Above the sky, the sea of clouds surges.
The deity hovered in the air, golden light cascading down like a waterfall, piercing through the thick clouds and sprinkling the earth, gilding the snow-covered city of Qingcheng with a thin golden veil.
An indescribable fragrance permeated the air, like the scent of flowers or the aroma of burning incense, deep and profound, carrying the spirituality accumulated over time and the prayers of countless believers, slowly spreading out.
The surroundings were completely silent; they could even clearly hear their own hearts pounding wildly and their rapid breathing.
“Your Excellency, this must be a deity!” Master Song knelt down with a thud, and the surrounding people also knelt down.
They looked up and found that the child who had been floating in the air had not disappeared; instead, he was walking forward barefoot.
Each time this deity takes a step forward, a dazzling, translucent golden lotus blooms beneath the deity's feet.
Moreover, behind the other party, one could vaguely see towering mountains, ancient green trees reaching for the sky, and occasionally rare and exotic beasts moving among them, with the faint shadows of dragons and phoenixes appearing.
"Gods above, save my child! I heard his cries for help!"
"Child, don't be afraid. With divine protection, you will be alright!"
When the snow stopped, the entire space seemed to freeze, and those outside naturally heard the cries for help from inside the courtyard.
They were heartbroken and knelt before the deity again and again, praying for the deity's mercy.
“Aunt Hu, this deity is the Mountain Goddess from Qingzhou. When you pray to the deity, be sure to include the Mountain Goddess’s name, otherwise she may not hear you!” Several men around explained over and over again.
"Mountain Goddess! Please save the children!" Magistrate Wu, who was at the forefront, finally couldn't bear it any longer and knelt down before the deity in the sky.
Strands of faith floated into the air and then converged on that deity.
With his golden eyes slightly closed, he gently raised his hand, and those strange people who had been desperately trying to escape were pulled back as if by a magnet.
"For his own selfish gain, he stole the luck of others and murdered thousands of lives; he deserves to be executed!"
The majestic voice of the gods resounded throughout the sky, and golden light silently pierced through their chests. The two extraordinary individuals died just like that, and their bodies slowly fell to the ground.
"Those who harm my believers, cause chaos in the mortal realm, and disrupt order shall be executed!"
The god raised his hand again, and the two stiff toads were lifted into the air by their necks by invisible hands.
An invisible hand of air slapped at the two toads, causing the bronze toads' heads to spin around, their eyes glazed over.
The next second, their bellies swelled up high, and they opened their mouths uncontrollably, as if they had eaten something bad, and vomited up everything they had swallowed.
Most of these are children who were tricked into coming here to study, as well as Zhong Yan and others who were arrested.
They had already heard everything inside the demon's belly, and when they suddenly saw the light, they all subconsciously looked up at the god in the sky.
Supported by the golden lotus, Zhong Yan stared wide-eyed in shock at the three-year-old toddler floating in the air.
Isn't this Xiao Chan?
However, when she met those compassionate yet majestic golden eyes, she suddenly shivered.
No, this is definitely not Xiao Chan. This is a true deity descending through this child's body!
This is... a divine descent technique!
No wonder my second brother trusts this mountain goddess so much; it turns out that the gods in this world really do protect their believers!
For the sake of these people, the gods themselves descended and vanquished the evil spirits!
The materialism she had firmly believed in for over twenty years in her previous life completely collapsed. Even as the golden lotus slowly disappeared and her feet touched the ground, Zhong Yan couldn't react.
"Father, Mother!"
"My child, my child, I shouldn't have sent you away!"
"Thank you, Mountain Goddess! Thank you for your protection! Thank you for saving the children!"
One trembling voice after another rang out as the children who had been brought down ran into their parents' arms.
Even the children whose parents couldn't come in time were held in the arms of Zhongheng's brothers and the county yamen runners.
However, it was not over yet. The deity above reached out again and kneaded the bodies of the two toads into two bronze balls, which then floated in the air.
Immediately afterwards, the god gently squeezed his right hand, and two bronze-colored balls exploded open with a bang, bursting forth with streaks of seven-colored light, a scene resembling countless fireworks blooming.
Normally, these ordinary people cannot see fortune, but with the blessing of divine power, all the luck turned into seven-colored light and flew into the foreheads of these children.
The remaining seven-colored rays flew to even farther places, disappearing into the windows of one house after another.
As everyone stared in amazement at the sky filled with "colorful fireworks," they all realized what was happening and wept with joy.
They no longer need to worry about their children becoming mentally challenged, nor do they need to worry about being targeted by these evil spirits, because the Mountain Goddess has dealt with these two evil spirits and even returned the luck that the evil spirits had devoured!
"Mountain Goddess, we have no way to repay your great kindness!"
"Mountain Goddess, please allow us to offer you our worship and add a wisp of incense to your offerings..."
"Mountain Goddess..."
The crowd shouted one cry after another, but when all the colorful light faded, they found that the god who had been hanging in the air had disappeared.
The crowd, who had been eager to worship the gods, collapsed to the ground, feeling utterly dejected.
Has the Mountain Goddess already left?
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