Even gods are human.
He Xiangu and Han Zhongli staggered away, grabbing more than a dozen humans in their hands. They simultaneously slit their wrists, preparing to drip their blood onto ordinary people to drink.
"Heavens!"
Before the blood of the two immortals even fell, they howled in agony, their hands seemingly grasping at nothing in the sky, letting their blood scatter with the fierce winds of the Loess Plateau.
They are no longer the 'immortals' who consumed countless spiritual medicines and treasures in ancient times. Their strength has been restored, but their physique has not. With their energy depleted, they are only slightly stronger than ordinary people. Their blood is at most very nutritious, but it has no life-saving effects!
"Heavens above, Heavenly Dao, tell me, why am I powerless when I want to save people, but invincible when I want to kill?"
He Xiangu, the most bloodthirsty of all, pointed a finger to the sky and angrily questioned the heavens.
Over the past few months, she has been using her magic every day to change the harsh climate of the Loess Plateau. She knows that she has made great contributions and has also seen the hard work of the ordinary people on the ground.
She recalled how, before she became an immortal and when she had just attained immortality, she saw the hardships of mortals and that's when she developed compassion for them. She was willing to break the heavenly rules several times for the sake of mortals. Later, she realized that no matter how hard she tried, mortals still experienced birth, aging, sickness, and death, and still suffered pain and pain. Gradually, she stopped pitying a mortal's few decades of life and, like other immortals, focused solely on the Jade Emperor's 'Heavenly Way'!
Human life is fleeting, like a white horse galloping past a crack in the wall; all they need to do is ensure the existence of the human world.
War or plague are just hardships that mortals 'must' experience... That's what they thought, so they didn't care much about human life.
"Heavens above! The will of Heaven!"
He Xiangu called out again, then slumped down in the muddy water. Her petal-patterned dress remained spotless and radiant even in the mud, but her fair legs were filthy from the mud... "In these past few months, I've remembered when I was still human. I worked so hard, and these humans worked so hard too. They shouldn't have to die before they see the barren Loess Plateau become a paradise."
Influenced by the emotions of a mortal in this life, He Xiangu unconsciously raised her hand and caught a few crystal-clear water droplets. "My tears? I cried?" she asked softly.
"Don't rush."
Lu Ying walked to He Xiangu's side. He was quite calm and carefully examined many of the human ailments. "They are just overworked and have severe malnutrition," Lu Ying said in a modern tone, seemingly very relaxed. "Modern people are too weak and can't endure hardship. They support their bodies with their spirits. When they see someone else collapse, they feel relieved... Oh, so these people are all holding on with a strong will, not wanting to fall down before others. They see someone else fall down and they fall down too. Actually, it's not that serious."
"How serious is it exactly?" He Xiangu grabbed Lü Ying's hand.
"Even the most severely injured can live for at least ten more minutes, and those in better condition can recover after a couple of days of sleep."
"How many people will die?" He Xiangu's fingers tightened frantically.
"this……"
Lu Ying wanted to offer some words of comfort, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't utter a word.
He could tell at a glance that at least a thousand people would not be able to hold on. Modern people use all kinds of convenient modern facilities, squander their youth, and enjoy prosperity. The price they pay is a weak constitution. Many people's spirits cannot support them, and their bodies have long been overdrawn. When illness strikes, it is like a landslide, and it can take their lives in an instant!
"The officers of the Demon Slayer Corps have already called in transport planes; they should be able to save half of the people."
He spoke again, a ruthless glint suddenly flashing across his face: "If more than half of the people die, I'll kill that bastard Wu Yongci and make him pay with his life!"
In fact, if it had been properly organized, such a large-scale scene of people about to die would never have occurred. No, it should be said that if no one had stirred things up, such a terrible scene would never have happened.
There are now 800,000 humans on the Loess Plateau, as well as over a million ghosts. Wu Yongci's constant urging of the project has prevented the 800,000 humans from getting proper rest—which has indeed accelerated the progress of all the projects, but the price paid is as white bones as Qin Shi Huang's construction of the Great Wall!
"He did it on purpose, he must have done it on purpose!"
Lu Ying, having fully integrated the wisdom of humans and immortals, thought viciously: "They've already put in so much effort. If these people die, they'll definitely be unwilling to accept it. They'll become spirits or ghosts that still have a strong attachment to the Loess Plateau. Wu Yongci wants to use these people's deaths to create a leader among millions of ghosts, to create an 'advanced model' among ghosts! From a human perspective, this is artificially creating a 'herd effect'!"
Sheep are a very disorganized group; they usually rush around aimlessly, but once one lead sheep moves, the others will follow without thinking, completely disregarding the possibility of wolves ahead or better grass nearby. Therefore, the "sheep herd mentality" is a metaphor for the human tendency to conform, which can easily lead to blind obedience…
Wu Yongci treated the millions of ghosts as sheep. He wanted to artificially create a "leader" so that the ghosts would blindly follow him, thus building the Loess Plateau into the tearless city that Fang Zong desired in the shortest possible time!
He...he has such a cruel heart!
"I wonder how many people will survive..."
At this moment, Wu Yongci stepped forward, facing Lü Ying, He Xiangu, and all the gods and demons who were gradually beginning to understand the whole matter. "I did all of this. The principal was completely unaware," Wu Yongci said with a calm face, no one could see any emotion on his face. He spoke with a strange, emotionless smile: "Actually... what's the difference between me now and you before? You were doing it for the Heavenly Way, and I was doing it for the principal. Although our purposes are different, we are the same kind of people."
"I, the fairy, will kill you!" He Xiangu rushed forward and grabbed Wu Yongci by the collar.
Wu Yongci still smiled: "Really? Then don't you think that killing me is the same as killing your former self?"
"this……"
"Haha, hahahahaha!"
Wu Yongci finally became emotional and laughed wildly: "This matter has created a 'leader' among the ghosts, and it has also made you high and mighty gods and monsters understand 'human nature' and 'reason'. It's killing two birds with one stone, so why wouldn't I do it?"
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