After all the rituals of worshiping the gods were completed, Lu Yuan led everyone to a side room next door.
Someone brought tea, and after everyone drank the water, they immediately felt refreshed, and the fatigue from climbing the mountain dissipated considerably.
"This water tastes so good!"
“This is holy water, of course it tastes good!” Lu Yuan said with a smile.
"Holy water?"
Everyone stared at him curiously.
Lu Yuan nodded, "That's right, it's holy water, and this water has quite a history."
"What's your background?" Cheng Yanqiu asked cooperatively.
Lu Yuan started making things up again.
"This water is actually the spring in front of the temple gate. It gushed out of the ground when the temple was being built. At the time, I wanted to make a nice pool. Thinking of the Guanyin bottle and pomegranate branch mentioned in the dream, we said we would carve out the same bottle and branch from stone. After we finished carving it, we put the bottle on the pool, and guess what happened?"
"What's wrong?" someone asked, following his words.
He whetted everyone's appetite.
Lu Yuan continued, "After we secured the bottle, we found that the water was directly sucked into the bottle and then flowed back down the pomegranate tree branch into the pool."
Several big bosses from the port city were dumbfounded. One of them, surnamed Shi, asked, "Didn't you install some kind of water suction system or pressurization device on that fountain?"
Fountains are nothing special, but it's amazing if they're formed naturally without any decorations.
This place is absolutely a treasure.
Lu Yuan answered very seriously, "We didn't put anything in it. We didn't think much about it at the time. We just thought that the bottle and tree branches from the dream would look nice placed in the middle of the pool, so we made it on a whim. Who knew it could draw water up and then flow back into the pool? And..."
At this point, Lu Yuan deliberately paused, and everyone around him stared at him expectantly. Cheng Yanqiu urged him on.
"And what? Tell me!"
With someone ready to crack a joke, Lu Yuan spoke up mysteriously again.
He asked, "And what? Didn't you notice?"
The group looked at each other, completely bewildered. What were they supposed to have discovered?
Lu Yuan reminded him, "We washed our hands before entering the temple."
Everyone nodded in agreement; yes, they had indeed washed their hands.
So the water that was used to wash hands, sucked into the bottle, and then flowed down the tree branch was given to them as holy water to drink?
Everyone's expression immediately turned sour.
Sun Maodou thought about how dozens of people had washed their hands in that pool and then drunk from it—how filthy!
He immediately clutched his throat, on the verge of tears.
"Brother Yuan, is this holy water we're drinking the same water we use for washing our hands?"
Lu Yuan glanced at him.
"How is that possible? Didn't you all feel much less tired after drinking the holy water?"
People are quite perceptive about this.
They all nodded in unison.
"That's right, I do feel that way."
"Yes, I have one too!"
"Me too."
Lu Yuandao said, "This is what makes holy water different from ordinary water. The water that comes out of the bottle has changed; it's not ordinary spring water anymore."
While mountain spring water is sweet, that's about it. But holy water can dispel fatigue and restore strength; many say it's a gift from the Goddess of Fertility.
Hearing him say that, everyone unconsciously picked up their water glasses again and began to savor and appreciate the taste.
"Hey, you know what, I really feel that way. The more I drink this water, the better it tastes, and the more relaxed I feel."
"That's what a big boss surnamed Li said."
He was always out of breath and felt extremely tired when he went up the mountain, but after drinking the first glass of water, he felt his fatigue disappear and his strength was restored.
Now, after drinking the second cup, he felt a long-lost sense of lightness, even better than before he went up the mountain.
The others chimed in, "It seems that's really true!"
Lu Yuan let them experience it for themselves first; this was the effect of the spatial spiritual spring.
What we gave everyone to drink was neither spring water nor holy water flowing from a bottle.
Although the water flowing from the bottle down the tree branch was just ordinary spring water, the water he gave everyone to drink was spiritual spring water that he had obtained from his spatial storage.
With so many people here today, he needs to make the temple a resounding success, not just by spouting nonsense, but by having something real that can impress them.
Make them believe from the bottom of their hearts that this place is truly magical, and have a deep faith in all the legends about it.
Only then can we truly say that today's publicity efforts have been effective.
Having personally experienced the wonders of this holy water, everyone was eager to collect some more.
Lu Yuan added, “This holy water isn’t something you can just collect anywhere. You must follow the steps I taught you before, and you must be sincere. After collecting the water, you need to place it in a side hall of the temple for seven hours to purify it before it will have the same effect as the water we just used.”
"Does it still need purification?"
Cheng Yanqiu couldn't tell whether Lu Yuan was telling the truth or not. He had heard Lu Yuan mention before that he wanted to build a temple in the back mountain, but he hadn't said much more.
When he went up the mountain, he thought the Goddess of Fertility was just a gimmick, but now that he had heard so much about it and truly felt the benefits, and looking at Lu Yuan's expression that didn't seem to be lying, he felt that it was all real.
"Yes, that's why we come to worship the Goddess of Fertility not only to pray for children, but also for good health."
Not everyone needs to have children, but everyone desires good health.
Lu Yuan believed that once this reputation was established, it would definitely attract more people to come.
Sure enough, not only were the big bosses from Hong Kong interested, but the other leaders and bodyguards were also taken aback.
Everyone wants to be healthy.
They all said they would definitely bring their families to pray there in the future.
Lu Yuan said, "As you can see, we can't accommodate too many people here right now. If you want to worship, you must make an appointment in advance. We will arrange it in batches."
Immediately, several big bosses in the port city made reservations, and a group of leaders were also eager to join in, all looking towards Luo Yaoguo.
Luo Yaoguo holds the highest position here, so it's not appropriate for others to speak first unless he does.
After several big bosses from Hong Kong made their appointments, Luo Yaoguo asked, "Do we need to stay for a few days when we come to ask for holy water?"
If they stay for a few days, they won't have much time.
"No need. One day is enough to ask for holy water. If you are asking for a child, you need to stay for forty-nine hours, which is four days, and you must eat vegetarian meals for three consecutive days during this period."
Luo Yaoguo nodded, "Then I'll also make an appointment and bring my parents over."
"Okay, Mayor Luo can just call ahead so we can make the arrangements."
Since Luo Yaoguo had taken the lead, the other leaders had no more reservations and all expressed their intention to bring their parents over.
Lu Yuan had everyone write them down.
Cheng Yanqiu found an opportunity to pull Lu Yuan aside.
"Ah Yuan, Boss Shi just asked me to ask you if he can bring his wife and two concubines with him when he comes to pray for a child."
Lu Yuan: ……
Bring them all over, we're not afraid of a fight.
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