Afternoon.
The sun blazed mercilessly.
Jiang Ning pushed open the courtyard gate and saw Bai Luoyu standing outside.
"Brother Jiang!" Bai Luoyu immediately broke into a smile when he saw Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning smiled faintly as well. "Brother Bai, come in!"
As soon as the words fell,
he stepped aside from the main path and gestured invitingly.
"You're too courteous, Brother Jiang," Bai Luoyu said.
Then he stepped over the threshold.
"Brother Jiang, the altar for worshipping the Nu River Dragon God has already been built. Do you think we should go now, or choose an auspicious hour before making the offering?" Bai Luoyu asked.
Hearing this, Jiang Ning stopped in his tracks.
He looked up at the sky.
The great sun overhead had only just passed its zenith and was beginning to tilt slightly westward.
It was just past noon, already the Hour of the Goat.
"Let's go now," Jiang Ning said.
The so-called worship of the Nu River Dragon God was merely his own pretext.
Stone Mountain County was far from Dongling City.
He did not yet possess the ability to transmit his voice across a thousand miles and have Linglong bring rain to Stone Mountain County.
He was only borrowing the Nu River Dragon God's name while personally summoning a heavy rain to temporarily ease Stone Mountain County's predicament.
This was also one of the things within his power that he could do.
"Then please follow me, Brother Jiang. I've already made all the arrangements!" Bai Luoyu said, delight flashing across his face.
Then the two of them headed toward the altar Bai Luoyu had prepared long ago.
The marketplace.
When Jiang Ning arrived at Stone Mountain County's marketplace, he immediately saw the altar standing nearly ten feet high.
The offerings and incense for the ritual