Chapter 202 Calling Thunder(4K)
Xiaomiaozhu was unconscious for a while before he woke up leisurely.
She lay on the ground in a daze for a while, then she seemed to remember the voice of Zheng Fa just now. She stared at the towering statue and said cautiously, "Master Thunder God, are you there?"
"I'm here."
Xiao Miaozhu shook again, but this time he did not faint. He still said with an expression of fanatical admiration on his face, "Master Thunder God, you have finally appeared!"
But Zheng Fa could hear her murmuring in her heart:
"It's over, it's over. If I had known that Master Thunder God would appear, my father taught me what to eat and offer as offerings... Well, it's not his fault. It seems that my grandfather taught him... No, Master Thunder God just woke up. He shouldn't know..."
Zheng Fa looked at her inconsistent expression and felt quite amused.
"What's your name?"
"Me? My name is Xiao Qing." Xiao Miaozhu said.
"What's the name?"
"Last name?" Xiao Qing said a little confused, "What's the last name? My name is Xiao Qing."
Zheng Fa Suddenly, this world is probably very different from the outside world.
What's more, these Half-Mountain City people may have the same ancestors from top to bottom.
"Thunderclap Sect You can understand."
"Thunderclap Sect?" Xiao Qing seemed to have heard that Zheng Fa didn't cause trouble for him to steal the offerings, and his face became more lively. "Everyone in the city knows this..."
"Thunderclap Sect leader, I heard that he has been suffering from strange illnesses for more than ten years - later he was able to control Heavenly Thunder. He also founded Thunderclap Sect. No one in the city dared not listen to his words."
Control Heavenly Thunder...
Listening to Xiao Qing's words, I am afraid that this person is not deceiving.
It can be seen that Xiao Qing is a talkative person, so Zheng Fa didn't need to ask any more questions and just said:
"But he is not a good person." Xiao Qing said angrily, "We Half-Mountain City make a living by collecting mountain goods and fishing. Now the rivers with the most fish in the mountains are all eaten by the Thunderclap Sect has taken possession of it. If someone picks a basket of mountain goods, they have to give them half the basket, or even 90%. They have a very dark heart - Thunderclap Sect leader himself used to be a mountain goods collector!"
Zheng Fa does know about this. The last time he came in, he was more observing his own Fief.
Among the Heavenly Stele Realm, at least Zheng Fa and Fief, most people rely on only two sources of food - Shanheze.
In other words, it is because of the dense thunder and lightning that it brings non-stop rain every year.
Both plains and basins have become lakes, and at least the mountains can be spared for the time being.
There are only these two types of terrain in his Fief.
There are many fungi in the mountains, as well as some edible plants and small animals. There are actually very few large animals - mainly because nature cannot support them.
There are quite a few fish in the lake, as well as some aquatic plants - for example, the clothes Xiao Qing is wearing should be made of fiber from aquatic vines.
From what Xiao Qing said, it seems that Thunderclap Sect has already ruled Half-Mountain City and started collecting taxes...
"What about other than that?
"And..."
Xiao Qing suddenly turned pale, with a look of fear on his face, his lips were trembling, and he was speechless.
There was only one sentence in his mind that made Zheng Fa even suspect that he heard it wrong:
"They... eat people."
Looking at the terrified Xiao Qing, Zheng Fa couldn't help but remain silent--
He has always felt that Xuanwei Realm is not good, but in today's world dominated by the Immortal Sect, cannibalism is at least officially prohibited.
But I didn't expect to hear these two words here.
At this moment.
A middle-aged woman walked into Temple, holding two pieces of clothing in her hands, which were very similar to the coarse cloth clothes Xiao Qing was wearing.
"Aunt Yun?" Xiao Qing stood up and said to the visitor, "Are you here to pay homage to Master Thunder God? Let me tell you..."
She seemed to want to say that Master Thunder God appeared.
"Xiao Qing." That Aunt Yun looked thinner than Xiao Qing, with a dark yellow face and gray-white dead skin on her lips. She interrupted Xiao Qing and said, "Look, do you want these two clothes?"
Xiao Qing glanced at the clothes in her hand and seemed to recognize them.
"Is this Sister Xia's?"
"It's hers."
"She doesn't want it anymore?"
"She was captured by the Thunderclap Sect's people."
Xiao Qing was stunned for a while before speaking:
"Arrested? What did they arrest Sister Xia for?"
"It's said that the leader has become a god and they want to celebrate." There was no sadness in Aunt Yun's voice.
"... Celebrate."
Xiao Qing seems to understand.
She looked at the two pieces of clothing and said softly, "Then when Sister Xia comes back..."
"You can't come back." Aunt Yun handed the clothes to Xiao Qing without any explanation. "I put these clothes at home. I looked at them... I always miss her. You are about the same height as her..."
She left without finishing her words.
From the time she entered the temple to the time she left the house, she didn't even look at the statue.
Xiao Qing held the two pieces of clothing, looked down at them for a long time, and then gently placed them on the altar table.
She hugged her legs and sat at the foot of the table, as if talking to Master Thunder God, or muttering to herself, "Sister Xia has taken good care of me since I was a child."
"She used to come every day to worship you, Master Thunder God. I know she was afraid that I would be hungry."
She paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Master Thunder God, do you know? In fact, everyone knows that if Thunderclap Sect captures a girl, they will torture it for fun. If it is a girl, they... will also eat it."
"Some people who have lost their family members will come to the temple to make offerings - they cry miserably and want Master Thunder God to show up and make decisions for them. Master, if you don't show up, they will beg me."
"My father, my grandfather, my grandfather's grandfather... have been temple blessings for generations. They thought I would have a way to make you appear, and they wanted me to do justice, but I have no way. I don't even remember the last time Thunder God master you appeared."
"Later they also understood, fewer and fewer people came to Temple... more and more people went to the Thunderclap Sect."
"Actually, I shouldn't feel bad about you, Master Thunder God." Xiao Qing raised his head and looked at the statue, but his tone was a little angry. "If I weren't a temple blessing, I might have been eaten long ago. But I still want to ask..."
"Master Thunder God, are you just watching?"
Zheng Fa Temple's silence was broken.
A group of strong men came towards Temple.
In the center of the strong men, sixteen people were carrying a middle-aged man. This middle-aged man was not tall, but no one dared to raise their eyes to look at him.
Behind them, followed a large group of people.
There were nearly ten thousand people in the crowd.
Most of them were extremely thin, with high cheekbones, but when they looked at the middle-aged man, the enthusiasm in their eyes was a bit more than that of those strong men.
The light in their eyes burned in their thin eye sockets, like a will-o'-the-wisp.
Xiao Qing Listening to the movement outside the door, he walked to the temple door and looked at these uninvited guests.
"What are you going to do?"
Her tone was trembling, and she didn't even dare to look at the middle-aged man. She was even more in awe than she was in front of the statue.
"The leader is going to become a god today, so of course this temple should belong to our leader!"
There was a strong man in the crowd who said loudly.
"This is Master Thunder God's temple!" Xiao Qing opened his eyes wide and scolded, "How dare you offend Master Thunder God?"
"Thunder God? False God!" The strong man sneered, "The gods in this temple have disappeared for who knows how many years. Now only our leader is the true god in this world!"
"Today we are going to smash the statue of this false god and change this place to Thunderclap Temple!"
Xiao Qing became even more nervous upon hearing this, and blocked the door as if to stop these people.
Zheng Fa looked at these strong men on the statue.
There are less than a hundred people in this group, but they are extremely powerful - the most intimidating thing is their big and round figures.
Compared with those ordinary people in the city who are so thin that they lose their shape.
It further shows that they live a happy life, with adequate nutrition and no shortage of meat.
You should know that although Heavenly Stele Realm is densely populated and there are many fish and shrimps in the water, fishing is very dangerous - whether you are on the river or on a boat, you are easily struck by lightning.
When fishermen fish, they can only find days when there is a break from thunder and rain.
But these days are irregular and rare. It is difficult for a person to catch fish in a day to fill his stomach, let alone support his family.
Therefore, in the Heavenly Stele Realm, extreme protein deficiency is the norm.
This group of people...
Zheng Fa glanced at the group of strong men, feeling disgusted in his heart, and simply threw Divine Sense at the middle-aged man sitting on the high platform.
This is probably the so-called leader Thunderclap Sect.
Under Divine Sense, this person's real background Zheng Fa can also be seen clearly - there seems to be a weak Spiritual Qi in his body, but there is no trace of Cultivation Method.
This situation has also appeared in the Xuanwei Realm:
Fairy Lingye is an example. If you eat some kind of thunder spirit fruit, if you don't die, you will have some cultivation without ever entering Daoism.
Xiao Qing said before that this person also went to the mountains to collect wild products. I am afraid that he had some adventures in the mountains.
He later suffered from strange illnesses for more than ten years, probably because he was digesting the spiritual fruit.
Now the Spiritual Qi in his body is not very strong, which is the level of the Qi Refinement Realm first and second level, but in the eyes of this Half-Mountain City person, with his cultivation level, he does have the power of an immortal.
What makes Zheng Fa feel that this person is not simple is that he does not know whether intentionally or unintentionally, he divides believers into two classes with very different treatment...
Greatly enhance the loyalty of believers.
"Your name is Xiao Qing, right?" Then the leader of the Thunderclap Sect spoke, "This Temple was originally built by Half-Mountain City to worship Thunder God. Now that I have become a god, this temple should be dedicated to me."
"Master Thunder God has shown his spirit!"
Xiao Qing said angrily.
"Apparition? I have checked the records a long time ago." The leader smiled softly and said, "Your temple has always been deceiving Half-Mountain City. Since the establishment of Half-Mountain City, this statue has never appeared!"
"..."
"We worship every day and pray every year, but we have never seen the clay body of this puppet move at all!"
Zheng Fa couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
I'm afraid what this person said is true...
Not long after Heavenly Stele was born, the previous Thunder God should have disappeared long ago.
Even God-Investiture Hall mentioned the words "immortals and gods have lost their place".
This idol... I am afraid it is a belief handed down from High Antiquity, but there should be no manifestations of the saint in Half-Mountain City.
It can be heard that this leader is probably a cautious person - he also knows to check whether he can afford to offend Temple.
"And I!" The leader said loudly, "Assigned by heaven, I am in charge of Heavenly Thunder, and I am the new generation of Thunder God!"
After speaking, he gently clasped his hands together, and electric sparks flashed on his fingers.
Seeing his "miracle", the believers behind him all knelt on the ground and cheered enthusiastically:
"Thunder God!"
"Thunder God!"
"Thunder God!"
Although their bodies were weak, they shouted with great force. The sight of these ten thousand people shouting wildly was like a strong wind, which actually made Xiao Qing, who was standing at the door of the temple, take two steps back.
"Did you see that?"
"This... is the human heart of Half-Mountain City!"
"I am the god of Half-Mountain City!"
Thunderclap Sect came to Temple in large numbers, and also attracted many Half-Mountain City residents.
They followed the crowd, surrounding Temple, and looking at Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing seemed a little scared on his face.
There were thousands of the Thunderclap Sect people in front of her, but she was just alone.
She looked towards the crowd around her, seemingly asking for help.
These people are not Thunderclap Sect people. On the contrary, most of them have been bullied by the Thunderclap Sect.
Some people's fishing territory has been taken over by the Thunderclap Sect.
Some people were robbed of wild goods.
Some people even have daughters who never come back.
But the people she looked at either turned their heads indifferently, or lowered their heads in slight shame.
The followers of the Thunderclap Sect are gradually approaching, led by dozens of strong men. They are majestic in stature. Xiao Qing looks like the body of a thirteen-year-old girl, and looks even more inconspicuous.
"When I become a god, in the Thunderclap Sect, everyone will enjoy peace and happiness!"
Behind this group of people, the Thunderclap Sect master chanted softly. Listening to his words, the eyes of these strong men were filled with excitement.
The look in Xiao Qing's eyes was even more sinister.
Seems to be looking at the food.
Xiao Qing trembled and clasped his hands on his chest. He seemed a little unconfident, but also seemed to be longing for something. He looked at the statue and prayed:
"Thunder God is above, with great power."
"Today there is a woman of faith, praying sincerely."
"Heavenly Thunder comes to the world to punish evil and promote good."
"Educate the world, God's grace blesses the world."
Her body was weak and her tone of voice was low.
But the leader seemed to have heard it, he laughed loudly and said, "I am the real Thunder God!"
After saying that, electric sparks surged from his body, giving him a sense of solemnity.
"From now on, I will be in charge of thunder! Let all the Cloud-Rain Lightning lightning in the sky obey my orders!" He pointed at the sky and said with high spirits.
When the believers heard what he said, their eyes became even more fanatical.
"Take charge of Heavenly Thunder!"
"Take charge of Heavenly Thunder!"
"Take charge of Heavenly Thunder!"
In the sky, a magnificent golden lightning fell from the sky.
This laser light illuminates the entire Half-Mountain City, making people squint.
Heavenly Thunder went straight towards the leader's finger pointing to the sky, reflecting the leader's frightened and stunned face.
Lightning flashed, and the figure of the leader was gone.
The congregants looked left and right, looking for a long time but could not find their leader.
"This Heavenly Thunder..."
"It must have been summoned by the leader! Didn't you hear what the leader said? He can take charge of Heavenly Thunder!"
"What about this ash?"
"..."
"The leader has become a god!" Among the group of strong men, there were some clever ones. Seeing that something was wrong, he thought quickly and said, "The leader has left the mortal world and become Thunder God!"
"As long as we serve the leader well, we will become gods in the future!"
Another lightning flashed, leaving another pile of black ashes on the ground.
"..." The big men on the side looked at each other and ran back one after another. They didn't seem to have the slightest idea of becoming a god.
(End of chapter)