RI Chapter 62

Lei Yun and Chen Jing sat at the entrance of the village, listening to them discuss Qi Ming’s affairs.

In the past few days, the relationship between Lei Yun and Chen Jing had also been rising in a straight line. Lei Yun himself thought so. He no longer avoided sleeping with Chen Jing in the same bed, and there were no awkward situations when they woke up in the morning.

Chen Jing didn’t care, but many people in the village could see that Lei Yun’s gaze towards Chen Jing was different. On the other hand, she was indifferent. They thought that Lei Yun must have come to ask for the Flower God.

On the day of the Flower God Festival, every household in the entire village was extraordinarily lively. Colorful ribbons were hung at the doors, and the inside and outside were cleaned extremely thoroughly.

Around nine o’clock in the morning, the young people in the village carried a very beautiful bridal sedan chair from the village chief’s house. A very pretty girl was sitting on it. They carried it to the Flower God Temple amidst the sounds of music and drums.

Lei Yun and Chen Jing also saw Qi Ming for the first time.

Xiao Chuang told them that every time they worshiped the Flower God, they had to let the most beautiful girl in the village sit in the flower car and live in the Flower God Temple for three days before coming down. It was said that in this way, other people’s wishes would be fulfilled when they went to worship the gods.

All the people in the village came out. Lei Yun and the others discovered that there were also many people from other villages who had come today. Only with Xiao Chuang’s presence did they know that people from nearby villages would come at this time every year, but it was generally quite strict. The village had to agree to prevent bad people from mixing in.

They followed the procession to Little Ji Mountain. The scenery around Little Ji Mountain was pleasant, with verdant vegetation. They climbed up along the mountain path and then discovered that half of Little Ji Mountain was covered with vegetation, and the other half was covered with peach trees. At this time of year, it was really not the season for peach blossoms to bloom, but here, the peach blossoms were blooming exceptionally enchantingly.

Going further, both sides of the mountain path were filled with azaleas.

The delicate and beautiful azaleas were placed directly in front of the Flower God Temple.

The flower car stopped behind the door of the Flower God Temple. People from outside the village sang mountain songs, played music, and sent the beautiful girl into the Flower God Temple.

“Brother Lei, we have to wait until they finish the sacrifice before we can go in.” Xiao Chuang stopped Lei Yun’s steps.

Lei Yun and the others stood in the crowd, watching the beautiful girl leading the way, kowtowing towards the stone statue. In front of her were the villages outside the village, as well as a few respected elders.

After they performed three bows and nine kowtows, the village chief stood up, took the incense prepared on the side, inserted it into the incense burner above, and loudly and solemnly shouted: “The village chief of Ziyun Village, Hade, leads all the villagers today to worship the Flower God.”

The pretty girl on the side also stood up and continued, “May the Flower God protect and bless the believers. The believers will surely believe in the Flower God for life.”

A moment later, a gentle wind began to blow around the mountain temple, and the smoke from the incense inserted in the incense burner drifted around.

This sight made the crowd kneel down one after another, softly shouting: “The Flower God has manifested.”

Lei Yun and Chen Jing also followed the crowd, but their knees did not touch the ground.

The ceremony ended just like that. The village chief and the others went inside, and then villagers came in to worship the gods.

Lei Yun and the others stood at the end. Not far in front of him was Qi Ming.

Qi Ming stood there straight, his gaze seemingly looking at the villagers. Lei Yun followed his line of sight and then discovered that Qi Ming was looking at the woman they had met at the entrance of the village, the woman who went to the village to teach.

His gaze was gentle, but it also carried remorse. Lei Yun carefully approached a little, and then discovered that Qi Ming’s fists were clenched tightly.

At this time, the woman was smiling and talking to the people beside her, her whole person completely immersed in the joy of worshiping the Flower God.

Xiao Chuang had played here for a long time and didn’t want to stay any longer. Those villagers who had nothing to ask for had already gone down the mountain. Several children were calling him nearby. Seeing this, Lei Yun said, “Xiao Chuang, you go back first. Sister Xie and I still want to play here for a while. We’ll go back later.”

Hearing this, Xiao Chuang was very happy. He knew that Lei Yun and the others were staying behind because they wanted to secretly worship the Flower God. He could guess the thoughts of adults, so he said with a smile: “Okay, Brother Lei, Sister Xie, have fun, I’m leaving first.” After speaking, he left the Flower God Temple with the children.

Gradually, there were only a few people left outside the Flower God Temple: Qi Ming, the woman, Uncle Kanshan, the village chief, and a few people from other villages.

After the few people from other villages left, Qi Ming moved. He slowly stepped forward and walked to the woman’s side, not knowing what he said to her.

Seeing them walk into the Flower God Temple, Lei Yun and the others also stepped inside.

As soon as they entered, a burst of demonic energy rushed towards them. Lei Yun’s heart trembled, and Chen Jing’s expression also shook, before she looked at Lei Yun in surprise.

They saw a huge statue of a goddess come into view. The statue was surrounded by Flowers, and the statue was carved vividly, like a flying fairy. She held a lotus flower in her left hand, and her right hand was placed on her waist in a orchid finger shape.

Looking at it like this, it still seemed immortal and graceful, benevolent and dignified, but this body of soul-stirring demon energy was really nauseating.

Qi Ming suddenly turned his head and glanced at Lei Yun and the others. He lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking, but soon continued to pull the woman to kneel in the temple.

At the moment when the woman kowtowed, Qi Ming suddenly flew up and cast a spell outside the temple, sealing off the entire Flower God Temple.

Lei Yun and the others were greatly shocked, and pretended to be terrified as they shrunk to the side of the stone pillar.

“This matter has nothing to do with you. As long as you behave, I won’t hurt you.” Qi Ming coldly said towards Lei Yun and the others.

Hearing this, Lei Yun nodded repeatedly, tightly protecting Chen Jing in his arms.

Ever since Lei Yun pulled her into his arms, Chen Jing’s whole body had been tense. Lei Yun clearly noticed that Chen Jing’s earlobes were gradually turning red. He awkwardly lowered his head to avoid Qi Ming noticing anything.

At this time, Qi Ming had already trapped Uncle Kanshan and the village chief to the side, and the woman also looked at him with a terrified expression.

“What are you going to do?” The woman asked him in confusion and terror as she retreated repeatedly. In her impression, Qi Ming was very gentle in her home, and his attitude towards her was also very kind. She really didn’t understand why such a gentle and well-mannered young man would be like this.

“Don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you. Take a closer look, who am I? Don’t you remember me?” Qi Ming walked towards the woman, his face full of pain, and his eyes looked at her with hurt.

The woman shook her head repeatedly and shouted: “I don’t recognize you, I don’t recognize you, don’t come over.”

Qi Ming strode forward, his big hands tightly grabbing the woman’s arms, forcing her to look at himself.

“Take a closer look, I am Qi Ming, I used to call you Da Ming.”

The woman was so scared that she shook her head, and tears were swirling in her eyes.

“Sister, I am Da Ming!”

“Sister!”

Qi Ming’s voice was sobbing. He called out again and again, trying to awaken the woman so that she could remember him.

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