The Western Plains Church is famous for a reason. For example, it gives hope in times of despair, which can be considered a miracle. As more people experience this, the number of believers increases.

The first family they inquired about was a single mother's family. The mother was an ordinary kitchen worker, but her child had congenital organ defects and could only be kept alive by medical devices.

But the price of using these devices is astronomical for an ordinary mother.

As a mother, she would never easily give up on her child's life, but without a financial foundation, it's a bottomless pit. Even among her closest relatives, who would help her all the time?

This mother, having exhausted all other options, chose the Primal Church.

With devout prayers and desperate faith, she attended a festival after being tempted by the serpent, where she received a blessing from the serpent spirit, and her child miraculously recovered.

While there's no miraculous cure for all diseases, at least you won't need to rely on medical devices to survive.

Medical expenses are still necessary, which is why Lin Changli was able to get her to talk by offering money.

The other families also benefited from the snake spirit, but money is the faith of most people in this world. They used banknotes to pave the way and listened to stories all day long.

Back at his lodgings that evening, Xu Lin said with some distress, "So, the Snake Spirit is still doing good deeds? Does that mean if we come to capture him, we'll be the villains?"

Bai Luo was speechless: "You actually believed that praying to gods and Buddhas could really solve problems? Then the world would have been in chaos long ago. That thing is definitely not a good thing."

"Just look at the people who died when we crossed the Snake's Bewitchment Pass. Aren't they proof? They are truly compassionate bodhisattvas, yet they showed no mercy in killing people."

Kong Sang thought for a moment and said, "Saving people can also be achieved with the Immortal Gene Drug. If they survive, it is even many times more effective than the Serpent Spirit. However, it comes at the cost of overdrawing the future vitality of the cells."

“I think the things the serpent spirit did will also have a price to pay. Even if it is a higher-dimensional being, it is still a kind of cosmic being. It is not so magical. If it were truly omnipotent, it would not need believers to make offerings.”

Bai Luo said somewhat dejectedly, "After all this trouble, we haven't really found out any information. Every single one of these people has a different story about the festival."

"I'm just wondering, how did the ocean, mountains, and desert appear at a festival and be seen by different people?"

"Is it a loss of control of the five senses, or a hallucination or dream?" Lin Changli concluded.

“We are in Xiping. The terrain here is naturally not a sea or a desert. The place is still the same. It can only be said that the five senses are feeding the brain wrong information.”

Kong Sang took out the black snake-head ring: "It should be related to this. Anyway, it wasn't a complete waste of time. I'm somewhat mentally prepared. I don't know when it will light up..."

Before he finished speaking, the snake's eyes on the ring in his hand lit up with a red light.

Lin Changli frowned and reached out to grab Kong Sang's hand.

The scenery changed in the next second. He, who should have been talking at his lodging, looked like he was only a few years old. Looking around, this was... the mud house before he returned to the Lin family.

Kong Sang felt a blur before her eyes, and the room had transformed into the outdoors. She sat in a camping tent, watching the tall figures at the door setting up tables and chairs; it seemed they were planning a picnic.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the eyes of the black snake-head ring had turned bloodshot. Kong Sang, beaming, got up and went to hug the figure, saying, "Husband, what are we eating today?"

Nie Jingxing's eyes darkened. He turned around, pulled the girl behind him to his front, and lowered his head to kiss her.

Kong Sang tilted her head back, smiling as she waited, but as they were about to kiss, she instinctively veered away...

Nie Jingxing kissed her fair neck, leaving red marks: "Say it again."

Kong Sang asked in surprise, "Honey, what's wrong?"

"Ah, he was lifted up and carried into the tent, a tall figure pressed down on him, his clothes were torn open, and his body was being kneaded by large hands. Kong Sang suddenly felt a little panicked."

I don't know what she's afraid of. They're husband and wife, and they've done this countless times. What is she thinking?

Shaking off the thoughts in his mind, Kong Sang hugged Nie Jingxing back. This action had already made him lose control and find it impossible to endure. He was also incapable of enduring.

Her hand slipped under her skirt, and as the two embraced intimately, the tent flap was lifted: "What are you doing, having sex in the wild? Hurry up and get some food."

Nie Jingxing withdrew his hand to block the disheveled woman, his deep, dark eyes staring at the heterochromatic-eyed man standing casually at the door.

Kong Sang blushed deeply, quickly composed herself, pushed the person aside, and looked at the strangely handsome man at the door, gently calling out, "Brother, can't you knock before coming in?"

An Xiuqi was stunned, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Say it again."

The two of them said the exact same thing.

Kong Sang said speechlessly, "Brother, are you and Jing Xing twins? You speak exactly the same way, and you even call me again. Don't I call you that every day?"

"Honestly, I don't understand you guys. If you want to eat, just cook for yourself. We agreed that the whole family was going on a picnic, so why are you waiting for us to serve you? You're such a spoiled brat, it's so annoying."

Despite grumbling, she still got up and went out to prepare the food, her face beaming with a pure and innocent smile.

An Xiuqi covered his heterochromatic eyes: "This dream is a bit too beautiful, what should I do if I don't want to ruin it?"

Nie Jingxing mercilessly shattered the bubble of his dream: "An Xiuqi, the dead should disappear. Why are you clinging to her?"

"What kind of question is that? You're not dead yet, and the Nie family hasn't been dealt with properly. If I disappear, what will happen to my precious little sister if she's bullied?"

"Like just now...you're such a beast! You knew she had a boyfriend, and you still did it. Even if it was just a dream, how will she face Lin Changli afterward?"

"That's none of your business. She's always been mine. Even your ridiculous feelings for her started because of me. Don't you feel like a joke standing here?"

An Xiuqi lowered his hand, revealing his heterochromatic eyes filled with murderous intent: "Mere ants."

The usually serious Nie Jingxing laughed: "An ant stronger than you."

"What are you two doing? Comparing who can strike the coolest pose? Come on over and eat!" Kong Sang waved to the two of them.

The two men's murderous glints vanished, and they went outside and sat down on either side of Kongsang.

Kongsang made a simple hot pot and also had barbecue, and they ate with great relish.

An Xiuqi smiled and said, "Little sister, is this what you wanted? An ordinary yet warm home with family by your side?"

Kong Sang nodded without hesitation: "Yes, it makes me very happy. Hmm... It's a pity that after being married for so long, I still haven't gotten pregnant. It would be great if I could have two babies in the future."

"One takes the brother's surname, and the other takes the husband's surname. It should be quite interesting to have such a lively occasion."

"Hmm, taking my surname is a good idea. How about naming a boy An Cang and a girl An Lan?"

Kong Sang raised an eyebrow: "Do these two characters have any special meaning?"

An Xiuqi's red and purple heterochromatic eyes softened: "My little sister has forgotten that our home is on Canglan Star."