find difficult to cross.
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Ghost Festival, Changning County.
Before it gets completely dark, little bits of light rise from the stars, dispelling the darkness.
In just a blink of an eye, lanterns of different colors can be seen at the entrance of the county town, on the eaves and even on the branches of trees.
The dark night was illuminated brightly.
The wide Fuhe River looked particularly gentle at this time. The noisy crowd crowded the riverside and released the lanterns praying to heaven, which soon left mottled reflections in the river water.
On a small stone bridge not far away, a little mouse and four or five-year-old children were sitting on the pier, staring blankly at the slowly floating wishing lantern.
The two of them, one is a country bumpkin from an ancient well in the countryside, and the other is a country bumpkin from Huangzhong Mountain, they have never seen such a scene before.
"It's so beautiful."
Shrew sighed with emotion, and Qiu Ping also nodded.
Qiu Ping felt a little nostalgic for his past life. Although Kongming lanterns were not allowed in the city, the flashing neon lights at that time seemed to look like this.
Is it like this?
He suddenly found that he couldn't remember clearly. The memory deep in his heart overlapped with the picture in front of him, it should be... almost.
It has only been a few years, but the past life seems very far away.
"Why."
The two of them sighed at the same time. The dim light reflected in their pupils, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
"Okay, okay, two little pea-sized babies, don't be sad for the spring and autumn like others, it just makes my old man's teeth sore." At this moment, a huge turtle head poked out from the Fu River. Out of the head.
"Hebo, why are you here?" Qiu Ping was very surprised. He quickly jumped into the water and turned into a big loach.
"Here, take it." Hebo opened his mouth and threw a palm-sized treasure basin made of bronze to Qiu Ping.
Qiu Ping quickly curled up and hugged it with his two small fins.
"You are not going to participate in the ceremony to receive heavenly fortune. This is a gas basin that can help you collect your luck. Remember to return it to me after you use it." He Bo said angrily.
"This is the big man's... what about mine?" The shrew jumped down from the bridge, stood on Qiu Ping's back, and looked at He Bo expectantly.
"Go, go, go, what's the matter with you? We are all from the water tribe. You mountain mouse, go find your ancestors yourself." He Bo gave the shrew an angry look. This little mouse is faster than anyone else. , after a while the heavenly official gave him a blessing, and I am afraid he will get the most blessings.
"You...if you don't give it to me, I will report you to the city god for cheating soon!" Shrew jumped up in anger.
"Okay, feel free to use this gas basin. If the city god has any objections, you can ask him to find me later." He Bo ignored the shrew at all and turned around and sank into the water.
