All the evil beasts in the world, I feed on demons and monsters

Chapter 57 Two Stories
However, during the chaotic times at the end of the Tang Dynasty, all the heroes in the world seemed to have lost their luck along with the prosperous times, and all of them died.

The rest all turned into man-eating evil spirits.

Some hot-blooded men were unwilling to be like animals waiting to be slaughtered, so they rebelled and became bandits and pirates.

Among them, the most prominent villain was Liu Dishan, who transformed himself into an immortal and called himself "Dixianweng", boasting that he could move mountains and fill the sea.

In reality, there was no such thing as a god. He was simply familiar with the hydrology of Nanhai County and hid in the water, making him inaccessible to the government troops.

How does this person survive in the water? If it is just a small force, then there are naturally plenty of fish and shrimp in the lake.

Unfortunately, in troubled times, people are like dogs. Those who don't want to die can only become bandits. With so many people seeking refuge, Liu Dixian can only do some business of treating people to noodles.

What noodles are you talking about? Of course, they're the hob noodles and the chaos noodles.

They would carry people to the middle of the river, kill them or drown them, then collect the bodies for food and take the goods for trade.

If that were all, then Liu Dixian would be nothing more than a rotten water bandit. But who would have thought that this evil thief actually did something big in the early years of the Southern Han Dynasty!

By then, the old thief was already over sixty years old and in failing health. Someone from the Henghai Navy came and asked him to surrender, and he agreed.

But the next day.

A 20,000-man army sailed across the sea in triumph to recapture the Huai River and capture the pirates. However, all their ships were sunk on the way!
All 20,000 soldiers were fed to the River God!
Who did it?
Who else could it be? Liu Dixian was accompanied by a water-dividing spirit beast over ten feet long, roaming the rivers and chasing the government troops!

All the water monsters in the river, including water ghosts, raccoon spirits, and pig dragons, followed.

Those monsters did not invade the people, but only drove away the soldiers. Under the influence of their spiritual power, they even coexisted with the people and helped each other.

All the surrounding villages and towns built ancestral halls to worship the Huai River God!

Even countless small villages spontaneously changed their names to Heshen Village!
A river temple was even built on the mountain to worship Lingxi.

But later, when all the masters of the Southern Han Mahayana Maitreya Sect arrived, Liu Dixian surrendered and joined the Southern Han, becoming the governor of Nanhai County.

The river god also changed his appearance and became a pig-dragon.

I also heard that every quarter, all villages, towns, and counties were required to offer a pair of young boys and girls to the River God. Every year, around the Spring Festival, they had to offer nine babies less than three months old, still pregnant with innate energy!
Clothes would be sewn with gold thread, and after they were dressed, they would be sent to the river god to enjoy blessings! The amount of gold was particular: for an infant, three taels and three ounces. For a boy or girl, one pound and nine taels and nine ounces. If gold was insufficient, a large box would be needed to hold gold, silver, and jewelry of equal value.

However, this gift of the river god ensured peace on both sides of the river. As long as the village received the golden boy and jade girl, there was no more flooding or water disasters.

After he finished speaking, he saw the clear moonlight turning into a jade cup.

The rhinoceros took down a few pieces of clay and put them aside, and they rippled and melted into four cups of incense ash tea, which fell in front of the four people.

"It's been a while since I last met you. I'm sorry to bother you. Here's some tea and thanks."

Ji Ran looked at the cup.

Incense Ash Tea

Incense ash content: 10 grams.

Effects: 1. Stores 10 breaths of divine power, granting the power of the deity to which the incense ash belongs! 2. Within ten breaths, all spell cooldowns below level 3 are reset to zero, granting unlimited use. 4. While casting, one can glimpse the path of the divine sequence and gain insights. . Allows forging Daozhen-level equipment.

Note: May be exposed to incense residue after use.

"Here you go."

Suddenly, Xun Yu raised his arm and rubbed Ji Ran gently.

There was a hint of embarrassment on her delicate face, and she was obviously unwilling to drink the dirty tea.

Although this guy is careless, he is particular. She pushed the small cup in front of her with her small hand.

When Ji Ran saw it, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Incense Ash Tea

Incense ash content: one hundred grams.

One hundred grams!!
It turns out that other people's is incense ash tea, and mine is just incense ash water at most.

Looking at the opposite side, one is five grams and the other is one gram, I feel a little better.

Ji Ran was reluctant to drink it, but waved his hand and put it all into the storage space.

He looked at the rhino demon's astonished eyes and said with a smile, "I have a story here, too."

"Master, are you willing to listen?"

"Appreciate further details."

Ji Ran nodded and said, "During the Tang Dynasty, a monk went to Western India to seek the true scriptures."

"After many hardships along the way, I finally saw the Buddha. But when I wanted to get the true scriptures, I encountered monks who demanded yellow and white things."

The monk was furious and went straight to the Buddha. But the Buddha said, "Don't shout. I already know. The sutras should not be spread lightly, nor should they be spread in vain."

"I remember a time when many monks and nuns came down from the mountains and chanted this sutra at the home of Zhao Changchun in Shravasti, hoping to secure peace for the living and a transcendental path for the deceased. They only got three dou and three liters of loose gold for it. I think they sold it too cheaply, leaving their descendants with nothing to enjoy!"

"The monk had no choice but to offer the purple gold alms bowl, which he had used for food along the way and was his only valuable possession. Only then did he receive the true scriptures in return."

After hearing this, the rhinoceros demon remained silent for a long time.

Liu Yu'an opened his mouth and said, "Isn't this three dou and three liters of loose gold like the golden clothes on the boy?"

"Tsk, then, isn't the true scripture equivalent to good weather and good harvests?"

The rhinoceros demon was silent, then suddenly asked, "What if Zhao Changchun's family doesn't spend money to buy the scripture?"

Ji Ran laughed and said, "I'm afraid someone in his family will die on the streets, and the deceased will never be reborn! Of course, this has nothing to do with Buddhism."

The rhinoceros demon sighed and said, "If I can't find a boy or girl, I can put on a golden and jade robe..."

"That's because of the constant natural disasters, flooding the counties!"

Ji Ran's eyes were calm as he said quietly, "Of course, this is also a natural disaster and has nothing to do with the River God."

Bang!
At this moment, Liu Yu'an slammed the table and said, "How ridiculous!"

"How can this be called a river god?"

"A river monster is more like that!" "I've been walking here and I've seen that Hai'an County is located on high ground with fast-flowing water. How could there be a flood?"

The moon is bright at night, and the waves are as clear as water.

In the River God Temple, the rhinoceros demon was silent for a long time, but pushed another cup of tea over.

"This story of the young layman is worth a cup of tea."

Maybe he was embarrassed or something, but this cup of his also contained 100 grams of incense ash.

Ji Ran couldn't bear to drink it, so he put it away.

Now I have 210 grams of incense ash from the God of the Water Dividing River on my body.

"How many!"

Suddenly, Liu Yu'an stood up and said, "I am Liu Yu'an, the newly appointed magistrate of Hai'an County. I do not seek fame and fortune in this position, but only hope that I will not burden the people and can protect the area!"

"If this river god is really like this, please help me!"

As he spoke, Liu Yu'an bowed deeply to the rhinoceros.

Liu Yu'an had already noticed that the rhinoceros' clothing and physique were surprisingly similar to the clay sculpture behind it!
Also, it has no shadow.

Definitely not an ordinary person!

The rhinoceros shook his head secretly and said, "Young Master."

"You've found a fake river god and mistakenly recognized the real immortal in front of you."

At this moment, the rhinoceros demon looked at Xun Yu.

Liu Yu'an also followed its gaze, but he couldn't tell which of the man and woman the rhinoceros was talking about was the real immortal.

However, Liu Yu'an is a chivalrous man without any psychological burden. He would worship one god, and two gods would not be too many.

He immediately stood up and bowed to Ji Ran and Xun Yu, saying, "Please help me, both masters!"

Ji Ran stood up and thought about the mission in the Great Ranger. If he could kill the river god, he might be able to get an extra reward.

Besides, he and Xun Yu had arrived a few days earlier, so it was not convenient for them to act alone. They had to wait for Chen Chu, Wang Xian, and Taoist Chen to arrive before they could make plans for the next step.

"can."

Meanwhile, the Rhino Demon beside him also bowed and said, "Two Immortals, I believe you understand."

"I am the Water Dividing Spiritual Resonance in the story, but I am suppressed here by the Mahayana Maitreya Sect."

It pointed at the ground below and said, "The soul is locked in the courtyard by the talisman, and the body is suppressed in the mountain."

"My body has been without life for the past twenty or thirty years. If I want to revive it, I must find that wisp of incense."

"The incense has been swallowed by the evil beast that has occupied the position of the river god. Please, two immortals, kill it for me."

The rhinoceros demon clasped his hands in worship and said, "Now I have nothing of value. This eighth section of the spine of that evil beast is my reward."

"If I can escape, little god, I will owe you two a cause and effect."

Ji Ran thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand.

"Five drinks."

"Five cups of incense tea, and I'll kill the fake river god for you and take the incense."

The rhinoceros demon was stunned for a moment, but he smiled and said, "Okay."

"It's just that I only have the last three cups of incense ash here. The rest, which is insignificant, is all in the statue."

The rhinoceros demon waved his hand, and three cups of tea floated over.

"So, my soul has no support and will enter my body for an eternity of sleep."

"Whether I will fall into a deep sleep or return to the human world depends entirely on the Immortal who bestows the ordination."

Xun Yu was pondering the logic of the matter when he suddenly heard the rhino demon say this. Before his eyes could focus, his expression was dazed. He gently tapped his chin with his little hand and said, "Ah, me?"

The moonlight ripples and incense burns in a copper basin.

There was nothing in sight.

Fortunately, the rhinoceros demon has dissipated, otherwise seeing Xun Yu's reaction, I would probably not be able to sleep well.

At this moment, all illusions faded. Moonlight flooded in like a tide, soaking the empty cushions, tables, and incense stands.

Ji Ran was happy, 510 grams of incense ash.

The only shortcoming was that Liu Yu'an, who was clearly dressed like a rich young man, didn't care about the filthiness of the incense ash tea at all. He drank it all in one gulp. He was worried that the rhinoceros demon would be embarrassed, so he drank the green bamboo tea as well.

Otherwise, you can get another 6 grams of incense ash.

“He is indeed a god!”

At this moment, Liu Yu'an just woke up from the shock of the ghost narration, but he bowed to Ji Ran and the others again.

"I know that the place where the river god is worshipped every year is Shangheshen Village, the largest village in Hai'an County."

"Please both come with me."

Ji Ran stood up and nodded, "Lead the way."

boom--

In the yard, a gorgeous carriage suddenly appeared, and on the wheels was a ghost face with ferocious eyes.

Liu Yu'an was not afraid at all and was amazed.

The four people got into the car, and disappeared into the temple amidst the flying paper ashes.

(End of this chapter)