Chapter 188 The Dragon King Goes Out
On the altar.
Jiang Lin's eyes were indifferent as they fell in front of the altar.
He raised his hand, and streams of evil energy from the origin of the black law surged, triggering the evil spirit of punishment and transforming it into a forest of swords and axes.
In the forest, as the portal of the Black Law opened, a middle-aged man wearing the standard star robe of the Tianshu Academy walked out.
The man was well-dressed, and every detail of his body was meticulous. The innate and pure aura of heavenly beings that was unique to celestial beings was clearly visible.
Even though he stepped into the forest of swords and axes and was possessed by the evil spirit, he still stood calmly.
However, the faint panic in his eyes revealed his true state of mind.
It is already a rare thing that he can still stand on the altar of black law, in the forest of swords and axes.
"I am Tan Yu, a ninth-rank official in the Imperial Decree Department of the Tianshu Academy. I am here on behalf of Master Heilulu. I would like to greet you, Master."
Tan Yu bowed and his voice sounded as if he was trying to remain calm.
"Regarding the rainfall forecast for the area around Slender West Lake, how many times has it occurred in the past ten years?"
Jiang Lin didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.
Upon hearing this, Tan Yu forced himself to calm down and replied with a folded hand: "Master, in the past ten years, I have sent orders to the Dragon King of Slender West Lake twice."
"Once, it was a winter day eight years ago, there was a pre-spring snowfall. Clouds rose at 7:00 ., snow fell at 9:00 ., and stopped at 5:00 . The snow was one foot and three fen thick."
"Once again, it was a spring day five years ago. A spring rain fell to help the rice. Clouds appeared at You hour, thunder struck at half an hour, and rain fell at Xu hour. The rain stopped at Zi hour the next day, and the rainfall was 1 foot 8 minutes and 3 points."
Tan Yu spoke slowly, and it was obvious that he remembered clearly the meaning of all the official documents he had handled.
He seems to be a very competent grassroots immortal in heaven, who is loyal to his duties.
Jiang Lin looked at Tan Yu who was speaking in front of him and said coldly, "The Dragon King of Slender West Lake was killed by evil ways more than ten years ago. Who did you announce your will to?"
"This……"
Tan Yu's expression was panic and a bit confused.
"Master, allow me to report that I announced the decree twice to the Dragon King of Slender West Lake. I watched him accept the decree before I left."
"To be honest, the last time I went to announce the decree, I broke some of the rules of the Tianshu Court and drank a glass of wine from Ao Feng..."
Tan Yu explained hurriedly: "The last two times, Ao Feng personally received the order!"
"Master, you should also know that the rules of our Tianshu Academy are also very strict, especially when reading out such an official document. If it is not in the hands of the person himself, how can I return to Tianshu Academy to report?"
"Both proclamations are archived. I can contact the Imperial Decree Office and bring the archives to the Master for review!"
Hearing this, Jiang Lin frowned slightly and said, "You mean, you met Ao Feng, the Dragon King of Slender West Lake, twice?"
"That's right. Not only the last two times, but every time I went down to the mortal world to announce the decree, I only dared to entrust it to him after seeing him in person."
"This is a strict rule of our Tianshu Academy. How dare I violate it?"
Tan Yu took a deep breath and said, "As for what the Master said, Ao Feng disappeared more than ten years ago... I really don't know!"
"Divine Seal."
Jiang Lin raised his eyes and suddenly said, "Can you sense the divine seal energy on Ao Feng that you saw?"
"Of course I sensed it, otherwise I wouldn't dare to say this to the mage."
Tan Yu nodded firmly.
Jiang Lin frowned and said nothing more.
According to Tan Yu, Ao Feng, who had been dead for more than ten years, actually took over the order to bring rain from him five and eight years ago.
Moreover, he carries the aura of a divine seal.
There is no doubt that Ao Feng died more than ten years ago. Then who was Ao Feng that Tan Yu met twice?
Another Ao Feng?
Jiang Lin was thinking in his mind, and under the altar, Tan Yu, who was in the forest of swords and axes, also lowered his head, looking uneasy.
After a while, Jiang Lin looked at Tan Yu and said, "In that case, we can turn back now. There is nothing to worry about here."
Hearing this, Tan Yu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a folded hand: "Thank you, Master. I'll take my leave now."
After saying this, Tan Yu hurriedly issued an imperial decree, and his figure slowly disappeared.
He couldn't stay in this black law hall for a moment.
Jiang Lin narrowed his eyes as he watched the figure of Tianshu Yuan Jiupin disappear.
Is it an illusion?
With the blessing of the Black Law Hall, Jiang Lin was able to answer the questions from the people below the stage.
He always felt that there was something indescribable about Tan Yu...
arrogant?
Unwarranted arrogance.
Jiang Lin took a deep look at the place where Tan Yu disappeared, and waved his hand to temporarily seal the Dharma Hall.
This Dharma Hall is not a one-time use. It will definitely be useful again in the future.
Jiang Lin thought so and put away the altar.
Now that we have asked the gods in heaven, we need to ask the gods in the human world.
"The City God of Yangzhou Prefecture..."
Jiang Lin muttered to himself, moved, and left this secret place.
All the way back to Hangzhou Prefecture, Jiang Lin originally wanted to go straight to the City God Temple.
There is no need to open a ceremony hall to consult the City God, just go directly.
When they arrived at Hangzhou Prefecture, it was already early morning. Jiang Lin was preparing to summon a sun-wandering god to go directly to the small world of gods in the City God Temple.
However, it was interrupted by a burst of noise.
"Sacrifice to the Dragon King!"
"The Dragon King is out on patrol today, go and receive the rain!"
Jiang Lin stood in front of the city gate, watching the people holding all kinds of tools, rushing into the city gate and heading straight for the Slender West Lake.
The Dragon King is on patrol?
Jiang Lin raised his eyebrows, casually pulled an old man, and bowed, saying, "Blessings and infinite heavenly master, this layman is polite."
The elder was well-dressed, and was followed by a middle-aged man and a young girl, who must be his children and grandchildren.
Seeing a Taoist priest in green clothes with extraordinary appearance stopping him, the old man was stunned at first, and then returned the greeting and said, "I am honored to meet you, Taoist priest. I wonder what is the matter that you stopped me?"
Jiang Lin smiled and said, "I have been traveling here, and before I even entered the city, I heard that you laymen are going to offer sacrifices to the Dragon King to receive the rain?"
"I have little knowledge and have never seen this before, so I have the audacity to stop you, elder. Please help me solve my doubts."
The old man heard this and smiled, "So that's how it is."
"Let the young Taoist priest know that this is a custom of common people like us. With the blessing of the Dragon King, the area around Slender West Lake has always been blessed with good weather and good harvests. Although there has been some drought in recent years, the sacrifice has never been missed."
At this point, the old man chuckled and said, "Master, you are lucky. The Dragon King Festival here only happens once every three years. It's fate that you happened to come across it this time."
"Yes, it is indeed fate."
Jiang Lin smiled and nodded, looking towards the direction of Slender West Lake, and bowed, "I wonder if the elder would be able to take me with him so that I can share in the good fortune?"
"Of course you can. Please come with me, Taoist Priest."
The old man readily agreed.
The old man agreed, and his son naturally had no objection. As for the young girl, her eyes had long been glued to the Taoist priest with extraordinary appearance, and she was eager to go with him.
"Thank you, elder."
Jiang Lin smiled and nodded, then followed the old man.
The old man was in a talkative mood and chatted with Jiang Lin along the way. His granddaughter also plucked up the courage to say a few words to Jiang Lin, and then looked very satisfied.
Soon, the group followed the crowd and arrived at the Slender West Lake.
To the east of Suzhou's West Lake, there is a Dragon King Temple, which is now crowded with people.
Almost everyone held some kind of tool in their hands.
"Master, please look, in about a quarter of an hour the Dragon King will come out."
The old man pointed at the Dragon King Temple.
Jiang Lin looked in the direction he was pointing and saw a large sedan chair.
The base of the sedan chair is made of cast iron, with twelve horizontal and vertical poles in the front and back.
This large sedan chair could actually be carried by 28 people.
Accompanied by the sound of vigorous shouts, strong men with bare upper bodies and sweating profusely slowly walked out of the Dragon King Temple, carrying a stone statue of the Dragon King.
The stone statue was at least ten feet tall and was made entirely of stone. One could tell at a glance that it was extremely heavy.
Those strong men also had trembling legs under such heavy pressure.
But in the end, the stone statue of the Dragon King was still slowly placed on the large iron-bottomed sedan chair.
"Master, this is the preparation for the Dragon King to go out on tour. Next, after the sacrifice, it will be the procession ceremony."
The old man explained in detail and said with a smile: "When the Dragon King goes out on patrol, there will be changes in the celestial phenomena and also rains."
"Oh?"
Jiang Lin blinked in surprise and said with a smile: "It seems that I am also blessed to taste the taste of sweet rain today."
"Hahahaha!"
The old man laughed and said, "Indeed."
“Sacrifice to the Dragon King!!”
At this moment, the priest of the Dragon King Temple exhaled and spoke, and along with the old priest's voice, three sacrificial animals were placed out.
The people around knelt down one after another.
Jiang Lin narrowed his eyes and saw rays of incense and prayer power rising up and falling into the statue of the Dragon King.
Afterwards, the stone statue of Dragon King actually gathered all the incense and vows.
This made Jiang Lin frown, and a dark golden light flashed between his eyes.
Inside the stone statue of the Dragon King, Jiang Lin actually sensed an aura unique to the dragon clan.
Putting aside other things, there are actually dragons living inside the stone statue of the Dragon King?
Moreover, that aura gave Jiang Lin a familiar feeling.
Jiang Lin rubbed his fingers and did not take any action for the time being.
"Raise the statue!!"
"Lord Dragon is on patrol!"
'Bang! Bang! Bang!'
The temple keeper struck the clapper in his hand vigorously.
Three gong sounds were sounded, and twenty-four sturdy men who had been prepared in advance, wearing festive red clothes, lifted up the large iron-bottomed sedan chair.
"rise!!!"
The large iron-bottomed sedan chair carrying the stone statue of the Dragon King was slowly lifted from the ground and moved forward slowly amid the sound of orderly calls.
The people around spontaneously spread out to form a path.
Those who could squeeze to the front were all devout believers. As the statue of the Dragon King approached, they knelt down one after another.
The old man next to Jiang Lin also wanted to squeeze forward, but it was so crowded that he couldn't move forward, so he had to give up.
"Master, please look! The Dragon King is about to show up!"
The old man had no choice but to introduce him to Jiang Lin again.
"According to custom, when the Dragon King's statue is halfway through its procession, a strange phenomenon will occur from the sky."
'Om! '
Almost as soon as the old man finished speaking, a burst of energy suddenly burst out from the large iron-bottomed sedan chair that was slowly moving around the Slender West Lake.
The energy rose up, attracting the cloud energy and gathering into layers of dark clouds.
It is said that clouds come from dragons and winds come from tigers, and leading clouds to bring rain is the instinct of the dragon clan.
The sky suddenly darkened, but the people became more excited, and their prayers became more devout and louder.
"coming!"
The old man's voice sounded in Jiang Lin's ears.
Jiang Lin did not speak. In his eyes, the statue of the Dragon King, which was only vaguely visible behind the door curtain of the large iron-bottomed sedan chair, seemed to come alive.
Cracks appeared on the stone surface.
The next moment, the statue of the Dragon King actually moved.
"Karakara..."
As the stone skin cracked and fell, the statue shook its head and opened its eyes.
The dragon's eyes, shining with golden light, slowly scanned the people present through the door curtain.
"The Dragon King has appeared!"
"May the Dragon King bless you!"
"Please Lord Dragon, send down the rain of sweet rain!"
The people became more and more excited.
"Boom!!!"
As if in response to the people's prayers and requests, dark clouds rolled over the sky, and the next moment, heavy rain poured down!
"Crash!"
Heavy rain fell, and the people raised the utensils in their hands to catch it.
Some were so impatient that they even looked up and opened their mouths.
"Gan Lin..."
The old man took the big bowl from his son's hand, took a sip impatiently, and nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he handed it to Jiang Lin reluctantly and said, "Master, please drink the sweet rain."
"No need for that. This is the blessing that the elder asked for himself."
Jiang Lin smiled and shook his head to refuse, his eyes still fixed on the large iron-bottomed sedan.
Behind him, the old man’s granddaughter looked at the Taoist priest who was too good-looking with curiosity.
In the rain and fog, the girl was surprised to find that the Taoist priest didn't seem to be wet at all by the rain?
"Roar!!"
Before the girl could take a closer look, the people present suddenly heard a dragon's roar.
Of course it came from the big sedan chair with an iron bottom!
Hearing the dragon's roar, the people became even more excited.
At the same time, clouds and mist came from nowhere and gathered under the large iron-bottomed sedan chair, lifting it up.
The strongmen were not surprised, but instead took the initiative to let go of the pole on their shoulders.
But even if they let go, the large iron-bottomed sedan chair continued to move forward slowly.
The mist was rising, covering the iron-bottomed sedan chair. The statue of the Dragon King, which was originally hidden under the door curtain, became even more mysterious.
The strong men did not leave the iron-bottomed sedan chair, but instead climbed up happily.
Jiang Lin frowned. On the faces of those strong men, Jiang Lin saw some strange and indescribable excitement and excitement.
He watched quietly at the moment when the Fengdu Dharma Eye opened again.
Under the eyes of the Dharma, nothing can escape detection.
However, the scene that Jiang Lin saw made him look away in disgust and speak softly.
"You blaspheme the gods and deceive the people. You deserve to die."
The old man turned around in confusion, and he seemed to hear what the Taoist priest in green said.
But when he turned around, the Taoist priest in green was no longer there.
"Father, look!"
The son's voice brought the old man back to his senses.
The next moment, the old man's eyes widened.
I don't know when the Taoist priest in green appeared in front of the Dragon King's sedan chair, blocking the Dragon King's way!
Before the people could react, the Taoist priest in green raised his hand.
On his hands, a dark evil spirit evolved.
(End of this chapter)
