Chapter 19 Chapter One

A big man put a burning incense in the incense burner with Kui pattern in front of the altar of the Goddess of the River Goddess Temple, and looked up at the peaceful face of the statue.This face is self-white and pure, similar to the appearance of a real person.An oil lamp hangs from the smoke-blackened beams of the small hall.The night was hazy, and the flickering lights reflected the statue, and there seemed to be a faint smile flashing on the face. The big man whispered to himself: "Your Majesty is one of my masters. I just sit here and make you smile in a short time. Last time I was in the holy forest of Your Majesty, I was about to use that person's blood to make wine Sacrifice your holy spirit, but you escorted her out of the woods. I have found a new sacrifice tonight, and I will sacrifice a whole body to you. I must not be careless this time, I want to..."

He stopped, turned his head and glanced at the old temple.The old temple wished that his sleeves were torn, and he was sitting on a bench at the entrance of the temple, his eyes were looking towards the river bank with lights hanging in the distance.Soon he lowered his head to read his scriptures again, he was so clean that he didn't pay attention to the only pilgrim in the small temple. The big man silently looked at the expression on the face of the Goddess of the River. Although the wooden statue of the god has not been painted, the beaded crown and necklace, the embroidered robe and the colorful pendant are truly gorgeous.She sits cross-legged on a lotus throne, presses her left hand to her knees, and half-raises her right hand as a prayer.

"You look handsome!" He said in a hoarse voice after a long while. "It's so charming, so coquettish and seductive, but why is it so cruel and vicious? It seduces people badly; it falls behind and throws people aside, making people unable to stop and miss them all year round." His wide-open eyes suddenly flashed a frenzied and fierce light, and he cursed angrily: "Tonight, I have to die on a good day! Teach her to lie naked at your feet, and slowly cut a piece of flesh, a piece of blood—" He suddenly saw a slight wrinkle on the smooth and delicate forehead of the Goddess of the River, which was inlaid with bright pearls, and he turned pale with fright.When he looked again, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, and it turned out that it was the shadow of a moth flashing across the oil lamp.

He tried to wipe off the sweat on his face, bit his lips tightly, and looked at the statue hesitantly before turning around and walking to the old Miaozhu.Lao Miaozhu was reading his scriptures with his head down, and he patted Lao Miaozhu's bony shoulder blades. "Let the empress relax tonight, how about it?" He said with a smile on his face. "The dragon boat race is about to start, and the dragon boat has already been arranged under the white jade bridge." He grabbed a handful of copper coins from his sleeve, "I'll take it for now, let's go to the hotel over there and drink a few cups."

Lao Miaozhu looked exhausted, with red eye circles, squinting at the big man, did not reach out to take the money, and muttered in a low voice: "I dare not accept this money, and poor people can't leave here. When the empress gets angry, she blames it and can't bear it." .” The big man couldn't help trembling, cursed bitterly and left the temple gate, stepped down the stone steps, and led his mount under the weeping willow along the river. ——He must rush back to the city before the dragon boat race ends.