C29 The Mountain God Incarnated

"Let's go, Xi. It's time for you to go back and rest." Seeing that Tao Xiyuan was still sitting there without moving, Soong Junlian reminded her softly.

Tao Xiyuan stood up lazily. She felt that her entire body was sore and weak, especially her two arms, which were almost unable to be lifted.

Soong Junlian saw her fatigue and carried her without a word.

Suddenly, she lost her balance and was startled. She hurriedly hugged Soong Junlian's neck.

The moment their skin touched, a numbing feeling spread throughout her entire body. Tao Xiyuan wanted to let go of his hand, but she was afraid of falling. For a moment, she felt like she was hugging a hot potato.

She could only say, "Put me down. I can walk on my own."

A gentle breath drifted into Soong Junlian's ears. His body stiffened slightly, but he didn't have the intention of stopping. "It's fine. You've been tired for a day. You need to rest more."

Tao Xiyuan opened her mouth twice, but in the end, she swallowed her words. It was rare for her to enjoy it, so she could just carry him.

The man's hot body temperature kept coming over, making her feel a little annoyed. Fortunately, his footsteps were steady and he wasn't shaking. It was even a little comfortable.

Just like that, the two of them walked back without a word. The small path was silent, and only the two names on both sides were accompanied by the moon hanging high in the sky. The starry river was dazzling.

At this moment, her heart suddenly calmed down.

Looking at the side profile of the male lead under the moonlight, her heart couldn't help but thump.

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The next morning, Tao Xiyuan was about to leave when she opened the door. She saw that there were a lot of villagers gathered in front of the door.

When everyone saw her coming out, they immediately rushed over.

"Xi, I heard that you opened a restaurant and earned quite a bit of money! You have made a fortune. You have to bring us along. Without us, how can you be like this?"

"That's right. He can make a fortune because of our village's good fortune. Especially East Mountain, he has to thank us!"

"That's right. Every family should give some money to thank us! It's not much, just ten taels of silver!"

They looked like they were confident and did not think that what they said was wrong.

Tao Xiyuan looked at them and could not help but sneer.

When she was so poor that she could not even afford to eat, no one came to help her. There were quite a few people who said sarcastic things.

Now that she knew that she had the ability, all of them came to her door one after another. They did not even look like they were begging. Instead, they acted like she should give them something.

They even gave ten taels of silver to each family. She was afraid that she had not woken up from her dream last night.

She smiled and said, "Actually, it's not that I don't want to help everyone, but this matter is coincidental. Everyone knows that I planted vegetables in East Mountain. Two days ago, I had a dream. The mountain god told me that he helped me to repay my gratitude, but if I take someone else to go, not only will that person not be like me, but he will also be in trouble."

The villagers were skeptical about her words.

"How is that possible? Don't tell me you didn't want to take us with you, so you made it up!" One of the aunties muttered unhappily.

Tao Xiyuan said with a serious face, "Aunt, how could I dare to lie to the gods? I will be punished by the gods!"

In ancient times, people were always afraid of ghosts and gods. Many people showed signs of backing out, but there were still some who insisted. They pouted and said in disdain, "I don't believe it."

Tao Xiyuan raised her eyebrows. "You don't believe it? You can try it on East Mountain. If you can pull those vegetables out, I will take you with me."

Everyone looked at each other. Seeing that Tao Xiyuan didn't seem to be lying, they were a little worried.

However, that person still waved his arm. "Let's try it out. Who's afraid of who!"

"Yeah!"

"I'll go too!"

Many people started to shout. They were not afraid of anything. As long as they could make money, they would be able to touch the gods!

Of course, Tao Xiyuan was not afraid. That was her territory. No matter where she went, everything was up to her.

It was a good opportunity to dispel these people's thoughts.

Therefore, everyone followed Tao Xiyuan to East Mountain. Some of them were timid, so they found an excuse to leave. In the end, almost half of them left.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, Tao Xiyuan swept a glance at the remaining people and said with a solemn expression, "Are you all ready? Those who are ready come with me."

Everyone looked at her serious expression and could not help but feel nervous.

The few people who had been shouting so loudly before were now looking around nervously, not as arrogant as before.

Tao Xiyuan led the way and led everyone up the mountain. After taking a few steps, she took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her and started to do something.

"Aiyo! Who pushed me!"

Suddenly, the last person in the crowd cried out in alarm and looked behind him in fear.

However, there was no one behind him. His face turned pale in an instant, and his eyes were filled with fear.

"Don't scare yourself! Maybe you tripped on your own!" One of them pretended to be calm.

"There's really someone pushing me…" As he spoke, he couldn't help but reach out to touch his shoulder. That feeling was too real, so he couldn't be mistaken.

One of the men said impatiently, "Alright, alright. Before you go, I'll be behind you! Hurry up and leave!"

The group rearranged their positions, but it was obvious that this episode made the group uneasy, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.

Tao Xiyuan looked at them and smiled without saying a word.

Let's go. There are still a lot of good shows to watch.

As a matter of fact, they had only taken two steps when a few people screamed in fear.

These people had been tricked by the Mountain God. They looked around in fear, and their legs started to tremble.

"The Mountain God, the Mountain God has really appeared!"

One of them could not take it anymore and shouted as he rushed down the mountain, disappearing in a flash.

Seeing this, a few others also ran away. The remaining few looked at each other, not knowing whether to stay or leave.

One of them gritted his teeth and said unwillingly, "Damn it! I don't believe this! I want to see what else this mountain god can do!"

Just as he finished speaking, a stone flew over and smashed into his feet, leaving a hole in the ground.

If it was a little more crooked, it would be his head!

A drop of cold sweat immediately flowed down his forehead, and his mouth lost all color.

"Xi said it seems to be true. Let's go quickly …"

"Yeah, this mountain is so strange. Even if we don't believe it, we have to believe it!"

"Let's go quickly. If we anger the mountain god, maybe we will be thrown off the mountain."

As soon as these words came out, everyone could not hold it in anymore. No matter how much money they had, it was not as important as their lives. If they lost their lives, they wouldn't be able to spend any more money!

Therefore, they ran up the mountain one after another. In an instant, only Tao Xiyuan was left on the mountain.

"Hey, why don't you believe it? There really are deities …"

She shook her head and sighed, muttering as she continued to walk up the mountain.