Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 416 Mountain God, Earth God, and Yang Guifei [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

If you really let her rebel, she might back down.

After all, she seemed to have given up during her long imprisonment in the underworld, only wanting to resurrect her brother Chi You and live an ordinary life with him to alleviate her loneliness over the long years.

However, her brother Chi You will certainly not accept defeat, and once he is resurrected, he will inevitably rebel against heaven and cause trouble again.

Well, maybe he's just having a brain fart and only wants to have a child with the treacherous goddess Aya.

Recalling Chi You's original outrageous actions, Chen Hong wondered if his soul had been asleep for too long and his brain had gone mad.

Chi You's vision was indeed not great; otherwise, he wouldn't have been destined to be the loser who serves to highlight the Yellow Emperor in the myths of all the heavens and myriad worlds.

Chen Hong had a headache. These things were indeed unreliable. It seemed he still had to rely on himself.

That day, when Dongqing woke up, she found that she had actually swapped bodies with Zhao Li.

In order to get it back, Zhao Li thought of asking the mountain god for help.

After finding the mountain god, they learned that due to human mining, the mountain god could no longer receive the original offerings of faith and was now on its last legs.

The mountain god originally intended to use up his last bit of spiritual power to help the two switch back to their original bodies, only asking that they agree to help Xiaoshan find his father, Wang Jianshan, who had gone missing in a mining accident.

Chen Hong was deeply moved by the mountain god's kindness and lamented the disappearance of the mountain god due to the lack of faith in the modern world.

Therefore, Chen Hong personally took action, using the technique of "binding spirits and commanding generals" to bring the mountain god under his command and make him his spirit.

Thanks to Chen Hong's healing and support, the mountain god finally stopped disappearing and stubbornly survived.

The mountain god also became Chen Hong's spirit and guardian spirit, allowing Chen Hong to study the mountain god, a deity of worship and prayer.

Chen Hong even deciphered the mountain god's divine duties, divinity, and divine power, although this mountain god was quite severely crippled.

Even so, the Mountain God and the Earth God, as two major groups of local deities, are still of great research significance to Chen Hong.

Chen Hong also used his wealth to build a new temple for this kind mountain god in a bustling area. After some miraculous blessings, the temple became very popular.

Chen Hong naturally used a mutually beneficial approach, where the amount of faith given is matched with the amount of return received, somewhat like an equivalent exchange or a settlement of cause and effect.

After all, the land of China does not nurture idle gods.

Once the mountain god recovers, it will naturally be able to give back to Chen Hong, and Chen Hong will also be able to glimpse the secrets of the incense-burning deities in the process.

Chen Hong also swapped Xia Dongqing's and Zhao Li's souls back together.

Kind-hearted Xia Dongqing still decided to help Xiaoshan, this orphaned and helpless child, to find his father, Wang Jianshan, who had gone missing in a mining accident.

What could Zhao Li do but follow Xia Dongqing and help him?

Just when the two were at a loss, Wang Jianshan's ghost, whose entire body was frozen solid, came to their door on its own.

The two discovered through investigation that Wang Jianshan was the tenth victim of the mining accident. Officials at all levels, for their own benefit, asked Xiaoshan's mother not to disclose this information and promised the mother and son many benefits.

Xiaoshan's mother reluctantly agreed for the sake of her son's future, and out of longing for her husband, she kept Wang Jianshan's body frozen for a long time, enduring suspicion and misunderstanding from all sides alone for many years.

After learning all this, Wang Jianshan gave up reincarnation for the sake of Xiaoshan and her son, preferring to continue enduring the bone-chilling cold. Though his body was cold-blooded, his heart was burning with paternal love.

How could Chen Hong stand idly by and watch such a human tragedy unfold?
Therefore, Chen Hong used his influence to investigate and eliminate all the corrupt officials and capitalists who only cared about their own interests, leaving none alive.

The hanging streetlights, like a game of "Nine Clans Elimination," served as a powerful deterrent to these parasites who didn't value the lives of miners.

With Chen Hong's current strength and influence, he doesn't care about the parasites in the human world at all.

In this process, naturally, as the saying goes, "pulling out a radish brings out the mud," and the vampires behind the scenes, after their interests were harmed, jumped out one after another.

Chen Hong was naturally ruthless; anyone who dared to jump out was killed without mercy.

During this process, those arrogant and complacent individuals, who had been in power for a long time, actually tried to use their authority to oppress Chen Hong and their wealth and beautiful women to corrupt him.

Using their usual tricks, they would give a slap on the wrist and then offer a treat, trying to assimilate a rough-and-tumble hero like Chen Hong into the power of a powerful clan.

Chen Hong, of course, showed no mercy, slaughtering countless people to demonstrate what a god among men who didn't eat beef truly was.

They even wanted to use the military to attack Chen Hong; unable to defeat him, they even considered dropping nuclear bombs on major cities.

Chen Hong, of course, showed no mercy, slaughtering his way through, leaving a trail of heads and carving out a bright and clear world.

Finally, they got scared and showed a friendly attitude, saying that harmony brings wealth and everything is negotiable.

Chen Hong knew that there was no fertile ground for a change of dynasty, so he could only let them conduct a self-examination and thoroughly rectify their bad practices.

Although it cannot be cured, it's not very useful.

But with Chen Hong's real crackdown and their seemingly legitimate investigation, they managed to rectify the atmosphere on the surface.

At least, when they're eating people, they don't dare to do it openly without spitting out the bones.

They secretly closed the door and ate quietly, not daring to make too much noise.

It's impossible to cure it completely; that's just the nature of human nature.

Anything governed by humans will inevitably rot in the end.

It's just that in the middle of a dynasty, it's neither completely corrupt nor completely ruined, which is a bit of a pain.

When the dynasty comes to an end, it will be completely corrupt, and the cycle will begin again.

That's how history works; it keeps repeating itself, regardless of human will. Even high technology and industrialization cannot prevent decay.

It's just that because of the overwhelming force used to suppress it, this process will take longer, and the cycle will be even longer.

Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is a matter of opinion.

Chen Hong was ultimately a law-abiding citizen who faithfully stood on the side of light, justice, and the people.

A few bad apples cannot affect the overall greatness.

In a prosperous and peaceful dynasty, the people live in peace and tranquility, making rebellion impossible.

Faced with darkness and imperfections, Chen Hong chose to transform them and make them better.

Chen Hongzhen is a warm-hearted and kind young man, very friendly and harmonious.

Chen Hong just wants to be a conscientious and good boss and live a good life.

So he bought the mines, developed automated mining machines, and had ordinary people operate and maintain them. Everyone had a job with a good salary, and the benefits were maximized according to the requirements.

These poor miners no longer have to risk their lives going down into the mines. They can easily complete their work on the surface and earn a decent wage, enough to support their families and live a respectable life.

Xiaoshan's family, consisting of an orphan and a widow, also received support from Chen Hong's charity fund and obtained good jobs, leading to a better life.

Xiaoshan's father, the poor miner who died in a mining accident, can now rest in peace and be reincarnated in the underworld.

Alas, Mr. Chen is kind-hearted, yet he cannot bear to see human suffering.

Chen Hong also specially selected some slightly fertile mountain land so that the poor villagers could plant fruit trees and orchards.

With Chen Hong's fertilizer support and technical guidance, as well as the direct purchase of fruit by Chen Hong's chain supermarkets, they no longer have to worry about their fruit rotting and causing losses.

Alas, Mr. Chen was ultimately too kind-hearted.

If all the gentlemen in the world had even a fraction of Master Chen's kindness, the entire nation would have been lifted out of poverty long ago.

Time flies, and Xia Dongqing accidentally obtained a painting that Hu Ming treasured. He discovered that the painting contained Hu Ming's secret.

Xia Dongqing took the painting home and discovered that it depicted a beautiful woman from the Tang Dynasty.

Unbeknownst to him, Xia Dongqing entered the painting and found himself surrounded by an unparalleled beauty who kept calling him "Sanlang." Xia Dongqing lingered in the life depicted in the painting and was unwilling to leave.

Wang Xiaoya noticed that Xia Dongqing hadn't come to work for several days and felt something was wrong, so she asked Zhao Li for help. The two went to Xia Dongqing's house and saw the mysterious "Imperial Concubine's Night Makeup" painting.

Zhao Li said that this painting was made with Yang Guifei's blood and bones, and that the painting was fused with Yang Guifei's spirit. The holly was being absorbed by Yang Guifei's ghost, which was very dangerous.

It must be said that Yang Guifei was truly beautiful.

Unfortunately, he was too reckless.

Not only did she have a relationship with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and his son Li Longji, but she also became a ghost and had affairs with countless men, consuming the essence of countless men.

What Chen Hong found most unacceptable was that this man had had affairs with those Japanese soldiers while he was stranded in Japan.

Therefore, Chen Hong had no choice but to reincarnate Yang Guifei.

Yang Guifei was ultimately just a beauty who was played with by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang; the blame for the downfall of the country cannot be placed on a woman.

Then came the tragedy: the corpses and blood were made into paintings, and the souls were trapped inside. In order for their souls to survive, they had to seduce men who couldn't resist temptation and drain their life essence.

Chen Hong had no choice but to send her to the underworld so that she could be punished in hell, atone for her sins, and then be reincarnated to start over.

In my next life, I wish not to be a beautiful woman, not to be a noblewoman, and not to have any connection with royalty or the wealthy. I only wish to be an ordinary farm girl.

This was Yang Guifei's wish to Chen Hong before she went to the underworld.

After Yang Guifei left, Chen Hong also formatted the painting of the beauty, destroyed it, and buried it underground, hoping that Yang Guifei could rest in peace and no longer be coveted by others.

Xia Dongqing, his life essence drained, with dark circles under his eyes, bid farewell to Yang Guifei's soul.

Thanks to Chen Hong's intervention and kindness, Yang Guifei was spared the fate of having her soul scattered.

Another good deed done, how wonderful!

The title of Chen the Great Philanthropist is well-deserved.

Xia Dongqing, who has a affinity for ghosts, keeps repeating the process of encountering ghosts, solving mysteries, and sending ghosts away.

Until he met a different kind of ugly, short man.

That day, a strange club called "Fifth Floor" opened next to the No. 444 convenience store.

The fifth floor only accommodates one guest at a time, and guests are required to shower and change clothes before eating.

Nevertheless, some people still couldn't resist the temptation of the food and entered this mysterious club.

The club owner was called "Fifth Young Master". One night, he came to the convenience store and gave Xia Dongqing a special kind of oden. After that, Xia Dongqing found everything tasteless.

The Fifth Young Master later gave Xia Dongqing some delicious steamed buns and sincerely invited him to join the "Fifth Floor" team.

The next day, Xia Dongqing and Zhao Li had a falling out over a trivial matter. Xia Dongqing resigned and went to work on the "fifth floor," where he discovered a shocking secret.

(End of this chapter)