I was favored by the evil god, and I became a white-bone bodhisattva.

'No wonder Mr. Turtle rarely shows up'

Tangtang thought so and felt that even if an eagle caught Mr. Turtle, it would not be the most powerful eagle in the world.

After all, there really is a condor on the grassland now.

The little girl told the story of the steppe condor, and the eagle immediately became very anxious.

It jumped up from the branch and flew quickly to find the eagle for a competition.

"..."

As soon as the eagle flew away, several large bubbles appeared in the water.

Then, Tangtang saw a super big turtle, two times bigger than her head, crawling out.

“Are you Mr. Turtle who has witnessed the history of the mountains?”

Mr. Turtle confirmed the little girl's guess and expressed his most sincere gratitude to her.

Once the news of the steppe condor spreads among the eagle group, it and all the turtles on the mountain can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

.......

"Mr. Turtle, do you think the villagers of Kaoshan Village can still be forgiven by the mountain?"

After hearing this, Mr. Turtle told Tangtang a story from the past.

The mountains are spiritual, but a long, long time ago, this place was also a barren mountain.

It was thanks to the ancestors of the villagers in Kaoshan Village who went up the mountain to plant trees every day that the barren mountain gradually regained its vitality.

In gratitude for everyone's efforts, Dashan has always taken good care of Kaoshan Village.

This care continued until the villagers burned the mountain. Dashan felt that this behavior was not only ungrateful, but also a betrayal of the efforts of their ancestors.

"Well, is it still useful for Tangtang to ask everyone to go up the mountain to plant trees now?" the little girl asked after thinking for a while.

Mr. Turtle felt that it was useless. The mountain was already extremely angry and it was unlikely that it would forgive the villagers if he just planted trees.

“Is there any better way to express your apology than planting trees?”

Mr. Turtle is indeed a wise turtle. He reminded the little girl that she could lead the villagers to the mountain to offer sacrifices.

However, the sacrifice must be chosen carefully, as only a good sacrifice can extinguish the anger of the mountain.

"What kind of sacrifice is better?"

When Tangtang asked this, Mr. Turtle miraculously smiled without saying anything.

Although it did not answer her last question, the little girl still expressed her gratitude to it solemnly.

"Tangtang will go down the mountain to discuss things with everyone. Bye!"

When the little girl came down the mountain and arrived at Kaoshan Village, she was immediately warmly welcomed by the villagers.

"Wow, everyone is so enthusiastic."

Tangtang looked at the two leading monks, and Jinger quickly gave an explanation.

"The Long-eared Arhat, the Skinny King Kong, and the guardian Tangtang have come down from heaven to help them. How can we not give them a warm welcome?"

.......

I didn't expect Jing'er to have the potential to be a charlatan, but the villagers in Kaoshan Village still buy into his tricks.

"Tangtang, did you gain anything when you went up the mountain before?" Jing Jie asked the little girl.

"kindness!"

After Tangtang told everyone what happened after she went up the mountain, two villagers immediately collapsed to the ground in fear.

The little girl was just wondering why the other villagers were already clamoring to sacrifice the two guys to the mountain.

"It was they who came up with the bad idea to open up the fields."

"The sacrifices that Linggui mentioned must be them. Tie them up and put them on the mountain!"

Tangtang didn’t understand what Mr. Turtle meant by smiling without saying anything, but how could the villagers of Kaoshan Village not understand?

Isn't it just a sacrifice of the culprit? As long as we can get the forgiveness of the mountain, this sacrifice is insignificant.

"You, you all agreed to it at the beginning!"

"You can't push all the blame onto us. Are you pretending to be innocent now?"

The two men who were slumped on the ground were angered by the attitude of the people around them, and they immediately jumped up and argued loudly.

"No, no, human sacrifice won't work. Let's think of another way."

With the little girl's strong dissuasion, the villagers finally gave up their plan of human sacrifice temporarily.

"First, we worship our ancestors and express our gratitude for their hard work in the past. Then we worship the mountain and express our gratitude for it feeding the village."

Jing Er pondered and said, "We can also set up a 'No Fire Day'. On this day, every household in Kaoshan Village cannot light a fire to express repentance. What do you think?"

"That's great, but what should be used as the sacrifice?" Jing Jie pointed out the most critical issue.

Chapter 226 Gift from the Mountains

Although human sacrifice is cruel, it is simple, convenient and easy to use.

After Tangtang and his group ruled out the option of human sacrifice, they found it really difficult to find a suitable sacrifice.

"Are there any valuables in the village?" Jing Er asked the villagers.

The answer is no. In remote areas, people can only hang broken tiles at the door to pray to the God of Wind. There are no valuable items there.

"What about something particularly memorable?"

Jing Jie gave an example: "For example, the hoes that the villagers of Kaoshan Village used to plant trees on the mountain."

This one does exist and can be used as a tool for sacrificial offerings.

"Tangtang thinks that the offerings should show gratitude to the mountain."

"That's right!" Jing Er agreed immediately.

Human sacrifice can strongly reflect the villagers' regret, but now that it has been abandoned, why not change the idea and strongly express everyone's gratitude to the mountain.

Encouraged by Jing Er, the little girl continued, "It is the mountains that allow the people here to fill their stomachs. Why not use the food that everyone gets from the mountains as a sacrifice? This is the best way to express gratitude."

What a great idea!

Jing Jie and Jing Er nodded repeatedly, and the surrounding villagers also agreed.

Although we haven't been to the mountain for a long time, everyone still has some dried bamboo shoots, dried wild vegetables, dried mushrooms and the like at home.

After the villagers gathered the ingredients on a table, Tangtang and Jing'er cast inquiring glances at Jing Jie.

Jing Jie thought about it carefully, and suddenly asked the villagers: "Are there any relatively large leaves on the mountain?"

After getting a positive answer, Jingjie asked Tangtang to go up the mountain to pick some big leaves and bring down some thin branches.

"Junior brother, you want to make rice dumplings?" Jing Er quickly understood his plan.

"Yes, the fillings are made of millet and various mountain products harvested by the villagers on the barren land. The leaves of the big trees on the mountain are used for the rice dumplings, and the string is made of twigs picked up from the mountain. I think it's the best way to express everyone's gratitude with this [mountain rice dumpling]."

After Jing Jie told the plan he had come up with after racking his brains, the people around him immediately cheered loudly.

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At night, Jing Jie led everyone to enthusiastically make rice dumplings, while Jing Er began the rehearsal for tomorrow's sacrifice.

As for Tangtang, she really wanted to make rice dumplings with the villagers, but unfortunately today was the end of the month and she was destined to spend the day in bed.

The next morning, after visiting the little girl, Jing Er and Jing Jie led the villagers to prepare to climb the mountain for a sacrifice.

Wow, wow——

The wind suddenly became stronger, and a small tornado could be seen from afar blowing towards the mountain village.

Jing Xing arrived by coincidence. He actually represented another option, which was to use the power of the ascenders to forcibly burn the mountain wasteland.

But firstly, everyone has already made a choice, and secondly...

The mountain next to Kaoshan Village is indeed extraordinary. It is still unknown whether Jingxing can suppress it on his own.

"Prepare for the Sacrifice"

"believe us!"

The two brothers shouted loudly to Jingxing, and a sentence also floated out from the center of the small tornado.

Without waiting for the three of them to reminisce more, Jing Xing ran away helplessly.

When his second senior brother passed by, Jing Jie vaguely saw a unique rope tied around his waist.

Uh, the rope looks like a snake.

'...'

"Since it is tied like a belt, it should not be able to cause any trouble."

Thinking of this, Jing Jie couldn't help but feel relieved.

Unable to change direction easily, Jingxing ran straight up the mountain.

He was originally planning to set fire to the mountain, but after being persuaded by his fellow apprentices, the ascended being simply passed through the mountain like a gust of wind.

"Should we wait until tomorrow to perform the sacrifice?" Jing Jie looked at Jing Er uncertainly and asked.

"No, right now! Let's make things clear while it's still confusing, otherwise it's easy for misunderstandings to occur."

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Jingxing came by chance, but the timing was really not good.

His running up the mountain objectively made the villagers' sacrifices much more difficult.

The dull sound echoed in the mountains like a roar.

Although it was not the first time they heard such a sound, the villagers were still so frightened that their hands and feet went limp and they all collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

"That person just happened to pass by here, it's definitely not a demonstration!"

"He has passed by Kaoshan Village several times. This time he was just passing by normally."

Jing Er and Jing Jie explained loudly, but Dashan was still angry, as if he didn't understand what they said.

Soon, not only was there a roar, but even the entire mountain began to shake slightly.

Just when the two monks were extremely anxious, a giant turtle appeared in front of them.

It looked at everyone for a moment with eyes full of wisdom, and then began to communicate with the mountain.

Applying the explanation of well ears and well rings, the human warrior before just happened to pass by.

Anyway, he has passed by more than once, so there is no need to be too sensitive.

As for these villagers, they probably came to admit their mistakes and prepared some good-looking offerings.

Why not check their sincerity first?

After all, he even brought the hoe he used to plant trees, so he should be given a chance.

With Mr. Turtle's persuasion, the mountain finally calmed down.

"Thank you, thank you. From now on, no one in this village will eat turtles anymore!"

"Thank you so much"

Amid the continuous thanks from Jing'er and Jingjie, Mr. Turtle walked away slowly.

We went up the mountain early in the morning and rested until noon before resuming the sacrifice ceremony.

There was no way. My legs were so weak that I couldn't walk. It took me the whole morning to recover.

In fact, after experiencing the horror of the mountains firsthand, many people have begun to back off.

If it weren't for Jing'er and Jingjie's soft and hard tactics, everyone probably wouldn't have the courage to continue climbing the mountain.

"Cheer up! My junior brother and I can only help you this time."

"This sacrifice ultimately depends on you. Look at the hoes in your hands, think about your relatives in the village who are still waiting for good news from you, and show some backbone!"

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