I am a fairy

Chapter 39 Setting up a monument and establishing a legend
County Office.

The county magistrate hurried to the courtyard on the left, found Jia Gui who was handling official business, and told him that the stone tablet had been engraved.

At the same time, the stele pavilion built with personal funds from County Magistrate Jia has been completed, right at the foot of the sacred peak.

Ever since the dragon rushed out of the mountain, the road in the mountain has also changed. It has become the main avenue in and out of Xihe County. People coming and going have to pass through there, and when they see the pavilion, they will naturally rest in it.

When you take a break, you will naturally see the inscription on the stone tablet.

Jia Gui put down his brush and looked over: "Is it done?"

The county magistrate saluted and said, "It has been revised. I have seen it with my own eyes. It is correct to the letter."

Compared with the original inscription on the stone tablet, the current inscription has been revised once. Because a lot of things happened later, Jia Gui took the opportunity to add to it.

Of course, this added a lot of trouble to the people below, but this kind of trouble was certainly not within the consideration of Jia County Lord.

Jia Gui's expression immediately became cheerful, and his mustache began to tremble.

"Good good!"

He said "good" three times in a row, and then urged the county magistrate.

"Get ready immediately. I will go there in person when the time comes."

On that day, the county beat drums and gongs, and everyone hurriedly transported a stone tablet tied with a red ribbon to the foot of the sacred peak, which attracted many people to watch and even follow.

Taking advantage of the fact that the rain had subsided a lot, everyone began to carry the stone tablet into the pavilion. The road was a bit muddy, so the task was particularly difficult.

"Hey~"

"Hey~"

"Work harder!"

"Hold on!"

Finally, the monument was erected in the pavilion under the first mountain gate.

The people watching were illiterate, and some of them helped to read the inscriptions on the stone tablet.

"Don't worry, I'll read it to you."

"There is an immortal living in the Cloud Wall Mountain. He does not care about worldly matters. He rides on the wind and clouds to go up and down. He is free and unfettered outside the three realms and travels throughout the four seas. His name is the Lord of the Clouds."

"Your appearance..."

"Your virtue is boundless and vast, benefiting all living things, moistening things silently, making clouds and rain fall without seeking fame."

"Riding the wind and the universe, free and unfettered, all living beings look up to me, my kindness is as deep as the sea, and I am filled with gratitude..."

After talking for so long, it's just like chanting scriptures.

Fortunately, after the man finished speaking, he also interpreted it in detail.

The inscription tells three stories in total. The first is the story of how Jia Gui, the magistrate of Xihe County, met Yun Zhongjun. It is narrated in great detail, even mentioning the drinking of heavenly wine. The story about the immortal saying that it snowed at 3 p.m. and the snow was as deep as a finger's depth is even more vivid and interesting.

The second one is the story of the walking dragon. This story is deeper and heavier, full of mythology. The scenes and words also appear grand. This story was also experienced personally by many people present. When that person was telling the story, many people responded and talked about what they saw one after another.

The last one was added, which is the story of the drought demon and rainfall, with some horror elements. This story focuses on describing the viciousness of the drought demon and the people's longing for rain. In the end, the drought demon was subdued by the power of earth fire and sky thunder, and rain fell.

The last part about the sacrificial wine and the smell of wine in the rain has become the most interesting part of the whole story.

"That's right, the rain that night really smelled like wine!"

"That must be the Lord of the Clouds in the sky. He spilled the wine in the pot and it turned into rain falling from the sky."

"Maybe when Yun Zhongjun was sitting on the dragon and making it rain, the dragon secretly took a sip and then sneezed, so the rain smelled like wine."

There were many different opinions, and almost everyone present had something to say about this matter.

The event ended in a lively atmosphere with the sound of drums and gongs, but the impact of the stone tablet had just begun.

Because this story is not only engraved on the stone tablet, it is also written in the county annals, and at the same time, it is also written in people's hearts.

It will be passed down from generation to generation by the people of this land.

Since then.

This Yunbi Mountain has also become a fairy mountain, a Feng Shui treasure land and a fairy cave.

When men of letters and scholars came to this area, they would inevitably pass through here and leave their own works, which would also add to the mythical color of this mountain and this place.

Everyone left with a lingering feeling, but as they walked, a dull roar was suddenly heard.

"Boom!"

There was a tremor under their feet and everyone was startled.

Some people even felt their feet were shaking and sat down on the ground, letting out a scream.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, then immediately looked around, and some looked up at the sky. "Is it thundering?"

But the sound obviously did not come from the divine garden forest on the mountain. It was different from the thunder summoned by the gods that everyone had heard before. It was much louder, but it did not sound like rain thunder from the sky.

But then, a drizzle fell from the sky onto everyone, and everyone smiled at each other.

"It will be the Spring Equinox soon, with bursts of spring thunder!"

"There was thunder in the sky, and I felt a tremor underground."

"I feel it too."

"It felt like it was splitting from under my feet. It almost scared the hell out of me."

"How can there be thunder underground?"

Although everyone said this, no one really believed that the lightning struck from under their feet.

But after returning, he asked others if they had heard the loud thunder just now.

But they all said there was no thunder.

"What thunder? Where did it come from?"

"We're just across a mountain, but you heard it, but I couldn't. How is that possible?"

"There has been no thunder since the rain began, so don't come here and talk nonsense."

The people who came back from the sacred peak were confused and doubted whether they had really heard the thunder.

It was as if the thunder only existed near the sacred peak.

To be precise, it only exists underground.
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It has been several days since the Waking of Insects season, and the drizzle has been falling, coming and going from time to time.

Jia Gui has been busy with the resettlement of mountain residents these days. After all, apart from the auspicious sign of the appearance of gods, this matter can be regarded as his real achievement as a county official.

Jia Gui: "Have the relocated villages been settled?"

The subordinates who followed him said: "A group of people were settled in Shanghe Township. The day before yesterday, when the underground fire subdued the demons, half of the mountain was burned. Another group of people happened to be settled there. The county will also lend some farm tools to the mountain people."

"Recently, some merchants have been buying mountain products from the mountain dwellers, saying that the mountain treasures grown in Yunbi Mountain are in great demand because of its Feng Shui.

"After a year or so, everything will be completely settled."

Jia Gui: "Nothing went wrong?"

Staff: "Everything is fine."

Jia Gui: "Then this matter is considered to be accomplished."

After finishing his business, Jia Gui, as a romantic scholar, at least he thought so, so naturally wanted to organize some activities suitable for scholars.

Jia Gui: "Have the peach blossoms at the foot of the mountain bloomed? If they have, we can invite scholars from the county to go out and enjoy the spring."

Staff: “It hasn’t started yet.”

Jia Gui: "Is it about time?"

Staff: "I don't know why it's later this year."

Speaking of this, the subordinate also mentioned another thing.

"Not only are the peach blossoms not blooming at the foot of the mountain, but even though it has been raining a lot recently, there has been no spring thunder and no insects can be heard on the mountain."

Jia Gui nodded and connected several things together.

"When spring thunder sounds, everything grows. When the Waking of Insects Festival comes, the sound of thunder awakens the hibernating insects."

"There is no spring thunder. It seems that the season when peach blossoms bloom and insects chirp has not yet arrived."

"Well, let's wait a little longer."

The subordinates also nodded in response, and then continued to say what they really wanted to say.

"But there is something strange."

Jia Gui: "What's strange?"

Subordinates: "Someone heard thunder near the sacred peak."

Jia Gui: "Thunder, hasn't there been any thunder recently? Why didn't I hear any?"

Subordinates: "It is rumored that the thunder came from underground, and it can only be heard by standing on the land outside Yunbi Mountain."

Jia Gui: "I've only heard of thunder coming from the sky and thunder striking backwards from the ground. How can there be such a topsy-turvy thing?"

Jia Gui laughed, thinking that perhaps one of the villagers had misheard.

(End of this chapter)