Thinking of this, Luo Mingyue's thoughts diverged and he couldn't help but start to daydream.
The frail woman seemed to be tired from walking, so she knocked on the door of a house on the roadside and asked, "Is anyone there?"
In the darkness, no one responded.
The sickly woman continued to knock on the door, "I want a glass of water..."
He had just finished speaking when he started coughing violently again.
She covered her mouth with a handkerchief, but countless tiny particles still fell out of the handkerchief.
"Please, give me a glass of water, I'm really thirsty..." The sick woman whimpered in pain and knocked on the door persistently.
Finally, the owner of the house couldn't stand it anymore and shouted angrily: "It's so noisy!"
The owner of the house climbed out of bed. He had the head of a middle-aged man and an off-white, worm-like body. He crawled across the yard and opened the gate. His face was full of impatience. His upper body stood up like a snake and he cursed at the sickly woman outside the door, "Get out of here, you damn wooden man!"
"Wooden man?" The sickly woman was stunned. She obviously didn't expect her luck to be so "good". She randomly chose a house, but it turned out that a worm lived in that house.
Not a worm, to be exact.
Three more bugs crawled out of the room.
One of them was the man's wife, who had a pretty face and regular features.
The other two are the man's two sons.
The two boys were twins with identical facial features, both about twelve or thirteen years old. They followed their father's example, standing up straight and grimacing at the sickly woman.
The boy on the left said: "Stickman, stay away from my house, or I'll bite you!"
The one on the right nodded in agreement, "Yes, we hate wooden people."
The frail woman was stunned for a moment, then she realized that the so-called "wooden man" was because she was an awakened person.
In the eyes of the insects, the awakened ones are as unattractive as the stones and wood on the roadside.
The frail woman raised her hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Since we've met, I'll just kill you..."
Her fingers were long and slender, each one was as smooth as jade, white and translucent. She raised her fingers slightly and made a gesture of strangling her neck in the air.
In an instant, the four members of the family all looked as if their necks were strangled and their faces turned red.
The mother was surprised and asked, "You, what kind of witchcraft is this?"
The younger twin brother began to wail, "It hurts so much, mom, save me, brother, save me..."
The father was more aggressive and quick to react. He quickly swung his tail, trying to whip the sick girl away.
But at this moment, the sickly woman calmly raised her other hand and made a cutting motion in the air.
In an instant, the insect's tail was cut off, and the cut was smooth, as if it had been chopped by a sharp weapon.
A sharp scream of pain came from my father's mouth.
The sickly woman looked disgusted, "Tsk, it really dirty my eyes, I don't like to see people bleeding..."
That's why she would strangle the insects, and when they lost their ability to resist, she would burn them to death.
At this moment, Luo Mingyue, who was outside the cardboard box, saw this scene and couldn't help but frowned, thinking:
"I just fed her some worms today, and she killed these four worms for me. Then I fed them in vain, wasting food..."
The most important thing is that although the sickly woman made such a big noise, no other insects came out to join in the fun. This shows that as long as the insects are full, they will not cause trouble.
What bad intentions could the bugs have? They just wanted to fill their stomachs, and the last thing Luo Mingyue lacked was food and water.
Luo Mingyue stretched out her hand and pushed the sick woman to the ground.
The family of four of the human-faced worms were immediately out of control. They didn't think about revenge, but quickly closed the door.
The father muttered, "It's terrible, my tail was cut off..."
The mother was also frightened. "Yes, we were sleeping peacefully, but this wooden man came over to harass us... Humph, if I wasn't so sleepy, I would definitely find a way to cut this wooden man into two pieces!"
The two boys said in fear: "Mom, forget it, don't mess with her."
"Yes, I think this wooden man outside the door is really scary. It seems to be sick. First it coughs, then it strangles our necks, and finally it falls to the ground..."
Mother nodded. "You are right. We should not bother with the sick wood."
The family of four yawned lazily and crawled back to their rooms to sleep.
Outside the door, the sick woman did not get up immediately after falling, but kept coughing.
This time she didn't cover her cough with a handkerchief, causing countless white particles to overflow from her mouth.
Luo Mingyue was startled, "What the hell is this?"
If the sick woman was coughing up blood, Luo Mingyue would not be so surprised, but what she coughed out was white crystals, and the size of the crystals was about the same as the salt and white sugar in the Dwarf Village.
To Luo Mingyue, these particles are like tiny floating dust. It is difficult to capture the scattered dust with the naked eye, but if the dust accumulates together, it will become conspicuous.
The sickly woman lay on the ground, looking behind her in confusion.
The streets were empty, there was nothing.
A trace of confusion flashed across the frail woman's eyes. "It's really strange. I clearly felt a strong force pushing me just now. I thought there was a worm with a human face hiding behind me and hitting my back with its head, but why was there no one..."
Luo Mingyue's fingers were relatively large for the little people. She had just disobeyed martial ethics and launched an "attack" directly from behind the sickly woman. In addition, the sky was dark and other factors resulted in the sickly woman not seeing anything just now. However, she suspected that it was the worm with a human face that "attacked" her.
The frail woman slowly got up and continued to knock on the door.
"Come out, come out quickly."
"Give me a glass of water and I will forgive you."
"If you don't come out, I'll have to set fire to it."
The father of the family of four climbed out again and opened the gate, but this time, his eyes were full of fear. He looked ferocious and said viciously, "You... stop making noise. I'll bring you a bowl of water."
The sickly woman said, "Okay."
Luo Mingyue was very curious about how the worm poured water.
I saw my father holding the edge of the bowl with his mouth, leaning over the side of the big vat with difficulty, and clumsily scooping a bowl of water.
I accidentally spilled half a bowl!
The sickly woman was silent: "..."
The father took the bowl and mumbled, "Aren't you thirsty? Take it now. What are you still standing there for? If you don't take it away, it will fall down soon."
The sickly woman said, "Insects are indeed the most disgusting creatures in the world. I have always hated insects, especially you [Disaster Insects]. The catastrophe is coming, why don't you just die quietly? Why do you want to awaken into a bug…"
There was a dangerous light flashing in the eyes of the sickly woman. The granular crystals on the ground were white at first, but as time passed, they gradually became transparent, as if they had disappeared, following the night wind and traveling to every corner of the town.
"Die, you all will die..."
The sickly woman murmured, she was waiting, waiting for the transparent particles to scatter to every corner, then she only needed to squeeze out a drop of blood from her fingertips to ignite the particles. The whole town would turn into a sea of fire.
As for the innocent people in the town?
Just die. Anyway, there is a severe drought in the world. Having one less town can also reduce the burden on the [Yuanshui] awakeners. There will be no need to bring rain to Hulu Town anymore.
At this time, hurried footsteps were heard on the street.
Following the sound, a pretty woman trotted over and said breathlessly, "Stop! You can't destroy our town."
"oh?"
The frail woman raised her eyebrows. Her face was pale, with a kind of fragile beauty, but her aura was very strong. She said in a light tone: "You are the prophet of this town, right?"
The woman nodded and said, "Yes, my name is Fang Yurong, and I am the prophet of Hulu Town. I can sense that you are a powerful awakener and hold an official position. I will treat you well, but please be merciful and don't hurt us."
As she spoke, Fang Yurong's face was full of nervousness, fearing that the sick woman would not agree.
Unexpectedly, the sickly woman showed a friendly smile and nodded, "Okay."
Fang Yurong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Please follow me."
The sickly woman walked beside her and coughed a few times after every two steps.
"Fang Yurong, how do you know I hold an official position?"
"I tried to spy on you, but I only saw an official seal. There was a purple aura lingering on the seal, so I couldn't see what was written on it..."
"I see." The frail woman nodded, looked at Fang Yurong with admiration, and said, "You have great potential."
Fang Yurong said politely: "Thank you for your compliment."
After that, the two of them didn't say anything else. They just walked in silence for a while until they turned a corner and arrived at Fang Yurong's home.
Fang Yurong opened the gate and invited the sick woman in. She then diligently made tea and poured water for her, keeping her attitude very humble.
The sickly woman sat in the courtyard, looking around and asked, "You are a prophet, yet you live in such a humble place?"
Fang Yurong smiled and said, "There are only my father and I at home, so this place is enough for us to live in. There is no need to move to a bigger house."
The sickly woman asked, "Where is your father?"
Fang Yurong said: "Father has already fallen asleep."
The sickly woman nodded, finished the tea in the cup, and said, "I'm a little hungry. Please cook for me."
Fang Yurong asked: "What kind of food do you like? Do you have any dietary restrictions?"
The sickly woman said, "I love tomato and egg noodles."
"No problem, I'll make it for you right away." Fang Yurong was very confident in her cooking skills, and she walked into the kitchen.
But what she didn't know was that when she was busy in the kitchen, the sick woman pushed open the door of a room, and in this room lived Fang Yurong's father.
Father Fang woke up from his sleep and asked in horror: "You... who are you? Why are you in my room?"
Is it possible that I am dreaming? Such a young and beautiful girl actually came to see me.
The sickly woman smiled.
This smile is like the blooming flowers in the mountains, or like a fleeting ephemeral flower, so beautiful.
Father Fang's eyes became confused in an instant.
He sat up from the bed, put on his shoes, and walked towards the kitchen with stiff steps without even putting on his coat.
The sickly woman followed slowly behind him.
Father Fang stood at the kitchen door.
Fang Yurong was kneading dough. She looked up and asked in surprise, "Dad, why are you up?"
Fang's father said expressionlessly, "From today on, I will sever my father-daughter relationship with you and expel you from this family and from Hulu Town."
"father!"
Fang Yurong was surprised at first, then panicked.
[Prophet] can be very strong or very weak. The prophet's strength lies in controlling the land deeds. He can use the power of the land deeds to influence the civilians of an entire town. He can also predict the future and take precautions against disasters. But the prophet's weakness is also obvious. That is, if the parents drive the prophet out of the land, it is equivalent to "exile".
The exiled prophet will lose control of the title deed.
Just like now, Fang Yurong found that she had lost her title deed and became a wandering prophet!
The sickly woman coughed.
Fang Yurong came back to her senses and realized who the culprit was. She rushed out and asked, "Why? Why did you do this?"
The sickly woman said, "I think you have great potential. With a little training, you can become a capable man for me... Anyway, this town is about to burn down, and I don't want an excellent person like you to be bound by the land deed. This is to help you break free. You should thank me."
Fang Yurong was devastated when she heard this. "You devil, why don't you let go of my Hulu Town? Why?!"
She has been in charge of the town for many years and has been working hard to make people's lives better and better, so that she can accumulate more merits and virtues.
Only when your merits increase can your strength be enhanced.
Fang Yurong is a powerful prophet, but when she spied on the sickly woman, she felt that the woman was like an unreachable mountain, and she was just a weak rock. The strength of the two parties was not comparable at all, and the gap was too big to make people have the heart to resist, so Fang Yurong was so humble, trying to please the sickly woman as much as possible, and praying that the other party would show mercy and let Hulu Town go.
——She really had no other choice but to pray.
Who would have thought that the sickly woman would say casually: "Actually, the awakened ones I hate the most, besides bugs, are prophets. Do you know why?"
Without waiting for Fang Yurong to answer, the frail woman said excitedly: "The insects escaped the tragic fate of mortals, escaped the established life trajectory, and survived tenaciously in the disaster. But in my opinion, they should have died long ago, and struggling to survive is just adding to the troubles... And the prophets are entrenched in various towns and villages, just like you. You regard Hulu Town as your private property and do your best to protect the people in the town. The people also regard you as the backbone. But in fact, every inch of land in this world should belong to the emperor, not you prophets!"