The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 178 Prelude to the Imperial Examination (IV)

But soon, Wang Dongdong came running back in a hurry, holding the spiritual message in his hand with a look of surprise on his face.

Liu Sheng also raised his head from the spiritual message and looked at Wang Dongdong in the same surprise and suspicion.

"Did you receive the news too?" Wang Dongdong asked.

"Yeah." Liu Sheng nodded.

"My parents heard it from my relatives in the court." Wang Dongdong first stated the source of the information.

"I heard what my master said." Liu Sheng said.

Wang Dongdong already knew that Liu Sheng had participated in the legendary "Huaishan Training Camp", so he naturally knew that Liu Sheng's information was accurate.

In this case, the news is absolutely true.

"This is too sudden. They said only four days before the examination that the focus would be on theology..." Wang Dongdong said dejectedly. It was obvious that he had not made any preparations in this regard.

Liu Sheng was also shocked. Although he had expected it, he didn't expect it to be such a complete bias.

Originally, he thought that he only needed to remind the Supreme God, but after listening to what Ling Yuke said, Liu Sheng felt something was not good and started to check for deficiencies and make up for them yesterday.

Since the first year of the manifestation of the gods, people have only known how to delve into spiritual practice and the strange. There is really not much research on the Supreme God. After all, who would do research on a god who is so high up?

And I don’t know where to start doing research.

It is no wonder that His Majesty wants to "revive theology".

Although Liu Sheng had lost her faith in the Supreme God, she could understand the court's thoughts.

"Telling us now is at least better than finding out in the exam room." Liu Sheng murmured.

"If it was in the examination room, I don't know how many students would have hanged themselves on the spot." Wang Dongdong shook his head, a little mad, "And what exactly is the study of the gods? Who can explain it clearly?"

"What Ling Yuke said about 'revitalizing theology, revising divine books, and building divine temples' could be a direction." Liu Sheng reminded.

"Besides, it's a good thing that there is no so-called true theology now."

"How can it be a good thing? There is not even any review material." Wang Dongdong smiled bitterly.

"This way, everyone is on the same starting line, no matter if they are from aristocratic families or poor families." Liu Sheng's eyes were solemn. "It all depends on how well everyone can prepare in these four days."

"Besides, since it's a new subject, the questions won't be that difficult..."

……

That night, the city of Chang'an was particularly restless.

Not only because of the thunderstorm that lasted all night, but also because of the rapid spread of the news.

Many young men from aristocratic families who had some connections in the court, like Wang Dongdong, received the news and discussed strategies with their elders all night long.

The lights in the aristocratic mansions in Chang'an City remained on all night.

The poor students who had no connections also saw a new notice posted on the bulletin board at the entrance of the Ministry of Rites on the second day. It not only mentioned that this imperial examination would be biased towards the study of "gods", but also directly stated that the court wanted to "revitalize theology, revise divine books, and build temples". It hoped that all students could speak freely in the examination and offer suggestions to the court.

It can be considered as achieving a certain degree of fairness.

The students were all at a loss as to what this change meant, and they racked their brains to figure out what "God" actually meant.

Although the Supreme God is in the sky every day and the students have always maintained contact with him and can therefore obtain spiritual energy for practice, no one has carefully thought about the purpose of his existence.

The existence of the Supreme God is existence, is there anything else to explore?

As a result, the incense burning at the temples and Taoist temples in Chang'an City suddenly became prosperous.

After the appearance of the Supreme God, Buddhism and Taoism began to decline, gradually lost their popularity, and Taoist priests and nuns as well as monks and nuns almost all disappeared.

In the end, only one or two people were left in each temple and Taoist temple. They were forced by the imperial court to stay there as historical relic maintenance personnel and were supported by the imperial court. Their daily tasks were to clean the place, explain history to tourists, and occasionally tell fortunes.

This job is easy and stable, and many young people even have a yearning for it. However, the need to deeply study Buddhism and Taoism, two religions that have no market in this era, still scares away many people.

Now that the economy is reviving, those who remain behind have become exhausted.

As for why students are going to temples and Taoist temples now, it is not to burn incense and worship Buddha for last-minute preparation, but because Buddhism and Taoism have a long history and have a fairly complete system of gods. Perhaps by studying this, they can draw inferences from one instance to another and deepen their understanding of the Supreme God.

There is another group of people who focus on the latter and believe that the focus should not be on analyzing the gods, but on thinking about how to boost the reverence and faith in the Supreme God.

Liu Sheng is also among them.

She thought about it for a whole day and finally figured it out. The so-called "revitalizing theology, revising divine books, and building divine temples" was, in the final analysis, to strengthen the belief in the Supreme God and allow more people to embrace the Supreme God.

But for her, thinking about this matter was extremely painful and unsolvable.

After all, she didn't believe it.

How can an unbeliever teach others to believe? It is too difficult. Moreover, it is strange why the court now feels the need to boost faith.

It is obvious that people have always had great reverence and faith in the Supreme God.

[Perhaps the court realized that there are more and more people like us who do not believe in the Supreme God. ]

One of them, Liu Sheng, accidentally told the truth.

[Who else but us would not believe it? ]

【Nangong Wan.】

What are the characteristics?

[The Trickster...]

[I guess that once you have the power of another power system, you will gradually lose the connection with the Supreme God, that is, you will no longer believe in it. ]

[The same should be true for Wen Weilan, after all, she is already our follower. ]

[So, the Tricksters do not believe in the Supreme God, but there are not many of them, right? ]

[What about the ghost hunters? Is this group big enough? ]

[How many of the strange things we have come into contact with are from other worlds? If you enter these ghost dens from other worlds while hunting ghosts, such as the "Star Chasing Journey" we entered last time, and Nangong Wan's "Red Star Primary School", you may be able to eliminate the obstacles of knowledge and know that the Supreme God is not a universal god, and may not even be a so-called "god". ]

So maybe we just don’t know, but some ghost hunters are actually beginning to have doubts about this?

What happens if faith decreases?

[Something extremely terrible must have happened, otherwise the court would not have been so anxious to start doing this.]

……

The day before.

On the distant and desolate Great Wall in the North, a streak of bright white fire quickly streaked across the eternally dark night and fell obliquely in the southwest.

A middle-aged woman with handsome features was sitting on the edge of the city wall, looking at the tail feathers of the fire dissipating in the air, and the stars dotted across the sky, like a dream.

“That’s Mobei, the Land of Falling,” the woman murmured.

Suddenly, a dark wolfskin cloak was draped over her shoulders from behind. It was warm from being baked by charcoal fire and blessed by thermal runes, and was particularly precious in this never-ending snowstorm.

The woman turned her head to look.

The husband's face looked even paler and older due to the wind and frost, but he still smiled gently as he looked at the woman.

Suddenly, there were a few coughs.

The woman stood up anxiously: "You ran out when you were seriously injured?"

"It doesn't matter. Otherwise, how could we see such a beautiful scenery." The husband looked at the woman without blinking, as if he meant something.

The woman's face, which had become particularly fair due to not seeing the sun for a long time, instantly turned red: "We are already an old couple, so stop talking so slickly."

"It's because we're an old married couple that we need to talk more." The husband disagreed, a weak smile on his face, "While we can still talk a few more words."

The woman heard the ominous meaning and said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, we can all live a hundred years."

"Shizhi is still waiting for us to go back in Chang'an." she said again.

The husband shook his head and coughed heavily a few times. The woman quickly patted his back and took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Are you going to set off again in a few hours?" asked the husband.

"Well, there's something restless making a move again." A cold light flashed in the woman's eyes.

The two looked at the darkness north of the Great Wall together. It seemed to be constantly changing its shape, as if it had life.

The wind and snow were so strong that even the face of the God in the sky could not be seen clearly.

"Ahem, be careful."

"it is good."

"Come back soon."

"Okay, wait until I come back."

"……it is good."

(End of this chapter)