Chapter 88 Who wants to fight against the gods?
"What?! Didn't you guys look around?"
"We looked for him! We split up and searched around the old temple, but we didn't see anyone. We didn't dare shout in the mountains before daybreak, so we could only look for him along the well-traveled paths or where there were footprints, but we still couldn't find him."
An old uncle frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Are there any wild animal footprints around?"
"No, not really. Wild animals from the West Mountain don't usually go to the old temple. We didn't find anyone, so we planned to go down the mountain. When we passed Erling, we found many traces of people entering the mountain. Brother Shanhe took us to follow the traces and found that there were a lot more people in the flat valley of Erling. They were setting up an altar there!"
After saying that, he took a deep breath and said, "We don't know what they are doing. Brother Shanhe said that they seem to be looking for something in the mountains."
"Is the loud noise in the mountains related to them?"
"I don't know. When the earthquake happened, we were almost down the mountain. The mountain shook and the earthquake nearly cost us our lives."
"It's bad!" Gao Shusheng thought to himself, and hurriedly called out to the people around him: "Hurry up and find Shanhe. Tell them to be careful and not act rashly. Leave someone over there to keep an eye on him, and quickly send him to find Huaihua."
The old uncle couldn't help but stand up with the help of his cane, his expression serious: "These outsiders don't understand the rules of the old temple in the mountains. If they anger the mountain god, our whole village will suffer."
When everyone heard this, they were filled with indignation and started cursing.
"No wonder Sister Huaihua said there was a disaster in the village. We thought it was caused by one of our own family members, but now it seems it's caused by an outsider!"
"Village head, old uncle, please think of a solution quickly."
Gao Shusheng was also anxious, "Why are they all coming to our village all of a sudden?"
The old uncle beside him suddenly fell silent, his cloudy old eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was recalling something old.
The villagers around were talking about it, and Gao Shusheng noticed something strange on his uncle's face.
"Old uncle, what are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking, Huaihua always said that the crisis in Gaojia Village needed the help of a noble person to resolve it."
When Gao Shusheng heard this, he quickly raised his hand to stop the noise. Seeing this, the other villagers shut up and looked at the two of them in confusion.
Gao Shusheng tried hard to recall the words Huaihua had repeated before entering the mountains...
The old uncle raised his head, stared at Gao Shusheng, and said, "Huaihua said at the time that noble people were rare and told us not to miss them. But she couldn't describe what a noble person looked like. She mumbled and hesitated, not even saying a complete sentence. Do you still remember?"
Gao Shusheng certainly had an impression of it. At that time, his father, Lao Lizheng, was still alive and he had not yet started a family.
Seeing the realization on his face, the old uncle continued, "For years, I've been wondering what the calamity and benefactor Huaihua spoke of are. The closer we get to her prediction, the more I doubt it's true. The harvest has been average in previous years, but this year's is better than usual, and it doesn't look like anything bad is going to happen. I never expected such a large group of exiles to enter the village just as winter approaches."
The old man paused and said, "Shusheng?"
"I'm here, uncle, please take my words." Gao Shusheng responded.
"Our village has never had so many outsiders come all at once. I guess the noble person Huaihua mentioned must be among these people. If they all rush to Xishan, Xishan will be in turmoil."
"Then I'll take the young guys into the mountains to take a look. Outsiders don't understand the rules of the old mountains, and we can't let them do whatever they want." Gao Shusheng had already thought about this in his mind.
The old uncle thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright, take someone over to take a look. I'll be relieved. By the way, before you go into the mountains, go to the village temple to worship, burn some incense, and say something. You should also take the bag of stone guides from the village temple with you. And bring some supplies with you, just in case."
"OK!"
The tranquility of Gaojia Village was broken by a sudden accident early in the morning.
Three pillars of light smoke were burning in the incense burner in the village temple.
Gao Shusheng led the young men in the village into the mountains from another road.
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When the carriage was not far from the foot of the West Mountain, another loud noise was heard from the mountain!
The horses were startled and there was a constant neighing sound all around!
“Whoa—”
Everyone hurriedly pulled the reins, trying to calm the frightened horse.
The frightened convicts who had just passed by in the morning were then met with another earth-shaking earthquake. They were so frightened that they fell to the ground and trembled. Soon, there was a noise all around, and many people shouted, "Run for your lives!"
The guards hurriedly caught the fleeing convicts from all directions and kept them under strict surveillance.
This time, with the addition of Wang Chong's men, the officers were more numerous and powerful, and they quickly put down the riot.
The convicts huddled together, their faces filled with fear. No matter how the officers beat and scolded them, they refused to move forward.
Although we know that we might die on the way to exile one day, no one is willing to take the risk as long as they can survive.
Wang Chong's carriage was in front, not far from the foot of the mountain.
Rocks were rolling down the mountain, and the horses pulling the cart were frightened. They stamped their hooves and snorted heavily, refusing to move forward.
Wang Chong was in the carriage, chatting with Xie Yuchuan about how his sworn enemy had invited masters from other countries to come over to fight. Several of his disciples were not as skilled as the enemy and were all seriously injured by them.
This matter could be a big deal or a small one. The other party was too arrogant and now greedy. Wang Chong said that he was so angry that he came to ask Xie Yuchuan for help.
Before I could get to the point, something happened outside.
Wang Chong lifted the car curtain and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Ma Yuan turned around and replied, "My Lord, there was a loud noise in the west mountain. The mountain shook and the ground trembled. Falling rocks scared the horses, but everything is fine now."
Wang Chong's face turned grim. He looked up at the mountain and couldn't help cursing, "How dare you, you ignorant fool, mess with the Tai Sui!"
Xie Yuchuan's eyes darkened. "Do you know who is responsible for the unusual movement in the mountains?"
At this point, Wang Chong couldn't hide it any longer. "Who else could it be? It's the person I just told the young general about. He invited foreign sorcerers to run rampant in our country out of spite. Give them face."
Xie Yuchuan was silent for a moment.
A faint laugh came to my ear.
The fragrance lingered in the carriage. Xie Yuchuan looked at Wang Chong who couldn't help cursing across from him. The other party had no idea from beginning to end that there were more than just the two of them in the carriage.
Wang Chong even saw that he had an upright posture in the carriage and mistakenly thought that it was the result of Xie's family education, so he politely praised the Xie family's extraordinary tradition.
A gentleman should be cautious when alone, and he saw how to do it in Xie Yuchuan.
Only Xie Yuchuan himself knew that he was not a gentleman who was cautious and self-respecting.
That's because there is a "god" by his side.
How dare he show any disrespect?
There are always some concerns in my heart.
At this moment, he heard the laughter of the household god. Without waiting for a response, he heard the household god say to him:
"There is indeed something unusual going on in the mountains. I'll go check it out for you. If it's not too much trouble, I'll make them quiet down."
Hearing this, Xie Yuchuan suddenly said out of nowhere: "Thank you for your hard work."
The next moment, the fragrance beside him disappeared in an instant.
The household god left.
Wang Chong suddenly turned his head and stared at him. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Who were you talking to just now, Major General?"
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