Chapter 198 Chaotic Dance of Gods and Demons
The heavy rain, which had not been seen for two years, left the villagers unable to calm their excitement for a long time.
Due to health reasons, the village elders ordered everyone to go home and change into dry clothes to avoid getting sick.
Drought can be endured and rain can be waited for, but getting sick is a different story. If you want to gather herbs, you have to go to the mountains, and the mountains...
"You two are from the Great Liang Dynasty?" The old man was quite surprised, as the border of the Great Liang Dynasty was quite far from where they were.
“Yes.” Rong Yi nodded. “We got lost while chasing a demon.”
Knowing that the two were chasing the demon, they figured they were probably from the immortal sect.
"Then you'll probably have a hard time getting out of here."
The old man's words puzzled them both, and Wei Yanqing asked, "Why?"
The old man sighed, his gray hair making his face appear even darker, and the folds under his eyes almost completely obscuring them. "Because this is the territory that the Great Yan Dynasty worships the immortals in. The disciples of the immortal sects are unaware of this, but we cannot leave this territory."
Rong Yi was amazed. The imperial court could even grant land to immortals. But what would immortals need land on earth for? She saw that all those immortals were in the heavens.
"How so?"
"This happened more than twenty years ago. A severe natural disaster struck the Great Yan Dynasty. After the gods intervened and resolved the problem, the emperor bestowed this land upon them. This land is beyond the control of the imperial city, and officials cannot enter." The old man's expression was sorrowful. "Those who live here cannot leave either, unless summoned by imperial decree. But our area is near the border and consists mostly of villages. Where would scholars come from to take the imperial examinations..."
This is so frustrating! Fine, we'll offer it, but they have to keep us trapped here. It's clearly the work of a god.
"Everything was normal when we came from the Great Liang Dynasty. It seems that only here is there a drought. We haven't heard of any natural disasters in the Great Yan Dynasty either," Rong Yi briefly explained the situation outside.
These words silenced the old man.
Wei Yanqing: "The moisture here will return, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will continue to rain normally."
This place isn't arid, and there's plenty of moisture in the upper atmosphere, but it just won't fall. It's easy to see that the gods here are deliberately preventing rain; it's really strange.
Given how scarce resources are, they're still willing to offer sacrifices to the gods. What's the point of tormenting the gods?
The old man was silent for a moment before saying, "I have to thank you both. If it hadn't rained for a few more days, we really wouldn't have survived."
The two did not intend to stay here any longer. They had stumbled into this place while chasing a bird demon. Regardless of whether they could leave this territory, they had to leave first. The old man told them the route to the Great Liang Dynasty. In the past, the two countries had a good relationship, so there were often markets at the border and trade between them was very frequent.
"That bird is really afraid of death; it would rather fly into other countries than stop and have a proper fight with us."
Rong Yi left the village and began to complain about the bird demon.
Demons have a strong sense of territory. The bird demon, relying on its speed, kept leaping around, but in the end, it still fell into their hands.
Wei Yanqing looked at the geomantic map and said, "Those with wings are probably more arrogant. You should absorb the insect crystals."
After more than half a month, Rong Yi finally finished absorbing a single insect crystal, and now he can speed things up.
"Okay, how's the route? Is it shorter than before?"
Wei Yanqing nodded, "Yes, this is a road that the old man has walked before, so he knows it very well."
The elderly people I talked to often brought local crops to the market when they were young to broaden their horizons and then exchange them for other things.
They didn't have a specific route in their pursuit of the bird demon; the route given by the old man meant that if they could get out smoothly, they could return to the territory of the Great Liang Dynasty in a little over a day.
Rong Yi sat cross-legged inside the car, focusing on absorbing the insect crystals.
They drove until it got dark, then Wei Yanqing stopped the car. The insect crystal in Rong Yi's hand had shrunk considerably.
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The night was silent when a flash of light appeared in the sky. The monsters that had been secretly watching and planning to ambush them fled in a flash, as if they had seen a ghost.
The woman, radiating golden light, approached the two strange bulges. She didn't know they were tents; she only knew that the people who had done bad things during the day were resting inside.
Her slender hands traced several graceful arcs as she entered their dreams.
However, Wei Yanqing's talent was mental; he would subconsciously close his body when he slept to avoid any mental intrusion.
She had no choice but to try another one, which immediately woke Rong Yi up.
Rong Yi opened her eyes and looked at the top of the tent. She couldn't quite describe how she felt just now, but she just woke up naturally.
The woman standing outside was somewhat surprised; one couldn't fall asleep at all, while the other woke up just as she was about to begin.
Swish—
Rong Yi lifted the curtain of his tent and saw a familiar figure standing outside.
Indeed, she was the goddess I had seen twice in heaven. The goddess before me had an exquisite and beautiful hairstyle, her temples adorned with pearls and jade, and she was wrapped in a gauze robe that moved without wind, radiating a soft golden light from the inside out.
Rong Yi frowned slightly. "What is it?"
The goddess appeared compassionate towards all living beings, her hands forming a hand seal, her voice lingering in the air, exuding an aura of divine power.
"As cultivators, how can we interfere in the fates of mortals? I entered your dream today in the hope that you two will realize your mistakes and return to the right path, so as not to ruin the karma of others."
Rong Yi remained silent for a moment, and the goddess also maintained her composure, her eyelids half-closed, her eyes seemingly fixed on the ground.
There was also movement inside Wei Yanqing's tent; he clearly wanted to come out and see what was going on since the two women hadn't finished talking.
Rong Yi first let out a long sigh, "What dream are you talking about? You're standing right here, and I'm standing right here too. Can't you even tell if it's a dream or you're awake? What kind of god are you?"
The goddess's posture visibly stiffened; it was obvious that no one had ever dared to speak to her like that before, but she quickly regained her previous gentleness.
"I have come here to offer you both kind advice."
Wei Yanqing pulled back the curtain. "Others' karma? Poor people who were casually dismissed by you lot? If it weren't for your intentions, this place wouldn't have suffered a drought for two years. Even the drought demon wouldn't be as ungrateful as you."
The drought demon possesses this ability naturally, while these deities deliberately conceal moisture to prevent rainfall.
This time, not only was the goddess's posture stiff, but her facial expression was also frozen, completely losing the compassionate and celestial appearance she had just displayed.
"The drought is a test for this place. However, once we get through it, the rain will come."
Rong Yi spread his hands. "You admit it. You deliberately prevented the rain from falling. We both saw it during the day. Your companions hid in the sky, collected the supplies, and then complained that it wasn't enough and left. If you complained that it wasn't enough, why did you take it? And why did you say such things after taking it? Are all you gods like this, hypocritical and self-righteous?"
She felt that these so-called immortals in front of her were completely different from the immortals she knew before. They were simply cultivators who had absorbed special abilities, wearing the cloak of immortals, but their true nature could not be hidden.
The goddess could no longer contain herself; her eyes practically spitting fire. "How dare you insult us!"
Rong Yi laughed, "To tell the truth is to be humiliated? Do you have to be so sensitive?"
The goddess's fingers flew, flicking out a golden light, but it didn't react at all when it hit Rong Yi's shoulder, bouncing away like a ball.
It flew away...
(End of this chapter)
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