"Grandma Gongsun, what's wrong?" Cui Ying looked outside instinctively when she saw the other woman's expression.
Grandma Gongsun closed the wooden door and locked it tightly.
“You’ve been followed on the road. The plants and trees outside are clearly acting strangely.”
After receiving the blessing, Granny Gongsun was able to sense the emotions of some plants and animals. There were so many plants and animals around her that she didn't often activate this ability.
For a fleeting moment, she sensed something was wrong. After activating this ability, she indeed felt the complaining emotions emanating from a ginkgo tree.
Someone is standing on top of that ginkgo tree, trying to spy on this side.
"Could it be those old women?" Liu Xin's face turned pale instantly. She never wanted to experience that kind of terrifying thing again; that scene was truly horrifying!
"It wasn't an old man, it was a young man, and he was carrying a knife," Grandma Gongsun murmured to herself.
It was because she was carrying a knife that the ginkgo tree felt afraid, allowing her to clearly sense the emotions on the other side.
Most plants and trees are very peaceful, only that tree is different, how could you not feel it?
"He's carrying a knife, and he's a young man. Could he be a servant from one of those mansions?"
In the courtyards where people worshipped the Goddess of Fertility, Cui Ying also saw several men carrying knives; they were probably guards of the courtyards.
Grandma Gongsun shook her head: "Not necessarily. Maybe they're government officials. Aren't those constables armed with knives too?"
In any case, they have already attracted the attention of some people, so they need to be more careful.
“Oh, right, ma’am, I haven’t told you what happened today. Let me tell you…” Cui Ying recounted the scenes she witnessed today.
She remained relatively calm, while Liu Xin, standing beside her, nearly fainted as she recalled those scenes.
"Have a bite of this chilled rice cake to calm your nerves." Lin Anniang handed a bowl containing hawthorn pieces and jam to the other person and scooped a spoonful into it.
Liu Xin subconsciously opened her mouth and ate the spoonful of chilled rice cake, which tasted sweet.
The jam was sweet, the crushed hawthorn cake was soft and chewy, and the chilled cake was even more amazing, both soft and smooth.
How wonderful it would be to have a chilled treat in the summer!
Before she knew it, Liu Xin had forgotten her previous fears and was simply savoring the moment.
After hearing this, Old Madam Gongsun's expression became even more serious.
"Don't tell anyone about this yet. Tomorrow, come with me to worship the Mountain Goddess. She will give us instructions!"
After the two daughters-in-law of the Wu family left, Old Madam Gongsun slumped into a chair, remaining silent.
"Grandma, have you heard about this kind of thing before, or have you seen it in person?" Lin Anniang immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Grandma Gongsun nodded and sighed, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Decades ago, I did see such a being, or more accurately, such a demon."
“At that time, my legs were still quite strong, and I wanted to see the outside world, so my wife and I set off for Lizhou. We stayed in a village in Lizhou for two months and witnessed such evil spirits.”
"Can you believe it? Back then, that evil spirit was also a fertility demon. Every household prayed for sons and grandsons, and it was incredibly joyous."
“I didn’t understand this atmosphere at all, so I left with my wife. Who knew that when I came back for a visit, I found that the people in several nearby villages had all disappeared, as if they had vanished overnight.”
"There were rumors circulating outside that those villages had been massacred by bandits. I found it very strange. After making inquiries, I learned that the deaths of these villagers were all related to the sons they had prayed for."
This was not the first time that Old Lady Gongsun had come into contact with evil spirits. Back in the capital, her mother had told her similar stories and warned her to be careful in everything she did and never to confront those beings head-on.
She was young at the time and only listened to it as a story. Later, after experiencing it for herself, she felt scared.
Lin Anniang was puzzled: "Lizhou is so far from here, how could demons come here? Could these two be the same kind of demon?"
Grandma Gongsun gripped her cane tightly: "Those demons are invisible and intangible, who knows if they're the same one?"
"Madam An, do you think it could be the same one?"
Lin Anniang thought for a moment, then shook her head: "The distance to the state is very far. Although the two evil spirits that bring children have very similar methods of doing evil, I don't think they are the same ones."
This is not Lin Anniang's speculation, but just her intuition.
She thought that there could be two or even three evil spirits, and what they had in common was perhaps just the twisted desires of humans.
…
Mountain God Temple.
Yu Luo was also listening to the two of them, and she also thought the question was excellent.
Could the goddess who grants children here be the one who ran away from Lizhou?
"No, it won't." The system replied confidently.
“Those false gods who have already claimed their territory will not easily leave their lair.”
"They are not official gods; they are just trying to steal the power of faith. Once they leave a certain range, they can no longer collect that power."
"But you are different. As long as you can become an apprentice god, wherever you go, you can receive the faith of believers, and that faith will come for you!"
At this point, the system puffed out its chin, looking somewhat proud.
Yu Luo: "..."
"That sounds good, but I need to be able to get out of here first!"
With just over a hundred believers, they've expanded the space by a few steps. Who are they trying to impress?
system:"……"
That seems to be true.
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