Chapter 166 Another World
I don’t know what kind of mood he was in, but Li Min’an quietly took a few people and went straight to Huai’an, and then went all the way to Ningwu County where the Lord of Change was.
Originally, Li Min'an was an ordinary citizen, so when he walked into Ningwu City with Ding Ergou, Chen Lifu and others, there were not many obstructions. Moreover, the city was prosperous. It had only been a month since King Liang's death, and it seemed as if nothing had happened in Ningwu County. It seemed that the people were living quite well.
As they walked along, the three of them were stopped by a street vendor.
"Little brother, do you want to see your wallet?"
The vendor took out a purse and handed it to Li Min'an. Li Min'an took it and found that there was a red phoenix embroidered on it. He was stunned and heard the vendor say.
"This purse is embroidered with the Phoenix King, our Huai'an's patron saint. The Phoenix King will bless every believer. Please buy one. Carrying one with you is a sign of your sincerity to the Phoenix King."
The vendor's enthusiasm for selling made Chen Lifu and Ding Ergou next to him a little curious. They also checked the things on the vendor's stall and found that they were all things like phoenixes.
There are small wooden hairpins with phoenix carvings on them, and other jade ones are like this.
There are phoenix patterns embroidered on the white handkerchiefs, and even the combs have phoenix patterns, which is enough to show the vendor's admiration for the Phoenix King.
"How much?" Li Min'an asked, and the vendor immediately laughed.
"Ten cents."
A purse costs ten cents, and there is a phoenix embroidery on it. It is very cheap. Li Min'an took out ten cents and handed it to the vendor, then whispered.
"Young man, I came to Ningwu County from outside. I'm an outsider. I want to ask if everyone in Ningwu County believes in the Phoenix King now?"
When a god descends to the world, won't people refuse to accept him? It seems that the entire Ningwu County has accepted him well.
"Of course! Our entire Huai'an is under the care of the Phoenix King. Who could have done anything when the locusts appeared? If the Phoenix King hadn't come and led hundreds of birds to kill the locusts, our autumn harvest this year would still be a problem. Recently, the grain harvest has been good, who wouldn't be happy?"
Speaking of food, the young man was very happy and then added a sentence.
"Right now, the Phoenix Great Ming King's temple is the most popular in Huai'an. After the harvest, many people bring grain to offer to the Phoenix Great Ming King. The Phoenix Great Ming King, like the Dragon King, is a true god who is kind to us people. He doesn't want our money. Every day, we only need to offer fruits and vegetables. For grain, we only need to bring the first batch of grain harvested. There is no money required to burn incense."
This is completely different from the temples in the past. In the past, if you went to a temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, you couldn’t enter without money, so it was a place only rich people could enter.
Now that there is the Phoenix Temple, many people can go there to kneel down and worship, make their own offerings, burn incense and kowtow to the Phoenix King, without having to pay any money to the people who manage the temple.
Nowadays, people who manage the Dragon King Temple and the Phoenix Temple are all dispatched from the government office. Only the most loyal believers can stay there to serve. It is said that the gods can feel the loyalty of believers, so secretly taking tributes from the gods is impossible.
Beiyang and Huai'an have been building temples like crazy, and have forgotten all the useless gods and Buddhas. Only the useful Dragon King and Phoenix King are worthy of their worship.
"I see……"
Yes, when faced with a locust plague, no one could do anything. Only the Phoenix King helped ensure a good harvest. Who wouldn't be happy? Furthermore, this deity really exists. As long as you pray sincerely, he will come.
"Then King Liang was killed by these gods. Aren't you afraid? What if they kill someone?"
Chen Lifu, who was standing by, asked this question without any context, and then was glared at by the peddler, who reached out and snatched the handkerchief from Chen Lifu's hand.
"Why are you talking like that, little brother? I won't sell you this thing. Phoenix King is a truly good god. So what if he killed King Liang? Doesn't King Liang Gao Xu deserve to die for such a bad thing?"
The peddler looked at the three people in front of him warily, wishing he could report to the police immediately.
"Brother, don't be angry. My brother is just straightforward. He is worried that the gods will hurt people. After all, I heard that gods can kill people."
Li Min'an saved Chen Lifu's face, which made the peddler let down his guard, but he still glared at Chen Lifu in annoyance.
"Humph! People are bound to die, so what difference does it make how they die? The gods won't kill any good people. Only bad people are afraid of them. Let alone King Liang, every day in Huai'an these days, people haven't died. But they are all bad people, villains who bully men and women, those who steal people's land, and some bad officials are dead too. If the gods weren't there, would these people be discovered and killed?"
The peddler said this as a matter of course and continued.
"If you were from outside, you would sooner or later envy us for having the Phoenix King. The Phoenix King has compassion on all living things. If you encounter suffering or evil, you can kneel down and pray to the Phoenix King for help. Who among us ordinary people wouldn't like such a god? You outsiders can't just wish for one!"
After the hawker finished complaining, he didn't want to pay any more attention to these people. He turned around and left, leaving Ding Ergou and Chen Lifu looking at each other in bewilderment.
"...Did I say something wrong? It seems like he's angry."
Chen Lifu was stunned and was patted by Ding Ergou who was standing next to him.
"How can they be happy when you slander their gods?"
Li Min'an didn't say anything, but he could easily see the influence of the Phoenix King on the entire Huai'an from the streets and the expressions of the people around him. His appearance in Huai'an did not bring chaos, but stability. Because he was a god, he could easily know who was good and who was bad, and could help the people. He might even be more powerful than the officials.
I'm afraid that the people would rather believe in gods than trust officials now.
Not sure whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, Li Min'an walked forward in silence. After a long time, he finally arrived at the Star God Temple of the Hundred Changes Star God. He found that the outside was filled with colorful flowers, which were well taken care of. Each one was gorgeous and beautiful, and there were clusters of flowers outside the Star God Temple.
"Grandpa, why are you placing flowers here?"
They stopped an old man and asked him, and the old man replied with a smile.
"The Star Lord loves all kinds of flowers the most. We want to thank him for exempting taxes. Now that Huai'an doesn't have to pay grain taxes, everyone will have a much better life this year. That's why we found a lot of flowers to send to him. We hope he likes them."
It turned out that he was thanking the Star God. After Li Min'an occupied Dongyin, he distributed the land. In fact, Huai'an and Beiyang were similar. As long as someone had grievances, the Phoenix Daming King and the Dragon King would help the people. In addition, since they did not have to pay grain taxes, the second half of this year would at least be a good time, so he was naturally very grateful.
After listening to this, Li Min'an felt that this god was not a bad person. What kind of person is the God of Change?
Just after the old man left, Li Min'an led his men towards the Star God Temple. The person standing at the door was none other than Canglang who had just returned.
Canglang recognized the Human Emperor in the crowd at a glance. After all, only this natural Human Emperor could be covered in purple aura.
"You, come in, Qin Lang is waiting for you."
Qin Lang's name was called out directly. Li Min'an looked at Canglang curiously, but Canglang said nothing and took Li Min'an into the Star God Hall. Of course, the others had to stay outside.
Walking along the long corridor, Li Min'an saw the pond full of golden lotus flowers, which was an unforgettable sight.
After entering the main hall, Li Min'an finally saw the Ever-changing Star Lord, whom he had been curious about for a long time.
Qin Lang sat high up in the first seat, looking at the person in front of him, he recognized the other person's identity at a glance, and the system from the Crossing Department awakened again.
[Ding Dong! Congratulations to the host for opening the world line "Kingdom". Would the host like to load the plot?]
That’s right, the person who can open the world line is the real master of this world. Qin Lang was also very curious about this Human Emperor, so he immediately chose to load it.
All this took only a second, and Qin Lang had already understood the situation of the entire world line.
[Kingdom] This world line is just as seen in the time traveler's memory. Li Min'an, a poor commoner, awakens after experiencing the massacre of his village. He kills his enemy, Jin Wang Gao Yi, and then rebels. He lurks all the way to the Eight Kings Rebellion in Daxia. While several princes are constantly fighting, he survives and develops slowly. Finally, with his extraordinary ability and luck, he ends the Eight Kings Rebellion and truly becomes the master of the new dynasty.
He even fought back the Huns during the Rebellion of the Eight Princes. He can be said to be a true military genius and a natural emperor.
This story line ends when Li Min'an becomes emperor.
So... what exactly happened that caused the two world lines to intersect, and then it took the arrival of gods to save this chaotic world?
Qin Lang wanted to know, so the moment he saw Li Min'an, he spent one million faith points without hesitation to buy the god-level suit [Destiny Star Track].
The next moment, the god-level suit [Destiny Star Track] was directly put on his body, and the frosty color on Qin Lang's body turned into a mysterious dark blue suit. Stars seemed to be flowing on his body, and golden star characters appeared between Qin Lang's eyes, and then it was like a galaxy flowing in his eyes.
Li Min'an didn't even have time to peek at the Hundred-Change Star Lord that he was curious about, as a stream of stars rushed towards him and surrounded the man in an instant.
【Destiny Star Track】: The stars rotate and the destinies overlap.
That’s right, at this moment Li Min’an only felt a buzzing pain in his head, and then tens of millions of memories came flooding in, and he saw too many scenes.
He seemed to see another self.
That self, after his parents were killed by Jin Wang Gao Yi, chose to hide in the jungle, and then lurked for three years before killing Jin Wang Gao Yi. However, he did not see the existence of the gods. He saw that he had concealed Jin Wang Gao Yi's death, and then gradually developed his own power. Then he saw the turmoil in the world, the Xiongnu invasion of Daxia, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, the devastation of the people, and only one in ten people survived...
Even later on, he watched this 'self' gradually eliminate other princes, and then embarked on the path to becoming an emperor, opening a new court and establishing the new Da'an Dynasty.
However, after he ascended the throne, he thought that he could allow the people to reproduce and live in peace again. However, he never expected that things would not go as he wished. Various natural disasters occurred frequently. No matter how hard he tried, the lives of the people of Da'an became worse and worse. He didn't understand why, and as an emperor, he was extremely painful.
This made Li Min'an, who had not yet ascended the throne, start to worry when he saw himself in such pain. Could it be that he would be in the same situation one day?
But... why are there no gods in the world I see?
Where are the gods? Where is the God of Change? Where did he go?
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