I, disguised as a white dragon, was supported by the state.

The fact that he slept with a powerful man for money is the greatest pain of his life, and he still suffers from hemorrhoids.

But he didn't have the courage to go back and see, fearing that the madman would come after him and cause a fight to the death.

"My hard-earned popularity is almost gone. Should I go abroad to develop my career?" A thought suddenly flashed through Niu Liang's mind.

He has a friend who does illegal business overseas and has invited him to join him many times before.

According to my friend, making money by leveraging his fame is much faster than in China, and even if his reputation is ruined, it won't affect anything, because there will always be fools who fall for it.

His friend also told him about several accounts they managed and implied that he had connections in the industry, so that he could easily launder his money and return to China after making some.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that going abroad was a good idea.

His moral standards are not high at all.

He would be happy to pretend to be morally upright if it were for the sake of making money.

Conversely, if he were to abandon his morals and cause the destruction of others' families, but only he himself could benefit from it, he would do it with great pleasure.

Lost in his thoughts, he even forgot to look ahead, so much so that he only slammed on the brakes when he broke through the traffic barrier.

This is a freight railway track.

The traffic barrier had been down for two minutes, and the train was rattling towards us.

The female driver next to me was scolding her son, who was playing on his phone in the passenger seat, when she suddenly heard a strange noise. She noticed the car that had broken through the traffic barrier and stared in disbelief as she saw the car approaching the train ahead.

She was completely stunned.

Where did this novice driver come from, trying to force the train to stop?

The thought had barely crossed her mind when she watched helplessly as the car was hit and sent flying by the train.

Niu Liang's consciousness was plunged into endless darkness.

The female driver shuddered in fright.

Bai Lin observed this scene with his divine sense and silently mourned for Niu Liang in the car for two seconds.

A subtle feeling suddenly flashed through his mind, and he vaguely understood the dragon race.

They can manipulate the fate of others at will; no wonder they look down on everything.

"But I am first and foremost a human being, and I should respect the most basic principles of good and evil." Bai Lin's eyes flickered slightly.

He felt that his soul had undergone a subtle, almost imperceptible change.

……

Chapter 180 Miracles and Plans

Seven days later.

Hu Meng walked out of the courthouse, facing the autumn sun, a relieved smile on his face.

He is now incredibly grateful that he realized his mistake back then and didn't take any drastic actions.

He hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.

After he caught the two men in the act, he considered seeking justice through legal means, but after hearing about other cases, he felt the chances of success were slim.

He had heard similar stories before, but not only were the adulterous couple not punished, the woman even took half of their hard-earned fortune.

However, things didn't go as planned.

Before he could even prepare the documents for filing for divorce, he heard that the woman had been arrested, and his boss called him personally to tell him that he would definitely stand up for him.

Hu Meng felt like he was dreaming.

The police must have informed him when he was detained.

However, according to the leader, his actions would not be investigated at all.

The trial proceedings surprised him even more, and even chilled him to the bone.

He never imagined that his wife of ten years could have such a dark heart.

And her lawyer best friend, how could she be so vicious?

The two colluded and led a debauched life. After being discovered by him, they even tried to provoke and anger him.

Faced with the state apparatus, their actions could not be concealed at all.

Looking at the chat logs that were displayed, and the mutual accusations and blame-shifting between the two in court, Hu Meng felt disgusted.

The two were convicted of instigation and ordered to pay civil damages.

All of the couple's joint property also belonged to Hu Meng.

Although this should have been taken for granted, Hu Meng felt an indescribable sense of relief and relief.

He felt that there must be a god protecting him.

So, as soon as he left the courthouse, he decided to go to Chongyang Palace.

That's where my mindset took a turn for the better.

He firmly believed that it must be the gods there who were protecting him.

His idea wasn't wrong.

If Bai Lin hadn't casually passed the information to Liu Chongyu, Hu Meng's matter wouldn't have been resolved so smoothly.

Looking at the man kneeling on the prayer mat, devoutly burning incense, Bai Lin felt a rather subtle sensation.

In that faint scent of incense, he sensed the essence of cause and effect.

This cause and effect is invisibly connected to himself, making him a link in this chain of cause and effect.

He could see the cause and effect surrounding Hu Meng transform into a golden thread, passing through the golden statue in the temple and connecting with him.

Bai Lin sensed a faint power mixed with the scent of incense.

He had already felt similar power in the past few days, but most of those powers were fragmented and he had deliberately severed and peeled them away.

Unlike others, the power emanating from Hu Meng was much purer.

It is the power of wishes, also known as the power of incense offerings.

Bai Lin was not surprised that the incense offerings could attract such power.

This power is essentially a spiritual sustenance.

Because of his frequent actions in recent days, many people are spreading the word about the efficacy of Chongyang Palace, which naturally attracts some true believers.

Because of Bai Lin's secret intervention, much of the incense energy was transferred and condensed onto Bai Lin, preventing it from dissipating immediately.

Generating the power of incense offerings is not difficult, but maintaining it is not easy.

Conventional carriers are simply incapable of bearing it; only things with activated spirituality can.

Nothing is more suitable to take on this role than a monk.

Taking on this incense power is equivalent to accepting karma. While it may allow cultivators to take shortcuts, the backlash from the power of wishes is even more terrifying. Therefore, Bai Lin did not want to accept this power at first.

At this moment, Bai Lin sensed the exceptionally pure power emanating from Hu Meng, a power that those who specialized in incense offerings coveted. His mind was stirred, and another thought suddenly arose in his head.

This idea had been brewing in his mind for some time, but he hadn't made a decision until now.

He could sever the power of these incense offerings, but he could certainly accumulate them in other ways, and perhaps they could be used in the future.

Especially now, with the repeated use of the [Disaster Relief and Blessing] supernatural power these past few days, he has a deeper understanding of the power of cause and effect.

Moreover, he knew the supernatural power of the Six Transformations of the Dragon, and was closely related to it.

If the two can be linked together, it might have a surprising effect.

Bai Lin pondered for a moment, but did not immediately sever the incense power that was pointing at him.

The power of incense offerings alone has limited impact; to fully unleash this power, one would need to gather hundreds of millions, or even billions, of offerings.

This tiny bit won't affect him at all.

After Bai Lin made his decision, miracles gradually appeared in various parts of the Great Xia Dynasty over the next period of time.

Some people saw golden light emanating from the Leshan Giant Buddha, and under its illumination, all their illnesses were cured; some prayed for their studies in front of the Confucius statue in Shandong Province and found that their hearing and eyesight improved, and they felt as if they had been enlightened; others saw a group of people taking shelter from the rain in front of the Guanyin statue when the tsunami struck Qionghai, where there was no wind or waves, as if they were truly protected by the gods...

This change greatly surprised and even unsettled the officials of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Director Zhao subtly inquired with Bai Lin and only breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that there was nothing to worry about.

He guessed that this matter might be related to Bai Long.

To his secret relief, because the "Divine Crane Skill" had been announced in advance, and with the groundwork laid by this skill that could bring incredible abilities, the people were not panicked when faced with these miracles, and it even attracted many foreign countries to show goodwill.

Many temples and Taoist monasteries have seen their incense offerings flourish.

What frustrated some abbots was that, despite the increased popularity of the temples, the government intervened forcefully, thwarting many of their plans to profit from the situation.

Despite the nationwide surge in interest in Buddhism and Taoism, Jiang Kaifeng remained unconvinced.

Seeing his father respectfully offering incense to the Mazu statue on the boat, he secretly curled his lip.

Only when his father glared at him did he reluctantly light an incense stick and say, "May Mazu bless you."

He had heard of Mazu's deeds and admired her character, but having received a materialistic education since childhood, he did not believe in ghosts or gods.

Even though the state had passed down the "Divine Crane Skill," he still associated it with science, guessing that this skill should be able to stimulate cell activity and enhance human strength, and he was still waiting for experts to analyze and explain it.

When miracles were widely circulated in various places, he scoffed at them, believing they were all AI-generated videos used to fool the public.

He also engaged in online arguments and mocked netizens' ignorance.

Besides being disgusted by the "stupidity" of those people, it was also because he had nowhere to vent his resentment.

As the first student from the village to be admitted to a prestigious university, he was once the pride of the small fishing village.

After graduating from university, he got a job at a local bank, a respectable job that drew envy from many villagers.

However, only he knew the bitterness he felt.

Working at a bank may seem glamorous, but the salary is only a few thousand yuan, and there are monthly deposit-gathering targets.

This caused him immense suffering, and to make matters worse, the branch he worked for was closed down six months ago due to poor performance.

Without any connections or background, he naturally became one of the first to be attacked.

After working for several years, he hadn't saved any money. His only gain was a 30-meter-long trawler that he bought with a low-interest loan to his family.

In the past, his salary could help pay off some of his loans, but now that he is unemployed, all the pressure has fallen on his elderly father, who is over fifty years old and has gray hair.

The catch of fish is getting smaller and smaller, but the repayment amount has not decreased at all.

The family's savings were emptied out on the down payment, and now the huge repayment amount makes the father sigh often.

Unable to find a job for a while and with his online novels failing repeatedly, Jiang Kaifeng took the initiative to suggest going to sea with his father.

Father Jiang was equally unwilling.

If the son "inherits the family business" and does this kind of hard, tiring, and dangerous work, wouldn't all those years of training be wasted?

How can the villagers laugh at them behind their backs?

He initially decided to buy this trawler because he wanted to save up some money for his son while he was still able to work, so that his son could focus on his career without distractions.

Faced with the heavy pressure of life, he had no other choice.

If my son comes aboard, we can at least save on labor costs.

In order to make money, despite repeated announcements on the radio that a typhoon was approaching and that people should not go to sea unless absolutely necessary, the father and son decided to take a trip to the nearshore area after discussing it.

The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish. Besides, the typhoon is not expected to make landfall for several more days, so they are being careful to avoid any accidents.

After gathering a few boatmen, Jiang's father took the helm, and soon the trawler sailed out of the port and into the vast ocean.

The wind had picked up at sea, causing the 30-meter trawler to rock back and forth.

Jiang Kaifeng was already familiar with the fishing boat, but his stomach was still a little uncomfortable.

He grew up by the sea, but his father always raised him to be a "scholar," and he rarely had the opportunity to go on a ship.

It took him a while to calm down and gradually suppress his discomfort.

The fishing boats were already some distance from the harbor, and from afar, the once bustling harbor appeared as a dark expanse.

The city in view is still getting smaller.