The idol of the god in the temple must be placed in the most conspicuous position, so that worshippers can see the true face of the god as soon as they step through the temple door, which means to be above board.

And the statue of the god in the inner hall of the Tianhe Temple, although it is also standing in the center, is a little dim, and even the lamps and candles cannot illuminate the panorama.

Ning Shu couldn't see the face of the god statue clearly, because it was covered with a layer of smoke.

It's quirky.

Lu Blood didn't see it at all, or didn't care about the look on Ning Shu's face, but took three sticks of incense and handed it to Ning Shu's hand.

"It's time to worship the gods. ”

Worship?

Ning Shu and Xu Yuanxin were unwilling.

Ning Shu himself is a protégé of the wine sacrifice in the back mountain of Taifu, coupled with the unique temperament of the Divine Dynasty, it is impossible to worship a god from the heart, and Xu Yuanxin, as the master of the Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain, can command the world's Daomen, and naturally will not condescend to the statue.

Mo said that this is the god of the heavenly river during the flood period, even if it is an ordinary river god and mountain god, if mortals are unwilling to worship, there is no reason to force it.

What's more, if worshipping this statue can allow the two of them to escape, then worship will also be worshipped, but Ning Shu looked at this statue, combined with the god monument he saw outside the hall before, there was always an unreal feeling, as if something irreversible would happen once worshipped.

You must not be a puppet like the old river god.

Ning Shu remembered what he said to Xu Yuanxin on the boat, turned his head and glanced at the girl, if he was to be forcibly brainwashed later, he could only make a sacrifice of burning jade.

The thought was tragic, but it was the last act of desperation.

Because both of them have seen the state of the old river god, and they have also seen the fate of the King of Inspiration, if they really become a puppet on weak water in the end, it is better to free themselves.

It's just that neither of them expected that Lu Blood didn't have any annoyance after seeing their hesitant expressions, and still maintained an indifferent look, shook his head and put aside the incense in his hand, and asked kindly, "Why are you two hesitating?"

Ning Shu thought about it and said seriously: "I have no faith. ”

Lu Blood nodded like an understanding and kind brother, and asked with a smile, "How can a person live if he has no faith?"

Ning Shu fell silent when he heard this, as if this question was difficult to answer.

A trace of satisfaction appeared on Lu Blood's delicate face, and then he handed the fragrance in front of Ning Shu and the others, and said: "People always have a faith to live, monks are also people, and they still need someone to protect them on the road to immortality." ”

"I have a sword, whether I live or die. ”

Ning Shu did not take the fragrance of the deer blood for the second time, but said flatly.

Simple eight words, flat tone, but whether it is deer blood or Xu Yuanxin, they all understand the deep meaning contained in it.

Because you only believe in your own sword, you don't need to believe in other people, you don't need to think about how to live, and you can choose your life and death.

Such a reason was enough for Ning Shu to refuse the fragrance in the hands of the deer blood.

Lu Blood obviously didn't expect the young man to answer like this, he shook his head and looked at Xu Yuanxin.

"What about you?"

Xu Yuan pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "I haven't worshiped anyone else. ”

Indeed, Xu Yuanxin was born in Yuxu Palace, this is the first time to go down the mountain, and he has only knelt down to worship the master he has never met in the past, and this master is actually only Xu Yuanxin himself in a sense.

And this reason is much more concise than Ning Shu's.

Because I don't have it, I don't want to have it either.

"What two wonderful people. Deer Blood was not annoyed, and once again put the fragrance down.

He continued, "I don't blame you for thinking that this world has changed so much that people have forgotten the exploits of the god of Tianhe. ”

"Listen to my last story, and then you decide whether you want to worship or not. ”

Modest and polite people will always make people feel good, Lu Blood is so calm as Ning Shu is unexpectedly calm, and after the two refuse, they are not angry and forced, but give a choice, which makes Ning Shu a little surprised.

Reach out and don't hit the smiley person.

In such a situation, Ning Shu is not good at drawing his sword against others.

Maybe there is always a very legendary past behind every legendary person, or maybe it is the kind of old man who was high-spirited when he was young and always pulled you to tell a story of the past......

In short, after having the experience of the old river god, Ning Shu was not very surprised that Lu Blood wanted to tell a story.

It just so happened that he wanted to know what was hidden behind this temple.

As if recalling Xu Yuanxin's question about how long he had lived, Lu Blood began to fall into deep thought, probably because he had lived long enough, so he had to use thinking to glue the fragments of memory.

"A long time ago, right...... At that time, it was already the end of the so-called flood period. Lu Blood said slowly.

"When I became a god, I was already the god of the heavenly river, but I only know that at that time, the sky collapsed, and the heavens and the earth were all wars of blood and fire, and that disaster caused all the human races to migrate to the east, and it probably took many years to calm down. After that, all the monsters that were originally active disappeared, and our tribe settled down by a river. ”

"I heard the immortal master in the tribe say, that apocalyptic scene is actually the gods in the sky fighting, and in the end I don't know who won, but the demon heavenly court is really falling, although it was settled down at that time, but it is still very chaotic, from time to time there will be strange things to break into the tribe, take people's lives, even the immortal master was gouged out of the heart, the old people said that this is because there is less control between heaven and earth, so all the spirits are not restrained, so they act so recklessly, when they are about to be wiped out, adults appeared. ”

"Because the river basin where our tribe settled is one of the divine domains of the god of the heavenly river, and the god of the heavenly river participated in the battle to destroy the world, although he did not fall, but he was also seriously injured, and after healing, he saved our tribe. ”

"Then I became the attendant of the god of the heavenly river, and organized the believers to build this temple. ”

Lu Blood changed his previous indifference, and his expression was particularly yearning when he talked about this history, especially when he talked about the God of Tianhe, he showed great reverence.

Ning Shu and Xu Yuanxin sat down on the spot, looking at the deer blood's radiant appearance, listening to the battle of the flood that was omitted by a few words, thinking that believing in this kind of thing would really make people crazy.

Lu Xue did not sit down like Ning Shu and the others, but stood straight like a stone sculpture, meticulously telling a piece of history, like a rigorous gentleman in the school.

"The god of the heavenly river protected our tribe, so that the tribe, which was already sparsely numbered, survived the chaos of heaven and earth, and then grew stronger and stronger, and finally formed a large city and a huge kingdom. At that time, the human race gradually gained a foothold in heaven and earth, and became the largest race in heaven and earth. ”

"As a god's servant, I have been given a long life by the god of Tianhe, and I have been able to survive the long years. As I watched my tribe flourish, I gradually realized the true meaning of being protected by the gods. ”

Ning Shu was a member of the Divine Dynasty who had accepted the belief of the Divine Dynasty since he was a child, and naturally had a certain skeptical attitude towards this conclusion, and everything he had experienced told him that the reason why the human race was able to flourish mostly relied on his own efforts, not because of the protection of the gods.

Professor Taifu Like once had a theory called natural selection, which means that the reason why the human race could stand out from all the spirits in the past, and later the divine dynasty could use a secular dynasty to oppose the cultivation world, was the result of the common choice of the human race itself and the general environment of heaven and earth.

But he didn't dare to say such remarks to a believer like Lu Blood, who had a crazy belief in gods, and he was afraid that the other party would be slightly dissatisfied, so he threw himself into the weak water outside the temple.

"All I do every day is to clean the temple and serve the gods, I don't know how long it took, one day, a person came to the temple, he claimed to be an envoy sent by the god Haotian of the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, and wanted to invite the god of Tianhe to go to heaven to listen to the seal. ”

Since then, there has been one more god of heaven and earth in heaven and earth, and God Haotian has given the god of Tianhe the right to rule the waters of the world and control the weak waters of Tianhe. ”

Because of such a responsibility, the name of the god of the heavenly river spread throughout the world, and more and more people believed in adults, and those gods of the river region were in an endless stream of tribute, and for a time, this temple reached an unprecedented height. ”

Lu Blood's face was full of pride, as if he had done all those things, and he became a little excited, and even his tone fluctuated greatly.

"Killing demons, governing water and soil, incense is prosperous, and tens of millions of people believe in it, what a great merit this is, isn't it worth your worship?"

Ning Shu frowned and asked, "Later, how did it become like this?"

Lu Blood sighed and said, "I didn't know it later, but overnight, there was nothing, the heavenly court was gone, and the adults were gone...... But I know that the adult is still alive and that he will come back one day. ”

Listening to this last sentence, Ning Shu couldn't help but be a little frightened, according to what the old river god said, there is a big danger in this temple, and the so-called god of Tianhe in the mouth of the deer blood has disappeared for at least a thousand years, which side of it has gone wrong?"

"There are too many stories about the god of Tianhe, and I don't know how many days and nights I have to say, but he alone saves the world and protects one side of the water and soil is enough for the world to believe. ”

Lu Blood said as he handed the fragrance to Ning Shu for the third time.

Looking at the fragrance in front of him, Ning Shu's eyes were filled with a purple gas, and he instinctively felt that this matter was strange everywhere, although the deer blood said that the sky was falling, but these three pillars of incense could not be accepted.

"Do you still have any concerns in mind?" said Deer Blood with a smile.

At this moment, Xu Yuanxin, who listened to Lu Xue's speech and did not react at Ning Shu's side, spoke;

"You say...... Are we worshipping this idol in front of us...... Or worship you?"