Because of the villagers' help, Qiao Xueying rushed over to help, putting out fires, carrying the injured, and sometimes even using her abilities to lift collapsed beams.
Seeing her busy at work, Zu An did not go forward, but walked into the fields.
Qiao Xueying was about to turn around and call him for help when she saw his departing figure. She thought to herself, "What a stingy guy. He's still angry with these villagers."
Zuan walked towards the brightest spot in the field, wanting to confirm something, something from his memory.
The large meteorite that just exploded in the sky broke into many smaller pieces, but one relatively large piece remained and landed about a mile away from the village, creating a huge crater.
Even before getting close, a strong, scorching heat hit him, and Zuan felt a little better only after circulating his vital energy throughout his body.
Even so, with his current cultivation level, he couldn't get close to the center of the pit, where the afterglow of intense burning remained. However, he didn't need to get close; he had already obtained the answer he wanted.
Upon seeing the inscription on the massive meteorite, Zu'an's expression turned extremely strange. He couldn't help but look up at the starry sky, wondering if there truly was such a thing as destiny.
He returned to the village with a heavy heart. Qiao Xueying saw this and came over to pull him away: "Where have you been? Now that you're back, why don't you lend a hand?"
Zuan shook his head: "What's the point of helping? It's destined that we can't change the outcome, so helping would be a waste of time."
Qiao Xueying immediately became anxious: "How can you be like this? Yes, they weren't very friendly to you before, but you should also know that this is mainly due to the strict laws of this country. Later events proved that they are kind by nature, and they even brought us water and medicine."
“I’m just bringing you water and medicine,” Zu’an corrected.
Qiao Xueying was taken aback: "You're not really angry about this, are you? You're a grown man, can't you stop being so petty?"
“It’s not because of this, it’s just that all of this is pointless, you’ll find that out soon enough,” Zaun added. “Let me give you a piece of advice: don’t waste your energy.”
"I can't be bothered with you." Qiao Xueying snorted and turned back to the disaster relief efforts.
Anger from Qiao Xueying +11 +11 +11...
Upon seeing the anger level received in the backend, Zu An was immediately amused; this little girl really harbored quite a bit of resentment towards him.
After a while, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from afar. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw an official leading a group of soldiers toward them.
The villagers immediately stirred up a commotion, after all, no one wanted to see an official in this day and age. The village chief hurriedly went up to him with a smile and said, "Lord Wang, what brings you here?"
"How could I not come when there's such a commotion? A meteorite falling from the sky, what a major event! I must find out the truth and report to the court as soon as possible." The official Wang obviously didn't have time to deal with him and simply waved his hand to send his men to investigate.
The village chief hesitated before asking, "Lord Wang, look at this disaster that has struck us. Every household has suffered heavy losses. Could the government allocate some disaster relief funds?"
Before he could finish speaking, Lord Wang interrupted him: "The court is short of funds right now. We have to fight against the foreign tribes in the north. Besides, building the Epang Palace and the imperial mausoleum costs a lot of money. Why don't you handle these small matters yourselves? Why bother the court?"
The village chief looked troubled: "But this year's harvest was bad, and many people had their homes burned down today..."
Before he could finish speaking, a soldier rushed in and hurriedly reported, "Report! Lord Wang, something terrible has happened! Lord Wang, something terrible has happened!"
Lord Wang was so angry that he kicked him: "You motherfucker, can't you speak properly?"
The soldier was also aggrieved, rubbing the spot where he had been kicked while pointing in the direction of the meteorite on the other side: "Over there...over there...there are words on the meteorite!"
"There's a sign!" Lord Wang's eyes lit up, and he grabbed his belt and ran over there, thinking that if he could report auspicious omens from the sky, the emperor would be pleased and he would be promoted and ennobled.
As for what characters are written, it doesn't matter much. After all, scholars can talk the dead back to life. We can find a few great Confucian scholars to explain it. Even an ordinary character can be interpreted as an auspicious omen, since it fell from the sky and has extraordinary significance!
A group of soldiers jogged after him, and other villagers followed curiously. Only Chen Wei helped his father walk slowly behind, and said in a low voice, "Dad, why did you beg that corrupt official? Just by looking at him, you can tell that he would never allocate funds for disaster relief. You're just being humiliated for nothing."
The village chief sighed, "If we don't ask, there's absolutely no chance; if we do ask, there's still a sliver of hope. What does my personal honor or disgrace matter for the future of the village?"
Chen Wei didn't speak, but stared at the back of Lord Wang, his eyes flashing with hatred.
Lord Wang was preoccupied with getting promoted, getting a raise, and reaching the pinnacle of his life when he saw the words on the meteorite. He was instantly stunned, and a chill ran down his spine, making him unable to even stand.
"Who...who carved these words!" The people next to him hurriedly massaged his chest, and after he finally calmed down, Lord Wang almost jumped up instantly, pointed at the villagers of Chenjia Village, and roared angrily: "Speak up, or none of you will escape!"
The village chief was completely bewildered. He pushed through the crowd and looked at the meteorite, where he saw several large characters engraved on it: "The First Emperor died and the land was divided!"
"This...this..." He trembled instantly, and then, unable to catch his breath, he fell to the ground. Fortunately, Chen Wei, who was standing nearby, caught him in time.
"Ugh, is pretending to be unconscious enough to solve everything?" Lord Wang was furious. It's true that many things can be turned from black to white. He could even fabricate an auspicious omen from a few words or even just a pattern on a meteorite. But he wouldn't dare to interpret such a clear and blasphemous passage even if he had a thousand lives.
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