Chapter 232 Seven Heroes
In a blink of an eye, the flowers have all fallen, the spring flowers are lonely, the green trees have grown from sparse to dense, and it is already midsummer.
The villagers of Mindi have heard that since the construction of the Haigong Temple, there has been no more shipwrecks. The sea has become calm again and no longer seems like a monster that is ready to devour people at any time.
They also learned from the commendation order issued by the county magistrate about the great contributions made by the seven heroes to the Haigong Temple. Naturally, they could not directly say that it was a human sacrifice. The people were ignorant, and if they knew that this method was effective, they would inevitably follow suit in private, which would be bad if someone died.
On the day when Haigong Temple was completed, the county magistrate issued a notice encouraging all nearby villagers to go out to sea by boat to pay tribute to the seven heroes.
The sky was clear that day, the sky and the water were one color, and hundreds of fishing boats, large and small, were sailing towards the small floating island at the same time. The scene was spectacular and grand.
At that time, inside the Haigong Temple, before the three sacrificial animals were offered, there were curling smoke and bright candlelight. In front of the hall were gold-lacquered statues of seven righteous men, one big and six small. The leader wore an indigo Taoist robe, with three young children on each side, wearing mourning clothes, and each with a determined look.
As for the Hai Gong sculpture, it was just a wooden statue made of clay. It was hastily placed in the back hall and tied with chains. No sacrifices were allowed.
Moreover, at that time, the plaque on the Haigong Temple read "Temple of Seven Righteous Men", not the Haigong Temple of today.
The first group of people who came to offer incense left, and the second group came in.
"I don't know which master carved this sculpture, but the little heroes all have chubby faces and are so cute. It would be great if the baby in my wife's belly could be like them."
"Yes, since the construction of the Seven Heroes Temple, there have been very few storms at sea where entire ships have been killed. These seven heroes are truly very kind and benevolent. I don't have to worry about my family going out to sea anymore."
"I just think that the kid on the left looks familiar. He looks a bit like the little scholar from our village... I wonder how he is doing now."
"I heard that the county magistrate dealt with the matter of his uncle and aunt seizing the family property. The young scholar later asked the county magistrate to transfer the family property to the charity hall in the city."
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The Temple of the Seven Heroes was very lively for a while, but later, after the older generation who had experienced that turbulent period passed away, it began to become depressed again.
And after that, something unexpected happened.
Hai Gong in the back hall summoned a ghost from somewhere. The ghost had the ability to confuse other people's cognition. Every time someone came to pay tribute to the heroes, the ghost would confuse the other person and make him think that this was not the Temple of the Seven Heroes, but the Temple of Hai Gong.
As time went by, the plaque at the entrance was replaced by Hai Gong Temple, the Seven Righteous Men Monument was knocked down and smashed into rubble to become paving stones in front of the temple, the seven statues of the righteous men were thrown into the sea, and the Hai Gong in the back hall was moved to the main hall to enjoy the incense and offerings of the people. From then on, he slowly began to recover and started chaos again.
Later, because of the chaos and confusing ghosts, people began to spread the rumor that "whoever does not offer sacrifice to Hai Gong will have bad luck on his ship". People who go to sea are inevitably superstitious, and no one can ignore this. So gradually, Hai Gong Temple became lively again, and it was as lively as when it was first built, or even more so.
The six children were very anxious and tried to stop it, but they could not leave the Haigong Temple and could not control the spread of rumors outside. Occasionally, when someone came to worship at night, they would show up and try to expose the matter, but the other party was frightened by their collapsed heads and evil spirit appearance, and ran towards their boat shouting that the Haigong had appeared.
After that, the children rarely appeared in public.
The Duke of the Sea has gradually become rampant, but has not been able to break out of the cage set for it by seven steadfast souls until today.
When the story was finished, the little ghost hesitated and finally added: "Although the six of us are very powerful... I always feel that it has possessed great power after killing so many people. But it never left, and even found those human-faced snails to repair the wall after the wall began to collapse..."
The young scholar said, "I always feel like it's afraid of something."
Qi Gu's expression froze when he heard this.
Lin Hanzhi's face didn't look very good either.
What kind of powerful existence must be able to make Lord Hai so fearful? If it really exists... maybe it will really overturn the world.
[I fainted in the toilet from crying. I was having menstrual cramps while listening to this tragic story, and my stomach hurt even more.]
[Help, you little darlings are so miserable, I will buy you mobile phones and steamed buns right now! 】
[I feel the most sorry for the Taoist priest. His soul is truly scattered and there is no afterlife.]
[Damned confusing ghost, if it weren't for it, this place would still be the Temple of the Seven Heroes! 】
[I thought this temple was weird at the time. How could we pragmatic Chinese people worship such a bad thing... It turns out that this was originally the Temple of the Seven Righteous Men]
[Change it back for me immediately!] 】
[Hai Gong's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, Confusion Ghost's Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms are also included!] 】
【I am a clear soup master】
[I hope Gugu can find a way to help these children, hey]
Lin Hanzhi suddenly spoke up, looking at the more reliable young scholar among the group of ghosts, and asked: "Did a sorcerer come here thirty years ago?"
The young scholar was stunned for two seconds, covering his head, and recalled slowly: "It seems that there was such a person. He was only slightly older than us. He talked to us for a few words, checked the seal here, and left after finding it intact."
Another ghost said, "He didn't leave, he went into the water. He was wearing a big round bottle and a strange tube on his face. He said it was called 'diving equipment'."
Lin Hanzhi asked: "Do you remember where he entered the water?"
The ghosts with sunken heads held their heads and thought hard, and finally pointed to a direction: "If I remember correctly, it should be over there."
Lin Hanzhi stared at that direction for a few seconds and memorized it in his heart.
Qi Gu asked: "Go down and take a look?"
Lin Hanzhi restrained himself and withdrew his gaze, "... Let's deal with the matter here first."
He was very sure to distinguish the reason why his father went into the water from Hai Gong.
"Okay." Qi Gu looked at the six children who were staring at them curiously, and then said firmly, "I will try my best to take you out."
But the children all looked frightened at the same time: "What about the sea urchin? If we go out, it will definitely hurt people again!"
They don't want any more orphans like them.
"With us here, it can't harm anyone." Qi Gu's voice was as cold as ice in the deep sea.
The children nodded and looked at Qi Gu eagerly: "Come on, brothers and sisters!"
The older one looked at Pubugesang again and hesitated for a few seconds: "...Come on, brother too."
Phubugesang: “…Thank you.”
The five of them walked towards Haigong Temple. Qi Gu subconsciously walked in front, but when they reached the temple gate, Lin Hanzhi, who had been following him, sped up and passed him, "I'll go in first."
Qi Gu showed a look of disapproval.
Lin Hanzhi tugged at his sleeve and blinked her peach blossom eyes: "I believe that even if I walk in front, you can protect me, right?"
She is very good at acting coquettishly.
Seeing Qi Gu's cold face and silence, he took hold of the sleeve again and tugged slowly: "Master Qi~"
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