Yefutidaolu

Chapter 174 High fives as an oath
Bai Lingqing and the villagers tidied up the entire sacrificial site.

He cleaned up the broken debris and touched his body.

The damage was not light, she was only at the first level.

In fact, the blood sacrifice of one person is not enough to make it rain. At least several people have to be eaten to make up for her damage. Moreover, several people have to be eaten every month, which means one person has to be eaten almost every seven days. Otherwise, it will not be able to rain.

What she actually wanted was to use her own savings and merit, plus the voluntary sacrifices of the villagers, with everyone contributing a portion, grit their teeth, and get through this period.

After all... as mentioned above, it's only one year. As long as we can get through one year, it will be enough.

In total, only a dozen people died. She had practiced hard for more than ten years, and everyone had overcome the difficulties together. There was nothing special about it. Since we have encountered something, we have to find a way to overcome it.

As for those who died in the blood sacrifice... what could be done? Without the weather, there would only be more deaths.

Rain is secondary.

Without wind, rice won't grow ears...

People who don’t farm probably don’t know that crops like rice, wheat, and sedge rely on wind to spread pollen and then produce ears of grain. When the rice and wheat bloom, they will still starve if there is no wind.

It’s not that artificial pollination is impossible, but if all spiritual materials are like this, everyone will definitely have to work hard for a while.

In addition, spring is coming soon and the "Qingzhe" season is approaching.

In winter, all things are hidden, and the Azure Dragon constellation is also hidden below the northern horizon.

At this time, when spring turns to winter, the constellation Cang Long begins to emerge from the east, and Jiao Su, representing the dragon's horns, begins to appear from the eastern horizon.

When the Azure Dragon constellation appears completely in the sky, spring plowing officially begins.

This is commonly known as "February 2, the Dragon Raises its Head".

Four days after the Dragon Raises its Head, it is the Waking of Insects.

The dragon controls the wind and thunder. When the dragon raises its head, spring thunder will resound through the heaven and earth, awakening the sleeping earth, waking up the insects in the ground, and reviving all things.

The spring thunder in the sky awakens dormant insects. As the saying goes, "Spring thunder startles all insects." The sudden movement of spring thunder brings life back to all things, the Yang energy rises, and the temperature warms up.

Without the right weather, spring thunder will avoid this village. Then the Waking of Insects will not occur, the solar terms will stagnate, and the cicadas underground will not wake up.

I heard that such stagnant weather would give birth to strange species such as the hundred-year-old cicada and the thousand-year-old cicada, but Bai Lingqing had never seen them.

But she knew that some spiritual materials that needed to be awakened underground would not germinate, and she had suffered from this before.

Regardless, the consequences are too serious.

Therefore, the weather must be maintained.

If the weather stagnates, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Even if people die, even if the body is damaged, the weather cannot stop... The blood sacrifice must be completed today, otherwise it will be too late. If it is made up later, the timing will be wrong and it will cause many consequences.

But, if no one died and no one's body was damaged, how great would that be...

Realistic?
Bai Lingqing didn't know, but she did stop the blood sacrifice. She herself didn't understand why she chose this path. She clearly shouldn't trust an outsider at this time, let alone a random stranger...

Was he really that valuable to such a powerful figure? Was he truly worth his attention? If he left immediately after he finished speaking, and missed out on this opportunity, he would be doomed.

All kinds of anxieties and doubts echoed in Bai Lingqing's heart.

It's really not her fault.

She is just in one realm, and this choice is too huge for her, even more terrifying than filling out the application form. If she believes in the advice, her second half of life may be ruined.

Gao Jian... could he really convince the county magistrate and the chief priest? Wouldn't it end up getting Bai Lingqing even more deeply implicated by him?

Bai Lingqing was always worried about all kinds of puzzles and numerous concerns.

After all, Gao Jian and she were just casual acquaintances.

Moreover, the other party was arrogant and was completely different from her.

If you take the occasional kindness of big shots as permanent, you will end up with no place to be buried.

The big shot would probably just say a few words of pity and leave. He couldn't protect her forever. In the end, she would still have to deal with the county magistrate and the chief priest...

Damn!

She rubbed her hair, making her originally smooth long hair messy.

It’s so hard to choose!

The key point is, Mr. Gao Jian may be a good person, but being a good person is not enough to make a living. Can he support me for the rest of my life? When he has helped me and then turns around and flies away to realize his life's great cause, what will I do?
Blood sacrifice or not...

Ugh.

She sat down dejectedly again, completely lacking the energy and spirit she had.

To be frank, Bai Lingqing was not unaware of the specific pros and cons, but she couldn't let go of the fantasy in her heart.

What if?
What if... someone really comes and saves her?

So that she doesn't have to sacrifice blood.

No need to damage the body.

Don't worry about dying without a burial...

Need not……

Forget it, don’t think about that anymore.

She shook her head and wiped her eyes with her sleeve, clearing these things from her mind.

In the end, you have to rely on yourself.

After the death of my parents, I took my younger brothers and sisters and finally got a piece of land and had a foothold. If I want to survive in this world, I can only rely on myself and cannot rely on others' advice.

The chief priest and the county magistrate... those are people Gao Jian can't afford to offend.

Her eyes hardened.

But when I stood up, it seemed like some remaining weakness in my heart was still crying out.

Someone, come and save me...

But when she stood up, all the weakness in her heart had been killed, and there was a hint of fierceness between her eyebrows.

next moment--

"That fox, I'm here!" Gao Jian got off his horse, but this time he didn't fall down by falling, but slowed down, braked, and reined in the horse.

But the dragon raised its front hooves high up, then dropped them to the ground and stepped on the ground.

Bai Lingqing's rising spirit immediately softened, and she shrank back in fear and saluted hurriedly.

Gao Jian dismounted and glanced at Bai Lingqing, a little puzzled: "No, why are you crying?"

Bai Lingqing quickly waved her hands: "No, nothing, sir...you're back? About the blood sacrifice..."

"It's all settled. I won't trouble you anymore." Gao Jian smiled and said, "Don't worry. I've already spoken to the county magistrate and the chief priest here."

"Really?" Bai Lingqing's previous fierceness disappeared without a trace, and she looked at Gao Jian in disbelief but inexplicable surprise.

The "cry for help" and "weakness" that had just been killed seemed to sprout again.

"Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you? Clean up the blood sacrifice items. Oh, and by the way, it seems you've contaminated your pure energy and lost your cultivation, right?" Gao Jian glanced at Bai Lingqing, confirming her condition. Originally, Bai Lingqing had fasted and observed various other strict rules, all to maintain a pure energy, but for the blood sacrifice, she had proactively contaminated this.

"Yes... it's irreversible, but it would be good if no one died." Bai Lingqing smiled bitterly.

"Open your mouth, ah." Gao Jian pointed at her mouth.

"Ah?" Bai Lingqing didn't react and let out a cry.

But doing so would obviously cause her mouth to open, so Gao Jian was very satisfied with the other party's action, and then he reached out and inserted his hand into her mouth.

Bai Lingqing retched, but was held back by Gao Jian.

"Bite." Gao Jian said.

Bai Lingqing was at a loss for a moment.

But she immediately realized what was happening.

After hesitating for about a second, she suddenly hardened her heart and bit down with her canine teeth!

Gao Jian's fingers were immediately bitten, and blood flowed out. Under the control of the Five Elements and Gao Jian's control over his own body, the blood rolled down with rich vitality.

This is the essence and blood of warriors from the fourth realm, and it is also the "precious medicine" of the human race!
For a little demon like Bai Lingqing who is at the first level, this is a treasure of the same level as the blood of a real dragon. They are both high-grade blood and energy of the most intelligent creatures in the world!

All her previous losses were made up in this moment, and even more than that!
After a few seconds, Gao Jian pulled his hand back.

The warrior's powerful body allowed him to recover from the injury in just a few seconds.

"My blood should be a great tonic for you now. It can almost replenish the vitality you lost before." Gao Jian said casually.

As he said this, he wiped his saliva on Zou Long.

Zoulong ran away in disgust.

Looking at Zoulong running away, Gao Jian laughed out loud.

However, after laughing twice, he seemed to remember something and said to Bai Lingqing: "By the way, this is not free. I have another thing for you to do."

"Please give me your instructions, sir!" Bai Lingqing immediately lowered his head, smacking his lips.

She couldn't describe the taste of this blood...but she probably would never forget it.

No wonder everyone likes to eat people. They used to laugh at her for not eating good food...

Wait! Don't think like that!
Bai Lingqing immediately patted her face and waited quietly for what Gao Jian was going to say.

"I have quite a lot of people here, probably about one or two thousand. They originally settled down on the border of Cangzhou. I see that you seem to be doing quite well here. Do you think it would be okay if these one or two thousand people moved to your place?" Gao Jian said.

These one or two thousand people were actually the ones who were raised in the Baishanjiang Dragon Palace. Gao Jian had brought them back to Cangzhou before and built a village, but it was only self-governing after all.

It would be even better if we could be incorporated into the Divine Dynasty's household registration and become the people protected by this piece of land.

It’s just that Gao Jian hadn’t found any suitable place before.

And now, this place might be useful. Bai Lingqing, the land god, is actually quite responsible.

"Migrating population? Refugees? What about the county magistrate..." Bai Lingqing's tone was a little fearful.

"You don't have to worry about the county magistrate. They won't say anything. Also, those are not refugees. They are all very good people. When they arrive and see you with their own eyes, they will know. So, are you willing?" Gao Jian asked.

"Yes, sir." Bai Lingqing hesitated, but ultimately did not express her own opinion. Instead, she chose to obey the noble opinion.

Gao Jian noticed this.

But he didn't say anything. When the people arrived, they would naturally figure it out.

This is the way the world is. You can't blame others for thinking too much. It's useless to say so much before people come. It should be fine after both sides get along with each other for a while.

"Then thank you for your help." Gao Jian nodded, rode on the dragon and left.

After saying this, Bai Lingqing's expression became even more strange.

Are you bothering me?

This gentleman was so overly polite that she was a little uncomfortable with his politeness. This made her have a deeper and deeper impression of this important man. This impression and the remaining taste in her mouth gave her an indescribable strange feeling.

Gao Jian ignored all this and just left.

He just got used to it, he didn't think much about it

But he did not go to the ancient battlefield, but went to a battlefield not far away.

Here, there is a 'mountain'.

Originally there were no mountains here, it was a flat land, but there were some mountain roots on the ground that had not yet grown.

However, a few days ago, a new mountain grew here.

Zuo An and some people brought by Gao Jian fought a battle here, and eventually Zuo An was almost killed at the cost of the death of a deputy general of the Demon Suppression Division.

In fact, if Gao Jian wanted to, Zuo An would have been dead by then.

However, Gao Jian actually knew about the problems with the new helmsman of the Zuo family, and also learned about the conflicts between the two helmsmen through Gui Mutan, and then planned the internal strife of the Zuo family.

In that crucial battle, Zuo An displayed his terrifying strength as a sixth-level cultivator. He used the technique of 'wood gives birth to curves and straightness' to stimulate the growth of the underground mountain roots, making them grow out of the ground like bamboo shoots emerging in spring, and thus a new mountain appeared here.

The mountain is more than a mile in circumference and two to three hundred meters high.

Bai Xingzhi's grave is on this mountain.

Gao Jian came to the grave and looked at the tombstone.

"This entire mountain is your tombstone. I've already reported the name of this mountain: Baixing Mountain. Isn't that enough to immortalize it? And as I promised you, it will be recorded in the state annals soon."

"It's just that if my plan to kill the three from the Zuo family works and I do it secretly enough, this matter probably won't come to light. Your reputation may continue to be buried for a while, so I named this mountain in advance as a little compensation and comfort to you."

"But don't worry, the Zuo family will definitely be destroyed. I already have a plan. When the historian comes to record the story, I will definitely put your name first. When future generations learn about this period of history, the first name they read is yours, 'Bai Xingzhi'."

Gao Jian said so.

As soon as Gao Jian finished speaking, the leaves around him began to rustle.

This gave Gao Jian a shock.

There's no way around it, it's really creepy. You know, this world is dead silent, and there would be no wind under normal circumstances.

After being surprised, he silently raised his hand and clapped it in the air.

There was a very crisp snap.

It's like I really captured something.

"Let's high-five to swear an oath." Gao Jian said in a deep voice.

Then the wind stopped.

Gao Jian blew a horse whistle and Zoulong came over immediately.

The man and his horse set off immediately, heading towards the ancient battlefield.

There is only one day left before the Imperial College selection begins.

(End of this chapter)