I'm not a god anymore

After the girl's voice came, the people at the entrance of the village all looked at each other in blank dismay.

There was an eerie silence that lasted for a while.Uncle Jie on the mud platform also didn't say a word, just observing the reactions of the villagers.

After a while, someone in the crowd shouted unconvinced.

"You are the wolf demon's minion, of course you can speak for it!"

"That's right! You and that wolf demon are in the same group! Of course you speak for it!"

"Master Wu Zhu, this demon girl and wolf demon are colluding together, you know it well!"

The villagers pleaded bitterly, and with the black-robed Wu Zhu by their side, they felt confident.

But Uncle Jie just watched all this happening, and only asked the village chief when the villagers had calmed down.

"May I ask the village chief, after the white wolf set up incense in the mountains, besides forcing you to offer incense and sacrifice three animals, did he do any other evil deeds? Such as hurting people without reason or cannibalism?"

"Uh... this... this has never happened before," the old village chief said in a low voice, "because I dare not offend it, but according to its request, I enshrine its god statue at home, offer incense every month, Go to the mountain to offer three animals during the festival. In addition, even if the hunters of the village enter the mountain, they dare not approach the location of the mountain temple, so no villagers are eaten by them."

Uncle Jie asked again, "Then when did the rumors about the white wolf cannibalism appear? I think everyone seems to be sure that the white wolf in the mountain will go down the mountain to eat people... This kind of rumor came about after he asked for the virgin. Is there any?"

"Uh... this..." The old village chief hesitated for a few seconds, as if he was thinking about how to answer.

The girl at the entrance of the village answered directly, "The adults in the village have already said so!"

The girl glared at the old village chief on the stage and said loudly, "I have heard this from the adults in the village when I was very young. They all said that if a child is disobedient, he will be demonized by the wolf in the mountains." Take it away and eat it! They said so long ago!"

Uncle Jie looked at the old village chief, "Is what this girl said true?"

"Uh... this..." The old village chief was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to hide it, so he had to admit, "That's right, but it's just a lie to children, so it can't be taken seriously. And Master Wu Zhu, although the wolf demon I have never been cannibalistic, but I did force us to offer incense and meet their unreasonable demands. In this huge aquatic village, there is no longer a statue of Vulcan, all of which were forced by the white wolf to be replaced with clay sculptures of wolf demons. It's gone!"

The Huotong Kingdom believed in the god of fire, and one of Wu Zhu's most important responsibilities was to be in charge of the sacrifice incense to the god of fire.

For Wu Zhu, it is an intolerable crime for the mountain spirits and monsters to force the villagers to abolish the worship of the Vulcan God.

After Gong Shujie heard such things, his expression couldn't help becoming serious.

But he didn't immediately get angry and go into the mountain to eliminate the demon as the village chief thought.On the contrary, Wu Zhu in black robe seemed to be inspired.

"Is that so..."

The uncle Jie thought for a while, looked at the little girl under the stage who was cursed and excluded by the whole village, and stubbornly held her head up without flinching, and asked.

"Girl, let me ask you, is there really no Vulcan statue in this village?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, and finally could only bite the bullet and nod, "Yes, there is indeed no statue of Lord Vulcan in the village."

Uncle Jie then looked at the old village chief and asked, "After the white wolf forced you to worship, has there ever been a famine or poor harvest in this aquatic village in the past 80 years? Have there been monsters raging and killing people? Have the wild beasts in the mountains ever descended from the mountain?" Scourge?"

"Uh... this..." The old village chief thought for a while, then shook his head hesitantly, "It seems... not really. As far as I can remember, the village has never had a famine. The wild beasts in the mountains have never come down to eat people, and the terrain here It's far away, and I haven't seen any demons other than wolf demons..."

Speaking of the latter, the old village head's voice could not help but quiet down.

Uncle Jie nodded, and a certain guess in his heart was verified, "Since this is the case, the truth will be obvious."

"In a small remote mountain village, there has been no famine for 80 years, and the crops mature normally every year. It proves that although the white wolf is enshrined by you, it has also fulfilled the duties of the mountain god and blessed you."

"As for the rumors of cannibalism, it has always been your unilateral rumors and guesses. No one has ever been eaten by the white wolf. Even the virgins it made you enshrine have returned intact."

"If my expectations are not bad, this is probably a warning."

Uncle Jie said, "I have actually seen the white wolf in Hanyu Mountain. I can tell you clearly that it is definitely not the mountain spirit and monster you know, but an extremely noble existence."

"It's my city of witchcraft, and I dare not make mistakes in front of him. The little incense and vows you offer are not even worthless to him."

"And in my contact with him, I can see that he doesn't want to be the mountain god of Hanyu at all, and he doesn't care about the position of mountain god and the power of incense. There may be other reasons for setting up incense in the mountain."

"With his honorable status, he is willing to condescend to protect this mountain, to protect you for 80 years, but only accept a few sacrifices from three animals. Isn't this a great thing for you? But you are not grateful, but you have been spreading rumors for many years. , ruin his reputation, humiliate his majesty, if his temper is a little more violent, I am afraid that Shuisheng Village has already been wiped out."

Uncle Jie shook his head and said, "And judging by your attitude, I'm afraid that even the offerings are not sincere, and the incense and vows that can be provided are not much. The Hanyu Mountain God asked you to worship the virgins, but it is a kind of Just a warning."

"Otherwise, He has been in the mountains for 80 years and has never eaten anyone every year. Why did you suddenly ask you to sacrifice virgins this year? And after you sacrificed virgins, he released the virgins back to the village? No harm has been done?"

"Such a simple warning, can't you see it?"

"However, after the girl came back, not only did you not stop spreading rumors and slandering the God, but it intensified, and even tried to lure me to the mountain to 'subdue the demon'? If the wolf god in the mountain knew about this, what would happen to you? do you know?"

Uncle Jie's tone became more severe as he spoke, which made the old village chief sweat profusely and tremble all over.

And not only the old village chief was frightened, but all the villagers who heard these words were frightened.

They looked in the direction of Hanyu Mountain in horror, watching the huge vortex cloud hovering in the sky, and Wu Zhu's words echoed in their ears.

"The white wolf in Hanyu Mountain is an extremely noble existence..."

"Even my city of witchcraft, I dare not do anything wrong in front of him..."

"If you're a little more irritable, I'm afraid Shuisheng Village has already been wiped out..."

"Not only did you not stop...instead it intensified..."

With a bang, the old village chief knelt down, and the white-haired old man knelt in front of Wu Zhu in black robe, begging loudly.

"I beg the lord to be merciful! I beg the lord to save me from Shuisheng Village!"

When the old village chief knelt down, the villagers also reacted.

In an instant, all the villagers near the loess platform fell to their knees and begged loudly.

"I beg the witch to wish the master mercy!"

When everyone was kneeling, the only one who didn't kneel was the little girl standing in front of the mud platform.

The black-robed Wu Zhu looked at her and asked, "Aren't you going to kneel down and beg me?"

The little girl said, "Master Wu Zhu, didn't you say that too? If Lord Shanshen really would care about everyone, Shuisheng Village would have disappeared long ago."

"What's more, if begging for mercy was useful, I wouldn't have been sent to the mountain god in the first place."

When the girl said this, her tone was very calm.

However, Uncle Jie took a deep look at her and nodded, "No wonder God sees you differently... You girl is indeed a little different."

Chapter 18 The Widow

Uncle Jie was surprised, not that this girl had the courage to speak eloquently in front of him.

Instead, she was surprised that when the girl said these words, there was no trace of resentment in her words and expressions.

It stands to reason that a little girl was chosen by the whole village and given to the monster in the mountains, so she was already greatly frightened.She finally escaped from the dead and came back, but was isolated and rejected by the whole village, and is still called a witch by everyone.

After being treated like this, the girl should be full of resentment and hatred towards the villagers.

But now, Uncle Jie can't see such emotions in the girl.What he saw, on the contrary, was a kind of indifference after seeing everything away, as if no matter how the villagers abused and misunderstood, she didn't care.

To be honest, if this kind of indifference appeared in an old man who has experienced all kinds of life, or in an ascetic monk who has overcome disasters, Gongshu Jie would not be surprised.

But the girl in front of her is just an uneducated girl in the mountains!She doesn't even know how to read, but she can have such a calm attitude.

The uncle Jie felt that he understood the reason why the wolf god cared about this little girl.

Such an excellent little girl is really impressive.

If it wasn't for the fact that this baby girl had a relationship with the White Wolf God, Uncle Jie even had the idea of ​​bringing this baby girl back to Thousand Needles City to teach and cultivate it.

This girl is a good young girl...

Uncle Jie sighed in his heart, looked at the old village chief kneeling at his feet again, and said, "Okay, you have heard the conversation between me and this girl. If the White Wolf God in the mountain really cares about you, How can you wait now? So you can get up, don't kneel to me."

"What's more, with the dignity of the White Wolf God, if he is really angry and wants to go down the mountain to punish you, I can't stop him at all. If he stops by force, I can only be buried with you."

"So there's no need to kneel, it's useless to kneel, I can't help you."

Uncle Jie said this calmly, but it scared the villagers enough.

The old village chief looked terrified, looked in the direction of Hanyu Mountain again, and then asked anxiously, "Wu...Master Wu Zhu, is that wolf...Master Wolf God really so powerful?"

In the simple world view of the villagers, Master Wu Zhu in Yicheng is already the top and top big shot.As long as Master Wu Zhu steps out, any mountain elves and monsters will flee.

But Master Wu Zhu in front of him actually claimed that he was no match for the white wolf in the mountains?And the posture is still so low... Could it be that the white wolf is really so scary?

The old village chief couldn't imagine what kind of monster would be more powerful than Master Wu Zhu.

But Uncle Jie looked at the old man in front of him, thought for a while, and decided to tell the truth, lest these villagers continue to do stupid things in the future and offend the White Wolf God in the mountain.

So he nodded and said, "That's right, even if the White Wolf God in the mountain is so powerful. Don't say it's me. If he really angered him, no one in the entire Huo Tong Kingdom can withstand the anger of the Wolf God." ...so you can do it yourself."

Speaking of this, Uncle Gong couldn't help but sighed.

He thought carefully about what this group of villagers did, and couldn't help admiring the good temper of the White Wolf God.

It is not surprising for ordinary monsters to tolerate villagers' slander and rumors for the sake of incense, anyway, as long as the villagers can provide incense vows.But the White Wolf God in the mountain made it clear that he didn't care about the offerings from this small aquatic village, nor did he care about the power of incense and fire.

Under such circumstances, these villagers were allowed to maliciously spread rumors and slander behind their backs, and it took 80 years before they decided to give these villagers a little warning.And after the warning, this group of villagers not only did not repent but even intensified.

But even so, the White Wolf God was not angry.

To cultivate one's temper in this way, not to mention the beasts that are frequently seen by fierce people, even among human beings, there are not many people who can do it.

Before, he was a little worried that the white wolf would come down the mountain and cause chaos in the world, but now he is completely relieved.

As long as Huo Tongguo treats each other sincerely, this divine beast will not be a disaster.

With such thoughts in his heart, Uncle Gong saw that the villagers had stood up, so he asked the village chief again.

"You just said that the reason why the White Wolf God opened incense here was because of a wealthy businessman 80 years ago? Do you know the name of the wealthy businessman? Where does he live?"

This wealthy businessman may be the reason why the White Wolf God is willing to stay here.

With the majestic dignity of a beast, he is willing to condescend to be the god of a mountain and protect a land for 80 years. There must be something hidden in this.

If you can find that rich businessman, you may be able to know what happened 80 years ago, and you will also be able to better understand the mysterious white wolf god.

It's just that uncle Jie asked this question, and the villagers obviously couldn't answer it.

Not to mention the ignorant young people in the audience, even the village elders on the stage looked at each other in blank dismay.

It was already 80 years ago that a temple was built for the white wolf.

The oldest old village chief in the village was only two years old at that time and had just learned to walk.Even the old village chief didn't know anything about it, let alone the others.

"This... I really don't know," the old village chief said awkwardly, "It's already 80 years ago that the rich businessman paid for the temple. It must have been buried in the ground by now. Master Wu Zhu, I'm afraid you won't be able to find him." gone."

The old village chief's answer disappointed Uncle Jie a little.But he also understands that this matter cannot be forced, he can only sigh.

"That's right, 80 years is really too long. Even if we can find that rich businessman, I'm afraid it's just a cup of loess."

But at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the crowd.

"I know! I know the name of that rich businessman! Master Wu Zhu, I know!"

This voice instantly attracted everyone's attention.

The uncle Jie followed the sound and saw a black and strong man in the crowd who was raising his hands and shouting loudly.The surrounding villagers quickly stretched out their hands to pull him, terrified.

"Wang Lao Liu! You're talking nonsense again!"

"Exactly! Don't you even look at what occasion this is? Did you mess around in that round?"

The villagers were frightened by this hunter with a big mouth, they pulled him desperately and tried to cover his mouth.

Uncle Jie waved his hand and said, "Let him go and let him talk. It doesn't matter if he says something wrong."

Hearing Wu Zhu's order, the villagers subconsciously looked at the old village head. After seeing the old village head nodding, they silently let go of the black and strong Orion.

After everyone let go of him, the Orion named Wang Laoliu snorted triumphantly, and said, "A group of guys who look down on people with a dog's eyes, when did I, Wang Laoliu, lie? If I say I know, I know! The rich businessman who built the temple was named Wu Chonggu, and he was the family name of Fushan people, all of these are engraved under the altar of the mountain temple, unfortunately, you are all illiterate, so you don’t know!”

After Wang Laoliu finished speaking triumphantly, he looked at Wu Zhu on the mud platform, "Master Wu Zhu, everything I said is true. You can go to the mountain temple to check it out and you will know What I Wang Laoliu said is true or false."

Wu Zhu nodded, looked at him curiously, and asked, "Are you literate?"

The mountain people in front of them are dark-skinned, strong-bodied, and they don't seem to be literate at all. How could they recognize the inscriptions in the mountain temple?

Wang Laoliu smiled and said, "I, Wang Laoliu, don't know a single big character, so I'm a rough person. But there is an ugly widow in our village who can read. This is when I went to the mountain to sacrifice, I heard her Said."

Uncle Jie was suddenly curious.In this remote mountain village, logically speaking, it is impossible for anyone to be literate, let alone a woman.

"Where is this woman now?" he asked.

"She died two years ago, but her daughter is still in the village, here, it's her," said Wang Laoliu, pointing to Xiao Ai not far away.

Wu Zhu looked at the little girl in front of her in surprise, and saw the disappointed expression on the girl's face.

Is this girl's mother literate?

"Is that woman from your village?" Uncle Gong asked again.