After I worshipped Bodhi, I was invincible

Chapter 4
"Brother, are you going to sacrifice tonight?" Ao Qing wondered.

The commoner youth shook his head: "Four girls are needed for the mountain god sacrifice. The girls are first placed in the backyard of the altar. They will live in the backyard for three days. After the three days are over, they will be sent to the back mountain by the government officials."

"To put it bluntly, it's like this. To put it bluntly, it's to give some food to kill the head, so that we can go on the road after eating and drinking enough."

Ao Qing nodded: "Then what is the request of this sacrificial girl?"

The civilian youth explained: "The mountain god is moody, and the requirements are different every year. This year, there are four girls born on the seventh day of July. Banyue County draws lots to choose the sacrifices. The one in the sedan chair is just unlucky to be selected."

"interesting!"

"What's the point of this? They are all looking for death, and it is better to live than to die."

Seeing the servants in front of the sedan chair beating gongs and drums, the young man felt emotional: "These girls are also poor people."

Ao Qing didn't reply, and began to weigh the pros and cons by herself.

The evil spirit who can replace the mountain god must not be an ordinary person. Wealth and wealth are in danger. If you can kill the evil thing in the back mountain, you may be able to get a reward higher than Jue Ling Xiancao, which will also be of great help to the recovery of your cultivation base.

This is one of the few opportunities that she must try her best to grasp.

There are three days of preparation time, and it is completely possible to investigate where the monster is entrenched.

Moreover, in the mustard space of the dragon girl, there is also a special formation method recorded, which can trap evil spirits whose cultivation level is higher than that of the caster.

At that time, you can cast spells in the mountains!
Once an accident occurs, the mountain god will be trapped, and the matter will be reported to the heaven.

This world is protected by gods from all sides, and at the same time has a complete work system. After all, the mountain gods are civil servants of the heavens, and the heavens will take care of them if anything happens.

It's just that the affairs of the heavens are busy, and the wishes of many small places are difficult to convey to the upper realms. Coupled with various causal reasons, the gods of the heavens turn a blind eye to the monsters.

"It seems that gods also like to fish at work."

Ao Qing gave a conclusion.

While thinking about the plan, she turned her eyes to look at the surrounding mountains.

With the help of the dragon's instinct to observe the direction of the spiritual power of the earth's veins, it can be seen that this place is full of dragons and spirits, and its momentum is like the sky. It is a mountain range that gathers the sky and gathers spirits.

Array casting seems feasible.

The Pengqiu assessment is imminent, she must take this risk.

Ao Qing frowned, and after a moment of hesitation, she stepped forward, blocking the way of the sedan chair by herself.

The boy who carried the sedan chair stamped his feet, seeing a young girl in blue shirt suddenly appearing in front of the sedan chair, his face turned cold, and he cursed: "Little girl, you can't stop this mountain god's sedan chair if you want!"

Ao Qing smiled back without fear: "Is there a rule for offering sacrifices to the mountain god? I want to marry the mountain god for the girl in the sedan chair. Brother, do you think this will give me a chance?"

With one word out, the people around were shocked.

Marrying a mountain god in place of one's death would undoubtedly mean death. How could anyone be willing to do such a stupid thing like sending one's death to one's death?
"Don't be dazed, who is in charge, what should I ask you?"

Ao Qing glanced around, and her eyes fell on the two pale old men.

"You are the parents of the girl in the sedan chair. Raising children is not easy. It is indeed a pity for a white-haired man to give away a black-haired man."

Ao Qing smiled helplessly: "As for me, I walk alone in the world, with no concerns or expectations, and I happened to be born on the seventh day of the seventh month. I am not very old this year, six out of ten, so it is perfect as a sacrifice."

This sentence was said with ease, but in the ears of others, it seemed like a thunderbolt had exploded.

The elderly couple fell to their knees with a plop.

At the same time, the beaded curtain of the red sedan chair was raised, and a cardamom girl leaned out from the sedan chair, but she saw that the jade hairpin brows were red, and a pair of almond eyes were flowing and beautiful.

"Sister, are you telling the truth?" the girl in the sedan asked timidly.

"No joke!" Ao Qing promised.

After hearing this, the couple kneeling on the ground were so grateful that they were about to kowtow.

Seeing that the old man with gray temples wanted to kowtow to thank him, Ao Qing felt that it was inappropriate to be emotional or reasonable, and immediately stepped forward to support the two of them: "You don't need to kneel to me, it's just a matter of raising your hands, you two elders take your daughter back and take a good rest, and we'll talk about things later." Not too late."

"Good man, good man..." The old man held Ao Qing's hand tightly, tears overflowing from his eyes.

"We can't repay the girl's kindness, please leave her name, my wife and I will worship the girl every month according to the etiquette of worshiping gods!"

"Name?" Ao Qing was hesitant to say anything, she helped the girl in the sedan chair down, and she jumped up easily.

Sitting in the sedan chair, she looked down at the three of them, clasped her fists and said, "Forget the name, let's see each other again!"

Saying goodbye to the elders, surrounded by passers-by, Ao Qing sat in the sedan chair and made plans.

……

The red sedan walked through the downtown area and stopped outside the altar.

The altar is a house for offering sacrifices to heaven built with funds raised by Banyue County.

Surrounded by peach trees, there are stacked pavilions, flying pavilions and flying pills. The exquisite and scattered buildings are carved with flying dragons and flying winds. Compared with the previous folk buildings, they are more majestic and sacred.

"Girl, get out of the sedan chair." The maid who picked up and sent the bride rolled up the beaded curtain and waited with low eyebrows.

Ao Qing looked around, leaned over and jumped.

"Do you want to stay here for three days?" After getting off the sedan chair, Ao Qing straightened her crumpled clothes.

The maid saw that Ao Qing was not wearing the bride's clothes, and was a little surprised: "Miss, did you not change into your wedding dress? If this sacrifice makes the mountain god unhappy, Banyue County will suffer."

"She was replaced halfway, not a girl from the Li family." A middle-aged man explained.

"I will report this matter to the government. You prepare another wedding dress for her, and you don't need to ask about other matters."

"Yes, the servant understands."

The girl in the goose yellow dress bowed her head and saluted. After watching the welcoming procession leave, the maid said to Ao Qing: "Girl, please follow me into the back room to eat, and I will bring it for the girl when the maid is ready for the wedding dress."

The maid respected these sacrificed brides, because she knew that these people had sacrificed their lives for the safety of Banyue County.

They are all the children of ordinary families, and they are about to die in the back mountain at a young age. No one wants to do this.

Following the maid to the backyard, Ao Qing turned her eyes and looked sideways at the other party: "I have something to ask, this mountain god kills people every year, and let wolves, tigers and leopards run rampant in the forest, you people in Banyue County Haven't monks and Taoists been invited to exorcise evil spirits?"

The servant girl's expression froze, she didn't expect the other party to be so bold as to ask directly.

"I have, but Banyue County is surrounded by mountains and the traffic is blocked. It is not easy to invite mages. I have invited a few before, but they either died in the mouth of wild beasts or were..."

"Being brutally dismembered by something in the mountains, the sacrifice today is indeed the next best thing to do."

The maid glanced at Ao Qing, a little puzzled: "Don't say such things when you go to the back mountain. If you please the mountain god, you might even save your life."

Ao Qing smiled faintly, knowing that the girl had good intentions.

"Then you invited Taoist priests to go up the mountain to exorcise evil spirits, and the mountain god was expelled as an evil thing, so he didn't punish the people of Banyue County? Didn't he go down the mountain to kill people because of Taoist priests and monks?"

Ao Qing was worried that she would not be able to kill Xie Chong after she got married, so she angered him and made him kill him.

The maid shook her head: "As long as the bride is sacrificed every year, the mountain god will not go down the mountain to cause disaster. Even if we invite Taoist monks to kill him, he doesn't seem to care."

"I'm also surprised. I don't understand what the mountain god is asking for a bride for."

"I see."

After understanding the situation, Ao Qing's worries gradually weakened.

Entering the house, she saw a square table full of food at first sight. There were steaming delicacies from mountains and seas on the table, and there were all kinds of melons and fruits.

Behind the square table, the three girls in wedding gowns all had mournful expressions on their faces, and some even covered their faces and cried in a low voice.

When a bride saw the maid coming, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed the maid's sleeve.

"No news yet? Is it because you didn't take my words to heart! My father is a rich man, he must have the money to redeem me, he can't leave me alone, I'm his only daughter!"

The person who repeatedly begged was Gao Luomei, the eldest daughter of the salt merchant. She was originally rich and prosperous, but unfortunately she was a bit unlucky and was selected by lottery as a sacrifice.

The bride who sacrificed to the mountain god must be born on the seventh day of the seventh month, preferably a dignified cardamom girl.

Banyue County is a small place, and there are not many girls with dignified and beautiful appearances, and there are even a few who match the date of birth. Even if they are the first daughters of salt merchants, it is difficult to find a substitute.

What's more, the Gao family has the eldest son. It is also intriguing whether Mr. Gao is willing to spend a lot of money to find a substitute.

Hearing the commotion in the house, the knife-wielding guard guarding the door drew a knife in front of him and reminded him coldly.

"This is not a place for you to mess around. We will notify you if there is a situation, but before that, please stay in the main hall, Miss Gao!"

Gao Luomei's eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had been crying for a long time, she looked around, then rushed towards Ao Qing like crazy.

Ao Qing dodged Gao Luomei sideways.

Gao Luomei flinched and almost fell to the ground: "You, you are not wearing a wedding dress, did your father send me to replace me?"

"Uh... guess what?"

Ao Qing smiled awkwardly: "Forget it, I'm not kidding you, I'm not, I haven't finished my wedding dress yet, I'll put it on when it's ready."

Gao Luomei froze for a few seconds, picked up the flowerpot and smashed it to the ground, shouting like crazy.

(End of this chapter)