The statue of King Yu standing in the shrine is eight feet three inches high and two feet four inches wide at its widest point. The raw material is the root of a camphor tree. To say how precious it is is nonsense. Not only is the carving rough, but the proportions are also seriously unbalanced in some places, especially the face is very blurry, and has no artistic value at all.
If there is anything to be disappointed about, it is that it took Wu Sheng several days to complete the carving, which is his first root carving work.
Wu Xiu She Lao worked hard to find out the information and lurked his whereabouts just to steal such a statue. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Wu Sheng wouldn't believe anything he said. But the fact was right in front of him. While he was dumbfounded, he couldn't help but become curious and continued to follow calmly.
I saw Snake Lao's thin body carrying a statue that was almost twice his size, speeding forward in the thick fog, escaping towards the back mountain of Yanluo Mountain. After climbing over the mountains, he entered a cave. .
It was already past noon, and this place was already outside the range of Yanluo Mountain. Wu Sheng estimated that the statue of God was missing from King Yu's temple, and there might be a big chaos.
Following Snake Lao into the cave, he found that the cave was very deep and long, as if there was no end. After walking forward for half an hour, light appeared in front of him.
In the bright light was an open land, which turned out to be a sinkhole as large as a hundred acres. There were more than a dozen simple wooden houses scattered in the sinkhole, with longing figures in front of and behind the houses.
The old snake carried the statue to the high platform under the deepest cliff and placed it in the middle. Then he took out a snake-headed crutch and struck a leather drum hanging next to it.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
The dull sound of leather drums sounded, summoning people from various houses to the high platform. There were about a hundred people, old and young, in total.
Unexpectedly, there were so many fish that slipped through the net near Yanluo Mountain and were not included in the education. What a dereliction of duty, Wu Sheng couldn't help but blame himself.
I heard Snake Lao say on the high platform: "We, the religious people, have traveled thousands of miles and worked tirelessly. Under the pursuit of the monsters in Jixia, we are not afraid of evil, just to protect the god Wu Zhen in our hearts. But how many years have passed? , Wu Zhen has never delivered a miracle to the world, and those of us who have persisted have worked so hard and exhausted, so some believers are disappointed and confused, and the piety they once insisted on is gradually disappearing. And the rest of us , although you are still devout, I know that some of you are beginning to doubt..."
"Old Snake, we are all the most faithful people and have never doubted the will of Wu Zhen you conveyed. Please rest assured!"
"Old Snake, we know that the harder it is, the more we can show our belief in witchcraft!"
"Wuzhen must be able to sense our respect and love for Him, and He will not abandon us!"
People were talking a lot.
Snake Lao was very moved, and his tone became more subdued: "You have never given up on Wu Zhen, and Wu Zhen will never give up on you! I can tell you that Wu Zhen is not indifferent to your faith, he is just sleeping. We have spent too much divine power in the ancient wars and need to sleep. Our faith in Wu Zhen is the best reward for his kindness, so that he can wake up from his sleep as soon as possible!"
People asked loudly: "Old Snake, just tell us what we should do."
Snake Lao said: "In the past, we have been devoting our piety to Wu Zhen, but we have not found a suitable way to send our piety to Wu Zhen. The night before, Wu Zhen entrusted me with a dream, and he guided me in the direction and told me To wake him up, following Wu Zhen’s guidance, I obtained the remnant spirit of the evil god King Yu. Now, Wu Zhen needs you to show your faith in him and wake him up from his slumber, so that you can use the remnant spirit to replenish his spiritual mountain. !”
People responded with a bang, and eight women, wearing brocade clothes and ornaments, danced around the high platform. The rest knelt down beside the high platform, and under the leadership of the old snake, recited a congratulatory message: "The spirit is in bright clothes, the spirit is curled up." Since he is here to stay, the witches and tricks will cure his illnesses, and his soul will become a hero..."
Others brought pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens and tied them to the four corners of the high platform. I saw Snake Lao waving his snake-headed crutch on the high platform, killing four animals. After the sacrifice, he attracted rays of rays of light from the four corners. These rays of light were entangled and intertwined to form a pattern like a window lattice.
Ten Thousand Bones Health Formation!
No, it looks like the Ten Thousand Bone Health Formation, but it's actually something different.
At that time, Shen Douke was discovered setting up a large formation in the south of Kuaiji. Wu Sheng had heard Luo Lingfu describe the mystery of this large formation. It was characterized by the sacrifice of living souls, which was extremely murderous and smelly of blood. It was also large in scale and covered by formations. It can be tens of miles wide vertically and horizontally.
Although the pattern in front of me is the same as the window lattice pattern set up by the Ten Thousand Bone Health Array, the first one involves four animals being sacrificed and no human souls are visible. The second one is exquisitely arranged and is only on a high platform. It looks similar to that evil array. There is a big difference - at least, there is a fundamental difference in the distinction between good and evil.
The window lattice pattern rises and covers the high platform, gradually glowing with rainbow light, like a window opening in the sky.
The window suddenly opened, revealing the dark void inside. A big hand reached out from the void and suddenly grabbed the statue of King Yu placed in the middle of the high platform.
The drums beat rapidly, the women danced more cheerfully, and the people below the high platform worshiped more and more devoutly. However, the old snake on the stage had trembling lips and shed tears as he looked at the giant palm protruding from the window lattice.
Wu Sheng was also stunned in his hiding place. The last time he saw the golden lotus wonder on Yongdong Island was a projection in the void, but this time, in this cave, he witnessed the real manifestation of the gods with his own eyes.
Although there is only one giant palm, it is definitely not a projection!
Because this giant palm grabbed the statue of King Yu and held it in its palm!
Amidst the sound of "thumping", the statue of King Yu was crushed into pieces by giant palms, and a violent and unwilling shout was heard from the window lattice. He couldn't hear clearly what he was saying, but it was shouted directly to his consciousness, which shocked Wu The rising consciousness trembled, and the world of Qihai shook violently, shaking three times.
The palm quickly retracted the window lattice, the window lattice was closed, the rainbow light dissipated, and the high platform returned to its original state. There were only sawdust on the ground. Those were the camphor tree shavings of the statue of King Yu, witnessing the wrath of a god.
Snake Lao was excited. He looked at the window where the rainbow light disappeared and kowtowed repeatedly. Then he turned his head and looked down at the people in the audience. His tone was majestic: "You saw, Wu Zhen is here. He took away the sacrifices we offered. This It tells us that he knows everyone’s piety and will protect us!”
During the propaganda, people danced, beat drums, and prayed harder...
Snake Lao proved that witches really existed and regained his strong self-confidence. He was thinking about a bright future in his eyes and kept nodding his head amidst people's cheers.
Wu Sheng looked at the crazy atmosphere created by these hundreds of people and couldn't help but sigh softly. He didn't know whether Old Snake knew what happened just now. Maybe he really didn't know, or maybe he just pretended not to know. But Wu Sheng knew very clearly that Wu Zhen was indeed summoned by Snake, but he didn't take away the so-called sacrifice, because this sacrifice is fake.
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