"Later, the body of the [Prophet] was burned, and after burning, a palm-sized piece of flesh and blood was left at the site."
"This flesh is very thin, and its shape... is like a leaf. The flesh is crystal clear, and it smells sweet."
"The villagers followed the Prophet's wishes and began to worship this piece of flesh and blood."
"On the day of the offering, my sister and I fell asleep together and became awakened beings, [Wu Zhu]."
"In the following days, the villagers gradually awakened their bloodline power and became witches."
"The inherited power in the Awakener's blood makes us understand that the flesh and blood is equivalent to a god. As long as we believe in it and worship it, we can gain power."
"Each of us can basically pray for rain, exorcise evil spirits, and bestow blessings. Among them, the most powerful one is an ability called [Nothingness]. We have just demonstrated it. After casting [Nothingness], our bodies will be between reality and illusion. Others can see us, but cannot touch our entities. It's as if we have all turned into spirits."
"The advantage is that after we cast [Nothingness], we don't need to eat or drink, and we won't feel tired or exhausted. We can stand still."
"However, if you stand for too long, you will feel a little weak...so we can't keep doing this."
"[Nothingness] has a very obvious disadvantage, which is that our feet cannot move. Once we move, we will quickly withdraw from that illusory state and return to reality."
"Every time a bad guy comes, we will use [Void] together."
Then, Sima Zhenliu added: "My brother and I are the strongest [Wuzhu] in the whole village. We both have our own unique abilities. The ground sugar trees in the whole village were planted by us."
"The seeds of the tree were given by the gods. Later we named the tree Earth Sugar. The god we worship is Earth Sugar Fairy."
In addition, the Sima brothers and sisters have not yet revealed a lot of information, which are secrets known only to the villagers.
Luo Mingyue asked: "Then...what do those men in black led by Xiu Chepeng do?"
Sima Shushi said: "They are hunters of gods and will hunt down gods from all over the world."
Sima Zhenliu said: "This group of people is particularly hateful. They believe that all gods in the world are evil gods, so they advocate the elimination of all gods in the world, and sometimes even kill believers together."
"They often come to our village, but they have never been able to touch us when we are in the state of Nothingness. Who would have thought that this time, they had a strange weapon in their hands that could actually intervene in the illusion... I was really scared at the time."
At this point, Sima Zhenliu couldn't help but thank him again, "Thanks to your help, you saved our lives."
Luo Mingyue said: "You're welcome. After all, I don't like them either... By the way, where do they live?"
Sima Shushi shook his head. "I don't know. We basically never leave the village. Every time they come, we just defend at most and never take the initiative to attack."
Zhuge Chengnian heard this and said, "How can this be done? If you keep avoiding them, they will only think you are a pushover and bully you even more."
Sima Shushi said, "But we are vulnerable... Even though we are all [Witches], we are all very weak. For example, once the ability of [Nothingness] I just mentioned is used, our legs cannot move. If we encounter danger outside, we can't just stand there, right? So the best way is to stay at home."
Sima Zhenliu nodded and agreed, "Yes, it's good to stay in the village all the time. I can be self-sufficient and contented. I can entertain some passers-by occasionally. Life is very happy."
Zhuge Chengnian said: "But you don't go out, don't have any contact with the outside world, so you don't need gold and silver, right? Why do you want to entertain passers-by? I heard from the group of black-clothed people that your ground sugar leaves make people addicted, so they stay in your village..."
Sima Shushi said calmly, "There is a serious water shortage outside now. It's good to have enough food. Even before the drought, sugar was a scarce commodity. The ground sugar leaf is sweet and delicious. Speak with your conscience, who wouldn't want to eat a few more bites after eating it?"
Sima Zhenliu also said: "As for why the passers-by are willing to stay in our village, the reason is very simple. We have abundant resources here, a good environment, and the villagers are warm and hospitable. If you stay, you will not have to worry about food and drink. You only need to offer sacrifices to the [Earth Sugar Fairy] and devote your faith. Nothing else is needed."
Zhuge Chengnian asked: "What you said are the benefits of believing in [Earth Sugar Fairy]. Are there any side effects?"
"Yes." Sima Shushi nodded and said, "After you have faith, you will think that the most important thing in your life is the [god] you believe in."
"Before his death, the [Prophet] of our village said that [Gods] are salvation in the darkness, giving us hope for life, but at the same time, they are also imprisonments and shackles on our minds. From now on, we will always be loyal. Anyone who believes in [Earth Sugar Fairy] will start to miss it like crazy and want to come back after leaving the village for too long. They want to kowtow to the gods to gain peace and satisfaction in their hearts."
Zhuge Chengnian asked: "What if one day, the real body of your Earth Sugar Fairy is taken away by the men in black, what will you do?"
Hearing this, Sima Shushi glanced at him unhappily and said, "Your words are very irritating, it feels like you are cursing the gods..."
However, seeing that Luo Mingyue had saved the villagers, Sima Shushi resisted the urge to get angry and explained, "If [Earth Sugar Fairy] falls into the hands of outsiders, it means that all of us in the village have died in the battle to protect the gods... Even if someone survives by chance, they will not live in vain, but spend the rest of their lives looking for the whereabouts of the gods. Once the gods encounter an accident, the believers will never live in vain."
"We once chose to believe in the gods in order to survive, so one day in the future, we will also be willing to lose our lives to protect the gods."
Sima Zhenliu also looked calm and said, "Everything in the world has its gains and losses. We are very lucky to live this long."
Hearing this, Jiang Yanfeng seemed deeply touched. He could not help but turn his head to look at Luo Mingyue, thinking, this is the deity he will protect all his life.
Chen Qi reached out and grabbed Luo Mingyue's sleeve.
Luo Mingyue smiled and did not push Chen Qi away, but let him pull the corner of her sleeve.
Zhuge Chengnian found it hard to understand. He said, "It's really not easy for people like you in remote areas to survive. The capital and other towns have never lacked water, but villages like yours are very short of water..."
Sima Shushi looked at him and said, "Has anyone ever told you that you really deserve a beating when you talk?"
Zhuge Chengnian said: "No, I'm always the one who beats others."
After that, Zhuge Chengnian said, "I have another question. Does your Earth Sugar Fairy communicate with you normally? When will it be able to transform into a human form?"
Sima Shushi frowned, looked at him strangely, and said, "You have so many questions. The Earth Sugar Fairy will not communicate with us. We offer our faith and it provides shelter... Maybe it's because there are not many believers. Anyway, the Earth Sugar Fairy can't communicate with us now. It can only convey some vague ideas to us, such as how it feels, but nothing else."
"As for transforming into a human form... that sounds really ridiculous. How could a god become like a human?"
Zhuge Chengnian said: "Why not? Isn't the person standing next to me a god?"
Sima Shushi's first reaction was disbelief. He waved his hands and said, "This is impossible. Although I don't know why this girl can resist the power of Nothingness, she can't be a god."
"Why?" Jiang Yanfeng couldn't help but ask, "Why is it impossible? Even the group of men in black just now believed that my sister was an immortal."
Sima Shushi said: "After becoming a [Wuzhu], you should have understood from the inherited memory that [Gods] do not interfere with each other's territories. Now the whole village is the territory of the [Ditangxian], and other [Gods] cannot enter. But your sister has stayed in our village for so long... This means she cannot be a god. Those people in black only know how to hunt gods. They are a group of laymen who pretend to know what they don't know. Their words cannot be trusted at all."
Jiang Yanfeng: "I think what you said is wrong, because I am a [Wu Zhu]. Guess why I stay by my sister's side all the time? Because she is my belief."
Hearing this, the Sima brothers and sisters were extremely surprised, because no [Wuzhu] in this world would joke about their own beliefs, so... Luo Mingyue is really a god?
But, gods should not have human appearance...
Moreover, Jiang Yanfeng called her "sister", which was very strange. Shouldn't he call her "goddess"? Could it be that Jiang Yanfeng was a sister-con, chose to believe in his sister, and then became a [witch]?
The Sima brothers and sisters were confused and couldn't figure out what was going on.
Luo Mingyue smiled and said, "It's up to you. You can treat me as an immortal, or you can treat me as a powerful awakener."
Sima Zhenliu invited, "Let's go, the sun is about to set, don't stand at the village gate, come to my house, I will cook a meal for you."
Luo Mingyue's body was made of stone and had no feeling of hunger, so she turned to look at Jiang Yanfeng and asked, "Do you want to stay for dinner?"
Jiang Yanfeng shook his head.
Luo Mingyue said, "No need, it's getting late, I plan to let them go back to the village."
Chen Qi looked up and asked, "Is the Immortal not coming back?"
Luo Mingyue said: "No, I'm going to go find those black people to settle accounts."
Sima Zhenliu quickly persuaded him, "Don't go, don't go. These men in black are very powerful, and there are many of them. You are alone. If you are caught by them, it will be terrible."
Luo Mingyue nodded politely, "Don't worry, I will do what I can and won't act impulsively."
After saying that, she walked out with Jiang Yanfeng and others.
"Wait a minute!"
Sima Zhenliu caught up with them, holding a lot of ground sugar leaves in her hands. She said, "These are what the villagers just picked to thank you for your help. Although the leaves cannot equal the life-saving grace, this is everyone's heartfelt gift, and I hope you can accept it. In addition, the door of Xingfu Village is always open to you."
Sima Shushi took out a cloth bag and said, "This bag contains vegetable seeds, not sugar cane. You can take it back to the village and sow it."
Luo Mingyue did not refuse and accepted everything. Then she gave everything to Jiang Yanfeng and said, "You can arrange it as you see fit."
Jiang Yanfeng nodded, "Okay, sister."
The Sima brothers and sisters watched them leave.
At this time, the villagers finally dared to come over and breathed a sigh of relief. They surrounded the brother and sister and said in unison: "It's terrible, these people are finally gone."
"Although that beautiful girl saved our lives, the aura around her was...too scary. I didn't dare get close to her at all."
"Me too, I only dared to pick some ground sugar leaves and asked Zhenliu to help deliver them to her as a thank you."
Sima Shushi said: "I don't know if she will come again in the future. The most important thing now is that the group of black-clothed people have mastered the power to hurt us. This time we have these people from other villages to help us resist, but what about next time?"
"Next time, there will definitely be deaths in our village..."
"We are going to pray to the Earth Sugar Fairy now, hoping that the fairy will have mercy on us and grant us new abilities to help us avoid the crisis."
"If even the gods can't do anything, then we...we can only wait to die."
"Don't say such discouraging words. [Earth Sugar Fairy] has great magical powers and will definitely not watch us get into trouble."
The villagers gathered together and walked towards the ancestral hall with a nervous mood.
Under normal circumstances, the word "He" should be used to describe a god, but [Di Tangxian] is not a real god. Only the villagers of Xingfu Village believe in it and think it is a god.
In fact, there have never been any real gods in the entire Lilliputian kingdom, they are all false gods.
After Luo Mingyue and his group came out of Xingfu Village, a small dispute arose.
Luo Mingyue wanted to go out and find the group of men in black by herself, and let Jiang Yanfeng and others go back.
But Jiang Yanfeng wanted to stay with her.
As for Chen Qi, he didn't say anything, but just pulled at Luo Mingyue's sleeve. The soft fabric had been slightly wrinkled by his hands. He raised his head and looked at Luo Mingyue pitifully.
Zhuge Chengnian said, "We finally got out, let's play outside for a while. My sword hasn't been unsheathed for several days. When we find the men in black, I can act as a vanguard!"
Hearing this, Luo Mingyue decided to nod her head. After all, she had no magic now, and it was difficult for her to kill the men in black. It would be different if she brought Zhuge Chengnian with her. She could let Zhuge Chengnian kill the people.
However, Luo Mingyue only remembered the direction the men in black left, not the actual address. She looked at Chen Qi and asked, "Xiao Qi, do you know their address?"
Chen Qi closed his eyes and felt it for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know, I can't figure it out."
Luo Mingyue said, "Forget it, let's just walk around. If we are lucky enough to run into the group of men in black, we can beat them up. If we don't run into them, forget it."