A group of people followed the old woman to the old house behind Linjia Village. Some men who had returned from the fields and were carrying hoes saw this and quickly followed.

Standing before the willow tree, the old woman sighed with emotion: "I planted this tree myself years ago. It was a sapling I brought back from the capital. It's grown so big now, and I'm getting old too!"

The uncles and aunts from Linjia Village all fawned over him, saying, "Ancestor, you're not old at all!"

"Yes, Auntie, you were full of energy when you were hitting people just now!"

Others: "..."

If you can't speak properly, then don't speak!

"Come in, everyone." Old Madam Gongsun sighed, opened the courtyard of the old house, and invited everyone to sit inside.

"The courtyard is spacious, but there aren't many benches. Please find a place to sit down."

Then, Old Lady Gongsun turned her gaze to Lin Anniang.

Seeing the old lady Gongsun's gaze, Lin Anniang understood that this old lady had come for the Mountain Goddess from the very beginning.

Otherwise, why would someone who has been out of touch with the world for so many years suddenly treat me differently?

It must be said that Old Lady Gongsun is very impressive. From her first appearance to now, she has never been able to feel any aversion towards her; on the contrary, she is quite impressed.

"Grandma, then I'll tell you." Looking at the old lady's kind eyes and the expectant expressions of the villagers from Linjia Village around her, Lin Anniang slowly began to recount the events of the past two days.

She recounted everything, including how she found Ning Xiangqiao lying in the courtyard, how she bandaged her wounds under the guidance of the Mountain Goddess, and how she took her to the Mountain God Temple.

Ning Xiangqiao, who was standing next to her, added some more. Her perspective was even more magical. In this story, Lin Anniang was like a heroine who descended from the sky and escorted them all the way to the mountain god temple in the pitch-black night.

Needless to say, the miraculous Mountain Goddess directly healed their injuries.

Neither of them mentioned the ability; the mountain god's willingness to grant it was due to the mountain goddess's benevolence.

But if we flaunt this, and those people don't gain any new abilities, won't they start to resent the mountain god?

Moreover, these members of the Lin family are not yet considered companions by them, so it's impossible for them to go into too much detail.

However, even if the two of them didn't say it, the villagers of Linjia Village all had their own guesses.

The shrewd and experienced Granny Gongsun could not possibly fail to see through it. She cleverly refrained from asking further questions and instead made the final decision.

“Anniang, since you know the route to the mountain god temple, take everyone in Linjia Village to worship there tomorrow. I’ll come along too!”

"mother!"

"Auntie, how can you climb such a barren mountain with your health?"

The villagers of Linjia Village were very worried.

However, the old lady was determined this time and insisted on going to pay her respects.

She sighed heavily: "You all don't understand. The reason I haven't been involved in anything all these years is not because I'm recuperating at home, but because I've gone out with the eldest brother."

“We traveled all over the country, passing through many places and collecting a lot of information.”

As she spoke, she turned and glanced at the old man beside her.

"The dynasty has already changed. The first emperor of this new dynasty governed the country very well. The second emperor was also good at the beginning. However, the virtuous and capable crown prince died unexpectedly, and this emperor changed."

"He became unpredictable, began to seek immortality and consult gods, had those sorcerers cultivate elixirs of immortality, built palaces and magical canals on a grand scale, and went to war with enemy countries one after another. The people outside were already suffering."

Wu Deyun and Zhang Chongjiu, who had followed, nodded. They were very clear about this, but when they left, the order of Liang Kingdom had not yet collapsed.

For Old Madam Gongsun to be so worried, something significant must have happened that they are unaware of.

Grandma Gongsun glanced at the men in the village and said with certainty, "In a month or two, there will definitely be rebel armies in the world. Some of the larger rebel armies are fine, their only goal is the throne."

"However, those rebel troops who took advantage of the chaos to burn, kill, and loot were different; they only wanted to seize food and treasure..."

"If we want to survive the chaos that follows, we must have enough strength and we must unite!"

"And haven't you all noticed that the river outside is drying up even faster? It never used to dry up this quickly!"

Every year around this time, some children would still run into the river to catch fish, but now all you can see is a shallow puddle.

The chaotic world, coupled with the impending year of disaster, weighed heavily on the hearts of the villagers of Linjia Village.

"Actually, I heard a prophecy during this time and I think this is very likely to happen."

The old woman's expression grew even more serious: "There are rumors outside that this winter will be colder than usual, and many, many people will freeze to death."

"This prophecy says that the harsh winter is just the beginning of the disasters, and all sorts of other calamities will follow!"

Many people outside don't believe this, because the situation in the past two years has actually been quite good, with both being bumper harvest years.

Otherwise, the founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty would not have governed the country so well, leaving behind so many granaries and wealth, giving the ruler on the throne the opportunity to build one magnificent palace after another and to wage war after war involving millions of people.

Grandma Gongsun didn't believe it at first, but she had a very strange intuition that the prophecy was probably true.

This autumn is indeed colder than usual; most people are already wearing cotton-padded coats at this time of year.

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