"The village... the village chief..."
The villagers looked nervously at the elderly people in the team, wanting to get enlightenment.
The person in the village who has the most contact with the mountain god is the old man in front of him. Now that this strange and unpredictable thing happened, everyone looked at the old man subconsciously.
But at this moment, another huge thunder and lightning fell in the sky, and it was even bigger than the previous one, like a huge beam of light crashing into the mountains.
rumbling—
The deafening explosion almost stunned the villagers, and they even felt that the ground was shaken by the thunder and lightning. This terrifying scene, like a landslide, directly frightened the villagers to go soft, and everyone slumped to the ground and shivered.
Even the villagers who grew up in the mountains have never witnessed lightning strike the mountain so closely - and this is not an ordinary thunder and lightning at all! How can there be such a big lightning!
The expressions of the villagers were extremely frightened, and the old village chief in front of the team clung to the crutches in his hand.
Everyone stood on the mountain road in anxiety, for fear that lightning would strike them in the next second, or something terrifying would happen. But they waited for a while, but the mountain returned to calm. Not only did there not be a third lightning strike, but even the gust of wind in the forest seemed to have become smaller.
The old village chief paused the cane in his hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go! Hurry up and send the virgin to the Temple of the Mountain! We can't delay any longer, I have never seen the Lord of the Mountain God make such a big fire! It's really going to happen!"
The old village chief's words shocked all the young men.
In the village, the words of the old man are authoritative, and no one dares to question them. The old village chief said this, which means that the matter has really reached a very serious level.
No one dared to take a rest anymore, and the villagers immediately ran fast on the mountain road. Even if the mountain road is dark and rugged, even if everyone has seen the terrifying thunder and lightning just now, everyone's legs are a little weak, but at this time, no one dares to slow down.
They took turns carrying the aged old village chief and the girl in the red wedding dress, and ran wildly on the rugged mountain road with difficulty.
Finally, when everyone was out of breath and almost exhausted, they finally saw the mountain temple standing in the jungle.
That mountain temple that made all the villagers in the entire aquatic village fear and fear...
Chapter 7 Grievance
At this time, the mountain forest had quieted down. As the villagers gradually approached the mountain temple in the deep mountain, the thunder and lightning that roared and flickered in the night sky completely disappeared, and the silver snakes danced wildly, and the lightning and thunder were no longer like before.
Even the whistling wind in the mountain stopped at this time, and the entire Hanyu Mountain was eerily quiet.
The villagers walking in the mountains and forests were all terrified and nervous. Unusual weather scares everyone.
Especially not long ago, I witnessed the terrifying scene of Tianlei splitting the mountain with my own eyes. It was like the scene of doomsday, which made the fear in the hearts of the villagers fermented to an almost fatal level.
So when they saw the mountain temple, all the villagers subconsciously stopped breathing and dared not move forward, for fear of something terrible happening. It was not until the old village chief's angry urging that the frightened villagers walked towards the mountain temple with gritted teeth and trembling footsteps.
This mountain temple was built more than 80 years ago. According to the old people, it was originally built by a wealthy businessman in the city. However, after the completion of the mountain temple, the mountain god manifested itself in the mountain, and the aquatic village had to offer incense to the mountain god in exchange for blessing.
In the eighty years since then, Shuisheng Village has hardly suffered from famine, and even the beasts in the mountains have stopped coming down the mountain. Even in the mid-winter and twelfth lunar days, the wild beasts in the mountains would not go down the mountain to eat people, and the village lived a fairly peaceful life under the protection of the mountain god.
But everyone knows that the mountain god in Hanyu Mountain is not gentle, but fierce and cruel. If you dare to disobey it, it will definitely bring huge disaster.
The old people spread horrific stories of the mountain god being angry, tearing up the living, and even causing the fields to wither and crops to fail. They warned everyone to respect the mountain god and never bring disaster to the village.
But now, they seem to have angered Master Mountain God.
The virgins who were supposed to be presented, fled back to the village privately, this is a terrible disaster that makes the scalp tingle even if you think about it!
But the villagers didn't even dare to run away, they could only force themselves to walk towards the mountain temple with trembling legs, praying in their hearts that the mountain god master could open up the net and let them live.
In such panic, the villagers finally came to the temple gate of the mountain temple.
In the dark forest, the mountain temple illuminated by the torchlight is slightly gloomy. The rattan wooden sedan chair that was left in the temple during the day is still there, and the ropes cut by sharp objects are scattered in the temple.
Seeing the cut rope, the villagers were even more convinced that it was the girl who escaped by herself. They gave the girl a vicious look, but at this time, no one dared to make a loud noise in front of the statue of the mountain god.
The girl was tied back to the rattan sedan chair, and the villagers stepped back cautiously, planning to go outside to guard. This time, no one dared to leave without authorization. They must stay here and know that the mountain god will take away the virgin.
But when the villagers retreated to the gate of the mountain temple, the clay statue on the altar suddenly moved. Then, a low, faintly echoing terrifying sound rang out in everyone's ears.
"What are you... arguing about?"
This gloomy whisper was not loud, but it was like a thunderous explosion in the ears of the villagers, and everyone was so frightened that they slumped on the ground.
The only one who can keep calm is the old old village chief. He was horrified to see that the clay statues on the altar had come to life, watching them with a cold look.
The old village chief was shocked, and immediately fell to his knees and kowtowed desperately.
"I beg the Lord of the Mountain God for mercy! I beg the Lord of the Mountain God for mercy!"
The village chief's pleading cry woke up the frightened young men beside him. The other villagers also knelt down quickly, imitating the village chief and kowtow desperately to beg for mercy.
"I beg the Lord of the Mountain God for mercy! I beg the Lord of the Mountain God for mercy!"
The tidy cry of begging for mercy from the crowd spread far and wide, causing echoes in the mountains and forests.
"Kind..."
"Kind..."
On the altar, Lu Heng looked at the group of villagers under his feet who kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, a little confused.
He was lying on the ground to digest the power of Thunder Sha in his body, and this group of villagers appeared inexplicably. What are these people doing here at night
However, when Lu Heng saw the girl who was re-tied to the rattan chair and the scar on the girl's forehead, he roughly understood something.
"Did you bring her back?" Lu Heng asked.
At the same time as the statue spoke, the villagers all stopped shouting and begging for mercy. They knelt in front of the temple gate, bowed their heads and dared not move.
Only the old village chief raised his head tremblingly and explained, "Lord Shanshen, we brought her back. We caught her in the village who escaped, and we knew that you must be very angry, Mrs. Shanshen, so we immediately took her back. Send it back again. She did the escape alone, and we don't even know about it! I beg the Lord of the Mountain God for mercy!"
After the village chief finished speaking, he banged his head again, knocking the yellow mud floor with a bang.
Behind the village chief, the villagers all learned the same way, and kowtowed their heads vigorously, "I beg the mountain god for mercy!"
The scene of dozens of people kowtowing at the same time can be described as spectacular, but Lu Heng looked at this scene and was speechless.
He really didn't expect that these villagers were afraid that he would be so frightened. However, thinking about the previous actions of the wolf demon, I can't blame these villagers for such a reaction.
He sighed and said, "Okay, keep your heads up, I won't blame you. I really let this little girl go back, I didn't run away without permission."
After speaking, Lu Heng ignored the shocked reaction of the villagers after hearing this. The clay statue on the altar exhaled a cold wind, blowing over the girl on the rattan sedan chair.
There seemed to be a strange force in the cold wind. The moment it brushed over the girl's body, the rope tied to her body automatically collapsed.
The girl regained her ability to move freely, and even the strips of cloth tied around her mouth were loosened.
On the dark altar, the clay statue looked down at the girl on the rattan sedan chair and asked, "Why didn't you tell them the truth?"
The question of Lord Mountain God surprised all the villagers, and then became a little nervous.
When the Mountain God Master spoke, they still didn't understand that they had made a mistake. This virgin really didn't run away privately, but the Mountain God Lord let her go
Although I don't know why the Mountain God Master let her go, but now my group of people are wise to tie the girl back and disturb the cleanliness of the Mountain God Master. Isn't this annoyed by the Mountain God Master...
The villagers were terrified, and the old village chief, who had always been calm, was trembling slightly. Everyone secretly looked at the girl on the rattan sedan chair, for fear that the girl would say something terrible next.
But after the girl on the rattan sedan regained her freedom, she did not speak.
She raised her head blankly and looked up at the clay statue of the white wolf on the altar. Facing the ferocious mountain god rumored by the old people, she was not afraid in her heart, instead, endless grievances emerged.
On the way here, the girl thought she would not cry anymore. But when she heard the words of the mountain god who justified her name, and thought that she was treated after returning to the village, the grievances that the girl had suppressed all the way broke out completely.
"Wow", the girl cried directly.
The cry spread far and wide, echoing in the mountains. Weeping to the core, weeping sadly, and crying so much that the villagers in front of the mountain temple were embarrassed and uncomfortable.
Chapter 8 Lifetime
The girl's cry continued for a long time.
The more she cried, the more sad she became. She cried to the end, and even twitched all over her body and didn't stop. This desperate and sad cry made the villagers tremble with fear.
The old village chief who was closest to her finally couldn't help it, and hurriedly tugged on her sleeves and said cautiously.
"Don't cry, Xiao Ai, Lord Mountain God..."
"It's okay," the white wolf mud on the altar said lightly, interrupting the old village chief's self-consciousness, "let her cry. If the child is wronged, it would be too cruel to even cry a few times. ."
After speaking, Lu Heng looked at the girl on the rattan sedan chair and said, "Cry, little girl. Cry if you want, don't care about the opinions of these mortals, cry out all the grievances in your heart, cry as loudly as you want. It doesn't matter how long you want to cry, no one here dares to hinder you."
Lu Heng's words were not harsh, but the more understatement, the more scared the villagers were.
The old village chief has shrunk into a ball, both hands are shaking. A sense of fear that a catastrophe was imminent appeared in his heart, he dared not say a word any longer, and knelt there with his head lowered, terrified and humble.
The actions of the old village chief also shocked the villagers. Although they didn't quite understand what was going on, the old village chief knelt down in such fear, and they all became nervous. Don't dare to move.
Dozens of people knelt in a ball like this, listening to the girl's cry in fear and humility.
And the girl on the rattan sedan cried for a long time, and finally sobbed, and the crying gradually stopped.
"Woo... Lord Mountain God... woo..."
The girl sobbed, her eyes red and swollen from crying. She kept wiping away her tears as she stepped down from the rattan sedan chair, then knelt in front of the altar and kowtowed forcefully.
She didn't speak, but just knelt in front of the altar, crying and kowtow.
This scene saw Lu Heng on the altar quite helpless.
"Okay, okay, all get up, don't kneel."
Looking at the villagers, look at me, I look at you, and raised his head nervously, Lu Heng said, "Since the matter has come to an end, you can take the people back. I don't need virgins, and I don't need to pay tribute in the future. Give me a virgin and a virgin, and this is the end of the matter."
"In addition, this girl is very pitiful for being wronged tonight. I hope she won't be hurt again when she goes back."
Lu Heng's words caused the old village chief who just raised his head to speak quickly, "I will promise to the Mountain God Master..."
"No need to commit, just do what you need to do," the clay statue on the altar interrupted the old man again, "Now you can go back."
As soon as these words came out, the meaning of chasing people could not be more obvious. Under the leadership of the old village chief, the villagers respectfully kowtowed to the altar, then stood up cautiously and slowly stepped back.
In the mountain temple, the girl who no longer cried looked at the adults behind her who should have been familiar but was extremely unfamiliar tonight, and then looked at the dark altar in front of her, and hesitantly called out softly.
"Sir Mountain God..."
The girl's voice was low, almost inaudible.
But the white wolf clay sculpture on the altar still heard it. He lowered his head, stared at the little girl in front of him, and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"..." The girl fell into a brief hesitation and silence. In this short hesitation and silence, the girl seemed to think a lot.
But in the end, she still shook her head in disappointment and muttered, "No, thank you, Master Mountain God."
She also followed the way of adults and kowtowed to the mountain god on the altar, and the little girl slowly walked out of this dark mountain temple.
Behind him, in the dark mountain temple, the clay statue did not move, and Lu Heng returned to the underground practice again.
The little girl in the dirty red wedding dress walked among the villagers and walked out of the mountain with everyone.
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The dimly lit torches reluctantly illuminated some of the roads, and the villagers all kept their pace and closed their mouths, daring not to make unnecessary noises, for fear of disturbing the terrifying mountain god.
Now they just want to leave this eerie Hanyu Mountain as soon as possible, return to the warm home in Shuisheng Village, and share with their wives and children what they saw in the mountains tonight.
The feeling of facing the gods is too terrifying, and thinking about that feeling now makes my heart palpitate. No matter how daring and daring young people are on weekdays, they can't get tough at this time, and they all bow their heads and don't dare to speak loudly.
The girl walking in the crowd said nothing, even if the misunderstanding was resolved, no one would show her intimacy again. However, unlike the adults around who were too frightened to breathe, there was no fear or fear on the girl's face.
In the process of leaving, she turned back from time to time, watching from a distance that the slightly lonely and gloomy mountain temple in the moonlight gradually disappeared into the jungle, her eyes were full of sadness.
What happened tonight made her even more helpless and desperate than the day her mother died.
She never thought that one day, the kind and kind elders in the village would show such a vicious expression to her. It was clearly not her fault, and even the one who was chosen was not her in the first place. But when everyone found her coming out of the mountain, everyone's expressions became extremely terrifying at that moment.
No one believed her, and everyone treated her viciously and rudely.
Under such circumstances, the only person who did justice to her and made her feel warm was the ferocious mountain god in the legend of the old people—the man-eating mountain god that adults often used to scare children.
The feeling of loneliness and helplessness spread in the girl's heart. She dazedly followed the adults on the rugged mountain road, and for a while she didn't know where she should go or where she could accommodate herself.
The wind in the forest gradually picked up again.
But this time the mountain wind was not bitter, and everyone didn't care, just quickened their pace and didn't want to stay in the mountains for a long time.
But as we walked, someone noticed something that wasn't quite right.
"Something seems to be following us all the time..."
The one who said this was Wang Laoliu, an old hunter who has been in the mountains all the year round.
He looked back at the direction he came from, his expression tense, "Did you hear that? There seems to be a voice behind us all the time."
Wang Laoliu's sudden speech frightened the villagers. Because there is no shortage of beasts in Hanyu Mountain, in the past, when the beasts lacked food in winter, they would go down the mountain to the village to take children away, and even attack the lonely villagers.
Although Shuisheng Village enshrined the mountain god, the wild beasts in the mountain never went down the mountain to attack the living. But if the villagers were encountered by those beasts when they entered the mountain, they should eat people or eat people.