Chapter 341: Lord Qinglong's Fame Begins
So, the villagers discussed and prepared a grand sacrificial ceremony to express their respect and gratitude to Lord Qinglong.
Everyone had a clear division of labor. Some were responsible for preparing offerings, some were responsible for arranging the sacrificial site, and some were responsible for inviting villagers from neighboring villages who knew about this to come together.
They placed the offerings neatly, each of them filled with piety towards Lord Qinglong.
On the day of the sacrifice, Ningshui Village was decorated with lights and was very lively.
The villagers dressed in their best clothes, holding flowers and incense sticks, and arrived at the sacrificial site early.
In the center of the venue, there was a huge altar, piled with a variety of offerings.
The village chief led everyone to kneel on the ground and kowtow to the east.
They chanted to themselves, expressing their gratitude to Lord Qinglong and praying that he would continue to protect the village, so that the village would enjoy good weather, peace and prosperity.
At this moment, a brilliant green light suddenly appeared in the eastern sky, and the figure of a giant dragon could be faintly seen in the light.
Upon seeing this, the villagers fell to the ground one after another, shouting, "Master Qinglong has appeared!"
After the Azure Dragon appeared for a moment, the light gradually dissipated and the sky returned to calm.
Villagers from Punan Village could be vaguely seen in the crowd. Some of them regretted in their hearts that if they had known this would happen, they should have invited the land temple to worship Lord Qinglong.
But it’s not too late to remedy the situation now.
The villagers of Punan Village acted quickly. They looked everywhere for suitable materials, cut down trees from the nearby mountains and forests, moved stones from the riverside, and worked together to build a simple but solemn land temple at the flooded entrance of the village.
They have no gorgeous decorations, but express their inner piety in the most simple way.
In front of the temple, there are offerings collected by the villagers. Although simple, they contain everyone's heart.
The villagers purchased portraits of Lord Qinglong from Wanhui and posted them on the makeshift altar.
They held incense and candles, faced the east, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, chanting their confessions and prayers to Lord Qinglong.
Suddenly there was a strange movement in the river, and unusual ripples appeared on the water surface, as if something was swimming rapidly underwater.
A little kid who had no special sacrifice accidentally saw it and was so scared that he quickly pulled his mother's sleeve and shouted in a trembling voice: "Mom, mom, there is a monster... There is a monster in the water!"
When his mother heard this, she looked up and saw dark shadows passing quickly under the river. The scales of the fish glowed a cold green in the sunlight. Her face turned pale immediately, and she picked up the child and stepped back.
The surrounding villagers also noticed the strange phenomenon in the river, and someone exclaimed: "Look! What is that?!"
"It's a monster! The monster is coming!"
Someone shouted, and panic spread among the crowd in an instant.
The originally solemn and dignified sacrificial scene suddenly became chaotic. The villagers dropped the incense and offerings in their hands and fled in panic.
The cries of children and the shouts of adults mixed together, creating a chaotic scene.
However, the more chaotic the situation is, the more opportunities it gives the monsters lurking in the water to take advantage.
There is not just one of them, but a group of them - a group of monsters that look like big fish but have sharp fangs!
They suddenly leaped out of the water, opened their bloody mouths, and pounced towards the crowd on the shore.
"ah--!"
A villager who ran slowly was bitten on the leg by a monster, and the blood instantly dyed the ground red.
He struggled desperately but couldn't break free. The villagers around him wanted to help but were forced back by more monsters.
"Don't run around! Everyone gather together!"
The village chief stood on a high place and shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to stabilize the situation.
But in panic, the villagers were only concerned with escaping and didn't listen to him at all.
The monsters moved extremely fast. They used the water's force to rush ashore. Their sharp fins cut through the air, making creepy "whooshing" sounds.
Some people tried to drive them away with wooden sticks, but the scales of the monsters were as hard as iron, and ordinary attacks could not hurt them at all.
"Why don't you wait until we finish the sacrifice?! Why--" someone shouted in despair.
But at this time, who can still take care of the sacrifice?
The monster's attack came so suddenly that the villagers had no time to react.
At this critical moment, a long dragon roar suddenly came from the sky, shaking people's eardrums.
Immediately afterwards, a green light fell from the sky and struck the river directly!
Water splashed everywhere, and those ferocious monsters seemed to be extremely frightened. They turned around and fled back into the water in panic.
The villagers stood there in a daze, staring at the scene before them in amazement - those monsters that had been so ferocious just now were now like fish and shrimps waiting to be slaughtered under the claws of the Azure Dragon, completely without any power to resist!
The huge body of the Azure Dragon hovered above the river surface, and with a stretch of its claws, it grabbed a monster that was about to dive into the water.
The monster struggled desperately and bit with its fangs, but it couldn't even scratch the blue dragon's scales.
The Azure Dragon narrowed its golden eyes, and suddenly swept its dragon tail. With a loud "pop" sound, the monster was whipped and flew into the air. Before it fell, the Azure Dragon opened its mouth and sucked it into its stomach!
"roar--"
The Azure Dragon groaned softly, and its mighty power was so overwhelming that the surface of the river was surging.
The remaining monsters were so frightened that they tried their best to escape to the deep water, but how could Qinglong give them a chance?
It swung its dragon body and dived into the water in an instant. Huge waves suddenly rose on the surface of the river. Amidst the splashing water, one could vaguely see the shadow of the flying claws of the green dragon. One monster after another was pulled out of the water by it, thrown into the sky, and swallowed in one gulp!
"This...how can this be called a fight? It feels more like hunting..." a villager murmured.
Indeed, in front of Qinglong, this group of ferocious monsters were like child's play.
The sharp fangs and hard scales that they were proud of were useless under the dragon's might.
The Azure Dragon was too lazy to even burn them with his dragon breath. He just played with them like a cat playing with a mouse, and then swallowed them up one by one.
In just a moment, the river returned to calm, without even a trace of the monster's remains.
The green dragon slowly emerged from the water, its whiskers swaying slightly, as if it was still not satisfied. It turned its head and looked at the villagers on the shore. A hint of satisfaction flashed in its golden eyes, as if to say, "The sacrifice is good. I appreciate it."
The villagers finally woke up from their dream and knelt on the ground, shouting, "Thank you, Lord Qinglong, for saving our lives!"
The Azure Dragon roared, and swung its tail slightly, stirring up a breeze, as if responding to everyone's piety.
Then, it turned its body and turned into a green light, rushing straight into the sky and disappearing into the vast sky.
The villagers looked up and saw the huge figure of a blue dragon vaguely emerging from the clouds.
It hovered in the air for a moment, then turned into a streak of green light and disappeared into the sky.
The river returned to calm, as if the attack had never happened.
"We...are saved?!"
The villagers collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, feeling both fear and relief.
"Master Qinglong... saved us..."
"Did you see that? Who was there saying that this thing was useless? Did you see that? We hadn't even finished the sacrifice yet, but Lord Qinglong saw that we were in trouble, so he came..."
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Everyone nodded, and their awe for Qinglong deepened.
Those villagers who had originally been hoping for the best and thought that sacrifices were unnecessary were now completely convinced and no longer dared to be negligent.
The people in Punan Village were secretly thankful that they had built the land temple in time, otherwise if the monsters attacked today, they would not even have the chance to ask for help!
As the sun sets, the villagers who survived the disaster reorganize the sacrificial site and arrange the scattered incense, candles and offerings one by one.
This time, they knelt more devoutly than before and recited prayers more earnestly.
After all, no one wants to become food for monsters!
Of course, it would be even better if the monsters could become food for the gods!
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