The Legend of Yaoxian's Departure

Chapter 206 Contribute to the Rain God

"Since the immortal master has spoken, the lower officials should obey. Come, let all the Taoist priests go."

The jailers were ordered to release all the Taoists immediately.

Li Luo nodded slightly with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. County Lord."

Feng Zhiyuan said: "You don't have to be polite, Taoist chief, I have already prepared bouillon in the government office, and I hope the immortal master will give me a favor, let me express my gratitude on behalf of the people of the county."

Li Luo did not refuse, and took the two young Taoist priests to the government office.

In order to thank her, the common people ran to the county government office to meet this young Taoist priest named Liluo.The county government was completely blocked, and finally a few representatives were elected.

An old man, whose beard and hair were all white, walked tremblingly, leaning on a few middle-aged people to support him.He is the old man of the richest man in Shanyin County, and he survived this disaster by relying on his family's great fortune.

"Immortal Master asked for life-saving rain for the people of Shanyin. He is the life-saving benefactor of our entire Shanyin County. Immortal Master is very kind and virtuous. Please accept the old man's respect."

The old man was about to kneel down for her, trembling with tears, and the people behind him also knelt down in excitement.

To say that Li Luo can afford this gift, but her current status is not suitable after all, so she went to help the old man up.

"You are too serious, please don't be too polite."

Something happened here, under the strong request of the people of Shanyin County and Feng Zhiyuan, Li Luo stayed for three days, and was about to leave after three days.But after three days of heavy rain, there was still no intention of stopping, and instead it was getting worse. Li Luo immediately felt that there was something strange about it.

Judging from the number of rain clouds she released that day, this method should stop on the second day. It is impossible for Shanyin County to have so many rain clouds.But people don't seem to have noticed this problem, they are still immersed in the joy of meeting nectar after a long drought, no one can calm down at this time.Even Feng Zhiyuan and his master had red faces all day long.

Li Luo had no choice but to remind Feng Zhiyuan: "Master Feng, I don't know when this rain will last, you have to make more preparations to get through it."

"Oh?" Feng Zhiyuan was also immersed in the joy of rain. In fact, people around him had reminded him, but he didn't take it seriously at the time. The same words were different from Li Luo's mouth, and Feng Zhiyuan's heart was greatly improved. message reliability.

"Is the fairy saying that there will be a flood?"

"Not necessarily, but it's better to take precautions before anything happens, so as not to be caught off guard."

Feng Zhiyuan's complexion changed, and his face turned pale in an instant: "Did the immortal master say that there will be floods?"

"En." Li Luo nodded, thinking of what the fairy boy in red said, and asked, "Master Feng, do you know that there is a saying that you should pay tribute to the God of Rain? Xiaodao heard from the immortal that this drought is Because Shanyin County did not pay tribute to the Rain God."

Feng Zhiyuan was taken aback for a moment, then nodded embarrassingly: "Yes, every place has to pay tribute to the Rain God. This is already an unwritten rule in every place." Thinking of the situation in Shanyin County, he sighed helplessly. The tone: "It's a pity that our Shanyin County is too poor. When it was not a disaster year in the past, many people starved to death. Where did the money come from to pay tribute? So the first year the next official took office, he decided to take all All the tribute money was used to buy food and distribute it to the victims, thinking that the next year’s harvest will be better to make up for it. Whoever imagined it will anger the Rain God, and it is the lower officials who have harmed Shanyin County.” Speaking of emotion At this place, the man in his 30s was in tears.

It's human nature to pay tribute even if you don't have enough to eat.Even if Feng Zhiyuan's actions offended the Rain God, he was also out of protecting the people under his rule.Originally, this kind of thing was against the rules of heaven, so how could he be blamed?
Li Luo comforted, "Master Feng, you don't have to blame yourself too much. You are also wholeheartedly serving the people, so why are you guilty? If you say you are at fault, you are also the one who took bribes."

Li Luo's words did not make Feng Zhiyuan feel relaxed. Looking at the pouring rain outside the window, Feng Zhiyuan became even more melancholy.

"The immortal master doesn't know that there is only one river in Shanyin County, and there is very little water at ordinary times. There is no flood control at all. If there is a flood as the immortal master said, it will be more terrible than a drought. A flood can swallow this small county in an instant."

Feng Zhiyuan is from the south of the Yangtze River. In the south of the Yangtze River, there is only heavy rain like this in summer.

Jiangnan water towns are densely covered with many river channels and are close to the sea. The drainage and water storage capacity is not comparable to that of these arid areas.In addition, Jiangnan people are used to that kind of life, and even the houses are generally high bricks, with steep roof slopes, and drainage ditches around them, which are good for drainage, and generally do not cause any trouble.

However, in arid places like Shanyin County, there is little rain in the first place. In order to store water, people generally have flat roofs. People who are a little hungry only have tiles, and the slopes are inward. Usually, a little rain is like a treasure. save.

There has never been a record of a flood in the county annals of Shanyin County. If there is a real flood now, the people here will not say how to deal with it.

The heavy rain has been falling non-stop, and people's enthusiasm has been extinguished. If it continues like this, spring plowing will be missed, and spring planting will be missed. If the heavy rain does not stop, even planting will become a problem.In addition, the roads are all dirt roads, and the people coming and going have long been muddy, and travel is impassable. Many poor people have not enough food at home, and it is difficult to go out to get something to eat. The smiles on people's faces gradually change from joy to happiness. Became sad.The water in the river has already reached the shore, and if this continues, floods will break out at any time.The damage from the drought has not eased, and people are too vulnerable to another disaster.

It was based on this that Li Luo reminded him to prevent floods, but now it seems that they have no strength to defend at all.

Seeing that she was silent, Feng Zhiyuan said in silence for a while: "Master Immortal, I know that this is a big gain, but for the sake of the people of Shanyin County, I ask Master Immortal to think of a way to stop the heavy rain."

Li Luo looked at him, Feng Zhiyuan's old face was flushed, he was also very embarrassed, he was the one who begged for the rain, and he was the one who wanted to stop the rain.Although Feng Zhiyuan became an official, he was still a scholar, so he felt extremely ashamed at the moment.

Li Luo saw his embarrassment, and smiled: "It's okay, for the sake of serving the people wholeheartedly, I'll just make another trip."

In order to relieve the flood, Li Luo secretly sneaked into the mansion of the Rain God, wanting to ask the Rain God for clarification.As soon as he arrived in the hall, he heard footsteps outside the door, and Li Luo hid himself on the beam of the hall.Not long after, a fat man walked in surrounded by several people.

Fatty sat down on the chair, and several fairies immediately went up to squeeze his shoulders and beat his back. Fatty closed his eyes enjoying it.

A short man in yellow bowed his hands fawningly to the fat man: "My lord, the rainfall in various places this month has run out, it's just..."

The fat man asked casually, "Just what?"

"Except for Shanyin County, my lord, are the rain clouds in Shanyin County still not collected? It has been released for three months, and any more may cause floods. At that time, His Majesty will blame you, and I can't afford it. .”

The fat man opened his eyes and snorted coldly: "Hmph! So what if it caused a flood, but a few untouchables died. Do you think His Majesty would take such a small matter seriously?"

Seeing that the fat man was angry, several people quickly silenced. Seeing that they didn't dare to say more, the fat man said with satisfaction: "What's more, they asked for it themselves. Since they dared to release the rain cloud secretly, then give them the three years' money. Give them all the rain."

Although the few people felt uneasy, due to the majesty of the fat man, they could only look at each other and bowed to retreat.

And all of this was seen by Li Luo, and after everyone left, Li Luo walked out from the dark.

Fatty heard the movement in a daze, he was upset that someone disturbed him, opened his eyes and saw that it was a boy he didn't recognize.

"Who are you, dare to trespass on the Rain God Mansion!"

With a smile on the corner of the young man's mouth, he pushed his hand and saluted: "Master Rain God, Xiaodao was entrusted by the county magistrate of Shanyin County, and I apologize to you on his behalf."

Hearing this, the fat man raised his buttocks and sat back down again. He picked up a cup of tea with a haughty expression, and took a sip enjoying it.

"Oh, come from Shanyin County, what did you do?"

"There was no tribute back then because Shanyin County was poor and poor, and there was really no money, but the county lord said that it would be doubled in the next year, and please appease your anger. I received magical powers, so as not to cause floods. "

The fat man sneered, and knocked the teacup heavily on the table.

"Huh, what a big tone, a little mortal, who says he wants to rain and the rain stops as soon as he wants, does he think he is His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven? I can tell you that you have violated the rules of heaven by misappropriating rain clouds without authorization." The tribute must be presented this year, and it must be doubled. If the tribute cannot be provided, then don’t blame me for not being sympathetic, and I will ask His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven to order you.”

Li Luo's heart was boiling with anger, according to her temperament, this kind of person doesn't need to talk nonsense at all, just kill her.But firstly, if the rain doesn't stop, it will bring disaster to the people of Shanyin County; secondly, if the incident is exposed, she can't hide her identity anymore, and she will declare war to the sky in advance, and the demon world is not yet fully prepared.All kinds of constraints forced Li Luo to temporarily suppress his anger and try to persuade him.

Li Luo raised his hands and cupped his fists, and spoke earnestly: "My lord, please calm down. There has been no rain in Shanyin County for three years, and people and animals are not prosperous. There is no tribute to offer. Right now, Shanyin County is suffering from heavy rain. Your lord has received magical powers and given them the prescribed Rainfall, when the harvest is harvested next year, they will definitely double the tribute, how do you think?"

Liluo had already restrained himself from this proposal. He didn't want to agree to such a condition at first, but thinking of Feng Zhiyuan's bitter and vengeful face, in order not to trouble him, Liluo reluctantly agreed.

Unexpectedly, the fat man yelled: "Hmph, stop talking nonsense, without the tribute, the heavy rain will not have the energy to collect it. I think you should go back early, or prepare the tribute or tell them to wait for death!"

(End of this chapter)