"You don't know, those cowpeas, cucumbers, tomatoes, and pumpkins, there's so much to pick, it's impossible to pick them all."
"Hey, I heard that before the People's Liberation Army went there, someone had already gone there. They said that the City God told them to go in a dream. Before he left, the City God also said that he was leaving his post and this was a gift to us."
"Haha, we who live here are taking advantage of this. People in other districts, you know, are probably going to be furious right now."
"That's right. I heard that even though the garrison arrived late, they still took away twenty or thirty carts. They were all full."
"Yes, yes, yes. I heard that someone who lives nearby climbed over the wall to count them. In the end, they even took away the sweet potato leaves. They had originally planned to wait until everyone left before picking some. In this cold winter, sweet potato leaves are a delicious dish!"
"Some families picked watermelons. They are said to be as sweet as honey."
"How can something from heaven be bad? I eat that cabbage, it tastes better than the ones from the vegetable supply station, and it makes me feel more energetic."
"...If anyone of you has some extra, could you share some with us? Let us have a share of that what?"
"That won't do. Haven't you heard? Someone in my family got sick last night because they ate tomatoes from Chenghuang Temple. And guess what, they were discharged early this morning."
"...What a shame! Not only is the entire City God Temple now surrounded, but it's also been renamed."
"Oh, it's all my wife's fault. Last night, when the City God called for help, she wouldn't let me go out. I missed such a great opportunity."
"This opportunity is yours, so don't let it slip away. You know that scoundrel in front of the City God Temple? His whole family was there, but he kept saying he didn't hear anything. So, of course, he got nothing. This morning, his mother was still making a scene at the temple gate."
“…”
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Xiao Yu and Zhou Yan found a place to feed the child and took a nap. When they came out for breakfast, the gossip about the City God Temple was spreading all over the street.
Xiao Yu: (⊙o⊙)…The speed at which this gossip spreads is actually faster than that of a mobile phone?
What shocked him even more was that the troops changed the name of the City God Temple right after they took away the things?
Xiao Yu looked at Zhou Yan who was drinking mutton soup.
Zhou Yan was too embarrassed to look up at this moment. Although he knew that the so-called City God was created by Comrade Xiaoyu.
However, even if it is one day late, it shows respect for the harvested materials, right?
"...The higher-ups are doing this entirely for the benefit of society. People from the old society are very superstitious, and blindly so. If they weren't like that, there would definitely be many people in the future... cough cough cough! You know."
Xiao Yu curled his lips and smiled. It was rare that Mr. Zhou would take the trouble to explain it this way.
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"Will you be angry?" Zhou Yan was a little worried. Xiao Yu's identity was too sensitive at this time. If anything got out, it would completely go against the current plan.
Xiao Yu shook his head and said through his spiritual consciousness: "I'm not angry. There are actually very few temples like this that give birth to consciousness. Even if there were temples that gave birth to consciousness, they can't really do anything. So it's right not to be superstitious."
"and you……"
"I also picked up my Land God Seal."
Zhou Yan: (⊙_⊙)?
"It's hard to explain to you, but you'll understand later."
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Seeing Zhou Yan was dumbfounded by his truth, Xiao Yu smiled and ate a soup dumpling before continuing his voice transmission: "Speaking of which, fulfilling this temple's wish is really worth it! Three million in incense offerings. Tsk tsk tsk!"
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"If we don't help, these three million incense sticks will definitely disappear along with this temple." Xiao Yu couldn't help but sigh to Zhou Yan.
As the provider of the seeds, Zhou Yan also distributed three million incense sticks evenly, so he was naturally grateful.
"After that, I will buy more seeds and keep them in stock."
"It's hard to do in the city, so let's go to the countryside. We need to find a land temple next."
"OK."
"Oh right, let's temper our bodies with incense. There's so much incense this time. Once we've collected all the incense from the subordinate land temples, we'll find a place to temper our bodies with incense before we take action."
Zhou Yan had no objection. According to tradition, the land god and the city god were both born from gods and ghosts. If a mortal wanted to transform into a god, he could only temper his body with incense at first, and then slowly refine his body into a god. After that, he could break through the barrier between immortals and mortals with merits.
Although they probably couldn't reach that level, it was said that after undergoing a period of incense-fire tempering, the mortal body could reach the strongest innate physique.
He didn't know what his innate constitution was like, but to be recognized by the gods, he must be very strong even if he was still a mortal.
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In order to temper their bodies, the two of them did not care about the busy work all night, and after dinner they followed the scent of incense.
Before I knew it, I had crossed the Yellow River and arrived in front of another City God Temple.
This City God Temple is much better preserved than those in the ancient capital of eight dynasties. In Xiao Yu's eyes, the building looks a bit rustic, yet it also has a strong historical atmosphere. However, perhaps because of its remote location, the incense here is comparable to that of the land temple in the ancient city.
After collecting the incense, the two of them didn't sense any other auras, so they left behind a hundred pumpkins and continued on their way. Although this was a small town, it was a bit like "the middle of nowhere" for completing the body tempering.
Since you want to temper your body, you must choose a safe place with rich spiritual energy.
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Continuing forward, after finding three land temples with only a few hundred wisps of incense burning, the two arrived at a county town. The city god temple and houses here were clearly on the same level as those in the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.
It's a pity that it was also in ruins due to war and the times, but compared to that place, it is relatively well preserved.
The two of them received more than two million in incense offerings here. In addition to the incense, there were also some other auras.
"It's dragon energy," Zhou Yan said after sensing it. "This temple must have some connection with the last dynasty."
"Did you absorb it?"
"You didn't see it?" Zhou Yan asked in confusion. "I saw a faint dragon among the incense. The dragon looked quite powerful, but just as it was about to attack me, it suddenly turned into countless incense sticks."
Xiao Yu: ...I've heard before that Mr. Zhou possesses a bit of national destiny, and it seems to be true. How could a dragon from the last dynasty act so presumptuously in front of him!
"Boom!" Xiao Yu felt a small surge of envy when his feet suddenly shook like an earthquake. Zhou Yan instinctively reached out to steady him. The next second, a loud bang echoed in his ears, followed by a large hole in the foundation of the ruined City God Temple.
Countless air currents rushed up into the sky.
It was as if a strong wind had been suppressed underground and was finally released.
Xiao Yu looked at the 'big wind' and thought: What is this thing? It's not spiritual energy, it doesn't have the power of incense, and it doesn't have merit.
But he felt that this power was not simple.
The land seal flickered and finally flew out with a whoosh.
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