WVKWnovel #273 - The leader of the Black Dragon Village is the Little Black King!
#273 - The leader of the Black Dragon Village is the Little Black King!
The second day after the completion of the White Snake Goddess Temple was the day to sculpt the divine statue and invite the divine seat.
On this day, the sky had just brightened.
The nearby people had already gathered early.
None of them came empty-handed.
Every household grabbed a handful of soil from in front of and behind their houses, and from the fields.
In addition, they drew a scoop of water from the wells and ditches of each village.
Then, they grabbed a few stalks of wheat or rice straw from the haystack.
Finally, they collected a bowl of dew from under the eaves.
They rushed to the newly built Goddess Temple and placed these things in order in front of the main hall.
A chair had already been placed there.
Then they waited for the ceremony to be presided over by Immortal Elder Xu.
As a result, when Immortal Elder Xu arrived, he asked them to move the chair away.
"Move the chair away."
"Immortal Elder, why is that?" Master Zhang asked, puzzled.
"The White Snake Goddess is lively and doesn't like to sit on chairs," Xu Chengxian said casually.
In fact, it was because, according to Ling Yunzi, taking the route of the common people, that is, taking the path of folk belief, and asking the heavens and earth for the imperial conferment of the divine seat, it was best not to sit upright.
The seated are honored, and the standing are humble.
The power of the people's wish to invite the immortals to confer the title would directly reach Jinyun Heaven, and generate the corresponding divine seat on it.
Sitting on the chair made it seem less respectful to heaven and earth.
The Great Dao is ruthless, and the Heavenly Dao has selfishness.
Moreover, this imperial conferment had to go through Jinyun Heaven.
According to the small news circulating within the Xuanmen Orthodox Sect, being more respectful when requesting the conferment would make it easier to succeed.
Of course, if there was endorsement from the elders of the sect, it would be even simpler.
Unfortunately, the Bai family had not yet climbed up to such relatives.
"There was a Dao Lord, but unfortunately it's expired," Xu Chengxian thought to himself, "Moreover, that guy doesn't even know where he is right now."
Old brother, your brother misses you.
And Second Sister.
If Second Sister was here, he wouldn't have to bother thinking about what kind of statue to sculpt for Xiao Cui.
With the Empress Sister's aesthetic and years of being worshiped, and the rich experience of worshiping the sect's predecessors, she would definitely be able to handle this small conferment ceremony with ease!
"My younger brother and sister are not here, the brother guarding the empty nest is miserable!"
On the contrary, Xiao Cui, the protagonist, was sitting in the yard at this time, eating snacks and gnawing on peaches, watching him busy here.
Fortunately, before starting the sculpture, the White Snake Goddess had to show herself in front of the people.
It was agreed that the whole family would come out.
Otherwise, if only Xu Chengxian came forward from beginning to end, and the rest of the guys sat and watched the show, he would be even more upset.
"Immortal Elder, the chair has been moved away," Master Zhang said, bowing.
The meaning was to ask if they could start?
"Okay, let's start."
First, the soil brought by the people had to be sifted several times to separate the coarse soil from the fine soil.
Then, the coarse soil was mixed with well water and river water, and the fine soil was mixed with dew to form mud.
On the other side, someone brought a pre-made wooden frame, and the rice straw offered by everyone was sorted and tied up to make a straw base.
When the straw base and the mud were ready, it was time to sculpt the statue.
A layer of coarse mud had to be applied first, and then fine mud was applied.
This was a straw-based mud sculpture.
The Goddess's descent into the mortal world is all made of mud and wood.
Gold powder on the face is not what is sought, only that the world may have peace.
These were the four lines that would be engraved on a wooden plaque and hung in the main hall.
In addition, there were two plaques.
The words "Do good and accumulate virtue, eradicate evil" were written on them respectively.
The wooden plaques and plaques had been made, and they were waiting for the divine statue to be sculpted and the divine seat to be invited down to hang them up.
This ceremony to invite and confer a folk deity was considered complete.
The straw-based mud sculpture was not difficult, and skilled people from the common people were selected.
Among them, there was also one who had learned from an old craftsman before, so it didn't take long for the coarse mud to be plastered, and the fine mud was also in the final stages.
But it was also the most difficult part.
Because some details had to be made.
The facial features had to be pinched out by hand.
That person had never done such fine work before, and was hesitant for a while.
"You don't have to be embarrassed, you can stop here," Xu Chengxian said with a smile, holding the whisk, after seeing this, "The rest, let's see the power of heaven and earth, bestowing blessings on our White Snake Goddess."
"Yes, Immortal Elder."
Several people quickly bowed and said.
Master Zhang trotted over to take a look, and couldn't help but smile with joy.
Because the sitting statue had been changed to a standing statue, the frame had been raised a section.
Fortunately, there were many people who came, and there was still plenty of wood, straw, mud, and water.
He rolled his eyes, turned around and called the sculptors to the side, and asked them to quickly make another mud tire.
To make a maiden statue next to the Goddess.
He also said that the black goat should also be added.
And the spirit rat.
"The Cat Immortal has been added, in my opinion, the Spirit Rat should also be added," Master Zhang said plausibly, "Having a rat also means that our grains are abundant and our lives are prosperous."
Xu Chengxian raised his eyebrows when he heard this. When he looked closely again, sure enough, the White Snake Goddess statue was holding a dumpling in her arms.
It already had some of the charm of Cat Nineteen's original form.
It was estimated that the person who pinched this part usually liked to make some animal clay sculptures, and he did a very vivid job with just a few strokes.
After he looked it over, he couldn't help but feel a move in his heart.
Small animals are popular, since Master Zhang wants to make a statue for Xu Xiaobai and the others, then let's make it.
Anyway, there's no harm in it.
So he didn't stop it.
After the statue was sculpted, it was time to wait for the surface to dry.
"Fortunately, it's a cloudy day," Xu Chengxian looked up at the sky.
There were many clouds blocking the sun.
This was the best, so as not to crack the statue in the sun.
If such a flaw really occurred, it would definitely affect the people's faith in the White Snake Goddess.
And in this process, he couldn't use any magic to interfere.
"It seems that Xiao Cui's luck is also good," Thinking of this, he suddenly couldn't help but smile.
Ha!
She laid three eggs, each of which had a history.
How could her luck be bad?
While waiting, someone went to carry the offering table over.
Candles and some pastries and offerings were placed on it, as well as incense for worshiping the gods.
These incense sticks were all rubbed out by Xu Chengxian from the time the temple was built.
The recipe also came from the jade slip given by Lingxiao.
"In Yunzi's jade slip, in addition to the cultivation methods, he also gave a lot of useful things."
He stood on the side, watching the crowd gathering, stepped forward and bowed to the clay statue, then took three incense sticks from the table, and thought to himself.
When the last person took the incense, the incense on the table was just taken clean.
At this time, it was time for Bai Xiaocui to show up.
In the next instant, there was a light ringing of bells in mid-air.
Although the sound was soft, it was so clear in everyone's ears that it made people feel refreshed!
The people raised their heads and stared at the woman in plain clothes in the air.
For a time, they were all in a daze.
This time, they not only clearly saw her appearance, but also engraved the cat in the Goddess's arms, the maiden beside her, the black goat, and the rat in their minds.
It wasn't until Xu Chengxian said loudly: "Everyone, haven't you seen the White Snake Goddess yet?"
"White Snake Goddess!"
"The true body of the White Snake Goddess!"
"The true body of the White Snake Goddess has appeared in the world!"
The people then came back to their senses, holding the incense in their hands and bowing down.
"Everyone, please rise, no need to be so polite," the White Snake Goddess said, "Thank you for inviting and establishing a divine seat for me."
Everyone said they didn't dare.
The White Snake Goddess nodded slightly and disappeared.
At this time, it entered the critical moment of the conferment.
It was time to light the incense.
Light incense to worship the gods, and tell the heavens and the earth.
Ask the Heavenly Dao to confer the gods they recognize.
On the offering table in front of the statue, Xu Chengxian lit the candles, then lit three incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner.
Next, he lit a sacrificial text written in the correct format with candlelight.
Then he circled around the three incense sticks inserted in the incense burner.
The green smoke curled up.
It seemed to go straight to the clouds.
But this wisp of green smoke was too thin.
However, behind him, there were already thousands of people standing with their heads bowed, holding the burning three incense sticks on their foreheads, praying to heaven and earth.
The green smoke floated in the air and gathered in one place.
That was above the clay sculpture.
After circling around the clay statue, it condensed into one strand.
Straight to the high sky of the Nine Heavens!
There was clearly no wind, but the incense was burning very quickly.
Before long, the incense in people's hands had burned nearly halfway.
The bandits arrived at this time.
They galloped over, wrapped in dust, along the official road, directly to the front.
They were shouting at the temple, which had not yet built courtyard walls and gates.
The leading black-faced, short and stout man had a face full of橫肉, riding on a horse, scanning the surroundings with a pair of small eyes.
But at this time, everyone's minds were immersed in the mysterious feeling, and no one paid attention to them.
And everyone was kneeling on the ground, and Xu Chengxian, the only one standing on the side, became the person named by the leader.
Learning from the way he used to see envoys, he loudly asked about his sins.
"I am guilty?" Xu Chengxian sneered.
Damn it, what I hate most is when others casually say I am guilty!
He doesn't steal or rob, he works hard, he is friendly and filial, he is a decent person when he is a human, and he is a decent snake when he is a snake, what sin can he have?
In his previous life, he worked diligently as a human, and in this life, he has a cheat, and he is still trying not to be so salty.
How inspiring!
Even now that he has come to the human world, he is working hard for the people to have a good life, and he hasn't even been able to eat well.
Is this all guilty?
Generally, those who say that others are guilty as soon as they open their mouths must be guilty of deep sins and have done too many things that hurt the heavens and harm the world!
Sure enough, when asked the other party.
"Who are you?"
"The leader of the Black Flood Dragon Village, Little Black King!"