In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 24 Rescuing the Luo Family from Crisis, Villagers Offer Sacrifices to the Gods
"Monster! Ah—" Master Luo screamed and woke up in fright, only to find that he could breathe again.

He got up and saw that the rat demon was tightly bound by a strange chain.

Have the two celestial children succeeded?

Nearby, dozens of children were also safe and sound.

"Many thanks to the two celestial children for subduing the rat demon. I will go up the mountain to pay my respects to the goddess and the two celestial children in a few days." Master Luo hurriedly knelt down to express his gratitude.

"The rat demon was subdued by our goddess. If Master Luo wants to thank someone, he should thank our goddess," Shuiwa pointed to the sky, reminding him.

Master Luo looked up.

"Oh dear!" He was so startled that he fell to the ground.

What's that in the sky?
It is the upper body of a giant woman with flowing hair, sacred and inviolable. Although her face is not visible, her extreme aura is awe-inspiring.

She emanated a powerful golden light and nine-colored divine light; she was not a demon, definitely not a demon.

Just now, the rat demon was covered in purplish-red mist, and then there was thick, blackish-red, foul-smelling fog. The people in the sky and the rat demon were completely different.

He hurriedly knelt down and said, "So it is the Holy Lady Jin Sheng who has arrived. This humble subject has not been able to greet you from afar. I am truly guilty of a terrible crime and beg Your Majesty's forgiveness."

Humans are born with an innate reverence for deities.

"It doesn't matter."

All that could be heard was the ethereal and gentle voice of a woman from the heavens.

"I will have someone take away the rat demon and the children of Peach Blossom Village. As for the rest of the children, I will trouble you to help them return home."

"This is what ordinary people should do."

Thinking of his family, Master Luo hurriedly kowtowed and said, "I, Luo Yousong, have a request."

"explain."

Luo Yousong cried, “My life essence was drained by the rat demon, and my body is tainted. I am ill for a long time and my mother, wife and children are unable to get out of bed. I beg the goddess to have mercy and save my family. Once my family is cured, I will take all my wealth to Qihuang Mountain to worship the goddess.”

Gu Yuexi saw that he was weak and had dark circles under his eyes, which showed that he had lost too much of his vital energy.

He just took the recovery pill and hasn't fully recovered yet.

She took out several bottles and gave them to Luo Yousong: "These are recovery pills, which can restore the body's essence. Take them back and give them to them. In less than three days, they will be back to normal."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will never forget your great kindness. Once my family recovers, we will definitely go up the mountain to express our gratitude to Your Majesty."

Luo Yousong hurriedly kowtowed, his face full of gratitude.

When he looked up, the celestial figures in the sky had vanished without a trace.

Huowa said to Zhang Gousheng, "The Empress has left, and it's time for us to leave too."

Fire Boy and Water Boy led the Rat Demon and the missing children from Peach Blossom Village back home.

Luo Yousong led a group of children away from the back mountain.

Suddenly his expression changed drastically: "Where's Uncle Zhong?"

In the past, Uncle Zhong would always be by his side no matter what he did. But after those two fairy boys arrived today, he hadn't seen Uncle Zhong. Could it be that Uncle Zhong offended the fairy boys and was killed?
He was overcome with grief.

Uncle Zhong rushed out and shouted, "Master, are you alright, Master?"

Luo Yousong was delighted: "Uncle Zhong."

Thank goodness, Uncle Zhong is still alive.

He felt ashamed. He had been judging others by his own petty standards. How could a celestial being stoop to the level of a mortal? It was his own narrow-mindedness that had led him to this.

"Where have you gone, sir?"

"And why are there so many children?" Uncle Zhong looked at the scene in horror. Thinking of the recent disappearances of children in the town, a bold guess suddenly came to his mind.

But then he felt something was wrong. His father was a man of high moral character; how could he do something like stealing a child?

"Uncle Zhong, give the order to have the back mountain sealed off immediately."

Luo Yousong was traumatized by the rat demon. If there's a rat demon in the back mountain, there might be other monsters as well.

He was terrified, and with his hands clasped together, he prayed devoutly, "May the Golden Goddess protect me."

We hope no more monsters appear in the back mountain.

Why was the back mountain sealed off?

Luo Zhong was completely confused. When did his master become so eccentric?

"Because there are monsters in the back mountain."

Luo Zhong was horrified: "How could there be a monster in this back mountain?"

Luo Yousong sighed, "Uncle Zhong, don't disbelieve me. If those two celestial children hadn't appeared today, your master would probably be in grave danger."

His face turned pale at the thought of the rat demon's terrifying appearance.

He explained his perilous encounter on the back mountain to Luo Zhong. Luo Zhong trusted his master completely.

The more he listened, the more alarmed he became. There was a monster in the mountain behind his house. The master and his family had been saved by a fairy goddess, who even gave the master a magic pill, and the old lady, his wife, and his son and daughter also received one.

"Master, once the old lady and the madam wake up, we must hurry up the mountain to thank the Empress."

Luo Yousong took out the crystal-clear jade bottle as if it were a precious treasure: "Quickly distribute the elixir to the young master and young lady, I'll go check on the old lady and madam."

A year ago, the Luo family had an excellent reputation throughout Yunwu Town thanks to their pre-drought grain reserves and their past charitable deeds.

Unexpectedly, his mother became bedridden overnight, followed by his wife and children falling into a coma. Finally, he contracted a strange disease similar to tuberculosis, which the doctor attributed to dehydration.

I only found out the truth today; it turns out that my life force was sucked away by that wicked rat demon.

Luo Yousong fed the pills to his mother and wife.

Luo Zhong also instructed the maid to feed the pills to the young master and young lady.

After taking the elixir, Madam Luo's complexion visibly improved. Luo Yousong was astonished, thinking that it truly was a divine elixir bestowed by the gods.

Madam Luo's eyelids twitched, and she opened her eyes.

Her voice was weak and dry: "My son."

"Mother!" Luo Yousong cried with joy, "Mother, how are you?"

"much better."

Grandma Luo grabbed his dry, gray hair and said with disdain, "Why are you so dirty? Why don't you wash it?"

“Mother, there has been a severe drought for three years. Water is used to save lives. Who would use it to wash clothes and hair?”

Luo Yousong was both crying and laughing, his eyes filled with bitterness.

"How long have I slept?"

"For a whole year, if it weren't for my son's good fortune in encountering divine help, our whole family would have been in grave danger."

Luo Yousong then recounted his harrowing experience of falling and tumbling on rocks to his mother.

"Is there a monster in the back mountain?" Unlike the housekeeper, Madam Luo did not question her son.

"I've already had Uncle Zhong seal off the back mountain."

Madam Luo urged, "Quickly give the elixir to Xiumei and the two children."

“The two children are with Uncle Zhong. I’ll go to Xiumei’s place right away. Mother, you just woke up, you must rest well. Lady Jin Sheng said it will take three days for us to recover.”

"Yes." Madam Luo nodded.

Luo Yousong fed the pill to his wife, Gao Xiumei, who slowly woke up after taking the recovery pill.

After learning the whole story, she and her husband embraced and wept bitterly.

Luo Yousong's son and daughter can now stay at the hotel.

"Once you've all recovered, we'll go to Qihuang Mountain to pay our respects to the Goddess."

Luo Yousong prepared a large number of offerings.

Upon hearing that the goddess had emerged from seclusion, people from eight villages at the foot of Qihuang Mountain went up the mountain to worship the deity.

People are no longer short of water, and they are grateful for the great kindness and virtue of the Golden Saint Goddess.

Qihuang Mountain

The villagers set up the offerings.

Just like the worship ceremony in Peach Blossom Village, they introduced their village to the high and mighty deity, and then knelt down in respect.

The large group of over a hundred villagers all respectfully worshipped the gods.

Among the villagers, the women whose children had gone missing were even more devout.

"Your Majesty, please bless my dog ​​so that he may return safely."

"This humble woman is willing to shorten her lifespan by ten years, just to beg Your Majesty to save my family from water and longing for water."

"Your Majesty, please allow this humble woman to see Gousheng as soon as possible."

The villagers promised: "The Goddess has saved us from suffering and shown great compassion by providing us with water. We swear to worship the Goddess for generations to come."

The villagers sincerely worshipped, and their devout faith continued to grow.

The system's voice announced: [The host has accumulated 4050 points of Faith Power.]

Gu Yuexi snapped out of her cultivation and turned her gaze to the water mirror. She saw hundreds of people bowing outside the Divine Palace; they were all suffering villagers.

She listened to the villagers' wishes and murmured to herself:
"Since it's a mutually beneficial arrangement, I naturally won't refuse."

(End of this chapter)