A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1468 Lottery: Moral Truth! (Please Subscribe!)

PS: The new world was originally planned to be 'Yu Zui', but Xia Tian's wife said that she was getting frustrated with the later plot of 'Old Uncle' these past two days, and asked Xia Tian to write 'Old Uncle' first, so that it would be more enjoyable. So, let's start with 'Old Uncle' in the next world. Anyway, Xia Tian was also quite annoyed by it, so let's make it enjoyable from beginning to end.

Upon receiving the notification that the task was completed, Hua Shier's smile became somewhat stiff, even diminishing the joy brought by her younger brother and sister-in-law Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting's wedding.

He complained to the system in his mind, "How come I've completed the mission in just a few years!"

Have Hong Kong and Macau returned to China?

Has the Olympics been held?

His SDX Group just switched to real estate and acquired several plots of land in Shanghai. The feng shui layout he designed hasn't even started construction yet, so why is he already returning to the real estate market?

Hua Shier's eyes flickered. Should he wait until Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting's wedding was postponed, and then sabotage the process to slow down the mission?
For example: The two get married, mission accomplished! Wedding paused, mission not accomplished! Mission accomplished again! Mission not accomplished again! What can you do to me, you idiot! Hit me!

Thinking about it, I decided against it. I don't know how the system would react if he caused trouble, but Huang Ling and Song Ying would both go ballistic, and Zhuang Hualin would be the first to get away with it. Ugh, scratching my head!
On the day the wedding ended, Lin Dongzhe and Zhuang Xiaoting were to head to the airport to fly to Hong Kong Island. Then, with the 'International Luxury Cruise Tour' tickets given to them by Hua Shier, they would begin their one-and-a-half-month honeymoon round-the-world trip from Hong Kong Island.

Several younger members of the family went to the airport together to see them off.

Hua Twelve waved goodbye to the newlyweds and instructed his brother-in-law:

"Dongzhe, don't forget to take a picture of a polar bear when the cruise ship stops in Antarctica, or don't blame me for hitting you!"

Everyone, please be silent for three seconds. Sir, do you want to hear what you're saying?
Lin Dongzhe said very sincerely:
"Brother, if you're planning to give your brother-in-law a hard time, just do it. Don't make excuses, okay? I'm scared!"

Hua Twelve chuckled:

"You figured that out, huh? You're pretty smart, young man. Just remember this: if you dare to bully my sister, I won't let you get away with it!"

Zhuang Tunan also stepped forward and showed off the muscles on his arms, although they were a bit thin.

Zhuang Xiaoting kept giggling, showing no intention of standing up for her husband, which made Wu Shanshan, her sister-in-law, shake her head. Dongzhe was too unfortunate to have two brothers-in-law like this.

Back at the Remnant Garden, Hua Twelve knew that his return was inevitable. Even if he was unwilling to return, he would be forced to leave this world and return to the Journey to the West world after twenty-four hours.

Fortunately, after Wu Shanshan fell asleep, he communicated with the system in his mind and decided to return to the real world ahead of schedule.

The familiar darkness didn't arrive as expected; instead, a system notification sounded in my mind:
"Ding, failed to return to the real world, encountered an unknown error. The anchor point has been relocked to the previous world, Journey to the West. Ding, anchor point successfully locked. Would you like to return immediately?"

Hua Shier was a little confused: "Wait, did you lose my real world?"

The system remained silent for a while before offering a conjecture: the unknown error encountered by the system, its inability to sense the anchor point in the real world, was clearly due to interference from a powerful being. Such an existence must be at least a Primordial Saint-level being in a main world like the Primordial Era.

Hua Twelve became serious:
"So, this means that my variable status has been noticed by that being? Does that mean my situation is somewhat dangerous?"

The system firmly denies this:

"Please do not underestimate this system, host. I have told you before that the Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine. As the one that has escaped, this system is the ray of hope left by the Great Dao for all things. Even if the sages and the Heavenly Dao of the various worlds want to detect the host, they must be within the laws and rules!"

"Even if the host accidentally exposes himself under the laws and rules and is perceived by that kind of being, within the framework of the Great Dao, they cannot directly attack the host. Instead, they must use the laws and rules. As long as the host is careful in his words and actions and does not show disrespect to the sages, they will not violate the Great Dao and erase the host's existence."

(Hua Twelve: Wait a minute, didn't you say you were the one who escaped?)
(System: Chapter 10, find it yourself!)

The Chinese man with the number 12 black has a question mark on his face.

However, he understood something. Saints cannot be insulted or destroyed. This is the rule. If he were to speak ill of a saint, it would be only natural for the saint to eliminate him in accordance with the rule.

Furthermore, apart from the primordial world, the Heavenly Dao forbids the emergence of sages; this is also a rule, as seen in the 'Journey to the West' world.

He suddenly felt much more at ease.

When the system asked again whether to return immediately, Hua12 chose no.

Since he couldn't return to reality, Hua Shier made a decision: he would submit his mission and complete the lottery in this world before leaving.

Well, Hua Shier knew from the beginning that once the system task was completed, it could be submitted, and even if he hadn't left the current task world, he could still draw a prize immediately!

But he usually only relaxes when he's back in reality, and that's when he feels like participating in a lottery. Otherwise, he's so nervous that even eating the finest delicacies isn't fun, let alone participating in a lottery.

Of course, this feeling only existed in the first few mission worlds. Although he no longer felt tense afterward, he had already formed a habit and never changed it.

The situation is different now. He doesn't feel comfortable drawing prizes in the Journey to the West world, and he can't return to the real world for the time being, so he might as well just draw prizes directly.

Setting up an incense table in the garden, Hua Shier prayed for the blessings of the Great Dao and Heaven and Earth, then submitted the settlement task and began the lottery.

Task 1: "Reverse the fate of at least three people trapped by the times or their families, allowing them to see the light, grasp hope, and live a wonderful life of their own." (Completed)
Task Two: "Protect five of the most precious 'human kindness' so that they do not fade or break due to time, interests, or misunderstandings."

(Note: 'Human warmth' includes, but is not limited to, selfless neighborly assistance, deep friendship, family bonds in adversity, and pure first love.)
(Completed)

The system prompts you to start the lottery.

"Ding! The first lottery draw has begun! Ding! Congratulations, host, you have won the 'Moral Maxim': 'One should not be too selfish; what is good for everyone is truly good.'"

(Skill Description: When the host says this to someone, there is a 30% chance that it will influence the target person, causing them to make a decision that sacrifices their own interests!)
(Note 1: Sacrifices are made regardless of size.)
(Note 2: Failure of the incantation will cause the target to become hostile towards the host, and there is also a 30% chance that it will launch an attack directly!)

When Hua Shier saw the prize for the first lottery draw, he gasped. It was a combination of the moral sagacious 'Yi Zhonghai of the Courtyard' and 'Old Master Zhuang of the Alley'—two moral paragons combined into one! How terrifying!
Don't be fooled by the success rate of only thirty-something percent; it's still a significant number. Crucially, it states that "no sacrifice is too small." For example, Hua Twelve said to the enemy:

"You can't be too selfish. It's only truly good when everyone is doing well. You should just commit suicide; it would purify the air and benefit all living beings!"

If the trigger rate is over 30%, the enemy will immediately commit suicide; the effect is absolutely incredible.

Of course, with a 70% chance of failure, Hua12 should be prepared to take a beating.

Therefore, unless someone is certain of escaping, they cannot casually utter such a statement. It's like confronting a sage; if he says this, he's doomed if he fails!

Satisfied with the reward from the first lottery draw, he then began the second draw.

"Ding, the second lottery draw has begun. Ding, congratulations to the host for drawing a ten-year stay card for the mission world!"

Hua Shier was slightly taken aback, then overjoyed. He didn't know if it was because of the instant lottery, but this was the first time he had seen an item that could increase the duration of his stay in the mission world, which suited him perfectly.

He can now quickly set up the feng shui formation he designed.

Yes, the reason why Hua Shier hasn't started to put his theory of 'feng shui combined with architectural design' into practice after graduation is that what he's aiming for isn't just one building, but a feng shui formation composed of many buildings.

The next morning, Hua Shier called Lu Ming: "Speed ​​up your foray into the real estate industry. If you're short on funds, go find Lao Bai and Dracula. Besides Shanghai, help me acquire land in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Beijing, Tianjin, and Guangdong."

Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. Through Zhuang Tunan's connections at Tongji University Design Institute and Li Jia's connections at the Planning Bureau, Hua Shier successfully completed the arrangement of his feng shui formation in Shanghai.

He built seven buildings of different shapes on the seven key points of the "water dragon" of the Huangpu River, under the names of high-end hotels, financial buildings, and cultural centers.

Individually, they are all excellent modern buildings, with no trace of feng shui. However, through the special reflective angle of the glass curtain walls, the direction of the water flow in the atrium, and even the color temperature of the nighttime lights, they form a hidden energy link at specific times, such as the winter solstice and summer solstice. Like seven locks, they stabilize the 'dragon energy' and pre-set a feng shui attack and rebound program.

He also secretly buried bronze water-patterned pillars in the shape of reverse bows directly below the future Knife Tower and along its extended line. As long as the future location of the Knife Tower remains unchanged, the day it is completed will trigger the water dragon's rebellious scales.

Dragons have scales that cannot be touched; to touch them is certain death!
At that time, no matter what kind of feng shui attack the Japanese side launches, it will be reflected back tenfold.

To provide energy for the water dragon in Shanghai, Hua Shier also designed a feng shui array based on the five elements, ensuring that the energy of the feng shui array can be continuously generated.

A modern, metallic science and technology museum, shaped like a sword case, is to be built in Suzhou Industrial Park, representing 'gold'.

Promoting the protection and development of Hangzhou Xixi Wetland, making it a pure and spiritual source, is represented by the element of 'wood'.
Participating in certain landscape planning of Ningcheng Oriental Port, drawing in the energy of the sea tide, is what we call 'water'!
At a certain location on Zijin Mountain in Jinling, a facility capable of gathering yang energy was set up under the guise of an astronomical observatory; this is called 'fire'!
Leading the ecological protection project on Dongtan Beach in Chongming Island, consolidating the foundation of the land, is the essence of the land!

In addition, Hua Shier used the feng shui array in Shanghai as the core of the array and established a series of interconnected feng shui arrays in Beijing, Tianjin, Guangdong, and Chongqing. It can be said that if one part is moved, the whole thing will be affected. As long as the Japanese devils do anything wrong in terms of feng shui, they will be doomed.

In 1997, Hong Kong returned to China. At the same time, more than 40 Japanese and American companies jointly invested in and built a super high-rise building in Lujiazui, which would later become the Sabre Building.

Hua Twelve was overjoyed upon hearing the news. He's here! He's here! He's walking in, staggering and dazed!
Just as I watched him build his grand mansion and host his lavish banquets, I realized his family was about to explode!
But Hua Twelve's joy was short-lived; construction of the building was halted after its foundation was laid due to a broken cash flow caused by the Asian financial crisis.

That won't do!
Hua Shier made a phone call, and immediately a mysterious capital injection occurred, and the building construction resumed.

Five years later, the 492-meter-tall Knife Tower was completed.

On the first day of its completion, three temples with chrysanthemum symbols—Mizuji Temple in Osaka, Kamedo Tenjin Shrine in Tokyo, and Yushima Tenmangu Shrine in Tokyo—exploded simultaneously.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, which was involved in the investigation, the shrines containing thousands of indigenous deities were all blown to dust.

In the following week, the island experienced 108 earthquakes, and the unnamed active volcano was detected to be on the verge of eruption. Japanese officials urged authorities to ban the sex industry and adult film industry, warning against excessive indulgence during this period.

Well, what a bunch of uncultured idiots.

There were also self-proclaimed Onmyoji who cried during a live stream, saying that Japan's fortune was affected by unknown factors and that within a hundred years, Japan's development would regress by five thousand years.

When Hua Shier saw this news, he almost laughed himself to death. Why not just say that there's no one left on the island? Why be so subtle?

At the same time, the Onmyoji also revealed that the feng shui community in Japan has been severely damaged. Dozens of masters of yin-yang feng shui died one after another within a week, and all of them turned into mummies. Okay, take back my 'uncultured' comment. It should be banned!

The last news Hua Shier saw before his return was that a certain mountain had begun to erupt. He could say he left this world with a smile. Well, don't misunderstand, he didn't die, he just left temporarily.

The feng shui formation he set up would continuously draw away the island's national fortune through the military knife designed by the enemy, using the method of feng shui backlash, just like the Northern Darkness Divine Art, which transforms the enemy's fortune into its own.

Well, he's ruined yet another island in the world.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the Journey to the West world. Because he did not return to the real world this time, only a blink of an eye had passed since he traveled to the 'Alleyway People' world.

This made him a little depressed.

There are still forty-nine years until the Great Sage emerges from seclusion, but Hua Twelve has just come out of the mission world and needs to relax. He doesn't want to enter the mission world for the time being and is preparing to find something to do.

He pondered for a moment, realizing that since the system had anchored his return to the 'Journey to the West world,' he would inevitably be drawn into the game of 'the eastward spread of Buddhism.'

Hua Shier was naturally unwilling to be a pawn, but in chess, one cannot be too passive; one must always keep a little trick up one's sleeve, such as making the first move or a hidden move.

So he planned to make arrangements in advance and do something!
He immediately left a clone to guard Guanjiangkou, then transformed into a white-robed young man and left Erlang Zhenjun's dojo without alerting anyone, heading to Cuiyun Mountain in the Western Regions.

Hua Shier traveled extremely fast, enjoying the scenery along the way, and arrived in the Western Regions, thousands of miles away, in just half a day.

At this time, there was no Flaming Mountain here. Before him were continuous green mountains, with clouds and mist wrapping around their waists. Below the mountains, rivers flowed gently, and vegetation was lush. It was nothing like the barren land of later generations.

Hua Shier strolled along, his clothes brushing against the dew-kissed wildflowers, already pondering whether he should change the calamity that would befall this place forty-nine years from now!

Having experienced the scenery of the Western Regions, Hua Twelve stepped forward, and the four realms of Heaven, Earth, Man, and God opened up simultaneously.

The next instant, he raised an eyebrow and reappeared outside a cave. A dozing little girl in front of the cave entrance suddenly perked up upon seeing someone and pointed at Hua Twelve, shouting:

"Who goes there, daring to trespass into the Banana Cave of Cuiyun Mountain!"

Hua Twelve first cast a spell to disrupt the space around Cuiyun Mountain, then smiled and said:
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I am Yang Erlang, and I have come to visit Fellow Daoist Iron Fan. Please let me know!"

When the girl saw him smile, she felt a sense of closeness for some reason, and because she listened to him, she nodded involuntarily.
"Alright, then please wait here for a moment, Taoist priest, I'll be right back!"

He turned and went inside to report.

At this moment, the owner of this cave, Princess Iron Fan, was in seclusion, cultivating in seclusion. She sensed the boy entering the cave as soon as he entered, and was about to reprimand and question him when she heard the boy say:

"Miss, there is a young Taoist priest outside the cave. He says he has come to visit you!"

Princess Iron Fan shook her head and said, "I am about to become an immortal and it is inconvenient for me to be disturbed by outsiders. Go and tell him that I am in seclusion and will come back another day!"

The girl was about to go out to deliver the message, but suddenly remembered something, turned back and said:
"Miss, that man claims to be named Yang Erlang!"

Princess Iron Fan was about to reprimand him when she suddenly heard the name "Yang Erlang" and thought of the one at Guankou. Although she felt it was unlikely, she still gave the order:

"Please invite him in to speak!"

The girl went out to invite Hua Twelve inside. He stepped inside and found that the Banana Cave was a hidden paradise, not much different from the palaces of emperors in the outside world.

Upon entering the main hall, he saw a woman sitting gracefully on a prayer mat, looking at him. This woman had a handkerchief wrapped in a floral pattern around her head, wore a brocade robe, swayed like a tender willow, had a face as red as a peach blossom, and possessed an exceptionally beautiful appearance and a noble demeanor. He could only imagine that she was Princess Iron Fan.

Hua Shier made no attempt to conceal it, revealing the divine light of Erlang Zhenjun to her.

Upon seeing the celestial light, Princess Iron Fan immediately rose and respectfully greeted the True Lord: "Iron Fan, a disciple of the Old Mother of Lishan, greets the True Lord!"

There are many different opinions about Princess Iron Fan's origins and lineage. It was only when she introduced herself that Hua Twelve learned that she was a disciple of the Lishan Sect.

Seeing that his magical power was weak, after returning the greeting, he couldn't help but be surprised:
"Fellow Daoist, have you not yet become an immortal?"

Princess Iron Fan's lips twitched: "Becoming an immortal is so difficult. The minor tribulation of cultivation is approaching, and I am filled with anxiety every day. I don't even know if I can get through it smoothly!"

Hua Shier laughed and said, "You're too modest. With the demon king of Xiniu Hezhou helping you, are you afraid you won't be able to overcome the immortal tribulation?"

Princess Iron Fan exclaimed in astonishment, "What demon king?"

Hua Shier found it even more amusing and simply stated it: "The Mighty Bull Demon King!"

"Ah, I've heard of their reputation, but I've never seen them!"

Hua Shier was taken aback at first, then realized that he had made an error of empiricism. He only knew that Princess Iron Fan and the Bull Demon King were husband and wife, so he thought that the two of them were now a family.

However, he overlooked the time. Sun Wukong had not yet wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, and there were still more than 500 years until the events of Red Boy and the Flaming Mountain. It seems that Bull Demon King and Iron Fan have not yet gotten together.

He originally came to obtain the 'Banana Leaf Fan', intending to borrow it by taking advantage of Erlang Shen's influence, play with it for a thousand years, and make it perfectly miss the Journey to the West team. This was also a hidden move, ensuring that the eighty-one tribulations would never be perfect.

Unexpectedly, Iron Fan and Bull Demon didn't end up together. Hua Twelve immediately changed his mind and said:
"I've come for no other reason than to hear that there is a woman in the Western Regions who is as beautiful as a celestial being. I've taken up the idea of ​​finding a Daoist partner, so I've come here specifically to propose marriage. If you're willing, Iron Fan, this True Lord will help you overcome your immortal tribulation without hesitation!"

"Ah."

Princess Iron Fan was dumbfounded. She had just secluded herself in her cave for a period of seclusion when this celestial being, the Jade Emperor's nephew, came knocking on her door to ask for her hand in marriage. She hadn't even brushed her teeth yet, so how was she supposed to answer?

She pondered for a moment and said, "I am extremely fortunate to have been favored by the True Lord. May I return to the mountain and inform my sect, and then ask my master to make the decision?"

Hua Shier thought to himself, "If you let your master decide, you're just a pushover." He immediately rebuked her:
"Why are you asking your master about your own affairs? Can't you think about me?"

Even the Iron Fan was dumbfounded. "Do you speak human language?"
But at that moment, Hua Shier uttered a moral truth: "Iron Fan, one cannot be too selfish; what is truly good is when everyone is doing well!"

As he spoke these moral truths, he was already prepared to release the Mirror Space. If he failed and Princess Iron Fan turned against him, he would release the Mirror Space to trap her and then plot to seize the treasure fan.

Unexpectedly, Princess Iron Fan only paused slightly, then blushed:
"The True Lord is right. It was Iron Fan who was too selfish. Iron Fan agrees. Iron Fan greets the young master!"

Meanwhile, in Xiniu Hezhou, a drunken old ox suddenly awoke in his cave. He looked around and asked the surrounding lesser demons:

"My heart was just racing. Has anything happened outside?"

All the lesser demons shook their heads, saying, "No!"

One of the clever ones replied, "Is it because Your Majesty didn't clean your intestines properly when you ate people? I also ate that excrement a while ago, and I felt terrible!"

The Bull Demon King's lips twitched: "Well said, but don't say that in your next life!" He grabbed the little demon and swallowed him, then tried to deduce what was causing his heart to flutter.

This demon king is good at fighting, but when it comes to divination and such, that's just making things difficult for me, Old Ox. In the end, we could only let it go.

Upon seeing that Iron Fan had agreed, Hua Twelve inwardly exclaimed how awesome she was.

He was actually taking a gamble, and was prepared to back out if it didn't work out.

However, he possessed a natural talent for sweet talk, which could increase a woman's affinity by 30% when he spoke. He also had the talent for lying through his teeth, which had a 30% or higher chance of making the deceived party believe him without a doubt. In addition, he had the power of moral truth. These three powers greatly increased his success rate, allowing him to directly win over Princess Iron Fan.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Hua Shier released the mirror space and retrieved a nine-thousand-year-old peach:
"Since we have pledged our marriage, I will give you this peach as a token of our love. You don't need to undergo any immortal tribulations; just eat this peach and you will instantly become an immortal, living as long as heaven and earth!"

Iron Fan was deeply moved. She parted her lips slightly and spat out a precious fan:
"This treasure is a family heirloom; consider it a token of my gratitude and return it to you, my lord!"

Hua Twelve refused to back down at all:

"Then I'll accept it. Actually, this is your personal magic weapon, and I didn't really want to accept it. It's mainly because it's a token, you know. I can only reluctantly accept it. I'll get you some other treasures for self-defense later!"

The moment he took the banana leaf fan, the system in his mind frantically warned him, and the next instant, without his consent, it immediately opened a new world for him.

Everything went black, and when I opened my eyes again, I was sitting behind an old-fashioned desk with a stack of manuscripts in front of me and a telephone ringing beside me.

Before Hua Shier could figure out what was going on, he heard someone behind him call out, "Brother Cui, answer the phone!"

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