Chapter 42: Subduing the River God
The high altar was obscured by clouds and mist, and the whole square was silent, and people knelt there with their heads bowed and prayed sincerely.
Mr. Mu always felt a little unsteady in his heart, how lively was it when he came to the River Temple today, why did he really start the memorial now, but it gave people a strange and lonely feeling.
Knock—, another faint bell, a small sedan chair came in the distance where the clouds were lighter, and several men rode on horses, protecting the small sedan chair. Where, people have moved to both sides, and soon made way in the middle, as the sedan car got closer and closer, the dense fog on the altar rolled more urgently, as if the things on the high altar were eagerly looking forward to something.
"Sacrifice—" The two old monks who were guarding the altar suddenly shouted loudly together, which sounded a bit solemn. At this time, among the monks who were originally kneeling on both sides, a few people suddenly stood up, proclaimed the Buddha's name in their mouths, and walked to the small sedan chair and stood still. Several big men guarding the small sedan chair got off their horses, each of them took a sedan pole, replaced several sedan chair drivers, and followed several monks to the altar. Walking under the altar, several men handed the small sedan chair to the monk's hand, respectfully retreated to the side, Mr. Mu stood in the crowd and saw it clearly, the legs of those men were trembling slightly, and they seemed to be a little afraid of what was about to happen.
Several monks took the sedan chair with expressionless faces, and slowly ascended to the altar under the guidance of the two old monks, the clouds and mist on the altar rolled more violently, and the hidden things in the clouds became a little impatient.
It was the first time for Mr. Mu to attend such a puja, and he didn't know what was going to happen next, but he was faintly uneasy.
"Roar-" A roar sounded in the clouds, and it was clear that there was only one young monk who had just ascended the high platform, and the two giant bulls and the car were all parked under the altar at this moment, how could they listen to the sound, there seemed to be some vicious beast hidden on the altar?
Mr. Mu's heartbeat was inexplicably faster, and he always felt that something was going to happen today. The small sedan chair had already climbed the high platform, the thick fog had already obscured the figures of several monks, the roar was gone, and the whole square was silent, only the rapid gasps of people could be heard. After waiting for a while, several monks withdrew from the altar, leaving only a small sedan chair on the high altar, as well as the young monks who had ascended the altar earlier.
With a bang, a wooden plank flew out of the dense fog on the altar and fell into the crowd, resounding with an exclamation. After a while, boards and wooden poles flew out one after another, and later, even the roof of the car flew out. The woman's cry sounded in the thick fog, the cry was very low, the woman seemed to be desperately trying to suppress the fear in her heart, she was afraid, she was afraid to death, but she didn't dare to cry loudly, as if there was something outside this high altar that made her even more afraid. During this solemn and solemn puja, the intermittent cries sounded even more miserable, as if someone had grabbed your heart and kept lifting and putting it down.
Ye Zi was a little scared, holding Mu Xiaohua's arm tightly, although she couldn't see what was happening on the altar, but listening to the cry, she knew in her heart that it would definitely not be a good thing. Mu Xiaohua was also a little scared, she lived in the county town when she was a child, because of physical reasons, she didn't go out often, and today is the first time to participate in such a festival, the atmosphere here is getting more and more weird, Mu Xiaohua is also very nervous, and she subconsciously leaned towards Mr. Mu with the leaves.
A low roar sounded again, and this time the woman's cry was gone, and a miserable and shrill cry sounded from the thick fog, and it was obvious that the woman had seen something extremely terrifying, and could no longer hold back the fear in her heart, and instinctively wanted to ask for help.
A person suddenly jumped out of the crowd kneeling under the altar, rushed towards the altar like crazy, and before he ran far, he was pressed there by several monks rushing over on both sides, and an old couple stumbled and ran with each other, nodding and bowing to several monks, explaining something.
"Please, God—" An old monk under the altar chanted loudly. Several monks who pressed the young man heard the shouts of the old monk, and then let go of their hands, but did not return to the crowd, the young man stood up, and was about to step forward, but was pulled by the old couple behind him with tears.
The dense fog on the altar rolled more violently, the roar became louder and louder, and a girl in a big red robe ran out of the fog in a panic, and a huge figure appeared behind her, like a demon from the Nine Shadows. 137
The young man, who had already stopped struggling, saw the girl running out, and could no longer bear it, so he broke free from the old couple's hands with all his might, and ran forward quickly, but he didn't run a few steps before he froze there.
A huge bull's head emerged from the thick fog, Senhan's sharp teeth, scarlet eyes, and the crowd kneeling under the altar all bowed down at this moment, putting their heads on the ground, their bodies trembling, and the chanting in their mouths became louder, as if only in this way could they add some comfort to their fearful hearts.
The boy looked at the girl, two days ago, the people of the river patrol party chose his sister, the boy tried his best to stop it, but it was useless, how could he be an ordinary peasant boy who could stop the vicious minions of the river patrol club?
Worshipping the river god is a custom that has been passed down on the Cangji River for thousands of years, and no one thinks that there is anything wrong with this, on the contrary, almost everyone thinks that this is a normal thing, if you do not worship the river god, how can you look forward to the wind and rain next year, and bless the boats on the river to sail safely? This is almost a major event related to the livelihood of every family. Although everyone sympathized with the young man's family, no one would stand up to help, even if it was just a persuasion. The boy endured the anger in his heart, his sister entered the river cruise, he had no way, but today is the festival, his sister will inevitably appear as a sacrifice, the boy has planned to risk his life today, but at the moment he saw the huge bull's head, the boy was still scared stupidly, and there was almost no one at the scene of the entire festival who was not afraid.
Mr. Mu is not afraid, Mr. Mu has only anger in his heart, standing in the crowd and seeing the present, Mr. Mu also understands what is going on, although this is a custom, and it is also for the sake of thousands of people in this Shajiadian, but Mr. Mu is still angry, what kind of river god? In Mr. Mu's eyes, it is just a man-eating monster, since it is a monster, will it be satisfied if he only eats a girl? Mr. Mu decided to do it, he not only wants to kill the monster in front of him, but he also wants to go to the monster's lair to have a look, and get rid of evil, this is Mr. Mu's consistent idea.
The huge bull's head slowly drooped, staring at the girl with scarlet eyes, dripping saliva from the mouth full of sharp teeth falling to the ground, sniffing desperately with wide open nostrils, obviously unable to resist the temptation of deliciousness. The young man's body kept trembling, and the old couple had already turned their heads away, unable to bear to look at it again.
The mouth of the blood basin has been opened, and the eyes of the giant bull are full of excitement, but the next moment it suddenly stopped there, a green vine stretched out, the girl in front of him was gone, and a young man in cloth was standing in front of the giant bull, and a blood lotus was slowly blooming in the young man's hand.
The Giant Bull did not expect such a change to happen, it has been enjoying sacrifices here for many years, and every year the people here will sacrifice the most delicate maiden to it, and this time is no exception, but his delicious food was taken away by this young man, and the Giant Bull was very angry in his heart, and he decided to teach this young man, and also to the people here, a profound lesson, to remind them the price of disobedience.
The blood basin bit down on the young man in front of him, it was not that he didn't see the blooming lotus, but it didn't pay attention to it, how could such a small lotus flower help himself?
The blood lotus spun and flew into the mouth of the giant bull, and a terrible scream rang out, and a waterfall of blood flowed out of the mouth of the giant bull and flowed down the steps of the altar. The crowd in the square heard the painful roar of the giant bull, and raised their heads in panic one by one, and the scene in front of them stunned everyone. Where did this young man come from? What about the woman of the Qian family? What happened to the river god? Why did he shed so much blood? The crowd was in chaos, and many people wanted to run to the altar, but they didn't know whether they should come forward or not. The two old monks were also a little flustered, since the two of them entered this river temple in their teens, the annual festival has been this set of procedures, and there has never been any mistakes, what happened this year?
"They came with the young man, and they took them and offered them to the river god, and he would surely appease the river god's wrath. I don't know who shouted loudly in the crowd, but the crowd seemed to have suddenly found their target, and they rushed towards the small flowers and leaves.
Mr. Mu's blood lotus has been planted in the heart of the giant bull, although he does not have the method of subduing the demon slave like Erya, but he can still do it by coercing one or two monsters into submission. The giant bull didn't expect the red lotus to be so powerful, not only hurt himself, but the speed was also extremely fast, and before he swallowed the boy, he invaded his heart, and now as long as the lotus flower moves, his life will be explained here, and at this moment the giant bull can't do it if he doesn't want to bow his head.
Mr. Mu stood on the head of the giant bull, he didn't expect that he had subdued this so-called river god for the sake of these people, not only did they not have a trace of gratitude, but they were full of hostility towards themselves, and they had already attacked his sister and Yezi. The anger in Mr. Mu's chest was even stronger, but these were just ordinary people in front of him, although he had the ability to move mountains and reclaim the sea, but he couldn't make a move against these people.
Mr. Mu stepped heavily under his feet, and the giant bull was in pain, and couldn't help but roar loudly. The young man before was protecting Ye Zi and Mu Xiaohua at this moment, hunched over, staring at the crowd rushing over, this time the young man really planned to fight hard