Chapter 68 Dragon Boat Festival
The county magistrate personally took the lead in holding sacrificial and celebratory activities, the most grand of which was the sacrifice to Lady Lingxiao E'nu.
E'nu jumped into the river to save her father. Her filial piety moved heaven and she was named Lady Lingxiao.
Although she is not the actual water god of E'nu River, all previous water gods are under her jurisdiction.
Wuning County held a grand sacrificial ceremony with activities such as dragon boat racing, welcoming the tide god, and worshipping the five gods. It was very lively.
The excitement in the world is not limited to Wu Ning. It is the combination of the blue dragon in the sky and the sacrifices of people that can eliminate all evil spirits.
All the evildoers in Wuning County avoided the area and dared not show up on this day.
Even the foxes behind the village temple closed their doors to visitors, hiding in caves, desolate graves, towers, or cellars, just to get through the day.
The Shen family was also offering sacrifices, one to the Goddess of Mount Tai and the other to Gong Mengbi.
They also hang calamus and mugwort to ward off evil spirits.
There is nothing much to say about the calamus, but the mugwort, which was picked from the east courtyard, has a strong and lingering fragrance.
Pick them and hang them on the doors and windows, and the whole mansion will be filled with refreshing fragrance.
The insects hiding in the corners crawled out and fled the house.
Chen Shan was surprised and delighted by this strange sight, and he said, "The fox fairy responded."
No matter how powerful the fox fairy is, it is not idle enough to expel insects from the Shen family.
It is just a good day combined with good mugwort that creates such a magical scene.
The fox fairy herself is also preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival.
When you are in the deep mountains and ancient forests, you don’t need to do any insect extermination, but you still need to get rid of filth and ward off evil spirits.
Mu Lan Hui means bathing in orchid soup.
But it’s okay to give the little foxes a bath, but it’s too weird for Gong Mengbi and the others to take a bath in the pool together.
Gong Mengbi collected herbs, brought in clear springs from the mountains, and boiled several large vats of orchid soup with his heart fire.
The small golden stove is filled with the aroma of mugwort, and the large earthenware jar is also emitting a mixed aroma of herbs. The overall aroma is still mainly mugwort. After boiling, the green taste is removed, and the mugwort aroma that flows out is warmer and mellower.
This is orchid soup that can ward off evil spirits. To be frank, if you throw a fox prisoner into it and let it roll around twice, its magic power will be gone and it will become seriously ill.
Fortunately, Gong Mengbi did not want to poison his fellow practitioners, so he mixed it with moon dew, which reduced the lethality but made it more lasting and gentle.
It can wash away the negative energy, bad luck and foul air from the body. Of course, it is of no benefit to those who practice evil ways, but for these practicing spirits, such gentle cleansing will help their practice.
The further you go into evil, the further away you are from people, and of course the same is true in reverse.
The only difference is that the former are ghosts and demons, while the latter are immortals and gods.
The human figure is in the center.
The people here are not people in the ordinary sense.
When one is born with intelligence and possesses wisdom, he is already among humans.
It’s just that being a human is the shortcut, so it’s easier to be a human first and then become an immortal.
If one wants to skip the middle link and directly become an immortal from a demon, it is not impossible to practice the second stage, but there is a difference in difficulty.
When the orchid soup is cooked, the lingering fragrance will drift across the mountains on the wind.
Kang Wen directed the White-footed Foxes to arrange the fruits, vegetables, rice dumplings, green rice balls, crispy bean cakes, chicken, duck, fish and meat one by one.
They spent quite a bit of thought on just these things.
There are candied fruits, rice cakes, and a variety of other dishes.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!"
From a distance, the little fat fox could be heard cheering, "Senior Gong, I missed you so much."
The little fat fox jumped and burrowed into the earth to hurry on his way, but he couldn't help jumping up to sniff the fragrance in the wind.
The little fat fox, covered in mud and sand, pounced on Gong Mengbi. Gong Mengbi caught it with one hand, shook it, and shook off a handful of sand, which he then threw on the ground.
The little fat fox chuckled sheepishly.
Gong Mengbi asked, "Are you thinking about me or about eating?"
The little fat fox never took his eyes off the food and said insincerely, "Of course I miss you."
I was so greedy that I started swallowing my saliva as soon as I said a word.
"This little fat boy only thinks about food, not people." Grandma Shi walked over slowly, followed by four big foxes with bright fur, and behind the big foxes was a row of little foxes.
Granny Shi said, "These are flowers, wine, poetry, and tea. They are my surname, Shi."
Four giant foxes transformed into human forms: three beautiful girls and one handsome boy. They greeted and said, "Greetings, Senior Gong."
Gong Mengbi nodded and said, "Why didn't you come when I opened my mansion last time?"
Shi Hua said with a smile: "We have been playing outside these days. We were not home last time. Now that it is the Dragon Boat Festival, I remember that home is the best place."
Granny Shi smiled and shook her head: "Stop talking nonsense. Go play somewhere else."
Shi Hua covered her mouth and smiled, playing with the little foxes nearby.
Granny Shi said, "You were quite impressive the other day."
Gong Mengbi wasn't surprised that she knew about this, but he felt a little apologetic and said, "I originally wanted to discuss this with my mother-in-law, but my responsibilities require it, and I'm afraid that if I delay for too long, it will cause complications."
Granny Shi said, "What are you talking about? You are the Fox Society of the Heavenly Fox Court. If you don't have your own ideas, why would you care about the foxes?"
"You should have told me earlier, otherwise I would have arranged a marriage for you and made you a family. Unlike now, I have to pay homage to you, the master of the Fox Society."
Granny Shi was about to bow, but Gong Mengbi held her back, saying, "Granny, stop teasing me. You're a practitioner of the righteous Dharma. If you were interested, you could have found a job at the Heavenly Fox Courtyard long ago."
Granny Shi laughed and said, "I'm not born to be a hard worker. I'm already this old, so please don't harm me."
Gong Mengbi smiled and shook his head.
Granny Shi said, "It's a good thing you want to establish a fox temple, but good things often take time. The local experts and the local gods are watching you, so you must be careful and cautious."
Gong Mengbi nodded and said, "I saved it."
Granny Shi said, "That's good. I'm old and frail, so I can't fight, but I can give you some advice. If you have any questions, you can discuss it with me."
Gong Mengbi sensed her caring heart and said, "I'll have to trouble you in many other ways. Please don't regret it when the time comes."
Granny Shi laughed.
As he was speaking, a bird covered in colorful clothes landed from the sky and transformed into a young boy. He said, "I smelled the fragrant clouds when I was flying in the sky."
He looked at the large vat in front of Shouyue Tower with great interest and said, "Gong Mengbi, are we going to take a bath here?"
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "You can wash it if you want."
"Great." He opened his arms and turned them into wings, then turned into a bird squatting on the edge of the tank.
He jumped into the water, spread his wings and flapped them, wetting his feathers, then immediately flew out and jumped onto the tank.
Birds cannot swim, so they dare not stay in the water for long.
He had to soak his feathers again and again, tossing and turning in the water until he washed his whole body. Then he stood on the tank, spread his wings as wide as he could, and began to dry them.
“It feels so good!”
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