The Henghe Boundary was still a scene of prosperity. Of course, this so-called prosperity was only for some people.
Just a few years ago, a drought that swept through half of the Henghe Boundary suddenly descended. After a few years, it became more and more severe. There was no chance of rain at all. Coupled with the unusually high summer temperature of the Henghe Boundary, life was really difficult for the ordinary people of the Henghe Boundary.
Even the water level of the sacred river, the Heng River, dropped a lot. The riverbed was exposed and the water flow was very slow. This affected the living conditions of many people along the river.
The worship of the gods was held again and again. Large scale activities to invite the gods began to spread gradually. This was the natural law of the planet, a natural phenomenon that occurred periodically. It was similar to the natural cycle of the Little Ice Age, but it was not something that the gods could save them.
Of course, for such a large boundary, there were always places that were not affected by the disaster. There were always holy places where people could live as usual. However, these things were too far away for the ordinary people in the disaster area. Thousands of miles away was an eternal legend in this undeveloped place. Most people lived within a few hundred miles for their entire lives. How could they enjoy the nourishment that only the upper class could enjoy?
The rich left one after another, but the temples were still flourishing. The same disaster happened on this land, but it had different effects on different groups of people. This was the Henghe Jie, a place where secular management was sluggish, irresponsible, and inefficient!
In such a large cultivation planet, this kind of situation was hard to understand! Because with the power of a cultivator, even if they could not change the world, it was still easy to alleviate the drought to a certain extent. However, in this strange place, such a large number of deaths became the best opportunity for reincarnation. It had to be said that the Henghe Boundary people's brain circuits were very strange. They thought differently from ordinary people!
But there were also people who were not willing to resign themselves to fate and wanted to decide their own future! For some reason, it seemed that in the past few hundred years, there were more and more ordinary people with such thoughts. Although it was only a small group and far from the mainstream, this kind of thought was very dangerous. It could often lead those who did not know the truth to start a riot together!
Therefore, in the Henghe Realm, there would always be such traitors appearing everywhere. Of course, they would be cruelly suppressed because they did not have enough power. After all, the foundation was still too weak. The factor of resistance had not completely spread, and there was also a lack of suitable environment and atmosphere.
However, due to the drought this time, the grain reserves had been completely depleted and their savings had been reduced to nothing. Thus, they were able to satisfy the basic needs of change. Then, there were those who had evil intentions and were secretly stirring up trouble in various places. Under the rise and fall of one after another, they actually formed a force and created a huge commotion!
In the world of cultivation, rebellion was the most dangerous and impossible action. But when people were starving, naturally, they would not think so much! And even in the Henghe Region, the way cultivators affected the lives of mortals was mostly through temples. Even though the Henghe Region was very strange, it was the foundation of the cultivation world. It was an ironclad rule that mortals could not be attacked directly. It was impossible for cultivators to act recklessly!
Still, the troubles of mortals could only be solved by ordinary mortals. This depended on the suppression of the aristocrats, landlords, and high-caste people in various places! They had sufficient manpower, relatively more abundant rations, subtle help from various temples, better equipment, and more extensive knowledge. Therefore, the result was actually destined.
Tiala State was the place where the drought was the most serious. Of course, it was also the place where the peasant riots were the most frequent. The local king could not control it. With the help of other states, it was not easy to suppress the riots in the state. After several months, more than ten leaders of the riots were caught.
Now, these people were tied up in the square of the capital. They had been starved for several days and were only given some water to keep them alive. They were waiting for the day of the official public execution to serve as a warning to others!
On this day, there was a sea of people in the capital. Those who could live in the city were at least small craftsmen, not the lowest class of people. Of course, they did not have a good impression of these so-called rioters. They thought that they were the root of the disaster and that they had to be killed to appease the people!
For the people of Henghe Region, there were not many entertainment activities. The temple activities were the main focus. Therefore, many people came. At least hundreds of thousands of people crowded the place. There were still people squeezing in, just to see the final scene of blood splattering seven feet!
In this place, no matter what kind of public activity it was, it would ultimately evolve into a religious activity. Therefore, before the execution, a series of religious performances must be held. This was also something that ordinary people liked to watch the most.
Life was very hard, so they could only take advantage of this opportunity to relax. It was human nature!
The activities had been going on for many days. This was also the characteristic of the Henghe Sect's religious activities. They were slow and unorganized. If you were not an indigenous person, you would not know what the activities were. However, the indigenous people knew. They could always accurately step on the activities. It was noisy, crowded, and formed a flow of people. Then, they would leave behind filth on the ground.
For example, on the first day, they went to the temple to worship the gods. They fed the monkeys, tigers, and rats … Then, the women carried a big iron kettle in groups … Then, everyone rushed to the river outside the city and drank a few mouthfuls … Then, they came back to spit fire, played with snakes, and burned a paper man that looked like a drought demon on the street. Everyone cheered loudly as if they had survived a drought!
The method to make the joy last longer was very simple. They would stab a drought demon and burn it again!
It was a simple joy!
Of course, the happiest thing was to watch the performance of the king's army! Those soldiers with big beards who looked mighty and majestic began to stack on the street!
All kinds of human pyramids!
On the back of a horse! On the back of a camel! On a small cart!
All kinds of strange shapes and flying postures! It was like the heavenly soldiers and generals sent by the gods, stacking together …
The first group might only be two or three people working together. Then, more and more people would appear. In the end, the poor camel in the camel team would be pressed down by more than ten burly men, making it difficult for it to move!
They would be happy! They would be satisfied! They stacked together and rushed towards a bright future …
It was even more festive than the festival. Their right hand grabbed something sticky and stuffed it into their mouth. After a period of time, their left hand would clean up the digested paste. It was also a very funny natural cycle.
After more than ten days, the big shots finally arrived at the capital city. This also meant that the most important part of the festival was about to begin!
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