Pangolin is the Mountain God 8
She has liked this sister Da Pan since she was a child. It was also sister Da Pan who told her that she must study hard so that she can become successful and see more of the world.
I will be able to take better care of my parents in the future.
At the same time, she didn't want Sister Da Pan to question the existence of the Mountain God.
Zhao He suddenly remembered what his own Ni'er had said yesterday: the Mountain God would soon awaken. He immediately asked nervously, "Ni'er, did the Mountain God tell you that?"
Zhao Xiaolu raised her hand and pressed it against her chest, feeling it carefully for a while before answering, "The Mountain God didn't tell me. I felt it myself. He wouldn't mind Sister Da Pan knowing all this."
The tone was quite firm.
Zhao He and his wife looked at each other, and recalled that Ni'er had said so confidently yesterday that the Mountain God was in good health and would wake up soon, and they couldn't help but waver.
Is everything Nier said true?
The two of them quickly told the matter to the Third Wife, who also began to waver. After a while, she made a decision: "I can tell you, but you have to promise me one thing."
Zhang Lipan and Zhang Tianzhuang agreed without thinking.
They have only half understood what they have heard so far and are increasingly unable to guess what is going on.
The third wife pointed to the ground and said, "Then kneel down and swear not to tell anyone about what happened next, or about the mountain god, or you will be struck by lightning."
The consequences of breaking this oath are extremely serious.
The third uncle subconsciously wanted to stop it, but then he remembered that it would be better if his son and daughter didn't tell anyone, and maybe this would catch the eye of the mountain god.
Then he followed suit and said, "Kneel down and swear."
In order to understand the whole story, the Zhang brothers and sisters knelt down and swore an oath, then stood up and said, "Now I can tell you."
They don't believe in these things and are not afraid of breaking their oaths.
"No, I'll tell you when we get up the mountain."
The brother and sister looked at each other and thought, okay, let’s go up the mountain, it won’t take much longer.
The two hurriedly finished the food that Sanpo had cooked in the pot, and helped Sanpo and the others push the cart up the mountain. They were so tired that they almost wanted to stop and rest, but Sanpo hurriedly urged them, "Hurry up, we're running out of time."
Zhang Lipan was panting with exhaustion and couldn't help but ask Zhao Xiaolu beside her for information: "Ni'er, why are we in such a hurry to go up the mountain? Are we going to meet someone?"
Especially her father, who carefully protected the bamboo basket and covered it with a breathable and sun-shading curtain. A vague image of an inky-colored mass could be seen flashing by.
I don’t know what’s inside.
However, Zhao Xiaolu kept it a secret the entire time, and only said that she would know after she reached the mountain.
Zhang Tianzhuang was so tired that he was completely speechless. He and Zhao He were pushing the heaviest cart with pigs and sheep on it. They were tied tightly with ropes and could not struggle, otherwise they would definitely overturn on such a shaky mountain road.
Zhao He's wife and the third wife pushed the wheelchair, and Zhao Xiaolu also used her hands to help push the wheels to reduce the burden on the two.
We kept on going and finally arrived at our destination at three o'clock.
The vines and flowers that covered the ground yesterday have now turned into soil and completely disappeared. No one can tell that a miracle once happened here.
A miracle that almost no one could believe.
The faces of the third wife and the others showed similar expressions, as if they were reminiscing or marveling at something. Finally, they all looked at the bamboo basket in the third uncle's arms with expressions of piety and awe.
The brother and sister became more and more confused.
The third wife instructed the two of them: "Arrange these things properly. No matter what happens later, don't make a sound, understand."
The brother and sister were also infected by this inexplicable atmosphere and nodded nervously subconsciously. At the same time, they were more confused and curious about what would happen next.
The live pigs and sheep were placed in the center, and the fruit baskets were arranged one by one. Then the flowers they had temporarily bought from a family in the village who loved growing flowers were also arranged.
Finally, the third uncle spread a blanket on the ground, carefully took out the pangolin from the bamboo basket, and gently placed it on the blanket.
The brother and sister took a closer look and were immediately disappointed.
This thing looks like a pangolin?
The third wife lit the incense and candles, then muttered: "Lord Mountain God, this is our offering to you. I hope you can wake up soon."
She didn't know what a real sacrifice should be like, but she was pious from the bottom of her heart and wished the mountain god to be safe and healthy, and thanked it for saving Ni'er.
It was quiet all around.
Zhao He and his family also put their hands together and devoutly blessed the mountain god.
The scene was so solemn and mysterious that Zhang Lipan and Zhang Tianzhuang couldn't help but hold their breath subconsciously, but they also unconsciously questioned and resisted all of this.
Zhang Tianzhuang whispered to his sister, "Wait a minute, we..."
Before he could finish his words, a gust of wind suddenly blew up from nowhere, and the trees, flowers and plants swayed, as if... the mountain had woken up.
"call--"
The mountain seemed to breathe.
Zhang Tianzhuang's words came to an abrupt halt. He stared in amazement at the trees and flowers swaying with the ups and downs. Goose bumps suddenly broke out all over his body. He muttered, "It must be a coincidence. It must be the wind."
He subconsciously tried to ignore the fact that he didn't feel any wind at all, barely convinced by his own self-suggestion, but then, suddenly, clusters of vines grew out of the surrounding trees, and flowers bloomed, swaying with the wind that didn't exist at all.
The birds in the trees, the sparrows, even the squirrels, and all the creatures in the mountains, all fell silent, instinctively developing a closeness and trust in the mountain.
At this moment, vines on the trees slowly moved towards the pangolin on the ground, carefully surrounding it. Clusters of flowers bloomed all around and continued to spread.
A faint light emanated from the pangolin's body, spreading in all directions through the vines. Every tree, every flower, and even the animals in the forest turned into star-like points of light that fell down.
They grew more luxuriant and stronger.
One animal after another seemed to become spiritual and instinctively lowered their heads towards Luo Chen.
This is the mountain god's gift to the mountain.
In fact, these powers did not come from the emotional transformation of Sanpozi and others. Some of them were the vitality accumulated in this mountain for millions of years, which was absorbed and transformed by him and fed back to the mountain.
Otherwise, these vitality will only stay here for a long time until they slowly dissipate.
The third wife and the others opened their mouths wide, watching the starlight falling on them. No one dodged, as if instinct told them that these starlights would be good for them.
Zhang Tianzhuang's self-suggestion completely collapsed, and he said in a hoarse voice: "This is impossible..."
The previous ones could be explained by wind, but how could this all be explained? Was it a computer-generated projection? The question was, which projection could be so realistic as to make the ground covered in vines and flowers?
He touched the vine with a shaking hand.
It's true.
This is all true!
Zhang Tianzhuang was completely speechless and could only let the starlight fall on his body. He even instinctively reached out to catch some of the starlight. The wound he had gotten from working last night disappeared in an instant.
It was as smooth as new, with only a faint white mark visible, indicating that this was not an illusion.
His whole body went limp.
Zhang Lipan's reaction was not much better. As a staunch materialist like the Third Uncle, she had always been extremely opposed to the superstitious behavior of the Third Aunt.
But now all this is telling her that there really seems to be incredible power in this world.
The vines that grew in an instant and the countless flowers were already extremely shocking.
But then the little starlight appeared, and it cured all her fatigue and migraine caused by staying up late and working overtime for a long time.
It seems that a healthy person can kill a cow!
The third wife and the others were old, and had a lot of minor ailments, but they were all cured at this moment. They all felt as if they had returned to their youth, and the wrinkles on their faces seemed to have smoothed out a lot.
"Old man! Do you feel it?"
The Third Old Lady couldn't even finish her words. She hadn't thought about getting any benefits this time. The most she thought was that if her children got injured in the future, they could be treated by the mountain god. As long as they could save their lives, that would be enough.
But she never thought that she could be healed by the power of the mountain god.
The same is true for the third uncle.
His chronic cold legs would be painful and itchy in winter, and even after applying various plasters and going to the hospital, they didn't help. But this time, his knees no longer hurt from time to time.
The third uncle and the third aunt could not help but put their hands together and bowed with even more reverence, thanking the mountain god from the bottom of their hearts for his support.
The Zhao He couple didn't care about themselves, but stared at Ni'er in the wheelchair, and even tried to catch the stars in their hands and hand them to Ni'er.
As a result, they found that when these starlights seemed to fall on a part of the body, they would no longer have any effect, but would directly sink into the soil and disappear.
"Nell, how do you feel?"
Zhao Xiaolu raised her arm with difficulty, moved her fingers, hesitated, and slowly, finally raised her arm completely above her head. Although it was a bit strenuous, she was able to lift it.
In an instant, Zhao He and his wife burst into tears of joy again, and contributed the most intense emotions ever to Luo Chen.
Or, it should be called the power of faith.
Including the little girl, everyone contributed just as much faith.
She slowly supported herself with the armrests on both sides of the wheelchair and found that she could barely sit up. Although it seemed that she would need several more treatments before she could walk, this was already a road of hope leading to the dawn for her who had previously seen no hope at all.
She pressed her chest tightly and silently said in her heart: "Thank you, thank you so much."
"You're welcome."
A distant, mountain-like voice rang out in her mind, and a look of ecstasy and surprise appeared on her face. "Are you awake?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao He and his wife subconsciously looked towards the center of the vines and flowers.
The pangolin lying quietly there had opened its eyes at some point. As it slowly stood up, it slightly raised its head, and the rich starlight around it instantly gathered back into its body.
The vines and flowers also withered in an instant, turning into spring mud to protect the flowers.
As for the live pig and sheep tied to the cart, Luo Chen didn't even look at them. Instead, he walked towards the fruits in the bamboo baskets and nodded to the Third Wife and the others: "I like this sacrifice very much, but don't do it again next time."
For him, these formal things are not as useful as the emotions and beliefs that are contributed.
But these words cannot be said directly to humans.
When the three women and the others heard this, they were even more moved and grateful, and their faith in their hearts was invisibly deepened.
How could the Mountain God be so kind!
The third wife added, "But the Mountain God must accept these live pigs and sheep. We can't just take these benefits for nothing! And we also want to thank you with these."
Luo Chen was silent for a few seconds: "Then... let's release it back to the forest."
Anyway, the forest is under his control, and the goat will live well here. As for the pig, it will most likely degenerate into a wild boar and will not have the chance to come down the mountain and cause harm to the world.
The third wife's smile deepened her wrinkles. "Hey! I'll untie the rope." As soon as she finished speaking, she turned to her son and daughter and said, "Come and help!"
Zhang Lipan and Zhang Tianzhuang stood there completely dumbfounded, their minds blank.
Just now...did that pangolin speak?!
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