Chapter 14: The Duties of Heaven
Straws of black dead air are everywhere on the entire Xiangshui River. Simply put, this Xiangshui River has lost a lot of vitality. In this case, it may take several days for the entire Xiangshui River to become extinct.
As the Xiangshui River God, Yang Chenyu was responsible for the clouds and rains within a hundred miles of nearby areas. Unfortunately, he first entered the Shinto Way, and for a while he did not understand the responsibilities of the River God, so he devoted all his thoughts to collecting incense and money.
As the river water is about to be exhausted, Yang Chenyu, as the river god, will naturally have some bad inductions.
Thinking of this, Yang Chenyu couldn't help but wiped a cold sweat. If he really waited until the river water completely dried up, the water spirit was extinct, and the drought was a hundred miles away, then he would be the river god who was dereliction of duty.
Not to mention anything else, we can only know from the ancient myths and legends that the consequences of the dereliction of duty of the gods. If the Heavenly Court was still there, Yang Chenyu might have been captured by the heavenly soldiers and generals at this time, thrown to the Dragon Slaying Platform, and fall down. Not to mention Yang Chenyu, a small river god, even a great god, giant demon, and dragon king, could not escape the fate of being dispersed.
Although the heavenly court is now destroyed and the way of heaven is incomplete, there is probably no Four-value Gongcao paying attention to himself, Taoism's most important theory of cause and effect is that if it is played until then, if nothing else is said, the death spirit and public resentment will be enough to remove Yang Chenyu, the river god's god's deity.
At this moment, Yang Chenyu saw a group of villagers coming from the foot of the mountain. When they reached the foot of the mountain, the group of villagers looked down at the mountain and bowed together. After worshiping, they followed the rugged mountain road and headed straight to Qinglong Temple.
Yang Chenyu suddenly felt a sense of fear that the disaster would be resolved by these people. He smiled slightly on his face and returned to the temple. He didn't care about the group of people who were going up the mountain, sat upright in front of the main hall, closed his eyes and recited the scriptures.
When the pedestrians walked to the gate of the temple, they saw Yang Chenyu, who looked like a fairy-like figure, couldn't help but believe in the rumors about Qinglong Temple.
You should know that the reputation of Qinglong Temple has gradually become louder. Not to mention that the stomach cancer of the old man of the Wang family was cured under the several talisman water of Master Yang, it was a miracle that everyone could see. As for the group of gangster girls who went down the mountain to return home, their temperament changed drastically since then, and it was amazing to go from idleness to hard work.
There are rumors among the people of Yanhuang. Even a locust tree struck by lightning can be regarded as a sacred tree to worship, let alone such vivid rumors.
"Are you Taoist Yang, Qinglong Temple?"
The leading man, who was quite old and looked at the young Taoist priest who was fairy-like but had a young Taoist priest, couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, and then asked.
This is not a fault for the old man's doubts about Yang Chenyu's identity. After all, the rumors have never mentioned his age. In the influence of the old man, a Taoist priest who is a little wise man should have white hair after all. How could he be a young man who looks green and tender?
"Fusheng Wuliang Tianzun, my surname is Yang, donor, please come in. I wonder if you are here to visit this temple, but you want to pray to God and rain?"
Yang Chenyu did not neglect when he saw the visitor. He stood up from the cushion, floated several steps to the old man, and asked softly with a smile.
After hearing what the Taoist priest said, the villagers were shocked. As expected, the rumors were true. It was reported that Taoist Yang had supernatural powers and could transform talismans to cure all kinds of diseases. Unexpectedly, they revealed their purpose as soon as they met.
"That's right! Master Yang, we are here to pray for the gods and pray for rain. I hope the master will be kind and take action for the villagers of Baili."
The old man's face, which was wrinkled like a crack, was shocked, as if he saw hope, and he couldn't help but nod. The villagers following the old man also looked nervous, as if Yang Chenyu had become their only straw. As long as Yang Chenyu shook his head, they would cry loudly.
As expected! Yang Chenyu was delighted. In ancient times, whenever there was a drought, it was a great time for river gods and water gods to collect incense everywhere. It seemed that the ancients were not sincere in bullying me.
What's more, in this era, if the weather is good, I'm afraid that many people will not care about the river god. But now with the arrival of drought, the helpless villagers can only place their hopes on the river god who doesn't know whether it still exists or not.
"Droughts are endless and the villagers are affected. As the host of Qinglong Temple, I am naturally obliged to do so, but..."
Yang Chenyu has been practicing in Taoist temples for more than ten years and has been infected with a lot of people. Naturally, he knows that this thing that is too easy to obtain is always something that people will not cherish. Therefore, Yang Chenyu showed a embarrassed look on his face and hesitated.
"Master Yang, we know the rules. We are all village chiefs from all over the country. Everyone has agreed to the river god parade and build a rain prayer altar. We will bear all the manpower and property required by us. In addition, we have prepared a merit money for Qinglong Temple."
Seeing Yang Chenyu's face feeling embarrassed, the old man dared not hesitate. He hurriedly poured out all the results he had agreed on by his group of people in one breath.
After hearing the old man's words, Yang Chenyu also felt relieved. It seemed that these people were very sincere. Yang Chenyu couldn't help but be careless.
As the Xiangshui River God, it is Yang Chenyu's legal responsibility to be responsible for the movement of clouds and rain in the Xiangshui River area. The only problem is that Yang Chenyu was the river god for the time being. Although he had the talent to move clouds and rain, he had never moved clouds and rain before. He was a little unfamiliar with this kind of thing, let alone the magic power that might be consumed by moving clouds and rain.
Therefore, the more grand this rain prayer ceremony is, the more incense you will get, so that you can make up for the magic power consumed by moving clouds and rain.
This is a completely causal process.
With the approval of Master Yang, the owner of Qinglong Temple, most of the villagers in the villages under Fengming Town, led by their respective village heads to prepare for the River God's sacrifice ceremony that had been interrupted for decades.
Fengming Town is affiliated to Qingming County, with an area of 57 square kilometers. It has a total of more than 50,000 acres of land and a population of more than 40,000. Apart from some of the commerce owned by the town center, there are not many factories. It is a typical agricultural town with a large population and a small land area.
Such towns will undoubtedly suffer more severely when they encounter drought than other more developed towns.
Therefore, when Yang Chenyu was wearing a Taoist robe, he came down the mountain and next to Xiangshui River, he could not help but be shocked by the crowds gathered on the riverside.
The Xiangshui River, which seemed a little desolate in the past, has been sorted out for hundreds of meters, and the weeds and dead trees have been cleaned up. An altar of river gods about five meters high is being built on it. The dense heads next to the altar look like a group of hungry ants.
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