I am a fairy

Chapter 124 Summer Solstice
Xihe County.

On the outskirts of the county town, the county magistrate Jia Gui was leading officials and common people standing outside the community temple waiting.

This community temple has only one room, and there is nothing else inside except a clay figure and a clay platform.

The local god of Xihe County is called Wangshan Gong, who is said to be a scholar-official of the ancient Chu State. After his death, he was deified and appeared many times to protect the people of Xihe County.

Several shamans from the Yunzhong Temple came here yesterday and were busy inside the temple preparing for the ceremony to worship the god of the earth.

"Get ready quickly."

"Don't miss the time."

"Where are the things? Have you put them away?"

"Where is the chariot?"

The paper-making craftsman had already made a paper puppet in the community temple, and the carpenter had also made a sedan chair. There were also many sacrificial utensils placed inside and outside the temple.

Later, a shaman will carry the paper puppet of the earth god onto the chariot.

The divine chariot will circle the city and outside the city, and finally be placed in the city. It will be sent back to the community temple at dawn tomorrow.

When the community god is placed in the city, the shaman will appear.

It is said.

The shaman will enlighten the god of the earth and allow him to be reborn.

However, no one knows exactly how to enlighten them and how to make them reborn.

However, the community temple of Wangshan Gong in Xihe County is indeed too dilapidated. It is too late now. The county plans to rebuild it after the summer festival.

The sacrifice has not yet begun, but many people have already arrived outside this small, dilapidated temple.

Although the county magistrate Jia Gui was the protagonist, the eunuch Ma Fu who came from the capital also declined and asked him to stand in the crowd and give orders, but it could be seen that everyone was looking at the eunuch intentionally or unintentionally, paying attention to his expression and intentions.

However, at this moment, Eunuch Ma's mind was completely focused on something else.

A beardless, white-faced young eunuch ran over and stood behind Ma Fu, hunching his waist. Ma Fu did not even turn around and started talking.

Ma Fu: “Have you asked clearly?”

The monk nodded and said, "The mountain people are very independent and wary of outsiders. No one responded when I asked them."

The monk wiped the sweat from his forehead and face, then continued.

"But according to the people of Xihe County, the witches are descendants of the witches and royal family of the ancient Chu land. After migrating to Yunbi Mountain, they have lived in the mountains for generations."

"The previous generation of divine wizards passed away not long ago. This generation of divine wizards should have become this generation in the past one or two years."

Ma Fu had a kind face and said with an expression of great admiration.

"It seems that the divine witches also have ancient heritage!"

"From the ancient Chu State to the present day, it has lasted for countless generations."

"He has noble character and carries the blood of the ancient divine witch and the King of Chu. No wonder he is valued by Lord Yunzhong and becomes a divine witch serving the gods."

The eunuchs nodded repeatedly, and no one dared to speak.

However, Ma Fu's praises for the witch doctor actually had another meaning.

It turns out that the divine wizards were once mortals, and they also have their own ethnicity and heritage.

The gods are high above and do not touch the mortal world. Ma Fu cannot reach them or see through them.

But since we are human beings, even if we were once human beings, then it seems not so far away.

Of course, he didn't want to use these things to threaten the wizard. After seeing the wizard's magical powers, he naturally didn't have the courage to do so.

but.

Since we are mortals and have all kinds of concerns, there are naturally things that we cannot give up.

In his view, the gods and witches can still be moved by gold, silver and treasures, and can be persuaded by royal power and wealth.

Thinking of this, Ma Fu immediately looked at a middle-aged temple servant behind him.

Arranged: "You, quickly go and prepare according to what I said."

Ma Fu whispered in his ear, this can be considered as taking action after careful planning.

The middle-aged monk asked, "Is this feasible?"

Ma Fu: "I think in this world, as long as you are a human, you can't escape the seven emotions and six desires."

"Even if the witch doesn't want it, don't the poor mountain people who have lived in the mountains for generations want it? Don't other witches want it?"

"Although the divine wizard is half god and half wizard, he is still human after all."

In this world, sometimes the most powerful things are not swords or spears.

But mountains of gold and silver.

The power is boundless.

There are also stunning beauties.

You can dodge and avoid swords, spears, and even take revenge in the future, and do so with confidence.

But if someone comes to you and gives you money, power, and beautiful women, even if you don't accept them, you have to remember his favor. As the saying goes, you shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you, let alone someone who gives you money.

And this time, Ma Fu is ready to join in.

And the target is no longer just the shaman, but all the mountain people and shamans.

The middle-aged monk hesitated: "What if we anger the witch?"

Ma Fu took responsibility and consequences and spoke.

"Don't panic. If the witch blames me, I will apologize in person and allow the witch to punish me."

"As long as we can make the divine wizard loyal to us and complete the mission assigned to us by the Lord."

"Even if my soul is scattered, it is the fate of slaves like me."

"And now, the most important thing is to get the job done."

Hearing Ma Fu say this, the middle-aged monk hurriedly spoke.

"That's wrong, the horse supervisor, we are all here to do His Majesty's bidding. If we fail to complete the mission, how can we have the face to go back?"

He said this with a heavy and sincere tone, as if he and Ma Fu were going to bear the punishment of the witch together.

But if you listen carefully, it's the same as not saying anything.

As said.

After receiving the order, the middle-aged monk left quickly, taking the other three young monks with him.

"You, hurry to Lucheng and bring that thing over."

"And you, go to the riverside and wait, then go to the Cloud Shrine to pay your respects."

"Follow me and go together..."

Several people divided the tasks assigned by Ma Fu and went about their business.

Ma Fu was still standing there, quietly waiting for the summer festival ceremony to worship the god of the earth.

The sun rose from the east, and the strong men carried the sedan chair and the earth god Wangshan Gong and began the ritual of patrolling the land and the city.

The divine chariot walked in front.

Everyone followed.

Like a dragon's head and body, it spreads far away.

When the "long dragon" passed through the country road, the roadside was filled with people who came to watch the ceremony. After the divine chariot passed by, many people joined the long dragon.

With the beating of gongs and drums along the way, the "long dragon" became longer and longer.

Amid the noise, the "long dragon" entered the city.

This time.

The scene became more lively.

There were more people in the city. Almost everyone came out today, and a "long dragon" poured in from outside the city.

For a moment, the entire county seemed to be packed.

Right in the middle of the street.

There were witches and shamans dressed up as guiding ghosts and gods, performing absurd and bizarre Nuo dance, which aroused everyone's curiosity.

There were also witches and shamans dressed up as monsters blocking the road, with ferocious masks on their faces, which scared the children on the roadside.

And both sides of the street.

There are hawkers carrying steaming wooden barrels, and there are peddlers guarding their stalls.

All kinds of food and strange things that are not seen on ordinary days appeared during this summer festival, dazzling the country people and children who came to the city.

that's it.

The Earth God Wangshan Gong was carried to the market at the end of the city street and stopped under a high platform. Everyone prepared to enshrine Wangshan Gong on the platform.

And at this time, the wizard finally appeared.

The wizard had neat short hair, and his ears still wore the sun and moon pendants that were full of wizard spirit. The earrings were large and eye-catching, adding a touch of wilderness wizard spirit and ancient charm to the figure wearing the divine robe who looked like an immortal in the clouds.

When the wizard came, everyone looked up.

It seemed as if a young god full of energy and wildness had walked down from heaven and was playing around in this mortal world.

It makes people think that this is what Yun Zhongjun looks like.

"The witch is coming!"

"Meet the Divine Witch!"

"Divine witch..."

The shaman faced the crowd and walked slowly to the center of the stage.

It was the first time that Eunuch Ma had seen the wizard so closely. The wizard had a divine mask and looked neither human nor god.

The blending of the two unique temperaments instead gave Eunuch Ma, who was used to the so-called noble temperament and mighty power of heaven, a strong sense of awe.

It was obvious that Eunuch Ma came here because of the witch.

However, at this moment, he felt a sense of panic in his heart. When the wizard arrived, he also followed suit, but reflexively made a gesture of clasping his hands together in worship of Buddha.

"Meet the Divine Witch!"

The shaman did not look down either, but only fixed his eyes on the divine chariot and the paper puppets of the earth god Wangshan Gong.

"Bring it up."

The tone was not strong, but very affirmative.

Different from the respectful appearance of others, his command to the local gods seemed particularly nonchalant.

This was the first time that Ma Fu officially met the wizard. Although he had seen the figure holding the lantern and leading the dragon from a distance on the river bank before, the distance was still too far and the image was too blurry.

This time, although the wizard was on the stage, one could see his figure and demeanor with one's own eyes by raising one's head, which completely matched Ma Fu's imagination of Yun Zhongjun.

However, looking at that magical mask.

Ma Fu couldn't help but wonder what kind of face was underneath the mask?
"I heard that when the witch puts on the mask, he becomes Lord Yunzhong."

"I just don't know what he looks like under that mask?"

But, look at the other people present.

Perhaps Ma Fu was not the only one who had this idea.

But no one dared to say it out loud.

Everyone is curious about the true nature of gods, but not everyone dares to do it.
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The ceremony of worshiping the earth god is divided into three stages.

In the morning, the God of Earth was patrolling outside the city.

In the afternoon, the God of Earth entered the city to patrol the streets, and finally the shaman came out to take the paper puppet of the God of Earth to the altar for worship.

At night, the real celebration and sacrifice will be held. The end of Grain in Ear also means the end of the last wave of spring planting. The biggest prayer of today's ceremony is to pray to the gods of the earth to protect the crops and grow well, so that there will be a good harvest this year.

At that time, it is said that the wizard will take action personally.

A body was created for the local god of Xihe County so that he could stay in the human world and receive incense and offerings.

Therefore, the witch only showed up once in the afternoon, took the Xihe God Wangshan Gong to the altar, and then disappeared, which made Ma Fu sigh.

I didn't find a suitable opportunity to meet the wizard face to face, and I couldn't even say a word to him.

However, news soon came from the other side.

In the morning, a young monk sent by Ma Fu came from the other side of the river and brought back the "things" that Ma Fu had asked for.

"Good good."

"It will take some time until nightfall. I will go back and make some arrangements."

Ma Fu was originally standing under the altar, surrounded by people like the moon surrounded by stars. Then he turned around, whispered some instructions to Jia Gui, the magistrate of Xihe County, and left quietly.

Ma Fu came to the yard. There was a guard at the door and a young eunuch waiting inside. When they saw Ma Fu come in, they immediately saluted.

Ma Fu: "Where are the people?"

Temple attendant: "Waiting inside!"

Ma Fu pushed the door open and saw a row of women sitting inside, sitting upright as if waiting for the decision of fate.

Some people dress gorgeously, while others dress elegantly and refinedly.

Some women are elegant and noble, some are charming and attractive, and some have affectionate eyes that seem to be able to captivate people.

Some were holding a five-stringed zither, some were holding a curved-neck pipa, some were fanning themselves with round fans, and there was even a woman with an exotic look holding a huqin. It was obvious at first glance that they were not from the Central Plains.

The only thing in common is that every woman has an outstanding appearance!

This was Ma Fu’s preparation. Right from the start, Ma Fu came up with the most ruthless move.

Honey trap.

These beauties were brought from the capital by Ma Fu when he left the capital by boat. They were originally palace maids and musicians. Each one of them was carefully selected and had been trained since childhood.

In addition to their extraordinary looks and manners, each of them is also proficient in at least one of the following arts: music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, or is good at singing and dancing.

However, these beauties were originally bestowed by the emperor on Prince Lucheng in order to win him over. Although Ma Fu came here because of the auspicious event, he also came to appease Prince Lucheng and to monitor and investigate him.

The Northern Kingdom has been making moves recently. The Prince of Lucheng is guarding a key location and has a large army under his command.

The emperor valued him but was also wary of him.

But now, these beauties have been "appropriated" by Ma Fu, because he has discovered a person who is more powerful than the Prince of Lucheng and can change the dynasty.

Just for these women.

In this era, they are really like an object, the same "thing" as Ma Fu said.

As soon as Ma Fu came in, she saw all the women stood up and saluted her.

The eunuchs who had been sent out in the morning also stood up, bowed their heads and followed the women in paying their respects. Their manners seemed not much different from those of the women, as if they were from the same family.

Ma Fu looked at everyone and then said.

"Everyone, please get ready. We will meet a noble master tomorrow. You will serve this noble master from now on."

"This is also your chance, so please be more attentive."

"We also know that you are not ordinary people. Some of you are both excellent in poetry and painting, and some of you are so good at playing the zither that you can linger in your ears for three days."

"But the one we are meeting this time is not just an ordinary mortal. He is a noble master who is like a celestial being. Therefore, everyone should demonstrate all the skills you have learned in the past tomorrow."

He said the nice things in a gentle and soft voice at the beginning, but his tone became serious later on.

"When the time comes, if anyone dares to neglect or anger our noble master, don't blame me for being merciless."

The women looked at each other, and one of them bowed again before asking.

"But, we still don't know who this noble master is?"

"Which official is it?"

Although these women have been in Yinzhou for two days, they basically stayed on the boat. After getting off the boat, they all lived in the courtyard, as if they were isolated from the world.

Therefore, they did not fully understand the situation in Yinzhou, let alone what had happened in the past few days.

Ma Fu: "Your Majesty has issued an edict to confer upon the Yunzhong Temple God Wu Zhen the title of Linghua Lord and Marquis of Yunmeng. This time you will serve this noble master."

Although the sorcerer did not accept the decree at all, Ma Fu was the emperor's servant and the decree had already been issued. He had to acknowledge it regardless of whether the sorcerer recognized it or not.

Only the beautiful ladies present here listened.

Although none of them spoke, their eyes, as they lowered their brows and looked calmly at the ground, revealed an expression of unwillingness.

Although he was of humble origin, he was born in the palace and had learned many skills since childhood, so naturally he had some ambition.

How can I say that I am completely willing to be banished here from a thousand miles away to serve a crude sorcerer?

In their opinion.

The witch who came from the mountain people and walked out of the wilderness must be a strange person wearing animal skins and dancing like a savage.

However, there are some things that cannot be explained whether they are willing or not.

With just one word from Ma Fu, they would either agree or suffer a more miserable fate.

Ma Fu saw something and said, "Everyone, do you have anything else to say?"

The girls found something wrong when they tasted the food and stood up one after another.

"We will definitely be ready, please rest assured, Ma Chang."

Ma Fu nodded then, but gave another reminder.

"We will offer sacrifices to the gods at night. You can go for a ride and have some fun, and expand your horizons. But you must not move around."

Ma Fu wanted these people to see the appearance of the wizard and get familiar with it. Even if they could only see it from afar, they would be mentally prepared and make preparations in advance.

After leaving the yard, he walked towards another yard.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw a lot of large boxes inside. Ma Fu didn't ask any questions, but went straight forward and opened the box.

As soon as we came up, the sun shone into the box, and it emitted a luster of gold and silver. Rows of gold bars and silver ingots were neatly placed inside. That luster could lure out the greed in people's hearts.

Walking further, another box was opened, which contained gold chains, gold bracelets, gold rings and other jewelry. They were intricately crafted, inlaid with gems, and dazzling.

As the boxes were opened one by one, they contained strings of West Sea pearls and large rubies, sapphires and jadeites inlaid on various gold and silver items.

There are also jade pendants and jade bi disks carved with images of dragons and phoenixes, tigers and leopards, cranes, bats, etc. You can tell at first glance that they are the work of great craftsmen from the palace.

In addition, there are night pearls, ambergris, silk, and various antiques.

The entire yard is filled with priceless treasures.

After reading it, Ma Fu finally nodded with satisfaction.

"good."

Ma Fu turned around, looked at the eunuch who was bending over behind him, and spoke to him.

"Send all of these to the Cloud Shrine."

"Just say it's for Yunzhongjun."

The monk said, "I don't think you can use so many precious instruments on the mountain, right?"

Ma Fu said: "The Divine Witch is a figure like a cloud dragon. How could such a figure stay in this shallow place? He will definitely go to the capital, where he will become famous and admired by people all over the world in the future."

"These things can be used when we bring them to the capital."

"After all, he is a celestial being, so these are just ordinary things, barely worthy of him!"

Ma Fu spoke lightly, but her face was full of confidence.

He just didn't believe it, but he couldn't defeat the witch.

He thought that the wizard had avoided him before, and he must not have known the beauty, gold and power.

After all, verbal titles and wealth and glory on paper are not real enough.

Now, the beauty is before my eyes, and gold, silver and wealth are in my hands.

The wealth and splendor described in the imperial edict were reflected in real pictures, which strongly impacted a person's senses and cognition. Faced with these, how could anyone not be moved?
Even the gods and Buddhas in the sky have to accept incense and offerings. I heard that the Yellow River God also likes beautiful women and wants to marry a wife every year.

As long as the wizard accepts these "things", he will certainly accept the will of His Majesty.

And this matter was accomplished.

(End of this chapter)