The sand is everywhere, and the earth trembles:

At some point, a yellow sand band floated over Lanwu Town, which covered the clouds and swept the sky. Under the shroud of yellow sand, a violent shaking came from the depths of the town, and with this violent shaking, the houses in the town collapsed one after another...

At this time, the townspeople fled in panic in the dust, and the slower ones were buried in the rubble. Among the fleeing crowds outside, there were old people over the age of six, and children under the age of ten, who poured into the streets crying loudly, and the town of Lanwu was instantly plunged into a catastrophe......

In a courtyard in the north of the town, Nangongbei's father and mother picked up the young brother and sister and rushed out of the door, and they each carried a child in their arms and fled out of the courtyard. At this time, Nangong Bei's father shouted loudly in the wind and sand: "Child, mother, let's go to the altar, the Iron Bull Patriarch will bless us......"

In the east of Lanwu Town, there is a wide sacrificial square, in the center of the square there is a Dharma altar more than one zhang high; on the altar, there are three offering tables side by side, and incense, candles, water bowls and other things that open the altar are placed on the table. It seems that this is a place where people pray for peace or sacrifice for rain.

Directly opposite the altar, that is, on the north side of the sacrificial square, there is a bronze statue more than two feet high, this colossus statue is carved lifelike, vividly; I saw that on the body of this statue, he was wearing a red and black cloak, and the cloak was embroidered with the sun, moon and stars; under the statue, he raised his foot and stepped on a struggling ghost, and the other foot stepped on the mountains, rivers and mountains, looking very majestic.

Looking at the face, this statue bared its teeth and angry eyes, looking fierce and vicious; he held a book in his left hand, the handwriting on the cover was blurred, and it vaguely seemed to be engraved with the words "Iron ** Master ** Fu Seal *"; in the other hand of the statue, he held a long sword; at this time, he stepped on the evil ghost, turned his head to the left to look at the book, and pointed the tip of the sword in his right hand to the sky. On the whole, this person seems to be practicing some kind of spell with reference to the scriptures, which is a bit unpredictable......

At this time, Nangong Bei's father and mother held the two children and stumbled all the way to the sacrificial square. When they came here, they found that hundreds of people had gathered in the sacrificial square, and all the men, women, and children in the town had escaped, and everyone had come here. But it's not surprising, after all, on weekdays, this Iron Bull Patriarch is the only spiritual sustenance in the hearts of the people...

On top of the altar, a long-bearded old man who was over the age of sixteen stood on it, he leaned over and leaned on crutches, facing the wind and sand, and shouted loudly to the below: "Everyone...... Village...... Folks, don't panic, here's... Yes... The Iron Bull Patriarch is in charge, and we will ...... It'll be safe. "On the altar, the old man was very old, and he shouted in the wind, so that his voice sounded intermittent and inmodal.

Under the altar, Nangong Bei's father and mother hugged him and his sister in the crowd, although the ground under his feet was still trembling, but there were more people around him, which increased a lot of security. At this time, Nangong Bei struggled to break free from his father's arms, and said, "Dad, I'm not afraid, you take care of my mother and sister......"

At this time, the long-bearded old man on the altar led everyone under the altar to kneel down and worship the statue, and recited in unison: "The patriarch of the iron bull is above, please bless the safety of this place, bless everyone to survive this calamity, we will slaughter cattle and sheep in the coming day, double the offerings, please be merciful to the patriarch, pity me, and be grateful......"

Nangong Bei squatted beside his father, he watched the crowd kneel in the yellow sand, and asked in his heart: "In this way, the gods will come to help us?" How is it possible, the gods are in the sky, and the sky is so high, how can they see the people on the ground?" Nangong Bei was only eight years old at that time, and he was full of curiosity and questions about everything new.

Suddenly, amid the prayers and cries of the people, the wind stopped in mid-air, and the trembling under my feet stopped, and it was as quiet as if nothing had happened. At this time, the yellow sand in the sky fell from the sky like a rain of sand as the wind stopped. Everyone raised their heads one after another, they looked at the vision of the sky stopping, and suddenly cheered: "Iron Bull Patriarch has appeared, we don't have to die......" The voice was higher and higher.

On the altar, the long-bearded old man reverently kowtowed to the statue three times, and said in his mouth: "Thank you for the manifestation of the Iron Bull Ancestor, bless the people of Lanwu Town from dying, and thank the Iron Bull Ancestor for ......" Then, he stood up and said to everyone under the altar: "The natural disaster has been lifted by the Iron Bull Ancestor, everyone go back to the town to save people......"

"Help, help...... Puff puff~"

This shout startled everyone, and it seemed that the voice came from behind them, who shouted it? What's the matter? At this time, there were hundreds of people in the sacrificial square, everyone, you squeeze me, I squeeze you, and no one could see clearly what was behind them.

"Everyone, be careful of your feet, there's something in the sand, ah..."

Before the man could finish speaking, another scream came from behind. This time, everyone heard clearly, it turned out that there was something in the sand, but after living here for decades, snakes, rats, insects and ants have seen a lot, what kind of thing did he refer to? Besides, there is sand everywhere, if there is really something, where can it run?

In the crowd, Nangong Bei's father and mother hugged the two brothers and sisters again, and they fled in the direction of the town with the flow of people. Na Cheng thought, just ran out a few steps away, everyone suddenly felt a softness under their feet, and dozens of arm-thick tentacles came up from under the sand. These tentacles are slippery and greasy, and there are countless fleshy lumps densely packed on them, which look like squid, which is very disgusting.

At this time, Nangong Bei's father was wrapped around his legs by a tentacle, and before he could look down, he was dragged into the yellow sand by a powerful force. Although Nangong Bei hid in his father's arms, his eyes were black, his nose, mouth, and eyes were filled with sand, and then he was buried in the ground by yellow sand.

At this time, Nangong Bei under the yellow sand could no longer breathe, he felt a burst of suffocation in his chest, wanted to breathe but couldn't breathe, his head hurt and swollen, and there was a strong buzzing, he thought: "Am I going to die? Is my father and mother going to die too? What is under the sand?"

Boom~

At the moment when Nangong Bei was about to be suffocated, a strong force threw him out of the sand. I saw that Nangong North broke out of the sand, and then was thrown high into the air, and after a few heels, he fell heavily on the sand with a "bang".

Ahem, ahem~

Nangong Bei lay on the ground, he coughed a few times in succession, coughed out the sand in his mouth, and then gasped for breath. And the fall he just made was really not light, at this time Nangong Bei's mind was buzzing blank, he closed his eyes and used his hands to dig the sand in his nose and ears, and after taking out a few handfuls of soil, his ears regained hearing.

At this time, Nangong Bei sat up and shook his head, he gradually opened his eyes, there were a lot of sand grains mixed with the eyelids grinding around, very uncomfortable, but fortunately, he could barely see the things in front of him. He raised his eyes to look around, and saw that the sacrificial square was still full of people just now, but now it was empty, only the long-bearded old man was still sitting on the altar, but looking at him, it seemed that he had gone crazy...

At this time, Nangong Bei realized that his father and sister were still buried under the yellow sand. He immediately cried loudly: "Dad, mother, where are you, sister...... Daddy......"

Suddenly, a hand stretched out from Nangong Bei's face, covering his mouth in an instant, only to hear someone next to his ear say to Nangong Bei: "Little doll, if you want to live, don't make a sound." ”

After that, Nangong Bei was thrown onto the altar by this person......