When Xu Zhengyang woke up, the first thing that came to his mind was this somewhat absurd possibility.
Oh, please don’t get me wrong, Xu Zhengyang has never read any online novels at all, and he doesn’t even know how to use a computer. The reason why he knows the popular term “time travel” is because a few of his buddies who are still in college read back
When I arrived in the village, I told him some stories from online novels.
However, when he opened his eyes and saw the dirty roof beams covered with spider webs, and then smelled the unique smell of the temple, he was dejected but somewhat fortunate to know that he had not traveled through time.
Still alive and staying in the Earth Temple.
Then, as if he had been pricked by a needle, Xu Zhengyang jumped up, quickly took two steps back, then stared at the weird old man sitting on the god's steps, and asked in surprise and some caution: "You are
who?"
"Land." The old man replied weakly, his eyebrows drooping.
"Land?" Xu Zhengyang scratched his head, why such a weird name? Looking at the old man's shabby clothes and honest face, Xu Zhengyang thought that this old man was probably a poor man with mental problems who ran away from home.
So he no longer had doubts and fears. He shook his head and sighed, walked forward and squatted next to the old man, took out a cigarette with a smile, handed one over, and asked: "Old man, where are you from?"
The old man shook his head and did not take Xu Zhengyang's cigarette. He hesitated and said, "This is my home."
"Ahem...Okay, is there anyone else in your family?"
"Gone."
Xu Zhengyang was a little discouraged for a while, and he lit a cigarette and smoked. Looking outside the temple, the heavy rain was still falling. He thought that when the rain stopped, he would take the old man to the village committee and let the village cadres contact him.
Go to the township police station and try to find the old man's family or home address before sending him away.
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang's eyes were dazzled, and he didn't see where the old man took out a palm-sized piece of white jade and held it in his hand. He looked at it and then looked up at Xu Zhengyang and said, "Xu Zhengyang?"
"Um...huh? Do you know me?"
The old man muttered: "I belong to the local land. Isn't it easy to know who you are, silly boy."
"What did you say?" Xu Zhengyang was so shocked that he sat down on the ground, hurriedly rubbed back a few times to distance himself from the old man, then looked at the clay statue on the god's steps, and then at the old man, involuntarily
asked: "Are you...the earth god in this temple?"
"Yeah." The old man nodded.
Xu Zhengyang couldn't calm down for a while. He sat on the ground and froze for a long time before he stammered: "Old man, please don't talk nonsense..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? If it weren't for the old man, would you have survived being struck by lightning?"
"This..." Xu Zhengyang thought that he had indeed been struck by lightning before, but now his body was intact, even his clothes were in good condition, and this weird old man actually knew him. After feeling surprised, he believed the person in front of him.
The old man is indeed the God of the land! After all, it seems that there is no other explanation for this kind of thing except that God can do it. So he bravely said: "Well, thank you for saving my life, look back, look back
I’m here to burn incense and make offerings to you…”
"No need." The old man shook his head.
Xu Zhengyang didn't know what to say for a while and didn't dare to go out. Well, he met the legendary god! In what lifetime has this been a legend? In today's world, atheism has long been popularized in every corner.
How could I be so lucky to meet a god?
After a long while, Xu Zhengyang stammered: "Um, sir... If nothing happens, I'll leave first. Oh, in the future, if you need any help from me, just say, I, I,
I will repay you with the kindness of a drop of water..." As he spoke, Xu Zhengyang stood up and moved towards the bicycle near the wall, ready to run away.
"Wait a minute." The old man suddenly said.
Xu Zhengyang stopped immediately and did not dare to move.
The old man tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "Since you said you want to help me, then I want to die now, can you help me die?"
"What?" Xu Zhengyang was confused by the old man's words and said awkwardly: "Old man, um, why are you doing this? It's better to die than live..."
"Stop talking nonsense." The old man stared, as if he had made up his mind, and said angrily: "If you hadn't gotten into the temple and blocked one third of the thunder, I would have been happy.
You're dead, aren't you ruining my good deeds? You didn't make me die, so I have to spend all my energy to save you... I have accumulated more than two hundred years of magical power, and finally attracted the thunder from the sky, so you kid can do it
It’s a good thing that’s broken!”
Where is this going? Xu Zhengyang bit his lower lip hard - it hurt!
"Help?" the old man said angrily with eyes wide open. It looked like he was going to pounce on Xu Zhengyang and bite this heartless guy twice if Xu Zhengyang didn't agree.
"No, old man, what's wrong with you to seek death?" Xu Zhengyang quickly waved his hands to persuade: "Don't be angry, relax. If you feel that no one believes you now, no one will offer you offerings and burn incense, then
I will come to burn incense for you every day from now on. If you think this temple is dilapidated, ahem, I have no money now. When I have money, I will renovate this temple for you..."
"Do I need you to help me do this?" The old man interrupted Xu Zhengyang.
"This..." Xu Zhengyang was speechless. It was true. He was a god. If he wanted to build a house, wouldn't it be easy? But why did he have to seek death? Could it be that he was tired of living? He thought
Here, Xu Zhengyang asked cautiously: "Then why are you so confused?"
The old man sighed and said, "Oh, I'm tired of living."
No? You can guess this...Xu Zhengyang looked at the old man in disbelief.
"Can you help?"
"This...how can I help?" Xu Zhengyang asked in embarrassment.
"I will give you all my power, and you will be the god of the land..." The old man said in a surprising way.
Then Xu Zhengyang was shocked again, his mouth opened so wide that his chin almost dropped to the floor.
"Don't want to be a god?"
"No, no..." Xu Zhengyang shook his head hastily. Who doesn't want to be a god? The problem is...Xu Zhengyang's small businessman's character makes him habitually careful with his budget. Looking at the appearance of this old man, he has been miserable enough, and even got into it.
The work is so boring, which shows that working as a land god is not a good job. Thinking of this, Xu Zhengyang said awkwardly: "Old man, please relax, the days will be long in the future, right? Who hasn't been unhappy?
At that time, as the saying goes, every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite...".
The old man glared and said, "Stop talking nonsense, can you help me?"
"Don't be angry, don't be angry." Xu Zhengyang said quickly: "You let me become the God of the Earth, and you can just throw it away and leave?"
"Yes." The old man nodded and said: "When a lightning struck me, my soul flew away. I have no body. Once my supernatural power is gone, I will naturally die... Oh, by the way, you don't have to worry about yourself in the future.
It's hard for you to die like me. After all, you have a physical body. If you don't reach the realm of an emperor in the future, it will be over once your physical body dies."
"Who the hell wants to die because of something wrong with their brains?" Xu Zhengyang thought in his heart, but said: "As the saying goes, no reward will be given without reward. Am I not taking advantage of you?"
The old man shook his head quickly and said, "No, no, you are doing me a favor."
"Old man, you are a god. If you really want to give me your power, you don't need to discuss it with me?"
"Hey, you can't say that. After all this time in this world, I have never done anything wrong, and I will never force others to do anything. This is a matter of principle."
Xu Zhengyang raised his eyebrows and thought that his guess was indeed correct. The profession of land god is not a good thing. Otherwise, how could this old man say "forcibly making things difficult for others"?
Probably seeing what Xu Zhengyang was thinking, the old man waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, the land god is also a god after all. If you, a mortal, can become one, there will only be benefits and no harm. Oh, by the way, the rest of my
This little bit of divine power can, at best, allow you to become half an earth god, which is considered a part-time job."
"Can I refuse?"
"no."
"You always force me to do something difficult..."
"Ahem..." The old man coughed twice, covering up his embarrassment, and said: "At least, you can repay me for saving your life."
"Yes." Xu Zhengyang curled his lips with a grimace. After thinking about it carefully, he had no choice but to look at the old man's appearance. If he really wanted to refuse, something might happen. So he simply closed his eyes and raised his hands.
Standing at the table, Dayi said calmly: "In this case, I, Xu Zhengyang, have to be righteous and cannot repay the kindness without repaying it, so I should repay the kindness. Grandma's, whether it's life or death, weighs more than a hundred pounds. Come, give it to me, you can do whatever you want.
I……"
He originally thought that the other party was a god after all, and since he was so wronged, he had to show some kindness and love and let him go.
Unexpectedly, when the old man saw that Xu Zhengyang was such a bachelor, he no longer hesitated. He immediately raised his hand and pointed a finger in the air. A faint golden light poured out from his fingers softly and went straight into the center of Xu Zhengyang's eyebrows. In an instant,
The light disappeared in the blink of an eye. Xu Zhengyang felt a wave of heat pouring into his eyebrows, instantly spreading to his whole body and returning to his mind.
"Okay?" Xu Zhengyang opened his eyes and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Holy crap, did you really do this to me?"
The old man smiled kindly and nodded, with satisfaction and relief written on his wrinkled old face.
Xu Zhengyang moved his limbs and felt his body. It seemed that there was nothing serious. He simply thought that even if he could repay the old man for saving his life and let him fulfill his dying wish, it would be considered a good deed.
Son. As for whether the earth god's profession is good or bad, that's another matter. At worst, after he dies, can't he just stop doing his job as the earth god?
"This is the 'local record', which contains the household registration records of the entire township's land and people and animals." The old man handed the white jade stone in his hand to Xu Zhengyang and said: "There are mysteries in this 'local record', of course.
, With the way the world is now, I don’t think you will have the chance to understand it in this life. Also, you don’t have enough divine power now. You are only half an earth god, so you can’t open this ‘local record’...”
I thought it was some kind of magic weapon. After fussing for a long time, it was a useless thing. Xu Zhengyang curled his lips and took it. Unexpectedly, as soon as he took it, the thing turned into a stream of light and disappeared into his hand. Xu Zhengyang was so surprised that he said "Ah!"
A cry came out.
"Don't worry, I just recognized my master." The old man's voice was much lower, as if he was unable to do what he wanted, and his figure began to change, drifting and faint, as if he was about to disappear at any time.
When Xu Zhengyang saw that the old man was like this, he realized that most likely his soul would dissipate, and he quickly asked: "Old man, what's the point of being a god? What should I do?"
"Oh... whatever you want." The old man's figure had gradually disappeared, and he seemed not to want to answer Xu Zhengyang's words. He just said softly and softly: "God, if you don't want to do it, you don't have to do it..."
"Hey, please speak clearly. What's going on?"
"Gods have long become legends among legends... I have no nostalgia for them anymore, I am too lonely..."
Xu Zhengyang watched helplessly as the old man's figure finally disappeared into the temple. Monk Zhang Er was scratching his head as he recalled what the old man had said: What legends are not legendary? Isn't this nonsense? Immortals are things in legends; you don't.
Lost your nostalgia? Do you live lonely?
This is none of my business. What I asked was how to become a god. Please tell me how to use this magical power!