Chapter 52: No More Faith
Shen Yun carried the sweet girl along the stream to the official road. I don't want to, I saw the stream of the official road from afar, and it was crowded, and it was very lively.
Early in the morning, what happened? He thought about it, told Sweet Girl not to make a sound, quietly leaned over, went down the hill from the other side, and turned to the right side of the crowd.
It's the people who fled.
Many people knelt down and bowed to the mountains by the stream, muttering "Grandpa the mountain god blesses" and the like.
"Brother, what are you bowing down to?" From time to time, people who came after asked those who had bowed down.
The latter usually replied piously: "Grandpa the kneeling mountain god." ”
"Is there a mountain god here?" many people looked suspiciously at the top of the stream.
There was an inconspicuous hill, under the blue sky, bathed in the golden morning light...... No matter how you look at it, it's no different from the nearby mountains.
"Ouch, don't talk nonsense if you don't know. Last night, Grandpa Mountain God appeared!" Next to him, many people immediately stood up and explained nonsense.
The beginning of the miracle is very frightening - last night, someone actually kidnapped the old man and the child into the mountains to kill people and eat meat.
I don't want to, Grandpa Mountain God can't see it, and suddenly appears to manifest himself.
"You didn't see that at that time, Grandpa Mountain God was angry and flew sand and stones. The head of that gang of gangsters was blown by a mountain wind, and they immediately broke their heads and turned red, and their faces were covered with blood!"
Also, the gangsters were frightened and fled down the mountain. However, Grandpa Mountain God doesn't do it. ”
"Ahh
"Nope. An old man next to him seemed to have seen it with his own eyes, "Grandpa Mountain God has a kind heart, and only accepted the life of one of the little cubs." ”
"Oh, the villains are going to eat human flesh. If you want me to say, it's not too much to cut with a thousand cuts!"
"Yes. ”
"What's wrong with this little cub?"
The old man pursed his lips, glanced at the angry people around him with disdain, and then said: "There is a way, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground." Grandpa Mountain God, this is a chance for the gangsters to change their ways. Hmph, next time, if these people dare to do evil, Grandpa Mountain God will definitely accept them. ”
"Could it be that the worst of them is the little cub?" said one person was not convinced, "can a little cub be even worse than their leader?"
The old man snorted: "Of course, this little cub is the most hateful. Last night, he was the one who took a knife to cut the baby's neck and bleed!"
"Ahhh
"He's got it, too!"
"Grow up, pay it back! Grandpa Shengming, this kind of little cub is a natural magic star. Let him be the weather, and the evil will be endless!"
"It's not just that. The old man then broke the news, "Grandpa Mountain God also gave him a chance to repent." However, the little cub dared to lie to the mountain god grandfather with red lips and white teeth, saying that he had never had blood on his hands, and tried. How could Grandpa the Mountain God be deceived by him? On the spot, he angrily accused him of lying and demanded that he accept his life. ”
"Ahh
"How did the little cub die?" the onlookers asked, their appetites hung high.
The old man smiled resentfully: "I fell to death." When death came, he was not honest and tried to escape the punishment of Grandpa Mountain God. As a result, halfway down the road, he fell onto a mountain rock and fell to his death. ”
"This is the method made by Grandpa Mountain God, and he took his life. ”
"Yes, yes!"
"Grandpa Shengming, I also have to kowtow to Grandpa Mountain God!"
People are convinced and full of praise.
Immediately next to him, an enthusiastic person pointed out: "That is the place where the mountain god's grandfather manifests." Just bow down there. ”
More and more people flocked to the stream and prostrated to the top of the mountain.
Shen Yun stood on the periphery of the crowd and felt extremely funny in his heart: it turned out that the appearance of immortals was like this!
He also believed in immortals before. Therefore, when Niutouao Village was slaughtered, he was abandoned by his cousin in the uninhabited Pheasant Ridge, and the life and death of the eldest sister were unknown...... As well as the catastrophe in the boxing gym, and on the way to escape, in the face of the butcher's knife of the immortal rune soldiers, he prayed sincerely more than once, please have mercy on the heavens, and ask all the gods to show their spirits to save the suffering.
However, there was not a single apparition.
Niutouao Village was still razed to the ground by a fire. The evildoers are gone;
In Pheasant Ridge, it was the eldest sister who took him step by step out of the deep mountains and old forests;
When he was most lonely and helpless, the people who rescued him were the hall owner, Grandpa Liu, and Brother Fu;
When he encountered the slaughter of the immortal rune soldiers, he could only watch the enthusiastic and kind-hearted Hong Jingu tragically lead away those beasts......
Also, what was going on last night, no one knows better than him.
There was no manifestation of the mountain god Grandpa at all! From beginning to end, it was just a ploy by him.
It can be seen that the immortals that people say are all false. Even if there were, these immortals wouldn't care if mortals like me lived or died!
From now on, no matter whether others believe it or not, anyway, I, Shen Yun, don't believe in any immortals anymore. I only believe in myself, and I believe that only I am the living immortal and living bodhisattva who can save myself from all suffering!
Although his heart was like a mirror, Shen Yun did not come forward to break it. He chose to quietly withdraw from the crowd with the sweet girl on his back and continue to hurry.
None of them. I'm still afraid that after the gang of gangsters last night knows the truth, they will seek revenge on him.
He is very self-aware: last night, he was calculated by heart and without intention, and relied on scheming. With his current force value, he really wants to fight with those people with gongs and drums, and say that he hits stones with eggs, he is praising him!
It seems that if the stratagem is used well, the lethality is no worse than that of a fist! Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to use one's brains in everything.
After this incident, Shen Yun felt that he had gained a lot again.
Behind him, more and more fleeing people crowded to the stream and kowtow to the mountain god. Later, after the four people who were saved last night returned home, they really raised money everywhere and built a mountain temple on the slope of the mountain where the mountain god appeared.
In the temple, the sitting statue of the mountain god is more than seven feet high, dressed in a big red robe, with a lofty atmosphere, and a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude.
And outside the temple, a demon suppression monument was erected. The boxy stele is as tall as an adult man, and it is engraved with the story of the miracles of the mountain god Grandpa's apparition. Under the stele, there is a short and thin, hideous face, sitting on the mountain god and kneeling on the ground to worship.
Because at that time, the story of the apparition of the mountain god has been widely spread, and since the day the new temple was built, the incense was prosperous. There are even many pilgrims from provincial towns who come on foot to worship.
After the pilgrims worshiped the mountain god, they went out of the temple, and they did not forget to spit at the villain under the demon monument, and then scolded viciously, "Damn evil ghosts, eternal life and eternal never want to turn over."
Many years later, Shen Yun happened to hear these rumors, and his heart was so happy that he couldn't help but pat his palms and praise him. Well, he admits that he has a small heart. Even if so many years have passed, when he heard that the little monkey was treated as an evil ghost and was pointed out by a thousand people, he just felt relieved of his hatred, and his heart was more comfortable than drinking ice water in June.
Of course, that's all for later.
The news of gangsters eating human flesh also spread rapidly among those who had fled. Although there is the protection of the mountain god grandfather, the people are still panicked and wary.
As a result, some evil-looking, tall and healthy middle-aged men have simply become rats crossing the street. Everywhere they went, they were guarded by everyone like thieves. If there is a dispute with someone, as long as they make a little face, in the crowd, there will be a righteous and brave person who does not know where to hide and pick up a stone and hit him fiercely: "Grandpa the mountain god is here, don't think about doing evil!"
People glared at each other and scolded each other.
The story of the mountain god's grandfather's apparition was vividly told, and the strong men also had palpitations. Moreover, it is difficult to defeat four fists with both hands, and in the face of public anger, they can only admit cowardice and clench their fists to beg for mercy. Otherwise, they will be attacked by the people, and they will not even have a place to stay at night.
Therefore, they are obviously restrained in their words and deeds, and much more self-disciplined.
During the day, Shen Yun mixed in the refugee team and also felt such a change. For him and Sweet Girl, it is naturally a good thing. At least, when he was in a hurry, he didn't have to hang his heart all the time, worried that he would be forcibly stopped and searched. In the past, he had seen more than once that there were elderly people and children in the refugee team who had their belongings robbed. At that time, no one dared to squeak.
However, at night, he chose to stay away from the refugee group. Security is one part, but more importantly, the number of refugees is significant. Most of them have been out for many days, and they have already eaten all the food they have brought with them. Therefore, after the refugees walked through, on both sides of the official road, the wild vegetables and fruits that could be eaten were often cut away, and on the edge of the water source, there were often crowds of people, with Shen Yun's small body and a little sweet girl on his back, if he wanted to get water, he had to wait until the flowers were gone.
The two of them had to go to the remote mountains to find food and drink. As a mountain baby, Shen Yun didn't have much pressure on this. In fact, he is close to the mountains from the bottom of his heart.
And the sweet girl is also completely adapted to this kind of life: she has never mentioned the word "mother" again; she is not picky about eating at all, and she will eat whatever she gives; she will grab the delicious wild fruits and stuff them into her mouth first, and then grab a handful and stuff them for Shen Yun to eat...... Well, well, like Shen Yun, the little girl is obviously carnivorous. If she occasionally caught a hare or something like meat, whether it was boiled in soup or roasted, she could light up her eyes and eat deliciously. After eating, you can enjoy it for half a day.
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A certain peak thanks to the book friend Situ Yutong for the peace charm, thank you!