Where can they go to worship this deity?
Just then, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from behind them.
"Ahem, everyone must be wondering why a deity suddenly appeared, right? Now it's my turn to reveal the secret to you. The reason is..."
Behind the crowd of Qingcheng citizens, Zhong Heng appeared with drums and gongs, even tossing his hair to show off his most handsome side.
"Speak quickly! Don't breathe!"
"You young man, hurry up and introduce the Mountain Goddess!"
The people of Qingcheng rushed over one by one.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't pull my sleeves, don't pull down my collar, don't pull down my pants!"
"Wait, those are my gongs and drums! If you take them away, who will provide the music?"
"I'll tell you everything I know about the Mountain Goddess!"
Zhongheng, holding up his pants, was filled with shame and indignation.
What's wrong with these people? Don't they know that a man's pants are the most important thing?
He resigned himself to his fate and sat down cross-legged, recounting everything he had seen and heard on his journey to the desolate mountains of Qingzhou.
Of course, he was also hiding something. There were many secrets in the desolate mountain. If he revealed them all, it would cause unnecessary trouble, and he would definitely be beaten to death by Madam An!
"That's a long story..." He smoothed his bangs and sighed.
"Then get to the point!" an elderly woman in the crowd shouted.
Everyone turned to look and saw that the old man had white hair, but his body was very strong. A red-tasseled spear hung at his waist, revealing how heroic and talented he had been in his youth.
"So it's General Fan. I didn't expect you to come too." Magistrate Wu's eyelids kept twitching after seeing the old man.
This General Fan was arguably the only female general in the Liang Dynasty. However, due to her advanced age and the hidden ailments she had suffered from fighting on the battlefield in her early years, she had no choice but to resign and retire.
Logically speaking, this elderly person should be recuperating in the provincial capital, so why did they arrive in Qingcheng so quickly?
"Ha, if I hadn't come soon, my little granddaughter and grandson might not even have survived!"
"Magistrate Wu, is this how you conduct yourself as an official? Colluding with those two in the capital, how many lives have you caused?"
"If my daughter-in-law hadn't sent me a message, I wouldn't have known that you've become so lawless in Qingcheng!"
"Have you lived up to His Majesty's trust, and have you lived up to the Confucian classics you've studied for over thirty years?"
The old general was panting heavily. In the midst of heavy snow and the dead of winter, she had heard about what was happening in Qingcheng and had ridden all the way here at breakneck speed, without even taking a carriage, in order to get back in time.
The magistrate of Wu County opposite him felt extremely guilty. Those two extraordinary people had caused chaos in Qingcheng, massacring the people and wiping out their families. Now they had tricked so many children into going there. He was indeed responsible for it.
Without the help of the county government, how could the two thieves have so easily abducted so many children?
"General Fan, the fault truly lies with me. I have no face to face the people of Qingcheng, nor to face the sages of the past!"
"Once today is over, I will immediately resign from my post and spend my whole life atoning for my sins!"
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" Magistrate Wu collapsed to the ground in a panic, tears streaming down his face.
"Hmph, now you know you regret it? But can your life be exchanged for the lives of so many people?"
General Fan snorted coldly, but she was also very clear in her heart that ordinary government officials had no chance of winning against such unconventional demons and strange people, not to mention that those two guys came from the capital and had even more powerful people protecting them.
"Evil people will be punished by Heaven. You'd better watch yourself!" She flicked her sleeve and looked earnestly in the direction where Zhong Heng and Zhong Yan were.
"Good children, could you please tell me more about the Mountain Goddess?"
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