More than 10 years ago, Zhao Huang ascended the altar in Pujia Pass to practice the law and treat the plague, but as a result, he attracted the jealousy of the southern earth demon gods, and they attracted the stars outside the sky, intending to destroy and raze Zhao Huang together with Pujia Pass.

However, at that time, Zhao Xiao's magic work had reached the realm of selflessness, and the remnants of the Tianxia Dynasty were blessed with discipline and law, even if a star fell from the sky, it could make it turn back.

In fact, if you really want to calculate it, the damage caused by the fall of the star may be greater than the drastic change and earth fissure in Dongshengdu, but the depths of the southern soil are inhabited, and almost all of them are nests where demon gods are entrenched, and the blood is all over the place, and the turbidity is strong, so it has not caused a large number of civilian casualties.

But it is impossible for such a planet to fall to the ground without impact. The spies sent by He Qingchen to Jiuli Kingdom sent back the news that after the star fell to the ground, the mountains and rivers in the south shook, and a large area was directly turned into scorched earth, and a large amount of dust soared into the sky, covering the sun for more than a month, so that some of the closest tribes had to move elsewhere.

But now that Zhao Xiao came to this place, he found that it was not a dilapidated scorched earth in front of him, he leaned over to play with it, and under the weeds was a thick layer of charcoal gray black mud.

Zhao Xiao looked into the distance, his gaze seemed to expand along the earth, because the fall of the star caused the terrain of the square circle to change, the original demon god Pan's lair was completely destroyed, but also made the original harsh and filthy mountains, rivers and water and soil greatly changed.

This result was not in Zhao Xiao's expectations, or who would have thought that the fall of the star would form such a flat and fertile land? The so-called blessing and misfortune depend on each other, and this is generally the case.

Suddenly, Zhao Huang turned around and walked west, and after walking hundreds of miles, he saw a village located on the edge of the river, surrounded by newly cultivated farmland.

But as long as you look closely, you can see that the rice grass in this farmland is sparse and scattered, the surrounding barren grass has not been hoeed, the rice grass is not strong, and the tribe natives do not have many iron tools in their hands.

When some of the natives saw Zhao Huang coming, they couldn't help but be vigilant, and when the tribal leader learned about it, he immediately led a few strong men to intercept him, and his mouth was full of Nanban native language.

Zhao Xiao originally couldn't understand it, but he tacitly used his true spirit, and he naturally understood what the local language said.

“…… Outsiders are not welcome here, you get out of here! The clan leader scolded.

"I am a healer, collecting medicine in the mountains, because I got lost and came here, and I can't find the way back." Zhao Xiao's mouth was not a tribal language, but what these natives heard was ordinary words.

The head of the tribe didn't want to pay attention to it, and was about to order the expulsion, when a strong man beside him opened his mouth to persuade: "Abba, he said that he is a healer, maybe he can let him treat his mother!" ”

"Don't mess around! As long as your mother is sincere enough, Master Tianlong will naturally protect her! The head man scolded.

The strong man was a little anxious: "But what if my mother's illness can't be cured?" ”

The head man said as a matter of course: "That's because Lord Tianlong wants your grandmother to serve, you should be happy for her." ”

Zhao Xiao listened to the conversation between the father and son, and already knew that this was another settlement that was poisoned by ghosts and gods. It's just that this head man is cold and ruthless, and he has no mercy for his wife's illness, and completely entrusts his life and death to ghosts and gods.

"Let's go! If you don't leave, don't blame us for being rude! The leader waved his hand and drove away.

Zhao Xiao didn't force it, so he turned around and left, leaving a series of footprints, and spent the night on a high slope in the distance.

……

The sky was getting dark, and Zhao Xiao sat still, when he saw a figure quietly approaching.

"What's the matter with you?" Zhao Xiao's expression was ordinary, and when he turned his head, he saw the strong man, showing a ashamed expression.

"I, my name is Yanqiu, please don't hold a grudge against Abba's words during the day." The strong man asked, "What's your name?" Where did it come from? ”

Zhao Xiao looked at the rice fields in the distance and made up casually: "My name is Zhisui, and I am from Wuyang Village." ”

"Wuyang Village? Haven't heard of it, it should be far away from us, right? Yanqiu asked.

"There are a lot of mountains to climb." Seeing that the other party wanted to speak and stopped, Zhao Xiao took the initiative to ask, "Are you coming to me because your mother is sick?" ”

Yan Qiu nodded hurriedly: "That's right!" I, my grandmother is very sick, the whole person is like skin and bones, my face is white and blue, please save my grandmother. ”

Seeing Yan Qiu's tears, Zhao Xiao glanced at the village and roughly guessed that Yan Qiu's mother was an ordinary illness, which could be alleviated with a little medicine, and more recuperation in the future was the key.

However, Yan Qiu has been bewitched by ghosts and gods for a long time, and these words are afraid that they are not enough to be believed, so Zhao Xiao asked: "Just now I saw your Abba talking about Master Tianlong, is that the god worshiped in your village?" ”

Yan Qiuban didn't understand: "Lord Tianlong is Lord Tianlong, every drought and rain, the village has to offer offerings, begging Lord Tianlong to bless our village safe." ”

"Have you ever seen Lord Tianlong?" Zhao Xiao asked.

Yan Qiu shook his head, and Zhao Xiao asked again: "Then why does your father think that as long as your mother is sincere enough, Lord Tianlong will protect her?" ”

"Because Abba has seen Lord Tianlong, and he has also spoken to Lord Tianlong." Shioqiu replied.

In this way, the head man is equivalent to the witch Zhu in the village, but Zhao Xiao did not sense any divine power on him, so it can be seen that he is an ordinary man who is not favored by ghosts, gods and demons.

"Since your father can talk to Lord Tianlong, why don't you ask for your mother?" Zhao Xiao asked again.

Yan Qiu lowered his head: "Abba, he doesn't like his mother anymore, he lives with other people." ”

Zhao Xiao nodded slightly, in this kind of village in a wild and remote place, a clan leader who is recognized by ghosts, gods and demons can almost take the women in the village, and there are not too many rules for marriage.

And once the head person gets tired of a certain woman, he will naturally not bother to take care of it, and it is not surprising that he even withholds food and clothing. Therefore, Yan Qiu's mother is in this situation, no matter how much she has a pious wish for the "Tianlong Master", she will not be rescued.

Ignorance of people's hearts, this is the most powerful disaster of ghosts, gods and demons, not just relying on magic to kill and injure people's lives.

Zhao Xiao had the intention to test Yanqiu, so he asked again: "But just like your father said, when your grandmother died, she was picked up by Lord Tianlong, and maybe the soul will fly to a good place where you are carefree and rich in food." ”

"I—I don't understand." Yan Qiu shook his head and said, "Lord Tianlong is so powerful, why do you want your mother to serve?" Mother is thinking about Master Tianlong every day, why can't she save her? ”

"Maybe Master Tianlong doesn't care about your mother's life or death." Zhao Xiao approached step by step.

Yan Qiu's face changed, and he blurted out: "If that's the case, why do you still have to give him a confession?" ”

"yes, why?" Zhao Xiao asked rhetorically.

But Yanqiu soon realized that what he said was very inappropriate, and waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I didn't mean that!" Master Tianlong, that's, that'......"

Yanqiu couldn't talk for a long time, Zhao Xiao smiled lightly: "Okay, take me to see your grandmother." ”

"Then you have to follow me, if others find out, not only will I be punished, but you will probably be fed to the children and grandchildren of Lord Tianlong." Yan Qiu was very nervous.

"Do the children and grandchildren of Lord Tianlong like to eat human flesh?" Zhao Xiao asked as he walked.

Yan Qiu's face showed a cold look: "Master Tianlong is in charge of dozens of villages around, if we are disobedient, we will let our children and grandchildren punish us." I've seen people gnawed down to a piece of skin, hung on a pole, and no one rushed to collect it until they were pecked by a bird. ”

"Gnaw? Lord Tianlong's children and grandchildren are a group of bugs? Zhao Xiao asked.

"Don't! Don't talk about that...... Uh, can't say that anyway! Yan Qiu was startled, thinking to himself that the people in the distant village were so bold?

Zhao Xiao has roughly guessed three or five points, this Tianlong Lord is estimated to be one of the southern earth demon gods, and his original body should be a genus of insects, and he is good at eating internal organs.

By the time it was completely dark, Zhao Xiao had already followed Yanqiu over the wall and came to the house at night. Zhao Xiao's night vision was unhindered, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw Yanqiu's mother lying on a haystack, moaning in pain.

Zhao Xiao took out some herbs from the back basket, he went deep into the south dirt road, collecting herbs to identify, originally just by hand, but he didn't expect it to be really useful at this moment.

After a little processing, and then boiled into a bowl of blackened medicinal soup on the stove, Zhao Xiao secretly blessed a trace of mana. Carefully feeding Yanqiu's mother, she heard a light snoring sound and fell into a deep sleep.

"Grandma is asleep, I haven't seen her sleep so soundly." Yan Qiu was very excited, but he didn't dare to speak loudly: "I, I don't know how to thank you, if you don't mind, you can stay in my house for a while, as long as you don't be discovered by others." ”

"I'm used to walking in the wilderness, so it's okay." Zhao Xiao said.

Yan Qiu scratched his head and asked again, "You said you were lost before?" I don't know how to get to Wuyang Village, but I can take you to Lao Ye Mountain. ”

"What's that?"

Yan Qiu replied: "It is the altar for the Lord of Tianlong, there is also a large market nearby, and every month the surrounding villages will go to the Old Man Mountain to exchange things." The people on the big set are well-informed, and the big people of Yongcui Temple will occasionally come in recent years, so they must be able to inquire about the way back to Wuyang Village. ”

"Oh? The big man of Yongcui Temple? Zhao Xiao was interested.

"I heard that it is Da Wuzhu's subordinates, every time they come to Lao Ye Mountain, everyone has to kneel on both sides of the road, and they don't dare to raise their heads." Shioqiu explained.

Zhao Huang knew that the Great Witch Zhu was the goddess of the Yongcui Temple, and his subordinates were naturally other witches of the Yongcui Temple.

It is said that Lord Tianlong, a demon god of the southern soil, is not a subordinate of Yongcui Temple. And the Yongcui Temple Wu Zhu's move to come to Lao Ye Mountain may indicate that now the Southern Earth Demon God has clearly pledged his allegiance to the High Priest and the Great Wu Zhu.

"Okay, let's go to Lao Ye Mountain." Zhao Xiao said.

"Don't worry, the next big gathering will be in three days, and I will take you there." Yan Qiu's expression was sincere and he made a promise.

……

"Lao Ye Mountain? It's a crude name. ”

The goddess of Yongcui sat upright, listening to the narration of Wu Zhu on the side, and couldn't help laughing and said: "It's just a barefoot golden-backed centipede raised by the Gu Ancestor of the Southern Earth, which is psychic and devours the Lord, has become a climate, and claims to be sacred in the mountains and rivers, but is called the Lord of Tianlong, don't you think this name exudes a stupid atmosphere?" ”

The young Wu Zhu next to him also smiled: "This Tianlong Lord is located in a remote area, and the tribe that worships it is also the most ignorant. However, it does not like to migrate, and it has grown shallow for thousands of years. ”

The goddess of Yongcui sat reclining, playing with the tips of her hair: "Although everyone doesn't talk about it, you all yearn for the prosperity of Middle-earth, right?" ”

On both sides of the temple were the witches of the shrine who were still in their prime, and they covered their mouths and smiled: "In the future, the high priest will rule the world, is the goddess planning to go to Middle-earth with him?" ”

"Well, I still have to see how the sacred tree is." The goddess said, "As for you, are you all looking forward to leaving the Yongcui Temple? Do you think I don't take you away on weekdays? ”

"The goddess said this as if we were all not doing our jobs."

"I don't understand you yet?" The goddess rolled her eyes, and then looked at a strange mountain not far away, covered with colorful rocks, the color stacked and unadorned, and it was a completely unsightly mixed rocky mountain.

"It's ugly." The goddess cursed secretly in her heart, at this time, the chariot had come to the market town under the Lao Ye Mountain, the soldiers had already opened the road in front, the left and right witches chanted and sang ballads, and countless emerald green leaves fell in mid-air, paved in front of the chakra, leading to the Lao Ye Mountain.

On both sides of the road, the soldiers blocked the people of the nearby tribes who had come to gather, and they all bowed their heads and bowed, and no one dared to raise their eyes to look directly at the goddess of Yongcui.

In the impression of the goddess, the goddess of Yongcui Temple in the past dynasties has always walked among the people of Nantu Li, and has never shown herself with a noble status. But after being awarded the Great Witch Blessing, Li Chun said that the position is respectful and orderly, and if the level is not determined by etiquette, people's hearts will be chaotic, and it will be difficult for Jiuli to change.

Since then, the goddess has traveled to have sufficient pomp and circumstance, and the Yongcui Temple witch blessings below her also have their own utensils and items, which are not allowed to be transgressed.

Now seeing the people on both sides of the road kneeling, the goddess also has a trace of self-satisfaction in her heart, perhaps those emperors of Middle-earth have this kind of enjoyment every day.

Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, the goddess caught a glimpse of a straight figure, and was shocked to realize that her person was extraordinary, and she was definitely not an ignorant villager.

The goddess immediately drank and turned her head to fix her eyes, but she couldn't see the figure, as if it was just her own illusion.

"What's wrong?" Wu Zhu approached on the side and asked in a low voice.

"I suspect someone is snooping." The goddess said.

Wu Zhu explained: "Maybe it's that Heavenly Dragon Master, who rarely shows up in person. When the nine gods gathered together, it was rumored that insect puppets were also sent to spread the word on their behalf. ”

"I know that it is precisely because of this that it avoided the catastrophe of the star falling to the ground in the first place." The goddess frowned and scanned the surroundings, but did not notice anything unusual, and said: "It's just that the current situation is unclear, and the Divine Tree has already assisted us in finding several small works sent by the bear country, and I am worried that these fine works are lurking nearby." ”

"This place is far away from the battlefield, so Hosaku won't come to such a far place, right?" Wu Zhu was puzzled.

"Hopefully, I'm just overthinking." The goddess waved her hand: "No matter, keep walking." ”