In the early morning of the next day, under the mobilization of Han Jiu, not long after, the mighty descendants gathered in the open space under the Nanlin Mountains.
Worried that the surrender would cause rebellion, Xu Mu had followed Jia Zhou's wishes and had ten people in a room. If one of them committed a crime, the other nine would be punished together. After several times of killing chickens to scare monkeys, the tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers slowly stopped.
Of course, safety comes first. No matter whether it is weapons or armor, soldiers are not allowed to touch them. Even the most basic sticks will be controlled.
Walking up to the altar that was built, Xu Mu looked calm. Today, he wanted to put on a good show for these tens of thousands of surrendered soldiers.
"The auspicious time has come, King Shu changes his clothes!"
An invited old scholar, wearing plain robes, looked up at the sky with a solemn expression.
With the help of the old Confucian, Xu Mu, who had never believed in God, was very considerate and put on a sacrificial robe in front of many people.
"In the new year, the King of Shu prays to heaven to wish me, Western Shu, good weather and no disease or disaster in the coming year."
"Please ask the water dragon——"
As the old Confucian's lyrics stopped, not long after, four specially built water dragon heads were carried to the altar.
In the audience, many Shanyue people looked surprised when they saw this. For example, the totem they have always believed in is the water tribe. Among them, the water dragon is the most important.
A pair of eyes were originally a little impatient, but at this moment, seeing the water dragons being carried up on the altar, one or two, they were all looking forward to it.
"Clan Chief Wu...this King of Shu really made a water dragon!" In a corner below, a Shanyue man spoke with a trembling voice.
Wu Zuo squinted his eyes, with a sneer still on his face.
"Moli, Moli, this national thief, he just wants to continue offering sacrifices to the water dragon and win over the people in our mountain! It's just a winter festival, what are he pretending to do!"
Because the Shu people did not dare to kill him, his temper became more and more arrogant. Little did he know, he was already close to death.
The altar was set up very high, but even so, tens of thousands of people who were farther away still couldn't see it clearly. But listening to word of mouth from the front, adding fuel to the fire, many Shanyue people rushed forward in surprise.
"Mr. Fei Xiu, what do you think our lord is going to do?" Han Jiu looked confused.
"I don't know either...but my lord told me before that there would be a miracle."
"miracle?"
"Indeed." Fei Xiu breathed out. If it were in the past, he would definitely not believe it. But for some reason, when his lord said this, he felt that maybe something big could be done.
After all, this lord of my family is the best at creating miracles.
"Mr. Fei Xiu, the water dragon head has been raised."
Fei Xiu nodded and looked up at the altar.
He carefully crafted these four water dragon heads according to his lord's wishes. Even though it was placed in the warehouse, the brazier never stopped. When I touched it before, the water faucet was still warm.
On the altar, due to the appearance of four water dragon heads, many people's eyes were attracted in a short time.
Although the four water dragon heads were in a hurry, they still looked a bit lifelike against the backdrop of the winter fog. Coupled with the Shanyue people's obsession with the Shui Tribe, many Yue people in the audience cheered for a while as they waited for the four water dragon heads to be placed in commemoration.
"Has anyone noticed that the fog has become thicker?" Amidst the cheers, a Lao Yue man looking at the sky suddenly spoke anxiously.
After listening to this, many people came back to their senses for a moment and looked at the sky above their heads. At some point, the thick fog above our heads became thicker and thicker, as if it was about to press down.
This appearance instantly surprised everyone present. Even Wu Zuo couldn't help but stretch his neck.
On the altar, the old Confucian who was invited spoke loudly at the right time.
“The King of Shu’s Winter Festival brings auspicious omens from heaven!”
This long shout with an old voice obviously had an effect. Under the altar, more and more people approached cautiously from time to time.
Wearing sacrificial robes, Xu Mu half-squinted his eyes and looked at the scene under the stage.
This alone is not enough to deter. Once you do something, you have to do your best.
Xu Mu calmly turned his head and faced another hidden direction of the altar. Long before the winter festival, he had arranged for several secret guards who were good at ventriloquism to use the principle of amplification to make three dragon roars in unison.
Not long after, the first loud "dragon roar" suddenly resounded through the thick fog.
The people in the audience burst into tears of joy after being collectively stunned. Many Laoshanyue people knelt down excitedly.
Immediately afterwards, there was a second and third "dragon roar". Almost everyone around the altar knelt down in unison. Even Wu Zuo, who had always had a bad face, couldn't help but trembled his legs and knelt down in fear.
He doesn't have to worship the King of Shu... but he has to worship the Water Dragon God.
"The Water Dragon God appeared during our winter festival in Xishu——"
The old scholar who sang the lyrics raised his head and shouted loudly with great wisdom.
There were sounds of worship everywhere, and no one dared to be disrespectful.
Xu Mu was calm in his heart. That's not really the highlight yet. Earlier, he asked Fei Xiu to make a hollow water faucet out of copper, and his efforts were not in vain. Instead, it uses the principle of water vapor, combined with thick fog and "dragon roar", to create an artificial spectacle.
Four dragon heads, each almost the size of a horse. Under such a scene, it seems to be more lifelike.
In the previous life, there was a miracle in Wudang Mountain called "Seahorse Breathing Mist". Due to the change of temperature and the principle of copper, the copper seahorse spit out wisps of "white gas" from its mouth.
This is what Xu Mu used for reference this time.
After calculating the time correctly, it wasn't long before the dragon's roar stopped. As he expected, one of the four water dragon heads positioned in the four directions of the altar first exhaled a continuous stream of white air. Immediately afterwards, the second, third... all exhaled wisps of lingering gas.
The altar is set very high, so if you look down, you can see more clearly.
"The water dragon appears!"
The old Confucian on the altar was so shocked that his voice broke in the wind, and he shouted again excitedly.
Just wait for the eyes under the altar to rise one after another. Almost everyone is completely addicted to it.
The King of Shu stood in the center of the four dragons exhaling, as majestic as a god in the sky.
"Worship the Water Dragon God... I will pay homage to the King of Shu!"
The voices of tens of thousands of people echoed around the altar. Like them, they have never seen such a scene in their lives.
"Greetings to Brother Mu, Brother Mu! Sihu greets Brother Mu!"
Si Hu raised his head and opened his eyes wide. Even the meat in his hand suddenly felt unsavoury.
Fei Xiu's face was even more excited. His son had not chosen wrong, and he had not chosen wrong either. This king of Western Shu, who came from a humble beginning, was the chosen one. It was impossible to say that he would really be able to unify the troubled times and create a new dynasty in the future.
"Meet the King of Shu!"
Fei Xiu raised his head and shouted.
All around, there were voices shouting in unison.
