In just one stick of incense, it went from drizzle to heavy downpour. The people who were soaked by the rain were not complaining, but were all boiling.
"It's raining! It's raining!"
"God opens your eyes!"
"God bless! God bless!"
Many people raised their heads and yelled.
Some were too excited and danced incoherently on the spot, but from their eyes, you can feel the unconcealable joy.
"Prime Minister, do you want to continue this ritual?"
Xun You smiled and asked next to him, but it was just a symbolic question. Xun You had been very depressed these days. Now he opened his hands and embraced the pouring rain. He was soaked all over, but he said no in his heart.
Clear and refreshing.
Cao Cao bit his lips and clenched his fists. You can imagine his excitement, not only because the fire was about to be extinguished, but also because he saw something called hope in Jiang Wan, a young man.
Recalling that since the defeat of Chibi, Yi Xiaotian has never been harsh on himself. No, not only has he not been harsh on himself, he has done many things invisibly and has never pointed them out, but Cao Cao has slowly
Realized that this was how Yi Xiaotian helped himself.
It's time to cheer up.
Whether he is making a revolutionary equipment like horseshoes or sending a great talent like Jiang Wan to him, this is Yi Xiaotian's way of reminding himself: it's time to cheer up.
"Thank you, Brother Yi..."
Silently remembering this kindness, Cao Cao mocked himself and said:
"Now that things have happened, Cao Cao, can you still sort out what you owe Brother Yi?"
——
Jiang Wan breathed a long sigh of relief, looked at the carnival crowd under the altar, and said to the men and women who looked a little scared on the side:
"This rain is naturally due to your contribution. After the cleanup in the city is completed, the Prime Minister will build new houses for you and purchase necessary items for your homes. I know that you all lost your homes in the fire.
Please rest assured on this point."
"Many...thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"
"Haha... don't call me Zhenren. My name is Jiang Wan. I am a counselor in the Prime Minister's army. If you need anything else, just call me by my name in the future."
Jiang Wan took off his crown, untied his long clothes, and waved his hands to the men and women in front of him who were kowtowing constantly and crying bitterly, indicating that they could go back to reunite with their families.
This scene was seen by Cao Cao on the side, and Cao Cao was a little surprised:
"Gong Yan...are these people all homeless?"
Realizing that it was Cao Cao who asked the question, Jiang Wan quickly turned around and replied respectfully:
"That's right. It's not the boy and girl who have the same horoscope as the rumor. We have just entered the city. How can we have so much time to look for such a coincidence?"
Cao Cao seemed quite satisfied with this. He patted Jiang Wan on the shoulder and said nothing.
"Speaking of which, did you learn this skill of praying for rain from the kit?"
Speaking of the kit again, Jiang Wan looked at Cao Cao and found that Cao Cao's eyes were full of longing. He also personally felt the wonders of the kit. Jiang Wan was already convinced of the legend of Yi Xiaotian's kit.
Already.
"At first it was hard for me to believe that your husband had expected this step. I can only say... that the prime minister is truly blessed by God for his help."
"Hahahaha! I think so too, hahahaha!"
Hearing Jiang Wan's compliment, Cao Cao was so happy that he laughed heartily and devilishly.
What is completely contrary to the happy scene on the altar is the Zhang clan members who are still in a state of bondage under the altar - to describe their feelings at this moment is to describe their feelings as disheartened, which is even a little understatement.
A deathly silence spread between them.
Especially Zhang Gui, who never came to the altar until the rain fell just now, except for the sound of breathing, he made no sound.
What about Zhang Yong and Zhang Fu? They were already timid. When they saw the thunder and lightning in the sky accompanied by the heavy rain, they already believed that they were sinners. They held their heads and knelt in the direction of the altar.
Kowtowing was like pounding garlic, Zhang Fu and Zhang Yong's mouths were full of words of repentance, and the tears of regret mixed with the rain made them especially embarrassed.
At this time, a figure walked slowly from the altar.
Zhang Fu, Zhang Yong and the others, as well as many Zhang family members, were frightened so much that they screamed, thinking that their lives were about to end. However, they did not know that Jiang Wan's true methods were far more terrifying than letting them die.
Da da--
Zhang Wei raised his head because he saw the feet in front of him.
The person you saw when you looked up had a stern face and calm eyes.
"I lost, can you tell me...why God chose you instead of me? I want to know...otherwise..."
Zhang Wei's lips turned white, and his face looked haggard and unnatural.
The rain fell from their cheeks, and he, with his disheveled hair, looked like a sea urchin that had swollen after absorbing water.
After asking this question, Jiang Wan understood that the person in front of him was already dead in reality.
Suddenly he remembered what he had seen many years ago, which was said to be a picture of the immortals of the Five Dou Rice Sect, all of whom were visiting the immortal world - so Jiang Wan asked:
"Now that things have come to this, is it possible that you still want to dismember your corpse and become an immortal?"
"Although I...have committed a crime, but...if I can get a reason, a reason why God abandons me, maybe...I can still repent?"
Zhang Wei smiled dully, his voice was frightened, and his tone was pale and feeble.
"Then let me tell you the truth, there is no god here, and the rituals are just for show. If your Zhang family has been operating in Hanzhong for so many years, and there are really people who often go to the fields to work with the farmers, they won't be so stupid.
I couldn’t even predict the fact that there are rain clouds in the sky today and it will rain tonight.”
"Being divorced from reality and being arrogant and arrogant is the reason why you and your so-called master Zhang Lu were defeated by Mr. Zhang Lu."
"But don't worry, you won't die. No god will care about your guilt. What you really want to shame are the innocent people who died in the fire and the poor homeless people!"
"Spend the rest of your life in exchange for their forgiveness!"
——
Maybe, this is called heart-killing.
Perhaps the most thorough way to destroy a person is to destroy his faith.
It is a pity that in this era, how many people can clearly recognize the insurmountable gap between ignorant beliefs and real real life?
"Farmer? Haha..."
"Don't you know? It's going to rain today?"
When Zhang Wei turned around and looked at his clansmen, he had completely collapsed.
"Second uncle...you...what's wrong with you?"
"It's going to rain today! Don't any of you know about it!!"
"I know - I only have three acres of idle land in my home, but... I know for sure. It's a pity that Tianshi's home has ten thousand acres of fertile land, but he turns a blind eye to these obvious things."
A voice that Zhang Wei never wanted to hear came from far away.
Zhang Wei raised his eyes stiffly and looked at the figures in the distance.
Xia Houyuan helped Li Xiu, whose clothes were in tatters and had some black spots on his body, to walk slowly.
Li Xiu is not dead.
Probably, this was the last critical blow to Zhang Gui——.
"Second uncle fainted! Who is coming...who is coming to save him! Come...someone is coming quickly!"
