In the bamboo forest.

The Taoist priests and disciples of Yun Zhen Tao seemed a little anxious. They had planned well, but unexpectedly, someone ran out of trouble halfway.

Taoist He was still stubborn in front of outsiders, but at this time he was also anxious.

"What should I do?"

"We must find Lord Jia immediately, and we can't let those witches come in."

Taoist Ao was also anxious, but at the same time he was angry and annoyed.

"Why did some magic witch suddenly show up? We are all in trouble right now."

"When did this ancient Chu Kingdom happen? It happened thousands of years ago. A group of barbarians who were driven into the mountains have now come to our place to discuss bloodline orthodoxy."

"Also, they say they are Yun Zhongjun's witch, are they the witch of Yun Zhongjun?"

"We don't know, but the shamans in the mountains worship many ancient gods. There are as many as eighty if not a hundred."

"Wearing a mask today is the witch of this god, but tomorrow he will go to another house."

"Today, I saw the gods appear and came here to say that they are Yunzhongjun's witches. Our stage has been set up here, and they jumped out and picked up a ready-made one."

Yin Yang Taoists need to be much calmer, at least on the surface.

"Have you two argued enough?"

"If you haven't made enough noise, then keep making noise, louder, and louder. Are you afraid that the gods won't hear or see your ugly behavior?"

"Let the gods also see what we mortals are like."

As soon as Taoist Yin Yang said these words, Taoist He and Ao finally calmed down.

Taoist Yin Yang glanced at the two of them before continuing.

"Do your best and depend on destiny."

"The meaning of this sentence is that no matter how much you say or do, whether or not something will come true in the end still depends on whether God will give it to you."

"Whether our matter will succeed in the end depends on whether the gods will give it to us or not. It doesn't matter whether the Jia County Lord, the witches or we are."

Taoist Yin Yang grasped the key point, and Taoist He and Ao sat down and listened quietly.

"Moreover, are we fighting over a ceremony to welcome the gods? What kind of shrine are we fighting over?"

"We just need to let the gods see our heart towards the Tao, that's enough. As for the rest, they are all external things."

"The most important thing when we come here this time is to let the gods know our thoughts."

"Do you know?"

Only then did Taoist He and Ao come back to their senses and nodded repeatedly.

When he said this, Taoist Yin Yang's voice became much softer, and he seemed to have some guilt.

"You and I both know that there is indeed something wrong with our ceremony to welcome the gods. Neither you nor I are sure whether we can welcome the gods."

"Since the witches from the ancient Chu heritage are sure to welcome the gods, let them go first. After all, they must have some inheritance from ancient times. If they can really welcome the gods, you and I will follow.

Sacrifice to the gods and let the gods see us."

"With this start, we have shown our faces to the gods in a serious manner, and we have learned to welcome the gods, shouldn't we be able to welcome the gods and worship them ourselves?"

Taoist He and Taoist Ao were really dumbfounded by Taoist Yin Yang's words. This was different for those who had been chief clerks. Together, the two of them were 800 less clever than the other.

Taoist He: "Aren't you afraid that the gods will hear you when you say this?"

Taoist Yin Yang said with a calm face.

"You two acted out of the anger, resentment, and selfish desires in your hearts."

"And I wholeheartedly seek the Tao, and God is the Tao in my heart."

"There is nothing left in my heart except for the Lord God, so there is no need to hide it."

"This is true even if the Lord of God is in person. Everything I do is just to welcome the Lord of God and let the world know the Lord of God's majesty."

Taoist Ao and He looked at Taoist Yin Yang solemnly joining hands and bowing, and for a moment they didn't know whether this guy was just pretending or if he was really doing it.

Although Yun Zhendao seems to be a grassroots team, he is fully prepared to welcome the gods and worship the gods this time.

Among the sacrifices brought were the gorgeous silk clothes that Yun Zhongjun liked, the fragrant herbs, the precious yellow incense brought by Xirong and other things.

As the talented musicians they invited from Lucheng across the river began to play beautiful music and dance, there was also a specially written congratulation on how to build the shrine.

"If God Lord Yunzhongjun could see it, he would definitely be happy, and he might even remember us."

This is also the result of their hard work in finding Yun Zhongjun's name in the scriptures. Only by knowing which god is being worshipped can we know his likes and dislikes.

And the other side.

The mountain people are also making preparations, and the witches seem to be taking their time, as if they have a chance to win.

They didn't say anything about offering sacrifices to the gods and welcoming the gods, because they had already made preparations before coming.

But at this moment, the divine witch in the sacred chariot suddenly stretched out a white arm from the curtain, and the sacrificial witch outside immediately led the group of witches to the sacred chariot, knelt down and kowtowed.

A voice came from the curtain: "After the ceremony to welcome the gods, the shrine and longevity palace must be built immediately."

Sacrificial witch: "It's ready."

The priest stood up and pointed towards the mountain.

"In the foothills, a hall for worshiping Yunbi was built. Everything above the bamboo grove was divided into a sacred garden. A triple mountain gate was built, and the shrine was located under the bamboo grove."

"There will be people coming from every village in the mountains, and some of them will move here..."

They didn't seem to worry about welcoming the gods at all, and had even planned how to build the shrine, the main hall and the sacred garden to worship the gods and Yunbi.

They even planned to abandon the tradition of isolation from the outside world that the mountain people had continued for thousands of years and move out from the depths of Yunbi Mountain.

Some people were gradually moved out and a village was built on the outskirts of Yunbi Mountain.

——

Jiang Chao also returned to the cabin. Wang Shu on the screen seemed a little excited, and continued to tell him what happened outside in a friendly yet elegant and solemn tone like a program host.

"Now, Party A raises his sign."

"The Taoist priests from Yunzhen Taoism in Ziyun Peak will provide clothes, herbs, incense, some food, and a set of beautifully decorated shrines. However, the shrine currently only has decoration drawings."

"Party B, Party B also raised his sign."

"The witch from the mountain people appears..."

Jiang Chao interrupted her: "Don't make it sound like a bidding war."

Wang Shu was a little happy: "But it's really similar!"

Indeed, what was originally a simple ground-breaking ceremony for a shrine, now looks like a bidding process between the two parties.

There are two bidders, one is the Yunzhen Temple from Ziyun Peak, and the other is the Mountain Man's Witch from the depths of Yunbi Mountain.

What they are bidding for is to have Jiang Chao be their god.

Wang Shu: "Which one have you decided to choose?"

Jiang Chao: "Choose a witch."

Wang Shu kept nodding on the screen: "Yes, yes, I also think their decoration plan is more satisfactory. They have carved out a separate space and free area for us."

Jiang Chao: "Huh?"

Jiang Chao couldn't catch up with his brain circuit for a while. He just felt that there were more mountain people here, and it would be more convenient if he needed people to do something later.

Jiang Chao: "I'll lie down for a while and set an alarm to remind me when it starts."

Wang Shu: "I got a big light and put it on it."

Jiang Chao: "What?"

Wang Shu: "It's pitch dark, how can you watch the show?"

From another perspective, from the perspective of the gods, this welcoming ceremony is indeed a performance dedicated to them.

Jiang Chao: "You want to see it?"

Weather forecaster Wang Shu seemed to have transformed into the host of the Spring Festival Gala.

"I can make the announcement for you."
Chapter completed!