Chapter 60: You don’t need to thank me for spreading the word. This is all from the guidance of the Heavenly Lord! …
I had classes all afternoon and then had dinner.
This time, neither the auntie serving food nor Tan Zhao was surprised that Li Zhou could serve five dishes at once and hold two bowls in his right hand at the same time.
After dinner, the three of them walked around the playground arm in arm. They were used to strolling for a while before evening self-study to clear their minds.
After walking for a while, Xie Lingwei suddenly started to speed up, making strange noises like "Wa La Wa La".
Tan Zhao complained: "Running after a meal will give you appendicitis!"
As he spoke, he started running along with Xie Lingwei.
Li Zhou, who was sandwiched in the middle, was dragged forward by the two men just like at noon.
The cool night breeze blew on her face, the fresh air circulated in her lungs, and her hair was blown back, as if taking all her troubles away with her.
Xie Lingwei said: "When you are unhappy, running is the most useful thing. Has your mood improved?"
I'm not unhappy, Li Zhou was about to say this, but suddenly he seemed to have a decision, and smiled and said, "Yes."
After evening self-study, mother Ren Yingyue drove her electric scooter to pick Jingzhen up.
Ren Yingyue said, "Are you hungry today, baby? What would you like to have as a midnight snack later?"
Li Zhou looked around nervously. In Jingzhen's memory, high school students were all grown-up kids. How could they still be called babies? It would be so embarrassing if classmates heard it. "I love to eat whatever my mother cooks."
She said sweetly.
Ren Yingyue said: "Today I made tomato oxtail soup, fried dumplings and egg pancakes."
When Li Zhouguang heard the name of the dish, his mouth was watering. He hugged her waist and said, "Mom, I love you so much."
Ren Yingyue, who was holding the handlebars of the bike, turned her head to look at the hands on her waist. Sometimes there were five, sometimes six, or seven hands. Sometimes they were slender with clear joints, and sometimes they were soft and smooth with suction cups and patterns.
"Mom loves you too." Ren Yingyue smiled slightly, with sadness and determination in her eyes.
As soon as she got home, Ren Yingyue went to the kitchen and took out the midnight snack that was warm in the insulated lunch box.
Li Zhou poured himself some vinegar and hot sauce and ate them with relish, his eyes following Ren Yingyue's movements.
Mom is so busy.
First, take out a large watermelon from the refrigerator, cut it into slices, and arrange them in the shape of a lotus on a crystal plate.
Then, watermelon, grapes, pomegranates, osmanthus and other fresh fruits and flowers, as well as a plate of round cakes painted in the shape of toads and rabbits, are placed in front of a statue of a god in the direction of the moon.
The statue wears a phoenix crown and a flowing silk scarf across its shoulders, as if it will fly away with the wind at any time.
He is standing on a lotus with a jade sceptre in his hand and his feet on the vast waves. Beside him is a white rabbit, whose hind legs stand upright like a human, holding a pestle in its front paws and pounding medicine with its head lowered.
There is also a line of words on the top of the statue:
[Moon Palace Huang Hua Su Yao Taiyin Emperor]
This is a sacrifice to the Moon God!
Li Zhou suddenly remembered, wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth, and trotted to his mother.
Worshiping the gods is a big event in the family.
My mother lit the incense and candles, stepped on the Gangbu in front of the altar, pinched the upper part of the ring finger with her left hand, and chanted:
"Om Vasudha, Kotu-ra, Kotu-ra, Suva-sahā."
Li Zhou followed his mother's example and recited the mantra devoutly along with her.
As they chanted, the cold moonlight behind the statue began to shrink like breathing, and the moonlight enveloped Li Zhou's whole body like a mist.
The soft moonlight like mist made Li Zhou drowsy. Well, he was full and it was late at night, so it was time to go to bed.
At this moment, a ray of moonlight suddenly turned into a feather with eyes, and its thick eyelashes like fly legs raised up and blinked at the moon.
Li Zhou shook his head and just came to his senses.
Yuehui's breathing became heavier, and a streak of blood-red appeared in the full moon, but it soon disappeared. The moonlight poured down like water, as gentle as a requiem, continuously falling on Li Zhou.
Li Zhou finally yawned: "Mom, I'm sleepy."
"Then go to sleep." Ren Yingyue grabbed the feather with the eye and squeezed it gently. The eyeball made a popping sound and exploded in her palm.
The last bit of Li Zhou's consciousness disappeared, and he lowered his head and returned to the bedroom.
"There's something wrong with the water." Yue Niang, who was sitting astride the ladder, stared at the water level which had not dropped after the rain stopped. She patted her daughter's back gently and whispered.
Master Liaochen looked at her swaying reflection in the water, listened to the occasional snickering from under the water, and suddenly smiled: "Is this your method?"
Trying to use words to stimulate people's hearts and create a gap to invade this world is because the gods are still blocked outside this world.
Even if by disturbing His sleep, He gets the opportunity to cast a shadow through the aftermath of His dream.
After bluffing for a long time, there was no more thunder, which meant that even the gods did not dare to wake him up.
"If he really wakes up, the whole world will be destroyed. Do you still dare to stay here?" Master Liaochen figured out the truth. Her eyes became sharp and she said coldly, "At least now, this is not the place for you to come... Go away!"
As she finished her words, the golden halo behind her burst into dazzling brilliance. Master Liaochen bent her fingers and made a Buddhist seal. The necklace around her neck suddenly scattered, and the beads flew into the turbid water.
It was as if a fire was lit in the water. The ripples on the water surface became bigger and bigger, and soon it began to boil and bubbles appeared.
Water vapor rose, and vast fog floated towards the sky. Looking up, it was all white and it was impossible to tell the boundary between the earth and the sky.
The snickering under the water turned into malicious ridicule, mocking the ignorance and incompetence of mortals.
Li Sheng, who was stepping in the water, screamed. Yue Niang bent down and grabbed his right hand. The veins on the back of his hand were bulging, but she still couldn't lift him out of the water.
Under the water, something seemed to be entangled with his feet.
Master Liaochen frowned and was about to step forward when a tentacle rose from the bottom of the water, wrapped around Li Sheng's waist, and with a light flick, threw him onto the high roof.
Mr. Li, who was hanging on the eaves, let out a cry, tilted his head, and fainted.
Yueniang: "..."
Master Liaochen: “…”
The two ignored him and looked outside the house with serious expressions.
The torrential rain that submerged Fujiao City revealed its true evil at this moment. It was unwilling to leave this world and tried every means to entangle the creatures on the earth.
Beads of water flow into the soles of people's feet, into the pads of cats and dogs, into the paw pads of cows, horses and mules, and into the roots of flowers and plants.
People rolled in the puddles, wailing miserably.
The kitten was shaking its wet body desperately, and the livestock were kicking and screaming in the pen.
Large areas of leek and onion seedlings have turned yellow, and peonies, peaches and plums have withered.
Water is the source of life, but the shadows from the sky make it the source of pain.
Yue Niang, who was beside her daughter, did not suffer the same pain, but she looked around and felt the suffering of all living beings. She anxiously called out, "Master!"
Nun Liaochen's feet were also entangled in the turbid water, but her expression was calm. Not only did she not put down her hands, but the golden halo behind her became even brighter, and the beads of the necklace floating in the water became more lively.
She said to Yue Niang: "It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one. Look."
Yue Niang followed her gaze and saw a child of about four or five years old at the gate of Li's mansion. There were moving cysts under his skin. As the accumulated water evaporated and decreased, the cysts desperately drilled into the child's body, making her cry heart-wrenchingly. But while she was crying, from time to time the cysts were evaporated into a wisp of hot air and floated out of her body.
A teardrop flowed from the corner of Yue Niang's eye and fell on the huge and bloated tentacle.
Li Zhou changed into light yellow cotton pajamas, lay down in the soft quilt, and looked at Ren Yingyue who was sitting beside the bed.
The bedroom curtains were not completely drawn, and a ray of moonlight shone through the gap, shining on my mother. The night breeze gently blew through her hair, as if she would fly away with the wind at any time.
Li Zhou brushed his teeth, his mouth filled with the cool taste of mint, but his mind was still unable to forget the midnight snack he had just had.
She reached out from under the quilt and held her mother's hand coquettishly: "What are we going to eat tomorrow?"
Ren Yingyue pinched her cheek and said, "Today isn't even over yet, and you're already thinking about tomorrow's menu?"
"Um."
"I'll make... soft-boiled egg and pork bone ramen tomorrow."
"What about the day after tomorrow?"
"Crawfish and turkey noodles."
"What about the day after tomorrow?"
“…”
Ren Yingyue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and tapped Li Zhou's forehead: "You should always leave yourself some freshness, and we'll talk about it the day after tomorrow."
Li Zhou nodded, closed her eyes and went to sleep obediently. After a while, she opened one eye and saw her mother still beside the bed, looking at her quietly.
Li Zhou felt warm in his heart. He felt so happy just being stared at by his mother.
She couldn't help but whispered, "Mom, in the next life, you will still be my mother, okay?"
Ren Yingyue leaned over, kissed her forehead, and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay."
Li Zhou calmed down, still holding his mother's hand, closed his eyes again, and fell into a deep sleep.
Ren Yingyue looked at her quietly for a long time before he stood up, pulled his hand out of her palm, tucked in the quilt for her, and walked to the window that was filled with moonlight.
She was bathed in the cool moonlight, and there seemed to be an obscure song ringing in her ears. She listened for a moment, nodded and said, "He has fallen asleep. This memory anchor has temporarily stabilized. Jingzhen will continue to be by his side, monitoring his condition and limiting his power."
A dark cloud moved across the night sky, slowly covering the full moon. The moonlight gradually faded, and the obscure singing became increasingly faint, but it was reluctant to dissipate.
Ren Yingyue looked at the moon and said softly, "Don't worry, Xingjun. I am Jingzhen's mother, and I will be a good mother to Li Zhou. What Jingzhen wants is what I want."
Friendship and family affection together constitute the anchor of his humanity, but are also the shackles of his power. She can feel Jingzhen's guilt towards him, and as a mother who only lives in Jingzhen's memory, all she can do is just a little thing within her ability.
The statue of Taiyin Star God sat upright, looking towards the bedroom with gentle eyes.
The full moon retracted its brightness and was completely obscured by the dark clouds, no longer visible.
Beside Yue Niang, the baby Li Zhou stretched and woke up from a good dream.
She remembered the delicious food her mother made for her before she traveled through time.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her mother, whom she had been looking for for a long time, right in front of her. She quickly threw herself into her mother's arms and rolled over: "Mom, are you okay? I heard that a big monster sneaked into our house. Where is it?"
Of course she remembered that she had killed the monkey before falling asleep, but she was just a baby, how could she do such a terrible thing?
Fortunately, no one saw it at that time, so Li Zhou cleverly decided to get away with it by saying, "I won't tell you if she doesn't ask me, and I'll be surprised if she asks me."
But she didn't think about it, how could she, a little baby, know that there was a monster in the house?
Yue Niang caught her soft and lovely daughter and threw her into her arms. The thick and ferocious tentacles retracted the moment Zhou Er woke up. The accumulated rain that lingered on the ground, unwilling to return to the sky, suddenly evaporated very quickly. The child with the cyst and the bumps on his face and body also turned into steam and silently merged into the departing army.
The scattered necklaces gathered together again and returned to Master Chen's neck. The latter stared blankly at Li Zhou, who seemed to know nothing, and then looked at all the living creatures who were no longer wailing and looked confused and happy. She lowered her head and chanted Amitabha, and said with shame, "I was so reckless."
She was afraid that if she was a little slower, the shadows of the gods would corrode the city, so she ignored the suffering of all living beings and tried her best to drive them away. However, she did not expect that as soon as Li Zhou woke up, these shadows would retreat on their own, not daring to leave any trace.
Li Zhou stayed in bed in his mother's arms for a while before he remembered to look at the steam rising around him. It was so foggy.
It seems that pollution was also quite serious in ancient times.
But what can an ordinary person like her, who is still just a baby, do?
Helplessly, Li Zhou shook his head in his heart, opened the [Ordinary People's Cultivation Simulator], and looked at the gains from the last simulation.
Fortunately, she still has a golden finger. She has to practice hard to better protect her mother.
At Ciyu Temple outside the city, the monks formed a solid human wall with their bodies to block the water flow. Their bald heads were covered with beads of sweat as they tried to endure the severe pain.
Behind the human wall, in the clean hall, in the tent surrounded by the elderly, several breastfeeding women held their babies and sang nursery rhymes softly.
The nursery rhyme not only comforted the crying children, but also made the monks feel relieved, as if they saw the hope of a new life. However, at the center of the human wall, Abbot Yuanzhen sighed silently as he looked at Fujiao City, which seemed to have regained its peace after the waterlogging had receded.
Can they really afford the cost of surviving natural disasters?
In his eyes, the city had been enveloped by a complete vortex of darkness, a title that could never be spoken out loud. Even if one thought of it in one's mind, one had to recite the Buddha's name at the same time in order not to be dragged into the pollution. This title had spread like a plague.
Fujiao City has become His nest.
Such a terrible and rapid rate of pollution...
The real catastrophe for this world is about to come.
Yuan Zhen thought worriedly, he wondered how much chances the leader of Duotian Sect, who his old friend mentioned as being able to create the Sui Sword and slay the gods, would have against this evil god?
In the city, He Xianzhi activated the water control technique to help his neighbor drain the water from his house. He turned around and said to his grateful neighbor, "Don't thank me. This is all the guidance of the Heavenly Lord!"
She pointed to the sky and smiled brightly.
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