Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 39: Three Rules, Let's Dance

At this time, someone opened the cage lid.

It was already bright outside, and the dazzling morning light shone into the cage. The eels were afraid of the light, and Tian Liangzi was so dazzled that he couldn't see anything clearly.

It took him a while to regain his sight, and he saw a boy and girl, as well as a cat and a leopard surrounding the cage, happily admiring their own embarrassment.

"Hey, look who this is." The civet cat has the most vicious tongue, gloating and saying, "Why does he look so familiar?"

Although the red leopard cannot speak, its leopard smile with bared teeth and squinting eyes is full of mockery.

"You attacked by surprise and broke the rules!" Tian Liangzi was also a hot-tempered man, so he could not help but curse, "Let me out if you dare. I can easily defeat the four of you alone!"

"Oh my, I'm so scared..." The civet cat said sarcastically, causing the leopard to burst into laughter.

Although Ren Yuan and A Yao didn't laugh out loud, they were trying their best to smile.

Tian Liangzi wasn't bragging, his strength was indeed above A Yao, otherwise Ren Yuan wouldn't have cut poor Liu Zhongjun's hair into a buzz cut...

However, Ren Yuan would not give him a chance to fight one-on-one.

"You'd better think of a way to get out of there first." Ren Yuan sneered.

"Boy, don't be complacent. You can trap me for a while, but you can't trap me forever. This cage is made of branches of Liu Zhongjun, right?" Tian Liangzi also calmed down and said calmly: "When I was dealing with it, your grandfather was not even born yet."

"I wasn't born either..." Senior Sister suddenly said in a low voice without any reason.

"That old tree demon survived the lightning strike, so the branches contain the power of heavenly thunder that can restrain us." Tian Liangzi ignored her and said to himself: "But when these willow branches dry up, their magic power will be lost, and I can easily escape."

"Haha, we don't plan to keep you trapped forever." Ren Yuan said with a smile: "We will go to the town to set up a stall to sell you. Who knows who will buy you."

"It must be the Zhang's Bakery in town. Their fried eel shreds are the most famous." The civet cat drooled, "The big pancake is so authentic..."

"You, you guys! Don't go too far!" Tian Liangzi, who had always been fearless, actually became scared after hearing this. He no longer had the arrogance he had when he was first caught.

The reason is simple, he is He Bo, he absolutely cannot afford to lose face like that.

If such a kind and honest man like him were really put into a fish basket and sold to a restaurant, he would definitely become the laughing stock of the surrounding area.

Once he loses face, how can he survive in the village? Who will come to his temple to burn incense? Without the money from incense, how can he support so many wives?

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During this period of time, Ren Yuan, based on his own experience, has realized the weaknesses of gods, at least country gods - when you step onto the altar, the thing you fear most is falling off the altar.

He also realized another rule of survival, that is, those who are barefoot should never be afraid of those who wear shoes, because once you are afraid, you will lose even the last chance of winning.

To put it simply in eight words, don't be afraid when things get tough, just do it.

That was why he boldly decided to catch the fish in the cage, without worrying that the other party would get angry and the fish would be killed.

Seeing Tian Liangzi panic, Ren Yuan sneered, "Who is it that has been provoking us again and again? And you dare to say that we are going too far?"

"You were the ones who crossed the line first!"

“The question is, when did we draw the line?”

"It has been divided, but it's just with the community god..." When Tianliangzi said this, his confidence was obviously lacking.

"To put it bluntly, you just don't take our Mountain God Temple seriously!" Ren Yuan raised his voice and said, "This is the root of everything!"

"It's not too late to divide it now..." Tianliangzi became very reasonable.

"You are such a hero!" the civet cat praised.

“……”Tian Liangzi looked at it in confusion, not knowing what was good about himself?
"Because a wise man never suffers a loss in front of him." The civet cat teased.

Tian Liangzi's mouth twitched and he ignored the foul-mouthed cat. At this time, Ren Yuan said: "Dividing the sphere of influence is a good idea to resolve friction. But we have to make three rules first."

"Tell me about it." Tian Liangzi nodded.

"First, the grudge between the two sides is settled today, and no one is allowed to cause any more trouble." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice:

"That's no problem. I swear on the Jiuqu River that I will never retaliate." Tian Liangzi vowed.

"No need." Ren Yuan waved his hand and said, "If you still want to fight, let's continue. At the end of the day, at worst, we'll both be dead and the pot will be clean!"

"Alas, young people should not be so hot-tempered." Tianliangzi was really intimidated by his family and wealth. He smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I didn't want to make a fuss too much. Last time I did it mainly to appease the teacher."

"Okay, the second one." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice: "The people can trust whoever they want and invite whoever they want, and both sides will not interfere with each other."

"Well..." Tian Liangzi looked at A Yao and said, "Little girl, you don't have the aura of incense anymore. Could it be that you no longer practice Taoism?"

"Of course." A-Yao nodded and said, "The wishes of thousands of people are tied to one person. It's too heavy a burden."

"So a kind heart can't make you a god." Tian Liangzi actually agreed and said, "It's because my heart is not hard enough that I have to suffer so much."

Since the two parties no longer have to compete for incense, there is no fundamental conflict of interest. Moreover, in Tianliangzi's view, he is the one who gets the better deal, so he readily agreed to this clause.

Tian Liangzi asked again: "What about the last one?"

"You have to release those women you forcibly married and promise not to force the people to contribute their children in the future." Ren Yuan then stated the third condition.

"Well..." Tianliangzi looked embarrassed.

"Since you are worshipped by the people, you should protect the peace of the area instead of treating them as livestock and oppressing them to death!" Ren Yuan's face darkened when he saw this, and he said fiercely: "If you don't agree to this, we will fight to the death!"

"Why are you so angry? It seems that you are old enough to get married." Tianliangzi smiled bitterly and said, "I no longer need blood food, and I never let the people offer boys and girls as sacrifices."

"Even women are not allowed." Ren Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Alas, the most I can promise you is that I will not arrange a wedding in the future," Tian Liangzi said with a bitter smile, "but I can't send my dozens of wives back."

Then he said to Ren Yuan, "If you can help me send them back, I will donate 10,000 strings of cash to your temple."

"That's what you said!" Ren Yuan's eyes lit up.

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Visiting the immortal town.

Tian Liangzi, who regained his freedom, turned into a handsome middle-aged man with a tall hat and a wide belt, and brought Ren Yuan to a deep courtyard behind the Hebo Temple.

"The master is back. Thank you for your hard work." Upon hearing the maid's announcement, a large group of women in elegant clothes and jewels came out to greet him with joy on their faces.

In a trance, Ren Yuan felt like he had entered heaven.

Looking at the chirping girls surrounding Tianliangzi, he knew that it would be difficult to earn the ten thousand strings of cash.

The result was just as he expected. When Liangzi said that she had promised her nephew that she would send them all home, the girls started crying, making a scene, and even hanging themselves. There was also a fierce one who pointed at Ren Yuan's nose and scolded him, saying that he was a man who broke up a couple and would never get married.

In the end, it was Tian Liangzi who rescued him and coaxed the women in. Then, with one point of helplessness, two points of fatigue, and the remaining ninety-seven points of pride, he said: "My dear nephew, do you see it? This is the charm of your uncle."

"Are you sure it's not the charm of money?" Ren Yuan looked at Tianliangzi's mansion, which was so luxurious that even Xiejiazhuang could not compare to it.

"I have everything." Tian Liangzi smiled and twirled his beard, and then said, "Don't worry, I have asked Huang Laoer to send the ten thousand strings of cash to the mountain temple using the Qingxie debt repayment technique."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Ren Yuan turned around and left after hearing that.

"Since you are here, come and have a drink with me." Tian Liangzi said warmly, "I will let the young aunts dance for you..."

ps, there is one more chapter for the leader~~~~
(End of this chapter)