Chapter 041: Ancient House Transfiguration (13)
Tao Xing was silent for a while: "If you want to leave, how do you plan to let me die?"
080 mobilized the program to check: "Host, you can fall down and die now."
"Ah, what if I hit someone? It's weird to fall from the sky, right?"
"Host, don't worry. The program will never let you hit someone. And no one will see you. You will fall in a deserted place. Host, are you leaving?"
Tao Xing looked at the people around him and thought again: "Now, Xianyue is holding my hand. If I let go of his hand and fall to my death, how will Xianyue react? If he thinks that he didn't hold me tightly enough and I fell to my death, won't he have a psychological trauma?"
080 touched the non-existent head curiously. Why so many excuses? "Then host, do you want to leave?"
"Wait a minute, this is not a good way to die."
While they were talking, a rumbling sound came from a distance. The person next to him looked up and asked, "Am I faster or is your current plane faster?"
Tao Xing said, "You need to buy and check in the plane tickets in advance."
"I would like to sit down and try it out."
"Okay, I'll take you there later."
“Is the high-speed train fast?”
"You can try it, I'll take you there later."
"Okay." Xianyue nodded, flicked her sleeves, and took him down.
Tao Xing called out the system: "I won't leave for the time being."
080: "Well, okay then."
The two of them fell from the misty world with lights back to a quiet and dark corner, and landed in an old house, holding hands.
A familiar and peaceful home, with dim lights that make it difficult to see each other's faces clearly. No one will disturb us, so there is no need to separate.
When the bed curtains shook, Xianyue still kissed Tao Xing. Amidst the desire, an emotion that overwhelmed the joy surged up.
It feels like being in warm water, a little suffocating, but very comfortable.
It was just that the movement was too big and shattered my thoughts. In the end, I had no energy to think about anything.
The fact that the Tao family saw the true face of the god caused quite a stir within the family. In order to prevent outsiders from disturbing them, they put up a fence in front of the ancient house.
The people in the house let them do whatever they wanted, and the fence did bring more quietness.
These days, Tao Xing received an unexpected call.
It was Wang Li who came to him last time to ask for a few days' grace period for payment. At that time, he came to the house for help and was almost led to the backyard by Xianyue. Tao Xing called him back and gave him one million as start-up capital.
Wang Li is quite ambitious. He changed his career to the new media industry. Unexpectedly, he did better than his existing business and made back his investment in a short time. Now the profit has increased several times.
"Master Tao, I'm returning the money to you. Please check your account and I'll distribute the money according to the proportion and give you the money you deserve."
Tao Xing checked the account and was surprised: "You are awesome."
Wang Li was also very excited: "If it weren't for the money you gave me, Master Tao, I wouldn't be where I am today. Oh, by the way, I will give you dividends every month from now on."
Tao Xing thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to pay for the rest. I'll continue to invest, just as a shareholder."
"That's great. This way I can make my company bigger. Master Tao, you are my second parent. I promise that you will be the largest shareholder of my company."
"Okay, do your best."
Tao Xing put down the phone, put the one million back into the account, looked at the balance, thought about it, and went out to do something.
The old house belonged to the Tao family, and he was also the head of the Tao family, but the foundation was not in his personal hands, so he went to buy the foundation in his own name to avoid trouble in the future.
After that, Tao Xing and Xianyue took planes, high-speed trains, and many other means of transportation. They went out for a long time, but Xianyue still didn't have an ID card, so he had to continue using the identity of the great elder. However, when he checked into a hotel, he occasionally forgot to change back, which was really annoying.
On a sunny afternoon, 080 wanted to ask the host if he wanted to leave now.
Last time the host said he would not leave for the time being, he promised to take Xianyue out to take a plane and a high-speed train. Now, we have taken all the means of transportation and are back from traveling, there is nothing else to do, so we should leave, right?
It was planning to speak when it saw its host slowly push open a door.
The backyard of the house, Xianyue had warned him not to come here before.
Tao Xing stood in the backyard, looking at the bare land. He bent over and pinched the mud on the ground, with a slight smile on his face.
There was no more gurgling sound of boiling water, no more shrill screams, and the illusion that had always existed here disappeared.
Those "ghosts" and "golden mountains" outside before were illusions that Xianyue created on the spot depending on the person. And this backyard was the center of the spread of his illusions. The illusions here always existed and would not vary from person to person. Anyone who was led here would see the same thing.
It is enough to drive people crazy and commit suicide.
Now, it's all gone.
Xianyue did not specifically tell Tao Xing that he had eliminated the illusion here, but he had done it quietly.
Tao Xing rubbed the dirt in his hands, turned around and saw Xianyue standing by the door. The man in red leaned against the door frame with his arms folded. He asked him, "What are you looking at?"
Tao Xing turned around and smiled: "Look at the soil here, why doesn't it grow anything?"
"This used to be the furnace for your Tao family to make candles. The temperature of the ground was too high for a long time, so it must have broken down," Xianyue replied.
"Then how about... changing the soil, renovating it, and see if anything can grow." Tao Xing decided and did it right away. He spent three days fetching new soil from the fields, replaced the entire place, and then sowed some flower seeds.
"Is it necessary?" Xianyue asked in confusion as she saw him busy.
"Yes, it's so weird to look out the window and see the darkness here every day."
Seven days later, there was a drizzle at night. The next day, the curtains were opened and the people upstairs took a casual glance.
Then, he paused, and a hint of astonishment flashed in his red eyes.
The courtyard under the window was green, with drizzle like fog, floating thinly in the greenery. A fresh air blew in my face. I was used to seeing the burnt black, but at this moment my sight was suddenly integrated into the green mountains and drizzle, and every nerve in my body was filled with joy and relaxation.
Looking more closely, there are small white flowers among the green, dotting the green like snow and satin.
When I got up, there was no one beside me. That person was now fiddling with flowers and grass in the drizzle.
A breeze blew by, and Xianyue stood beside him, looking at the flowers and plants, then at him: "How come they have grown so much in just a few days?"
Tao Xing looked up and smiled: "These seeds will sprout very quickly." He was holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, and the drizzle knocked down some flower branches. He picked them up and put them together, then stood up and handed them to the people around him.
"Give it to me?" Xianyue asked.
"If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Xianyue was stunned, and her heart was moved for no reason. She lowered her eyebrows to look at the bouquet of flowers. The small white flowers gathered together, like snow, like clouds.
There seem to be a lot of such flowers in this season. Children at the beach gave them to him, and the old man selling flowers on the overpass also sells these.
He reached out to take it, put it under his nose and smelled it.
Just then, a gentle breeze blew on her face, and the small flowers were blown away, flying all at once. Xianyue looked up and saw the flowers flying like snow, floating between the two of them.
His heart suddenly became uneasy, as if a huge rock had fallen into the water with a "plop".
The mind moves in an instant.
He looked at the person who sent the flowers and said, "I love you, be my lover."
Tao Xing: “…”
080: “???”
Well, I wanted to ask the host whether he was leaving or not a few days ago, but seeing that he was busy turning the soil and planting flowers, I waited a little longer. But now it seems that I don’t need to ask anymore.
Tao Xing met the gaze of the person in front of her and said with a smile, "Do you love me?"
"Yes, I love you." Xianyue nodded seriously, looked at his expression, and then asked in confusion, "You... don't accept it?"
Tao Xing crossed her arms, turned around, and asked in a long tone: "Why do you love me?"
"You helped me get rid of the plaque and gave me freedom." Xianyue walked around in front of him, "This is like giving me a new life."
"Oh, what else?"
"You helped me defeat Tao Wang and saved me."
"Anything else?"
Xianyue thought for a moment and said, "You will take me out to play."
Tao Xing said nothing and just looked at him indifferently.
Xianyue thought for a while and continued: "You make me feel very comfortable."
Tao Xing still didn't say anything.
Xianyue: "You also bought me milk tea."
Still no response.
Xianyue said again: "You also gave me flowers." He said, "These are irreplaceable, no one can do everything."
Tao Xing blinked: "Anything else?"
Xianyue frowned, unable to think of anything. As he pondered, he became somewhat surprised and annoyed by Tao Xing's attitude: "You are the only one in this world that I can confess my love to. Other humans don't have this honor. Why don't you accept it?"
Tao Xing raised her eyebrows, walked past him and went inside: "Then I won't accept it, what are you going to do to me?"
Xianyue was stunned, his thoughts in a mess, and after a while he caught up with her: "Hey, hey, don't leave, isn't it good to be my lover?"
Tao Xing stopped and looked at him: "What's good about it?"
"I have abilities that you humans can't achieve." Xianyue said, "Look, in this house, I can replicate anything you want."
As he spoke, he flew away, his sleeves brushing across the empty hall: "I'll make you feel more comfortable, okay?"
The faint light floated like stars, and the dust in the gray first-floor hall dissipated. A bright and gorgeous carpet "grew" on the ground, and there were elaborately carved mahogany tables and chairs, a tea tray, and gilded candlesticks on the tables. There were exquisite porcelain in the corners, and the walls were clean, with elegant landscape paintings hung on them.
A red shadow flashed, and Xianyue landed proudly, raising his eyebrows to Tao Xing: "This is the furnishings from your ancestors' richest period. Every piece of furniture is made of the best material." He walked forward and snapped his fingers, and the candle on the candlestick lit up.
The candlelight flickered, making the room bright and warmer.
Tao Xing stepped on the carpet and found it was indeed very soft.
Xianyue poked his head in: "How is it?"
“Very good.”
"As long as you accept me, this place will remain like this."
Tao Xing stroked his eyebrows, did not respond, and walked upstairs.
"Yes, yes, there's upstairs as well." Xianyue also went upstairs. Wherever her sleeves brushed past, the railings were covered with gold edges, and exquisite palace lanterns were hung in the corridor.
As Tao Xing walked forward, the lantern became brighter. He looked up and pushed open the door of his room.
Xianyue went in before him and with a point of his finger, the wooden bed turned into a carved wooden bed and the curtains turned into satin curtains.
Tao Xing stroked the smooth curtain: "Good material."
"Then do you accept me?"
Tao Xing leaned back on the bed, smiling and shaking his head.
Xianyue frowned, "I'll make you something to eat." He swept his sleeves across the table and desk, filling it with dishes. "These are all the same level as the imperial meals back then, with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea."
The exquisite dishes were delicious and tasty. Tao Xing looked up and said, "But I'm not hungry now."
"You will always be hungry. As long as you stay in my territory, you can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, and you won't have to worry about your life." He moved closer to Tao Xing, "Isn't that good?"
Tao Xing looked at him closely and said, "Okay."
Xianyue was delighted: "Then..."
"I still don't accept it."
The man in red stopped smiling, stood up angrily, and slammed the door and left.
He walked out and came back, and with a wave of his hand, the two tables of food disappeared.
"What are you eating!" he shouted angrily, and slammed the door shut.
Tao Xing smiled and shook his head, then lay down. It was a rainy day, a good time to sleep.
There were crackling sounds outside, the wind was whistling, and the tables and chairs were banging, but Tao Xing pretended not to hear anything and went to sleep peacefully.
I slept until the next day.
Early in the morning, he opened his eyes and for some reason, felt that today was a little different.
He rubbed his eyes, pushed open the door, and then his eyes slowly opened wide.
Outside, it is indeed different, not just a little, but a lot.
The big red lanterns under the corridor have disappeared, replaced by bright crystal chandeliers, the modern, electric ones. Looking up, you can see a giant chandelier hanging from the beam, two meters high. There are countless colored glass and crystals alone, and there is no need to press a switch. The light gives a sense of grandeur and luxury.
Looking down, in the lobby on the first floor, the red carpet and mahogany table are gone, replaced by leather sofas, televisions, computers, refrigerators, and all kinds of modern home appliances.
There's just no electricity; there are only a few sockets in this house.
Overnight, the house seemed to have traveled through thousands of years, from ancient times to modern times.
He looked at the man in red lying on the beam and asked, "How did you do that?"
Xianyue raised her sleeves, flew over, and floated in front of him: "I copied it. I thought about it last night. You are a person of this era. You should not be used to the previous decoration. This is better, right? Do you like it?"
Tao Xing didn't answer: "I'm asking, how did you replicate it?"
"Oh, last night I used the wind to roll these appliances in, put them in the house for a while, and then sent them back, and they can be reproduced."
"Where did you get this roll from?"
"Your Tao family."
“…”
Tao Xing paced and walked down the stairs slowly. Xianyue followed him down slowly, her eyes sparkling: "Is this okay now?"
Tao Xing stroked the sofa and said, "That's good, but I still don't accept it."
"You...what else do you want?"
"I didn't ask for anything. You have done a lot for me. However, if I accepted it on impulse, it would be out of gratitude at best, or because I could benefit from you and make a profit."
Xianyue didn't quite understand what he said next, and pursed her lips: "I have many benefits for you, not just in this room. Wherever you want to go, I will take you there by plane. There is no traffic jam, no queue, no need to buy tickets, you can go whenever you want."
"Oh." Tao Xing nodded and lay on the sofa with his arms as a pillow. "I just went on a trip. I don't want to go anywhere recently."
Xianyue's face changed.
Tao Xing: "Let's talk about it later."
Xianyue gritted his teeth, a nameless anger surged up in him, he clenched his hands, his eyes were redder than usual, as if a bright gem was covered with blood.
After a moment, he suddenly raised his eyes, and the wind started to blow.
Tao Xing suddenly felt his wrist tighten, as if an invisible force had clamped his left hand. He turned his head and heard a click, and his right hand was also clamped. Looking again, he saw that his feet were also being held down.
When the wind died down, Tao Xing lay on the sofa, his limbs tied up, unable to move.
The man in red clapped his hands and said, "You don't want to go out? Fine, then don't go out forever."
Tao Xing struggled and twisted: "Let me go, I can't move."
"If you don't agree to be my lover, I won't let you go." Xianyue leaned over the sofa, "How about it, do you agree now?"
"You call this coercion."
"Yeah, it's useless to please you, so I can only force you." Xianyue admitted, "I will lock you up until you agree. If you don't agree, you can't get out."
"Hey." Tao Xing sighed helplessly, "You really won't let me go?"
"No." Xianyue said firmly.
"Then..." Tao Xing cleared her throat, "Well, I didn't plan to go out anyway. It's so comfortable to stay in the house."
He closed his eyes and said, "I'm going to sleep."
"You!" Xianyue swung his sleeves, "Okay, let's see how long you can hold on."
He moved a chair, sat beside and stared.
Ten minutes passed and he didn't wake up.
It's been half an hour and he hasn't woken up.
The anger rose again.
An hour had passed, and Xianyue's face turned ashen.
For two hours, he clenched his hands.
There was some noise at the fence outside the door, the sound of footsteps, and a slight knock on the door.
After knocking on the door twice, someone spoke outside: "Master, are you here? We would like to come and worship the house god again, is that ok?"
"Is it okay?" The others agreed. It sounded like there were quite a few people outside, and they should all be from the Tao family.
Xianyue was angry and asked coldly, "What are you praying for?"
"Master, you... you haven't been back yet, and you don't care about the family affairs, so we had no choice but to come here. This... we just want to ask why the Tao family's business hasn't improved yet, and by the way, worship the house god to see if he has any instructions and what kind of offerings he needs us to make."
These words made Xian Yue even more angry: "I don't need your offerings, and I won't protect you!"
It was suddenly quiet outside.
After a moment, there was an uproar: "It's the God of House!"
"It turns out that it was the God of Home who was speaking!"
They had never heard Xianyue speak before, nor did they think the God of Home would respond. Through the door, they couldn't hear the voice very clearly, so they all preconceived that it was Tao Xing who was speaking.
Unexpectedly, he is the God of Home!
He shows up again!
Outside, everyone knelt down in unison: "Please bless me, please bless me..."
Knowing that he had appeared, everyone's first reaction was the same: excitement and confusion, and they kowtowed repeatedly.
Xianyue was furious and swung the door open with one sleeve: "Listen carefully, I am the spirit of this house. I don't eat incense and I'm not a god. Don't come to me for help anymore."
Everyone was shocked. What did he say? He is not a god?
They were even more confused. One of them looked up and said, "Even if you are not a god who is worshipped, you... you also have supernatural powers. As long as you are willing, you can still bless us, right?"
The others reacted for a while and said, yes.
What does it matter whether he is a god or not?
Wasn’t the word “God” also coined by humans?
People believe that he is a god, so he is.
They kowtowed again: "Yes, you, you are... the spirit of this house, which means you have a connection with our Tao family."
"Whatever you want, as long as we have it, we will honor you, as long as you are willing to bless the Tao family."
The red clothes fluttered in the door, Xianyue looked down upon everyone with cold eyes, and said word by word: "I don't want to."
Everyone was shocked: "You... do you hate our ancestors for sealing you?"
"We apologize to you on behalf of our ancestors. Please forgive us..."
"What can a mere seal do to me?" Xianyue sneered, "It's not worth my hatred."
"Then you..." Everyone was anxious and walked forward on their knees, trying to reach the threshold.
"I just simply don't like you." Xianyue said.
Everyone was stunned, lost and confused. Why? What happened? What should they do next? There was a lot of noise and a lot of buzz. Xianyue was very annoyed and started to talk: "If you want to know why, well, those who are not afraid, come in."
Everyone looked at each other in shock. No one knew who took the lead, but everyone bravely staggered in.
The others followed suit and ran in.
However, the people who had just entered stopped in their tracks, looking a little confused.
I haven't seen it for a few months. The place has changed a lot. It is completely different from the dark and rotten place last time. It has become so "modern".
It’s just that these furnitures look familiar, as if I’ve seen them somewhere before.
The god turned into wind, and they did not see his trace, but they did catch a glimpse of Tao Xing sitting on the sofa.
They approached the sofa cautiously from front, back, left, and right, and called softly, "Master..."
Although the voice was quiet, there were so many people standing so close together that the sleeping person was still awakened. He opened his eyes suddenly and looked at the people around him in shock.
There were so many heads that it was impossible to get through.
Tao Xing: “!!”
How does it feel to wake up and be suddenly surrounded by so many people?
080 also said: "Host, you slept so soundly. You didn't wake up even though it was so noisy outside."
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