am-books Chapter 330 - 279 Tormenting the Common People
Chapter 330 - 279 Tormenting the Common People
"green snake?"
lin heng looked confused, trying hard to recall something.
he vaguely remembered saving a small snake when he was young, but could not clearly recall whether it was green or white. as a teenager, he had also saved other animals like chickens, ducks, fish, cats, and so on.
"little green was saved by the benefactor and fled for its life to wu mountain."
the spirit ginseng child recounted, "while the mountain god was teaching the dharma, she was fortunate enough to overhear a few words, and after over a decade of cultivation, she finally managed to transform into a human form. hearing of the epidemic in linyang a few days ago, she feared that the benefactor might be affected by the disaster, so she came to visit!"
teaching the dharma was not made up; it was a standard method for the mountain god to gain incense offerings and the power of wishes.
the mountain god was in charge of the rise and fall of mountains, trees, and grass, as well as changes in the earth’s qi and control over clouds and snow. although these responsibilities seemed broad, they were far less than those of the river lord and earth god.
the river lord and earth god had jurisdiction over many people, and their powers were closely connected to people’s livelihoods, making it easy for them to gain the power of incense offerings and wishes.
human beings were scarce in the mountains, and the intelligence of wild beasts was simple and vague, resulting in significantly less incense offerings.
by teaching the dharma, however, both humans and spirits and monsters in the mountains could embark on the path of cultivation, making them the most devout followers and adhering to the orthodox path of the gods!
nevertheless, the orthodox path was slow in showing results, and many mountain gods couldn’t wait, so they thought of other devious ways to harvest incense offerings, such as catalyzing earthquakes, landslides and flash floods, or collaborating with evil gods, and so on.
the surrounding populace, forced by the disasters, had no choice but to offer sacrifices to the mountain god!
"cough, cough!"
lin heng coughed violently a few times. observing little green’s appearance, which was as beautiful as a flower bathed in moonlight, he believed her story somewhat—seven to eight parts because more importantly, he had nothing, nothing at all worth deceiving.
"little green, is there still hope for me?"
the spirit ginseng child nodded, "although my mana is weak, this minor epidemic and evil spell can be easily dispelled."
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while speaking, she made a spell with her hands, and streams of green light gathered at her fingertips, merging into lin heng’s body.
lin heng felt a sense of relief throughout his body. his previously withered muscles began to recover at a rate visible to the naked eye, regaining a healthy, rosy hue under the mighty vitality.
thump!
the spirit ginseng child turned pale and fell to the ground unsteadily, causing her mana to be interrupted suddenly.
lin heng anxiously asked, "little green, what’s wrong with you?"
"the benefactor’s vital energy was devoured by the evil spell. to avoid affecting your future path, i transferred some of my own vitality into you, which harmed my yuan qi."
after becoming a spirit, the spirit ginseng child did not awaken any innate cultivation techniques or divine abilities, but instead, its vitality grew increasingly strong. it could exhale it to merge into another person’s body, using it to repair vital energy and cleanse and strengthen their mana.
"..."
the spirit ginseng child never imagined that evidence of its embarrassing past would remain.
"don’t worry, immortal master, i’ll make sure lin heng listens obediently!"
...
one month later.
all the villagers and townsfolk in the county received spirit talismans.
the epidemic finally subsided, and all the people, whether they had fallen ill or not, revered the earth god deeply.
they offered incense in the morning and evening and made offerings day and night.
another half a year.
news came from qingyun prefecture: the city god, having heard of the earth god of linyang’s meritorious deeds in disaster relief, invited him to serve as a judge under his command.
the temple priests spread the news, which caused a huge stir in linyang county.
countless townsfolk flooded into the land god temple, kneeling and praying for the earth god to stay in linyang county.
some of the more impassioned people shouted in front of the land god temple.
"linyang can be without a prefect, but it cannot be without the earth god!"
"i’d rather be a dog or chicken under the earth god than a commoner of daheng!"
others went door to door organizing, attempting to create a ’mansion of thousands of people’s umbrellas,’ to beg the earth god not to leave his position.
the county government office.
the second floor of the back hall.
prefect zhao stood by the window, watching as swarms of people gathered near the land god temple of the government compound.
crying and wailing, they knelt in prayer.
it was as if the departure of the earth god from linyang county meant they could not survive.
"that one’s methods are indeed clever!"
prefect zhao exclaimed with admiration, "on the eve of his departure, he reaps once more and even receives a mansion of thousand’s people’s umbrellas. such a grand scene isn’t easy to conclude."
his tone was somewhat displeased. ever since he took office in linyang county, the county government office had nearly become redundant due to the influence of the land god temple.