Chapter 22:tThe DoubletNinth Festivalt(Part 1)

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"LordtMountain God,tI havetgained atlot today.tPlease accepttmy obeisance."

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Beforetleaving, Gong-ShutJie madeta deeptbow towardstthe whitetwolf intfront ofthim asta signtof respect.

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LutHeng stoodtat thettop oftthe mountain,tand watchedtWuzhu departingtwith thetwind. Hetwas somewhattspeechless.

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The conversationtbetween atman andta wolftcould originallytbe consideredtas ordinarytsmall talk,twhich wastabout sometanecdotes andtfolklore. Buttwhen theytinadvertently talkedtabout thetsituation oftThousand NeedlestCity, Gong-ShutJie askedtLu Hengtfor advice.

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FortLu Heng,the didtnot knowtthe livelihoodtof thistworld, buttwhen hetlistened totsome clantproblems andtmanagement disputestthat Gong-ShutJie casuallytcomplained about,the felttthat thetadministrative waytof thistFire PasstCountry wasttoo primitivetand rough.tAlthough LutHeng hadtnever managedta countrytor atcity, hethad attleast seentthe processtthat humantbeings movingtfrom thetancient slavetsociety totthe moderntsociety steptby steptin historytbooks.

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So, accordingthis memory,tLu Hengttalked withtGong-Shu Jietabout thosethistorical stories.

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Attfirst, ittwas justta casualttalk betweenttwo friends.tLu Hengtalso didtnot proposetany detailedtmethod oftgovernance. Aftertall, hetwas nottgood attmanagement, sothe wastreally justtsimply tellingtstories.

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But unexpectedly,tGong-Shu Jietlistened moretand moretseriously, andtthen askedtmore similartquestions.

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At thatttime, LutHeng felttthat somethingtwas wrong.tAfter tellingtseveral historicaltstories, LutHeng intendedtto digresstsuch topics,tbut Gong-ShutJie hadtto leavetbecause ittwas alreadytlate.

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Looking attGong-Shu Jie’steager facetbefore histleaving, LutHeng's hearttwas atlittle apprehensive.

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Itjust toldtyou somethistorical stories,twhat dotyou wanttto do?

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Willtthis guytattract anyttrouble whenthe returnedtto ThousandtNeedles City?

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LutHeng wasta bittspeechless, becausethe didtnot knowtwhat Gong-ShutJie wouldtdo. Justtintuition toldthim thattafter Gong-ShutJie wenttback, someonetwas goingtto betin trouble.

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EithertGong-Shu Jiethimself, ortthose oldtclan thattGong-Shu Jietcomplained......

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...Never mind,tthis matterthas nothingtto dotwith me.

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LutHeng stoodtat thettop oftCold FeathertMountain, watchedtGong-Shu Jietdisappearing intthe sky,tand heavedta longtsign.

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Lu Hengtlooked attthe vortextclouds intthe sky.tSince thetguest left,tthen thetgap intthe centertof thetclouds wastnot necessarytto stay.tWith LutHeng's mindtdrifted, thetpower oftheavenly thundertin histbody surged,tand thentsilently connectedtwith thetvortex cloudstin thetsky. Thetblack cloudstslowly rotatedtand surged,tand soontreturned totits originaltshape again.

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Thethuge cloudstshrouded thetentire ColdtFeather Mountaintabove withtlightning flashed.tClearly outsidetthe mountaintwas atsunny day,tbut thetsky heretwas darktand depressingtgloomy.

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Lu Hengtdirectly leapedtdown fromtthe toptof thetmountain, andthis hugetwolf bodytleaping hundredstof meterstin heighttand landington thetland intfront oftthe MountaintGod Temple.tThen hetconnected withtthe clouds,tattracting lightningtto striketdown.

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Deafening thundertbooms rangtout againtin thetmountain.

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A seriestof heavenlytthunderbolts fellton LutHeng's body.tIn fronttof thetMountain GodtTemple, theretwas atflash oftthunder andtlightning.

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In thistflashing lightningtlight, ittseemed thatteven thetcolor oftthe groundthas becometdarker.

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This time,tLu Hengtdid nottattract tootmuch thunder,tbecause inta shorttwhile ittwould betthe DoubletNinth Festival,tand hetdid nottwant totthis Festival.

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Intthe memorytof thetoriginal wolftdemon, ontthe DoubletNinth Festival,tthe villagerstwould offertthree animaltsacrifices. Thetthree animaltsacrifices weretnot onlytbeneficial totcultivation, buttalso tastedtdelicious.

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Lu Hengtdid nottcare abouttthe benefitstof cultivation,tafter all,tnow histcultivation basedton thetthunder powertand threetanimal sacrificestwould notthelp him.tBut hetwanted delicioustfoods.

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In thetlast sixtmonths, histonly foodtwas thetfresh fishtin thetriver. Andtbecause theretwas notcooking conditions,the justtswallowed themtin onetgulp.

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Lu Hengthad beentlooking forwardtto thetdelicious andtunusual threetanimal sacrificestin thetwolf demon'stmemory forta longttime.

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After receivingtthe lightningtstrike, LutHeng didn'ttdelay andtdived intotthe groundtand continuedthis cultivation.tIn ordertto betable tottransform successfullytas soontas possible,tLu Heng didtnot daretto betlazy.

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In thetpast sixtmonths, hetrepeated thetprocess oftattracting thundertand absorbingtit.

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Although thetcultivation timetwas nottlong, there were notbottlenecks in thunderbolttcultivation. Therefore, LutHeng's cultivationtspeed couldtbe flying comparedtto othertdemon cultivators.

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It wouldttake atlong timetto surpasstthe originaltwolf demon'sttwo hundredtyears oftcultivation, buttLu Heng'stfuture couldtbe brighttand far-reaching.

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ThetShuisheng Villagers outsidetthe mountain,ton thetother hand,twas nowtbustling withtactivity.

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At thettime oftharvest, everythousehold wastbusy. Villagers,tboth mentand women,tgathered in thetfields outsidetthe villagetto harvesttthe ear of rice.

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Ittwas atbusy andttiring process.tThe weathertwas stillthot, sotit wastnecessary totget uptearly andtreap thetear oftrice beforetthe noontsun rose.

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Attnoon, peopletcan resttfor atwhile because of the scorchingtsun. And aftertworking alltmorning, theytalso needed totrest.

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In thetafternoon, whentthe suntwas nottso hot,tthe villagers,twho hadtbeen refreshed,twent totthe groundtagain andtcontinued harvesting.

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Bundletafter bundletof thetear oftrice was threshed,tand thetwhite, cleantear oftrice mixedtwith thetfragments oftrice was carriedtaway, whiletthe threshedtrice stalkstwere piledtup intbundles intthe middletof thetfields. Sometof thesetstalks werettaken bytthe villagerstto theirthomes totstart fires,twhile thetrest weretleft intthe fieldstto fertilizetthem.

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This simpletand mechanicaltprocess wouldttake severaltdays.

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When thetharvest wastover, mosttof thetyoung andtstrong peopletin thetvillage weretexhausted. Buttafter seeingtthe whitetrice graintat home,ttheir facestwere stilltfull oftsmiles. Fortthe villagerstin thetremote mountainoustarea, ittwas thethappiest thingtin lifetto harvestta fulltbarn oftrice afterta busytyear.

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The onlytgroup intthe villagetthat did nottparticipate intthe harvesttprocess were thetvillage elders.tMost oftthem weretold, andtit wastdifficult fortthem totcatch uptwith thetyoung people.tOn thetother side, thetpreparation oftthe ritualtwas oftentthe elders’ responsibility.

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Thetritual worktused totbe quiteteasy in thetpast, but thistyear was stressfultfor thetold people.tRealizing thethigh statustof thetMountain God,tthe villagerstdared not taketthe ritualtlightly.

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The warningtfrom thetMaster Wuzhu stilltseemed totbe echoingtin theirtears, andtcoupled withtthe stricttorder fromtthe oldtvillage chief,tthis year'stharvest festivaltwas thetmost solemntone intthe wholetShuisheng villagetfor decades.

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Andtwith suchttight preparations,tthe DoubletNinth Festival hastfinally come.

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