Simultaneous travel: City, infinite evolution

Chapter 422 The Weaver Girl and the Mermaid Chi You Resurrected [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Modern people live at a fast pace, and with the ban on setting off firecrackers, people get together less and less, and they pay less and less attention to festivals, so the festive atmosphere has indeed faded a lot," Chen Hong explained briefly.

Then Acha dragged me along, and I enthusiastically went shopping and joined in the fun.

Acha likes crowded places; the more lively it is, the more she likes it.

I spent a lively day strolling around with Acha.

As night fell, Chen Hong sensed the presence of Nian and Xi.

They brought Acha to Xi's place.

It turns out that Xi didn't have any bad intentions in catching the children; it was just that these children didn't celebrate the New Year. Nowadays, children and young people don't value the New Year, which saddened Xi.

Xi's condition was very wrong; she looked extremely weak and coughed every now and then.

When the year saw the evening, he would wail and cry, his sorrow flowing like a river.

"Xi, stop running! Waaaaah!"

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden asked in surprise, "Isn't she planning to celebrate New Year's Eve?"

Nian cried as she explained, "Xi remained in this world, absorbing the negative energy of humanity this year."

Grief, hatred, hunger, slaughter...

"Xi's body is filled with evil, all created by you humans."

"The original purpose of New Year's Eve has always been to cleanse you humans of your own filth."

"Xi exists to make the human world a better place."

Let people embrace a brand new, clean year.

"Negative energy is increasing."

Now, you've forgotten what years even are.

Xi coughed painfully twice, lay on the ground, and said to Nian, "My evil thoughts are getting stronger, so I don't want you to find me."

I didn't want you to go through all this, so every year, I avoided you.

“It’s alright, it’s our duty,” Nian said firmly.

"Purification, you are good gods, gods who are beneficial to the world and mankind, and deserve the respect of all beings."

Chen Hong's gaze towards Nian and Xi softened.

“It’s my turn to be Xi this year,” Nian said firmly.

"Shouldn't we wait? We only get together once a year." Xi was a little reluctant.

"We can't wait any longer; you've absorbed too much sin."

"Come find me this time next year. I won't hide from you."

On New Year's Eve, a promise was made.

Chen Hong sighed, "He has suffered too much sin. Let me help him."

Without saying a word, Chen Hong used the medicine and the Xie's ability to devour specific types of negative emotions, along with other methods of absorbing negative energy.

He absorbed much of the negative energy from Xi's body, actively helping Xi bear it and transforming it into his own power.

"Let humanity bear the sins of mankind."

"The king will bear it, the king will permit it, the king will shoulder it!"

"All causes and effects, all sins, have been bestowed upon me!"

"I am the King of mankind!"

"ha!……"

Countless dark negative energies, like multicolored black, were drawn out of Xi's body by Chen Hong, devoured, digested, and transformed into his own power.

Xi visibly relaxed.

This miraculous scene of humanity bearing the burden of sin left Nian, Jiutian Xuannv, Hades Acha, and Xia Dongqing speechless, their gazes towards Chen Hong filled with admiration.

"Is this... the king of mankind?"

Acha looked at Chen Hong with a dazed expression. At this moment, he remembered his brother, the brother who led his people in rebellion against heaven.

Acha's gaze towards Chen Hong was warmed by a hint of admiration and reliance.

After a long while, Chen Hong finished absorbing the negative emotions he could, which helped Xi reduce her burden considerably.

"Thank you, human."

Xi looked at Chen Hong with gratitude in her eyes.

"I will always remember you, Chen Hong. You will always be Xi's friend."

“And me, Nian.” Nian looked at Chen Hong gratefully.

Xi and Nian reunited for a while, then Xi disappeared and left.

Nian took over Xi's work.

"Hello, I am Xi this year."

"At this time next year, Nian might ask for your help. Please help him."

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden already understood.

"The year and the evening are two entities that take turns being the year and the evening each year. They are responsible for purifying the negative energy generated by humankind and maintaining the normal operation of the cycle of life and death of all living beings in the universe."

Chen Hong analyzed Nian and Xi, gaining a deeper understanding of their powers and divine roles.

Their divine duties are very important, but rather arduous, somewhat like a garbage recycling and processing station, consuming and digesting the garbage produced by humans to ensure the cleanliness of the world and the normal operation of heaven and earth.

This was undoubtedly a great act of merit, and Chen Hong also liked these two benevolent deities.

She left, but she could live in this world for a year, bearing the sins of humanity for a whole year, until the next New Year's Eve, when she would take turns with Xi.

As the clock struck midnight, Lunar New Year's Eve passed and the New Year arrived.

On New Year's Eve, fireworks light up the sky, families stay up late to welcome the new year, and enjoy a reunion dinner.

Chen Hong simply brought Acha, Ya, Xia Dongqing, Zhao Li, and his extended family to have a meal together, a lively and festive reunion dinner.

Finally, when the time came, Hades Acha returned to her loyal underworld.

Xia Dongqing continues to encounter ghosts, witnesses the Weaver Girl's curse, and learns the cruel truth about human nature.

A village worshipped the lineage of the Weaver Girl and revered humans as gods, yet failed to bring rain despite three years of severe drought. After their efforts went unrewarded, the darker side of human nature erupted.

One by one, men put on hoods and forced their way into the Weaver Girl's room on night after night.

The women whispered among themselves with the most vicious language behind each other's backs, and then publicly cursed each other while wearing hoods.

Not a single person in the village is innocent; everyone is guilty.

They create gods, they blaspheme gods.

The only question they never asked was whether that naive little girl wanted to become a god.

The Weaver Girl's younger brother had been plotting for many years and had sent everyone in the village away.

Karma is the cycle of unhappiness.

Since Zhao Li secretly made a deal with Murong and obtained a pill, he gradually developed a soul after taking it.

Originally, Zhao Li was a soulless body, but he sold his soul to the King of the Underworld.

But Zhao Li has now developed a new soul and awakened some instincts.

Unbeknownst to them, reciting the "Namo Myoho Renge Kyo" (Homage to the Lotus Sutra) can liberate all the souls trapped in the labyrinth.

This includes the unfortunate Weaver Girl and her younger brother.

In this incident, Chen Hong witnessed the deep-seated flaws in human nature.

Indeed, humanity still needs strong guidance.

Otherwise, humanity would be too easily led into darkness and self-destruction.

Faith can easily backfire and be corrupted by human malice.

Next, Chen Hong studied the Merfolk and the Void Sea.

In this world, the souls of those who die at sea do not go to the underworld, but to the Kingdom of Return to the Void.

Guixu is the place where all waters converge, rainwater flows into rivers, and rivers flow into the sea.

The Kingdom of Guixu is hidden in the bottomless valley of the sea.

Mermaids who eat humans who are stranded in the deep sea will transform into human form.

This mermaid wasn't as beautiful as the legends said; in fact, she was extremely ugly, practically a monster.

The contrast was that it wasn't coming ashore to kill people in a brutal manner.

She actually came to fulfill the deceased's wish to have a child with her husband, and gave birth to a girl a few days later.

The girl looked exactly like the deceased woman, so she was probably the reincarnation of the deceased's soul.

He also asked the deceased's sister to convey his concern for her and his wish for her happiness.

Surprisingly, they are creatures with ugly appearances but kind hearts.

Chen Hong also scanned and analyzed the merman's body. Although it was a bit ugly, it still had the ability to explore with sonar, attack with a shriek, and survive in the deep sea.

Cloning them to be deep-sea scouts, treasure hunters, or miners would be feasible.

Soon, Hao Ji, the mastermind behind the hospital incident, started causing trouble. She pieced together a so-called perfect body by patching and mending it up, and then transferred Hao Ji's immortal soul from the doll into the body.

Then, with her brainless, sycophantic offspring, Princess Gohime began preparing the ritual to summon Lord Taisan, hoping to resurrect Toyotomi.

Xia Dongqing learned that Zhao Li was the midwife, that he was the vessel for Chi You's resurrection, that his younger sister was the reincarnation of Chi You, that his entire family was killed by a bolt of lightning from the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden Ya, and that his sister's soul entered his body, giving him the ability to see spirits despite his blindness.

All of this was a pre-planned conspiracy, the result of a power struggle between Kunlun and the Underworld.

He was merely a pawn that all the high-ranking and powerful figures paid no attention to.

A container used to resurrect Chi You.

Once Chi You is resurrected, one's soul will be slowly devoured, consciousness will dissipate, and there will be no chance for reincarnation.

Xia Dongqing couldn't hold back any longer.

He broke up with Ya, left Ya and Zhao Li, and threw himself into the sea to die.

Then Chi You's consciousness awakened, he left the sea, found Ya and Zhao Li, and began his revenge.

He started off arrogantly, suppressing everything and imprisoning everyone within the barrier created by Hao Ji.

Then, at the dinner table, he made a grand statement, condemning the evil deeds that the gods had committed against the original humans. He then went on to say that humans had broken free from the control of the gods and embarked on the path of technology, making them far more powerful than the high and mighty Kunlun goddesses.

Chi You also said that humans wage war against each other and relentlessly exploit resources, which the earth can no longer bear and is now wailing in despair.

He spoke with great ambition about replacing God and becoming the supreme ruler.

To become a new god and judge humanity.

This viewpoint is really confusing.

Call him arrogant, but he did recognize the power of human technology and the development of civilization.

She even took the opportunity to express her contempt for her enemies, the Kunlun Heavenly Maiden and the Gods, with a touch of pride.

On the one hand, he's smart, but on the other hand, he's brain-dead and wants to become a new god, ruling and judging humanity from a high position, playing that "dragon slayer will eventually become dragon" nonsense.

Next, Chi You's actions made Chen Hong, who was secretly watching, fully realize his brainless nature.

Chi You, with unparalleled domineering presence, looked at Jiutian Xuannv Ya with a bloodshot gaze.

"first step."

"You have to give me a child."

"what?"

"what?"

"what?"

……

Everyone was confused.

What kind of brilliant plan is this, that of the Crouching Dragon and the Young Phoenix?

You want to rule the world, and the first step is to have a child with a goddess?
Chen Hong burst out laughing.

"Could it be that Chi You has fallen into a deep sleep and become stupid?"

(End of this chapter)