"Stand up!" Xu Ji looked at the people who were still kneeling.
"Stand up!" he continued.
"If you don't stand up, I will kill that He Bo right now!"
So, these people got up tremblingly.
But the attitude remains the same.
As humble as dust!
Xu Ji looked at them and naturally understood.
Although their people stood up, their spirits were still on their knees!
But, we can't blame them.
In this mythical world, there are no teachers!
and……
In this mythical world, the shackles on these people are too many and too heavy!
Gods, demons, ghosts, monks...
How can a weak mortal have the strength to smash these shackles?
Unbreakable.
No matter how many mortals there are, they are just ants in front of the immortals, and when they are exhausted, they are just a nest of buzzing bees.
A fire can burn them all to death!
so……
They can only kneel, but they have no choice but to kneel!
The words of village elder Tao San continued to echo in Xu Ji's heart.
"If there was no He Bo, no one would be able to move the clouds and spread the rain..."
"It's not just our Taojia Village. Disasters are happening all over the sand and water along the coast for thousands of miles!"
"At that time, floods and droughts will come all year round...the crops in the fields will be harvested..."
"We... we... will all starve to death!"
Xu Ji gently stroked the divine sword in his hand.
The divine sword has a spirit and is connected with his mind.
As a result, murderous intent arose everywhere!
This is the attitude of Excalibur.
Just kill...just kill them all!
The scabbard was beating slowly, as if it couldn't wait any longer.
Just wait for him to draw his sword and rise.
The divine sword will immediately cut into the sand and water, killing all the demons and monsters in the river!
This is a simple matter.
However……
Xu Ji knew that killing would not solve the problem!
It is easy to get rid of thieves in the mountains, but it is difficult to destroy the thieves in your heart!
If you kill a Hebo today, another Hebo will come tomorrow.
Still the original flavor, still exactly the same!
Xu Ji raised his head and looked towards the clouds. There were no clouds in the sky, and the sky was clear and blue.
It seems that there are gods and Buddhas sitting in the clouds, all of them are compassionate.
There are also countless heavenly soldiers and generals, all of whom are extraordinary in strength.
In the end, all these things became heavy shackles in Xu Ji's eyes.
One layer of shackles and one layer of heaven!
Thousands, thousands, thousands!
Covering heaven and earth, covering up and down, covering everything.
Xu Ji looked at the people in front of him again.
Except for the village elder Tao San, all the men and women were sallow and thin, dressed in ragged clothes, shivering and anxious.
Only those children had light in their eyes.
"Village elder!" Xu Ji called softly.
Tao Sanzhan stepped forward tremblingly: "What are the instructions from the Immortal?"
Now that things have happened, how could Tao San not know that this immortal is not from Qufu?
Where can there be such a majestic immortal in Qufu?
How virtuous and capable is Qufu to be able to hire such a powerful immortal?!
The origin of this immortal is probably not trivial!
Even He Bo didn’t take it seriously!
Please note, Shashui Hebo...
But the righteous God!
In all dynasties, Lu Gong has to offer sacrifices to the righteous god.
But in the eyes of this immortal, they are like pigs and dogs, killing them whenever they want!
"I would like to ask you, apart from ordering you to give boys and girls as tribute, what else does the He Bo ask for?" The immortal riding on the back of the bull said in a cold and solemn voice. Just listening, Tao San felt
The soul trembled for a while.
He didn't dare to hide it at all, so he bowed and said: "To the Immortal: In addition to He Bo's order to pay tribute to a boy and a girl every three years, we also need to offer twenty ingots of incense copper every year on He Bo's birthday.
Two hundred catties of sesame oil, ten pieces of silk..."
"In addition, every year at the beginning of the year, each household also needs to offer incense copper and sesame oil, so that He Bo can reward the Shangxiashui clan and protect the safety of his family!"
Almost as Xu Ji guessed, the reason for the poverty of the villagers in Taojia Village was found.
"Does the mountain god have any requirements for the land?" Xu Ji asked again.
Tao San cupped his hands and said: "Little old man, we should stay away from the mountains and rivers. We only need to send pigs, sheep and other animals to the land as sacrifices on time!"
"But the villages in the mountains must pay tribute on time like us to ensure peace!"
very good!
Xu Ji then asked again: "What about Duke Lu?"
"What else does Lu Gong want?"
Tao San replied: "Taojia Village has not seen anyone from Qufu for a hundred years..."
"But I have heard from an old man in the past that in the past, when Lu Gong's envoy visited various places, he would make an appointment with the mountain gods, land, and river gods of each place, and he would reduce or reduce our tribute as appropriate..."
"It's just that we and other villages must pay tribute to Qufu on time, go out to serve, and repair the city, roads, and mausoleums for Duke Lu..."
"Very good! Very good!" Xu Ji gently held the divine sword.
An entire food chain was shaped by the village elder’s words.
The mountain god, the earth, He Bo, Lu Gong... all work together in a collusion!
Perhaps, a hundred years ago, when Lu Gong's envoys went on patrol, it would have been better to eat and drink.
However...the essence remains the same.
He looked at the people in front of him.
These sallow and skinny people.
These people can no longer leave Hebo.
Xu Ji patted the cow's back gently, then fell off the cow's back and stepped on the ground with his feet.
But there was no sight of feet walking on green lotuses and lightning flashing.
But with every step I took, there was a faint light under my feet.
Xu Ji knew that this should be the old god's method.
He slowly walked to the crowd and looked at these people.
He asked: "Why must there be a He Bo?"
"Without He Bo, wouldn't you be able to farm?"
"Without He Bo's clouds and rain, you wouldn't have gone to the river to fetch water, dig wells and canals?"
Everyone just looked at him.
Looking at this immortal with unknown origins but vast magical powers.
No one has the answer.
Because they have been like this for generations, their ancestors have been like this for generations.
There is no He Bo...
How could there be no He Bo?
They couldn't even imagine a future without He Bo!
Xu Ji looked at the expressions of these people and already knew the answer.
There is no Enlightenment and no ideological emancipation.
There is no liberation of oneself!
It is easy to get rid of thieves in the mountains, but it is difficult to kill the thieves in your heart!
Therefore, they need enlightenment! They need to emancipate their minds!
"Do you know Dayu?" Xu Ji asked slowly.
Most people looked confused.
Only the village elder Tao San said cautiously: "I have heard that he is the ancient holy emperor, the human emperor who controls water..."
Xu Ji nodded: "Of course!"
He asked again: "Then do you know what Dayu did to control the floods?"
Now, even Tao San didn't know.
The Human Emperor controls water...
For today's mortals, it belongs to legends among legends and myths among myths.
Xu Ji said: "In ancient times, there was a great flood that submerged all the plains and cities..."
"People can only hide in the mountains, hide in high places, and let the floods rage, but there is nothing they can do..."
He slowly told these people a modern story about Dayu's flood control.
Mortals without divine help control floods.
Dayu led the people, channeled the rivers, and directed the great flood into the sea.
Since then, peace has been restored to the world.
People listened as if they were listening to a book from heaven.
Without the help of gods, Dayu led the people and led the flood into the sea?
Everyone has doubts.
Just listen to the immortal in front of you say: "Don't worship the gods, because the gods can't help you!"
"Don't pray to princes, because princes only want to be princes for generations to come!"
"The only one who can help you is yourself!"
This is what Xu Ji said from the bottom of his heart.
