Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

Outside Taino Village.

"Brother, why don't we just go up there instead of waiting here?" Chen Ming'er stepped forward and asked.

Gan Hongyi shook his head with a solemn expression: "This village is a bit strange."

He reached out and pointed to the women coming and going inside, whispering, "Look, in this chaotic world, not only has a forest suddenly appeared, but all the village girls are sturdy and have big butts. They look like they're good at bearing children. They don't seem like people who are starving. And there's something else, did you notice?"

"I noticed, they're all so beautiful, much prettier than the ones in my old village!" Chen Ming chuckled foolishly, muttering to himself.

"You idiot, is this what you're supposed to see?" Gan Hongyi laughed coldly, smacked him on the back of the head, and growled in a low voice, "Men, men! There hasn't been a single man in this village yet, this is so abnormal!"

"Huh, it really seems so!" Chen Ming'er winced in pain, rubbing the back of his head, muttering, "What do we do now, go back the way we came?"

"We have to test him! Ming Er, go to a house in the village, touch it to see if it's warm, don't talk to him much, and come back immediately!"

Gan Hongyi stroked his chin and tentatively asked, "Ming Er, you've probably never been with a woman before, have you?"

Chen Ming'er nodded awkwardly, feeling uneasy yet also somewhat expectant, and asked, "Brother, why are you asking this? Are we going to steal a woman?"

"Woman, woman, I'll slap you until you drop! All you know is women, that's all you're good for!" Gan Hongyi roared, pointing at Chen Ming'er's nose and cursing, "Go over there and collect some boy's urine. If anything seems amiss, just throw it on me!"

"Oh, oh, am I going alone?" Chen Ming'er asked with a mournful face.

"I'd like to go, but looking like this," Gan Hongyi pointed to the knife wounds on his body, and said impatiently, "I'm afraid I'll be exposed the moment I see him. Do you think I want you to go?"

Chen Ming'er responded, ran to the tree, took out a container and put it on the ground. He rolled up his trouser leg and stood there for a long time without feeling the urge to urinate.

He hadn't had water in a long time.

"Second name, why did it take so long!"

"It'll be ready soon!" Chen Minger stammered.

Finally, I managed to squeeze out a little bit.

He quickly picked it up, then removed his weapons, keeping only a small knife for self-defense. He patted the dust off his clothes and face, then prepared to head towards the village: "Brother, shall I go?"

"Wait," Gan Hongyi grabbed Chen Ming'er and said solemnly, "Be careful. If anything seems amiss, run immediately, understand?"

"good!"

Chen Ming nodded in agreement. Gan Hongyi watched as Chen Ming walked into the village, found a house, exchanged a few words with the old woman who came out, asked for a bowl of water, and then returned.

"How is it?" Gan Hongyi asked cautiously.

"I came across it; it was warm. I thought the old lady was quite kind, so I asked for a pot of water. The people in the village were very generous and gave me a full pot of clean water."

Chen Ming'er took out the water jug ​​and handed it to Gan Hongyi, then said, "They all look like decent women, and almost half the men in the village have been called away by the village chief; they won't be back for a while!"

"They're all decent women," Gan Hongyi grinned. "It's good they're not monsters. You said the men have all left. Is the information accurate?"

"I overheard this from other men chatting on the road, so it's absolutely credible!" Chen Ming'er continued.

"That's refreshing!" Gan Hongyi took a small sip, then handed the water jug ​​to the others, saying sincerely, "It's been so long since I've had such clean water. Come on, brothers, we've come such a long way, have a drink. After you've finished, get ready to grab your weapons. This is a great opportunity!"

While the others were drinking water, Chen Ming'er suggested, "Big brother, can I not go?"

The thought of the old lady who gave him water looking at him when he brought his older brother and the others there made Chen Ming'er feel uneasy.

Gan Hongyi glanced at Chen Ming'er and knew what he was thinking. He said leisurely, "Are you afraid of seeing that old woman again?"

Chen Ming nodded.

"Ming Er, in our line of work, you have to go against your conscience," Gan Hongyi frowned and said, "These days, you'd be better off living with your conscience than with it on your body."

"Besides, we've planned everything carefully. We'll only rob, and we'll hardly kill or set fires! You know, once we cross a village, it's uncertain whether anyone will be left alive. Whether you want to come or not is up to you."

After saying that, Gan Hongyi picked up his broadsword, a ferocious smile spreading across his face, and led his men toward the village.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Minger gritted his teeth and took off after him.

The bandits, like wolves and tigers, stormed into the peaceful village. Gan Hongyi, brandishing his broadsword, shouted, "Brothers, search! Copper coins, silver coins, grain, and cloth—leave nothing behind!"

The sudden turn of events left the women in the village pale with fright, and they instinctively looked at the few outsiders who were still in the village.

The migrant men all looked terrified, huddled together, and dared not move.

"Shi Lai, are you even a man?!" A village girl standing nearby cried out, "You're such a big guy, what a waste! Didn't you say you once drove away bandits? Why are you more afraid than me? Were you just lying to me?"

"I told you, these outsiders are unreliable, but the village chief wouldn't believe me. If the people in our village were still here, we wouldn't let them run wild."

"Exactly," everyone else chimed in.

The man called Shi Lai didn't say much, but simply lowered his head silently.

It's not the right time yet.

"Brother, this village is so rich! It's full of flour! We're rich now! Hahahaha!!!" The bandits emerged from the houses, laughing wildly, "They even have fish!"

Gan Hongyi nodded in satisfaction. He glanced at Chen Ming'er, who was shrugging his neck, thought for a moment, and said, "Go and take a look inside that temple. Maybe they're hiding something. Don't just stand there!"

Chen Ming nodded and followed the other two bandits toward the temple.

"No, you wicked bastards!"

Seeing that they intended to enter the temple, the village girls and older women mustered their courage, picked up their farm tools, and stepped forward, indignantly declaring, "Even if we fight to the last man, we won't let you in!"

Chen Ming turned to look at Gan Hongyi.

"Ha, letting women stand up for you, how shameful!" Gan Hongyi glanced disdainfully at the burly men clutching their heads: "They're all that big for nothing, cowards!"

"There must be something good hidden inside!" Gan Hongyi muttered to himself as he stepped out.

Someone tried to ambush me!

His eyes widened suddenly, his heart raced, and his whole body tensed like a bowstring about to be released. He turned his head sharply.

There was no one else behind them, just those same few cowards with their heads down.

Is it just an illusion?

Gan Hongyi took a few steps closer and looked into the temple.

The first thing you see is a clay statue of a deity, sitting upright on a shrine, with a compassionate smile on its lips, silently watching over each worshipper who comes to pay homage.

The temple was filled with the fragrance of incense, adorned with fresh flowers and candles offered by devotees. Wind chimes hung on the walls, tinkling melodiously in the gentle breeze.

Which god is this?