I am a fairy

Chapter 116: Dragons Emerge from Thousands of Mountains and Hundreds of Rivers

In front of the screen in the cabin.

Jiang Chao looked at Wangshu and asked, "Are you lying about military intelligence?"

Jiang Chao suddenly remembered that he seemed to have mocked Wangshu before, saying that her Guibo Firewall was just a decoration.

Wangshu said seriously: "It really is."

Jiang Chao put on the image of a god and immediately applied for a connection with the Luyang Temple.

The scene changes.

From the perspective of the Luyang Tubo statue, he saw Taoist Ao chanting a spell below.

Jiang Chao looked down, while Taoist Ao looked up.

The eyes of both parties intersected instantly.

"I'm coming."

In an instant, Taoist Ao seemed to have discovered something.

Jiang Chao looked at the crazy fat Taoist priest below, and the other party looked as if he had seen him, which made him suspicious.

And then, Taoist Ao started reciting again.

"The immortal stroked my head, tied my hair and granted me immortality."

"I heard."

"When you hear the profound teachings of the Great Dao, the door to immortality is opened."

"Wonderful!"

After that, he chanted the rain-asking spell over and over again. Every time a ray of light shone on the jade plate, this guy would go crazy for a while.

Then, the next round begins.

Jiang Chao noticed something: "Did this guy take some kind of elixir?"

Jiang Chao found that he was increasingly unable to understand these Taoists.

It's just a matter of whether it's sunny or rainy. Just ask once and that's enough. This guy keeps asking, how can he get anything out of it?

However, after some investigation, Jiang Chao discovered that the fat Taoist priest actually regarded the process of chanting as a form of spiritual practice.

he thinks.

Every time you recite the mantra, you can escape from this world and cross the yin and yang, getting a little closer to the mundane world.

Every time you feel the secret of heaven, you can gain some kind of power from the mysterious world.

Jiang Chao never expected this.

This was originally a small benefit for the temple keepers, and was intended to be used for some local needs.

For example, sometimes it is necessary to predict whether it will be sunny or rainy to guide farming, or when some disasters occur, it can allow local people to avoid them in time.

who knows.

This Taoist Ao took a different approach and treated the divination spells for asking for rain as spiritual practice, thinking that he could become an immortal by reciting the spells a few more times.

Wangshu: "What should I do?"

Jiang Chao: "Just get it back on track."

Although it has deviated a bit from the original intention, we can just make a patch and bring this deviated road back to the originally set road.
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By the big river.

The shaman stood on the river bank that was built who knows how many years ago, and once again inspected the progress here.

This section of the old embankment has been reinforced, and the surface layer has become "stone", which was created by the technique of turning mud into stone.

More and more people have gathered on the endless old embankments on both sides and on the foundations of the newly dug river embankments. In addition to the Tiangong clan, there are also some river workers who were recently transferred here by the Prince of Lucheng.

Looking from a high place, there are crowds of people below.

Scattered, coming and going, along the river embankment stretching into the distance.

Currently.

The foundation of that small and most critical section of the new river embankment has been basically completed. Tiangongzu is installing steel bars. After the steel bars are installed, formwork needs to be built to pour concrete.

However, the river workers who were repairing the old embankment saw this and looked up at the steel skeleton of the new embankment in the distance and talked about it.

"These divine craftsmen first used the technique of turning mud into stone, and then used fine iron to cast its bones. What on earth are they trying to create?"

River workers are full of awe for the Yangtze River, because there are countless stories and countless deaths along the way.

The Tiangong clan, who possessed secret skills and magical powers, were even more mysterious in the eyes of the river workers. In their eyes, their mystery was even as great as that of the river. These river workers also obeyed the orders of several members of the Tiangong clan.

Those natural workers seemed to have eagle eyes and could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with that section of the river embankment.

"Is this also a river embankment?"

"Does the river embankment need so much refined iron? This is too horrifying. How much money and grain would it cost?"

"Could it be that something is going to happen?"

The witch god and the Prince of Lucheng never told anyone why they suddenly started the large-scale construction. They only said that they were repairing the dike before the flood season, but there was no such big movement in previous years.

The leader of the Tiangong tribe, Liu Hu, never explained the reasons except for giving orders.

but.

Even though the river workers couldn't tell what was going on at first, they gradually guessed it as the project progressed.

But even so, this peculiar way of building the embankment made the river workers feel that the new embankment built by the Tiangong tribe seemed to contain some unknown power.

Perhaps it is not just the river that is blocked.

And some other things.

On the dike.

Liu Hu followed the witch and told him about the current progress.

The wizard listened quietly, and suddenly stood on a protruding position on the embankment, looking at the tributary of the Yangtze River and the large swamp on the side.

"Over at the Peony Pond, we also need to move quickly, just in case."

The so-called Peony Pond is the swamp in front of us, and it is also the Peony Reservoir and Longgong Port planned by Wangshu.

The witch made a bet with the Prince of Lucheng before.

In the Peony Pond area, Lucheng County Prince Wen Ji has already lost to the witch.
The area is very large, and the wizard has made preparations. If anything unexpected happens, they can open up part of the ancient river embankment to release the flood into the pool.

But even so, we must make preparations in advance and do some preliminary work on the reservoir.

Liu Hu: "I have sent someone to make arrangements."

In fact, we can see that in some places deep in the swamp, there are piles of construction bricks like small hills, and some places have even undergone some changes quietly.

In fact, the witch doesn't have to come often, but she always feels uneasy if she doesn't come to take a look.

sunset.

The shamans carried the ritual carriage away, and the divine wizard seemed to sense something.

"stop!"

The imperial carriage stopped and the wizard lifted the curtain.

Gazing far into the distance, her eyes penetrated the mask and saw a tall, dark figure standing in the dark swamp deep within the Peony Pond, looking at her.

The "ghosts and gods" were looking at the shaman, but they just greeted each other and then left.

Subsequently.

When the imperial carriage was passing by the Luyang Temple, it met Taoist Ao on the road.

Taoist Ao was very proud and happy at the moment. He sang and shook his head as he walked.

"If you want to fly, make an elixir and become an immortal!"

"It is wonderful to go up to the sky and ask for rain."

"How wonderful!"

He was predicting rain while chanting a spell, and today he came outside to feel the rain he had predicted.

Just now, there came a burst of heavy rain, exactly as he had predicted with the divination spell. Seeing that his divination was so accurate, Taoist Ao felt more and more that his magic power had improved and he had somehow resonated with the heaven and earth.

The fat Taoist priest was so happy that he tried to hold back from dancing, but he still couldn't help humming a few lines.

Sudden.

Taoist Ao stopped and saw the chariot of the wizard in the distance.

Taoist Ao immediately came forward and stood respectfully under the wizard's chariot, looking as if he was obeying an order.

Taoist Ao: "I have seen the witch."

The voice of the witch came from inside: "Why are you so happy?"

Taoist Ao did not hide anything: "I have to thank the witch for teaching me the magic spell. Now I chant it every day and recite it every night. I feel that my Taoism is improving day by day. Now I have achieved success in my cultivation."

"When your heart is at ease, you will naturally be happy."

The witch said: "Didn't I warn you that this spell is for the benefit of the people of this area, so don't use it carelessly!"

Taoist Ao was stunned for a moment: "Is there such a thing?"

This guy only remembered the spell, word for word, and had forgotten everything else.

The wizard had no intention of pursuing responsibility and did not say anything more.

Just a hand stretched out from behind the curtain, lifted it and looked at Taoist Ao who was bowing on the side, and then took a look at Taoist Ao's face.

Although this Taoist was extremely excited, his eye sockets were dark and sunken, and his hair was withered.

The witch seemed to understand something immediately: "It really is."

When Taoist Ao heard the words of the witch, he thought it was just a response to what he had just said.

I thought the other party said that.

It was through chanting the mantra that his cultivation had really improved. Now that he had made some progress, he was not far from ascending to heaven.

The fat Taoist was even happier, and hurriedly asked, "Is what the witch said true? Have I really succeeded in my cultivation?"

The shaman was wearing a mask, so his expression could not be discerned, and his eyes were as clear as water.

"Just now, I heard the ghosts and gods passing by talking about you."

The shaman did not mention anything about cultivation, but instead talked about something else, which was suggestive.

But Taoist Ao was still unaware and immersed in joy.

"Oh?"

"Even the ghosts and gods passing by know my name?"

Taoist Ao was even happier. He thought it was already a big deal that many people in the world knew him, but now even the ghosts and gods in the underworld knew him. This was unbelievable.

Taoist Ao’s imagination ran wild and he found a reason in an instant.

"Could it be that the ghosts and gods also know that my merits and virtues have increased and my cultivation has been successful?"

"Could it be that a decree has come down from heaven, and that I will soon be summoned to heaven and joined the ranks of immortals?" Taoist Ao's face flushed. He had never thought that he had only practiced for a few days, but he had already achieved such merits.

He always thought that he had no wisdom.

Now it seems that he has a very deep wisdom!

It’s just that I had never taken the elixir before, and was blinded by my mortal eyes.

The wizard shook his head and told him.

"The ghosts and gods told me."

"I don't know why, but your life span has been drastically reduced recently. One day has shaved off a few months or even half a year of your life span out of thin air."

"If you continue to waste time like this, you will not live long."

"So the ghost is wandering around everywhere. It won't take long before it comes to take you away."

The joy on Taoist Ao's face froze for a moment, and it looked like a bolt of lightning had fallen from the sky and hit him right on the forehead.

"what?"

When the wizard saw the Taoist's appearance, he knew that he must have done something recently.

"I have warned you that this spell is for the benefit of the people of a region. Do not use it indiscriminately."

"If this magical power is used to benefit others, it will naturally increase merit."

"If it is used indiscriminately."

"That would be a waste of your life."

The witch looked at Taoist Ao's sunken eyes and haggard face.

"How many times did you read it?"

Taoist Ao had a dull look on his face and his hands and feet were cold.

He stammered, "I...I...I don't know, it seems...it seems..."

God knows how many times he has recited it, and how he remembers it. All he knows is that he has been reciting it non-stop these days until dawn.

He thought that if he recited it one more time, he would be able to ascend to heaven sooner.

Who knows, he is really going to "ascend to heaven".

The wizard gave him some instructions and said no more.

"Take care of yourself!"

The wizard's chariot went away little by little, and the fat Taoist seemed to have all his strength drained away at once, and he collapsed to the ground.

Very strange.

Clearly not long ago he still felt that he was full of strength, with magic power continuously flowing out of his body. He had endless energy and seemed to be at least twenty years younger.

But at this moment, he felt hollowed out and so weak that he couldn't even stand up, as if his life was over.

And this change happened within just one hour.

The fat Taoist priest staggered towards the community temple like an old man at the end of his life.

On the road.

He felt weak all over and picked up a stick to hold it in his hand.

It seemed like he had walked a long time for such a short distance.

Leaning on the stick and taking trembling steps, the fat Taoist finally reached the entrance of the community temple.

Taoist Ao's appearance frightened his disciples greatly.

"Master!"

"Master, what's going on?"

"How did Master become like this?"

"It was fine when I went out just now."

The fat Taoist returned to the community temple, threw himself to the ground, and immediately started howling.

"what!"

"My life, my longevity."

"I am going to die soon."

Forget it.

He was afraid that he would lose several years or even more than ten years of life. The fat Taoist's heart was bleeding with pain.

Who knows how many years he has left? Maybe only a few years. The Yin-Yang Taoist priest hasn’t left yet, so he is afraid that he will leave first.

Looking out the window again, he seemed to see some shadow swaying in the darkness, and the fat Taoist couldn't help but think of what the witch had just said.

"Ghosts and gods, they must be ghosts and gods."

"If I dare to chant the curse again, they will come to take my soul when my life span is over."
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After resting for two days, the fat Taoist finally felt better.

He no longer took pills and "practiced" all day, and started going out for a walk.

After Taoist Ao stopped taking the elixir, his condition improved a lot.

At least.

The eye sockets no longer looked like zombies.

He became much more mentally normal and no longer sang and chanted in such an excited manner.

However, the fat Taoist always wanted to get back the little bit of his lost life, at least as much as possible.

"If I use the magic spell to do something to benefit the people, can I regain some of my life span?"

So, Taoist Ao began to look for opportunities outside.

The community temple is located in the wilderness, surrounded by many farms and villages. Some of the people have lived here for generations, and some are farms owned by some powerful and wealthy families in Lucheng.

Taoist Ao walked to a village and saw that the farmers were not tending to their crops, but were gathering in groups around a waterwheel.

The farmers chose a young man to pedal the waterwheel, allowing the water to flow continuously to irrigate the seedlings in the fields, but the others set up an altar under the waterwheel, kowtowing and burning incense.

The fat Taoist priest watched for a while and understood what was going on.

“So they are offering sacrifice to the God of Chariots.”

I don't know when it started, but there has been a custom of worshiping the God of Vehicles during the Grain Full Festival in this area.

However, the car of this god of carriages is not the horse-drawn carriage or ox-drawn cart on the road on ordinary days.

It's a waterwheel.

Some villages or farms with waterwheels feel that the waterwheel has some mysterious power and is related to the livelihood of the entire village, so they worship it like a god.

Taoist Ao watched quietly for a long time, until everyone finished the sacrifice, then he stepped forward and asked.

Taoist Ao: "How are the crops growing this year?"

The villagers recognized Taoist Ao and said, "Master, there is nothing wrong with the crops, but there is something wrong with the water!"

Taoist Ao: "What's wrong?"

The other party said: "This year, the water in the river and the canal is much more than in previous years."

Taoist Ao didn't react at first: "Too much water is not good?"

The other party asked Taoist Ao again: "Master, have you been to the riverside recently?"

Taoist Ao has been busy with other things recently, so he has no time to check: "What's wrong?"

The man said mysteriously, "This year, the river workers have started to repair the embankment and protect the dike again, but it's different from previous years. This year, it looks like they are serious about it."

"And the divine craftsmen under the seat of the divine witch are all by the river. I heard from those river workers that the divine craftsmen are going to use their magical power of turning mud into stone to create a levee. This doesn't feel right!"

"We wondered if something was going to happen."

"Master, you have great magical powers and you know the gods and witches."

"Can you help me ask?"

After Taoist Ao returned, he thought about it.

Afterwards, he ran to the riverside and took a look, and saw the river embankment project that stretched for who knows how far.

especially.

When I saw the high "dragon skeleton" at the most critical position, I felt something was wrong.

He hesitated for a long time and finally decided to ask.

However, he did not ask the witch or the shaman, but wanted to divine the changes in the celestial phenomena. He had a vague feeling that these things were also related to weather changes.

"This can be considered as benefiting the people!"

However, there was no time for Taoist Ao to ask.

The fat Taoist had just knelt in front of the statue of Luyang Tubo, raised the jade plate and recited a spell. This time, the jade plate in his hand lit up by itself.

This is not a divination spell for asking for rain, but a sign given by the gods.

"Den!"

The god of the earth gave a warning.

A tiny beam of light fell towards Taoist Ao and landed accurately on the jade plate.

This was the first time that Taoist Ao encountered such a situation. After being stunned for a while, he hurriedly looked at the jade plate in his hand.

I saw two vertical lines of words on it.

"In the year of Guichen, the world underwent a great change."

"A group of dragons emerged from thousands of mountains and rivers, headed for the Yangtze River, and then rushed to the sea, hoping to defy the will of heaven and transform into dragons."

His hands trembled slightly, and the words on the jade plate also floated like fish and insects.

In a trance, he seemed to have the same hallucinations as after taking the elixir.

Each word roared out like the sound of raging storms, or echoed in his ears like the sound of a huge bell.

A strong pressure came over him, making it hard for him to breathe.

This was the first omen warning that Taoist Ao received, but after reading it, his face turned as pale as a corpse.

"What does it mean?"

"Guichen year?"

"Which year is the Guichen year?"

Taoist Ao thought for a moment with his stiff brain and reacted immediately.

It seems that this year is the year of Guichen.

(End of this chapter)