Chapter 79 78. Youzitan?
The baby drowning pond.

A pool of water in the mountains.

The water in the pond is dark blue, as wide as a hundred feet and whose depth is unknown. There is a simple temple standing by the pond, and the curling smoke of incense is floating out from the skylight on the top and dissipating into the air.

"This pond has a very gloomy aura."

Before he even got close, Xu Qing's skin felt slightly irritated. He frowned and asked, "How many babies have drowned in this water, and how many corpses have been thrown into it?"

"It wasn't to this extent when I came here last time." Mo Qingxue's face was solemn. The unexpected changes in the pond were not a good thing.

Mo Qingxue and Dashaqing knew that something had changed here, so they put on a gloomy face and walked quickly to the simple temple building.

Before they entered, an old man in a tattered robe stepped out and bumped into Mo Qingxue and Dasha.

Mo Qingxue thought that the old man was a villager who came to burn incense and worship, but the result was unexpected, this man turned out to be the priest of the temple.

The old man's hair and beard were all white, and his eyes were not as cloudy as usual for his age, but were clear and bright. Although he was wearing a tattered robe, he had an upright look.

When he saw Mo Qingxue and Dasha in their official uniforms, he bowed and said, "I am the temple priest of this Water God Temple."

Temple blessing?

Mo Qingxue's eyes flashed, and she asked in a sharp tone, "When did the Water God Temple in this pond have a temple priest?"

The nature of a temple is different depending on whether it has a temple priest or not. If there is no temple priest, it is just a wild temple. If there is one, it means that the temple has become well-known and has gone from passively obtaining incense to actively obtaining incense.

This step often requires the imperial court to confer the title before it can be implemented.

"Of course, if the gods say so, then it will happen." The temple keeper had a fearless face, and then said with a fake smile: "My two lords, I wonder why you are here? Are you here to worship the water god?"

Mo Qingxue's eyes stabbed at him like a knife: "Officials only worship the emperor, not ghosts and gods. Without the court's permission, who allowed you to presumptuously serve as the temple priest?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere instantly fell to the bottom, and the air faintly condensed into ice.

The temple keeper remained calm and uttered one word: "People's hearts."

"I am just a country boy, but I also know that the government cannot go against the will of the people. In the past, the government closed Youzi Lake and was punished by heaven. In the end, they had no choice but to reopen it."

"Doesn't this prove anything?"

Youzitan?
Xu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly. The name of the pond had changed from "Drowning Infants Pond" to "Child-Saving Pond"?
Dasha heard this and said in a muffled voice: "Old man, even if it is what the people want, we must first report it to the court, and let the court decide whether to recognize this temple."

"Otherwise it would be an act of usurpation, a capital crime, and you might not even be able to save the temple behind you."

"The government has already acknowledged the existence of this pond and temple. You shouldn't push it any further."

Dasha was a man who had truly crawled out of poverty. He knew the blindness of poor people in their search for spiritual sustenance, so he did not start out with an air of accusation.

The old temple keeper shook his head and said, "Your Excellency is wrong. We have only received the favor of the water god and do not have much money to offer. We only have a sincere heart and want to serve the water god."

us?

Xu Qing and the others suddenly looked moved and turned to look around, only to see a number of ordinary people in plain clothes walking out of the woods.

These people included men and women, young and old, and the only common feature was that they all had pale faces, dull eyes, and dry and yellow hair.

"They are villagers nearby. Some of them had their children killed by demons, and some of them died young. They came here to Youzitan and sank their children's bodies into the pond, hoping to seek the protection of the water god in the pond and let their children be happy in the next life."

The old temple keeper sighed and said, "This is just the sincerity of the people. Why should the government be so aggressive? Life in this world is already extremely difficult. Why is the government unwilling to facilitate the people's wishes?"

"In this world, people are worse than dogs." "That's right!" A man in the crowd waved his fist and said with a red face: "Where was the government when my wife and son died?"

"An evil spirit appeared outside the village. We risked our lives to send people to report to the authorities. Three people died before we invited the official back. But the official stayed for less than half an hour and left because he couldn't find the evil spirit."

"That evil spirit was guarding outside the village, killing and eating anyone who dared to leave the village. It forced us to not dare to leave the village at all. Finally, all the food was gone, and we... "

"We just hope that our children will not suffer and be born into a good family in the next life. Why can't the government even allow this request?"

Xu Qing heard the unfinished meaning in the man's words and turned to look at Mo Qingxue and Dasha.

Mo Qingxue's face looked very bad, and she said in a deep voice: "The government is now investigating the evil spirits hiding in the city, and the manpower is very tight."

She couldn't continue explaining halfway through. No matter what, it was a serious dereliction of duty for the police to come and leave without getting rid of the demon.

At the same time, after returning, he did not report the situation to his superiors, asking the government to find a way to coordinate personnel to handle it, such as entrusting Yuanfu Temple or the martial arts school in the city.

This is total dereliction of duty.

The man's words quickly aroused the emotions of others.

The guilt and pain that gnawed at their souls like a parasite in their bodies made them forget the authority of the government and the officials in their anger.

"If the government hadn't collected taxes here and there, we wouldn't have had food to feed our children, and we would have had to drown our children so that the rest of the family could survive."

"My child is only six years old."

"My child, my child"

"Why is the Water God Temple here a hindrance to the government?!"

The words filled with resentment, dissatisfaction and pain made the place even colder, and the crowd even seemed to want to rush forward.

"You guys." Mo Qingxue's eyes were a little panicked.

She didn't know why the situation suddenly turned out like this, and she didn't understand why it was like a hornet's nest!
Xu Qing took a deep look at the old temple keeper, then glanced around at the villagers who were already a little crazy.

It's impossible to reason with someone who is in a rage.

If you can't tell it, then don't tell it.

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and waved his hand to summon the Jiazi God.

In the void, the figure of the Dharmadhatu was gradually outlined.

Even though Mo Qingxue and the others present had seen it several times, they couldn't help but feel shocked when they saw the twelve-foot-tall statue of a military commander wearing black armor and with a majestic aura.

Not to mention the ordinary villagers.

A huge and majestic deity stood in front of everyone, the sunlight from the sky filtered through the gaps between the leaves, casting mottled shadows on the black armor covering its entire body.

The flickering light made the black armor look even darker and gloomier, but it also revealed an ancient and vast aura.

As the Jiazi God appeared, wisps of divine power swept in all directions, covering the entire area around the pool.

This scene is like a myth reappearing in the world, and the lost gods have descended upon the earth again!
"Since you have seen the true God, why don't you worship him?" Xu Qing glanced at the angry villagers around him and spoke slowly.

(End of this chapter)