The concept of a born saint begins with Strange Tales from Liaozhai.

The officiant proclaimed again in a loud voice, "The Emperor prays!"

King You of Zhou walked to the front of the altar and took a bronze wine cup from the attendant.

Looking up at Mount Wu, King You of Zhou said in a deep voice, "The god of Mount Wu is above, and I am the Son of Heaven of Zhou."

"The men under my command were ignorant the other day and wrongly offended the divine might. Today, I offer sacrifices of cattle, sheep, and pigs, along with clear wine, and personally go down the mountain to offer this prayer..."

That brings us to this point.

King You of Zhou paused slightly, then slowly poured the wine onto the ground, the liquid seeping into the soil.

"If there truly are gods in the mountains."

"Please calm down and stop your anger."

"To forgive the faults of ordinary people."

After he finished speaking, he bowed slightly.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding officials also bowed in respect.

May the mountain god appease his anger!

May the mountain god appease his anger!

The sound echoed through the mountains and forests.

Smoke rose and drifted slowly toward the misty mountaintop.

It was as if they were praying to be sent to the place where the mountain spirits resided.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but look up at Wushan Mountain, waiting for the mountain god to respond.

Wushan Peak.

With such a commotion at the foot of Wushan Mountain, Su Chen naturally wouldn't be oblivious to anything.

Looking at King You of Zhou, Ji Gongnie, who was holding a sacrificial ceremony, his lips twitched, and he was speechless.

He truly hadn't expected that King You would personally come to Wushan to hold a sacrifice this week. Was he really not afraid of death?

However, considering that King You of Zhou did the "lighting the beacon fires to amuse Bao Si" incident this week, his appearance here now seems quite reasonable.

At the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, when King You of Zhou ascended the throne, the Western Zhou Dynasty was already in decline, beset by internal and external troubles. Earthquakes and droughts occurred frequently in Guanzhong, causing people to lose their homes. The campaign against the Quanrong was unsuccessful, and the country's strength was further weakened.

To win a smile from Bao Si, King You of Zhou adopted the strategy of the treacherous minister Guo Shifu, repeatedly lighting beacon fires without cause and falsely claiming that the Quanrong had invaded.

The feudal lords led their troops to the rescue, only to discover it was a deception, and gradually lost trust in King You of Zhou.

Bao Si laughed heartily after witnessing the humiliating state of the feudal lords. King You was overjoyed and rewarded Guo Shifu handsomely. After that, the feudal lords were deceived many times but no longer fell for it.

When the Quanrong actually breached Haojing, King You of Zhou once again lit the beacon fires to call for help, but the feudal lords no longer trusted the signals, and no one sent troops to rescue him, leading to King You's death, Bao Si's capture, and her tragic end.

The story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" from the Western Zhou Dynasty.

However, the story of "lighting the beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords" has many suspicious points, and it seems to be fabricated by someone later in order to smear King You of Zhou.

Just like the other smeared figures like King Zhou and Qin Shi Huang, the way things are portrayed is up to the victors.

A more plausible reason would be that King You of Zhou favored Bao Si, deposed the original crown prince, and made Bao Si's son the crown prince.

The original crown prince's maternal grandfather was Marquis Shen, who was furious and allied with the Quanrong to attack and capture the capital, Haojing.

In 771 BC, the Quanrong invaded Haojing, the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and King You of Zhou fled to Lishan where he was killed.

This event directly led to the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

Su Chen was deep in thought.

However, regardless of what King You was thinking this week, personally inviting the priests to offer sacrifices and apologize was indeed somewhat unreasonable.

Normally, the Zhou emperor, as the ruler of all under heaven, only offered sacrifices to heaven, earth, and his ancestors.

Mountain gods, as local deities, are generally not worshipped.

Su Chen shook his head.

He was too lazy to concern himself with matters of royal succession, but considering that King You had come to apologize this week and held a grand sacrificial ceremony, he thought it best to give him a slight reminder.

As for whether the other party can escape their fate, that's none of his business.

King You of Zhou, Zhu Guan, and others waited for a while, but they saw nothing unusual about Wushan, nor did they see the legendary god of Wushan respond.

For a moment, their faces were filled with disappointment.

Many people couldn't help but think about it in their hearts.

Does the God of Mist Mountain truly exist...?

Just as they were thinking this, believing that the mountain god would not appear.

Suddenly, the mountain mist began to swirl slightly.

A distant and ethereal sound came from Wushan.

The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to resonate in everyone's heart.

Ethereal and mysterious.

It seemed as if they were chanting poetry, or reciting some ancient prophecy.

"Zhou Tianzi, the sovereign ruler of the human race, listen carefully..."

"When old sayings are abandoned."

“Those who abandon will invite wolves.”

"The north wind will cross the city walls."

"The wolves of the wilderness will enter the royal court."

"The city walls collapsed, the royal flag fell..."

“Remember my words…”

The words faded until they disappeared, giving the impression that what one had just heard was an illusion.

However, they all knew that this was not an illusion.

There really was a sound just now, echoing in all of their ears!

As for who owns this voice?

They guessed who it was almost without much thought.

"The God of Mount Kirigaya?!"

There really is a god of Mount Kirigaya?!

Even the god of Wushan responded to their sacrifices.

However.

What exactly did the god of Wushan mean by what he just said?

"The God of Mount Wu... has this been a divine prophecy?"

"A prophecy?"

The priest presiding over the ceremony suddenly changed his expression, and his voice trembled.

As a priest, he had learned about sacrifices and divination from a young age, so he naturally knew that if the gods spoke, it was mostly a great omen of good or bad fortune.

Those few words just now were clearly not a good omen.

Thinking of this, cold sweat began to trickle down his forehead.

What he could think of, King You of Zhou naturally thought of as well.

King You of Zhou's face gradually darkened, and a sense of unease, difficult to suppress, arose in his heart.

Although the words of the god of Mount Kiri were obscure and difficult to understand, some of the meanings were not hard to discern.

The abandoned will bring wolves back, the north wind will cross the city walls, and the wolves of the wilderness will trespass into the royal court…

These words, when put together, make it hard not to make certain associations.

Could it be that foreign enemies will invade the capital in the future?

even……

Even the royal city will fall?

Thinking of this, King You of Zhou felt a chill in his heart.

north?

He subconsciously looked towards the direction of the northern mountains.

Could it be those barbarian tribes from the north?

Is what the god of Wushan said true or false?

King You of Zhou could not be determined.

However, these prophetic words were like a thorn, deeply embedded in his heart, and he could not get rid of them.

Finally, the ceremony ended in a somber and oppressive atmosphere.

Above the misty mountain, the clouds and mist still lingered.

The faint golden light that shone from the mountaintop gradually disappeared into the mist.

Below the altar.

King You of Zhou led the Xing, Lu, Jian, Zhen, Yan, Nuo, Lin, Di, Nan, Na, Liang, Quan, Li, Tan, Dao, Yan, Ju, Ji, Ji

The carriages and horses moved slowly.

Banners and flags fluttered.

However, the commotion that had filled the procession was gone.

The fishy chanting was mixed with other fishy sounds.

Some were shocked that the god of Wushan actually existed, while others had many doubts.

What exactly did the god of Mount Wu mean by those words?

Were those cryptic words prophetic, or were they just jokes told to the king by the god of Wushan to tease him?

In an instant, the fishy smell and the burning flesh...

The atmosphere was unusually somber throughout the journey.

King You of Zhou, sitting in his royal chariot, repeatedly looked up, gazing towards the distant north.

More than ten days later.

The convoy returned to the capital, Hokkien.

Upon returning to the capital, King You of Zhou immediately issued a royal decree.

Mount Wu was designated a sacred mountain, and the god of Mount Wu was given the title of God-Lord of Mount Wu!

He also ordered the construction of a temple to the mountain god, and that the mountain god be worshipped with the highest sacrificial rites during the spring and autumn sacrifices each year.

The royal decree was issued.

The name of Mount Wu and the God of Mount Wu quickly spread throughout the royal domain.

Chapter 110 The Fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty and King You of Zhou's Escape to Wushan

Xie Chipanbi Bojue had also heard of Wushan and the name of Wushan God.

As a god recognized by the Zhou emperor, coupled with the mysterious legends surrounding the god of Wushan, the people of the royal domain spread the word quickly, and incense offerings flourished.

People praying for rain, blessings, children, and peace are everywhere.

As time went by, the feudal lords in various places also vaguely heard about this matter.

Some of the feudal lords didn't care, thinking that the Zhou emperor was just offering sacrifices to a mountain god, and that the supernatural tales circulating were nothing more than rumors and hearsay.

Some of the feudal lords who believed in gods and valued sacrifices were very interested and sent people to inquire about miracles and also offered sacrifices.

Time passed slowly in this situation.