There is a counterattack system only in the Mahayana period

Chapter 218
When Jiang Li came to Duochi Country, he found that there were lights and festoons everywhere, firecrackers were going off, red lanterns were hung, it was a festive atmosphere, and people's faces were filled with joyful smiles.

"It's almost New Year's Eve."

Only then did he realize that before he knew it, the Chinese New Year was approaching.

Middle and low-level monks and mortals will choose to rush home to celebrate the New Year, but most high-level monks seldom deliberately celebrate the New Year. They often retreat for several years or decades at a time, and the annual festival is of little significance to them.

If you meet it, let it go, if you don't, forget it.

Jiang Li also rarely celebrates the New Year. He has no feelings for the Jiang family, and even deliberately avoids the Jiang family. As a result, the most common things he does during the New Year are to go back to the Emperor's Palace, go to the Taoist sect, and talk to old friends. .

It's like Chinese New Year, and it's like something you usually do.

Infected by the surrounding atmosphere, Jiang Li no longer hurried on his way, but slowed down his pace and walked casually on the street.

Seeing the tiger-headed and tiger-headed children in red padded jackets chasing and fighting with each other, he broke off a branch, squatted down, and used magic to turn the branch into a sparkling firework, and handed it to the children, who cheered and jumped up .

When he saw someone writing Spring Festival couplets on the street, the waist and the horse were united, the spirit sank to the dantian, the pen was like a snake, and the writing was in high spirits, Jiang Li took the initiative to go forward, and after obtaining the other party's consent, he also wrote a couplet for the people to watch They all applauded.

When he saw someone selling firecrackers, he bought a few firecrackers, hung them on the tree and lit them. When he heard the sound of crackling firecrackers, he smiled unconsciously.

People in Duochi like to be lively, and every city will set up a booth to perform operas, dances, songs, music, cross talk, sketches and so on.

Originally, Kyushu did not have the concept of skits. It was a new form of performance proposed by Jiang Li after he became the emperor.

Jiang Li watched with the people, smiled knowingly, and was amused by the cross talk sketches.

The third candidate for the commander is Lu Pin, the king of the Dochi Kingdom, who established the Dochi Kingdom in the eastern part of Kyushu thousands of years ago.

In Kyushu, there are many large and small countries established by monks in the integration stage or the transformation stage. The big ones are comparable to half a dynasty, and the small ones only have a few cities.

Duochi Kingdom is between the largest and the smallest. It is as large as a dynasty and a mansion, with dozens of cities.

In the information given by Commander Liu, it is stated that the king of Duochi Kingdom has established the position of prince, and he can give up the position of king at any time.

Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere, Jiang Li had a good impression of the Duochi Kingdom, so he felt that the king of the Duochi Kingdom was also a fair king.

"The people of Duochi are still working?" Jiang Li was a little surprised to see many mortals cultivating official roads. These mortals are all foreigners, and they are the ones who most want to go home for the New Year. I will go home a few days before the Chinese New Year, why don’t I go home now, and I’m still building roads.

And it was at night, with lights on to build roads.

"Does it seem that the people of Duochi are more diligent than other ordinary people in Kyushu?" Jiang Li said to himself.

"Why are you still working and not going home?" Jiang Li stepped forward and asked casually.

A craftsman wiped his sweat with a towel hanging around his neck, got up and beat his back, which was stiff and painful due to long-term bending, and spat: "Go home? Go back!"

"I was going to go home a few days ago. I packed all my luggage, but I was blocked by the boss with a word."

"The boss said that someone from above might come to inspect and ask us to work overtime to repair the road before the Chinese New Year. If it can't be repaired, we won't even think about going home!"

"In order to be able to go home for the New Year, I rested for three hours a day, and wanted to finish the work quickly. Now it seems that I have worked so hard until now, and I still can't finish the work. Damn, is there any reason! Is this still called the New Year?" These craftsmen who couldn't go home were cursing and complaining a lot.

Seeing that someone finally talked to them, they all complained to Jiang Li.

If monks are asked to build roads, the efficiency will of course be much higher, but the cost of monks is much more expensive than ordinary people, which is not cost-effective, so the government will let ordinary people build roads.

"It's Chinese New Year's Eve, is there someone from above?" Jiang Li was curious.

"Ghost knows, maybe some official master doesn't like to go home, he likes to inspect everywhere, and he doesn't rest during the Chinese New Year!" A craftsman said badly.

"Let me help you." Out of sympathy, Jiang Li made a move. Under the stunned gaze of the craftsman, he saw the miraculous methods of the high-ranking monks. The soil was like life, and he spread it on the road and compacted it automatically.

A brand new official path appeared in front of everyone.

"You are... a monk?" The craftsmen thought that this might be a great monk of the Jindan stage or even the Nascent Soul stage, and their attitude became extremely respectful, and they stopped swearing.

"Now we can catch up with the Chinese New Year, let's all go home." Jiang Li said with a smile.

The craftsmen thanked one after another. If Jiang Li hadn't stopped them, they would have started kowtowing a long time ago.

After the official road has been repaired, it is impossible for the craftsmen to go home directly. They need to be checked and accepted by the head of the craftsman before they can leave.

The head of the craftsman was also very surprised when he heard the report from the craftsmen that there were well-meaning monks who helped them build the road, and they were finally able to finish the official road before the construction deadline.

The craftsman found that the quality of road repairs by the kind-hearted monks far exceeded expectations, and this was an overfulfilled task ahead of schedule.

Jiang Li waved his hand and called the craftsman over: "I ask you, is there any official who doesn't rest during the Chinese New Year and asks you to hurry up and build roads?"

The craftsman hesitated for a moment, but said truthfully: "My lord, it's not any lord official. I heard from the above that it might be Jiang Renhuang who will come to Duochi country. Let's take advantage of Jiang Renhuang's arrival. To fix the road well, even if it is not good, we must make it look good, so that Jiang Renhuang will have a good impression of us. As for the reason, I don't know."

Jiang Li was silent for a long time.

He scanned with his consciousness and found that similar situations were happening everywhere. Some people were planting trees on the side of the road, some people were repairing buildings, and some people put up promotional slogans, such as Kyushu is our common home. Strictly implement the requirements of the Human Emperor's Palace, severely break the methods left by the extraterritorial demons, and so on.

All these people have one thing in common.

They are all mortals who want to go home for the New Year but haven't.

After the king of Duochi Kingdom became a candidate for the leadership of the Human Emperor's Hall, he asked mortals to work overtime to complete the task without knowing when Jiang Li would arrive. Jiang Li was welcome to inspect.

And whether it's building roads or planting trees, Jiang Li doesn't necessarily look at them, or just take a look and leave.

Even so, the king of Duochi Kingdom asked these mortals not to go home and to work quickly.

"This is what makes me unable to live in peace for a year." Jiang Li sighed.

He wanted to help these mortals complete their tasks and go home for the New Year, but he found that there were too many mortals, and when he finished helping them, this year would be over.

So he came to the city of King Dochi.

Compared with other cities, Duochi King City is naturally more prosperous and lively, with countless couplets, lanterns, and blessings.

But Jiang Li no longer enjoys the New Year atmosphere like before.

(End of this chapter)