Wanbao Lady

"Please God!"

As the temple priests sang in unison, several strong men carried the statue of Goddess Wanbao down from the high platform.

That is a seated statue of Goddess Wanbao.

The craftsmen used exquisite skills to carve out her beautiful and compassionate face, as well as the ink-and-wash clothes she wore.

She holds a rejuvenation bottle in her left hand, symbolizing her compassion.

The Demon Locking Tower in her right hand symbolizes her thunderous means.

Behind her is a silver ball gilded with silver.

People didn't know what it was, they only knew that it emitted brilliant light and controlled the weather.

They couldn't see what was in the light, so they carved a silver ball instead.

The statue is carefully painted, and although it is not a perfect replica, it is still very lifelike.

People carried the statue of the deity into the imperial procession, and the procession began amid the deafening sound of firecrackers and the beating of gongs and drums!

Chongfan followed the team like an ordinary person, watching with great interest.

The one in the front is the guide.

They are all a group of half-grown children.

As we move forward, we scatter little paper figures into the sky.

This was the first time Chongfan had seen this kind of model, so he casually asked the people around him, "Excuse me, what do these paper figures mean?"

An old lady next to her saw her unfamiliar face and thought she was a visitor from afar.

Then he explained enthusiastically: "These paper figures are paper boys, used to clear the way for the empress."

A small paper figure floated over with the wind, and Chongfan caught it subconsciously.

The little paper figure was only the size of a palm, and actually looked quite cute.

As soon as the guide passed by, the team of entertaining gods arrived.

They were dressed in all kinds of strange costumes, like the legendary heavenly soldiers and generals.

Their faces are painted and their eyes are bright and lively.

They marched with big and bold steps, sometimes waving their weapons, sometimes spinning and jumping.

Festive yet dignified.

As the entertainment team for the gods passed by, the procession of the gods followed.

The deity was placed in the center of the procession, with thin gauze covering both sides.

Eight people carried the imperial carriage through the crowd, and everyone who saw it bowed down.

Some even knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

The people around Chongfan also knelt in a circle, leaving her standing like a pine tree, which made her look quite conspicuous.

The lady beside her murmured "Goddess bless you" while saying to Chongfan:

"Girl, please worship her. Worshiping the goddess will bring you benefits."

Chongfan just smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what the form is. As long as you are sincere, your wish will come true."

Recently, she could vaguely hear the prayers of believers.

But it's all vague.

I think this is the so-called effect of incense.

As the statues paraded, Chongfan once again heard the vague sound of prayers.

It was as if a lot of people were whispering outside the room.

You can hear them, but you just can't make out what they're saying.

Fortunately, Chongfan can automatically turn off this function.

Otherwise, you will get a headache if you listen to this buzzing sound every day.

The procession walked for a long time and finally returned to the temple along the predetermined route.

They had dinner early, and before it got dark, the guests boarded the ship one after another to go home.

Just like when we came here, there were boats lined up on the Mule River, and it looked very lively.

Only this time, they drove outside.

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The entrance and exit of Mule River.

On a black-winged boat.

Because there were so many people going back, the wupeng boat was packed.

A couple holding their child had no choice but to sit on the deck as there was no room for them.

The child was drowsy in his mother's arms.

Suddenly, there was a noise from under the boat.

The child was awakened and rubbed his eyes.

The mother holding the child suddenly felt wet under her buttocks. She thought she had her period and her face turned red with embarrassment.

This shouldn’t be the case…isn’t the time yet?

She glanced around secretly. Some people were drowsy, while others were watching the scenery on the shore.

Seeing that no one noticed her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

With the help of her child and husband, she secretly reached her hand under her buttocks and touched it gently.

He glanced around secretly out of the corner of his eye like a thief, and then looked at his hands.

The woman breathed a sigh of relief.

Phew~ Fortunately it’s not.

But doubts also arise.

Why, it's water?

Is there water on the deck?

Just as she was thinking this, another vibration came from under the boat.

The woman's husband suddenly felt something was wrong and reached under her buttocks and touched it.

"Water? Why is there water here?"

He stood up quickly, and the woman also stood up holding the child.

When I looked down, I found that the bottom of the boat was leaking!

The two men were so frightened that they shouted, "Boatman! Boatman! There's a leak here!"

Others also looked over.

Sure enough, the bottom of the boat was leaking! And the leak was quite big!

"It's leaking! It's leaking!"

The people on the boat exclaimed.

The boatman who was rowing the boat dropped the pole and ran over.

At first glance, his expression changed suddenly.

"Bad luck! Quickly use something to block it!"

The others also woke up as if from a dream and stuffed whatever they had at hand over to him.

Although the river flow is not fast, it is winter now!

If I fall down, I'm afraid I'll freeze to death!

Everyone was in a panic, but the water leaking was getting more and more.

Suddenly, the bottom of the boat shook violently.

A big hole suddenly appeared underneath.

The river water gushed out directly from the bottom of the boat.

Even the most slow-witted person would have reacted.

There's something... under the boat!

But what could be under the icy river water in this cold winter?

Everyone was very frightened when they thought about it.

"The water is getting more and more! The boat is going to sink!"

One person shouted.

Everyone was frightened to death.

If I fell down...

Not to mention the cold river water, but the things in the water...

No, I don't want to die yet!

"Help!"

"Help!"

The people on the boat screamed miserably.

While trying to block the hole with something, they waved their arms towards other ships and the shore.

"The boat is sinking! Help!"

"I don't want to die yet!"

The timid ones even cried out of fear.

However, what made them despair was that not only them, but people on several boats behind them were also screaming in fear.

Chaos abounds.

But not all ships were in trouble.

Some people on the lucky and safe ships were also terrified when they saw this scene.

Why did several ships get into accidents out of the blue?

You know, there are at least a few people on each ship, and at most more than a dozen people!

They wanted to rescue, but were separated by the icy cold river.

Some sharp-eyed people also noticed that there seemed to be a shadow flashing underwater, which immediately frightened them to death.

There were adjacent boats that were close by. Seeing that the other boat was about to sink, the people on it shouted hurriedly: "Come here! Come to us quickly!"

But some people are unwilling.

He muttered, "We're running out of room here."

The safe ships tried to get closer to the leaking ship, and the people on it reached out their hands to help those unfortunate people.

The leaking boat shook violently again.

Amid people's screams.

The boat capsized.