I picked up a god on the roadside 4
"Ugh... Ugh... Cough cough cough"
Lu Li squatted on the ground, pinched his chest with his hands, tilted his head and vomited several times, even vomiting out all the remaining food residue in his stomach. Only then did he come back to his senses while wiping his tears.
"Brother! Brother! How are you? Don't scare me!" Lu Wen's voice gradually came into his distracted mind. Lu Li looked up.
Lu Li found that everyone was looking at him worriedly, including his uncle who had just died. His pupils shrank, and a breeze-like voice came to his ears.
"I saved your life again, remember your promise"
The man's voice was like a lover whispering in his ear, seductive and low, and Lu Li had no choice but to face reality.
"Ahem... I'm fine." Lu Li swallowed a pill, clutched his throbbing heart with his hand, and his face turned pale.
Lu Feng squatted beside him, looking at his son distressedly
"Lu Wen, carry your cousin down the mountain later."
"I understand, uncle." Lu Wen nodded, and looked at Lu Li with the same worry.
Everyone thought he had a heart attack, but they didn't know the horrific scene that had just happened.
"That shouldn't be an illusion."
Lu Li's face sank as he looked thoughtfully at this seemingly normal but actually weird place, and at the amulet on his chest that had turned to ashes.
The amulet didn't even block the attack from that thing. It was only because of the spirit that he survived that he was saved.
But this seemed to aggravate the cause and effect of that thing, Lu Li clenched his hands
[Ding, Xinwu's favorability +5, current favorability 10]
"Li Guang, don't bother me. My train of thought has been interrupted."
[…That’s my assistant. Do you think I’m idle?]
Without waiting for Lu Li's response, Li Guang continued
【goodbye】
Lu Li frowned, a trace of disgust flashed across his eyes, and he bent down and climbed onto Lu Wen's back.
His memory was vague. Although he remembered reluctantly agreeing to Li Guang's tricks, he hated his voice and just wanted to tell him to get out of here. It must have been quite annoying.
The way down the mountain was also smooth, until halfway up the mountain, Lu Li's discomfort intensified.
Something seemed to be slowly and tentatively climbing up his back.
Cold, strange, heavy, sticky...
Lu Li opened his eyes wide, pinched Lu Wen's shoulders, and the veins on the back of his slender pale hand were bulging, trying to remind him to run away.
As a result, Lu Wen still walked down unconsciously, as if he could not feel the pain.
Lu Li couldn't help but become more anxious
The luxurious aroma came in from behind along the ear, and the sticky object went into the ankle. Lu Li's eyes were blurred for a moment, and his body relaxed.
He opened his mouth involuntarily, and the runes on his tongue appeared and disappeared. When the black air tried to penetrate into his body through the gap, a golden light burst out.
"squeak-"
The screams exploded like thunder in his ears, and Lu Li woke up.
When he opened his eyes, he found his father Lu Feng sitting next to him sighing.
The smell of Chinese medicine in the small kitchen came into the room through the window, and the bell at the door rang, creating a beautiful and comfortable atmosphere.
Lu Li spoke weakly
"Dad, why am I here?"
"You fainted on the way back, but you're finally awake now. Just lie down and I'll go thank them first."
Lu Feng stood up happily, comforted her, and walked out quickly.
I was still weak all over, and my head was swollen and painful, like someone was prying it open with a small hammer.
He was clearly invaded by that thing just now, and the next second he was lying on the bed. Lu Li felt that he seemed to have forgotten something.
Yes, Rune saved his life again
Reluctantly stretching out his hand to pick up the mirror, the runes on his tongue were still shining with golden light. Lu Li took a breath and threw the mirror aside.
I decided to wait until it was better and go to Sister Guiying's house.
After lying down for a while, Lu Feng came in with Chinese medicine and helped Lu Li get up to drink the medicine. He saw his son drinking the medicine quietly without a frown. His delicate eyebrows and pale skin made him look even more weak and helpless.
After Lu Li finished drinking, Lu Feng took a pillow and put it under his waist, then closed the door and windows and asked seriously:
"Did the amulet work?"
"Yes," Lu Li nodded and pulled out the thin rope around his neck. The thing hanging at the top had long disappeared, and even the rope was slightly charred.
"It seems that the amulet your mother asked for was useful." Lu Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that he was not surprised at all, Lu Li frowned and asked
"Dad, do you believe that there are gods, ghosts, demons and monsters in this world?"
"Whether you believe it or not is not up to me to decide. The older generation still says that our Shili Village was once a famous village protected by gods in the early days, but it's no longer so. Look..."
Lu Feng took out an old photo from the drawer and pointed at it.
Lu Li took it and looked at it. There were several handsome young men standing on it. They were photos of Lu Feng's peers when they were young.
The background behind is the temple on the top of the mountain, which is still in a dilapidated state.
It seems that the temple became a ruin a long time ago.
"Is there any connection between this temple and us?"
"The deity is protecting us, so we built a temple for him to worship him and pray for good weather and a good harvest next year. But now it's a different era, everyone has gone to the city to work, and the village has well water, so gradually no one goes there anymore."
"Who are you offering to?"
Lu Li looked at the photo and said
"...Dragon God" Lu Feng paused and said
"dragon?"
"Well, it is said that in ancient times, the mountain next to the village was called Shangfu Mountain. The people from ten miles away all depended on the mountain for their livelihood. They lived with water in the mountain and died without water. It happened that there was a severe drought one year, and there was no harvest. Many people starved to death.
Just when the villagers didn't know what to do, the sky was covered with thunderclouds, and a white-gold dragon flew down from the sky.
The dragon displayed his divine power and brought down heavy rain, saving many people. Afterwards, the dragon settled in Shangfu Mountain to recuperate. To express their gratitude to the dragon, the people went up the mountain to kowtow three times and kowtow nine times, and built a temple for the dragon to worship.
The Dragon God accepted the people's offerings and stayed on Shangfu Mountain. He later protected the surrounding people every year and gradually became one with the mountain, becoming a mountain god..."
Lu Feng slowly told
"And then?"
Lu Li listened attentively, then looked at the ruined temple, puzzled.
"The dragon god who became the mountain god relies entirely on the essence of the mountain and the offerings of the people to nourish his divinity. His power has greatly decreased, but he still responds to the people's prayers with all his heart.
It's just that a thousand years ago, a filthy thing suddenly appeared in the mountains. It suddenly emerged from the ground, emitting an ominous smell and sticky black liquid, corroding the mountains and mines, and polluting the water source.
In the end, it slowly eroded the minds of the people in the surrounding mountain villages, leading them to start a large-scale crusade. They burned forests, dug through mines, and destroyed temples.
Without the power of people's faith and the nourishment of the mountain's essence, the mountain god fought a great battle with the filthy things in the mountain and finally won.
But the power of the mountain god gradually weakened. Even when the people regained their sanity and regretted their actions, and everyone knelt in front of the mountain gate and prayed for his forgiveness, the mountain god never appeared before the people again.
From then on, the mountain god stopped responding to the people's requests. No one knew whether he was dead or asleep. Gradually, no one worshipped or maintained the temple, and it naturally fell into disrepair and collapse.
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