Chapter 194: Should He Behead Him?
Yuzhang City.
As normal, people went out to work, but drivers and people passing by Tengwang Pavilion found that the area was blocked.
No one knows what happened.
Until several videos appeared on the Internet, people living near Tengwang Pavilion accidentally captured a beam of light appearing on the Tengwang Pavilion, but the beam of light only lasted for a few seconds before disappearing.
These short videos did not attract much attention at the beginning, and many netizens who saw them just thought that they were special effects created by the video creators to attract traffic.
After all, such videos are not uncommon.
However, with the blockade of the Tengwang Pavilion area, local netizens who had seen the video found that they could not find the video when they searched for it again.
I couldn't find any relevant videos on the entire Internet.
Outside the Tengwang Pavilion, Zhongshan is also very busy. He keeps calling his superiors to report the situation, while his subordinates are also reporting the situation to him.
"Team leader, the area near Tengwang Pavilion has been completely blocked off, and all residents have been advised to leave."
"The relevant departments have also been contacted online, and topics and videos related to Tengwang Pavilion will be blocked and removed."
Zhong Shan nodded. This was a contingency plan that the appraisal institute had long had in place for some unexpected events. He was not worried about it. Instead, he was worried about Consultant Lin.
The sealed realm of Tengwang Pavilion is not ranked high among the many sealed realms in the appraisal institute, and the danger level is also very low. Many extraordinary people have entered it and finally came out safely.
But this time, Consultant Lin had been inside for almost six hours. Of course, he was not worried just about the time. Perhaps Consultant Lin was so talented that he passed the previous level of poetry and entered the next level.
But half an hour ago, a strange phenomenon suddenly occurred in Tengwang Pavilion. A column of light shot up into the sky and was photographed by the people around. This shows that a major change has occurred in this sealed realm.
The higher-ups also got the news as soon as possible and asked him about Consultant Lin's situation. They were also very concerned about Consultant Lin. After all, Consultant Lin's strength and age were there. It was no exaggeration to say that the deterrent effect of identifying monsters and ghosts in the next few decades would depend on Consultant Lin.
Nothing must happen to Consultant Lin. This was the death order given to him by his superiors over the phone. They have already sent several consultants from the capital to provide support, but it will take two or three hours at the earliest. What he has to do is to find out what happened to Tengwang Pavilion before these consultants come to provide support.
However, Zhong Shan helplessly discovered that he could no longer get close to Tengwang Pavilion. Ten meters away from Tengwang Pavilion, there seemed to be an invisible wall blocking his approach. Now he could only pray that this wall could not stop those strange people.
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The surging Ganjiang River was cut in half by the beam of light, and a building was revealed at the bottom of the river.
That's a palace.
An ancient palace with three halls in front and back.
The moment the palace appeared, the beam of light fell from the sky again, bringing with it a fierce power, turning into a giant stick and smashing towards the palace.
However, just when the light column was about to touch the palace, the palace emitted light. This light formed a light shield that enveloped the palace. The light column hit the light shield just like hitting a ball of cotton and was directly absorbed and digested.
Lin Ye's gaze fell on the plaque at the main entrance of the palace.
"Hanshui River Temple!"
On the left side of the hall entrance, there is a huge stone with words on it. With Lin Ye's eyesight, he can see the content of the words on the stone at a glance.
"In the third year of Shangyuan, the Han River flooded and the people suffered terribly. The then governor of Hongzhou, Yan Boyu, led the officials, gentry and people of Hongzhou to build the Han River Temple, praying to the river god to bless the people of Hongzhou, so that the weather would be good, the country would be peaceful and the people would be safe..."
After reading the content, Lin Ye's pupils shrank. This River God Temple was built by Governor Yan, just as he guessed.
This was a deal in which both parties gained what they wanted, and Wang Bo was a pawn sacrificed.
The giant turtle he killed was nothing but a giant turtle evolved from the sealed realm. At that time, the giant turtle had succeeded and obtained the literary energy from Wang Bo. In addition, Governor Yan built a temple for it and enjoyed the incense and offerings from the people. It had become a real river god.
It's a pity that the river god underestimated Wang Bo and the influence of the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng. The gathering of literati for thousands of years and the singing of the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng by countless people have given this article its own spirituality, and the literary spirit that was born is this beam of light before our eyes.
By now Lin Ye has completely understood the reason why the sealed realm of Tengwang Pavilion Preface appeared.
This was created by the literary spirit of "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng", with the purpose of selecting a literati with real literary spirit, because only such a literati can resonate with the literary spirit and control the literary spirit that has gathered over thousands of years.
There is only one purpose: to seek justice for Wang Bo.
However, what Wen Ling didn't know was that his talent was not that great, and he only passed the test by cheating.
But maybe it was a blessing in disguise.
If it were other practitioners, they might be shocked by the identity of the river god, after all, the river god is also a god.
But for Lin Ye, he had already caused two city gods to lose their positions in the other world, so he did not have much fear of the river god.
The so-called gods are nothing more than special beings who receive incense and offerings.
Lin Ye's figure fell from the river and stood in front of the ancient gate of the River God Temple. The River God Temple seemed to sense Lin Ye's presence. The door that had been sealed for many years slowly opened, as if waiting for Lin Ye to step in.
Lin Ye looked up at the beam of light above, then looked inside the River God Temple, and the next moment he stepped inside.
The interior of the River God Temple is as simple as its exterior. The beams and pillars are not carved with dragons or phoenixes, and are made of ordinary wood. On the left and right sides of the main hall courtyard, there is a stone with the words "good weather and good harvest" and "peaceful rivers and seas" engraved on them respectively.
There are six steps in front of the main hall. When Lin Ye walked up the first step, the surrounding scene changed.
He saw heavy rain, which caused the river water to surge and submerge the rice fields on both sides. When the river water receded, the people sat in the fields, staring at the miserable scene of the crops buried in the mud.
The second step: He saw the river water breaking through the rice fields and rushing into the village. The elderly and children were washed away by the flood. He saw every household covered with white cloth and the women who lost their children crying heartbreakingly.
Lin Ye paused for a moment, but still stepped onto the third step.
This time, the river no longer flooded, and because of the drought, most of the riverbed was exposed. The fields on both sides of the river cracked due to lack of water, and cracks as thick as arms appeared. The people tried their best to divert water to the fields, but it was just a drop in the bucket and could not save the crops in the fields. The people hugged the withered crops and looked at the sky with a confused look on their faces.
The fourth step:
A group of people appeared on the steps, with some officials in the front. Lin Ye recognized the leader as Governor Yan. This was the scene of Governor Yan leading the officials and people of Hongzhou City to worship the River God Temple.
The fifth step: The river is full of water, and people on both sides of the river dig canals to bring water into the fields. The crops thrive, and the adults work in the fields while the children play and have fun on the ridges.
Lin Ye's eyes narrowed and he stepped onto the last step.
The sixth step.
There was a scholar standing by the river, and the next moment he was about to jump into the river. However, after the river surged, the scholar was pushed to the shore and was finally rescued by passers-by.
A young girl, a child who accidentally fell into the river while playing in the water...
When Lin Ye walked down the six steps, he heard a sigh.
"My dear friend, do you think what I did back then was right or wrong?"
Lin Ye narrowed his eyes. He knew that this was the River God showing him the changes in the entire Ganjiang River before and after he became the River God.
When there was no river god, the Ganjiang River often suffered from floods and droughts. During the drought period, the people had no harvest, and many villages suffered disasters when there were floods. But since he became the river god, he has been guarding the river, allowing the people to recuperate. Although there are still floods and droughts, they are not as frequent as before.
To be honest, this question is like a bandit killing an official who was about to take office, then taking the official's seal and running to that place to take office, becoming a good official who is diligent and loves the people.
"The two cannot be confused. You are receiving the incense and worship from the people on both sides of the Gan River, which is your duty. But Wang Bo is an innocent man, and you are the first to harm him."
"Wang Bo was destined to have this disaster. Even if I hadn't helped him, he would have died early. In this case, I will let him go to Tengwang Pavilion so that his name will be passed down through the ages. At the same time, I will gain literary talent and become the river god. Isn't this a way to kill two birds with one stone?"
"My friend, please wait and see."
Suddenly, there was a light in the hall. It was a light made up of points of light. When Lin Ye saw these points of light, his expression was somewhat moved.
Each spot of light represents a people’s gratitude to the river god. It comes from the heart and is also the merit earned by the river god.
"I have lived in the Gan River for more than 300 years. The previous river god only knew how to ask for incense and offerings from the people, but never protected the people. In order to make the people fear and offer more offerings, he often caused the river to flood. As for me, I was born as a little demon. Even though I have saved many people from drowning in this river, I have never been able to get the position of river god. My friend, do you think this is fair?"
"Because I was born in the demon tribe, no one has built a temple for me. Even if someone did, I would not be able to enter the temple to enjoy the incense because of the demonic aura. I can only use the Confucian aura to cleanse my own demonic aura. I am sorry to Wang Bo, but I am worthy of all the people around me."
Lin Ye was silent.
Should such a river god be beheaded?
Lin Ye's mind moved, and the next moment he appeared in another world.
"Master, I suddenly have something to ask you!"
At Qingfeng Temple, Lin Ye went straight to the old Taoist priest who was burning incense to the ancestor.
Then, in the somewhat confused eyes of the old Taoist, he roughly explained the situation .
"Master, do you think this river god should be killed?"
The old Taoist looked at Lin Ye with a strange expression for a while, and then said, "Of course he should be beheaded!"
