Chapter 7: The Gods and the Wild Cultivators
The mountain god was silent for a long time, and shook his head regretfully: "This matter is really beyond the ability of the old man. If I had waited for my free time, I might have been able to turn a blind eye and let the villagers hunt for a living, but now that the snow is closing the mountains, there is really nothing I can do. ”
Lu Gong was silent.
The land rolled his eyes, and he said, "Brother, what you said is not kind." The assets in this mountain are much richer than ours, even if you just take something out of your fingernails, it is enough for the villagers to live. ”
The mountain god sighed and said, "Brother, if I don't want to contribute, it's really useless." Brother, let's think of something else. ”
The helplessness in the old man's eyes was clearly visible. As the mountain god believed in by the nearby villagers, he should have done something, but now in this world, let alone helping the villagers, he himself is unable to protect himself.
As the largest mountain within a radius of hundreds of miles, he didn't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at this place, and if he made a mistake, he couldn't afford the consequences.
Seeing that Lu Gong also fell silent, the land simply stopped making a sound while holding the branches.
I don't know how long it took, but the mountain god also breathed a sigh of relief, got up tremblingly, and said, "It's time for me to go back to the mountains and watch, I can't find food in the past few days, maybe those beasts will run to which village to be a scourge." ”
Listening to the voice of the mountain god, Lu Gong's eyes suddenly lit up. "Sangami senior, wait."
The mountain god turned around, a little puzzled.
Lu Gong said directly: "The wild animal you just talked about, is it the wild boar that has become a sperm?" ”
Speaking of the pig essence, the mountain god was obviously a little weak, and nodded: "That beast has now gathered almost the entire mountain wild boar, and it is simply lawless. If it weren't for the old age and now the age, I would have to give them some color to see. ”
"Is there a way for the mountain god seniors to drive some wild boars here?"
As soon as Lu Gong's words fell, before the mountain god could speak, the land's face had changed drastically, and he shouted. "No, this is absolutely impossible. If I offend that fool, won't I have peace here? ”
He had heard of the boar spirit. I don't know how many villages in the vicinity have suffered from it, but fortunately, Xiaokan Village is on the periphery of Qinglan Mountain, and it has not yet affected here.
"It's a great idea to kill two birds with one stone." The mountain god groaned.
The land shook his head again and again, and the branches kept beating on the top of Lu Gong's head. "Don't try your crazy minds."
The mountain god followed this line of thought, his eyes swept over the villagers at the entrance of the temple, and landed on the wild vegetables that had regrown their sprouts in the distance, and suddenly nodded vigorously. "Why didn't I think about letting the villagers unite to eliminate the evil?"
He slapped his thigh and it was immediately confirmed. "Very good, let's try Xiaokan Village first."
The face of the land was already extremely dark, and when he heard the decision of the mountain god, he kicked Lu Gong fiercely, crying and mourning. "You've really hurt me."
"Brother, don't say that, if you can eliminate harm for the people, it is also a merit." The mountain god advised. "Now that wild boar essence is rampant, sooner or later it will also implicate Xiaokan Village. If you can take the opportunity to calm down this disaster and return Qinglan Mountain to a clean place, the elder brother will also have immeasurable merits. ”
The land suddenly felt like he had fallen into a pit, and he tried his best to struggle, but Lu Gong and the mountain god said a word, and he was powerless to refute it.
He hung his head and grimaced.
"I'll trust it, can't I trust it?"
Seeing that the land had been convinced, the mountain god bowed deeply to Lu Gong and said, "Then I will also make preparations, and I will try to let the first batch of wild boars come here in three days, and I hope you can be prepared." ”
After speaking, he took a deep look at a few coarse steamed buns in the small temple, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and then turned to leave.
For this scene, the land is as if it sees nothing.
"I see that the mountain god senior has been hungry for a long time, why don't you want to send him some?" As soon as the mountain god left, Lu Gong asked the doubts in his heart.
The land sat on the altar and said indifferently: "I don't want to get a on my pants." ”
Lu Gong heard what he said, and he couldn't help but be curious. "What do you mean by that?"
"There's not much to talk about. Who let him not know what to do and offended the old man Chenghuang...... If he could have opened up a little, he wouldn't have ended up like this now. The land was a little sarcastic.
Lu Gong was even more curious and asked about its history.
The land hesitated for a long time before briefly explaining the cause and effect.
It turned out that the mountain god of Qinglan Mountain was transformed by a thousand-year-old ginseng, because he used to often appear to help hunters who were lost in the mountains, and later was offered by nearby villagers and jointly signed a letter to become the guardian saint of Qinglan Mountain.
It's just a few decades ago, because after the replacement of the Chenghuang in Tianshui County, he asked him to donate mountain herbs and mineral veins many times, but he refused to live or die, and finally offended the Chenghuang. More than ten years ago, Cheng Huang was angry and went to the Heavenly Prison of the Scribe Division and ticked his name, which shattered his godhead, lost his divine power, and reduced him to the current appearance.
"Back then, when the elder brother canonized the mountain god, it can be said that there is no difference in the scenery in Shanshui County, and the majestic posture is heroic, who doesn't look at it with envy. It's a pity, after all, it's Nanke's dream...... "The land sighs endlessly."
When he was canonized, the mountain god was a young man, and now it is less than a few decades old, and it is already this picture of a wood, how not to make people sigh.
"Isn't the mountain god here to protect herbs and mineral veins? What's wrong with him doing that? This city god is too much. After hearing this, Lu Gong was extremely angry in his heart.
"Forget it, what is the responsibility, what is the duty, after all, it is not the above sentence?" The land sneered at Lu Gong's behavior.
"Isn't there anyone going to denounce this city god?" Lu Gong said angrily.
The land smiled and said, "Whistle-blowing? It's up to you to get out of this place. You saw that white-headed villain last time, right? Do you think people will reason with you? Xiaokan Village only needs to hand over ten worship coins every month, which is a record rule, but what is the use? He said that fifty pieces in three months is fifty pieces, do you dare to say no? ”
Lu Gong couldn't help but think of the scene more than half a month ago, when the land was so scared that he didn't even dare to get up, and the white-haired villain was no longer as arrogant.
As if seeing Lu Gong's mood, the land continued: "It's light to punch and kick you. If you really offend them, you may directly tear down your temple and destroy your godhead. In the past few decades, as far as I know, it has been destroyed in the hands of those wild cultivators, and there are not ten or eight small gods like us. ”
"What is Ye Xiu?" Lu Gong asked.
"The cultivators in the Si Tianjian directory are all high-ranking judges, and those who are not in the directory and have the ability to communicate with the gods are collectively referred to as wild cultivators. These guys dare to do anything that damages yin morality for money, digging graves and demolishing temples, killing gods and goods, which is the existence that we have no strength to fear the most. ”
Lu Gong has a lot of understanding of this world in his heart.
Here, those who can communicate with the gods are monks with special cultivation, most of whom are used by the imperial court and entered into the Si Tianjian, while some who are not reused by the imperial court are exiled in the human world and do some things like communicating with ghosts and gods.
They are proficient in sorcery and evil in their ways, even killing gods.
These uncontrolled cultivators, the folk call them divine masters, but the gods call them wild cultivators.
The most common goddess among the people is the lowest category in this group. In addition, those who learn the Tao in the mountains are the most powerful type. Some are not on the roster of Si Tianjian, but they are highly respected.