This was probably a dream.
Zhuo Yunyi told herself that in her heart.
In this dream, she had become the Earth God of Jiang Jin.
"Ah, Xiao Yi, do you really want to kill me?"
In front of her was an extremely ugly mud monster. Its voice was like the wastelands that had been dried up for a long time. It was rough and hoarse, but for some reason, it gave her a feeling of nostalgia.
As the Earth God, although it was not easy for her in the Earth God Temple, she was still able to defeat the monster.
After a long and difficult battle, the monster's body was covered in cracks. As long as she put in a little more effort, she would be able to defeat it.
However, when the mud on the monster's face cracked and revealed a pale and familiar face, Zhuo Yunyi's magic was defeated.
Even if she wanted to protect the land of Jiangjin and the people living on this land, that was why she fought so hard.
But at the last moment, she hesitated. She was afraid and retreated.
The nightmare of the past once again wrapped around her body.
She lost the courage to fight, but she also did not want the person she used to admire the most to make an even bigger mistake. Thus, as if her nightmare had materialized, hard rocks covered the girl's body and in the end, she became a statue.
And in the eyes of the sculpture, the only drop of water that wasn't covered by the stone slid across the surface of the stone and dripped to the ground.
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Zhuo Yunyi felt as if she had been dreaming for a long time, but when she opened her eyes, she could not remember anything. Only the traces of tears on her face had not dried.
"Did you have a nightmare?"
Because of the voice, she raised her head and sat by the bed. The young miss who had once saved her revealed her usual gentle smile.
At this moment, Zhuo Yunyi felt that she might have been born just to see this smile.
It had been more than a hundred years since she met the young miss. To be honest, she had almost forgotten her experiences as a mortal. She could not even remember the hateful face of her stepfather and the cowardly appearance of her birth mother. However, the day she met the young miss, the warmth that seemed to make her cold heart beat again was still fresh in her mind.
"Yeah, that seems to be the case." Zhuo Yunyi nodded. Then, like a spoiled little girl, she leaned towards the First Miss. "Although I don't remember, it must have been a very sad and despairing dream."
Even now, when he recalled the feeling in his dream, he still felt as if his heart was being squeezed by an invisible hand, making him feel uncomfortable.
"Then be happy. Don't humans always say that dreams are the opposite of reality?"
Eldest Young Miss giggled. Then, she lowered her head and bit off the colored thread in her hand. She then passed the embroidery in her hand to Zhuo Yunyi. "Look, it's not bad, right? I'll give it to you!"
Zhuo Yunyi took it curiously and found that the Eldest Miss had embroidered a handkerchief. But for some reason, there were two ducks embroidered on it.
"Miss, is there a story behind these two ducks?" the girl asked curiously.
"It's not a duck, it's a mandarin duck, mandarin duck!"
The Eldest Miss corrected him with a serious face, "This kind of bird is always in pairs and is faithful. It's a symbol of love!"
"Eh? But I remember that mandarin ducks are actually very promiscuous birds. The male bird will change to a female bird every year. The ones that are truly faithful should be penguins, right? "
Zhuo Yunyi frowned and said subconsciously.
"How, how is that possible … Speaking of which, what kind of birds are penguins?" The Eldest Miss revealed an expression of shock.
Zhuo Yunyi described the penguins in her memory.
"Aren't they Feathermen (The residents of a special country in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Currently, many people believe that it's referring to penguins)?" The Eldest Miss' expression became a little confused. "Also, Xiao Yi, where did you learn about this?"
"Oh, I don't remember …"
Zhuo Yunyi tilted her head and pondered for a long time. She could not recall where she learned about this strange knowledge. In the end, she could only give up helplessly.
Then, the memories before she lost consciousness came back to her.
Thus, her face turned pale. "Young Mistress, there are two strange people. They seem to be looking for the Earth Shrine …"
"Ah, I've already invited those two guests in. Remember not to be too rude when you see them in the future, okay?"
"…"
Then why did they work so hard …
Zhuo Yunyi was completely speechless.
"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly start learning embroidery?"
After sorting out her emotions, Zhuo Yunyi continued to ask, "In the past, weren't you more interested in martial arts, medicine, agriculture, and so on?"
"Because there was a slight change in my state of mind." The Eldest Miss subconsciously used her hand to fix her hair bun.
Only then did Zhuo Yunyi realize that there was a luxurious jade hairpin in her hair bun.
Usually, the Earth God's Eldest Miss would use a peachwood branch with a flower bud as a hairpin.
"This hairpin," Zhuo Yunyi blinked and realized that she actually had an impression of this hairpin. "Could it be that scholar's …"
"That's right." The Eldest Miss did not beat around the bush. Instead, she nodded and admitted, "Because he gave this to me, so I wanted to at least show some appreciation. For example … "
"Duck handkerchief?"
"It's a mandarin duck handkerchief!"
"But Eldest Miss, there is a difference between mortals and immortals …" Zhuo Yunyi wanted to say something, but was stopped by the latter.
"I know, Yiyi." Her smile became a little lonely, "Don't worry, I won't fall too deep."
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Xu Shenxing and the rest stayed in the Earth God's Temple for about three days.
However, judging from the calendar on the wall that changed every day, it was likely that more than half a year had passed in the dream.
During this period of time, Zhuo Xiangzhu and the scholar were very intimate and their relationship had developed further.
However, at the same time, this time span allowed Xu Shenxing and the rest to discover something unusual.
"Hey, Old Xu, do you think that the previous Earth God's body is getting worse?"
Even the ordinary Xiao Zhengyi could sense that something was wrong. One day, he was bored to death as he sat on a wooden chair and asked Xu Shenxing.
Perhaps only Zhuo Yunyi and the scholar, who had interacted with the Earth God all the time, did not clearly sense this.
"Not only that, according to Mo Li's senses, even her divine power seems to be declining."
Xu Shenxing nodded, "If I'm not wrong, this should be the so-called divine punishment."
"Divine punishment … What exactly is that?" Xiao Zhengyi frowned and asked.
"It's probably a type of curse."
Xu Shenxing pondered for a moment before he replied, "I've seen something similar in Japan, but the divine punishment there is more unreasonable than here. The love between a god and a human, but in the end, the punishment is imposed on the human …"
"Don't you and Mo Li have any ideas? For example, 'Dispel the curse (Physics)'? "Xiao Zhengyi could not help but continue asking.
"Unfortunately, no." Xu Shenxing spread out his hands, "If I have to say it, I can follow the cause and effect of the curse and kill the person who placed the curse … Mo Li is better at cursing than dispelling curses."
"If that's the case, then the only way is to destroy their love …"
In the end, Xiao Zhengyi could only mutter to himself.
At this moment, the door to the Earth God's Temple opened from the outside. Zhuo Yunyi and Mo Li walked in from outside.
Unlike Mo Li who walked in leisurely with a basket on his head (one could vaguely see that the basket was full of peaches), Zhuo Yunyi's face was full of anxiety.
"Where's Miss?"
As soon as she entered, she shouted at Xu Shenxing and the others.
After all, in theory, Xu Shenxing and the others had lived here for half a year. After the misunderstanding at the beginning was resolved, the girl and them were already familiar with each other.
Xu Shenxing pointed at the bell in the hall, "She was called out by that thing again."
"Ah ah ah, why did it have to be now …"
The girl scratched her hair with both hands, looking even more irritated.
"What happened?"
Xiao Zhengyi asked curiously.
"There's no time to explain!" The girl shouted.
This made Xu Shenxing have an inexplicable urge to 'get in the car', but he resisted with great willpower.
"Anyway, I'm going to find Miss. If anyone else comes here later, try to delay them as much as possible, okay?"
As she spoke, the girl had already rushed out of the courtyard.
"What's going on?" Xiao Zhengyi was dumbfounded.
"It seems like we've triggered a hidden plot."
Xu Shenxing had a thoughtful look on his face.
"A hidden plot … Do you really think this is a game?"
Xiao Zhengyi couldn't help but ridicule.
"Landlord, help me peel them."
Mo Li was not interested in their conversation. He even stuffed the basket on his head into Xu Shenxing's hands. Sure enough, the basket was filled with peaches the size of goose eggs.
"Is this the time to leisurely peel peaches?!" Xiao Zhengyi felt that he almost didn't have the energy to ridicule these two people.
"How can a person who can't even peel peaches save the world?!"
Xu Shenxing righteously wrestled with the peaches until his hands were full of juice.
"No, I don't think these two things have anything in common …"
Just as the two of them began to talk nonsense again, there was a knock on the courtyard door that Zhuo Yunyi had slammed shut.
Xu Shenxing looked at Mo Li, and Mo Li looked at Xiao Zhengyi.
"Okay, I'll go open the door …"
Xiao Zhengyi, who was at the bottom of the food chain, could only bitterly run over to run errands.
A dignified man stood outside the courtyard. He was dressed in the luxurious clothes of aristocratic young masters in period dramas. He seemed to be slightly older than Xu Shenxing (and had more hair than Xu Shenxing). With his handsome appearance, he could easily win over a group of die-hard fans in any modern TV series. He didn't need any acting skills. He was well-equipped with both civil and military roles. He only needed to recite 12345 lines, and his fans wouldn't mind.
"That, you are …"
Xiao Zhengyi asked doubtfully.
The person in front of him didn't look like an ordinary NPC with only one or two lines. In terms of handsomeness, he was either a supporting character or a major villain. In Xu Shenxing's words, this guy was definitely a hidden character. Although he didn't know the other party's identity, there was nothing wrong with being polite.
"Didn't Xiangzhu tell you servants?"
The other party raised his eyebrows. "I'm the Lishui Dragon King, the god of this land, and the fiancé of your master, Zhuo Xiangzhu."
“wtf？！”
Xiao Zhengyi couldn't help but blurt out.
The Lishui River was a large river next to Jiang Jin in ancient times. It was a tributary of the Yangtze River. However, because of the flood, the flood control officials knew that it was better to divert the water rather than block it. Therefore, they simply dug a few ditches to divert the Lishui River away. Finally, it flowed into the East Sea, and this river disappeared from the map.
Of course, what made Xiao Zhengyi confused wasn't the river's problem. It was that the current plot seemed to have become a little strange … At least in the ancient books that Qin Xingyan found, there was no mention of this Lishui Dragon King.
Seeing that Xiao Zhengyi didn't seem to be able to handle it, Xu Shenxing stuffed a half-peeled peach into Mo Li's mouth and quickly walked up to him.
"Lishui Dragon King? I've heard a lot about you … "
"Hmph, you flatter me." The other party raised his nose arrogantly. It seemed that he liked compliments very much.
"Although it's a little rude, may I ask if you're the one that was beaten up by Monkey or Nezha?"
"That's really rude! I've never been beaten up by Monkey or Nezha! "
"Don't tell me you're the one that was ridden by Tang Seng for nineteen years!"
"Ride your head! Moreover, he's still an Eight-Division Heavenly Dragon. Show me some respect! "
"Then you're the one that charged at your temple?" Xu Shenxing praised.
"Charge your sister! How prejudiced are you against the Dragon King! "
The Lishui Dragon King looked like he wanted to skin Xu Shenxing alive.
Well, if it wasn't for the fact that he was concerned about his fiancée's feelings, he might have already skinned him alive.
"Probably to the extent that he can't defeat Monkey."
"Nonsense, even if the entire Heavenly Court fought together, how many immortals could defeat Monkey … No, wait, who the hell are you?"
At this point, the Lishui Dragon King was already a little suspicious. "Although Xiangzhu departs from the Dao and always travels the secular world as a mortal, she would never hire a guy like you as a steward or servant … Who the hell are you?"
"Good question. We'll have to start from four and a half billion years ago, when Earth was born!"
"That's too long! No, what the hell is Earth! Isn't the sky square and the earth square! "
"That's why you dragons are still the same. No wonder you can't defeat Monkey. You have to learn more to understand the greatness of this world!"
"Ahhhh, you bastard, you're so annoying. Even if Xiangzhu blames me, I'll kill you!"
As he spoke, the Lishui Dragon King released his divine power, wanting to directly smash Xu Shenxing into a pancake.
Xu Shenxing was secretly delighted. After all, things like slaying dragons were the norm for protagonists in both the East and the West.
But before he could make a move, the scene he saw from the corner of his eye made him twitch his mouth helplessly. He could only suppress his desire to make a move.
"All of you, stop!"
In this era, the Earth God of Jiang Jin, Zhuo Xiangzhu, rushed back in the nick of time.
"Tsk, consider yourself lucky!"
The Lishui Dragon King, who was completely unaware that he had just walked on the edge of the Dragon Feast, had to restrain his killing intent and divine power. He returned to his previous elegant appearance and turned back to welcome his fiancée.
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