harleyscars Chapter 82 I'd rather die of thirst than try worshipping the Dragon King
Chapter 82 I'd rather die of thirst than try worshipping the Dragon King
Shen Yi subconsciously looked at Eleven again. This guy was originally a constable. In order to follow his master's legacy of wandering the world and punishing evil and promoting good, he resolutely abandoned his wife and daughter and ran away from home.
Frankly speaking, this was a pretty despicable thing to do, comparable to that big-nosed pirate in One Piece who abandoned his family to pursue his dream. The difference is that the big-nosed pirate did it for his own pleasure, while Eleven, although he wronged his own family, genuinely wanted to do something for the world.
Shen Yi guessed that the reason he came to Luoshui Town in October was probably to find out the root cause of the severe drought over the past three years.
"Hey, Eleven, if I told you why it never rains in Luoshui Town, could you teach me some magic?"
Shen Yi moved closer to him and lowered his voice.
Now that we know the other party is a good person, there is no need to test him cautiously anymore. Although Eleven's magical power cannot compare with that of powerful beings like Fahai and Bai Suzhen, and he is not even as good as Xiaoqing, he is at least at the limit that ordinary people can reach. Perhaps because of this, it will be easier for him to learn.
"You know?"
Eleven looked at Shen Yi suspiciously. Didn't this kid say that he woke up and found himself in this place?
He always talked about needing money, but actually, he only took Shen Yi on the road to protect him. This Luoshui Town was really too dangerous; it was almost to the point of cannibalism.
"Know."
Shen Yi nodded repeatedly.
"Then how can you bear to watch the people of Luoshui Town suffer without saying a word?"
As they were talking, the two entered a small village. A hunched old woman, holding a bowl, asked them for water with trembling hands. This time, Shiyi didn't mention money. He took out his water bag and filled her bowl to the brim. Then he turned and glared angrily at Shen Yi.
Shen Yi: ……
Okay, okay, so you only bully honest people, huh?
"You win."
He could only speak irritably, "This Luoshui Town used to have good weather and abundant harvests, but in recent years, for some unknown reason, it suddenly started worshipping Guanyin. And not only that, they've stopped worshipping the Dragon King too! Do you think the Dragon King would be happy about that?"
eleven:???
real or fake?
Several villagers who had originally intended to come over and ask for some water were stunned and forgot to even ask for water.
"This...this Dragon King is too stingy!"
When Shiyi came to his senses, he was so angry that he kept blowing his beard. Just because people didn't worship you, you didn't let a drop of rain fall for three years?
"Since you're so stingy, can you please stop asking me for money?"
Shen Yi immediately retorted.
eleven:……
He really does have a cow.
"Young man, are you telling the truth?"
The surrounding villagers gathered around, their faces filled with anger—not at the Dragon King, but at Guanyin.
This is the simple pragmatism inherent in the Chinese people: I worship you, and you do things for me, but now you not only do nothing, but you also cause my family to be ruined and my life to be destroyed. How can I tolerate this?
"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?"
Shen Yi shrugged. That's how it was in the original story.
"Damn it! I'm going home right now to smash the Guanyin statue and replace it with the Dragon King's!"
"Yes, yes, smash it all!"
"That damned Guanyin, she's made us suffer so much!"
"No wonder it hasn't rained for three years; they've been praying to the wrong deity!"
eleven:……
Shen Yi: ……
No, can you guys not be so extreme? You just offended the Dragon King, and now you want to offend Guanyin?
"Wait, wait, wait!"
Shen Yi quickly stopped the indignant villagers, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. "Don't smash them! Can't we put the statues of the two deities on the table and worship them together?"
Before he could finish speaking, a series of notification sounds exploded in Shen Yi's mind—
[Shen Yi has joined the chat group!] ×5!
What the heck? Did Guanyin appear, or did the Dragon King appear?
Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and then a semi-transparent interface resembling a QQ chat group appeared in front of him.
[Kamen Rider Gabe]: At that time, the three of us flew into the air, and the three Rider Kicks sent Rango away... Huh, a newcomer?
【Pixel World War】: New players can claim their own red envelopes, then change their names. You're welcome.
[Pixel World War] has released 5 [Shen Yi's Memories] Red Envelopes!
……
Upon seeing the gleaming red envelope, Shen Yi's willpower instantly surrendered. No one can resist clicking on a red envelope, even if it only contains 0.01 yuan.
In an instant, a deluge of knowledge flooded into my mind—martial arts from the Condor Heroes world, magic from the Harry Potter world, T-virus research from the Resident Evil world, sword-wielding and ghost-walking techniques from the Bleach world, and spirit technology from the Origami Saga world…
Fifteen Shen Yis, fifteen worlds' memories and knowledge, all overlapped at this moment.
Shen Yi felt that his mind had never been so clear. Knowledge that he had once glanced at in books and forgotten was now as clear as if it were engraved in his bones; martial arts techniques that were once obscure and difficult to understand had also become clear and easy to grasp.
If I had this level of intelligence during my college entrance exam year, wouldn't I have been invincible?
"Eleven, let's go quickly."
When Shen Yi came to his senses, he saw that the villagers had gone home to prepare to set up the altar again, so he hurriedly urged Shiyi to run away.
"What? Wasn't it already resolved?"
The eleventh person was confused.
"Solve my ass! If the Dragon King still refuses to send rain, these unruly people will probably tie us up and sacrifice us to the heavens."
Shen Yi lowered his voice in annoyance. Judging from the way these people threatened to smash the statues of gods at the drop of a hat, they had no reverence left. If worshipping the Dragon King again didn't work, the first one to suffer would be him, the one who came up with the idea.
Eleven agreed wholeheartedly and, without saying another word, took him and ran outside.
However, the two had only run less than half a mile when the sky suddenly darkened, dark clouds surged in from all directions, and thunder rumbled through the clouds. Then—
Wow!
A torrential downpour descended from the sky, with large raindrops pounding on the parched earth, splashing up muddy spray.
Shen Yi: ……
eleven:……
This Dragon King is too temperamental! He just made people pay homage and then he left without even giving them a chance to adjust.
"Um... is it too late for us to go back now?"
The two took refuge in a dilapidated mountain god temple. Shen Yi wiped the rain off his face and muttered to himself that the villagers must be treating him like a living god right now, serving him good food and drink.
You're overthinking it.
Eleven wrung out his clothes as he casually remarked, "When it rains, they'll just think it's the Dragon King manifesting his power. What does it have to do with you? When you go back, they might just give you a bowl of water at most."
Ah this...
Good deeds don't always go unrewarded.
[School-Live!]: Huh? If that's the case, then those people would rather die of thirst than try worshipping the Dragon King in the past three years?
When he had some free time, Shen Yi opened the chat group and started spying. In this world, after learning about the existence of Xunzhigaoka Academy, Shen Yi decisively spent a lot of money to build a safe house. This was all thanks to the fact that he was the owner of a small company in this world—although he incurred a huge debt for it, it now seemed that he wouldn't have to pay it back.
The Legend of the White Snake: ...
That's... hard to refute.