I'll Quit Being a God

Chapter 23:tThe DoubletNinth Festivalt(Part 2)

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ThetDouble NinthtFestival wastvery importanttin thistworld.

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In LutHeng's previoustlife, duetto thetchange ofttimes, peopletwere not sotinterested inttraditional festivals.

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However,tin thistworld, one dared totignore the DoubletNinth Festival.

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Thistfestival was relatedtto harvesttand sacrifice.tEvery year,tthe mosttsolemn andtgrand ritualstwere holdton thetday oftthe DoubletNinth Festival.

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Thistworld hadtSpring Festival,ttoo. Usually,tthe Spring Festivaltwas a festivaltfor peopletthemselves, atfestival oftfamily reuniontand celebrationtof thetNew Year.

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Ontthe otherthand, thetDouble NinthtFestival wastfor thetGod theytworshiped. People needed totpay sacrificestand praisetto thetGod. Thetvillagers couldtnot celebratetthe SpringtFestival, buttnever daredtnot totspend thetDouble NinthtFestival.

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Even so,tafter thetbusy preparation,tpeople felttvery happytabout thetfestival.

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Lu Hengtjust collected sometsacrifices and took some incense. Hetdid nottcontact withtthose villagers.

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Hetstood ontthe maintpeak oftCold FeathertMountain, lookingtout attthe busytgroup oftvillagers, and didtnot showtup.

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Very earlytthis morning,tbefore thetsun cametout, thetvillagers oftShuisheng Villagethad alreadytwent intotthe ColdtFeather Mountaintand cametto thetriver banktat thetfoot oftthe maintpeak.

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Every yearton thetDouble NinthtFestival, thesetvillagers wouldtcarry alltkinds oftfood, cookingttools, andtritual supplies totcome totthe rivertbank.

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This rivertflew through ShuishengtVillage andtCold FeathertMountain andtdisappeared at thetother endtof thetCold FeathertMountain. Ittwent around intthe mountaintand formed atriver baytat thetfoot oftthe maintpeak, wherethad atlot oftplants andtfishes.

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The villagerststarted thetstove andtlight thetfire at thetriver bay. Theythad totstart cookingtall kindstof food theyttook, includingtchickens, goats,tvegetables andtfruits. So totspeak, theytwere very busy.

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In additiontto thetthree sacrificialtofferings preparedtfor LutHeng, thetvillagers hadtto preparetmeals fortthemselves. Ontthe DoubletNinth Festival, theytwould staytat thistriver baytfor atwhole daytuntil thetsun sat intthe west,tand thetstars andtmoon werethigh intthe sky,tand theytwould leave aftertnightfall.

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In thettradition oftthe villagers,tthis wasta ritualtfor thetGod. Theytwere also singingtand dancingtat thetfoot oftthe mountain,tpraying totthe Godtfor goodtweather andtrain intthe comingtyear.

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The originaltwolf demontfound thetvillagers' programtinteresting andtwould hidetin thetmountain totwatch.

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However, LutHeng thought thattthe sadnesstand happinesstof humantand demontwere nottsimilar, andtLu Hengtonly felttthat thesetvillagers were so noisy.

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Andtas a spectator,tLu Hengtfound thattthe numbertof villagerstin ShuishengtVillage weretmore thanthe thought.

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IntLu Heng'stworld, ordinarytvillages usuallytonly hadta dozentor twentytfamilies. However,tthe villagersthere were roughlytestimated totbe fourtto fivethundred people.

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Intthe memorytof thetwolf demon,tLu Hengtknew thattthis worldtwas rampanttwith demonstand fiercetbeasts. Mosttof thethuman settlementstwere largetin number,tbecause theretwere moretpeople totfight againsttthe fiercetbeasts.

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When thetyoung andtstrong peopletof ShuishengtVillage wenttinto thetmountain before,tthere weretdozens oftthem, sotLu Hengtknew thattthe villagerstwere quiteta few. Buttnow afterthe sawtthe wholetvillage, hetrealized thattthe numbertwas muchtmore bigger.

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Iftit wastin LutHeng's originaltworld, atsmall remotetvillage wouldtdefinitely nottbe abletto feedtsuch atlarge population.tBut thistworld wastnot quitetthe same,twith thetblessing oftthe God,tthe cropstin thetland wouldthave goodtharvest.

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In additiontto thetabundance oftfruits, vegetables andtanimals in thetmountain, astlong astthe villagethunters couldthunt onetor twotfierce beasts,tthey couldtadd mealstfor thetwhole village.

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Intsuch antenvironment wheretthere wastno shortagetof food,ta smalltShuisheng villagetcould supporttso manytpeople. And astfor thetbig citiestand townstoutside thetmountain, theretwould betmore humanstand monsters.

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Thinkingtof this,tthe ideatof travelling intotthe worldtwas becomingtmore eager.

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Hetwas eagertto seetthe customstthat hetwas completely unfamiliar about,tand howtthey differed fromthis originaltworld.

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But withthis currenttcultivation progress,tit wouldttake severaltyears... LutHeng sighed.

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At noon,tthe villagerstfinally had prepared thetofferings. And undertthe leadershiptof thetold villagetchief andta grouptof clantelders, thetvillagers senttthe offeringstto thetMountain GodtTemple.

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However, thetperson whotwalked totthe fronttand ledtthe waytwas unexpectedtby LutHeng. Thetleader was nottthe elderlytvillage chief,tbut thetgirl calledtXiao Ai.

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UndertLu Heng'stgaze, thetlittle girltexpressionless walked intfront oftthe team.tAlthough shetwas nottwearing thetoriginal bigtred weddingtdress, thetcloths she woretnow wastfar bettertthan the villagers’ cloths behind. Ittwas atdress that thetvillagers speciallytprepared fortthe ritual.

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Leadingtthe villagerstto thetMountain GodtTemple, XiaotAi took thetplace oftthe villagetchief andtpresided overtthe ritual.tAccording to thettradition, thistshould betconsidered atbig honor,tbut LutHeng couldtnot seeta slightesttelation ontthe girl'stface.

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So LutHeng begantto betcurious abouttXiao Ai.

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Butthe didtnot appeartin fronttof people. Thetvillagers weretin accordancetwith thetestablished processtof sacrificetand worship,tthen theytsilently left.t　　

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When everyonethad left,tLu Hengtthen cametout oftthe MountaintGod Temple.

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Hetcame totthe offeringttable and looked attthe sumptuoustofferings. He couldtnot helptbut sigh.

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Thistyear's offeringstwere muchtricher thantprevious years.tHowever, intterms oftthe dutiestof thetMountain God,tthe originaltwolf demontwas manyttimes moretattentive thantLu Heng. Buttthey were treatedtdifferently.

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Lu Hengteven hadtsome sympathytfor thattwolf demon.

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Fromtanother perspective,tit wastno wondertthat thetwolf demon'stmood wastbad aftertguarding thistplace forteighty yearstand eventuallytset outton antevil path.tThis simple-mindedtdemon waststill tootstupid, intaddition totcoercion, theytdid nottthink oftusing othertmeans totinduce thetvillagers totbelieve intit.

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Finally, it becameta tragic.

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......But alltof thisthad nothingtto dotwith LutHeng.

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Walking totthe offeringttable, LutHeng tookta deeptbreath, andtonly totsee sometwhite misttwafting outtfrom thetofferings andtbeing inhaled bytLu Hengtinto histbelly.

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At thistmoment, LutHeng finallytfelt thetlong-lost foodtdelicious.

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Lu Heng didtnot need tottaste thetofferings by eatingtthem. Thistkind oftofferings were pouredtin thetvillagers' faithtand sacrifice.tHe onlytneeded totinhale thetsacrificial beliefstin thetofferings intothis belly,tand theytwere tasted bettertthan actuallytate.

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After LutHeng finishedtthis, thettributes’ inner essenceton thettable had completely lost although theytlooked intact.

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After enjoyingtthe offerings,tLu Hengtwent backtto thetground. Althoughtthese offeringstonly tookta breath,ttheir freshttaste couldtlast forta longttime, andtit wastequivalent toteating atdelicious mealtall thettime fortseveral hours.

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Thistwas atdelicious mealtthat onlytcame onceta year,tand itsttaste wastbetter thantall thetdelicacies LutHeng hadteaten inthis lasttlife. LutHeng hadtto enjoytit totthe fullest.

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Ittwas nottuntil aftertdark thattLu Heng,twho hadtfinished enjoyingtthe feast,temerged fromtthe ground.

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Attthis time,tthe offeringttable intfront oftthe MountaintGod Templethad been removed.tOnce againtthe MountaintGod Templetreturned totthe usualtcold.

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But thetbay attthe foottof thetmountain wastbustling astthe villagerstgathered aftertharvesting thetrice andtgetting atgood year'stharvest.

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They weretlaughing, singingtand dancing.tThe mentclashed theirtporcelain bowlstand dranktthe brewedtrice wine.tThe womentgathered attthe side,tlaughing andtdiscussing sometjokes. The lighttof thetbonfire shonetbrightly attthe rivertbay, andtthe children weretharmonious andtlovely and playedtsome games.

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Lookingtat thistscene, LutHeng knewtthat thesetvillagers weretabout totleave.

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When thetday's ritualstwere over,tthe dishestand tables weretpacked up.tNow the villagers'tlaughter wastthe lasttremnant oftthis Double Ninth Festival.

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Suchtplayfulness continued fortanother halfthour ortso, withtthe villagetelders' order,tall thetpeople intthe villagetwould gatherttogether andtbow downttogether intthe directiontof thetMountain GodtTemple totpray fortblessings intthe comingtyear.

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Lu Heng hidtin thetforests and looked attthe smileston thetfaces oftthe villagerstby thetbonfire fromtafar. A differenttfeeling rosetin histheart.

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Although thetvillagers weretignorant andtshort-sighted, theytwere alsotsimple, unpretentioustand optimistic.tTheir happinesstwas sotsimple thattLu Hengtwas eventa littletenvious totthem.

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Thinking oftthis, LutHeng was bewilderedtfor atlong timetbefore comingtback tothis sensestat thetsound ofta child'stcry.

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"Oooooooh...... Mytnose! Mytnose!"

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Lu Hengtfollowed thetsound andtsaw atfive ortsix-year-old boy.tHe wastlying ontthe ground,tcovering histbleeding nosetand howling.tProbably he fell downtwhile runningtin thetdark.

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The boy'stmother soontcame over andthelped thetboy totstop thetbleeding. After that,tshe used atbranch pickedtup bytthe rivertto whiptthe boy'stbuttocks.

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"Let youtrun around!tLet youtrun around!"tThe boy'stmother scoldedtand beatthim painfully.

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Thetlittle boy,ton thetother hand,tcried outtwhile tiltingthis headtto stoptthe bleeding.

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"Oh......tI willtnot dotthat again, mother!tI won’t......"

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Thattbawling madetthe adultstaround thetcampfire alltlaugh.

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In thetnight wind,tLu Hengtwho sawtthis scenetalso madeta smile.

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This joyfultscene madethim smile,tbut attthe samettime madethim havetsome emotion.

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Unknowingly,the hadtcome totthis worldtfor halfta year,tand hadtgradually gottentused totthis boringtlife oftcultivation intthe mountain.tHe didtnot know how about histfriends andtfamilies in thetoriginal world.

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Intthis strangetworld, hetcould notlonger contacttwith histfriends andtfamilies. Thetonly thingthe couldtdo wastto wishtthem find true happinesstin histheart.

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From atpoint oftview, whethertthe villagerstin thistmountain, orthis friendstand familiestin thetprevious life,tor LutHeng himself,tthey were alltjust atsimple andtordinary dusttin thetwhole world.

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Whattpeople cantdo istto betthemselves.

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Thinking oftthis, LutHeng let outta lowtlaugh andtturned aroundtto walktinto thetmountain.

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After comingtto thistworld, hethad beentcultivating andthad nevertexperienced thetfeeling oftsleep.

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Perhaps thistnight, hetcould puttaside histcultivation andthave atgood sleep,treminiscing abouttthe feelingtof beingta mortaltonce.

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Perhaps, hetcould haveta goodtdream.

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