Chapter 41
The next day, everyone got up early, shared half a portion of bread, and Xiaoxiao drank a sip of water before setting off. They had to get out of the desert within two days, otherwise it would be very dangerous.
The sun was blazing brightly in the sky, and the heat was rising from the ground. The people sitting on the camels felt as if they were in an oven. Due to lack of water, everyone was listless and tried not to speak unless possible.
The audience in the live broadcast room is always noisy, but in the past two days, they have automatically reduced the noise.
"Look, we're here, we're here. There are tall buildings ahead."
In the silent desert with only the sound of wind and dust, Tian Lou's excited voice suddenly rang out. The listless people's chaotic minds were jolted by his words, and they looked ahead with bright eyes. They saw several tall buildings rising from the ground on the shimmering lake in front of them, shrouded in hazy water vapor. After walking in the alkaline land for a few days, the people who had been in the water for a few days instantly became energetic and stared at the front.
The throat moved slightly, sticky saliva overflowed, and someone shouted impatiently, "Quick, there's water, rack."
When the hand clapped on the camel's side, the slow-moving camel was stimulated and began to run forward.
"Wait." Shi Buxi hurriedly called for a stop, but it was too late. A cloud of dust rose up, and the camels had already run away.
The audience in the live broadcast room also reacted at this time, and many people shouted:
[Ahhh, what the hell, where is that thing in front of me?]
[Mirage, I saw a mirage, right? I'll run myself to death.]
【Hurry, Xiao Xixi, go chase them! 】
"Everyone...wait a minute..." Shi Buyi's throat was dry and parched, as if there was sand stuck in it. The sound he made was hoarse and broken, and it was completely ineffective.
"I'll go stop them." Lu Feng said from the side, clamped his legs around the camel's belly, and ran out quickly.
Shi Buxi saw this and wanted to follow, but he realized that Jian Xiaonan beside him was not in a good condition. He was shaky and looked depressed. His brows furrowed in thought. This couldn't go on. If it continued like this, they might not make it through the day.
"Sister Nan, Sister Nan." Shi Buxi said in a hoarse voice and reached out to poke Jian Xiaonan.
"Xiao Xi, if you don't have any more water, I'm going to die." Jian Xiaonan raised her head, her face pale, her lips dry, and layers of dead skin curling up. Her cheeks and throat moved slightly, as if she was trying to squeeze out some saliva to quench her thirst, but to no avail.
Upon hearing this, Shi Buyi pondered for a moment, looked up at the clear sky, gritted his teeth, and said, "There is water."
Jian Xiaonan: "..."
Jian Xiaonan looked confused, and the audience instinctively raised their heads to look at the sky. After looking 360 degrees, they could not see any sign of rain.
Seeing that he wasn't worried about the teammates chasing Mirage in front of him, but instead looked up at the sky, the audience couldn't help but ask:
【Child, what are you looking at? 】
"Let's see if it rains." Shi Buyi murmured back.
[Little friend, you are not mentally disturbed! ]
[Pfft, I looked around but didn't see any dark clouds in the sky.]
Yes, yes, look, there's a large area in the front right.
[Pfft, forget about whether that dark cloud will bring rain or not. Just looking at the distance, are you sure it can get here before today?]
[You can come here by hovercraft. It might be possible.]
[Hahaha, why the hell are you coming here by hovercar? Why didn't you say you'd take a flying vehicle? We'll definitely be there within two hours.]
[No, wait, don't forget, the kid is the one who can yell thunder.]
[…Don’t tell me you can really make that cloud teleport.]
"Try." Shi Buyi retracted his gaze, reached back, and pulled out a piece of yellow paper from his bag. He quickly folded it into a paper crane, made a few hand gestures, and let go. The paper crane floated in the air. "Go find Lu Feng and ask him to tie up those people who were running wildly. Wait for me in front."
The paper crane nodded, turned around and flew forward.
[Ahhh, please move the camera forward. I want to see it.]
[Seeing the paper crane again, I really like this little paper crane. 】
[Am I the only one concerned about how to get water? ]
"You'll know when the time comes." Shi Buyi said softly, and because his throat was too dry, he didn't want to speak again.
When the listless Jian Xiaonan heard that it would rain soon, his spirits instantly perked up, his eyes sparkling, and he quickened his pace following Shi Buxi.
Shi Buxi and Jian Xiaonan hurried as fast as they could and finally caught up with Lu Feng and the others after more than ten minutes.
At this time, the mirage had disappeared, and the only straw for the drowning people disappeared without a trace, making Tian Lou, Zong Ziyu and Feng Shen, who were already on the verge of mental collapse, look desperate. They sat down on the ground with gloomy faces.
Lu Feng frowned, his intuition telling him that if this continued, something would happen to these people.
"Don't be depressed, I have a way." Shi Buyi's words attracted the attention of several people.
"What should we do? How can I help you?" Lu Feng asked.
"Just prepare a tent to shelter from the rain." Shi Buxi said and jumped off the camel.
When everyone saw him unpack his baggage, their hopeless expressions instantly brightened. The audience in the live broadcast room also became excited, and they kept scrolling through the comments, guessing how Shi Buxi was going to make it rain.
Shi Buxi walked around, chose a flat ground, picked up a small stone and started drawing on the ground.
There are many ways to pray for rain. In ancient times, there were emperors apologizing, officials issuing rain-praying laws, and so on.
Taoists usually pray or summon. The former is to inform the heaven of the people's suffering and pray for rain and blessings. The latter has a sense of order and compulsion.
Shi Buxi chose the latter method. After all, they were now in the desert. If he prayed for rain by using the suffering of the people, it would undoubtedly be a lie. He was afraid of being struck by lightning from the Thunder God.
Soon, a Bagua rain-praying diagram with a diameter of about one meter appeared.
Shi Buxi took out two talismans from his bag and stood in the middle of the formation, facing the east with a stern look.
"...the Five Emperors and the Five Dragons...spreading blessings far and wide..."
As the spell came out of Shi Buxi's mouth, the clear sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds, a sharp wind blew, and faint flashes of lightning appeared in the thick clouds.
The teammates and the audience in the live broadcast room who had focused their attention on Shi Buxi finally reacted at this time.
[Fuck, when did it get dark?]
[Ahhh, when did such a large dark cloud appear? Did it teleport?]
【Is it really possible to rain?】
"...The divine talisman commands you, Changchuan obeys... Hurry and obey the command."
Following Shi Buyi's command, a dull thunderclap pierced everyone's eardrums. Amidst the lightning and thunder, someone said, "It's raining."
As soon as the words fell, there was a "crash" sound, and heavy rain covered the entire desert.
"It's raining, it's raining." Tian Lou shouted, jumping and dancing excitedly.
Zong Ziyu, Lu Feng and Feng Shen, who had just set up the tent, showed surprise on their faces. They stood up straight, raised their heads, and felt the raindrops falling on their faces. The depressed expressions that had been in the mood for the past few days relaxed, and they opened their mouths to catch the rain without caring about their image.
Shi Buxi was very thirsty, but he couldn't open his mouth to catch the rain for the time being, so he turned around and rushed to the camel, taking out a few pots to catch the rain.
The camels, which had not had water for dozens of days, were also excited by the heavy rain. They raised their heads and made "grunting" sounds, accepting the baptism of the heavy rain.
Due to the lack of water, no one had been able to wash properly recently, so now that there was water, we naturally couldn't miss it. But we couldn't act like a "rogue" in front of billions of viewers, so we had to grab all the live broadcast equipment and lock them in a tent.
The audience was dumbfounded. How could this happen? It was infuriating.
Those who didn't want to face the dark tents went to Star Network to find the answer: "After praying to the Thunder God, they also prayed for rain successfully. Who is Shi Buxi?"
On Starnet, countless people @ weather, astronomy, and other experts, wondering if it was just a coincidence or if he truly had the power to summon rain. Many even @ a mystic, often called a liar, hoping to explain Shi Buxi's phenomena from that perspective.
Soon, words about praying for rain topped the Star Network's hot search list. Countless people came in, and countless people were confused by the entry: Can this still be considered scientific?
What about the principles? What about the rules?
Shi Buxi didn't realize that he had made everyone doubt their lives. After washing up, he saw that the water in the pot and bottle was almost full, so he spoke up to remind everyone that the rain would only last half an hour.
"Xiao Xi, can you still control time?" Jian Xiaonan tidied himself up in the tent, and stuck his head out of the tent with wet hair. Seeing Shi Buyi using a pot to collect water, he turned around and found the kettle.
"Xiao Xi is awesome. We won't be afraid of running out of water from now on. Hahaha." Feng Shen walked over from the rain wearing only a pair of pants and with his upper body naked.
"This can't be used frequently," Shi Buyi thought for a moment and explained, "Where it rains and how much it rains are all determined by the laws of nature. If I borrow some of the rain from the neighboring house, it will rain less there, which is not good for plants or living things."
Everyone was shocked. Is there such a saying?
The camera locked in the tent also heard Shi Buxi's words, and was quickly moved to the Star Network, where it continued to @ various people, asking them to analyze and study.
【I borrowed it, do I need to return it? 】
【No, the question is who to borrow from? 】
【Nature? 】
Did nature agree?
[I don't know if it will agree to lend it to me. I'm laughing and crying, and suddenly I feel a little crazy.]
"After crossing this desert, we will be able to leave the desert area. Everyone should hurry up and store rainwater." Lu Feng reminded.
Everyone immediately woke up from their shock and hurriedly looked for something to get water.
As expected, the rain stopped after only half an hour. We packed up our things and walked for almost two hours, only stopping when it was almost dark.
"Look, it's a city, it's a city. We've finally made it out." Tian Lou looked at the faintly appearing buildings in the distance and almost cried out, "Xiao Xi, I'll follow you. I can't go wrong."
"Rest tonight, and we'll be there in another hour tomorrow," Lu Feng said. The desert is vast, and while buildings in the distance may seem close, the actual distance is terrifying. As the saying goes, "You'll die if you run too fast to see the mountain," this is true here.
"Have we gotten rid of that thing?" Tian Lou said suddenly.
When everyone heard this, their memories of being stared at by an unknown object were immediately evoked. They looked around, but saw nothing but a vast expanse of gray.
"Maybe we were too suspicious before." Zong Ziyu thought about it and felt that this was the most likely possibility.
"It won't be bad if you're careful tonight," Feng Shen said.
The others nodded in agreement.
Lost in the desert, the group had very little food left, and after sharing it, they only had enough to fill their stomachs. To conserve their energy, everyone except the two who stayed on guard for the first half of the night went to bed early.
Shi Buxi and Tian Loushou stayed up late at night. When they were woken up at two in the morning, they were both still confused.
"You go to sleep, I'll watch over you." Shi Buxi yawned, took a deep breath of cool air, and felt much more awake.
"How can this be possible?" Tian Lou shook his head, trying to clear his mind.
"Don't worry, I used to meditate all night long." Shi Buyi said with a smile.
Tian Lou still shook his head. Shi Buxi saw this and said nothing more. But perhaps because of Shi Buxi's words, Tian Lou finally couldn't resist the sleepiness. His head drooped slowly and finally stopped moving.
[Kids, turn on the sound, we want to chat with you! ]
Let’s talk about praying for rain during the day! How is it done?
[Is there really a god in this world? ]
How is it possible that humans can travel through the universe? If there really are gods, where do they live?
The audience in the live broadcast room were talking at once, all asking about praying for rain during the day.
[Children, have you really seen God?]
"Not only have I seen it, you have seen it too." Shi Buyi looked towards the live broadcast room.
【……】
【where? 】
"Everything in the world. As long as you feel it with your heart, it is everywhere." Shi Buyi said with a smile.
Everyone was confused and didn't understand. Just as they were about to continue asking, the audience in front of the live broadcast room suddenly widened their pupils and looked at the white shadow that appeared silently behind Shi Buxi. They were speechless...
[…Ghost…There’s a ghost…Ah…]
[Ahhh, ghost, ghost, run! ]
The live broadcast room did not have any sound turned on. As long as Shi Bushi did not look at the holographic screen, he could not receive any information from the audience. So he did not realize that something was wrong until a hand in a white glove reached out from behind him.
However, it was too late. Before he could take out the talisman, his head nerves ached and he fainted.
So the live broadcast audience watched helplessly as the masked man and Shi Buxi disappeared into the night.
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