Chapter 126: Yanping County Learns of Rain
Today is definitely a big day in Anping County. All the people have gathered in the largest venue in Anping County. A high altar has been built in the originally empty place. Accompanied by the people's beating of gongs and drums, many offerings have been placed on the tables surrounding the altar.
Lian Gehui, the county magistrate, changed into a white sacrificial robe today. He had been fasting for a day and had already taken a bath and cleaned his hair. His long hair was now draped behind him, and he was only wearing the sacrificial robe, which represented his faith in the gods.
Accompanied by the sounds of gongs and drums, and the burning yellow talismans in the hands of Taoist priests, Lian Gehui walked up to the altar step by step under the gaze of the people.
The altar was more than ten meters high, but when Lian Gehui stood on it, he was not afraid at all. He first knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to the statue of the Dragon King of the West Sea on the altar, then stood up and sang loudly.
"Today, Anping County is holding a prayer ceremony for rain. I heard the Dragon King of the West Sea is traveling far and wide, so I've come to pray for rain! Kneel!!!"
Following Lian Gehui's voice, all the people below also knelt down. It was before the first ray of sunlight shone in the early morning. When Lian Gehui's voice fell, the sunlight shone on the statue of the Dragon King of the West Sea, emitting a faint golden light, as if such a god really existed.
It was not just Anping County, but also other villages that had been notified. The village chiefs had already led the people to kneel at the village entrance. They were unable to go to the county to participate in the sacrifice together, but on such an important day of worship, all the people in Anping County got up early and knelt outside.
Even several villages that had received rainfall from the Dragon King before were the same. They knelt outside the Dragon King Temple they had built, worshiped sincerely, and prayed to the Dragon King to save more people.
The same goes for the seven boys. Qin Lang did not ask them to serve today. As sacrifices to the Dragon King, they also had to kneel down and worship the Dragon King.
The Lord of Changes is the god they are serving now, but they know that they truly belong to Lord Dragon King.
Qin Lang had already transformed into a black dragon and hidden in the sky. He had become even bigger. The black dragon that could only be seen when looking up in a village had now become even bigger.
The county magistrate Lian Gehui below began to recite in a flowery voice his praises and admiration for Lord Dragon King. The people below all knelt on the ground sincerely. The whole scene was silent with only Lian Gehui's voice, which was solemn and dignified.
Faith values poured in like crazy, and Qin Lang was in a good mood.
The next moment, accompanied by Lian Gehui's loud chanting, a gust of wind suddenly swept in, and the whistling sound made the bells on the entire altar ring, like sobbing cries, or like a prelude to the arrival of the gods.
Lian Gehui fell to his knees instantly. The people below had not seen such a strong wind for a long time. When they couldn't help but want to look up, they saw that the sky, which was originally bright in the morning, suddenly fell into complete darkness.
The sky was covered and the sun was blocked out in just a moment. Beneath the pitch-black space, the people's voices were somewhat panicked, but they heard the voice of the dragon.
A deep, majestic, and oppressive voice pierced through my mind from the sky, as if piercing through my brain, making me involuntarily certain that this was a dragon! The voice of a dragon!!!
At this moment, a ray of sunlight suddenly hit the altar, and some sunlight also fell on the people from the side of the altar, making people unable to help but look.
What they saw shocked everyone.
A huge black dragon circled in the sky, blocking out the sun. At this time, everyone realized that the sky suddenly turned dark not because of the weather, but because there was a huge dragon circling overhead. The black dragon completely covered the bright sky and the sun. Although it was very far away, everyone could see the inky scales on the black dragon, which was so beautiful and majestic.
The black dragon circled high above Anping County, covering the entire sky. Its dragon claws were accompanied by blue and white thunder and lightning. Along with the black dragon's roar, the sky suddenly made a terrifying crackling sound.
It was the lightning that instantly split the sky apart from the scattered black dragons, and it was the thunder that instantly exploded in the ears, making people's heartbeats race, and the people kneeling on the ground were so shocked by this scene that they could not utter a word.
When faced with this magical behemoth, people become speechless.
People were trembling and filled with fear. The fear of the gods and the oppressive feeling of this superhuman power made everyone feel indescribable panic.
But at this moment, there was a crackling sound in the sky, and along with this exploding sound, rain seemed to pour down from the sky, hitting everyone, and in an instant everyone's clothes were soaked.
In the midst of crazy fear, when people were drenched by the rain, they all laughed, and fear and joy became hideous on their faces. They scrambled to taste the rain, and then made wailing sounds, some shouting "Lord Dragon King" and some crying.
But this time, the Lord Dragon King did not leave a single word, and He did not even bring the human sacrifice.
The Dragon King sent down the rain, then circled in the sky for a moment and disappeared.
If the heavy rain had not continued, everyone would have thought it was a dream.
On the altar, Lian Gehui knelt there, staring blankly at the sky. After the black dragon left, the sky became bright again, but the heavy rain was still falling. The sun was still hanging in the sky, but it was raining so heavily.
Qin Lang was very happy after the rain. He expected that he could get another god-level suit after this rain.
However, there were many boys around him, so Qin Lang did not ask for human sacrifice and flew directly back home.
On this day, the divine rain in Anping County lasted for two hours, and the people knelt in the rain, truly believing in the existence of the Dragon King.
In their hearts, they kept thanking Canglang, the Dragon King of the West Sea, for giving him a lot of faith points, catching a lot of rain water, and getting wet in the rain, because according to legend, the divine rain of Canglang, the Dragon King, can cure all diseases.
The people were ignorant. They just knew that the dragon brought them rain, so they were grateful. Many villages were already preparing to build temples for the Dragon King Canglang.
Lian Gehui was also suddenly enlightened. After the rain stopped, he saw that everything around him was full of vitality, and even the grass had grown in the corners of the yamen. However, Lian Gehui still looked confused.
"Gods actually exist in this world. Oh, God..."
His hands were shaking at this moment. He was relatively calm when he was on the altar, but now he couldn't even reach for the teacup to drink water.
"Yes... a real dragon, a real dragon actually exists in the world..."
Gao Hui was also confused when he saw the real dragon for the first time. He thought about how for so many years everyone had said that the emperor was the true dragon, the golden dragon who had descended to earth. But when the people suffered from drought and were in pain, did the emperor, the true dragon, help them?
Now, this West Sea Dragon King Canglang, who came from nowhere, is truly a person who can even control the clouds and rain!!!
Most importantly, he also has a close friend, the Lord of Changes, who came to the human world to experience trials and tribulations.
So why do gods come down to earth to experience tribulations?
In many legends, gods came down to earth either to support the emperor or to save the common people. However, when the God of Change came to the world, he did not go directly to the emperor. What does this mean?
Lian Gehui didn't dare to guess the hidden meaning behind this easily. Even Gao Hui thought of something and looked grim.
Daxia... has it reached this point?
The emperor is incompetent, the officials are greedy, and the princes only know how to control their own troops and divide their fiefdoms. Now that the immortal has reincarnated, is he going to change all this?
"Hide the Lord of Change! The Lord of Change doesn't even exist!"
Lian Gehui looked at Gao Hui instantly, and Gao Hui naturally nodded immediately.
He rewrote "The Strange Book of the Dragon King" and described the God of Changes in a simpler way so that people would not notice the situation.
However, this huge rainfall has made the order of Canglang, the Dragon King of the West Sea, spread throughout Anping County.
From that day on, many people in Anping County began to secretly worship the Dragon King Canglang. When temples for the Dragon King began to be built in various villages and even in Anping County, everyone would also worship privately at home.
The carpenters and carving masters were the hardest working people. They started carving almost as soon as they got the album of the Dragon King's statue. There were even painters from Anping County who were constantly drawing the image of the Dragon King.
The true form of the black dragon was born, and the appearance of the Dragon King with red hair appeared. The appearance of the man with red hair and golden eyes naturally spread from several villages in Wangjia Village.
Many people would bring a small deity to their home and worship it every day. Some people would bring a statue of the deity home and worship it. This is the piety of the people.
Qin Lang's faith value skyrocketed, and he soon reached two million faith points.
These two million faith points sound like a lot, but they are just two sets of god-level suits. In the clothing mall, there are hundreds of god-level suits. Qin Lang feels that it will take a long time for him to buy them all.
The events in Anping County could not be concealed at all. On the second day after it rained in Anping County, the name of Canglang, the Dragon King of the West Sea, had spread to Yanping County. The prefect of Yanping County immediately sent people to Anping County, one to inquire about the matter from the Anping County magistrate, and the other to see with his own eyes whether it was true.
This is ridiculous. Where did this so-called West Sea Dragon King Canglang come from? Why is it spreading so widely?
In order to prevent the people from being deceived, the county magistrate's investigation soon reached Anping County.
When the county magistrate's men entered Anping County, they saw vitality everywhere, and even saw lush green crops along the way. Only then did they confirm that it had really rained in Anping County. Moreover, everyone in the county had a smile on their face without any sadness.
The children sang nursery rhymes praising the Dragon King, and the county even began to build a temple belonging to the Dragon King of the West Sea. It all seemed so ridiculous.
Lian Gehui, the magistrate of Anping County, told everything to the people sent by the county governor. These people came with confused faces and left with conflicted looks. Two days later, they met Song Deqiu, the county governor of Yanping County, and told him about the Dragon King's descent.
Song Deqiu was not interested in whether he was the Dragon King or not, he only asked one question.
"Did it really rain after the sacrifice?"
It doesn’t matter whether there is a god or not, what matters is that it rains.
After receiving accurate responses from his subordinates and seeing the wheat in Anping County with his own eyes, Song Deqiu immediately made the decision.
"Send someone over to calculate an auspicious date. This county magistrate also wants to hold a ceremony to offer sacrifices to the gods! Sacrifice to the Dragon King of the West Sea!!!"
Any god will do, as long as it rains, everything will be fine.
As an official who never believed in God, everything Song Deqiu did was for the people. He didn't believe in gods, but he was willing to hold an altar to offer sacrifices to the gods for the people, even if it meant being known as ignorant and foolish...
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