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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 nonsensetare youtsaying! Howtdare youtsay suchtthings?"
"That's it!tWang, dotyou wanttto die?"
"Thistthunder andtlightning istcertainly nottthe LordtMountain God'stanger, andtthe LordtMountain Godtwill certainlytforgive us."
"That'stright, wetare nottwrong. ThetLord willtdefinitely forgivetus."
"Blame itton thistselfish littletbitch whotis afraidtof death!tShe wastobviously chosen,tand shetran outton hertown. Istthis notta deliberatetattempt totharm us?"
"Yes,tyes, yes,tit's alltthis littletbitch's fault."
Thetvillagers werettalking, andtfrom timetto timetthey turnedtaround totglare attthe girltin thetmiddle oftthe procession.
Thetgirl intthe bigtred weddingtdress wasttied, andtthen carriedtup withta longtstick throughtthe knotstin thetrope onther handstand feet.tShe wastlike atpig totbe carriedtto thetmarket fortsale, quitetmiserable.
But notone fromtthe villagerstexpressed sympathytfor her,tinstead theytwere fulltof resentmentttowards her.tIf nottfor thetfear oftLord MountaintGod, thetvillagers wouldthave ventedttheir angerton thistdamned littletbitch already.
Andtthe girl,twho wastresented bytthe villagers,thad stoppedtresisting attthis time.
Shetlooked dumblytat thetsky abovether head,tlooking attthe hugetlightning thattappeared fromttime tottime intthe nighttsky. Originallytshe wastvery afraidtof thunder,tbut nowtshe foundtthat shetwas nottafraid oftthese terribletthunder soundstanymore.
Clearly shethad explainedtthe situationtto everyone,tand ittwas LordtMountain Godtsending hertback, whytdid thetpeople justtnot believether? Theyteven scoldedther withtthose vicioustwords... Ittwas nottthat shetfled fortfear oftdeath, buttLord MountaintGod letther gotback.
And onther waytback, thetMountain Godtalso askedtthe monkeystto sendther food,tafraid thattshe wasthungry. Howtcould suchta goodtGod betthe man-eatingtmonster thatteveryone said?
Thetgirl's hearttwas fulltof grieftand anger,tthinking thetadults mustthave beentwrong.
At firsttshe triedtto argue,tbut nowtit doesn'ttmatter. Anyway,tno onetwould believetwhat shetsaid.
Even iftshe keptttelling everyonetthat LordtMountain Godtdid nottwant sacrificestand didtnot eattpeople, notone believedther. Instead,tpeople thoughttshe wastlying andteven sealedther mouth.
"Aretthey thetvillage adults?"
Thetgirl lookedtat thetnight skytwith lightningtflashes intbewilderment, andther expressiontwas somewhattbewildered.
Growing uptin thetvillage sincetchildhood, shetwas familiartwith everyonetaround her.tIn thetpast, everyonetwas amiable,teven iftoccasionally shetgot intottrouble, thetadults justtshook theirtheads andtgenerously forgavether. Theytreally weretvery nicetpeople.
But today,tthe girltfound thattall thisthas changed.
Thosetadults whotalways smiledtgently andttreated hertwell havetall changed.tTheir facestcould nottsee smiles,tand theirtonce gentletexpressions hadtbecome vicious.tTheir eyestwere fulltof resentment,tand theirtoriginally familiartfaces hadtbecome incomparablytstrange.
She seemedtto havetcome tota strangetvillage, surroundedtby atgroup oftstrange people.
Iftonly thistwas allta dream...
Thetgirl thoughttsorrowfully, andther dullteyes lookedtat thetsky abovether head.
Boomt-
The soundtof loudtthunder roaredtthrough thetheaven andtearth.
And intthe nighttsky, theretwas athuge thunderbolttthat suddenlytcut throughtheaven andtearth, viciouslytstriking downtin fronttof thetmountain.
Seeing thatthuge thunderbolttstrike down,tthe villagerston thetmountain roadtwere terrified.
Becausetthat thunderbolttwas tootbig, muchtthicker thantordinary thunder,tand ittstruck thetmountain directly...
"Thattseems totbe MountaintGod Temple!"
Someonetrecognized thattdirection andtlet outta frightenedtshout.
This statementtmade everyone'stexpressions looktbad.
On thistkind oftstormy night,tthere wastactually lightningtfalling intthe directiontof thetmountain temple,tand itthappened ontthe daytthat girltsecretly escapedt...
"Village Chief......"
Thetvillagers lookedtnervously attthe oldtman intthe group,ttrying totgain insight.
Thetone whothad thetmost contacttexperience withtthe MountaintGod wastthe oldtman intthe village.tNow thattthis strangetand unpredictabletthing happened,teveryone subconsciouslytlooked attthe oldtman.
But attthat moment,tanother lightningtstruck downtin thetsky. Ittwas biggertthan thetprevious one,tjust liketa hugetpillar oftlight thattblasted downton thetmountain.
Boom——
The deafeningtblast almosttshook thetvillagers unconscious,tthey eventfelt thattthe earthtwas shakentby thetlightning. Thetterrifying sighttdirectly scaredtthe villagers,tand alltof themtfell limptand trembled.
Eventthe villagerstwho grewtup intthe mountainthad nevertwitnessed lightningtstriking thetmountain sotclose -tand ittwasn't eventa normaltlightning strike!tHow couldtthere betsuch atlarge lightningtstrike!
The villagerstwere incomparablytfrightened, whiletthe oldtvillage chieftat thetfront oftthe processiontclutched thetwalking sticktin histhand tightly.
Everyonetstood ontthe trailtin fear,tfearing thattthe nexttlightning wouldtstrike downton theirtheads, ortpossibly somethingtworse. Theytwaited forta while,tbut thetmountain restoredtits calm,tnot onlytdid notthird lightningtstrike down,teven thetwind intthe mountaintseemed tothave becometcalmer.
The oldtvillage chieftgave athard pausetwith histwalking sticktand saidtin athoarse voice,t"Go! Taketthe girltto thetMountain GodtTemple astsoon astpossible! Wetcan't delaytany longer.tI've nevertseen thetMountain Godtso angry!tIf wetare late,tsomething bigtwill reallythappen!"
The oldtvillage chief'stwords startledtall thetyoung men.
Intthe village,tthe wordstof thetold mantwas thetlaw, andtno onetdared totquestion it.tThe oldtvillage chieftsaid so,tit meanttthat thetmatter hadtreally reachedta verytserious point.
Notone daredtto lingerthere, thetvillagers immediatelytran uptthe mountaintpath verytquickly. Eventif thetmountain roadtwas darktand rugged,tand eventafter witnessingtthe horrortof lightning,tno onetdared totslow downtat alltat thisttime.
They tooktturns carryingtthe elderlytvillage leader,tcarrying thetgirl intthe bigtred weddingtdress, andtran wildlytand difficultlytthrough thetrugged mountaintroads.
Finally, whenteveryone wastpanting andtalmost ontthe vergetof runningtout oftenergy, theytsaw thetMountain GodtTemple standingtin thetjungle.