Start as a Temple Spirit

"Chief, Liangshan." A greeting came from the other side of the river from the survivors, interrupting the conversation between Shang Liangshan and the old chief about ducks and geese.

"How come you came back so quickly?" The old patriarch came back to his senses, looked at the remaining soldiers and militiamen who were waiting for the boat on the opposite bank of the river, and asked loudly.

Before they knew it, the two people who were chatting were almost approaching the river bank.

"Chief, this is quite strange." Yitu recounted the situation their team encountered.

Just as the old patriarch monk Liangshan guessed, the normally hard-to-see wild animals such as wolves, bears, bison, sheep and so on, have inexplicably increased in number.

It might be a bit of an exaggeration to describe it as a disaster, but there were really so many of them that hunting them was effortless.

This is also the reason why they came back early, because there were so many prey to hunt.

After listening to the story told by the deceased, the old patriarch and the monk Liangshan looked at each other and saw the anxiety in each other's eyes.

Regardless of whether a beast tide will break out or not, the rice must be harvested quickly.

Otherwise, we will face snow disasters and the rampage of wild beasts.

No matter which one it is, farmers do not want to see it.

The return of the Yi Tu team was just the beginning. Yi Shui and Yi Huo also led their teams back one after another. The situations were similar. There were so many prey that they dared not stay in the underground palace camp for long.

If you get trapped because of greed, it will be a lot of fun.

The next morning, the old patriarch presided over the ceremony of opening the harvest.

The ceremony is also simple. After praying to heaven and earth, people will pay homage to the temple spirits and wish for good weather and a good harvest this year.

The big wild boar head placed on the altar is particularly eye-catching.

Shang Liangshan, who was practicing in the heterodox sect, could feel the smell of pork already entering his nose, which he could not resist.

Fang Kuai, who was lying at the entrance of the hall, was almost drooling at the aroma of pork.

After the ceremony, with a wave of the old patriarch's hand, the villagers rushed to the village gate and the fields, and the rice harvest began.

When the Forgotten Village was busy harvesting rice, the old patriarch monk Liangshan, who was on the village wall watching Yang Chao install a machine crossbow, received a report from the local militia that the Xuanxu Sect's black ship was returning.

The old clan leader replied, "I know," and sent the local militia away. He looked at Shang Liangshan and asked, "Should we go and welcome them?"

"It's enough to have the great elder come to greet us. It's not good to pay too much attention to him. It will be difficult to talk about money." Shang Liangshan said with a smile.

"Haha, that's right." The old patriarch laughed heartily.

"Talk about money? What money?" Yang Chao clapped his hands to signal Da Niu to take over and install the bed machine crossbow, then turned to look at the old patriarch and asked curiously.

"Of course it's the rent. I forgot to talk about it last time." The old patriarch smiled like a fox.

"I'm afraid you forgot it on purpose." Yang Chao didn't believe that the old patriarch would forget about the land rent. He was afraid that the old man wanted to create a fait accompli before discussing it.

"I really forgot. You should quickly install the crossbow so that you can go to the village to install it." The old patriarch changed the subject.

"You are the boss and you have the final say." Yang Chao took a sip of tea and continued to get busy.

At the suggestion of Shang Liangshan, the wall of the Forgotten Village was first built into a platform for placing machine crossbows to strengthen its defense.

To this end, Yi Jin, Yang Chao and others worked overtime to build the bed-machine crossbow.

The bed crossbow is very similar to the ancient Chinese bed crossbow.

It is a powerful crossbow. Several bows are mounted on a bed frame, and the bows and arrows are drawn and loaded by twisting the axles at the rear, ready for firing.

A multi-bow crossbow can be used by multiple people to twist the shaft, and the combined force of several bows can shoot arrows. Its shooting force far exceeds that of a split-draw, kick-draw or waist-drawn crossbow used by a single person.

The difference is the arrows used in the crossbows in this world.

The two-meter-long arrow is engraved with a formation. The upper part of the arrow shaft contains ten small steel arrows. After it is launched, the arrow shaft will explode, the arrow head will shoot out, and the small steel arrows will fly in all directions, a bit like a cluster bomb.

The sword's power should not be underestimated; the main arrowhead can smash rocks, and the small steel arrow can penetrate three inches into the stone.

According to Yang Chao, what he made was an ordinary crossbow. If he used demon tendons as the bowstring and engraved a formation on it, it would become a spiritual crossbow. Its power is so strong that one blast would create a big hole. If a fifth-rank master was hit by the crossbow, he would be crippled if not killed.

Of course, with his current fourth-grade cultivation, he cannot manufacture a spiritual weapon crossbow. Besides, Forgotten Township does not have the materials to make a spiritual weapon crossbow.

On the dock opposite the forgotten village, touching scenes of courtesy, father-daughter and father-son reunions were taking place.

Yihuo patted Yiying's shoulder, pulled him aside and asked about their trip.

Yuying, who was burdened with a heavy responsibility, whispered to Yihuo about what they had seen and heard during their trip.

Yifeng led the Xuanxu Sect's people to the courtyard stronghold that had just been built, and explained that due to time constraints, the furniture had not been made in time.

Liu Weizi didn't care about this and said there was no rush. As long as he had a place to live and a place to cook, it would be fine.

The Xuanxu Sect's courtyard stronghold is a two-story brick and tile house covering an area of ​​over a thousand square meters. It is surrounded by a three-meter-high wall to form a large courtyard.

There is a vegetable garden and a well in the courtyard, dotted with three silver fir trees at the foot of the mountain.

Liu Weizi led his disciples into the courtyard and was very satisfied with the simple courtyard.

He felt even more satisfied when he saw the green leaves emerging in the vegetable garden.

"Brother Liu, is this courtyard built to your liking?" Yifeng asked with a smile.

"Satisfied, very satisfied, especially that your village actually moved three silver fir trees into the courtyard, which gave me a big surprise." Liu Weizi nodded and smiled.

"Speaking of these three silver fir trees, the villagers are very reluctant to let them go. They have witnessed a lot," Yifeng sighed.

"Don't worry, Brother Yi. We will take good care of these three trees. I will set up a formation tonight to keep them warm."

"That's good, that's good." Yifeng nodded, then changed the subject and said, "Brother Liu, do you know Xuanming Sect?"

"Xuanming Sect?" Liu Weizi shook his head and said, "I have heard of Xuanming Sect. It is a cult that is very powerful and very secretive."

When he said this, he thought of something and looked at Yi Feng seriously and asked, "Are there any evil cultivators coming to Liangshan?"

"Yeah." Yifeng nodded and began to tell the story of the evil cultivator in a low voice.

"Xuanming Sect? Could it be a branch of Xuanming Religion? If so, we will be in big trouble."

"Brother Liu, please don't scare me."

"It's hard to be sure, but even if the Xuanming Sect is a branch of the Xuanming Sect, it is also restricted. There are righteous sects watching them."

"I'm just afraid of a seventh-rank expert coming."

Upon hearing this, Liu Weizi comforted him, "Don't worry, old brother Yi. Jufeng City has the obligation to monitor the surrounding evil ways."

"If they dare to attack, once a fight breaks out, the evil energy emitted by the seventh-rank evil cultivator will definitely attract the attention of Jufeng City, so the seventh-rank evil cultivator will not take action easily."

"Besides, Liangshan can protect itself against the seventh-rank evil cultivator, not to mention we still have the banner of the Xuanxu Sect."

"Once the evil energy is too strong, the elders of our sect who are traveling in the Hundred Thousand Mountains will sense it immediately and send their talismans to support us, so don't worry too much, old man."