Facing death, everyone has fear in their hearts to some extent.

This fear is innate, just like a baby crying for the first time in this world.

Because death is the biggest unknown, there is also some fear of ordinary unknowns.

Because of fear, there is religion.

From primitive to system.

Going back a little bit in time, after Fei Qian took control of the snow area, well, or generally controlled it, the process of enlightenment naturally began, and the beginning of the entire process naturally included the issue of life and death.

Fear is religion.

This is a small city in the snowy area. Calling it a city is actually a bit exaggerated. It is actually just a street, a street in the cracks of the valley. There are some houses on both sides of the street, that is, against the mountain walls. In the valley

A fence was built at the entrance and exit, that's all.

There are no colorful glazed tiles, and there are no dazzling gold and silver statues. The only thing that can prove that this is Feiqian's territory is the tricolor flag on a flagpole that stands in a slightly more spacious place in the middle of the valley.

Not far from the tricolor flag, there is a relatively large wooden house, which is Ada's preaching room.

Ada, well, he used to be called Ada, but later he met a noble man and changed his name to Ada. "Da" in Qiang language actually means "scum", "trash", "trash", for example, "Aguda"

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That noble man is "Ziwei Taiyu Protector of the King Jinque, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Mingfei Zhenren". What are you doing? As for you, don't laugh! Be serious!

Ada is not only a preacher, but also a part-time doctor, a veterinarian of course, a part-time teacher, and a part-time notary...

The so-called teaching is naturally Taoism.

You ask about Buddhism?

The Buddhist monk Kujira who came with him said that he wanted to spread the true meaning of Buddhism while practicing practice. Not long after entering the snow area, he left the valley with two disciples and traveled around to practice ascetic practices...

The most eye-catching thing in the preaching room is the statue behind Ada, the statue of "Purple Tiny Jade King Protector Jinque Shang Xiangguo Da Simingfei Zhenren".

The statue seems to be carved from fine ebony wood. The simple carving technique makes it appear simple and a little smart. There are some gold and silver decorations on the edges of the clothes, the body of the statue, and the base of the statue. Under the sunlight outside the window, it looks...

It is exceptionally noble, elegant and solemn. The statue's eyebrows are slender, and its head is slightly lowered. It seems to be thinking and showing compassion for all living beings. What is the specific appearance? In fact, it is not like Fei Qian at all...

This is not the point. The point is that Ada believes that this is the "Ziwei Taiyu Protector of the King Jinque, the Grand Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Master Fei Zhenren"! Ada believes that he is the spokesperson of Zhenren Fei and the forerunner of the teachings in the snow area.

Master Fei brought Ada supreme glory, turning him from a "scumbag" who was despised by others to a respected preacher. This huge change in status inspired Ada, so he was very committed to preaching.

The work is very enthusiastic and extremely dedicated.

But enthusiasm does not directly eliminate problems.

Tibetans do not have no religious system at all, but their religious system is now very chaotic and complicated.

The current Tibetan religion is called "Ben", and "Benz" represents the root. Then there are Tianben, Diben, Daben, and there are also the so-called chanting benzene, bathing benzene, fortune benzene, fortune-telling benzene, and calendar benzene.

Benzene, cycloben, magic benzene, woben, zanben, etc., basically everything can be included in "benzene".

In fact, to put it bluntly, this is the primitive worship of Tibetans. Due to the role of production practice, primitive Tibetans gradually realized the interest relationship between natural objects and human life, and explained and worshiped them. Such behavior gradually gave birth to primitive worship.

"Natural Religion".

The objects of worship include the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, thunder and lightning, hail, mountains, rivers, earth, rocks, vegetation, ferocious beasts and other natural objects. In fact, this is the Tibetan people's most superficial understanding of all things in nature.

It is actually similar to the primitive worship among tribes in ancient China.

Therefore, Ada's attempt to suppress and abandon the primitive worship of these tribes was not as smooth as expected. This made Ada somewhat anxious.

Although it is said that under the three-color flag, no one dares to show their teeth to the Fei Qian soldiers, it is not enough for the Yao Kehui clan to believe in Taoism.

The King of Tubo, Tisi Bo Ye, died, but that doesn't mean that all the Tubo people will immediately bow under Fei Qian's tricolor flag. Moreover, the snow area is vast and far-reaching, and there is no way to control all the areas at once. So in the snow

The preaching activities in the area are not progressing very fast. Although through Ada's efforts, some Tibetan believers from nearby areas were won over, and they also successfully entered the depths of the snowy area, established such a valley that marked the center of the preaching, and also replaced the surrounding areas.

The traditional "Bon Religion" of the Tibetan people has a status, but in the depths of the snowy area, Ada knew that there were still many Tibetans who did not know that Taoism existed at all, and were even very wary of him and Fei Qian's soldiers.

Ada was praying silently in front of the statue, when she heard urgent footsteps. Then she stopped outside the door, as if hesitating whether to knock on the door, so she simply asked: "What's the matter?"

"Taoist Master Ada..." The soldiers on duty reported, "A group of Tibetans came from outside the valley..."

"What are you here for? How many people are there?" Ada asked as he opened the door.

"More than twenty people said they came specifically to see Taoist Ada..." the soldier said quickly.

"Looking for me?" Ada was stunned for a moment, "Why are you looking for me?"

The soldier lowered his head, "I guess they may have asked the Taoist priest to treat the patient... I saw them carrying a stretcher, and it seemed that a person was lying on it... a man, but that person's belly was very big..."

"Big belly?" Ada was a little hesitant. After all, Ada was born as a Qiang person and had taken care of cattle and sheep since he was a child. So if it was a disease of cattle, horses and sheep, Ada didn't dare to say that he understood everything, but he also knew a few things, but when it came to people

Is it a disease...

pregnant?

Ada seemed to remember something. There seemed to be a cow with a big belly...

Then, Ada treated the cow's disease.

"Wait a minute..." Ada turned around and entered the room, then prostrated himself under the statue of Fei Zhenren, put his hands on the base of the statue, as if this could absorb some of Fei Zhenren's divine power, lowered his head, and mouthed

Chi Chi Chi Gu Gu lengthened the tone and seemed to be reciting scriptures.

The sun shines in from the window and falls on the statue and Ada...

The Qiang soldiers standing outside the door stared blankly, and then involuntarily knelt down, just like they had knelt down before the wizard in the clan.

"Take me to see." I don't know if he really got any power from the statue, but Ada's voice was steady and powerful, full of confidence.

"Ah? Yes, yes... Taoist priest, please come with me..." The Qiang soldiers got up and then led the way respectfully.

After walking a short stretch of sandy road, we arrived at the entrance of the valley with a wooden fence. Outside the entrance of the valley, a group of Tibetans had already knelt down, and in front of these Tibetans was a stretcher, and on the stretcher, lying

Tibetan people with sallow complexion and skinny muscles.

"Supreme Duel, God of the Five Directions!" Ada stood in front, glanced at the Tibetan on the stretcher, and said expressionlessly, "Why did you come to me?"

The Tibetans who had prostrated themselves on the ground began to chirp in confusion, with a hint of impatience, but the chaotic sounds could not be heard at all, so the Qiang soldier standing next to Ada shouted: "Shut up, everyone! Is there anything wrong with you?"

Can anyone speak Chinese? Is there anyone who can speak Qiang?』

An older Tibetan moved his knees twice, moved closer, and said in Qiang which was not very fluent: "I, I can speak Qiang..."

"Then tell everyone else to shut up!" the Qiang soldier shouted.

The old Tibetan first nodded in agreement, then muttered a few words to the other Tibetans behind him, and then finally made the matter clear.

The Tibetan man lying on the stretcher is their leader. I don’t know why his belly has been getting bigger since last year... Well, this leader is of course a male...

Of course, there is no Daughter River here.

At first, I didn't take it seriously, but then the head man's health became worse and worse. He even checked it with the wizard in the clan, and even took the wizard's medicine, but it didn't have any effect. Later, the wizard simply said that it was

The Tibetan headman is possessed by an evil spirit, and the evil spirit is getting bigger and bigger in the headman's body. The Tibetan headman must be purified with "divine fire" to eliminate the evil spirit...

Most of the people following behind were relatives of the Tibetan. They were doubtful about the sorcerer's frequent "divine fire purification". Then they heard that Ada had new magical powers here, so they thought it was something like a dead horse.

The attitude of the living horse doctor brought the leader over.

The leader of the Tibetan people was obviously relatively weak, but he still had a strong desire to survive. When he saw Ada approaching to check, he made a sound in his mouth.

The old Tibetan whispered from the side: "The leader asked, can you still save... and survive?"

Survival is everyone's instinct. If it is not necessary, no one wants to face the fear of death.

Ada did not answer immediately, but frowned a little.

This Tibetan belly...

It was really bigger than the pregnancy, the navel was everted, and the veins were exposed. It really looked like some evil spirit was hiding in it.

Seeing Ada's frown, the leader said something sadly, as if he had lost his last hope and was very depressed.

"Ah, this is the messenger from heaven..." the old Tibetan asked cautiously, "Can it be saved?"

"Can he still eat?" Ada asked, gesturing twice to his mouth with his fingers.

The leader seemed to understand something and answered a few times. The old Tibetan translated: "I can eat, but I can't eat anything..."

Ada nodded. "Can it be pulled? What color is it?" Ada continued to ask.

This time, the leader didn't need to say anything. The old Tibetan replied directly: "I can still pull it, not much, but it smells very bad and is very black..."

If you can eat and still have bowel movements, it means that your body's functions have not been completely destroyed.

This is the same as with oxen and horses. At least Ada's men have learned it through many oxen and horses. Once oxen and horses don't eat and can't pull anything out, they are not far away from death.

It means that at least this guy can live for a while, but what is the specific disease...

Was it drugged like that cow?

Ada pondered.

I remember that I wanted to make the cow pull out the water in its belly, and then it dropped a lot of croton. After that, a lot of water really came out, but the cow also died...

How about some croton for this guy too?

Maybe the portion should be smaller?
To be continued...