After Xuan Qi fled, the room was unusually quiet.
Wang Jun spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, the sharp pain in his chest and ribs making him grimace.
He glared fiercely in the direction where Zhao Ming had disappeared, his eyes looking like he wanted to devour him.
"Coward!"
He slammed his fist into the cold stone wall, making a dull thud.
In the corner, Li Mei was still shivering, her legs under her cloth skirt feeling weak.
Is going home really the only way?
Her voice was choked with sobs and filled with confusion.
The world Xuanqi described had fried chicken, milk tea, and a flower-growing village; it was like a ray of light.
If you're destined never to go home, then living in such a place is not so bad.
Don't be naive.
A calm voice rang out.
The speaker was Zhou Kai, a man dressed in a gray short-sleeved shirt and wearing gold-rimmed glasses. He was refined and looked like an accountant.
He pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting the eerie green light.
"Going home is a must; the God of Healing is the only being that can allow us to return home."
"As for the process, it's not important."
Wang Jun suddenly turned around and glared at him.
"Not important? Didn't you see the black aura on those white-robed figures just now? That's exactly the same as the demonic aura in the fantasy novels we read! You call that god?"
"I only look at the results."
Zhou Kai's tone was completely flat.
"Can the mountain god you mentioned send us home? She can't even protect her own followers. Isn't Xuan Qi the best example of that?"
"you!"
Wang Jun was speechless with anger.
"But Sister Xuanqi said that the people there are very kind, like family..."
Li Mei defended herself in a low voice.
"family?"
Zhou Kai scoffed.
"Don't be so naive. In a world where you could die at any moment, family is the cheapest luxury."
"I don't care!"
A chubby man suddenly interrupted. His name was Pang Hu. He was usually very quiet, but at this moment he was so excited that his face turned red.
"Xuanqi said they have authentic fried chicken there! She said the skin is crispy and it's bursting with juice!"
"If a world ruled by a god can make fried chicken so authentically, then He absolutely cannot be an evil god!"
This fallacy of reasoning instantly brought the heated argument to a standstill.
Wang Jun and Zhou Kai both looked at him as if he were an idiot.
Pang Hu, however, straightened his chest and looked solemn.
"This is my intuition and dignity as a gourmet!"
Just then, the door to the stone chamber was pushed open again.
Leading the group was the same white-robed envoy with the cold gaze from before.
His pure white silk robe was spotless, completely out of place in the dim and filthy stone chamber. His gaze swept over the crowd as if he were looking at a group of ants.
"God has a will."
His voice silenced all the arguing.
The white-robed envoy's lips curled into a smile.
"The most important believers of Tianyu Mountain, such as Lin Anniang and Wang Wanzhi, are now sailing overseas to pursue the elusive sea god."
"A divine decree has been issued, commanding us to immediately gather all believers in the barbarian kingdom, flatten Tianyu Mountain, and spread the glory of the God of Healing to that filthy land!"
To flatten Tianyu Mountain?
Now?
Wang Jun was somewhat bewildered.
Li Mei's face instantly turned pale.
A glint of light flashed behind Zhou Kai's glasses, as if he were quickly calculating something.
Only Pang Hu subconsciously licked his lips and muttered, "Will we still be able to eat fried chicken?"
The white-robed messenger gave them no time to react.
"Everyone follow along. Anyone who disobeys will be purified on the spot."
He turned and left, leaving behind a cold, distant silhouette.
A dozen or so messengers carrying long swords entered and greeted them expressionlessly.
The group looked at each other in bewilderment, and in the end, they could only follow behind the group.
…
The night was as dark as ink.
A force of several thousand people silently traversed the wilderness and infiltrated Qingzhou territory.
At the very front of the procession stood a white-robed messenger, revered by the believers as Elder White.
He took out a jet-black compass from his pocket. The compass needle remained motionless, quietly pointing north.
He observed for a moment, and a hint of barely suppressed joy appeared on his face.
"very good!"
"We have entered Qingzhou, which is the territory of that mountain god, but she is completely unaware!"
One of his attendants immediately flattered him.
"Elder, your calculations are brilliant! The mountain god's most important support is thousands of miles away, and her faith power is gradually diminishing. She must be greatly weakened now, just an empty shell!"
"That's right! She couldn't even detect so many of us entering the country, which shows how weak she is!"
Elder Bai's eyes gleamed with fanaticism.
"Pass on my order: Full speed ahead!"
"Don't give her any chance to breathe. Tonight, we will erect the statue of the God of Healing atop Tianyu Mountain!"
"yes!"
The team suddenly sped up and marched rapidly toward Tianyu Mountain.
Soon, the outline of the undulating Tianyu Mountains appeared on the horizon.
Under the moonlight, the mountain appeared tranquil and peaceful, completely undefended.
The journey was smooth and unobstructed.
There were no patrolling believers, no guard formations, and not even a wild beast out hunting for food.
It's too peaceful.
The silence was unsettling.
"Elder, the situation seems rather strange."
A relatively cautious messenger whispered a reminder.
Elder Bai snorted coldly.
"Strange? She's run out of ideas!"
"She used all her power to maintain that ridiculous Shenzhou spacecraft and those ordinary people!"
He gazed at the brightly lit area at the foot of the mountain, his eyes filled with disdain.
"How could a true god care about the basic needs of mortals?"
"It's a disgrace to the gods!"
He waved his hand, his voice filled with the joy of impending victory.
"Charge!"
“Crush them! Let those foolish believers see who the real God is!”
"Elder Bai!" A white-robed messenger suddenly called out to him.
“I still feel very uneasy. This journey has been too strange. We haven’t seen any civilians, and we haven’t even seen any strange beasts near Tianyu Divine Mountain.”
"This situation is definitely not normal. We should retreat and discuss it later. Otherwise, what if we fall into the trap of that mountain god?"
The elder in white glanced at him, then sneered, "Look at your pathetic self. Do you think I don't know that there have been unusual occurrences along the way?"
"That Tianyu Mountain God must have already discovered us, which is why he urgently took all those people back!"
"But do you think that our attack on Tianyu Divine Mountain is solely based on you messengers and believers?"
"Most importantly, of course, are the seeds we sowed before; they have already taken root and sprouted, waiting for us to harvest them!"
"What are you afraid of?"
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