After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

"Master, have you finished your work?" Mrs. Luo stood up and responded.

County Magistrate Luo nodded.

Mrs. Luo was anxious: "How do you plan to deal with those evil people in the mountain temple?"

Yesterday, Mrs. Luo said she wanted to go to worship, but today she turned into a demon and evil cultivator.

Magistrate Luo glared at her: "As a woman, why do you care about the affairs of the front yamen?"

"How can we just ignore it, sir? Doctor Yan came today, but he still couldn't figure out what's going on. Chi'er is even coughing up blood." Mrs. Luo wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

"I thought that the mountain temple must have done a lot of evil and was punished by heaven, which implicated my son."

"Master, you should quickly destroy that damn mountain temple. Who knows, maybe your son's strange illness will be cured."

Magistrate Luo ignored her subsequent words, took two steps forward, looked at his son, and asked worriedly, "Did he really vomit blood?"

Luo Chi nodded.

He was also shocked. He had clearly only taken the small pill given by Doctor Fang, so why was he vomiting blood? Could he have really hurt himself?

Magistrate Luo's face was filled with gloom, and he suddenly asked, "Where is Doctor Yan?"

"He's gone. He's already returned to the county town."

The servant answered for him.

Doctor Yan felt helpless and didn't want to stay any longer, so he left.

County Magistrate Luo pondered for a moment and asked his wife and the servants in the room to leave.

Mrs. Luo was reluctant to leave. It was already this late and the child's life was almost in danger. What else was there to hide from her?

But she was a woman, and obeying her husband had become her instinct, so she went out anyway.

County Magistrate Luo sat on a barbed stool, looking sternly at his son.

"Luo Chi, tell me the truth. What's this strange disease? Is it you and Sima Che messing around, directing and acting it out?"

Luo Chi was startled and started coughing suddenly out of fear.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

He opened the handkerchief and saw the dark red blood, which made him feel cold inside.

With red eyes, he looked at his father: "Dad, what are you talking about? How can I pretend to be sick? So many doctors have seen it..."

When County Magistrate Luo saw the blood, he was shocked and hurried to give his son water.

Yes, no matter how much you pretend to be sick, you can’t pretend to vomit blood.

He must be too suspicious.

The main reason is that the series of events happened too coincidentally.

As soon as the news spread that his son and several friends had contracted a strange disease, Xu Shan stepped forward.

His words directly confirmed the similarities between the deaths of the boys and girls and his sons' nightmares.

Everything led to the mountain temple.

It seemed reasonable, but County Magistrate Luo felt that someone was pushing it behind the scenes.

Otherwise, how could things progress so quickly? This forced him, the father and mother official, to be placed on a high pedestal and to express his position.

I thought my son and his friends were just fooling around, but now I know that’s not the case.

"Okay, Dad knows it's not you. Well, you should take good care of yourself. The doctor from the city is on the way."

County Magistrate Luo felt heartbroken when he saw his son in pain.

Luo Chi finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face showing bitterness.

"Dad, what if the doctors in the city can't cure it?"

County Magistrate Luo didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Dad, what are you going to do with the mountain temple?" Luo Chi asked again.

The latter still didn't answer, mainly because he hadn't thought it through.

"Dad, the Mountain God Temple has been operating in Puliu Town for many years. It has a huge influence and a large number of believers. If you are not careful, I am afraid it will cause a civil uprising."

Luo Chi analyzed it carefully.

County Magistrate Luo nodded subconsciously. That was exactly why he was so restrained.

People who are not aware of the situation may think that the main components of a mountain temple are the child prodigy and a few divine servants.

But in fact, they have industries.

Those who sell incense, lamps and candles locally are basically the relatives of the deities.

There were also some caravans set up in the name of divine servants, which traveled between Puliu Town and the Jiangnan area and made a lot of money.

Furthermore, the local gentry have an inexplicable relationship with the priests. They respect the priests and occasionally give them privileges in certain aspects.

Over time, it becomes a dense network of relationships.

The local gentry also benefited from it, for example, they controlled a mountain in the name of the mountain god.

Although they could not obtain the deed to the mountain under the control of County Magistrate Luo, ordinary people were afraid to enter the mountain in fear of the mountain god, and only their people were allowed to enter and exit.

What is the difference between that mountain and the one belonging to the gentry?

Mountain god temples are no longer simply about worshipping mountain gods. They can make money and are a treasure trove.

In addition to these benefits, there are also believers, who are numerous, many of whom believe in it wholeheartedly and are crazy about it.

If he were to uproot the family just as his wife had said, his own family would be the first to suffer.

For example, dozens of crazy believers set his house on fire in the middle of the night.

It is entirely possible that this could happen.

"Chi'er, it seems that your stay at Changbai Academy was not in vain. You have become much calmer. So, what do you think should be done?"

County Magistrate Luo said with relief.

"In the long run, to dismantle the mountain temple, we have to boil the frog in warm water, step by step."

"Now, Dad, you can take the first step and separate some of the mountain temple's believers. At the same time, resolve the issue of human sacrifice and see if you can alleviate your son's illness."

Luo Chi smiled bitterly.

"My son has also thought about it. He didn't know what human sacrifice was before, but after going to the mountain god temple to burn incense once, he had nightmares again and again. The experiences in the dream happened to be exactly what young boys and girls experienced. Is the mountain god hinting at something to my son?"

County Magistrate Luo frowned and looked at him, not being able to understand what he meant for a moment.

Luo Chi swallowed and thought about the words Fang Nanzhi had arranged for him in advance. After confirming that there was nothing missing, he continued.

"For example, the mountain god actually disapproves of using young boys and girls?"

"If the divine servants misunderstand and act recklessly, the mountain god will actually be very unhappy."

"As for God, he should love people. Why would he harm innocent people? Isn't that just adding to his own karma?"

"It's because the mountain god is unhappy that he took advantage of our incense offering to give us some guidance and show it."

Luo Chi spoke more and more fluently.

County Magistrate Luo's expression became puzzled. He stroked his beard and asked, "Oh, Chi'er, your guess makes sense, but there are so many believers in the Mountain God Temple. Why would the Mountain God hint at you guys?"

"That's of course because our identities are different." Luo Chi looked up.

"Dad, I'm afraid you and Uncle Sima have known about the human sacrifice for a long time and turned a blind eye to it. Otherwise, why did you bite my ear in the dream?"

"You are aiding and abetting the evil."

Luo Chi's voice unconsciously became a little louder, but under his father's cold gaze, he quickly restrained himself.

He pretended to cough a few times before continuing.

"I guess the mountain god probably felt that the cause and effect of this matter still fell on you, Dad, and thought you could handle it, so he cast a spell on us, making us sick, to convey his will."

County Magistrate Luo raised the corner of his mouth, with a rather meaningful look.

"I don't know when Chi'er understood the mountain god's intentions so thoroughly."