I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 516 Pretending to be a ghost
After placing the statue, Xia Qingdai mobilized a bit of faith and said, "Boy, come out and stand next to the statue. I have something to ask you."

Although she was limited by the field of vision opened by the statue and could not see the young man, she knew he must still be nearby, so she tried to trick him.

A moment later, the originally calm lake suddenly exploded, and a black shadow shot out from the water, and finally landed steadily on a small stone not far below the statue.

In Xia Qingdai's eyes, she only saw a piece of blue cloth spinning rapidly and then wrapped around the person who came.

The person who came was none other than the young assassin whose figure was as cold and sharp as a blade.

At this moment, he casually tied the belt of his Taoist robe, looking relaxed and not nervous at all.

Maybe it was because he had just come out of the water, his whole body was wet, and his Taoist robe was half wet and stuck to his body, making it look like a tights, showing off his good figure.

Just looking at the head-to-body ratio and the shape of his muscles, he doesn't look like a young boy at all, but rather looks quite mature.

Well, his kung fu is so good, how could his figure be bad? It must be the result of hard training since childhood.

Xia Qingdai was not at all disturbed when she first saw the disheveled young man. She had seen many men wearing only tight swimming trunks in the Olympic swimming competitions, not to mention that he was wearing a Taoist robe. She had no reason to be embarrassed.

The two of them stared at each other silently for a moment, and Xia Qingdai asked, "Can you see me?"

The young man replied: "My eyes may not see it, but my heart can feel it."

"Oh." Xia Qingdai picked up a magnifying glass and shone it at the boy. She carefully looked at his eyes that were like the abyss for a while, unable to tell whether what he said was true or false.

It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, but the other party's window is equipped with one-way transparent glass. Looking from the outside, you can't see what's inside at all.

But this is not the point. Xia Qingdai did not hesitate and continued to ask: "What's your name?"

"I am Gusu Wenren Yi." After Wenren Yi gave his name, he immediately asked, "Are you the ancestor god worshipped by my Wenren family?"

"Ancestor God?" Xia Qingdai muttered to herself, "What kind of god is that?"

She didn't give him a clear answer, but continued to ask her own question: "Why did you want to attack Qing officials?"

Wen Renyi's eyes flashed coldly and he said, "He deserves to die."

"Why should he die?"

"During the famine in Gusu, the government officials were extremely harsh in collecting taxes, and none of my clan could bear the cruelty."

"Oh, so you became an orphan because of this?" Xia Qingdai understood. He was referring to the official who was beheaded by him. During the famine, he did not care about the lives of the people and only tried to collect taxes for the sake of his own political achievements.

They really deserve to die. There must be quite a few ordinary people whose families were destroyed and whose lives were ruined by such corrupt officials. There are many records of this in history.

Wen Renyi's voice dimmed and he said, "Yes."

Xia Qingdai was silent for a moment, then comforted him, "Think positively, good deeds will be rewarded in the end, and you have avenged yourself without any damage. I'm telling you, it's a relief that you left the Taoist temple, as there were officials there just now to investigate someone."

What I meant was that thanks to the fact that I destroyed the Taoist temple just now, you were able to leave in time, otherwise you would have been in trouble.

Of course, this was true. Xia Qingdai, by some strange coincidence, did help them avoid the search by the officials.

Wen Renyi only smiled faintly when he heard this, and did not respond. Because he had an icy face, Xia Qingdai could not tell what emotions he had from his expression.

Fortunately, she was not curious about the other person's thoughts and was just asking casually. In the late Qianlong period, corruption was rampant in the court, and there were probably few honest officials. So she killed them and didn't bother to sympathize with them.

She quickly asked what she was most concerned about: "Wen Renyi, let me ask you, why did you place the dog official's head in the Taoist temple just now?"

Xia Qingdai actually wanted to ask about the origin of this statue in a roundabout way, but Wen Renyi obviously misunderstood. He scratched his head and said with a hint of youthfulness: "Are you angry because you think the dog official's head is dirty and unworthy of being placed in front of the incense table? So you smashed the roof of the Taoist temple?"

"Well, this is like thinking of oneself as a god!" Xia Qingdai thought for a moment and thought, why not just go with the flow.

She responded mumbled, but then felt that such a conversation was too tiring. It would also consume the power of faith. She might as well show up and communicate face to face.

"Move aside, I'm about to descend to the earth."

Before taking action, Xia Qingdai suddenly thought of Wen Renyi's inhuman perception, which allowed him to accurately hit her with hidden weapons even when she was invisible.

She didn't want to be hit again for no reason. Even if she wasn't hurt, it would still hurt, so she decided to play it safe.

This guy at least has some fear of God, otherwise he wouldn't have let her come out from the clouds with just a trick.

"Okay." Wen Renyi indeed made some room.

Xia Qingdai first changed into the flowing Hanfu in the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties that Xia Shishi had given her when she was a freshman. Then, with a thought, she shrank rapidly and finally landed next to the statue.

This sudden free fall was different from the time she appeared at Fucui Villa and beside Owen. It was much more uncomfortable. It was like a skydive, and she felt dizzy when she first landed.

The wild map is indeed a wild map. Not only does it have a small field of view, it is also inferior in other aspects.

After standing firm, Xia Qingdai lowered her eyes to look at Wen Renyi who was standing on the stone below. The other party was staring at her blankly. It was rare to see such an expression on that icy face.

Xia Qingdai smiled at him, like a blooming spring flower: "Wenren Yi."

Unexpectedly, Wen Renyi suddenly knelt on one knee, clasped his hands together, and said solemnly: "Ancestor God, please accept the respect of your unworthy disciple Yi!"

Xia Qingdai was stunned, then turned to look at the statue that looked very much like herself. She had an idea in mind, and raised her head slightly, half-squinting her eyes and said, "Stand up. Thanks to you for waking me up, otherwise I would not be able to come down to earth. It is not unfilial."

Wen Renyi stood up calmly, and when he looked at Xia Qingdai again, his eyes were no longer as cold as when they first met, and there was even a hint of inexplicable attachment.

"Ancestor God, what do you want to ask? Yi will definitely tell you everything he knows."

He could see that Xia Qingdai had something to ask him.

Xia Qingdai smiled slightly, very satisfied with his knowledge and understanding: "Since you said you are my disciple, then tell me the origin of our relationship, so that I can calculate whether it is right or not."

"Yes."

Wen Renyi did not doubt what Xia Qingdai said.

On the one hand, it was unreasonable for a five-meter-high statue to suddenly fall from the sky. On the other hand, Xia Qingdai really looked very similar to the statue, and she appeared in front of him out of thin air. She was definitely not an ordinary person.

He even imagined in his mind that it might be because he had previously told his subordinates to let the statue fend for itself, which offended the ancestor god, that he was almost crushed in the water.