sjar Chapter 52: Strange Ping'an Town
Chapter 52: Strange Ping'an Town
At the reminder of the Black Bull Demon, several thousand-year-old demons did not take action. Although they all wanted to occupy the Qihuang Mountain, it would be extremely foolish to act rashly without understanding the opponent's strength.
No more spiritual energy escapes from the Divine Palace.
The demons left one by one.
Gu Yuexi asked the system: "How much faith do I have left?"
She had used hundreds of thousands to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill, and had also spent a lot of faith power to add a few spiritual veins to the Shenque. Her faith power had shrunk rapidly, and was estimated to be less than ten thousand.
[Host has accumulated faith power: 3850 points]
Solving the drought caused her faith to surge by hundreds of thousands. Now she probably won't have such an opportunity anymore, and she needs the faith of more people.
She fixed her eyes on the water mirror.
Qingchan Temple is located in Ping'an Town, dozens of miles away from the county seat. After Huowa and Shuiwa arrived in Ping'an Town, they immediately discovered something was wrong.
The town's streets were deserted.
Desolate and deathly silent.
"Where did all the people in the town go?" Huowa and Shuiwa asked at the same time.
After three years of severe drought, it has finally ended. Now is a critical period for people to rebuild their homes and seek ways to survive.
How is it possible that there is no one on the street?
"Bang bang bang!"
The two kids randomly found a house on the street, and Shuiwa went up and knocked on the door.
"Cough cough!" A heart-wrenching cough came from inside, followed by several heavy gasps, as if the person inside was seriously ill.
Shuiwa knocked on the door again.
This time the door was opened.
The person who opened the door was a young man in his thirties.
The man was wearing grey clothes, his cheeks were sunken, his eyes were dark, and his lips were abnormally pale. It was obvious that he was seriously ill. His legs trembled as he walked, like an old man.
"You...you...you monsters!"
When the man opened the door, he suddenly saw two blessed little kids. He rubbed his eyes, then suddenly screamed and ran away.
Shuiwa quickly stepped aside to block his way.
"Don't panic, we are not monsters!"
"How is this possible!" The man pointed at her in fear and trembling, "You suddenly got in front of me. How can a human being do this?"
He knelt down and kowtowed: "Monster Grandma, please spare us. Our family has been infected with an epidemic and it is not good to eat."
"We don't eat people!" Huowa emphasized.
The man looked in disbelief.
"We are the boys serving the Golden Saint Goddess, the mountain spirit of the Golden Saint Mountain Range. When the Goddess saw that Ping'an Town was filled with deathly aura, she thought that the people were in trouble, so she specially asked us to come and rescue them." Shuiwa thought of the weirdness in the town and found a reason that was closely related to the people.
"Yes, you can call us Fairchildren. We just want to find a family to ask why there are no pedestrians on the street."
Huowa echoed.
"God?" Li Danian's body trembled, and he suddenly thought of the rumors in the town.
It is said that before the drought ended, the shadow of an immortal appeared in the sky, but disappeared in an instant. Li Danian did not see it with his own eyes, and he always thought it was a rumor made up by everyone to be happy about the end of the drought.
When he thought about the fact that this little girl had the ability to teleport, could it be that there really were gods in this world? Li Danian was filled with disbelief.
"You get up first." Shuiwa used his spiritual power to lift him up.
"We have no ill intentions. We just want to get to know you about the situation in the town."
"As long as you tell us the situation in the town, we will report to the Queen Mother and ask her to rescue you." In order to gain his trust, Huowa promised.
"Are you really gods? How can there be gods in this world?" Li Danian was in a daze, shocked and surprised, with a barely perceptible surprise in his heart.
Deep down, he longed for a god to appear and save the people.
"What exactly happened in this town? Why are the streets empty?" Shuiwa asked.
She and Huowa saw an overwhelming aura of death outside the town, which proved that the epidemic among the people was not naturally caused.
Perhaps it has something to do with the dead air hanging over the town.
Li Danian still had some doubts about the identities of the two children, but he held a hope in his heart that if there really were gods in the world, they might really be able to be saved.
Seeing that his expression had relaxed, Huo Wa and Shui Wa stopped asking questions and gave him time to think.
"Cough, cough!" Li Danian covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves and spat out a mouthful of blood, which flowed down his sleeves to the ground.
He was gasping for breath, with a painful expression on his face.
This is a desperate feeling of near-death!
Shuiwa condensed a ball of water-blue spiritual power and injected it into his body.
Li Danian was shocked on the spot. He felt that his internal organs that were about to be torn apart were relieved. A cool and soft ball of light moistened his throat, which was in great pain when he spoke.
They...really have the means to save people.
Li Danian's voice was no longer as hoarse and unpleasant as before. He told the two children about the situation in the town: "The ancients said that after a severe drought there will be a severe epidemic. Not long after the drought ended, some people in the town suddenly developed sores on their bodies. The doctor took a look and found that they were infected with the epidemic."
"The word spread quickly, and eventually all the people in the town were infected with the disease. At first, we were full of hope that the court would send people to save us, but after waiting for a long time, no one came."
"The county magistrate didn't say anything either. The entire Ping'an Town seemed to have been abandoned. The people had no desire to live and could only return home and wait to die. That's why no one took to the streets."
"The most important thing is that more than half of the people in the town died during the drought, and many of the remaining people also died from the disease."
"There are probably only about 300 to 500 people left in the entire town now."
"thump!"
Li Danian knelt on the ground and begged, kowtowed: "Please save us, two immortal children. The people are suffering and plagued by diseases. If the plague is not over in a few days, Ping'an Town will probably become an empty town."
"Don't worry, we will report the situation to the Golden Saint Mother. She is kind and compassionate and will definitely help us."
Shuiwa nodded.
Li Danian was ecstatic. He had personally experienced the fairy child's abilities. Not only could she move her body instantly, but she could also alleviate the pain brought by the epidemic. It seemed that the magical powers of the Golden Saint Goddess mentioned by the fairy child should be even greater.
"Thank you, fairy boy. I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of the people in this town!"
He knelt down and kowtowed several times.
Shui Wa asked Li Danian again: "Do you know Qingchan Temple?"
"Qingchan Temple is in Ping'an Town. Do you two fairy children want to go to Qingchan Temple?"
Li Danian thought of the three years of drought when people went to Qingchan Temple to kneel and pray to Buddha for rain, but unfortunately there was no effect.
When the epidemic broke out, some people went to burn incense and pray, but those who were infected with the epidemic still died.
They knew that even Buddha could not solve such serious disasters as drought and epidemics.
However, today he felt saved.
According to what the two fairies said, their queen can solve the epidemic. This is undoubtedly great news for the people in the town.
"Then do you know what strange things happened in Qingchan Temple?" Huowa asked.
"I don't know about that. There was a three-year drought and I was sick for three years. After the drought ended, I contracted an epidemic and couldn't even leave the house." Li Danian responded sadly.
Huowa and Shuiwa were about to leave. Shuiwa said to Li Danian, "Let's go to Qingchan Temple first. Don't worry, we will report the situation in the town to the queen when we return. With her help, the epidemic in the town will surely disappear."