"The river palace is still at the bottom of the river?"
Ye Lingyue asked knowingly.
"Of course it's gone. After the River God Temple was discovered, someone immediately reported it to our Immortal Emperor. The Immortal Emperor went to Hedian Town in person. It is strange to say that after the Immortal Emperor arrived in Hedian Town, he stayed in the town that night. The Immortal Emperor had a dream. In the dream, the river god appeared and told the Immortal Emperor that this is the eye of the sky and the root of the earth. And all the spiritual energy is concentrated in that temple. The Immortal Emperor only needs to worship That temple will protect Chi Yuetian from prosperity, and the royal family will live happily ever after. After that, the Immortal Emperor spent three years salvaging the Hedihe Temple completely, and then transported it to the moon capital. Worship. Although the River God Temple is gone, the power is still there, and that’s why the holy river came. You have also seen that a large number of people come to pray in the river every year. But the general prayer is just to ask for a house Peace, if you ask for facts, then you have to confess."
When the old official talked about the origin of Hedian Town, he was also eloquent.
It is also because of the special status of Hedian Town that the Immortal Emperor specially set up a county government there. Otherwise, such a small town would not have a county magistrate.
"What about the holy baby?"
Ye Lingyue saw that the old official was very excited to talk, so she took advantage of the situation and asked.
When asked here, the animal cart jolted slightly, the old official was stunned and hesitated for a moment.
"Old man, I think you are also a good person. We offended Shenghe unintentionally. You don't want to see us and the newborn child all die, right?"
Ye Lingyue could hear that the old official had something to say.
But it seems that he is avoiding something, he has been hesitating since just now.
He seemed to have mentioned to Ye Lingyue and others earlier that after arriving in Yuedu, they can seek help from experts.
But except for a letter of recommendation, Ye Lingyue and the others were not familiar with Chi Yuetian's place of birth, so it was impossible to find any expert.
He could only turn to the old official in front of him for help.
"Hey, I see how you are so reckless at such a young age. And the little girl of the Huang family is also pitiful. Hey, anyway, I have lived such a long time, so I will tell you. The Holy Infant, in fact, is just A rhetoric for the holy river offering. It was the earliest, referring to those who dug the river to invite the temple. Back then, the Immortal Emperor mobilized thousands of elite soldiers to dig the holy river together in order to invite the temple. It is also strange to say that every three Moon, those people will have strange moon-shaped imprints on their bodies, and when the moon-shaped imprints change from a new moon to a full moon, those people will die suddenly. In three years, people have been changed from one batch to another, and no one is spared. Afterwards, tens of thousands of people died."
The old officer pondered for a while, but still told the truth.
When Ye Lingyue heard it, she probably understood what A Guang said about the origin of the corpses at the bottom of the river.
A large number of corpses cannot be processed, so they are naturally piled up at the bottom of the river.
But the number is not right, Ah Guang said, there are at least hundreds of thousands of holy infant corpses at the bottom of the river.
But Ye Lingyue didn't interrupt the old official's words, and asked him to continue talking.
"The Immortal Emperor was also very anxious about this, and even stopped the salvage of the River God Temple for a while. But once the salvage stopped, natural disasters and man-made disasters would occur in other places in Chiyuetian. Sincerely, they will be condemned by God. As for those who died, they were all Holy Infants, offerings to the Temple of the River. Immortal Emperor Chiyue had to continue salvaging. Fortunately, after the Temple of the River was salvaged, there would be no more The Holy Infant incident happened. The River God Temple was invited to the Moon Capital. After that, only the Holy River will be left for the local people to worship."
After the old official said, the animal cart had already driven out of the town, heading in the direction of Chiyue River.
After the Temple of the River was invited away, the Immortal Emperor renamed the unnamed town the Temple of the River in memory of the holy babies. The legend about the holy river has been passed down.
"However, after that, some holy babies will appear, all of whom have offended the holy river and received divine condemnation. After the holy babies appear, they will die violently within three months. Whether it was bad luck or sudden death, that's why the county magistrate and the townspeople shun you so much. Don't pay too much attention to it, the townspeople are actually very simple, but they are too pious to offend you. "
The animal cart has reached the riverside, and the temporary camp is in front of it.
"In that case, old man, why aren't you afraid of us?"
Ye Lingyue has been curious since just now, since everyone is afraid of the Holy Infant and them, why is the old man not afraid.
"I'm not afraid, that's because I won't live long, and I'm also... Holy Infant."
After all, the old officer lifted up his sleeves, only to see that there was also a moon-shaped symbol on the inside of his left arm, which was already in the shape of a full moon, and it had been around for a long time.
"Old man?"
Ye Lingyue was startled.
The old official smiled wryly.
"My daughter has lung disease and has been tortured all year round. Fortunately, there is a kind young man who is willing to take care of her. My wife has been dead for many years, and my only daughter will get married soon. She is still young and should not suffer like that. Tribulations, I pray to the holy river. After my daughter gets married, I will serve the holy river forever. The holy river has fulfilled my wish. My daughter is no different from ordinary people now, and she will get married tomorrow. "
There was a loving smile on the old official's face.
He is a dying person, and he has been hiding this matter from everyone.
Usually, he hardly interacts with people. Today, when he saw Ye Lingyue and the others, and saw the baby, he would only tell them in private when he was touched for a while.
Ye Lingyue was dumb, but her heart throbbed uncontrollably.
One is the father who sacrificed his daughter for his own future.
One is to sacrifice his father for the happiness of his daughter.
"Thank you, old man, for letting me know. Old man, we are leaving for Yuedu tomorrow, why don't you go with us?"
Ye Lingyue looked at her husband.
The old man in front of me is thin and short, but in Ye Lingyue's eyes, the old man is unusually tall.
She even saw the figure of her father Ye Beiming in him.
If the same thing happened, Dad would definitely support everything without hesitation.
"This... this old man is about to die, I'm afraid it will drag you down."
The old official said in embarrassment.
"If the legend of the Holy Infant is true, then we are considered dying people, and we will not be lonely on the road together. Besides, as you said, there may be an expert in Yuedu who can save our lives."
Ye Lingyue smiled.
To Ye Lingyue, life and death are not a terrible thing.
That mysterious temple made Ye Lingyue very curious. Since it is in Yuedu, Ye Lingyue must go to explore it to find out what is going on with that temple, and what relationship does it have with Yangquan Temple!