Mythology

Chapter 67 Shocked, Daji is interested in me
Since Zhou Ji was willing to do it himself, Yang He naturally had no reason to refuse.

The resources produced by the prison alone are enough to make a profit.

Moreover, Yang He had a hunch that if the Nuwa statue lost control in other palaces, it would probably come knocking on his door, and things would be even more difficult to deal with then.

The midday sun was extremely bright, and in a short while a large number of craftsmen had gathered there.

"Master Yang"

Zhou Ji felt relieved when he saw that the three statues were relatively calm.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the three Nuwa statues will be seated before dark."

Yang He looked around, his eyes sweeping across the palace where people were coming and going, "Master Zhou, how many craftsmen did you find in total?"

"Let me ask."

Zhou Ji talked to a few soldiers and then replied, "One hundred and forty-three people, all the craftsmen of the surrounding palaces have been called here."

Yang He nodded, and actually counted one hundred and forty-five people through the pupil ghost.

"what happened?"

"There are a few extra people, most likely just craftsmen sneaking in. Let's make sure the statue of Nuwa is seated first, otherwise the sky will get dark and the gloomy atmosphere will be too heavy."

Zhou Ji looked solemn and quickly signaled his soldiers to step up their alert.

Yang He checked again and the result was 148 people.

In just a few breaths, three more people appeared.

However, it is difficult to tell the clues. The craftsman has been in contact with evil spirits and is inevitably contaminated by negative energy. Even the clairvoyance cannot find anything unusual.

"I'll go and arrange for the soldiers. With the stakes in place, the evil spirits won't dare to cause trouble. This must be the abnormality caused by the Nuwa statue."

After Zhou Ji handed the remaining evil spirit remains to Yang He, he left in a hurry.

Yang He narrowed his eyes, suppressed all distracting thoughts and dealt with the remains of the evil spirit. He exchanged the flesh and blood for spiritual vision, and used the skin, flesh and hair for blood sacrifice to the two genitals.

More than half an hour had passed by the time the craftsmen had finished decorating the temple.

For fear of offending Nuwa, anyone with a high level of cultivation was not allowed to interfere, so Yang He and others could only watch from outside the hall.

Taoist Qingfeng was terrified because the statue in front of him covered with red silk was an evil ghost.

Old craftsman Chen took out the three animal heads and bowed respectfully.

"We bow down to the Holy Mother Nuwa, who molded clay to create humans, refined stones to mend the sky, and whose achievements are unparalleled and whose virtues benefit all living things. Today, we are gathered here..."

The statue of Nuwa represents the goddess Nuwa, and naturally she has to report to heaven before taking her seat.

Different from the sacrificial methods of later generations, the sacrifices of the Shang Dynasty were full of roughness, and then a layer of blood-stained glutinous rice was spread on the ground.

The Nuwa statue showed no signs of abnormality and walked step by step to the altar.

The craftsman carefully lifted the red silk.

Compared to the slightly flawed statue of Nuwa, the statue of the god is flawless, except that it is heavily made up, which adds an indescribable weirdness.

"rise!"

Eight craftsmen tried their best to lift it, but the statue of Nuwa did not move at all.

"Nuwa, please calm down. May the saint's grace last forever and enjoy the sacrifices forever. We must remember the saint's grace and be pious every year!!"

The statue of Nuwa was raised one inch, but still could not reach the altar.

Old craftsman Chen was sweating profusely. He signaled to others to bring in pigs, cows, and sheep, and asked them to kneel down and bleed. The air was filled with a fishy smell.

The statue of Nuwa seemed to be very pleased and was carried steadily to the altar.

Old craftsman Chen wiped off the sweat from his face and asked people to present the three animal heads as sacrifices. He then began to clean up the hall and prepare to seat the other two statues.

"hiss……"

Yang He felt a chill in his heart. Although the Nuwa statue was clearly motionless, he had the illusion that an evil spirit was about to get out of control.

In an instant.

The negative energy was overflowing, and Nuwa lay on the ground with her limbs like a wild beast.

Dense hair grew out, the body was thin and twisted, the fur stood up like steel needles, the mouth became sharp and protruding, the eyes were terrifyingly large, and the pupils were extremely deep.

Roar! ! !
Yang He was shocked, and immediately recognized the strange image of the Nuwa statue. It looked a bit like a human.

Seven percent like a fox.

Nine blood-stained tails extended from behind, with even more evil energy. They pierced through the bodies of the three animals and pulled them to the altar to chew on them.

The craftsmen were so frightened that they scrambled and fled out of the temple.

However, after the Nuwa statue had eaten the three animals, it returned to its original appearance, but some residual blood could be seen at the corners of its mouth.

"It was a close call..."

Zhou Ji noticed that Yang He was frowning and patted the latter on the shoulder. "The festival is still forty-six days away. Most of the statues will be seated within ten days. Then all you have to do is wait."

Yang He asked in a hoarse voice: "Are all Nuwa statues with serious flaws like this?"

"What's that?"

"Once out of control, it's like a beast."

Zhou Ji nodded: "Not all of them, but there are indeed many statues that look like humans and animals. It is said that this is because half of the body of the goddess Nuwa is evil."

Yang He's scalp felt numb.

The plots of the World of Allusions and The Investiture of the Gods are similar, but there are many differences, which are reflected in all aspects. However, what Yang He did not expect was that Daji had already appeared in advance.

In the original work, after King Zhou desecrated the statue of Nuwa, Nuwa discovered that the Shang Dynasty still had its fate, so she used the demon-summoning banner to summon all the demons in the world.

Finally, only three monsters from Xuanyuan Tomb were left to wreak havoc on the Shang Dynasty.

They are the nine-tailed fox spirit, the nine-headed pheasant spirit, and the jade pipa spirit.

The world of allusions is different. The monsters descended on Chaoge in the form of defective statues, and Yang He might be facing a scourge named Daji.

"Damn it, if you have something to do, go find King Zhou. Why are you targeting me?"

Yang He glanced inside the hall and saw that the Nuwa statue was also looking at him.

He looked away and chose to refine incense and candles outside another temple.

Yang He had been keeping an eye on the statue of Nuwa who looked like Daji, but nothing unexpected happened after a night passed and the five statues showed no reaction.

For the next two days, the four palaces seemed peaceful.

The extra figures seemed insignificant, and Huang Feihu subsequently withdrew another one-third of the soldiers.

Yang He vaguely felt that Daji didn't want to let him go at all.

However, Chaoge had already begun to gather all its manpower in the main hall, just to prepare for the arrival of the flawless statue of Nuwa.

"If it doesn't work, then go back to the coffin and continue to be a living stake, or play other roles to participate in festivals, especially as a living Buddha, and maybe you'll gain something else."

.........

The third night.

The soldiers patrolled around the four palaces, no longer as nervous as before.

Taoist Master Qingfeng and his disciples followed Yang He in the corner, breathing in and out Yin Qi. In front of them was only an oil lamp providing a faint light.

Although Yang He's ability to gather Yin energy is not as good as Nezha's, it is at least 20% more concentrated.

For the mortals Qingfeng Taoist and his disciples, this is a rare opportunity.

Before I knew it, the negative energy around me was getting stronger and stronger.

When Taoist Qingfeng came to his senses, the biting cold had penetrated into his bones, and Ming Shan Ming Shui had been corroded by the Yin energy and had fainted.

"Brother, perhaps something strange happened in the main hall of Nuwa Palace. I..."

As he spoke, he looked at Yang He, but found that Yang He in front of him was unusually dull, so he quickly took out the talisman and stuck it on the latter's forehead.

Yang He had long since disappeared, and a brightly made-up paper doll was created to disguise his appearance.

"what's the situation?!!"

Taoist Qingfeng was astonished. Soon after, the word "happiness" appeared on the doors of the four palaces, and the sound of suona playing continued.

(End of this chapter)