Chapter 189 Green Seed God Lin Jue had heard of three types of famine-relief pills. One is a famine-relief pill made by crushing elm bark, white grass root and white mud. It is said that eating it can keep you from feeling hungry for seven days. This may indeed be possible, because white mud is almost indigestible and cannot be excreted. You may not feel hungry within seven days, but you may die after seven days. One recipe also uses elm bark, Imperata root, red dates, glutinous rice and other foods, boiled, dried, crushed, and rolled into pigeon egg-sized balls, which can be stored for several years. During famine, one ball can be a meal, but it must be prepared and stored in advance when supplies are abundant, and not every place has this recipe. The other type is the pill refined by the second senior brother. The material of this famine relief pill is very flexible, and it also uses things that can help you stay hungry as the main material, but it has to add a bit of spiritual energy. You rely on the pill to fill your stomach, and rely on the spiritual energy to keep you alive. Normally, eating one pill will keep you from feeling hungry for a day, but if you have enough spiritual energy, it is called a fasting pill, and eating one pill can really last for seven days. Although Second Senior Brother's famine-relief pill tastes like stone and is hard to swallow, it actually has some spiritual power inside. After drinking half a pill of famine-relief pill and some water, the woman's breathing gradually became heavier and her vitality recovered. After a while, the junior sister helped her up and sat her on the bench.
"you……" The woman seemed to be able to speak and looked at them. "We came from Huizhou. We are Taoists passing by. We wanted to come in to ask for water and happened to meet a believer." The second brother said, but his brows were tightly furrowed. He also saw the old man who starved to death inside. "Before we came, we heard that there was a small famine here and many people had no food to eat. But when we came here, we found that this place was not dry and there was no insect plague. Could it be that there was a drought or flood this summer?" The woman looked at them, still weak, and just shook her head. "It's not a drought or a flood?" Second Senior Brother was puzzled. "Is the tax here so heavy?" The woman paused and shook her head again. "what is that?" "immortal……" "God? How could this be?" "..." "Do you know which deity it is?" "Green... seedling... god..." The woman had a heavy accent and uttered a few words with difficulty. "Green seedling god?" Everyone was shocked and looked at each other. In the letter that the uncle wrote to the master, it was said that the Qingmiao God in Mingxia County was very popular and was not eliminated by him, but ran away. It was claimed to the outside world that he was expelled. Could it be the same one here? Did it escape here? Lin Jue felt that it was very likely that— They had also asked about this evil god when they were in Mingxia County before. It is said that this is a monster that looks like a bag, walks like a somersault, and often appears in the fields at night. When it first appeared in Mingxia County, farmers were afraid of it, but after a while they found that it did not hurt people, but helped people drive away the monsters in the fields, protect and even promote the growth of young crops, so they built a statue and a temple for it and worshipped it as a god.
Unfortunately, according to Lin Jue's speculation, the Qingmiao God probably had no intention of helping others at first, but he had this ability and instinct, and he happened to be discovered by people, who then made a statue and built a temple for him. However, things like incense and burning candles are difficult for spirits who lack reason and morality to control. Those who lack virtue have many desires... The Qingmiao God gradually fell into depravity. Lin Jue had never heard of this kind of monsters and evil spirits in other places, so there shouldn't be many of them. Everyone wanted to ask the woman again, but when they saw that she was so weak, they gave up. Anyway, if it was really the Qingmiao God who was causing trouble here, it must have been a "lesson" given after he demanded sacrifices and was refused. There should be a temple for him here. You can ask others or go and see for yourself. The second senior brother took out a dozen famine-relief pills. "I have some famine relief pills here. If you eat one pill, you won't feel hungry for a day, and it can also meet the daily needs of ordinary people. If you only eat half a pill a day, although you will feel hungry, you won't starve to death. Although you will be weak, you won't be unable to walk. I will give it to the believers." The second brother said, "Eat sparingly, I hope you can get through the difficult times." "The person inside has already left. After the believers have recovered, they can choose a place in the back and dig a hole to bury him." Several people walked out. I changed to another family, and this time someone finally responded. He was still a starving man, but his condition was better than that of the woman. At least he could have a normal conversation. He first pointed out the location of the village well to a few people, and then saw that they gave him a few famine relief pills. After taking them, he felt that they could really resist hunger, so he answered their doubts: "People here didn't worship gods before, the Green Seed God came to us a few years ago. “In the beginning, he was very kind to us. He not only helped us to drive away the evil spirits in the fields, but also ensured that our crops would not be eaten by animals or birds. He was much more effective than any other gods or Buddhas. So we built a statue of him and a temple for him, and often worshipped him. “But in the second year, he asked us to double the sacrificial offerings. When we refused, he threatened to uproot our crops. At first, we gritted our teeth and agreed, but after a while, how could we afford it? “This year, after the spring, everyone planted crops. Just as they grew to knee height, they all withered and died overnight. “It’s too late to plant again. "If you have money, it's ok. You can buy food. If you don't have money, you will starve to death." The man sighed deeply, feeling helpless. "So that's it." The second brother frowned and thought, then asked, "Didn't the government provide porridge and grain?" "Yes, the city gives out one bowl of porridge every day. It's clearer than water. If we lived in the city, we could survive on this bowl of porridge, but we are far from the city. If we go to get the porridge, we will starve to death on the way." After a few Taoists thought about it, they roughly understood it. The famine here was not caused by natural disasters, but by demons and evil spirits. The area affected was not wide, so it could not be considered a major famine. At least other places were still fine, and there were merchants and travelers on the official roads. If a family had savings, they could naturally buy food. If they were wealthy, it would not affect their eating, drinking and entertainment. After all, the Green Sprout God only caused trouble once, ruining one season's crops, while other vegetables and livestock were not harmed. It just made the people here take a step towards starvation. The only thing that suffered was the people in the countryside. The taxes were harsh and the exploitation was heavy, and many people were only one step away from starvation. If you calculate carefully, the time when this Qingmiao God came here almost coincided with the time when the Qingmiao God in Mingxia County was expelled.
It looks like it's the same one. Originally, Senior Brother Seven stayed in Mingxia County, and Junior Sister was worried that the Green Seed God would come back to find him, so she wanted to find Senior Brother Seven to settle the feud between her master and the God. She didn't expect to meet it here. Several Taoists looked at each other. Not to mention that in troubled times, wielding a sword to eliminate demons is exactly what those who practice Taoism should do. It would be good to eliminate this hidden danger in advance for the seventh senior brother who is not good at fighting. "Is there a temple of the Green Seed God nearby?" Even the second senior brother, who never liked fighting, asked. "Ten miles ahead, there's one on the side of the road." “Thank you for your kindness…” "Let me ask you one more question: Does the Qingmiao God have temples only in Langfeng County, or are there temples in nearby counties?" The third senior brother was more experienced and asked another question. "It's not just Langfeng County, there are also neighboring counties. But I haven't traveled that far, so I don't know how many counties there are." "Thank you very much." "Thank you, Immortal..." The man ate a whole pill of the famine-relief pill. He didn't know what the pill was made of, but he felt a warm feeling in his stomach while he was talking. At this time, he felt that his strength was gradually recovering. The man couldn't help but feel amazing—— Are these people gods who have descended to earth? Several people walked out. Several families living nearby were almost starving. Several people went to check and inquire about the situation, and left behind famine relief pills based on their situations and number of people, ranging from a few to more than a dozen. When the second senior brother went down the mountain, he brought a lot of famine-relief pills, mainly because this stuff was not valuable to him. At least it was not difficult to refine. One furnace could produce many pills, and no rare spiritual plant materials were required. He had refined a lot of them when he was in the mountain before, because they were really useful at that time. Later, when I had a junior brother, it became useless. This stuff can be stored for several years, but it has been stored for several years. He didn't want to waste it when he went down the mountain this time, so he took most of it, about 100 or 200 pieces, and left the remaining half to his eldest brother. A few days ago, I heard that there was a famine in the front, and thought that food might be in short supply, so I thought it might come in handy. But I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to eat it yet, so I gave away a small half of it. Fortunately, this thing can be refined again. Several people walked out of here and continued walking forward, discussing as they walked. "This is the border between Zhongzhou and Qinzhou, right? Tianweng's temple can actually tolerate monsters that wreak havoc on people's lives here." The second senior brother sighed. "They probably haven't thought about this for a long time." The third brother said, "Besides, the people here originally didn't believe in gods. Now that the Qingmiao God has come to cause trouble, isn't it a good opportunity to help them regain their incense?" "Let's talk about how to get rid of this Qingmiao God." Lin Jue said. "This kind of evil god..." The third brother was troubled. "If it weren't for the righteous gods who are good at exorcising demons, it would be difficult for us Taoists to exorcise it." "Why?"
The junior sister asked in confusion. "Don't think that you have Cuiwei City God in Cuiwei County. Although the Qingmiao God is not as popular as the Cuiwei City God, and his power is not as strong as the Cuiwei City God, he may also be restrained by the City God. But he is not restricted by the rules of incense and worship like the real gods, nor is he restricted to the city like the Cuiwei City God." The third brother explained to them: "But it also absorbed the incense, and it is very likely that it has the magical power of the incense god, and can quickly move between the statues. The reason why we were able to easily get rid of Cuiwei City God that day was because he was a city god. There was only a city god temple and statue in the city, and the official residence was also in the city god temple. He was also a god who died. He had nowhere to go and nowhere to hide, and he was very panicked. With the help of the right time and place, he was naturally eliminated in an instant." After listening to this, the junior sister almost understood. Lin Jue had dealt with another evil god "Liu Taihou" before, so he naturally understood it a long time ago. Compared to the Cuiwei City God, the Qingmiao God is freer and has more places to go and hide. At the same time, because it was originally a monster, even after the statue is destroyed, it still has some magic power left to cause trouble elsewhere. “It’s not like there is no solution.” The third brother led the horse and walked, thinking and speaking again. "any solution?" "Take off your Taoist robes, destroy its statue, and guard it in the temple. If it is guilty and cautious, it will definitely send a dream to someone to come and check on the repairs. At this time, pretend to be an ordinary person and do your best to hinder it. Perhaps the Green Seed God will be unable to hold back and come to check in his true form." The third brother narrowed his eyes and said as he walked: "Because the statue is destroyed, it can't use it to escape. And because it's its real body, if we seize the opportunity, we can kill it in one fell swoop." "Brother is so smart!" "Haha! Master has eliminated demons in this way before!" "What I said..." "But I'm not suitable! I have evil spirits, and I look too handsome and powerful, like a warrior. I look unusual. Even if I don't have any magic power, the evil gods will be scared by me!" The third brother glanced at them and said, "You two are suitable. You can pretend to be siblings whose parents starved to death and seek justice from the Green Seed God." Lin Jue and his junior sister couldn't help but look at each other. I wanted to refute him, but he actually came up with a feasible idea. Thinking that this was a rare opportunity, I let him be shameless for once. As for them... It doesn't seem like the parents starved to death. The two of them were fair-skinned and looked well-fed and well-dressed. How could they look like people who had ever been hungry? Thinking that it was rare for the third senior brother to come up with an idea, Lin Jue did not refute him at this time. …… Asking for a monthly ticket! (End of this chapter)