After the anger subsided, the villagers realized that they had caused a big trouble and beat the imperial official, which was a serious crime of beheading.

"What do we do now?"

"What should I do? Look at the village chief!"

"Yes, yes, village chief, village chief, is he okay?"

If you cause trouble, you will cause trouble. If you are cornered, you will simply rebel. If you dominate Qianqiu Mountain and become the king, you will not be afraid of them.

The village chief in the room was lying on the bed. He was almost dying after being beaten just now. Fortunately, these people took good care of him and he finally recovered a little.

"Has the dog officer left?"

The village chief's voice was weak. He was just holding on for a breath, feeling that he might not be able to hold on at any time.

The villagers were vaguely aware that the village chief might be leaving, so everyone became sad.

"He left, he was beaten away by us."

A woman held the village chief's hand and said sadly:

"Village Chief, you don't want to die. We have driven that dog officer away. He doesn't dare to come back."

The old village chief knew that this was all to comfort him. If the dog official was really beaten away, how could he not come back to take revenge.

"Then what do you think about what the dog officer said?"

Regardless of whether the dog officer comes back for revenge, it is not his biggest concern now. What he cares most about is the future of Qianqiu Village.

"We have the same idea as the village chief. If we don't move, the mountain temple will definitely not allow it."

Hearing everyone's resolute answers, the village chief smiled very happily.

"Okay, that's great. The dog official came to me a few days ago and asked me to move to the village, but I didn't agree. I have been in this village for more than eighty years and I have been a temple builder more than a hundred times.

, they asked me to give up these places, but I really didn’t want to, and handed over the mountain temple to them. What should I do if they disrespect the Mountain Goddess?

But I am already so old, and I don’t have many years to live. The village and the mountain temple will eventually be left to you to take care of. I can’t control it anymore, so I didn’t make the decision for you. I didn’t tell you these things.

I also know that they will come again, so let me, this old man, be my last stand. When I die, I will have no control over what you decide.

Now I know that you think the same thing as me, I am really happy."

The village chief suddenly closed his eyes, and a tear fell from the corner of his eye.

"But I don't even know if the Mountain Goddess really exists, and whether what we are holding on to is just an empty temple."

The faith he had held on to throughout his life began to waver. He was not afraid of death and was willing to die for his faith, but he didn't know whether it was worth it to sacrifice an entire village for a temple. If the temple was just an empty temple, wouldn't it be the sacrifice of the village?

Meaningless.

"It exists, it really exists."

The person who spoke was a girl, one of the temple builders.

"Grandpa Village Chief, did you know that this time we went to build a temple, the statues in the temple were actually clean, the Mountain Goddess appeared, and the Mountain Goddess really existed."

The village chief opened his eyes again and smiled, and there was light in his eyes again.

"I knew it, I knew it..."

The village chief's voice stopped abruptly.

He just smiled and passed away.

"village head!"

"village head!"

This respected old man finally passed away, and everyone cried together. From now on, there will no longer be an old man standing in front of everyone, protecting everyone from wind and rain. From now on, they will decide the future of the village.

"Let's bury the village chief."

"good."

The old man had no children and was alone, so there was no need for a funeral. Everyone carried him to the cemetery and buried him on a straw mat.

Uncle Meng also went to bury the old man. When he returned home, the sadness on his face had not disappeared. Aunt Meng asked out of curiosity, and then they knew what happened at the village chief's house.

Qingqiu suddenly felt a little guilty. Was these things because of her?

"Why do you insist on guarding the mountain temple?" Qingqiu asked.

Aunt Meng touched her head and said to her:

"Because this is our belief. We believe in the Mountain Goddess, and she will definitely bless us."

Qingqiu suddenly felt at a loss. Is faith such a terrible thing? Back then, she only wanted some will power, so she told those people that she wanted a mountain temple. As a result, they guarded the mountain temple for nearly ten thousand years.

He is even willing to give his life for it.

And I, having slept for nearly ten thousand years, have done nothing for this village.

Just when Qingqiu wanted to say something to them, Tang Jiu suddenly said:

"Well, yes, the Mountain Goddess will definitely bless you."

He probably guessed what Qingqiu wanted to say, which was to persuade them to give up their faith and stop caring about mountain temples and the like. But these words were not allowed to be said to them. An old man had just died for his faith. At this time

Wouldn't it be more painful for them to let them give up their faith than to kill them?

This made Qingqiu hold back what she wanted to say. At the same time, she kept complaining in her heart, why did you agree to this for me?

But Tang Jiu had already said what he said, what else could he do.

"Well, yes, the Mountain Goddess will definitely bless you."

Qingqiu also said: Give me a peach and repay you with a plum. I have to repay the kindness of nearly ten thousand years.

When Mrs. Meng heard what the two little guys said, she became a little happier and said happily:

"The Mountain Goddess is the most gentle, beautiful, and kind-hearted god in the world. You can also believe in the Mountain Goddess. She will definitely bless you safely."

Tang Jiu and Qingqiu couldn't help but feel embarrassed when they heard what she said. The two children looked at each other and then turned their heads away at the same time.

"Well, we will definitely believe it."

"Uh-huh."

Even though she said so, let's forget it. It's too unnecessary to believe her.

"Well, gentle, beautiful, and kind, is this how you view the Mountain Goddess?"

Tang Jiu suddenly asked.

Aunt Meng nodded proudly.

"Of course, the Mountain Goddess has protected this place among many demons and our ancestors. She is so kind. And if you have been to the mountain temple, you should have seen the statue of the Mountain Goddess. That statue

It doesn’t show even one ten thousandth of the peerless beauty of the Mountain Goddess, which shows how beautiful the Mountain Goddess is.”

It can be heard that Aunt Meng is even proud of her belief in the Mountain Goddess, but according to what she said, the word gentleness is just their imagination, right?

"Well, the Mountain Goddess is indeed kind and beautiful."

Tang Jiu nodded with deep understanding, and the word "beautiful" was specially accented.

Qingqiu beside her was already blushing with embarrassment. She really wanted to hit someone now. She really wanted to beat Tang Jiu up.

Why, can’t people still have some expectations for themselves?
Chapter completed!