I'm not a god anymore

"Village... village chief..."

The villagers looked nervously at the elderly people in the team, wanting to get enlightenment.

The old man in front of him is the one who has the most contact with the mountain god master in the village.Now that such a strange and unpredictable thing happened, everyone subconsciously looked at the old man.

But at this moment, another huge thunderbolt fell from the sky, and it was even bigger than the previous one, like a huge beam of light blasting down in the mountains.

Rumbling--

The deafening explosion almost stunned the villagers, and they even felt that the ground was trembling from the lightning.This terrifying scene, like landslides and ground cracks, directly frightened the villagers to go limp, and everyone collapsed to the ground, trembling.

Even the villagers who grew up in the mountains have never witnessed lightning splitting the mountain so closely - and this is not an ordinary thunder and lightning at all!How can there be such a big lightning!

The expressions of the villagers were extremely frightened, while the old village head in front of the team tightly grasped the crutch in his hand.

Everyone stood on the mountain path anxiously, fearing that lightning would strike their heads in the next second, or some other terrible thing would happen.But after they waited for a while, the mountain returned to calm. Not only did there not be a third bolt of lightning, but even the strong wind in the forest seemed to be a little weaker.

The old village head firmly paused the crutch in his hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Go! Send the virgin to the mountain temple quickly! There can be no further delay. I have never seen the mountain god get so angry! If you go late Now, something big is going to happen!"

What the old village chief said shocked all the young and strong.

In the village, the old man's words are authoritative, and no one dares to question them.When the old village head said so, it meant that the matter had really reached a serious point.

No one dared to take a rest anymore, and the villagers immediately ran quickly on the mountain road.Even though the mountain road was dark and rugged, even though everyone felt a little weak after witnessing the terrifying thunder and lightning just now, no one dared to slow down at all.

They took turns to carry the old village chief on their backs and the girl in the red wedding dress, and ran wildly on the rugged mountain road with difficulty.

Finally, when everyone was out of breath and almost exhausted, they finally saw the mountain temple standing in the jungle.

The mountain temple that made all the villagers in the whole Shuishi village fear...

Chapter 7 Grievance

At this time, the mountain forest has become quiet. As the villagers gradually approached the mountain temple in the deep mountain, the roaring and flickering thunder and lightning in the night sky completely disappeared, and it was no longer dancing wildly with silver snakes, flashing and thundering like before.

Even the howling wind in the mountain stopped at this moment, and the whole Hanyu Mountain was eerily quiet.

The villagers walking in the forest all looked terrified and nervous.The abnormal weather made everyone feel scared.

Especially not long ago, I witnessed the terrifying scene of a thunderbolt splitting the mountain, which seemed to be the scene of doomsday, and the fear in the hearts of the villagers fermented to an almost fatal level.

So when they saw the mountain temple, all the villagers subconsciously stopped breathing, and they dared not go any further, for fear that something terrible would happen.It wasn't until the old village chief's angry urging that the terrified villagers gritted their teeth and walked towards the mountain temple with trembling steps.

This mountain temple was built more than 80 years ago. According to the old people, it was originally funded by a wealthy businessman in the city.However, after the completion of the mountain god temple, the mountain god appeared in the mountain, and Shuisheng Village had to offer incense to the mountain god in exchange for protection.

In the following 80 years, Shuisheng Village has hardly suffered from famine, and even the wild animals in the mountains no longer come down the mountain.Even in the third and ninth day of the twelfth lunar month of winter, the wild beasts in the mountains who are so hungry will not come down to eat people, and the village lives a fairly peaceful life under the protection of the mountain god.

But everyone knew that the mountain god in Hanyu Mountain was not gentle, but fierce and cruel.If one dares to disobey it, great disasters will surely be brought about.

The old people spread horror stories about the mountain god getting angry, tearing people alive, and even causing the fields to wither and the crops to fail. They warned everyone to respect the mountain god and never bring disasters to the village.

But now, they seem to have angered the mountain god master.

The virgin who was supposed to be sacrificed fled back to the village privately. Even thinking about it, this is a terrible disaster that makes one's scalp tingle!

But the villagers didn't even dare to run away, so they could only force themselves to walk towards the mountain temple with trembling legs, praying in their hearts that the mountain god would spare them and let them live.

In such panic, the villagers finally came to the temple gate of the mountain temple.

In the dark mountain forest, the mountain temple illuminated by the light of torches is slightly gloomy.The vine-wood sedan chair that was left in the temple during the day was still there, and the temple was scattered with ropes that had been cut by sharp weapons.

Seeing the cut rope, the villagers became even more convinced that the girl had escaped by herself.They gave the girl a vicious look, but at this time, no one dared to make a loud noise in front of the statue of the mountain god master.

After re-tying the girl to the rattan sedan chair, the villagers stepped back cautiously, intending to go outside to guard it.This time, no one dared to leave without permission. They had to stay here until the mountain god took the virgin away.

But when the villagers retreated to the gate of the mountain temple, the clay statue on the altar suddenly moved.Then, a low, terrifying sound with faint echoes sounded in everyone's ears.

"What... are you arguing about?"

The gloomy whisper was not loud, but it sounded like thunder in the ears of the villagers, and everyone was so frightened that they sat down on the ground.

The only one who can keep calm is the old village chief.He was horrified to see the clay statues on the altar looking at them with cold eyes as if they had come to life.

Shocked, the old village chief immediately fell to his knees and kowtowed desperately.

"Please forgive the mountain god! Please forgive the mountain god!"

The pleading and shouting of the village chief woke up the frightened young adults around him.The other villagers also quickly knelt down and kowtowed desperately to beg for mercy just like the village chief.

"Please forgive the mountain god! Please forgive the mountain god!"

The shouts of begging for mercy from the crowd spread far away, causing echoes in the mountains and forests.

"show mercy……"

"show mercy……"

On the altar, Lu Heng looked at the group of villagers who kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, feeling a little confused.

He was lying on the ground digesting the power of thunder in his body, when this group of villagers appeared out of nowhere.What are these people doing here at night?

However, when Lu Heng saw the girl who was re-tied to the rattan chair and the scar on the girl's forehead, he roughly understood what was going on.

"You guys sent her back?" Lu Heng asked.

At the same time as the statue spoke, the villagers stopped shouting and begging for mercy.They knelt in front of the temple gate, bowed their heads and did not dare to move.

Only the old village head raised his head tremblingly, and explained, "Master Shanshen, we sent her back. We caught her who escaped in the village, and we knew that you must be very angry, Master Shanshen, so we immediately sent her away." Send it back again. The escape was done by her alone, and we didn't know about it at all! Please forgive me, Lord Mountain God!"

After the village chief finished speaking, he slammed his head again, knocking the yellow mud floor with a bang.

Behind the village chief, all the villagers were well-educated and kowtowed vigorously, "Please forgive me, Lord Mountain God!"

The scene of dozens of people kowtowing at the same time was quite spectacular, but Lu Heng was a little speechless watching this scene.

He really didn't expect that these villagers were afraid of him to such an extent that they could be said to be terrified.But thinking about the previous actions of the wolf demon, the villagers can't be blamed for such a reaction.

He sighed and said, "Okay, raise your heads up, I won't blame you. I did let this little girl go back, she didn't run away without permission."

After finishing speaking, Lu Heng didn't care about the shocked reaction of the villagers after hearing this sentence.The clay statue on the altar exhaled a gust of cold wind, blowing over the girl on the rattan sedan chair.

There seemed to be a strange force in the cold wind, and the moment it brushed over the girl's body, the ropes that bound her body broke apart automatically.

The girl regained the ability to move freely, and even the cloth strips tied around her mouth came loose.

On the dark altar, the clay idol looked down at the girl on the rattan sedan chair and asked, "Why didn't you tell them the truth of the matter?"

The mountain god's question surprised all the villagers, and then became a little nervous.

The moment the mountain god master spoke, they still didn't understand that they had made a mistake.This girl really didn't run away privately, but the mountain god let her go?

Although I don't know why the master of the mountain god let her go, but now my group of people are smart enough to tie the girl back and disturb the cleanliness of the master of the mountain god. Isn't this angering the master of the mountain god...

The villagers were terribly frightened, and the always calm old village chief was trembling slightly.Everyone secretly looked at the girl on the rattan sedan chair, for fear that the girl would say something terrible next.

But after the girl on the rattan sedan chair regained her freedom, she didn't speak.

She raised her head blankly, and looked up at the clay statue of the white wolf on the altar.Facing the ferocious mountain god that the old people rumoured about, she was not afraid in her heart, instead she felt endless grievances.

On the way here, the girl thought she would stop crying.But hearing the words of Master Shanshen to justify her name, and thinking of how she was treated after returning to the village, the grievance that the girl suppressed all the way broke out completely.

With a sound of "Wow", the girl burst into tears.

The cry spread far away, echoing among the mountains.Crying heartbreakingly, crying so sadly, and crying so much that the villagers in front of the mountain temple looked embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Chapter 8

The girl's crying lasted for a long time.

The more she cried, the more sad she became, until the end, she even twitched all over and didn't stop.This desperate and sad cry made the villagers even more frightened.

The old village chief who was closest to her finally couldn't help it, and quickly tugged on her sleeve secretly, and said cautiously.

"Don't cry, Xiaoai, Lord Mountain God..."

"It's okay," the white wolf statue on the altar said lightly, interrupting the old village chief's self-righteousness, "Let her cry. If the child has been wronged, it would be too cruel to not even cry a few times." .”

After finishing speaking, Lu Heng looked at the girl on the rattan sedan chair, and said, "Cry, little girl. Cry if you want, don't care about the opinions of these mortals, cry out all the grievances in your heart, cry as loudly as you want, It doesn't matter how long you want to cry, no one here dares to hinder you."

Lu Heng's words were not harsh, but the more casual the tone, the more frightened the villagers were.

The old village head had shrunk into a ball, his hands were shaking.A sense of fear that a catastrophe was imminent emerged in his heart, he no longer dared to say a word, knelt there, lowered his head firmly, terrified and humble.

The actions of the old village chief also shocked the villagers.Although they didn't quite understand what happened, the old village chief knelt down in such a frightened manner that they all became nervous. Everyone followed the example of the old village chief and knelt down, bowed their heads, and pressed their foreheads firmly to the ground. Not daring to move.

Dozens of people knelt together like this, listening to the girl's cries in fear and humility.

The girl on the rattan sedan chair cried for a long time, and finally sobbed, and the crying gradually stopped.

"Woo... Lord Mountain God... woo..."

The girl was sobbing, her eyes were red and swollen from crying.Wiping away her tears, she stepped down from the rattan sedan chair, knelt down in front of the altar, and kowtowed vigorously.

She didn't speak, but just knelt in front of the altar, crying and kowtow.

This scene made Lu Heng on the altar quite helpless.

"Okay, okay, get up, don't kneel."

Seeing the villagers look at me and I look at you, raising their heads nervously, Lu Heng said, "Since the truth has come to light, you should take them back. I don't need virgin boys and girls, and I don't need to pay tribute in the future." Give me the boys and girls, and this is the end of the matter."

"In addition, this girl is very pitiful for being wronged tonight. I hope she won't suffer any more harm after going back."

Lu Heng's words made the old village head who had just raised his head speak quickly, "I will promise to the mountain god..."

"No need to promise, just do what you need to do," the clay statue on the altar interrupted the old man again, "Now you can go back."

As soon as these words came out, the meaning of driving people away couldn't be more obvious.Under the leadership of the old village chief, the villagers respectfully kowtowed to the altar, then stood up cautiously, and slowly backed away.

In the mountain temple, the girl who had stopped crying looked at the adults behind her who should have been familiar but were extremely unfamiliar tonight, and then at the dark altar in front of her, she hesitated and called softly.

"Master Mountain God..."

The girl's voice was very low, almost inaudible.

But the white wolf clay sculpture on the altar still heard it. He lowered his head, looked at the little girl in front of him, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"..." The girl fell into a brief hesitation and silence. During this short hesitation and silence, the girl seemed to think a lot.

But in the end, she shook her head in disappointment, and murmured, "No more, thank you, Master Mountain God."

Following the example of the adults, she kowtowed to the mountain god on the altar, and the little girl walked out of the dark mountain temple slowly.

Behind him, in the gloomy mountain temple, the clay statues did not move, and Lu Heng returned to practice underground again.

The little girl in the dirty red wedding gown walked among the villagers and walked out of the mountain with everyone.

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The dimly lit torch barely illuminated the road, and the villagers all walked lightly and kept their mouths shut, not daring to make unnecessary noises, for fear of disturbing the terrifying mountain god.

Now they just want to leave the eerie Hanyu Mountain as soon as possible, return to the warm home in Shuisheng Village, and share with their wives and children what they saw in the mountain tonight.

The feeling of facing the gods is too terrifying. Thinking about that feeling now makes my heart palpitate.No matter how daring young and strong people are on weekdays, they couldn't hold back their temper at this time, and all lowered their heads, not daring to speak loudly.

And the girl walking in the crowd didn't say a word, even if the misunderstanding was cleared up, no one would show her any more intimacy.However, unlike the grown-ups around who were too frightened to breathe, the girl's face showed no fear or fear.

In the process of leaving, she turned her head from time to time, watching from a distance the lonely and dark mountain temple gradually disappearing into the jungle under the moonlight, her eyes full of sadness.

What happened tonight made her more helpless and desperate than the day her mother died of illness.

She never thought that one day, those kind and kind elders in the village would show her such a ferocious expression.Obviously it wasn't her fault, and it wasn't even her who was chosen in the first place.But when everyone found her walking out of the mountain, everyone's expressions became extremely terrifying at that moment.

No one believed her, and everyone treated her cruelly.

Under such circumstances, the only one who upholds justice for her and makes her feel warm is the ferocious mountain god in the legend of the old people—the man-eating mountain god that adults often use to scare children.

Feelings of loneliness and helplessness spread in the girl's heart.She followed the adults on the rugged mountain road in a daze, not knowing where she should go and where she could accommodate herself.

The wind in the forest gradually picked up again.

But this time the mountain wind was not harsh, and everyone didn't care. They just quickened their pace and didn't want to stay in the mountains for a long time.

But as they walked, someone discovered something that was not quite right.

"There seems to be something following behind us..."

The one who said this was Wang Laoliu, an old hunter who had been in the mountains all the year round.

He looked back at the direction he came from, with a nervous expression, "Did you hear that? There seems to be a sound behind us all the time."

When Wang Laoliu spoke suddenly, the villagers were terrified.Because there is no shortage of wild beasts in Hanyu Mountain. In the past, when there was no food in winter, the wild beasts would go down the mountain to pick up children from the village, and even attack lonely villagers.

Although the mountain god was enshrined in Shuisheng Village, the wild beasts in the mountain would never go down the mountain to attack the living again.But if the villagers were met by those wild beasts when they entered the mountain, they would still eat people as they should.