Save the Bachelor of Heaven

As the saying goes, everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high. By April, the Laozu Temple had been built.

There are more than a dozen halls and dozens of statues throughout the three entrances, which are really majestic and majestic.

This is also the largest temple within a radius of fifty miles.

It is much larger than the Sanguan Temple five miles away.

The Sanguan Temple is the second entrance, and only houses Tathagata Buddha, Medicine Buddha, and Guanyin Bodhisattva, which respectively correspond to the afterlife, illness, and delivery of children.

For poor people, they are satisfied if they have a place to die, live a healthy life, and have many children.

The Laozu Temple in Xiangnan has many more functions.

The God of Wealth bestows wealth, Wenchang bestows talents, Heavenly Officials bestow blessings, Earthly Officials forgive sins, Water Officials relieve misfortunes, Cihang sends children, Lei Zu eliminates evil spirits, Yama reincarnations...

Coupled with the fact that he, the "genuine" little god, is in charge, the Laozu Temple naturally becomes famous.

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April 15th is an auspicious day.

Xiang Nan specially held a consecration ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Laozu Temple.

On that day, people from dozens of miles around came to join in the fun, making the Laozu Temple so crowded that it was impermeable to wind and rain. There were huge crowds of people and a great buzz.

Everyone wanted to see with their own eyes how powerful this little god was.

I saw a high platform set up in the square in front of the temple, with offerings tables, incense, burning paper, flags, seals, etc. on it. It was a dazzling array of things, which was unpredictable and profound.

As soon as six o'clock in the morning came, I heard three gunshots, followed by the roar of gongs and drums, and the blast of firecrackers.

I heard someone shout, "Look at the sky!"

Everyone looked up and saw Xiang Nan wearing a Taoist robe, fluttering down from the sky, like a banished immortal descending to earth.

"Wow!!!!"

The people were all in an uproar.

They had heard before that the little fairy Xiang Nan could soar into the clouds and ride in the mist, but they refused to believe it.

Nowadays, what they hear is false and what they see is belief. Xiang Nan really fell from the sky, which really opened their eyes.

Xiang Nan landed in front of the altar table, and then the consecration ceremony began.

In "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", he served as the protector of the country and led Taoism for decades, so he naturally knew a lot about various Taoist rituals.

Therefore, it is really not easy to do it in a disciplined manner and to scare these country bumpkins.

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Xiang Nan took the large incense stick as thick as the mouth of the bowl, rubbed it with his hands, and the incense ignited spontaneously without fire, which made the people dumbfounded.

Then he began to recite a prayer, "On April Yiyou of the Renzi year in the second year of the Republic of China, the eldest disciple of Honghu Ancestor worshiped immortals and Taoism, respected gods and worshiped, built a temple called White Deer, and worshiped Yu in the Spring and Autumn Period. He warned of disasters and floods. Drought asks... to worship with piety and respect, and not to offend one's virtues. But go to the ruins of the hill and stand beside the Zhenzi temple. Be respectful and respectful, and the gods will send you blessings. Yong Yong will do what he wants, and the people will be pleased to obey..."

After reciting the prayers, Xiang Nan burned his watch to offer sacrifices to heaven. He still poked out his finger and the burning paper ignited automatically, which surprised the people again.

Then Xiang Nan took a basin of water and put his hands into it. In an instant, the water condensed into ice.

"Ancestor's blessing, rain comes down everywhere!" Xiang Nan shouted loudly, then took out the ice, threw it into the air, and then smashed it into pieces with a volley of palms. Then he waved his long sleeves, and ice splashed in all directions, falling on people one after another, making people couldn't help but feel excited.

"It can actually condense water into ice. The little fairy is indeed a little fairy."

"Oh, you are really a fairy. The weather is so warm, and you can actually make ice."

"It is indeed Ganlin. He is truly worthy of being a god. It's so amazing!"

The people praised him one after another.

"Please honor the next term!" Xiang Nan said loudly, then sat cross-legged on the stage and silently recited the "Huang Ting Sutra". The Zen sound was clear and clear, and the lingering sound was solemn and majestic.

Although there were many people present, the sound was still so clear that everyone could hear it clearly. Such an effect is naturally magical.

Coupled with the dense aroma of the incense and the sweet strings played by the band, the atmosphere of the entire scene became more sacred, solemn, and mysterious.

Even if they were not believers, at this moment, they felt awe-inspiring in their hearts. They shut up and stood in awe on the spot, not daring to laugh or play anymore.

Then I heard someone shout loudly, "Oh, I saw a god~", "I also saw a god~", "God, god~"

Everyone in front of the high platform shouted loudly, and then they all fell to their knees.

The people outside also shouted, "I saw a god", and then they all looked up to the sky and bowed down, as if a god had really come from the sky.

Affected by this, more people shouted, "I also saw a god." In an instant, everyone in the audience knelt down and cheered in unison, extremely pious.

"Blessings from God~" Xiang Nan shouted, and then Lu San, Zhang Fenglan, and other believers threw the prepared cakes to everyone.

The people followed up one after another, kowtowed and thanked him.

"Honor the gods and return to heaven!" Xiang Nan then shouted, and saw a line of green smoke curling up from the high platform, rising straight into the sky.

When the people saw it, they all thought that the god had gone away on the wind, and they couldn't help but kowtow to thank him again.

"God, really God~"

"I saw the gods today, and I am willing to die."

"That's great, I met the gods, and the gods smiled at me~"

they all said.

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The consecration ceremony ended, but the piety of the people had only just been ignited.

Since they had just seen the gods descending to earth, they became particularly pious. After the ceremony, they went to the temple to burn incense and worship the gods and offer incense.

There was a long queue in front of Xiang Nan, and it was almost overwhelming.

In just half a day's work, more than two thousand yuan and hundreds of buckets of grain were harvested, which shows how enthusiastic the people were.

And such a good harvest also made Lu Zilin, Bai Xing'er, Sang Laoba, Bai Shitou'er and others envious.

They don't believe in any ghosts and gods, they only believe in interests.

They kept Xiang Nan at arm's length.

Although they came to the consecration ceremony this time, they only came to watch the fun and did not come in to burn incense and worship the gods.

For them, instead of donating money and food to the temple, it is better to eat well themselves.

Seeing Xiang Nan collecting so much money and food, their eyes turned red with envy.

"He can really make money by living alone~" Lu Zilin looked at the white ocean and was so greedy that his saliva almost flowed out.

The Lao Lu family had worked hard for several lifetimes to earn such a small amount of wealth.

Now it seems that it is not as much as Xiang Nan earns in a day. It's really his grandma's fault.

"Brother Zilin, did you see the immortal just now?" Bai Xing'er asked again curiously.

"No." Lu Zilin shook his head, "Did you see it?"

"Me neither." Bai Xing'er shook his head.

Sang Laoba and Bai Shitou'er also shook their heads. They didn't see any gods either.

"Then why did you all kneel down just now?" Bai Xing'er asked in confusion.

Lu Zilin, Sang Laoba, and Bai Shitou'er were stunned and didn't know what was going on.

Everyone just knelt down, so they followed suit. In fact, they were not even prepared to kneel down.

"Grandma, don't watch it. It will make you upset if you watch too much." Lu Zilin scolded, then turned and walked away.

Sang Laoba, Bai Xing'er, and Bai Shitou'er also followed.