boyutpedia #291 - Is it difficult to clear household affairs?
#291 - Is it difficult to clear household affairs?
Outside Lingzhou City.
Beneath the sky, dark clouds gathered.
The clouds swirled and churned like ink spilled across the canvas.
They blotted out the sun, creating an imposing spectacle.
Streaks of lightning split the sky, their silvery light momentarily turning the darkness into day, only to be swallowed by the shadows once more.
Around, the wind howled, whipping up a swirling curtain of yellow sand.
In the midst of it all, a lone figure stood.
From afar, it appeared small and frail.
Yet, standing there, it possessed an aura of indomitable strength.
“Yes! Just like that!”
“Straighten your back! Don't be afraid.”
“Hold your head high! If you don't get struck dead, then you don't get struck dead.”
“Hey, right, when the lightning strikes later, don't forget to wipe the blood from the corner of your mouth, strike a pose.”
“…Understood, Great King.” Cat Nineteen's lips twitched.
Therefore, it raised its head and looked towards the lightning tribulation vortex in the sky.
Come on, lightning tribulation!
“Hey hey! Yes, that's the spirit!” Xu Chengxian, holding his horsetail whisk, stood in the middle of the road leading to Lingzhou, looking up and smiling.
Getting interesting.
Looking towards the disaster victims on the opposite side.
Sure enough, almost everyone was looking at Cat Nineteen undergoing tribulation in mid-air.
Zheng Laoqi was a little wrong.
Cat Nineteen's lightning tribulation was a coincidence.
His intention was to make a noise to alarm the people in the city.
This move is called 'beating the grass to scare the snake'.
To avoid some rats hiding in their holes, having to laboriously dig them out.
“But are the guys in this Lingzhou City reacting too slowly?” Xu Chengxian flicked his horsetail whisk, took a step forward, his body flowing with magical power, and leaped onto the city wall.
He looked around, puzzled.
Why hasn't anyone come out to welcome the guest?
Although, he was an unwelcome guest.
“That's Immortal Master Xu!”
Below the city wall, someone saw him appear and shouted.
“The one undergoing tribulation is General Cat Nineteen, under the White Maiden!”
“You don't know, this general is very brave and mighty, and is very capable of subduing demons and eliminating monsters! Our Jiang Family Village…”
Among the crowd waiting for porridge, people everywhere were proclaiming Cat Nineteen's achievements.
The White Maiden Temple's reputation was being promoted, and Xu Chengxian was very satisfied.
But he felt he could add more fuel to the fire.
So, he immediately flicked his horsetail whisk and called Ding Jia and Qiao Wu over.
In the next instant, two Yellow Turban Warriors appeared below the city wall.
Saying: “Greetings, Master Xu.”
“The two of you, don't be so polite.” Xu Chengxian smiled, “My family has a Night Watch God undergoing lightning tribulation, so I'll have to trouble you to watch over the people, lest they be affected by the lightning fire.”
“Yes.”
“Understood.”
Then the two warriors stood on either side of the porridge shed.
Although these two's combat power… can't even be talked about, their appearance was very intimidating.
Several feet tall, covered in golden light.
Each holding two large golden hammers, their eyes shining brightly, staring intently at the crowd.
Those who originally wanted to cut in line, get ahead, and bully the good and honest, immediately became honest.
Even the stewards of the aristocratic families, who were shouting and ordering around in the porridge shed, shrank their necks and dared not show off their power anymore.
“The one cooking the porridge, once the porridge in your pot is cooked, give me a bowl too.” Xu Chengxian stood on the city wall, smiling and saying downwards. “I want to see if it's cooked thick or not.”
“Immortal Master, rest assured!”
“Guaranteed to satisfy the Immortal Master!”
These people are the most adept at reading faces and knowing who they can't afford to offend.
They immediately poured rice into the pot.
Thin porridge could immediately become thick porridge.
Sprinkling dust and mixing stones into the pot, and other methods, they didn't dare to use them anymore.
Those were tricks that would be used in a real disaster year, to prevent people with food in their homes from coming to freeload on the disaster relief porridge.
But everyone knew what was going on in Lingzhou today.
There was no shortage of food at all.
The stewards were even more quick-witted and quickly sent the people following them back to the mansion to report.
The yamen runners didn't dare to move, but there were confidants sent by the Prefect, and of course, they quickly sent messages to the Prefect's mansion as well.
Actually, was there even a need to send a message?
This thunderous roar had already alarmed the entire Lingzhou City for hundreds of miles around.
The people who had become disaster victims were far less active than them, under the closed city gates, in front of the city walls, the atmosphere was suppressed, only because the lightning tribulation was approaching, there was a moment of commotion, after which everyone's eyes turned to the porridge shed again.
Until Xu Chengxian said he wanted to taste the porridge to see if it was thick enough, some people who heard the clues told them, and the numbness on their faces showed signs of fading.
Someone shouted that the White Maiden was merciful, and one after another, people followed suit.
“Very good.” Xu Chengxian nodded.
The rice for cooking porridge was from the wealthy families in the city, and the thanks were for their family's Little Cui.
This was very right.
Boom!
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning as thick as a giant python struck straight down from the sky.
The first tribulation lightning.
It's here.
This was the Heavenly Dao's test for cultivators.
Lightning flashed on Cat Nineteen's body, electric arcs coiled around it, each lightning strike made it tremble painfully, but a resilience and persistence seemed to straighten its back.
Transformation Pill, Spirit Replenishing Pill, all swallowed.
Boom!
Boom boom!
Lightning tribulation, several thunderbolts, fell one after another.
Without the slightest gap.
At that moment, the entire world seemed to stand still.
Only the dazzling light and deafening roar echoed between heaven and earth.
Cat Nineteen's body was completely wrapped in lightning, like a brilliant fireball, illuminating everything around it.
When the lightning dissipated.
Cat Nineteen's figure reappeared, its eyes were deeper, kneeling on one knee.
But it still raised its head, looking at the vortex in the sky.
The people stared blankly at the power of heaven and earth they had never seen before.
“Hey!”
In their ears, they suddenly heard a sigh.
“Everyone, don't be afraid.”
“General Nineteen is undergoing tribulation, so he will have stronger combat power.”
A voice spoke faintly, softly.
“With great strength, he will be better able to protect you on behalf of the White Maiden.”
Hearing these words, and looking at the figure that did not fall under the thunder, everyone seemed to feel the courage supported by faith, fighting against the power of heaven and earth.
Some people had already clasped their hands together, praying to Heaven to have mercy on Cat Nineteen.
“Wuwu! Immortal Master!” Someone suddenly howled and cried, “Brother Ni Er! Was also like this, wanting to protect us!”
If Brother Ni Er had such power, he wouldn't have died!
“Who is Brother Ni Er?” Xu Chengxian asked casually.
“They are heroes!” The man shouted loudly.
Ni Ergou, Zhao Daniu, Zhang Xiaohe… a dozen people, with carrying poles and bamboo poles, tried to set fire to and attack several wealthy households under the cover of night.
As a result, they were all killed.
Now their bodies are hanging inside the city wall, not allowed to be collected.
This man shouted out this matter, obviously seeking for the Immortal Master to speak up so that these people's bodies could be buried in peace.
Xu Chengxian could see it.
He also saw that this man below was not very brave, and even dared not actively ask for it.
Just as he was about to agree, he heard a sharp voice coming.
“Don't say it so nicely!”
“Immortal Master, as the saying goes, even an upright official can hardly settle family disputes, in my opinion, you should not interfere in this matter!”