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Chapter 108 Dragon King Festival! 【Please subscribe】

Walking along the wide streets, looking at the bustling crowds of people on both sides, it looks like a prosperous scene from the outside.

But Deng Yang knew that many of the population in Dengfeng City had actually migrated from elsewhere.

According to the information Deng Yang got from Yinhuai Ghost Grandma, the Zheng family began to gradually encroach on the Cangnan land more than 300 years ago after the great scholar of the previous dynasty was granted pardon and became the city god of the state.

After so many years of development, the Zheng family has developed twelve main lines and countless branches, with a population approaching one hundred thousand. Of course, this is only on the surface.

The twelve main bloodlines of the Zheng family, without exception, are all the bloodlines left by the Dengfeng City God when he was in the Yangshi.

After so many years of encroachment, now in the entire Cangnan land, all the chief officials of the prefectures and counties have become members of the Zheng family.

And because this Dengfeng City was the place where the Zheng family made their fortune, with the Zheng family’s unremitting development and migration of people over the years, this Dengfeng City has become the capital of this Cangnan land, and the entire city , plus the surrounding villages and counties, the population alone has exceeded one million.

And the current head of the Zheng family was named the Cangnan Jiedu Envoy by the Daqian imperial court. He had great power in the military and political affairs of the region, which can be said to be extremely prominent.

Wandering all the way from the street to the end of the street, Deng Yang noticed a few hidden peeping glances in the dark, but Deng Yang ignored them at all. He calmly walked into a horse and carriage shop, spent a few pieces of silver, and rented a carriage. A carriage.

Seeing that Deng Yang was so generous, and knowing that this was his first time in Dengfeng City, the carriage company thoughtfully prepared a coachman who was familiar with the geography of the city to act as a guide for him.

Naturally, Deng Yang had no reason to refuse.

"Uncle, is there anywhere you want to go?"

When Deng Yang Shiran got into the carriage, the coachman, who was over sixty years old and had an honest face, was sitting in the front room of the carriage, and he immediately asked respectfully.

"Go to the City God's Temple first."

After casually giving instructions to the coachman, Deng Yang lifted up the curtain on the side and quietly admired the small scenery along the street.

"Then uncle, you have chosen the right place. When it comes to Dengfeng City, the Temple of the City God is the most interesting. That place is also the busiest place in Dengfeng City. Most of the mansions of dignitaries are built here. that place"

Although the coachman looked honest and courteous, he was more than his appearance. When he spoke, he spoke one thing after another, and he had the momentum to talk endlessly.

Deng Yang neither stopped nor felt annoyed by the coachman's eloquence, but rarely interrupted to provide guidance.

Throughout the morning, the coachman got a lot of gossip out of his mouth.

Although they are all market rumors, they are not all useless nonsense.

For example, according to what the coachman said, in this Cangnan area, whether you are doing business, studying, taking exams, or becoming an official, or even farms and shops, you need to follow the Zheng family's path.

In other words, most of the people in this Cangnan land actually rely on the Zheng family to make a living. The meaning behind their words is that in this Cangnan land, no matter how powerful you are, you can only give it to the Zheng family. The family must work hard, otherwise there will be no way out.

And no matter how talented you are, you can only hold deputy positions, shopkeepers, staff, and major positions. In that case, people with foreign surnames will not be able to get their turn.

Just like what is said in the folk market, the sky in the Cangnan boundary has an owner, and the land in the Cangnan boundary has a surname.

In this way, although the coachman did not say a word that was disrespectful to the Zheng family, Deng Yang could still clearly feel the domineering attitude of the Zheng family from his words.

According to Deng Yang's analysis of the information from the coachman's words, it is nothing more than that the people in the Cangnan area are actually tenants of the Zheng family. Of course, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are slaves.

After half a day of wandering, according to the coachman, the place they walked through was less than one-tenth of Dengfeng City. This place could only be considered as just entering the inner city.

"Hey! What's that place?"

He had just walked across a wide river in the inner city, and looking at the green mountains and green waters beside the river, as well as the quiet and elegant pavilions, Deng Yang narrowed his eyes, and a bright light suddenly appeared in the depths of his eyes.

"The uncle said that the manor is the territory of the Hu family."

"Hu family?"

"Speaking of the Hu family, that's amazing. They are one of the four major relatives' families in Dengfeng City."

"It is rumored that the Hu family is rich in beauties, and most of the daughters in the family are the concubines of the main figures in the Zheng family. It is even rumored that even the City God has taken in several daughters of the Hu family."

"When I was visiting the inner city once, I happened to see the city god getting married. The little girls from the Hu family were all as good as angels. They were all so charming. It was really fascinating."

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Seeing that Deng Yang seemed to be very interested in the Hu family, the coachman immediately talked endlessly about the Hu family. When he talked about the Hu family's Shuiling girl, he swallowed involuntarily, his eyes filled with tears. It's envy.

Seeing his lively and lively expression, Deng Yang couldn't help but reveal a hint of interest in his eyebrows.

"Hahaha, four great relatives, the city god dotes on his concubine, interesting."

"There's really no covering up at all."

"It's so grand and grand, it seems that the scholar's state of mind is extraordinary."

After hearing the coachman's remarks, Deng Yang smiled on the surface, but his eyes were full of disdain.

As for the Hu family, ordinary mortals could do it, but Deng Yang could see at a glance that the Hu family was not human at all, and the soaring demonic aura made him blind.

However, the Zheng family is really powerful. They openly raise a nest of vixens in the city without even bothering to cover it up. It seems that they really regard their family as the heaven of this Cangnan land.

As for the ancestor of the Zheng family, it is said that he was also a famous Confucian at that time, but after so many years of extravagant life and corruption, I wonder how much of his awe-inspiring righteousness is still left in his chest.

Thinking of this, a strange smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of Deng Yang's mouth.

Fame, wealth, lust for power, and female sex are the most alluring things in the world. Even the great Confucians, who are known as gentlemen and are familiar with the classics handed down from ancient times, can't resist them, let alone ordinary people.

As the good song says: Everyone in the world knows that gods are good, but they can never forget their fame!Everyone knows that gods are good, but they will never forget their beautiful wives and concubines.
It can be seen from this that how powerful the desire in the heart of a living being is. Everything in the world may be wiped out with the passage of time, but only the power of desire will last forever.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the outer city, the inner city, whether it is the vendors or the cityscape, is undoubtedly much neater. The only thing that remains unchanged may be the density of the population.

After another half day, seeing that the sky was already dark, Deng Yang finally saw the Chenghuang Temple where the city god was enshrined.The lintel towers straight into the sky, and the attic stretches endlessly as far as the eye can see. All you can see is a splendid jade building. The white jade stairs that reach into the clouds like a ladder to heaven fill you with a kind of divine solemnity at a glance.

Looking at the scene in front of him, if Deng Yang had been mentally prepared, he would not have been stunned by the scene in front of him.

Although he had known for a long time that the boundaries between yin and yang were blurred in this world, and gods appeared in the world, so this City God's Temple must be extraordinary, but he did not expect that the Dengfeng City God would be so extravagant.

You must know that even the temples that I saw in Jiuzhou were mostly famous for their solemn and solemn laws. How can it be like this? It is better to say that it is a city god's temple than an imperial palace.

It can only be said that he is worthy of being a local emperor. He has no restrictions from above. He can do whatever he wants. The great God Huang She of Jiuzhou, if not other things, is better than the Dengfeng City God in terms of the style of this temple. Not even close.

Although he wanted to pry into the City God's Temple with his eyes, Deng Yang also knew that the City God's Divine Realm was the reflection of the Yangjian City God's Temple. If he rashly spied on it, he would most likely be noticed by the Dengfeng City God.

Therefore, Deng Yang had to endure his curiosity and follow the flow of people step by step up the steps.

However, although he could not spy with his eyes, looking at the endless crowd, Deng Yang could imagine how prosperous the incense of Dengfeng City God was.

You know, it's night time now, so many people come to offer incense, let alone what happens during the day.

All the way up the jade steps, what caught Deng Yang's eyes were two ferocious and lifelike statues of strange beasts.

The moment he saw these two statues, Deng Yang was immediately startled. While silently reciting the spell in his heart, a scarlet talisman suddenly appeared between the palms of his sleeves.

The moment the talisman appeared, Deng Yang's energy was immediately shielded to the limit.

Deng Yang also took a step forward, trying his best to shrink into the crowd, trying not to look into the eyes of the two guarding beasts, and then he managed to sneak into the square in front of the temple without any danger.

"Uncle, this is the City God's Temple for the festival. There is a lighted dinner market every night. You have to go to the City God's Temple to put up incense sticks."

Pointing to the bustling evening market in front of him, the coachman introduced it with excitement.

With that said, he was about to walk towards the City God's Temple.

"You go ahead, I'll take a stroll around and I'll burn incense later."

Hearing this, Deng Yang was shocked, but on the surface he refused his invitation to go to the City God's Temple to offer incense without any emotion.

When entering the City God's Temple, he had to offer incense to others. He really thought that the Dengfeng City God was a fool. Even if they were blind, they would probably be able to tell that Deng Yang was extraordinary.

For Deng Yang, hanging around other people's homes now is already a risk.

"Uncle may not know that our Chenghuang Temple in Dengfeng City is different from other places. Not only does it not charge money for incense, every pilgrim who offers incense can also receive a free gift as long as he is pious enough, and every day Yep"

When Deng Yang said that he wanted to take a stroll first, the coachman patiently explained.

Hearing the coachman's explanation, Deng Yang called him a good guy in his heart. The Zheng family is really willing to spend a lot of money. No wonder the incense in the Chenghuang Temple is so prosperous. No wonder the Zheng family is so domineering. There are so many people near Dengfeng City. There are not many beggar refugees.

It seems that although the Zheng family is domineering, they are also smart. On the one hand, they harvest the people of Cangnan, and on the other hand, they use the City God Temple to perform good deeds. In this way, they can be said to have taken advantage of everything and at the same time, they can also silence everyone.

After all, the City God's Temple offers incense and free gifts, but they are real things. There may not be too much, but as long as you come here every day and have a portion, even a lazy man will not starve to death in this Dengfeng city.

Of course, the prerequisite is that they must be pious enough. It seems that the Zheng family has blocked the threshold. It is absolutely impossible to take advantage of it.

From Deng Yang's point of view, this method was really clever. Even he, a man of two generations, couldn't help but marvel. It simply squeezed the value of every common people under his rule to the limit.

While sighing at the cleverness of the Zheng family, Deng Yang strolled around the night market in front of the Chenghuang Temple.

After choosing some exquisite gifts for the two girls in Wuyu Cave, Deng Yang did not stay here for long.

After the coachman came out from the Chenghuang Temple to offer incense, Deng Yang ordered him to take him to the inn down the mountain and settle down.

Early the next morning, the sky was slightly bright, and Deng Yang got up early.

After having breakfast in the inn, he continued to let the coachman drive the carriage and took him towards the Hun River in the north of the city.

After passing through the City God's Temple Street all the way, behind the City God's Temple, I saw a slightly smaller temple being built on the back of the City God's Temple.

Compared with the City God's Temple in Dengfeng, this temple is not only much smaller in size, but also has a simplified texture. At this time, there is also a lively scene in front of the temple.

I saw a team that was like welcoming a bride, playing and singing, carrying large red wooden boxes like betrothal gifts, walking out of the temple. Behind this team, dozens of people were naked and had their heads tied. A strong man wearing a black turban also carried several sedan chairs.

On the sedan chair, there were several boys and girls who were no more than ten years old and wearing red bellybands. Behind them, among the eight teachings, there were two graceful girls wearing red phoenix robes. .

Looking at this scene, Deng Yang frowned subconsciously, and a flash of thoughtfulness flashed in his eyes.

"What a crime."

"Hey"

Seeing Deng Yang staring at the people and horses like a wedding procession for a moment, the driver in the front room of the carriage couldn't help but sigh, his lips wriggled a few times, and he seemed to hesitate to speak.

"What worries does my husband have?"

Seeing the coachman's appearance, Deng Yang rarely asked.

"To be honest, sir, these dolls and girls are all living sacrifices prepared for the Black Pool Dragon King."

"In our Dengfeng City, this kind of sacrifice is also called the Dragon King Sacrifice. It's just that the Black Pool Dragon King doesn't want cattle, sheep, or animals. He only likes those young boys and girls."

Speaking of this, the driver's eyes couldn't help but a trace of vague sadness, anger and melancholy flashed, and then a trace of deep fear flashed across his face.

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