Chapter 121 Looking at Shen Shilang, Cheng Zhidao was a little dazed.

The fifth prince watched Shen Shilang's actions from the side and said with some disapproval: "Sir, you don't believe in ghosts and gods."

Although Shen Shilang had never said it, the Fifth Prince felt that what Shen Shilang taught him never involved the theories of ghosts, gods, and destiny.

It is inevitable that the teachers in the past would include some words of destiny in their words.

But Shen Shilang never mentioned it. This is something engraved in his bones and cannot be changed so easily.

The fifth prince felt that although Shen Shilang acted like he believed these things in front of Emperor Jiacheng, he was actually just trying to please Emperor Jiacheng.

Shen Shilang looked at the fifth prince, and said as blood dripped down his cheeks, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

"Sir, have you begun to believe it?" asked the fifth prince.

When Shen Shilang thought of Su Jin, he thought of Ren Hai, shook his head and said, "Sometimes, some things are so mysterious that they cannot be explained by reason, but it is also hard to say that you absolutely do not believe them."

Shen Shilang looked down at the jade pendant and smiled, "Now I have something to ask for, so I believe it."

"Sir, you water your blood like this every day, why don't you ask others to do it for you?" The fifth prince looked at Shen Shilang's pale face, "Although you drink medicine every day to replenish your blood, I see that your complexion is still getting worse day by day."

"This matter cannot be done by others." Shen Shilang said, "I am the one who can connect with it."

Shen Shilang was also worried that if someone else did it, the person connecting with Su Jinshi would have to be replaced by someone else.

"If it can really succeed, then this little loss won't matter." Shen Shilang looked at the blood accumulating in the dish. "I just hope it can succeed, no matter how much it costs me."

The fifth prince lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the deep plate.

Why did he feel that Shen Shilang's purpose was not to communicate with the God?

Is there someone else that Shen Shilang wants to communicate with?

Shen Shilang's face was even paler than yesterday, and blood was dripping from his face.

Only when the jade pendant was soaked with blood did Shen Shilang close the lid of the deep dish and put it in the wooden box for safekeeping.

After finishing all this, he finally had time to bandage himself and wipe the blood off the tip of the knife.

Seeing this, Su Jinshi's emotions, which had just calmed down, suddenly became tense.

Su Jinshi couldn't help but reach out and touch Shen Shilang's pale face, even though Shen Shilang couldn't feel it at all.

"Shen Shilang." Su Jinshi cried out with sobs, "How could you make yourself like this!"

"I'm here, I've always been here, Shen Shilang." A tear from Su Jinshi fell on the screen, right under Shen Shilang's eyes, and slowly flowed down under Shen Shilang's eyes.

Just as the Fifth Prince said, Shen Shilang's face looked even paler than yesterday.

"Shen Shilang..." Su Jinshi cried out.

She suddenly felt no longer satisfied with just waiting for her account to be unblocked. She just wanted to let Shen Shilang know that she was still there and that she had not disappeared, so as to stop Shen Shilang from hurting her further.

Su Jinshi had an unprecedented urgency to go to Shen Shilang's world.

After walking day by day, we finally arrived in Chong'an.

Although Chong'an was not as prosperous as the capital in the past, it was still considered wealthy and stable, with simple folk customs.

But this time when I entered Chong'an again, the scene was completely different.

In fact, once you step into the northwest, things are different from the past.

When the carriage was moving, we could always see refugees fleeing famine on the roadside.

He was dressed in rags, looked pale and thin.

When they saw the carriage, they were about to swarm around it to beg, but when they saw that they were all soldiers, they shrank back and kept watching the carriage as it left.

There were many more people begging on the streets inside and outside Chong'an City.

There were also ignorant children following them.

Shen Shilang opened the curtain and saw the Wei family's porridge stall on the roadside.

There was a long line of people outside waiting to get porridge.

"Walk slower." Shen Shilang said.

The car slowed down.

Shen Shilang also heard the voices of the people outside.

"This porridge is getting thinner day by day."

"Well, it's good to have something to eat. I heard that the Wei family's own rice is getting less and less, so the porridge they give out can only become thinner and thinner."

"Even if we only have rice milk in the future, it will still fill our stomachs."

"I didn't expect that even the Wei Mansion is running out of rice. If this continues, we will all starve to death!"

Shen Shilang lowered the car curtain and tapped his knees a few times with his fingertips.

"Chong'an is already the richest place in the northwest. Other places will only be more difficult than here." The fifth prince looked at Shen Shilang, "What do you plan to do, sir?"

Shen Shilang asked the Fifth Prince, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

The fifth prince shook his head, "I have no clue at all."

Shen Shilang nodded and said, "Then Your Highness, please take a look first."

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Shen Shilang did not strictly require the Fifth Prince to make achievements.

It was the first time that the Fifth Prince left the palace and saw such a thing, so it was normal for him to be at a loss.

The carriage stopped in front of the inn. Shen Shilang had just gotten off when suddenly a stone hit him.

Shen Shilang couldn't hide because the Fifth Prince was behind him.

If he hid, the fifth prince would be hurt.

Shen Shilang quickly raised his hand and caught the stone that was thrown at him.

The man who threw the stone had no martial arts skills and didn't know how to exert force. Perhaps it was because he had been hungry all day, so he didn't have much strength.

Therefore, the stone was not flying very fast, and Shen Shilang easily caught it.

But Shen Shilang's left hand fingers were all wounded, and each finger was wrapped with gauze.

In order to catch the stone, the finger, whose wound had not yet healed, inevitably bled and stained the gauze red.

"You ungrateful villain!" shouted the man who threw the stone.

Shen Shilang looked over and saw a middle-aged man who was filled with indignation.

The clothes on him were so big that they were loose, which showed that they fit him perfectly before, but now he had become thin due to hunger due to the famine.

After hearing this, Shen Shilang knew that the other party was standing up for Wei Zhaoxian.

There was a famine all over the northwest, and the Wei family didn't have much rice left but still gave out porridge on the streets, not to mention the good reputation Wei Zhaoxian had for his business in the northwest.

Shen Shilang had long expected that he would be met with hostility when he came to Chong'an.

The officers and soldiers quickly captured the man.

Shen Shilang and the fifth prince walked over, and officers and soldiers were following them on guard.

"Let him go." Shen Shilang said.

"Sir, he came from nowhere and attacked suddenly. I don't know if it will be dangerous to the Fifth Prince and you!" Jiang Zhiyuan, a doctor from the Ministry of Revenue who came with the disaster relief, said in a flattering tone.

Cheng Zhidao, the prefect of Chong'an, had already been waiting here to greet him.

Looking at Shen Shilang, Cheng Zhidao was a little dazed.

The last time I saw Shen Shilang was when he passed the imperial examination and attended the Lu Ming Banquet.

At that time, he felt that Shen Shilang was smart and flexible, and had the potential to make a name for himself in the court.

But I didn't expect Shen Shilang to be able to do so well and so quickly.

(End of this chapter)