Chapter 176 Thief God's First Release
"Here are today's headlines from our reporters: The trial for Su Mouran's malicious poisoning case opened today... The principal offender, Su Mouran, was sentenced to death in the first instance..."
The TV in the convenience store was playing today's headlines. Several neighbors gathered around the small TV, staring intently at it as it reviewed everything that had happened in Nanze City not long ago.
"Oh my god, it turns out the street next door was so chaotic at that time." The owner of the convenience store looked at the shocking yet very familiar scene, touching her chest with lingering fear.
The barber shop owner said, "That's right, this bastard has no conscience. He has this thing, so why would he not send it to the country next door? Instead, he's targeting one of our own people."
"Who says it's not true? I heard that the government experts at the time had no way to deal with the virus. Thanks to Dr. Shen and his colleagues down the street, they were so skilled that they were able to control the disease to the minimum extent possible in the first place..."
"Tsk, if they were really that powerful, why didn't the government provide Chinese medicine to the general public? Don't forget, the reason we can chat here peacefully right now is because experts have developed an antidote! If you ask me, Chinese medicine..."
Everyone cast unfriendly glances at the person who dissented from their position. That person fell silent and offered an excuse, "Of course, the government later publicly thanked them, which shows they definitely played a role. Haha, haha."
Seeing that everyone's attention had returned to the TV, he muttered sourly, "Mingxintang is really prosperous now. I heard that if you want to see a doctor, you have to queue up a month in advance to register..."
Their conversation did not continue because at this moment several thunderclaps suddenly sounded and everyone hurried back to collect their clothes.
At this moment, only a few patients were left in Mingxin Hall. A flash of light first appeared in the room, and then the sound of thunder seemed to be right next to one's ears, making people terrified.
"Oh my, why is this thunder so scary? I saw the weather forecast said it would be a sunny day today, why did it start thundering out of the blue?" One of the patients patted his chest, obviously very scared.
Shen Jiang had never heard such terrifying thunder before, and a bad thought suddenly arose in his mind.
She had never felt anything like this before. Her heartbeat raced like a drum, accompanied by the thunder, and she felt as if the thunder was coming for her. No matter how hard she tried to concentrate, she couldn't focus, and she couldn't even take the patient's pulse. Shen Jiang had no choice but to hand over her two patients to her grandmother and excuse herself from feeling unwell to return to her room.
The sky was very overcast at this time, but it had not yet rained. Godwin was standing in the yard, looking up at the sky expressionlessly.
Noticing someone's presence, Godwin came back to his senses and was immediately shocked: "Why do you look so grim?"
Shen Jiang's face was paler than paper at this time, and her lips were bloodless. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but her body became increasingly out of control and she fell directly to the ground.
Godwin was quick-witted and flew over to catch her.
Godwin frowned. "What's wrong with you?"
Shen Jiang gasped, "...the sound of thunder."
"What?"
"Lei...there's a problem..."
Shen Jiang was certain that something was wrong with her body. Her discomfort had begun with that terrifying thunderclap. Her heart felt as if it were being tightly gripped, and with each subsequent thunderclap, the grip tightened.
Another loud thunder roared beside him. Shen Jiang saw from the corner of his eye that the lightning struck the stone platform only a few meters away from them, and an obvious crack appeared on the originally smooth and simple surface.
Godwin was about to take her to the old lady, as he remembered that she was very good at repairing broken bodies.
Shen Jiang's bad premonition intensified again. Unable to suppress the pain in her body, she grabbed the clothes on Godwin's chest and stammered, "Take me away from here."
Godwin disagreed: "You are not in good condition now. You need to see a doctor."
"Let's... go to the nearby park!" Shen Jiang's pale lips trembled, but his tone was firm and unquestionable.
"What nonsense are you talking about..."
Godwin met her startlingly bright eyes, paused in his steps towards the hallway, then turned with a sullen face and led her towards another door.
Raindrops began to fall, and soon the streets were deserted, with only the area about a meter in front of them visible. Shen Jiang lay in the warm embrace of the steady steps, her eyes filled with resentment.
Is it because she personally sent Su Xingran, the son of the plane of this world, to hell, so God began to punish her?
At first, when Su Xingran was arrested and imprisoned, she felt uneasy, worried that Su Xingran's change of fate would have a butterfly effect. But as time passed, her life with her grandmother became peaceful, and she gradually relaxed her vigilance.
What happened today?
Could it be that Su Xingran was dead? Was the thief heaven finally starting to think of settling accounts?
Shen Jiang was dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to gamble. Sensing that she might face unexpected punishment, her first thought was to leave home and get away from her grandmother. Her grandmother was old, and no one could afford to let anything happen to her.
The park, near Mingxin Hall, is a dated, outdated park. The only notable celebrity residence in the area is located on its east side. However, aside from the locals who enjoy taking a morning stroll, it's rarely visited on weekdays. A sudden thunderstorm made the lush, ancient park seem even more desolate, with only two vague figures looming in the pavilion.
The heavy rain formed a rain curtain, dividing the inside and outside of the pavilion into two different worlds.
A rugged light once again illuminated the land, illuminating Godwin's unruly face. His golden eyes were filled with his own pale self.
Shen Jiang suddenly felt a little regretful why he didn't agree to him directly this morning.
"Are you hiding something from me?" Godwin said in a restrained and low voice.
Shen Jiang smiled bleakly and told him everything: "I once had a dream..."
In that dream, she was the cannon fodder of this world, an insignificant passerby on the protagonist's road to fame, and an unlucky person who committed suicide in despair and despair.
Godwin listened quietly to her fragmented narration without interrupting her. If it were someone else, they might think that Shen Jiang's bizarre assumption was her subjective conjecture, but Godwin felt that the confusion in his heart had finally been solved.
He had long noticed that the believer's soul seemed to be bound by an invisible element. Her spirit would always tense up from time to time, unable to find true peace. At first, he thought this was due to the confinement and shroud of this area, but later he gradually realized that this was not the case. These were not the reasons for the believer's condition.
"No wonder the way you looked at that guy before was different from the way you looked at others." Godwin murmured as he stared at the stone pillar beside him.
Shen Jiang: "Who?"
"He was the man you held hostage that day, wasn't he? What a bullshit protagonist."
"yes……"
Shen Jiang was incredibly grateful for Godwin's cleverness; he had already connected the dots between cause and effect before she'd even finished her story. Explaining everything was exhausting, and she was nearly at her limit.
"boom!"
Purple lightning struck the camphor tree near Shen Jiang's side, and the old, massive tree collapsed, leaving behind a pitch-black stump. Thunder roared fiercely above their heads, and Shen Jiang, unable to bear it any longer, spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Godwin, tell grandma when you get back that I'm going out to collect herbs..." Shen Jiang's eyes were full of reluctance, her pupils gradually dilated, and her vision began to blur.
"I'm here, and I won't let anything happen to you."
This was the last sentence Godwin said to Shen Jiang.
Shen Jiang vaguely saw Godwin using metal magic to cast a metal cage around her, as if to protect her. She was about to say, "Don't waste your energy!" but her lips moved, and no sound came out. At that moment, a bolt of purple lightning struck her head-on at an extremely strange and treacherous angle.
Shen Jiang closed her eyes, bracing herself for the blow, just like the ancient tree beside her that had endured the unforeseen disaster.
However, the pain did not come as expected, and the heart that was in extreme pain suddenly had a moment to breathe.
Because of this instant relief, Shen Jiang let out a long breath.
A burning smell filled the air. Shen Jiang opened his eyes and saw that it was Godwin standing in front of him. His broad shoulders seemed to be enduring great pain, and he tried his best to restrain himself but still trembled slightly.
Godwin was helping her bear it in the simplest and crudest way, replacing hers with his body.
But this was far from over. The second, third... lightning strikes followed one after another, as if they had finally identified the target, and struck the pavilion one after another at a dizzying speed.
Under thunder after thunder, Shen Jiang did not feel the excruciating pain again. All this was thanks to Godwin helping her bear the divine punishment that should have been hers.
No matter how powerful Godwin's magic is, he will definitely be seriously injured or even die if faced with such terrifying continuous lightning strikes with his mortal body.
His back was already shaky, Shen Jiang's eyes were bloodshot, and he shouted at him at the top of his lungs: "Godwin! You will die! Go away!"
Godwin didn't say anything, but slowly raised his left hand and waved it, as if to say: It's a small matter, don't worry.
Shen Jiang's heart was shaken, an indescribable sadness filled her chest, her nose felt sore, and tears instantly fell from her eyes.
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