Chapter 759: The Queen of the Sky 5
There is an old saying that goes, everyone has their own opinion.
Fortune-telling is the same as a doctor treating a patient.
Different doctors may give different treatments and causes for some difficult conditions.
Now Fu Zhi and Aurora have both given different reasons for the drought in Cangkong Continent.
It is actually very difficult to be the governor here.
There are only about 10,000 citizens on the island. If you give to this one, that one won’t be enough. If you give to that one, this one won’t be enough either.
But praying for rain is urgent. Recently, many children have been sunburned when going out, and some children got lost while camping. When they were found again... they had spontaneously combusted due to the sun!
Although they tried their best to suppress the news, the news still leaked out.
This has caused panic among people across the continent and it must be resolved as soon as possible.
"Why not make the news public and let the citizens of the state vote for who they want to follow?"
The secretary behind the governor reminded.
Anyway, there are only two reasons and two processes, and one of them can bring about rain.
If the governor makes the wrong choice, he will be the sinner of the entire Cangkong Continent, but it will be different if the opportunity to choose is given to the citizens of the continent.
It is said that the eyes of the masses are sharp. As soon as the governor made the decision and made the arrangements, half an hour later, the results came out. Aurora definitely overshadowed Fu Zhi and others with an overwhelming advantage.
Eighty-nine percent of the people on the continent chose to follow Aurora to worship the Queen and pray to the old man for rain.
Aurora nodded in satisfaction.
These days she has been telling fortunes for the islanders and using her skills to help them solve their problems. Not fearing hardship or fatigue has proven to be the right decision.
"Fu Zhi, I think you should stop wasting time fooling around!"
It was Aurora who said this.
Her golden hair and red lips made her look like an angel.
"You don't understand metaphysics at all. No one has given you metaphysics in your genes. You go to pray for rain without even knowing the cause. I'm afraid your sacrificial offering will cause resentment from the Yin and Yang spirits, and even greater disasters to Cangqiong Continent. I advise you to withdraw from the election. I can also consider teaching you fortune-telling."
Aurora said slowly.
Among the 18 teams here, the most competitive ones are Aurora and Fu Zhi.
Both of them are different from ordinary people.
The people of Cangkong Continent trust Aurora even more.
Every day, countless people line up in front of Aurora's door to ask for fortune-telling.
She taught Fu Zhi fortune-telling, and in a sense, Fu Zhi benefited from it.
However, Fu Zhi curled his lips expressionlessly, "I never learn from people who lose to me repeatedly."
Aurora's face changed, "What do you mean?"
"I mean, you've lost to me in the past, and you'll lose to me this time too."
She raised her eyes and looked in the direction of the governor.
The choice of the island residents this time was both reasonable and unexpected. "The dragon energy in the upper reaches of the spiritual spring is too strong and will collide with the yin energy. If we move the graves to pray, it will destroy the original treasure-gathering terrain and bring a bad omen to the altar. If the island chief does not want his people to get into trouble, it is better for them to stay indoors."
The already tense environment suddenly became quiet.
Since the drought, the sky in Cangkongzhou is bright, the sun is warm and the wind is gentle.
Although it was hot and stuffy, there were no major problems overall. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't look like anything would go wrong just moving a grave.
Aurora's expression suddenly changed. "Fu Zhi, you know that even people who don't understand metaphysics know that in addition to sacrificing animals, praying for rain also requires the prayers of all people. The voices of all people can move God and bring rain!"
"And you, without anyone to support you, the rain-making formation cannot work, how can you pray for rain?"
There is no way to ask for rain.
What qualifications do you have to say that she will fail?
Fu Zhi smiled slightly, "If the people don't help me, I have my own ideas and can find another way."
There was silence for a moment, and Aurora suddenly laughed softly. "In the Sky Continent, only the Empress Temple offers incense. The incense can last for a thousand years and is comparable to that of a god, who can dispatch the Dragon King. The main steps in praying for rain are to pray to the sky first, then ask the Dragon King to come out of the altar and order the dragon to bring rain."
After she occupied the Empress' Temple, Fu Zhi had nothing. Where and how could she pray for rain?
The mayor also sighed and said, "Miss Fu Zhi, we on the mainland believe in metaphysical masters. The people all know that there are also regulations that if there are not thousands of believers praying in cooperation, the formation cannot be set up to pray for rain, so as to avoid mistakes."
"I, Lin Xia, am willing to use ten years of merit to pray for rain with Miss Fu and become the most loyal believer."
Lin Xia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
She looked like an immortal. "I followed my master into the world at the age of three. I taught and taught people, and helped people resolve disasters and difficulties. Although my merits are not as many as those of tens of thousands of people, they are enough for thousands of people, and enough to set up a formation to pray for rain!"
"Master!" Lin Jiuyue looked at Lin Xia in disbelief and advised: "Master, you said that the matter of Cangqiongzhou was strange and difficult to solve, and you couldn't figure out the reason. Now Fu Zhi and Aurora each have their own opinions. We can just wait and see. You use all your merits to help Fu Zhi. If you fail, I'm afraid that not only will all your merits be lost, but your life span will also be damaged!"
His words were powerful and full of advice.
Lin Xia waved her hand and said, "No need to persuade me, I have made up my mind!"
Lin Xia's joining gave Fu Zhi the foundation for setting up the formation.
The man next to Aurora sneered, "You won't cry until you see the coffin!"
"We'll see in three days." Fu Zhi said.
——
Soon, three days later, the news of Fu Zhi and Aurora praying for rain spread throughout Cangqiong Continent.
Another 16 teams: "…we participated in the election, but it seems we didn't."
Aurora walked out of the lounge, and Mechi followed her and said, "The time is just right, you take Wanmin to pray for rain, don't waste the good opportunity."
As long as she succeeds in praying for rain, the position of empress will be secured.
The first thing he would do at that time was to detain Fu Zhi and dismantle her for careful study.
Tens of thousands of citizens from Cangqiong Continent began to support Aurora as they headed to the Empress Temple from the hotel entrance.
The noise is far away.
All the teams that had originally come to campaign followed.
There were only a few people left on Fu Zhi's side.
Lin Xia asked Fu Zhi, "When do you plan to offer sacrifices and pray for rain?"
"It's noon. In the morning, there is too much fog and humidity in the mountains when praying for rain. The pigs, cattle and sheep for sacrifice will get wet in the fog. If you pray for rain and move graves at this time, it will conflict with the yin energy of the cemetery and there will be bloody disasters."
This sounds like it makes some sense.
Lin Xia nodded, "Then let's do as you say."
Fu Zhi suddenly turned around and looked at her, "You seem very confident that I can pray for rain successfully?"
"Miss Fu may not know that, compared to predicting good and bad luck, my greatest ability is to see people's future and destiny. Miss Fu, there is at least a million blessings between your brows. I guess it has something to do with the fact that your donations over the years have mainly been given to the construction of the national army. Soldiers defend their country and are naturally upright. The people you support are protecting millions of ordinary people, and none of them have done evil. God cannot punish you for your evil consequences, but can only reward you with blessings."
"You are a person like me, you can't find one in hundreds of millions. You are born with a rich and noble destiny, a lucky person favored by heaven."
"Ten thousand people praying for rain is to gather the faith of ten thousand people and try to use the incense accumulated by the empress for thousands of years as a medium to shake the heaven. And you, relying on these millions of blessings, and..." She said, and glanced at Li Nanli who was always standing beside Fu Zhi, smiled slightly and said: "And this person next to you who is also blessed with great fortune, praying for rain together, there is no way God will not give you face."
"I helped Miss Fu because I knew that God would not make it difficult for you. If you can succeed, I will share the blessing of helping thousands of people. If you fail, God will not be willing to punish you, and naturally will not punish me either."
Fu Zhi then chuckled, "Captain Lin is really honest."
——
Aurora and others brought all the people to the Empress' Temple.
The temple was built at the foot of the ancestral mountain.
As soon as she glanced over, someone hung a triangular string of colorful flags at the entrance of the temple. This string of flags is called "rain hangings", which means rain falling from the sky.
Rain posts and rain hangings say "good weather and good harvest" and "heavy rain".
Aurora and Mechi walked onto the main stage together.
Among the team that came together this time, there were those who had professionally learned the rain-making ritual and had already started dancing the rain-making dance in special costumes.
The islanders who came with Aurora said after she placed the incense table, tea fruit, and glutinous rice bait on the altar, and someone else placed the killed chickens, ducks, and geese on top: "If there is no rain for three days, the people of a thousand miles will have nothing to live on. The old and weak will die in the ditches, and the young and strong will scatter and become thieves..."
After reciting this, he said, "It's raining enough, send the dragon into the water."
Then the people who followed quickly put their hands above their heads according to Aurora's previous instructions and began to chant the "Rain Prayer Song" -
"The dragon head is blue, the dragon tail is white,
Children pray for rainy days and be happy.
The wheat is brown,
Start, start, Dragon King.
Big and small,
From the first to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. ”
Three long incense sticks burned in Aurora's hands.
Her hands kept adjusting and fiddling with the Bagua formation diagram, muttering to herself.
The sacrifice started at 6:30 in the morning. Everyone arrived at the place to prepare before dawn. The grave was officially moved at 7:00, and the rain-praying dance was performed at 9:00. Around 9:30, Aurora began to recite the eloquent rain-praying words. Until 10:00, all the people stood respectfully under the Empress' temple waiting for rain.
At first glance, the crowd was densely packed and the scene was grand.
Aurora held the incense in both hands and spoke in a deep voice.
"May the heavens send down rain soon to nourish the earth and crops, bring peace and prosperity to the country, and enable the people to live and work in peace and contentment."
——
at the same time.
The place chosen by Fu Zhi for sacrifice was Jiachuchu in Longhu Mountain.
That is where the graves were originally moved.
Longhu Mountain protects the people of Cangqiong Continent, but the people only worship the Empress, so there is no ancestral hall or the like on Longhu Mountain.
When Fu Zhi went there, Lin Xia had already hit Lin Jiuyue on the head and asked him to prepare all the things needed for praying for rain.
It’s just that the presentation of the dishes isn’t as exquisite as the other side’s, and there are very few people on their side.
Lin Jiuyue muttered, "I've seen people worshipping the heavens, the earth, and their parents, but I've never seen anyone worshipping the mountains. Absolute, in one word, absolutely!"
Fu Zhi knew that he was talkative and unconvinced, but for Lin Xia's sake he just said, "Don't worry about what you pray for. As long as you pray to the right person, rain will naturally come."
Lin Jiyue: “???”
Are you praising yourself in a roundabout way?
Li Nanli continued, "Zhizhi and I are a match made in heaven. I'm sure God will be willing to grant us rain."
Lin Jiuyue: “…”
Okay, stop talking and pray for rain. I don’t have time to eat your dog food.
Just as I was thinking about it, the sky suddenly darkened, and there was a heavy haze in the direction of Zushan.
It is a trend that a storm is about to come.
"According to the time, Aurora should have finished praying for rain. From the looks of it... could it be that the prayer for rain was successful?"
Lin Jiuyue's face changed.
Mixed feelings.
Although she doesn't have to accompany Fu Zhi in making trouble anymore, will the position of empress really fall to Aurora?
Fu Zhi looked at the dark clouds in the distance and narrowed his eyes, "Tsk, it's going to rain!"
"Look everyone! Dark clouds are coming and it's getting dark!"
"Ahhh the wind is blowing, the wind is howling!"
"Oh my god, Master's prayer for rain was successful! Our Cang Qiong Continent is saved!"
This is the Empress's Temple.
The people welcomed the carnival, dancing and laughing and shouting towards the sky.
It's raining!
It’s finally going to rain!
Aurora looked up.
You can see fish-scale clouds rolling in the sky, it's dark and thick, and it seems that a huge storm is brewing.
"Father, I succeeded!" Aurora said to Mechi, unable to hide the joy on her face.
She can become the empress!
You can negotiate on behalf of Ye Ze.
Let the country find a heart that suits Ye Ze!
It can also make her father satisfied with her.
Let’s not worry about the past. Now that she is so outstanding, I believe her father will no longer be angry with her!
As she spoke, a gust of wind blew.
Tick.
It seemed like small raindrops fell and touched the tip of her nose.
"It's raining, it's really raining!" Even the governor on the side was cheering!
"Young Master is truly an expert! He saved Cang Qiong Zhou from the dire situation!"
"The prophecy was true. Great disasters really do bring great opportunities. It was the future empress who saved us!"
Aurora felt the crowd's cheers.
He stands in a high place, wielding power. Although it is lonely up there, he is able to maintain a kind of silent open-mindedness.
"Hey, wait, why is there something wrong with this rain? Why is it so painful... Ouch! It's killing me!"
In the noise.
Suddenly someone noticed something was wrong and shouted in confusion.
Another gust of wind mixed with sand came.
The mountains and forests in the distance were almost crushed by the wind, making rustling sounds.
Mechi opened his arms, enjoying the glory brought by the robot he created. "It is me who brought light to Cangqiongzhou. It is me who created an existence better than Fu Zhi. From today on, I will become an existence in this world that cannot be touched by mortals. I will create countless gods and become a creator who makes gods obey my commands. Mortals, feel the rain and dew I give you——"
"Father" Aurora looked at the man with a crazy smile in disbelief.
"Start from here, start to dominate from here, and I will capture the next one—"
"Bang!"
A sudden voice came from the sky, interrupting Mechi's words.
Mechi's brain got hot, he reached out to touch it, and warm blood appeared. He quickly pulled Aurora in front of him to protect himself, and shouted, "Who? Who is attacking me in secret?"
“Bang, bang, bang.”
Countless voices fell from the sky.
Passing before Mechi's eyes.
This time he saw it, and the hailstones were as big as goose eggs!
If someone falls from a high altitude, wouldn’t he be killed?
Mechi quickly lifted Aurora up and held her above her head, "Protect me, quick! Protect me!"
Countless ice cubes fell from the sky like heavy hail.
“Aaaaaaah!”
Screams rang out one after another.
Someone was unable to dodge and was knocked unconscious immediately.
The scene went from surprise to horror.
"What's going on?"
"Aren't you praying for rain?"
"It's hail! How could hail come from praying for it?"
"Oh my god, natural disasters and man-made disasters! Strange phenomena are everywhere. Will the Sky Continent be destroyed?"
Cangkong Continent is located in the temperate zone, where rainfall is accompanied by gentle winds and hail is never seen.
This time something like this happened and everyone was stunned.
"Ahhh! Son! Son, wake up! Young Master, what on earth is going on! Didn't you say you could pray for rain? How could you pray for hail to kill my son?"
"Oh my God! Open your eyes and look, my poor wife! Aurora, you must pay for my blood debt with blood!"
There was a lot of noise downstairs.
"How could it be hail? How could it be hail?" Aurora, who had finally jumped off Mech's arms, was also dumbfounded.
"What went wrong..."
She prayed for hail, which could only mean that the gods were angry and the Queen of Cang Qiong Continent did not buy her account!
Could it be that she really calculated wrong?
Not far away, at Longhu Mountain.
The sound of the hailstones falling was quite loud, and Fu Zhi could hear it clearly.
Hearing the screams from the empress's temple, Lin Jiuyue was dumbfounded.
"Fuck! Hail? That's how you play it!"
This is really too much of a request, isn't it?
"How can I pray for hail? Am I hallucinating?"
A bit unethical though.
But Lin Jiuyue couldn't help wanting to laugh.
Just thinking about it.
Tens of thousands of islanders fled all the way, all heading towards Longhu Mountain.
At this time, Fu Zhi and Li Nanli had just finished reading the last few lines of the prayer for rain: "May the heavens open their eyes and bring rain to the sky and the five grains, so that the five grains will be abundant, the country will be peaceful and the people will have no worries about food and clothing."
"It's praying for rain! There are actually people praying for rain!"
The hailstorm had a limited range, and the residents had a hard time running down. When they saw someone praying for rain, they subconsciously felt their scalps tingling and wanted to stop them.
"Stop it! What are you doing!?"
Aurora, who had just run down the mountain, was also shocked. She looked at Fu Zhi in disbelief and asked, "Are you praying for rain too?"
Something flashed across her eyes, and she immediately said, "You used the formation to interfere and made me beg for hail?!"
"You prayed for hail, it's your fault." Fu Zhi sneered, the incense burning in her hand, she walked step by step towards the incense burner, "Don't disturb me praying for rain, can you afford to delay it?"
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone in the room was stunned.
Fu Zhi actually said it so decisively, as if he could really pray for rain.
While everyone is digesting it.
Fu Zhi strode towards the incense burner.
In scenes like this, the person praying for rain usually needs to eat vegetarian food for three days, take a bath and burn incense.
But seeing that Fu Zhi was in plain clothes, how could he pray for rain?
On the contrary, the man next to her was wearing a suit.
He protected Fu Zhi behind him, his eyes like a wolf hunting prey at night, staring fiercely at those who tried to act rashly.
The citizens present were so frightened by Li Nanli's behavior that they dared not speak.
They were very sure that if they acted rashly and hurt Fu Zhi, this man would pounce on them like a wolf and bite them.
Aurora gritted her teeth and watched Fu Zhi light the incense.
It must be said that Fu Zhi's rain-praying ceremony was carried out in accordance with the procedures.
Aurora had a moment of doubt.
Does she really understand metaphysics?
But what’s the use of understanding?
It's useless if God doesn't send rain!
The people of the continent below are also anxious:
"Will she ask for a knife?"
"Let me go, I don't want to die!"
"She doesn't look capable! Aurora didn't even ask for it, so how can she do it?"
"Maybe it was her mess that caused Aurora to ask for the hail!"
“…”
There was a lot of chirping below. Fu Zhi put incense, but there was no movement for three minutes.
The governor, who was still a little hopeful, shook his head and said, "Perhaps we should look for hope among the other 16 teams."
Then he said to the people of the island: "Everyone please leave first, I will think of another way to solve this matter!"
The citizens of the island suffered heavy losses today, and some even died.
We must calm their emotions, otherwise... after two consecutive failures, I'm afraid the people of the island will also make trouble.
But Meiqi jumped out at this time, and said with a gloomy face: "No! We should have succeeded in praying for rain today, but it was because of her that we got in the way. We must capture her and take her away to deal with her, otherwise we won't be able to solve the drought in Cangqiong Continent at all!"
"This..." The governor hesitated for a moment.
I don’t know whether what Mechi said is true or not.
But Meqi pulled Aurora's arm and said, "Come on, tell them! Am I right?"
The man was very strong. He dragged Aurora and pulled her forward. Aurora could hear the sound of her bones being dislocated.
Her eyes felt sore and she almost cried out in pain.
In fact, she was not sure whether Fu Zhi was behind it.
She didn't speak at first, and then met Mechi's gloomy eyes.
That look seemed to say that if she didn't explain herself clearly, death would be the only thing waiting for her.
Aurora was shocked.
He hurriedly said, "That's right! Since I came to Cangqiongzhou, there has never been a problem with fortune-telling. If it weren't for Fu Zhi's interference, how could so many people die today!"
Her words shook the hearts of the people who were about to leave.
"Could it be that Fu Zhi really did something wrong?"
"Aurora is a robot, how could her predictions be worse than those of a human brain? She should have prayed for rain, but she prayed for hail instead. I don't believe that there was no one to interfere!"
"Wouldn't it be enough to arrest Fu Zhi and interrogate him?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sudden strong wind with lightning and thunder.
Some people were unable to dodge and were startled by something suddenly falling from the sky.
"Is it hailing? Oh my God! Help!"
Some people ran around holding their heads and bumped into each other, making a sound of "ouch".
Some people also found something wrong and took a closer look. "It's fallen leaves, and there's rain! It's rain!"
What?
rainwater?
In the blink of an eye, heavy rain poured down!
The citizens looked up.
The heavy rain came like a gift, surprising and delighting everyone.
“It’s raining?!”
“It’s really raining!”
“Ahhhhhhh! Cangqiongzhou is saved!”
Everyone looked up, dancing and cheering happily in the rain.
Feel the rain washing away the scorching sun.
"It's actually raining! Fu Zhi actually prayed for rain!"
"The prophecy will not lie! Whoever prays for rain will be the future empress! It was the empress who saved us!"
The people of the island were blessed. They believed in primitive civilization and knelt down to worship Fu Zhi. "Empress! May the Empress lead our Cangqiong Island to glory!"
(End of this chapter)
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