Next to the Temple of King Wu.

The young people of Nanlan Village have been beating gongs and drums for a long time.

The custom here is that for any big celebration, the gongs and drums must be sounded, and they must be warmed up early, and the next village can hear it clearly.

The villagers gathered in groups of three or five.

"Time flies so fast, it feels like the last time I saw the birth of a real child, it doesn't seem to be long ago."

"yes, it's been ten years in the blink of an eye."

"I only choose a real child once in ten years, it's too enjoyable, if I want to say that it's good to choose once a year."

"You can go and talk to King Wu."

"Forget it."

"Hehe, what are you afraid of?"

"I'll just tell you, don't pull me if you want to die."

"Eh, I wonder if I still have a chance to be selected as a real child?"

"Eat, the conditions for real children are very strict, it's not like you can be if you want to. Your crooked melon and cracked jujube look, it's strange that King Wu can see it. ”

"Damn, I think you're looking for a fight!"

"Okay, don't leave after choosing the real child, stay and practice."

"Actually, it's not that older people have been real children, but the energy of the old man is not as good as that of the young man, please God is very hurt, for fear of accidents, I will try to choose young people later."

"Young people are good, young and bold are not afraid of things, old things like me will not be, just look at it on the side."

"Don't make a noise, let's get started!"

“……”

As soon as the gongs and drums stopped, the sounds of conversation gradually disappeared.

Offerings such as chicken, duck, pig, shochu, and rice are put on the table.

The main content of the recitation, which is a series of praises and prayers for the gods' blessings described in the local dialect, is chanted by the village elders in charge of the ceremony.

"Worship in front of the gods ~ Kneel! One kowtow, two kowtows, three kowtows, up ~ kneel again, three Shen Gongcheng nine kowtows ~ one into Mingxiang, two into Mingxiang, three into Baoxiang ~ incense incense burner is instructed, please invite the gods back to the temple ~ Public, you bow your head and drink and bless your children and grandchildren Wishing you prosperity good health......"

Ahem, that's probably it.

The Luchuan area is mostly inhabited by surnames and clans, ten miles of different winds, hundreds of miles of different customs, and each village has a unique greeting for the village every day.

However, looking at the folk gods of Daxia, they all have one thing in common, that is, the local gods only listen to the local dialect, and the mantras and greetings are ineffective.

Probably because the ancestors had a language barrier?

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The village elder read for a long time, his mouth was dry, and he finally stopped to drink saliva, made a look, and asked the people waiting on the side to start setting off firecrackers.

The firecrackers did not stop for half an hour, making a very important counter-contribution to the protection of the earth's environment.

……

After the firecrackers are over, it is the official start of the selection of real children.

King Wu Zhentong of Nanlan Village was randomly selected by the Black Snake King from among many candidates.

Most of the candidates are young people between the ages of 15 and 25. They are full of qi and blood, even if they are put on the body and do all kinds of operations that do not conform to scientific common sense, they will only feel tired after that, and they will be fine after two days of rest. If you are older, I am afraid that you will not be able to afford to get sick.

Inviting the gods to come up is also called the upright, and the whole ritual process is called the helping.

Usually the boy who is selected for the upper body is himself occupied by consciousness, and he does not know what he is doing, until he retires and the god leaves, the boy seems to be awake for the first time, and will feel physically and mentally exhausted.

Doesn't that sound a bit like being taken away?

Lin Nan rushed to Nanlan Village, just when the firecrackers were finished and he was ready to elect the real child.

He parked his car outside the village and stood behind the crowd, secretly observing.

The terminal in his hand glowed red, suggesting that the target was nearby.

But he wasn't in a hurry.

Suddenly, someone moved.

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, with a slightly distorted expression, screamed and screamed, rushed out of the crowd, ran to the field, and jumped onto the top of the car.

Everyone present was silent at first, and then burst into loud cheers. The other young people who were not selected were a little disappointed, but they also cheered.

Some people may ask, will someone pretend to be a real child?

Don't worry about this, as a real child, you'll have to wear an arrow later.

It is to use a long silver stick, pass through the cheeks, and pierce it in pairs. If you don't participate in the help, and you don't have special strength on your body, this long stick will definitely bleed into it, and you won't be injured as a boy. If the long sign is pulled out, it will only leave a shallow imprint, and it will disappear after a while.

It is precisely because of the mystery that it attracts onlookers.

Lin Nan's eyes behind the crowd narrowed slightly: "Hmph! ”

He knew that it was probably not a righteous god who possessed and manipulated the young man, but the target of this trip, which was only weird with B-level strength.

However, the other party's local area has not yet appeared.

As a native of Haikang, he naturally knows what the piercing arrow is all about. Generally speaking, it does not endanger the safety of the people's lives, and the organization is too lazy to take care of it. The main focus is still on the weirdness that hurts people.

But this time, the strength shown by the other party can no longer be ignored, and it can't be dealt with without dealing with it.

In order to avoid unjust, false and wrongful cases, Lin Nan decided to take a look first.

It's fine if it's just a mess, but if you dare to do something wrong, maybe you'll have to do it.

……

Arrows have already begun to be worn on the field.

The young man sat cross-legged on the top of the portable shrine, took the arrow handed by the village elder with a blank face, and without frowning, slowly passed it through his cheeks.

The surrounding crowd suddenly let out all kinds of exclamations.

Some timid girls didn't dare to look at it, so they covered their eyes in fright, and couldn't help but leave a gap between their fingers and taste the excitement of violating the taboo.

After piercing the arrow, the boy stood up from the top of the sedan chair and glared angrily, causing everyone to burst into loud cheers again.

Looking at the atmosphere of the scene, you can know why the orthodox Daomen is so disgusted with Fuping.

Although many Taoist masters, such as Xu Mi and Yang Xi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, also wrote various Taoist scriptures in the name of the gods, not to mention the various sects in later generations, in the name of the gods, to make various instructions.

However, the act of helping the people, with its own mysterious color, can bring great visual shock to the audience, and it is extremely easy to bluff and bewitch the foolish people, and the impact and harm caused are huge.

For example, rebelling against the White Lotus Sect.

Lin Nan hid in the crowd, watching coldly and nervously at the same time.

As soon as some bad tendencies appear, he will immediately intervene to stop them.

……

On the other side, Dead Man's Bay.

"Emma, it's finally done."

Chen Jingle stretched.

The river bay in front of you has been clear, no longer deep and seeping people before, and when it is connected to the Nandu River, there is no longer any need to worry about floating corpses piling up here, and there will be no more dead man's bay.

It was evening and the sun was about to set.

Xu Dong's family came early to collect the body, and the construction site became deserted, probably because of the impact of the incident, the workers were not in the mood to drink and play cards today, and went to bed early after taking a shower.

Chen Jingle looked at the Nandu River on the other side of the construction site.

This 88-kilometre river runs through the entire hinterland of the peninsula and is the largest river basin in Haikang. When it is officially connected to the Youth Canal, there is no need to worry about drying up in the dry season.

"It's all here, just take a look."

A few hundred meters further south, past Ge Tan Primary School, is the jurisdiction of Haikang.

According to the original plan, after occupying the main temple of the entire territory of Suicheng, it was Haikang's turn next.

(And ~)