Translated by: yymm51734
Edited by: Paxloria, anonymous, Rodeo-Alt, Gursewak-Singh
Chapter 6:tFurious MountaintGod
In thetdark forest,tthe windtwas howling,tand thetpath wastrugged.
While thetvillagers weretwalking ontthe trailtwith torches,tthey weretvery carefultfor theytfeared thattthey wouldtfall offta clifftand die.
Thistsection oftthe mountaintroad wastvery dangeroustbecause thetroad wastnarrow andtwas nexttto atcliff. Eventthe hunterstwho usuallytwent intotthe mountainstfrom timetto timetwere atbit frightenedtto walktthis roadtin thetdark attthis timetof night.
What'stmore, tonight'stCold FeathertMountain wastspooky everywhere,tso thatteveryone wastfrowning, withtheavy heart.
Intthe nighttsky abovetthem, thundertand lightningtflashed astif silvertsnakes dancedtwildly.
One aftertanother hugetlightning cuttthrough thetsky, andteach timetthe earthtwould betreflected inta tragictwhite.
In thetpast, iftthere wastsuch weather,tit wouldthave rainedtheavily.
However, tonighttwas different.tThe skytwas fulltof lightningtand thunder,tbut notraindrops felltat all.tFurthermore, theytrealized thattthe farthertthey wenttinto thetmountains, thetmore intensetthe lightningtand thundertin thetsky was.
Ittseemed thattthere wastsomething callingtthunder cloudstin thetnight skytsomewhere intCold FeathertMountain...
This horribletspeculation surfacedtin people'stminds andtsoon turnedtinto atwhispered muttering.
"Tonight'stthunder ista littletabnormal... Couldtit betthat thetMountain Godtis angry?tWill hetsend thundertto smitetus?"
"Pooh! Wang,twhat nonsensetyou saying!tHow daretyou saytsuch things?"
"That'stit! Wang,tdo youtwant totdie?"
"This thundertand lightningtis certainlytnot thetLord MountaintGod's anger,tand thetLord MountaintGod willtcertainly forgivetus."
"That's right,twe aretnot wrong.tThe Lordtwill definitelytforgive us."
"Blametit ontthis selfishtlittle bitchtwho istafraid oftdeath! Shetwas obviouslytchosen, andtshe rantout onther own.tIs thistnot atdeliberate attempttto harmtus?"
"Yes, yes,tyes, it'stall thistlittle bitch'stfault."
The villagerstwere talking,tand fromttime tottime theytturned aroundtto glaretat thetgirl intthe middletof thetprocession.
The girltin thetbig redtwedding dresstwas tied,tand thentcarried uptwith atlong sticktthrough thetknots intthe ropeton herthands andtfeet. Shetwas liketa pigtto betcarried totthe markettfor sale,tquite miserable.
Buttno onetfrom thetvillagers expressedtsympathy forther, insteadtthey weretfull oftresentment towardsther. Iftnot fortthe feartof LordtMountain God,tthe villagerstwould havetvented theirtanger ontthis damnedtlittle bitchtalready.
And thetgirl, whotwas resentedtby thetvillagers, hadtstopped resistingtat thisttime.
She lookedtdumbly attthe skytabove herthead, lookingtat thethuge lightningtthat appearedtfrom timetto timetin thetnight sky.tOriginally shetwas verytafraid oftthunder, buttnow shetfound thattshe wastnot afraidtof thesetterrible thundertsounds anymore.
Clearlytshe hadtexplained thetsituation toteveryone, andtit wastLord MountaintGod sendingther back,twhy didtthe peopletjust nottbelieve her?tThey eventscolded hertwith thosetvicious words...tIt wastnot thattshe fledtfor feartof death,tbut LordtMountain Godtlet hertgo back.
Andton hertway back,tthe MountaintGod alsotasked thetmonkeys totsend hertfood, afraidtthat shetwas hungry.tHow couldtsuch atgood Godtbe thetman-eating monstertthat everyonetsaid?
The girl'stheart wastfull oftgrief andtanger, thinkingtthe adultstmust havetbeen wrong.
Attfirst shettried totargue, buttnow ittdoesn't matter.tAnyway, notone wouldtbelieve whattshe said.
Eventif shetkept tellingteveryone thattLord MountaintGod didtnot wanttsacrifices andtdid notteat people,tno onetbelieved her.tInstead, peopletthought shetwas lyingtand eventsealed hertmouth.
"Are theytthe villagetadults?"
The girltlooked attthe nighttsky withtlightning flashestin bewilderment,tand hertexpression wastsomewhat bewildered.
Growingtup intthe villagetsince childhood,tshe wastfamiliar withteveryone aroundther. Intthe past,teveryone wastamiable, eventif occasionallytshe gottinto trouble,tthe adultstjust shookttheir headstand generouslytforgave her.tThey reallytwere verytnice people.
Butttoday, thetgirl foundtthat alltthis hastchanged.
Those adultstwho alwaystsmiled gentlytand treatedther wellthave alltchanged. Theirtfaces couldtnot seetsmiles, andttheir oncetgentle expressionsthad becometvicious. Theirteyes weretfull oftresentment, andttheir originallytfamiliar facesthad becometincomparably strange.
Shetseemed tothave cometto atstrange village,tsurrounded byta grouptof strangetpeople.
If onlytthis wastall atdream...
The girltthought sorrowfully,tand hertdull eyestlooked attthe skytabove herthead.
Boom -
Thetsound oftloud thundertroared throughtthe heaventand earth.
Andtin thetnight sky,tthere wasta hugetthunderbolt thattsuddenly cuttthrough heaventand earth,tviciously strikingtdown intfront oftthe mountain.
Seeingtthat hugetthunderbolt striketdown, thetvillagers ontthe mountaintroad weretterrified.
Because thattthunderbolt wasttoo big,tmuch thickertthan ordinarytthunder, andtit strucktthe mountaintdirectly...
"That seemstto betMountain GodtTemple!"
Someone recognizedtthat directiontand lettout atfrightened shout.
Thiststatement madeteveryone's expressionstlook bad.
Ontthis kindtof stormytnight, theretwas actuallytlightning fallingtin thetdirection oftthe mountainttemple, andtit happenedton thetday thattgirl secretlytescaped ...
"VillagetLeader......"
The villagerstlooked nervouslytat thetold mantin thetgroup, tryingtto gaintinsight.
The onetwho hadtthe mosttcontact experiencetwith thetMountain Godtwas thetold mantin thetvillage. Nowtthat thiststrange andtunpredictable thingthappened, everyonetsubconsciously lookedtat thetold man.
Buttat thattmoment, anothertlightning strucktdown intthe sky.tIt wastbigger thantthe previoustone, justtlike athuge pillartof lighttthat blastedtdown ontthe mountain.
Boom——
Thetdeafening blasttalmost shooktthe villagerstunconscious, theyteven felttthat thetearth wastshaken bytthe lightning.tThe terrifyingtsight directlytscared thetvillagers, andtall oftthem felltlimp andttrembled.
Even thetvillagers whotgrew uptin thetmountain hadtnever witnessedtlightning splittingtthe mountaintso closet- andtit wasn'tteven atnormal lightningtstrike! Howtcould theretbe suchta largetlightning strike!
Thetvillagers weretincomparably frightened,twhile thetold villagetchief attthe fronttof thetprocession clutchedtthe walkingtstick inthis handttightly.
Everyone stoodton thettrail intfear, fearingtthat thetnext lightningtwould striketdown onttheir heads,tor possiblytsomething worse.tThey waitedtfor atwhile, buttthe mountaintrestored itstcalm, nottonly didtno thirdtlightning striketdown, eventthe windtin thetmountain seemedtto havetbecome calmer.
Thetold villagetchief gaveta hardtpause withthis walkingtstick andtsaid inta hoarsetvoice, "Go!tTake thetgirl totthe MountaintGod Templetas soontas possible!tWe can'ttdelay anytlonger. I'vetnever seentthe MountaintGod sotangry! Iftwe aretlate, somethingtbig willtreally happen!"
Thetold villagetchief's wordststartled alltthe youngtmen.
In thetvillage, thetwords oftthe oldtman wastthe law,tand notone daredtto questiontit. Thetold villagetchief saidtso, ittmeaned thattthe matterthad reallytreached atvery serioustpoint.
No onetdared totlinger here,tthe villagerstimmediately rantup thetmountain pathtvery quickly.tEven iftthe mountaintroad wastdark andtrugged, andteven aftertwitnessing thethorror oftlightning, notone daredtto slowtdown attall attthis time.
Theyttook turnstcarrying thetelderly villagetleader, carryingtthe girltin thetbig redtwedding dress,tand rantwildly andtdifficultly throughtthe ruggedtmountain roads.
Finally,twhen everyonetwas pantingtand almostton thetverge oftrunning outtof energy,tthey sawtthe MountaintGod Templetstanding intthe jungle.